User talk:LavaBaron

DYK nomination of Scott Simplot

Hello! Your submission of Scott Simplot at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! EdChem (talk) 16:20, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Jean Rondeau (musician)

On 3 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jean Rondeau (musician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that harpsichordist Jean Rondeau has been called a classical music "sex symbol"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jean Rondeau (musician). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jean Rondeau (musician)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Va tacito e nascosto.jpg

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Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Farmdrop

You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Farmdrop. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:57, 3 November 2016 (UTC)Template:Z48

Orphaned non-free image File:Va tacito e nascosto.ogg

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Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Farmdrop

You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Farmdrop. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:47, 4 November 2016 (UTC)Template:Z48

Please comment on Talk:Dreams from My Real Father

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Dreams from My Real Father. Legobot (talk) 04:29, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Monique Luiz

Hello! Your submission of Monique Luiz at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Edwardx (talk) 18:17, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Rajinikanth filmography/archive2

Requesting your input here. Regards.  — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 10:13, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ecology Party of Florida

On 10 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ecology Party of Florida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ralph Nader was nominated by the Ecology Party of Florida as a presidential candidate in 2008? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ecology Party of Florida. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ecology Party of Florida), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

New deal for page patrollers

Hi LavaBaron,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:28, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Invitation

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

Please comment on Talk:Moazzam Begg

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Moazzam Begg. Legobot (talk) 04:37, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Infoboxes

Hi! I'm very sorry to bother you, but, having been instrumental in saving the article I created about the Planned presidential transition of Hillary Clinton, I know that you're a very kind and helpful person. There's a RfC going on at Talk:Michael Portillo (he used to be a prominent British politician) about whether or not predecessors and successors ought to be included in the infobox. I, personally, think that they obviously should, given that every other politician's article (including ones you've worked on) has them, but I'm having trouble getting editors to come along and vote 'Yes'. If you had the time to pop along and support, then I would be greatly indebted to you. Thanks in advance, Specto73 (talk) 20:59, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for La Moneda Palace Guard

On 19 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article La Moneda Palace Guard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/La Moneda Palace Guard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, La Moneda Palace Guard), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:27, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, LavaBaron. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Monique Luiz

On 23 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Monique Luiz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Monique Luiz, star of the famous 1964 political advertisement Daisy, did not see it for herself until 2000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Monique Luiz. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Monique Luiz), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

New Page Review - newsletter

Hello LavaBaron,

Breaking the back of the backlog

We now have 821 New Page Reviewers! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog. Now it's time for action.

Mid July to 01 Oct 2016

If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.

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. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.

Getting the tools we need - 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey: Please vote

With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation.

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Sent to all New Page Reviewers. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:16, 26 November 2016 (UTC) .

DYK for Palace of Cerro Castillo

On 27 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Palace of Cerro Castillo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Palace of Cerro Castillo is the summer residence of the President of Chile? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Palace of Cerro Castillo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Palace of Cerro Castillo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Protests against Donald Trump

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Protests against Donald Trump. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

created a new article

Malia Obama (First Daughter)

Two people didn't want it. What do you think. I am writing to you and one other person for an opinion. Shorwak (talk) 23:04, 27 November 2016 (UTC)