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:The sentence you had added: ''efforts to work with and include them in collaborative analyses on viral sequence data, "further tipping the scales in favor of collaboration".''
:The sentence you had added: ''efforts to work with and include them in collaborative analyses on viral sequence data, "further tipping the scales in favor of collaboration".''
:This is very close to the source: ''efforts to work with and include them in joint analyses on viral sequence data, further tipping the scales in favor of collaboration.'' [[User:AncientWalrus|AncientWalrus]] ([[User talk:AncientWalrus|talk]]) 04:55, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
:This is very close to the source: ''efforts to work with and include them in joint analyses on viral sequence data, further tipping the scales in favor of collaboration.'' [[User:AncientWalrus|AncientWalrus]] ([[User talk:AncientWalrus|talk]]) 04:55, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
::@[[User:AncientWalrus|AncientWalrus]], congrats on reaching the peak of officiousness. Did you get a little thrill when you elected to notify me of your decision, rather than just politely making the appropriate corrective edit? - [[User:AppleBsTime|AppleBsTime]] ([[User talk:AppleBsTime#top|talk]]) 03:59, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:AppleBsTime

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I'll apologise to for this, I mis-read this as a page instead of a user-page, I'm not trying to scare you off, sorry Yorkshiresoul (talk) 13:40, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (I reported this, and I misread it as being a page when in fact it is a user page, my apologies) --Yorkshiresoul (talk) 13:40, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So, are you going to remove the tag, or do we now sit through the process of a speedy deletion debate? -- AppleBsTime (talk) 13:44, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]


I suspect that as I have challenged my own referral, nothing further will happen, except that I look a bit of a berk Yorkshiresoul (talk) 14:37, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to question IGN

"Do you work for IGN, by any chance? -- AppleBsTime (talk) 13:37, 1 October 2012 (UTC)"

No, I do not work for IGN. I'd like to guess that you thought I do because I seem to use most citations and refs related to IGN. That's just because I surf that site a lot and find most of my refs from there. --WonderBoy1998 (talk) 15:12, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ernesto Lecuona

Back in 2006, I was just beginning to edit Wikipedia, and was actually not aware of the fact taht there were guidelines on how to edit. I learned that soon enough, and eventually became quite an expert on both, editing and guidelines. Now, in the actual case of Lecuona's birthdate, you'll see that there is a discrepancy between the lede and the opening paragraph, one stating August 6, the other August 7. To check which one would be correct, I checked the Spanish Wikipedia and got this. August 6, 1895, is still there, to date. Two of the sources are broken links now ( I can't remember what they said at the time), the third does not state a birthdate. However, in the Spanish Wikipedia, nobody ever challenged the date. I suggest you change it there, and add a source. I'm sorry if I made a mistake, but it's never too late to correct it. Cheers! Kraxler (talk) 22:36, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This source (the first external link in the article) says "Ernesto Lecuona was born in Guanabacoa, Cuba, across the bay from Havana, on August 6, 1895, but for an unexplained reason he actually observed his birthday as August 7, 1896." which looks rather weird. One should try to find out what exactly that means. Kraxler (talk) 21:35, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This obituary says he was 68, which places his birth in 1895. Kraxler (talk) 21:38, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This is from a book published in 2003. Kraxler (talk) 21:41, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Another source, his grave marker, gives the birthdate 07 August 1896. This is all very strange, and I do appreciate your responding! - AppleBsTime (talk) 01:23, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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You are welcome! I think that's a much better, less-confrontational name. - AppleBsTime (talk) 20:49, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, again thank you! xinbenlv Talk, Remember to "ping" me 01:00, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cornelis Giles moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Cornelis Giles, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. John B123 (talk) 18:39, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@John B123: Happy to try to find some good sources -- I'm becoming an expert at that, it seems. The same article is in the French Wikipedia's mainspace -- do you plan to take action there, as well? The Netherlands Wikipedia version does have some additional sources, which I'll include here in English. AppleBsTime (talk) 19:16, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I don't get involved in the fr wiki, not least because my written French is poor. Different language versions of the wiki all have their own rules, so what is acceptable on one may not be on another. Hope all goes well with adding the references. Regards --John B123 (talk) 19:25, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@John B123: I was able to locate and use four different sources to enhance the article. I submitted to a review, but now see that there is up to a 2-month delay? That seems rather punishing for an article about a centuries-old navigator that can't possibly harm the Wikipedia corpus. - AppleBsTime (talk) 20:22, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Whilst it's not an ideal situation, the AfC reviewers, who are all volunteers, are currently overwhelmed with submissions. --John B123 (talk) 20:29, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
AppleBsTime, you do have an alternative path forward here. The AfC process is entirely volutury and you are absolutely not required to use it. If you feel confident enough that the draft has now been sufficiently improved to be ready for mainspace, you can simply move the page there yourself, using the "move" button at the top of the page. You'd need to edit the draft to remove the AfC tag first. Draftification of new articles, of the kind that John B123 performed here, is allowed as a part of New Page Patrol, but the process is reversible and it also can be contested. I do recommend that if you move the page to mainspace without it going through AfC, you add to the move summary something like "The page has been sufficiently improved for moving to mainspace; if there are still concerns regarding notability, please list the article for AfD". Of course, if you prefer, you could also wait 2-3 months for the AfC process to work itself through. Nsk92 (talk) 21:13, 13 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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@DGG: A long overdue 'thank you' for approving that submission of mine. I hope I didn't come across as too impatient on the process (see directly above). AppleBsTime (talk) 01:35, 3 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]


it's we who should need to apologize. I am very much aware that the process is slow and unpredictable, but it used to be even worse-- it is much faster than it was 2 years ago. DGG ( talk ) 06:17, 3 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@DGG: Maybe I should consider volunteering for the AfC team that reviews and approves (or rejects with recommendations) all of the backlogged content! - AppleBsTime (talk) 20:09, 3 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, Bot. I've amended the edit. - AppleBsTime (talk) 17:38, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you not see my edit summary? A little patience would be helpful. - AppleBsTime (talk) 21:41, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Liberal Privilege

Agree with moving back into article space, well done to you both for updating. You did a copy and paste move which isn't ideal as the history is lost. Ideally I'd think it would be best to move to the Draft back? Glen (talk) 15:19, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ah all good see you're onto it. Glen (talk) 15:21, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I definitely botched that -- this was my first "draftify, then rather quickly un-draftify" experience. I placed a request to merge History on the article, though -- hopefully someone smarter than me will accommodate that fix? - AppleBsTime (talk) 15:22, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
AppleBsTime, no issues. I have to admit it's not something I've done before either! I'm on mobile at the moment so will take a look when back on PC if another admin hasn't beaten me to it. Thanks again. Glen (talk) 15:25, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know if this is "wrong thinking" or not, but it feels to me that experienced editors should generally avoid the WP:AFC process altogether, except to volunteer as reviewers of the work of less-experienced users. The backlog is long enough, without adding more serviceable articles to the mix. I wish the Draftify tool had an ability for the experienced user to choose whether or not to suggest AFC to the original author. - AppleBsTime (talk) 15:33, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Looks like you participated on Wikipedia for one day. We'll have to make progress without your help, it seems. - AppleBsTime (talk) 14:42, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Aleviquizilbash

This newbie disruptor Aleviquizilbash doesn't know when to stop. Wbiases (talk) 17:14, 2 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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I fixed that. Thank you, DPL bot. - AppleBsTime (talk) 12:33, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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You wrote: I believe your edit here actually makes the content much less precise. To wit, your edit now claims that vaccines and diagnostic tests are uploaded to GISAID, when that has never been the case. The New England Journal of Medicine expressly says: "The development of BNT162b2 was initiated on January 10, 2020, when the SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence was released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and disseminated globally by the GISAID (Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data) initiative." I hope you don't mind if I re-work your edit so that the article does remain precise according to the reliable sources. - AppleBsTime (talk) 14:52, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

Hello AppleBsTime,

Backlog status

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.

Coordination
MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.
Open letter to the WMF
The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.
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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive

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New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

Hello AppleBsTime,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.

Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.

NPP backlog May – October 15, 2022

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Backlog:

Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

Hello AppleBsTime,

New Page Review queue December 2022
Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

2022 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. Rosguill led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!

Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)

New draftify script: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly explanation page. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your common.js or vector.js file from User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js to User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js

Redirects: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see this guide, this checklist, and spend some time at WP:RFD.

Discussions with the WMF The PageTriage open letter signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted dozens of patches in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also had a video conference with the NPP coordinators to discuss revamping the landing pages that new users see.

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Copyright problem icon Your edit to GISAID has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. AncientWalrus (talk) 04:47, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above came from a template. I'm happy to expand on the template.
The two edit in question is this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GISAID&diff=prev&oldid=977901496&diffmode=source
I removed the violating content in https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GISAID&diff=prev&oldid=1146819026&diffmode=source with edit summary:

Removing closely paraphrased copyrighted material in line with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations from https://www.sciencediplomacy.org/article/2020/we-can-do-better-lessons-learned-data-sharing-in-covid-19-pandemic-can-inform-future see https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1146817215&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1

The sentence you had added: efforts to work with and include them in collaborative analyses on viral sequence data, "further tipping the scales in favor of collaboration".
This is very close to the source: efforts to work with and include them in joint analyses on viral sequence data, further tipping the scales in favor of collaboration. AncientWalrus (talk) 04:55, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@AncientWalrus, congrats on reaching the peak of officiousness. Did you get a little thrill when you elected to notify me of your decision, rather than just politely making the appropriate corrective edit? - AppleBsTime (talk) 03:59, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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