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GAN report: mystery solved?
Wugapodes, you may recall that in the GAN report's Malformed nominations sections, an "Unknown nomination" link to the Film section of the page, but with no other information beyond that, showed up for this first time on June 1, 2019. It finally disappeared last night, and I have a tentative diagnosis.
I believe the nomination in question was for Rushmore (film), which was originally made on May 31, 2019, during the day and with a subtopic of "Film". It was clearly a handmade GA nominee template (people are supposed to substitute the GAN template): what I thought was the problem here was that there were no links for the nominator or their talk page, which I fixed. What I missed when I finally started investigating in mid-June—and what I think caused your bot to pick up on the error—was that the date/time field was malformed: all times are supposed to have two digits for the hour and two for the minutes, and this was formatted "8:20, 31 May 2019 (UTC)" rather than "08:20, 31 May 2019 (UTC)", something I didn't notice until today, when I was trying to figure out what went wrong.
I think it was the problematic date that caused the problem, though there may have been something else about this nomination that caused it—this is a tentative diagnosis, after all, and it may be accurate, partially accurate, or not the actual issue at all. Still, this info might help you track down where in the code the error might have been generated, and why the link was to the section rather than the actual (problematic) nomination.
Hope all is well, and best of luck tracking this down. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:15, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
- Wow, yeah, that's probably it. The regular expression which parses the noms assumes that the timestamp has two digits for the hour, so that's an easy fix. Wug·a·po·des 18:46, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
GANs to do
- Talk:Park Avenue main line/GA1
- Talk:Martin Scorsese/GA1 (unless someone gets there first)
New Years Greetings
I've noticed that some of these GANs directly above are either done or on hold. In case you might be interested, I've recently listed the biography for the film director Martin Scorsese as a nomination. He is nominated for an Oscar this year and I thought it might be nice if his article could be brought to peer review quality before the Oscars next month, if you might be inclined to look at it. CodexJustin (talk) 17:12, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:Open review
Template:Open review has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Pkbwcgs (talk) 16:26, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
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WugBot down?
Wugapodes, WugBot hasn't made an edit since 01:01, even though there were DYK nominations to move and/or delete at the next run two hours later, and of course every two hours after that. I'm not sure what's causing the problem—there's nothing obvious on the Nominations page or the Approved page, but I could easily be missing something—or the bot could simply be down. Thanks for taking a look to see what's up. BlueMoonset (talk) 08:22, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
- @BlueMoonset: There's been a change in the server software which I wasn't aware of, so it may take me a tad longer than usual to resolve. I'll get it up and running ASAP. Thanks as always for the vigilance! — Wug·a·po·des 19:06, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
- I'm not entirely sure what happened, but the bot seems to be working again? I think someone on the sysadmin side updated Pywikibot and it didn't go well causing the bot to stop running temporarily. It ran by itself at 21:00 UTC, and it ran fine when I started it manually just now. — Wug·a·po·des 22:48, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
January 2020
This is your only warning; if you continue to not be an administrator, you may be nominated for adminship without further notice. –xenotalk 21:04, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
- Well now, Xeno, how do you expect me to pass an RfA with a 4im warning within the last 6 months? Clearly you didn't think this through. While the mechanics of an administrator draft are interesting, you may remember that I started to fill out the enlistment form last time, so if you or others (cough @Vanamonde93:) are interested in writing a nomination I'd probably find a good week to transclude before the end of the month. — Wug·a·po·des 22:03, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Xeno: I've been nudging Wugapodes for a little while now; some four months ago I suggested that his previous sporadic activity may be the only substantive barrier; now that's less of a concern, especially if you have multiple well known nominators (I don't know that I'm well-known, though you have a standing offer of a nomination). Vanamonde (Talk) 23:00, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Vanamonde93: A nomination from you would mean a lot, so if you can find time I'd appreciate it. If Xeno's bolding is anything to go on, I take it you'd be open to nominating me as well. In case my banter wasn't clear, I would very much welcome a nomination from you as well! Looking at my calendar, the best time to transclude would probably be Jan 31; I could also do Jan 17, but that feels like too quick of a turnaround time. As I linked above, User:Wugapodes/RFA1 has my answers to the standard questions; I'd welcome feedback on those or any general advice/opinions. — Wug·a·po·des 02:01, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- I think Vanamonde93 should take first string, so I didn't get too detailed- will likely expand after the nom is placed (special:diff/935845757). –xenotalk 02:56, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- I think your answers to the questions are quite solid. I have always been under the impression that the mop would help with your more technical work as well; if so, this is something you could add to your answer to question 1. Otherwise, I'll add a nomination statement in a little while. If you would prefer to transclude on 17 January, I have no objections to that, I could add a statement by tomorrow if necessary. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:13, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- I edited it to get at the technical bits (and some miscellaneous outreach stuff). I had never really thought about how it would help me with tech stuff, so maybe you had a different idea of how it would help. I think it would help in the sense of, if I ever needed to do X, Y, and Z, not having +sysop already would delay things. I don't have any imminent plans to run an admin bot or become an intadmin, but if the need ever arose having already gotten +sysop would remove a barrier to entry. As for 17th vs 31st, I'll need to give it a bit more thought and will come to a decision by tomorrow. — Wug·a·po·des 19:59, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- No pressure from me with respect to dates. My thoughts were those you have outlined above; needing to do make a specific edit that requires +sysop. But you have a better sense for that than I would. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:57, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, whenever you're ready. I'll put a hold on the 4im. –xenotalk 01:06, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- I slept on it and think this weekend would work well. If not tomorrow, then the 18th, but I'll let you both know before I transclude. Thanks for the encouragement! — Wug·a·po·des 21:06, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- Sounds good. I've added my nomination. Remember to accept the nomination before you transclude, and also remember to move it to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Wugapodes for form's sake. Feel free to transclude when you're ready. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:53, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- While you're at it, please let me know if I've got anything in your history incorrect. And good luck! Vanamonde (Talk) 23:00, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yep, fire at will. –xenotalk 01:04, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Vanamonde93 and Xeno: Transcluding now. Here's to what I hope will be a good 7 days. — Wug·a·po·des 03:35, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
- I slept on it and think this weekend would work well. If not tomorrow, then the 18th, but I'll let you both know before I transclude. Thanks for the encouragement! — Wug·a·po·des 21:06, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
- I edited it to get at the technical bits (and some miscellaneous outreach stuff). I had never really thought about how it would help me with tech stuff, so maybe you had a different idea of how it would help. I think it would help in the sense of, if I ever needed to do X, Y, and Z, not having +sysop already would delay things. I don't have any imminent plans to run an admin bot or become an intadmin, but if the need ever arose having already gotten +sysop would remove a barrier to entry. As for 17th vs 31st, I'll need to give it a bit more thought and will come to a decision by tomorrow. — Wug·a·po·des 19:59, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- I think your answers to the questions are quite solid. I have always been under the impression that the mop would help with your more technical work as well; if so, this is something you could add to your answer to question 1. Otherwise, I'll add a nomination statement in a little while. If you would prefer to transclude on 17 January, I have no objections to that, I could add a statement by tomorrow if necessary. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:13, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- I think Vanamonde93 should take first string, so I didn't get too detailed- will likely expand after the nom is placed (special:diff/935845757). –xenotalk 02:56, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Vanamonde93: A nomination from you would mean a lot, so if you can find time I'd appreciate it. If Xeno's bolding is anything to go on, I take it you'd be open to nominating me as well. In case my banter wasn't clear, I would very much welcome a nomination from you as well! Looking at my calendar, the best time to transclude would probably be Jan 31; I could also do Jan 17, but that feels like too quick of a turnaround time. As I linked above, User:Wugapodes/RFA1 has my answers to the standard questions; I'd welcome feedback on those or any general advice/opinions. — Wug·a·po·des 02:01, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Xeno: I've been nudging Wugapodes for a little while now; some four months ago I suggested that his previous sporadic activity may be the only substantive barrier; now that's less of a concern, especially if you have multiple well known nominators (I don't know that I'm well-known, though you have a standing offer of a nomination). Vanamonde (Talk) 23:00, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
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- Well I'm glad you found it interesting! It's also an interesting historical piece, you'll even see some comments by Tim Starling who is now lead developer of MediaWiki! I'd encourage you to poke around MeatBall as a lot of our major essays were developed in conversation with theirs. meatball:AssumeGoodFaith is an obvious one, but the spirit of our protection and blocking policies derives from meatball:LimitDamage. It's a cool place. — Wug·a·po·des 06:24, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
- Warning withdrawn, happy adminning! A fine showing, by the way. –xenotalk 12:57, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
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19:42, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
Capricorn
Love the script; just want to propose that two fairly recently-created rcats be added; {{R from remote talk page}} and {{R from incorrect hyphenation}}. Thanks, J947 (c), at 05:37, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
Done Let me know if there are others! — Wug·a·po·des 17:15, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks! There are probably others, but those are the ones I use most often. J947 (c), at 20:22, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
- {{Wikidata redirect}} too, please. Thanks, J947 (c), at 21:33, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
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Pre-emptive Congrats
I'm off to bed, so here's a pre-emptive congrats on a very well-run RfA. Welcome to the mop corps, I'm sure you'll be great! Nosebagbear (talk) 00:03, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations from here as well. Enjoy the bit. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:14, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations, good luck with the extra tools. Maxim(talk) 05:10, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations, you'll do great as an admin! Puddleglum 2.0 05:12, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations. Welcome on board. NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 06:19, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations! signed, Rosguill talk 06:37, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations, nicely done. Vanamonde (Talk) 07:36, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks everyone! It was about half as stressful as I thought it would be, and it's nice to know so many people are hoping I'll succeed. Looking forward to the new buttons but wow there are so many buttons — Wug·a·po·des 08:06, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Right? And little bits of fun like numbers of page watchers < 30! --valereee (talk) 11:52, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- This is a ritual, Wugapodes, so damn it, you get a t-shirt! Liz Read! Talk! 23:47, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
Congratulations
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- A hearty congratulations! Now that you're an admin, a mop is in order. Thus I am proud to present you your first WikiWiping utensil! I'm afraid that I'm running short on mop photos, so you're going to have to tri-wield. But just think, three times the mop, that's probably like...nine times as much adminning! :) CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 08:42, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks! Luckily I have many arms so three mops should be no problem for a wugapod. — Wug·a·po·des 08:46, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congrats. Just realised your usenamer is an ananagram of 'Pseudo Wag'. Bet you're genuninely wagging that tail now it's all over. Nick Moyes (talk) 14:22, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks, Wug·a·po·des, for wanting to be an admin! Your passion for this reference work has shown through, so you'll make a good one. PI Ellsworth ed. put'r there 16:57, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yup - congrats, and thanks for stepping up! Plenty of work to keep your many arms busy... GirthSummit (blether) 19:45, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yay, it's over! :D --valereee (talk) 11:35, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations Wugapodes on your successful RFA :), Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 13:14, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Congratulations on your successful RFADBigXrayᗙ 16:15, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- A belated congrats from me! epicgenius (talk) 13:36, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
not sure if "Congratulations" are really the right thing to say. if enwiki is anything like hewiki, i'd guess "condolences" and "thank you for the sacrifice" are more appropriate things to say to those volunteering to put their necks under the "admin" yoke. so, please accept my condolences. peace -קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 02:11, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
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You'll be needing this. Narky Blert (talk) 08:53, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
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18:53, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
Great to see you adminning at DYK
Wugapodes, congratulations on your first prep to queue promotion. Thanks for helping out—keeping up with a two-a-day pace is taxing the admins who are active at DYK these days.
There is one final step to the process that you didn't get around to (I took care of it for you this time): once you've moved the prep contents to the queue and added the DYKbotdo there, and cleared the prep, the last thing is to update the Prep count so the next prep to be promoted is moved to the head of the line. There's a link for that just below the "Prep areas" header on the Queue page, in the "NOTE:" line, where it gives the current prep as the one you just promoted: click where it says "update count". This will open an edit window where the first digit is the number of the prep you just promoted to queue. You need to increment the number by 1, so 1 goes to 2, 2 to 3, etc.; since there are only six preps, if it's at 6, change it to 1.
We keep the preps and queues synchronized, so if you're promoting Prep 1, it goes to Queue 1, etc. (Every once in a blue moon they become unmoored, but we quickly get them realigned again.) If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them. Welcome aboard! BlueMoonset (talk) 08:25, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks! I saw it pop up as a backlog and decided to try my hand. I only did one since I wasn't sure if I was doing it right, and I wanted it to be easy to fix if I messed up. Since things generally went smoothly (save the last step with the counter) I'll try and make a bigger dent in the backlog next time. Thanks for letting me know! — Wug·a·po·des 08:40, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you
I followed your advice, and made my message less threatening, i just wanted to say thank you for the message you left on my talk page! 96.230.240.122 (talk) 01:21, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
Bernie Sanders portrait
Since you've demonstrated some skill with photo editing, do you think you could please remove the red lettering in the background of this image? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bernie_Sanders_July_2019.jpg
If you have time, could you also please remove the blue stripe on the left (so that the background is a uniform white)? However the red lettering is more important. Vrrajkum (talk) 00:12, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
- Also, maybe whiten his teeth a little while you're at it? =D Vrrajkum (talk) 00:13, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Vrrajkum: I've upload a retouch at commons:File:Bernie Sanders July 2019 retouched.jpg; let me know if you have critiques. I left the blue stripe for the time being---staring at all those shades of whit has destroyed my eyes---but will take a crack at it later. I would recommend against whitening his teeth. While removing objects which distract from the composition is generally acceptable since it theoretically could have been part of the composition, changing the subject themselves risks misrepresenting them. — Wug·a·po·des 01:41, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
Belated congratulations
I was offline during your entire RFA and missed the chance to support it. So at least I can offer belated congratulations and good luck. Donner60 (talk) 05:15, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
Congrats!
Sorry that this is a bit late, but congrats on becoming an administrator! 96.230.240.122 (talk) 00:16, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
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