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Good afternoon!
It's 16:54 on Thursday, 9 May 2024 (PDT). ( )
Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.
I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.
You can get in touch with me by clicking here, hitting the "new section" or "+" tab in the menubar to the top of this page. If your request requires privacy, please feel free to find me on IRC (as "foks"), or get me via email (if you have an account).
I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation (as JSutherland (WMF)), but this is my personal account. Edits, statements, or other contributions made from this account are my own, and may not reflect the views of the Foundation.[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]
- Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
- Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
- Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
- Cullen F.C.[1] (February 12, 2008)
- Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
- Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
- Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
- Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
- List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
- Portal:James Bond[1] (May 20, 2008)
- Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
- Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
- List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
- Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
- Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
- File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
- Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
- Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
- Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
- Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
- Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
- A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
- Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
- Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
- Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
- Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
- Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
- Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
- Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
- I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
- Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
- Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)
- Notes:
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Today's featured articles
- 19 May 2024 – Gento (song) (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
- 18 May 2024 – Tropical Storm Hernan (2020) (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Did you know
- 05 May 2024 – History of the extraterrestrial life debate (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cambalachero (t · c); see discussion
- 03 May 2024 – Pop Go the Beatles (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by The Midnite Wolf (t · c); see discussion
- 01 May 2024 – Delta (emulator) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by LunaEclipse (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Apr 2024 – Amie Parnes (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pac-Man PHD (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Apr 2024 – The Sign (Bluey) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – Cora Babbitt Johnson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Borg Axoim (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Mar 2024 – Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AndrewPeterT (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 08 May 2024 – Uzma Beg (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Saqib (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 08 May 2024 – MCG -03-04-014 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Parejkoj (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 08 May 2024 – UW Aquilae (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SpaceImplorerExplorerImplorer (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 07 May 2024 – List of premium large format cinema screens in the UK (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Emir of Wikipedia (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 06 May 2024 – Riccardo Raffaele (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JTtheOG (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 06 May 2024 – Daniel W. Greear (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Girth Summit (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 06 May 2024 – Rowen's Arcade (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dfadden (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 06 May 2024 – Plunder of Murshidabad (1742) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ImperialAficionado (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 06 May 2024 – List of songs about Dubai (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Geschichte (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 06 May 2024 – Maicol Azzolini (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JTtheOG (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
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Proposed deletions
- 09 May 2024 – Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by TheTechie (t · c): concern
- 07 May 2024 – Magenium Solutions LLC (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by QuiteBearish (t · c): concern
- 06 May 2024 – 2024 Philadelphia shooting (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Raskuly (t · c): concern and endorsed by Adam Black GB (t · c) on 06 May 2024: concern
- 04 May 2024 – Oncotype DX Colon Cancer Assay (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Acebulf (t · c): concern
- 03 May 2024 – Bad Cinderella (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by DeputyBeagle (t · c) was redirected to Cinderella (Lloyd Webber musical)#Concept album (talk · edit · hist)
- 29 Apr 2024 – Nella Linhas Aéreas (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by ErickCF (t · c) was deleted
- 26 Apr 2024 – Alex Moazed (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Ferien (t · c) was deleted
- 26 Apr 2024 – SkilledUp (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Teratix (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – Category:C+VG Hit award winners (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Soetermans (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – Category:Roman Catholic bishops in Macau (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in New Caledonia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Réunion (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 04 May 2024 – Getting Out Our Dreams II, LLC (talk · edit · hist) →GOOD Music was RfDed by A smart kitten (t · c); see discussion
- 04 May 2024 – Getting Out Our Dreams II LLC (talk · edit · hist) →GOOD Music was RfDed by A smart kitten (t · c); see discussion
- 04 May 2024 – Cetians (talk · edit · hist) →Stars and planetary systems in fiction was RfDed by TompaDompa (t · c); see discussion
- 04 May 2024 – Cetian (talk · edit · hist) →Stars and planetary systems in fiction was RfDed by TompaDompa (t · c); see discussion
- 02 May 2024 – Romani people in Paris (talk · edit · hist) →Demographics of Paris#Romani was RfDed by A smart kitten (t · c); see discussion
- 02 May 2024 – Romani people in Pristina (talk · edit · hist) →Demographics of Pristina was RfDed by A smart kitten (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Apr 2024 – 2020 Games (talk · edit · hist) →2020 Summer Olympics was RfDed by Mia Mahey (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Apr 2024 – Gorbino's Quest (talk · edit · hist) →Cruelty Squad was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Apr 2024 – Freeze, everybody clap your hands! (talk · edit · hist) →Cha Cha Slide was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Apr 2024 – Freeze! Everybody Clap your Hands! (talk · edit · hist) →Cha Cha Slide was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 28 Mar 2024 – Mid-credits and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by ZooBlazer (t · c); see discussion
Featured topic candidates
- 17 Mar 2024 – Timeline of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season (talk · edit · hist) was FT nominated by Dylan620 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 27 Apr 2024 – Gubir shootdown (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PenangLion (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Apr 2024 – Disappearance of Joshua Guimond (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Atubofsilverware (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Tourism in ancient Rome (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Graearms (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – You Are in Love (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brachy0008 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – Santos Passos Church (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by V.B.Speranza (t · c); start discussion
- 22 Mar 2024 – 2022 Fife Council election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start discussion
- 23 Feb 2024 – Dia (film) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DareshMohan (t · c); start discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – Music of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Adamstom.97 (t · c); start discussion
- 21 Nov 2023 – Where the Angels Fall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SupremeLordBagel (t · c); start discussion
Good topic candidates
- 14 Apr 2024 – Labyrinth (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – Midnight Rain (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 11 Apr 2024 – Mukokuseki (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Super ninja2 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 11 Apr 2024 – Eclipses in mythology and culture (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Feb 2024 – Idris Bazorkin (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by WikiEditor1234567123 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 08 May 2024 – Human Highway (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Human Highway (album) by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
- 02 May 2024 – Lingaa loss issue (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Lingaa loss issues by Kailash29792 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Apr 2024 – 2018 NFC Championship Game (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2018 NFC championship game by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Apr 2024 – Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Djurgårdens IF hockey (women) by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Dora the Explorer (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dora the Explorer by Vestrian24Bio (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Apr 2024 – Mont-Tremblant Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mont-Tremblant Airport (disambiguation) by BrandonXLF (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – 2017 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2017 Mountain West Conference football championship game by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – 2020 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2020 Mountain West Conference football championship game by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – 2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2017 American Athletic Conference football championship game by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – 2017 Pac-12 Football Championship Game (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2017 Pac-12 football championship game by Dicklyon (t · c) was closed; see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 08 May 2024 – Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Betty Ford Center by Star Mississippi (t · c); see discussion
- 06 May 2024 – Intermediate public transport (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Paratransit by Wbm1058 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Apr 2024 – 2024 NAIA women's wrestling championship (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to NAIA women's wrestling championship by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Apr 2024 – Final (C++) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to C++ classes by The Anome (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – 2022 Balloon World Cup (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Apr 2024 – 2021 Balloon World Cup (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Balloon World Cup by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Apr 2024 – Loss functions for classification (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to scoring rule by Biggerj1 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Apr 2024 – Tropical Storm Philippe (2023) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Atlantic hurricane season by 71.190.208.91 (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2024 – Pags (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pag by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2024 – Amarna Era (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Amarna Period by Kaasterly (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 14 Apr 2024 – PAW Patrol (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Mar 2024 – Opinion polling for the next Italian general election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2024 – CSI: Vegas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:1320:B607:74F6:D6CC:858B:1F6 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Feb 2024 – Chandra Giri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cpgiri (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Dec 2023 – Karate Combat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Oct 2023 – Russian-occupied territories in Georgia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Daask (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Sep 2023 – Great Reset (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Username6892 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Sep 2023 – Mind teachings of Tibet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2023 – Kaithalkuchi (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MPGuy2824 (t · c); see discussion
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WikiCup 2023 September newsletter[edit]
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were
- Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
- Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
- Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.
Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)
Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report[edit]
Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter[edit]
The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.
The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:
- Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
- Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
- SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
- BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
- voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.
The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2024[edit]
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
- Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.
- Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531
- The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.
- This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
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Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C[edit]
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Dear Wikimedian,
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This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.
The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.
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