User talk:Mark the train/Archive 3

New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021
Hello ,

Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our  Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but  there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here.

At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.

There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process or its software. Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. Sent to 827 users. 04:32, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

About this job
Hi Mr/Mrs/Miss I'd like to talk with you bcoz I wnt us to talk about us working together Onela mzobe (talk) 07:01, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, I've stepped aside from active contributions to mainspace articles for a while due to my busy schedule and currently focusing on maintenance tasks on this project. If you require help in creating an article in Wikipedia, please read through WP:FIRST as creating a new article in Wikipedia is one of the most challenging tasks and there are a lot of policies that go along with it. There are strict guidelines involved with regards to paid editing and conflict of interest. Feel free to revert if you have any other concerns. MT Train Talk 14:15, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

WikiEDU
Re: WP:ANI

WikiEDU makes great promises about making the world better but, if you search for it, you come cross the core detail that it "supports the use of Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in higher education contexts across the United States and Canada", and nowhere else. They're not going to help with an Indian university. Cabayi (talk) 12:12, 23 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing it out, I wasn't aware. The articles are still popping up, including those CSD'd. MT TrainTalk 12:49, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Specific universities and class lists
Hi Mark,

I've redacted the specific university you mentioned at ANI, and asked Oversight to suppress that info. I realize you did it in good faith, but that seems to me to be outing (WP:OUTING). Like if someone used the username User:JDoe45, and you figured out, thru off-wiki research, that they were John Doe attending Iowa State University and taking Botany 101, you couldn't just post that info on-wiki. I understand this is slightly complicated by the fact that there's some (minor, IMHO, and likely unintentional) disruption going on, but still.

To be safe, please don't restore that info. If the Oversight group decides I'm over-reacting, then I'll revert myself. Like I said, I understand you're trying to help, so this is not meant to be a serious finger-wagging or anything. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:46, 23 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Sorry for that, my intention wasn't to out these users. And thank you for taking the appropriate action, I shall keep this in mind in the future. MT TrainTalk 15:24, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yep, like I said, I'm sure it wasn't. No worries.  Anyway, looks like OS agreed. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:27, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

reFill
Something went wrong (fixed). reFill can be pretty buggy, can't be blindly trusted to work. -- Green  C  18:19, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Noticed, thanks for bringing to my attention and fixing it. MT TrainTalk 18:21, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Talk page deletion nomination
Hi, Mark. You nominated User talk:UFKAK for speedy deletion. I agree that in the state in which you found the page it would have qualified for speedy deletion, but since there was also a legitimate talk page post in the page history, it can't be deleted. I have removed the unacceptable content from the page, and blocked the account without talk page access to prevent a repetition. Are you willing to remove the speedy deletion tag? JBW (talk) 09:34, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. Will remember ot remove the content nad not nominate for CSD in the future. Thanks! MT TrainTalk 10:00, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Country Trust
Hi Mark,

I work for the organisation, The Country Trust. The information displayed on this wiki is incorrect. Please can you justify your amends?

Best, — Preceding unsigned comment added by SNCT2022 (talk • contribs) 09:00, 7 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, thank you for leaving a message. A few quick points:
 * Since you're working for the organization, you have a conflict of interest. A disclosure to this effect is mandatory, and you're encouraged to request edits to the article via its talk page. Undisclosed COI users face the risk of getting blocked.
 * Words/sentences like dynamic education charity which connects children with the land that sustains us all and develop curiosity, create connections and build confidence are considered puffery. The entire article sounds like a company PR release, unfit for an encyclopedia. Statements should be written objectively in your own words, supported by independent, reliable sources.
 * Please sign talk pages with four tildes ( ~ ).


 * I'll be reverting your edit as the current tone of the article isn't suitable. I'll also leave a welcome note on your talk page with some links on Wikipedia guidelines.
 * MT TrainTalk 10:07, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mark. Where are you getting the information from for the content of the page? It's inaccurate. The Country Trust does not manage or own SSSIs and we're gettting enquiries based on this false information. Please can you visit our website and update the content with the right information?
 * www.countrytrust.org.uk
 * SNCT2022 (talk) 10:41, 8 March 2022 (UTC)S SNCT2022 (talk) 10:41, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Some users in the past have added information on the article. You're welcome to update and correct it, provided you follow the appropriate COI disclosure process and Wikipedia's guidelines on neutral tone and facts based on reliable sources. Please fell free to reach out with queries at Teahouse, where experienced editors would be glad to answer in detail. MT TrainTalk 15:10, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently Special:ListUsers/patroller New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.

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"Indian (Asian)" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Indian (Asian) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 June 1 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. 192.76.8.78 (talk) 16:16, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 at the end of May.
 * Backlog status

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.
 * Backlog drive

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
 * TIP – New school articles

There is a new template available,, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
 * Misc

There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.


 * Reminders
 * Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
 * If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.
 * If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
(t &#183; c)  buidhe  20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
Hello ,

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators and, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
 * Backlog status

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.


 * Coordination: and  have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out.  will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.


 * Open letter to the WMF: The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.


 * TIP - Reviewing by subject: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.


 * New reviewers: The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.


 * Reminders
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 * If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.
 * If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
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NPP message
Hi ,

For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
(t &#183; c)  buidhe  21:17, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Blood donation in India
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Blood donation in India you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Larry Hockett -- Larry Hockett (talk) 01:21, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Reversion on Crypt (C)
Hi Mark. I do not understand why. Of course, when looking only to the additions, it may look like gibberish, but it's not. As you can see in the context, I added last two missing examples of the hash of a dummy password with different schemes.

Rbd.fr (talk) 17:28, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
Hello , Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to ), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also. Software news: and  have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved. Suggestions:
 * There is much enthusiasm over the low backlog, but remember that the "quality and depth of patrolling are more important than speed".
 * Reminder: an article should not be tagged for any kind of deletion for a minimum of 15 minutes after creation and it is often appropriate to wait an hour or more. (from the NPP tutorial)
 * Reviewers should focus their effort where it can do the most good, reviewing articles. Other clean-up tasks that don't require advanced permissions can be left to other editors that routinely improve articles in these ways (creating Talk Pages, specifying projects and ratings, adding categories, etc.) Let's rely on others when it makes the most sense. On the other hand, if you enjoy doing these tasks while reviewing and it keeps you engaged with NPP (or are guiding a newcomer), then by all means continue.
 * This user script puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.

Backlog: Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!


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Your GA nomination of Blood donation in India
The article Blood donation in India you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Blood donation in India for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Larry Hockett -- Larry Hockett (talk) 14:41, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023
Hello , The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day. won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!
 * Backlog
 * 2022 Awards

Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)

New draftify script: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly explanation page. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your common.js or vector.js file from  to  '''

Redirects: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see this guide, this checklist, and spend some time at WP:RFD.

Discussions with the WMF The PageTriage open letter signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted dozens of patches in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as and  have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also had a video conference with the NPP coordinators to discuss revamping the landing pages that new users see.


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Speedy deletion nomination of Pickyourtrail


A tag has been placed on Pickyourtrail requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Pickyourtrail. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it 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 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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Maduant (talk) 06:00, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Need your kind help updating Addiko Bank (ENG) page
Dear Mark,

I hope this message finds you well.

My name is Roman and I work for Addiko Bank. We've noticed sometime ago that our English Wiki page is very outdated. We have suggested edits, yet all have been rejected and my account blocked.

I am new to Wiki and recognize that my knowledge of content/style suitable for Wiki updates is very little or none at all.

Therefore I kindly ask for your support and help to have our page updated. I am adding the revised text for your reference.

Many thanks in advance.

Regards,

Roman

=========================================== ====== General information

Founded in 2016, Addiko Group is a specialist banking group focused on providing in-person and digital banking products and services to consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Central and South-Eastern Europe (CSEE).

The Group`s parent is Addiko Bank AG, based in Vienna and regulated by the European Central Bank and the Austrian Financial Market Authority. Addiko operates through six subsidiaries in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro. The bank services about 800.000 customers with x.xxx employees and a network of ca. 155 branches in addition to digital solutions.

History

Addiko Group was established when the former Hypo-Alpe-Adria International AG spun off its CSEE banking subsidiaries. Austria-based Hypo-Alpe-Adria had established business units in the region after 1996 by offering leasing businesses. The bank later added more banking activities including consumer, corporate and public finance. The group experienced the most significant growth from 2002 onwards, with a focus on risky and large-scale financings especially in real estate and tourism projects, until the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008.

In 2014, a predecessor of Addiko became the sole shareholder of the subsidiaries in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro. In 2015, AI Lake, indirectly owned by funds advised by Advent International, a global private equity investor, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), acquired Addiko Bank AG following a sales process required by the European Commission.

Addiko Bank has been operating under its current name since July 2016, reflecting the rebranding of Addiko Group.

Stock-Market-Listing

On 12 July 2019, Addiko Bank AG listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Based on the total number of 19,500,000 shares and an offering price of EUR 16.0 per share, the company was valued at EUR 312.0 million.

The Management board consists of four members chaired by Addiko CEO Herbert Juranek:

Chief Executive Officer – Herbert Juranek

Chief Financial Officer - Edgar Flaggl

Chief Risk Officer - Tadej Krašovec

Chief Market, IT & Digitalization Officer - Ganesh Krishnamoorthi

Key financials

Net income	€18.4 million (3Q22)

Total assets	€5.795 billion (3Q22)

Total equity	€0.738 billion (3Q22)

Capital ratio	21.3% (Tier 1)

Subsidiaries

•	Croatia

Addiko Bank d.d. - 10000 Zagreb, Slavonska avenija 6

•	Slovenia

Addiko Bank d.d. - 1000 Ljubljana, Dunajska cesta 117

•	Montenegro

Addiko Bank AD Podgorica - Bulevar Džordža Vašingtona 98, 81000 Podgorica

•	Bosnia&Herzegovina

Addiko Bank d.d. - Trg Solidarnosti 12, 71 000 Sarajevo

Addiko Bank a.d. - Aleja Svetog Save 13, 78 000 Banja Luka

•	Serbia

Addiko Bank a.d. Beograd - Milutina Milankovića 7v, 11070 Beograd

References

1.	3Q22 Consolidated Financial results

2.	3Q22 Results Presentation

3.	Addiko Doubles Profit for First Nine Months to €19.6 Million, Double-Digit Growth in Consumer and SME Business Roman Matiukhin of AddikoBank (talk) 12:26, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:12, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:BMTC mobile app.png
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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:04, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Sirri (disambiguation)


A tag has been placed on Sirri (disambiguation) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either
 * disambiguates only one extant Wikipedia page and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic);
 * disambiguates zero extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title; or
 * is an orphaned redirect with a title ending in "(disambiguation)" that does not target a disambiguation page or page that has a disambiguation-like function.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time. Please see the disambiguation page guidelines for more information.

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. Dsuke1998AEOS (talk) 20:25, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023
Hello , Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by  and  with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of, and also some patches from , has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.

Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.

Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

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New pages patrol needs your help!
Hello , The New Page Patrol team is sending you this impromptu message to inform you of a steeply rising backlog of articles needing review. If you have any extra time to spare, please consider reviewing one or two articles each day to help lower the backlog. You can start reviewing by visiting Special:NewPagesFeed. Thank you very much for your help.

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New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:13, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol newsletter
Hello ,

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

October backlog elimination drive: A one-month backlog drive for October will start in one week! Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Articles will earn 4x as many points compared to redirects. You can sign up here.

PageTriage code upgrades: Upgrades to the PageTriage code, initiated by the NPP open letter in 2022 and actioned by the WMF Moderator Tools Team in 2023, are ongoing. More information can be found here. As part of this work, the Special:NewPagesFeed now has a new version in beta! The update leaves the NewPagesFeed appearance and function mostly identical to the old one, but updates the underlying code, making it easier to maintain and helping make sure the extension is not decommissioned due to maintenance issues in the future. You can try out the new Special:NewPagesFeed here - it will replace the current version soon.

Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

Reviewing tip: If you would like like a second opinion on your reviews or simply want another new page reviewer by your side when patrolling, we recommend pair reviewing! This is where two reviewers use Discord voice chat and screen sharing to communicate with each other while reviewing the same article simultaneously. This is a great way to learn and transfer knowledge.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive
 Hello Mark the train:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!

The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Marvel vs DC (disambiguation)


A tag has been placed on Marvel vs DC (disambiguation) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a disambiguation page which either
 * disambiguates only one extant Wikipedia page and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic);
 * disambiguates zero extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title; or
 * is an orphaned redirect with a title ending in "(disambiguation)" that does not target a disambiguation page or page that has a disambiguation-like function.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time. Please see the disambiguation page guidelines for more information.

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. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 14:15, 2 April 2024 (UTC)