User talk:Chetsford/Archive 24

DYK for Jason Fettig

On 25 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jason Fettig, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Donald Trump's official musical adviser is Jason Fettig (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jason Fettig. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jason Fettig), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

Edward Vance AfC

Hello! I hope you are very well sir. Pardon my interruption in your talk page. Would you review my AfC submission Draft:Edward_Vance and bless me with your review and advice to move it to article space? thanks 3000 Potpart (talk) 22:13, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

 Done Chetsford (talk) 22:48, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much for taking the time, about edward.. He is a former professor at the University of Nevada isn't this sufficient to be considered an academic?Potpart (talk) 22:18, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Potpart - I'm not 100% certain an adjunct is in the spirit of NACADEMIC, but let me get a second opinion before I commit to that statement. If it is, I'll move this to mainspace. Please standby! Chetsford (talk) 00:33, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

FYI - Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(academics)#Feedback_on_who_qualifies_as_an_academic Chetsford (talk) 00:43, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Cool, that answers my question Potpart (talk) 23:52, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Inappropriate evoking of user rights.

Hi I am a little concerned by the way a user that you recently "promoted" is using their user rights to try and sway a deletion discussion here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Children of the Corn: Runaway. I am not suggesting they shouldn't have those rights but maybe it would be useful for one of the admins that gave them those rights to remind them that they shouldn't be using their own "qualifications" as an argument. Cheers Dom from Paris (talk) 07:05, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

 Done Chetsford (talk) 15:24, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ross Volunteers

On 28 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ross Volunteers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ross Volunteers are the military escort for the Governor of Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ross Volunteers. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ross Volunteers), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:01, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thank you for your contributions and collaboration regarding the close of the Australia RfC about including religion in the infobox. It was a pleasure to work with you. --DannyS712 (talk) 05:13, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Teamwork Barnstar
		It was a pleasure working with you at the Australian religion RfC. This sort of co-operation truly captures the spirit of Wikipedia! Captain Eek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:19, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for John Philip Sousa Baton

On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Philip Sousa Baton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during change of command ceremonies of the United States Marine Band, the John Philip Sousa Baton is transferred from the outgoing to the incoming director? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Philip Sousa Baton. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Philip Sousa Baton), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of United States Guards (1917)

Hello! Your submission of United States Guards (1917) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 15:05, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Claude Batchelor

On 31 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Claude Batchelor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Claude Batchelor, a former trumpet player with the 1st Cavalry Division Band, was convicted on charges related to collaboration with China during the Korean War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Claude Batchelor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Claude Batchelor), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 00:03, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Vandalism at James Dean article

Hi Chetsford,

I saw that you had protected the James Dean article previously, so I'm alerting you, if you haven't already noticed, that an IP vandal is at it again, blanking most of the page repeatedly.

Regards, Carlstak (talk) 22:44, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Carlstak. I've warned the IP editor and further protected the page. Chetsford (talk) 04:20, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. Carlstak (talk) 05:54, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:37, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Proposed United States purchase of Greenland

On 1 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Proposed United States purchase of Greenland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 1946 United States proposal to buy Greenland from Denmark remained classified until the 1970s, when Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten broke the story? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Proposed United States purchase of Greenland), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

valereee (talk) 12:01, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Clarence Ervin

On 3 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clarence Ervin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Clarence Ervin became the first African-American brigadier general in the history of the North Carolina Air National Guard in 2015? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clarence Ervin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clarence Ervin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bert Cumby

Hello! Your submission of Bert Cumby at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SL93 (talk) 03:36, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

File:Space Guard map.jpg

For File:Space Guard map.jpg, would you be able to change the state background from a space image to a more solid color? This would help with readability, as well as increasing the encyclopedic utility of the image. Thanks for creating the article on the Space National Guard, by the way!Garuda28 (talk) 04:47, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

 Done Garuda28 Chetsford (talk) 04:52, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! Garuda28 (talk) 04:52, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Space National Guard

Hello! Your submission of Space National Guard at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:00, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Desmond Napoles

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Desmond Napoles. Legobot (talk) 04:24, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

A Barnstar For You!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		Thank you for everything you do as an admin. You always patrol the WP:RPP and WP:RFR pages and protect them. You also give users there rights, and you help out with blocking the vandals. It would not be the same without you! Wyatt2049 | (Talk) or (Stalk) 16:47, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for United States Guards (1917)

On 5 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United States Guards (1917), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that US Attorney General Thomas Watt Gregory accused the United States Guards of imposing a "reign of terror" in Butte, Montana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States Guards (1917). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, United States Guards (1917)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Mark Kendall page

Hello!, I've been working in a AfC submission (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mark_Kendall) regarding an artist and a awarded film director called Mark Kendall. It was declined before because it needed more coverage in reliable sources,so I added references from Variety, filmmaker magazine and the houston press. Variety and Filmmaker magazine are considered reliable secondary source in Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film. IndieWire too but I don't know about The NY times and Houston Press, are there considered reliable? I think that he has been granted 3 fellowship by notable and known institutions of art, does this make him notable enought for the encyclopedia? I've resubmitted the article for AfC. Do you think you could take a look? Sorry for making so many questions and thanks in advance. Derekfisherfl (talk) 20:36, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2019).

Administrator changes

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:36, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

A late but personal congrats

Hey Chetsford! I didnt hear about this until now and I'm beating myself up for not participating in the RFA and giving my support because this woulda been a great comment opportunity for me, but congrats! You have been a very compassionate wikipedian who has done lots of good for the project. A year later, I would like to reiterate by huge thanks for your huge role in my unblock last year, with the kind comments and analysis of my actions that you felt were deserving of respect and were a testament to my maturity. Excuse my French, but that literally meant the fucking world to me. Since then I've been making lots of edits to the encyclopedia, formed a real life friendship and connection with the blocking admin Cullen and his wife owing to their proximity to me, hit over 1000 edits, became a pending changes reviewer, and am still improving my role as a Wikipedian gradually even if real life gets in the way. Thank you so much again for your role in sparing my Wikipedia life, and I'm glad I'm able to reach you for assistance anytime. Much love, Chetsford. :) DrewieStewie (talk) 04:44, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Congrats from me too. :-) Lotje (talk) 15:42, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, Lotje! Chetsford (talk) 04:41, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, DrewieStewie— both for your congratulations and all your great contributions! Chetsford (talk) 04:41, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Douglas Albert Munro scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Douglas Albert Munro article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 11, 2019. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 11, 2019, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted on or after October 1, 2018, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors up to the day of this TFA. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:51, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019

Hello Chetsford,

Backlog

Instead of reaching a magic 300 as it once did last year, the backlog approaching 6,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

Coordinator

A proposal is taking place here to confirm a nominated user as Coordinator of NPR.

This month's refresher course

Why I Hate Speedy Deleters, a 2008 essay by long since retired Ballonman, is still as valid today. Those of us who patrol large numbers of new pages can be forgiven for making the occasional mistake while others can learn from their 'beginner' errors. Worth reading.

Deletion tags

Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon (you will need to have 'Nominated for deletion' enabled for this in your filters) may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders using Twinkle. They require your further verification.

Paid editing

Please be sure to look for the tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary. WMF policy requires paid editors to connect to their adverts.

Subject-specific notability guidelines' (SNG). Alternatives to deletion

• Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves once more with notability guidelines for organisations and companies.
• Blank-and-Redirect is a solution anchored in policy. Please consider this alternative before PRODing or CSD. Note however, that users will often revert or usurp redirects to re-create deleted articles. Do regularly patrol the redirects in the feed.

Not English

• A common issue: Pages not in English or poor, unattributed machine translations should not reside in main space even if they are stubs. Please ensure you are familiar with WP:NPPNE. Check in Google for the language and content, and if they do have potential, tag as required, then move to draft. Modify the text of the template as appropriate before sending it.

Tools

Regular reviewers will appreciate the most recent enhancements to the New Pages Feed and features in the Curation tool, and there are still more to come. Due to the wealth of information now displayed by ORES, reviewers are strongly encouraged to use the system now rather than Twinkle; it will also correctly populate the logs.

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DYK for Bert Cumby

On 13 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bert Cumby, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to Bert Cumby, China used thought reform on American prisoners of war during the Korean War as part of a plan to create support for China-friendly policies in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bert Cumby. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bert Cumby), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 13 September 2019 (UTC)