User talk:Chetsford/Archive 29
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Rollback request
Hi! I can see that Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback has a high backlog, so I wondered to ask if you could review my request. Thanks a lot. Juliette Han (talk) 15:53, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
A bowl of strawberries for you!
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In appreciation for your delightful new article, Super-Duper Missile Schazjmd (talk) 00:42, 17 May 2020 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Schazjmd. FYI, I've nominated it ITN here [1]. Chetsford (talk) 00:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Pamela Chelgren-Koterba
Hello! Your submission of Pamela Chelgren-Koterba at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 14:54, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
May 2020
Dude? Really[2]? Horse Eye Jack (talk) 00:45, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
- Really, dude. Chetsford (talk) 05:20, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Super-Duper Missile for deletion
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Super-Duper Missile is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super-Duper Missile until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. GMGtalk 01:21, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Pamela Chelgren-Koterba
On 22 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pamela Chelgren-Koterba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pamela Chelgren-Koterba became the first female officer in the history of the United States' NOAA Corps in 1972? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pamela Chelgren-Koterba. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pamela Chelgren-Koterba), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
Drafts
Kindly review Gouri G Kishan and Kartikeya Gummakonda (both drafts) and tell me how to improve them. The article about Kartikeya is in review for several months and is still not reviewed yet.
For Gouri's article I have heavily exapnded the article since it at the beginning it was only one line. Thank you --TamilMirchi
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2020).
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DYK for Group of Personal Friends
On 3 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Group of Personal Friends, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Admiral José Toribio Merino described ousted President Salvador Allende's GAP security force as "Disney-movie style ... kids playing bandits"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Group of Personal Friends. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Group of Personal Friends), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:04, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
Rasmussen Reports
Please take a look at Rasmussen Reports. I think I made some improvements to major issues. Thoughts? Have to run now but wanted to put this on your radar because some of the content I removed seemed rather blatantly problematic to me...Marquardtika (talk) 15:36, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
- Marquardtika - I agree your edits were major improvements, though they were all quickly undone! It seems this has been in a rather abysmal state for awhile now. I'd suggest we just leave it alone and let the discussion ride for 30 days until some sort-of consensus is reached and then move from there. Each edit may require a discussion so this will probably take awhile to see improvement and I doubt it will ever be stable enough to be GA. Chetsford (talk) 05:18, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for your thoughts. I'll see how discussion plays out. Cheers to the weekend, whatever that even means anymore! Marquardtika (talk) 18:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
- Marquardtika - since it's been just about 30 days now, I've logged a request to have the discussion closed at WP:RFCLOSE. Chetsford (talk) 21:17, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for your thoughts. I'll see how discussion plays out. Cheers to the weekend, whatever that even means anymore! Marquardtika (talk) 18:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks! Marquardtika (talk) 01:49, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
DYK for Irene Triplett
![]() | On 13 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Irene Triplett, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Irene Triplett, who died in May 2020, was the last recipient of a pension from the American Civil War of 1861–1865? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Irene Triplett. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Citation needed on those flying monkey accounts
Over at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erica C. Barnett (2nd nomination), if you have a moment could you post links to which participants at the previous discussion, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erica C. Barnett, were SPAs that were blocked as sockpuppets, meatpuppets, COI editors, or otherwise illegitimate in some way? I can't identify which !votes you're referring to. Thanks! --Dennis Bratland (talk) 21:50, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Super-Duper Missile
Hello! Your submission of Super-Duper Missile at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:21, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
Iteris
Hi again, Chetsford! I hope you're doing well and staying safe. I really do try not to ask the same editors for help with article update requests, but in this case, I pinged you because of your previous help. I've tried to make the review process as easy as possible by outlining specific changes and providing updated markup in user space to make copying and pasting of the entire page possible (I remember you've requested this format before), but also understand if you're unable to review at this time. Do you have a moment to take a look, or shall I try reaching out to a relevant WikiProject? Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 17:03, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Inkian Jason, that's no problem at all. I'll look right now. Chetsford (talk) 17:55, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for your help. Inkian Jason (talk) 14:17, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Hello again! I've posted a very straightforward request here to update the Lee Fixel article. Do you have a moment to review and update the page on my behalf? If not, I will try to find another editor at a related WikiProject to assist. Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 14:41, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello yet again! I promise, I try to get help from others, but I was wondering if you'd be willing to revisit another article you've assisted with before. The Realtor.com article has not been updated much since early 2018, so I've posted a request here to bring the entry up to date. I've drafted a new entry here and this diff shows proposed changes to the current page. I've also outlined the changes, and I'm happy to provide any additional explanations as needed.
Would you be willing to review the proposed changes and update the article on my behalf? I don't think the changes are too drastic; I'm mostly just wanting to bring the page up to date. If not, I will try reaching out to a WikiProject to hopefully find an interested editor. Thanks again! Inkian Jason (talk) 20:07, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi, Chetsford. Since a couple weeks have passed, I thought I'd try here one more time before seeking WikiProject help. If you're uninterested, that's no problem. Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 15:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- Inkian Jason - sorry, I've been only intermittently on the last couple weeks. Will review now. Chetsford (talk) 16:55, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
- Never a problem, and no need to apologize. I also know you like to let requests sit for a while to make sure no one else weighs in or disagrees with proposed changes, which I respect. Thanks, as always, for your assistance. Inkian Jason (talk) 16:57, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
- Inkian Jason - sorry, I've been only intermittently on the last couple weeks. Will review now. Chetsford (talk) 16:55, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
Hello, hope you're doing well! Since you helped here, I was wondering if you'd be willing to review my request here to update the Corporate overview section. Thanks for your consideration, Inkian Jason (talk) 20:27, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Fort Trump
Hello! Your submission of Fort Trump at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:42, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2020).
- A request for comment is in progress to remove the T2 (template that misrepresents established policy) speedy deletion criterion.
- Protection templates on mainspace pages are now automatically added by User:MusikBot II (BRFA).
- Following the banning of an editor by the WMF last year, the Arbitration Committee resolved to hold an
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Polygon
I've never brought a source to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard but I wanted to know if it was possible for two editors to do that together and if you would interested. We disagree on if Polygon is a reliable source so I thought putting it on the noticeboard with both views would be a good starting point in creating discussion. This is the only previous discussion on Polygon which references that Polygon is considered reliable at Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources. But that didn't get it added to the RS list like other Vox Media properties (Vox, Recode, & The Verge). The noticeboard calls for article & content examples and I'm a little busy right now so ideally this is something we could work on later this month. Let me know what you think. Sariel Xilo (talk) 20:14, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
- Sure that'd be fine. Just to clarify, I think Polygon is perfectly RS for coverage of games, I just don't think it's RS for topics unrelated to games like crime reporting, medical news, economics trends and analysis, French elections, etc. Chetsford (talk) 15:19, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- This is where I fundamentally disagree. I think that media outlets that cover niche topics (to the extent we can call the multi-billion dollar gaming industry niche) can reliably report on people in the industry even when that reporting is on crimes or allegations of crimes by people in the industry. I would go a step further and say this kind of reporting in the wake of the MeToo movement is vital to the health of these niche communities because reporters are doing their jobs of holding industry accountable for the actions people in it take. For example, Kotaku has done some amazing coverage on this issue in video games 1 2. That kind of reporting could only be done by a niche outlet who had built up relationships of trust & a good reputation in their industry. So Polygon (which is held to same editorial standards as the other Vox Media properties & articles are cross-shared across these properties) is a reliable source on allegations of harassment in the gaming sphere. I would say this Polygon article is a RS on the pervasive nature of harassment in the industry and should be referenced wherever the specific cases are mentioned on Wikipedia. Sariel Xilo (talk) 23:22, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- "This is where I fundamentally disagree." Then there's no point in bringing something to RSN jointly. Chetsford (talk) 05:38, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
- This is where I fundamentally disagree. I think that media outlets that cover niche topics (to the extent we can call the multi-billion dollar gaming industry niche) can reliably report on people in the industry even when that reporting is on crimes or allegations of crimes by people in the industry. I would go a step further and say this kind of reporting in the wake of the MeToo movement is vital to the health of these niche communities because reporters are doing their jobs of holding industry accountable for the actions people in it take. For example, Kotaku has done some amazing coverage on this issue in video games 1 2. That kind of reporting could only be done by a niche outlet who had built up relationships of trust & a good reputation in their industry. So Polygon (which is held to same editorial standards as the other Vox Media properties & articles are cross-shared across these properties) is a reliable source on allegations of harassment in the gaming sphere. I would say this Polygon article is a RS on the pervasive nature of harassment in the industry and should be referenced wherever the specific cases are mentioned on Wikipedia. Sariel Xilo (talk) 23:22, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Just Curious
Hello Chetsford, I was wondering, is it possible for an admin to grant page mover to an editor who really needs it without reaching the time threshold? Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 21:03, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Synoman Barris - anything's possible! I'd be happy to add that as a permission to anyone if they really needed it but didn't quite meet criteria 1, 2 or 4 of WP:PAGEMOVER guidelines. Failure to meet criteria 3 might be a little trickier. Chetsford (talk) 21:08, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Chetsford, I have moved many pages, mostly to draft space and sometimes fixing headers. It’s annoying to leave redirects which I have to tag for R2 deletion again Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 21:11, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Chetsford, Fastily tries but it would actually be easier with the flag Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 21:13, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Synoman Barris - you appear to meet all the criteria. Can you just log a request at WP:PERM/PM and I'll add that permission to your rights? Chetsford (talk) 21:16, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Chetsford, I have made the request. Thanks Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 21:22, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Chetsford, Thank you, I hope my tasks will now be more easier. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 21:25, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
- Synoman Barris - you appear to meet all the criteria. Can you just log a request at WP:PERM/PM and I'll add that permission to your rights? Chetsford (talk) 21:16, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Darth-X-President
Hi there. Just to inform you, on 28 June you unblocked Darth-X-President on the understanding that they never again performs a page move without discussion and agreement first. Unfortunately 2 days ago they moved the article Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (diff) without discussing it with anyone, and it was subsequently moved back (diff) by another user due to the naming convention being incorrect. It seems like they've just ignored their previous block and gone back to not understanding page titles and refusing to engage in conversation. Canterbury Tail talk 12:28, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
- Canterbury Tail - thank you. I just asked the editor for clarification and will reimpose the indefinite block as soon as they've had a chance to weigh in. Chetsford (talk) 21:56, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
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Feedback request: History and geography request for comment
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DYK for AGM-183A ARRW
On 27 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AGM-183A ARRW, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the announced "Super-Duper Missile" has been theorized to be the AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, AGM-183A ARRW), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Chetsford, it's been nearly four weeks since you were pinged after this was reviewed; we need a response from you very soon. Also, we need a QPQ; it has been a month since the nomination, and that's too long to wait for a QPQ to be provided. Please do a QPQ and get back to the nomination soon. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:18, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2020).
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- There is an open request for comment to decide whether to increase the minimum duration a sanction discussion has to remain open (currently 24 hours).
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DYK nomination of Fort Trump
Hello! Your submission of Fort Trump at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:00, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
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Nomination of Fort Trump for deletion
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Fort Trump is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fort Trump until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:04, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2020).
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- Following a request for comment, the minimum length for site ban discussions was increased to 72 hours, up from 24.
- A request for comment is ongoing to determine whether paid editors
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use the articles for creation process. - A request for comment is open to resolve inconsistencies between the draftification and alternative to deletion processes.
- A request for comment is open to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the 2020 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and to resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.
- An open request for comment asks whether active Arbitrators may serve on the Trust and Safety Case Review Committee or Ombudsman commission.
DYK for Fort Trump
On 10 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fort Trump, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that US diplomats asked Poland not to name their new military base Fort Trump lest it be perceived as a vanity project and not a serious military proposal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Trump. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Fort Trump), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced
G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:17, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2020
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- A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely
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- A request for comment found consensus that incubation as an alternative to deletion should generally only be recommended when draftification is appropriate, namely
- The filter log now provides links to view diffs of deleted revisions (phab:T261630).
- The 2020 CheckUser and Oversight appointment process has begun. The community consultation period will take place from September 27th to October 7th.
- Following a request for comment, sitting Committee members may not serve on either the Ombuds Commission or the WMF Case Review Committee. The Arbitration Committee passed a motion implementing those results into their procedures.
- The Universal Code of Conduct draft is open for community review and comment until October 6th, 2020.
- Office actions may now be appealed to the Interim Trust & Safety Case Review Committee.
Danish withdrawal from the European Union
On a Facebook page called "Danexit" there are thousands of Danes (including older Danes) who want to leave the European Union. This "group was created on July 14, 2019" on Facebook. Are these two sentences bad? Wname1 (talk) 04:18, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
- Wname1 - are what two sentences bad? Also, to what article is this referring? Chetsford (talk) 22:39, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
It is on this page "Danish withdrawal from the European Union". You have give for them "Start-Class".
Yesterday also User:Hebsen has put me on these page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:Wname1_reported_by_User:Hebsen_(Result:_)
I only want to improve "Danish withdrawal from the European Union" page.
I have canceled the three words "(including older Danes)" also on the German page.Wname1 (talk) 05:20, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're saying. Chetsford (talk) 16:11, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of California Border Protection Stations
Hello! Your submission of California Border Protection Stations at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 15:24, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
Thank You
Many thanks for the article about the Hideways in the United States Capitol. The article was well research and interesting. Thank you for mentioning about Vice-President Harry Truman who was in Speaker Sam Rayburn's hideway have a drink on April 12, 1945 and then getting a call from the White House to be inform of President Franklin Roosevelt's death and that Vice-President Truman was now the President of the United States. Thank you for writing the article. RFD (talk) 15:46, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
- RFD - thanks so much! The compliment is particularly appreciated coming from someone with your content credentials! Chetsford (talk) 01:53, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
DYK for California Border Protection Stations
On 23 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article California Border Protection Stations, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that California maintains 16 checkpoints along its borders with Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona to help protect against an invasion by exotic lifeforms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/California Border Protection Stations. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, California Border Protection Stations), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
Tweaking of PP template
I noticed the wording in the template you added and wondered if the wording should be tweaked. IIRC, edit requests cannot be made for contentious content, IOW they are reserved for minor edits or content which clearly enjoys consensus support. Shouldn't that be added to the template? -- Valjean (talk) 15:13, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Valjean, sorry, I'm not entirely certain what you're asking? (Sorry I didn't get much sleep last night!) I believe the protection expires in a few hours, though (this was fulfillment of a request originally registered by another editor at Requests for Protection). Chetsford (talk) 16:45, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- I am not able to tweak the fully protected template, and I think it needs to be tweaked. This has nothing to do with the protection status at the article. I just used that diff for convenience. -- Valjean (talk) 16:48, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Got it, sorry I misunderstood. The protection templates are template protected so can't be edited. Chetsford (talk) 16:52, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, they are protected, which is why I approached you as an admin, who, I assume, can edit them. -- Valjean (talk) 16:57, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- I can't unilaterally do that, I'm afraid. You may want to make a suggestion at WP:VILLAGEPUMP or the template's Talk page. Chetsford (talk) 17:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, they are protected, which is why I approached you as an admin, who, I assume, can edit them. -- Valjean (talk) 16:57, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- Got it, sorry I misunderstood. The protection templates are template protected so can't be edited. Chetsford (talk) 16:52, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
- I am not able to tweak the fully protected template, and I think it needs to be tweaked. This has nothing to do with the protection status at the article. I just used that diff for convenience. -- Valjean (talk) 16:48, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
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