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Wikidata weekly summary #375

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Hi Slashme! You created a thread called Title gore at Wikipedia:Teahouse, but it has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days. You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please create a new thread.

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Please comment on Talk:Urolagnia

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Urolagnia. Legobot (talk) 04:29, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Skipping this one, I don't have anything to add to the discussion. --Slashme (talk) 18:44, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

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Wikimedia parliament diagram creator

Hi David, maybe you like to read my comment? Regards sarang사랑 03:04, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, I've added my comments there. --Slashme (talk) 08:01, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

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The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Electric smoking system. Legobot (talk) 04:29, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

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Orphaned non-free image File:PCI symbol.svg

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Please comment on Talk:Duodecimal

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Duodecimal. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Skipping this one. --Slashme (talk) 12:57, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

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New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019

Hello Slashme,

Backlog

Instead of reaching a magic 300 as it once did last year, the backlog approaching 6,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

Coordinator

A proposal is taking place here to confirm a nominated user as Coordinator of NPR.

This month's refresher course

Why I Hate Speedy Deleters, a 2008 essay by long since retired Ballonman, is still as valid today. Those of us who patrol large numbers of new pages can be forgiven for making the occasional mistake while others can learn from their 'beginner' errors. Worth reading.

Deletion tags

Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon (you will need to have 'Nominated for deletion' enabled for this in your filters) may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders using Twinkle. They require your further verification.

Paid editing

Please be sure to look for the tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary. WMF policy requires paid editors to connect to their adverts.

Subject-specific notability guidelines' (SNG). Alternatives to deletion
  • Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves once more with notability guidelines for organisations and companies.
  • Blank-and-Redirect is a solution anchored in policy. Please consider this alternative before PRODing or CSD. Note however, that users will often revert or usurp redirects to re-create deleted articles. Do regularly patrol the redirects in the feed.
Not English
  • A common issue: Pages not in English or poor, unattributed machine translations should not reside in main space even if they are stubs. Please ensure you are familiar with WP:NPPNE. Check in Google for the language and content, and if they do have potential, tag as required, then move to draft. Modify the text of the template as appropriate before sending it.
Tools

Regular reviewers will appreciate the most recent enhancements to the New Pages Feed and features in the Curation tool, and there are still more to come. Due to the wealth of information now displayed by ORES, reviewers are strongly encouraged to use the system now rather than Twinkle; it will also correctly populate the logs.

Stub sorting, by SD0001: A new script is available for adding/removing stub tags. See User:SD0001/StubSorter.js, It features a simple HotCat-style dynamic search field. Many of the reviewers who are using it are finding it an improvement upon other available tools.

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Wikidata weekly summary #382

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains. Legobot (talk) 04:26, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Skipping this one: already well enough discussed. --Slashme (talk) 09:08, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

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The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

Skipping this one, well enough discussed. --Slashme (talk) 19:48, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

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The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

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Wikidata weekly summary #388 & Wikidata Birthday

New Page Review newsletter November 2019

Hello Slashme,

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon.

Getting the queue to 0

There are now 814 holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action.
Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
Want to join? Consider adding the NPP Pledge userbox.
Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some really cool awards.

Coordinator

Admin Barkeep49 has been officially invested as NPP/NPR coordinator by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers.

This month's refresher course

Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: This official Wikipedia article will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See The Hallmarks to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources.

Tools
  • It is now possible to select new pages by date range. This was requested by reviewers who want to patrol from the middle of the list.
  • It is now also possible for accredited reviewers to put any article back into the New Pages Feed for re-review. The link is under 'Tools' in the side bar.
Reviewer Feedback

Would you like feedback on your reviews? Are you an experienced reviewer who can give feedback to other reviewers? If so there are two new feedback pilot programs. New Reviewer mentorship will match newer reviewers with an experienced reviewer with a new reviewer. The other program will be an occasional peer review cohort for moderate or experienced reviewers to give feedback to each other. The first cohort will launch November 13.

Second set of eyes
  • Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work, especially while some routine tagging for deletion can still be carried out by non NPR holders and inexperienced users. Read about it at the Monitoring the system section in the tutorial. If you come across such editors doing good work, don't hesitate to encourage them to apply for NPR.
  • Do be sure to have our talk page on your watchlist. There are often items that require reviewers' special attention, such as to watch out for pages by known socks or disruptive editors, technical issues and new developments, and of course to provide advice for other reviewers.
Arbitration Committee

The annual ArbCom election will be coming up soon. All eligible users will be invited to vote. While not directly concerned with NPR, Arbcom cases often lead back to notability and deletion issues and/or actions by holders of advanced user rights.

Community Wish list

There is to be no wish list for WMF encyclopedias this year. We thank Community Tech for their hard work addressing our long list of requirements which somewhat overwhelmed them last year, and we look forward to a successful completion.


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Please comment on Talk:Map projection

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Map projection. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Skipping this one due to lack of time. --Slashme (talk) 21:16, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Bitcoin Cash

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Bitcoin Cash. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

Not commenting: pointless RfC already well covered. --Slashme (talk) 09:33, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Sharyl Attkisson

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Sharyl Attkisson. Legobot (talk) 04:26, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

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Printing a wiki globe!

I want to start printing some globes :) Any advice would be welcome ... – SJ + 20:12, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi SJ Good to hear from you again! That's a cool project! Will you be printing them yourself, and what kind of printer will you be using? --Slashme (talk) 12:38, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
Looking for a suitable printer; we'd like to make one for the houes, maybe 3" or 5". Autodesk has an option w/ decent precision for making a puzzle – SJ + 13:38, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry for the slow response: just came back from back-to-back business trip and weekend trip!
I had good success with Shapeways, but I have no experience with Autodesk. I'd expect that they'd do good work. When printing them myself, I had a big problem with the pieces sagging during printing and not maintaining their shape, but I suppose that better support design would fix that problem. Best of luck!! --Slashme (talk) 19:30, 15 December 2019 (UTC)