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An RfC on the administrator resysop criteria was closed. 18 proposals have been summarised with a variety of supported and opposed statements. The inactivity grace period within which a new request for adminship is not required has been reduced from three years to two. Additionally, Bureaucrats are permitted to use their discretion when returning administrator rights.
Hi, your addition does come across as a content issue, not a format issue. It contradicts the preceding instructions and belongs under instructions for prep builders, not for nominators. Personally I don't think it's even necessary to mention. Best, Yoninah (talk) 13:44, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
Yoninah The reason I mention it is that we had a recent argument that shorter is always preferred over longer. I'm open to any solution that keeps someone from arguing, and supporting that argument with policy written twelve years ago before we put in the 200-character limit, and thereby causing long discussions requiring consensus for each individual case. --valereee (talk) 13:48, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
Since this section is for hook writers, not prep builders, you could write something like:
* The hook should be concise. The character count (including spaces and the question mark, but not including the ... or any (pictured) should not exceed 200 characters. In general, shorter, punchy hooks are preferable to long, narrative hooks that tell the reader everything they need to know about the subject. The objective is to "hook" the reader into clicking on the article.
It seems to me this should not be changed without an RfC. Yoninah (talk) 23:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
Yoninah, I did ask this specific question at DYK talk. I didn't head it as an RfC, but I can ask it again and do that? --valereee (talk) 12:41, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
Yes, thanks. Yoninah (talk) 12:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Valereee, I wrote about something quite American, and would like to have some more American eyes on it so I haven't left in some British (or German) nonsense (haven't lived in the US for quite a while now). I'd be happy to see if you have any comments (or better DYK hooks, I'm not good with those). Happy editing —Kusma (t·c) 11:28, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
ARCA Comments
Hi Valereee. I moved your comment to your section as a clerk action. Please remember to only edit your section. --In actu (Guerillero) | My Talk 20:33, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
Guerillero, oh, hell, sorry. I'm terrible at this. Thank you! --valereee (talk) 20:37, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
On 6 December 2019, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2019 Hyderabad gang rape, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 16:05, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
Barnstar
Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar
Diverse doesn't mean half the people say toMAYto and the other half say toMAHto. It means some like fresh tomatoes, some only use canned, a couple ask for tomato juice, Isarra wants a Bloody Mary, and hopefully we end up with at least one person in the room who can describe the process of making ketchup at home from scratch. — User:Valereee
Diversity isn't about polarizing viewpoints, but actual diversity. It's something that seems obvious, but your analogy helped me realize that. So, I'm awarding this barnstar so you know the greater impact those words had on me. Clovermoss (talk) 14:26, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, Clovermoss! It's always great to hear that something you've said made sense to at least one other person! :D --valereee (talk) 14:48, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Newslinger, thanks! Well, at least it's now in the archives that someone has asked about it. Good idea re: wp albums/sources, I'll try that! --valereee (talk) 14:49, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
DBigXray, I'm trying to assume good faith, but my first reaction to the statement that 'these ESL article ALWAYS have questionable grammar and require constant attention while on the main page' was that it could be perceived as bigotry. --valereee (talk) 14:47, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Yes, I was able to understand that last part. but Agree all you want, I read articles before rushing to pile "support" on some "very important" bullshit if that's not good enough for y'all I don't know what to tell you." ?? that was some cryptic language being used there, I am not bothered to ask him what he actually meant, for fear of more such unpleasant comments, which I would rather avoid, So I asked you.--DBigXrayᗙ 14:55, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
DBigXray, to me it seemed like they were making the assumption that supporters hadn't read the article but instead were supporting because of ulterior motives? Not sure. Clearly I've read the article, so I took exception to that, lol. --valereee (talk) 16:58, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
yes, looks like that's the possible explanation. Thanks for trying. regards. DBigXrayᗙ 17:03, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
On 9 December 2019, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2019 Delhi factory fire, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:49, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Goat tower 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 Kingsif -- Kingsif (talk) 16:01, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
WiG 2019 Goals
Hi Valereee, I saw you added yourself as a member to Women in Green and added one of your recent GAs to the recent sucesses. Do you want to add that GA to part two of the 2019 goals page as well? Sportsfan77777 (talk) 20:59, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
Sportsfan77777, I'd like to, but when I started to it looked like it might be transcluded, so I thought I'd better take a more careful look at it! --valereee (talk) 00:59, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
Valereee, it's not, it's just a normal page. If you click edit on "Goal #2: Wildcard category", it should work! Sportsfan77777 (talk) 14:21, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
New Page Review newsletter December 2019
Reviewer of the Year
This year's Reviewer of the Year is Rosguill. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.
Special commendation again goes to Onel5969 who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to Boleyn and JTtheOG who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.
Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.
Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.
(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)
Redirect autopatrol
A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by DannyS712 bot III.
Source Guide Discussion
Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.
This month's refresher course
While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag.
Thank you for continuing to make Wikipedia the greatest project in the world. I hope you have an excellent holiday season. Lightburst (talk) 23:50, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
Could you change the DYK update times to a 12-hour schedule? The first December 25 just went live. Yoninah (talk) 00:22, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Yoninah, sorry, I don't know how! Don't even know where. I'll watch how it's done this time so I can do it next time! --valereee (talk) 00:43, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Oh, drat. Maile once mentioned where the page is, and I can't find it. It's a simple edit of the numbers on that page. I'll keep looking. Yoninah (talk) 00:47, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
If you find it, ping me. I'll likely be up early, have to start cooking again at 7 Eastern. --valereee (talk) 00:49, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, I just can't find it. Hopefully another admin will manually update at 12:00 tomorrow. Do you have time to move a prep set into the queue so we can start filling a new set? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:53, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
It's not the move, it's the check I don't have time for -- I still have the last four hooks/articles of Queue 6 to check, am going to try to fit that in tomorrow before the rest of the family wakes up. --valereee (talk) 01:05, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Ugh, and the next one has ten articles to check, and already I can see the credits aren't in the right order which likely means at least one inexperienced prep setter, which means closer checking. I'm sorry, probably not tonight. --valereee (talk) 01:11, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
And Happy Chanukah! --valereee (talk) 01:12, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Yoninah I moved the next one, crossing my fingers I get some time in the next 36 hours lol --valereee (talk) 01:36, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Good luck
豊かな十年へようこそ/WELCOME TO THE D20s
Miraclepine wishes you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a prosperous decade of change and fortune.
このミラPはValereeeたちのメリークリスマスも新年も変革と幸運の豊かな十年をおめでとうございます！ フレフレ、みんなの未来！/GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE! ミラP 03:29, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Season's Greetings
Hello Valereee: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Donner60 (talk) 07:48, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Hello Valereee: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, RebeccaGreen (talk) 13:37, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
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Can I ask why you changed my DYK blurb for Donald Mackintosh (shooter)? The reviewer and promoter didn't have any objections to it, a heads-up would have been nice before it ran on the main page. Ivar the Boneful (talk) 14:33, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, Ivar the Boneful, I thought about posting a query at DYK talk as I was checking that set, as I usually do so before making anything that seems like a significant change, but this seemed so clearly more-correct per both the article and the sources (that he didn't win it but was posthumously awarded it) that I decided not to ping people to DYK talk on Christmas Day when I wasn't even sure whether I'd be able to get back before it ran to make what seemed like a clear improvement. It felt nitpicky to me to object to it rather than just fix it. Apparently I misread what I thought would be clear to all; what about the change did you object to? To me it seemed clearly more accurate, to the point that the original hook seemed unintentionally misleading, almost. --valereee (talk) 15:20, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
DYK
Hi Valereee, hope you had a good Christmas. Noticed you user page says you are on vacation, I've pinged you on the DYK talk page and if you could reply when you get the time I would really appreciate it, thank you Steven (Editor) (talk) 00:41, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, limited time for WP is being used on other stuff, it looks like other folks are handling your request over at WT:DYK--valereee (talk) 01:12, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
I see, I thought you may be interested as you had provided some previous comments in the discussion. But that's ok, thanks anyway Steven (Editor) (talk) 01:26, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
On 30 December 2019, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jerry Herman, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru (talk) 10:48, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
Dog article
The article was in Category:Good articles without topic parameter because the former topic was invalid (not recognized). I fixed it. Outriggr (talk) 06:29, 1 January 2020 (UTC) And it appears that animal breeds and individuals are listed under Natural Sciences. "Society...." makes sense too. Outriggr (talk) 06:39, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
We have got an user, who seem to havealongstandingpattern of using rhetorical edit summaries, often transgressing into personal attacks. Some words from an admin might be needed, in that my template-warning did not work out, as apparent from the continuation over here. Please deal in a manner, as you deem fit :)∯WBGconverse 16:53, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
Winged Blades of Godric, I see they removed your warning, so I left one, too, and I'll keep the user talk on my watch list. --valereee (talk) 17:09, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
Valereee, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
💵Money💵emoji💵Talk💸Help out at CCI! 12:50, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
You're probably not aware of this change, but Days of the Year pages now require direct sources for additions. For details see the content guideline, the WikiProject Days of the Year style guide or the edit notice on any DOY page. Almost all new additions without references are now being reverted on-sight but I've gone ahead and added one for the death of James Beard.
Please do not add new additions to these pages without direct sources as the burden to provide them is on the editor who adds or restores material to these pages.
Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 18:08, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
Toddst1, no, I didn't, thank you for the fix and sorry for causing you work! --valereee (talk) 18:43, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
And, duh...I can't believe I didn't read that edit notice, it's clear as day! I was hurrying! My bad! --valereee (talk) 18:44, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
A request for comment asks whether partial blocks should be enabled on the English Wikipedia. If enabled, this functionality would allow administrators to block users from editing specific pages or namespaces, rather than the entire site.
A proposal asks whether admins who don't use their tools for a significant period of time (e.g. five years) should have the toolset procedurally removed.
The fourth case on Palestine-Israel articles was closed. The case consolidated all previous remedies under one heading, which should make them easier to understand, apply, and enforce. In particular, the distinction between "primary articles" and "related content" has been clarified, with the former being the entire set of articles whose topic relates to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly interpreted rather than reasonably construed.
The pilot in command of an aircraft is the person aboard who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This would be the captain in a typical two- or three-pilot aircrew, or "pilot" if there is only one certificated and qualified pilot at the controls of an aircraft.
Hi, I know things are moving rapidly on a 2-a-day schedule, but there's a discussion about the last hook in this set (Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals) over at WT:DYK and the hook needs to be rewritten. Would you mind swapping it with Rumcajs in Prep 1 so we can work on it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 14:09, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 17:58, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
Sure thing! --valereee (talk) 18:12, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
A year ago ...
tempestry project
... you were recipient no. 2116 of Precious, a prize of QAI!
On 12 January 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Mike Resnick, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 23:20, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi, valereee. I noticed that you encountered some opposition at WP:ERRORS, and I just wanted to drop by to tell you that, as I see it, you did everything perfectly right. You temporarily added a compromise image so the DYK section wouldn't look so... uh... naked without a picture while the discussion was ongoing, you offered up an alternative compromise for people to peruse, and ultimately restored the original image when you determined that there was consensus to do so. Thank you for this, and all of your thoughtful and conscientious work on DYK. MANdARAX•XAЯAbИAM 07:31, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
Mandarax, thanks! I felt like it was a reasonable progression, too. I think the objection to the compromise image was simply that once there was some image there, people might stop discussing or find the issue less urgent, but I didn't want to just revert without figuring out what was going on, as the editor who removed the image is a respected contributor and I don't think they'd have removed it for no reason. --valereee (talk) 12:12, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
Mandarax, lol...let's hope no one objects to that! But there's an upcoming PotD that likely will have some discussion. --valereee (talk) 12:15, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi Valereee! Hope you're doing well. I wanted to follow up on the Cincinnati Art+Feminism edit-a-thon that took place in December; I've included a line item about it in January's Ohio Wikimedians newsletter. If you have more details and stats about the outcomes of the event, it would be great to include them. Thank you! ~SuperHamsterTalkContribs 00:24, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi, SuperHamster! I'll try to figure out what might be worth adding! It was my first edit-a-thon and the organizer had no WP experience, so I was mostly focussed on training. --valereee (talk) 00:37, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
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Ohio Wikimedians User Group: January 2020 newsletter
Upcoming and Ongoing Events
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access Anniversary Campaign — January 23rd (today!) is the one-year anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art's Open Access program. To celebrate, we are hosting an editing campaign (with postcard souvenirs!) from now through February 9. Help expand and create articles related to the Cleveland Museum of Art (including artists and artworks featured in their collection), and receive a postcard from the Museum. If you'd like to participate, check out the task list and sign up on the event page.
Recent Events
In December, the Cincinnati Art Museum hosted an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon. The museum was an excellent place to have an edit-a-thon, with a café and staff who were helpful in setting up and ensuring there were enough tables, outlets, and plenty of resource materials available. There was a related exhibit, Women Breaking Boundaries, that was of interest to attendees. In total, 9 people attended.
Movement Strategy
The Movement Strategy document, with 13 recommendations, has been released and is located here. You may utilize each recommendation's respective talk page to leave any feedback you might have.
Between February and March 2020, the recommendations will be finalized, incorporating final feedback. By the end of March 2020, the recommendations are slated to be approved by the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees.
Kevin (SuperHamster) will be attending Wikimedia Summit 2020 on behalf of the Ohio Wikimedians. This year's Summit will be focusing on discussing the implementation of the finalized Movement Strategy recommendations. Please get in touch with Kevin if you have ideas and suggestions that you would like conveyed.
Administrator changes
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