User talk:RL0919/Archive 2017

Your deletion of my GA edit
Thanks for pointing out my error in opposing the GA nomination of an article that I have edited. I wonder could you advise me on the best way for editors to oppose GA nominations of articles that they have been editing? Thanks! Sushilover2000 (talk) 04:49, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * my suggestion would be to explain your concerns on the article's Talk page. Any reviewer should check there as preparation for the review. If a review is started and doesn't seem to be considering your concerns, you can also raise them on the review page once it has been created by an uninvolved reviewer. --RL0919 (talk) 01:33, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * THANKS! That clarifies the process for me. Sushilover2000 (talk) 01:34, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Precious
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:43, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (play)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (play) 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 J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 00:03, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (play)
The article Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (play) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (play) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 01:41, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes
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 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

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

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

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

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Your GA nomination of The Blue Flame (play)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Blue Flame (play) 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 J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 23:02, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Blue Flame (play)
The article The Blue Flame (play) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Blue Flame (play) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 03:05, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Fountainhead GA
I did a "drive-by" glance at Fountainhead. For your consideration, can we get English translations of the French reviews? Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 04:51, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't think any of them have published translations. I used online translation primarily, then cross-checked with a French speaker to confirm I hadn't misrepresented the cited points. If any of the content is disputed, we could look to Translators available for assistance. --RL0919 (talk) 18:57, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Public Philosophy
Hey, I corrected the public philosophy article to remove inaccuracies, which I detailed on the webpage for the overseeing group. If you'd like to chat to me, I'm Professor Greg Littmann from SIUE (glittma@siue.edu). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.163.160.125 (talk) 22:27, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

I apologize for not adding details when I made the edit. I'm still learning Wikipedia! In case you haven't seen my reasons, the primary one is that the article as it stands confuses the definition of public philosophy as philosophy undertaken in a public venue with the view that philosophy should "merely" educate the public, and not interact with them, and that it confuses the definition of public philosophy as philosophy dealing with issues of public importance for the view that philosophy must be interactive. These are quite different issues. In blurring this distinction, the article completely misrepresents the Essays in Philosophy special issue on public philosophy (Vol 15, issue 1, 2014) (and my own paper in this volume). The journal uses the definition of public philosophy as philosophy undertaken in a public venue, but neither the editor nor any of the authors claims that philosophers should only educate the public and not interact with them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.163.160.143 (talk) 22:36, 8 February 2017 (UTC)


 * No big thing; obviously it wasn't too hard to fix with an explanation and a bit of attention to detail in the edit. I did subsequently move one of your paragraphs down to the "Perspectives" section. When an article has sections, the top part (called the "lead") is supposed to summarize the material that is in the other sections. That way, readers who only want a quick overview can just read the top, and those who want more detail can read the rest. If too much of the detail is in the top, it defeats that idea. So I pushed the second paragraph down as a quick way to address that. There's still plenty of opportunity to improve the article, of course. --RL0919 (talk) 18:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

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

Administrator changes
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Your GA nomination of The Fountainhead
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Fountainhead 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 Katolophyromai -- Katolophyromai (talk) 00:14, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Fountainhead
The article The Fountainhead you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Fountainhead for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Katolophyromai -- Katolophyromai (talk) 00:42, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! - Template:Did you know nominations/The Fountainhead, - I took the fist thing that I did NOT know ;) - feel free to supply ALTs, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:30, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the nomination; I'm always happy to see articles I've worked on appear on the main page. I've never been particularly comfortable writing hooks, so I'm fine for it to go up with the one you picked. I will try to help with any other issues that come up -- I've already responded to the citation request from the reviewer. --RL0919 (talk) 14:52, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, very kind! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:31, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Apparently the GA reviewer didn't fully understand what they were doing and the review (along with another one also recently done) has been withdrawn. Presumably the DYK is now invalid and should be closed/rejected/deleted (not really sure what the protocol is, if there is one) until the article achieves GA status properly. --RL0919 (talk) 04:07, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh dear - I wonder what the process is. Perhaps you nominate again and find a reviewer soon? - We can always nominate again when that is done. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:17, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The "bad" review was deleted, so I'm still in queue at the previous spot, waiting for a new reviewer. --RL0919 (talk) 23:03, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

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

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

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887 play) scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887 play) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for May 9, 2017. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/May 9, 2017, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  15:13, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the article, good to see it today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

The Demi-Virgin
Hello:

The copy edit that you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article The Demi-Virgin has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 12:42, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017). Administrator changes
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 * An RfC has clarified that user categories should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
 * Discussions are ongoing regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included clarification that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the harassment policy.

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

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

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The Demi-Virgin scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the The Demi-Virgin article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 3 June 2017. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/June 3, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:41, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for Avery Hopwood's 1921 bedroom farce, "insignificant as literature and outdated as entertainment ...remembered primarily for the censorship dispute it generated". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

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

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

Technical news
 * Users will soon be able to blacklist specific users from sending them notifications.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2017 elections, the new members of the Board of Trustees include Raystorm, Pundit and Doc James. They will serve three-year terms.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:40, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old
Hi, User:RonBot has been approved to do the revision deletes (Bots/Requests for approval/RonBot), so no need to manually do this category. The bot will add files to Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old needing human review where it senses that the new image is too big, or edits have been made in the 7 days. These will need processing manually. I plan to run the bot from my PC at 3am UK time every day. Ron h jones (Talk) 21:37, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I saw the notice about it right after I finished handing the latest batch. I'll keep an eye on the review category. --RL0919 (talk) 21:41, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

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

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

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

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

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Your GA nomination of The Fountainhead
The article The Fountainhead you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Fountainhead for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sagecandor -- Sagecandor (talk) 05:41, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem

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

Technical news
 * LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
 * The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:12, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Reactivation of WikiProject Objectivism
Hi RL0919,

I am reactivating WikiProject Objectivism. You are currently listed as a participant of the project. I am going to purge the list. If you would still like to be on the list, please comment below on whether or not you would like to be on the list. I will wait two weeks and update the list on August 22nd.

Thanks,

Michipedian (talk) 20:36, 8 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I will stay on, thanks. --RL0919 (talk) 22:18, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know and for the prompt response! :) Michipedian (talk) 23:09, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Also, if you look at my user page, the "Current drafts" list is the list of articles I would like to add to the list of Objectivism-related articles. Michipedian (talk) 23:20, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Fountainhead
Alex ShihTalk 01:04, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Congratulation to another FA! When should that appear? Author's birthday, OS or the other?? Or just any? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:29, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I guess you already saw, but I'll say it here for any lurkers: The 75th anniversary of publication is next May, so I would love for it to run then. --RL0919 (talk) 22:38, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Addition of RGV on 'List of people infenced by Ayn Rand' page
Hi! For the revision https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_people_influenced_by_Ayn_Rand&oldid=prev&diff=797063692, the message left was "...has been added in the past and removed due to lack of adequate sourcing;" Is it a Non-Wikipedia source being asked for? Shashank16392 (talk) 20:40, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, specifically a reliable source that speaks to the inclusion criteria for this list, which call for inclusion only if Rand has been an important influence on the person. It is not supposed to include everybody who mentioned her once in an interview or were seen reading one of her books. --RL0919 (talk) 20:57, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Makes sense. I'll hold back until I find a few such sources online Shashank16392 (talk) 21:21, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

The Blue Flame (play) scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the The Blue Flame (play) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for September 21, 2017. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/September 21, 2017, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:57, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for "the stage play with a distinction that most would not want: it may be the worst play ever performed on Broadway. Audiences laughed at supposedly serious lines; words like "abysmal" and "freakish" appeared in reviews." - I hope to get to your FAC, but am quite busy (Der Messias and others). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:20, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

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

Technical news
 * You will now get a notification when someone tries to log in to your account and fails. If they try from a device that has logged into your account before, you will be notified after five failed attempts. You can also set in your preferences to get an email when someone logs in to your account from a new device or IP address, which may be encouraged for admins and accounts with sensitive permissions.
 * Syntax highlighting is now available as a beta feature (more info). This may assist administrators and template editors when dealing with intricate syntax of high-risk templates and system messages.
 * In your notification preferences, you can now block specific users from pinging you. This functionality will soon be available for Special:EmailUser as well.

Arbitration
 * Applications for CheckUser and Oversight are being accepted by the Arbitration Committee until September 12. Community discussion of the candidates will begin on September 18.

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

Walle (Winsen)
Hi, the purpose of the phrase "Also worth mentioning" in this article was to introduce to the reader two apparently unconnected facts. It was a mini "scene setter" if you like. Anyway, I've restructured and reworded the article, so that a section header now fulfils the function instead.Bermicourt (talk) 18:44, 14 September 2017 (UTC)


 * The new edits are definitely an improvement, thanks. When introducing additional items, "In addition" (which you used in your revision) serves well. "Also worth mentioning" is WP:EDITORIALIZING, and thus should be avoided in favor of other phrasings. --RL0919 (talk) 19:27, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi Richard, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! Cheers, ansh 666 19:36, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Boing! said Zebedee • Ansh666 • Ad Orientem
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Tonywalton • AmiDaniel • Silence • BanyanTree • Magioladitis • Vanamonde93 • Mr.Z-man • Jdavidb • Jakec • Ram-Man • Yelyos • Kurt Shaped Box

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

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

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

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Allen3 • Eluchil404 • Arthur Rubin • Bencherlite

Technical news
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team is creating an "Interaction Timeline" tool that intends to assist administrators in resolving user conduct disputes. Feedback on the concept may be posted on the talk page.
 * A new function is now available to edit filter managers that will make it easier to look for multiple strings containing spoofed text.

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

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

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:49, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

The Unconquered (1940 play)
Hello:

The copy edit that you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article The Unconquered (1940 play has been completed. You will see that it required very little work.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Good luck with the GAN.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:32, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Rand
Sorry about that, I have no recollection of even checking the edit so the revert was an accident Snowded  TALK 05:07, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – December 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2017). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ericorbit • Perceval • Thingg • Tristanb • Violetriga

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, a new section has been added to the username policy which disallows usernames containing emoji, emoticons or otherwise "decorative" usernames, and usernames that use any non-language symbols. Administrators should discuss issues related to these types of usernames before blocking.

Technical news
 * Wikimedians are now invited to vote on the proposals in the 2017 Community Wishlist Survey on Meta Wiki until 10 December 2017. In particular, there is a section of the survey regarding new tools for administrators and for anti-harassment.
 * A new function is available to edit filter managers which can be used to store matches from regular expressions.

Arbitration
 * Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is open until Sunday 23:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC). There are 12 candidates running for 8 vacant seats.

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 * Over the last few months, several users have reported backlogs that require administrator attention at WP:ANI, with the most common backlogs showing up on WP:SPI, WP:AIV and WP:RFPP. It is requested that all administrators take some time during this month to help clear backlogs wherever possible. It should be noted that AIV reports are not always valid; however, they still need to be cleared, which may include needing to remind users on what qualifies as vandalism.
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:57, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Felix Mendelssohn
I've now sent this up for consideration for FA - many thanks for your contributions at peer review. Best, --Smerus (talk) 19:16, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Fountainhead (play)
Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 27 December 2017 (UTC)