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Happy New Year, Schwede66!


Happy New Year! Schwede66, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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 * Thanks, . Same to you.  Schwede 66  00:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)


 * ... and also from me! The colours of my January calendar image are Ukrainian for a reason. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:15, 4 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Frohes neues Jahr, .  Schwede 66  14:55, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! - Today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:33, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * today, less pointy: a composition from a remarkable 2022 concert, the sad record of four articles about people who recently died on the Main page at the same time, and singing for Epiphany --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:50, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Today's topics: Elena Manistina, or: why Tchaikovsky's The Enchantress isn't on the Main page, which leaves me rather unhappy, and Clytus Gottwald for whom I made a DYK in 2012. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:04, 27 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Gerda, when one looks at this in totality, it appears to be forum shopping. And that's never a good idea.  Schwede 66  00:02, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * shop for what? - vacation images - people who died, now Melitta Muszely - a fascinating opera? - I can stop if you don't like. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:09, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy Sixth Adminship Anniversary!
 Wishing Schwede66 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman ( talk ) 19:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you kindly. And HNY to you, .  Schwede 66  19:51, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Scott Watson
Hi Schwede66. I wonder if you could take a look at this page: Murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope. One particular editor, Stumpy2121, is editing the page as if he owns it. See these comments on the Talk page. If you look at the History page, you see he has made hundreds of edits and contests every single edit that I try to make. For the most part he does not allow anyone else's edits to stand.

On 3 January, he made about 100 edits and then posted on the Talk [|Talk page] (item 6) that this page should be locked. He clearly does not want anyone else to edit. Dubiousources (talk) 20:38, 6 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I’ve just logged off., are you about?  Schwede 66  21:15, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I've replied on my talk page.- gadfium 21:34, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Could you perhaps restore the tick for Elisabeth Waterhouse? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Great World MRT station
Hi. Just noticed your comment about the Great World MRT station. I did initially identify the stub tag and was going to remove once I had fully completed the review. I forgot to remove it whilst I was updating the article to GA status and closing the review. Apologies about this and thanks for bringing it to my attention. HoHo3143 (talk) 10:28, 21 January 2023 (UTC)


 * User:HoHo3143, you don't have to wait until the GA review is done before you remove a stub tag. It should go long before a GA review even starts as presumably, the article is well beyond a stub.  Schwede 66  10:30, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The user must've built the article up straight from a stub and nominated for GA status. I've done this a few times before- expanding an article from 4-5 sentences to GA worthy length. Thanks for the feedback, and in the future I'll make sure to remove the tag first so I don't forget. HoHo3143 (talk) 13:06, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

DYK?
Hi. Would you perhaps be interested in promoting (and taking credit for promotion) of this to DYK? I drafted the just-published article Mazi Melesa Pilip. The hook I had in mind was:

"… that Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born, former Israeli paratrooper, Orthodox Jewish mother of seven is being discussed as a possible replacement if US Congressman George Santos steps down?" 2603:7000:2143:8500:BC63:ED51:C05C:8001 (talk) 18:05, 23 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Sorry but no. We don’t feature people on DYK during political campaigns.  Schwede 66  18:09, 23 January 2023 (UTC)


 * There's no political election campaign. Santos has not stepped down. The DYK guidelines apparently say that "it is fine to cover topics of ... political interest," though not during "election campaigns." 2603:7000:2143:8500:BC63:ED51:C05C:8001 (talk) 18:13, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nah, "is being discussed" is all it needs to sink this.  Schwede 66  18:16, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * What about ...

"… that Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born, former Israeli paratrooper, Orthodox Jewish mother of seven was elected a Republican legislator in New York's Nassau County Legislature?" 2603:7000:2143:8500:BC63:ED51:C05C:8001 (talk) 18:20, 23 January 2023 (UTC)


 * If there’s even a hint of a campaign, I won’t touch it, irrespective of the hook content. Sorry.  Schwede 66  18:27, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. If anyone else looking at this discussion has additional thoughts, that would be of interest. Thanks to Schwede, and all. 2603:7000:2143:8500:BC63:ED51:C05C:8001 (talk) 18:44, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Lucien Brouha
Dear Schwede66. I think we had a litlle holiday from the GA. Perhaps we needed it. I hope you still want to continue. I think we are not far from the end. Haven't we made some good progress? Please, tell me freely what you think? Best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 20:41, 24 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll get back onto it. Haven't received an answer yet on status of the conference but that shouldn't hold up progress on the other outstanding issue.  Schwede 66  23:45, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Senior Whip (ship?)
Hello @Schwede66, as for the edits here, I still do believe these are vandalism unless there is something I missed. I've had a look through MOS:JOBTITLES, but I believe that the title is "senior whip" versus "senior ship". Yes, the lowercase senior is correct according to MOS, but "ship" just looks like someone trolling, but please correct me if I'm mistaken. I'm not from New Zealand, but based on some basic searches and a review of the article, I do not believe that "ship" has anything to do with the article. TheManInTheBlackHat  (Talk)  21:53, 25 January 2023 (UTC)


 * , haha, didn't spot the "ship". I'd say it's a spelling mistake; "s" and "w" are both typed with the ring finger (if you touch-type). That's an easy mistake to make. Otherwise, the edit was clearly an improvement over what had been there before. I've fixed that spelling mistake.  Schwede 66  22:14, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Talk: Main page and MOS:JOBTITLES
Hi, thanks for your response on my main page error post. The capitalisation of prime minister was not something I wanted changed- just a typo. I've seen it capitalised on the site before but now I've read the guidelines I'll know in future. Cheers Aubernas (talk) 11:03, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Disambiguation and primary topics
Hi, many thanks for sorting out Robert Poulin. I've done a bit of tidying on Udûn, a Tolkien topic that was completely uncontroversial until a recent streaming episode took that name. I've made a dab page and some redirects, but am not sure whether the episode page should be treated as primary or just as one of the options, i.e. it'd be Udûn (episode) or something of that sort. It has presumably got many hits in the past few weeks, and those will presumably subside as newer shinier models come along to tempt the consumer. We can just leave it as suddenly-become-primary or treat it more even-handedly. Whatever you think best! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:57, 27 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks, . Given how much attention a prominent film is likely to receive, I guess the episode will take the podium of primacy. It’s probably right the way it is set up now but it will certainly become clearer as time goes on. You can always propose a formal move request if you think it should be changed. Personally, I quite readily move things when there is clarity (like with Robert Poulin). But when it’s not that clear, going the formal way is best.  Schwede 66  18:50, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

fair call
over-reliant on the rater based https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ORES  JarrahTree 14:55, 5 February 2023 (UTC)


 * No worries, . I’ve seen that a lot over the years that ORES readily rates stub bios as start class. I’m not sure that I had previously read the documentation page; thanks for sharing the link.  Schwede 66  15:05, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Most of the bulk talk page tagging this evening has been automatically low imp - a very timely reminder to check the page when that sort of change shows. Thanks. JarrahTree 15:10, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The other thing that is useful to do when you upgrade to start class is to remove any stub tags. Which forces you to look at the article, which is a good thing to do, .  Schwede 66  15:15, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * hahah - even more exiting when you find your own mistake from three years prior to correct - and no one else had seen it... err...
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Lerista_terdigitata&action=history - double tagging, if I read my diff right... JarrahTree 15:20, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lucien Brouha
The article Lucien Brouha you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lucien Brouha for comments about the article, and Talk:Lucien Brouha/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Johannes Schade -- Johannes Schade (talk) 10:02, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Brouha passed
Dear Schwede, you have certainly seen the news. I had forgotten to check for copyright violations. I do not believe that there are any, but I ran Earwig in "Copyvio search" mode, just to see. The highest similarity was 14%, which was for the Liber memorialis. I was astonished that it found this, but it seems that Earwig searches through the references in the article. It found 0% for https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02701367.2013.784724, which is Vangrunderbeek, which is astonishingly low. When I change to "URL comparison" mode with this same URL the comparison shown seems to show that it can read very little of the text at the URL. Do you understand what Earwig can and can't do? - Different subject. I have nominated the article Antoine Hamilton for GA. Would you be ready to do a quid pro quo at some time? I realise that you might be too busy. Best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 20:09, 7 February 2023 (UTC)


 * , yes, I saw that. Thanks heaps. I'll leave a nice message on your talk page to give you some recognition for the work you've put into this. And no, I don't fully understand how Earwig works. With regards to Vangrunderbeek, I assume that it evaluates the abstract rather than the journal article (at least for that URL). My next project is to write an article from scratch; I've been waiting for an opportunity since December! After that, we'll see.  Schwede 66  00:37, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Valpy-Fulton-Jeffreys family tree
Hi Schwede66, The family tree in needs an extra branch (Charles Jeffreys' daughter Elizabeth Georgiana Jeffreys now has an article), but I can't make head nor tail of the coding. Any chance you could add a link? Thanks in advance, Grutness... wha?   11:51, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I like a coding challenge (sometimes) so I had a go at this.- gadfium 18:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Haha, awesome. Thanks for sorting this, . I've struggled with the code on occasion, too, but it's tedious to say the least, . What I usually do is to ping and he sorts this in no time. Maybe there's an editor for these tables, or it's straightforward using the visual editor (which I never use). Paora, are you coming to the Wellington Wikicon? If so, could you please show me what you do to put me out of my miserable coding struggle?
 * Grutness, do you have the Wikicon on your radar? The other three of us were all in Hokitika at the inaugural Wikicon and it was a brilliant weekend. If it's not on your radar yet, I very much recommend that you come along.  Schwede 66  23:21, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the coding Gadfium! No, I've not been to a wikicon. Mind you, I'm pretty much tied to Dunedin due to family health issues, but if one ends up down this part of the country... Grutness... wha?   02:23, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That has indeed been talked about. Stay tuned, .  Schwede 66  04:00, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

GA Notice
@Schwede66 Looking forward to review this interesting article on a public monument in New Zealand! I hope to have the review ready within the next seven days and will keep you posted in case of unexpected delays. Also, here is the correct review link, which is not displaying properly in the template: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Abel_Tasman_Monument/GA1 Thanks so much. Ppt91 (talk) 19:53, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Ppt91. I've fixed the links in the Template; they were just missing the trailing digit. I'll have a super-busy patch coming up from this Thursday for 8 days so if you are getting this done swiftly, I won't have time to put substantial time into it during those days. Afterwards, I should have heaps of capacity., you might want to watchlist that review page, too.  Schwede 66  23:08, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Schwede66 Thanks for fixing the link. And no worries, having more time will actually be fine with me! I'll keep you posted as I am moving along. Ppt91 (talk) 23:13, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, GA reviews don't need to happen in a hurry. In fact, some take months.  Schwede 66  23:15, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I had an unanticipated and somewhat urgent academic commitment this past week. My apologies. The good news is that I will finally be able to commit to the review this week. Hope you don’t mind the slight delay.  Ppt91    talk   01:56, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Absolutely no problem whatsoever. We are all volunteers. Get to it when you’re ready.  Schwede 66  07:12, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Abel Tasman Monument
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Abel Tasman Monument 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Ppt91 -- Ppt91 (talk) 20:01, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

File:Smoke from the 2023 Ohio train derailment taken during the night, February 3.jpg
Could you please explain to me why my photo has been protected? Trade (talk) 03:08, 20 February 2023 (UTC)


 * , discussion at Errors (since removed; doesn't get archived so you have to look at the page history). I've created options for other admins to pick one of three photos as there was a desire to replace the cyclone GIF that had been running for four days. I protected another cyclone photo plus two derailment photos so that there are choices. Photos need to be protected before they can be shown on the main page.  Schwede 66  03:12, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMain_Page%2FErrors&diff=prev&oldid=1140412815&diffmode=source
 * I dont see anything about replacing the cyclone Trade (talk) 03:31, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, what are you asking?  Schwede 66  03:36, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind Trade (talk) 03:46, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Is there anything specific in East Palestine that you think Wikimedia needs a photo or video of? The photographer lives in the town so i can try and ask him if there is any requests Trade (talk) 03:49, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Photos and videos are always good to have; the more the better. That's how you build an encyclopedia, after all. I have no particular interest in the derailment; I just look after the main page and deal with Error discussions as they arise.  Schwede 66  03:52, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Dual naming
If a town has a dual name, should said dual name be written when the town is mentioned in a non-historial context? For context, I'm referring to Riverton / Aparima here. Michael60634 (talk) 04:17, 20 February 2023 (UTC)


 * , what's been decided on this is documented at Naming conventions (New Zealand). That talk page, or alternatively New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board, would be the place to seek broader input if new things need sorting out.  Schwede 66  05:00, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of WP:NCNZ. I was asking because I updated the article to use the current name of Riverton / Aparima, but an IP editor reverted it. I asked you since you are both an admin, and active on NZ related pages. Michael60634 (talk) 05:14, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I see you've reverted that edit. Good on you. Say if the IP insists and I'll start weighing in.  Schwede 66  05:54, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

ITN
Natürlich I realize the number "missing" (per AlJazeera) was/is uncertain, but reports characterize this as a very major storm, and it seems at least possible that the toll may rise beyond "dozens." Time will tell. – Sca (talk) 14:10, 20 February 2023 (UTC)


 * It’s a major event alright,, with damage equivalent to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. I’m unaffected by the cyclone but lived in Christchurch Central City for the earthquakes, hence I have a lot of sympathy for what people are going through.  Schwede 66  18:04, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Abel Tasman Monument
The article Abel Tasman Monument you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Abel Tasman Monument and Talk:Abel Tasman Monument/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ppt91 -- Ppt91 (talk) 22:43, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * @Schwede66 In addition to the automatically generated notice here, wanted to let you know I just finished the first cycle of the review with feedback for each section and I'll await your response. It's a fascinating subject and I look forward to hopefully finishing the process soon!  Ppt91    talk   23:05, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Assistance requested for Te Rapa cogeneration article
Hi Schwede66,

I saw on your user page that you're currently on holiday, so I don't expect an immediate response.

I'm working on the Te Rapa cogeneration article and was hoping you could help me find additional sources for the lead. So far, I've only found one report and couldn't find anything else useful on Google. Most of the search results are about the plant's planned closure.

If you could take a look and provide some feedback whenever you have a chance, that would be great.

Thanks in advance for your help! CoderThomasB (talk) 09:33, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Kia ora . Thanks for your message. The best editor for this topic area is (the "elec" in his user name hints at his area of expertise).  Schwede  66  21:54, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll go and post a message on their talk page. CoderThomasB (talk) 22:09, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I have got your message. I am heavily committed to other activities for the next few days, but will try to get on to this next week :) Cheers. Marshelec (talk) 06:58, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello Barry
Kia ora Barry, nice to meet you in Wellington. .  Schwede 66  23:45, 11 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Nice to meet you too Axel, I am going to add several citations etc. to the Art intervention article... so many uncited and poorly cited entries. b'art homme 20:20, 9 April 2023 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by B'art homme (talk • contribs)

Your GA nomination of Abel Tasman Monument
The article Abel Tasman Monument you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Abel Tasman Monument for comments about the article, and Talk:Abel Tasman Monument/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ppt91 -- Ppt91 (talk) 02:43, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * @Schwede66 It was a real pleasure working with you. Thank you very much for sharing your work with me and for being receptive and open to my suggestions. I think the article turned out really well; I hope you do, too. And how funny regarding the monument status. Calling them was certainly a good idea (and good research commitment). I guess one sometimes forgets these days how useful a simple phone call can be, assuming that everything should be online? That's definitely the case with me. Anyway, I am happy that they're now more motivated to fix the administrative glitch. Please do keep in touch about future articles (art and otherwise)! :-)  Ppt91    talk   03:06, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Rhytidoponera kurandensis
Hi Schwede66, you recently deleted the stub article Rhytidoponera kurandensis as a CSD G5 created by a banned/blocked user (Skh sourav halder). However, the article was created by another username (sock?), who did not appear to be blocked (yet), nor was there any link between the two accounts on the WP:SPI page. I started to look up the user but am having difficulty seeing any more info as the history of the page is now gone, but I did not see any evidence that the user (username:YIEW ??) was a banned/blocked account. Loopy30 (talk) 02:14, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I see the user (YIEWI) is globally banned on meta following a CU on bn:wp. 'Cheers, Loopy30 (talk) 02:20, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I had the exact same problem and it took me a while to figure that a global block doesn't show with the tools / setup that I'm using, .  Schwede 66  02:45, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Accessing a document in a NZ university library
Hi Schwede66, I hope this finds you well. Not strictly related to Wikipedia editing, but adjacent: I'm looking at the early nuclear-free new zealand movement (ie 1957-1965) as part of a research project for my University studies in the US. The No Bombs South of the Line pamphlet is cited in a number of places, but seems to only be held at the University of Waikato Library. I've emailed their library, but was wondering if you had any thoughts on the chances that I could get a scan of the pamphlet from them, or any other paths I might pursue? I'm not familiar with the NZ University system, unfortunately. Warm regards, Eddie891 Talk Work 14:22, 21 March 2023 (UTC)


 * All is well apart from waking up far too early, . Our fellow editor has a project going where she liaises with the all the university librarians. Maybe she can put you in touch with the right person.  Schwede  66  14:32, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello! Well emailing Waikato library is the best thing, but if you don't get a response from them I'm happy to try through other channels. It's only one sheet so shouldn't be onerous for them to scan if they can locate it! If I was closer I'd go and do it myself but unfortunately I'm on the wrong island. Ping me again @Eddie891 if the library don't get back to you in a reasonable timeframe. Cheers DrThneed (talk) 20:25, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

"William.A. Anderson" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William.A._Anderson&redirect=no William.A. Anderson] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at until a consensus is reached. Hog Farm Talk 19:56, 27 March 2023 (UTC)  Schwede 66  22:19, 10 April 2023 (UTC)