User talk:Chaser1942

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db-nonsense

Hi Chaser1942 - just a friendly note to say that db-nonsense should only really be used when an article literally makes no sense. WP:NONSENSE defines what is and isn't considered nonsense. It often turns out that an article you may consider tagging db-nonsense falls under one of the other criteria for speedy deletion anyway (often test pages, pure vandalism or no assertion of notability). Failing that, it can be WP:PRODded, or go to WP:AFD as a last resort. In the case of Teacup yorkie, you were right that it wasn't a great article - it wasn't well written and it was completely unsourced - so I've made it a redirect to Yorkshire Terrier. Cheers — Matt Eason ^{(Talk • Contribs)} 02:32, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Matt Eason, I am still learning about Wikipedia so I appreciate the help, and I will take another look at the criteria for speedy deletion. Chaser1942 (talk) 03:54, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Keep up the good work on RC patrol. Let me know if you ever have any problems or questions. — Matt Eason ^{(Talk • Contribs)} 12:38, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

New Page Patrol survey

New page patrol – Survey Invitation Hello Chaser1942! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you. If this invitation also appears on other accounts you may have, please complete the survey once only. If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it. Please click HERE to take part. Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback. You are receiving this invitation because you have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey

New deal for page patrollers

Hi Chaser1942,

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) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)