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Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.

I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.

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Articles ±
[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]

Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
Cullen F.C.^[1] (February 12, 2008)
Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
Portal:James Bond^[1] (May 20, 2008)
Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)

Notes:

^ ^a ^b Deleted via deletion discussion some time after.

Article alerts

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Did you know

09 Sep 2024 – Seed oil misinformation (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion
03 Sep 2024 – Myvanwy Rhys (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lajmmoore (t · c); see discussion
02 Sep 2024 – Fedora (short story) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
02 Sep 2024 – Edward Cruttwell (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Paul W (t · c); see discussion
31 Aug 2024 – Anaïs Gallagher (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Launchballer (t · c); see discussion
30 Aug 2024 – Actinote zikani (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sir MemeGod (t · c); see discussion
30 Aug 2024 – The Right and the Wrong (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Slgrandson (t · c); see discussion
29 Aug 2024 – The Book of Longings (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Orchastrattor (t · c); see discussion
29 Aug 2024 – Great Salt Lake whale hoax (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by OhHaiMark (t · c); see discussion
29 Aug 2024 – IMAX Melbourne (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mjks28 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for deletion

11 Sep 2024 – Rosemary's Baby (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Andrzejbanas (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
11 Sep 2024 – Moncho Iglesias Míguez (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Alon9393 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
11 Sep 2024 – Chris Ragsdale (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sadads (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
11 Sep 2024 – System Technology-i Co, Ltd (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Here2rewrite (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
10 Sep 2024 – Okjeo language (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kanguole (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
10 Sep 2024 – Almohad conquest of Evora (1191) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Javext (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
10 Sep 2024 – Premiership of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Southdevonian (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
10 Sep 2024 – Basem Al-Shayeb (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Xardwen (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
09 Sep 2024 – Edie Rodriguez (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Golikom (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
09 Sep 2024 – James L. Enos (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Curb Safe Charmer (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)

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Proposed deletions

11 Sep 2024 – Nychow Moore (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Cabrils (t · c): concern
11 Sep 2024 – Cybertill (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Here2rewrite (t · c): concern
10 Sep 2024 – KQHW-LD (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Let'srun (t · c): concern
08 Sep 2024 – Brad Farmer (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 121.44.219.118 (t · c): concern
07 Sep 2024 – Muchuu (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Mccapra (t · c): concern
06 Sep 2024 – John Miller (Australian official) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Moriwen (t · c): concern
04 Sep 2024 – ZERO—The End of Prostate Cancer (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by PeanutFerg (t · c): concern
06 Sep 2024 – Almohad conquest of Evora (1191) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Javext (t · c) and endorsed by Srnec (t · c) on 06 Sep 2024 was redirected to Almohad campaign against Portugal (1190–1191) (talk · edit · hist)
05 Sep 2024 – Akshata Krishnamurthy (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mosana2300 (t · c) was deproded by Nnev66 (t · c) on 06 Sep 2024
01 Sep 2024 – Hamid Abbasi (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bon courage (t · c) was deleted

Redirects for discussion

30 Aug 2024 – Glue70 (talk · edit · hist) →Joanna (Kool & the Gang song) RfDed by 1ctinus (t · c) was closed; see discussion
29 Aug 2024 – Sudan (South) (talk · edit · hist) →South Sudan RfDed by 64.229.88.34 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Files for discussion

09 Sep 2024 – File:Sigil title screen.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Sigil (mod)) was FfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion
03 Sep 2024 – File:DezCaughtIt.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Dez Caught It) FfDed by Gonzo fan2007 (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Featured list candidates

17 Jul 2024 – Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by AndrewPeterT (t · c); see discussion

Featured topic candidates

04 Jul 2024 – All You Had to Do Was Stay (talk · edit · hist) was FT nominated by Brachy0008 (t · c); see discussion
04 Jul 2024 – I Wish You Would (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was FT nominated by Brachy0008 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

07 Sep 2024 – Kitab-ı Bahriye (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Rjjiii (t · c); start discussion
06 Sep 2024 – Making the Bed (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MaranoFan (t · c); start discussion
04 Sep 2024 – Austin J. Tobin Plaza (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sir MemeGod (t · c); see discussion
01 Sep 2024 – Klerykal fiction (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Piotrus (t · c); start discussion
30 Aug 2024 – Afonso Henriques Theatre (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by V.B.Speranza (t · c); start discussion
30 Aug 2024 – Actinote zikani (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sir MemeGod (t · c); see discussion
25 Aug 2024 – Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); start discussion
24 Aug 2024 – Suryakumar Yadav (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
13 Aug 2024 – Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gb321 (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2024 – Heterojunction solar cell (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Radiotrefoil (t · c); start discussion

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Good topic candidates

06 Sep 2024 – Fearless (Taylor's Version) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion
06 Sep 2024 – The Way I Loved You (Taylor Swift song) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Ippantekina (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

12 Aug 2024 – Existential risk studies (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by JoaquimCebuano (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

06 Aug 2024 – Nature-positive (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Manxshearwater (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

10 Sep 2024 – Beyblade (franchise) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Beyblade by Paine Ellsworth (t · c); see discussion
09 Sep 2024 – Keshi (singer) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Keshi by मल्ल (t · c); see discussion
08 Sep 2024 – American Holocaust (book) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World by Hydrangeans (t · c); see discussion
04 Sep 2024 – Drácula contra Frankenstein (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein by Andrzejbanas (t · c); see discussion
31 Aug 2024 – Joanna of Austria (1573-1630) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Joanna of Austria (Kingdom of Naples) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
26 Aug 2024 – Piecewise property (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Piecewise by TakuyaMurata (t · c); see discussion
10 Aug 2024 – August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to August 2024 Western Russia incursions by M Waleed (t · c); see discussion
02 Aug 2024 – Collingwood Blues (2020–) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Collingwood Blues by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
05 Sep 2024 – Hawk Tuah Girl (talk · edit · hist) move request to Hawk Tuah by EoRdE6 (t · c) was moved to Hawk Tuah (talk · edit · hist) by Bobby Cohn (t · c) on 09 Sep 2024; see discussion
29 Aug 2024 – Sudzha (river) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Sudzha River by Andrewa (t · c) was not moved; see discussion

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Articles to be merged

10 Sep 2024 – Effects of Hurricane Ivan in Florida (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hurricane Ivan by Zzzs (t · c); see discussion
07 Sep 2024 – Bill Cipher (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Gravity Falls characters by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion
05 Sep 2024 – List of Vega launches (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Vega (rocket) by RickyCourtney (t · c); see discussion
27 Aug 2024 – Jock Jams: The All-Star Jock Jams (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Jock series by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
20 Aug 2024 – Baby-led potty training (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Elimination communication by Just Step Sideways (t · c); see discussion
08 Aug 2024 – Multitask optimization (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Multi-task learning by Biggerj1 (t · c); see discussion
01 Aug 2024 – EMD SD45R (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to EMD SD45 by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
01 Aug 2024 – List of state-owned enterprises of Egypt (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of state-owned enterprises in Egypt by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
24 Jul 2024 – Wenis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Elbow#Society and culture by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
20 Jul 2024 – K-cell (mathematics) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hyperrectangle by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

05 Sep 2024 – 3Blue1Brown (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 196.179.6.121 (t · c); see discussion
01 Sep 2024 – Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Andelsa (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2024 – List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 142.113.140.146 (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2024 – Games of the Future (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ahri.boy (t · c); see discussion
21 Jun 2024 – Mu krop (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Paul 012 (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – Paw Patrol (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2024 – CSI: Vegas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:1320:B607:74F6:D6CC:858B:1F6 (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2024 – Monster Fest (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Laterthanyouthink (t · c); see discussion
10 Feb 2024 – Chandra Giri (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Cpgiri (t · c); see discussion
16 Dec 2023 – Karate Combat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SpacedFarmer (t · c); see discussion

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Todo

Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update
No current discussions. Recent RfAs, recent RfBs: (successful, unsuccessful)

New pages that haven't been checked for ages

Things I want to do at some stage

Take to FA

Joe Danger
Get to Heaven

Take to GA

Take to DYK

Other things

WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

If you would like to learn more about rules and scoring for the 2024 WikiCup, please see this page. Further questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.

Arbitration

Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

Miscellaneous

Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!

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The Signpost: 4 September 2024

News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked

In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?

Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment

News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election

Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024

Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year

Traffic report: After the gold rush

Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor

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Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators, we welcomed Mox Eden to the coordinator team. Dhtwiki remains as Lead Coordinator, and Miniapolis and Wracking returned as assistant coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election – watchlist our ombox for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here.

Blitz: 13 of the 24 editors who signed up for the June 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 169,404 words comprising 41 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 38 of the 59 editors who signed up for the July 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 482,133 words comprising 293 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: 10 of the 15 editors who signed up for the August 2024 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited at least one article. Between them, they copy edited 71,294 words comprising 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: Sign up here to earn barnstars in our month-long, in-progress September Backlog Elimination Drive.

Progress report: As of 05:14, 11 September 2024 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 233 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,824 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without you! Cheers from Baffle gab1978 and your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Mox Eden and Wracking.

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This Month in GLAM: August 2024

This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue VIII, August 2024
Headlines
Aruba report: Vacancy Wikimedian in Residence for Wikipedia on Aruba - Aruba on Wikipedia project Brazil report: Technology and biodiversity: “Amazonian Knowledge on Wiki” Colombia report: Colombia in Wikimania Mood Czech Republic report: Cooperation between National Library and Wikimedia CR was presented at Wikimania 2024 India report: Wikimedians-in-residence assigned to add lexicographical data of 5 endangered languages of West Bengal Netherlands report: 10 reasons why the National Library of the Netherlands moved its Wikimedia-related publications from SlideShare to Zenodo, and keeps them on Wikimedia Commons New Zealand report: Looking for Aotearoa's next roving Wikipedian, a Wikidata Te Papa research expeditions publication & the Wikidata WikiProject IBC follow-up workshop North Macedonia report: An insight of Wkikimedia MKD's 2024 GLAM Programme Poland report: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programme UK report: Indonesian Featured Article award USA report: Wikimania report and meetups Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group August monthly highlights Special story: Global GLAM Wiki Meetup - Future meetings and outcomes AvoinGLAM report: AvoinGLAM at Wikimania Content Partnerships Hub report: Content Partnerships Hub at Wikimania; The Helpdesk; Metabase; UN collaboration day WMF GLAM report: Commons Impact Metrics, WikiLibCon25, and WikiConference North America Calendar: September's GLAM events
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