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2019 – 2020

File:Staten_Island_Railway_1867.jpg
I am attempting to fix issues in Featured article candidates/Staten Island Railway/archive2, and I need to properly cite the book where this timetable information comes from. By any chance, since this is in your personal collection, can you check to see what page number this is on? Thanks for uploading the file. --Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 18:23, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Added "Table 89" to file.  JGHowes   talk  04:04, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Is that the page? Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 21:13, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
 * There's no pagination, as such. Just numbered timetables that sometimes spread across two sheets. The Staten Island Rwy is number 89.  JGHowes   talk  23:17, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 01:46, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Orangemike
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg BorgQueen •  Davidruben • Ocee • Revolving Bugbear • Theda • There'sNoTime • Timc • Tijuana Brass • Tristessa de St Ange

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Addshore



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Joe Roe • SilkTork
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg AGK • Joe Roe • SilkTork
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Euryalus • Newyorkbrad • There'sNoTime

Guideline and policy news
 * There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD:
 * G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is db-disambig; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
 * R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion).  This is db-redircom; the text is unchanged.
 * G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use db-blankdraft.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
 * Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

Technical news
 * Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length . All accounts must have a password:
 * At least 8 characters in length
 * Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the [//github.com/wikimedia/password-blacklist Password Blacklist library])
 * Different from their username
 * User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
 * Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
 * Copyvio-revdel now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.

Arbitration
 * Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee:, , , , ,.

Miscellaneous
 * Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
 * Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.

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2019


Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Happy 2019 -

begin it with music and memories

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:19, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
 * , Herzlichen Dank!  JGHowes   talk  23:09, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – February 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Enterprisey • JJMC89
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg BorgQueen
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Harro5 • Jenks24 • Graft • R. Baley

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svgprisey

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment is currently open to reevaluate the activity requirements for administrators.
 * Administrators who are blocked have the technical ability to block the administrator who blocked their own account. A recent request for comment has amended the blocking policy to clarify that this ability should only be used in exceptional circumstances, such as account compromises, where there is a clear and immediate need.
 * A request for comment closed with a consensus in favor of deprecating The Sun as a permissible reference, and creating an edit filter to warn users who attempt to cite it.

Technical news
 * A discussion regarding an overhaul of the format and appearance of Requests for page protection is in progress (permalink). The proposed changes will make it easier to create requests for those who are not using Twinkle. The workflow for administrators at this venue will largely be unchanged. Additionally, there are plans to archive requests similar to how it is done at WP:PERM, where historical records are kept so that prior requests can more easily be searched for.

Miscellaneous
 * Voting in the 2019 Steward elections will begin on 08 February 2019, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 28 February 2019, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
 * A new IRC bot is available that allows you to subscribe to notifications when specific filters are tripped. This requires that your IRC handle be identified.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:15, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens Logo Revision
Hello JGHowes,

I am an employee of Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens and see that you contributed the cemetery's previous logo in 2008. Our logo changed several years ago and I wanted to see if and how the new logo could appear on the Wikipedia page. I appreciate your time and any insight you might provide. Thank you. Chep517 (talk) 18:19, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. I've now updated the logo.  JGHowes   talk  22:14, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Evad37
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alex Shih • Brian • Mushroom • Nakon • Oscarthecat • PeruvianLlama • Ragib • Reaper Eternal • Rossami • Tom

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Evad37 • Galobtter
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ritchie333



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Keegan • Ks0stm

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg There'sNoTime
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ks0stm • Sphilbrick

Guideline and policy news
 * The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
 * Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.

Technical news
 * A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
 *  has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
 *  has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Reaper Eternal • ThaddeusB
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bogdangiusca • Christopher Parham • Necrothesp • Schneelocke • Siroxo • Sarah
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Mr. Stradivarius

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg DeltaQuad
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Kingturtle

Technical news
 * In Special:Preferences under "Appearance" → "Advanced options", there is now an option to show a confirmation prompt when clicking on a rollback link.
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Please see meta:Community health initiative/User reporting system consultation 2019 to provide your input on this idea.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee clarified that the General 1RR prohibition for Palestine-Israel articles may only be enforced on pages with the ARBPIA 1RR editnotice edit notice.

Miscellaneous
 * Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
 * As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:57, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular
   

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:53, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)
ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:03, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg HickoryOughtShirt?4 • RexxS
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Necrothesp
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bratsche • Kyle Barbour • Kzollman • Madman

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Pharos

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Primefac

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Reaper Eternal

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment concluded that creating pages in the portal namespace should be restricted to autoconfirmed users.
 * Following a request for comment, the subject-specific notability guideline for pornographic actors and models (WP:PORNBIO) was removed; in its place, editors should consult WP:ENT and WP:GNG.

Technical news
 * XTools Admin Stats, a tool to list admins by administrative actions, has been revamped to support more types of log entries such as AbuseFilter changes. Two additional tools have been integrated into it as well: Steward Stats and Patroller Stats.

Arbitration
 * In response to the continuing compromise of administrator accounts, the Arbitration Committee passed a motion amending the procedures for return of permissions (diff). In such cases, the committee will review all available information to determine whether the administrator followed "appropriate personal security practices" before restoring permissions; administrators found failing to have adequately done so will not be resysopped automatically.  All current administrators have been notified of this change.
 * Following a formal ratification process, the arbitration policy has been amended (diff). Specifically, the two-thirds majority required to remove or suspend an arbitrator now excludes (1) the arbitrator facing suspension or removal, and (2) any inactive arbitrator who does not respond within 30 days to attempts to solicit their feedback on the resolution through all known methods of communication.

Miscellaneous
 * A request for comment is currently open to amend the community sanctions procedure to exclude non XfD or CSD deletions.
 * A proposal to remove pre-2009 indefinite IP blocks is currently open for discussion.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Andonic • Consumed Crustacean • Enigmaman • Euryalus • EWS23 • HereToHelp • Nv8200pa • Peripitus • StringTheory11 • Vejvančický

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ivanvector

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC seeks to clarify whether WP:OUTING should include information on just the English Wikipedia or any Wikimedia project.
 * An RfC on WT:RfA concluded that Requests for adminship and bureaucratship are discussions seeking to build consensus.
 * An RfC proposal to make the templates for discussion (TfD) process more like the requested moves (RM) process, i.e. "as a clearinghouse of template discussions", was closed as successful.

Technical news
 * The CSD feature of Twinkle now allows admins to notify page creators of deletion if the page had not been tagged. The default behavior matches that of tagging notifications, and replaces the ability to open the user talk page upon deletion.  You can customize which criteria receive notifications in your Twinkle preferences: look for Notify page creator when deleting under these criteria.
 * Twinkle's d-batch (batch delete) feature now supports deleting subpages (and related redirects and talk pages) of each page. The pages will be listed first but use with caution!  The und-batch (batch undelete) option can now also restore talk pages.

Miscellaneous
 * The previously discussed unblocking of IP addresses indefinitely-blocked before 2009 was approved and has taken place.
 * The 2019 talk pages consultation produced a report for Phase 1 and has entered Phase 2.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:48, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Ichthus June 2019


The Top 6 Articles By

The sad news was the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. The Top 6 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:   Did You Know? Nominated by ... that the first attempt to build the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra resulted in the demolition of the nearly completed structure?
 * 1) Louis XIV of France – a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France. He did say, "Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."
 * 2) Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I of England in 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
 * 3) Elizabeth I of England – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
 * 4) Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
 * 5) Martin Luther King Jr. – " There are three urgent and indeed great problems that we face not only in the United States of America but all over the world today. That is the problem of racism, the problem of poverty and the problem of war."
 * 6) Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.

Featured article Nominated by Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879. The cathedral is located on the south side of the River Lee, on ground that has been a place of worship since the 7th century, and is dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. It was once in the Diocese of Cork; it is now one of the three cathedrals in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Christian use of the site dates back to a 7th-century AD monastery, which according to legend was founded by Finbarr of Cork. The entrances contain the figures of over a dozen biblical figures, capped by a tympanum showing a Resurrection scene. (more...) Help wanted We're looking for writers to contribute to Ichthus. Do you have a project that you'd like to highlight? An issue that you'd like to bring to light? Post your inquiries or submission here.  WikiProject Christianity

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg 28bytes • Ad Orientem • Ansh666 • Beeblebrox • Boing! said Zebedee • BU Rob13 • Dennis Brown • Deor • DoRD • 1 • Flyguy649 • 2 • Gadfium • GB fan • Jonathunder • Kusma • Lectonar • Moink • MSGJ • Nick • Od Mishehu • Rama • Spartaz • Syrthiss • TheDJ • WJBscribe
 * 1 's access was removed, then restored, then removed again.
 * 2 's access was removed, then restored, then removed again.

Bureaucrat changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg 28bytes • WJBscribe • Wizardman

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg MSGJ • TheDJ

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Beeblebrox • BU Rob13 • DoRD

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Beeblebrox • BU Rob13 • DoRD • GB fan

Guideline and policy news
 * A request for comment seeking to alleviate pressures on the request an account (ACC) process proposes either raising the account creation limit for extended confirmed editors or granting the account creator permission on request to new ACC tool users.
 * In a related matter, the account throttle has been restored to six creations per day as the mitigation activity completed.
 * The scope of CSD criterion G8 has been tightened such that the only redirects that it now applies to are those which target non-existent pages.
 * The scope of CSD criterion G14 has been expanded slightly to include orphan "Foo (disambiguation)" redirects that target pages that are not disambiguation pages or pages that perform a disambiguation-like function (such as set index articles or lists).
 * A request for comment seeks to determine whether Office actions should be a policy page or an information page.

Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Community health initiative plans to design and build a new user reporting system to make it easier for people experiencing harassment and other forms of abuse to provide accurate information to the appropriate channel for action to be taken. Community feedback is invited.

Miscellaneous
 * In February 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) changed its office actions policy to include temporary and project-specific bans. The WMF exercised this new ability for the first time on the English Wikipedia on 10 June 2019 to temporarily ban and desysop . This action has resulted in significant community discussion, a request for arbitration (permalink), and, either directly or indirectly, the resignations of numerous administrators and functionaries. The WMF Board of Trustees is aware of the situation, and discussions continue on a statement and a way forward. The Arbitration Committee has sent an open letter to the WMF Board.

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Ichthus July 2019


The Top 6 Articles By

A suicide attack on July 11th claimed by Islamic State (IS) near a church in the Syrian city of Qamishli shows that Christians remain a major target of the terror group. The Top 6 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:   Did You Know? Nominated by ... that The Vision of Dorotheus is one of the earliest examples of Christian hexametric poetry?
 * 1) Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
 * 2) Elena Cornaro Piscopia – was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree. In 1669, she translated the Colloquy of Christ by Carthusian monk Lanspergius from Spanish into Italian.
 * 3) Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I of England in 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
 * 4) Bob Dylan – American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist. " Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them."
 * 5) Elizabeth I of England – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
 * 6) Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.

Featured article Nominated by When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships is a 1999 book by Eric and Leslie Ludy, an American married couple. After becoming a bestseller on the Christian book market, the book was republished in 2004 and then revised and expanded in 2009. It tells the story of the authors' first meeting, courtship, and marriage. The authors advise single people not to be physically or emotionally intimate with others, but to wait for the spouse that God has planned for them.

The book is divided into five sections and sixteen chapters. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of the two authors; nine are by Eric, while Leslie wrote seven, as well as the introduction. The Ludys argue that one's love life should be both guided by and subordinate to one's relationship with God. Leslie writes that God offers new beginnings to formerly unchaste or sexually abused individuals. (more...) Help wanted We're looking for writers to contribute to Ichthus. Do you have a project that you'd like to highlight? An issue that you'd like to bring to light? Post your inquiries or submission here. <div style="; width: 495px; text-align: center; margin-right: 1em; border: 1px solid /777777;padding:0.5em 1.0em; background:#F5D020;background-image: radial-gradient(#FFDD00,#FBB034)"> WikiProject Christianity

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Ichthus is published by WikiProject Christianity • Get answers to questions about Christianity here Discuss any of the above stories here • For submissions contact the Newsroom • Unsubscribe here Delivered: 12:31, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Johnuniq • Kosack • Valereee
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ad Orientem • Ched • Gadfium • Jonathunder • Nick • Yelyos
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bald Zebra • Beetstra • Doug Bell • Journalist • Ruud Koot • Splash • Voice of Clam

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Dinoguy1000

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg RickinBaltimore

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Beeblebrox
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg RickinBaltimore

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, the page Office actions has been changed from a policy page to an information page.
 * A request for comment (permalink) is in progress regarding the administrator inactivity policy.

Arbitration
 * Editors may now use the template Ds/aware to indicate that they are aware that discretionary sanctions are in force for a topic area, so it is unnecessary to alert them.

Miscellaneous
 * Following a research project on masking IP addresses, the Foundation is starting a new project to improve the privacy of IP editors. The result of this project may significantly change administrative and counter-vandalism workflows. The project is in the very early stages of discussions and there is no concrete plan yet. Admins and the broader community are encouraged to leave feedback on the talk page.
 * The new page reviewer right is bundled with the admin tool set. Many admins regularly help out at Special:NewPagesFeed, but they may not be aware of improvements, changes, and new tools for the Curation system. Stay up to date by subscribing  here to the NPP newsletter that appears every two months, and/or putting the reviewers' talk page on your watchlist. Since the introduction of temporary user rights, it is becoming more usual to accord the New Page Reviewer right on a probationary period of 3 to 6 months in the first instance. This avoids rights removal for inactivity at a later stage and enables a review of their work before according the right on a permanent basis.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:23, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:58, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Liebe, Herzlichen Dank!  JGHowes   talk  13:05, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2019). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Bradv • Chetsford • Izno
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Floquenbeam • Lectonar
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg DESiegel • Jake Wartenberg • Rjanag • Topbanana

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc • LFaraone • There'sNoTime

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Callanecc • Fox • HJ Mitchell • LFaraone • There'sNoTime

Technical news
 * Editors using the mobile website on Wikipedia can opt-in to new advanced features via your settings page. This will give access to more interface links, special pages, and tools.
 * The advanced version of the edit review pages (recent changes, watchlist, and related changes) now includes two new filters. These filters are for "All contents" and "All discussions". They will filter the view to just those namespaces.

Arbitration
 * A request for comment is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the 2019 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

Miscellaneous
 * A global request for comment is in progress regarding whether a user group should be created that could modify edit filters across all public Wikimedia wikis.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:BlackBerry-related templates


A tag has been placed on Category:BlackBerry-related templates requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 02:14, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2019).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Barkeep49
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Beetstra • KillerChihuahua • Kusma
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Arcadian • Extraordinary Machine • Xeno
 * Pictogram voting rename.png JamesBWatson →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Evad37

CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Courcelles • SilkTork • Timotheus Canens

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Courcelles • SilkTork • Timotheus Canens

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion, a new criterion for speedy category renaming was added: C2F: One eponymous article, which applies if the category contains only an eponymous article or media file, provided that the category has not otherwise been emptied shortly before the nomination. The default outcome is an upmerge to the parent categories.

Technical news
 * As previously noted, tighter password requirements for Administrators were put in place last year. Wikipedia should now alert you if your password is less than 10 characters long and thus too short.

Arbitration
 * The 2019 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place October 4th to 10th.
 * The arbitration case regarding was closed.  While there will be a local RfC focus[ing] on how harassment and private complaints should be handled in the future, there is currently a global community consultation on partial and temporary office actions in response to the incident. It will be open until October 30th.

Miscellaneous
 * The Community Tech team has been working on a system for temporarily watching pages, and welcomes feedback.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:55, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

Wesley Weber's AfD close
Good morning,

I was involved in the AfD for Wesley Weber. It was closed as no consensus due to "BLP1E concerns expressed by others". I write to you because I think that it was clearly shown that BLP1E did not apply. One of the editors defending it changed the !vote to keep and the other one did not answer. It was shown that none of the 3 conditions of BLP1E applied, and the policy requires for all three to be met before it can be used as a valid reason. The editor that finally changed the !vote stated himself that the 1st was not met. When I showed that that was reason enough to not meet the policy there was no argument by him or by any of the other editors. The original delete !votes that did not change ignored the requests by myself and the relisting admin to answer again after the changes.

I know that no consensus and keep have the same practical effects, but I just want to make sure that I have not misinterpreted WP:BLP1E. If there are no policy based reasons for its deletion I think it would be positive for the AfD to reflect it. I had to put in a lot of work to save the article, I would like to avoid having to invest more time in the future on this, as I suspect that the blanking by various IPs that brought the article to my attention and the nomination by a new account were aimed at removing sourced information about the subject. If I'm right, I expect that they will try again in the future. Regards, --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 10:33, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg In closing a contentious AfD such as this one, where opinion is almost evenly divided, one must carefully consider the arguments presented by both sides in applying Wikipedia's policies. All three criteria of BLP1E must be met to justify deletion. The significance of his counterfeiting scheme is indicated by the persistence of coverage by reliable sources, thereby vitiating point #3 of BLP1E. But there was a lack of consensus about this and, indeed, a slight majority favored deletion of the bio on notability grounds. As you know, the archived AfD discussion has been linked on the article's talk page for future editors to consider. The best way to forestall a 2nd deletion nomination is to continue to improve the article as you have already started to do.  JGHowes   talk  13:01, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the quick response, the early !votes were made before the major improvements and most of them did not respond to the requests. I think there is a clear consensus that WP:SIGCOV is met. As far as WP:BLP1E, the issue is not only that even though point 3 seems to be met, there were still editors not fully convinced. The key point is that BLP1E was used as an argument by the same person that stated that point one was not met since the subject received coverage for more than one event (reliable sources covered his trading without license and various other cannabis related events) using only point 3. If point one is not met, BLP1E can not be used as an argument (the policy clearly states that all three conditions must be met). I asked the editor directly about that point, and after consulting an admin, changed the !vote to keep. So I think that shows that consensus was reached on that point and there was no remaining policy based arguments against keeping it. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion I think a !vote by editors that chose not continue the discussion after receiving pings and a message notifying them that their issues had been addressed by my changes, should not be used as an indication of no consensus. For these reasons, if you have the time I would really appreciate it if you could review the article (including edits before the AfD) as well as the discussion to see if what I said makes sense.
 * I will continue to keep the article on my watchlist. The subject continues to receive new coverage not centered on the counterfeiting, like this article from last week: Illegal pot-shop bigwig should get 16 months for securities offence, prosecutor says. Regards. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 15:46, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello and happy new year. Did you have a chance to review my arguments above? Best regards. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 17:13, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the New Year's wishes. You, too! Because the article was not deleted, I see no reason at this point for it to be reopened and relisted at AfD.  JGHowes   talk  17:30, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I agree that the final result is fine, My request was not for the AfD to be reopened, I am asking mainly for my own understanding. I believe that none of the arguments for deleting were valid after the improvements and clarifications I made, as I tried to show in the AfD, and that once the article was improved and initial concerns were addressed, there was no reply by pinged delete !votes. Just wanted to know if you agree, even if changing the close is not needed, or if I am missing something here. If I am wrong, I would like to know why (and learn something in the process) to not make the same mistakes in the future as I had to invest a lot of time to save that article, thinking it was important to our project. Best regards. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 21:20, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I give up. -- Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 18:59, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , no, I don't think you were "wrong". Because many of the editors who participated earlier in the discussion did not update their comments to reflect the article changes, a "no consensus" was appropriate under the circumstances.  JGHowes   talk  19:31, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Understood, Thank you. Regards, --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 21:19, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Homerfan12
Thanks for giving a final warning but I gave him two of those 3 days ago. Neither had any effect despite several chances since then. -- Aussie Legend  ( ✉ ) 19:13, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
 * [[file:Pictogram reply.svg|35px]] Homerfan12's persistent non-free file uploading is more of a disruptive nature, as opposed to pure "vandalism". Nonetheless, I wanted to give him a Final warning that if there's another instance, a lengthy block is certain. Please ping me if he repeats.  JGHowes   talk  20:52, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Paid editing
I am not being paid nor am I paying anyone to contribute this page to Wikipedia. Absolutely nobody is being paid. The photographer Lisa Gizara is a friend. She informed me that the page was being held back due to possible payments...I assure you this is false.

It appears that the subject is the only actor without a Wikipedia page link in a variety of films and television project including the upcoming Bombshell film which has garnered much attention as this actor plays a well-known role.

Can we please finally post the page. I've addressed the proper issues that caused the initial rejection. And added further proper legitimate, highly respected references to confirm its validity.TC2018 (talk) 21:03, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Thank you for contacting me. Lisa Gizara had indicated in her email to us (our 2019101910004639) that you have a close connection to the subject, Michael Buie. Although our confidentiality rules prevent me from being more specific here, it was sufficient to raise a conflict of interest concern. But that is not the reason why Draft:Michael Buie has not been approved yet &mdash; it is simply awaiting our normal review process for new articles. In general, Wikipedia bios about actors need to meet this guideline: WP:NACTOR, verified by published articles in reliable, secondary sources. For example, reviews about an actor in Variety, New York Times, etc., and profiles in People magazine, and so forth. [update]-> To help, I've now done some editing on the draft myself, such as formatting references, using our Manual of Style, etc.


 * You should respond on your talk page giving an explanation as to why the statement about paid editing is incorrect, or comply with the requirements for paid editing mentioned there.  JGHowes   talk  22:03, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Dilla Massacre AfD
Hello. I am writing in regard to the AfD for the Dilla Massacre article that you have recently closed due to lack of consensus. I am requesting for the AfD to be relisted for a longer period of time in order to reach consensus. The reason being is that the keep editors have not brought forth policy-based arguments that support the article. On the other hand, many of the delete editors have noted that the page does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines, this is evident in lack of significant coverage in reliable sources (e.g., , , ), as outlined by editors in the discussion). Furthermore, I have also illustrated in the AfD how the sources used in the article do not support the article’s notability. And lastly, many of the sources used are not scholarly and fail to meet WP:RS. Relisting the AfD for a longer period of time would allow additional contributions by editors and would help reach consensus one way or another. Koodbuur (talk) 20:55, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Koodbuur, thanks for writing about this AfD. In evaluating this deletion discussion, it appeared that the concern about notability was sufficiently addressed by the significant coverage of the violent incidents during the specific time period and area, even after discounting the questionable ones cited. It was also evident that the specific phrase "Dilla massacre" was the premise, in part, for some of the deletion commentators. But, objections to an article's title are insufficient grounds for deletion. As I pointed out in my closing comment, Wikipedia processes for Moving/Renaming should be considered and discussed on the article's Talk page. Of course, you have the option of appealing to DRV.  JGHowes   talk  22:29, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply. I just want to clarify that although some sources do mention a battle between SNM rebels and pro-government forces, the subject of a massacre is neither supported in reliable sources nor has received significant coverage. A simple name change will not work if the subject of a massacre itself is not covered by reliable sources. My rationale behind the AfD is that the content of the article (i.e. massacre) is not supported by reputable sources, and not simply an issue of the title of the article which could be remedied with a name change as you have proposed. Koodbuur (talk) 23:00, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I understand your reasoning, but as closing admin I also had to consider the strong disagreement of some of the other AfD participants that the massacre is neither supported in reliable sources nor has received significant coverage. Hence, a no consensus outcome seemed appropriate in light of the divergence of opinion among the participants.  JGHowes   talk  13:25, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Michael Buie Wiki Page
TC2018 has been banned from Wikipedia after the amendments JGHowes made to the page assuming that you are a paid contributor...which is NOT true. We do not know each other...

Is there anything you can do to post the page?...it's obvious, as this actor is the only one without a page in 4 major projects.

Appreciate the help108.178.163.235 (talk) 18:05, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg As explained above and on TC2018's talk page, the draft article was not accepted by the experienced reviewer,, because more significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject needs to be found in published secondary sources.  JGHowes   talk  03:03, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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RevSpace
I am wondering what is going on here "Deletion log 13:50 JGHowes talk contribs changed visibility of 2 revisions on page RevSpace: username hidden ‎(alt account request)" which was for an edit that undid an edit of my. So naturally it makes me wonder what you mean by "alt account request". Graywalls (talk) 13:27, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * [[file:pictogram_reply.svg|30px]] Thanks for contacting me, . An editor was mistakenly logged in with their alternate username when they made those edits. Having inadvertently disclosed it, they requested that their alternate username be hidden from the edit summary.  JGHowes   talk  13:46, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * the "alternate" hasn't been participating in any of the AfD discussion "alongside" right? that is why I was a bit concerned. Graywalls (talk) 15:04, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
 * When the REVDEL request was made (I'm one of the admins listed at CAT:RFRD), I was satisfied after questioning that the request pertained to an unrelated and potentially embarrassing privacy issue (their username is still visible to admins, btw); "alternate" has not participated in the AfD, you may be sure.  JGHowes   talk  15:46, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

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 * Now done! Thank you. The problem was the sfn format was that there should be one p instead of two; which is the all the fault of somebody who should know better:(:(.--A.S. Brown (talk) 00:15, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Nick Fuentes (2nd nomination)
Would you consider your decision? Mr. Fuentes has now received even more media attention and passes WP:BIO. MTV did an entire documentary and I've seen some run-ins with more mainstream conservatives (Jonah Goldberg, Ben Shapiro, Donald Trump Jr.). If not, I plan to submit to deletion review.

Necessary disclaimer: I am not a follower nor sympathizer. But he is almost certainly notable. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 00:09, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Hello,, I am more than happy to rescind the Deletion, on the basis of new information. Would you prefer that it be "Relisted" at AfD?  JGHowes   talk  01:24, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure that works for me. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 15:21, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Relisted at AfD for further discussion.  JGHowes   talk  22:06, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

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Articles for deletion/Jincheng Group
Looking at the delete votes, all (except 1) concern "no references". This was true initially, but then work was done to improve the sourcing (a lot), after which everyone went with Keep (except 1). The question is why the delete votes carried weight once the sourcing was so dramatically improved. The Delete vote that wasn't RS-based, "not suitable for an article" is an assertion without explanation/rationale, but also showing by this stage there was no more debate regarding sourcing. What did you see in the delete votes that gave you pause and thus a no consensus? -- Green  C  03:12, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg As you no doubt know, the practical effect of a "No consensus" close is the same as a "Keep". Some of the delete opinions cited other concerns besides sourcing, e.g., did it merit a separate article as a subsidiary of AVIC. Also, I considered that none of the delete voters changed their minds even after the improvements to sourcing were made. With a 5–5 tie !vote, I could not very well conclude that there was a consensus to Keep. Thanks for asking.  JGHowes   talk  04:37, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * NC defaults K, but we weigh on argument strength not counting. A fair close would take into account there was a major change in the article during the AfD, and the delete rationales were accurate when cast: "Lack of WP:RS", "no references at all", "little mention of Jincheng in media..my (admittedly cursory) research", "No place for unsourced articles". But then the article changed significantly. Are you saying that the vote "No place for unsourced articles" is still valid? That "no references at all" is still accurate? They had the option to come back and change their vote rationale, but didn't do so, that is their loss. The one other vote "doesn't merit a separate article" is an opinion, but weak because there is no guideline or policy cited to explain what "merit" means in this context.


 * I'd like to see Keep because it has some (minor) consequence: 1. For those who voted Keep their AfD statistics are improved, and statistics are often used both for egotistical reasons and for admins judging potentially disruptive AfD voting behavior. 2. NC sends a signal to future AfD attempts because it can be encouragement to try and delete again ie. a close call try again.  --  Green  C  02:54, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry you disagree with my No Consensus close. If you still wish to pursue a different outcome, you may appeal at DRV.  JGHowes   talk  12:53, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Reason fails. No I don't that. Just keep in mind that when articles change radically during an AfD, so does the validity of those votes cast when the article was in an earlier condition. -- Green  C  13:25, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

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Orphaned non-free image File:Boys Life Oct2007.jpg
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 * I've speedied it, seeing that it was replaced in the Infobox by an older pre-1925 PD Boys Life magazine cover.  JGHowes   talk  04:09, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

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Billy Graham
I don't think it's fair to include Billy Graham's article in a series called Conservatism in the United States. Franklin Graham, sure. As conservative as Billy Graham's theology was, I don't think it's appropriate to claim as a force in conservative political movement. He deliberately ministered to politicians along the spectrum of political thought. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjacton (talk • contribs) 03:09, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram_reply.svg In looking over the article's recent history, I see that added the Conservatism in the United States template on July 10, 2019, without explanation or discussion. Nor does the article itself provide any cites of reliable sources for this claim, other than a passing mention that the "conservative Hearst newspapers" supported Graham's LA crusade back in the 1940s. In fact, one could argue that he was progressive for his time, insisting that crusades in the South be integrated, for example. I urge you to open a discussion about the suitability of this on the article's talk page.   JGHowes   talk  04:01, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

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File:Stephanie Land.jpeg
Where did you find this photo? It wasn't three days ago that I was looking for photos of Stephanie Land on Flickr. ―Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:11, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram_reply.svg, the photo was emailed to Wikimedia by Ms Land and a license was received from the copyright holder, Ashley Farr. (ref: OTRS Wikimedia.svg 2020060810001088).  JGHowes   talk  00:32, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , Boss. Was this a pull (a Wikimedian reached out) or a push (someone from Land's camp contacted us) situation? ―Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:03, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Navarre Florida Beach Photo
May I ask what permission is needed for the File:Navarre_Beach_Skyline.jpg photo on the Navarre Florida Wikipedia page? Apparently it said is was copyright, however I was granted permission from the owner of the photo.

Thanks very much, Max Antonio Maxwellantonio (talk) 03:23, 17 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Pictogram_reply.svg We cannot accept forwarded or third party permissions. The copyright owner is evidently "Aeriel Memories Photography" (because their watermark is on the photo) and they must email us directly, see OTRS modern logo.svg]] for details. &mdash;  JGHowes   talk  03:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2020
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Campfire ash ceremony
Think of anything to add to, Campfire ash ceremony. --evrik (talk) 02:43, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Zak Smith
Hi JGHowes -- I came across a thread you started on the Zak Smith page and didn't want to resurrect it since it looks to be about three months stale, however, I share your discomfort with the sources being used and have commented on it here on the page of a recently blocked editor who is claiming to be the subject of the BLP. I'm not entirely sure what the solution is here, but this seems to be an endemic problem with BLPs of roleplay game designers. Chetsford (talk) 17:31, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , I quite agree. For such highly negative BLP content, I'm very skeptical that the refs cited meet our minimum RS requirements and am inclined towards removal of the questionable content.  JGHowes   talk  18:17, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for The Dawn's Early Light
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2020
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DYK for Truman Taylor
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
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Harpers Ferry from the air
I really like your photos of Harpers Ferry and the Potomac and Shenendoah rivers that is on the Harpers Ferry wiki page. Would you be willing to upload a higher resolution version? It is only 413 × 320 pixels, which is a bit small for today's monitors. Thanks. Lorax (talk) 18:55, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you enjoyed it. That was taken with an Instamatic camera while I was flying a Cessna airplane, and years later scanned from a 4"x3" print, so it's far from today's high-resolution digital photos. I'll have to root around in my boxes of old photos to see if a better scan is possible.  JGHowes   talk  19:57, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:AGO logo.jpg
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DYK nomination of Valdemārs Klētnieks
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 * Actually, can you help me cite the ho0k, and perhaps propose some alternate hooks? --evrik (talk) 18:27, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Thanks,, for the DYK nom. I usually run out the clock to near the end of the 7-day grace period before I self-nom, so I'm glad you beat me to it., Actually, the hook you've provided is probably going to be the most interesting in the end, but I'll help with the cite and alt hooks.  JGHowes   talk  19:39, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Andrey Dolgov Image
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2020
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Orphaned non-free image File:Leinster Rugby logo 2019.jpg
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File:Tom Brown's School Days (1940 film).jpg
I proposed deletion on File:Tom Brown's School Days (1940 film).jpg, which I replaced with a poster in one of the articles. If the tag is left uncontested for more than seven days, the image that you uploaded will be deleted. --George Ho (talk) 04:56, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Hello George, I have no objection with your replacing one non-free file with another (the movie poster) in the Infobox. But, I think File:Tom Brown's School Days (1940 film).jpg use in Tom Brown's Schooldays arguably meets NFCC#8 because it's specifically discussed in the article's relevant section, "Film, TV and theatrical adaptations". It's in the context of that adaptation's greater character emphasis on Headmaster Thomas Arnold.  JGHowes   talk  13:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Since you've contested the PROD tag, I have recently taken the image to Files for discussion/2020 September 18. By the way, I didn't realize deletion was previously proposed years ago. George Ho (talk) 18:07, 18 September 2020 (UTC)


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Incomplete DYK nomination
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 *  JGHowes   talk  12:44, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Recent AfD
Hello ,

Concerning the recent AfD Articles_for_deletion/Laurel_Schwulst, there have been 5 delete votes versus 6 keep votes. If excluding IP votes and single-purpose accounts, gives 4 delete and 3 keep.

I know AfD is not a poll, but even when considering the discussion, the keep votes seem to involve more detail than the delete ones.

In such circumstance, do you mind if I ask why the AfD was closed as "delete" rather than "no consensus"?

Best,  Walwal20  talk ▾ contribs 05:03, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram_reply.svg Hi, thanks for contacting me about this recent AfD. As far as a !vote tally goes, while an overall 6-6 result would superficially justify a "no consensus", there were SPA and IP drop-ins, as you noted. Presumably, some off-wiki canvassing took place when the AfD was re-listed. There were really 3 keep !votes with substantive comments, such as yours, and 5 for delete (counting the nom). I felt that the comments for deletion were better grounded in our customary GNG and CREATIVE guidelines. Listing in a course syllabus, for example, is not the same as critical commentary in peer-reviewed academic journals, nor do the other cited sources appear to meet the criterion for reliable secondary sources with editorial oversight independent of the subject. Finally, the history of the article and its drafts indicates that despite best efforts, better sourcing is simply not to be found at this time.  JGHowes   talk  13:30, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks a lot for your reply, . Kindly,  Walwal20  talk ▾ contribs 15:57, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Titanic International Society
Hello! Your submission of Titanic International Society 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! Shahid •  Talk 2 me  13:43, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅  JGHowes   talk  17:38, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Miami New Drama
Hi, you recently closed Miami New Drama as a Keep. The requirements as per WP:NCORP are for multiple sources (at least two) of significant coverage with in-depth information *on the company* and (this bit is important!) containing "Independent Content". "Independent content", in order to count towards establishing notability, must include original and independent opinion, analysis, investigation, and fact checking that are clearly attributable to a source unaffiliated to the subject. None of the references in the article meet the criteria. I engaged on the AfD page and provided an analysis of the references, nobody took issue with anything specific beyond a vague "you're making stuff up" rebuttal. Nobody provided any links to references that they believed may meet the criteria either. Can you take another look at the AfD and provide me with your reasoning as to why you believe the arguments put forward to Keep the article justify your decision? Thank you! <b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>++ 15:08, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Good morning, HighKing, Thanks for contacting me re this recent AfD close as Keep. Although your comments were appropriately based on whether the subject meets NCORP, it was clear by a 2-1 margin that the consensus is that it is adjudged to have enough sigcov from reliable secondary sources, such as NBC News. This consensus was maintained even after the AfD was re-listed and the Delete arguments were presented at length.  JGHowes   talk  16:02, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Good evening :-) and thank you for the explanation. I agree that one editor pushed back on my analysis of the NBC article and even if you were to accept that reference as good (it's not, it is based on an interview and fails WP:ORGIND. also has very little information on the company, fails CORPDEPTH), NCORP guidelines say that multiple references are required. I agree though that the AfD had been opened for a considerable period and had not attracted much in the way of Delete !votes, but it isn't a !vote counting exercise (so a 2-1 margin is entirely irrelevant) and none of the Keep !voters made *any* convincing arguments wrt NCORP guidelines and were often incorrect in their reasoning wrt to our NCORP guidelines. On the evidence, I believe a "No Consensus" close it more appropriate and accurate? It makes a difference should this article ever hit AfD again. <b style="font-family: Courier; color: darkgreen;"> HighKing</b>++ 18:10, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

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File:Tom Brown& listed for discussion
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DYK nomination of Titanic International Society
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Deletion review for Miami New Drama
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Flory, Missouri Article
I came to add some information to the page relating to Flory, Dade County, Missouri, only to find it had been deleted. I have discovered new source material from a local newspaper, freely available from the State Historical Society via newspapers.com. What needs to be done to un-delete the page? Or should I just start a new one? Jmac64755 (talk) 05:29, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , as requested, I've temporarily undeleted the article to give you an opportunity to improve it.  JGHowes   talk  12:21, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * User:JGHowes, User:Jmac64755 - I am reviewing Draft:Flory, Missouri. I think that there is enough material to accept the draft, and I would like to know what I should do now.  Robert McClenon (talk) 22:42, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , there are different ways to accomplish this. One method would be for me to re-delete the existing mainspace article, then you could move the draft to mainspace once you're satisfied that it meets requirements (in glancing at the draft quickly, I see that a lot of MoS and disambg links need to be fixed, ref formating, etc.). Another way would be for Jmac64755 as creator to copy/paste his new content and refs from the draft to the existing mainspace article. I would then re-open/"relist" the AfD for further discussion. Thanks for all your work at draft review.  JGHowes   talk  23:26, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * My preference, since there is still work that needs to be done on the draft, is to restore the article and update it, which avoids the need for a history merge, and preserves what little there was of the article. History merges should be avoided when possible.  Robert McClenon (talk) 00:54, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Sacramento Northern Railway
I've managed to find some free images of SN operations - see here, here, and here - so I don't think we can justify a fair use image. However, it's a very nice image, and it's entirely possible that it does actually qualify as public domain. Is there a copyright notice on the magazine? If there is, what's the title and author of the article? If it doesn't appear in renewal records for 1977 and 1978, then it can safely be assumed to be PD. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:41, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Regrettably, Railroad Magazine was copyrighted and, as best I can determine, the copyright is now held by White River Productions. I was unaware of the free images you found for the Oakland, Antioch, and Eastern. So I'll go ahead and delete File:Sacramento Northern Rwy (Chico).jpg accordingly.   JGHowes   talk  19:07, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Titanic International Society
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Articles for deletion/Herbert William Trenchard
Hi, I wonder if you would consider relisting this discussion? Over at WikiProject Chess there is a feeling that there are enough offline sources to meet GNG. I think the debate could benefit from some more input. Thanks, -- P-K3 (talk) 14:11, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ as requested, . I certainly hope that offline sources can be added to meet GNG. &mdash;  JGHowes   talk  15:11, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you!-- P-K3 (talk) 15:53, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Doraemon in India
Hello, you recently deleted Doraemon in India, following AFD (and re-creation, and semi-protection). Is the new article Doraemon in india, creates by a new account, substantially similar? Thanks, Captain Calm (talk) 07:27, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks for letting me know and for tagging the article for Speedy Deletion. It's now been deleted and "salted", i.e., requires an admin's approval to re-create with that title. &mdash;  JGHowes   talk  11:44, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2020).

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:52, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thank you for the barnstar. I am still spending time on wikipedia almost every day. I gave up being at admin, as I was not sure at the age of 81 that I could fully trust my own judgement, so thought I would leave admin'ing to younger folks. --Bduke (talk) 20:57, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Masey McLain
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With Clarity: Page deleted
Hello, you recently deleted my page about the company With Clarity. I was not finished with it, but can you explain why you think it was a misuse of the page, and why it reads like advertising? Any comments for improvement would be highly appreciated.

Also, can I please retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement? I would like another chance at this.

Thank you! Tle017 (talk) 16:12, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Hello, Tle017. An editor tagged it for speedy deletion because it appeared to be an advertisement written by someone with a close connection to the subject, which is not what user pages are for. As mentioned on your talk page, guidelines and helpful hints for development of a new article are found at WP:DEVELOP. You might want to consider using Wikipedia's Article Creation Wizard, see Your first article. Commons pitfalls to avoid are WP:COI and WP:PROMO. Hope this helps!  JGHowes   talk  18:59, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Harriet Lee (TV series)
Hello! Your submission of Harriet Lee (TV series) 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) 23:14, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
 * , hello, just wondering if you'll be promoting this now?  JGHowes   talk  21:19, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * well, we've had a run of black-and-white person images, so I was waiting till that passes. Yoninah (talk) 16:06, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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Computing Barnstar for the Ryuk Ransomware article

 * Thanks! Have a A small cup of coffee.JPG cup of coffee on me! &mdash;  JGHowes   talk  13:20, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for creating this article! This was something that hit an aquantaince of mine, and I noticed there was no information about it on Wikipedia. Looks great! I may not be able to offer an article in exchange, but I think you will be very happy, as a Commons admin, that I am very close to be able to solve . Cheers and have a nice day! JCrespo (WMF) (talk) 09:26, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Harriet Lee (singer)
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DYK for Ryuk (ransomware)
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Template:Did you know nominations/Majestic Radios
The new image is fantastic! Definitely deserves a lead slot. Thanks for adding it! Yoninah (talk) 16:34, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , I see the DYK got 16,646 pageviews: no doubt the picture and top billing helped! &mdash;  JGHowes   talk  14:00, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! And it was a great hook! Yoninah (talk) 14:08, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Women's biographies
Hi there, JGHowes. I have noticed that two of your last three new articles have been biographies of women. If you intend to continue along these lines, you might be interested in becoming a member of wp:Women in Red where we are trying to chip away at the gender gap. With all your experience and your diversified interests, it would be great to have you as a member.--Ipigott (talk) 10:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Hi, I've added WIR 2020 to the article Julie V. Iovine so it can be tracked by WIR as a DYK nom. By the way, the article has been expanded 40% today, since you looked at it.   JGHowes   talk  17:39, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I actually checked it out later and promoted it to C. Thanks for all your efforts. I'm glad to see you added the WIR 2020 banner but to be an official member of Women in Red, you need to register on the wp:Women in Red page via "Join the project" on the top right.--Ipigott (talk) 08:55, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hail Murray
Hi, could you please elaborate on your close of Articles for deletion/Hail Murray as "keep"? It appeared there were strong arguments to change the page to a redirect, and many of the "keep" !votes had arguments like WP:OTHERSTUFF and WP:ILIKEIT. <b style="color:#004C54">Eagles</b> <b style="color:#004C54">24/7</b> (C)  18:46, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg Sure,, indeed this was a close call because your valid points are well-grounded in policy. On the other hand, while OTHERSTUFF and ILIKEIT arguments are unpersuasive, the consensus about this AfD seemed to be that the ongoing, continued coverage about it in reliable independent sources, especially the recently-added SI and WaPo cites, barely pushed it over the GNG goal line when it was 4th-and-5, if you will.  JGHowes   talk  19:31, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Majestic Radios
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 19 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! With 16,514 views, your Majestic Radios hook is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of December. Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 19:36, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Time to close AFD
Hi, could you please close this Articles for deletion/Daisy the Great AFD as it has been over 7 days now. Davidgoodheart (talk) 00:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I just took a look at this AfD and right now, I'd have to close it as "no consensus". Not only are the !votes almost evenly divided, but on both sides the reasons given are "weak". I think this AfD needs to run for another week or so. Seven days is just the minimum, many run longer than that and are even re-listed to gain a better consensus. Some of the users who often participate in WP:BAND AfD's have yet to be heard from.  JGHowes   talk  01:06, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Converting to english
Hi, could you show me how I can covert this article to english Anna-Maria_Galojan. Davidgoodheart (talk) 21:14, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram reply.svg You can get an approximate translation from the Estonian article by going to the left side panel: under "Teistes keeltes" (other languages), click on "English". If the box is empty, type in English. For a further "how-to" guide, see WP:RFT.   JGHowes   talk  21:51, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

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