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Sections older than <b>90 days</b> may be automatically archived by <span class="nowraplinks"><a href="/wiki/User:Lowercase_sigmabot_III" title="User:Lowercase sigmabot III">Lowercase sigmabot III</a></span> when more than 8 sections are present.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Wikipedia:Numbers"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wikipedia:Numbers</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Help Project newsletter : Issue 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href="#Check_this_out:_Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017#Wikimedia_data_is_at_the_heart_of_AI_research,_but_the_Wikimedia_community_is_not"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Check this out: Wikipedia talk:Wikimedia Strategy 2017#Wikimedia data is at the heart of AI research, but the Wikimedia community is not</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Re:Adrian_Garcia"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Re:Adrian Garcia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#New_Page_Patrol_newsletter_October_2022"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_January_2023"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_June_2023"><span 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class="tocnumber">17</span> <span class="toctext">ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Wikipedia:Numbers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikipedia:Numbers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikipedia:Numbers"></span>Wikipedia:Numbers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikipedia:Numbers"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Wikipedia:Numbers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-12' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Sorry for the late reply. Feel free to reuse that title for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(numbers)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (numbers)">Wikipedia: Notability (numbers)</a>, or a redirect to it. Cheers. <i>—<a href="/wiki/User:Mzajac" title="User:Mzajac">Michael</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mzajac" title="User talk:Mzajac">Z.</a> <small>2007-10-08 20:49 Z</small></i> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z"></span>Help Project newsletter : Issue 4<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Help Project newsletter : Issue 4" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-13' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-The_wub-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4">12 years ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; border: 1px #845507 solid; padding: 1em; background: #FFF5CC;"> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-The_wub-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4"></span><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/48px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="48" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 48px;height: 48px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/48px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png" data-width="48" data-height="48" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/72px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/96px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <span style="font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.4;"><b>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project" title="Wikipedia:Help Project">Help Project</a> Newsletter</b></span><br> Issue IV - September 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;border: 1px #845507 solid; padding: 1em; width: 25%;"> <dl><dt>Project news summary</dt></dl> <ul><li>The in-person <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Usability_Testing_1" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Usability Testing 1">usability tests</a></b> from the wub's community fellowship have been written up.</li> <li>Three new <b>introductory tutorials</b> for new users have been created: <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_referencing/1" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to referencing/1">referencing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_uploading_images/1" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to uploading images/1">uploading images</a> and <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_navigating_Wikipedia/1" title="Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/1">navigating Wikipedia</a>.</li> <li>The <b>Article Feedback Tool</b> has been deployed to pages in the Help namespace, and can be added manually to help pages in other namespaces. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Help_Project#Feedback_tool" title="Wikipedia talk:Help Project">Read more...</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/page_statistics" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/page statistics">Page statistics</a></b> were updated for the month of August.</li></ul> <p><br> </p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;border: 1px #845507 solid; padding: 1em;"> <dl><dt>From the editor</dt></dl> <p>Hi, and welcome to the fourth issue of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project" title="Wikipedia:Help Project">Help Project</a> newsletter. </p><p>It's been another busy month in the world of Wikipedia help. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Usability_Testing_1" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Usability Testing 1">results</a> from the in-person usability tests conducted as part of the help pages fellowship have been released. There are no great surprises here, the tests confirmed that people have trouble with the existing help system, and people looking for help on the same topic often end up at wildly different pages. Editors who experienced a tutorial and/or edited a sandbox as part of their learning were noticeably more confident when editing a real article. </p><p>Drawing on that, three new "Introduction to" tutorials for new users have been created: <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_referencing/1" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to referencing/1">referencing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_uploading_images/1" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to uploading images/1">uploading images</a> and <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_navigating_Wikipedia/1" title="Help:Introduction to navigating Wikipedia/1">navigating Wikipedia</a>. These join the popular existing introductions to <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_policies_and_guidelines" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_talk_pages" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to talk pages">talk pages</a>. Feel free to edit them, but please do remember that the idea is to keep them simple and as free from extraneous details as possible. All three have been added to <a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">Help:Getting started</a>, which is intended to be the new focal point for new editors, and will also be seeing a redesign soon. </p><p>In other news, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Feedback_Tool/Version_5" title="Wikipedia:Article Feedback Tool/Version 5">Article Feedback Tool</a> (AFT) can now be used to collect feedback on help pages. By default it has been deployed to all pages in the Help: namespace. It can be disabled on any page by adding <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Article_Feedback_Blacklist&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Article Feedback Blacklist (page does not exist)">Category:Article Feedback Blacklist</a>, or enabled for pages in other namespaces by adding <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Article_Feedback_5_Additional_Articles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Article Feedback 5 Additional Articles (page does not exist)">Category:Article Feedback 5 Additional Articles</a>. Once a page has AFT applied, you can add feedback using the form which appears at the bottom of it. Feedback can be reviewed by clicking "View feedback" in the sidebar, or the "Feedback from my watched pages" link at the top of your watchlist. </p><p>I'm now entering the final month of my fellowship, and will be focusing my efforts on making much needed improvements to <a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help:Contents</a>, the main entrance point to our help system. It's been a pleasure working as a fellow, and I just want to thank all the people who have helped me or offered advice over the past months. That definitely won't be the end of my involvement in the Help Project though, I'll be sticking around as a volunteer and continuing to write this newsletter. </p><p>Any comments or suggestions for future issues are welcome at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Newsletter">Wikipedia:Help Project/Newsletter</a>. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter on your talk page in future then just edit the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Participants" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Participants">participants page</a> and add "no newsletter" next to your name. </p><p>-- <a href="/wiki/User:The_wub" title="User:The wub">the wub</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:The_wub" title="User talk:The wub"><span style="color: #008000">"?!"</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-The_wub-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:00, 7 September 2012 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-The_wub-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4"><span id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-The_wub-2012-09-07T20:00:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_4"></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Talkback" data-mw-thread-id="h-Talkback"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Talkback"></span>Talkback<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Talkback"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Talkback" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-14' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1256396942">.mw-parser-output .umbox{background-color:var(--background-color-content-added,#a3d3ff);border:1px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#36c);padding:0.5em 1em;margin:2em 0 1em;font-weight:bold;overflow:auto;vertical-align:middle}</style> <div class="umbox" style=""><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/User_talk:BrownHairedGirl#Listify_Category:Star_Trek_crossover_episodes" title="User talk:BrownHairedGirl"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg/40px-Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 40px;height: 40px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg/40px-Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg.png" data-width="40" data-height="40" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg/60px-Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg/80px-Nuvola_apps_edu_languages.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure>Hello, SmokeyJoe. You have new messages at <a href="/wiki/User_talk:BrownHairedGirl#Listify_Category:Star_Trek_crossover_episodes" title="User talk:BrownHairedGirl">BrownHairedGirl's talk page</a>.<br><span style="font-size: 88%; font-weight: normal;"> You can <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/User_talk:SmokeyJoe" title="Special:EditPage/User talk:SmokeyJoe">remove this notice</a> at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.</span></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z"></span>Help Project newsletter : Issue 5<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Help Project newsletter : Issue 5" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-15' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-The_wub-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5">11 years ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; border: 1px #845507 solid; padding: 1em; background: #FFF5CC;"> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-The_wub-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5"></span><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/48px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="48" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 48px;height: 48px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/48px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png" data-width="48" data-height="48" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/72px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/96px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <span style="font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.4;"><b>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project" title="Wikipedia:Help Project">Help Project</a> Newsletter</b></span><br> Issue V - January 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;border: 1px #845507 solid; padding: 1em; width: 25%;"> <dl><dt>Project news summary</dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help:Contents</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="Wikipedia:Contact us">Wikipedia:Contact us</a></b> have seen a major revamp.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/page_statistics" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/page statistics">Page statistics</a></b> were updated.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Article_alerts" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Article alerts">Alerts</a></b> are now available for discussions related to Help Project pages</li> <li>Many more Help Project pages now have the <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Feedback_Tool/Version_5" title="Wikipedia:Article Feedback Tool/Version 5">Article Feedback Tool (v5)</a></b> enabled.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GettingStarted" title="Wikipedia:GettingStarted">GettingStarted</a></b> is an experimental feature to guide new users with their first edits.</li></ul> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;border: 1px #845507 solid; padding: 1em;"> <dl><dt>From the editor</dt></dl> <p>Hello again from the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project" title="Wikipedia:Help Project">Help Project</a>! </p><p>In the last newsletter (which was quite a while ago sorry!) I talked about my fellowship and the plans for improving the main portal page, <a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help:Contents</a>. Well I'm sad to say that my fellowship is now over, but very happy to say that the proposed improvements to that page have been completed and implemented. Do check it out if you haven't already. </p><p>Another important and frequently used help page, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="Wikipedia:Contact us">Wikipedia:Contact us</a>, has also seen a significant revamp. You may recognise the design inspiration from the <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_referencing/1" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Introduction to referencing/1">new tutorial pages</a>. </p><p>In project news, we now have a subscription to the "article alerts" service. Any deletion nominations, move discussions, or requests for comments on pages within the Help Project's scope will now show up at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Article_alerts" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Article alerts">Wikipedia:Help Project/Article alerts</a>. So that's definitely a page which project members might want to watch. </p><p>Any comments or suggestions for future issues are welcome at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Newsletter">Wikipedia:Help Project/Newsletter</a>. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter on your talk page in future then just edit the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Participants" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Participants">participants page</a> and add "no newsletter" next to your name. </p><p>-- <a href="/wiki/User:The_wub" title="User:The wub">the wub</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:The_wub" title="User talk:The wub"><span style="color: #008000">"?!"</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-The_wub-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">23:34, 13 January 2013 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-The_wub-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5"><span id="ooui-php-2" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-The_wub-2013-01-13T23:34:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_5"></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="WikiProject:REHAB_update" data-mw-thread-id="h-WikiProject:REHAB_update"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-WikiProject:REHAB_update"></span>WikiProject:REHAB update<span data-mw-comment-end="h-WikiProject:REHAB_update"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: WikiProject:REHAB update" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-16' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:black;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #006f8f;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#aaccff;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><h2 id="You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:black;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em" data-mw-thread-id="h-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z"></span><big>You signed up for WikiProject User Rehab</big><span data-mw-comment-end="h-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z"></span></h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #006f8f;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#bee4ef;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-RDN1F-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab"></span>Hi there, I'm RDN1F. It's come to my attention that you've signed up for WikiProject Rehab, but since that time the project has retired. I've decided to take it upon myself to rejuvenate the project - but I could do with your help. If you are still willing to help mentor (or even give me a hand in bringing this project back!) leave a message on <a href="/wiki/User_talk:RDN1F" title="User talk:RDN1F">my talk page</a> <br> <span style="border:1px solid #000;padding:1px;background:#fff"><i><a href="/wiki/User:RDN1F" title="User:RDN1F"><span style="color:#FF0000;background:#FF0000;">RDN1F</span> </a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:RDN1F" title="User talk:RDN1F"> <span style="color:green">TALK</span></a></i></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-RDN1F-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">16:32, 2 March 2013 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-RDN1F-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab"><span id="ooui-php-3" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-RDN1F-2013-03-02T16:32:00.000Z-You_signed_up_for_WikiProject_User_Rehab"></span> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6-2013-04-25T16:22:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6-2013-04-25T16:22:00.000Z"></span>Help Project newsletter : Issue 6<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6-2013-04-25T16:22:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Help Project newsletter : Issue 6" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-17' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-The_wub-2013-04-25T16:22:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6">11 years ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <table style="border: 3px #ddd double; padding: 1em; background: #ffe;"> <tbody><tr> <td> <span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-The_wub-2013-04-25T16:22:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6"></span><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book_magnify2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/36px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="36" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 36px;height: 36px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/36px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png" data-width="36" data-height="36" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/54px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Question_book_magnify2.svg/72px-Question_book_magnify2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <span style="font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.4; text-shadow: 1px 1px #ddd;"><b>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project" title="Wikipedia:Help Project">Help Project</a> Newsletter</b></span> </td> <td style="text-align: right;"> <p>Issue VI - April 2013 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"> <p><b>Open Help Conference</b> </p><p>The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://openhelpconference.com/">Open Help Conference</a> will be taking place June 15-19 in Cincinnati Ohio, USA. The conference includes two days of presentations and open discussions, followed by team "sprints" - collaborative efforts to write and improve documentation. </p><p>It has been suggested to send a team from Wikipedia/Wikimedia: to share our own knowledge about help, learn from others in the open source community working on similar problems, and to carry out a sprint to improve some aspect of Wikipedia's help. </p><p>There may be support available for volunteers to attend from the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Participation:Support" class="extiw" title="m:Participation:Support">Participation Support program</a> (and <a href="/wiki/User:The_wub" title="User:The wub">your editor</a> is certainly hoping to be there!) Please join the <b><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_meets_Open_Help" class="extiw" title="m:Grants:IEG/Wikipedia meets Open Help">discussion in Meta's IdeaLab</a></b> if you're interested, and/or have suggestions about what we could work on. </p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left: 2em;"> <p><b>Other news</b> </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Feedback_Tool/Version_5" title="Wikipedia:Article Feedback Tool/Version 5">Article Feedback Tool (v5)</a> has now been changed to be opt-in for all pages. It can be enabled for specific pages by adding <a href="/w/index.php?title=Category:Article_Feedback_5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Article Feedback 5 (page does not exist)">Category:Article Feedback 5</a> to them. There are also a number of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Article_Feedback_Tool/Version_5#Article_Feedback_Opt-in_Version_Now_on_English_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia talk:Article Feedback Tool/Version 5">new features</a>.</li> <li>It has been proposed to merge the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page/questions" title="Wikipedia:New contributors' help page/questions">questions forum</a> of the New contributors' help page into the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a>. Discussion is taking place <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Teahouse#Merging_with_Wikipedia:New_contributors.27_help_page.2Fquestions_-_revisited" title="Wikipedia talk:Teahouse">here</a></b>.</li> <li>The help menu at <b><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents/Browse" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Contents/Browse">Help:Contents/Browse</a></b> and its subpages have been largely cleaned up.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Moxy" title="User:Moxy">User:Moxy</a> has created a descriptive <b><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents/Directory" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Contents/Directory">help directory</a></b>.</li> <li>A project on <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Video_and_Interactive_Tutorials" title="Wikipedia:Video and Interactive Tutorials">Video and Interactive Tutorials</a></b> has begun, supported by a Wikimedia Foundation grant. Suggestions for subjects are invited on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Video_and_Interactive_Tutorials" title="Wikipedia talk:Video and Interactive Tutorials">the talk page</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border-top: 3px double #ddd; text-align: center;"> <p>If you don't wish to receive this newsletter on your talk page in future then just edit the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Participants" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Participants">participants page</a> and add "no newsletter" next to your name. </p><p>Suggestions for future issues are welcome at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_Project/Newsletter" title="Wikipedia:Help Project/Newsletter">Wikipedia:Help Project/Newsletter</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/User:The_wub" title="User:The wub">the wub</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:The_wub" title="User talk:The wub"><span style="color: #008000">"?!"</span></a> <a 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class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-The_wub-2013-04-25T16:22:00.000Z-Help_Project_newsletter_:_Issue_6"></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Check_this_out:_Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017#Wikimedia_data_is_at_the_heart_of_AI_research,_but_the_Wikimedia_community_is_not" data-mw-thread-id="h-Check_this_out:_Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017#Wikimedia_data_is_at_the"><span id="Check_this_out:_Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017.23Wikimedia_data_is_at_the_heart_of_AI_research.2C_but_the_Wikimedia_community_is_not"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Check_this_out:_Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017#Wikimedia_data_is_at_the"></span>Check this out: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017#Wikimedia_data_is_at_the_heart_of_AI_research,_but_the_Wikimedia_community_is_not" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:Wikimedia Strategy 2017">Wikipedia talk:Wikimedia Strategy 2017#Wikimedia data is at the heart of AI research, but the Wikimedia community is not</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Check_this_out:_Wikipedia_talk:Wikimedia_Strategy_2017#Wikimedia_data_is_at_the"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Check this out: Wikipedia talk:Wikimedia Strategy 2017#Wikimedia data is at the heart of AI research, but the Wikimedia community is not" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-18' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand 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data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <p>Hi Joe! I just answered your question on the article's talk page! </p><p>Thanks and God bless! <b><a href="/wiki/User:AntonioMartin" class="mw-redirect" title="User:AntonioMartin">Antonio Me! Martin</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:AntonioMartin" class="mw-redirect" title="User talk:AntonioMartin">Whats going on?</a>) 20:55, 24 July, 2022 (UTC) </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="New_Page_Patrol_newsletter_October_2022" data-mw-thread-id="h-New_Page_Patrol_newsletter_October_2022"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-New_Page_Patrol_newsletter_October_2022"></span>New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022<span data-mw-comment-end="h-New_Page_Patrol_newsletter_October_2022"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-20' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <p>Hello SmokeyJoe, </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/120px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="114" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="486"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 114px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/120px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png" data-width="120" data-height="114" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/180px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/240px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Coordination/2022_WMF_letter" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter">open letter</a> finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2022-09-30/In_focus" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-09-30/In focus">current issue of <i>The Signpost</i></a>. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section. </p><p><b>Awards</b>: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MPGuy2824">MPGuy2824</a></span>), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:John_B123">John B123</a></span> for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards">Awards page</a>. Check out the new <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards#NPP_Hall_of_Fame" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards">Hall of Fame</a> also. </p><p><b>Software news</b>: <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Novem_Linguae">Novem Linguae</a></span> and <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MPGuy2824">MPGuy2824</a></span> have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_Curation/Suggested_improvements/Phab_tickets#Closed_tickets" title="Wikipedia:Page Curation/Suggested improvements/Phab tickets">here</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers" title="Wikipedia:Database reports/Top new article reviewers">reviewer report</a> has also been improved. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg/450px-2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg" decoding="async" width="450" height="235" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="963" data-file-height="502"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 450px;height: 235px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg/450px-2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg" data-width="450" data-height="235" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg/675px-2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg/900px-2022-10-16_NPP_backlog_chart.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>NPP backlog May – October 15, 2022</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Suggestions</b>: </p> <ul><li>There is much enthusiasm over the low backlog, but remember that the "quality and depth of patrolling are more important than speed".</li> <li>Reminder: <i>an article should not be tagged for any kind of deletion for a minimum of 15 minutes after creation and it is often appropriate to wait an hour or more.</i> (from the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Care" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol">NPP tutorial</a>)</li> <li>Reviewers should focus their effort where it can do the most good, reviewing articles. Other clean-up tasks that don't require advanced permissions can be left to other editors that routinely improve articles in these ways (creating Talk Pages, specifying projects and ratings, adding categories, etc.) Let's rely on others when it makes the most sense. On the other hand, if you enjoy doing these tasks while reviewing and it keeps you engaged with NPP (or are guiding a newcomer), then by all means continue.</li> <li>This <a href="/wiki/User:Lourdes/PageCuration" title="User:Lourdes/PageCuration">user script</a> puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.</li></ul> <p><b>Backlog</b>:</p><figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif/80px-Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif" decoding="async" width="80" height="74" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="371" data-file-height="345"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 80px;height: 74px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif/80px-Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif" data-width="80" data-height="74" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif/120px-Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif/160px-Everlasting_Fireworks_looped.gif 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p> Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Backlog_drives/October_2022" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/October 2022">October backlog drive</a> to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate! </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <dl><dt>Reminders</dt></dl> <ul><li>Newsletter feedback - please take this <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Newsletter" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Newsletter">short poll</a> about the newsletter.</li> <li>If you're interested in instant messaging and chat rooms, please join us on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://discordapp.com/invite/heF3xPu">New Page Patrol Discord</a>, where you can ask for help and live chat with other patrollers.</li> <li>Please add <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers">the project discussion page</a> to your watchlist.</li> <li>If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be a reviewer, please ask any admin to remove you from the group. If you want the tools back again, just ask at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">PERM</a>.</li> <li>To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter_list" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list">here</a>.</li></ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_January_2023" data-mw-thread-id="h-New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_January_2023"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_January_2023"></span>New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023<span data-mw-comment-end="h-New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_January_2023"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-21' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-10 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-10"> <div style="border:2px solid #90C0FF; background:#F0F0FF; width:99%; padding:4px"> <table style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; background: #FFFFFF;"> <tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Hello SmokeyJoe, </p> <table style="float: right;"> </table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg/400px-Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="232" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="861" data-file-height="500"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 232px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg/400px-Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg" data-width="400" data-height="232" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg/600px-Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg/800px-Npp_backlog_2022-Dec.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>New Page Review queue December 2022</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>Backlog</dt></dl> <p>The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:WaddlesJP13">WaddlesJP13</a></span> who led with 2084 points. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Backlog_drives/October_2022" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/October 2022">this page</a> for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day. </p> <dl><dt>2022 Awards</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/74px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png" decoding="async" width="74" height="70" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="486"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 74px;height: 70px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/74px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png" data-width="74" data-height="70" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/111px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg/148px-New_page_reviewer_of_the_year_cup.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Onel5969">Onel5969</a></span> won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosguill">Rosguill</a></span> led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards">Awards page</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards#NPP_Hall_of_Fame" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards">Hall of Fame</a>. Congratulations everyone! </p><p><b>Minimum deletion time</b>: The previous <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPP">WP:NPP</a> guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLAR">WP:BLAR</a>). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the <a href="/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed" title="Special:NewPagesFeed">feed</a> are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.) </p><p><b>New draftify script</b>: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly <a href="/wiki/Help:Unreviewed_new_page" title="Help:Unreviewed new page">explanation page</a>. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your <a href="/wiki/Special:MyPage/common.js" title="Special:MyPage/common.js">common.js</a> or vector.js file from <code>User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js</code> to <b><code>User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js</code></b> </p><p><b>Redirects</b>: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Redirects" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirects">this guide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Redirect_checklist" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol">this checklist</a>, and spend some time at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFD">WP:RFD</a>. </p><p><b>Discussions with the WMF</b> The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Coordination/2022_WMF_letter" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter">PageTriage open letter</a> signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted <a href="https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/repo:mediawiki/extensions/PageTriage%2Bis:merged%2BNOT%2Bauthor:Libraryupgrader%2BNOT%2Bauthor:L10n-bot%2Bbefore:2022-12-31" class="extiw" title="gerrit:q/repo:mediawiki/extensions/PageTriage+is:merged+NOT+author:Libraryupgrader+NOT+author:L10n-bot+before:2022-12-31">dozens of patches</a> in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Novem_Linguae">Novem Linguae</a></span> and <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MPGuy2824">MPGuy2824</a></span> have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Growth_Team_features#Meeting_details" title="Wikipedia talk:Growth Team features">had a video conference</a> with the NPP coordinators to discuss <a href="/wiki/User:Novem_Linguae/Drafts/New_landing_page_proposal" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Novem Linguae/Drafts/New landing page proposal">revamping the landing pages</a> that new users see. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316"><div class="refbegin" style=""> <dl><dt>Reminders</dt></dl> <ul><li>Newsletter feedback - please take this <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Newsletter" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Newsletter">short poll</a> about the newsletter.</li> <li>There is live chat with patrollers on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://discordapp.com/invite/heF3xPu">New Page Patrol Discord</a>.</li> <li>Please add <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers">the project discussion page</a> to your watchlist.</li> <li>If you no longer wish to be a reviewer, please ask any admin to remove you from the group. If you want the tools back again, just ask at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">PERM</a>.</li> <li>To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter_list" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list">here</a>.</li></ul> </div> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(11)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_June_2023" data-mw-thread-id="h-New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_June_2023"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_June_2023"></span>New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023<span data-mw-comment-end="h-New_Pages_Patrol_newsletter_June_2023"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-22' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span></div><section class="mf-section-11 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-11"> <div style="border:2px solid #90C0FF; background:#F0F0FF; width:99%; padding:4px"> <table style="float: right; border: 1px solid #BBB; background: #FFFFFF;"> <tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Hello SmokeyJoe, </p> <table style="float: right;"> </table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg/400px-NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="249" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="404"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 249px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg/400px-NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg.png" data-width="400" data-height="249" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg/600px-NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg/800px-NPP_April-June_2023_backlog.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>New Page Review queue April to June 2023</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Backlog</b> </p><p><b>Redirect drive</b>: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with <b>23851</b> reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to <b>0</b> (momentarily). Congratulations to <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hey_man_im_josh">Hey man im josh</a></span> who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Meena">Meena</a></span> and <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Greyzxq">Greyzxq</a></span> with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Backlog_drives/May_2023" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2023">this page</a> for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day. </p><p><b>Redirect autopatrol</b>: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Redirect_autopatrol_list#Requests" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect autopatrol list">here</a>. </p><p><b>WMF work on PageTriage</b>: The <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Moderator_Tools" class="extiw" title="mw:Moderator Tools">WMF Moderator Tools team</a>, consisting of <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Samwalton9_(WMF)">Sam</a>, <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JSherman_(WMF)">Jason</a> and <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SCardenas_(WMF)">Susana</a></span>, and also some patches from <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jon_(WMF)">Jon</a></span>, has been hard at work <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_Curation/2023_Moderator_Tools_project" title="Wikipedia:Page Curation/2023 Moderator Tools project">updating PageTriage</a>. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in <a href="/wiki/Beta_test" class="mw-redirect" title="Beta test">beta test</a> where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of <a href="/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed" title="Special:NewPagesFeed">Special:NewPagesFeed</a>, to help find bugs. We will post more details at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:NPPR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:NPPR">WT:NPPR</a> when we are ready for beta testers. </p><p><b>Articles for Creation (AFC)</b>: All new page reviewers are now <b>automatically approved</b> for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:AFCP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:AFCP">WT:AFCP</a> like was required previously). To install the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFCH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFCH">AFC helper script</a>, visit <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences" title="Special:Preferences">Special:Preferences</a>, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit <a href="/wiki/Special:NewPagesFeed" title="Special:NewPagesFeed">Special:NewPagesFeed</a>, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script. </p><p>You can review the AFC workflow at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFCR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFCR">WP:AFCR</a>. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DRAFTOBJECT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DRAFTOBJECT">draftspace is optional</a>, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest. </p><p><b>Pro tip</b>: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SNG">SNG</a>? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARTIST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARTIST">WP:ARTIST</a> 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums). </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316"><div class="refbegin" style=""> <p><b>Reminders</b> </p> <ul><li>Newsletter feedback - please take this <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Newsletter" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Newsletter">short poll</a> about the newsletter.</li> <li>There is live chat with patrollers on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://discordapp.com/invite/heF3xPu">New Page Patrol Discord</a> and <span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-npp</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-npp"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> on IRC.</li> <li>Please add <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers" title="Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers">the project discussion page</a> to your watchlist.</li> <li>To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter_list" title="Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Newsletter list">here</a>.</li></ul> </div> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(12)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review" data-mw-thread-id="h-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review-20240927093800"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review-20240927093800"></span>RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review<span data-mw-comment-end="h-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review-20240927093800"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-23' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240927093800-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review">2 months ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-12 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-12"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240927093800-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review"></span>Hi there! The trial of the <strong>RfA discussion-only period</strong> passed at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFA2024" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFA2024">WP:RFA2024</a> has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate at <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_II/Discussion-only_period" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period">Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period</a></b>. Cheers, and happy editing! <a href="/wiki/User:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User:MediaWiki message delivery">MediaWiki message delivery</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MediaWiki_message_delivery" title="User talk:MediaWiki message delivery">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240927093800-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240927093800-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review"><span id="ooui-php-5" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator oo-ui-image-progressive"></span></a></span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20240927093800-RFA2024_update:_Discussion-only_period_now_open_for_review"></span> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(13)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research" data-mw-thread-id="h-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research-20241023192600"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research-20241023192600"></span>Invitation to participate in a research<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research-20241023192600"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:SmokeyJoe&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Invitation to participate in a research" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> <span id='ooui-php-24' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241023192600-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research">1 month ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>1 comment</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>1 person in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-13 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-13"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241023192600-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research"></span>Hello, </p><p>The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in this <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/962595?lang=en">anonymous survey</a></b>. </p><p>You do not have to be an Administrator to participate. </p><p>The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Research:Wikipedia_Administrator_Recruitment,_Retention,_and_Attrition" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition">Meta page</a> and view its <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Administrator_Experiences_2024_Survey_Privacy_Statement" class="extiw" title="wmf:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Administrator Experiences 2024 Survey Privacy Statement">privacy statement</a> . </p><p>Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns. </p><p>Kind Regards, </p><p><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Research" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Research">WMF Research Team</a> </p><p><bdi lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/User:BGerdemann_(WMF)" title="User:BGerdemann (WMF)">BGerdemann (WMF)</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:BGerdemann_(WMF)" title="User talk:BGerdemann (WMF)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241023192600-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:26, 23 October 2024 (UTC)</a> </bdi><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241023192600-Invitation_to_participate_in_a_research"><span id="ooui-php-6" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon 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id="c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241113004000-Reminder_to_participate_in_Wikipedia_research"></span>Hello, </p><p>I recently invited you to take a survey about administration on Wikipedia. If you haven’t yet had a chance, there is still time to participate– we’d truly appreciate your feedback. The survey is anonymous and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on its <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Research:Wikipedia_Administrator_Recruitment,_Retention,_and_Attrition" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition">Meta page</a> and view its <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Administrator_Experiences_2024_Survey_Privacy_Statement" class="extiw" title="wmf:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Administrator Experiences 2024 Survey Privacy Statement">privacy statement</a>. </p><p>Take the survey <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/962595?lang=en">here</a></b>. </p><p>Kind Regards, </p><p><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Research" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Research">WMF Research Team</a> </p><p><bdi lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/User:BGerdemann_(WMF)" title="User:BGerdemann (WMF)">BGerdemann (WMF)</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:BGerdemann_(WMF)" title="User talk:BGerdemann (WMF)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241113004000-Reminder_to_participate_in_Wikipedia_research" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:40, 13 November 2024 (UTC)</a> </bdi><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241113004000-Reminder_to_participate_in_Wikipedia_research"><span id="ooui-php-7" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-SmokeyJoe-20241113083000-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241113004000" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">08:30, 13 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-SmokeyJoe-20241113083000-BGerdemann_(WMF)-20241113004000"><span id="ooui-php-8" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share oo-ui-image-progressive"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Reply</span><span 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<span id='ooui-php-26' class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget' data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonMenuSelectWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"ellipsis","data":{"itemConfigs":[{"id":"edit","data":{"id":"edit"},"icon":"edit","label":"Edit"}],"resourceLoaderModules":[]},"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-section-overflowMenuButton"]}'><a role='button' tabindex='0' rel='nofollow' class='oo-ui-buttonElement-button'><span class='oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-ellipsis'></span><span class='oo-ui-labelElement-label'></span><span class='oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator'></span></a></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-timestampLabel'>Latest comment: <a href="#c-SmokeyJoe-20241115004500-JayBeeEll-20241115004000">27 days ago</a></span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-commentCountLabel'>2 comments</span><span class='ext-discussiontools-init-section-metaitem ext-discussiontools-init-section-authorCountLabel'>2 people in discussion</span></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div><section class="mf-section-15 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-15"> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JayBeeEll-20241115004000-Thanks"></span>I used the "thanks" tool for <a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_elections/October_2024/Debrief&diff=prev&oldid=1256513579">[1]</a> but I wanted to specify that I particularly appreciate your politeness in response to my comment, which was obviously (and unnecessarily) snarky -- I should have done better in the first place. --<a href="/wiki/User:JayBeeEll" title="User:JayBeeEll">JBL</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JayBeeEll" title="User talk:JayBeeEll">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:SmokeyJoe#c-JayBeeEll-20241115004000-Thanks" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:40, 15 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JayBeeEll-20241115004000-Thanks"><span id="ooui-php-9" class="ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-flaggedElement-progressive oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui='{"_":"OO.ui.ButtonWidget","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"share","label":"Reply","flags":["progressive"],"classes":["ext-discussiontools-init-replybutton"]}'><a role="button" tabindex="0" rel="nofollow" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-share 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