User:L293D/Archives/2019-1
Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup![edit]
Hello and Happy New Year!
Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2019[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2018).
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Guideline and policy news
- There are a number of new or changed speedy deletion criteria, each previously part of WP:CSD#G6:
- G14 (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages.
- R4 (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no file links) that have the same name as a file or redirect at Commons are now covered under the new R4 criterion (discussion). This is {{db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
- G13 (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts (discussion). Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{db-blankdraft}}.
- The Wikimedia Foundation now requires all interface administrators to enable two-factor authentication.
- Members of the Bot Approvals Group (BAG) are now subject to an activity requirement. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.
Technical news
- Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new password policy and requirements. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, et al.) must have a password at least 10 characters in length. All accounts must have a password:
- At least 8 characters in length
- Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the Password Blacklist library)
- Different from their username
- User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available on MediaWiki.org.
- Blocked administrators may now block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A request for comment is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
- {{Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the RevDel checkboxes already filled in.
Arbitration
- Following the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: AGK, Courcelles, GorillaWarfare, Joe Roe, Mkdw, SilkTork.
Miscellaneous
- Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately.
- Around 22% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
2019[edit]
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Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:42, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK for Guêpe-class submarine[edit]
On 2 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Guêpe-class submarine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Guêpe-class submarines were solely intended for use in harbor defense? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guêpe-class submarine. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Guêpe-class submarine), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
A page you started (Suleiman horse) has been reviewed![edit]
Thanks for creating Suleiman horse.
I have just reviewed the page, as a part of our page curation process and note that:
Thanks for your new article on the Suleiman horse.
To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|Doomsdayer520}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ .
Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.
---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:43, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
A page you started (Proto-Somali) has been reviewed![edit]
Thanks for creating Proto-Somali.
I have just reviewed the page, as a part of our page curation process and note that:
Thanks for your new article on the Proto-Somali.
To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with {{Re|Doomsdayer520}}. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~~~~ .
Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.
---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:44, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of German torpedo boat T24[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article German torpedo boat T24 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 Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 00:01, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
The WikiCup[edit]
As a WikiCup judge, I have removed your submission of the DYK for the Guêpe-class submarine. It does not qualify for the 2019 WikiCup because the substantial work on the article was done during 2018 and not during this year's contest. The WikiCup rules explain this in greater detail. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:12, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK for French submarine Argonaute (1905)[edit]
On 10 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article French submarine Argonaute (1905), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the French submarine Argonaute was designed with a diesel engine but was built with steam and electric motors instead? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/French submarine Argonaute (1905). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, French submarine Argonaute (1905)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK for London-class battleship[edit]
On 12 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article London-class battleship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that HMS London, a London-class battleship, was fitted with a makeshift ramp for experiments with naval aircraft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/London-class battleship. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, London-class battleship), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:02, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Sportsman[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article HMS Sportsman 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 Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 06:01, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Sportsman[edit]
The article HMS Sportsman you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:HMS Sportsman for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 06:20, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS P222[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article HMS P222 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 Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 18:41, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS P222[edit]
The article HMS P222 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:HMS P222 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 19:01, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS P222[edit]
The article HMS P222 you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:HMS P222 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 22:02, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK for Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)[edit]
On 14 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Soviet destroyer Sposobny (pictured) was designed to survive a nuclear explosion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
– Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
- Congratulations! Your hook made our all-time list of lead hooks with over 25,000 hits! Yoninah (talk) 23:30, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of German torpedo boat T24[edit]
The article German torpedo boat T24 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:German torpedo boat T24 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 08:41, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
Draft help[edit]
Hello user:L293D please could you assist me regarding the draft Draft: Meri Pehli Mohabbat as I have submit the draft for submission. AR.Dmg (talk) 05:57, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
Draft review[edit]
Hello user:L293D I understood why my draft submission declined... I rectified the mistake in my draft Draft: Meri Pehli Mohabbat and I have resubmitted the draft for review. AR.Dmg (talk) 05:39, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Sportsman[edit]
The article HMS Sportsman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:HMS Sportsman for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 07:41, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Safari[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article HMS Safari 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 Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 23:20, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK for HMS Safari[edit]
On 19 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article HMS Safari, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when HMS Safari attacked barges anchored in Ras Ali, the torpedo passed underneath, damaging a mole and killing five men? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Safari. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, HMS Safari), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
– Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Safari[edit]
The article HMS Safari you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:HMS Safari for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 00:21, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
WikiCup nominations[edit]
I have deleted your nominations for HMS P222 and German torpedo boat T24 from this round of the Cup because you've made no significant contributions to either one of them in 2019. Please review the scoring rules which state that only nominations that had significant work done on them this year are eligible.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 01:33, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- May I ask you to link the policy that says so? Two random WikiCup GA point claims I've looked into, Washington State Route 203 and Virgil L. Peterson, were also expanded and GAN'd in 2018. L293D (☎ • ✎) 03:22, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- See the third bullet point in the general rules section of WP:WC/SCO. FYI, the work that you've been doing on HMS Safari during its GAN this year would likely qualify as you've done far more on that nomination than you did on either of the other two, neither of which had more than 3 edits by you in 2019. I'll check out those other two nominations, but the key thing is that we only evaluate the amount of work that editors have done in 2019.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:39, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- Virgil Peterson had thousands of characters added in 2019. And the other one had about 800 characters added this year.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:41, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- See the third bullet point in the general rules section of WP:WC/SCO. FYI, the work that you've been doing on HMS Safari during its GAN this year would likely qualify as you've done far more on that nomination than you did on either of the other two, neither of which had more than 3 edits by you in 2019. I'll check out those other two nominations, but the key thing is that we only evaluate the amount of work that editors have done in 2019.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:39, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Removing date dabs[edit]
Bit concerned by this as I don't think you have access to Colledge and in particular Vol 2 of the UK edition which lists requisitioned ships. For instance there was a Shalimar which was a requisitioned yacht, she might have been referred to officially as HMY Shalimar but might be HMS in some sources. Here's a link to a web site mentioning her [1] . Think I favour keeping the dab on ships unless theres a good reason to remove Lyndaship (talk) 14:31, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- Okay, sure. L293D (☎ • ✎) 14:34, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- I've just gone through Vol 2 checking all the names. Other than Shalimar the only names which could be have been previously used are Spark, Stoic and Surf. I very much doubt anyone will ever write an article on any of these or construct a ship index for them so I don't propose to redab them. If you want any other names checking before moving happy to help Lyndaship (talk) 14:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- If you could check the last few S-classes I haven't moved: HMS Sentinel (P256), HMS Sidon (P259), HMS Sleuth (P261), HMS Solent (P262), HMS Spearhead (P263), HMS Springer (P264), HMS Saga (P257), HMS Scorcher (P258), HMS Sanguine (P266). Thanks. L293D (☎ • ✎) 15:03, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
- I've just gone through Vol 2 checking all the names. Other than Shalimar the only names which could be have been previously used are Spark, Stoic and Surf. I very much doubt anyone will ever write an article on any of these or construct a ship index for them so I don't propose to redab them. If you want any other names checking before moving happy to help Lyndaship (talk) 14:57, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Safari[edit]
The article HMS Safari you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:HMS Safari for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 15:02, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Sahib[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article HMS Sahib 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 Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 14:21, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of HMS Sahib[edit]
The article HMS Sahib you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:HMS Sahib for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 14:40, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of German submarine U-335[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article German submarine U-335 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 Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 16:41, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of German submarine U-301[edit]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article German submarine U-301 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 Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 17:20, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of German submarine U-335[edit]
The article German submarine U-335 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:German submarine U-335 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 17:21, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of German submarine U-301[edit]
The article German submarine U-301 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:German submarine U-301 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 17:40, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for January 21[edit]
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Your GA nomination of HMS Sahib[edit]
The article HMS Sahib you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:HMS Sahib for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ed! -- Ed! (talk) 01:02, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK nomination of HMS Sickle[edit]
Hello! Your submission of HMS Sickle at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:47, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK for HMS Sportsman[edit]
On 26 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article HMS Sportsman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Sportsman sank twelve Axis ships during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Sportsman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, HMS Sportsman), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
DYK nomination of HMS Simoom (P225)[edit]
Hello! Your submission of HMS Simoom (P225) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Josh Milburn (talk) 08:51, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
S-class subs[edit]
I regret to inform you that it has become more than obvious that you are not paying any attention to the edits made to these articles between when you nominate for GA and they are passed. You persist in using the submarine's name constantly, rarely substituting a pronoun or a phrase like "the boat" or "the submarine" to keep the reader's attention, preferring rather to put him to sleep with the constant repetition of the boat's name. You may not be aware that submarines are traditionally called boats, rather than ships; it's just one of their idiosyncrasies and is perfectly appropriate for use. You often fail to link a ship's type on first use and sometimes overlink terms in your articles. This script, User:Evad37/duplinks-alt, will automate the process of finding overlinks for you.
My feeling is that you are cranking these articles out as fast as you can, intent on accumulating DYKs and GAs. I urge you to slow down and work on improving the quality of the articles as much as you can before you nominate them. Do a comparison of your last half-dozen or so articles from when you nominated them and when they passed; there is much material there from which you might profit in terms of your writing. You will save yourself and your reviewers much time and aggravation by not doing the same old things again and again, all of which need the same fixes, over and over. If you continue on your current path, I fear that you will become known as an editor intent on the number of their "gongs" rather than the quality of their writing and I think that you can do better than that.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:45, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
- I think that you did a much better job on Simoom than you were doing before on her sisters. One thing, though, it reads oddly to me to read about a sub launching torpedoes; I've always used "fired" myself.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:58, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
- You are racking and stacking the GANs for these boats, but you should seriously spend some time reviewing other people's nominations. Ideally, you should review at least for every one that you nominate, so you're not absorbing a disproportionate amount of reviewer's time, a very limited resource.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:05, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
BS cites[edit]
Why on earth are you fabricating cites in response to a review that don't cover the material needing a cite? Neither Whitley nor Conways cover the gun nomenclature as requested on Albatros. I had to add two additional sources to respond to that request, but that's OK.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:12, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
- That's exactly why I was going to ask you to review my changes when I was done. I assumed the cite next to the note was the right one, but apparently that was not the case. L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:16, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
- Ask away, but please do so before you make those types of changes. As you might have guessed, I find it particularly infuriating whenever you do that because it makes me think that you're simply trying to BS the reviewer. And sorry for the edit conflict.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:27, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
25 DYK Medal[edit]
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
| Congratulation on having more than 25 articles featured at Did you know. Your contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated. Damien Linnane (talk) 07:12, 28 January 2019 (UTC) |
Commission: Create Page for Conscious Revolution (album)[edit]
A long long time ago a professional voice artiste known for voicing Beast Boy in both Cartoon Network's Teen Titans and its humour spinoff Go who answers the name of Gregory Michael Cipes (yes it rhymes with stereotypes) released a reggae pop album titled the Conscious Revolution with his bandmates informally dubbed "the People."
There were eighteen songs combined with a total running time of 69:44 or 1 hour 9 minutes and 44 because the closing and title track clocks at a WHOPPING twelve minutes and forty two seconds!
One of the songs was a collaboration with former Disney heartthrob Jesse McCartney and therefore his only appearance on any album released independently.
Even though it is too little to have an article of its own, it will happen one day. Please respond back about this. Sourced from: en.wikipedia.org/w/Greg_Cipes.
Night,
67.81.163.178 (talk) 22:45, 28 January 2019 (UTC)