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Hello TheresNoTime,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 [a] at the end of May.
Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size. [b]
In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).
While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by
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Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
There is a new template available, {{
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Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 15268 articles, as of 22:00, 31 July 2024 (UTC), according to DatBot
There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.
{{subst:NPR invite}}on their talk page.
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Hello! You reviewed the patch for phab:T36928 about a week ago. I am very new to phab, so I just wanted to ask you a quick question. You rejected the patch because it had minor errors. I just checked, and Danny fixed the patch but did not do anything on the phab task itself. It still has a "patch for improvement" tag—is that normally left as-is, or is it removed once the patch has been improved? Thank you so much, both for being open to questions and for all you do for the Wikimedia movement! House Blaster talk 02:21, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
I'm told "Everything mentioned in that so-called proposed policy is policy already." Doug Weller talk 16:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you did a block here on an IPv6 range. There any way to upgrade it, given [12]? Or upgrade to global, considering [13]. Rs chen 7754 16:44, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
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I'm talking about what you said here. Since you're an administrator... ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki ( talk | contribs) 17:46, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
pathetic fuckis completely justified here. XtraJovial ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
Hey dude. I think I’ve spotted another sock puppet account belonging to ZestyLemonz. The user is Katie Richardsonn who possesses a very suspicious edit history. There’s a bunch of reality show edits, specifically Big Brother and dancing on ice at least once and somebody who’s associated with Eastenders. The person joined very recently too. Just thought I’d let you know because you dealt with one of his accounts named VeronicaBlue. I also set up a report on his investigations page. If I am wrong I apologise, but maybe you could have a look? LordBossMaster100 ( talk) 20:15, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you dude. Much appreciated LordBossMaster100 ( talk) 20:29, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
What should I do about the investigations page then? LordBossMaster100 ( talk) 20:29, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thanks for your positive response, and your helpful and considerate words! it is truly appreciated. a litttle positive sentiments like yours is what enables our whole community to function better. much appreciated!
there, I'm smiling again, thanks to you!!
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Hiya! I know you're super busy with ultra-important steward and CommTech stuff, but if you have the time, I'd love if you can take a look at the following threads for edit filters:
Cheers, and feel free to leave for others to do - these are quite a lot haha :) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 04:47, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).
Hi TheresNoTime,
Thank you for calling me out on the reverts I recently made. After hearing from the editor, and in retrospect, I realize it was a very hasty thing to do. I have made my apologies to the editor, and have offered to assist him if needed on EN WP.
Please let my know if you have any further concerns with my conduct. Carter00000 ( talk) 19:59, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I see that you welcomed a new editor whose User name was in Cyrillic script. It turned out that this editor is responsible for at least three accounts where Cyrillic letters were used in names that translated to "N*****kunt", "Buttf*ker", and "Nick Anal C*nt". I found these names when patrolling the User creation log for promotional names and/or user pages. When I come across a user page that's not in English I copy/paste some random text into Google Translate. If it's clearly CSD U5 or G11 it's nominated as such. If it looks like the start of a legitimate user page or article draft then I leave a talk page warning about this being the English language Wikipedia. Blue Riband► 20:15, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello TheresNoTime,
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
{{subst:NPR invite}}on their talk page.
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19:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, TheresNoTime,
I was very surprised at your recent indefinite block of Bedford, an editor who has been on Wikipedia for 17 years. He/She only had one previous block, in 2008, for 31 hours. He made some really ill-advised statements in deletion discussions and had political views I fervently disagree with but after so many years, I can't believe a few recent bad comments in MFD discussions would wipe away his tens of thousands of contributions.
I understand a limited block if you view his deletion discussion comments as disruptive but an indefinite block after 17 years and years of recent inactivity make me think that any of us could be blocked should the folks at ANI want us to be gone! I can imagine myself making a blunder, having it brought to ANI and, boom! 24 hours later, I could also be indefinitely blocked. It all happened so fast, I don't understand the need for immediate action on this issue when he rarely edited. Some people at ANI got very upset and I think their reaction to some old and, yes, offensive, userboxes was out of proportion to the editor's overall contributions to Wikipedia over the years. And the reaction wasn't unanimous, there were editors who opposed an immediate indefinite block. I think we have made him a martyr to those who share his political beliefs which is sad.
I don't expect you to agree with me, I just had to say that I think your decision was made too quickly and could backfire on the project. But I even though I disagree with your action, I do appreciate you taking on the hard decisions like this which are bound to make some group of editors upset. Liz Read! Talk! 01:45, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
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For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
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hotcat users when they meet colddog users 😊😊😊😃😃😃😃 account moved to viwiki 13:38, 21 June 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by .polishcatsmybeloved ( talk • contribs)
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Hello TheresNoTime,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000 [a] at the end of May.
Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size. [b]
In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).
While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by
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Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
There is a new template available, {{
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Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 15268 articles, as of 22:00, 31 July 2024 (UTC), according to DatBot
There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.
{{subst:NPR invite}}on their talk page.
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Hi, I was sent to you from Special:Diff/1095240991 and wanted to continue the conversation here so that Sam doesn't have to deal with a conversation on his talk page that he isn't involved in. PHANTOMTECH ( talk) 07:14, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
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Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
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19:23, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello! You reviewed the patch for phab:T36928 about a week ago. I am very new to phab, so I just wanted to ask you a quick question. You rejected the patch because it had minor errors. I just checked, and Danny fixed the patch but did not do anything on the phab task itself. It still has a "patch for improvement" tag—is that normally left as-is, or is it removed once the patch has been improved? Thank you so much, both for being open to questions and for all you do for the Wikimedia movement! House Blaster talk 02:21, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
I'm told "Everything mentioned in that so-called proposed policy is policy already." Doug Weller talk 16:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you did a block here on an IPv6 range. There any way to upgrade it, given [12]? Or upgrade to global, considering [13]. Rs chen 7754 16:44, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
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I'm talking about what you said here. Since you're an administrator... ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki ( talk | contribs) 17:46, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
pathetic fuckis completely justified here. XtraJovial ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
Hey dude. I think I’ve spotted another sock puppet account belonging to ZestyLemonz. The user is Katie Richardsonn who possesses a very suspicious edit history. There’s a bunch of reality show edits, specifically Big Brother and dancing on ice at least once and somebody who’s associated with Eastenders. The person joined very recently too. Just thought I’d let you know because you dealt with one of his accounts named VeronicaBlue. I also set up a report on his investigations page. If I am wrong I apologise, but maybe you could have a look? LordBossMaster100 ( talk) 20:15, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you dude. Much appreciated LordBossMaster100 ( talk) 20:29, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
What should I do about the investigations page then? LordBossMaster100 ( talk) 20:29, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thanks for your positive response, and your helpful and considerate words! it is truly appreciated. a litttle positive sentiments like yours is what enables our whole community to function better. much appreciated!
there, I'm smiling again, thanks to you!!
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Hiya! I know you're super busy with ultra-important steward and CommTech stuff, but if you have the time, I'd love if you can take a look at the following threads for edit filters:
Cheers, and feel free to leave for others to do - these are quite a lot haha :) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 04:47, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).
Hi TheresNoTime,
Thank you for calling me out on the reverts I recently made. After hearing from the editor, and in retrospect, I realize it was a very hasty thing to do. I have made my apologies to the editor, and have offered to assist him if needed on EN WP.
Please let my know if you have any further concerns with my conduct. Carter00000 ( talk) 19:59, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I see that you welcomed a new editor whose User name was in Cyrillic script. It turned out that this editor is responsible for at least three accounts where Cyrillic letters were used in names that translated to "N*****kunt", "Buttf*ker", and "Nick Anal C*nt". I found these names when patrolling the User creation log for promotional names and/or user pages. When I come across a user page that's not in English I copy/paste some random text into Google Translate. If it's clearly CSD U5 or G11 it's nominated as such. If it looks like the start of a legitimate user page or article draft then I leave a talk page warning about this being the English language Wikipedia. Blue Riband► 20:15, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello TheresNoTime,
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
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19:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, TheresNoTime,
I was very surprised at your recent indefinite block of Bedford, an editor who has been on Wikipedia for 17 years. He/She only had one previous block, in 2008, for 31 hours. He made some really ill-advised statements in deletion discussions and had political views I fervently disagree with but after so many years, I can't believe a few recent bad comments in MFD discussions would wipe away his tens of thousands of contributions.
I understand a limited block if you view his deletion discussion comments as disruptive but an indefinite block after 17 years and years of recent inactivity make me think that any of us could be blocked should the folks at ANI want us to be gone! I can imagine myself making a blunder, having it brought to ANI and, boom! 24 hours later, I could also be indefinitely blocked. It all happened so fast, I don't understand the need for immediate action on this issue when he rarely edited. Some people at ANI got very upset and I think their reaction to some old and, yes, offensive, userboxes was out of proportion to the editor's overall contributions to Wikipedia over the years. And the reaction wasn't unanimous, there were editors who opposed an immediate indefinite block. I think we have made him a martyr to those who share his political beliefs which is sad.
I don't expect you to agree with me, I just had to say that I think your decision was made too quickly and could backfire on the project. But I even though I disagree with your action, I do appreciate you taking on the hard decisions like this which are bound to make some group of editors upset. Liz Read! Talk! 01:45, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
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21:07, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi TheresNoTime,
For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
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Sorry to bother you, I think I (same username in both) was banned from the wikipedia discord? Can I ask why? Is there a more appropriate venue to ask? Can you tell me who/where to ask? Thanks. Tttmaker ( talk) 23:54, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
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