User talk:Ixtal/Archives/2024/April

Question from Falinksrules (00:39, 22 March 2024)
Hello, Can you help me understand what can be considerer subjective writting. --Falinksrules (talk) 00:39, 22 March 2024 (UTC)


 * , is this a general question or does it have to do with a particular article? — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 09:54, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * this is just a general question. Falinksrules (talk) 18:14, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hmmmm I'm sorry to say I don't know how to best explain it to you, . Our guide on writing better aticles could give you some pointers, but I really recommend asking the friendly people over at WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors. They'll be glad to explain to you and/or provide some useful guides on avoiding subjective writing. — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 18:36, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Tylerguy25 (12:33, 23 March 2024)
How do I add a link between articles? And how would I know when one needs to be added? --Tylerguy25 (talk) 12:33, 23 March 2024 (UTC)


 * , see Manual of Style/Linking for an in-depth explanation of all the different links one can add on the wiki and where/how to do so. For linking between articles, you can add two square brackets like Wikipedia to produce Wikipedia. The principles section of the guide I linked explains well when to add them, but you'll also learn through experience. Don't be afraid to add extra links if you're not sure they're needed or not! If anything someone will kindly let you know when you've overlinked. — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 09:56, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from KEP95 (23:03, 23 March 2024)
Question on editing etiquette: I added a small amount of clarification (that about:blank is the name of a production company, not a typo) to a sentence, but I decided not to list it as a minor edit since it wasn't only a grammatical change. Should I have labelled it as a minor change or was that correct? --KEP95 (talk) 23:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I only mark changes as minor when the reader would not be able to notice it's been made (e.g. fixing typos, removing extra spaces, etc.). Your edit in my eyes was correctly not labeled as minor. — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 09:59, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from KEP95 (23:19, 23 March 2024)
Question on spacing in the editor affecting spacing in the article: I wanted to edit out about 10 double space sentence openers in the article on PKD's The Divine Invasion, they're incongruent with the formatting of the rest of the article, which uses the usual single space at the beginning of their sentences; and while I can find the extra spaces easily enough, there are other double spacings in the editor that don't appear in the article. I figured I'd ask you why that is before editing the page; are there some tricks with having double spaces appear when using the editor? --KEP95 (talk) 23:19, 23 March 2024 (UTC)


 * , I'm afraid I don't understand the question. Could you rephrase? — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 10:00, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from GODisLegendary (22:05, 30 March 2024)
Hi, i have seen websites use linkbuilding with Wikipedia. What would be the best way to do linkbuilding and provide big value for Wikipedia and its readers? --GODisLegendary (talk) 22:05, 30 March 2024 (UTC)


 * , what do you mean by linkbuilding? — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 09:53, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Sappygang (22:44, 30 March 2024)
Hello! I wasn't expecting Wikipedia to have gotten so user friendly in the past years haha! You even get a mentor now, really cool

I'm wondering what the "edit / add citation" part in the articles I referenced on the DPP3 page mean? Is that something only I see as the one who added them? Also would you say my writing style is appropriate?

And really cool that you study in Eindhoven, I'm also doing my Bachelor's (in bio) in the Netherlands (in Nijmegen, at Radboud), cool coincidence! --Sappygang (talk) 22:44, 30 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Nice to meet you, ! Glad to see you find the wiki to be much more user friendly.
 * Edit/add citation is something that we can see when editing a page. Other editors can edit your citations, for example to add additional information or fix typos. One thing you might see eventually is a bot account or an experienced editor using user scripts to add links to archived versions of a source. Your writing style seems very appropriate. Your edit to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals was a good way to remove promotional language.
 * Cool you study in NL as well, truly a small world! I hope you stick around the wiki ^u^ — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 09:53, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Nila Maturan on File talk:Firebase Logo.svg (02:17, 1 April 2024)
Hell0..! How to Operate my website... --Nila Maturan (talk) 02:17, 1 April 2024 (UTC)


 * , what do you mean by "your" website? Which website are you referring to? — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 19:51, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).



Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Kbdank71 · Kosack · NrDg · TLSuda

Guideline and policy news Technical news Arbitration Miscellaneous
 * An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.
 * The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes.
 * An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
 * Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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Question from Jamel Bethune on Frontier (supercomputer) (17:59, 1 April 2024)
Hello hi, how are you I'm asking a question, how do two people get along the best ? --Jamel Bethune (talk) 17:59, 1 April 2024 (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.

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Question from DGHart1965 (20:57, 4 April 2024)
Hi, I'm a descendant of Charles/Karl I Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbuttel 1713-1780. Incorrect information lists Otto I as my 11 great grandfather 1495-1549. Ernest I Duke of Brunswick-Luneburgh 1497-1546 is my 11th great grandfather. How do I change the information in Wikipedia? --DGHart1965 (talk) 20:57, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * As I understand it, you wish to change the information displayed on Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, ? — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 21:11, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Your Editor of the Week nomination
Please provide a more thorough description of how your nominee meets the criteria for Editor of the Week by describing some of the tasks and behaviors you are recognizing, so that your nominee can fully appreciate that what they do is important and deserves being acknowledged. Buster Seven   Talk  (UTC) 06:42, 6 April 2024 (UTC)


 * My bad, will expand on it — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 09:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Expanded it,, let me know if you feel it requires further expansion. — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 11:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Great. Moved it to Accepted. It will be a few months as it works its way up the Queue. Thanks. Buster Seven   Talk  (UTC) 13:23, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated, . Enjoy your Sunday ^U^ — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 13:26, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from NicoleLRombach (15:27, 7 April 2024)
Hi I'm new here. Nice to meet you --NicoleLRombach (talk) 15:27, 7 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Likewise, — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 00:33, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Queen of Hearts (23:25, 8 April 2024)
how write article about my very notable garage band --Queen of  Hearts 23:25, 8 April 2024 (UTC)


 * which gravel bond. — ♠Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 23:26, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 April newsletter
We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:


 * with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
 * with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
 * with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
 * with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
 * with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
 * with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please read WikiCup/Scoring. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (,, and ) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:05, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

April music
thank you for the kind barnstar - plum tree blossom for Kalevi Kiviniemi in the snow - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC) My story today is about a piece composed for the Second Sunday after Easter 300 years ago, and I just returned from a (long) opera about the same age, with soprano Pretty Yende --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:13, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

relief: the last of six RD articles in one week is now on the Main page - yesterday a great recital with many anti-war songs by Jewish composers whose music was banned by the Nazis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:26, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

followed by two birthdays in a row, and I prefer those (see my talk) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:17, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from يحى جمال on Microwork (19:18, 22 April 2024)
مرحبا انا جديد فى الموقع ولا افهم شى --يحى جمال (talk) 19:18, 22 April 2024 (UTC)


 * , please use English when communicating on this site. I'm afraid I cannot speak arabic, but if you would like to check out our Arabic version of Wikipedia please go to ar.wikipedia.org — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 19:56, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

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Question from Mixia1203 (01:23, 26 April 2024)
Hello Ixtal! I'm Mixia and it's so comforting to know that you will be my mentor. I don't have any questions off the top of my head at the moment, but will be sure to reach out as I continue to edit more! --Mixia1203 (talk) 01:23, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * , glad to have you as a mentee! I wish you the best of luck here on the wiki, please do not hesitate to ask when a question arises ^U^ — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 02:54, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Peter Lishwamu on International Supermodified Association (05:02, 26 April 2024)
How do i enter my details and edit? --Peter Lishwamu (talk) 05:02, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * What do you mean by "entering your details", ? — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 10:20, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Relinda Devez
I Really Wanna Learn More About Editing Teach Me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Relinda Devez (talk • contribs) 09:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * , sure! What topic areas would you like to edit in? It's best to teach you with a target in mind. — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) &#8258; Non nobis solum. ♠ 10:21, 26 April 2024 (UTC)