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This barnstar is for you!

The Special Barnstar
The tone of my comment to you was embarrassing to say at best, sorry if it was upsetting and I hope you at least accept this barnstar as a token of appreciation for bringing it to my attention. The problematic sentence was reworded and clarity has been added. - SilentResident (talk ✉ | contribs ✎) 21:24, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrative action review, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Administrative action review and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Administrative action review during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Spartaz Humbug! 16:47, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Arguments at Talk:Enochian seem to resemble discussions at Shem HaMephorash. I really respected how you were able to change your position after I filled out the history more there, so I think you might be a good person to weigh in here, even if you're likely to be of an opposing opinion to me at first, the end result is more likely to be an improvement with your contribution... if you're around and have time and interest, of course... Skyerise (talk) 14:12, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

@Skyerise: Unfortunately I do not have time to understand the topic or dispute at Enochian well enough to comment. (I know it is associated with John Dee but nothing more.) Perhaps WP:3O or a WikiProject talk page would be a way to find additional editors to participate. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 18:12, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
No problem. Thanks for your reply! Skyerise (talk) 18:30, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions topic area changes

In a process that began last year with WP:DS2021, the Arbitration Committee is evaluating Discretionary Sanctions (DS) in order to improve it. A larger package of reforms is slated for sometime this year. From the work done so far, it became clear a number of areas may no longer need DS or that some DS areas may be overly broad.

The topics proposed for revocation are:

  • Senkaku islands
  • Waldorf education
  • Ancient Egyptian race controversy
  • Scientology
  • Landmark worldwide

The topics proposed for a rewording of what is covered under DS are:

  • India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
  • Armenia/Azerbaijan

Additionally any Article probation topics not already revoked are proposed for revocation.

Community feedback is invited and welcome at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions. --Barkeep49 (talk) 16:59, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions topic area changes

In a process that began last year with WP:DS2021, the Arbitration Committee is evaluating Discretionary Sanctions (DS) in order to improve it. A larger package of reforms is slated for sometime this year. From the work done so far, it became clear a number of areas may no longer need DS or that some DS areas may be overly broad.

The topics proposed for revocation are:

  • Senkaku islands
  • Waldorf education
  • Ancient Egyptian race controversy
  • Scientology
  • Landmark worldwide

The topics proposed for a rewording of what is covered under DS are:

  • India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
  • Armenia/Azerbaijan

Additionally any Article probation topics not already revoked are proposed for revocation.

Community feedback is invited and welcome at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Motions. --Barkeep49 (talk) 04:36, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Name/Signature Question

My signature is currently User:力 (powera, π, ν).

If I were to change it to User:力 (URLENCODE %E5%8A%9B; powera, π, ν), would that help people? User:力 (powera, π, ν) 00:49, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

  • it somewhat defeats the point if I have to explain it, but if you type the 9-character code in your browser URL and hit enter, it will turn it into the Chinese character. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 00:49, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

3RR

I have hit three reverts on WP:ITNC. See you all next week. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 02:58, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

On 13 February 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:32, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Extended comment re: "Request for comment on administrator activity requirements"

re: Diff Special:Diff/1078066449

So I have commented both on and off-wiki that I feel the activity requirement for admins should be "at least one edit in 36 of the last 60 months". However, that is apparently too complicated to find consensus.

Regarding the proposal under discussion: I agree with the various commenters that "100 edits in the past 36 months" would be better. If this motion passes, we can vote on that one next year. The proposal under discussion does one thing in a far more elegant manner than my proposal: specifically in how it solves the grandfather clause issue. There are about 50 admins who have been holding onto the bit for a decade without doing anything for the project. Any "activity" rule runs into problems with the grandfather clause - do we summarily de-sysop them or not. Now the issue is forced: either they will make 100 edits this year, or they will need a new RFA if they want to take an admin action at a vague date in the future just like everyone else, or they can object in person. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 17:47, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

  • AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
  • The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Category:Algebra education has been nominated for deletion

Category:Algebra education has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:11, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

"Algebra education" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Algebra education and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 19#Algebra education until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:14, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

AfD closures

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


Hi, I wanted to ask if you'd be willing to reconsider your no-consensus closes for Mervat Rashwan and Karl-Erik Nilsson. While I agree that we should be cautious about deleting articles that could be notable under new guidelines, the presumption of notability has been removed from all NSPORTS SNGs and NFOOTYNEW, if adopted, would only tell us that the required significant coverage is likely to exist. There's no need to wait until a new guideline is adopted, as it wouldn't change the outcome of either of these. Pinging Fenix down who relisted both of these yesterday. –dlthewave 22:55, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

I am not willing to reconsider the closes. There isn't consensus at this time. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 23:57, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Deletion review for Mervat Rashwan

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Mervat Rashwan. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. –dlthewave 01:45, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Karl-Erik Nilsson (footballer)

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Deletion review for Jeff Campbell (footballer)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Jeff Campbell (footballer). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Avilich (talk) 14:17, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Orrin Hatch

On 28 April 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Orrin Hatch, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:20, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

April 2022

Stop icon This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/力 2, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Bbb23 (talk) 00:24, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

  • Huh? Not to mention that slapping an L4 vandalism template on an experienced user who has just retired is more than faintly disrespectful, unless I've missed some change RfAs can be and have been courtesy blanked – it's common practice.
    Hope you come back, Power. J947messageedits 01:12, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
  • That was unnecessary and unexplained. I've reverted Bbb23 and struck their uncalled for warning. Bbb: please find something more productive to do and don't give vandalism warnings for things that aren't vandalism. Levivich 12:53, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Hotel California

the quote is "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"

Anyhow: I am resigning from my position as Volunteer Editor at Wikipedia. This is "Two Weeks Notice" (in the "three weekends-notice sense of the calendar"; I hereby ask for a "global lock" on May 1 to prevent account hijacking or impersonation. I don't plan to edit again for at least three years, and ... well, if I can't get a functionary to verify my Identity, I definitely will fresh-start.

I feel like I have said quite enough already, but I will ask two more questions here:

  1. What was the specific problem with this username. Is it that people can't type it, or that people can't pronounce it, or that people confuse it with katakana KA, or "other"?
  2. Would it help if I changed my username to IDEOGRAPH 529B?

You are welcome to say whatever you like here, but I will not respond. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 01:10, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Dear 力 (powera?),
You are right that people can't type is (I copy-pasted it), or pronounce it, and that may bother some people.
People that did get somehow bothered by it would probably be less bothered by the username IDEOGRAPH 529B.
I would still ask you to reconsider and stay. But if your decision is not changed, for some reason, than I do hope that a functionary does verify your identity, or that you fresh-start at the earliest opportunity. Good luck in your endeavors, I will certainly miss you here. Warm regards, warshy (¥¥) 18:02, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
I'm saddened to see that you are retiring. It sounds like you are focused on the RfA. I just referred to you as Power but it can be difficult at RfA if you have an unusual name with non-Latin letters.
You have no idea what people will Oppose you for. For me, it was random sarcastic comments I made when I was a new editor...even though 2 years had passed, some folks have long memories. I hope you'd continue working here without the admin tools but I understand wanting to take a break. I was gone from 2016-2018 and it was the best thing for me. I was getting burned out and I came back with new energy. So, I won't say good-bye, just until we meet again. Take care and good luck in whatever activities you pursue. Liz Read! Talk! 00:26, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, 力. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Critical race theory backlash".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 03:38, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022

New Page Review queue March 2022

Hello 力,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 812 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 848 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing {{subst:NPR invite}} on their talk page.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.

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Sent 05:18, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022

New Page Review queue June 2022

Hello 力,

Backlog status

At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000[a] at the end of May.

Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.[b]

In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

Backlog drive

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TIP – New school articles

Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.

Misc

There is a new template available, {{NPP backlog}}, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:

Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 15729 articles, as of 08:00, 29 December 2024 (UTC), according to DatBot

There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.

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Notes
  1. ^ not including another ~6,000 redirects
  2. ^ The number of weekly reviews reported in the NPP feed includes redirects, which are not included in the backlog we primarily track.

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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!

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(t · c) buidhe 20:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

Hello 力,

Backlog status

After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.

Coordination
MB and Novem Linguae have taken on some of the coordination tasks. Please let them know if you are interested in helping out. MPGuy2824 will be handling recognition, and will be retroactively awarding the annual barnstars that have not been issued for a few years.
Open letter to the WMF
The Page Curation software needs urgent attention. There are dozens of bug fixes and enhancements that are stalled (listed at Suggested improvements). We have written a letter to be sent to the WMF and we encourage as many patrollers as possible to sign it here. We are also in negotiation with the Board of Trustees to press for assistance. Better software will make the active reviewers we have more productive.
TIP - Reviewing by subject
Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages by their most familiar subjects can do so from the regularly updated sorted topic list.
New reviewers
The NPP School is being underused. The learning curve for NPP is quite steep, but a detailed and easy-to-read tutorial exists, and the Curation Tool's many features are fully described and illustrated on the updated page here.
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Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:25, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP message

Hi 力,

Invitation

For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP Award for 2020

The New Page Patroller's Barnstar

For over 100 article reviews during 2020. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Here is a barnstar to show appreciation for the NPP reviews you did back in 2020. We realize this is late, but NPP fell behind in some coordination activities. We are just getting caught up. If you don't want to receive "old" barnstars, please just ignore this and reply (with a ping) to let us know not to send you any more. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP Award for 2019

The New Page Reviewer's Bronze Award

For over 1,000 article reviews during 2019. Well done! Keep up the good work! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:33, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Here is a barnstar to show appreciation for the NPP reviews you did back in 2019. We realize this is late, but NPP fell behind in some coordination activities. We are almost caught up. If you don't want to receive "old" barnstars, please just ignore this and reply to let us know not to send you any more. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 05:33, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Update: Phase II of DS reform now open for comment

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NPP Award for 2018

The New Page Reviewer's Iron Award

For over 360 article reviews during 2018. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Here is a barnstar to show appreciation for the NPP reviews you did back in 2018. We realize this is late, but NPP fell behind in some coordination activities. We have just caught up with giving out deserved barnstars. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive

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(t · c) buidhe 21:17, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

I see you are retired, but still should inform you

I hope you are well.

Not sure if you recall, but you participated in a previous appeal to my topic ban. To my disappointment, you did not support my appeal. I currently am appealing again at the administrators noticeboard. I hope that the concerns you expressed may be lessened or completely alleviated this time around. If not, I would appreciate you share what concerns you have with me so I can address them to you before you reach a verdict if you chose to. I look forward to conducting a dialogue with any inquiries you may have. SecretName101 (talk) 18:51, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

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The above proposals that are supported by an absolute majority of unrecused active arbitrators are hereby enacted. The drafting arbitrators (CaptainEek, L235, and Wugapodes) are directed to take the actions necessary to bring the proposals enacted by this motion into effect, including by amending the procedures at WP:AC/P and WP:AC/DS. The authority granted to the drafting arbitrators by this motion expires one month after enactment.

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New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive

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New pages patrol needs your help!

New pages awaiting review as of June 30th, 2023.

Hello 力,

The New Page Patrol team is sending you this impromptu message to inform you of a steeply rising backlog of articles needing review. If you have any extra time to spare, please consider reviewing one or two articles each day to help lower the backlog. You can start reviewing by visiting Special:NewPagesFeed. Thank you very much for your help.

Reminders:

Sent by Zippybonzo using MediaWiki message delivery at 06:59, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:All Wikipedia level-5 vital articles indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 01:10, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi 力


You had a post from 2021 which questioned the lack of neutrality on this page in its talk section. I have fresh and detailed arguments for why this is a problem. I request you to please take a look at those once more, a lot of the conversations there are extremely biased i my definite opinion.


thanks ! Aditya the sun (talk) 09:58, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive

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New pages patrol newsletter

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New Page Review article queue, March to September 2023

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Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

RfC on the "Airlines and destinations" tables in airport articles

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) § RfC on the "Airlines and destinations" tables in airport articles. I saw that you participated in a previous discussion on this topic. Sunnya343 (talk) 17:46, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 26 § Category:Wikipedia XX-Class level-n vital articles on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Qwerfjkltalk 14:47, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

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WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 1800 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:25, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Category:Ninja Warrior UK contestants has been nominated for merging

Category:Ninja Warrior UK contestants has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. --woodensuperman 13:56, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Category:Ninja Warrior (franchise) contestants has been nominated for deletion

Category:Ninja Warrior (franchise) contestants has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. --woodensuperman 13:56, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Category:List-Class vital articles in Art indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 08:16, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

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A tag has been placed on Darrell Castle requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Darrell Castle. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 22:48, 8 September 2024 (UTC)