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New Page Review newsletter November 2019

Hello Northamerica1000,

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon.

Getting the queue to 0

There are now 810 holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action.
Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
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16:48, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

User:Brown

We need to get an interaction ban for this girl....not sure why she hates you so much and has the balls to stop any portal progress like this. She does not even keep her word adopt reverts....one of the worst editors I have ever seen. I will rebuild the portal in user space and post it next week or so. Simply disgraceful Behavior.--Moxy 🍁 02:43, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

@Moxy: An interaction ban may not be the best solution. It might lead to MfDs which can't be challenged because no one outside the deletionist clique can interact with the proposer. Certes (talk) 11:34, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
@Certes: somthing has to be done here...we cant have an admin acting like this.. Its so clear they have a problem with North as they are not doing the same thing to portals by others. --Moxy 🍁 12:55, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Not much point in improving portals under these circumstances. So much for building an encyclopedia.
@Moxy and Certes: A problem is that at the last ANI that Moxy brought up, it went on and on, and then the discussion was closed, despite the consensus that the user's mass reversions should have been undone. I tire of wasting my time having to think about the user; it takes away from my Wikipedia experience and makes it no fun to be here. It's all one-way, the user targets my portal work and then reverts it. The user has insulted me routinely, which I try to ignore (see the ANI link below, where the user directly insults my intelligence). In my view, it is apparent, that the overall consensus at the ANI discussion in the "Should the mass portal reversions be reverted, to restore portal improvements that occurred?" section HERE was for the mass rapid reversions to be undone, but then the discussion was closed, with no verdict for this section. I don't want to waste my time at an Arbcom proceeding having to further think and type about the user, wasting more of my time about some person who doesn't like my portal work.
See User:Northamerica1000/sandbox#Recent portal matters for a detailed overview of the problematic, rapid drive-by reversions that occurred, all in one day. This erased months of my work and research with one click each. Not much point in editing under these circumstances. North America1000 13:01, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Having repeatedly been portrayed as dishonest and incompetent, I have similar feelings, but the slurs merely make me more determined to get the right result. We have to assume per WP:AGF that an editor genuinely believes those who disagree with them to be lying idiots and is not deliberately attempting to demoralise, intimidate or discredit us, even when that may be the effect. Certes (talk) 13:27, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
@Moxy: I'm not convinced that this is personal. The motive seems to be hatred of portals rather than of an editor. I would expect my contributions to suffer a similar fate, except that most of them affect tools used in multiple portals and there would be a very clear case for undoing any such reversion. Certes (talk) 13:38, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
I agree they hate portals ....but my updates at Portal:Canada as with other updates by others have not been reverted dispite the editors POV that no changes should be made till some sort of format RFC is done. The editor is clearly ducking around with North because they are no longer reverting others from what I can see. It's distressing when we have a rouge admin targeting another admin. Why is the admin community allowing this to go on for so long?--Moxy 🍁 16:11, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

I've got green smoke! I've got green smoke!

Hello, NorthA,

First off, the title is a reference to a pivotal scene in the movie The Rock (film). It signifies excitement and relief. I have noticed that you have reapplied the patch and removed the considering template. I hope that means you have just reduced back to semi-break. Anyway, I am very proud of you and hope to see you around more. I will of course send an email. You are a net positive and cannot wait to see more of the full strength humorous and hard working NorthA.

If you ever need help or a collab, just ask. I'm always here.

Your Pal AA AmericanAir88(talk) 01:22, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

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Concert attendees at the Electric Daisy Carnival, Los Angeles, California, 2010
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20:17, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

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Question

Hi NA1K. I know we are on different sides of the "portal debate", and that you have felt bruised from your involvement in it. I will understand if you feel it is not appropriate for me to post here or you don't reply.

My question is whether there is another path here. From my perspective, as you will have seen me advocate at MfD, I feel portals fall between two stronger alternatives - the Main Articles (plus their NavBoxes) for structured maintained content/navigation, and then WikiProjects for structured maintained ranked article directories/other topic stuff.

I am not that long in WP, so maybe ten years ago, Main Articles (and NavBoxes), were not so well-developed or regarded, and thus a portal was useful to "capture and present" the range of activity on a topic, and thus promote topic development? Judging by the length/scale of most Main Articles that most portals now link to, that worked?

My question is whether there is a rationale now in focusing on the WikiProject spaces and merging portals into them. In effect, the WikiProject should be linked to on the bottom of the Main Article (instead of on a Talk Page behind) to help attract specialist editors? Many WikiProject spaces are in decline, however, you only need one or two specialist editors and they function properly, with no issues over forking/POV etc. (as they are not content-space). As long as there is a WP, I could always see a need for some kind of WikiProject space area (e.g. the functional expertise hub for a major topic). In any professional services firm (e.g. PWC, KPMG, Ernst & Young), they all have the equivalent of WikiProject spaces in their organization (e.g. the department where the subject experts/research directories live).

Does that make any sense, and it is a useful idea? Britishfinance (talk) 12:11, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

  • Hi @Britishfinance: I'm actually not on any particular "sides" regarding portals. I think some have a functional purpose as a navigational tool for users that choose to utilize them. Conversely, some may be underutilized to the point that they may qualify for deletion. I assess portals on a case-by-case basis, rather than from an ideological standpoint of them being either "good" or "bad" as a whole. Feel free to post here anytime.
I'm taking a bit of a break from any heavy portal work or debates, so I recommend posting your ideas at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Portals. Per your query above, some portals have been moved to project space, such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Berlin. I view this as a viable option that 1) retains the portal as a navigational tool for those that like using them, 2) provides users a space to edit and improve the portal, and 3) serves to directly link projects and portals, although in my view, a project about a topic being existent should not be a prerequisite for a portal about that topic to exist, as this just adds more instruction creep and bureaucracy, preventing the encyclopedia from being improved. North America1000 13:00, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Thanks NA1K, that is helpful and informative. Do you think for example that the WikiProject should be listed as a link on the front Main Article pages (and even topic pages). My understanding is that the WikiProject is only a link on the Talk Page? Britishfinance (talk) 13:12, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
  • @Britishfinance: I doubt you'd find much traction for including Wikipedia namespace links on Main (article) namespace pages, but you could try. Theoretically, more visible links, such as links to Wikiprojects at the bottom of article pages, could increase page views for project pages. North America1000 13:34, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Thanks NA1K. Would I be crazy to even attempt to bring it up (e.g. it is a major violation of WP norms, and I would be quickly dismissed)? What would be the right forum be? thanks, again. Britishfinance (talk) 13:37, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Thanks NA1K, let me give it a little thought and see what I can do. All the best. Britishfinance (talk) 13:50, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

When will it end

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. --Moxy 🍁 07:26, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

  • Hey North, I just wanted to explain the vote I just made on the ANI. I've not followed all the diffs, but to the extent I did, I found you to be entirely without fault. So by basic logic I should have voted just for option 1 like some others are. It was just I wasn't sure I was being objective. With BHG, I knew she does lots of good work, but 'till she decided to go after the hunger relief portal, I don't remember ever interacting. The cyber slap she gave me for my trouble there was maybe the hardest Ive ever had in my life, which was rather endearing, but I don't really have anything to balance the years of liking I've had for your good self. Not to mention if I was writing dictionaries youd be the no 1 example for Collaboration & Decency. I thought a no fault iban might be functional way to end the drama, esp if it works as well as the one between D & H. Good luck buddy. FeydHuxtable (talk) 21:10, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
Greetings FeydHuxtable: Thanks for the kind words. Well, I'd rather not spend much of my lifespan at Arbcom, but if the community is for it, I will deal with it. Can't we just all get along? Cheers, North America1000 05:03, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Unwise

If a request for arbitration is pending it is unwise to continue editing in the disputed field when you have not yet taken the time to respond to the arbitration request. It looks bad. Also, declaring a vacation immediately after you are the subject of a request for arbitration (but still making detailed, substantial edits elsewhere) adds to the appearance that you are gaming the system. If I were you, I would stop whatever else I was doing and respond to the arbitration request before continuing other things. Enjoy your vacation. Take the time you need, but please remember the priorities. This would benefit you. Jehochman Talk 13:39, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

  • Jehochman should please reread WP:AGF. I'm in the UK but, even there, I'm aware that Thanksgiving is a big national holiday in the US at this time of year. Northamerica1000 is especially interested in food and so I trust that he has been giving priority to a turkey with all the trimmings. Myself, I thought I might bother him with notice of trouble elsewhere but now that I see that he's taking a seasonal break, I shall wish him well and leave him in peace. As for arbcom, I expect that they will be having something of a prorogation while their elections take place, and so this is the perfect time for others to take a break from such drama. Cheers! Andrew D. (talk) 17:06, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
If you don't want to be splained to then kindly stop sticking your oar into situations you don't understand. Your unasked for advice has provoked the below uncharacteristic response from North. And you've changed the dynamics of the portal case; until your intervention there was a fair chance of it ending almost bloodlessly. Now it's likely going to end in at least a desysop. Get a grip Jehochman, you're better than this! FeydHuxtable (talk) 15:17, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

My vacation and personal life is not "unwise", nor is improving Wikipedia

  • @Jehochman: I'm back in for a very short spell after a camping trip, and I'm headed right back out in continuation of my vacation, for Thanksgiving. I shouldn't have to tell you or anyone this, because when I choose to edit is my choice, not that of others. But, since you're concerned about appearances, after I added the vacation template to my user pages, over the course of a few hours afterward I performed some relatively minor follow-up and touch-up edits before heading out, and also made some other contributions to help out here and there, such as relisting a few AfD discussions and closing an AfD discussion. Then, I crashed-out and proceeded with my life's plans. Frankly, I have no concerns about how it may "look like" regarding whether or not I make an immediate statement at Arbcom, and I certainly won't be altering my vacation plans per your concerns or what others may hypothetically think. So, for the record: really, I'm on vacation, like really, for real; I'm on vacation, right now.
As per the vacation template above on this talk page, I won't be available to contribute until November 30, 2019. When that time occurs, I will choose when and where I choose to edit. I may not even edit on that day, or maybe I will. It's my choice.
I feel that the present Arbcom case request was very over-rushed, that it's creator was too eager to begin the process, and that it was not researched even nearly enough. The creator of the case initially simply added in a few names of recent contributors at MfD, then after some objections the list was expanded, and now it is being considered to be reduced after that major expansion as being too wide in scope. People are uncertain about what the scope of the case should be at this time. Regardless, it's my choice to post at the case request or not, not yours or that of others. This seems like common sense to me, but you come across as though I am obligated to post. If the case is accepted, I may then post at the next phase of the process. Furthermore, just to be absolutely crystal clear, I'm on vacation right now.
I'm busy, and per this, beginning the commentary process at this time presents a lose-lose proposition for me: if I post a comment at the case requests page, I would then have to check-in constantly to answer potential questions on the page. If I don't, then I could receive similar messages here just as you have posted; that it may "look bad" if I don't then respond in a timely manner. I will not be spending the next leg of my vacation having to constantly check-in on Wikipedia.
Sorry if this comes across as overly blunt, but I'm in a hurry, so there you have it. I hesitated to even post this response, because I'm busy in my personal life at this time. Again, I won't be available to contribute until November 30, 2019. Good day. North America1000 13:09, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

{{Vacation}}

Rather than write all these words to me I wish you’d just say whether or not you think an arbitration case would be helpful. If you are too busy to respond there, that’s fine, but that excuse loses effectiveness if you find time to do portal work (which is the locus of dispute) or provide lengthy explanations of why you can't supply a response that is limited to 500 words in any event. Friend, you just wrote 511 words right here. Jehochman Talk 17:13, 23 November 2019 (UTC) and 03:26, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2019)

The steam hammer is a type of hammer
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This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2019)

The National Museum is a Czech museum institution intended to systematically establish, prepare, and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. It was founded in 1818 and is located in Prague.
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Finally something unrelated to portals

Hey, Northamerica1000. I'd like to ask you for advice, if you aren't too busy at the moment. I have recently stumbled upon this article by chance: Julian Wolpert. There appears to be some (not so great) autobiographic editing and I am not sure whether the individual meets the notability standards. Should it be nominated for deletion or just cleaned up? What do you think? --Hecato (talk) 20:18, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

@Hecato: I'm a bit busy, and also headed for vacation, so I won't be researching this at this time. However, I added the {{Friendly search suggestions}} template to the talk page, which provides search options to assist in determining potential notability. I also added the {{Copy edit}} template to the article page, with a rationale stating, "This article may require copy editing for reducing entries in the Selected publications section, which is too long, and list formatting for this section." North America1000 06:55, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
Thanks! Have fun on your camping trip. And yeah, don't take internet drama too seriously. --Hecato (talk) 15:19, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

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Portal guideline workshop

Hi there. I'm taking it upon myself to try to moderate a discussion among Portal power users with the intention of creating a draft guideline for Portals, and I'd like to invite you to join this discussion. If you're interested, please join the discussion at User talk:Scottywong/Portal guideline workspace. Thanks. ‑Scottywong| [chat] || 02:49, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

@Scottywong: Thanks for the invite. I'm a bit busy, and also headed for vacation, but I will keep this in mind when I'm back on a regular basis. North America1000 06:48, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

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Future changes

  • Advanced item There will be a new schema for XML dumps. Scripts and apps that use them will need to be updated. If they are not updated they will no longer work. [7]
  • Advanced item The {{REVISIONID}} magic word will no longer work in the content namespaces. This is for performance reasons. When you preview a page it returns "" (empty string). When you read a page it returns "-" (dash). In the future this will also affect other namespaces. The next ones are file and category namespaces. [8]

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GOCE December 2019 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2019 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the September edition. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January.

Election time: Nominations for the election of a new tranche of Guild coordinators to serve for the first half of 2020 will be open from 1 to 15 December. Voting will then take place and the election will close on 31 December at 23:59 UTC. Positions for Guild coordinators, who perform the important behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our project running smoothly, are open to all Wikipedians in good standing. We welcome self-nominations so please consider nominating yourself if you've ever thought about helping out; it's your Guild and it doesn't run itself!

September Drive: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles.

October Blitz: This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests.

November Drive: Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog.

Our December Blitz will run from 15 to 21 December. Sign up now!

Progress report: From September to November 2019, GOCE copy editors processed 154 requests. Over the same period, the backlog of articles tagged for copy editing was reduced by 41% to an all-time low of 479 articles.

Request archiving: The archiving of completed requests has now been automated. Thanks to Zhuyifei1999 and Bobbychan193, YiFeiBot is now archiving the Requests page. Archiving occurs around 24 hours after a user's signature and one of the templates {{Done}}, {{Withdrawn}} or {{Declined}} are placed below the request. The bot uses the Guild's standard "purpose codes" to determine the way it should archive each request so it's important to use the correct codes and templates.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators; Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Miniapolis, Tdslk and Twofingered Typist.

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Tech News: 2019-50

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

  • Wikimedia projects use Translatewiki to translate the wiki interface. You can now use WatchTranslations to watch projects there. You would get an email if there are missing translations to your language. [9]
  • Advanced item There is a new dataset you can use. It shows the number of editors per country per month for a number of countries. You can read the documentation and download the dataset.

Changes later this week

  • Recurrent item The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 10 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 11 December. It will be on all wikis from 12 December (calendar).

Meetings

Future changes

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16:38, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2019)

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Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling

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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2019)

A ballet leap performed with modern, non-classical form in a contemporary ballet
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Ballet

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Tech News: 2019-51

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

  • The Linter extension helps you find technical errors in articles. It did not show new changes last week. This was because of an API problem. It is now working again. [11]
  • Special:Watchlist can show the wrong information again. It does not always show which edits are read and which are unread. This is because of a database problem. The developers are working on solving the problem. [12]

Changes later this week

  • You can get email notifications. You can get them immediately, a summary every day or a summary once every week. If you choose a summary you can soon choose not to get notifications you have already marked as read on the wiki. [13]
  • Recurrent item The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 17 December. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 18 December. It will be on all wikis from 19 December (calendar).

Meetings

Future changes

  • The partial blocks feature is now stable. It will come to most wikis on 6 January. Your wiki can ask to wait. Contact NKohli (WMF) if you don't want it now. [14]

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00:16, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

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