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User talk:Earthh/Archive 3
Disambiguation link notification for January 13Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited 10th Magritte Awards, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Baloji (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.) It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 15:08, 13 January 2020 (UTC) New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020 Hello Earthh,
The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.
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TheJoebro64, WP:TPO does not apply to user talk pages, which rely on WP:UP. The latter allows user to edit their own talk page. I want to make clear for the last time that your comment has been stricken because you did not understand what BRD is, making a wrong use of tmp:uw-3rr, ignoring the rules to reach a new consensus, which has been reached after other users joined the discussion. If you make a wrong use of user warning templates, these will be removed or stricken. I cannot really see the point of editing past discussions. Regards, --Earthh (talk) 16:13, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:BeTV.jpg Thanks for uploading File:BeTV.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media). Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC) New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020Hello Earthh,
NPP Sorting can be a great way to find pages needing new page patrolling that match your strengths and interests. Using ORES, it divides articles into topics such as Literature or Chemistry and on Geography. Take a look and see if you can find time to patrol a couple pages a day. With over 10,000 pages in the queue, the highest it's been since ACPERM, your help could really make a difference.
In late February, Google added 5 new languages to Google Translate: Kinyarwanda, Odia (Oriya), Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. This expands our ability to find and evaluate sources in those languages.
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 The article Ostend Film Festival has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November! Greetings, Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far. It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so. Please make sure to list the articles you have created or improved in the article achievements' section of the contest page, so that they can be easily tracked. To be able to claim prizes, please also ensure to list your articles on the users by articles page. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
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New Page Patrol December NewsletterHello Earthh,
It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by Rosguill who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to JTtheOG and Onel5969 who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to John B123, Hughesdarren, and Mccapra who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by DannyS712 which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the redirect whitelist.
 
John B123 has been named reviewer of the year for 2020. John has held the permission for just over 6 months and in that time has helped cut into the queue by reviewing more than 18,000 articles. His talk page shows his efforts to communicate with users, upholding NPP's goal of nurturing new users and quality over quantity.
As a special recognition and thank you DannyS712 has been awarded the first NPP Technical Achievement Award. His work programming the bot has helped us patrol redirects tremendously - more than 60,000 redirects this past year. This has been a large contribution to New Page Patrol and definitely is worthy of recognition. Six Month Queue Data: Today – 2262 Low – 2232 High – 10271 To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here 18:17, 10 December 2020 (UTC) Hi Earthh, Thanks for your edits on Joker (DC Extended Universe). I just wanted to let you know that I've warned the anonymous user about edit-warring, and appreciate you following the 3-revert rule on that page. With that being said, I'll start a new section on the talk page to hopefully resolve this in a more civil manner, and invite you to take part in it. Fixed your talk page archivingHi! I took the liberty of fixing the auto-archiving settings at the top of this page. --rchard2scout (talk) 08:46, 21 April 2021 (UTC) Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 21 May 2021 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for June 24An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Welcome to the Universe Tour, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Vocus. (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 05:59, 24 June 2021 (UTC) New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021 Hello Earthh, Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs. Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here. At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages. There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers. 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 or its software. Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. Sent to 827 users. 04:31, 16 September 2021 (UTC) Category:Films set in Pescara has been nominated for merging Category:Films set in Pescara 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. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 10:00, 16 September 2021 (UTC) November 2021 backlog drive
Jared Leto reversionsHey, curious why you reverted the Jared Leto controversy twice? It's a pretty clear newsworthy event in the bio of a clearly newsworthy person that is extensively cited. Not sure if I'm missing a guideline. It seems like an edit war at this point. Thyrfa (talk) 19:11, 7 November 2021 (UTC) Discussion invitation: Jared Leto Message added 16:00, 9 November 2021 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Thyrfa (talk) 16:00, 9 November 2021 (UTC) The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!Greetings, It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page. Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize. We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
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Jared LetoThank you for catching my mistake, it looks like he's on the nomination ballot and not an official nominee yet. The 42nd Golden Raspberry Awards nominations will be released this week so I'll update it if he get the nomination! Thanks! The One I Left (talk) 22:13, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
House of GucciHi there Earthh. I am contacting you regarding an edit I made a few weeks ago, which you reverted. I didn't bother reverting back as I did feel your revert was valid at the time, but if I'm honest, I am reconsidering as I'm still concerned over the inclusion, which is why I wanted your opinion on this. I still don't feel that Leto's performance should be included as praised, at least not in the lead, which is what my concern is over. It's true that Screen Rant is not reviewing, but rather summarizing the critical reception, yet I don't feel it is suitable to include that, as in my opinion, it wouldn't be giving WP:DUE weight. Although Screen Rant claims Leto's performance was praised, it never supported its claim that it was, as it never mentions who was praising it, and per WP:RSPSS, Screen Rant is only marginally reliable, therefore I don't think we should be heavily relying on it solely on that source, especially when the source in question is a medium-quality one that is in the minority. Many other sources have pointed out that his performance was actually the opposite (Even Screen Rant has admitted that his performance received criticism [1][2], as well as the more reliable Digital Spy [3]). Frankly, it sounds misleading to say his performance was praised. I don't object to briefly mentioning it in the body (perhaps saying something like polarizing or similar), but I don't feel it's right to include it in the lead, especially when the majority views it as either bad, or simply doesn't even address or acknowledge it. But one thing is for sure, rarely have higher quality sources claimed it was praised. — Film Enthusiast✉ 00:27, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
In this edit, you refer to WP:BLANKING but you do the opposite of what it says. Please don't restore talkpage posts that the user has removed. Bishonen | tålk 22:38, 13 April 2022 (UTC).
The article AOL Sessions Undercover (Thirty Seconds to Mars EP) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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Hi Earthh, there's been something on my mind as of late that I wanted to talk to you about. I have a dilemma. I remember reviewing this article for you and quickly passing it because the work on the article was stellar, and strictly speaking, it still meets the criteria, which is why I think I would want it to stay. On the other hand, everything that the EP covers is one song ("A Beautiful Lie") that was already released as a single, and while the titles are different, the differences are otherwise insubstantial. I don't see what is so radically different or notable about this EP that it couldn't be covered as part of A Beautiful Lie (song); in fact, I see this as closer to an expanded single than an album release. However, since I've already listed it, I feel bad that what would have to happen in order to achieve that goal is that it would first have to be delisted. I value your opinion on the matter and if you do not wish for that to happen, I will not pursue the matter further and I will pretend this conversation did not happen, but it is something that has been lingering in my mind for a while. dannymusiceditor oops 15:34, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
Precious anniversary--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:07, 21 May 2022 (UTC) New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022 Hello Earthh, 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 815 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 847 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 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. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. You are risking a blockAt this AN3 complaint it appears you have violated 3RR at Morbius (film). There may still be time for you to respond to the complaint and promise to wait for consensus before reverting again. Let me know. EdJohnston (talk) 16:47, 7 June 2022 (UTC) New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022 Hello Earthh,
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).
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here.
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.
There is a new template available, Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 14834 articles, as of 22:00, 5 January 2025 (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.
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC) NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
(t · c) buidhe 20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC) New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022 Hello Earthh,
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.
Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:24, 6 August 2022 (UTC) NPP messageHi Earthh,
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. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC) October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
(t · c) buidhe 21:16, 23 September 2022 (UTC) ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add Shannon LetoWhy would you restore a massive quantity of unsourced text, OR (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1144010810)? 107.127.46.20 (talk) 15:29, 11 March 2023 (UTC) New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:11, 20 April 2023 (UTC) Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:46, 21 May 2023 (UTC) New pages patrol needs your help! Hello Earthh, 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 06:58, 1 July 2023 (UTC) Synth on Jared LetoSpecial:MobileDiff/1152951375 This doesn't appear to be synth, rather the conclusion supported by each of the sources. You've avoided discussing the topic on the article talk page so if you have no objections I'll restore it. XeCyranium (talk) 02:20, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive
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