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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I believe the nomination in question was for Rushmore (film), which was originally made on May 31, 2019, during the day and with a subtopic of "Film".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)[reply]

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)[reply]

GANs to do

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)[reply]

January 2020

stop 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)[reply]

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)[reply]
@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)[reply]
@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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
Yes, whenever you're ready. I'll put a hold on the 4im. –xenotalk 01:06, 16 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
Yep, fire at will. –xenotalk 01:04, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@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)[reply]

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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)[reply]

 Done Let me know if there are others! — Wug·a·po·des​ 17:15, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! There are probably others, but those are the ones I use most often. J947 (c), at 20:22, 21 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
{{Wikidata redirect}} too, please. Thanks, J947 (c), at 21:33, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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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)[reply]

Congratulations from here as well. Enjoy the bit. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:14, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations, good luck with the extra tools. Maxim(talk) 05:10, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

Take the sacred mop and with it rinse the Wiki of its scum and villany! CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓

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)[reply]

Essential equipment

You'll be needing this. Narky Blert (talk) 08:53, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Also, maybe whiten his teeth a little while you're at it? =D Vrrajkum (talk) 00:13, 30 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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content missing in anniversary section on main page

Today on February 1st the Greensboro Sit-Ins started, I never noticed it on the main page, so could you please add it on to the main page (make sure people agree with you, or this could become a big problem) the link for the article is here 96.230.240.122 (talk) 15:30, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Anon, It's 20:39, 1 February 2020 (UTC) now so probably too late to add to WP:OTD. Looking at Wikipedia_talk:Selected_anniversaries/February_1 it seems that it was listed last year. I'm not familiar with that process, but reading through Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries#Steps_for_suggesting_new_listings it seems like you'd need to add it to one of the upcoming dates. Greensboro_sit-ins#Events_at_Woolworth lists a number of dates other than Feb 1 where interesting events happened so while it's too late to add the 60th anniversary of the start of the protests, you could add the 60th anniversary of one of those events. — Wug·a·po·des​ 20:39, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User:Wugapodes/Capricorn

First, a congratulations (belatedly) on your successful RfA!

The other item I wanted to address with you is a minor fix to your Capricorn user script. Per this discussion, it appears the script is removing the blank line between the redirect target link and rcat templates, and which WP:REDCAT recommends to keep. Would you please adjust the script so that it retains the blank line? I know this is a really minor thing, but it really does make the wikicode more readable.

Thanks, -- Black Falcon (talk) 01:53, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Black Falcon: should be done with this edit — Wug·a·po·des​ 02:52, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Much appreciated! -- Black Falcon (talk) 04:19, 3 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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20:05, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Disruptive editing on Jimbo's user page

If you look through the history on Jimbo's user page, you may notice a lot of vandalism on it, and most of it is over the period of January 20-February 4, and the editor's who vandalized it had made a bunch of nonsense edits, so I was wondering if you could semi protect it for about a week or so, to discourage to vandals who are causing this?

on a side note could you please fix the number of edit filter helpers from 22 to 21, because the info is inaccurate, and the page is semi protected, so I can't edit it. the link is here 96.230.240.122 (talk) 01:16, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi anon, I've looked into both of these. I'm not willing to protect Jimbo's userpage; in general I'm not a fan of page protection when it's avoidable, and especially so for a page which boasts about anyone being able to edit it. More experienced administrators monitor that page, so I trust them to protect the page if and when it is the best option. You may wish to contact one of them.
As for the counter on WP:Edit filter, there's not really anything I can do about that. The number is generated by a magic word which automatically updates the page with the current number of edit filter helpers. Depending on the server load, it may be slow to update sometimes. Given that you're editing anonymously, it's also possible that you're viewing an old cached version of the page that doesn't have the new numbers. You may want to try purging the page. — Wug·a·po·des​ 07:24, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 96.230.240.122 (talk) 22:46, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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