User talk:Eddie891/Archive 4

‪My GA nomination of Augustus Post‬
Thank you for your comments regarding the GA nomination of Augustus post. I have made changes and responded. My response is at Augustus Post/GA1. When you have a moment, can you read them over and let me know if they are satisfactory. Thanks! Hollykatharine (talk) 18:14, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Finished Citations
I have added citations to all sections of the entry. Please let me know if this is adequate. Hollykatharine (talk) 23:43, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Howard C. Hopson has been accepted
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My article "Acoustic Highway" album was declined
Hi Eddie, Thanks for reviewing my first attempt at starting an article from scratch. I assume the first thing that made you decline it was not being sourced? Is that correct? Is there anything else that I can do to ensure it is accepted? I trust that Craig Chaquico himself is a notable musician, song writer, composer, and producer himself with Grammy awards with proper citations? I'm open to all suggestions. Cheryl Fullerton (talk) 19:33, 3 November 2017 (UTC)Cheryl


 * Exactly. You 'Hit the nail on the head' so to speak. the article needs references. see WP:referencing for beginners and WP:Writing your first article Eddie891 Talk Work 13:56, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Mary Coon Walters
Thanks for adding this article. I added it to the [|Military Women Prize Claims] for the contest. Best of luck! Happy editing! TeriEmbrey (talk) 14:49, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith) has been reviewed!
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VisualEditor for The Signpost
In re: VisualEditor/Feedback/Archive 2017 1, there have been a few discussions about enabling the visual editor for the Wikipedia: namespace. The main deterrent for this wiki is the presence of ANI in that namespace. However, there are a couple of requests (see links in the corner) that would probably also work for your purposes. I'm sorry to say that I can't promise that any of them will happen any time soon, but if you subscribe to the tasks, then you'll get notifications (e-mail from Phabricator, not WP:Echo notifications) when/if there is any progress. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:58, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Sybil B. Harrington) has been reviewed!
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09:20:19, 10 November 2017 review of submission by EmmaJayneRW
Hi Eddie, I have re-edited the article on David Williams-Ellis and was wondering if you could take another look at it? I think I've now added a lead section but not sure if I've got it completely right. Any other comments would be hugely appreciated. Many thanks, Emma
 * It does look better, but you still need to support your article with WP:RS. See WP:citing sources, and WP:referencing for beginners. Eddie891 Talk Work 17:36, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Main list
Hi, can you please add your articles to the main list as well at the bottom of WikiProject_Women_in_Red/The_World_Contest? Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:47, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK
Hello! Your submission of Sheila Hibben 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! North America1000 11:03, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 November 2017
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Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Canadian biography
Hi, Eddie891! I saw you wrote a Canadian biography for the WIR Contest. If you'd like, you can also submit this to The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Please use this link for convenience. Thanks for all your amazing work on the contest! – Reidgreg (talk) 11:54, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Request on 21:10:13, 2 December 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by JustForAll
Are there any other parts of the text besides 'World-renowned' that you feel are problematic?" If so, please enumerate them, and I'll make the changes.JustForAll (talk) 21:10, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Phrases like 'World renowned' have got to go unless they are in a quote

JustForAll (talk) 21:10, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

An exceptional barnstar for you
Thankyou so much for the hard work! I make it $110 that you've won. Please double check. If you would like to donate any of your winnings into the Women in Red Book Fund to raise money to buy books for editors of women topics who need them on demand please add your name and the amount you'd like to donate in the sub section below the prize winners on the main contest page.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:05, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sheila Hibben
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David Williams-Ellis
Hi Eddie,

I have added more citations and submitted it. Please could you take a look and let me know if you think it is now good enough?

Any advice is hugely appreciated.

Many thanks, Emma — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmmaJayneRW (talk • contribs) 14:57, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 December 2017
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Your submission at Articles for creation: List of Presidents of the New York Public Library has been accepted
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Request on 10:31:57, 19 December 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Bhavyasachdeva08
Hi Eddie, Thank you for your feedback on my first draft. I am completely aware that autobiographies are discouraged by Wikipedia but this is to certify this all the information provided by me was factually correct.

After my recent contribution as an Actor on an Indian Television Channel, it has been brought to my notice that audience has started looking me up on google(thus, in turn, wikipedia) and I, would not appreciate them coming across wrong information about me. It is therefore only apt that the such traffic meets with right and correct information as it is going to change their perception of me or my show, 'Woh Apna Sa' which airs regularly on ZeeTv(India).

I am, hereby, including the links to the episodes in which I have enacted hoping it would add to my credibility and links to my social networking sites. I am well aware the social networking sites are not recognized by editors such as your self but I unfortunately do not have other options as of right now.

'Woh Apna Sa' Episode list reference: (Verified Offical Zee Online Streaming Website)

Episode a: Episode b: Episode c: Here is my reference to the shortfilm 'suffer' which starred me as its lead cast: Official Short Film: Official trailer:

My official Social Netwroking Sites:

Facebook: Instagram:

Eddie, I am aware I might not have all the knowledge to draft a perfect well acceptable article on myself. But agreeing the basic fact that Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and the Indian audience who will look me on google, they will expect to find information about me. Other websites might give them just that but I'd rather have them get correct information as in my profession incorrect information leaves me vulnerable and my career as an actor in jeopardy. I know that your read this message and understand the value and potential of this message. I would therefore like the editors, such as yourself to assist me in converting this draft into a successful article and help me present right information about myself.

10:31, 19 December 2017 (UTC)Bhavyasachdeva08 (talk)

Thank you
The interview that you wrote up in the Signpost was wonderful and thank you for doing that. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ and Merry Christmas 23:45, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Some suggestions for William B. Leeds article
Hi. I have worked a bit on your William B. Leeds article. Great theme and great person. Some suggestions: 1) add infobox 2) add more references (Check Google Books and Cite book template. You an use Andrew Carnegie article for the inspiration. Good luck with your edits! -- Bbarmadillo (talk) 19:54, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

14:12:06, 23 December 2017 review of submission by Jmontouliu
Thank you Eddie891 for your review. I understand I have to work on the independent sources issues. I found a couple of news articles, but only for suscribers. I'll keep on searching and improving the article in my sandbox. Thanks again and kind regards. Jmontouliu (talk) 14:12, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Why not join Women in Red?
--Ipigott (talk) 11:29, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing Church Of St Edmund, Mansfield Woodhouse
Enchufla Con Clave (talk) 01:35, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you - I hadn't expected it to be reviewed so quickly :-) Have you any specific feedback or should I just go to the help desk?
 * The article is fine as it is, however, if you were looking to expand it, you might take a look at Writing better articles, and articles of similar churches. Eddie891 Talk Work 16:07, 25 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you :-). Enchufla Con Clave (talk) 22:31, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy holidays
I'm having a merry Christmas and I hope you have a good day today and a happy new year. Thanks for working with me over the past year on the Signpost. Keep up the good work. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨  23:07, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * The same to you! Keep up the good work. Eddie891 Talk Work 00:39, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing the GA nomination of Joseph R. Fisher
Thanks - I've rewritten the introduction to the Boundary Commission quite extensively in response to your observations (while still trying to getting too far into the details). I've added a number of citations, including a 1940 obituary by the Institute of Journalists that better sources the first point. As regards images, the sepia photo of Fisher with the Boundary Commission (which I also added to the Irish Boundary Commission article) is the only fair use image of him I was ever able to find. There's later ones that are still in copyright - this one is only fair use because it's been released by the National Library of Ireland. I understand that he went back to the Bar in London after the war but I've no reliable sources for that, so I've said nothing. On "broad in its coverage" - do you have anything specific in mind post my rewrite? Fiachra10003 (talk) 23:09, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * The article looks much better. I just have a couple more problems that I have outlined in the GAR. Eddie891 Talk Work 01:01, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I broke the Irish Boundary Commission section down into two sections and edited the sections for clarity. I removed the first citation, for which we now have a more reliable replacement.  Are there other citations that worry you? Each of the remaining ones seems from a reliable source, even if some of them are primary rather than secondary sources.  We don't have Fisher's date of birth within 1855 - I'll have another check of the sources but none seemed to mention his birthday. Fiachra10003 (talk) 12:23, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks

 * This is unexpected. Really, I should be thanking you for all the work you do. Anyways, thanks for my first barnstar!Eddie891 Talk Work 18:42, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
 * FIRST??? (yes I am shouting.) Now that is a sin. Shame on us. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉  19:43, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

New Year's resolution: Write more articles for Women in Red!
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:13, 27 December 2017 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Women in Red
Thanks, Eddie, for becoming an "official" member of WiR. You've already become a strong contributor to new biographies of women. I look forward to many more. Let me know if ever you need any assistance.--Ipigott (talk) 16:20, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
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Your GA nomination of Lenox Library (New York City)
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Your GA nomination of Lenox Library (New York City)
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A page you started (Hadassah Rosensaft) has been reviewed!
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Crimean Tatars
If you still have the time and will, I will accept your offer for a GA nomination. Of course, only if it will get a proper review. Because the FA process has disappointed me and leads nowhere.--Seiya (talk) 13:04, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Featured Content date range
You and I both put up FA, FL and FPs for the next Signpost but it looks like we used different date ranges. Do you recall what the range was that you looked at for the FAs? ☆ Bri (talk) 19:46, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
 * December 17-present. Eddie891 Talk Work 19:48, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Comments
I've made a few here. Let me know if you need anything more/different? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:38, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much for doing this, . It looks great to me,, How about you? Eddie891 Talk Work 00:23, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Marya McLaughlin
Thank you for creating the article on Marya McLaughlin. I have wanted for some time to create an article myself. Thanks for your contribution. Dbart (talk) 22:05, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 January 2018
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Great Job
What a wonderful job you did on the Interview. I would love to meet this editor one day. You don't get enough recognition for your work. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉  22:17, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Where should we send the gift card?
You win! You are the first one to create the article - Moose attacks. I need somewhere to mail the gift card. Or I could spend it on myself on your behalf. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉  13:53, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your kindness. In the interest of personal privacy, I'd prefer to not disclose my address. If you could look in to some sort of eGift card that could be emailed to me, that would be best. If impossible, e-mail me, and we can discuss other methods. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:30, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. I need an email address, that's all. You can make up another free email address to which I can send even more gifts. This isn't paid editing, right? Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉  23:37, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * You should have gotten an e-mail. Additionally, I thought you might find this interesting "A Unique Fatal Moose Attack Mimicking Homicide.". Eddie891 Talk Work 23:46, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Like a hole in the head (idiom) Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉  23:34, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Celia Cooney
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A US East coast contest?
Hi, I've created Contests/Toolkit/Template based on the very successful women contest model. It will make setting up a new contest really easy. You might be interested in running a contest for the US based on the model. If so I'd be happy to help you set it up and guide you to getting a grant and participants.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd be really interested in running this, if you think there's enough interest. Later today I'll draft a template in my userspace. We can discuss in more detail here, or via email. Eddie891 Talk Work 18:31, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Two questions: 1) would you be able to find someone else (besides me) willing to manage holding the money and distributing the prizes? I can do everything else. And 2) are we talking simply a Women In Red Contest, or all United States articles? Eddie891 Talk Work 20:24, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

It can be a general contest or just a women contest. A general US wide contest might be a bit big in scope so could be a general one for New england area perhaps and give largest prizes for women bios. I'm sure you'll' find somebody willing to receive the prize money. It's not a worrying thing though, they only ask your account number and for some ID and wire it to you. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:34, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Signpost writeup
I added your name to User:Bri/Signpost. If you don't want credit, you can take it back out. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:27, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with credit, but do I get an intro? :) Thanks for all your work. Eddie891 Talk Work 21:42, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Of course you do! But you also have to write it. ☆ Bri (talk) 21:53, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh. How about Eddie891 has been editing regularly for over one year, since late 2016. He has been involved in reviving The Signpost since June 2017. Not much more to say. Eddie891 Talk Work 21:59, 3 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I've gotten a watchlist notice approved and listed. If there is a slot in any of the unfilled positions on the editorial team that I could temporarily fill within my capabilities, don't hesitate to let me know. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:46, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I thought you'd be interested in this. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 17:06, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that is just a testament to the visibility that The Signpost needs. I'd like to push for some sort of automated notice when a user hits 500, 1000, or another milestone of edits. As far as your role goes, there's definitely stuff that needs to be done. Perhaps you could engage in minor copyediting and marshalling of submissions? When someone who is not very experienced in writing submits an article for publication, the article often needs some clean up, and the editors need advice. Perhaps you could help with that? I'd also like to write an essay Wikipedia Signpost/So you want to write an article? if something of the like doesn't exist. Thoughts? And thank you for all you've been up to. Eddie891 Talk Work 17:34, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't really want  to  become a resident  copy  editor - there are 'team' members who  are supposedly  doing that -  but  I'll  help marshalling of submissions, and I'll  certainly assist in moving  forward any  discussions that aim  to  build a cohesive editorial  group. I  think  your  idea of an automated mesage to new(ish) users is a very good suggestion. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:26, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIIV, April 2018
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Help with attribution for Signpost
Regarding this attribution, could you let me know the part contributed by the other editor, so I can annotate the article correctly? Thanks ☆ Bri (talk) 04:25, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The story about Kim Jong-un's photo was just about all their work. Eddie891 Talk Work 11:13, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

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Signpost deadline
We have a deadline in 48 hours for the next issue. Please let me or Bri know if the 'Blog' colums is still  expected to  meet  the deadline. You might find the discussion on 's tp interesting. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:39, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Should be ready for a copyedit now. Eddie891 Talk Work 12:17, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

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Hope you stick around
It's been a pleasure working with you on The Signpost and you've been a mainstay in the Newsroom. I hope you stay, but if you don't, it's understood. ☆ Bri (talk) 22:42, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I hope to be around for a while yet. Occasionally I get strange bouts of depression about Wikipedia, but I usually come to my senses several minutes/seconds later. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:20, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * The Wikimedia Commons mobile app has a new version. It is now easier to find nearby places that need pictures. It helps you with direct uploads and title and category suggestions. The app only works on Android phones.

Problems
 * Octicons-tools.svg The abuse filters had a problem with blocks where you had changed how long they last. It used the default length everywhere. This was in late April. Abuse filter users should make sure the right block length is used and change them if needed. This is only for filters where how long blocks last had been changed.

Changes later this week
 * The advanced search function beta feature will be on all Wikimedia wikis. It makes it easier to use some of the special search functions that most editors don't know exist.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 8 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 9 May. It will be on all wikis from 10 May (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 8 May at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 9 May at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * Octicons-tools.svg All wikis with fewer than 100 high-priority linter errors in the main namespace will switch to use the Remex parsing library. This is to replace Tidy. It will happen on 16 May. Other wikis will switch soon when they have fixed the errors that must be fixed. Tidy will be removed on all wikis before July 2018.

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Thank you
Dear Eddie, thanks for the suggestions. I've to break up that article into some sub-sections; through I'm little protective of that article, since it covers a big gap in history that I have long wanted to fill. Cheers!--A.S. Brown (talk) 00:23, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I certainly understand what you mean, and congratulations for such a lengthy article. I just feel that someone reading it might have some trouble making it through, given how long it is, and it could use some breaking up. There is no criticism of your work, and it is an incredible feat. Happy Editing! Eddie891 Talk Work 00:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Article assesments
Hi. I'm just curious why you assessed Anastasiya Biseniek as C class and Anna Morozova as start. They are FAR from stubs and much longer than comparable Hero of the Soviet Union biographies in their respective classes. Biseniek is ~20,000 bytes, and there's not much content to add to add to either of them. The reason for the class assignments is so we can find articles to expand and upgrade them. How exactly do you want to see them improved? There are far shorter B-class articles out there, and putting them in lower grades than needed clogs up the stub to start categories with articles that can't be improved as much as those that really need it. (I.e., articles short in English but a mile long in Russian)--PlanespotterA320 (talk) 00:45, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, Thank you for catching my mis-assessment of Anna Morozova, I have re assessed it as C-class. I am hesitant to assess those a B-class, because, it is crucial you understand, I don't feel like I have seen comparable articles at B-class in my time on Wikipedia. I will be happy to reassess based on B criteria, but do you think you could link a B-class article of comparable topic and size? I certainly think they are very close to B at this point, but I'd just like to see what a more experienced reviewer on the topic has previously said first. Great work, and  I hope you are still considering writing that 'Barrier of Translation' op-ed for The Signpost. If you have any questions on the op-ed, feel free to let me know. Thank you, and Happy Editing! Eddie891 Talk Work 10:56, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Andrey Shebalkov, Aleksei Aleksandrovich Grechkin, Vladimir Aleksenko, Museyib Baghirov, Boris Vladimirov... I went to the "Category:B-Class biography (military) articles" and clicked on names that corresponded to HSUs - All of them are much shorter. For the most compareable in topic and size, theres Yelena Mazanik, which I also wrote, but still not quite as long despite Mazanik's fame after her award compared to Biseniek being a posthumous recipient.--PlanespotterA320 (talk) 12:11, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you ! I have reassesed as B-class. Good work.Eddie891 Talk Work 14:08, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Flying Through MILHIST Assessments
How are you able to assess an article without reading it? --Molestash (talk) 23:45, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I read the articles, but most of them are A) very short, or B) I am just reaffirming previous assessments. I understand that I am assessing fast, but the articles are short. Take for example Bridgegate, Chester. The article has not been substantially changed since 2009. It was originally assessed as start that same year. So, for me, it takes 25 seconds to read the article, and ascertain that it has not progressed beyond start-class. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:50, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * is there anything I was doing wrong? Eddie891 Talk Work 23:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Portals
Hi,

I noticed your interest in portals. Here is what has been going on behind-the-scenes with them...

Currently, there are about 1500 portals, comprised of 150,000 pages in portal space, the rest beyond the 1500 being subpages. Most of those subpages contain an excerpt, copied and pasted from some article. Such excerpts never change, and they go stale over time (no longer matching the original source material).

The Portal WikiProject was rebooted on April 17th, and has grown to 68 members. We've been busy redesigning the portal model so that portals will not need all those subpages.

The design concept called "selective transclusion", which is used for migrating excerpts (moving them to the base page), does so by displaying part of an article the same as a template. An added benefit of this is that it also keeps them fresh, by always showing the current version of the content that is transcluded.

We are also working on ways to make excerpted content, and listed entries, dynamic, so that the material or links shown automatically change over time without the intervention of an editor. Selected articles, could be set up to change daily, for example, to present a different article each day. This can even be made to show a different article every time a user visits the page. Currently, we can do this from a set list. We're trying to make it so that the list is updated automatically from an external source that is regularly maintained.

Other automated solutions are being sought or developed for each section type of portals. To automatically update and archive news, did you know entries, and so on.

Once we get a fully automated design worked out, it will be applied to all the portals that do not have dedicated maintainers. This will reduce the amount of maintenance they need. A single editor will then be able to watch over far more portals than before, ideally, with each portal taking up only a single page in portal space.

The Portal WikiProject is dedicated to updating, upgrading, and maintaining the entire portal system and every portal in it.

Come check us out, and if you like what you see, feel free to join. &mdash; The Transhumanist  05:33, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of James Shields (politician, born 1806)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article James Shields (politician, born 1806) 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 GreenMeansGo -- GreenMeansGo (talk) 12:40, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIV, May 2018
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 15:00, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for May 13
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Your GA nomination of Ira T. Wyche
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ira T. Wyche 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 Auntieruth55 -- Auntieruth55 (talk) 16:21, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Tech News: 2018-20
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * Dynamic maps are now available on most Wikipedias. Labels on maps can also be in different languages.
 * The new Advanced Search interface is now available as a Beta Feature on all wikis. This makes it easier to learn about and to use many of the powerful options in our search. Feedback is appreciated.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 15 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 May. It will be on all wikis from 17 May (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 16 May at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * In the mobile view, warnings for when something is wrong with a page are not as clear as they should be. The developers are working on this. You can give feedback and suggestions.
 * The developers are working on making the Wikipedia Android app available in more languages. You can give feedback, suggestions and help test it. Read more on mediawiki.org

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Signpost
Hi, just a quick  reminder for  'In the media' deadline is in 7  days. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:52, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi, just a quick  reminder for  'Featured content' deadline is in 7 days.Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:07, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reminder. Can you make sure that these reminders are given by the EiC a week before the deadline, it really helped me remember to finish the submissions.

Your GA nomination of Ira T. Wyche
The article Ira T. Wyche you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ira T. Wyche 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 Auntieruth55 -- Auntieruth55 (talk) 14:41, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of James Shields (politician, born 1806)
The article James Shields (politician, born 1806) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:James Shields (politician, born 1806) 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 GreenMeansGo -- GreenMeansGo (talk) 22:21, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Tech News: 2018-21
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 22 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 23 May. It will be on all wikis from 24 May (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 23 May at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * It could become easier to reference different pages of a book in an article. You can give feedback. The last day for feedback is 27 May.

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Template:Did you know nominations/Milena Mrazović
Please see note on your DYK review. In addition to the article criteria, the image licensing also needs to be verified. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 20:15, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 May 2018
<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) 14:25, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 May 2018
<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) 15:19, 24 May 2018 (UTC)