User talk:Cwmhiraeth/Archive 21

DYK for Primicimex
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
 * 🇺🇸 Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
 * Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
 * Pirate Flag.svg CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.
 * The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included 🇺🇸 L293D, 🇻🇪 Kingsif, 🇦🇶 Enwebb, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski and 🇳🇵 CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 March 2020
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DYK for Calamagrostis intermedia
Vanamonde (talk) 01:06, 29 February 2020 (UTC) (Belatedly posted by BlueMoonset (talk) 18:26, 1 March 2020 (UTC))

DYK nomination of Hydroides ezoensis
Hello! Your submission of Hydroides ezoensis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Achaea (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup newsletter correction
There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; 🇺🇸 L293D should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Phyllodoce lineata
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

WT:DYK
Cwmhiraeth, it would be great if you could stop by here when you're next on the site, and give your opinion of the proposed replacement hook; there have been objections to what was promoted to Prep 4, and we're trying to find a workable updated wording, hopefully before Prep 4 is promoted to Queue 4 (it's next in line). Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:35, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I got fed up with the endless discussion on a topic I was not much interested in anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cimicidae
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cimicidae you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 16:41, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ostrea equestris
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Prep 2
The Washington Building hook not only seems boring (apologies to the author) but the picture is dull too. It's just an office block. Could we change it to Arthur V. Sellwood which has an exciting murder hook and an image that displays well at thumbnail? I have now been able to date the image to 1891. Philafrenzy (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't necessarily agree with you about the Washington Building, but I wouldn't have promoted your hook to the image slot anyway because of the lack of clarity on the image's copyright status. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:32, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
 * There isn't any lack of clarity now. I have the exact details. See Commons. I bought the book to check! Philafrenzy (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Wiener Hofmusikkapelle
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Bottom list
Can you add them to the bottom list, five is an impressive amount! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Are you happy with the Black ruff? Its connection with Ireland is somewhat tenuous. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Should be OK, I'll review tomorrow, almost 200 by day 5, superb start!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:18, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I lost count of your entries haha, 23 for Ireland but can you check the amount of different counties in total and number of articles done to date for The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon/Scoreboard, thanks,♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:08, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I guess Highland is one large county, and Inverness and Sutherland both count as Highland? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes, we have to go with current. I'm thinking of doing a Highland destubathon sometime, perhaps then we can go by historical shires.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of White-throated round-eared bat
Hello! Your submission of White-throated round-eared bat at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Achaea (talk) 18:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cimicidae
The article Cimicidae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cimicidae for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 02:21, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Stainer
Did you know that we'll perform two works by your ancestor, one on Good Friday, one in the Easter Vigil? See? Do you think Dibble should have an article? Biographer of Stainer and Stanford? Would you have sources to write on the two compositions, one an excerpt from Crucifixion, - so perhaps the whole oratorio might deserve expansion. The other - and we'll sing only the conclusion - looks as if it might be from Magadalan?? Very little known, it seems. - Would you accept an infobox for him? I have trouble for Verdi, won't even look again, waste of time every time. All these words about such a little difference, - I will never understand. - I'm a very very distant relative of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, I have in my possession a signed copy of Dibble's biography of Stainer, but it has only a minute amount of information on Dibble, on the cover. Biographies are not really my scene, and I am currently spending most of my time on the Great Britain Stubathon, so am not keen to take on any additional projects at the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Fine, understand. May I just ask simple questions from time to time? Such as: was They have taken away my Lord an independent composition, or is it part of St. Mary Magdalan, as God So Loved The World is part of The Crucifixion? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure. They have taken away my Lord seems to have been an independent composition, as far as I can gather. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:11, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Will think about article or not ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 10 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Sorry, now that all these musical plans were cancelled, I postponed the articles, but at least - see the resurrection of loving-kindness - I brought a piece to the Main page that was dedicated to Stainer, - happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Happy Easter to you too. Unusual times! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:51, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * indeed, - today Le Concert Spirituel --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:19, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ... and today Credo, or this is the day from Psalm 118. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:55, 28 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I did not see your previous post, probably because it was stuck up here in the middle of my talk page rather than being at the end. I know nothing about the history of the DYK nomination you mentioned, but the person who nominates a DYK is a fact, you cannot really pass the credit to someone else after the event. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I wanted as little attention to that sad humiliating nom as possible. I then will just not count it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hydroides ezoensis
--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Pest
Hi Cwmhiraeth, when you've finished your Stubathon would you like to work with me to bring Pest to Good Article status? I've written a quick suggestion for what it ought to be like at Talk:Pest (organism). Basically it's a total rewrite so we have I think a completely free hand in how we approach the topic (which I happen to know you like!). All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:21, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure, the article is certainly ripe for improvement. The stubathon is keeping me busy at the moment, but finishes on March 31st. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:44, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Great, looking forward to it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:33, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

"To a plant, any animal that feeds on it or any organism that causes disease or diminishes its ability to thrive is a pest."
 * This slightly implies that plants think... I haven't thought of a better way of phrasing it. We could say "From one point of view ... a plant ... " perhaps. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:22, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Feel free to rephrase, rewrite or remove it as you think fit. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:57, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi, the sections 'Plants as pests' and 'Weeds' seem to me to be about much the same thing, so perhaps should be merged or reorganised (we could I guess make the first one purely definitional, and put all the examples under the second; but I'm not sure that "Invasive species" wouldn't be the right heading for that group, i.e. we split the Weeds section into two. What exactly is the point of the 'Concept' section, isn't the whole article about the concept? What do you feel would work best? I think we need to adjust it one way or another. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:55, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I will be happy to let you organise the sections as you wish. My understanding of the word "pest" doesn't really include plants at all, (except for trifids). So I don't think we need much on plants. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, then we probably have enough. We can cut or rearrange if the GA reviewer wants changes. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I guess we're close to finished. Perhaps the lead needs a bit more before we nominate? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:27, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I didn't stop editing the article because I thought it was ready, but because I got diverted, firstly to Leech, and later elsewhere. It's looking a great deal better than when we started. The lead certainly needs expansion and I want to add something about wood boring beetles in structural timbers and furniture, and museum specimens. I'll try to do this in the next couple of days. Do you think there is anything else that should be there? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:49, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I think it's got pretty much all I wanted to say. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:53, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I have expanded the lead, but it makes me wonder whether we have enough about pest control. What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I think Pest and Pest control are separate topics, and all we should have on control is a concise summary, which we have. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:44, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, let's go for it then, while there are all these keen GA reviewers around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:30, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Goulven of Léon
Cwmhiraeth, I'm so sorry—I meant to ping you here when I posted, but apparently forgot to do so. As far as I can tell, you only reviewed one of the two articles being nominated; any chance you can clear up just what you reviewed, and if only one of the articles, any chance you could review the second? Many thanks, and apologies again for the oversight. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Simethis
Hello! Your submission of Simethis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 19:20, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Berthella ocellata
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Corticium candelabrum
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nominations passed by Yoninah that need promotion to prep
Cwmhiraeth, here are a couple of nominations that were passed by Yoninah more than a week ago, so she cannot promote them herself. (I'm making up a similar list for Yoninah of articles you either passed or created.) I'm hoping you can take care of them. First date is where it can be found on the Approved page; second date is when the tick was given: If there are any issues that make you reluctant to promote either of these, can you please let me know? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * January 15/March 9: Template:Did you know nominations/Operación Alacrán
 * February 1/March 10: Template:Did you know nominations/Raphael Warnock
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Protopulvinaria pyriformis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion hook promoted early?
Cwmhiraeth, I think the special occasion transport to Auschwitz hook you just promoted to Prep 6 is going to run a day early, on March 25, rather than on March 26, which is when the blank Prep 1 will be promoted once the current Prep 1 contents are promoted to Queue 1 (which will need to happen in the next 17 hours or the main page promotion will have to be delayed). Would it be better to revert the promotion or wait to move it? BlueMoonset (talk) 06:35, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * You are right. The request for the hook was actually for 25 or 26 March, but it would need to be tweaked if it stayed in Prep 6. I suggest we swap it round when Prep 1 becomes available. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:49, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Refs
Llyn Fanod and Lough Beg just some unsourced claims in first paragraph, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Portrane just one citation and ref 1 to fill out.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:56, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The ref was dead so I removed it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:40, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Long Knoll Can you ref first paragraph claims?♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:27, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Can you fill out ref 1, Tymon Park. Cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:18, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Not easily as it is dead, but I have replaced it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:36, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Scale insect
Hello! Your submission of Scale insect at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 16:01, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Amitermes floridensis
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Brimham Rocks
Please would you kindly look at the above talk page, and my post on the DYK prep page's talkpage? I have asked for the article to be removed from the DYK queue (prep 4) for reasons of public safety. I am hoping that you might be able to help here. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 10:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Well actually, I don't agree with your point of view, or am neutral anyway. I would love to visit Brimham Rocks and the other sites you have been writing about, but live too far away. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:08, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Simethis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bríd Mahon
Hi, could you promote this in one of the last days of March? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:51, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:47, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

WAM 2019 Postcard: All postcards are postponed due to the postal system shut down


Dear all participants and organizers,

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, all the postcards are postponed due to the shut down of the postal system all over the world. Hope all the postcards can arrive as soon as the postal system return and please take good care.

Best regards,

Wikipedia Asian Month International Team 2020.03

DYK for Étienne Carjat
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Lead hook in Prep 4
Cwmhiraeth, I had thought this spot was being held for the Jessye Norman hook currently on tap for Women's History Month—indeed, I'd had it held for that special occasion hook before Yoninah promoted it, but it was pulled back while just which hook ought to be promoted was hashed out, a process that started but seems to have stalled.

However, when it was pulled back, the special occasion "reservation" wasn't restored. I would like to reinstate it, and temporarily move the Bergen-Belsen hook you just promoted to a regular hook spot on Prep 3 in the hopes that Jessye's hook can be determined in the next 24 hours—there have been more men's hooks than women's hooks in March, and I'd like to get closer to parity if we can—and we can get Prep 4 promoted to Queue 4 so that Bergen-Belsen can move to be the lead of the next Prep 4.

If you object to this, let me know, but I'm concerned enough about an admin coming along and promoting Prep 4 that I want to move things around right away to prevent that. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:48, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Right, I'll do that. I wanted to fill the picture slot because that was the only thing preventing Prep 4 from being promoted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:55, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Cwmhiraeth. I'll post something in the nomination to let them know about the time limit we're dealing with. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:59, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth, the Norman hook was promoted to prep and later the prep was moved into queue, freeing up the new prep for Bergen-Belsen. I chose Prep 4 over Prep 5 because while there are special occasion hooks for April 4 and 5 that will go into Preps 4 and 5, since they both have black-and-white photos of white men, only one can realistically be a lead hook, and I suspected Gregory Peck on April 5 would be the choice. If you choose April 4 for the photo instead, then Bergen-Belsen can move to the top slot in Prep 5. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:59, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Black ruff
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gentianella anglica
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 March 2020
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Prep 3 hook
Hi, a discussion took place about the third to last hook in this set. Since I had a hand in formulating it, would you be able to substitute the ALT5 hook for the one in the set? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:46, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:05, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for White-throated round-eared bat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cimicidae
Hey, I'm reviewing your DYK proposal for Cimicidae and there's a few issues with the proposed hooks that I'm hoping you can address. Courtesy link. signed,Rosguill talk 23:00, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Trichophorum cespitosum
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge
Hi, if you destub any articles can you add them to this? Would be good to run another Destubathon as part of it sometime but I'll need more than just you and The C of E editing!† Encyclopædius  16:05, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I am often expanding stubs, but adding them to a list takes time. I suggest you start a new section on the Destubathon talk page. People may have missed the proposal to run another short one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Give it a week and I'll start a new page for something which I propose to run later in May. † Encyclopædius  18:11, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Minich
Cwmhiraeth, you asked that a QPQ be supplied in your review here, and one has been. Please return when you get the chance to continue the review. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 22:44, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Scale insect
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion Easter hook for promotion
Cwmhiraeth, there's a special occasion hook for Easter waiting for promotion, and neither Yoninah nor I can do it—she proposed the hook and I provided the tick. If you could take a look at it when you get the chance, that would be great. Many thanks, and I hope you have a good weekend coming up. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:59, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Best wishes to you too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:48, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! There's another nomination where Yoninah proposed the hook: Template:Did you know nominations/Bessie Van Vorst. It was approved on March 23, so hopefully you'll be able to include it in one of the next sets you build. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:07, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cimicidae
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:34, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bartsia alpina
Hello! Your submission of Bartsia alpina at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:01, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Orobanche rapum-genistae
Hello! Your submission of Orobanche rapum-genistae at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges
--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aplysina cavernicola
Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:01, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bishops Pond
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

A doubt
Hi :) I had a doubt about a DYK nomination of mine, so I thought of asking you. Can I nominate an article that I have listed in DYK nominations (the hook has been reviewed but it hasn't been taken to a prep area yet) for GAN? Or do I need to wait till the hook is published on the main page? I don't see any such restrictions on the rules of DYK or GAN, but I would like to confirm. Cheers, and stay safe Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 00:10, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * There are no restrictions on this. Sometimes articles have become GAs before they have made their way through the lengthy DYK process as a new article! Stay safe yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Caha Mountains
--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Portuguese Real translation
Hi Cwmhiraeth,

It looks to me like you're the author of the translation of the text on the image of the 1799 Portuguese real that was recently a featured picture of the day.

I'm a non-native Portuguese speaker and I had a different interpretation of this text than yours; I'm still trying to get some native speakers' opinions.

Your version interprets the text as

"como seu Competente juro"  'as its representative I swear'

I think a more plausible interpretation is

"com o seu Competente juro"  'with its corresponding interest'

That is, taking the beginning as "com o" 'with the' instead of "como" 'as', and reading "juro" as the noun '(financial) interest'

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juro#Noun_2

rather than the verb 'I swear'

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juro#Verb_4

What do you think? Do you know Portuguese native speakers or currency historians who might be able to figure out which reading is more convincing?

Schoen (talk) 01:21, 17 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I wrote the caption for the Portuguese real "Picture of the day" but that bit of text I copied from the Wikipedia article about the currency, so I have no particular view about whether it was an accurate translation. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bartsia alpina
The DYK project (nominate) 07:06, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Carex bicolor
Hello! Your submission of Carex bicolor at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:38, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus olivaceus
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Oncosiphon pilulifer
Hi, I came by to promote this to DYK, but the page didn't seem organized logically so I reorganized it. Did I use the right headers? Is it lacking information? Also, shouldn't this be moved to Globe chamomile? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:18, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not to blame for this one! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:35, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean that! I just wondered if you could touch it up so it's ready for the main page. If not, I'm not going to promote it. Yoninah (talk) 09:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm with you now. I think your reorganization is fine. There was no description so I added one. Although the article is biased towards the plant's invasiveness in the US, I think it is sufficiently balanced; back home in South Africa it is just a scrubby weed of no particular interest. I don't think the article needs to move to the non-scientific name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I think the image is very striking. I'll keep the scientific name, but I'd like to pipe it to "globe chamomile" in the hook. Yoninah (talk) 10:14, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Good idea. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Summer Focus of the Week
Hi, just to announce that I've filed a £250 grant request for a "Summer Focus of the Week" feature for destubbing articles which will be run from May 1 to the end of July. £20 is planned to be rewarded each week, £10 most articles destubbed for the allocated focus of the week and £10 for the most destubbed for any topic of choice in total, a full £20 if most for the focused area. While it is intended to be more relaxed and open than an official contest, allowing editors to take a break some weeks from staying on focus and editing as they normally do, the winner will be whoever wins the most prize money at the end, so it is likely that some weeks they will need to tackle entries from the regional area allocated. The Summer Focus of the Week is planned to commence on May 1 with a 10 day focus on SouthEast England but will cover many regions of the globe by the end of the scheme. S E England was originally planned as a full blown contest (which you signed up for) but it will now be run as part of this 50,000 Challenge and I will redirect the contest page to the 50,000 Challenge. Hope this will be something enjoyable over the next few months!† Encyclopædius

Ant
Hello. While we are waiting for the leech copyedit, could you maybe look over and cleaning up ant some? I noticed that the first paragraph of "Lifecycle" and "Defense" have no cites. I think such an important article should be maintained to current FA standards and you have better access to sources on invertebrates. Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 14:36, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Ants are interesting but a bit specialised for my books, but I should be able to find some sources for the unsourced paragraphs. I also have it in the back of my mind that I should be getting on with Pest (organism), but I find the idea unattractive under the present circumstances. I find writing species articles much more attractive. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Bio hooks
Hi, I practically couldn't find any more bio hooks to round out sets. If you need a bio hook, you may wish to use one of these bio and semi-bio hooks that I nominated or reviewed:
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothy Horrell
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Valery Varfolomeyev
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Orobanche rapum-genistae
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Macaranga triloba
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 April 2020
 * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:17, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Ogooué-Ivindo Province
Hi, can you or add a wildlife section for this, it's super biologically rich. I'll try to piece together some more parts to it tomorrow.† Encyclopædius  21:15, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I can't easily find much more than you have done already, - just chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants; this book would be useful if it were online. Cwmhiraeth (talk)
 * Morning, I have added a sentence on the avifauna using the African Bird Club website as a source.Quetzal1964 (talk) 07:11, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Carex bicolor
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. I read a book on the botanical fraud and that stimulated me to write the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aceria guerreronis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Rowridge Valley
Vanamonde (Talk) 00:01, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Calamintha sylvatica
Vanamonde (Talk) 00:02, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 May newsletter
The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
 * Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Blason Gondor.svg Hog Farm with 801, 🇻🇪 Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and 🇲🇽 MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Wildebeest
Hi again! I was thinking of taking this article to FAC in the next few months, and wondered if you would be interested to be the co-nom. It needs some more work to ensure it is fully comprehensive, a good cleanup and maybe a copyedit just to be sure of the prose. I will start working on it soon, let me know what you think :) Cheers, Sainsf  ·  (How ya doin'?)  08:49, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I will have a look at it but have something else that is going to keep me occupied in the immediate future. Also, as you are a competitor in the WikiCup and I am a judge, it might not be appropriate for me to co-operate with you in a FAC in which you will score WikiCup points. I avoid reviewing contestants' GANs for this reason. I trust you are keeping well? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:58, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem at all. The point about the WikiCup occurred to me but I thought it would be amiss to go for an FAC without informing a significant contributor of the article. I am fine, hopefully you too :) Sainsf  ·  (How ya doin'?)  09:02, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Carry on then, I hope it goes well. I'm OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:12, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tetraponera penzigi
—valereee (talk) 12:03, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/J. David Jentsch
Cwmhiraeth, the "citation needed" template has been replaced with a source. Whenever you get the chance, please see whether the issues you raised in your review have been dealt with. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:30, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Rabbit hemorrhagic disease
This was clearly no consensus to move here. Your close appears to be a supervote, ignoring the opposing opinions, which were supported by policy. Please reconsider. Otherwise I will take this to move review. Thanks. -- Necrothesp (talk) 01:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I found the arguments put forward by those who supported the move to be more convincing than those who opposed it, with WP:RETAIN being an invalid argument superseded by the necessity to be consistent. It would not be right to have the virus name spelled with an "e" and the disease with "ae". The ICTV uses "e" here, and as argued by Peter Coxhead, the spelling of the scientific name is not optional. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Of course it is. It varies by national variety of English. Many of the references in the article (and not just from the UK) use "haemorrhagic". -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I originally planned to close the move discussion as "No consensus", but when I came to do so, I realised that I was not comfortable with the decision because the argument put forward by Peter Coxhead deserved to be given considerably greater weight than the other arguments. As you well know, the discussion is not a vote, and due weight should be given to the strength of the arguments. The discussion was originally opened by an editor who thought the move uncontroversial, but was unable to perform it for technical reasons. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * This appears to contradict that claim. "Rabbit haemorrhagic disease" is, I believe, a virus name, not a virus taxon name (which are the bits in Latin). It therefore falls into the second section. Therefore these virus names may, in contrast to taxon names, be translated as desired into local languages and alphabets. It is therefore perfectly acceptable to write these in British English. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:00, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Branchiobdellida
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Madagascan hoopoe
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

April 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter
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Sorry
I just filled prep 1 and noticed when I clicked save that you had placed an template a few minutes earlier. Sorry for any inconvenience! 97198 (talk) 05:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * That's OK, I had only added one hook and will fill Prep 2 instead. I recommend use of the tag because I checked the history tab before I started and saw nothing relevant. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken
Hello! Your submission of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Bloom6132 (talk) 15:20, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

The second article is 295 characters short of the 5× mark. —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:20, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Move review for Rabbit hemorrhagic disease
An editor has asked for a Move review of Rabbit hemorrhagic disease. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:38, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

GT points
Yes, 5 points per article, 17 articles in total seems to be awarded correctly. It also correctly gave me 15 for the FT addition, so it looks correct to me. MPJ-DK (talk) 12:03, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Church of St Thomas à Becket, Box
Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you and Yoninah haven't been promoting this nomination to prep because of reluctance to use the April Fools'–style hook which is not, as one commenter noted, strictly accurate. (It's in "Box", not in "a box".) The nomination was approved back on March 24, the day it was nominated, and has been sitting for over six weeks, so if neither of you is happy with the hook, then perhaps the best thing is to request a different hook that you would be willing to promote. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Yoninah (talk) 14:58, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I have responded on the nomination template. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I am watching you know. You can always ask me.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 15:10, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * It's not so much the capital letter as the inclusion of the indefinite article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Useful info
In your common.js, you might consider adding this: User:MusikAnimal/responseHelper. I have it on mine, and it gives me sidebar navigation links to the sites is says it does. Regardless of whether or not you think you need them as an admin, you will probably at some point find it handy to just click on one of those links. — Maile (talk) 20:30, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. That's a useful script! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Saissetia coffeae
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Leech
LittleJerry wants us to nominate Leech as he feels it's our pigeon really ... and is too sheepish to go ahead on his own ... doesn't want to feel he's, erm, leeching on anyone .... Ok, that's enough animal puns. Do you fancy saying something brief and cheerful about it on the FAC page to get it started? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I would like to leave it till the 15th May, after which I should be able to give it my full attention. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Excellent. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:04, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
good timing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Gerda. Indeed! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi, what is prep 2
Hi, I 'm a little unfamiliar with the DYK process, what's "prep 2"? Do I have to comment somewhere? Thanks! Cinadon36 18:20, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Prep sets are groups of DYK hooks that will move into the queue and onto the main page together and you can see Prep 2 here. Your hook is scheduled to appear on May 16th from 1200 UTC onwards, but it is always possible that it might get moved to a different prep set. You will be able to see all the prep sets and queues here and keep track of it if you want to. It's all a bit complex, but you don't have to do anything else. However, you could comment on the proposal I made to rephrase the hook if you wanted to. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:15, 11 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Ok, now I get it, thanks!Cinadon36 19:21, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Limnatis nilotica
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Marginitermes hubbardi
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pterotermes
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Picture of the day
Thanks for your note.

One other thing I noticed but haven't touched was the mixture of "A-la-mode" and "à-la-mode" in the 2020-05-22 POTD caption. One of the linked articles says "A-la-mode" is the way Hogarth spelled it, but just substituting that spelling everywhere produced red links, so I decided not to change anything. --76.71.5.208 (talk) 20:18, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Barteria fistulosa
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tetraponera aethiops
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken
Hello! Your submission of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:45, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK Thanks

 * Thank you. I regularly review more nominations than I need to because there is a backlog of around 200 unreviewed nominations. So if you can do a couple of extra reviews when you have more time, that would be very useful. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

RfA
Hooray, it's over! It feels like it lasts forever, doesn't it? Looks like crats prefer we not notify a closure as being overdue for at least 12 hours! —valereee (talk) 13:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations Cwmhiraeth! Hope the tools come in useful. Cheers Girth Summit  (blether)  14:13, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! I've closed your RfA as successful. Feel free to reach out to your noms, myself, or other admins if you have questions. Good luck! Maxim (talk)  14:31, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congrats, I didn't even know this was going on! FunkMonk (talk) 14:42, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations, Cwm. Looking forward to having you on the mop crew. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:25, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations on your successful RfA. — Nnadigoodluck 🇳🇬 14:36, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Can you replace with  ? Thanks! 107.77.189.17 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations on your successful run for RfA. - FitIndia  Talk Commons 17:22, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congrats!--v/r - TP 19:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congrats! I hope editing is just as enjoyable as it was beforehand. Enwebb (talk) 19:32, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * SMirC-beam.svg !!!! Atsme Talk 📧 19:53, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations on a well-earned recognition of your DYK work and adminship. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you all for your kind words, salutations and felicitations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:08, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Many congratulations! By the power invested in me, by me, I hereby bestow upon you your inaugural level 1 mop. Its a little rough around the edges, but it'll get the job done. Your gold encrusted "Mop of Much Power" is on backorder :) CaptainEek  Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 20:19, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations!!! Chetsford (talk) 21:05, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Well done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:52, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, a great DYK contributor and well worthy. Kingsif (talk) 04:59, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congrats on getting the mop! Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:20, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, and best wishes! Zingarese talk  ·  contribs  18:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Salute
Congratulations on your smooth and successful RFA. 🍾🍾Celestina007 (talk) 15:49, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Felicitations!
Please take a moment to savor your triumph... Done? Good. The RfPP backlog is this way. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:57, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * P.S. Welcome to the team. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:58, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congrats! Good to have another person helping with the backlogs. Feel free to classify yourself too while you're at it.  bibliomaniac 1  5  17:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2
— Wug·a·po·des​ 21:38, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Pretty cool, Cwmhiraeth and ... and thank you, C., for the admin run!  P.I. Ellsworth   ed.  put'r there 23:39, 15 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Congrats, Cwmhiraeth, and enjoy your new, shiny mop. I imagine that you'll be getting pings from WT:DYK any minute now... BlueMoonset (talk) 04:49, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you all., your DYK-style notification is very clever :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Late to the party here. Usually I see announcements about RFAs at the top of my watchlist, but not this time. Congratulations! You've done so much good at DYK and WikiCup, I'm sure you'll do much good as an administrator too. Best, Yoninah (talk) 17:54, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. DYK is a cooperative effort, and I think we have worked quite well together. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points
I think the bot miscalculated my DYK nomination by awarding me 15 bonus points for an article that was created in 2004. If my math is correct, 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 11 points; together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 16 points. (Sorry, I know it's only a difference of one point, but every point counts) —Bloom6132 (talk) 02:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree with your calculation and have adjusted the score. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations
Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Congratulations on your RfA. Seth Whales  talk  11:25, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes, well done. Now you can fix Errors yourself! Stephen 23:14, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I look at the Errors page when I first log on each day, and if there is a clear cut and non-controversial problem mentioned there, I may be able to deal with it at a time when there may not be anyone else around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Nice to see you joining the (somewhat shrinking) band of admins. All the best: Rich Farmbrough  (the apparently calm and reasonable) 11:08, 18 May 2020 (UTC).


 * I've only just seen this and I would also like to add my congratulations. I think you're a perfect person for the job. Though I will say that looking at those opposes, I think it is wrong that they had a go at you for some things that I did.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 10:04, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your kind words. You sometimes face what I consider unjustified criticisms. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tetraponera tessmanni
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Vitex thyrsiflora
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos
A bit late, I know, but from what I can tell, it's not uncommon for reprints of negatives made by the father to end up being on papers that imply they're by the son. You see this a lot with Paul Nadar, who had both new material, and reprints of his father's photos, and put them on the cards with his name on them. I think I just didn't double check my Reutlingers. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 21:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, it was an anomaly, but the image had its day on the main page without anyone being concerned about it. Other nice restorations of yours to follow in due course. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bigtooth cardinalfish
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Waved woodpecker
Hello! Your submission of Waved woodpecker at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:01, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Pest (organism)
Hello! Your submission of Pest (organism) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! KCVelaga (talk) 21:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Zootermopsis laticeps
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 07:42, 19 May 2020 (UTC) 12:16, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains
Cwmhiraeth, it looks like you promoted this hook from the special occasions section, but didn't actually add it to Prep 4 where the placeholder is. I didn't want to add it myself, in case there was a reason you stopped in the middle of the process. I did delete the section from the Approved page special occasions area, so if it turns out there's a problem with the nomination, please be sure to revert me so the nomination shows up again. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 12:25, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I put it in Prep 3 and did not see a placeholder in Prep 4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I don't know how I missed it there in Prep 3! I've just moved it to Prep 4; since Guyana is in South America, it will run from 8am to 8pm in the country's time zone on the 26th, which seems about ideal as far as timing goes. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:48, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Moved you to Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins
Hope I didn't overstep any boundaries, but I moved you from Did you know/Non-admin participants to Did you know/Admins. Congrats on the mop, by the way. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:11, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Waved woodpecker
-- Guerillero &#124;  Parlez Moi  12:02, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Promoting to prep
Cwmhiraeth, I just noticed that four of the six oldest Approved hooks (February through April 9) were approved by Yoninah, so she won't be able to promote them to prep. Next time you do a set, it would be great if you could take care of some of them. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:35, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Queue 6
Hi, the Canada lynx hook needs italicization for (pictured). Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Done it. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Page protection
Hi, Cwmhiraeth! I was delighted to see you at RFPP today, wielding your mop with vigor. You'll enjoy page protection; it's about the only admin action you get thanked for! And I'd like to suggest you take a look at my essay, User:MelanieN/Page protection. One of the pieces of advice there, if we had all followed it, could have avoided the three-way edit conflict we got into just now - when you, I, and CaptainEek all protected the same article, for different times, within the same few minutes! No harm done; it was an LOL moment. But you might pick up some tips.

Also, I see that you haven't yet collected all the administrator bling you are now entitled to. You can now display a lot more goodies than just the usual crappy T-shirt! See User:MelanieN/Admin bling.

I have always admired your diligence at DYK; I look forward to seeing you in other parts of the wiki. -- MelanieN (talk) 22:00, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I looked at your essay and the reasoning you give there is very much in line with what I was thinking. The period for which protection should be given is very much a matter of personal choice and I guess I can learn a lot from what other, more experienced users have done when dealing with the pages listed at RfPP. I protected Dominic Cummings yesterday. I messed up the first time because I failed to state a reason, so I unprotected and reprotected the page. Do you think the length of protection was about right?


 * When I started moving pages listed on WP:RM, I used to do the move before closing the discussion, because sometimes I found I couldn't move a page because it was move protected. I was told that I should close the move discussion first and make the move afterwards. Does the same advice apply to page protection? Should I close the RfPP request after applying the protection (which is what I have been doing), or before? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:45, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I always complete the protection first, and report at RfPP afterward. As you say, something might turn up in the process of carrying out what you decided to do. Besides, it is more convenient that way: you are there at the article, probably at the history page, as you evaluate the situation and decide what to do. So do it right then (you can do it from the history page); add the "protected" icon to the article page (if you use Twinkle it will be done automatically); then go back to RfPP and report what you have done. (I can see why RM might be different, because you are there at the discussion when you decide what to do, so you can record your decision before carrying it out. For that matter, you could now move a page that is move-protected - although you probably wouldn't do it without first consulting with whoever protected it.)
 * re: Dominic Cummings: Yes, I think 2 weeks was good. It could even have been longer, because the previous, very recent protection had been for 2 weeks, and we can escalate with a subsequent one. But the bottom line is that the article needed immediate protection, as you did, because the vandalism edits were insults (BLP violations) directed at the subject, coming thick and fast, and they had resumed as soon as the previous protection wore off. So yes, 2 weeks was fine. BTW if you use Twinkle, it will prompt you to give a reason; "vandalism" is the default.
 * Anyhow, glad to see you are jumping into the admin stuff, and don't be afraid to try new things. I'll be glad to "consult" any time you have questions - at least for stuff where I feel competent myself. If I don't I'll refer you to someone else. -- MelanieN (talk) 15:04, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't use Twinkle because I am fairly technologically incompetent and prefer to do things slowly and steadily rather than in the twinkle of an eye. I will take you up on your offer of help if I find I need it. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:50, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Twinkle is DESIGNED for the technologically incompetent. That's me all over, I am as non-techie as it comes. I don't use Twinkle for very many things (I prefer to block or delete the old fashioned way so I can see what I am doing), but with page protection it makes the process very transparent and super easy. But we each need to find our own level of comfort. -- MelanieN (talk) 23:11, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * +1. I use Twinkle but veeerrryyy slowwwllly. :) —valereee (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (#2)
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think the bot has miscalculated the bonus points for my DYK nomination again. The article was created in 2003, hence 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 12 points. Together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 17 points (not 16). —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:20, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Agreed and corrected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:01, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Manchurian plague
Hi, I wanted to promote this to an image slot, but ended up writing a new hook for it. Would you like to promote it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * It had been promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy by the time I looked at it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Manifest destiny
I would like to ask you to reword that close, as Not moved. There is clearly a consensus, in WP terms, against a move, since those in favor of the move have no actual policy argument in favor of it, and the evidence presented was faulty, as has been clearly demonstrated; meanwhile MOS:CAPS, WP:NCCAPS, and WP:CONSISTENT all militate again such a move (as does WP:TITLECHANGES – articles should not be renamed without good reason). Thus, both the policy and source arguments are strongly in favor of no move. A No consensus closure of an RM is generally a bad idea, as it simply means the RM will probably be reopened with total rehash arguments in a few months or even a few weeks. We've seen this time and again. I'm thinking you probably meant "no consensus to move", but "no consensus" in an RM context indicates that consensus cannot be determined, while "not moved" means there is not a consensus to move, which is the actual case here. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  11:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Now on main page
Hi, I was offline for a few days. Do you realize you moved a second New York City hook into this set? It's now on the main page. Yoninah (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I had to move the Black Cap Mountain hook out of the set because of concerns about the hook and I looked for another US non-bio hook to replace it, and that was all I could find. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Brown pelican/GA1
Hi C - I don't think you meant to post here? Josh Milburn (talk) 17:01, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks . I wonder how I ended up there? I have moved the notification now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations
Hi Cwmhiraeth! (A late) congratulations on passing RfA and becoming an administrator! PrussianOwl (talk) 00:03, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, PrussianOwl. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:35, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * And a late congratulations from me as well. My head has been buried in the sand as of late, or I would have Strong Supported your RfA. Welcome to the mop club. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:38, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have found various menial tasks that are within my capabilities! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:05, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Gosh, well done! Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:19, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Just saw it on the newsletter. Sorry I wasn't there to participate, but congratulations nonetheless. Samsara 09:38, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Samsara. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:05, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations Cwmhiraeth on your RFA, You'll make a fantastic admin!, Happy blocking! :), Cheers, – Davey 2010 Talk 20:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Davey! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:52, 3 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Congrats from me too. I run User:Theopolisme/Scripts/adminhighlighter, and I noticed your sig turn cyan Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  06:37, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Do you find that script useful? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:34, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lithodytes
Hello! Your submission of Lithodytes at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Andrew🐉(talk) 11:06, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pest (organism)
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

May 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter
Enwebb (talk) 19:40, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ant garden
—valereee (talk) 12:02, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Crematogaster carinata
—valereee (talk) 12:02, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Coelomera ruficornis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cecropia pachystachya
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Azteca alfari
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Azteca muelleri
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

The da Vinci Barnstar

 * Well thank you evrik, that's very kind of you. You are very productive yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Southern plains gray langur
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Juneteenth
Could you schedule File:Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored).jpg for June 19th. It is one of my FPs so I thought I would ask you to do it instead. --- C &amp; C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 17:33, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Is there any particular reason for the 19th? I can move the picture presently listed for that day (the photographer is blocked and unlikely to object) if you wish, or I could list your image for one of the empty slots at the end of the month. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Juneteenth (June 19) is an semi-official holiday in the African-American community celebrating emancipation from slavery. --- C &amp; C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 17:50, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll do it in the morning. I hadn't noticed that the section heading was a link! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for doing this by the way! How are enjoying your new earned tools? --- C &amp; C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 06:34, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The tools are good, thank you, but they create a bit of a problem over at DYK. I used to promote a lot of hooks to preps, building perhaps half of the prep sets. I could still do this, but then I would be unable to move those sets into the queue, a thing I have been doing nearly daily since getting the tools. So that leaves Yoninah to build most of the prep sets, but Yoninah is much involved in reviewing other people's nominations, suggesting hooks and discussing options, quite apart from her own nominations, and then can't promote these particular hooks. So another editor moving hooks into prep would be very helpful, especially for the hooks Yoninah is ineligible to promote. I know you recently built a prep set, and any help you can give in doing some more would be most welcome. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:32, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I have noticed that exact issue. I am trying to do preps more regularly, especially hooks reviewed by . However, I am still trying to get a handle on it. It is difficult not to get stuck on the same article and overthink it. --- C &amp; C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 08:39, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth and thank you for promoting "my" hooks today. Last week I decided to do a mini blitz campaign to clear the nominations page and only got through 9 out of 200+ nominations. That wasn't very satisfying, and then when it came to balancing prep sets, I couldn't promote my own reviews. I'm not going to do that again so quickly. Meanwhile,  is planning a week-long blitz for other editors to clear the noms page; looking forward to that. Best, Yoninah (talk) 10:51, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * A BlueMoonset blitz sounds like a good idea. I aim to review two articles every time I nominate one. "Every little helps", as it says in an advertising slogan used by the Tesco supermarket chain over here! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:05, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Leech
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think some of the FAC items may be more your thing than mine.... if you have a moment. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Cwmhiraeth, the source review needs attention... Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (#3)
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think the bot has miscalculated the bonus points for my DYK nomination for a third time. The article was created in 2006, hence 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 9 points. Together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 14 points (not 13). Which begs the question – has the bot been updated since last year's tournament to take into account the change of year? —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:35, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * We really need to sort this out; I can change the points manually, but there are other contestants also missing out on their bonus points.


 * On a slightly different matter, looking at this section of the Scoring page, it seems to me that the calculation in the bullet point below the table (starting "This bonus") is incorrect and should read "(10×2)+5". What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:08, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Since the hypothetical article was created in 2009, it should actually read "(10×2)+11". I got 11 from: (a) 5 bonus points for being created in 2015 or before; together with (b) another 6 points since the rules are "award[ing] 1 point for each year created before 2015".  If the hypothetical article was created in 2015, then yes, your equation above (i.e. "(10×2)+5") would be correct. —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:55, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I hope I got the calculation right. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:27, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I do agree with your calculation and will adjust your score. I should also do so for the other people with relevant DYKs. However we really need to fix the problem rather than tinker with the scores. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! And yes, I agree.  I hope this did not affect qualifying in previous rounds (cursory glance at the tables from rounds 1 and 2 indicates that it did not). —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:21, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Lithodytes
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:13, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nymphargus grandisonae
Hello! Your submission of Nymphargus grandisonae at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:10, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cochranella nola
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

Bertillon
Hi my welsh friend (I guess you are welsh, due to your name !!)

Thanks for advice. As the direct successor of Alphonse, I am very proud of the nomination, especially for July 14th, which is our French National day ! Have a good day.--Jebulon (talk) 11:03, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Diolch! I chose it for July 14th for that very reason. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020
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DYK for Nymphargus grandisonae
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Animals have beliefs?
Firstly, in case of anything, I've contributed anonymously on Wikipedia and other Wikis for over 10 years (although it doesn't look like that because I get different IP addresses).

So, recently, I have found this article from the ScienceDaily news-source about animals having beliefs like humans: What it means when animals have beliefs. I like to know if it's good and verifiable enough to add information about that newly released. Thanks. --2603:9000:A511:9E76:BD3D:EADD:7515:B77F (talk) 16:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I would think that ScienceDaily is a sufficiently reliable source, and I think this information could be added to a suitable article. I was surprised they used the term "beliefs", which has religious connotations, whereas I would have preferred "rational thought processes" or something similar. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:07, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I think "beliefs" make a little more sense in my opinion, but alright. Maybe put it at Ethology, which deals with related behavior of animals, or Comparative psychology, which deals with the mental processes of animals? Thanks (for learning something new). --2603:9000:A511:9E76:BD3D:EADD:7515:B77F (talk) 23:38, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Not much I could do about the reference, but it feels sufficient. --2603:9000:A511:9E76:BD3D:EADD:7515:B77F (talk) 23:57, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I have reformulated the reference. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

I found some more evidence over the last week to supplement it: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/doanimal.htm / https://aap.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00048407912341011 / https://www.jstor.org/stable/20012935 / https://animalstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1191&context=animsent / https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2017/november/11012017Buckner-Animal-Cognition.php --2603:9000:A511:9E76:974:A52F:A26F:592 (talk) 13:14, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * They look like good sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:29, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Just like to remind you that I also transliterated and simplified it for the Simple Wikipedia, here: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethology#Historical_development It has to meet their Basic English standards. --2603:9000:A511:9E76:974:A52F:A26F:592 (talk) 19:38, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Good. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Wikicup bot multiplier error
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I've noticed that the bot hasn't given me the the 5x Wikipedias bonus for Soviet Union women's national rugby union team which I submitted for the Wikicup today. Would you be able to assist with this please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 16:43, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I guess you are referring to the 1.2x multiplier. I believe the bot looks to the position at the beginning of the contest/year, and in this case the Turkish language equivalent article was only started in the month of "Haziran 2020‎", whenever that was. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/1st Missouri Infantry (Confederate)
Hi, I reserved a slot for this special occasion hook, which I helped write, in Prep 6. Would you mind promoting it? BTW no one else seems to be building prep sets lately. Best, Yoninah (talk) 00:20, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Digital Postcards and Certifications


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DYK for Huanchaca mouse
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Building balanced prep sets
Hi, with only 64 approved nominations, most of them U.S. based, non-bios, and an overabundance of American Civil War hooks, it's almost impossible to build balanced sets. If I go ahead and do more reviews, will you promote them? Also pinging. Yoninah (talk) 15:22, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, and I will do a few extra reviews for you to promote. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , is the cutoff of 60 approved noms we specified for reverting to 1-a-days too low? —valereee (talk) 19:33, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The real trouble is the 250 unapproved nominations. We need a blitz to get that figure down. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * sorry, I don't follow those mathematical discussions. knows more about than I do. Even if we slow down the rate, we don't have enough diversity in the approved hooks to build a balanced set. Yoninah (talk) 19:41, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , the WikiCup doesn't consider DYK reviewing or prep building, is that correct? Do you think it could? It might help with the backlog at DYK in the first months of the year. —valereee (talk) 19:51, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The WikiCup awards points for DYKs, but not for reviewing them. Any change in the rules of that sort would need to take place after the contest has finished in October. The amount of DYK-related activity at the WikiCup is relatively modest, most contestants seeming to prefer the GA and GA reviewing route. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:15, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, my idea of doing another mini blitz of reviews isn't working so well. I approved only 1 out of 6 reviews. Yoninah (talk) 21:15, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , are you saying to failed the other six, or just needed to query them? I'm assuming the latter. —valereee (talk) 21:40, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm saying that the standard of article and hook writing is not what it should be. Even some of our regulars toss out any old hook just to get a pass. I feel we put a lot of effort into producing a respectable set for the main page, but no one knows all the work that goes on behind the scenes to get to that point. Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth, your talk page is taking an awful lot of time to load. Could you archive it please? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:44, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , I agree, our qpq encourages people to simply pass hooks and articles. —valereee (talk) 21:51, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes, totally for next year! —valereee (talk) 21:39, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chilean seaside cinclodes
— Wug·a·po·des​ 23:10, 20 June 2020 (UTC) 12:02, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (#4)
Hi Cwmhiraeth! Sorry to trouble you again – the bot has shorted me one point again for this DYK nom (article created in 2007, so should be 13 bonus points instead of 12). —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:41, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I will make the alteration. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:50, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much! If the bot isn't fixed by the next round, would you like me to keep track of all the DYK submissions I make and ask you at the end of the round to correct them?  Or are you fine with me asking in this "as we go" manner? —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:23, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Jarry1250 did not respond to pings so I intend to look at all the contestants submissions before the end of this round and adjust them where needed, especially if a few extra points would be critical for anyone to reach the next round. One correction at the end of the round should suffice if the matter remains unsorted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:05, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

POTD for June 25
Hi Cwmhiraeth, regarding the Virginia coat of arms POTD, I've changed the bolded article from Historical armorial of U.S. states from 1876 to the original target, Virginia (and added a brief intro to the top of the blurb), which is an FA and more closely related to the featured picture in question. This also brings it more in line with past POTDs from the state heraldry collection for consistency. Does this work for you? — <span style="font-family:'Trajan Pro','Perpetua Titling MT',Perpetua,serif"> RAVEN PVFF  · talk · 18:23, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * All the POTDs I create automatically appear on my watchlist, so I had already looked at your changes and thought them OK. It is difficult writing suitable blurb's for topics of which I am completely ignorant! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:17, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Scythrophrys
— Wug·a·po·des​ 23:33, 20 June 2020 (UTC) 00:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Proceratophrys boiei
— Wug·a·po·des​ 23:33, 20 June 2020 (UTC) 00:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion changes now that DYK is back to one set per day
Cwmhiraeth, I hope you don't mind, but I thought it would be easiest to ask you to take care of these necessary moves and promotions, though if you'd prefer, the ones that involve preps could be handled by someone else, perhaps Yoninah. As I'm writing this, Queues 3 through 7 are filled, as are Preps 1 through 6.


 * June 27: The hook about Ryan Williams in Prep 2 needs to move to Queue 5.

The rest are still in the special occasions area and at some point soon need to be checked and promoted into already-filled preps. (There's a small chance Prep 2 might be promoted to Queue 2 in the next few hours, in which case we'd need an admin to do the July 1 one.)


 * July 1: The hook about the 6th Missouri Infantry will need to go into Prep 2.
 * July 2: The hook about Asa Binns will need to go into Prep 3.
 * July 4: The hook about US Independence Day will need to go into Prep 5.

Thank you very much as always. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:17, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I have made these various moves. What DYK currently needs is for the enormous number of unreviewed nominations to be reviewed. At around 245, they create a built-in delay of about thirty days between nomination and appearance on the main page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for moving the June 27 special occasion hook into Queue 5. But now you have 3 U.S. hooks in a row, and 5 altogether. I suggest swapping out the Pine Street hook in the second slot for something foreign from the preps. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:56, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:28, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth, I've been working on preparing a DYK backlog blitz (modeled on the GAN and GOCE ones), but life has intervened, so the earliest I could run it would be starting the weekend of July 3 (over a week from now). I'd originally thought to do it for a week, which is what GOCE does, but maybe nine days (July 3 through 11) would be better, with two weekends included, even though the first would include the July 4 holiday in the states. The draft page is at User talk:BlueMoonset/sandbox4, if you have any thoughts. I'm hoping we get dozens of unapproved nominations to be approved; if we get enough, it might even trigger a return to two-a-day, something I imagine most admins won't be thrilled by, but it would be nice to get the total noms down further, into the low 200s at least. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:21, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
 * It looks good! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

ThePrint
Cwmhiraeth Declining WP:RPP was likely not a great decision. Its pointless me doing it again and we'd better let the vandals have the article. Thanks @ for doing but from now on the article is off my watchlist.Djm-leighpark (talk) 11:54, 28 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Semi-page protection is meant for pages experiencing high or persistent levels of vandalism, which this page just wasn't. All pages experience some vandalism, from the smallest to the largest, but we don't want to shut out valuable new editors. A large portion of constructive edits are still made by IP's and new users, so we try to use page protection as sparingly as possible. Generally, if a page has had much recent disruption (at least 3 vandalisms not all by the same user is a good rule of thumb) within the last day, or persistent disruption over the course of a week, then semi-protection might be warranted. Sometimes protection for disruption over a longer scale is warranted, but it needs to really be persistent and troublesome. Hopefully that helps explain our protection policy a little better! Don't be afraid to submit pages for protection though if you think they need it, better safe than sorry, and an admin can always make the final call. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:32, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I am sick and tired of chunks being knocked of that article and I was asked for pending changes anyway so the article doesn't get visibly done in. But anyway as I say its off my watch list so you admins can watch new editors (likely the same persistent IP's) make unsupported claims against the newspaper.  Its far better off my watchlist you understand.  Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 12:58, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

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Queue 6 shuffle
Hi. It looks like you shuffled the hooks in Queue 6 when you promoted them from prep. Can you please put them back in the original order (Tomassetti, Senior Citizen, 16th Miss, Buyuk, Burton, Black Swan, Trump, Sign)? The new order has two politician hooks in a row, and I don't see why there was any need to change it. Can you please put it back to how it was? Thanks, The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:51, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I shuffled the hooks because I didn't think it appropriate to put the hook about Donald Trump next to the quirky one about the cock. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 July newsletter
The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Epicgenius, with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild, a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

POTD for 9 July
Hi Cwmhiraeth, in the Wyoming coat of arms POTD, you added the following symbolism of the shield: the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868, the agricultural riches of the territory and the military actions needed to subdue the native Americans and ensure the peace and the safety of settlers. Do you have an article where this is mentioned, or any source for this? I found one that describes the contents of the shield, but not its meaning. Thanks! — <span style="font-family:'Trajan Pro','Perpetua Titling MT',Perpetua,serif"> RAVEN PVFF  · talk · 11:19, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Did I have a source? The railroad bit, yes, the agriculture bit, not sure, and the sword bit, no. I did my best to write a blurb about a subject of which I knew nothing. Feel free to rewrite the blurb in any way you think fit. 12:38, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

The Destub Barnstar

 * Thank you Koridas, it's an impressive barnstar! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:49, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Barbronia weberi
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Template:POTD/2020-07-25
The article about the painting is very short. Just out of curiosity, do you plan to expand it? (Ixion seems to be in much better shape.) Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 21:41, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I think it was my intention to improve the article and I had forgotten about it. I will either improve it, if I can find suitable sources, or rewrite the blurb for the POTD to refer to Ixion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Having created Template:POTD/2020-07-24, I suppose I had better scrap it, because I now find that the image has appeared on POTD before Template:POTD/2017-09-07. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:14, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that would be best. Armbrust The Homunculus 11:56, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Discodoris boholiensis
Hello! Your submission of Discodoris boholiensis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 02:54, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gastrotheca andaquiensis
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

... thanks for that and other nature facts and your constant help with DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:37, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you, for deleting the subpage 😙 -- User:MissionZero2.0 | User_talk:MissionZero2.0  07:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

How to protect a page
Hey bro,how can I protect a page from vandalism Mamallarnarashimavarman (talk) 16:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Only WP:Administrators can protect pages. If you think that a page is in need of protection, you can request it at Requests for page protection. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:32, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Feedback on your DYK review of Andy Auld (Royal Navy officer)
Hi, I've just had to correct the hook for this DYK on the main page given it was clearly incorrect - please see. I'd suggest more closely checking sources for future DYK reviews. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 04:51, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Corythomantis greeningi
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Calappa hepatica
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Discodoris boholiensis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Photokinesis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Abatus cordatus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Prep promotions
Yes, I notice you promote practically every day, and I appreciate it. So I'll leave you off the pings. You're definitely our most attentive administrator! Yoninah (talk) 17:59, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

RD1 deletions
Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks very much for handling my recent RD1s

On American Academy of Actuaries, it wasn't actually just that user that had left copyvios; some of the copyvios were already on that page before (the ones from the issuu source). I think you've only revdelled the new user's contribs, but many of the previous contribs contained the copyvio too - the top revdel request template on the page had the source and revision span for those. If you get a moment, would you mind sorting those too?

Cheers, your help is really appreciated! Naypta ☺ &#124; ✉ talk page &#124; 13:25, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's done now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:41, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submissions
If I'm not mistaken, these three DYK submissions (Template:Did you know nominations/Ng On-yee, Template:Did you know nominations/Patsy Fagan, and Template:Did you know nominations/John Pulman on this contestant's page) are ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the respective page history, the aforementioned noms were not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:06, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I should have noticed that. I have changed his submissions page and hope the bot will adjust his score accordingly. If not, I will have to try to work it out myself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:10, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries! If my math is correct, it should total minus 73 pts. (15 + 27 + 31, respectively, with all multipliers, extra base pts. and bonus pts. included). —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:33, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Apologies all for my ignorance of this rule. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:59, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's OK. As I am sure you can appreciate, it's a logical rule because newly promoted GAs qualify for DYK without any extra work needing to be done (except for the QPQ!). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:24, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I support the rule fully. I've looked back, and I also had three ineligible DYKs in round 3. (Cliff Wilson, Joe Davis and Idiot Wind). I don't think I had any ineligible ones in earlier rounds. Please check this, and take any action as necessary. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:28, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I suggest we take no action on those. As far as I can see you would still have proceeded to Round 4 even if you did not have the extra points. Patsy Fagan would actually have been eligible for DYK as a fivefold expansion, but you may not have realised it at the time. Of course, Stephen Hendry was always my favourite snooker player. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:57, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I managed to score five points against Hendry when he played an exhibition at the local club, in 1987 (I think). He looked special even then. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:10, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Goniocidaris umbraculum
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

no copyright yet copyleft
Cwm, this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=969276654 is fallacious the text on "that" site is wikipedia's the text is ours, here the proof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_martyr when you have fixed this matter, please restore my review ;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gesaly (talk • contribs) 11:30, 27 July 2020 (UTC) Gesaly (talk) 11:33, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * If I made a mistake, I will fix it. First, let's clarify the position. You added 2170 bites of information to Christian views on suicide. Where did that text come from? Did you write it yourself, or did you copy it from somewhere else? If you copied it, where did you copy it from? Please explain. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

thanks for consideration. if on Christian martyr is it a copyviol...(??) we consier it a copyleft, so XD Gesaly (talk) 15:19, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't understand what you are saying, and you did not answer the questions that I asked above.


 * Have a look at this page, which is where I believe you copied the information from. At the foot of the page it states "Copyright © 2013 YLIE". That means the text is copyright and you cannot copy it and paste it into Wikipedia. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:26, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

jtg Cwm! check this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christian_martyr&oldid=530053909 the text is at least a 2012 wikipedia's now, we have difficulties to show more and proove more to you are so wrong. the text is ours-wikipedia's!!! what is so difficult to understand? or do you want that we put another template (on Christian martyr ??? we try to put it this way: do you think that wikipedia cannot copy text from a page in another...from wikipedia to wikipedia. we cannot understand your point. KDM Gesaly (talk) 22:50, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Umbrella slug
Hello! Your submission of Umbrella slug at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 12:55, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cerrado mouse
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you
thanks for reviewing AMP Life. The Little Platoon (talk) 07:07, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Points question
Hi Cwmhiraeth. I know it's a little late now but would it be possible if you would be able to tell me how many Wikicup points I would have got for Flag of Ulster had it not been held up by an RFC please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 08:15, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I reckon it would have scored 19 points - 5 points x 1.4 multiplier, +5 bonus, +7 years. It would have raised your score to 244, but not given you enough to proceed to Round 4 (Raymie was excluded with 270). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

June/July 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter
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DYK nom Truman Taylor
Hi Cwmhiraeth, in light of ‎, are you now willing to strike your DYK?no !vote? As it is, this month-old DYK nom is stuck awaiting review.  JGHowes   talk  18:24, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

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DYK for Umbrella slug
—valereee (talk) 00:03, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Magicicada cassinii
Hello! Your submission of Magicicada cassinii at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Krelnik (talk) 00:23, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

WT:DYK
Could you help with this please? Yoninah (talk) 22:49, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 10:14, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

More specific info for copyediting Carl Linde (football manager)
Hi! Would it be possible to be more specific regarding this addition of the copy edit box to Carl Linde (football manager)? I know that my English is in no way perfect, mainly that my prose is not flowing as naturally as for a native speaker, but I feel I usually do not make that many spelling or grammatical errors and that my style, cohesion, and tone is fairly consistent and "good enough". I don't think I've ever had a copy edit box slapped onto any one of my previously written articles, so some pointers about what you feel is lacking in the article would be gratefully received. :) – Elisson • T • C • 16:59, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I am sorry if you feel offended. It was my intention to review the article for DYK, but I decided to ask for a copyedit first. There is not much wrong with the article, and the grammar and spelling are satisfactory, but some of the phraseology is a bit odd, and a good copyeditor will polish it up. If the article had been shorter, I might have done it myself. If it does not get done in the next few days (copyedit or review), get in touch and I will have a go at it myself. What does "reigning Olympic champions Belgium was a positive chock" mean? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:33, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Not offended at all, I apologise if that's how you interpreted me! Just curious to better understand where I fail. :) And thank you, I'll get back to you in a few days if the article hasn't been copy-edited by anyone else. For that specific wording, it should be read as "the 8–1 opening victory over reigning Olympic champions Belgium was a positive chock", i.e. a surprise victory that chocked the Swedish national team in a positive way. Could very well be something that would be phrased in a different way in English. – Elisson • T • C • 17:41, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi again, do you have any possibility to help me out with this? Nothing has really happened besides a few minor fixes from editors passing by. But I fully understand if you don't have the time! Just tell me, and I'll put it up at WP:COPYEDITORS instead. :) – Elisson • T • C • 19:36, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I have made a start at copyediting it. It is not bad at all really. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:10, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I have now finished copyediting. I don't know how he found time for all those activities. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Diolch! Sadly that's all the Welsh I know. :) A warm thank you for your help, I really appreciate it and I hope I can repay it in some way someday. If you need help with anything related to Swedish football, however unlikely that would be, you know where to find me! And yes, he really was a remarkable figure, and the more I dig the more I find ... – Elisson • T • C • 20:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cirsium eriophorum
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Edward Peck (academic administrator)
Would you mind taking a look at Edward Peck (academic administrator)? The original author did a rewrite after the revdel and I can't tell if it's identical to what was removed; it looks to me like a fairly close paraphrase of the source. –dlthewave ☎ 15:02, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I think it's OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:56, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

File:Large Gautama Buddha statue in Buddha Park of Ravangla, Sikkim.jpg scheduled for POTD
Thank you very much for selecting my image. Very very grateful - Subhrajyoti07  talk 03:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

atkmb / mohun bagan
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Drat8sub#atkmb Please make both articles with same info, see how many mistakes drat made, almost vandalism under protection 👆👆👆 (wrong date, different jerseys, unlinking, discussion is done, it should be subpage of football-soccer team not merged) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.131.75.21 (talk) 11:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I do not understand what the problem is or what you want done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

open page mohun bagan then open atk mohun bagan see all differences made by last edits totally ruined football infobox and correct updates, with useless discussion link...you locked and drat vandalised under username, literally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.131.75.21 (talk) 16:23, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I semi-protected the pages because of the excessive and persistent vandalism. If you feel the content of the page should be changed, discuss the matter on the article talk page. Changes are only likely to be made if they are supported by reliable sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Reticulitermes tibialis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks
Hello Cwmhiraeth. Thanks for the help with my first full article. I did try to do a rewrite and use multiple sources but describing technical architecture is really dry and doesn't offer much space for sentence variety. I am determined to try though. Can you recommend a webpage where I can check against plagerism. The one I used previously said 0% confidence and thought I was good to go. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BildadtomyPeleg (talk • contribs) 08:53, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * At the moment your draft has been reduced to a few sentences and is, as far as I can see, free from copyright problems. I use the "Earwig" tool to check articles; the percentage figure it produces may be misleading, with the comparison of the text of the article with any source being more meaningful. If you wish to expand the draft, you will need to find a reliable source and identify the information you want to use, then express it in your own words. You will not need to use the copyvio tool if you know that the text you have added is not copied. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:24, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Aida, I Saw Your Father Last Night
Greetings. Sorry to bother you, but I saw you were doing some work on copyvios, and this article had an issue from page (had to delete the link), but for some reason I couldn't add a revdel request to the page. Okay, when I went to add the preceding comment to your talk page I was unallowed due to the website being on the blacklist. The website is imvbox.com. Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 13:47, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I have done the revision deletion. The source I found was this one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:21, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Sneazzy
Greetings again. This article's prose is virtually identical to that found on this site. But I suspect it might be a mirror. I used to have a "carbon dating" link to check when the other article had been created, cd.cs.odu.edu, but that link no longer seems to be working. Is there another site which can be used to check on the date of article creation?  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 12:52, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know the answer to your question, but there are probably others who might help. Looking at Sneazzy, I see it was created on March 18th and had some citations initially, one of which was this one, to an article in French published on 11 March 2020, and another this one published the same day. Neither of these is copied or close paraphrased, so I expect the whole article is legitimate, and the Sneazzy Biography has copied Wikipedia. Hope this helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:19, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Zhidou D2
Thank you for taking up the revdel request at Zhidou D2. However, the revision 973101013 contains the copyvio yet has not been deleted. Nardog (talk) 18:21, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I didn't revision delete that revision because I could not see the contents, and nor could anyone else, and therefore I didn't know whether it was a copyvio or not. However, by putting the revision number into Earwig, I could see the comparison and that it was a copyvio, and I have done the revdel now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:34, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (Round 4)
Hi Cwmhiraeth! My final DYK nom of this round has appeared on the MP. Per your preference, I've kept track of all the DYK noms I submitted in Round 4 that each got shorted one bonus point. My apologies for the data dump (feel free to remove it afterwards before archiving):

Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:20, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I well add the points in a week's time, and will adjust other competitors scores appropriately too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Mumps virus move
Can you move "Mumps orthorubulavirus" to "Mumps virus"? The common name is used a lot more frequently than the scientific name. "Mumps virus" is currently a redirect so it needs a round robin move I think. Velayinosu (talk) 03:49, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:58, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Magicicada cassinii
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello,
Thank you for acknowledging me about the open-source text. I had a question, In this page they talked about "Attributing open license text in Visual editor".. Can the template Free-content attribution be used for adding text from Open source files like from Archive.org so it won't be plagiarized? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenos450 (talk • contribs) 05:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't really understand your question, but Archive.org does not alter the copyright status of the material archived. Attribution is needed if text is copied from elsewhere, including other Wikipedia articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:08, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Comma restoration
Cwmhiraeth, shortly before you promoted Prep 4 to Queue 4, a comma was mistakenly removed after "Arizona" from the second-to-last hook. I've pointed out to the editor that MOS:GEOCOMMA prevails here and it should be "Glendale, Arizona,", but as it takes an admin to edit the queues, I'm hoping you can take care of the restoration if no one else has done so by the time you see this. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Reverting edit
Hello sir, I hope you're doing great. Recently my edit was reverted on the page Persecution of Hindus. I wrote about Aurangzeb from a public domain book that was released by the Public Library of India. An editor reverted my edit saying the source is old. Is somewhere it is written that Raj-era cannot be used? Seeing that the author of the book himself cited sources after every chapter it should be very much acceptable. The Book is termed as a secondary source by Wikipedia. The authors were not involved in the event, so they have the emotional distance that allows them to analyze the events dispassionately. Mountstuart Elphinstone was involved in promoting education institutions across India. Citing these books are allowed everywhere and has been done previously. I believe the edit should be reverted. Please guide. Thank you so much. Jenos450 (talk) 15:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You will need to be careful because there are discretionary sanctions which apply to this article, so do not rush to replace the information. I have asked RegentsPark to explain the policy he mentions that "Raj era sources are not acceptable on Wikipedia". Please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, thank you so much for helping me out. It is written nowhere that a Raj historian's book can't be used as a source. There are hundreds of articles that use Books written by British historians as a source. Moreover,he could easily tell the neutral standpoint that it is written on and clearly meant to show facts, otherwise, this historian would not write cite at the end of every chapter. I do think this topic is sensitive and I don't want to rush to make edits, regardless of it, I did my best and took care of attributes and non-plagiarism.This is among the first scholarly studies of India from a yet unbiased European mind. Of course, it was revised and republished in 2011 by Noble Publishers. In fact, let me tell you, it got reissued in 1905, 1911,1916, 1996, 2011. Next, it is widely used as a source. Empire and Nation By Partha Chatterjee - 2010 acknowledged it in her source.

Nehru library hugely borrowed from Elphinstone while writing Discovery of India, in fact, Gandhi occasionally referred to his interpretation. [https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Identity_and_Religion/aLgB8pZg0qsC?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=elphinstone writes Identity and Religion - Amalendu Misra who consider it one of the best interpretation out there, better than Mill. The book has been widely used and Critics has referred to his work as the best standard for half the century] There are many other historians who cite Elphinstone like I just showed you. It was just not another book. Imagine his influence to be so great that even Nehru Library and Gandhi cited from him. I hope you have changed your mind about reverting my edit. Thanks! Jenos450 (talk) 14:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I know nothing about the subject and have no personal opinion as to whether your text should be included in the article or not. I just advised you to be cautious about reinstating the text because discretionary sanctions apply. Can you not find any more modern scholarly sources to back it up? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:22, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Stan Lippmann
Please read this series of tweets for sourced info on Stan Lippmann's series of racist, sexist death threats. https://twitter.com/MagnetsOh/status/1298196163963678723 — Preceding unsigned comment added by GFTAnalyst (talk • contribs) 23:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acampe rigida
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Pre-2015 bonus points and redirects
Per the rule: "Articles which were previously redirects or disambiguation pages are not eligible", I think Template:Did you know nominations/Debt monetization on this contestant's page should not have been awarded 14 bonus points. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:11, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree, and have made the adjustment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adjusting the scores! Unfortunately, it looks like the bot malfunctioned (I'm guessing because of the hidden note at the end of the entries). —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:00, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Umm, I have removed the hidden remarks and the second bot score, for your submissions only, and will see what the bot does next. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! It worked this time :) —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The bot reverted your adjustments in my entries, see . I think it will be less error-prone if we ask to update the bot to calculate correctly? If I understand correctly, there are two issues: 1) the year-based bonus for DYK is off by one point and 2) redirects should not count in determining article age. HaEr48 (talk) 00:35, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I have hopefully made the necessary adjustments to scores for bonus points for DYKs. It might be difficult for the bot to distinguish between a redirect and an article and this is the first time I have encountered that particular problem. As regards the other issue, I contacted Jarry earlier, but the matter may not have come to his attention, and I propose changing the scoring rules for next year to eliminate the error. As things stand, the effect of the error is minimal, docking one potential bonus point off any DYK for an article that has been in existence since 2014 or before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Phenacovolva rosea
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

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Round 4 scoring correction
For the sake of accuracy in posterity, I've removed an FL submission made after the August 29 deadline and corrected the now-archived table. This only makes a difference as to who has the most FLs in one round, as the competitor has already been eliminated with/without that FL. Hope that's alright with you. —Bloom6132 (talk) 13:39, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


 * Free Hong Kong flag.svg Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
 * 🇮🇩HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria hilla
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

August 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter
Delivered on behalf of Enwebb (talk) 17:10, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Adjudicate discussion at Wireless device radiation and health?
Might you be willing to adjudicate a discussion "Misinformation" or "information" at the talk page of Wireless device radiation and health? I was involved in the original few edit/revert cycles, started the discussion, and commented on the discussion, so I think it best that someone else who has not been involved — and other than me — determine if a consensus has been reached and thus whether the matter is resolved. I saw your name on the talk page when the article was moved in January, and I think you are an administrator. Reading at Administrators it is suggested that admins might help in such situations, hence my asking for your help. If there is a better solution that comes to mind, please feel free to let me know. Many thanks! --papageno (talk) 20:25, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I have closed the discussion. Following the warring in the article you acted entirely appropriately in bringing the matter to the talk page. Let's hope that settles things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ Many thanks for you help.--papageno (talk) 19:24, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Myrichthys maculosus
—valereee (talk) 12:03, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for another good one! Every once in a while, I have a TFA, happy that it was also a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda! Dahlias are my father's favourite flower. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Also my grandfather's (birthday tomorrow) and my brother's. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:48, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. Keep well! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aeolidiella alderi
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Mucuna urens
[Information removed]

Huh, apparently I've never used this book on Wikipedia before. Maybe this isn't such a great idea regarding copyright, but too late, I already typed it. Cheers, Leo Breman (talk) 11:13, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Don't worry about the copyright issue, I can revision delete your post after using the information. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:22, 6 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, had to look for myself if I couldn't find an online description. How about The Leguminosae of Porto Rico. The Flora do Brasil has a description. This book has a tad on ethnobotany: Economic plants. An index to economic products of the vegetable kingdom in Jamaica. I think I'll add a sentence on the etymology of 'mucuna' as that might be interesting. Lastly, from memory, eating velvet beans is dangerous because of antinutrients, non-functional amino-acid analogues our body cannot distinguish, isn't there something about that out there? The study you added to the end looks somewhat silly in light of this. I remember reading another study using the identical experiment to gauge the effects of these antinutrients in a related bean.Leo Breman (talk) 20:21, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't intend to add more to the description section. Before I started the article I suspected that "urens" related to stinging as there is the stinging nettle Urtica urens, but I haven't looked into the meaning of the word. As you say, male anti-fertility treatment is probably a non-starter, and I didn't care much for the idea of swallowing the hairs as an anthelmintic either, as I would have thought it would probably irritate the lining of the gut. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Biemna variantia
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Felimida krohni
—valereee (talk) 00:03, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Palmetto Cheese
Thank u for protecting palmetto cheese wiki page but it appears some were just waiting for the protection to go away so they could post and edit it again. I would think that this will once again cause edit warring. I do not think that the Facebook comments or articles pertaining to Palmetto cheese need to be on the wiki site. How can we protect again? Docsholiday (talk) 19:12, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Wait and see what happens next. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:26, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

It has been edited again by someone else. This is my second edit today. I only have one more edit in this 24h period. If several people edit and I am only one reverting, I will only be the one sanctioned due to 3 edit rule. Docsholiday (talk) 00:08, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

It also appears that an admistrator may be one that edited with references and stated that the references are reliable and “why not”. I don’t think that posting these articles which are intended to hurt the owner and I’m his company is what Wikipedia is about. I am wrong. These additions are added only to hurt the owner. Docsholiday (talk) 00:22, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It is becoming apparent that you are connected with the company and have a conflict of interest which you need to declare. I have left a request for you to do this on your talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Leech scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Leech article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 21, 2020. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/October 21, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  10:41, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

un-rev-del in Lokma
Hi, thanks for taking care of the copyvio-revdel template I added to Lokma a couple of days ago. A minor thing, I must have made a mistake with the version numbers, could you un-delete the version of 17:39, 6 September 2020? That was the one where I removed the copyvio the first time, so it should be ok. Thanks... --IamNotU (talk) 21:26, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Jim Caviezel
Thank you for putting the semi-protection on Jim Caviezel. A similar situation has also been going on at the page for The Passion of the Christ - IP editors adding unsourced things about the sequel, similar changes to what they were adding to Jim Caviezel page. Would it be appropriate to ask for similar protection on that page? Andrew Englehart (talk) 22:18, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * There have not been any further additions since 9 September, so semi-protection is probably not justified at the moment, but if they start up again, report it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Just had to revert another unsourced change from an IP (12 Sept), same stuff, adding a title of a movie that isn't even in pre-production. Andrew Englehart (talk) 19:13, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Appreciate the help. Andrew Englehart (talk) 20:59, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus polyzona
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Morayo Afolabi-Brown
Hi. Could you take a look at this page? I got a copvyio reading on it, from a source which has its own copyright. But the WP article was written 2 months earlier? Thoughts? Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 14:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Would be nice if I gave you the [the copyvio report, and the link to the source. [[User:onel5969| Onel 5969 ]] <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 14:55, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I think you are right, and the Wikipedia article came first. If you look at this very first version (dated 9 May), the last paragraph is referenced to this source and provides a fair, copyvio-free, paraphrase of it. However, this page is dated 13 July. It purports to be an interview with Morayo, but in part copies Wikipedia. It's interesting, isn't it? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That's what I thought, which is why I marked it "reviewed", but wanted another set of eyes to have a look. Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 17:56, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Wrong protection
How this protection was justified? I added academic sources and removed what couldn't be found in the sources.

I think you should undo your protection and avoid entertaining such requests. 122.170.146.220 (talk) 13:05, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
 * There were a number of other non-autoconfirmed editors as well as you who were adding unsourced or poorly sourced information. Your additions were better sourced, but you were edit warring. You can make editing requests on the talk page if you wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:20, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Vincent Chang (academic); see BRAC University
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I don't know if the bio has copyright issues as well, but the editor is pretty likely a paid contributor and the tone is that of a press release. I don't know where to start clean up. Your thoughts welcome. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 00:22, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I will have a look at it. I am waiting for a response from IreneSommer about paid editing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot. KCVelaga (talk) 09:19, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Paguristes cadenati
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Mucuna urens
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Mucuna urens not Low
I've noted that you importance-assessed your article Mucuna urens as 'Low'. Don't be modest; any animal or plant that is a pest, a weed, a crop, a medicinal, an ornamental, or in any way interesting to people should be assessed at least as 'Mid'. In WP:PLANTS, nearly 90% of all plants are assessed as 'Low'; only a tiny fraction of them are 'Mids'. Most taxa are completely uninteresting to Wikipedia's readership. Abductive (reasoning) 23:20, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hymeniacidon kitchingi
—valereee (talk) 00:01, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Check out what I just found in my kitchen.
Hang Hing 'lentils'. A friend who works in a large Chinese supermarket gave them to me a few months ago, I completely forgot I had them. The label is flouting EU law -it calls these lentils! They are months past the sell-by date, which shouldn't matter for beans, but I'm scared of the black stuff- looks like fungi, i.e. alfatoxins. There are also weevil holes in some of the beans. I'll see if I can take a better pic in more light, and if I can grow a few (it's worked before). Leo Breman (talk) 19:00, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * What do you think they are then? I successfully grew some chickpeas and peanuts a few years ago. If there are weevil holes, you might find other things in your kitchen cupboard have been affected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * They are Mucuna! Note the hilum. Dumb, completely forgot I had them lying around. I thought I might upload some pictures to the Wikipedia articles, beans and seedlings, if I can make some nice shots. Leo Breman (talk) 19:41, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I saw the hilum and wondered about that. It will be interesting to see what comes up. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:02, 17 September 2020 (UTC)



Uhh, I'm talking crap! These are lablab beans! The seeds are popping open already, and look completely viable, so I'll have some seedlings soon... Now how do I change the names of the files I uploaded... Leo Breman (talk) 14:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

FYI
Hi, just wanted to let you know I'll be offline for the next 3 days due to the Jewish New Year. Best, Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Mucuna gigantea
M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  06:14, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

It's hard getting used to
...seeing your name highlighted as an admin. It's just so cool. I've been doing a bit of work in GA, and also managed to get another editor involved in promoting articles with the hopes he would graduate to reviewing GAs as well, but he's busy like you. Robert H. Boyle is one he helped me with, and it will be his first GA if it passes, and I was hoping you would have time for a GA review. My plan is for him to take the lead in the review so he can get his feet wet there, too. Got time? <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme Talk 📧 15:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus nigricauda
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Avdald
He is still continuing the edit war even after you locked it and while talking it out on the talk page. SpectresWrath (talk) 01:33, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You're continuing the edit war because you have no argument and you're avoiding the conversation. Avdald (talk) 02:08, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I told you we use the official English titles from Crunchyroll and Funimation. I also undid your edit because were suppose to discuss the change first until we reach a conclusion and agree on something. Until that happens I'm undoing your edit because your not following the procedure. SpectresWrath (talk) 03:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, firstly I told you that I did not see any problem with that hence why I corrected the note to precise that all english titles used in this table, unless stated otherwise are the "official licensed" ones but yet you are the one changing it to "literally translated" which doesn't necessarily mean official and is completely false since the licensed version will never literally translate word by word, they will always omit/change some words and/or not respecting the proper ellipsis and exclamation marks from the episode's original names so you are contradicting yourself here. Secondly why do you only mention this first point and not the others? I will mention them another time and hopefully you won't ignore them again. Concerning the romanization of the title of episode 943, the furigana on the kanji "地獄" (Jigoku) is "インフェルノ" (Inferuno) meaning that the kanji shoud follow the pronunciation as well as the romanization of the katakana and not the usual hiragana "じごく" (Jigoku) if you're not aware of that simple Japanese fact, you should refrain from editing Japanese related article in the future. Now moving on the staff, you stated that the page didn't list the storyboard, thing which is again false, if you took the time to actually read the article you care so much about, you would know that the storyboard staff has already been listed on episode 900, 903, 906, 912, 916, 921 and 923 or am I hallucinating? And finally, concerning the title of the episode 944, the official english licensed one still not known yet, a provisional one was literally translated - yeah now you can use this term - and presented by an annotation perfectly stating it. None of my contributions are against any rules and are, unlike yours, in favor, they are simple facts and doesn't need all those explanations to be implemented into the article, now if you want proof, please ask for it I have time to actually check the page unlike you, if you're not able to contradict me and just saying "we do this and we do that" then you obviously don't have any argument and just wasting everyone's time. Avdald (talk) 05:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)


 * The article you are discussing seems to be One Piece (season 20). I could report you both to the WP:ANEW edit warring noticeboard, where you would likely both be blocked. It seems a very pointless disagreement. What wording do other seasons in the series use, or other similar articles? Please work something out on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, I will stop reverting but what if he's clearly refusing to talk? As you can see, what I wrote, without even knowing anything about the topic is logic but he's not, he's avoiding the discussion and don't want to respond to my argument what can we do for it? And it's not only about the wording, why are you also only mentioning it, it doesn't matter what others seasons or other similar articles are using, if it's incorrect, it should be corrected right? I don't see why I should be the one explaining myself, he should be the one explaining his reverts and he wouldn't even be able to because they don't make any sense. Avdald (talk) 09:50, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * My advice would be to just go and edit other pages; there are plenty of articles to choose from and it's not worth the hassle of relentlessly arguing over details on any particular one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:08, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Wow that is so poor, sorry but you just threatened to ban me if I wouldn't stop and the only solution you give me is to let it go and let someone put some false and non updated informations available to the public, so the winner will just be the first one to report the other one because mods or whatever you call them are too lazy to get interested in the subject and see who's right and wrong. I can provide all the sources to my claim but he can't, we are not even arguing if he doesn't have any argument to begin with. Avdald (talk) 10:22, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

 * ... and thank you for finding the copyvios and asking for revdels in the first place! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:16, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

mohun bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, commonly known as Mohun Bagan, .... last comma is missing (indian users are lazy to fix, please do it since you locked page)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:59, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Spilosoma obliqua
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Spilosoma obliqua
Thank you for your work on Spilosoma obliqua. Please be sure to Importance-assess articles on serious agricultural pests as higher than Low. The importance assessments are based on reader interest. Abductive (reasoning) 13:53, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

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Locked Duncan Lemp page?
Hi there. I’m new to Wiki and not sure how it works. I’m Duncan Lemp’s girlfriend. I’d like to add his birthday, wholesome activities he liked to do / career / family life, remove references to John Wilkes Booth and Timothy McVeigh as this is superfluous domestic terrorism - the reason Duncan used “Sic Semper Tyrannis” is because it’s the Virginia state motto and a Virginian requested this. I’m sick of the slant making it seem like he was an active political extremist and dangerous person, when he never participated in protests, made no manifestos, nor has any violent history. He followed news from every side of the political spectrum. The only thing extreme about him was his extreme cuddling skills. :) I’d also like to clear up that he’s half Hispanic and is in no way a white supremacist. I’m not sure how people are extrapolating white supremacy from this article. We can leave the conflicting stories parts up until the real facts come out from the court. Do you think my writing would be more appropriate for a biography page than the “shooting of” page? Or which parts could be amended on the “shooting of” page that I have discussed? Contact me at “bitpixi” on any social media so that I can learn more. Thank you. Bitpixi (talk) 18:16, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
 * When I protected the page Shooting of Duncan Lemp, it was as a result of a request for page protection, because the page was experiencing a lot of disruptive editing. Wikipedia requires information in articles to be verifiable, backed up by reliable published sources. So for example you may know Duncan's date of birth, but that would not be sufficient to add it to the article, whereas if the date was stated in a mainstream newspaper, it would be. The other things you mention would be considered "original research" by Wikipedia, personal knowledge rather than verified facts. Even though the article is locked, you can suggest edits on the article's talk page if you wish. I don't personally know anything about the event or the content of the page, the person who does is . Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:19, 23 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Because of your connection with the article subject it would be best if you discuss any suggested changes on Talk:Shooting of Duncan Lemp rather than make the edits directly, even if you were able to edit the page. However, as Cwmhiraeth has pointed out, you will need reliable, published sources to support any changes. Happy to try to help you with any changes you think ought to be made! GorillaWarfare (talk) 20:28, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Okay certainly. Thank you for explaining this! I may wait until my lawyers can issue new press releases and then suggest a bulk edit in Talk based on those, to reduce some of my own personal bias. Hopefully more news will surface soon. Bitpixi (talk) 04:04, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tonicella marmorea
Hello! Your submission of Tonicella marmorea at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:45, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anoplolepis custodiens
Hello! Your submission of Anoplolepis custodiens at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! GRuban (talk) 21:40, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Prep 7
Hi, I ran out of options for the last non-bio, non-U.S. hook to be placed in Prep 7, as most of the options I reviewed myself. Perhaps you could insert Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Trichinopoly (1743) into the open slot? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:28, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:32, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Guilandina bonduc
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi
I'm not sure what happened here but the nomination page doesn't seem to have been closed properly when you promoted it. 97198 (talk) 08:49, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what happened either, but I have now undone my last edit and closed the nomination properly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you!
I have always appreciated your rigorous GA reviews. They help make the article worthy of wearing the GA symbol. Happy editing! <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme Talk 📧 12:10, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Phyllium bilobatum
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 September 2020
<div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:53, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tonicella marmorea
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anton Ausserer
Hello! Your submission of Anton Ausserer at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:36, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Clathria aceratoobtusa
Hello! Your submission of Clathria aceratoobtusa at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:58, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month 2020


Hi WAM organizers and participants!

Hope you are all doing well! Now is the time to sign up for Wikipedia Asian Month 2020, which will take place in this November.

For organizers:

Here are the basic guidance and regulations for organizers. Please remember to:


 * 1) use Fountain tool (you can find the usage guidance easily on meta page), or else you and your participants’ will not be able to receive the prize from WAM team.
 * 2) Add your language projects and organizer list to the meta page before October 29th, 2020.
 * 3) Inform your community members WAM 2020 is coming soon!!!
 * 4) If you want WAM team to share your event information on Facebook / twitter, or you want to share your WAM experience/ achievements on our blog, feel free to send an email to info@asianmonth.wiki or PM us via facebook.

If you want to hold a thematic event that is related to WAM, a.k.a. WAM sub-contest. The process is the same as the language one.

For participants:

Here are the event regulations and Q&A information. Just join us! Let’s edit articles and win the prizes!

Here are some updates from WAM team:
 * 1) 	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year we hope all the Edit-a-thons are online not physical ones.
 * 2) 	The international postal systems are not stable enough at the moment, WAM team have decided to send all the qualified participants/ organizers extra digital postcards/ certifications. (You will still get the paper ones!)
 * 3) 	Our team has created a meta page so that everyone tracking the progress and the delivery status.

If you have any suggestions or thoughts, feel free to reach out the WAM team via emailing info@asianmonth.wiki or discuss on the meta talk page. If it’s urgent, please contact the leader directly (jamie@asianmonth.wiki).

Hope you all have fun in Wikipedia Asian Month 2020

Sincerely yours,

Wikipedia Asian Month International Team 2020.10

Thanks a lot 🙏
Thanks a lot for your valuable review and for allowing my article Kemparaj Urs to be shown on Google. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 NinadMysuru (talk) 14:02, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Anoplolepis custodiens
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Cherryl Fountain
Hi Cwmhiraeth. Please would you kindly close down the above DYK nom template, because the nomination has been withdrawn? Thank you. Storye book (talk) 13:32, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I have done what you requested. I'm sorry that the article did not work out, it must be disheartening for you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:04, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. And yes, that would be an understatement. The last time that sort of onslaught happened to me, I didn't return to article creation for four years. This time I don't know whether I have four years left. Anyway, I am glad that there are plenty of people like your good self carrying on the work. Storye book (talk) 15:56, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Thyone roscovita
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aplysina aerophoba
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Clathria aceratoobtusa
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Metaphycus helvolus
Hi, Cwmhiraeth! In Metaphycus helvolus, I've added a reference (ref 1) with deprecated parameter usage warning. Plus, it seems similar with current reference 4. Could you please kindly help with that? Hanberke (talk) 06:05, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
 * It didn't like "last-author-amp=yes", so I removed it. Thank you for your linking efforts! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for your prompt favour!Hanberke (talk) 06:33, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Durowe
Hi, Cwmhiraeth. I didn't copy anything at all. I only restored the article by correcting some errors such as the name of the founder. The version I had restored was the one dated October 24, 2017, before the article on Durowe was redirected to Stowa. I couldn't know that the article was already in copyviol. Thanks anyway, I'll be more careful next time. --Chiorbone da Frittole (talk) 10:47, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I was wondering what your edit summary "fixed with the German article" meant? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:39, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Porites lutea
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Clavigralla gibbosa
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Giuseppe Saverio Poli
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gustav Mayr
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you
My last go-round with DYK was complicated and aggravating, thanks for approving my article on Dieter Ruehle and being polite with your feedback. Jessamyn (talk) 17:39, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Anton Ausserer
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Could you build a set?
Seems like all the other prep builders went away.

I'm unable to promote hooks that I wrote:
 * Template:Did you know nominations/"Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!" (we're ready for a person image in Prep 2)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Cups (song)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/List of Arjuna award recipients (1961–1969)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Forbidden Area (Playhouse 90)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/List of Arjuna award recipients (1990–1999)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Margueritte Harmon Bro
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Fauré Quartet
 * Template:Did you know nominations/New Romantics (song)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Armoured warfare of ISIL
 * Template:Did you know nominations/The Defender (Studio One)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Ivy Hooks
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Taneko Suzuki
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Over the Hill (1931 film)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/David Gardner-Medwin
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Danièle Aron-Rosa
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Dee
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Saskatchewan
 * Template:Did you know nominations/This Dust Was Once the Man
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:26, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure. I'll do them over the next couple of days. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:12, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * BTW Template:Did you know nominations/So nimm denn meine Hände is waiting for promotion to Prep 4 (I reserved a slot for it). Thanks for everything, Yoninah (talk) 10:08, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

More of my hooks and approvals needing promotion. Also pinging :
 * Template:Did you know nominations/St Mark's Campanile
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Alma Vessells John
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Dieter Ruehle
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Alba Roballo
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Hadassah (dancer)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Adelia Silva
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Saadet İkesus Altan
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Stephen Paduano
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Fatima al-Suqutriyya
 * Template:Did you know nominations/California Sunrise
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Heroic Children
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Disappearance of Nicole Morin
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:55, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I have done some of these, and I could build complete sets, but not many other admins seem to be moving preps to queues at the moment, and any prep set I build is a set that I ought not to move into the queue. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:38, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I realize that. But I really need you to build at least one set. And we can still rely on and  to promote it. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:09, 8 November 2020 (UTC) Re-ping . Yoninah (talk) 13:11, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yep, happy to oblige on that, just send me a ping when it needs doing. Sorry, I don't always remember to come by and do them regularly! &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 14:17, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I built Prep 5, the next set due to move into the queue. If you have time to move Prep 5, that would be very helpful, and I can then move Prep 6. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

October harvest
Thank you today for Leech, in collaboration, about "friendly little bloodsuckers in the phylum Annelida"! - It's shown with a fun piece by Francis Poulenc! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Gerda. Every organism has its niche in the warehouse of biodiversity. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Halisarca caerulea
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
<div class="boilerplate metadata" style="background-color:#E6E6FA; border: 1px solid #7D00B3; margin: 0.5em auto; padding: 0.5em; width:90%; text-align: center"> Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:22, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you CAPTAIN RAJU, I hadn't realised I had been with Wikipedia for ten years! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pellegrino Strobel
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bowdoin station
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 17:28, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Giovanni Bianchi (physician)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Terpios hoshinota
—valereee (talk) 12:02, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Queue 5: Herbert Payne
Hi, I had thought it was a cute idea to run a voting hook on November 3, U.S. Election Day. But now that we switched to 12-hour sets, this hook is scheduled to appear tomorrow. Is there any way to switch this hook with Bob Hindmarch in Prep 3? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 16:51, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 18:41, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cymbula sanguinans
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hildenbrandia rubra
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 November 2020
<div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:50, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

All in the line of duty ...
Sometimes one has to go to the Ends of the Earth (well, the cows) in the line of duty! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:12, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Interesting! I wonder if the reproductive success of the cattle was unchanged, or if the bull got deterred. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:31, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * That'll be another experiment... Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:09, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup FL prize
Hi Cwmhiraeth! Just saw this edit, and was wondering why I did not win the FL prize outright and would instead be sharing the award with Harrias? I thought the awards were distributed "to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round". Having submitted 5 FLs in Round 4, and clarifying with you that the other competitor listed with 5 had their fifth FL promoted after the August 29 deadline, I'm seeing most awards given out based on single-round performance. —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:52, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I will check on that as I was in two minds as to how to award the FL prize. I would also like to consult you about the DYK bonus point anomaly. The bot operator was aware of the problem part way through the final round and said he would fix it. I imagined he had done so, because I heard nothing more. Were the DYK points still incorrect at the end of the round? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure! I only had one DYK in the final round (Flag of Western Australia).  Having been created in 2003, it should have received 17 points (1 point for each year before 2015 would be 12 points, together with the 5 bonus points).  However, the bot only awarded 16 points. —Bloom6132 (talk) 07:42, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Siege of London, 1471
Could you take a look at this article? I got this copyvio report, but the article's creator left a pertinent message on the talk page. Was wondering your thoughts? Thanks. Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 22:34, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I think that AlasdairDaw wrote the text concerned for the article East End of London, and this was copied by other web pages. On this page for example, I searched for the phrase "A force of troops from the Tower garrison" and found that the previous paragraph has a set of square brackets immediately after "Bishopsgate was set on fire" and this equates with #153 of the "East End of London", which was added to that article with this edit by AlasdairDaw at 20:38, 19 July 2020‎. So I think that other sites have copied Wikipedia and no copyvio has occurred here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:02, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * , excellent! Thank you.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 12:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Odontotermes obesus
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Macrolepiota albuminosa
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were, , and. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.


 * wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
 * win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
 * wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
 * wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
 * wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chilocorus orbus
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Quadraspidiotus juglansregiae
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Metaphycus helvolus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

The Arcadian or Pastoral State POTD
Hi, I'm not too sure that we can run this POTD for November 9: the target article, The Course of Empire (paintings), has been tagged since the end of last year. Would you mind if we swap out the current image and blurb for something else with a more eligible article? Thanks. — <span style="font-family:'Trajan Pro','Perpetua Titling MT',Perpetua,serif"> RAVEN PVFF  · talk · 16:04, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * When I listed it I expect that I intended to improve the article, but have since forgotten about this. I will see if I can find some suitable sources shortly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:16, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I found the source for the uncited information and it should be OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:17, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Prep 5
Thanks for building the set! But the reviewer on the lead hook noted that the image should not be used. Wouldn't the person image of Frida Kahl work better? Yoninah (talk) 14:40, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I like that image too. Yoninah (talk) 19:41, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/Wikicup report
So! As you can see, the gallery is done! Would you be so kind as to write the opening, though? I think that it'd be better if one of the judges did it, though you could always just trim it down from the last Wikicup newsletter. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.7% of all FPs 04:50, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Adam. I'll do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:27, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! ...This is going to be one of two or three artickes I did in the next Signpost. How many Wikicup points for that? Maybe I can win the secret Round 6. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.7% of all FPs 06:31, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
 * No bonus points this time, but an impressive gallery! I will write an opening passage and check the facts for your captions, but not necessarily today, as I am planning to be busy elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I think there's about 2 weeks to do it in, so no real rush. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.7% of all FPs 09:27, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chilocorus cacti
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Selenaspidus articulatus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Parlatoria blanchardi
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Melanaspis glomerata
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Carulaspis minima
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Prep 6
Hi, do you mind promoting one of my non-U.S. women to the second to last slot in Prep 6?
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Daisy Yen Wu
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 16:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Going back to one DYK set a day
Cwmhiraeth, as of when I'm writing this (shortly before you usually log on in the morning), no admins have stopped by to change the time between updates to 86400 (from its current 43200) to get us back from two sets per day to one. All of the relevant posts are at WT:DYK, which includes not only changing back, which needs to happen as soon as possible, but definitely before noon UTC, but also moving one special occasion hook to from one queue to an earlier queue and (less urgent) promoting another from special occasions to a different queue. Sorry to have to bother you with it, but I trust you to get it right. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 05:50, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:55, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

November
Thank you for placing Children's Crusade in prep! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * My pleasure! Thank you for the autumnal beech trees. How are the ash trees getting on in your part of the world? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:08, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem where I live - 15 minutes walk from the beeches, but they are no staple trees here. Chestnuts and elms are in trouble, and many spruces (de:Fichten) and some pines (de:Kiefern) in critical condition or dead, too many to remove - but they managed on the right in the pic. You see some of those almost wherever you look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:32, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Sad! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:55, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * yes - look for bright memories --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I have put Die Fliege on my user page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * nagualdesign will be delighted --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Today's DYK: to be sung "happily" - for the beauty of the Earth: thank you for so many aspects of critters and creatures --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * A nuthatch has started coming to our bird table, which I am rather pleased about. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Clerodendrum quadriloculare
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Aspidiotus destructor
Hello! Your submission of Aspidiotus destructor at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 15:18, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Prep building
Hi, it looks like we have a lot of person image hooks, so I'm thinking of running them every other set. Meanwhile, the 19-hook Template:Did you know nominations/Ibrahim Omer was approved and will probably fill up 2-3 slots. What do you think about promoting it to Prep 7? I also cannot promote these hooks that I worked on:
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Hidden Lake (Alaska)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Drishti (film)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Norma Shearer filmography
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Leda Valladares
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Jane Withers
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Marguerite Littman
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Barbara Stanwyck on stage, screen, radio and television
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Miller Brown
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Claudette Colbert on stage, screen, radio and television
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 20:42, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I will work on them in the morning, that's the time I reserve for DYK! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:47, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the promotions! Yoninah (talk) 16:32, 17 November 2020 (UTC)


 * When I build prep sets, I am not able to move them into the queue. This is the case new. The next set is Prep3, and sooner or later someone else will promote it, and then I will be able to promote Prep4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:45, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Diadegma semiclausum
— Maile (talk) 00:04, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Semantic System — translation
Dear Cwmhiraeth,

I did not see your message and I apologize.

I just added the following tag on the talk page :

Have a nice day, --ChristianBraut (talk) 11:03, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Vaxholm Church
Hi, you reviewed this nom and noted that the image wasn't relevant to either hook. I'd love to run the quirky ALT0 hook in the lead slot, but I also feel the image has nothing to do with it. It doesn't even show the interior of the church, which is what would go with these hooks, and the hooks don't say anything about Advent Sunday. But I'm feeling pressured by the nominator. What do you suggest I do? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:04, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The image would be fine for a hook about Advent Sunday but is inappropriate for either of the present hooks. The image is there to back up the lead hook not provide a seasonal message, and Wikipedia shouldn't be saying "here's a photograph of a girl lighting some candles to celebrate Advent Sunday". I should put the hook in the quirky slot, if I were you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:11, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I agree. Yoninah (talk) 11:38, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tibet–Nepal salt trade route
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

­Template:POTD/2020-11-24 – selected picture at Portal:Animals
Template:POTD/2020-11-24—a POTD subpage which you contributed to—has been added to the Selected picture section of the Portal:Animals. —⁠andrybak (talk) 00:55, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * As well as many other POTDs on other portals, including Template:POTD/2020-08-28 at Portal:Journalism and Template:POTD/2020-11-07 at Portal:Plants. Thank you for your contributions to POTDs. —⁠andrybak (talk) 01:23, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Queue 2
Hi, a special date request for November 29 has just passed: Template:Did you know nominations/Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference. Could you move it into the third slot in Queue 2 and swap out 1985–86 Hormel meatpacking plant strike? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:19, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * That's done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bactrocera passiflorae
—valereee (talk) 00:22, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Barringtonia edulis
—valereee (talk) 00:22, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aspidiotus destructor
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aleurodicus cocois
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cryptognatha nodiceps
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 November 2020
<div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:45, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Hideaway (U.S. Senate)
Hi, you promoted this to an image slot (it's now in Prep 5). I've done a bit of research and expansion of the article, and I think that the original hook, including something about entertaining mistresses, is more accurate and hooky. It could be reworded in a finer way, however. Do you have any objection to using a hook like that? If not, I would like to suggest an alt and check it with the nominator. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:08, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure, carry on. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:16, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I'd like to suggest this alt, to go in the quirky slot. The image is totally taking away from the notion of "secret" hideaways:
 * ALT2: ... that U.S. senators are assigned secret offices called hideaways where they can work, take naps, and even entertain mistresses? Yoninah (talk) 17:46, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I have rearranged Prep 5 and added your name to the credits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:57, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay. Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 20:07, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

More prep building
Hi, here's an updated list of hooks that I'm unable to promote because I wrote them or approved them. Also pinging :
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Ulung Sitepu
 * Template:Did you know nominations/University of Calcutta
 * Template:Did you know nominations/August Pfluger
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Hermann Schey
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Higashi-Osaka Route
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Carter (basketball)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Mandakini River (Cwmhiraeth approved this)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Baby bonds
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Foley (cricketer)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/K-23 (Kansas highway)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Ontario Highway 45
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Claudette Colbert on stage, screen, radio and television
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Ronnie L. Podolefsky
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Nina Dorliak
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Sarah Wilkerson Freeman
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Florence Lewis (activist)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Jean Le Patourel
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Women's poll tax repeal movement
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Hannibal (network)
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:40, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

2021 Formula One World Championship
Hi, on Requests for page protection, you said that 2021 Formula One World Championship has been semi protected for a week, but no protection has been applied to that page. Would you be able to apply the semi protection to 2021 Formula One World Championship? <b style="color:#0033ab">Joseph</b><b style="color:#000000">2302</b> (talk) 10:32, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * That was an error I made. I was trying to state that I had protected NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2020) but sometimes, perhaps because the bot has removed some listings, you click edit and the editing screen that appears refers to a different listing. 2021 Formula One World Championship already has pending changes protection. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:54, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

US government info
Center for Near-Earth Object Studies uses verbatim info from JPL, which is a government site. I know this is allowed, but I also know there should be attribution showing that it's taken from a government site. But I can't find the correct template to add. Help?  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 00:36, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * This is not an area I know much about, and you would be better off asking someone more knowledgeable such as . There is some useful information on this page however. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The template is — Diannaa (talk) 11:19, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you both.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 12:38, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

László Heltay
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I hope you're doing well. Thanks for revision deleting the copyright violations on Draft:László Heltay. I just realised that I accidentally made the range too narrow; there's an additional copyright violation present; could you delete the two subsequent revisions (Special:Diff/992279359 and Special:Diff/992279399) too? Apologies for the additional trouble and best, Blablubbs | talk 14:09, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:18, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

List of wealthiest charitable foundations
You declined my request for page protection on this page. YOu're an admin, I assume. I'm outta ideas on a steady stream of the same unsourced change from random IPs. If there is anything you can do, it would be appreciated. I hereby give up on this page. Be safe. cOrneLlrOckEy (talk) 01:59, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I will explain why I declined your request. Semi-protection is meant for pages experiencing high or persistent levels of vandalism, which this page just wasn't. All pages experience some vandalism, from the smallest to the largest, but we don't want to shut out valuable new editors. A large portion of constructive edits are still made by IP's and new users, so we try to use page protection as sparingly as possible. Generally, if a page has had much recent disruption (at least 3 vandalisms not all by the same user is a good rule of thumb) within the last day, or persistent disruption over the course of a week, then semi-protection might be warranted. Sometimes protection for disruption over a longer scale is warranted, but it needs to really be persistent and troublesome. In this case, it seems to be a single IP who thinks the International Buddhism Foundation should be included. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chorabari Lake
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Berthellina citrina
Hello! Your submission of Berthellina citrina at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 12:38, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * BTW is there more than one sea slug in that picture? Yoninah (talk) 20:46, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I deduce that it is two individuals with two egg coils below. The egg coils look to me like sliced sweet peppers! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:03, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Roasted peppers! That's exactly what I thought. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

SIG MP41 thing - what happened?
I have no idea what prompted the copyright thing. I mainly used info from Chris McNab's "Modern Small Arms - 300 of the World's Greatest Small Arms" book (ISBN 9781782742166) with small bits from there and there - like gunwiki and modernfirearms and others. Like is naming the firearm designer a copyright violation or something?

I know this copyright or "plagiarism" thing is a dead serious issue - but I daresay that this is borderline gaming the system here. Would you or User:Onel5969 care to elaborate a bit about the specifics of this kerfuffle? --TrickShotFinn (talk) 15:37, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I have replied on Onel5969's talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:39, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Andricus mukaigawae
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Syringodium isoetifolium
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Marjon Lambriks
Thank you for your the DYK review, - look! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Good! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:40, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Berthella stellata
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol December Newsletter
Hello ,



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DYK for Berthellina citrina
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Copyright infringement
I can see that you are a new editor, but you need to know that Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. You must not copy and paste text from sources you find on the web into articles as you did in the article History of Mexican Americans. The infringing text has been removed because the material you copied is subject to copyright, as is almost everything on the web. When creating or expanding articles, you should completely rewrite the information from the source using your own words. This does not mean changing an odd word here and there, but requires you to provide the information in a fresh way. If you continue to violate copyright policy, you are likely to be blocked. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:26, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

To Cwhireath concern
Cwmhiraeth, it is true I am a new editor, I am sympathetic and understand the possible concern with copyright issues and I am only looking to increase knowledge per Wikipedia's vision. This is way I will trying to learn from this experience, so I may apply it to future articles for what I hope is for the benefits of humanity as a hole. If "copy and paste text from "sources" [Found] on the web into articles as [I] did in the article" given I was typing and used a hard copy (book); and not looking to profit monetarily, then I tried "completely rewrite the information from the source using [my] own words" and it seems to have not being sufficient to suffice. Will I somewhat disagree that only "an odd word here and there were change," given extended amount of words were modified, words were removed, sentences were omitted and information was told out of original order and sequence, citations were added and the author and source was directly mention by name with credentials. Nonetheless, I will continue to work to rewrite the information using different words, even though they may only be a limited amount of words in the English language to try and convey set message. After I may consider to look after Shakespear for instruction or write a sentence or a word or two in latīnum (Latin) and directly translate. My plan going forward, is to in addition add other authors and their sources for support, in between her and their providing acknowledgement to all in conjunction with using my own words, term, idiom etc.. To provide the information in a fresh and cordial way. Creating a spaghetti western to a greater extent of source, coined by Spanish journalist Alfonso Sánchez to tell out of chronological order. I welcome your or others input right before or after, feel free to edit text before removing to continue to refine the article more. The core information will not change as its public events of American History which no one has copyright. Right Cwmhireath? USA Eagle01 (talk)
 * I spent about fifty minutes investigating your edits in the article and to what extent they violated Wikipedia's copyright policy. I could have used a standard copyright warning template on your talk page but I prefer to use my own message. The source concerned was a book so "copy and paste" was not appropriate in this instance, but the rest of the advice is sound. Just be more careful in future. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:21, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I desire surely to be extra watchful in the forthcoming time in Wikipedia. Certainly we all make blunders from time to time. However, like Shakespeare once wrote, "As you like it. I do desire we may be better strangers" The Two Noble Kinsmen "Thou art baser than a cutpurse." (3.2.248) USA Eagle01 (talk)

Queue 2
Hi, this set has two hooks about Santa Barbara, California. Since one is in the quirky slot, could you swap out the one in the 2nd slot for a different U.S.-based hook? I suggest swapping it with Headlight fish in Prep 5, and I'll deal with redistributing the U.S. hooks. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:09, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:59, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 20:34, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Prep 7
Hi, would you mind promoting Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Cobb to the quirky slot (I reviewed it)? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:34, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 11:42, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Propallene longiceps
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cinetorhynchus rigens
Hello! Your submission of Cinetorhynchus rigens at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Synergus japonicus
—valereee (talk) 00:01, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Queue 5
Hi, I was monitoring the approval progress for hooks that I wanted to add to this set, but it looks like the set was filled and promoted to queue while I was asleep. There are now 5 bio hooks (4 in a row) and 2 U.S. hooks in a row. I had hoped to fill the non-bio slot with your Cinetorhynchus rigens, but if not, please swap out Trung Le Nguyen and move in the first alt in Template:Did you know nominations/Crushed Rock, Mpape. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 12:54, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I've done that. I was considering turning the Cinetorhynchus rigens hook into a two article hook, but have changed my mind, so it's ready to go now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:37, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
 * OK. Thank you very much! Yoninah (talk) 15:27, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Beethoven 250 years
Thank you so much for contribs to the birthday display! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:08, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I hope it really is his birthday! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:27, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * We will perhaps never know, and it really doesn't matter ;) - FAZ had 6 pages devoted to him today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:52, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Another Advent hymn
Hi, this nomination was just approved and the nominator requested that it run before December 23. Could you swap it into Queue 6 in place of the 5th hook, Euclidean distance (the set already has another theory, relativity, in it). Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 14:09, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ceroplastes ceriferus
— Wug·a·po·des​ 00:02, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Gloucester Cathedral picture
Dear Cwmiraeth, I was just wondering what happened to the Gloucester Cathedral picture that had been scheduled for December 18. Will it run at a later date? Hope it does. Best wishes, SiefkinDR (talk) 15:47, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It's a beautiful picture and it did run yesterday, as scheduled. I have put an tag near the top of the talk page of English Gothic architecture, and you can see that the article got almost 5000 hits yesterday! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much, I did find it, and it's exciting. Five thousand views is great!  Thanks very much for the great  work you do on this. SiefkinDR (talk) 13:11, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Süßer die Glocken nie klingen
Hi, this hook is ready to go into the reserved slot in Prep 4. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Umera Ahmad
Is there a point where a copyvio is so slight that revdel shouldn't be requested? This article had a two sentence lead lifted straight from here. Should I have requested a revdel? 11:42, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * In this instance, I'm not sure that there is a copyvio. The link you gave has a date of 26 November whereas the draft article was created on 23 November. In the past, before I was an administrator, I have occasionally rewritten an odd sentence or close paraphrase I have found that seems to have come from elsewhere rather than go through the rigmarole of requesting a revision deletion. It depends on the scale of the problem. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks. That's what I was thinking, but wanted a second opinion.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 12:27, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Pipa
I guess I have sort of the opposite question to the above - seeing what happened on Pipa, at what point should I not request revdel because there are too many revisions involved? And what should I do instead? Wikignome Wintergreen talk 13:51, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I think you were right to request a revdel, because as you pointed out, there was a copyvio, and it was good that you removed it. It was just the scale of the intervening revisions in this case that made it undesirable, in my opinion. All those 1800 or so good faith edits would have become unavailable to view, 90% of the total edits for the article. The scale of the Pipa xing article was altogether different. We could ask for their view. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:28, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, I've RD1'd similar numbers of diffs on a single article (I think my "record" is ~1400 diffs but I know Diannaa's done more). In thinking about it, though (and after chatting with another cv admin), the size of the infraction, the fact that it was attributed, and the large number of revisions that would be affected all combine to mean that it's really not worth RD'ing. As I say with most RD and OS requests, though, I'd rather decline a good-faith request than have something get overlooked. Thanks for the ping. Primefac (talk) 16:13, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you. I was very uneasy about requesting such a huge deletion, on such a popular article, over a few lines of poetry, but I wasn't sure what else to do; I'm still feeling my way around the copyright policies. I'm glad two much more experienced users were around to help me out. Wikignome Wintergreen talk 16:39, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congratulations! With 6,124 views, your Chorabari Lake hook is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of December. Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December. Just goes to show that sometimes shorter is better. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 21:38, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Neanthes arenaceodentata
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice blurb, I really enjoyed it. CaptainEek  Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:04, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, California)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

 * Thank you, that's very flattering! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:34, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Electra posidoniae
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

List of the youngest mayors in India
Some IP users are trying to change the aricle based on their political interest. Arya Rajendran is the present youngest mayor as per multiple reliable sources. But some IP s trying to change that. If you want to make sure, please google Arya Rajendran

The Signpost: 28 December 2020
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DYK for Beania magellanica
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cinetorhynchus rigens
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. We thank Vanamonde93 and Godot13, who have retired as judges, and we thank them for their past dedication. The judges for the WikiCup this year are and. Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:10, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Please open blackpink page to edit
Because we can't add some legit awards Mochichipmunkkookie (talk) 14:14, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Please suggest your proposed edits on the article's talk page, and another editor will add them to the article if they are acceptable. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

But why can't I add and if I can't so please you add those awards and if you want to know names then ask so I will tell you names of those legit awards Mochichipmunkkookie (talk) 14:34, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup submissions page
Hi. Just discovered that there's no slot for FL or FA reviews, that GT items are worth 3 points not 5 points which it says at the scoring page, FT items worth 10 not 15 points which is says on the scoring page and GAR worth 4 points not 5. Did I miss something? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!&#33;!&#33;) 15:06, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out. I copied and pasted a submissions page from 2019, without remembering that the layout had been changed in 2020. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Clarification on WikiCup
Would a DYK nomination that was worked on before January 1 be eligible if the article hit the main page during the time frame? For example - Template:Did you know nominations/Darwin's Darkest Hour. SL93 (talk) 18:34, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, it will be eligible. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikicup
Hey! I had signed up for the wikicup in november but my name isn't on the actual page. Could that be fixed? Thanks! <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Flalf <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Talk 07:35, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry about that. I was a bit mystified when I saw another editor was included twice on the list, and now I can see how that happened and your name got skipped over. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! :) <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Flalf <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Talk 06:59, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month 2020 Postcard
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RevDel request
I have reverted an IP editor's edit to Clear Channel UK, that contains a probably libellous attack on a named individual. It should probably be RevDeled, if you would, please?. See title=Clear_Channel_UK&type=revision&diff=998453991&oldid=947925481. Tks. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 13:16, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I have done that. The comment might have been made by the same person as edited the article in November 2019. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:38, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikicup Score
It seems I am always the bearer of bad news, but I’ve been told that Wikicup score is supposed to update every 6 hours, and it’s been like 30ish. My DYK nom was on the main page on 4 January UTC. Thanks! <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Flalf <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Talk 15:34, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The bot updates the score every four hours. Now that your article has appeared on the main page, you need to add your DYK to your submissions page in the exact format indicated in the edit section of "DYK: 5 or 10 points". The bot will then award your points the next time it updates the scores. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:54, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Alrighty, thank you. <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Flalf <em style="font-family:Lucida;color:Indigo">Talk 03:51, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Callopora lineata
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Need your help with a sockpuppet
Hi, I've been dealing with a particularly persistent sockpuppet on the Lava International that is consistently edit warring and insists on reinstating their version of the lead. I have already reported this user once here but I was told that nothing could be done about it. I don't see the point in starting another SPI case now and my requests for page protection have been denied. Kindly let me know what I should do from here on. <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 11:01, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know much about sockpupetry, and I understand that blocking IPs with mobile internet addresses is problematic. The alterations that this user keeps making in Lava International are relatively innocuous, and my suggestion is that you take the article in question off your watchlist. I would suggest you could move on to other aspects of Wikipedia like article expansion/improvement, but I see you are a specialist vandal-fighter, so you might not like that idea. Sorry to be unhelpful. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , I suppose those alterations are quite innocuous, my problem is specifically with the nature of the editor in question. I've made countless attempts to warn/speak/resolve issues across the many sockpuppets this user has employed but to no avail. I would love to move on from this but it feels like letting the sockmaster get away with their behaviour of abusing multiple IP's to evade blame/blocks.
 * Is page protection not an option here at all? <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 12:05, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I have protected it for three days, but protecting an article because of the actions of a single individual is generally contrary to the guidelines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:34, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , thank you! I understand what you mean, but does it count as a single user? Since there's atleast 7 different IP's there. They are obviously sockpuppets so would those guidelines still be applicable in such a case? <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 13:12, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I think so. One person using multiple identities would be preventing other IPs from making constructive edits if the article was semi-protected. Let's hope they get bored and go away! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:47, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , Hopefully! This user has been terribly persistent however. Anyways, it was nice speaking to you, thank you for your advice and assistance :) <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 14:30, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , Hopefully! This user has been terribly persistent however. Anyways, it was nice speaking to you, thank you for your advice and assistance :) <span style="font family:Lobster;text-shadow: 4px 4px 20px mediumturquoise, -4px -4px 20px darkorchid"> Pro lix 💬 14:30, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

La Vida Lena
Please add an episode table for La Vida Lena. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.226.215 (talk) 13:21, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not my sort of article! You can write summaries of the episodes if you wish, as long as you use your own words and do not copy/paste text from elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:42, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

"on Christmas"
I saw that you tweaked a hook at the DYK prep from "on Christmas" to "at Christmas". Perhaps that is an MOS:ENGVAR difference? I think "on" would be used in U.S. English, and the subject of that hook is American. Let me know your thoughts.—Bagumba (talk) 15:28, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * On Christmas sounds very odd to me, but I will change it back now that I know it is an ENGVAR thing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:25, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Over here in the colonies, we would say on Christmas, as in "on Christmas Day", while we would say at Christmastime. FWIW.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 19:36, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Someone else had already changed it to "on Christmas Day". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:41, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Paguristes puncticeps
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

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Request page move review
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I updated the article Phyllomedusa rohdei. Per the two sources in the article the species assessment has changed from "Phyllomedusa rohdei" to "Pithecopus rohdei". I have little experience in this area, so I did not move the article to its new name. Could you please review the name change and move the page if you see fit. Thanks. Bammesk (talk) 20:15, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree that the frog has been reallocated to a new genus and I have made the move. Cwmhiraeth (talk)

"Thanks for your help"
You're welcome. --174.95.161.129 (talk) 05:12, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Late request for Queue 1
Hi, we have a late request for January 15 (Queue 1). Would you mind swapping the  Izaac Hindom hook in Queue 1 with the Oscar Fritz Schuh that I inserted in Prep 7? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:39, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 12:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Astrapogon stellatus
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Well, thank you Neopeius, but I doubt I am any more diligent than many of the other folks around! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:23, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

WP 20
Happy Wikipedia 20, - proud of a little bit on the Main page today, and 5 years ago, and 10 years ago, look: create a new style - revive - complete! I sang in the revival mentioned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:49, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

... and today of a pic I took --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Very nice, and socially distanced too. Strange times! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:32, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, - planning to go there again on Sunday. Today, see Vision pictured (not by me), with Arik Brauer in the news, so art in Vienna twice --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ... and today Jerome Kohl, remembered in friendship --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * A nuthatch has started coming to our bird table, which I am rather pleased about. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I like them a lot! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:51, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Conopea galeata
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Yellow-edged moray
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Stenopus pyrsonotus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Codakia orbicularis
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ctena orbiculata
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Lucina pensylvanica
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup multipliers
My DYK has a 1.8x multiplier and I'm having trouble finding what that means. SL93 (talk) 00:17, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The multiplier gives some indication of the importance of an article's subject, and uses the number of foreign language Wikipedias which have a page on the subject as a proxy for importance. Kusarigama appears in a total of 23 languages, including English. If it had been 25 languages, there would have been a 2x multiplier, in accordance with the table you can find here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup scoring issue
Cwmhiraeth, early this morning I added a GA on my submissions page but it has been almost 24 hours and I do not see the points yet. Hope you can help, Andrew nyr  (talk, contribs) 04:28, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * You had omitted the "#", which should be the first digit of each submission. I have added it, and all should now be well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

The article we're working on
I'm thinking about replacing the current article we're working on with the version that is in my sandbox, as I updated it as you suggested. Should I go ahead and do that? Endymiona19 (talk) 02:44, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, you could do that, and you will also need a reference for the list of states. After that, I have got a few more things to add. (Putting a link here for convenience Psoralidium tenuiflorum.) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Okay, I updated the article. I must say, I think it looks pretty good so far. Endymiona19 (talk) 08:55, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Just another thought, after you make your edits, do you think the article will be ready for DYK? And how do we start that process? Endymiona19 (talk) 09:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It is not quite large enough yet. Would you like to add a section on uses? You could use this source, but don't copy the text, use your own words. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:22, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

I added the section and cited the source on the page. And I'm pretty sure I formatted the reference correctly this time. Endymiona19 (talk) 13:22, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I have added a bit more and the article is long enough now. I will nominate it for DYK tomorrow and I will give you a link so that you can see how the DYK process works. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:14, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Sounds good! I hope the nomination process is successful and I look forward to seeing what goes into the process. Endymiona19 (talk) 15:17, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission
If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Area 51 (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:26, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree it is ineligible. I try to keep a lookout for such double claims. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:53, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Tonna pennata
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Hooks
I'm just seeing if you and/or can promote these older hooks because I can't. Also, I hope that Yoninah is alright.
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Kagganapalli Radha Devi (I reviewed it)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Yawara (I nominated it, but I don't care for the image because it has someone's hand)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/The Basketball Fix (I nominated it) SL93 (talk) 16:37, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I have promoted the second and third hooks, and suggested the first be kept for International Women's Day on March 8th. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I pinged the nominator of the first one about it. SL93 (talk) 19:54, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Apparently for The Basketball Fix, the film is based on one scandal. I messed up on the hook because I thought that all of the individual trials would be counted as scandals, but the article is titled CCNY point shaving scandal. Can you change "is based on real-life scandals" to "is based on a real-life scandal"? SL93 (talk) 21:32, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Help, please?
While reading Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, under the Cold chain section, first paragraph, I found the following:

"The Moderna vaccine vials require storage above −40 °C (−40 °F) and between −25 and −15 °C (−13 and 5 °F).[88] Once refrigerated, the Moderna vaccine can be kept between 2 and 8 °C (36 and 46 °F) for up to 30 days.[88]"

The problem...−40 °C (−40 °F) are not the same temperature. I don't trust my ability to comprehend the source in order to correct this. (Can't remember how to make a diff, either!) Can you help with this temperature problem? Thanks for your time,  Tribe of Tiger <sup style="font-family:Segoe print;color:#B22222">Let's Purrfect!  06:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Another problem that I have now noted is that this source is from 2014!!  Tribe of Tiger <sup style="font-family:Segoe print;color:#B22222">Let's Purrfect!  06:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I had a look at this, by experimentally changing −40 °C to -41 °C, which resulted in (−42 °F). So I think that you are wrong, and that -40° is the unique temperature at which the two scales converge. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:56, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I simply did not have the skills to evaluate this, and my math/science brain (never very good anyway) is now many many decades old! Sorry to have bothered you. It was so very kind of you to check the calculations and answer so promptly. I will read a WP article and try to re-educate myself. Best,  Tribe of Tiger <sup style="font-family:Segoe print;color:#B22222">Let's Purrfect!  07:09, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Psoralidium tenuiflorum
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Shamsa
Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Shamsa
did well, didn't it? Thanks for adding me to the nom. Cheers, Johnbod (talk) 03:06, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Eugene Goodman
Just wondering why you drastically watered down the hook. It's kind of vanilla and uninteresting as you've modified it. Cbl62 (talk) 09:18, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I now see what happened. Somebody removed the quote. Ugh. Cbl62 (talk) 09:30, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I restored the quote. Is it possible to go back to the hook as approved? Cbl62 (talk) 09:40, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Now that the quotation is back in the article, I have replaced the original hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:05, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks so very much! Cbl62 (talk) 10:06, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Trachelobdella lubrica
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Orbexilum pedunculatum
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Prep area formatting
There is a weird issue in the middle of the prep areas starting with prep area 4 and then below it. SL93 (talk) 06:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It involved the omission of a single line when clearing the prep area. It should be OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:51, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pierre Daumesnil
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

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Ineligible Cup submissions
Just a heads up – several of the submissions on this contestant's page are ineligible per the rule: "Nominations submitted more than 14 days after the points were earned … will not be eligible" —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * As this contestant has only just signed up to take part, they had no opportunity to make submissions earlier, so I am not going to invoke the rule on this occasion. It will make no difference as to who continues into round 2. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Promotions
I was wondering if you could promote these two December 30 DYKs that I approved - Template:Did you know nominations/Pueblo pottery and Template:Did you know nominations/Acer cascadense. SL93 (talk) 21:05, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:28, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

"Empire Earth (video game) (temporary)" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Empire Earth (video game) (temporary). The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 2 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Regards, SONIC 678 04:16, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

"Manolo Sánchez (temporary)" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Manolo Sánchez (temporary). The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 2 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Regards, SONIC 678 04:16, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Distichia muscoides
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Question re: GA review
Hi Cwmhiraeth: I'm wondering whether a GA review I did will qualify for the Wikicup. Can you please take a look at Talk:Cyclosa_argenteoalba/GA1 and let me know if I can count it? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 13:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I think it is sufficient to qualify. You took a very sensible approach to the absence of the nominator. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:00, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! MeegsC (talk) 17:26, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup years
In response to this -- the other five were written in 2020, meaning I don't think they'd be eligible. But now I look at WikiCup/Scoring, it looks like that's not a rule any more... I'll add them to my submission page, but if I was right first time around they're not eligible, please remove them! Josh Milburn (talk) 20:15, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, we changed that rule. A good set of articles! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:20, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Great! Thanks -- I knew I had to write the articles when I read that one of them was found within walking distance of my childhood home! Josh Milburn (talk) 21:48, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Your edit to Calendar Act
Just FYI, we had a long discussion about citation style (see Talk:Calendar (New Style) Act 1750/GA1) which essentially concluded that the (1765a), (1765b) technique is not appropriate for chapters of the same book, rather than (as designed) two different books published the same year. I conceded that my 'trick' was not legit and in fact the loc=http technique does a better job of thinking of the reader. Regards JMF. PS My commiserations re Wales being lumped in with Berwick. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:14, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * By the way, I see that you promoted my Calendar Act DYK to "accepted", thank you. If I had noticed before I nominated it the option to mark a DYK as "hold for specified date", I would have delayed it for 25/3/21. By coincidence, I was only just too early. If you were to "exercise your management discretion" and ignore that rule, it does seem like a good DYK for 25 March upcoming. Up to your judgement entirely, I won't pursue further. Kind regards. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:29, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * When I made the edit that I described in the edit summary as "Correction", it was not because I objected to the style of the citation, but because in "read" mode it displayed incorrectly, starting "... given as a margin note.{{sfn|Pickering|1765|loc= ...". Looking at the diffs now, I can't see this, which seems inexplicable. Never mind. I will put the hook in the special occasion holding area for 25 March. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 5 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I've experienced that sort of ghostly echo of past existences of a page too. Spooky! Nice to know that I'm not alone. Thank you for the DYK executive action. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:16, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Queue 4
There is an extra nominator DYKmake at the bottom of Queue 4 that needs to be removed. Thanks in advance if you're able to fix it. SL93 (talk) 06:57, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Let me know if you need more help with prep set building. I could easily do more, but currently limit my activities to two hooks per set so that I am free to move any set into the queue. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:15, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Quqnūs
Hi. This isn't a true copyvio question, but related. What is the policy about reproducing entire pieces like in this article?  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 17:01, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know. It is apparently a 1941 poem by Nima Yooshij, who died in 1960, so it may be in copyright. Then it was presumably written in Persian and then translated, but we don't know when, and the translation may also be in copyright. So I think we need the advice of an expert, . Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The poem is in the public domain in Iran because the author died more than 50 years ago. The copyright status of the translation is unknown, so it should be removed.— Diannaa (talk) 20:03, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , thank you both.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 20:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Anableps anableps
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

I am confused about DYK pictures
Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Thanks for putting Climate change in Brazil on DYK but I am confused why the picture was not included. I have had problems with pictures not being included on several DYK now. So that I get it right next time could you possibly advise at Template:Did you know nominations/Al Balabil (musical group)?

Regards

Chidgk1 (talk) 14:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Every set of eight hooks that appears on the main page has one picture hook, and seven hooks without pictures. On the other hand, about half DYK nominations have pictures attached, so many of the nominators of these are disappointed. The prep set builder makes a choice, depending on a number of factors. I'm sorry yours wasn't chosen, and perhaps you will be lucky next time. I thought the smouldering forest photo well illustrated your article. As regards the Al Balabil hook, the image is "fair use" in the article, but would not be acceptable at DYK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:25, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I didn't choose the image because I needed to build balanced prep sets. Such a thing is impossible if all images are chosen. SL93 (talk) 05:46, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your great work on DYK! - Bach music pictured - Yesterday I had a conversation with SL93 which left me a bit sad, less about the pic to which I'm (too?) emotionally attached (in the link: look for "in memoriam") but the note to no longer build preps. Perhaps you could say something encouraging. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * SL93 is apparently starting a new job today and says that they will not be building sets for the time being. We really miss Yoninah. When I am promoting hooks I look for the EV the picture brings to the hook, not for a pretty picture. I am building more prep sets, but that means I cannot move them into the queue. Would you like to do any prep set building? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for explaining and your confidence in me but sorry no it is not really interesting for me. I'll take my chances with any future pics. Chidgk1 (talk) 13:11, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
 * happy Valentine's! - I am involved in so many hooks as author or reviewer that building a set without one of them might be tricky, also right now I'm struggling with a FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Please confirm/explain removal of Template:Verify source
With edit and summary "Adding more information" you seem to have removed Template:Verify source. Can you confirm the associated citation WP:Verifies the associated content? Because I am not seeing it. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 22:11, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, I consider that it was covered by the second paragraph of The Independent article, but in any event, I have rewritten the sentence, and it should be alright now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:09, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Promotion
I was wondering if you can promote the December 31 nomination Template:Did you know nominations/Erin O'Toole. I reviewed ALT3. SL93 (talk) 05:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. I completed the building of Prep 7 because it had my Virol jar in the image slot and will need to be moved to the queue by another admin anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:14, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm done building prep sets. The image entitlement is annoying me. I also don't want much to do with it when I start my new job on Wednesday. SL93 (talk) 19:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I hope your new job goes well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. SL93 (talk) 20:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Re: Template:Did you know nominations/Dick Callahan
Thanks for promoting my nom, but I had asked that it be held until February 27 (when MLB teams start playing). I'd understand why my request would not be acceded to if there was a shortage of approved hooks, but there are presently 71 older noms that have been approved and ready to be promoted. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:14, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I have changed the hook. Have you considered promoting hooks to the prep area yourself? There is currently a shortage of prep set builders and it is difficult to keep up with the rate required. There are tips on promoting hooks here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Monika Tilley
Greetings. Thanks so much for promoting this DYK to Prep1. Quick check -- any chance we could use ALT1 instead? No worries if we can not, but, that was my first preference. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 06:23, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I have changed the hook. Have you considered promoting hooks to the prep area yourself? There is currently a shortage of prep set builders and it is difficult to keep up with the rate required. There are tips on promoting hooks here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Coquerel's coua
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for another good one! I went to the garden some great day in October 1996, remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Innisfree Garden looks an attractive place for a stroll. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Animal husbandry
Cwmhiraeth, that's very odd, we have different new editors (or accounts) adding the same material to this article. The text seems to be a copyvio of this at the Journal of Animal Research and Nutrition, so we may need some admin action, several kinds spring to mind. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:03, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * It is rather curious. Is that what they call a "sock farm"? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:38, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Could be, meaning they'd be a single person who keeps opening accounts and losing passwords, perhaps; or "meatpuppets", friends acting together, who knows. If as it seems it's a copyvio then it should probably be revision-deleted and the pups given quite a warning; but if they go away and never do it again perhaps not to worry. Maybe we should see what the morrow brings... Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:43, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, I hadn't looked at the copyvio aspect, and thought it curious to include dogs in the list of animals. It rather looks like one of those non-peer-reviewed journals. I will do some revision deleting. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Virol
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations
Your DYK hook about the Virol and its distribution by the Virol Lady to British school children drew 13,154 page views (1,096 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is the one of most viewed hooks so far during the month of February and has earned a place near the top of the Best of February list. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 10:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, it's amazing! D'you see how my old jar, set on my dining room table and used to hold chrysanthemums over Christmas, has achieved fame! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:28, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I love the back story. You never know where you're going to find the idea for a great Wikipedia article. Cbl62 (talk) 10:31, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I liked to see it, but would have liked to have seen Innisfree Garden pictured also. That was probably the most iconic photo I could imagine for my topic of the year (not even by me), and of a place worth knowing (and would have made the stats with a pic, I bet). Perhaps I should go for FA ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar!

 * ... and thank you for yours! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Microvelia macgregori
Hello! Your submission of Microvelia macgregori at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MeegsC (talk) 11:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Michael Lissack
You semi protected the article against some SPA IP addresses but I am afraid as soon as the protection came off one of them is back and edit warring again, not to mention the odd wild accusation. They obviously are not interested in the talk page. Any chance of putting the protection on again and for a longer period? I'll also renew my request on the BLP page for some other editors to get involved. -<b style="color: #801818; font-family: Papyrus;">Snowded</b> <small style="color: #708090; font-family: Baskerville;">TALK 12:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I have protected it for a fortnight and will give the IP a final warning. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:34, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I'll try and get them engaged on the talk page -<b style="color: #801818; font-family: Papyrus;">Snowded</b> <small style="color: #708090; font-family: Baskerville;">TALK 17:46, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

March 2020
Protection expires and the IP returns next day - again taking primary sources -<b style="color: #801818; font-family: Papyrus;">Snowded</b> <small style="color: #708090; font-family: Baskerville;">TALK 17:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Littledale's whistling rat
Hi Cwmhiraeth: I've reviewed the DYK for Littledale's whistling rat and have a question. Can you please take a look at the nom when you get the chance? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 14:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Queue 5
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I saw your promoted prep 5. However on the lead hook, could you ask if you could restore the reference to Government House being Cecil Rhodes' house from the originally approved hook please? That was removed without agreement and I think it is the most hooky part of it due to the recent controversies in Africa and the UK.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 20:50, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I saw the discussion and think Cecil Rhodes is worthy of mention in the hook, so I have inserted him. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:09, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Help with Kodo Sawaki Article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōdō_Sawaki

Hi Cwmhiraeth, apologies for this rude interruption! I was reading the above article and came across the line:

At this point, Sawaki began studying Dogen and practicing zazen.

It references a book I once read, but unfortunately don't have to hand. But the assertion (inference perhaps) strikes me as preposterous - i.e. that Mr. Sawaki had neither studied Dogen (the Zen founder) nor practiced zazen (the sine qua non of Zen) until two years after dharma transmission (Zen graduation). A bit like being ordained in the Roman Catholic Church without ever having heard of St. Peter or saying a prayer!

So it seems to me to be either a glaring error, an audacious piece of vandalism or insufficient coffee on my part...

The edit seems to have been made on 26 April 2015, by a registered (?) but otherwise anonymous user "Helpsome". Do you know how we might either go about fixing this, or verifying this astounding fact? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.182.135 (talk) 09:53, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, I am very ignorant of Buddhism, but on the face of it, I agree with you that the sentence you mention is dubious, and I have therefore removed it. If you want to take the matter further, you could ask at the WikiProject Buddhism. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:46, 25 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much Cwmhiraeth. Next time I have the book I will check the referenced pages and make sure there is no definite assertion to the above effect, otherwise I will re-insert it (with, presumably whatever additional details render it less dubious). Thanks again :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.146.101 (talk) 15:56, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Microvelia macgregori
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Wikicup Question
Hi Cwmhiraeth. I just had an FL promoted after the end of this round. (Featured list candidates/Public sculptures by Daniel Chester French/archive1) Can it apply to next round? -- Guerillero  Parlez Moi 04:36, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, but you will need to hold off submitting it until I have set up the page for Round 2, which I am just about to do.Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Preps
I am going to go back to building preps, but definitely not how I was doing it right after Yoninah left. I do have hope that the other prep builders will continue with it. SL93 (talk) 07:24, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * That's good news. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 March newsletter
Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
 * Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
 * 🇷🇼 Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
 * 🇺🇸 Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

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DYK for Acanthurus tractus
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Round 2
I added a GA to my list for round 2 hours ago, but it still isn't showing in the log. SL93 (talk) 23:04, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * It's strange! I wonder if it has problems with the colon in the title. The important thing is that the bot has given you the appropriate score. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Amonovula
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy revdels
Hi. Thanks for doing these. However, it seems something went wrong with one of the articles as no revisions appear hidden on 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Please can you take another look? Thanks. wjematherplease leave a message... 14:38, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what happened there. It should be alright now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Great. Thanks again. wjematherplease leave a message... 20:20, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Fossil echinoids
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I moved a strangely named page you created to Fossil echinoids. Perhaps you intended it to be a userspace draft, and you could move it back there if you wish, but it will likely pass as a mainspace page. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:14, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. The article is not intended to be about fossil echinoids, but about their use in culture, so what I have written so far is a bit of a preamble. I usually build articles direct in mainspace, but because this article is a bit of a departure from my normal article type, I thought I would build it as a draft. How do people usually do this? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Perhaps starting at at user:Cwmhiraeth/Fossil echinoids or Draft:Fossil echinoids. It was at Cwmhiraeth/Fossil echinoids which was in mainspace, so a cross between a userspace draft and an article. But that was not a suitable place for a draft! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission
If I'm not mistaken, the Kadir Topbaş ITN submission on this contestant's page is ineligible because it appeared on the main page on February 18 (i.e. over 14 days and in the previous round). Just a heads up because it did not appear on the log. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I have removed the submission. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:52, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Help with problematic users please
Hello,

I noticed that you are an experienced Wikipedian, and I would like your help with some problematic users who incessantly vandalize the page of Aleksandar Rakić. The troublesome users have been engaged in countless edit wars in the past, by the looks of it. In this particular case they are trying to remove the ethnicity of Rakić, even though the guidelines state that it is permitted if it is 'relevant to the subject's notability'. In this case it is, for the same reasons permitted in the profile pages of other notable fighters, such as Stipe Miocic and Volkan Oezdemir.

Aleksandar Rakić had switched the flag he is representing to Serbia even before his fight vs. Smith, and is currently fighting out of Vienna Austria (by way of Serbia). This is due to him being born to an ethnic Serbian family in Austria, where Serbs make up the second largest minority population behind Germans. He has decided to make it official, as seen in his updated Bio section of the UFC website (https://www.ufc.com/athlete/aleksandar-rakic). It is also evident on his ESPN page (https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4079314/aleksandar-rakic), where it has been updated to show him representing the flag and country of Serbia.

Can you please help reflect this on his profile page, and protect it from these troublesome editors. Is there any way to have it protected for an extended period of time, possibly even indefinitely?

Thank you for any help you may give, and I hope we can work together. Docholliday11 (talk) 00:26, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth, if you're going to work with this editor, it won't be from that account. Drmies (talk) 01:15, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Docholliday11, you need to discuss the ethnicity issue on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you Amkgp! I'm sorry this has ended as it has, perhaps you will change your mind later and be back. Meanwhile, I wish you well for the future. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Littledale's whistling rat
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Odontotermes formosanus
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Sea slug article
Hi, I just created Elysia marginata. It's a little out of my area of expertise-- do you have any suggestions as to where to look for sourcing? Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 14:35, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I would have suggested the Sea Slug Forum but it does not seem to be included on that site. Some sources are calling it Elysia cf. marginata, and I don't know what that means, but WoRMS finds it an acceptable name. If you can't find much about it, you could always leave the article as a stub. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:59, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Zonocerus variegatus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission
If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Ave Maryam (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:55, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Well spotted! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:43, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Northern brown howler
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Southern brown howler
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

March 2021
It appears that you have been canvassing—leaving messages on a biased choice of users' talk pages to notify them of an ongoing community decision, debate, or vote—in order to influence Julia Margaret Cameron. While friendly notices are allowed, they should be limited and nonpartisan in distribution and should reflect a neutral point of view. Please do not post notices which are indiscriminately cross-posted, which espouse a certain point of view or side of a debate, or which are selectively sent only to those who are believed to hold the same opinion as you. Remember to respect Wikipedia's principle of consensus-building by allowing decisions to reflect the prevailing opinion among the community at large. Thank you. Qono (talk) 21:27, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Fossil echinoids
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

A pie for you!

 * Thanks for the victuals, delicious! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations
Your DYK hook about the critically endangered Northern brown howler drew 5,420 page views (452 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of March as shown at Did you know/Statistics. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 20:56, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK update
Hello, apologies for the random message. I just received a notification regarding the DYK update of Kangasala railway station on the main page. I had simply nominated the article, neither created nor expanded it. However, the bot somehow posted the UpdatedDYK template and not UpdatedDYKNom. I just wanted to inform you that the bot posted an incorrect template. Thank you. -- Ashley yoursmile!  12:09, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what happened there. When I moved the prep set to the queue here, you were credited as nominator, while by the time the notification arrived at your talk page, you were given credit as the creator. Nobody else edited the set after I had moved it until the bot moved it to the main page. Strange! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:53, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Strange indeed. Thank you for taking a look at it and letting me know. Ashley  yoursmile!  14:00, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission
If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Lurie Children's Hospital (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:39, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, it is curious that the bot does not seem to have listed the Lurie Children's Hospital DYK on the log which it should have done on March 9th when the claim was submitted. The bot does not list FAs there either. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:18, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I did notice a small number of my DYK submissions not get registered on the log as early as last year's contest. P.S. the contestant's page hasn't been corrected yet. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I removed the submission. The bot's actions are rather a mystery to me, and I'm now waiting to see whether the bot will remove the contestant's points or whether I need to do that manually. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:57, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Mystery Euphorbia
Another thought occurred to me: euphorbias can be propagated by cuttings. So given that seed-grown E. abyssinica apparently has a larger number of ribs on the primary stem, and terminal branches then have fewer (typically 4 according to some sources), if it is propagated from a stem segment, the whole of the new plant will probably have only 4 ribs, which then gets called E. acrurensis using Jacobsen (which really serious succulent growers will have). There's some support for my speculation in this quote: "All species in clade C1, except E. knuthii and E. waterbergensis, develop a conspicuous trunk with age which is morphologically different from the branches (which, although often rooting readily, do not develop a similar trunk). Clade C1 includes the giant African species E. abyssinica, E. ampliphylla and E. ingens ..." Peter coxhead (talk) 12:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for looking into this further, you are probably right. Euphorbia is an amazingly diverse genus; it is difficult to believe that the annual spurge which is a nuisance weed in my greenhouse is so closely related to the quite dissimilar E. abyssinica. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:34, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

It would be good to have a photograph of E. abyssinica as a house plant in the article, but the only one in Commons is cluttered and has strange colours. How are you as a photographer? How about a photo of yours? Peter coxhead (talk) 22:04, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

River Cladagh (Swanlinbar)
Hi, just notifying you about a (probably long-forgotten) edit that you did on River Cladagh (Swanlinbar) in March 2020. Thanks for the added info, but unfortunately you conflated two rivers of the same name which lie close to each other in Co. Fermanagh/Co. Cavan. It's an easy mistake to make; I corrected the same error and split apart the articles 12 years ago 😉

I've removed the sections that apply to the other river, and combined them into the content on River Cladagh, which is the river that flows from Marble Arch Caves. I've also added a hatnote to the Swanlinbar River article, to help clarify. Just letting you know, in case you wonder where your edits went. Fattonyni (talk) 17:23, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

March flower
Thank you for reviewing Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 discography, composed for today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * That's OK. Your German daisies look very like our English ones! I wonder what the German view of the European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute is? The article that Dumelow and I have written largely uses English language media outlets as sources. Many of these are critical of the European Commission in relation to vaccine supplies. Is the view different from the German (or French) perspective? If that were the case, the article might be biased. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ... and the first cantata performance was on a Palm Sunday, and Yoninah's obituary with the beginning of Passover - sorry, I'm not good in political speek --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * That's OK, I shouldn't have asked you. The article includes France 24 as a source, which does give some international perspective. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:28, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Prep 3
If Prep 3 is meant to run on March 31, you may want to add the baseball themed hooks. --evrik (talk) 03:29, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I see Hy Cohen is in Prep 2, also 31 March, and the only other baseball-related hook that I can see is Tyler Skaggs, which would make better use of an image slot in my opinion. Is that the hook you are referring to? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 27 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Cwmhiraeth, I've looked on the queues page and Prep 3 is apparently going to be the (1st) April Fools set.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:50, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Just saw this now. Sorry. --evrik (talk) 17:15, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

rodent source
Hi. Could you find a replacement for Stefoff, Rebecca (2008). The Rodent Order. It is a juvenile book for 11 to 14 year olds and so is not an appropriate source for a wiki article. LittleJerry (talk) 23:13, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Please point me to the discretionary sanctions that apply to COVID-19, because they do not appear to be mentioned on this page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:57, 29 March 2021 (UTC)


 * @Cwmhiraeth, it a General Sanction (Gs) not a Discretionary sanction (Ds) ... which caught me out at first; and the differences in parameters on Template:Gs/alert and Template:Ds/alert still often catch me out, especially sig=. And there's no Gs/aware to match a Ds/aware.  Per the notice itself it does not mean anything wrong with an editors contributors and for that reason I sometimes spray them out to the Good, the Bad and Ugly regardless; however it is sometimes "safer" on a newer editor due to the log checking that needs to apply.  Thanks. Djm-leighpark (talk) 11:17, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Revdel at Bain family murders
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I'm wondering if you might be able to explain what has led to nine years of edit history being deleted/hidden at this article? I'm not particularly familiar with this area of wikipedia (that is, REVDEL), and I can't seem to see where the issue or a request/discussion for this to take place is to be found. It does not appear that the current article is back to the 2012 version that is prior to all the edits that have been deleted, and so I don't have any particular problems with the article as it stands now, just genuinely seeking to understand what has happened and why. Thanks, Melcous (talk) 12:18, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I revision deleted the article in response to a request following an investigation into copyright violations by user:Offender9000 on New Zealand-related topics, see this page. Although that page has been blanked, you can see the investigation of the contributor copyright investigations via the page's history tab. Unfortunately the Bain family murders has attracted much editing over the years, all of which included the copyvios introduced into the article by Offender9000 in 2012, and I needed to revision delete something like 1500 revisions. The copyvio was removed by this edit. I hope that helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:10, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, yes that is helpful to see the bigger picture that it is part of! Cheers, Melcous (talk) 00:54, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi ! I was the user that requested that massive revdel. Over the years, especially with the CCI Cwmhiraeth mentioned, over 4000 bytes worth of copy violation text were added. I had to weigh the massive amount of revisions deleted (and the poor admins' suffering) with the blatant and frankly massive amount of copyright violation added. I ultimately decided that the blatant copyvio was worth more than the edit history. Copyvio as a whole is kind of excluded from the standard request/discussion due to the urgency and general inability to even contest it, so that's also why I went ahead and just removed and then immediately placed the revdel tag on without discussing. I hope this helped, and sorry for hijacking your page hiraeth! retsacennS   ( Talk ) ( Pain and Suffering ) 04:22, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Chorizopora brongniartii
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

First thanks in April, no fool ;) - Thank you for another good one, and for promoting the Good Friday hook, - I guess "soul of DYK" now means you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I can almost smell the garlic when looking at that picture, and incidentally, the sycamore leaves are slightly more jaggedly toothed than our British sycamores. I have no wish to get involved in DYK to the extent that Yoninah did, checking over hooks, inspecting nominations, rearranging hooks in prep to avoid misalignments etc. But I do feel a proprietary interest in DYK and do not intend to ever have the bot pleading with admins to avoid missing deadlines for sets moving into the queue. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:04, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, - and we all can't do all she did, only our little portions. I looked at the baby tree only now, - think it's a kind of maple. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, the sycamore is a kind of maple, and a very common and successful tree in Germany and the UK (where it was introduced 500 years ago). Cwmhiraeth (talk)
 * Learning! Acer pseudoplatanus is what we call Berg-Ahorn (lit: Mountain maple) in German. Until now, I thought sycamore was only Platanus, but now I see there's some also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:26, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

On this day in 1742, He was despised was performed for the first time, and when I wrote it in 2012, I didn't only think of Jesus. Andreas Scholl sang that for us, - you are invited to a Baroque stroll. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:27, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Sceliphron asiaticum
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Antoinette Kiney
I just noticed, thanks to the awesome hook length tool in the prep areas, that the Antoinette Kiney hook is longer than 200 characters. How do you feel about ... that, as the only woman in the 1923 Utah State Senate, Antoinette Kinney improved infrastructure by increasing the amount of state-sponsored scholarships and establishing public health regulations? (197 characters) SL93 (talk) 06:12, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission
If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/East Bengal Ultras (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:22, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Euphorbia abyssinica
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Solena amplexicaulis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

POTD
Hi, you are very active at POTD and doing a lot of good stuff. I do not think that it is a good idea to have more than two images/month from the same editor. You regularly nominate three/month of black and white images restored by Adam Cuerden. I would like to propose a 2/month limit: the same was adopted a year os so ago at Commons. This policy would increase variety. Would you support this? Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:50, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Not really. I try to work in date order from the oldest pictures in this category but try to create an interesting assortment of different types. I limit the coins and banknotes to alternate months and try to have a balanced selection of portraits, landscapes, buildings, birds, other natural history subjects, art, star charts etc. Some of the portraits are selected for the subjects' birth dates. I pass over some pictures, at least temporarily, because the articles are too stubby or improperly cited, but where possible I improve these, as I did for your attractive image of the flatid leaf bugs, creating Phromnia rosea for the purpose. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:56, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, again, for all your work. I will post a suggestion on the main talk page and see what response we get. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria poli
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Open university
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Request to revisit page
Hello Cwmhiraeth,

You had added a couple of content tags to the Kile Smith page back in 2018 and I wanted to see if you might possibly revisit it. I have made a good deal of updates to the content, removing intricate detail, and would like to request that you please consider removing your tags. Thank you. --Deanmlaw (talk) 18:25, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The article is better now than it was back then, so I have removed them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:49, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Could I trouble an uninvolved admin for some minor hiding?
Over a time User:Tpirman1982 has been adding a large number of specialized street light images to History of street lighting in the United States. Recently several editors (including an administrator) have started removing what they viewed as fanpics (perhaps inserted in order to draw traffic to Tpirman1982's website), and in what appeared to be a tantrum Tpirman1982 decided to pull the plug, specifically mentioning the pedia's losing the benefits of their website, and removed what was left of their contributions, including citation, twice removing Reflist templates in so doing. In one of their last edits, they made sure to mention their website url in edit summary. Could we hide that edit summary to remove the fan site's url from public view? Thanks. BusterD (talk) 16:25, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think that is one of the criteria for redaction. User:Acroterion seems to be dealing with the problem with regard to this editor. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I was afraid Acroterion might have become "involved" so I asked for a fresh set of eyes. Thank you for what you folks do. BusterD (talk) 20:31, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK
Hi. I have addressed some issues in your recent nomination of Processa edulis. IMO it is to be approved. may you can address my only concern. Best wishes. --CoryGlee (talk) 15:00, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

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thanks
Thanks for all the work that you do and for loading the woman who was the only female laird in Scotland i.e. Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair to the main page ... but I see she has been largely demoted from being the first female Laird in Scotland (amazing) to being (merely) the first woman of Tranquir. Is there any way to stop (or at least be informed) of these late changes to hooks? It can be quite annoying to see DYK editors arguing over trivial details about whether a particular hook should have two commas or one .... or whether a single word in a hook should be italicised and then ... when the hook makes it to the main page then major changes are made. Can you advise? Victuallers (talk) 13:43, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The admin who transfers the prep set to the queue ultimately has the responsibility to make sure that the hooks are accurate. I disagree with you about Maxwell Stuart being the first female laird in Scotland. It does not say that in the article which states "At the time she inherited, she was the only female Laird in Scotland and the first female laird of Traquair". Nor does it say it in the Herald article which seems to be your source, stating that she is "Scotland's only woman laird". There is a difference between being the only woman and being the first woman. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:03, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You have a point there. Pity that we didn't spot that different interpretation as we could easily have said only rather than first as the first in Traquir is not such a great claim. Thanks for the reply. Victuallers (talk) 16:10, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Prep 1
We managed to promote the same nomination to prep. I will let you go about it. I didn't realize someone was already working on it. SL93 (talk) 19:06, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * OK. I will not do anything more to Prep 1 after that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? I'm fine with it. SL93 (talk) 19:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't usually do DYK at this time of day. I will do a few promotions when I start up in the morning. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:17, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Adonis Blue
Thankyou for pointing out the omission - now fixed thus Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)  as a reference. I will add the author of the part on Lycaenidae asap Best regards and thanks again Notafly (talk) 19:47, 28 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The author was Adalbert Seitz himself. I see I have to make this same correction on other pages and will do so.Again thanks and regards. PS Nice to see use as a feature.Notafly (talk) 20:10, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Carapus acus
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Parastichopus regalis
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth! I've just posted in my sandbox a suggested stub article - I'm relatively new to editing but noticed you also edited some TV actors with which I'm familiar. Would you be able to please help to see if my sandbox suggestions are okay? Ajcwritwiki (talk) 17:25, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You didn't use your own personal sandbox, which is here, but a general sandbox that anyone can experiment with. I have rescued your edits for you and put them in your personal sandbox. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * That looks like a good start. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:58, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points
Hi Cwmhiraeth! Per your preference from last year, I've kept track of all the DYK noms I submitted in Round 2 that each got shorted one bonus point. My apologies for the data dump:

Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:18, 29 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I thought I had changed the scoring rules to get rid of this anomaly. Perhaps I got it wrong. I would prefer to change the rules rather than keep having to adjust contestants' scores. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I think did not get around to moving the "marker" up by one year. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:28, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, now I see what you did with that scoring rule change. Anyhow, I still think we should see if  could fix that "one year behind" issue – sure, it may only be one point missing for each DYK nom, but that was the difference between the lowest-scoring qualifier and the highest-scoring editor who got eliminated this round. —Bloom6132 (talk) 03:59, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The trouble is that Jarry has had little activity on Wikipedia lately, it is no use pinging somebody who is not there, and I think we will need to sort this out ourselves. I don't believe that it is critical as to who moves into the next round on this occasion, but it might be in the future. Would you like to adjust the scoring rules so that they agree with what happens in practice, because I think that is the best way of dealing with this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I think that'll be a good idea. I don't have any particular wording in mind though. —Bloom6132 (talk) 10:22, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I was just looking at this when you posted here. What if we change the 5 bonus points to 4 bonus points and change the scoring example. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:41, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The minimum number of bonus points awarded by the bot is still 5 (just for articles created from 2015 and older). So I think the changes you made earlier in January cover that.  Not sure about the scoring example. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:07, 1 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Is this still an issue? If so, if you could drop me an email explaining what the problem is I'd be happy to look at it ahead of next week. - Jarry1250 [Vacation needed] 19:29, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Processa edulis
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Dendroides canadensis
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 May newsletter
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
 * Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
 * Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
 * Flag of the United Nations.svg Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

Please remember that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of Round 2 but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in Round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:27, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Montagne d'Or mine
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

dyk foulup
Hi. I messed up something while trying to make a nomination, a bot tried to explain on my talk but I can't follow what's going wrong (or losing interest due to the convoluted process). Regards, ~ cygnis insignis 20:28, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I think someone is on to it, thanks anyway. ~ cygnis insignis 20:49, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
 * It looks OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Camponotus herculeanus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Botrylloides leachii
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Rupie
Regarding Template:POTD/2021-05-13: I have no idea what the best plural of rupie is in English, but that article uses both "rupies" and the German "rupien". (Sadly, it is also confused about whether or not to capitalize the word.) The POTD page currently uses "rupie" was the plural, though. My instinct is to go with "rupies", but my instinct is not a reliable source. --184.147.181.129 (talk) 08:30, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I also was puzzled by this, but I thought we could use the singular form, as it is usual to talk about a "ten pound note" rather than a "ten pounds note". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:40, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Dictyota implexa
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Dictyota dichotoma
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:13, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. How time flies! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * See my talk today, - it's rare that a person is pictured when a dream comes true, and that the picture is shown on the Main page on a meaningful day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Hook swap
I just saw you swapped out the Senning hook; was there a particular reason? &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 15:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, the article doesn't say that he was the fifth generation in his family to publish a manners guide, it says he was the fifth generation in his family to run the Emily Post Institute. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , honestly, I'm a bit annoyed that you didn't even ping me. The main thing the Emily Post Institute does is to put out a manners guide, which was sufficient for the reviewer to meet the "mentioned in the article" requirement. If you felt it wasn't, you could've pinged me and I'd have been happy to tweak a few words to make the connection explicit, or you could've done the tweak yourself. Instead, you switched at the last minute to the backup ALT that was a lot less compelling without notifying anyone, and I didn't notice until it was live on the main page. Most of the time slot has now been used up, and unless the hook is somehow extended the opportunity for the more interesting fact to appear has now been lost. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 19:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I would have taken the matter to the DYK discussion page, but when I found that the reviewer had approved ALT1 as well, I thought substituting it was entirely satisfactory. Why did you propose ALT1 on the nominations page if you did not want it used? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I offered it as an alternative in case my instinct that ALT0 was a lot more compelling was wrong. The reviewer noted that they preferred ALT0, confirming my instinct, and I checked prep 7 when it was promoted to confirm that ALT0 had been the hook promoted, so I assumed it would be set to go unless I heard otherwise. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 20:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Seeing how this played out, it makes me disinclined to offer backup alts, since I see they can be misused as a way to not have to bother resolving issues, even at the expense of interestingness. This one hook wasn't a giant deal, but I really would've appreciated just a simple apology and a promise to ping the nominator when you make a swap in the future. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 20:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * -- I don't consider any apology necessary. Sdkb could have included a note saying "I strongly prefer ALT0, and would like this to run, if at all possible" or strucken out ALT1 once the reviewer agreed that ALT0 was acceptable. they could have not offered a separate ALT that you didn't want to run. They could have thanked Cwmhiraeth for her constant attention to detail and effort that allowed your article to run on the mainpage at all, and all the work she puts in to allowing DYK to function. I see nothing wrong the swap-- there was nothing to indicate a problem with the alt, and we cannot expect editors to be mind readers as well. FWIW I think ALT1 was more interesting than ALT0. Thanks for the work you both do. Eddie891 Talk Work 22:27, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK error
Please revert your edit to the Ora Nichols hook, because it renders it misleading. Sources do not present her as "one of" the pioneers; she was unique in her role. Thanks. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:31, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I've also brought this up at WT:DYK, where I've tried to explain the distinction more clearly. Thanks again. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

In-universe rule
I promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Mr. Dick because maybe I'm missing something and it was nominated on March 20. It seems to be an in-universe hook which shouldn't be acceptable, but I don't know if it's an exception or something since the nomination has been open for so long with multiple editors participating. SL93 (talk) 05:48, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, it is "in-universe", but it is good and hooky. I expect the matter will be brought up on the DYK discussion page where they care for such things more than I do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:58, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I was about to bring it up there before promoting, but my simple statements on that talk page have made other editors spit venom. I will wait to see if it's brought up there. SL93 (talk) 06:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Template:POTD/2021-05-31
The second image isn't used in Hasegawa Tōhaku. Wouldn't it be better to use Shōrin-zu byōbu as the bolded article, where both images are used? Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 21:52, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Good idea! I have made the change. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:46, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup points error
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I nominated 2021 FA Cup Final for WikiCup points but the bot seems to have not given me the 5 bonus points for size. Would you be able to take a look at it for me please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 14:46, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I think the reason is that when the hook first appeared on the main page at 00.01 UTC on 15 May, the article size was 3845 B. The article grew rapidly during the course of the day and soon exceeded 5000 B. So the extra 5 points are dubious, but I will allow you them on this occasion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:44, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Sugar
Greetings! I saw that you got Sugar promoted to GA back in 2012. Would you mind quickly skimming through and fix the article? It contains some template tags and also has many unreferenced sentences. Cheers. Wretchskull (talk) 20:16, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I took the article off my watchlist ages ago and it has changed considerably since then, but I will have a look and see what I can do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

FAC Review query
Morning Cwmhiraeth,

I hope you're well.

Just a quick query about the review I've done at Featured article candidates/Steve Davis/archive1. Unfortunately I've found and given details of a balance issue which means I've opposed the nomination, and therefore I've not gone into any more detail on the article at this point. Does that count as a review for the purpose of the WikiCup, or is it too short? Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I got quite worried when I saw this heading. Which of my FAs was under scrutiny now, and would I have to spend hours defending it? However, I see that the enquiry is of quite another nature. I think the review does qualify for WikiCup points; basically it may not be a typical review, but you have spent much time considering the article and its merits and explaining why you think it does not meet the criteria, and your efforts are therefore worthy of points. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:48, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and sorry for giving you a scare with the section heading! 😀 &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:52, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Copyright
You recently expanded Serpent eel. However, if you check the page history, you will notice that a massive copyvio was removed back in 2009. I think you might want to revdelete it before it reaches the front page. Thanks. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:57, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:05, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Question about WikiCup
I have a Good Article review that was started for William Brooks Close. Once the review concludes, I was planning on nominating it for peer review and then FA. If I'm still in the WikiCup running if its approved for FA, could I still have points added from that featured article? I significantly expanded the article for DYK, I am working on expanding it even more for GA, and FA would require more expansion after that. SL93 (talk) 04:33, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, the article can qualify for WikiCup points at each of these stages. If it will be your first attempt at a featured article, you may find it good to collaborate with someone experienced in FAC to help get it over the final hurdle. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * That's a great idea. I'm just not sure how I would find the best person when that time comes. SL93 (talk) 05:16, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, get it through the GA stage first. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:30, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I only asked now so that I wouldn't ever have to ask it in the future. I guess I'll just wait until the GA finishes and figure it out then instead of now. SL93 (talk) 05:42, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Serpent eel
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Glass engraving
Hi, I've started the review, but there's a query. It suits me to wait, as I don't want this and Template:Did you know nominations/Cut glass (now in Prep 3) coming on top of each other. I'll let you know when it's finished. Cheers, Johnbod (talk) 17:20, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup history log
My addition of Talk:William Brooks Close/GA1 was never added to the WikiCup history log, but I did receive the points. I just thought I should let you know in case it's important. SL93 (talk) 21:31, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I was just looking at this yesterday, yours is not the only submission missing from the log, and the important thing is that the score is correctly totted up by the bot. I normally check all the ones that are logged, but FAs never appear on the list, and GAs sometimes do not. It would be helpful if could do something about it, but he is not always available, and his last edit was in February. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:51, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Help on an Article!
Hi @Cwmhiraeth !

I am a student who is new to Wikipedia. One of my courses consists of editing and updating the Geophilus Flavus Wikipedia page, I was wondering if you would be able to provide me with some feedback or suggestions to help me improve this page. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

--Witchruby (talk) 03:20, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 29 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Geophilus flavus is a scientific name for a species of centipede, a binomial name, like the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. The first part Geophilus is the genus name and has a capital letter, the second part "flavus" is the species name and should have a lowercase "f". The whole name should not be prefaced by the definite article "the", so the first sentence should look like this: "Geophilus flavus is a species of terrestrial, soil-dwelling centipede in the Geophilidae family." You need to go through the article and change the name wherever it occurs. I will make some more comments when you have corrected the name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:46, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Cwmhiraeth

Thanks for getting back to me. I see! Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I have updated the article so that this is accurate :)

--Witchruby (talk) 13:31, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Glass engraving
QPQ done, cheers, Johnbod (talk) 14:45, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Updates on Geophilus Flavus article
Hi User:Cwmhiraeth

I've made the corrections you suggested in your previous message! If you get a chance I'd really appreciate you having a look at the Geophilus flavus article.

Kind thanks,

--Witchruby (talk) 02:18, 31 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Here are a few points that struck me.


 * If you take a look at some other similar articles, you will see how sections are usually named and organised. For example I would expect "Cultural significance" to be the last section and "Reproduction" to come rather earlier.
 * I would expect there to be a "Distribution" section.
 * "Like other insects" - they are not insects.
 * "G.flavus are born" - They are not born, they hatch.
 * The citations should come immediately after the text they support, without an intervening space.
 * The opening paragraph, known as the lead, should be a summary of the rest of the article. For example you mention the fossil record in the lead but not in the main body of text.
 * By and large, it is a good introduction to the species. Nice work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:29, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

A goat for you!
Thanks for the help + editing suggestions for the G.flavus article. I'm making the suggested amendments now :)

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DYK for Yungia aurantiaca
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Acinetospora crinita
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Reviewer flexibility at DYK
I saw your comment here. In large part I agree, but as someone who has not done a lot of DYK reviewing I'd point you towards my review of Template:Did you know nominations/Romani people in Poland where I made a similar (negative) assessment based on the criteria. There has been significant expansion (3x) on what I consider a difficult and important article outside of the nomination window. I'd love to be able to applaud this new contributor's work, just I was pleased to do at Template:Did you know nominations/Eastern Desert. Given your linked comment, what flexibility does a reviewer have? BusterD (talk) 16:26, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Reviewers are sometimes flexible under the date criterion, but not usually about the length. On 24 April, this version was 1546 B, and users Coreou and RimaB99 have since jointly expanded it to 15 KB, in a period of 30 days. You could try accepting it on that basis, even though it was nominated a few weeks late. Personally I like to be flexible where possible, as such positive feedback might encourage a student editor to stick around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:24, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I've come up with a rationale for what you've suggested above. See this. 11x improvement by two student editors on opposite sides of the globe? That's a great Wikipedia story, even if it took a bit longer than normally allowed. BusterD (talk) 21:19, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That looks fine. Go for it! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the encouragement. You likely noticed the DYK appeared on Saturday and I gave each editor a half-barnstar and a hearty atta-boy. Thanks for sharing your experience. BusterD (talk) 06:06, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Zenopontonia rex
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Macrotermes michaelseni
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bambusa blumeana
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:06, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

British Forces Rugby League
Just curious why this was re-promoted just hours after it was removed from the queue, and then ran in the afternoon of the same day? had raised objections at ERRORS, and I concurred that there were issues with the hook which needed addressing. I came back to have a look at how it was progressing today, and found it had already run. I don't see any fresh tick of approval on the nom, or evidence that the confusing nature of the hook had been resolved. Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 16:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Because the bit that people objected to was removed.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 16:49, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Since I was pinged: There were several confusing aspects to that hook, but they were all solved by removing the middle portion of the sentence, so I had no objections. I think it happened quickly because there was a date-related aspect, and they wanted to get it into the second set of the day? The original hook was just trying to do too much, IMHO; the final hook was no longer as interesting, but was quite clear. If I thought there was a way to keep the whole interesting hook but reword it, I'd be disappointed we didn't try, but I personally doubt we could have kept it but made it sufficiently clear without making it substantially longer. --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:58, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * that's just it though, the hook was not interesting as written. Especially as it's not even clear without a link what the significance of the "Challenge Cup" is. There was also an issue raised about easter egg links. I just thought when a hook is pulled and questions asked about it, then it's supposed to go through another review first, not just be promoted straight back. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 17:11, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know enough about the inside-baseball aspects of DYK, you might very well be right. I'm just saying that, FWIW, as the admin who pulled it, I personally have no objection. Fair point about the Easter egg aspect, I'd forgotten about that, but meh.  Maybe the imperfection of the repromotion is offset somewhat by the imperfection of the last second pull. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:17, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Fair enough then. Apologies for disturbing you all on a fine sunny afternoon. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 17:19, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not a fine sunny afternoon here, it has been drizzling most of the day. I moved the hook along rapidly because it had been listed as a special occasion hook for that day and I thought all the problems had been resolved. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:20, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the drizzle, I just naively assume the whole world is sunny when I see sun outside! 😎 And thanks for the response re the hook, makes sense if it was a special occasion. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 22:08, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Polymastia boletiformis
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Polymastia penicillus
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Question about copyright
I think I made a few mistakes in the Ruigeroeland CCI. Apparently, the infringing material is released under a CC 4.0 license, but I am unsure if the license is compatible with Wikipedia. I'm pretty new to copyright laws. See Hagnagora elianne as an example. All of my other mistakes occurred with articles in the same genus. Scorpions13256 (talk) 20:23, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. I checked the article for ZooKeys, and it indicates I used the correct license. Scorpions13256 (talk) 20:33, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for letting me know. Ruigeroeland was very prolific, does that apply to many of their articles? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I do not know just yet. I only come across them when changing taxoboxes to speciesboxes. The reason it is so easy for me to recognize them is that his writing is so distinct. So far, all material copied from ZooKeys has come from one genus. More likely exist. Scorpions13256 (talk) 15:33, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agriculture_Development_Bank&action=history This edit that you have removed citing copyright that is my own PERSONAL site(rupeshbhandari.github.io) and its in a public domain and yes i have used a GPLv3 license! If you need me to correct it in any way please do suggest how to avoid getting this kind of annoying copyright issues? Another question too, how do i chat with other contributors?
 * The information you added to the article was copied from this page, at the foot of which it states "© 2021 Rupesh Bhandari. Some rights reserved.", so the page appears to be copyrighted. Now I note that your user name seems to match the blog-writer's name, but that does not mean you are necessarily the same person, as I or anybody else could have chosen that user name if we wished. There is a system called OTRS with which you can authenticate your identity. However, your blog is not what Wikipedia calls a "reliable source", and so the information would not have a reliable source. Quite apart from this, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a directory, and the information you added was not suitable for inclusion for that reason.


 * With regard to your other question, Wikipedia is not a place for chatting to other editors, but every article has a "talk page", which you can access via a tab at top left of the page. The talk page is where issues to do with the article can be discussed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:46, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Do you have a conflict of interest with regard to the banking industry in Nepal? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:52, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

'© 2021 Rupesh Bhandari. Some rights reserved' that's what it says right! don't you see the word 'some' which implies PARTIAL. You've assumed that i have conflict of interest! ON WHAT BASIS!!! All i wanted to do was provide information that is publicly available in public domain! But now i have to spend so much just answering to people. Thanks for your experience, BYE!

2A02:C7F:1438:A300:FC9E:2BE3:E5E3:9B31/40
This user is continually disobeying warnings and adding false information. I think it’s best to block this range for a month. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.56.62.31 (talk) 02:18, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I have protected the page concerned. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:32, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Zenopontonia soror
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 19 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Per WP:ERRORS I think the observation might be correct, in that Zenopontonia soror may be a duplicate of Periclimenes soror. You might want to consider a Merge. — Maile  (talk) 00:30, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * It's a synonym. Zoologists frequently reclassify organisms, and in this case, Periclimenes soror should redirect to Zenopontonia soror, the currently accepted name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's been renamed some years ago. FredD (talk) 10:55, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Sunshine
Happy first day of summer, Cwmhiraeth!! Interstellarity (talk) 19:57, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Interstellarity, for your ray of sunshine. I'm not sure about the first day of summer. Here in the UK, we celebrate 24 June as midsummer day! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:03, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Liposcelis bostrychophila
— Maile (talk) 00:04, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

thanks in pics and music for your work around DYK --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Gerda. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:03, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * added: missing SlimVirgin, and RMF festival opening --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Assad Ullah Shah
Can you please remove create protection from this title? As you say, this has been repeatedly recreated, but there is a very good reason for that - the subject clearly passes WP:NPOL. The article has now been recreated, with a reliable source confirming such notability, at the wrong title, AssadUllah Shah. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:20, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:01, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:17, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 June 2021
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Ineligible Cup submissions
Just a heads up – several of the FAR submissions on this contestant's page are ineligible per the rule: "Nominations submitted more than 14 days after the points were earned … will not be eligible" Apparently, LivingBot appears to only record the first entry in the Cup log for a multiple-entry submission, which is why the other FAR submission went under the radar. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:19, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup progress
Hi Cwm, I just wanted to check my counting was correct. Have I progressed to the next round of the Wikicup? I count that I'm currently 16th and would progress by 1 point. Can I ask if you can confirm that's correct please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 06:23, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I need to check the latest submissions before answering that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * OK.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:10, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Dear Cwmhiraeth, I have no any Conflict of interests.

GAN Backlog Drive - July 2021
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:31, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Actinostella flosculifera
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Reviewing a DYK hook
Hi @Cwmhiraeth: The DYK nomination for Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign nominated by me is still awaiting approval even after a month. If possible, please review as previous concerns are resolved. Also, Alt 2 is added.Thanks! Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:31, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I have been delighted to review the above hook and read the article, User:Kavyansh.Singh. I'd love to rephrase ALT2 a bit, but it's accurate, direct and clear. BusterD (talk) 09:19, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @BusterD: Thanks a lot for reviewing, have been lately working on many other presidential campaign articles too! Feel free to rephrase any hook to make it more interesting (if possible). Thanks again! Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:23, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree with BusterD, a nice article. I was in the process of reviewing the nomination but he beat me to it! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ALT3? I'd love to wikify (parties) a bit and add Gerald Ford's name, but I think the hook almost works better without it. Full disclosure: as a high school debater I volunteered for the 1976 Ford campaign (our unofficial slogan was "anyone but Reagan"). BusterD (talk) 09:40, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Would you mind tweaking prep 5 a bit?
I probably could have done this myself but I prefer not to meddle with any well-oiled machine. I'm excited to see my first triple article DYK hook in the prep area. Would it be possible to distance it a bit from the Japanese novel hook? There's this "sea of blue" issue anyway and I'd like to see my hook's three links stand apart from the novel's long link. Thanks in any event. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BusterD (talk • contribs) 08:37, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Prep 5 was a rather unbalanced set so I have moved your hook into Prep 6. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:53, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup Round 3 newsletter typo
Hi Cwmhiraeth. I got pinged somehow when you pasted User:Cwmhiraeth/sandbox2, and I noticed that you wrote I had one featured article. Unfortunately, I did not have any featured articles in round 3. Just a heads up if you were going to send it out soon. Epicgenius (talk) 21:49, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 July newsletter
The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:


 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
 * Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
 * Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
 * Standard of Oliver Cromwell (1653–1659).svg Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
 * Bennington Flag.svg Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
 * ICS Zulu.svg BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:29, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Rachel Chalkowski
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

RevDel request
Please revdel libellous claim added by IP editor at Talk:Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano (see ). I have reverted for now. [The article attracts these sorts of attacks because the "University" is a diploma mill]. TYVM. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 10:29, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:05, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Promoting prep to queue
Hi, there I was wondering what the method is of letting other admins know that I'm working on promoting a prep from a queue and I had nearly reached the bottom of the list of instructions when the prep emptied itself (i.e. you promoted the set). So, what's best practice?  Schwede 66  05:05, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. Some (most?) admins move the set and then check the hooks. I'll undo my move if you like and you can move it when you are ready. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh. No, don't undo. I'm signing off for the day.  Schwede 66  05:13, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This is the time of day when I promote a set if I think it will be helpful. It is 6am in the UK and most other admins are in different time zones and safe in bed! I have never clashed on the job with another editor before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I’m in New Zealand; suppose I’m the odd one out. Literally.  Schwede 66  10:09, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ... and nice and Covid-free. I just phoned my dentist to arrange a routine checkup, and was told to try again in September. One of the dentists had just tested positive for Covid, and all the other dentists were self-isolating (and a lot of patients too I imagine). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:29, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, we had a few weeks of lockdown last year and can probably not even begin to imagine what a pain it is having to deal with this on an ongoing basis. And BJ wanting to drop all restrictions must fall somewhere between insane and genocide; it really is quite unbelievable.  Schwede 66  19:59, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Good morning! Managed to promote a prep to queue without incident. Other than that, I'm busy moving Olympic hooks into the right prep set. Obviously, I can't move my own hooks; feel free to chip in. :-)  Schwede 66  06:40, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, will do. 08:56, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Elena Runggaldier
Don't get me wrong, I'm a ski jumping fan. Great to see, I'm very glad that also ski jumping is promoted and gets publicity on the main page of english wikipedia. However, I still don't get it with why did this article/photo deserved to be on main page of wikipedia, what single important thing in ski jumping did she achieve? There are so many huge names in ski jumping with countless of historic achievements and records that should be on the main page instead of her? Sportomanokin (talk) 12:43, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

And why ski jumping legends and record holders such as Goldberger, Prevc, Stoch, Nieminen, Małysz, Ruud, Bradl, Steiner, Takanashi and Kasai gets no attention and publicity from main wikipedia site at all? Sportomanokin (talk) 12:43, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * That section of the main page is to showcase featured pictures, images that have been approved as being of exceptional quality. You can see the current featured picture candidates on this page. It would be nice to have featured pictures of the other people you mention, but we don't have the quality pictures of them released under a suitable licence, so we have to make do with the images that are submitted to the featured picture candidate page, even if they are of less famous people things or places! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:25, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Turgot map POTD
Hi Cwmhiraeth. I noticed that this POTD is organised a normal multiple selection, except that the main page isn't set up to select randomly from the subpages. Do you reckon we could restructure it such that each individual sheet (and the complete map) could each appear on the MP like a regular random-selection POTD? I think we should give the other sheets some prominence as well, and prevent some technical issues that might crop up (e.g. whether the bot might be able to correctly create the protected versions). Also, I came across this general map to the set, which I think we should also add to the POTD for completeness. — <span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine','Georgia','Times',serif"> RAVEN PVFF  · talk · 14:20, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I had some discussion with Amakuru about this POTD. He thought it should work as it is set up now but we need to check the protected version. We can always run the general map on another occasion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Quick query regarding a DYK queue
Hi there, I saw the Template:Did you know/Queue/2 with the hook: "... that "I Found a Way", written by Drake Bell and Michael Corcoran, became the theme song for the Drake & Josh show?" and it is likely to end of on the main page by July 12. On the same day Bell is due to be setenced for a crime (I'll spare the details here). I am not sure if that it matter about linking something like that on the same day burst of coverage about negative BLP material matters but I thought it might be something to let you know. Feel free to ignore me if this is overcautious. Regards  Spy-cicle💥   Talk? 02:10, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the warning. I have moved the hook to Prep7, which means it should be on the main page on July 15. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for swapping it out at a later date.  Spy-cicle💥   Talk? 15:07, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bispira volutacornis
Hello! Your submission of Bispira volutacornis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! <b style="color:#E62020">GD</b><b style="color:#273BE2">uwen</b> <b style="background:#318CE7; padding:2px; color:cyan"> Holler! </b> 20:41, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Asterina pancerii
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

"Big Time Wrestling" DYK
Hello, Cwmhiraeth. Would you be able to give some advice regarding what procedure is left for Did you know nominations/Big Time Wrestling (Boston)? I've posted to WT:DYK (a rough timeline can be found there) in the hope of some input from the DYK regulars, but I've had nary a reply... Sdrqaz (talk) 13:42, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I have approved ALT6a, and now you will just need to wait for someone to promote the hook to the Prep area. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:17, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Excellent, thank you very much. I've manually added it to the list of approved nominations, as I believe the nomination was stranded when it was approved and unapproved and removed from TT:DYK. If that wasn't the proper procedure and the bot would've worked anyway, please revert me. Sdrqaz (talk) 19:30, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area
I have another DYK question. Who can (or should) move approved nominations to the special occasion holding area? I have a number of approved nominations that should sit within the Olympics holding area:
 * Hannah Osborne
 * Tom Murray (New Zealand rower)
 * Grace Prendergast

Emma Twigg is already in the special occasion holding area. It wasn't clear to me whether I can move the approved nominations myself. I've made specific date suggestions rather than "during the Olympics"; is that something that I should be able to organise within that holding area (e.g. by adding sub-headings with specific dates) so that it's simpler for those who put together the sets to reflect?  Schwede 66  19:14, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I suggest you make the request in the comment section of the nomination, stating that it is an Olympic Games nomination. The reviewer can then move it to the special holding area, but if they don't do so, you can move it there yourself. I will move the three you mention above. In general, if the request might be controversial, it would be safer to request it at the DYK discussion page. For example, we had an instance a little while ago where the request was to coincide with the release date of an album, and that was rejected as being promotional. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:34, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * @Schwede66, in general, it's better if someone else moves it -- generally your reviewer -- as the move is generally seen as "someone else thinks this is a reasonable request." IMO it's fine to ask your reviewer to do so. —valereee (talk) 19:36, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yes, I had outlined those requests in the comment sections of the nominations. Thanks for moving them. I'll ask reviewers in future should this arise again.  Schwede 66  19:53, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Eastern shovelnose ray
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Coral reef restoration
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Alpheus armatus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission
If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Callimachus on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the respective page history, the aforementioned nom were not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:53, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

RFPP
I saw your decline at here. To be more specific, the account in question is an obvious sock who is only rehashing and edit warring over already rejected and discussed edits per this discussion. To say that others should rehash the discussion, just because a sock registered one day ago only with the aim to disrupt this page, would contradict WP:DENY. The WP:BURDEN is on the sock to justify his edits on talk page than demand others to justify revert of his BLP violation and original research. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 05:51, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * The article in question is List of converts to Islam from Hinduism. It currently has eleven entries, and the other editor added another thirty or so, which you have removed. Some of these probably meet the criteria for conversions that I see mentioned on Loveall.human's talk page. We do not protect pages just so that a particular version remains in Wikipedia WP:OWN. The editor concerned has asked for clarification of your reversion on your talk page, so perhaps you could reply. You mention WP:BURDEN above. Every entry that you have removed in your reversion has at least one citation. The article talk page would probably be the best place for discussion about what should be included in the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Just the addition of a citation isn't enough, but it should meet WP:VERIFY, and the source must explicitly state "x converted into x from x". Nearly all of the entries fail it. If the person is alive, then he/she must state it per WP:BLPCAT. None of the entries being inserted by the sock meets these criterias. But this sock is not likely to understand that, thus we need to deny their recognition and protect the page to avoid any further disruption. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 07:22, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Duke of Sussex
Cwmhiraeth, I had fun creating this article. Do you think it is suitable for DYK? Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:30, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think so. There is a rule about copying text from another article. This is covered in supplementary rule A5: "New text seven days old or less can only count toward the 1500 character minimum in one article; if it is duplicated in other nominated new articles, it is ignored for the purpose of character count. If some of the text in a nominated article was copied from another Wikipedia article, and the copied text is more than seven days old, then the copied text must be expanded fivefold as if the copied text had been a separate article." So I reckon it passes that test.


 * You could have a two article hook for the Duke of Sussex and Acton Green, London with a hook such as "... the Duke of Sussex has been providing drinks in Acton Green for over 100 years?" Or perhaps you had other ideas for a single article hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:54, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

I've nominated it but the bot says I need to complete step 3 - no time now, cd you check it? Thx Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:30, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I have done what is required. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:01, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ampelomyces quisqualis
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Administrator review request
Sorry to bother you about this but WP:CONDUCTDISPUTE advises that an independent administrator be asked to review a case before escalation to WP:ANI. Would you please take a look at Talk:Unicode character property and give us your opinion. You don't need to understand or even know about the abstruse technical details that provoked the dispute: the issue now is a deliberate and conscious accusation of bad faith by one editor of another. I am not directly involved in the dispute though I am now wp:INVOLVED to the extent of having asked the first editor to withdraw their extraordinary and precipitate allegation. I can write up the case as if it were being put to ANI but I felt it best to begin in this format so as not to 'frame' the question. Note that I suspect that neither of the editors involved have English as first language but are clearly competent in its use. Please advise. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know anything about dispute resolution and behavioural issues, so I am asking an editor who is much more active on community noticeboards to look into the matter in my stead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:24, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yuck. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 11:06, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅  -- Deep fried okra  ( talk ) 11:14, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * thank you both. As an editor since 2005, I have never had cause to seek this kind of admin assistance –  or seen so precipitate a reaction over a really quite trivial choice of words that a normal BRD discussion would easily have resolved. I have never seen a content dispute go nuclear like that on the very first change to the first editor's holy writ. Most people just have good clean edit wars! Yes, an edit note would have been polite but, given the reaction, I doubt it would have made a difference.
 * C, I just happen to have your name from when you did a redaction request for me. I am totally content with you passing it to a specialist.
 * D, I see that the subject hasn't come across the phrase "if you get yourself in a hole, stop digging". I'm afraid it looks like this one has a few more miles to run. I shall watch from the wings. Yuck indeed. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 13:07, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Asthenosoma varium
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bispira volutacornis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Anjana Chaudhari Page Protection
[] check Vandalism. Pls High level protection this page. Only give permission for edit extended confirmed users. Thanks Hind ji (talk) 05:39, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I am not in a position to know whether your version of the article is correct or whether Akakakalal's version is correct. You are edit warring at the moment, and instead you should discuss the issue on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Ok thanks sir Hind ji (talk) 09:31, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pourtalesia miranda
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Barnstar of Busy Bee
Enjoy. — Maile (talk) 13:50, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Well deserved! <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 15:21, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * +1 —valereee (talk) 16:48, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, thanks folk. Are you sure it is not a wasp? I recently got stung by one that had taken up lodging in my slipper overnight! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree with the idea of thanks but also think that's a wasp (but that's still bee famiy, no?). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The award was created some years ago by someone at Czech Wikipedia. Maybe that's a Czechoslovakia bee. — Maile (talk) 11:16, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Franz Harnoncourt
Franz Harnoncourt is now in prep 4, with a hook that gives him a dish-washer career, from salesperson to CEO, while almost the opposite is true: even the family crown prince for CEO (and lawyer with a degree, and international experience at the time) had to start as a salesperson. If we can't use the original hook, could we at least say that he was CEO for decades? And - but less important - would it be very difficult to run that in the second set of his birthday (2 Aug) instead of a day later? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I can substitute ALT0. Will Queue 2 suit? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:36, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Q2 would be just great, thank you so much. (I prefer European topics in the second set of a day, because most readers in that area sleep through most of the first.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:42, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Aschersonia aleyrodis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

The third thanks in August go to you, for biology facts such as this one, and help with biographies on DYK such as FH for today! My 12th today, DYK? I decorated, also for a birthday. Songs invite to more music, places, food and flowers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:47, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. I see it's a goldenrod, but not the same species as I see growing on rough grassy places round here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm always surprised to learn how many species there are, - thanks for help with that also. If you can identify the plants better, you are welcome to make moves and add better categories. It's close to blooming right now as I can see from my desk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * You are presumably referring to the garden goldenrod which grows perhaps 1.5 metres tall which also grows in the UK, in what we call a herbaceous border. I was referring to Solidago virgaurea, a closely related wild plant which grows round here in rough bushy places, on grassy banks and among rocks, and is only 0.5 metres high. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:01, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I think "ours" may be Solidago canadensis. - Today: 2 interesting DYK (I think), sadly 2 who died (on top of 2 from Poland yesterday), and a concert in which Daniel Barenboim just played piano, - and afterwards he and the orchestra received last year's prize (pictured). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank for good DYK reviewing in August! I liked yesterday's Main page, with 4 bolded names I brought there, all in memory: the TFA, nominated for a missed user, the pictured DYK (Alfred Biolek), and two under Recent deaths, Siegfried Matthus and Teresa Żylis-Gara. August harvest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Very good! What would the main page be without you? ;) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:08, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you - different ;) - I struggle with some reviews who want me more mainstream, - perhaps you can weigh in from time to time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Meena Kumari (book) in prep
The hook should probably start with "... that the 2013 book" because the second edition came out that year. SL93 (talk) 23:25, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Bot miscalculation
Hi Cwm, I think the Wikicup bot might have miscalculated my points for Intervilles. It's on 5 wikipedias (including English) so I think it should get the multiplier?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 08:49, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, the bot is correct in this instance. It looks at how many interwikis there were at the beginning of the contest, 1 January 2021, and at that time there were four, because the Ukrainian version was created later that month. However, I will over-ride the bot on this occasion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:23, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

William Selig
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 11:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

[User:Scope creep] is engaging in harassment
Hi Cwm, [User:Scope creep] is engaging in harassment. He has been deleting content edited by me. I tried to engage in a dialog but instead of providing constructive feedback he simply reverted edits and now has asked you to block me. Is this the new Wikipedia policy? Shoot first, then ask questions? This content was around for years and did include some references. Not everything can be traced back to "references". If every sentence needed a reference 90% of the Wikipedia would need to be deleted. Please advise.147.86.223.240 (talk) 11:01, 6 August 2021 (UTC) August 6, 2021
 * I think we are talking about the article Alexander Repenning here. Instead of just adding back the paragraph that has been removed, I suggest you add back a single sentence at a time, each cited by a reference to a reliable source. For example in the sentence "Repenning has served as advisor to the National Academy of Sciences, the European Commission, The Japanese Ministry of Education, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the National Science Foundation", you need references for each of these facts. If there are no sources for these facts, the information is not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Insect flight
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello Cwmhiraeth
Can we do something about what's happening in: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Umm_Qirfa&action=history

Although you put protection on the page (Thanks). User Ratnahastin was still able to remove reliable sources and replace them with unreliable ones. How can we stop such vandalism?

Even the other user have stated that they are deleting reliable sources to fit their agenda.
 * Please discuss this content dispute on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:56, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Revdel request
Are you available for a revdel request? Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:09, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 9 August 2021

[(UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demetrious_Johnson&diff=1036520017&oldid=1036519958] Right here. Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Another administrator redacted identical edits later on in the page history. Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:14, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:22, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

This needs update
Hi. I was just checking DYK Queue 2. One of the hooks that I reviewed is there, and the editor who promoted the article to GA and nominated it for DYK, has got their account renamed due to certain issues. Don't you think his/her username should be fixed there? I'm referring to this DYK nomination and the new username of the editor is. This is their first DYK, and the credit should go to correct talk page. Thanks ─ The Aafī   (talk)|undefined  17:38, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your concern. I have made the change you requested. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:58, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

William Selig
I need a copy my last edit, which you deleted all of my edits on that page, and cannot be found in the logs. Will you place one at User:0mtwb9gd5wx/William Selig ? .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 16:16, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Information icon4.svg There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 17:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Most of the text you added to the article is still there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Robert Anstruther Goodsir
Hi Can you please help with the DYK nomination here. It was approved on 23 July and after discussion reapproved on 12 Aug. I've just had a message from the DYK bot telling me it's incomplete. Your help appreciated. Papamac (talk) 10:31, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, I have rescued it and it is now on the approved nominations page. This sort of thing can happen when an approved hook is promoted to a prep area and someone undoes the move, not realising the template needs to be added back to the nominations page as a separate action. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Many thanks; much appreciated. Papamac (talk) 13:09, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Help Request
Hi tor Cmwhiraeth, can you help me for create new page to Redrose Records article? These article is about a Record Label based on Indonesia. I was create REDROSE RECORDS yesterday, but someone editor was deleted. They said cause my article not yet good. So, can you help me for create that? I will share the link of "Redrose Records" from Wikipedia Indonesia version. You can move or translate to English version,Thank you: https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redrose_Records Yemimas29 (talk) 00:11, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it's not my sort of article. You should use the articles for creation service available here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:01, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Ok i will try later Yemimas29 (talk) 05:38, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Philinopsis speciosa
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Stylocheilus striatus
—valereee (talk) 12:02, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Please do not allow the vandalism and fantasy numbers of Banned user:Iaaasi
Banned user:Iaaasi is active and vandalise these article and write his fantasy numbers in Hungarian–Romanian War, Aster Revolution and Béla Linder articles. He invented fictive fantasy numbers, removed the original old referenced numbers in the mentioned articles. Please restore the old original referenced version of the articles what Iassi vandalised.

The article has two references: Both academic historians ( Ingnác Romsics and Martin Kitchen wrote that Hungary had over 1,2 Million soldiers before the self-disarmament order of Béla Linder.

Direct URL for prof. Romsics' book: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22December+some+1.2+million+soldiers+had+been+demobilized%22&biw=1889&bih=2052&tbm=bks&ei=ockLYdSxD-r5qwH5_KCgBA&oq=%22December+some+1.2+million+soldiers+had+been+demobilized%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...31340.35169.0.35351.3.3.0.0.0.0.109.245.2j1.3.0....0...1c.1j2.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.tl9OdOamQqk

Direct URL for Kitchener's book: https://books.google.com/books?id=36WsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Thank you for your contribution!--Restore the referenced old version with original numbers (talk) 09:18, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I merely protected the article. Please discuss content issues on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

There is a discussion in the talk pages, the reference Books are proven. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hungarian%E2%80%93Romanian_War#Hungary_was_a_military_colossus_before_the_self-disarmament_in_a_comparison_of_Romania The Books are already linked with direct URLs. (Just Click on them). Iaaasi don't want to discuss anything, because he lost the debate. --Restore the referenced old version with original numbers (talk) 09:32, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * You can suggest an edit on the talk page if you wish. I know nothing about the conflict and do not intend to edit the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Tubulophilinopsis gardineri
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Marginopora vertebralis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Haemopis sanguisuga
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Flamenco
Hi! A couple of questions. Why is the article Flamenco indefinitely fully protected? How do you plan on proceeding with this page over the following months? Who is responsible for gatekeeping its content? The measure seems a little bit extreme considering there is discussion on talk page. Let us know when you plan to lift it otherwise seeking consensus or discussing will be a waste of time for fellow editors. Thanks. Cristodelosgitanos (talk) 12:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I fully protected the page for one week because of edit warring. The restriction was due to end at 05:02, 26 August 2021, and a bot then usually removes the page protection symbol at top right. It is good that you are discussing the issues on the talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:41, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bicellariella ciliata
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Crisularia plumosa
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bugulina flabellata
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bugulina turbinata
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Beroe gracilis
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Echinocyamus pusillus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants, 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man and Epicgenius, each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being Bloom6132 who demonstrated that 61 "in the news" items produces an impressive number of points. Other contestants who made it to the final are Gog the Mild, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski,  BennyOnTheLoose, 🇷🇼 Amakuru and  Hog Farm. However, all their points are now swept away and everyone starts afresh in the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles. Bilorv scored for a 25-article good topic on Black Mirror but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final round. There was enthusiasm for FARs, with 89 being performed, and there were 63 GARs and around 100 DYKs during the round. As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it to the final round; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For other contestants, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:01, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Rgalo10
Regarding your RFPP decline, just want to alert you to Sockpuppet investigations/Rgalo10 which is a long-term abuse case. I've ECP'd the two pages. Should additional pages show up on RFPP related to this case, I would encourage you to be aggressive about page protection, since that's the only thing that works here. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:59, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * OK. I know nothing about Rgalo10, but it was curious how one new account was adding information and another, obviously linked, was removing it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:06, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I guess that's how he gets his jollies. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:36, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * So, what should I do when faced with a page protection request for Chen Hongjun? The socks are likely autoconfirmed and the disruption minimal. I would decline. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:41, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
 * This doesn't look much like the Rgalo10 case. In Rgalo, there were so many socks, blocking them was pointless.  This case is just a few accounts.  My personal opinion is that blocking is still an effective tool here, and hold page protection in reserve until blocking is no longer effective. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:35, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

POD
Offenbach composed Les contes d'Hoffmann (not in English), and perhaps the blurb could teach about that ;) - Whatever title, it should be italic. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Adjusted the text. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:34, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ranunculus arcticus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Koenigia islandica
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021
Hello ,

Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our  Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but  there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here.

At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.

There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process or its software. Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. Sent to 827 users. 04:31, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Plexippus petersi
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK back to two sets a day
Cwmhiraeth, I hope that even though we have five Queues filled, you'll be able to promote one more once this morning, now that we're back to two sets a day. They disappear so fast! Also, since it's the weekend, we may be able to get more preps filled; there are only two that have just been opened. Thanks for anything you can do. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:12, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pycnogonum litorale
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Metridium dianthus
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you
About This recent addition and All you do at POTD, Thank You. Bammesk (talk) 03:58, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Hypomeces squamosus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Ad Eddy Chen of TwoSet Violin absolute pitch
I request to ad Eddy Chen from TwoSet Violin to the list of notable recent musicians with absolute pitch, in the Absolute pitch page. He has proven that he have Absolute pitch. You can confirmed on his YouTube channel, thank you so much for your attention, and God bless you. Coil group (talk) 20:16, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Maria Theresa Asmar
Hello, I requested to have the article protected. However, my request was reverted. The article is being constantly edited by a user with unreliable sources. Although the editor is citing page nos from the book itself, the narrative being pushed by the user is not accurate and grossly misleading. I have attempted to 'talk' with this user on his talk page. Unfortunately, my communiation was removed by said user and user continues to undo my edit. It's important that the page is accurately displaying the correct information. I am unsure of what other steps I could take.
 * Firstly, you need to sign your posts by using four tildes (~) . It is apparent that you and user MrKnowItAll-TheOG differ as to what content should be in the article. Please discuss the issues on the article's talk page so that a consensus can be reached. I declined to protect the article because both of you are autoconfirmed and therefore semi-protection would have had no effect. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:22, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

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Very short on bios at the moment
Cwmhiraeth, we have only 16 bios out of 73 approved noms, less than 1 in 4, so it would be best to hold it down to two bios per set until the ratio improves. I'm going to move a couple of the bios out of your latest set into another prep to help keep us from running out; I hope you don't mind. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:17, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Kate (film)
Could you please clarify why you locked the article Kate (film)? I realize I was coming close to edit warring, but the disruptive editor was a named user who didn't and still doesn't understand that changing the image file format from JPG to PNG was entirely unnecessary. The disruptive editor has not repeated their earlier edit but they have unfortunately taken the locking of the article as endorsement of their behavior. -- 109.78.193.127 (talk) 12:10, 29 September 2021 (UTC) I edited that article last week, and the week before that, and if I find good enough sources I can easily wait until the article is unlocked the week after. Later. -- 109.78.193.127 (talk) 18:18, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I semi-protected the article for one week, not because I agreed with your arguments or with the other editor's arguments, but because the repeated reversions were disruptive. This was not ideal, because it prevented you from editing, but not the other editor. I commend you for the fact that you have sensibly started a discussion about the issues on the article's talk page. However, there are over six million articles on the English Wikipedia, and when you find yourself disagreeing with another editor on a content issue, you would be well advised to forget about winning and losing the argument, but just move on to a different article. Happy editing! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:52, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you for clarifying. Locking the article isn't a problem, it can wait. The hostile editor making presumptions could be a problem later though. It is unfortunate but understandable that due to the sheer size of Wikipedia that the primary response is to lock the article (I prefer flagged editing that requires confirmation but that's not important). With hindsight I could have handled it better and I should have contacted the person who uploaded the original image sooner.

DYK for Phyla canescens
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for all your work around DYK! Today: #1700, and I uploaded more images, mostly blue and green, for hope. The creator is blocked, and I'd like to see that change, but feel I don't speak a language understood on noticeboards. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:42, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. A peaceful, serene scene. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, - more if you click on songs. Today, mostly black&white, and standing upright as Psalm 15 says --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Today: see yourself, read about a hymn praying to not be on earth in vain, about a comics artist whose characters have character (another collaboration of the "perennial gang", broken by one of us banned), and in memory of the last prima donna assoluta, Edita Gruberová. I had to go to two grave sites last week, one who died now, one who died 10 years ago, so standing upright and in black seems appropriate. More colours - but subdued - can be had on hikes, - updated. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:34, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Today: memories in friendship - nice set! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:38, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed, very nice. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:45, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Request for Protection on My talkpage.
Hello, please protect my user page from vandalism now i am very upset , not once it has been vandalized before i have already requested to protect , but the admin does not listen to me , I will be grateful to you if you protect for a few months. Best Regards. <b style="text-shadow:black 0.05em 0.05em 0em;color:Blue">Maniik</b> 🇮🇳Any Help🇮🇳? Contact Me. 06:49, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have protected your talk page for 3 days. If the vandalism resumes after that, please get in touch and we can take further action. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:16, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this Action. Can you set move protection on my Userpage and talk page so that only the manager can move the page.Best Regards. <b style="text-shadow:black 0.05em 0.05em 0em;color:Blue">Maniik</b> 🇮🇳Any Help🇮🇳? Contact Me. 10:41, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Has someone moved your user page without your permission in the past? I think you should ask a more experienced admin, as I am unclear of the criteria for move protecting user pages. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:09, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Ya! but by The Global Renamer.Best Regards. <b style="text-shadow:black 0.05em 0.05em 0em;color:Blue">Maniik</b> 🇮🇳Any Help🇮🇳? Contact Me. 12:24, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * my usertalk has started again vandalism.because protection is expired before 1 day I requested to you please protect again  my talk as infinte semi protect, I am very sad for about that.this is my humble resquest to you.Best Regards. <b style="text-shadow:black 0.05em 0.05em 0em;color:Blue">Maniik</b> 🇮🇳Any Help🇮🇳? Contact Me.  12:36, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The IP has been blocked, but only temporarily. I have protected your talk page for a month. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:00, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Giuseppe Scarabelli
Hello! Your submission of Giuseppe Scarabelli at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Alex2006 (talk) 18:20, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

update
https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/hero-i-league-qualifiers

Please revert outdated i league 2nd division logo and if can add new, also user report needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.140.191.29 (talk) 00:06, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria impatiens
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

You've got mail!
SSSB (talk) 09:53, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria glaberrima
 Schwede 66  00:03, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Spatangus purpureus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Montacuta substriata
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

the mop
Hi, Cwmhiraeth! I have a rather awkward question. I think that some time in the distant future, if i'm still around DYK (which seems likely, but with my adhd you never know), i'd want to seek adminship to help out with queue promotion. I know I'm nowhere close, experience-wise, but is there anything you think i should be doing differently as an editor? Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks in advance! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 04:04, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * You are certainly doing a great job at DYK, filling a void that was left after Yoninah's departure. The DYK work is quasi-administrative, and that would be in your favour at an RfA, as would the featured list and good article that you have worked on, plus several articles I have seen at DYK. You always come across as helpful and pleasant. However, I don't know what else you do around the place. Do you take part in AfD discussions (apart from Erynn Chambers)? What about requested moves, new page patrolling, recent changes patrolling, articles for creation, and everything else? Participating in these activities demonstrates that you understand policy. Why don't you take an Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll to get some other views? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:54, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback! I used to take part in pending changes and AfD (my stats on the latter aren't great, but they are what they are), and I'm probably going to go back to those, as well as looking for positions in AfC and new pages. One new thing at a time, though—jumping back into AfD is probably the best choice for now. Definitely going to get advice from the optional candidate poll—thank you so much! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 16:11, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Secret Number
Hi there. I saw you pp lock Secret Number so I was wondering if you could also pp lock the Indonesian article since many people try to vandalize the page. Thank you BaaBaaTheSheep ( talk •  ctb ) 09:10, 18 October 2021 (UTC)  BaaBaaTheSheep ( talk •  ctb ) 09:10, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I am an administrator on the English language Wikipedia, you would have to ask an administrator on the Indonesian Wikipedia to do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:26, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Alright then. Thank you so much for the answer BaaBaaTheSheep ( talk •  ctb ) 10:47, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

/* Later years */ Chairman of National Committee on Calendar Simplification
Good day! Thanks for seeing this copyright violation. I guess this is because the webpage info is cr? So in order to get this historical info added to wiki I would have to rewrite the few sentences in such a way as to still convey the info and have it not look like the original? Marcwalt (talk) 14:39, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * That is correct, almost everything you find on the web is copyright. When you have written the information in your own words, you should provide a citation to the source. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ziziphus nummularia
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Euphorbia caducifolia
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Euphorbia nivulia
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Request for Unprotect Battle of Montese
Hi, I Requested to you Please unprotected Battle of Montese because I've Accpected Submission of Draft:Battle of Montese. This Article is Very NotableTopic ;I my Opinion this Topic Article of Are not Exist in Wikipedia. When I Accepted Submission of this Draft than I see This Page is Fully Protected and I did not moving this Draft to Article Namespace. Best Regards. --- ✨Lazy Maniik✨  12:16, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I think you should ask the administrator who did the protection and the previous deletion, Drmies. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:46, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth, I think the draft's creator will be blocked soon. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 17:30, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

But you are also an administrator, if you remove his Protection then it will be good because no one will ask you questions and give reasons to you (User request),Even if I tell her that she is doing some important work, then I will have to wait for her reply. This is my humble Request to you.Best Regards. --- ✨Lazy Maniik✨  12:57, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * It is true that I could remove the protection but admins are not meant to reverse other admins' actions without discussing the matter with them first. Anyway, it is better to ask the original administrator, Drmies, who knows the history of the article and the reasons behind fully protecting it in the first place. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:02, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Giuseppe Scarabelli
 Schwede 66  12:02, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

help needed
I-League attacked again (still level 1 and few grammar errors), so please if can unlock and ban registered vandals as best solution — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.137.5.224 (talk) 05:50, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Heterotermes aureus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ancistrocladus korupensis
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Homalanthus nutans
Hog Farm Talk 00:02, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

QPQ
How long do nominators have to do a QPQ? Template:Did you know nominations/Joe Youssefi was nominated for DYK on October 17 and I reviewed it on October 24, but a QPQ still hasn't been completed. I can't think of any valid excuse to not do one in a timely manner if the nominator has been active on Wikipedia. SL93 (talk) 05:53, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, DYK is a friendly place isn't it (?), so I should suggest pinging the nominator again after say a week, but if after a further week there is still no QPQ, marking the nomination for closure. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 * In this case, more frustrating than friendly. I just found a 2020 RFC that was marked as resolved about how long someone has to complete a QPQ, but apparently nothing was resolved since nothing was added to even the supplementary guidelines. SL93 (talk) 06:06, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
 * It's annoying, but time will probably resolve this instance in one way or another, and I find the best thing to do in such circumstances is to move on to something else. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

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GA promotion within 24 hours of competition close
Hi Cwm

A quick query about the WikiCup rules - I finished all the fixes asked for at my Talk:1998 FIFA World Cup Final/GA1 GA last night before midnight, but the reviewer didn't formally promote it until this morning. Is it still allowed under the 24-hour rule? Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:22, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * That is debatable, the rules do not make any specific reference to the final round. I suggest you submit it in the normal way pending a decision. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:30, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * OK thanks, done. I don't think it will make any difference to the placings either way, but worth knowing if it should be included or not anyway. CHeers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:34, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Be warned that there was a flurry of last minute activity and the bot stopped processing the submissions four hours before midnight. I'm working on the adjustments needed now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I appear to be in second place right now, but the last-minute changes definitely pushed me back to third, no doubt about that! &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:48, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I'd just like to register my apologies to Amakuru, I was feeling unwell last night and managed to do the review but not the closure, which I enacted pretty much as the first action upon waking this morning. While it might not matter, it would be a pity to deny the points given the circumstances.  This is, after all, about the "fun" and not "the rules".... The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 11:01, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

can he be warned for reverting vandalism by guessing ip edits
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1053175286 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.140.183.172 (talk) 19:03, 2 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Note that this is a sock of perma banned user who was blocked so many times over the last two years for making racist, nationalistic, ethnical slurs and even posting death threats to at least two users, on top of disrupting articles with some weird obsessions over things like empty spaces in infoboxes between "=" symbol etc. Snowflake91  (talk) 19:51, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:


 * 1) with 5072 points
 * 2) with 3276 points
 * 3) with 3197 points
 * 4) with 1611 points
 * 5) with 1571 points
 * 6) with 1420 points
 * 7) with 1043 points
 * 8) with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.


 * wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
 * wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
 * wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
 * wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
 * wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

If you have views on whether the rules or scoring need adjustment for next year's contest, please comment on the WikiCup talk page. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2022 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:55, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Microberlinia bisulcata
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 November 2021 (UTC)


 * theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:16, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Taraxacum arcticum
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:53, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Sounds fantastic!
Cwmhiraeth, Let's try for the same basic format - let me know if you want somthing a bit different - in "WikiCup report". Publication will be Sunday November 28 - after the US holiday on Thursday. If you could get me the copy the previous Wednesday the 24th, I'd appreciate it. Though a couple of days later would be ok. Thanks. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 19:50, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth
I initially wondered why you hadn't contributed to this. I then realised you likely had a COI :) AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 01:55, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I watched from the sidelines! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Love it! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:58, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda, keep up your spirits! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I try. The memory of SlimVirgin is pictured again, in the context about my dangerous thoughts about arbcom. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:54, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

I was going to congratulate you on this, but I am too late. Scorpions13256 (talk) 23:51, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * And your namesake made it to DYKSTATS too!  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 06:26, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Amazing! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Berthellina edwardsii
Ritchie333 (talk) 12:03, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Cola verticillata
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Halimeda opuntia
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 18 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Oscarella tuberculata
<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  00:02, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

quick question
you've got wikipedia's green thumb in a box somewhere, so I've got a question: I'm trying to write an article on Puccinia porri, but I'm not sure where to start on finding sources—where should I look? is there something in the wikipedia library that can help? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:46, 19 November 2021 (UTC)


 * also, I came across User:Bilorv/Challenges this morning and I thought it'd be interesting to see if you had done a few of the things—i realize I probably should have asked you about that first. I can remove what I put in, if you'd like? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 23:30, 19 November 2021 (UTC)


 * About Puccinia porri, Google produces 44,700 search results so I don't think you will find a problem. Although some journal articles may be useful for the sort of information you will be including, a lot of them are too technical. I use Google Scholar to see what is available. I look forward to seeing your article on DYK.


 * I had not heard of Bilorv's challenge before, but I will take a look, as I may qualify for one or two more categories. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:31, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * thank you so much! I created the article Puccinia allii, and hopefully the reviewer will walk me through any glaring mistakes i've made. thanks for the point in the right direction, it really helped! :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 08:15, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Philinopsis depicta
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Annotated
You created Template:POTD/2021-11-28. It says "The picture is annotated; move the mouse pointer over the image to identify the persons shown." That feature doesn't work for me. When I mouse over one of the faces, or anything else in the picture, it shows the title "A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters", but it doesn't identify the person. Windows 10. I tried Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, and the problem occurs both places. Art LaPella (talk) 06:29, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * It seems to work here, but doing things with POTD templates is beyond my capabilities. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * When I move my mouse over that picture, it shows nothing but a hand (a usual icon for something that can be clicked). Beyond my capabilities too. Art LaPella (talk) 06:47, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * We might ask Ravenpuff. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:54, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, I have explained in the caption that right-clicking the image accesses the annotations. Does that work for you? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:27, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Morning here. No, right clicking shows a list of 18 browser choices starting with "Open link in new tab", but nothing identifying anyone. Art LaPella (talk) 14:58, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Same result on Chrome (except the 18 choices became 12). Same on my wife's Windows 10 computer. Art LaPella (talk) 15:09, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * If necessary, I can just remove the mention of it being annotated. Are you able to help? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:01, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The annotation function seems to be something unique to the Commons file page, and doesn't appear in a thumbnail or the Wikipedia file page. We could perhaps add a link below the blurb to the annotated version (i.e. Commons) or include the link in the blurb itself (I would prefer the former since it makes it more discreet). In any case, right-clicking on the image won't do anything special here. — <span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine','Georgia','Times',serif"> RAVEN PVFF   · talk · 00:33, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And even the Commons version only works if I wait a few seconds before moving the mouse into the image. It doesn't work if I move the mouse into the image too early and then wait. Art LaPella (talk) 06:39, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * As suggested above, I've (BOLDly) removed the sentence about right-clicking and added a link to the Commons annotated version. The results of this can be seen here. Feel free to remove or tweak this if desired. — <span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine','Georgia','Times',serif"> RAVEN PVFF   · talk · 00:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Luidia maculata
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Revdel request: potential libel
See this edit. I have reverted but I don't know if that is enough? Thanks.--John Maynard Friedman (talk) 19:25, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. The IP is a menace. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:29, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Walkeria tuberosa
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Sarah Schkeeper
On Sarah Schkeeper, I have checked the sources, looked also for others which would confirm her notability, but was not really successful. [This] is what comes when I search for Schkeeper. Facebook Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and a patient of the month mention in a therapeutical facility etc. The article that seems to have her mentioned more than once is a 404. The actual author of the article seems to be against, that her personal information is on wikipedia. The personal info is unsourced, but there has been a lot of rollback (also by myself) admin action, so I thought I'd ask what to do? I suggest if he unnotability is confirmed we could do the author a favor and delete the page as wished.:) Paradise Chronicle (talk) 07:16, 8 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I found something now, she seems to be an active member of the Richmond Black Widows but Sarah Schkeeper seems to be the only player with an own Wikipedia article so far. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 07:26, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I think she meets the notability criteria for sportspeople, so even if the references given are rubbish, the article should be retained. I think the policy is that as an encyclopaedia, Wikipedia can include articles on all notable individuals, whether they like it or not. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:28, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Walkeria uva
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Question
Hi, Cw!! Long time, no exchanges and I'm missing that since you've become an admin. Hope all is well. Anyway...I vaguely remember something about adding or not including information in taxoboxes, but I don't recall what consensus agreed to relative to IUCN Red List. Did we agree to not include the status in the taxobox if the species is LC? <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.2em 0.2em,#BFFF00 0.4em 0.4em 0.5em;color:#A2006D"> Atsme 💬 📧 16:56, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed, our paths have not crossed for some time. As an admin, I have mostly helped at RFPP, done revision deletion requests and helped at DYK. My blocking rate is about one per month, and those are mostly vandals who continue vandalising after a final warning. I don't remember any discussion about taxoboxes and the IUCN Red List status. Personally I would include the information whatever the status. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:57, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Paratachardina lobata
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Starfish
Hello. Would you be able to find a source(s) for the first two sentences of the "Sexual reproduction" section? They don't seem to be supported by cite 29. Thanks. 21:37, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

James Bond
You protected List of James Bond films from a disruptive IP-hopper, who resumed edit-warring as soon as the protection expired. Could you take another look? Thanks -  wolf  22:06, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:57, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

Template:POTD/2021-12-28
Hi. That file was recently posted on Template:POTD/2021-12-15. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 05:20, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * So it was. The editor who added it for the 15th failed to follow the proper procedure and mark the fact on the file's local description page. I will replace the 28th December POTD. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy holidays

 * Thanks, Netherzone. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:33, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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