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• Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.

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• Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
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• Following an RfC, the administrator policy now requires that prior written consent be gained from the Arbitration Committee to mark a block as only appealable to the committee.
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• The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
• In December, the contentious topics procedure was adopted which replaces the former discretionary sanctions system. The contentious topics procedure is now in effect following an initial implementation period. There is a detailed summary of the changes and administrator instructions for the new procedure. The arbitration clerk team are taking suggestions, concerns, and unresolved questions about this new system at their noticeboard.

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• Following a request for comment, F10 (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
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• A request for comment is open to discuss making the closing instructions for the requested moves process a guideline.

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• The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey have been posted.

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• Remedy 11 ("Request for Comment") of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been rescinded.
• The proposed decision for the Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case is expected 7 March 2023.
• A case related to the Holocaust in Poland is expected to be opened soon.

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• The 2023 appointees for the Ombuds commission are AGK, Ameisenigel, Bennylin, Daniuu, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, JJMC89, MdsShakil, Minorax and Renvoy as regular members and Zabe as advisory members.
• Following the 2023 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Mykola7, Superpes15, and Xaosflux.
• The Terms of Use update cycle has started, which includes a [p]roposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing. Feedback is being accepted until 24 April 2023.

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• A community RfC is open to discuss whether reports primarily involving gender-related disputes or controversies should be referred to the Arbitration enforcement noticeboard.

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• Some older web browsers will not be able to use JavaScript on Wikimedia wikis starting this week. This mainly affects users of Internet Explorer 11. ( T178356)
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Arbitration

• The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
• A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.

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Hello! Thank you for nominating Nora Forster for ITN. When I created the article I was a bit worried someone might nominate it for deletion but the more I learned about her influence on others the more I realized her importance; it's great to see her on the main page. Thank you again for calling attention to our readership of this a dynamic woman in music. You rock! Netherzone ( talk) 14:30, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

@ Netherzone: You're welcome. :) Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 21:01, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

April songs

my story today

Welcome to project WP:QAI, and thank you for your contributions to the Recent deaths corner. I'm collecting references for Karl Berger, - would you have time to help? Several albums are commented out, and could return with a ref. One by one, please, to avoid edit conflict. A simple support would also help, if you can get behind it. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:24, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

@ Gerda Arendt Sorry for not getting to this soon enough! It appears you've already helped cite them all, but I can definitely support it now. Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 15:55, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! - "It appears" - exactly, but only because I commented out some. If you have time go in edit mode for "As sideman", and look them up from the top, while I go from the bottom, referencing and opening one at a time. Sorry if that wasn't clear enough. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:24, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Only a few are still missing: Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV (Columbia, 2005) - Slide Hampton, Jazz Live Trio with Guests (TCB, 2013) - Fellowship (hatOLOGY, 2005) - Kalaparusha. I have a rehearsal now, and will check afterwards. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:09, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

... and he made it - Thank you for your help! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:19, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Precious

You are recipient no. 2843 of Precious, a prize of QAI. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:19, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

@ Gerda Arendt Thank you so much, not only for identifying me as an awesome Wikipedian, but also for allowing me to help you with an ITNRD nomination :) Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 15:23, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

I see a great beginning. Next one for ITN (or not, because it may remain too short) will be Irma Blank. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:46, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

I've tried multiple times to message you about off-topic stuff on Discord, but–the username on the infobox doesn't exist. Did you change your name on Discord or something? I wish I had taken this somewhere else, but, unfortunately, Discord doesn't work (as I stated above) and E-mail isn't the go-to messaging for me. Thanks! Tails Wx 23:47, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

@ Tails Wx I had changed my name and forgotten to update it. Oops! It should be better now. Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 23:54, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll do so in the next several hours! Tails Wx 23:57, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

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It also fails WP:NFCC#1 as well. -- Whpq ( talk) 02:22, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for changing the article link! Rushtheeditor ( talk) 21:19, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

@ Rushtheeditor Thank you so much!! Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 22:10, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).

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• A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

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• Progress has started on the Page Triage improvement project. This is to address the concerns raised by the community in their 2022 WMF letter that requested improvements be made to the tool.

Arbitration

• The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.

Miscellaneous

• The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

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Hi there. You might not have been aware, but the convention at WP:ITNC for marking the status of a nomination (e.g. "closed", "ready", etc.) is to use parentheses, not brackets e.g. [Closed] (Closed). Brackets cause a problem if someone wants to wikilink to the section, as they need to be encoded to work, while parentheses do not. Regards.— Bagumba ( talk) 15:46, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Bagumba Thank you for letting me know - this won't happen again. Sorry about that. Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 00:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

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Hey, it was stated on the official Dead Island wiki that the 17 years was confirmed by a staff member of the development team, unfortunately it doesn't have a reference. Rick Grimes the survivor ( talk) 02:04, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Hey there, @ Rick Grimes the survivor! Please see WP:FANDOM on why the 'official Dead Island wiki' is not a reliable source. Thank you! Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 02:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Okay, I rechecked the wiki page for the game and right at the top of the page, it said "set 15 years after Riptide", so you were right.

I'm not trying to continue this in any way, I was just telling you what I saw. Rick Grimes the survivor ( talk) 06:55, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Rick Grimes the survivor Okay, cool. I’m not arguing that it’s incorrect information, I’m saying the “official” dead island wiki (and all wikis/fandom sites like it) is not a reliable source of information. Do you understand? Cheers! Fake scientist 8000 10:09, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

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Hello! Remember me? I'm Knowledgegatherer23. You welcomed me the other day. I have a quick question. I am working on this article and the most reliable source I can find for something in it is a secondary source that refrences a primary source (the company that makes the product). Is this okay? It's the best one I can find, if there was a better one I would use it. Thanks, Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 14:59, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23: Hey! Yeah, that seems fine, at least to me. Besides, it's a good faith, bold addition of a reliable source, you're probably good. If you have anymore questions, don't be afraid to ask me here, or use {{ping|Fakescientist8000}} on your talk page to ping me. I'm here to help you! :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 15:13, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

If you've ever created or contributed to any good articles, do you have any tips on making an article good? Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 21:34, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23, Unfortunately, I haven't created or contributed to any good articles. :( However, you basically need to make a big (but not unreadable) article with lots (no WP:CITEBOMB) of citations, all with the tone and style of Wikipedia. Hope this can help! Again, if you need to ask more questions, I'm always available. :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 22:35, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

So, do you think Wind Turbine is ready to be a good article? Do you have any suggestions? Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 00:14, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 I think the History section needs some work with sourcing, but if that's fixed, then WP:Be bold and submit it for GA! Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 00:21, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! You're so nice. Have a nice day (or night if you live on the other side of the earth). Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 00:27, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 Thank you so much! I appreciate that, and keep coming back! I love making friends on WP. It's 8 where I live, is that night for you? :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 00:36, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, it's evening for me now. Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 00:45, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

Alright, I did some work on the sources and submitted for GA. Some of the info was hard to find, so I'm unsure, but it's worth a shot. Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 00:46, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 That's a great attitude to have, my friend! :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 00:49, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Afternoon...would you mind restoring my comment that you removed in error here pls. I'd do it myself, but try and post to that page as little as possible :) Ceoil ( talk) 15:27, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Ceoil My apologies! I'm not the best with the WP:EC error page, so I'm sorry that I removed your comment. No harm intended! Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 15:30, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Looks like you beat me to it (and after one of mine got eaten too). Bad day for edit conflicts. Mackensen (talk) 15:36, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

I always find this stuff happens to me on ANI as am typing so fast to avoid EC's that I don't preview and just bang "save"! Ceoil ( talk) 15:44, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

User:Ceoil, User:Mackensen, argh!! Please don't send me to ANI for this! JK, I know you guys won't do that. Unless? Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 15:52, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

I mean, do we need to send you to ANI? Guilty conscience? ;) Mackensen (talk) 15:55, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

I've preventally blocked Fakescientist800 for 3 years, within which time will come through his contribs to find something to justify my actions. Mackensen, pls don't tell anybody until I have "found" evidence :) Ceoil ( talk) 16:01, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! I always needed that impostor vandal to get out of my life.. :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 16:07, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

An article you recently created, Lambertus Nicolaas Holsboer, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more in-depth coverage about the subject itself, with citations from reliable, independent sources in order to show it meets WP:GNG. It should have at least three, to be safe. And please remember that interviews, as primary sources, do not count towards GNG.( ?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed ( verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:26, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

May thanks

May songs

my story today

Thank you for improving articles in May. - I had a good story on coronation day: the Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;)

I nominated Soňa Červená for GA just to give her a bit more exposure, and I took some pics of bright scenery - click on songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:39, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Gerda Arendt Thank you, for continuing your work on WP throughout the years. :)

I noticed some of your most recent pictures have been of scenery you took while biking. I like biking, and wish I got to do it more often, but with the love for cars in the US stronger than the love for bikes, I can only ever do it so often. If only... Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 20:10, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

I agree that where I lived in the US bike routes were rare. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:12, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Pentecost was full of music, and my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. - Did you see my reply for the RD nom for the Mexican composer: works are on IRCAM? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:52, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello. I'm sorry to bother you. I want to revert Muslim Chuvash defined themselves as Tatars part in Chuvash page. Source is very non academic and problematic in various ways.

First Durmus Arik, Turkish writer of journal who studied on religions is not a historian to claim anything about old Chuvash people without using referances. Second is, journal states that "Chuvash people are Volga Bulgarians who first converted to Islam in Turkish history." Can you understand what I mean? This will create a misconception to think Chuvash people are Christian Tatars. I mean even if its true, that's a result of misconception and assimilation. I mean Ukrainians used to call "Little Russians" by their neighbors but they are different people despite being related and no one would mention the concept of Little Russians in page of Ukrainians. As a senior Wikipedia user, please fix this problem. Again, I don't use Wikipedia that much and I didn't know edit rules or "Good faith revert." But I'm a history student and can see this definetly not academic and maybe biaded. Please reconsider your decision.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13602000701308814 176.54.69.134 ( talk) 20:19, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

@ 176.54.69.134 Apologies. Now that you've explained in further detail, I'll reverse my revert. (Also, see WP:AGF on what 'good faith revert' means). Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 20:43, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

No problem. I reviewed the WP:AGF when you added a link in Good Faith. Cheers friend, die dulci fruere! 176.54.69.134 ( talk) 21:24, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, I saw you contacted me! I have now created a user since I have become quite active with editing. I'm pretty new to this so I don't know if I'm doing this right? If not, I need some help getting to know how this works lol Vikingcow ( talk) 07:49, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Vikingcow Hey man, nice to see you've made an account! Were you the 176 IP I messaged a couple days ago? Either way, I can help you figure your way around Wikipedia! Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 14:36, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

No, it wasn't me. You sent me a message yesterday where you wrote that I should create a user. You accepted the changes I made at Oslo Airport Vikingcow ( talk) 17:37, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Oh, I see! You're the 88 IP then. Welcome! How can I help you, @ Vikingcow? Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 17:43, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi, I'm actually pretty new to this, but I think I'll be able to pull it off pretty well. Think maybe I need help setting up sources in the right way, but think first and foremost that I'm only going to change simple things in articles:)) Vikingcow ( talk) 18:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Vikingcow Sounds good! Pro tip, use the Special:Random page (or the Random page button on the side of your screen) to go to random pages. I also personally use the Vector 2010 formatting for Wikipedia, which you can change in your settings (you're probably using Vector 2022). :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 18:31, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Oh, ok! Thanks for the tips:) Vikingcow ( talk) 19:18, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Vikingcow You're welcome! I'd also recommend reading some of the WP:PAG too. It might be a lot, but you gotta follow those to not get blocked! :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 19:34, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Ah, ok. I will:) Vikingcow ( talk) 20:02, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on NoBull requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a company, corporation or organization that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. LuGus DeclanBiba ElodieBarnaby 22:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@ LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby: for future reference, please do not CSD a page with an {{Under construction}} or {{In use}} template on them unless they have not been actively edited in multiple days. Thanks. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 22:38, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

(To be fair, that's not an accurate description of what happened in [1]. It was disruptive enough to lead to a block, though. You may like to remove this section.) ~ ToBeFree ( talk) 22:52, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@ ToBeFree Huh, weird. I genuinely thought I tagged the article with the under construction tag before the placement of the CSD tag, but no matter. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 22:55, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Hah, you even overwrote the CSD tag by yours. Of course this is strictly forbidden and requires severe admonishment. :) ~ ToBeFree ( talk) 22:58, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

@ ToBeFree: Argh! You've caught me! I must now go into hiding under a different name forever! Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 23:04, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

~ ToBeFree ( talk) 23:06, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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• Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
• As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

Technical news

• Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous

• Following a community referendum, the arbitration policy has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to Jimbo Wales.

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Rockchalk 7 17 23:05, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Fake, Someone is repeatedly vandalizing my talk page calling me uncivil things. It is probably because they are mad that I undid some clear vandalism of theirs. What should I do? Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 17:52, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Ok, I think they've stopped, I just panicked there for a sec. :) Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 18:01, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Yep, they were just blocked. Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 18:15, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 I’m so sorry I didn’t get to this! I was busy, but I’m glad that it was taken care of. Again, so sorry. :( Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 18:48, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

You respond faster than any user I know. It's fine. Have a great day. Knowledgegatherer23 ( talk) 19:10, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 Thank you, and I will as much as you do. :)

FYI, in following cases, just WP:DENY and move on from them. It's not worth getting upset over some minor vandalism. Here, check your talk page: I'll give you a present for getting through this. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 20:58, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm wondering how many edits you would recommend having before requesting rollback rights? Knowledgegatherer23 ( Say Hello) 03:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 Don’t be afraid to make a new section, because I keep seeing you put stuff in this section and I keep getting worried I missed something bad happening, lol.

anywho, I had about 2,000~ or so edits before I got rollback, but it doesn’t matter the amount of edits so much as the type of edits. I took a look through your contributions, and saw that you use RedWarn a lot. I recommend (and use heavily myself) WP:TWINKLE. It’s very easy to use, imo, it has rollback features for both good faith reversions, regular reversions, and vandalism reversions. Hope this helps! :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 09:47, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For helping me out a lot lately, you deserve this. Knowledgegatherer23 ( Say Hello) 14:01, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Knowledgegatherer23 Thank you so much, man!! I really appreciate it, and am always willing to help you out. :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 14:06, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions to 2023 XFL rookie draft. Unfortunately, it is not ready for publishing because it has no sources. Your article is now a draft where you can improve it undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. - 🔥 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 13:55, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for being the 7th person to sign my guestbook. Jack345110 ( talk) 18:21, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Jack345110 You're very welcome. :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 22:20, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I have noticed your new article Silas Nacita. Please note that biographies of living persons must have at least one source, otherwise they will be tagged with WP:BLPPROD. As there is an under construction template on the page, I've given you this notice to add sources to the page to avoid a BLPPROD nomination rather than immediately tagging it. JML1148 ^{( talk | contribs)} 09:46, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

@ JML1148 Forgot to ping earlier, but I fixed the concerns you had regarding the Nacita article. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 20:31, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

The redirect Wikipedia:MINIMUMDEATHS 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 Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 June 20 § Wikipedia:MINIMUMDEATHS until a consensus is reached. BangJan1999 23:16, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

I kinda regret jumping down your throat on the ITN thread where it was discovered you had bluelinked WP:MINIMUMDEATHS to a userspace essay. I admire your intentions, actually. I noticed that a few people recently were intentionally !voting "Oppose per WP:MINIMUMDEATHS" and that was something I found a bit perturbing, so if you created the essay in response to that, great idea. However, to be consistent with essay and userspace guidelines, you really should move that essay into project-space so that it can then be treated as a proper essay rather than as a personal opinion. The community had deleted IntoThinAir's redirect of his "Things that won't get posted to ITN" essay for that reason. I would support your essay's inclusion in project-space.

Actually, I had adapted the content of that essay into my current project-space essay WP:HOWITNWORKS and did momentarily consider seizing the MINIMUMDEATHS redirect for that purpose. So I guess in a way, I feel lapped. :-) Cheers, ⛵ WaltClipper -( talk) 20:16, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

@ WaltCip Ha! All is well, my friend. I had actually thought of the idea for a few months and decided to to it proactively as opposed to reactively. Smart, eh? Not really, I know. My big concern in regards to moving it from userspace to projectspace is that I'm afraid it'll get redlinked once again if it's moved by myself or someone else. If enough people say they're fine with it being in project space (besides just you and I) then I'll move it, but until then, I can't do it for the good faith of the project. You get what I'm saying?

I guess what goes around comes around. I steal your redirect, you steal my signature, etc etc etc. Hope you're doing well and continue to do well during these fine summer days. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 20:49, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Copy that! I do get what you mean. You have to pick your battles. Hope you're doing well also! Cheers, ⛵ WaltClipper -( talk) 22:43, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

@ WaltCip ugh, and someone had to ruin the fun. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 23:47, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

June songs

my story today

Thank you for improving articles in June! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:31, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Gerda Arendt Thanks! You too. :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 23:00, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Today's story is about a singer whom I saw twice, not Wagner and Strauss, but Bach and Weill - more vacation pics! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:09, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Fakescientist8000,

I think this was moved prematurely into project space. It's not really an essay, it's a thought or opinion. Considering the time and care of most Wikipedia essays on policies and practices, this page seems like it was just written hurriedly and it needs much more time and work before it can be presented to the community as an essay. Also know that while it is in project space, any editor can change it to reflect their point of view, it's not really yours any more. Just a suggestion. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi @ Liz,

It was indeed, following a redirects for discussion started about WP:MINIMUMDEATHS. Considering that the redirect can't be used for a userspace essay without getting a discussion involved, and by moving it into projectspace shows that it is sloppy, I'm not sure what to do here. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 03:12, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

I don't have any problem contributing to the essay to help develop your point, if you'd like. You're also free to merge it into my essay WP:HOWITNWORKS, since that one is in project space and it is a bit more developed. I had intended it as sort of a beginner's guide or FAQ to WP:ITN. Cheers, ⛵ WaltClipper -( talk) 12:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

@ WaltCip I think that’s the best course of action. Just give me credit - somehow. Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 13:49, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

@ Fakescientist8000 You've got your wish. Now just because I primarily wrote this essay, that does not mean other contributors are prohibited from doing so. I feel I've sufficiently echoed both your point and that of community consensus, but if you feel any edits need to be made for any reason, have at it.

Have a beer on me, mate. Cheers, ⛵ WaltClipper -( talk) 15:29, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

@ WaltCip I’ve actually got one last question for you: is it a hard C or a soft C in WaltCip? Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 05:03, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

It was meant to be a soft "C", like "sip", or short for "Cipriani" (this originated from my Chūnibyō days, don't ask how exactly 😅). However, I've found over the years that people referred to me as "WaltChip" or "WaltClip" despite my name being relatively easy to spell, at least I thought. So I parodied those errors with my current signature, WaltClipper - and now I'm finding people are starting to call me WaltCip again. Can't win. 🤦‍♂️ So short answer is, it's a soft "C" but I really don't care either way. Cheers, ⛵ WaltClipper -( talk) 12:55, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

• Ingenuity thank you so much, and welcome to ITN!! :) Cheers, atque supra! Fake scientist 8000 02:30, 24 June 2023 (UTC)