User talk:Dane/Archive 2

Happy New Year!




 Dane , Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC)


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Happy New Year!
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New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020
Hello ,

The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.
 * Source Guide Discussion

New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.
 * Redirects


 * Discussions and Resources
 * There is an ongoing discussion around changing notifications for new editors who attempt to write articles.
 * A recent discussion of whether Michelin starred restraunts are notable was archived without closure.
 * A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
 * A proposal to increase the scope of G5 was withdrawn.

Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need general notability guideline type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of WP:SPAM for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.
 * Refresher

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Hi what is this about: "User talk:49.196.0.7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia You have a new message (last change). Jump to navigation Jump to search November 2016

Hello, I'm Dane2007. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Wendy Seegers seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. -- Dane2007 talk 05:42, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices." It turned up today, who is Wendy Seegers, why has this message suddenly turned up?

Not Happy Jan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.196.0.7 (talk) 08:16, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:38, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Congrats
Hello Dane. Congratulations on this! Of course that means you will now have to devote all your time to editing the 'pedia. Just kidding! Best regards and stay safe. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:33, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, !! I am hoping to spend way more time on Wikipedia, I've missed it! --  Dane  talk  16:37, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * You are welcome D. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:39, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

DRN Volunteer Roll Call - Action Required
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New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020
Hello ,

NPP Sorting can be a great way to find pages needing new page patrolling that match your strengths and interests. Using ORES, it divides articles into topics such as Literature or Chemistry and on Geography. Take a look and see if you can find time to patrol a couple pages a day. With over 10,000 pages in the queue, the highest it's been since ACPERM, your help could really make a difference. In late February, Google added 5 new languages to Google Translate: Kinyarwanda, Odia (Oriya), Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. This expands our ability to find and evaluate sources in those languages.
 * Your help can make a difference
 * Google Adds New Languages to Google Translate
 * Discussions and Resources
 * A discussion on handling new article creation by paid editors is ongoing at the Village Pump.
 * Also at the Village Pump is a discussion about limiting participation at Articles for Deletion discussion.
 * A proposed new speedy deletion criteria for certain kinds of redirects ended with no consensus.
 * Also ending with no change was a proposal to change how we handle certain kinds of vector images.

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Apologies
Hi Dane. Got your note. Unfortunately it seems we were both editing related pieces of the request at the same time. I was retracting my Move Request until I can give this some more thought. Once again, my apologies for any misunderstanding. Thanks. Mercy11 (talk) 04:23, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries at all! Let me know if I can be of assistance in the future :).  Thanks! --  Dane  talk  04:24, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Nope! And thanks for your offer. IAE, I hope I didn't mess anything at WP:RMTR with my undo of my 2 edits there while, unbeknownst to me at the time, you were already addressing the request! If I did mess anything, feel free to modified as you best see fit. I will be giving the Request some more thought and re-submit in some form if at all. Regards, Mercy11 (talk) 04:30, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Tagging of Draft:Aniket Gupta
I recently removed a speedy delete tag that you had placed on Draft:Aniket Gupta. I do not think that Draft:Aniket Gupta fits any of the speedy deletion criteria because Neither sockmaster nor socks were blocked when this was created, and none are banned even yet. If you wish, you may try using the simple proposed deletion (PROD) process, or the full articles for deletion (AfD) process, instead. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 00:50, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for letting me know. I will PROD instead. --  Dane talk  00:58, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Drafts are out of scope for prod. You will have to go to MfD if you want this deleted, And I expect to oppose such a deletion. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 01:11, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your input. I have taken it to MfD. --  Dane talk  01:24, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Saying hi after a while of no contact
Hi Dane, how have you been lately? It's been a while since we have talked, how is everything? I hope all is well, take care. Davidgoodheart (talk) 08:00, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi David! It's good to hear from you! I have been well, just finished my schooling and getting back into the swing of regular editing now that I have time again! I just looked over your user page - looks like you've been quite busy since we talked last. What articles are you working on building currently? --  Dane  talk  14:53, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Same to you Dane! I have a lot to tell you that I will let you know about in my next messages to you and I have been busy with multiple articles. Just wondering do you think that you could add some articles to the List of fugitives from justice who are no longer sought? If so then I can give you some to add. This would make it a LOT easier for me as it is VERY hard to do all this editing all by myself. Davidgoodheart (talk) 00:55, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Deprodding of Deepika Dhiman
I have removed the tag from Deepika Dhiman, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think this article should be deleted, please do not add back to the page. Instead, feel free to list it at Articles for deletion. Thanks! -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:11, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Dane. I didn't deprod the article and am only notifying you as a courtesy. The account that did deprod the article is a new account and that is the only edit I had made so far. Normally, even a bad-faith prod is considered "acceptable", but in this case that particular account might also be a WP:SOCK which means it's edits are subject to WP:EVADE. This is a bit of a gray area, but perhaps an administrator like  can clarify. If even under those circumstances a deprod is considered "OK", you will need to take the article to WP:AFD if you still believe it warrants deletion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:16, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * A deprod by a confirmed sock might not count,, but I see no way to confirm or even strongly suspect an account with exactly one edit, in the absence of CU confirmation, which has not happened to date, as I understand it. So I think the deprod should stand. But to clarify matters, now that I am aware of the article, if it were PRODed again with the same reason, I would deprod it myself, so you may take it that a deletion of Deepika Dhiman is not uncontroversial. Feel free to tag the article as seems proper to you, or to nominate it for AfD if you think that is the right course of action. DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 02:51, 26 July 2020 (UTC) DES (talk)DESiegel Contribs 03:29, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking at this DES.The account in question has been blocked (CU confirmed) as a SOCK.@Dane: You can start an AfD if you like. but you might want to ask about it at WT:MARTIAL first for input. If the subject is Wikipedia notable, then WP:PRESERVE and WP:BEFORE indicate that the article could end up being kept if the only real issue has to do with the socking. — Marchjuly (talk) 04:28, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Deprodding of Karate Association of Darbhanga
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 * Hi Again Dane. This is pretty much the same situation as above only this time I did ask about this at WT:MARTIAL and the feedback I got did seem to think this organization probably isn't notable for a stand-alone article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:18, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Article Review
Hey there Dane,

Appreciate your feedback to try adjusting the lead to the Wiki entry I submitted last week on the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. I edited it to, as you said, read less "press release" and more "encyclopedia." I used a few other similar museums and presidential library wiki entries as models to emulate, and think I followed their general pattern and style. I wanted to check in and ask if you thought the updated version read more appropriately. Would love to hear back from you if you have time! Peace & appreciation.

Tucker21 (talk) 06:32, 31 July 2020 (UTC) Tucker21 07/31/2020

Draft:List of Academy Award winners concern
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Your draft article, Draft:List of Academy Award winners


Hello, Dane. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "List of Academy Award winners".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 03:12, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 08:07, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

October harvest
treats --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:07, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Considering retirement
Hi, I hope all is well. I have been through some very unpleasent, surprising, and abrupt times as of late. I may not to be able to continue editing much longer for multiple reasons and may soon de-activate my account, thought I might return at a later date. I would like to stay in touch with you through some method, so if you are OK with that and know of one please let me know. Davidgoodheart (talk) 02:04, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol December Newsletter
Hello ,



It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to and  who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to, , and who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the redirect whitelist.
 * Year in review

has been named reviewer of the year for 2020. John has held the permission for just over 6 months and in that time has helped cut into the queue by reviewing more than 18,000 articles. His talk page shows his efforts to communicate with users, upholding NPP's goal of nurturing new users and quality over quantity.
 * Reviewer of the Year

As a special recognition and thank you has been awarded the first NPP Technical Achievement Award. His work programming the bot has helped us patrol redirects tremendously - more than 60,000 redirects this past year. This has been a large contribution to New Page Patrol and definitely is worthy of recognition.
 * NPP Technical Achievement Award

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Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Unresolved issues at ANI
Hi. Please see this thread at ANI that you have been involved in. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 16:45, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Articles for Creation July 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive
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The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running until 31 July 2021.

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Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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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)

Merry Christmas 2021


 "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold,   I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."  Luke 2:10-11 (King James Version) 

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WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest. Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:59, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
 * The template db-afc-move has been created - this template is similar to db-move when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently Special:ListUsers/patroller New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.

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 and its software.

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.
 * Backlog status

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

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

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

A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.
 * Backlog drive

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
 * TIP – New school articles

There is a new template available,, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
 * Misc

There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.


 * Reminders
 * Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
 * If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.
 * 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 and its software.
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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
(t &#183; c)  buidhe  20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
Hello ,

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators and, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
 * Backlog status

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.


 * Coordination: and  have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out.  will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.


 * Open letter to the WMF: The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.


 * TIP - Reviewing by subject: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.


 * New reviewers: The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.


 * Reminders
 * Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
 * If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.
 * 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 and its software.
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NPP message
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For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
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Board of Trustees election
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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
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Request for edit
I have requested an edit be made to the Yoda species and have given exact reference points for the Disney series as to when the species is named. In season 1 episode 3 the species name is mentioned 2 times. May I ask how is this not a reliable source when it was in the show? 120.18.25.5 (talk) 16:42, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It is considered original research, which Wikipedia does not use. We need a third party, reliable source with the information. --  Dane  <b style="color: #00AC1D;">talk </b> 17:14, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

thanks
thanks! i noticed that you left a welcome messege on my talk page! thank you!! :) Babysharkboss2 (talk) 21:30, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:11, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol needs your help!
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New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:13, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol newsletter
Hello ,

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

October backlog elimination drive: A one-month backlog drive for October will start in one week! Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Articles will earn 4x as many points compared to redirects. You can sign up here.

PageTriage code upgrades: Upgrades to the PageTriage code, initiated by the NPP open letter in 2022 and actioned by the WMF Moderator Tools Team in 2023, are ongoing. More information can be found here. As part of this work, the Special:NewPagesFeed now has a new version in beta! The update leaves the NewPagesFeed appearance and function mostly identical to the old one, but updates the underlying code, making it easier to maintain and helping make sure the extension is not decommissioned due to maintenance issues in the future. You can try out the new Special:NewPagesFeed here - it will replace the current version soon.

Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

Reviewing tip: If you would like like a second opinion on your reviews or simply want another new page reviewer by your side when patrolling, we recommend pair reviewing! This is where two reviewers use Discord voice chat and screen sharing to communicate with each other while reviewing the same article simultaneously. This is a great way to learn and transfer knowledge.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive
<div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; background-color:#98FB98; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; font-size: 99%"> Hello Dane:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!

The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Season's greetings
<div style="height:575px; width:700px; border-style:solid; border-color:#01902a; background-color:#fff; border-width:3px; text-align:left; padding:2px;"><div style="height:560px; border-style:solid; border-color:red; background-color:#fff; border-width:2px; text-align:left; padding:6px;" class="plainlinks"> We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year! May your holidays be filled with peace and joy. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:35, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

''Adapted from Xmas6. Spread the cheer by adding to their talk page.'' CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:35, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Dane!
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Happy New Year! Dane, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:46, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:46, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024
Hello ,

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

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

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

Recruitment: A couple of the coordinators have been inviting editors to become reviewers, via mass-messages to their talk pages. If you know someone who you'd think would make a good reviewer, then a personal invitation to them would be great. Additionally, if there are Wikiprojects that you are active on, then you can add a post there asking participants to join NPP. Please be careful not to double invite folks that have already been invited.

Reviewing tip: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages within their most familiar subjects can use the regularly updated NPP Browser tool.

Reminders:
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 16 April 2024 (UTC)