User talk:Extraordinary Writ

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New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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Question from Iamuser1234567890 (10:35, 18 April 2024)

Hello, thanks a lot for being my mentor. I would like to ask, when I will be able to edit pages which are protected to prevent vandalism? --Iamuser1234567890 (talk) 10:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Iamuser1234567890. To edit most protected articles, you'll need to have made at least ten different edits (currently you've made six). Accounts also have to be at least four days old, which yours already is. Some articles have higher requirements (e.g., 30 days and 500 edits), though, so if there's a particular page you want to edit, let me know and I can tell you the specific threshold. Note that if you're not currently eligible to edit an article, you can still request a change by going to this page and following the instructions. Let me know if you have any other questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:49, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for solving my doubt. Iamuser1234567890 (talk) 08:50, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

I would like to ask when I will be able to edit c. Iamuser1234567890 (talk) 08:52, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Iamuser1234567890, that article is subject to the higher threshold: your account must be 30 days old with at least 500 edits. If you want to suggest an edit to that page, I'd encourage you to go to Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard/Protected, enter the article's name, and make your request. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from أرمز (16:08, 21 April 2024)

مرحبا! أريد مساعد باللغة العربية. --أرمز (talk) 16:08, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello أرمز. I understand from Google Translate that you're looking for an Arabic-language assistant. Unfortunately I don't speak Arabic, but user Meno25 is listed as being willing to help answer Arabic-language questions, so you could leave a message for them at User talk:Meno25. You could also try asking on the Arabic Wikipedia for help from an English-speaking editor. I hope this helps. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:50, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Move of Edward IV and Edward V of England

Hi. Just a courtesy call to let you know I'll be contesting the closure of the discussion. Deb (talk) 07:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Sounds good. My only involvement here was completing a technical request—I don't have an opinion at this point about the closure itself. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:58, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 62

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AfD closure

Hi there, I'm not sure the closure at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Consulate General of France, Miami accurately reflected consensus. Three editors including myself argued for deletion while one editor argued for a redirect. "Consulate General of France, Miami" seems an unnecessary and implausibly specific redirect. AusLondonder (talk) 11:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi AusLondonder. There's not a ton a closer can do when someone suggests an alternative to deletion and no one offers an argument against it (see here for the most recent DRV on this issue). If you want me to relist so you can make an argument against redirecting, I can do that, although I'm not sure it would be the best use of editors' time. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 19:53, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Deborah Haarsma

Hi!

Are you writing a draft right now about the The BioLogos Foundation's current president Deborah Haarsma? I was about to start a draft on her, but then saw the message that such an article is under draft by you. The draft of yours is undeleted. If you wish to continue the draft, please reply. I won't write the article myself or may contribute to your work. If you wish to delete it, then please reply. I will start the work myself. Asaduzzaman Khan Shahriar (talk) 14:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Asaduzzaman Khan Shahriar. I didn't write the draft—I just restored it for someone else after it was deleted. I've now restored it again, and you can see it at Draft:Deborah Haarsma. The user who created it (Ncaminata) hasn't edited recently, so you're welcome to make whatever changes you like and resubmit when you're ready. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

"Opposition to Chavismo" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Opposition to Chavismo has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 May 1 § Opposition to Chavismo until a consensus is reached. TarnishedPath^talk 10:35, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• 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.

Technical news

• 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

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous

• 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

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Post-move cleanup

Re Talk:Cretan school#Requested move 25 April 2024, will you be doing some of the post-move cleanup work on these, per Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions#Cleaning up after the move? Dicklyon (talk) 16:56, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Looks like Mellk has done some of it already, but I've taken care of the rest. I'm not sure how sources capitalize "Late Cretan School", so you're welcome to change that as well if necessary. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 20:57, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Much appreciated. Dicklyon (talk) 03:43, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

AFC Reviewers

Hey, as you suggested in response to my PERM request, 'Trying AfC reviewing first might be a good idea,' I have submitted a request for the AFC Helper script. Please approve it so that I can review and decline articles that don't meet the requirements. Grabup (talk) 17:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

I don't typically review those requests—Primefac does. If you want my opinion, though, it's that you should spend a couple of months getting more experience with deletion before applying for additional advanced permissions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:46, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestion. Could you advise me on which deletion process I should focus on gaining more experience with? Grabup (talk) 03:52, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Just keep working on CSDs and especially AfDs. Notability can't be fully understood in just a couple of weeks—it takes time to recognize some of the nuances. Try participating in AfDs where several people disagree with each other. Anyone can !vote delete in the easy discussions, but being able to make a source-based and policy/guideline-based argument in a more complicated case is what really matters. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:04, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I am actively working on CDSs. Only today, I found 8 spam self-promotional drafts (more can found), which I reported and will be deleted. As for AFDs, I agree everyone can vote delete, but most of the time, I mention guidelines like WP:NPOL, WP:GNG, WP:ACTOR, WP:MUSIC, and more. After your and Spicy’s comments, I am now adding my votes while briefly discussing why the article should be deleted. For example, you can see this [1],[2]. Thanks for the suggestions, I am learning more day by day. Grabup (talk) 08:19, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

• Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
• Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
• Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
• Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
• Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
• Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
• Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
• Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

WP:LUGSTUBS2

Hello. I noticed you carried out the mass move of pages associated with WP:LUGSTUBS. Today a few links popped up for R2 deletion, which were left behind from moves that cited WP:LUGSTUBS2. It seems as though this list should have been draftified, but no one ever went ahead and did so. I was wondering if you might be up to the task? Pinging @BilledMammal as proposer / the person who added the Template:Special draft tag to the original list. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:19, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, there was a lot of wording in the WP:LUGSTUBS2 closure about moving slowly and cautiously, so I don't think anyone was ever comfortable mass-moving them. Maybe BilledMammal can tell us where the process currently stands. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 17:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Looks like we'd need to tweak Template:Special draft. It links specifically to WP:LUGSTUBS and doesn't allow me to link to WP:LUGSTUBS2 instead. I'd be fine to work to mass tag and then move these to draft space, but I think we'd need that worked out first. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:48, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

It looks like there's been some discussion recently at Wikipedia talk:Lugstubs 2 list—apparently a pretty high proportion need to be redirected rather than draftified. Separating out the redirectable ones probably needs to be the first priority (BilledMammal had mentioned figuring that out via Quarry). Extraordinary Writ (talk) 20:37, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Oh perfect, thanks. I'll follow up there instead of bugging you about it! Thank you! Hey man im josh (talk) 20:47, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jimmy neutron the third (15:46, 9 May 2024)

how the heck did my edit get deleted when I corrected a simple mistake? --Jimmy neutron the third (talk) 15:46, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Jimmy neutron the third, it looks like your edit to Thousand-yard stare was reverted because the term can also be used outside the context of World War II. Your edit to Layla McCarter was reverted because it removed useful links to the articles Women's International Boxing Federation and Ronda Rousey. If you're looking for good ways to help, the list at Wikipedia:Task Center might be useful. Let me know if you have any questions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:59, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm still fairly new, so mistakes will be made, I hope my mistakes won't lead to my account being restricted in any way. I'll check out the Task Center soon Jimmy neutron the third (talk) 16:46, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Question from Caireau (19:17, 13 May 2024)

Hello! I've created an article recently that I realize has a Spanish translation. How do I connect these two articles in the "Languages" tab on the top right of the "article space" page? --Caireau (talk) 19:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Caireau! This is kind of hard to explain, so if you want, feel free to just tell me the two articles you want connected and I can take care of it for you. But here are the steps:

1. Go to the Spanish Wikipedia article.
2. From the "Herramientas" menu (top right), choose "Elemento de Wikidata".
3. You are now on Wikidata, which is part of the Wikipedia "family" of sites. Click "log in" and sign in with your same Wikipedia username and password.
4. Where it says "Wikipedia (1 entry)", click "edit".
5. Type "en" (for English) into the "wiki" field".
6. Copy-and-paste the name of the English Wikipedia article (the one you created) into the "page" field.
7. Click "publish". Done!

It really shouldn't be so hard to do something so simple, but c'est la vie, I guess. Let me know if you have any other questions! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:31, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Beautiful! Just got it done.

Thanks for such clear instructions and a quick reply!! Caireau (talk) 04:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)