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Speedy deletion nomination of International Rescue Committee of the Red Cross


A tag has been placed on International Rescue Committee of the Red Cross requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about something invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone they know personally, and it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time.

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 removed 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. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. – Gilliam (talk) 16:19, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
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 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
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 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news
 * When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
 * Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
 * The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries
 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2017
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 * A recent RfC has redefined how articles on schools are evaluated at AfD. Specifically, secondary schools are not presumed to be notable simply because they exist.
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 * Defender, HakanIST, Matiia and Sjoerddebruin are our newest stewards, following the 2017 steward elections.
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 * Cookie blocks should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
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Nomination of Ishaan Tharoor for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ishaan Tharoor is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Ishaan Tharoor until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
 * The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
 * An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
 * After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017). Administrator changes
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 * An RfC has clarified that user categories should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
 * Discussions are ongoing regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included clarification that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the harassment policy.

Technical news
 * You can now see a list of all autoblocks at Special:AutoblockList.
 * There is a new tool for adding archives to dead links. Administrators are able to restrict other user's ability to use the tool, and have additional permissions when changing URL and domain data.
 * Administrators, bureaucrats and stewards can now set an expiry date when granting user rights. (discuss, permalink)

Miscellaneous
 * Following an RfC, the editing restrictions page is now split into a list of active restrictions and an archive of those that are old or on inactive accounts. Make sure to check both pages if searching for a restriction.

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Disambiguation link notification for April 3
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2017).

Administrator changes
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 * An RfC proposing an off-wiki LTA database has been closed. The proposal was broadly supported, with further discussion required regarding what to do with the existing LTA database and defining access requirements. Such a tool/database formed part of the Community health initiative's successful grant proposal.
 * Some clarifications have been made to the community banning and unblocking policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at WP:AN or WP:ANI, it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully appealed the sanction to the community.
 * An RfC regarding the bot policy has closed with changes to the section describing restrictions on cosmetic changes.

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Nomination of International Rescue Committee of the Red Cross for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article International Rescue Committee of the Red Cross is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/International Rescue Committee of the Red Cross until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Widefox ; talk 19:25, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Sorry …
I know we are not at all acquainted, but i am very sorry to hear about your heart attack. I hope you’re well on the mend!&#x1F91E; Best regards, — Spike  Toronto  21:41, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Aw, hell, man, "That's Life", and i've gotten a fair share of it, and then some! I'm gonna die, sooner than i'd choose, and so will you.
 * And while i respect others' cautiousness and/or politeness (and e.g. your own willingnesses to speak up), time shouldn't be wasted on regrets, let alone on unfounded regrets. [smile]. --Jerzy•t 22:11, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2017).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * The RFC discussion regarding WP:OUTING and WMF essay about paid editing and outing (see more at the ArbCom noticeboard archives) is now archived. Milieus #3 and #4 received support; so did concrete proposal #1.

Technical news
 * Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding ?fuzzy=1 to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
 * A new bot will automatically revision delete unused file versions from files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

Miscellaneous
 * A newly revamped database report can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
 * A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to request resysop. Please practice appropriate account security by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
 * Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago on 29 June 2007. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
 * A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
 * An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.

Technical news
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:11, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Ransom F. Shoup II for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ransom F. Shoup II is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Ransom F. Shoup II& until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.  Dr Strauss   talk   09:56, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Molly Seavy-Nesper


The article Molly Seavy-Nesper has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp/dated tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  18:05, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2017). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * ACTRIAL, a research experiment that restricts article creation to autoconfirmed users, will begin on September 7. It will run for six months. You can learn more about the research specifics at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial, while Wikipedia talk:Autoconfirmed article creation trial is probably the best venue for general discussion.
 * Following an RfC, WP:G13 speedy deletion criterion now applies to any page in the draftspace that has not been edited in six months. There is a bot-generated report, updated daily, to help identify potentially qualifying drafts that have not been submitted through articles for creation.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:35, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Trice (surname)
Hi Jerzy,

I don't understand what your reasons are (see your edit summary here) for changing the surname list to a non-alpha order one. Could you expand on your summary? Also, what is SAE (searches of WP were not helpful)? To my thinking, alpha order is the simplest system for surname pages, both for editing and for usability as a reader, as well as the most widely used system of order. Where would an editor place additional Trice people having articles within this scheme? Thanks very much, Hamamelis (talk) 12:03, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm ashamed and sorry to have dithered several days toward an exhaustive reply, when you deserved a prompt one.  ... not least bcz you so succinctly identified your specific questions.
 * 1.  [Reasons] At least primarily, for the sake of the user's efficient use. The Trice WP:List article (being not a Dab, could be  any of several other things), yet serves [let us be frank] primarily a disambiguation task or a disambiguation-like task: lists of notable people sharing a surname serve some vanity purposes, but are worth their compilation effort bcz users have seen a surname mentioned, that may be unambiguous in that context to professionals in the relevant field, or (2) remember hearing of the person named, but don't remember what the given name was, and therefore need an aid to
 * 2.  [SAE] Oops, WP:SIA not SAE [which is also an initialism with S followed by 2 vowels]
 * 3.  [Simplicity of alpha order] Yes, simplest for editing, but there are far more users than editors, and for the articles most used, hopefully massively more users than edited whichever article we are discussing. And the editors are clearly much more motivated than the users. So (excuse my frankness) ease of use far outweighs efficiency of editing.
 * 4.  [Popularity of alpha order] You raise a point here. Perhaps every  non-alpha list should carry a fine-print link to WP:Efficient and effective use of Wikipedia lists (which each user would have to consult only once, or maybe once for each standard type of list):
 * * Secondaries in (solar or) star systems from primary outward; satellites of each secondary from secondary outward; eventually our successors would have to deal with artificial satellites of natural satellites; perhaps the fictional satellites of The Void-universe's multiple semi-fictional sun/star systems are list-article worthy
 * * Events by time or date, earliest/oldest first (since we are so used to [forward] chronological order that we usually imply "forward" when we say "chronological")
 * * People with a common ancestor or descendant, by generation, and in birth-order under each pair of parents
 * * Various forms of alphabetical order, as a last resort
 * * But specifically, what about lists of people sharing a surname.
 * 5.  [Where to add new Trice entries, with the scheme i switched to] The important thing is to recognize what users of such lists want. As noted above, it's not to find a link to the person with a first name they already know; if that were the case they'd do a search in the "Search Wikipedia" box, having typed or cut-and-pasted the surname into the search box (I just typed "Trice" in my WP search box, :....
 * I've lost the train-of-thot represented above (perhaps bcz of noticing a reverted-in-one-minit vandalism of an edit flowing out of tonight's work related to the Trice Dab and am too tired to recover it at this point. I thank you, if only (which i doubt)  for giving me the (overdue) occasion of inventing the clarification technique of adding the comment that is now in the wp:SIA in question, and i owe you a speedy answer to the next question (or complaint) you present me with. --Jerzy•t 12:04, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your thorough explanation. To clarify, I did mean that I believed (and still do) that, at least as far as disambiguation pages are concerned, it is far easier for most readers, and editors, alike, to have (for the most part) alphabetized lists. I do now, in the main, understand how you've prioritized where things go within the order you've described, and though I fundamentally disagree with you, I'm not here to fight about it. If the order that suits you either endures without much complaint, or popularly takes hold over disambiguation pages, then I will have to admit that you are correct.


 * There really is no need for an apology to me, I assure you. I take the pause in answering as a sign of a well-thought out response, which I appreciate. Thanks!


 * Peace and happy editing! Hamamelis (talk) 08:37, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, that and ill-managed obsessive-compulsive disorder. In any case, thank you.  Both approaches have coexisted for a long time; IMO the tendency to confuse Dabs and SIAs contributes to the ... disharmony ... but there too, YMMV. And it's also time for me to let this one "go its own way" -- especially since Proving the Point is a pitfall. --Jerzy•t 13:41, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination of Molly Seavy-Nesper for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Molly Seavy-Nesper is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Molly Seavy-Nesper until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017). Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following a successful proposal to create it, a new user right called "edit filter helper" is now assignable and revocable by administrators. The right allows non-administrators to view the details of private edit filters, but not to edit them.
 * Following a discussion about mass-application of ECP and how the need for logging and other details of an evolving consensus may have been missed by some administrators, a rough guide to extended confirmed protection has been written. This information page describes how the extended-confirmed aspects of the protection policy are currently being applied by administrators.

Technical news
 * You can now search for IP ranges at Special:Contributions. Some log pages and Special:DeletedContributions are not yet supported. Wildcards (e.g. 192.168.0.*) are also not supported, but the popular contribsrange gadget will continue to work.

Arbitration
 * Community consultation on the 2017 candidates for CheckUser and Oversight has concluded. The Arbitration Committee will appoint successful candidates by October 11.
 * A request for comment is open regarding the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2017 Arbitration Committee election, and how to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:23, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Captain Willard for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Captain Willard is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Captain Willard until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Mathematical philosophy
On the disambiguation page you created, Mathematical philosophy, all but two of the entries are non-existent pages with questionable notability of the topic, but at the top it says "under construction." I was just wondering if all of those non-existent pages were being constructed, if the disambiguation page was being constructed, or if it was a note that was left at the top that should have been removed and wasn't. Potatornado (talk) 16:24, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads-up, when i perhaps deserved a sharp rap upside my head for wandering off to other pages. I grow old....  IMO, it's tricky deciding, and seldom fruitful to hope the original contributors will put their citations where their mentions are, but i'd prefer to see if they (or perhaps more likely, someone willing to back up the same assertion) happen by, once interest has been shown in the possibility. --Jerzy•t 12:00, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * And i think i'm definitively done mucking around. Thanks. --Jerzy•t 13:54, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017). Administrator changes
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Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
 * A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

Arbitration
 * Eligible editors will be invited to submit candidate statements for the 2017 Arbitration Committee Elections starting on November 12 until November 21. Voting will begin on November 27 and last until December 10.
 * Following a request for comment,, and  will serve as the Electoral Commission for the 2017 ArbCom Elections.

Obituaries
 * The Wikipedia community has recently learned that (William Allen Peckham) passed away on December 30, 2016, the same day as . Allen began editing in 2005 and became an administrator that same year.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:50, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Fantasy Games Unlimited (DBA)


A tag has been placed on Fantasy Games Unlimited (DBA) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company, corporation or organization, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. My name is not dave (talk/contribs) 12:46, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Fantasy Games Unlimited (NY)


A tag has been placed on Fantasy Games Unlimited (NY) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company, corporation or organization, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. My name is not dave (talk/contribs) 16:27, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Note to Non-Native Speakers of English
Years ago, i got stuck in my brain the idea that there's something wrong about modern English singling out the first-person singular pronoun to be spelled with a capital letter. So i spell it without the capital -- except at the beginning of a sentence, or when i'm not the sole author. If you follow my example, native speakers will just figure you're ignorant of the basics.

(I also say the above, and a bit more, on my User page.)


 * I love this! I thought i was on my own on this issue. I think we get it – the capitalization of “I” – from the Germanic origins of our language. We should have borrowed the way the Latin languages treat personal pronouns when we borrowed so much else from them, post-Norman Conquest. — Spike  Toronto  21:21, 27 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Tnx (assuming i remember how to use this @-facility) for yr comment on my talk page rant abt my own private personal pronoun "i". Yes, clearly Germanic; i understand linguists have decided which of the surviving Frisian dialects is the one what would make us feel most nearly at home.   Mine was not a horrible theory, but not the correct one IMO. I now believe that the vicissitudes of writing on (at best) mistreated lambskin with a quill pen and ink made from diseased trees, when reading and writing were lit by burning cow fat, created a problem after (in the normal course of gradually shortening heavily used words) ich (pronounced roughly "eekh") started being prounounced ee and thus eventually spelt i (which can look a lot more like a stray mark or period, if the dot doesn't stand out well). Deformed letters "i" are not a serious problem, whenever there's at least one letter present, immediately before or after, to create a context that clearly implies a missing letter. (And even missing initial small-i at the beginning of a multi-letter word, on the other hand, is almost always little trouble in English: few words (in contrast to Latin) begin with i and a second vowel, so what look like the non-spellings "f", "n", "s", "t", offer at worst the ambiguities if/of, an/in/on/no, as/is/us/so, at/it/to, and even among literate fools, few will fail to quickly learn to start out "Welladay, yon blot art more like to be an 'I' or 'i' than any other cipher." And even 3-letter words with their initial i missing or dubious, must barely ever be ambiguous.   All that being said, it's damn hard to teach an old dog new tricks, and i'm making no effort to break the habit. --Jerzy•t 11:21, 11 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Just as hard to teach an old dog old tricks once the Alzheimer’s sets in. — Spike  Toronto  22:15, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Non-breaking hyphen
Hey Jerzy! I noticed your edit to Taxonomy (biology). The code for a non-breaking hyphen is, but more complex cases can be handled with nowrap. For more information, see WP:Linebreak. Happy editing! —AntiCompositeNumber (Ring me) 20:50, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Tnx, knew in my heart that it had to be there; i might be able to remember where, if my steady wiki-talk diet of didn't interfere with my memory for all the other rogue "pseudo-characters"; i must read non-breaking hyphen, now that having typed it puts me on the road to mastering it, or at least keeping it from disappearing from my awareness. (OMG, the 7-bit ASCII control characters for the Model 35 Teletype or Model 15 Teletype --ah, via Teletype, one quickly finds Teletype Model 33, whose picture feels like Old Home Week -- just flashed into my head, for the first time in decades. "And if it isn't one thing, it's another": I had just sat down to resume the task of introducing myself to User:PrimeHunter.) Thanks again, --Jerzy•t 14:41, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Since I have been notified I can give another technical detail. nowiki doesn't work on html character entities. I replace  with   to display them:   and  . PrimeHunter (talk) 15:16, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Taxonomy
I read your Taxonomy (biology) edit summary. The article Domain (biology) is a pretty good read. As in all things, you should actually read it before making a judgement. (Sadly, something I have yet to stop reminding myself to do). 50.64.119.38 (talk) 10:43, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Matriculation (sports activity) for deletion
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Proposed deletion of J. Frank Diggs


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