User talk:The C of E/Archive 16

Topic Ban Enacted
By a a consensus of uninvolved administrators at Arbitration Enforcement you are indefinitely topic banned from all pages relating to The Troubles, Irish nationalism, and British nationalism in relation to Ireland, broadly construed. Please let me know if you have any questions. Barkeep49 (talk) 02:35, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I hate to pile on, but there was support for three proposed sections at AN as well, and it wasn't looking like it was going to swing any other way. You can still propose hooks (outwith the areas of politics, religion, and LBGTQ), but essentially cannot edit or defend them without proposing a completely new version. The full close is here. Primefac (talk) 23:01, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Talk about overkill . I am probably going to appeal/ask for clarification on that hook veto in the morning because I know it will inevitably get abused by someone who doesn't like the hook/me and objects to hooks on personal grounds rather than any policy based issue.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 23:14, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Can't say as I disagree with you there... Primefac (talk) 23:21, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * And PLEASE archive your talk page which, at more than 600 sections, is completely inaccessible to many. The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!&#33;!&#33;) 23:11, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Another comment: If you need help with archive setup I can help you set it up :D It's an easy copypaste job for me to help you much love <3 Vincent LUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 14:58, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I am reverting this edit on a NI-politics discussion because I think it violates the above topic ban. I'm not going to enact any other warnings, let alone blocks, as I believe them to be draconian, but I need to caution you that if you continue to skirt the boundaries, this may well happen. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:48, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't see how it does. The article in question preceded The Troubles and only had a slight potential dealing with nationalism. I wasn't even proposing any hooks there so I do not see how the DYK one applies. It was a simple question in relation to a discussion that occurred whilst I was away. If I am not even allowed to question what happened, I agree it is very draconian indeed.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 14:55, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * It's tacking a comment onto the end of a discussion about a NI-politics related hook, after the thread had closed. It's not really a big issue, but bans apply to all edits, large and small. Seriously, I've seen admins issue AE blocks for this (which take time and effort to appeal). Easiest thing is to give the whole area a wide berth. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:00, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

^^^^ Bad Ban ^^^^
Sorry to see this happening, as you know I commented on An about this. I think you got shafted. Hopefully they'll come to their senses and drop this ridiculous ban W.K.W.W.K...  Toss a coin to the witcher, ye valley of plenty  14:37, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I hope so too . I'm awaiting the person who made the ban to clarify what I'm banned from doing before I ask what I can do about it. I do feel like I'm being picked on here with all the hooks that some people didn't like being dragged up to paint me as something I'm not. :( Thank you for standing up for me, I do appreciate it since no-one seems to be listening to anything I say.  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 14:46, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I have not yet read the background to this ban - I've only just heard about it - but from the outside it seems odd to me. I supported the closure of the 1946 Londonderry Borough Council election nom, because following the ban it was serving no other purpose than prolonging the pain. Personally I see nothing wrong with the article which looks neutral to me, and as far as I could see, the hook was just saying what happened in history. But the nom discussion was no longer about that. I am happy to continue to support and review all noms where I don't think they are doing harm. Keep up the good work. You have contributed a lot to WP. Storye book (talk) 21:12, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I do feel I got singled out for editing in controversial areas that others daren't touch and that my positive contributions got overlooked in the discussion.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 15:00, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Regarding the subject of the abovementioned DYK nom: there's an old saying that anyone who reckons that they understand Irish politics, doesn't understand Irish politics. This is because its history and its present political situation is always so complex. That makes it impossible to give a safe overall neutral representation of those politics at any point in time, therefore whatever you say, however honourable the intention, can get a backlash from somewhere. Don't be disheartened - it is how it is. Again, all the best, and keep up the good work. Storye book (talk) 08:43, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Fermanagh County Council
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
I know times can be stressful, especially considering all the brilliant work you've put into this encyclopedia, so, while it's not much, I hope this kitten helps :)

Ed  talk!  21:32, 31 August 2020 (UTC) 

DYK for Rosemary Barton (politician)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


 * Free Hong Kong flag.svg Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
 * 🇮🇩HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

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 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to 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 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:53, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Matt Smith (footballer, born 2000)
M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  00:47, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hong Kong Logistic Support Regiment RLC
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Watching paint
Hey, just a note to follow up. I reverted your edit on Watching paint dry. The article you cited is not really from 1946. I was initially fooled by it too. If you look closely, the page at issue is a discussion of Jim Jarmusch's film Down by Law (film) which was released in 1986. Cbl62 (talk) 09:04, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes I saw that, and commented on the DYK that the source made a mistake.  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 09:06, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Watching paint dry
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Did you know nominations: English Law (Application) Act 1962
Hi. Please see your nomination page, as there are some issues. Moonraker (talk) 06:26, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see there again. Moonraker (talk) 16:43, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for English Law (Application) Act 1962
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were, , and. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.


 * wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
 * win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
 * wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
 * wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
 * wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! 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) 11:38, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Cooperation is the essence of Wikipedia
Cooperation is the essence of Wikipedia. —Anomalocaris (talk) 23:09, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol December Newsletter
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 * Year in review

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DYK for Exeter Chiefs Women
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

SA Flag
Hello

I just noticed the (great) work you have done on Flag of South Africa (1928–1994). Thank you ! I am a member of the WikiProject South Africa/Wikipedia Primary School project and as part of this project, we have asked Bruce B Berry to help in reviewing the article on the Flag of South Africa. He sent us some notes by email, which I integrated today. I was considering asking him his opinion on the 1928-1994 article... but would like to also ask you your own feedback on the current flag article. Any info to add or to remove or to modify ? Thank you in advance. Anthere (talk)

The SA flag was inspired by many people and it was actually a symbol of getting along and well-being it has put alots of pride a and peace to the people of SouthAfrica therefore we say thank you Tata madiba for getting us along and your legecy will continue to live for generations to come Andiswawenzi (talk) 18:35, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Well I think with the current flag article, it could do with some more info on it's usage beyond 1997. At the moment it's mostly skewed towards the reason for its creation. So things that happened in the 2000s onwards (including the FIFA World Cup, Lions Tours etc.) would help improve it. . Then again, I am looking at this as an Englishman (who hopes to be visiting next year for the Lions tour) so you might know more about its use in recent times than I.   The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 19:04, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for FC Santa Claus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * Home Alone-a 1990 American Christmas family comedy film directed by Chris Columbus.
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DYK for One Voice at Christmas
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for The Twelve Days of Christmas (Correspondence)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Max Crabtree
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2020 (UTC)