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No action on CfD closures

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You seem to have a backlog of CfD closures you haven't handled through WP:CFDW or its talk page, such as Category:Cenozoic horses. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:19, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LaundryPizza03: Thank you for the note; I'll see what I can do :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:21, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I came across Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_October_9#Category:Constituencies_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Botswana_(historic) and implemented it myself, as it was fiddly. – Fayenatic London 10:16, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Fayenatic london! HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:58, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aspersions

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I appreciate your thoroughness against aspersions [1], even when they consist of an unchallenged claim about the difficulty of finding more diffs that exhibit the same pattern of behaviour which I have supported with evidence. I was able to find another one, though [2], but I will look no further because it is time-consuming and also unnerving. However, I would be grateful if you could also remove Elinruby's aspersions against me. That would be fair and due. You will find an (incomplete) list in this edit [3]. Note that in the fourth one in the list (off-Wiki campaign) Elinruby mentions evidence privately submitted to the ArbCom; however, given the private nature of the evidence and the public nature of the accusation, it is aspersions and should be removed, please. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 05:57, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gitz. Requests like this should be made to the clerk team as a whole, not just an individual. I am going to ask you to move this to either the workshop talk (or, if you wish to be discrete about it, which I would completely understand, by email to clerks-l@lists.wikimedia.org). Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:11, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thank you for the suggestion. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 23:11, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

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Group eponymous template categorization

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Have we a quick way to remove these from their eponymous categories? Pretty much every single one of them is a member of their group's eponymous category and apparently shouldn't be. RachelTensions (talk) 01:59, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi RachelTensions! Unfortunately, I am unaware of a tool that would do something like that. Someone at WP:AWBREQ might have a better idea, but this seems difficult (mostly because you are not looking for the same character sequence in each template, if that makes sense). Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:25, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah yes one of our AWB friends might be able to figure it out, thank you!
RachelTensions (talk) 02:26, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2024-43

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Barnstar

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The Admin Elections barnstar
Thanks for removing the {{Notice}}s on the candidate pages for the discussion period. I was wondering why my regex in AWB wasn't picking anything up ;-) –Novem Linguae (talk) 00:17, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are definitely getting this barnstar back at you after this thing is done, Novem Linguae. Thank you for everything you have done to get WP:EFA (which is the superior shortcut) off the ground :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:18, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, want a bonus quest? I think we should go through every candidate page and delete =====General comments=====. It's redundant and is making the table of contents at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Discussion phase look meh. Thoughts? :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 00:36, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely agree.  Doing... HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:39, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done, and thank you for the suggestion, Novem Linguae :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:42, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Amazing work. I'm doubling your salary! :) –Novem Linguae (talk) 00:43, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Whoot! These checks are getting so big ;) HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:10, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrator Elections: Discussion phase

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Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the October 2024 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

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Growth News, October 2024

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Current work

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Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module

We will add a new module to the Newcomer Homepage that will allow communities to highlight specific events, projects, campaigns, and initiatives. We have released a simple version on beta wikis and we will soon start an A/B test on our pilot wikis. This module will only display on the Newcomer Homepage if communities decide to utilize it, so learn how to configure the Community Updates module, or share your thoughts on the project's talk page.

One design concept aimed to increase constructive activation

Constructive activation experimentation

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Community Configuration

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Future work

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As part of the Growth team annual plan, we will continue to investigate ways to increase constructive activation on mobile, while also working with Data Products to move forward A/B testing functionality via the Metrics Platform.

Community events

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Invitation to participate in a research

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Question from Dman1423 (23:13, 24 October 2024)

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i hate isochrone --Dman1423 (talk) 23:13, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dman1423. Please only use the "ask a question" feature to ask questions. Thanks, HouseBlaster (he/they) 23:55, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin October Issue 2

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of October 2024. Please help translate.

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Administrator Elections: Voting phase

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Administrator Elections | Voting phase

The voting phase of the October 2024 administrator elections has started and continues until 23:59 31st October 2024 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

  • October 25–31 - SecurePoll voting phase
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Quick favor to ask

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Hello, I saw you on the list of recently active admins. Would you mind handling an edit request? I'd like to get this process started before the demands of life steal me away from wikipedia. GrayStorm(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.) 04:00, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GrayStorm: I have tagged the page. Please create the MFD page shortly :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 04:01, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Ironically, I had to step away from my computer for a few minutes after that. Funny how life is sometimes :) GrayStorm(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.) 04:15, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adamantine topic ban

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Hi HouseBlaster. Just a heads up that sanctions can be appealed anytime at AN (not just after six months). Assuming that this was a sanction under WP:CASTE, you should probably also log it there. RegentsPark (comment) 16:12, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it is a community sanction, rather than a purely admin-imposed sanction thus it can be placed only at WP:EDRC which was already done by HouseBlaster. Dympies (talk) 16:24, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I will correct the record regarding appeal time – thank you! I do not think this is a WP:CASTE sanction (even though it covers the same thing). Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 16:28, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category for Discussion :American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent

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Hi there,

I saw the discussion at Categories for Discussion regarding "American People Who Self-identify as being of Native American Descent" was just closed.

It looks like people were still voting at the time the discussion was closed as no consensus. I think relisting it again would likely create clearer consensus. Would you consider reopening the discussion? Whitewolfdog1 (talk) 17:11, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Whitewolfdog1! I am not going to relist that discussion. It was already relisted twice, and per WP:RELIST In general, a discussion should not be relisted more than twice. Discussions on Wikipedia usually last a week; this one was open for a month. People had enough time to weigh in. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 17:16, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You didn't mention WP:NONDEF, which is relevant in this instance because most of those added to this category (and its subcategories) neither mention this in their ledes or verify that there's no evidence for their heritage. And WP: ABOUTSELF would surely justify the generic "American people of Native American heritage" instead? Because the "self-ID" categories themselves state that this is for people who can't prove they're NA (which I doubt most subjects have said about themselves).
You also ignored the stronger issues of WP:CATV and WP:POVCAT. Was there any reason you missed those arguments out?
Despite more policy-based arguments supporting deletion, your "no consensus" close serves the purpose of siding with the less policy based (and fewer) !votes to keep the category.
There's simply no way to verify the majority of subjects in the way this category demands that isn't WP:OR, because most RSes don't discuss this issue in a way that's defining, verifiable and notable for the individuals themselves. There's also a risk this becomes a stick for people to beat others with, or to push a POV about persons they dislike.
The category itself is inherently non-neutral, much like "trans-identified male" and similar terms. See WP:SCAREQUOTES and WP:QUOTEPOV, which explain that there are multiple ways to distance from a claim in a way that raises suspicion about the person making it, and that these can make those statements not neutral. For BLPs, this is particularly problematic. Lewisguile (talk) 19:27, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The point of a close is to summarize the key points of a discussion, not every argument that was made. The BLP argument was by far the most common thing mentioned by supporters of deleting the category, so that is what I focused on in the closing statement.

As for the other PAGs you cite: The defining argument was rebutted by Yuchitown. That is evidence the intersection is defining – and that would need to be rebutted. To make a successful WP:CATV argument for deletion (and not merely purging), you need to show that it is impossible to source. No such showing was made. (And nobody made a CATV argument for purging.) If a particular article should not belong in the category, that is not a reason to delete the entire tree. Finally, WP:POVCAT: A good deal of editors think that there is nothing negative about self-ID. There wasn't really any PAGs to go off of when making the determination about which side of the neutrality question is stronger. Taken together, I closed it as no consensus.

Obviously, you disagree with that assessment. You have my blessing to take this to WP:DRV; I will not be overturning my close. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 20:57, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Firstly, apologies if my prior message came off blunt—it was late and on a re-read, I think it could be read as more direct than I wanted it to be.
As for WP:CATV, this was raised as an issue in the discussions. If the category were purged, it would be eligible for speedy deletion anyway; if most things in the category fail WP:CATV, then the category is dubious at best and that's another argument for just deleting it.
However, I can see we're not going to agree here so I will hop on over to the deletion review thread and add my thoughts there instead. Have a good weekend. Lewisguile (talk) 09:53, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I requested deletion review linked below. Whitewolfdog1 (talk) 22:21, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Closure in the archives

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Hi HB. I appreciate your diligence in making this closure, but I believe it may have been a misreading of consensus. That discussion is marked by a total absence of uninvolved input; every last !vote is from people involved in the same disputes, with positions based on whether they agree or disagree with Adamantine123. I don't think that is sufficient basis for a community sanction. I believe letting the thread die is the better course - a more structured complaint can always be brought to AE, as the dispute is within a CT. Failing that, I believe "no consensus" is the appropriate outcome, or possibly resuscitating the thread for more input. Are you open to revisiting this? For the record, I've been in several disputes with people who !voted on either side of that, but I'm not involved on the caste dispute specifically or - I believe - with respect to Adamantine123. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:57, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Acknowledging I have seen this; I have to go pick up a family member momentarily, and will respond in full in within ~2 hours.] HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:19, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This made absolutely zero sense. There was a clear cut consensus to topic ban Adamantine123 for his misconduct and the proposal stayed there long enough for the community to judge whether the proposal is correct or wrong. Most editors who participated in the thread never interacted with Adamantine123. It is also senseless to imagine that anyone was supposed to be going to WP:ARE over Adamantine's misconduct on ANI given such reports are rejected elsewhere per forum shopping.Dympies (talk) 18:25, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Vanamonde93. I closed the thread after a request at WP:CR (which I now see was filed by the person who opened the thread). I would be happy to re-list the discussion for further input from outside voices. (And apologies for the delay in responding.) Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 21:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, a relisting would be much appreciated. I will endeavor to provide some input - I think that would only be fair. No apologies required. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:33, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Repetition of the same POV-pushing in the same caste article by User:Dympies for which they were topic banned. HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:21, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for Category:American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent

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An editor has asked for a deletion review of Category:American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Whitewolfdog1 (talk) 22:13, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Eisenheim10 (07:31, 27 October 2024)

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Hello HouseBlaster, i’m here to learn new things, thank you for being my mentor. --Eisenheim10 (talk) 07:31, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Eisenheim10! Let me know if you need any help, and I will be more than happy to assist :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 15:48, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:List of video games with AI-versus-AI modes

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Tech News: 2024-44

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Question from Aneesjameel on Wikipedia:U (18:32, 30 October 2024)

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--Aneesjameel (talk) 18:32, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Aneesjameel! Do you have any questions about editing Wikipedia? HouseBlaster (he/they) 19:05, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Damning info

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Unless you sent me a second email, I responded earlier, HistoryofIran. Still am not planning to take action until the matter is resolved. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ops, it went under spam, my bad. Bit ironic since I used to advise loads of customers to be aware of that during my time in customer service. Best. HistoryofIran (talk) 22:16, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Categories to be merged

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Regarding this Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_October_17#Category:Ugandan_dermatologists. Who actually merges the cats (and deletes the old cats)? LibStar (talk) 23:36, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi LibStar! It appears I forgot to list that discussion at WP:CFDW. I will do so now. Thanks for the reminder :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 23:38, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. LibStar (talk) 23:43, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive!

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Welcome, welcome, welcome HouseBlaster! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2024 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 12:26, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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