User talk:Qwerfjkl/Archive 4

Articles for creation/Redirects and categories
Hello, Qwerfjkl,

While I appreciate you almost single-handedly handling this noticeboard, I would urge you to be discriminating and to turn down requests for redirects that might be soon nominated for deletion at RFD. There are some recently created redirects that are highly implausible that I deleted via CSD and others that have been nominated at RFD. You are acting as the redirect gatekeeper right now and I encourage you to turn down ones that seem flimsy, peculiar or implausible. If editors have a problem with you saying "No" you can refer them to the Teahouse or an admin. Thank you for your work. Liz Read! Talk! 04:41, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, can you give some examples please? I can't see many at RfD (from this). I've noticed has been asking for implausible typos. Thanks! &#8213;  Qwerfjkl  talk  06:58, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, Misspelling Wizard was on a tear and it is worrisome in an editor who has only been active for a week to create dozens and dozens of new pages. I should have mentioned that I don't believe the redirects I deleted were okay'd by you, the editor just created them on their own. When I looked over Articles for creation/Redirects and categories, I saw that you did say "No" to some proposed redirects.
 * My message here was not meant to highlight any mistakes you made but to encourage you to use your judgment and not feel compelled to fulfill every request. If you have any concerns about questionable requests, do not hesitate to check in with an admin or an experienced editor for a second opinion. Thank you for the work you do. Liz Read! Talk! 00:08, 24 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, Qwerfjkl,
 * Just thought I'd let you know that Misspelling Wizard has been blocked as a sockpuppet and all of their page creations deleted. Thought you might like to know in case any new editors with similar interests suddenly show up, requesting redirects. Ponyo was the checkuser involved that you might contact if you have suspicions Misspelling Wizard has reappeared under a new account name. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 20:44, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Trouted
You have been trouted for: I made a reasonable request for admin support in unprotecting a page, Phi Sigma Chi, to allow creation of a redirect. The original admin who protected it is no longer active. You provided no clarification of your denial, while my request was in line with standard usage. My intent is to create a REDIRECT, not to write a new article. There are 24 other groups with such redirects at this school, essentially many-decades old fraternal groups most of whom do not have an article about themselves. A redirect back to the college article section is appropriate. All these I have enhanced with instructions for how to write a page that passes review. Qwerfjkl, if we are to grow Wikipedia, we need to nurture the newbies. And treat experienced editors with a modicum of respect. Jax MN (talk) 15:35, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * @Jax MN Oops, I meant Requests_for_page_protection. Very few admins look at WP:AFCRC, and so it will be unlikely for your request to be answered there. &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  15:41, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, looking at your request, it seems reasonable to unprotect the page. &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  15:55, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yeah, I'm just trying to get this outlier done so it's not forgotten.  The rest of the redirects are complete.  I've placed the request at Requests_for_page_protection, and await an answer. Jax MN (talk) 16:15, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

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15:59, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

HTML entity redirects
Hi, thank you for creating the new HTML entity redirects, but I just wanted to let you know that you accidentally put Category:HTML entity redirects onto the target pages, such as Vertical bar, instead of onto the new redirects. I'm hitting "undo" on all of them but just wanted to let you know why I was doing it. 64.203.186.76 (talk) 17:47, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I know. I think this is a problem with Cat-a-lot (a Commons: gadget for applying categories to files). &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  18:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I just requested a bunch of new HTML entity redirects. If you create them, you can just skip adding the category; I can do it.  Thank you.  64.203.186.76 (talk) 13:06, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The other day you suggested that I create an account so I didn't have to request all of these redirects. Instead of that, do you know if there's a way to ask someone to create them in bulk?  Like, I would give someone a list of HTML entities and a list of articles where they could be targeted, and they click one button and all the redirects are created and categorized all at once.  64.203.186.113 (talk) 13:52, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I suppose you could ask at WP:AWBREQ. &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  16:24, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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From which source you removed ordnance of BAF. BAF uses LS6 precision guided bombs, KAB 500 TV guided bombs. How the hell you removed that🤬🤬 Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqi (talk) 17:29, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, all I did was remove a self link:
 * - «Removed links to title CW error #48: https://checkwiki.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/checkwiki.cgi?project=enwiki&view=only&id=48 )»
 * &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  17:32, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Albums produced by the Weeknd


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Weddin
With what is "Weddin" ambiguous? If you have suggestions, I'll create a disambiguation page. 64.203.186.66 (talk) 18:01, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The Weddin Mountains National Park, and wedding. (Just from a quick search.) &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  18:07, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Could you approve Draft:Weddin?  64.203.186.66 (talk) 19:11, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. 64.203.186.66 (talk) 20:26, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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Various AfDs
Hey, I noticed you recently filed some AfDs against Spokane Ball yt's articles. When a deletion is likely to be uncontroversial, as many of those are - can I suggest using WP:PROD instead? In situations like this, PRODing them would likely get them deleted a bit quicker and make less work for others to deal with. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 06:45, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ,  They can all be fixed by removing the irrelevant references, adding Infobox settlement, and adding coordinates from https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/  That's what I did for Articles for deletion/Mtawali and some others. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 13:00, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Garuda Linux
I've rephrased the Garuda Linux Wikipedia page to sound less promotional, take a look any chance you get. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Galactic Cake (talk • contribs) 06:58, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

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Can I make my own page? If so, how can I create it? Thanks, Qwerfjkl.

TheSideStory --TheSideStory (talk) 01:57, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, are you trying to create a user page? If so, then click on the red link in your signature (TheSideStory), add some wikitext, and click . However, please don't try to create an autobiography. I've noticed you haven't made any edits to articles yet. It is recommended that you edit in the mainspace first before creating a user page or an article. &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  06:08, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Bot approved for trial
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Approved! Thanks for your work on this. I left a comment there asking for a change to the edit summary. Enterprisey (talk!) 19:31, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, a link like this should work: &#8213;  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:34, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

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Test
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Test 2
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Hello, please accept my article Draft:Alen Hovhannisians My team need this article soon. Please help me NastieSmirnova (talk) 06:47, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Terry McAuliffe wikipage bias, bot or human? Please confirm.
Terry McAuliffe VA political candidate wikipage edits seem to be strongly opinionated and biased against the candidate. I cannot determine if edits were made by a bot or individual. Please confirm. Reviewer3891 (talk) 12:06, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, are you referring to this edit by my bot? If so, The bot was merely removing a link that led to the same page; a self link. &#8213; Qwerfjkl  talk  13:41, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

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Recent changes
 * A more efficient way of sending changes from Wikidata to Wikimedia wikis that show them has been enabled for the following 10 wikis: mediawiki.org, the Italian, Catalan, Hebrew and Vietnamese Wikipedias, French Wikisource, and English Wikivoygage, Wikibooks, Wiktionary and Wikinews. If you notice anything strange about how changes from Wikidata appear in recent changes or your watchlist on those wikis you can let the developers know.

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Install methods
User:Qwerfjkl, thanks for creating this, as requested at WP:VPT! I had some trouble with the first two methods (see my common.js) but finally got it with method 3. Nice! Mathglot (talk) 18:19, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * @Mathglot Oops, the first two methods lacked . Luckily Enterprisey's script installer worked. &#8213;  Qwerfjkl  talk  18:51, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

October 2021
Hi there, I've removed the recent bot edit at Line 2 (Shanghai Metro), which caused several "ref tags with nothing in them" errors. I couldn't quite understand why, so just reverted. Thanks, Jessicapierce (talk) 14:54, 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Taskforce SpaceX
Hello, it seems that you are the proposer for Wikiproject SpaceX. I have created a taskforce inside Wikiproject Spaceflight, so come and have a look! CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 18:58, 6 October 2021 (UTC) CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 18:59, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * While I am the technical proposer of WikiProject SpaceX, I did so on behalf of and I recommend you notify them instead. &#8213;  Qwerfjkl  talk  19:13, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for showing me the actual proposer! I would go to them now. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Beanpickle
Hello, Qwerfjkl,

This editor has overwhelmed Articles for creation/Redirects and categories with requests. As far as I know, you are the primary editor responding to requests on this noticeboard. I have forbidden them from making any more requests for one week and I just wanted to say you can choose how to respond to this deluge, respond if you like, refuse them or even revert them. I have no idea how much time & effort is involved in your work and I don't want you to feel like you have to spend all of your time responding to hundreds of requests, even if they are good ones. I trust your judgment. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:09, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, I will stop making redirects if you want me to.Beanpickle (talk) 03:13, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * P.S. Qwerfjkl, if you believe I have overreacted at seeing their contributions list with hundreds of noticeboard requests and you can actually handle this workload, let me know and I'll lift this block. It just seemed completely over-the-top and excessive. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:14, 7 October 2021 (UTC)