User talk:Interstellarity/Archives/2020/September


Administrators' newsletter – September 2020

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2020).

Administrator changes

added Eddie891
removed Angela • Jcw69 • Just Chilling • Philg88 • Viajero

CheckUser changes

readded SQL

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, the minimum length for site ban discussions was increased to 72 hours, up from 24.
  • A request for comment is ongoing to determine whether paid editors must or should use the articles for creation process.
  • A request for comment is open to resolve inconsistencies between the draftification and alternative to deletion processes.

Arbitration

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:56, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Your requests at WP:RMTR

It doesn't seem as though these requests are going to be moved as technical. Would you prefer these all be discussed in one discussion or separately? Steel1943 (talk) 14:42, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello Steel1943. I recommend discussing them separately because the closer of this discussion recommended that unrelated nominations should be discussed separately. Hope this helps! Interstellarity (talk) 23:16, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Request on 19:08:28, 13 September 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by ReadingPro123


hi, i have updated article as per your notes, and wasn't sure if i needed to let you know. And if it's correct now, or if anything isn't i can update or delete anything to make it correct


ReadingPro123 (talk) 19:08, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

@ReadingPro123: I will let someone else review it. That way, I get a more independent opinion on whether the article is ready for mainspace. Interstellarity (talk) 11:14, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Ok thank you ReadingPro123 (talk) 11:30, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Bold page moves

Hi Interstellarity,

Would you please be more tentative with bold mage moves, such as Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805–1877) --> Maria Anna of Bavaria (born 1805).

These subtle format preferences are not nearly as well established as writers of guidelines would like to believe, and guideline writers frequently get ahead of themselves. (YYYY-YYYY) allows for better consistency with older biographies where birth years become unknown, and biographies are particular notable for the death, and recogniZable for the year of death. Fiddling these small things on the basis of a reading of a recent guideline is unhelpful to any reader, and complicates the reading of practice. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:47, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello SmokeyJoe. The reason why I did those moves is because WP:NCDAB recommends that particular format when deciding on a title of a biography. It also talks about using dates of death in the last paragraph of the guideline. I will be more cautious on moving those pages and thanks for letting me know. Interstellarity (talk) 11:35, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
I think “when deciding on a title of a biography” is exactly right, and the article creator decided. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 12:00, 14 September 2020 (UTC)


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