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Your GA nomination of W. Coleman Nevils
The article W. Coleman Nevils you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:W. Coleman Nevils for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 20:22, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for W. Coleman Nevils
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Francis Neale
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gerard Campbell
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gerard Campbell 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 06:01, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Verhaegen
Hi, next time please don't redirect the DYK template page if you change the spelling in the page name. It's just a simple formatting fix and it saves the promoter from scrambling around looking for the right template. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:51, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Got it. Sorry for the confusion, .  Ergo Sum  17:50, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

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DYK for Peter Verhaegen
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Vandalism/Edit warring
Hi, Please have a look at user Aybeg in the article Kadir Misiroglu. He has been warned more than a few times yet still keeps reverting reliably sourced material without giving a reason. He is not communicating via Talk either. See the diff: and other previous vandalism/edit warring. Thanks, 176.55.86.30 (talk) 20:41, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I have responded on that article's talk page.  Ergo Sum  21:11, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Biblical criticism
Hi, you showed up at the FAc for BC, which I appreciated, then changed your mind I guess, which is fine, as someone is now complaining about the length of the FAC. I was wondering if you would mind moving your comment to the talk page. It would really help with reducing the length. I would appreciate it. Thank you, Jenhawk777 (talk) 21:38, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I've heeded your advice and moved them to the talk page. I simply haven't had sufficient time to devote to such a complicated FAC for a lengthy article.  Ergo Sum  22:15, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It's perfectly alright, I understand completely, and I am genuinely grateful for this prompt response. I didn't mean to sound as if I was complaining about you not reviewing. I wrote it and I wouldn't want to review it!   Jenhawk777 (talk) 22:40, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gerard J. Campbell
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gerard Campbell
The article Gerard Campbell you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Gerard Campbell for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 17:41, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gerard Campbell
The article Gerard Campbell you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gerard Campbell for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 05:41, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Peter Verhaegen image
I saw the article during its DYK, and wanted to add an image, but couldn't prove that any were actually published before 1925. But I searched around, and emailed the Saint Louis University archives, which had an image up (marked copyrighted). After a few emails back and forth, they just today agreed it should be public domain, and so marked it on their site! I see you're working on a GA for it, hope this helps. If you think the border and caption should be cropped off the version in the article, we can do that too. --GRuban (talk) 20:32, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Excellent, thank you for letting me know, ! I might upload a slightly cropped version.  Ergo Sum  20:43, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leonard Neale
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Leonard Neale 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 05:40, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Feiner
Ergo, have updated the FAC page with my current position, ie am inclined to take you at face value re comprehensiveness; have done own searches of data bases and not found anything of value that could be added, also as having reviewed in detail a nr of your articles in the past, and knowing your form, am inclined to AGF here, with little to no reservations. I'm available, on and off, for the next 12 hours, and then gone for a week, so if you have the time to close this out, that would be great. ps, inclined to now include the 1993 Curran view, if could see the overall context...is this something you still have and email a scan? To reiterate again am not opposed to short articles, but they do require an especial and different type of scrutiny vs longer pages, which the FAC guidelines are not really set up for. OTOH, I think you overarching aim, as stated on Sandy's talk, is laudable. Best. Ceoil (talk) 16:15, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Ceoil, I will try to get to it today. I have been away from wiki for the past week because of work. Thanks for giving it another look. Appreciate it.  Ergo Sum  19:18, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually seeing now the nom date, there is no rush. Ceoil  (talk) 21:09, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Does Google not let you access the page by that link? When I click on it, I can get p. 101. Also, I pinged you on the FAC page but will just flag for you here again, because of Hog Farm's noticing that Shea also had a line about his legacy, I've re-added the sentence about lackluster but tweaked a bit with some context. Happy to discuss this on the FAC page.  Ergo Sum  06:22, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Some of the google links are country specific. I saw the "with some context" addition re lackluster; thanks. Ceoil  (talk) 01:15, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Leonard Neale
Hello! Your submission of Leonard Neale 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) 15:04, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Numerals
Please double check ttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown_University&diff=prev&oldid=997236022 this edit]. The Manual of Style explicitly says that "comparable numbers should be both written in words or both in figures." In other words, don't switch between numerals and words for the same set of numbers in the same sentence. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 16:32, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks.  Ergo Sum  16:57, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2021
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Your GA nomination of Leonard Neale
The article Leonard Neale you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Leonard Neale for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 06:00, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leonard Neale
The article Leonard Neale you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Leonard Neale for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 18:21, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Leonard Neale
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Your GA nomination of Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Benedict Joseph Fenwick 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 Babegriev -- Babegriev (talk) 23:40, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Editing news 2021 #1
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Your GA nomination of Robert J. Henle
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Robert J. Henle 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 16:41, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Benedict Joseph Fenwick
The article Benedict Joseph Fenwick you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Benedict Joseph Fenwick for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Babegriev -- Babegriev (talk) 05:01, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2021
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DYK for Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Hey
Congrats on Bernard A. Maguire being scheduled for TFA on February 11. Well deserved. I'm assuming from the amount of FAs listed on your user page that you're a lot more familiar with TFA space than I am. Would you mind having a look at my Feb 14 nomination, which is still there despite receiving more supports than 2 other articles also scheduled for TFA at the same time as yours? I'm a bit confused about the whole process. Thanks. Homeostasis07 (talk/contributions) 02:41, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The TFA process can be a bit opaque. Even though one might call me a TFA veteran, I'm still learning the ropes. February isn't filled out yet, so I'm sure the coords are still sorting out the dates. From what I've observed, it's not that uncommon that they schedule articles in batches. I'd recommend just waiting a bit. Feel free to stop by again in a couple days if it's still pending.  Ergo Sum  03:16, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you today, Ergo Sum, for the article on Maguire, "about a Jesuit who headed Georgetown University before and after the American Civil War, and opened Georgetown Law School." Homeostasis07, most nominations at TFAR get accepted, without competition for number of supports (unless there's oppose or struggle about a certain date), - sometimes late, as for February. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Robert J. Henle
The article Robert J. Henle you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Robert J. Henle for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 03:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Robert J. Henle
The article Robert J. Henle you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Robert J. Henle for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 06:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Timothy S. Healy
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Timothy S. Healy 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 Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 09:21, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 17:42, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Peter Verhaegen
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Peter Verhaegen 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 Modussiccandi -- Modussiccandi (talk) 14:22, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson
The article Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 17:42, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John J. DeGioia
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John J. DeGioia 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 19:20, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Peter Verhaegen
The article Peter Verhaegen you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Peter Verhaegen for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Modussiccandi -- Modussiccandi (talk) 22:42, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leo J. O'Donovan
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Leo J. O'Donovan 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 Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 09:41, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph B. O'Hagan
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Joseph B. O'Hagan 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 StraussInTheHouse -- StraussInTheHouse (talk) 12:02, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Patrick Francis Healy
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Patrick Francis Healy 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 Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 10:20, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Louis William Valentine DuBourg
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Louis William Valentine DuBourg 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 Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 02:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Patrick Francis Healy
Hello! Your submission of Patrick Francis Healy 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! Cbl62 (talk) 18:32, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

need clarify
Talk:Thomas F. Mulledy.--Jarodalien (talk) 05:55, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph B. O'Hagan
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Timothy S. Healy
The article Timothy S. Healy you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Timothy S. Healy for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 00:41, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Timothy S. Healy
The article Timothy S. Healy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Timothy S. Healy for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 02:42, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Peter Verhaegen
The article Peter Verhaegen you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Peter Verhaegen for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Modussiccandi -- Modussiccandi (talk) 10:02, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John J. DeGioia
The article John J. DeGioia you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:John J. DeGioia for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 16:40, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John J. DeGioia
The article John J. DeGioia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John J. DeGioia for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 14:22, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leo J. O'Donovan
The article Leo J. O'Donovan you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Leo J. O'Donovan for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 02:21, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leo J. O'Donovan
The article Leo J. O'Donovan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Leo J. O'Donovan for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 04:02, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph B. O'Hagan
The article Joseph B. O'Hagan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joseph B. O'Hagan for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of StraussInTheHouse -- StraussInTheHouse (talk) 16:21, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Patrick Francis Healy
The article Patrick Francis Healy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Patrick Francis Healy for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 05:02, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for John J. DeGioia
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Louis William Valentine DuBourg
The article Louis William Valentine DuBourg you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Louis William Valentine DuBourg for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 03:20, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Louis William Valentine DuBourg
The article Louis William Valentine DuBourg you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Louis William Valentine DuBourg for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 05:42, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Patrick Francis Healy
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:57, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Seems like yesterday. Hope you're well, .  Ergo Sum  17:46, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I am healthy, but know people who are not, so mixed. I just had a new FA, BWV 1, but we lost two users to arbitration, and Yoninah died, - a shock. So, well, not really well. More detail on my talk. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:52, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Like you, my body ticks on but sadly I can no longer say the same for far too many people dear to me. This pestilence. I really think a different world awaits us at the other side of it. I was sad to hear about Yoninah; she was a marvelous contributor. Congrats on the FA! that's some bright news. I find myself running out of steam at times on wiki now. I'd like to continue contributing and have a huge backlog of articles to create or improve but just don't feel the same verve that I used to. I hope it's a passing feeling.  Ergo Sum  18:32, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I have a few things where I do little every day: remember Precious - pure fun! write one article however short (not yet today), convert one article from deprecated harv referencing to sfn (not yet today), add one infobox (not yet today). I try hard to not get to noticeboards successfully so, but then feeling guilty when I friend leaves us. See User talk:Bishonen, the shortest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:46, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * That's ambitious. I hope I can keep up with you! And yes, agreed. I wouldn't trust someone who leaves a noticeboard with a good feeling. They're too often places where factions duel and biases entrench.  Ergo Sum  19:00, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * This recent arbitration: an admin edit-warred and had to be desyssoped (short version). How different would Wikipedia be if the one who stubbornly didn't listen to recommendation to improve accessibility but reverted had instead said "thank you, learning". Instead, said that I also did it wrong. I began doing it right. The recipe is on top here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Vorau Abbey
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
 * Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

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 * When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem.
 * Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers.

Arbitration
 * A community consultation on the Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions procedure is open until April 25.

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DYK for Louis William Valentine DuBourg
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Luigi Fugazy
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

R. A. B. Mynors
Hello Ergo Sum, I hope you're doing well. I'm writing you because I've seen that you've recently brought John Early (educator) to FA. I'm currently nominating a similar topic, R. A. B. Mynors, for FA status. I was wondering whether you would like to add a review to the article's FAC page? Best, Modussiccandi (talk) 21:56, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll give it a look in the next few days. Please feel free to remind me if I forget.  Ergo Sum  01:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like the FAC got archived before you had a chance to review. Sorry about that, I'm afraid the article needed some more work. If I renominate after the necessary improvements, I will ping you in the nomination statement with the other contributors to the FAC. I hope that's okay. Best,Modussiccandi (talk) 09:06, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Very sorry, I was planning on doing a review tonight. Please do let me know next time you nominate it. I'll be sure to be more prompt.  Ergo Sum  14:14, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Ergo Sum, I just wanted to let you know that the I've re-nominated the article at FAC. This is not to rush you but rather to make sure you're aware. I'm still figuring out the FA process and I'm quite insecure at the moment about how actively one should solicit reviews. So, please accept my apologies if I'm being rude. Best, Modussiccandi (talk) 09:38, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

RevDel request
Hello, sorry to bother you. Can you please remove this edit? Thank you. -- Ashley yoursmile!  13:57, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like you got it.  Ergo Sum  14:03, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

William Feiner
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for May 4, 2021. Please check the article needs no changes. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/May 4, 2021. Congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 20:14, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article "about the life of a quaint but interesting man"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:12, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Jason Sendwe‎‎
As you are serious minded and diligent, can you take a look at this which is languishing at FAC. I think its good to give back to a process that has helped you a lot. Ceoil (talk) 00:26, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * This is pretty far outside my wheelhouse. I loathe FACs that fail for lack of input, though, so I will give it a look.  Ergo Sum  00:51, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I think you would be a good reviewer here; its sort of your period and a bio. But yeah, failing for lack of attention is always a shame. Ceoil  (talk) 01:03, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Enchanter • Carlossuarez46

Interface administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, consensus was found that third party appeals are allowed but discouraged.
 * The 2021 Desysop Policy RfC was closed with no consensus. Consensus was found in a previous RfC for a community based desysop procedure, though the procedure proposed in the 2021 RfC did not gain consensus.

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Direct, reliable sources needed for Days of the Year pages
You're probably not aware of this change, but Days of the Year pages now require direct reliable sources for additions. For details see the content guideline, the WikiProject Days of the Year style guide or the edit notice on any DOY page. Almost all new additions without a reliable source as a reference are now being reverted on-sight.

Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 03:14, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks . I think this is an overdue change. Admittedly, it's a little absurd since virtually no entries on that page, at least, have citations. But overdue nonetheless. I'll re-add with a citation.  Ergo Sum  04:17, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, first we stop the bleeding then we rehab the patient. Some of us have been going through the DOY articles and painstakingly cleaning the inaccurate or unverifiable entries and have quite a few done but it's a slow process.  Thanks for your understanding.  04:24, 11 May 2021 (UTC)