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Recently active admin request

Hi Bagumba. I pulled your name at random from the list of recently active admins. Could you please post DS notices at User talk:Dan Wescher for the Gender/Sexuality and BLP topic areas? They have recently been active in adding BLP-related content to Kiwi Farms, which is covered under gensex DS. I'd post the notices myself, but Dan Wescher removed a recent post from me at their user talk citing "harrassment/spam", and I'd like to not aggravate them further. Thanks, Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 04:51, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

@Firefangledfeathers I'm not active in that area or generally with DSs, but found the relevant templates and did the due diligence before going forward. Best. —Bagumba (talk) 05:15, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
@Firefangledfeathers It also seems they misinterpret WP:NOBAN, but that's another story. —Bagumba (talk) 05:18, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
It's certainly the beginning of a story. I wonder how it's going to end. Thank you for your help. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 05:26, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Assume the best, but the groundwork is laid in the event of the worst. They've had a prior EW block, and they've been notified of the DSs. Should be straightforward (hopefully). Happy editing. —Bagumba (talk) 05:34, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Twist ending! Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 01:22, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

About Chris Wallace basketball

Hey i just added only assets that Grizzlies received in the Pau Gasol trade. I hope this doesn't bother you. DrLuigiGamer2001 (talk) 19:24, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

@DrLuigiGamer2001 Hi. If you are referring to Chris Wallace (basketball), it's not on my watchlist. Edits don't "bother" me, per se. If something is incorrect, I might fix it, and inform the original editor. I see I've left you a few warnings before, but they were merely to inform. If you have any specific questions or concerns, feel free to ask. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 17:38, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks bagumba i just don't want to cause trouble or something i like go to wikipedia every day but again if i want to edit something i will try to ask to you if i can. DrLuigiGamer2001 (talk) 09:15, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Per WP:BOLD:

Be bold can be explained in three words: "Go for it."

Nobody WP:OWNs Wikipedia. So you don't need my permission, or anyone else's. If something is wrong, other's can help fix it, just like you can fix some problems with others' edits.—Bagumba (talk) 09:22, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
User:DrLuigiGamer2001: Forgot to ping.—Bagumba (talk) 09:23, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

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  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
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Arbitration

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:55, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

June 2022

Hi Bagumba,

I figured I'd get a message sooner or later. Please try to make me understand this. Last week I was removing the duplicates. I liked them there, but I saw some pages didn't have them duplicated. If you check my talk page, 'Hey man im Josh' went over this with me and we agreed 'with the same link you just left me', that the duplicates were fine in the infobox. So now I did about 100 edits on players and you tell me that I should stop. I'll stop, no problem, but that repeat link should have a true meaning to it. I hate wasting my time, good faith or not, if I'm going to screw everyone up.

Maybe you can shed some light on this and drill it into myself and Josh's head that we should not do something that we think looks okay and is really not against the rules. Did you really mean this? nonstandard, unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand When I first came here as an IP user and saw All-Pro listed twice, I understood it. It meant if I wanted to click on the line I was reading, I didn't have to look above it and click there.

Trust me, this is not a debate, I will not continue doing what I was doing.

Thanks in advance for your input on this.

John Bringingthewood (talk) 02:10, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

@Bringingthewood: Oops, I did see Hey man im josh's earlier message to you, but I only skimmed and made the incorrect assumption that we had the same interpretation. In any event, sorry for the confusion, and thanks for discussing this. I think the relevant part of MOS:REPEATLINK is:

This is most often the case when the list is presenting information that could just as aptly be formatted in a table, and is expected to be parsed for particular bits of data, not read from top to bottom

Since items like All-Pro are grouped together on a bio's innfobox, I'd say that a skimmer is not going to miss it. To me, it's different than if we had a list of All-Pro players, but I might miss where one team was already linked e.g. 2021 All-Pro Team. —Bagumba (talk) 02:25, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
@Bringingthewood FWIW on a related point, at the NBA project, it's specifically mentioned at WP:NBACAREERHIST to not repeat team links in the infobox. At any rate, it wouldn't be the first time if projects differ on guideline interpretations. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 02:31, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
Aaah, I'm glad I stopped typing and read your recent message. Now that makes sense that it's specifically mentioned for that project.
I appreciate your feedback with this issue. Maybe it was a color thing on my part originally, the blue looked neat and easy to read. The black sometimes runs into other mentioned info under it. Like the teams and positions a coach had coached for.
I think Josh and I believe one way and the NBA doesn't, lol.
Don't worry, I'm still going to stop doing what I did. You may see my name show up a lot, but it's all past edits.
Thank you for your interpretation on the subject. I'll see you around.
Bye for now,
John Bringingthewood (talk) 02:44, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
@Bringingthewood Well, this discussion made me realize that NBA pages link the whole "All-NBA First Team", "All-NBA Second Team", "All-NBA Third Team", not just the "All-NBA", and links each one separately. So feel free to revert me on the NFL. The funny thing is that basketball articles don't repeat All-American or all-conference links. Go figure. The key thing is to realize that there's nothing stopping someone outside the project to interpret it differently, and than cry bloody WP:LOCALCONSENSUS to change a long-established convention. It's happened. Not to discourage you, but good to know before you decide to invest time in a gray area. Best. —Bagumba (talk) 02:54, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
Wow, I think we'll need to hold a town meeting regarding this. It would be great if that 'gray area' would go away. I kind of knew that this would eventually happen one day due to the interpretation of that link.
Nope, no revert necessary. There are probably over a thousand players that were never tampered with, I'd rather just leave quietly.
Thanks for the links, I'll read them and see how the other side lives.
Nice when people like yourself and Josh are around, you are both great at making people, like myself, change their attitudes (in a good way). Bringingthewood (talk) 03:18, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Many Thanks!

Ha! I never saw that coming. Thank you very much, Bagumba! Much appreciated!!Bringingthewood (talk) 03:28, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

About Quin Snyder

Hey Bagumba There is many reports that Quin Synder has officially resigned as head coach for the Jazz. So is it neccesary to edit or No? DrLuigiGamer2001 (talk) 11:05, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

@DrLuigiGamer2001: His page already looks updated. See WP:SPORTSTRANS for guidance on how to handle these kinds of breaking announcements.—Bagumba (talk) 11:12, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

User:Realpimpt24

Can anything be done about User:Realpimpt24? I can't find any constructive edits in their history. That username alone may qualify for a block. Zagalejo (talk) 01:04, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

@Zagalejo Blocked as vand-only. —Bagumba (talk) 01:16, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! Zagalejo (talk) 01:24, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for 2022 NBA Finals

On 17 June 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2022 NBA Finals, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:46, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

About the forfeited picks from this years nba draft

Hey bagumba just letting you i just fixed the grammars about the forfeited picks from milwaukee and miami for a doesn't makes sense so i replaced to "due to" to make sense i want to ask you if it's unneccesary. DrLuigiGamer2001 (talk) 20:04, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

When a trade or free agent signing happens please trust that the sources like Bleacher Report Or Adrian Wojnarowski tell the truth about what is recently happening in the nba

So when a trade or free agent signing is happening pls update as soon as when it’s first happening not when the actual teams say it because sometimes the teams tell them that later after people like Bleacher and Adrian had already was saying it already happened so while yes they can be rumors people like them don’t tell lies about trades they tell the truth about so don’t just call them unreliable sources for when they talk about it every single time and day when that type of stuff is happening so don’t do it when the team says it is happening so it when the actual sources do it first that’s what I want you to improve on Wikipedia. Thanks and bye. Jaydenstyy (talk) 13:42, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

@Jaydenstyy You mean Kenny Atkinson is really the head coach of the Hornets?[1] The guideline WP:RSBREAKING states:

...avoid spreading unreliable and false information, such as distrusting anonymous sources and unconfirmed reports, as well as reports attributed to other news media.

There's no hurry for Wikipedia, so just wait for the team to speak on the record, as they always do for real deals. —Bagumba (talk) 17:00, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Protection needed

Can you protect Malcolm Brogdon? Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 20:42, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Also Will Barton, Monte Morris and Ish Smith. Natg 19 (talk) 20:44, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Also Otto Porter Jr.. Natg 19 (talk) 00:55, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
@Natg 19 protected Porter. Brogdon was already done. The others not enough activity yet. —Bagumba (talk) 12:12, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

NBA 75th Anniversary Team

Larry Brown and K. C. Jones also weren't Top 10 Coaches and should be in bold. Cheers, 165.1.194.41 (talk) 15:22, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. Fixed. —Bagumba (talk) 00:24, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:28, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Ron Harper Jr.

Hello again Bagumba: I saw you reversed Ron Harper Jr.'s page because he is only on a Summer League roster right now, actually for the Toronto Raptors. If you take a look at Mac McClung's Wikipedia page, it says he is currently a member of Golden State Warriors basketball, and he hasn't signed an official NBA standard or 2-way contract, but he is on Summer League Warriors Basketball. I think the two articles I'm comparing should be the same way, either both signed, or, both unsigned. I cannot fix any of the pages because they are currently locked for a week to prevent vandalism. I hope you can understand me correctly, but thank you for your accurate response and I'll come back tomorrow. 93.176.144.32 (talk) 20:58, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi there. Wikipedia:Verifiability is the guiding policy. If a player has an NBA contract, a cited reliable source would support its mention. Being on a summer league team is not the same as being in the NBA. The compensation is different, and the summer league ends after a few games. Regarding Mac McClung, that page is not currently protected. If it cannot be sourced that he's on an NBA roster–not a summer league roster, it should not say he's on an NBA team. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 00:38, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
I went ahead and sourced it that McClung is on the Warriors summer league team only.[2]—Bagumba (talk) 07:20, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

JaMychal Green

My source was from ESPN, and how can you tell me it was an unreliable source??? ReaganHoang10 (talk) 17:24, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

@ReaganHoang10 The source you cited says "nears buyout" (present tense), not "waived" (past tense). It's original research to interpret something the article doesn't actually say.—Bagumba (talk) 23:55, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Protect Anthony Edwards (basketball)?

Lots of IP height related vandalism. Thx. Rikster2 (talk) 17:13, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Ok. Indeffed. —Bagumba (talk) 01:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious
Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).

Administrator changes

readded Valereee
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Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC has been closed with consensus to add javascript that will show edit notices for editors editing via a mobile device. This only works for users using a mobile browser, so iOS app editors will still not be able to see edit notices.
  • An RfC has been closed with the consensus that train stations are not inherently notable.

Technical news

  • The Wikimania 2022 Hackathon will take place virtually from 11 August to 14 August.
  • Administrators will now see links on user pages for "Change block" and "Unblock user" instead of just "Block user" if the user is already blocked. (T308570)

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case request Geschichte has been automatically closed after a 3 month suspension of the case.

Miscellaneous

  • You can vote for candidates in the 2022 Board of Trustees elections from 16 August to 30 August. Two community elected seats are up for election.
  • Wikimania 2022 is taking place virtually from 11 August to 14 August. The schedule for wikimania is listed here. There are also a number of in-person events associated with Wikimania around the world.
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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:44, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Important

Bagumba there is someone who vandalized paolo banchero's article i can't undo it and that person keeps editing DrLuigiGamer2001 (talk) 11:29, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I reverted to the last good version at Paolo Banchero and requested page protection for the article. Larry Hockett (Talk) 12:10, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
@DrLuigiGamer2001: Thanks. You are encouraged to revert vandalism on your own and follow Wikipedia:Vandalism#Handling. @Larry Hockett: Thanks for removing and requesting protection; it looks to be protected now. —Bagumba (talk) 14:57, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Christian Kälin

Hi Bagumba. I'm reaching out to you as an experienced editor who is listed at Category:Wikipedians willing to provide third opinions. Could you please take a look at the discussion I started at Talk:Christian Kälin#Unexplained removals of sourced content, WP:COATRACK additions? Another editor made what I believe are significant inappropriate changes (both to the article in question and more recently to Henley & Partners), but I'm unable to do a WP:BRD revert due to my COI - so I'm looking for a fair-minded, uninvolved editor to weigh in. Thanks in advance, Sarah Nicklin (talk) 17:07, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

@Sarah Nicklin: Hi there. Technically this doesn't fit into Wikipedia:Third opinion, as there is no other specific party involved. I see that the discussion you started is regarding another person's edit, but you don't seem to have specifically notify them. Perhaps the easiest solution is that you do so, and you work with them directly to reach a resolution. Alternatively, perhaps a related WikiProject ( Wikipedia:WikiProject Switzerland?) might show some interest in the topic. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 05:10, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for responding. I apologize for leaving out some context - the reason I see this as an active content dispute is that this is an extension of the dispute that took place at Talk:Henley & Partners#Major changes made without consensus - the edits to both articles were done at the same time by the same editor. The two of us discussed the content issue there briefly and unconstructively, and the dispute was only resolved when a different editor eventually stepped in. I'm happy to ping the other party at the Christian Kälin article as well as a matter of process, though I'm certain we are past the point of constructive dialogue there too. In any case, I do hope you'll agree to take a quick look and weigh in, not necessarily as an "official" WP:3O situation, but just as an editor who knows how to apply Wikipedia content guidelines in these kinds of cases. Thanks again, Sarah Nicklin (talk) 07:28, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
@Sarah Nicklin: No worries. Apologies, but I generally limit myself as a volunteer here by steering away from topics I'm not too familiar with. In Kalin's case, I wouldn't feel comfortable commenting on its content without investing more time to learn about him. Alternatively, consider notifying those who were involved at Henley & Partners (though be aware of the Wikipedia:Canvassing guideline). Best of luck.—Bagumba (talk) 08:19, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Happy Tenth Adminship Anniversary!

Administrators' newsletter – September 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2022).

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  • A discussion is open to define a process by which Vector 2022 can be made the default for all users.
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Arbitration

  • An arbitration case regarding Conduct in deletion-related editing has been closed. The Arbitration Committee passed a remedy as part of the final decision to create a request for comment (RfC) on how to handle mass nominations at Articles for Deletion (AfD).
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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:11, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

User not getting it

Age20035 (talk · contribs · count) User just not heeding multiple warnings, three blocks (two from you) for adding unsourced content, my three reverts today, diff, diff and diff. Now this could be just adjusting to the existing references, but no edit summaries, no updating of these references. My first thought was ANI, but on second thought, maybe this is more efficient. Cheers, - FlightTime (open channel) 20:48, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

@FlightTime The changes seem to match the existing cited sources. The use of edit summaries would be nice, and you can advise them as much. What source updates would you expect? Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 06:57, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Protect Lorenzo Brown?

He has become a naturalized Spanish citizen and several IPs have changed his place of birth as various places in Spain. It is well documented he was born in Roswell, Georgia. Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 23:01, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Protected for 1 wk. Seems the body can be improved with sourced prose of his birthplace along with a reliable source that he renounced his U.S. citizenship. —Bagumba (talk) 23:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Regarding the linking discussion: Intially SMcCandlish agree with me to add. You agreed with the intent, but felt it was not necessary to say this in the MOS. Unafala made a common against the intent which you countered.

After two more days of no comment, I added the phrase to the MOS. My thinking was there were 2 supports, you were more or less neutral, and Unafala was a weak oppose since he didn’t respond to your last comment. Unafala reverted the change saying there was no consensus.

Next, NebY asked a question that I answered. They didn’t really express any opinion on the proposal. Then Tony added another support, making it 3 support, 1 neutral, 1 against.

I made the change again and Unafala reverted saying there were 3 supporting and 3 “doubting.”

Then NebY came back and made it more cloudy by saying we should’t change the MOS to just state that it applies to infoboxes too without simultaneously changing all the infoboxes that don’t comply with a project guideline, and there should be individual project notification on this discussion.

I’m a little frustrated here. IMO, template documention is notoriously out of date and incomplete and shouldn’t have a lot of weight here. As you said, “community guidelines take precedence” and this proposed wording is just re-enforcing that in GEOLINK (I came here in the first place after encountering an editor what didn’t accept that). Since you are the key person somewhere in the middle on this, what is the way forward? MB 15:22, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

@MB: Thanks for investing your time to improve Wikipedia. I agree with NebY's suggestion to notify Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Higher education about the discussion. Whenever possible, I think it's advantageous to seek more voices, which hopefully makes consensus clearer, even if it turns out to be different than my opinion. If an MOS update is ultimately needed, MOS:INFOBOX seems a better option to muddying MOS:LINK. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 00:50, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Deng Ring redirect

Hey. Can you please delete the Deng Ring page that currently redirects to Junior Madut. There was a mix up of identities when the Junior Madut page was initially created. Thanks. DaHuzyBru (talk) 10:29, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi there. This doesn't look like it qualifies under WP:G7: For redirects created as a result of a page move, the mover must also have been the only substantive contributor to the pages before the move. If I look at Junior Madut's history, it seems that the title "Deng Ring" has existed since 2021. The rationale seems to be that somebody might have bookmarked the old title, and deleting it would break that old link. Would adding {{R from incorrect name}} to the redirect be sufficient? If you still think it really should be deleted, you can propose at WP:RFD.—Bagumba (talk) 10:55, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Sports Roster Template

Hello, I just want to ask how to set a custom color code when putting a team roster for a sports league, I am currently doing a draft on the Overtime Elite league and just wanted to do some color codes for the roster lists and I also can't seem to figure out how to put the team names as headers. Link to the draft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Overtime_Elite#Current_roster Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 15:31, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nintendoswitchfan: Colors are defined at Module:Sports color/basketball.—Bagumba (talk) 17:29, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Got it. So I define a color and team name there then how do I link it to a roster infobox? I just put the {{{Team Name}}}? Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 17:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

@Nintendoswitchfan: I've never done it from scratch. Perhaps find a non-NBA pro team page and mimic it? —Bagumba (talk) 17:41, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Got it. Tried to mimic but I just can't seem to put the team name above the player list. Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 17:50, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Greg Lee (basketball)

On 23 September 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Greg Lee (basketball), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. SpencerT•C 18:27, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Kirk Cousins Curse

I saw that you deleted the whole section for Kirk Cousins on the Sports Curse page. Something about "Fringe theory". All of the curses on the page can be seen as coincidental, but they all have a repeating pattern. Kirk Cousins' is not any different, and I and many others believe it has earned a spot. The only questionable part is the last blurb about "notjoeflacco" in my opinion. I was just wondering why you believed there was valid reason to take it all down? H-Piece 00:46, 25 September 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahurrell61418 (talk • contribs)

@Ahurrell61418: Hi there. The only cited source was vikingsterritory.com, which didn't readily seem like a reliable source. Secondly, there should be multiple unique sources cited on the topic to meet WP:WEIGHT, otherwise this page will be overwhelmed with fringe theories.—Bagumba (talk) 00:53, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
I see why sources for a curse like this can be unreliable when it is not as broadcasted as a lot of the other ones, but sports media outlets and the official league themselves would never post about one of their better players having this "curse" around them. That would be bad for business. As for needing multipole sources, because it is not heavily covered outside of meme pages, the only way I can think of confirming the curse would be to look back at every game that Kirk Cousins has started and won throughout his entire career. I know the lack of recognition and sources goes against my argument for having the curse, but the curse is very real in the hearts of football fans and "notjoeflacco" with his 116k + followers along with other pages and their followers who have used the idea. The pattern is very real, and I think it adds value to the page. H-Piece 01:02, 25 September 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahurrell61418 (talk • contribs)
...would never post about one of their better players having this "curse" around them: Cousins isn't affiliated with the site, so "their" doesn't apply. Wikipedia is based on reliable sources. That's not to say that other outlets dont talk about this "curse", but Wikipedia is not intended to be about everything either.—Bagumba (talk) 01:11, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
@Ahurrell61418: Forgot to notify you.—Bagumba (talk) 01:12, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).

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  • The Articles for creation helper script now automatically recognises administrator accounts which means your name does not need to be listed at WP:AFCP to help out. If you wish to help out at AFC, enable AFCH by navigating to Preferences → Gadgets and checking the "Yet Another AfC Helper Script" box.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:42, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

NYC Sports Teams

For teams such as the Knicks and Nets, Yankees and Mets we can just put the city borough they’re based in as the five boroughs are commonly known enough. Also readers can see the New York context by clicking on those borough article pages. Seems kind of long winded they way they are now. 2601:82:C080:7F00:8068:525:46D8:C740 (talk) 00:33, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

There's a couple of principles as to why the linkage to NY should be established in the lead sentence. Per WP:ASTONISH:

To work out which parts of the sentence are going to be difficult for the reader, try to put yourself in the position of a reader hitherto uninformed on the subject.

Per MOS:LINK:

Do not unnecessarily make a reader chase links: if a highly technical term can be simply explained with very few words, do so.

Reader not familiar with the U.S. or the sport should not be confused why it does not mention NY, nor have to chase a link to find out it really is in NY.—Bagumba (talk) 01:05, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Guidance

Hello, the articles Krishand and Shahi Kabir was created by a sock. Before deleting the article I copied the content and edited, then submitted in Draft for reviewing. But a user with the IP 2409:4073:10D:FA76:74EC:98FF:FEC4:FC58, always commenting. I think he has an account and hiding behind this IP. Can you please have a check? 116.68.97.109 (talk) 07:44, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi there. You can refer to Wikipedia:Dispute resolution if you have a dispute with another editor. If you suspect socking, you can start an inquiry at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 08:16, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy Fourteenth First Edit Day!

Hey, Bagumba. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 16:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

ITN recognition for Héctor López

On 5 October 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Héctor López, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 05:46, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

ITN bolding

And yet for the Nobels we insist on bolding the winners not the event. It's an inconsistency I hadn't noticed until now. Best wishes, Stephen 02:03, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

@Stephen: That trend predates me. For Nobels, I can only guess it was because there is generally not a dedicated year-specific article. Best.—Bagumba (talk) 05:19, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

"7:46" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect 7:46 and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 15#7:46 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. CriticalMaster95 (talk) 15:57, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Kay Parker

On 17 October 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kay Parker, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. TJMSmith (talk) 17:31, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Karl-Anthony Towns

Regarding this revert. I checked the NBA link in the article prior to the revert but it just leads to a "content unavailable" page. The basketball-reference.com link, however, does work and has the height listed as 6'11'. Just as an FYI regarding the discrepancy in biodata/sources in the article.-- Ponyobons mots 17:48, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

@Ponyo: Interesting. Are you able to reach plain NBA.com? Sometimes editors have said some NBA links dont work in some countries, but it hasn't come up with this type of basic profile pages (yet?)—Bagumba (talk) 17:58, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
I can access the NBA profile from the link in your edit summary, just not from the templated NBA link in the EL section. Perhaps it's formatted incorrectly? What happens when you click on it?-- Ponyobons mots 18:03, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
@Ponyo: OK, the EL was using a defunct format. I fixed it for that page, but I suspect there are others. I typically just use the NBA link in the infobox (it's closer too). Best. —Bagumba (talk) 18:31, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
Thumbs up icon.-- Ponyobons mots 18:35, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

Giovanni Bolla

You should have checked the history before prodding. I have reverted to the pre-vandalism version. Please be more careful. Johnbod (talk) 23:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

@Johnbod: We're all volunteers here. I identified a problem, which you helped fix. Thanks. —Bagumba (talk) 00:48, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
Well, that's one way of looking at it! Johnbod (talk) 03:36, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

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Michigan-Michigan State

A group of related IP users continues to delete sourced content from Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry, specifically discussion of the postgame attack from last week. The matter was brought to the talk page where consensus was to restore. The IP nevertheless continues to delete. Can you help? Cbl62 (talk) 01:00, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

@Cbl62: I semi-protected for a week to encourage discussion, if needed.—Bagumba (talk) 07:28, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Thank you, Bagumba. Cbl62 (talk) 10:37, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Dwight Garner (American football)

On 22 November 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dwight Garner (American football), which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 22:20, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

colorado springs

Formal charges were filed, and they were discussed in the nomination. nableezy - 17:44, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

@Nableezy: I did see it mentioned, but I didnt see it in the article, nor any sources cited. This from AP said: The charges against Aldrich are preliminary, and prosecutors have not yet filed formal charges. Do you know of other sources? —Bagumba (talk) 19:01, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
They are preliminary because he hasnt been arraigned yet. But he is being held on murder and hate crimes charges. nableezy - 19:16, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
@Nableezy: As a couple of comments cited the lack of formal charges to downplay the significance, it seems like a minimum to expect any reasonable chance of establish consensus to post a blurb. —Bagumba (talk) 19:30, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
I think this was a bad close, I'm afraid. The formality of the charges was being thrown up as a procedural obstacle external to WP. The headline that was being considered was nothing to do with whether the suspect was guilty, arraigned, charged, or even arrested. The argument that it has a clear prima facie appearance of being a hate crime stands alone. GenevieveDEon (talk) 19:55, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
@GenevieveDEon: There was no consensus to post, with many opposers basing significance on the death toll, some not even seeing the possibility that it was a hate crime being a factor. Others cited the lack of formal charges.—Bagumba (talk) 20:17, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
I had figured it would stay open a bit longer, but it probably wasn't going to get a solid enough consensus regardless. I for one don't think it being a hate crime should move the needle simply due to the nebulous nature of what defines a "hate crime", but charges don't make it one, just like a lack of charges do not make a crime not so. The Pulse shooting from a few years ago, used by some as an example for posting, is a perfect example, where the suspect's motives are still debated to this day. DarkSide830 (talk) 22:14, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
@DarkSide830: It had been open for almost 3 days. WP:ITNA reads: If there is not consensus to post the item and the nomination has had suitable time to run (generally 24 hours), nominations can be closed There was no indication that sentiment was turning to gain enough support, barring a change in the facts.—Bagumba (talk) 01:01, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
I'm not alleging improper conduct, it was just an observation. DarkSide830 (talk) 03:16, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
No worries. —Bagumba (talk) 06:13, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
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