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Hi Dodger67

Could you tell me which parts specifically you feel are written like an advert? I'm very happy to work on it, but without knowing which parts you have an issue with it won't be possible.

Thanks John Cummings (talk) 09:30, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , The whole article has an advertorial tone, but one thing that really sticks out is when you use the term brand to refer to a company. A brand is merely a name or symbol, it doesn't do anything. There is also quite a bit of redundant content about the plant and its cultivation, we already have an article that covers it. Hope this helps. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:43, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks I used the word brand because I'm unable to work out if it is a separate company or part of a another company and its just the trading name. I'll do some more research and change when I'm able. I included the cultivation and production process in the article as far as I can tell there are several cultivation methods and this is specfic to this fabric, I'll see what I can copy over. I guess part of the issue is that the fabric is exclusive to a single company, instead of something like Denim whos article has similar structure and content but doesn't 'feel' 'as advertisingy' because its widely manfactured. John Cummings (talk) 15:03, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
 * , I just took another look at the article, it's turned out quite nice, well done! So what's next? If textiles are a particular interest you should have look around WP:WikiProject Textile Arts. Perhaps you could even initiate the process there to develop a suitable infobox for textiles, like you enquired about at some helpdesk. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:13, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

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In The End: There's Always A Disney God (TV Series)
The title of the draft also needs to be changed to In The End: There's Always A Disney God (Podcast) kennethmank13--Kennethmank13 (talk) 14:24, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Miss Grand
Hi, your recent speedy deletion of Miss Grand as WP:CSD seems to be off the mark. You cited the 2017 Articles for deletion/Miss Grand International (3rd nomination) in your deletion rationale, but that appears to be different from Articles for deletion/Miss Grand, which was closed as no consensus just two weeks ago. This specific title should probably be restored. ✗ plicit  13:21, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Excuse Me?
Your deletion of Miss Grand was entirely inappropriate, and in no way within policy. The page has never been deleted at AfD, bore no resemblance whatsoever to any deleted version of another page, and has for heaven's sake previously been subjected to the same G4 abuse which was overturned at DRV, which you surely would have noticed, had you bothered to check the page logs before unilaterally hitting delete (without providing due notification to the page creator). Please restore the page. --Paul_012 (talk) 14:29, 30 July 2021 (UTC), updated 20:34, 30 July 2021 (UTC)


 * & I have restored the article. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 21:29, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

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A humourless pedant writes...
I thought "best experienced at a loud volume while drunk" was pretty good! --Lord Belbury (talk) 18:08, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

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Re: Jesse Pittman -
I understand that it's not a Memorial Site, I just wanted to document the 10 year anniversary of young man's death. Ranbush (talk) 16:48, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , I appreciate that, it's just not done on Wikipedia. Try a blog or social media site. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:01, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello Rodger - I'm curious why this article today is different from what I posted about Jesse Pittman; "Arthur Sullivan (1896–1937) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross. Born in South Australia, Sullivan enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I. Sent to the United Kingdom, he completed training after the Armistice came into effect ..." Is this article permitted because it is a historical figure? Ranbush (talk) 15:55, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Janet Sutherland
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Just a huge thanks for reviewing and editing my first wikipedia page. I'm very grateful. Still learning... I'm going to be adding some more pages on British poets. Thanks again and best wishes, Lesley LOCALISERS (talk) 12:12, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Paralympic Flag
The infobox is not visible in mobile version. Is necessary put the flag to the article has image to identify it better. NaviNews (talk) 01:38, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

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Thankseverso

 * Also, keeping in mind that my edit that precipitated their vandalism happened ages ago and that I do a fair amount of vandalism reversion/patrolling, would it be possible for my user & user-talk to be move-protected? When something like this happens once, makes me think it will happen again, especially if this editor comes back and repeats their "fun"... Cheers, Shearonink (talk) 15:42, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , Done! I set the move protection at the highest "requires admin" level as there is practically no reason to ever move it. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 21:14, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Please watch user:HellmuSa
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WikiProject Disability/Style advice
Hello, Dodger67,

When you are correcting a bad move like this, could you leave a redirect? The Wikipedia bots are very effective at their job and when this page was moved to a different title, they changed all of the redirects to this page to point to the new location. If you leave a redirect when reversing a bad move, the bots should correct the redirects and they should be fixed. Without a redirect from the bad page title to the correct page title, the pages show up as broken redirects. This page is updated every six hours and if an admin or editor doesn't see and fix the broken redirects, the bot will delete them. After the redirects are corrected, the redirect from the bad title to the correct title can be deleted.

I don't think this little bot quirk is widely known among admins and page movers because it is very common to not leave a redirect when correcting a bad page move. Thank you! Liz Read! Talk! 23:35, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 * , good to know, thanks. Were you able to fix it or do you need me to do something? Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:11, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Maybe you can take a look at these two accounts...
I tried to look up where I should report this but got lost in the Wikipedia maze so am asking for some help here... I just couldn't figure out where to post my concerns or how to go about it. Hope you can look in to the situation. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 16:41, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Corey1216
 * Cyeyeung1215
 * Similar edits, accounts seem to be related. From listening to the posted YouTube channel the editor seems to be a somewhat young child.
 * , I'm not sure what you're expecting of me? You found some vandalism and fixed it. Both edits are (so far) the only edits by the two accounts, so that seems to be the end of the matter. If you notice either vandal continuing beyond a final warning you can report it to WP:AIV. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:08, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * They both seem to be one and the same, at the very least meatpuppet accounts if not socks, that's all. But yeah "they" are on my radar at this point... Shearonink (talk) 18:35, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

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A little assistance at Makwan Amirkhani if possible?
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Draft Page about Wendy Porch
Hi, I saw your decision about the page and the assessment that the linked articles had only passing mentions of Wendy Porch. While I recognise that to be true for some of them, it's not the case for all of them. Honestly, I gave up adding links to news stories about her because there are so many and once I got to double digits I concluded there was enough, but I invite you to check them all, in many she is the main focus of the article. And if you would like and would reconsider, I can delete the ones with passing mention only, spend more time finding ones where she is clearly the focus of the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CT55555 (talk • contribs) 04:51, 7 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi If you could point out the best 3 or 4 sources that are independent and contain at least a paragraph or two about Porch, that should make the next review easier. Just leave a note at the top of the page for the next reviewer. It probably won't be me, as a variety of opinions provides a fairer assessment of a draft. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:16, 7 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Thank you for the fast reply and the clear guidance.  I'll work on that shortly.

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Thank you!
Hey Dodger67!

Just wanted to come by & thank you for telling me about GLAM over on Teahouse! I've familiarized myself with the group and its operations, and have reached out to two GLAM members who are geographically close to me. I'm still very green when it comes to Wikipedia, but I'd love to collaborate if you ever have any questions about the Cincinnati Art Museum or our collections & exhibitions!

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I am Petros Apostolopoulos, a Ph.D. candidate in Public History at North Carolina State University. My Ph.D. project examines how historical knowledge is produced on Wikipedia. You must be 18 years of age or older, reside in the United States to participate in this study. If you are interested in participating in my research study by offering your own experience of writing about history on Wikipedia, you can click on this link https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9z4wmR1cIp0qBH8. There are minimal risks involved in this research.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Petros Apostolopoulos, paposto@ncsu.edu Apolo1991 (talk) 16:34, 14 December 2021 (UTC)


 * @Apolo1991 I'm South African and wondering if it really makes sense to limit your participants to only Americans when being a global resource is a major point of Wikipedia. Good luck with your Ph.D. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:18, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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If you write a journalist behind their name, then there will be no need to make their second page. Because there is a musician by this name.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Anshuman_Tiwari&redirect=no फ़िज़ा3 (talk) 07:30, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

FTR: Sockpuppet investigations/Anshuman Tiwari Official. --bonadea contributions talk 08:49, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Josephine Sinyo
Hiya thanks for making Draft:Josephine Sinyo. I've cleaned it up and think it's ready to be mainspaced again, can you take a look and see what you think? Mujinga (talk) 13:40, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Agree, I did a few small changes. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:15, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Cheers! Mujinga (talk) 14:47, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Redirect Delete
Hi, good day from this end. please help delete this redirect Lisa Goddard so i can move in a draft I want to accept. thanks.  Comr Melody Idoghor  (talk)  16:09, 23 January 2022 (UTC)


 * @Idoghor Melody Done. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 16:30, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Alright thanks.  Comr Melody Idoghor  (talk)  17:06, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

100,000 edits
Congrats on reaching the nice round figure of 100,000 edits! Greenman (talk) 12:17, 28 January 2022 (UTC)


 * @Greenman Thanks, I'm quite chuffed. Just a pity that edit #100,000 was a minor fix instead of some profound commentary or vital content... Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:32, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
Small fixes are also important. I recently had my 2000th DYK nom (appearing), and it was a hook I didn't like, and the image not taken. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:03, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg AustralianRupert • Cimon Avaro • Euryalus • Jehochman • Nunh-huh
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg 28bytes

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg 28bytes



Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Evad37 • Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news
 * The Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines have been published for consideration. Voting to ratify this guideline is planned to take place 7 March to 21 March. Comments can be made on the talk page.

Technical news
 * The user group  will be renamed   in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
 * The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration
 * Community input is requested on several motions aimed at addressing discretionary sanctions that are no longer needed or overly broad.
 * The Arbitration Committee has published a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
 * A motion related to the Antisemitism in Poland case was passed following a declined case request.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2022 Steward elections will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * Voting in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey is open until 11 February 2022.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:01, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

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.

How do I get a Wikipedian ID?
If I go around collecting information with out any proof of being a Wikipedian won't people will take me for a spy or something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Un'stopableZed (talk • contribs) 14:07, 23 February 2022 (UTC)