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Hey Iazyges, please do not move articles to include hull numbers when the ship is the only vessel of that name. Per WP:NC-SHIPS and more broadly, WP:PRECISE, disambiguators shouldn't be used when there aren't multiple topics with the same name. Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 09:57, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

@Parsecboy: Sure thing. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:53, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017).

Administrator changes

added AnarchyteGeneralizationsAreBadCullen328 (first RfA to reach WP:300)
removed CpromptRockpocketRambo's RevengeAnimumTexasAndroidChuck SMITHMikeLynchCrazytalesAd Orientem

Guideline and policy news

Technical news


Your GA nomination of JDS Akishio

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article JDS Akishio you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 21:21, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXVI, August 2017

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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 14:38, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

A suggestion

Hey Iazyges - I thought of an article you might be interested in working on. It's Andrei Pervozvanny-class battleship - it's already in pretty good shape, but it was written a few years ago and might need some dusting off. The article is B-class right now, but shouldn't take much work to get to GA, if you're interested in taking it on. No worries if not, it's just a thought. Parsecboy (talk) 22:39, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

@Parsecboy:, sounds good, I'll look into it. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:28, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

COI - of a different kind

Hi Iazyges/Archives/2017. Because it involves New Page and AfC reviewers along with other maintenance workers (SPI, COIN), an informal chat has begun on some aspects of paid editing. See Conflict of Interest - of a different kind. Please add your thoughts there. It is not a debate or RfC.
From WP:NPPAFC. Opt-out. Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 20 August 2017 (UTC) .

Books and Bytes - Issue 23

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Books & Bytes
Issue 23, June-July 2017

  • Library card
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New Page Reviewer Newsletter

Hello Iazyges/Archives/2017, thank you for your efforts reviewing new pages!

Backlog update:

  • The new page backlog is currently at 16,991 pages. We have worked hard to decrease from over 22,000, but more hard work is needed! Please consider reviewing even just a few pages a a day.

Technology update:

  • Rentier has created a NPP browser in WMF Labs that allows you to search new unreviewed pages using keywords and categories.

General project update:

  • The Wikimedia Foundation Community Tech team is working with the community to implement the autoconfirmed article creation trial. The trial is currently set to start on 7 September 2017, pending final approval of the technical features.
  • Please remember to focus on the quality of review: correct tagging of articles and not tagbombing are important. Searching for potential copyright violations is also important, and it can be aided by Earwig's Copyvio Detector, which can be added to your toolbar for ease of use with this user script.
  • To keep up with the latest conversation on New Pages Patrol or to ask questions, you can go to Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers and add it to your watchlist.

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:33, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of JDS Akishio

The article JDS Akishio you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:JDS Akishio for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Parsecboy -- Parsecboy (talk) 17:01, 29 August 2017 (UTC)