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Wesley brown Page
Hello, I am Suchitra who created the Wesley Brown page. I am new to the Wiki please do not delete the link. Or can you guide me to how to create a professional page using Sandbox Thanks ~Suchitra — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wesley Brown Director (talk • contribs) 10:34, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia. I reverted your edit because it seemed unconstrutive. We have some policies and guidelines in Wikipedia. We can't link a userpage in such a disambiguation page. Don't worry about that. Be bold in editing, but always edit in good faith. If you have doubts on editing, you can approach any users including me. Also there is a page for this named Teahouse. I strongly recommend you to participate in The Wikipedia Adventure. Through this you can learn the basics of Wikipedia in an easiest way. Also remember to sign your posts in talk pages using  ~ . Best of luck! Regards.-- PA TH  SL OP U  10:45, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-23
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * You can now write all special letters in all African Wikipedia languages. This works in the desktop version.
 * There is now a field called  on Commons. This is a way to show what is in a picture with the help of Wikidata. It is still in development.
 * Some tools on Toolforge may break on or after 3 June because of database changes. Maintainers should update their tools to use the new schema.

Problems
 * You will be able to read but not to edit Wikimedia Commons for 30 minutes on 19 June at 05:00 (UTC). This is to fix a hardware problem.

Changes later this week
 * Some wikis have one tab for the visual editor and one tab for a wikitext editor. Others wikis just have one tab. If your wiki has two tabs, clicking a link to create a new page has always opened a wikitext editor. It will now open the editor you used the last time you edited.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 May. It will be on all wikis from 6 May (calendar).

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Barnstar
Thank you, Path slopu. That's very kind of you. While we all enjoy writing articles, I think it is important to remember that we are a community and do what we can to help everyone else. The pending changes review prevents a lot of vandalism and rogue inputs, so it is time well spent. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 14:42, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. You're right. I agree with you. Thank you.-- PA TH  SL OP U  15:40, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

It wasn't a test
Nothing happened in Tiananmen Square between May and June 1989. It is just Western propaganda. --Thiccum (talk) 16:09, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia. I reverted your edit because it seems unconstructive . When removing content from wiki in good faith, please provide a edit summary as reason of removal. Otherwise it considers as Vandalism. Regards.-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:14, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (June 4)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Eagleash was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


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Category:Wikipedians who have received a Teahouse invitation through AfC


 * Hi greetings, actually the article wasn't created by me. It was created by another user named . I only added on the top of page as per a discussion in Teahouse. Thank you.-- PA TH   SL OP U  15:23, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * If you submit a draft on behalf of another user it is wise to change the username in the submission template so that it is the other user, rather than you, who will receive the review notification. David Biddulph (talk) 15:27, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the advice. I changed the username to the creator. Please check. Will the original creator receive the review notification, since I changed it? Regards.-- PA TH  SL OP U  15:44, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No; if and when it is resubmitted, and really it should not be, any subsequent notification will go to whoever submits it as their username will appear in the submission template. The other draft is the one that should be worked upon and this sandbox one ought to be deleted. Eagleash (talk) 16:16, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi greetings, Can I remove this notification from talk page. Please help.-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:20, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes you can... it's your talk page: What I would do in the circumstances is 'collapse' it. Eagleash (talk) 16:31, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I done.-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:37, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boris_Shcherbina&diff=900429000&oldid=900428511

why did you revert my edit?

if you can find a single source that explains how he died, from what causes etc. then my point would be invalid.

2600:8802:5800:5E92:423:8E8C:47A1:5AA2 (talk) 19:50, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

My Fear the Walking Dead edit
How was that vandalism??? I don't get it!!! The character is referred to as both Clayton and Polar Bear on the series. Polar Bear's his alias or trucker radio call or something and its what he's generally known by. I changed it (what I had written in the first place no less) in case people didn't realize who I meant when I called him Clayton.--32.214.195.155 (talk) 16:08, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Why haven't you responded to explain your claims of vandalism??? Because I don't appreciate being called a vandal and then not getting an explanation for why that was done when I'm clearly not.--32.214.195.155 (talk) 19:15, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2019). Administrator changes
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:48, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_Aquinians#Cricket
''Hello, and thank you for your recent contribution. I appreciate the effort you made for our project, but unfortunately I had to undo your edit because I believe the article was better before you made that change. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. Thank you! PATH SLOPU 09:44, 29 May 2019 (UTC)''

On what basis did you delete my addition? My reference to Alex Hepburn's rape conviction was properly referenced and valid. The section relates to notable Old Aquinians, and his cricket career is not particularly noteworthy, particularly given his contract with Worcestershire has now been terminated. Indeed, it is only his rape conviction that makes him noteworthy. I have restored my edit and would appreciate a more substantive justification than that you believe the article was better before you make any further change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Q-metal (talk • contribs) 10:08, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-24
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * When you create a PDF from a page on the wiki this is now done by Proton. Before this we used Electron. It should look the same but work better. Both use Chromium. This is a different system from when you collect several articles into a book and make a PDF from them.
 * The Flagged Revisions extension now uses the standard OOUI icons. There will be additional minor fixes for positioning in the next deployment.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Bots and other scripts that do not set an identifiable User-Agent may find their requests strictly rate-limited until they identify themselves properly.

Problems
 * Please check if the Flagged Revisions configuration on your wiki is as you expect (or as it was a few weeks ago). If not, please report it.

Changes later this week
 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week.

Meetings
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Sorry
Sorry for that invitation, it was meant for someone else, sorry again, ~JJBullet~  {Talk}    09:17, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem! Regards-- PA TH  SL OP U  13:45, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks ~JJBullet~   {Talk}    09:21, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thank you, Path slopu. Much appreciated. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 14:27, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

MMS
I know you meant to leave those barnstars in good faith but please do not use MMS for anything other than what it is intended for, which is certainly not this. Praxidicae (talk) 14:52, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your advice. I won't do it with MMS. Hope that you might give advises in future also. Thank you.-- PA TH  SL OP U  14:57, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

The National Anthem (Black Mirror)
Just to let you know, the revert you made in this edit to The National Anthem (Black Mirror) should not have been made, as the IP editor removed an accidentally duplicated paragraph which was repeated immediately below it. Thanks! — Bilorv (he/him) (talk) 08:42, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm extremely sorry for that mistake. Thank you very much for notifying me about that. Hope that you may help in future also. Regards.-- PA TH  SL OP U  13:38, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem, and no harm done. — Bilorv (he/him) (talk) 22:48, 14 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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Copy-vio at AFC
Hi Path, I hope you are doing well. When you correctly identify a copyright violation such as in Draft:Ecological Society of Australia, and there is no copyvio-free reversion to restore to, do tag it for deletion under G12. I have tagged the draft now. More info at WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions. Best, Sam Sailor 14:57, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the advice. I'll try to do it so. I hope you might give advises in future also. Thank you.-- PA TH  SL OP U  12:35, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-25
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Problems
 * You will be able to read but not to edit Wikimedia Commons for 30 minutes on 19 June at 05:00 (UTC). This is to fix a hardware problem.

Changes later this week
 * MIDI files can soon be played without the Score extension. You can then add them with . Later   and   will stop working. Instead you will need to add the MIDI file below the music score.
 * A new video player will soon replace the old one. You will be able to enable it as a beta feature in your preferences. It will later be enabled for everyone if there are no big problems.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 June. It will be on all wikis from 20 June (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 19 June at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * Octicons-tools.svg Some gadgets and user scripts still use the old  and   values. These values are always true. They will soon be removed. This might break the gadgets and scripts. You should fix your gadgets to not use these values.

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Boomerang song
Your Boomerang by JoJo Siwa isn't how high class editors should act and your emotions can hurt others. Thank you73.206.9.26 (talk) 02:50, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 14
Newsletter • June 2019

Updates: I've been focusing largely on the development side of things, so we are a lot closer now to being ready to actually start discussing deploying it and testing it out here.

There's just a few things left that need to be resolved:
 * A bunch of language support issues in particular, plus some other release blockers, such as the fact that currently there's no good way to find any hubs people do create.
 * We also probably need some proper documentation and examples up to even reference if we want a meaningful discussion. We have the extension documentation and some test projects, but we probably need a bit more. Also I need to be able to even find the test projects! How can I possibly write reports about this stuff if I can't find any of it?!

Some other stuff that's happened in the meantime:
 * Midpoint report is out for this round of the project, if you want to read in too much detail about all the problems I've been running into.
 * WikiProject Molecular Biology have successfully set up using the old module system that CollaborationKit is intended to replace (eventually), and it even seems to work, so go them. Based on the issues they ran into, it looks like the members signup thing on that system has some of the same problems as we've been unable to resolve in CK, though, which is... interesting. (Need to change the content model to the right thing for the formwizard config to take. Ugh, content models.)

Until next time,

-— Isarra ༆ 21:43, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

Accepted revision at Salman Shah (actor)
Hi there, Please note that you accepted this revision. If I'm not mistaken, that was a failed attempt at adding an image from an external website. Hydromania (talk) 04:45, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for notifying me about my mistake. I'm extremely sorry for making that. I won't try to do it again? Thank you. -- PA TH  SL OP U  13:37, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-26
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems
 * The new version of MediaWiki for last week was not fully released due to issues. It was removed from most wikis on Tuesday and from test wikis on Thursday.
 * Most wikis were slow and then briefly read-only last week due to one of the database servers having a problem. It is now replaced.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 June. It will be on all wikis from 27 June (calendar).

Meetings
 * You can watch or join the next Wikimedia Language showcase. It will be about the usage of Machine Translation in Wikimedia projects. The showcase will be on 26 June at 13:00 (UTC). A recording will be kept for later viewing
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 26 June at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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Request on 21:35:47, 25 June 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by 107.133.4.115
Thank you for reviewing this article.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand this comment: "Please split it into sections. Regards." What does "sections" mean here? I'd like to create more Wikipedia entries, but obviously still learning. Thank you.

107.133.4.115 (talk) 21:35, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi greetings, I mean that split the article in to different sections like References (it's a section). You can use this markup  in either side of the section heading. (please read this). Regards.-- PA TH   SL OP U  12:44, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
 * In your decline of Draft:Eric J. Guignard and Draft:Ensemble Chaconne you've given the reason that these drafts are essay-like. I don't think that's the case. Your comment to the editors that they should split the article into sections may be good advice but that's not a valid decline reason. Please take another look at WP:AFCR for the valid decline criteria. If a subject is notable and the other valid criteria are met then it should be accepted. You can tag it for formatting issues which can be fixed in mainspace. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:23, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the advice. I agree with you. I'll try to do it so. If I come across with such situations in future, I'll focus on the notability and reliability of sources, etc (according to AFCR) than the style of citing, sections (if they are compatible with MOS). Hope you will give this kind of advice in the future. I'll remember your words in my future reviews. Regards.-- PA TH  SL OP U  14:15, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Bare URLs
Hi. Bare URLs aren't a valid reason to decline a draft. They can be easily fixed when the article has been accepted and moved to mainspace. Looking at your review of Draft:IBUILD Global Inc I think the real issue, and the decline reason you should have used, is notability. Referencing can aways be improved, but if the subject isn't notable, it shouldn't be here at all. If you select that reason, the author will automatically receive advice about both notability and referencing. And looking at your reviews of Draft:Richard J. Stern and Draft:Jovan Isailović, Jr., you used the 'improperly referenced' reason, but the references that were already there look reliable to me. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 10:23, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the advice. I'll try to do it so in future reviews. Regards.-- PA TH  SL OP U  14:16, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Request on 21:25:42, 27 June 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by PamMusic
Hi Path Slopu, Thanks for your initial review. You commented that I should add sections, which I've done. Is there also a problem with essay vs encyclopedic tone, as described in the introductory text? Do you advise submitting again, after I made some organizational changes and added wikilinks? PamMusic (talk) 21:25, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

PamMusic (talk) 21:25, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for considering it. You can resubmit the draft at any time when you pass the requirements such as notability, reliability of sources, verifiablity of content, etc. (otherwise it may be declined). Please read this links-Criteria for musicians and ensembles, general notability guidelines. It may be helpful in developing your article. Best of luck! Thank you. -- PA TH  SL OP U  14:25, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Draft: Shripad Vaidya
Respected Sir, I am a new editor on english wikipedia. I am trying to write this page by taking guidance of the reviewers. I am getting new suggestions every time from different reviewer, so I am making changes accordingly. Now, from your side I got the comment that article subject is not notable. But believe me that the subject is notable. I can write and explain the notability, if I got a chance to write more lines. But when I WRITE THE FACTS IN DETAIL some reviewer made a comment that I am writing a blog. So, can you please inform me that how many lines I can write to submit the page for review? Please note that there are pages whose subject has only 1 Guinness record and here the subject of my page is having 100 record entries all over the world including 10 entries in Guinness. The subject of my page is having many world's first's. The subject also deals with the topic of Environmental Human Development which is sensitive for the interest of the mankind present all over the world. Also, an Indian is selflessly doing this is surely notable. I have given primary as well as secondary references independent of the subject. I can give many more references. But previously one reviewer had commented on my page by giving advice to give only one reference. If every time every reviewer will give contradictory suggestions, how I can follow them? So, please guide me what exactly I should do. I will resubmit by following your suggestions. Thanks. With regards. MA$HRVA (Talk) Write Right!! 17:30, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi greetings, welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Please try to cite from reliable sources. Many of your citations seems reliable. I have some recommendations (my own). Please try to avoid massive citations in a single sentence (for a better reading experience). Please also try to add other details in addition to records achieved by the person (personal life, achievement, etc) with reliable sources. Please follow the guidelines followed when writing an article. Mentioning other awards other than Guinness World records may increase the notability of article. If you have any doubts you can approach any user including me. You can also approach teahouse. Also, no need of addressing any Wikipedian with Sir or Madam. We all are equals here. Then you can resubmit the draft (your decision). Best of luck! Thank you.- PA TH  SL OP U  14:04, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * This pages may helpful...


 * Citing sources
 * reliability
 * Notability, GNG
 * Notability of people
 * Verifiabilty
 * Biographies of living persons. PA TH  SL OP U  14:41, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2019 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * 🇺🇸 L293D, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with ten good articles on submarines for a total of 357 points.
 * Pirate_Flag_of_Henry_Every.svg, a WikiCup veteran, came next with 274 points, mostly from eight featured pictures, restorations of artwork.
 * 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK, a wrestling enthusiast, was in third place with 263 points, garnered from a featured list, five good articles, two DYKs and four GARs.
 * 🇺🇸 Usernameunique came next at 243, with a featured article and a good article, both on ancient helmets.
 * Flag of the United States Library of Congress 2.svg Squeamish Ossifrage was in joint fifth place with 224 points, mostly garnered from bringing the 1937 Fox vault fire to featured article status.
 * Ed! was also on 224, with an amazing number of good article reviews (56 actually).

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

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Erasure revert
I'm not going to change it back, but the SONG was released in the US, on the Wild! album. But it was not released as a single in the US. Which is why I made the change. If you can comprehend that logic, you can change it back yourself. Or you can leave it incorrectly worded as it is now.

-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:50, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Airtel is Third Largest teleco and Ninth largest in world
rother Airtel is now Third Largest Teleco in india and airtel africa last details as per their Last Report Concludes that airtel africa has 9.79 million customers in Africa Operation in Total so airtel africa + airtel India it is 9.79+284=293.79 (million) Read Toi Article for confirmation of report https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/jio-overtakes-airtel-to-become-indias-no-2-telecom-company/articleshow/69033561.cms

-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:51, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Scottish League Division Two
Will you explain your decision to undo my edit please? The link is broken: I don't see how it improves the article to remove the information that the link is broken.

-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:51, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Your recent revertion.
Hello Path slopu My Name is Shawn Archuleta aka Gernikako Arbola. I believe that you are incorrect to assume that the image I changed was not constructive. I belive that the side glancing picture that was the main picture in the monarch template did not do the deceased justice to his appearance. I do find it inappropriate to have images of people regarded on this multi-million viewer encyclopedia site not be consistant with the view of "respecting the deceased." Disrespecting the deceased can be done in many forms, i.e. rumors, lies, biased opinions, and in this case a picture that does not find a murdered former king of Iraq looking his best. It was a side glancing horribly taken picture of a venerated king. If there be any other dispute of this I will contact the administrators and fight this HARD! I do intend in the future to do the same of other regarded people who are found in this encyclopedia to maintain respect for their image. Thank you for your concern.

Sincerely Shawn Archuleta aka GernikaoArbola

-- PA TH  SL OP U  16:51, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2019). Administrator changes
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 * 2 's access was removed, then restored, then removed again.

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 * 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).
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 * 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.

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Tech News: 2019-27
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Recent changes
 * The development of Wikidata Bridge has started. The goal is to allow Wikidata edits from Wikipedia.

Problems
 * Sometimes pages load slowly for users routed to the Amsterdam data center. Investigation is in progress.
 * Wikidata query service was overloaded between 11:50 UTC until 13:15 UTC on June 24. It has been fixed.

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WikiCup 2019 July newsletter
The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * 🇳🇫 Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
 * Adam Cuerden, with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
 * SounderBruce, a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
 * 🇺🇸 Usernameunique, with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated
Hi, I'm Barkeep49. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Eric Stutz, and have marked it as unpatrolled. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

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Reliable sources
In your review of Draft:Oplurus cuvieri comorensis why did you say that those sources are not reliable? Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 12:27, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with your stand. It is offline source. But it doesn't be a serious matter WP:OFFLINE. But as above mentioned the sources are not cited with templates and ref tag. They are just placed as text. Thank you.-- PA TH  SL OP U  14:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Articles don't have to have the sources cited with templates and ref tag apart from in certain specific cases which you can read about at WP:MINREF. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:51, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the advices. PA TH  SL OP U  14:14, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

You made a mistake
To my edit. Please reverse it. 2A02:C7D:C23:D800:4C98:8859:55B7:D796 (talk) 15:36, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * It does seem like a mistake. Can you explain what you did, Path slopu? Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 16:47, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * , I'm not sure if you saw this question but pinging you in case you did not. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:23, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * According to WP:MINREF, I apologies on my . At that time I reverted as per the WP:BAREURL. But later I realised that my assumption was wrong. Also that edit was already reverted to previous version by another user. Thank you.-- PA TH   SL OP U  15:31, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Cheppad Bhaskaran Nair moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Cheppad Bhaskaran Nair, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 16:50, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-28
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Recent changes
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Meetings
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Future changes
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 * Octicons-tools.svg There will be a change in the name format of new Wikidata RDF dumps starting on 15 July.

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A barnstar for you

 * Thank you so much for your kind appreciation. I'll go ahead with my efforts. Thank you.-- PA TH  SL OP U  14:02, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Re: Recent edit to Teknonymy
Hello:

I'm just seeing your response to my edit on Teknonymy. It was not a joke edit in the slightest. I'm a linguistics student and I have been taking Swahili classes for over a year. The example I added was a genuine example of teknonymic reference in Swahili. 'Musa' is the Swahili version of 'Moses', which is a very common name in Swahili-speaking countries because Islam and Christianity are the predominant religions. 'Baba' means father, and 'Mama' means mother. Therefore, the parents of a child named Musa are often referred to as "Baba Musa" and "Mama Musa."

I did not think a citation was necessary for this edit, but I may be wrong there. However, I assure you that I was not making a joke edit.

I see that you speak Malayalam! Small world if you are Malayali. I'm an American-born Malayali myself :)

Saelr (talk) 02:54, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome to wikipedia, I undid your edit because it seemed unconstructive. If it was a good faith edit, please try to restore it. If possible, please cite the sources also. If you have any doubts on editing you can ask any users including me or ask in teahouse, a place for clarifying doubts on editing. Best wishes! Thank you. PA TH  SL OP U  16:01, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-29
<section begin="technews-2019-W29"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

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 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 July. It will be on all wikis from 18 July (calendar).

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untitled
Hi, can you help me in an article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tpp1111 (talk • contribs) 18:08, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Request on 08:04:51, 20 July 2019 for assistance on AfC submission by Discovergeeks
Hello Path Slopu,

We have recently created a page for Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute & you disapproved the page, as it read more like an advertorial. So, we removed couple of points & added few more links which shows that lotus is a public sector organization. Please check if the updated content are good to go live.

Else, please specify if any particular line/sentence that needs to be removed. we will do that immediately.

Thanks, Subi

Discovergeeks (talk) 08:04, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Poothamkali moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Poothamkali, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.  Onel 5969  <i style="color:blue">TT me</i> 20:00, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-30
<section begin="technews-2019-W30"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * Communities interested by easing newcomers' first steps can now benefit from the Growth team experiments on their wikis. Check the conditions and the request process.
 * The Coolest Tool Award 2019 is looking for nominations. You can recommend tools by July 29. The awarded tools will be presented at Wikimania.

Problems
 * The release of the last version of MediaWiki (1.34.0-wmf.14) has been blocked for groups 1 and 2.

Changes later this week
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 * Octicons-tools.svg The variable  will be removed from AbuseFilter. A list of filters needing a fix is provided.

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Poothamkali
Hello! Was reading over your article Poothamkali and I'm wondering if we could find better sources for it. Two of the cited sources are self-published WP:BLOGS, so they're not really reliable and should be avoided. I'm guessing you have access to better printed sources than I do, if you do then it would of course be great to cite them instead. Best, --148.63.157.82 (talk) 23:52, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Ichthus July 2019
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 * 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.
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Tech News: 2019-31
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Problems
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Changes later this week
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The Signpost: 31 July 2019
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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 8
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News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (July 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 8th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Scripts Submit your new/improved script here
 * Cscr-featured.svg Jackmcbarn's editProtectedHelper


 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Galobtter's WatchlistLinksNewTab* SD0001's Watchlist title updater* Yair rand's UserBlind
 * Anne drew Andrew and Drew's ScritSorter* Masumrezarock100's mobilemorelinks
 * Enterprisey: edit section on hover* Search shortcuts* superjump
 * ZLEA: EditRequestLinks.js* MMSLink.js


 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg DannyS712's Global watchlist* SD0001's StubSorter


 * Farm-Fresh error go.png After a discussion, User:Sam Sailor/Scripts/Sagittarius+.js has been redirected to
 * User:Wugapodes/Capricorn.js, and is maintaining it.

Pending requests
 * A script to fill in &#123;&#123;Template:Infobox journal&#125;&#125;
 * A tool to simplify merging articles
 * ...and many more, all available at User scripts/Requests



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Edith Covensky Article
Hello, Thank you for moving my article Edith Covensky to draftspace so that it won't get deleted. I am new to Wikipedia so I really appreciate that, I thought i started it there and left it for a while and didn't get any response but people must not have been able to see it, or maybe I didn't wait long enough. I am going to look into these issues and work on fixing it. Manser.ryan (talk) 21:15, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
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 * A request for comment (permalink) is in progress regarding the administrator inactivity policy.

Arbitration
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Miscellaneous
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Tech News: 2019-32
<section begin="technews-2019-W32"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 August. It will be on all wikis from 8 August (calendar).

Problems
 * A change in RelatedArticles extension accidentally enabled it for everyone, not just for mobile users. This has been fixed.

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 7 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * Today everyone can see IP addresses if someone edits without an account. In the future this could be more hidden. This is to protect unregistered editors so fewer can see their IP address. This would only happen after we make sure the tools for vandal fighting can still be effective. You can read more and comment.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Hippolytus, Bishop of Vác draft


A tag has been placed on Draft:Hippolytus, Bishop of Vác draft requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G14 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an orphaned 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 a 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. Atlantic306 (talk) 14:53, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi greetings, actually this wasn't a page created by me. Thank you.  PA TH  SL OP U  09:10, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Moving to draft
Hi, you are moving too many articles to draft today as some of them have reliable sources coverage in the external links section which just need to be changed to references, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 14:33, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. I'll try to avoid this type of moving in future. Thank you for advice. Hope that this type of advices shall give in future also. Regards.-- PA TH   SL OP U  09:08, 9 August 2019 (UTC)


 * No problem, some of your moves are very good Atlantic306 (talk) 15:30, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-33
<section begin="technews-2019-W33"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * 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. Feedback on the discussion page is appreciated.
 * Due to the absence of volunteer maintenance of Cologne Blue skin, the link to activate it will be hidden. The skin will still work, but editors using it are encouraged to switch to another skin.

Changes later this week
 * Due to Wikimania, there is no deployment this week.

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 13 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * The "Wikidata item" link will be moved from "Tools" to "In other projects" section on all Wikimedia projects, starting on August 21. Full announcement, Phabricator task.

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ElectricFish
Hi Path I believe I have edited the ElectricFish Article--Personisgaming (talk) 15:42, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-34
<section begin="technews-2019-W34"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Tech News
 * There will be no Tech News issue next week. The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 2 September 2019.

Problems
 * Octicons-tools.svg Some abuse filters stopped working because of a code change. Only variables for the current action will work. Variables defined inside a branch may not work outside of that branch. You can read more to see how to fix the filters.
 * Only six accounts can be created from one IP address per day. Between 12 August and August 15 this was two accounts per day. This was because of a security issue. It is now six accounts per day again.

Changes later this week
 * Only a limited number of accounts can be created from one IP address. An IP address can be whitelisted so that it can create as many accounts as needed. This is useful at events where many new persons learn to edit. IP addresses that are whitelisted for this reason will also not show CAPTCHAs when you create accounts. This will happen on Wednesday.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 20 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 21 August. It will be on all wikis from 22 August (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 21 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * There is an RFC about creating a new global user group with the right to edit abuse filters. This will be used to fix broken filters and make sure all filters will still work when software changes happen. You can read more and comment.
 * will no longer be working. This is because of performance reasons. It showed edits by new accounts. You can see this in the recent changes feed instead.

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The Signpost: 30 August 2019
<div class="hlist" style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> * Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:42, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

WikiCup 2019 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 454 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with over 400 points being eliminated, and all but two of the finalists having achieved an FA during the round. Casliber, our 2016 winner, was the highest point-scorer, followed by Enwebb and Lee Vilenski, who are both new to the competition. In fourth place was SounderBruce, a finalist last year. But all those points are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 11 featured articles. In addition, Adam Cuerden scored with 18 FPs, Lee Vilenski led the GA score with 8 GAs while Kosack performed 15 GA reviews. There were around 40 DYKs, 40 GARs and 31 GAs overall during round 4. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)