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GAN Backlog Drive – January 2022
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Happy New Year!




 TheSandDoctor , Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:29, 31 December 2021 (UTC)


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Merchandise giveaway nomination

 * Wow!!! That is a first. Thank you very much!! -- The SandDoctor Talk 01:52, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year, TheSandDoctor!


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

– Davey 2010 Talk 00:23, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Thank you very much! I hope that you have a Happy New Year as well! -- The SandDoctor Talk 07:19, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from Bapa 1949 (00:20, 2 January 2022)
Hello SandDoctor, I would like to edit the page for "The Institute for Creation Research", (icr.org). In the "description" of ICR it says:"...that specializes in media promotion of pseudoscientific creation science and interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative ..." They are NOT, in any way, "pseudoscientific"! Almost everyone on staff there is a PhD in their field! As an example:

"Dr. Vernon Cupps received his B.S. with Honors and M.S. in Physics at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics at Indiana University-Bloomington, where he worked at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility.[1] He is a published researcher with 73 publications, 18 of which are in refereed journals.

From 1980 to 1987, he was employed as a Research Assistant at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility. He has been an officer in US Navy and worked as an applied physicist in a DOD material analysis laboratory. Between 1987 and 1988, Dr. Cupps filled a postdoctoral fellowship with Rutgers University. During this time he worked at LAMPF in Los Alamos, NM. Since 1988, he has been employed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.[2]" (as per Wikipedia) This is hardly a "pseudoscientific" person!!

I am requesting that the derogatory term "pseudoscientific" be removed as ICR's scientific research/work has been performed by legitimate scientists and passed through peer reviews numerous times to be "reliable" science.

Thank you, Bapa1949 --Bapa 1949 (talk) 00:20, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a general response that applies to this situation. I have no desire to offend your beliefs and write this without any malicious intent. My sole purpose is merely describing what rules/guidelines Wikipedia has relating to topics such as this. Wikipedia articles require that everything be verifiable in reliable sources that are secondary from the subject in question. Currently, the article in question satisfies this as it has both University of Chicago Press and Routledge -- which are both considered reliable sources -- calling it pseudoscience. Wikipedia is a tertiary source and, as such, reflects mainstream consensus on matters. This may, at times, be flawed (example) but is more a reflection on societal issues as a whole than it is Wikipedia. Wikipedia isn't here to right great wrongs and values verifiability. What you mention is widely considered a fringe theory and is handled by that linked content guideline. Please review the blue links I have included and this following one: Verifiability,_not_truth. -- The SandDoctor Talk 07:17, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from Macgyverx1000plana on Battlestar Galactica (comics) (16:25, 2 January 2022)
Commo Sta Amigo u a grigo? --Macgyverx1000plana (talk) 16:25, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
What is a bot? I'm a new wiki editor.

Hotblonde007 (talk) 19:34, 2 January 2022 (UTC) 


 * Hi ! I am happy to answer that for you. Please see this page and it should explain everything. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. TheSandDoctor (mobile) (talk) 22:06, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – January 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2021).

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year!




 TheSandDoctor , Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 13:43, 1 January 2022 (UTC)


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 * User:7&6=thirteen Thank you! Happy New Year to you too! -- The SandDoctor Talk 07:18, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Hannah Montana FAC
Hello again! I currently have Hannah Montana up as a Featured Article Candidate. If you are able to, I would appreciate your comments on the nomination, and thought you might be interested in the topic. I always appreciate any of your feedback, but I understand if you are unable to. Thank you! SatDis (talk) 03:49, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ I'm sorry for the delay, -- The SandDoctor  Talk 15:41, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Question from Romeo grass (06:29, 4 January 2022)
What is the future aim for what is being done in /with Wikipedia --Romeo grass (talk) 06:29, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The Wikimedia Foundation has a public mission statement here. For Wikipedia specifically, it is basically to continue what we are already doing, improving encyclopedia articles and content. It isn't a goal that can be reached per se, which is what I think you were wondering about, but is basically one to strive to continually improve. -- The SandDoctor Talk 06:56, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Do u believe that in terms of the years moving forward the way we write and show our thoughts through literature has changed, (putting in consideration the many aspects that have arised which people are new too ,eg covid ,climate change , modification through technology etc) Romeo grass (talk) 10:09, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Evidently that has happened through all of time. Take an example of modern vs Old English. If you want scientifically, until 323 BC the whole world thought the Earth was flat. Views change. -- The SandDoctor Talk 15:40, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users
Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

If you have not seen it before, you can read more on Meta. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can subscribe to the weekly technical newsletter.

We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:15, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:26, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Hard to believe it's been...what? 5 years now? Wow...really feels honestly quite weird to write that down. Crazy how time flies! -- The SandDoctor Talk 08:18, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Laugh, I Nearly Died


Hello, TheSandDoctor. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Laugh".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 01:20, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-02
 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
 * Octicons-tools.svg A  variable has been added to the AbuseFilter to enable identifying changes made by specific tools.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Gadgets are now able to directly include JSON pages. This means some gadgets can now be configured by administrators without needing the interface administrator permission, such as with the Geonotice gadget.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Gadgets can now specify page actions on which they are available. For example,  will load a gadget only while editing and on history pages.
 * Octicons-tools.svg Gadgets can now be loaded on demand with the  URL parameter. This can be used to replace an earlier snippet that typically looks like  or .
 * Octicons-tools.svg At wikis where the Mentorship system is configured, you can now use the Action API to get a list of a mentor's mentees.
 * The heading on the main page can now be configured using MediaWiki:Mainpage-title-loggedin for logged-in users and MediaWiki:Mainpage-title for logged-out users. Any CSS that was previously used to hide the heading should be removed.
 * Four special pages (and their API counterparts) now have a maximum database query execution time of 30 seconds. These special pages are: RecentChanges, Watchlist, Contributions, and Log. This change will help with site performance and stability. You can read more details about this change including some possible solutions if this affects your workflows.
 * The sticky header has been deployed for 50% of logged-in users on more than 10 wikis. This is part of the Desktop Improvements. See how to take part in the project.

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

Events
 * Community Wishlist Survey 2022 begins. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from 18:00 UTC to  18:00 UTC. Learn more.

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01:22, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from Netherzone on User:Netherzone (02:51, 11 January 2022)
Hello TheSandDoctor! Imagine my surprise when I saw a little question mark in the lower left corner of my user page pop up telling me you are my mentor. I don't have a question at this time, but am very glad to know there is someone I can go to directly when I do need help in the future. Best regards, and thank you. --Netherzone (talk) 02:51, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! -- The SandDoctor Talk 03:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see now what happened. I was modifying my user preferences and clicked the check box for "enable editor help panel" (not knowing what it was). When I unchecked the box, the floating question mark disappered. But now I do have a real question for you...I also noticed that when I click on "contributions" on the top right corner of my user page, I can no longer see the list of my contributions, it's simply a blank page. Same when I click on the link on the left hand side bar under "Tools". Not sure if this is a software glitch, or if somehow I turned off the ability to see my own contributions. Any ideas about this mystery? Netherzone (talk) 03:05, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * That is odd. What happens when you click Special:MyContributions? -- The SandDoctor Talk 03:06, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I can see them when I go to Special:MyContributions. I'm guessing that when I changed several preferences I might have inadvertently done something.... Odd... Netherzone (talk) 03:08, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Problem resolved! I can see them again! Netherzone (talk) 03:10, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-03
<section begin="technews-2022-W03"/> 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 using WikiEditor (also known as the 2010 wikitext editor), people will now see a warning if they link to disambiguation pages. If you click "" in the warning, it will ask you to correct the link to a more specific term. You can read more information about this completed 2021 Community Wishlist item.
 * You can automatically subscribe to all of the talk page discussions that you start or comment in using DiscussionTools. You will receive notifications when another editor replies.  This is available at most wikis.  Go to your Preferences and turn on "".
 * When asked to create a new page or talk page section, input fields can be "preloaded" with some text. This feature is now limited to wikitext pages. This is so users can't be tricked into making malicious edits. There is a discussion about if this feature should be re-enabled for some content types.

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

Events
 * Community Wishlist Survey 2022 continues. All contributors to the Wikimedia projects can propose for tools and platform improvements. The proposal phase takes place from 18:00 UTC to  18:00 UTC. Learn more.

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19:54, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from KrisAteTheApple (18:49, 24 January 2022)
Hello how do you change the name of the document your working on --KrisAteTheApple (talk) 18:49, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello ! Help for moving a page can be found here. However, based on the promotional tone and borderline CV style that was on your user page, please review this guide to creating your first article, the notability policy for people, and this guideline about citing sources. In short, you need to demonstrate that the subject has received significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Most YouTube content creators or streamers do not meet this mark, but if you can show me 2-3 solid sources that are reliable, independent of the subject and each other, and have covered the creator in some depth, that may be enough. Please let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification. -- The SandDoctor Talk 04:41, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-04
<section begin="technews-2022-W04"/> 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 . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * The following languages can now be used with syntax highlighting: BDD, Elpi, LilyPond, Maxima, Rita, Savi, Sed, Sophia, Spice, .SRCINFO.
 * You can now access your watchlist from outside of the user menu in the new Vector skin. The watchlist link appears next to the notification icons if you are at the top of the page.

Events
 * You can see the results of the Coolest Tool Award 2021 and learn more about 14 tools which were selected this year.
 * You can translate, promote, or comment on the proposals in the Community Wishlist Survey. Voting will begin on.

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21:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Question from Elizabeth Goins (22:16, 25 January 2022)
how do i edit an article --Elizabeth Goins (talk) 22:16, 25 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I would recommend going through this interactive tutorial for how we work and how to edit. It is a good place to start. —TheSandDoctor (mobile) (talk) 02:01, 26 January 2022 (UTC) TheSandDoctor (mobile) (talk) 02:01, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Tech News: 2022-05
<section begin="technews-2022-W05"/> 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
 * Octicons-tools.svg If a gadget should support the new <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> URL parameter that was announced 3 weeks ago, then it must now also specify <bdi lang="zxx" dir="ltr"> in the gadget definition (documentation).

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

Future changes
 * A change that was announced last year was delayed. It is now ready to move ahead:
 * The user group  will be renamed  . This is for technical reasons. This is the technical name. It doesn't affect what you call the editors with this user right on your wiki. This is planned to happen in three weeks. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections. As usual, these labels can be translated on translatewiki (direct links are available) or by administrators on your wiki.

Events
 * You can vote on proposals in the Community Wishlist Survey between 28 January and 11 February. The survey decides what the Community Tech team will work on.

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17:41, 31 January 2022 (UTC)