User talk:Iazyges/Archives/2018/January

Merry Christmas!

 * The same to you and yours! -- Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  00:32, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2017). Administrator changes
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Bureaucrat changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment is in progress to determine whether the administrator policy should be amended to require disclosure of paid editing activity at WP:RFA and to prohibit the use of administrative tools as part of paid editing activity, with certain exceptions.

Technical news
 * The 2017 Community Wishlist Survey results have been posted. The Community Tech team will investigate and address the top ten results.
 * The Anti-Harassment Tools team is inviting comments on new blocking tools and improvements to existing blocking tools for development in early 2018. Feedback can be left on the discussion page or by email.

Arbitration
 * Following the results of the 2017 election, the following editors have been (re)appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , , , ,.

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The Bugle: Issue CXLI, January 2018
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Nikkimaria (talk) 19:46, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leo II (emperor)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Leo II (emperor) 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 Sigurd Hring -- Sigurd Hring (talk) 21:20, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leo II (emperor)
The article Leo II (emperor) 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 II (emperor) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sigurd Hring -- Sigurd Hring (talk) 06:40, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leo II (emperor)
The article Leo II (emperor) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Leo II (emperor) 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 Sigurd Hring -- Sigurd Hring (talk) 07:02, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

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Did my application actually happen? I can't find it.-- Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 21:18, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tetricus I
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tetricus I 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 Argento Surfer -- Argento Surfer (talk) 20:20, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA reviews of Aphrodite, Satan, and Jonah
Hello! I wanted to thank you so much for agreeing to take the time to review the articles Aphrodite, Satan, and Jonah, which I have nominated for GA. I noticed that you tagged a few statements in the articles Jonah and Aphrodite as uncited and I wanted to let you know that all of the statements you tagged in those articles have now been supported with citations to reliable sources. I am determined to do whatever I can to make sure that all of these articles pass, so, if you have any other concerns or complaints at all, be sure to let me know about them so that I may remedy them. Thanks once again! --Katolophyromai (talk) 20:35, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem! I'll try to get to reviewing the articles soon. -- Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  20:41, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Re: GA review of Avidius Cassius
Hi Iayges, I saw you submitted Avidius Cassius, & was considering reviewing it only to find some omissions of material significant enough you may want to pull the article & rework it. These are as follows: If you need further help with sourcing this material, let me know & I'll do what I can. -- llywrch (talk) 00:12, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Cassius' daughter, Avidia Alexandra, married into a powerful Lycian family that is relatively extensively documented. (One academic considers it the best known non-Imperial family tree of the period.) This family is documented in an inscription which is discussed in Shelagh Jameson, "Two Lycian Families", Anatolian Studies, 16 (1966), pp. 125-137, available from JSTOR. (If you don't have access to JSTOR, email me & I'll send you a copy of the pdf.)
 * There are two ancient sources listed at the bottom of the article. Both are chapters from the Historia Augusta. Normally these are cited as part of that work, but the way they are presented they appear to be independent works.
 * I had intended to make it a listic of primary sources, such as I have at Leo II (emperor), but the sources for Avidius Cassius didn't give me much to worth with, so I've removed it entirely. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  00:27, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
 * BTW, there are other primary sources for this period: Lucian & Cassius Dio.
 * See above. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  00:27, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Avidius had several significant contacts with contemporary literary circles. The rhetor Fronto was a correspondent of his. (There is an article online that discusses this -- J.E.G. Whitehorne."Fronto's Letter to Avidius Cassius", Prudentia, 9 (2014), pp. 41-46 ISSN 2382-1620.) And his friendship with Herodes Atticus, one of the major figures of the Second Sophistic, extended beyond the one letter mentioned in the article. (FWIW, his father was a friend of another member of the Second Sophistic, Aelius Aristides.)

Adopt-a-user - your availability
Hello. Could I ask you to check and, if necessary, update your availability details at Adopt-a-user/Adoptee's Area/Adopters, please?

I've been updating that page, plus the list of over 100 people seeking adoption (which I've now stripped down to around 20 active editors genuinely seeking help.

I've been working to identify those Adopters who are currently available, and those who haven't been active on Wikipedia for a while. But I don't think the bot has been updating correctly, so a manual check from you would be really helpful. I've also made some suggestions and a few edits to make life easier for newcomers. I've put some of my observations down in answer to a recent post about inactivity of some Adopt-a-User Project contributors. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:41, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tetricus I
The article Tetricus I you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tetricus I 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 Argento Surfer -- Argento Surfer (talk) 14:06, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA reviews of Satan and Jonah
Hello! I was just wondering when you were planning on continuing those reviews you started of my articles Satan and Jonah. I do not mean to impatient or anything; I am just curious when you were planning to start. --Katolophyromai (talk) 20:53, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I’m planning to get to it soon; I’m going to finish getting Avidius Cassius ready for GAN, then I’ll review it. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  21:04, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Alright. That sounds fine. Thank you for your response! --Katolophyromai (talk) 21:09, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you ...
... for improving article quality in January 2018! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:13, 30 January 2018 (UTC)