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I will move the article back to the same image slot if the issue is resolved soon. I disagree with Spicy, but I only moved the nomination because of the tag. SL93 ( talk) 00:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

@ SL93: It is a lot of work to get an artist to not only give up their rights to an image, but then also share it themselves. They usually tell me they have no account and I have to hand hold. The tag is one editor's bad guess. Bruxton ( talk) 00:58, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

I hope that someone else comes along to help. I'm terrible at arguing about copyright and my arguments haven't been ending well lately. SL93 ( talk) 01:00, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

@ SL93: I tell the artists that if they upload their own image, it is the only way to have the copyright be bulletproof. I have to teach them about the FOP for 3d in the US. Then I am so excited when they get it on commons. But now even that is not bulletproof. Grrr Bruxton ( talk) 01:05, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cyril Colnik 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 Legobot, on behalf of Ganesha811 -- Ganesha811 ( talk) 11:22, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Albert Freedman 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 Legobot, on behalf of Unexpectedlydian -- Unexpectedlydian ( talk) 10:02, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Hold the date. Meetup/NYC Wiknic in Crotona Park, Sunday June 26.

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On 3 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Underground World Home, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an underground home (pictured) was featured at the 1964 New York World's Fair? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Underground World Home. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Underground World Home), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 12,765 views (1,063.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

On 4 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Helen Hadsell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that metaphysicist Helen Hadsell claimed that she won things she wanted by projecting energy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Helen Hadsell. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Helen Hadsell), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile ( talk) 12:03, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

The article got 4,215 views or 351.2 per hour

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On 12 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Rock (diamond), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the largest white diamond ever auctioned is simply called The Rock? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Rock (diamond). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, The Rock (diamond)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 6,380 views (531.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 19:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm sorry to have been the one to lower the boom about Atomitat, but it had to be done. I hope you'll be back soon. E Eng 13:45, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Just noting that I personally disagree with EEng's assessment in this matter and I stand by my approval of the DYK. The article is properly sourced, and there's no particular reason not to believe the source's assertion that it was the first home to meet the civil defense specifications, we regularly accept that level of sourcing for things like this that aren't of earth shattering importance, at least until there's concrete evidence that the claim isn't true, beyond editors' personal incredulity. WP:Verifiability not truth is the maxim. But hey ho, Wikipedia would be a less interesting place if everyone agreed with each other all the time, and EEng is an esteemed personage in their own right. I hope you don't feel too discouraged by this episode and will be back at DYK in the future, Bruxton.  —  Amakuru ( talk) 14:44, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

I have to push back on that, for the record. We all know that verifiability is the requirement, but verifiability requires reliable sources, and it's our job to judge those sources. This has nothing to do with personal incredulity -- I'm perfectly willing to believe the statement if there's a reliable source for it. But no source is always reliable or always unreliable: per WP:CONTEXTMATTERS, The reliability of a source depends on context. Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made. A small-town newspaper is certainly reliable for the fact that Swayze built the house, and that he claimed it to be the first to meet the [etc etc etc]. But it's harder to believe it's in a position to say that the house actually meets those requirments (absent some third-party authority making that judgment), and completely impossible to believe that it has any way of knowing that no such house had already been built anywhere in the US. Unless the paper says how they know any of this, it's clearly Swayze's puffery or local boosterism.

And while sourcing standards are enhanced for certain situations (e.g. BLP), they're not weakened for stuff that isn't "earth-shattering". This was an easy issue to overlook, but now that it's been joined there's really no question about it. E Eng 02:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

@ Amakuru: Thanks for the note! Much love to you for your tireless work and support on this great project. It is probably best I take a break. I should respond to a few pings first. I need to upload an image for an approved DYK, and look at my GA nominations and respond to Leeky's hook suggestions.

Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative.

Bruxton ( talk) 15:48, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

On 14 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dinoša mulberry tree, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that water pours from the Dinoša mulberry tree (pictured) for a few days each year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Miraculous Mulberry from Dinoša. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Dinoša mulberry tree), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 15,503 views (1,291.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

On 17 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mechanitis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the shiny chrysalis of Mechanitis butterflies (example pictured) might serve as temperature control during pupation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mechanitis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Mechanitis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

• Total views 5,106 views or 212.8 per hour. In thought this one would be interesting to readers. It underperformed. Bruxton ( talk) 00:30, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

On 19 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Juneteenth flag, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on the Juneteenth flag, designed by Ben Haith to celebrate freedom and the end of slavery in the United States, the nova (pictured) represents a new beginning for all? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Juneteenth flag. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Juneteenth flag), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Now that this went on the main page, and we all came to something we could at least agree on – I do hope you know that it was absolutely not personal, nor did I make any shrewd calculations in choosing where, when, or how to voice my objection. And, of course, I have the utmost respect for you and your work, and was very glad to see some kind of Juneteenth symbol on the main page today. With that in mind, I bestow upon thee this:

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 32,894 views (1,370.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

The highest of the month so far; nice work, indeed. Looking forward to working with you in the future :) theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 02:23, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

On 19 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ben Haith, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on the Juneteenth flag, designed by Ben Haith to celebrate freedom and the end of slavery in the United States, the nova (pictured) represents a new beginning for all? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Haith. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ben Haith), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

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That notification should have gone to User:Willuconquer, not JASpencer. -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 15:30, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

@ SarekOfVulcan: Thanks for the message. I will try to figure out what happened. I used the curation tool. Have a great week! Bruxton ( talk) 20:46, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

thanks guys. Please be careful in using tools without checking. This article is just a stub as the redirect was redirecting to "Religious feast" which did not quite match "heortology". Please add "ref needed" where you think it would help. Thanks for the support. Willuconquer ( talk) 02:33, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

@ SarekOfVulcan: Ok, I figured it out. It was a converted redirect. I will be more carfeull!

June 22, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit the Zoom link on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday June 22 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC ( optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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Hello, Bruxton

Thank you for creating Alexander Milov.

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North8000 ( talk) 02:42, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi Bruxton, I've begun working on the copy-edit you requested at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page for the article Death of Hacı Lokman Birlik. Please feel free to contact me and to correct or revert my edits if necessary. - JML1148 ( talk) 06:57, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Bruxton. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Death of Hacı Lokman Birlik at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! - JML1148 ( talk) 08:55, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

June 26, 3-6pm: Bronx Wiki-Picnic

You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the Charlotte Street barbecue area of the Bronx's Crotona Park. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Sunday June 26 Bronx Wiki-Picnic ( RSVP on-wiki). 3:00 - 6:00 pm ( Crotona Park, The Bronx)

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Hello Bruxton/Archives/2022,

Backlog status

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).

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TIP – New school articles

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Misc

There is a new template available, {{ NPP backlog}}, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:

Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 15162 articles, as of 14:00, 29 April 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.

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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 10:01, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello. I hope this message meets you well. If you aren't too busy, review this page Neo (BBNaija). Thanks. Amaekuma ( talk) 12:45, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

@ Amaekuma: Hi, it appears another editor has reviewed the article already. Bruxton ( talk) 13:25, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

On 7 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Expansion (sculpture), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bronze sculpture Expansion is lit from within, after Paige Bradley broke its wax model intentionally and assembled the cast pieces to leave cracks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Expansion (sculpture). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Expansion (sculpture)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 6,774 views (564.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 07:05, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

June songs

Thank you! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for a pie! - more music! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:19, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

I looked at the Heortology article, and copy-edited a bit. For DYK, there would be a need to reference everything inline, which I could not do, not knowing the sources used, and unfamiliar with the topic so not easily able to find others, on top of much of it reading like an essay, and it's a day late for DYK. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:10, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Doctor of Metaphysics is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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A loose necktie ( talk) 18:43, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/LaVere Redfield at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{ db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot ( talk) 19:59, 28 June 2022 (UTC)