User talk:Vanilla Wizard/Archive 3

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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2022)

Zenica is the largest city in the Central Bosnia subregion Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Central Bosnia Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Telephone line • Human history Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 19 December 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2022)

The Summer Palace of Peter the Great as seen from across the Fontanka River from a small Prachechniy ("Laundry") Bridge in August 2007 Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Summer Palace of Peter the Great Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Central Bosnia • Telephone line Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 26 December 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2023)

Scarves in the Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Scarf Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Summer Palace of Peter the Great • Central Bosnia Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 2 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2023)

The start line of the Canberra Marathon in 2006 Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Canberra Marathon Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Scarf • Summer Palace of Peter the Great Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 9 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

Hello again

Again have to report mess at Flag of Antarctica. Indeed, I restored the lead section as it was before as it was neutral and NPOV. You as editor with more time here better know what to do about, promotion and pov pushing kind of hurt image of encyclopedia and I don't like it. I understand to some users wanna so hard to promote something what they like, in this case proposal for flag, but really sometimes its too much and this is not a place for that as WP:NOT. MrGogisa (talk) 00:11, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for reaching out to me, I appreciate it even though I'll admit that I'm not too excited about being roped back into Flag of Antarctica disputes. I do still agree with your concerns and I'll keep an eye out in case anything gets out of hand again.

As of right now, I don't have too many complaints with the state of the article, but I did find that some objectionable content was reintroduced and I can see in the revision history that there's still some ongoing disagreements. It is unfortunate that for almost half a year we've had to occasionally deal with two people (potentially one person?)[a] being insistent that the article should convey to the reader that the True South flag is the most important one, even though we've had far too many talk page discussions in which all other editors agree that we shouldn't do that. Given that we've been over this in August, and again in November, and again now in January, I hope that they will eventually stop adding revisions that imply that any one flag matters more than the rest because of its use or lack thereof at research bases.

If nothing else, it's good to see that some of the more major changes to the article were discussed at the talk page first. Even though I may not agree with all of the changes, it's a relief to see that they're being made with the agreement of multiple editors. I hope to see more of this going forward.

Feel free to ping me again in the future if you ever have any concerns. Best wishes,

 Vanilla  Wizard 💙 06:33, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

1. I feel I should clarify that I am not suspecting that anyone has engaged in sockpuppetry or any sanctionable actions, just that there's a reasonable amount of behavioral evidence to suggest that the two editors I'm thinking of might be the same person (the most convincing piece of evidence being that one account went inactive right as the other was registered). I think the most likely explanation is that they switched accounts to get a fresh start, and it is important to note that both accounts have only ever been used for legitimate editing purposes. No need to explore that thought further unless the inactive account wakes up and we see both of them !voting in the same place at the same time, or other illegitimate uses of multiple accounts. Just to be absolutely clear, I don't think that anyone has done anything wrong.

Thank you very much for the prompt and detailed reply. I will also try to be around more and to keep my eyes on. Again, thank you! MrGogisa (talk) 20:30, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2023)

A kiddie ride is a coin-operated amusement ride for young children. Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Kiddie ride Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Canberra Marathon • Scarf Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 16 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2023)

Side one of a 1930 brochure for the Ambassador Hotel in San Francisco Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Brochure Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Kiddie ride • Canberra Marathon Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 23 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: The Sims (video game) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Brochure • Kiddie ride Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

Suggestion

Hello, Vanilla Wizard! You might be interested in endorsing an essay in which creation I participated – WP:NOCONFED. Of course, this is just a suggestion, nothing more. Cheers! — Sundostund mppria ^(talk / contribs) 21:35, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words, both as part of your endorsement and in the section below it! Also, if you know some other users who might be interested in this essay and its topic, please inform them! — Sundostund mppria ^(talk / contribs) 20:27, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Sundostund! I appreciate the work that you've put into this valuable essay and I look forward to seeing it cited in talk discussions in the future.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 20:44, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2023)

Belgian waffles cooked in a Krampouz cast-iron waffle iron, in a Montreal restaurant during the gastronomy competition of the Montreal Highlights Festival Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Waffle iron Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: The Sims (video game) • Brochure Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 6 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2023)

Campaign for the Norwegian Centre Party at Nærbø: like its Finnish and Swedish counterparts, the party has a strong focus on decentralisation, rural and agrarian issues. Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum. Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Centrism Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Waffle iron • The Sims (video game) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 13 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2023)

Textbooks Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Textbook Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Centrism • Waffle iron Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 20 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2023)

Greenland is the world's largest island. Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Island Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Textbook • Centrism Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 27 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2023)

Manufacturing of an automobile Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Manufacturing Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Island • Textbook Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 6 March 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2023)

An assortment of various foods Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Food Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Manufacturing • Island Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 13 March 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2023)

A voting line during the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Voting Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Food • Manufacturing Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:11, 20 March 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Offensive backfield Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Voting • Food Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 27 March 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2023)

Kayakers on the St. Lawrence River near Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: St. Lawrence River Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) • Offensive backfield Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:07, 10 April 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Sankebetsu brown bear incident Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: St. Lawrence River • Zechariah (Hebrew prophet) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 17 April 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Nike sweatshops Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sankebetsu brown bear incident • St. Lawrence River Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 24 April 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2023)

Conifers encroaching on a meadow in Washington state, United States Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Meadow Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Nike sweatshops • Sankebetsu brown bear incident Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 1 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Tableau vivant Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Meadow • Nike sweatshops Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 8 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2023)

An audio production facility Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Audio editing software Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tableau vivant • Meadow Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:06, 15 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Vandal Kingdom Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Audio editing software • Tableau vivant Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:09, 22 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2023)

Popillia japonica, commonly known as the Japanese Beetle Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Japanese beetle Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Vandal Kingdom • Audio editing software Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 29 May 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2023)

The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed Bible (mid-15th century) Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Bible Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Japanese beetle • Vandal Kingdom Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 5 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2023)

Four T-72B tanks of the participants, 2013 Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Tank biathlon Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Bible • Japanese beetle Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 12 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2023)

Epileptic spike and wave discharges monitored EEG Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Electroencephalography Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tank biathlon • Bible Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 19 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

Good job at the Rfc

I thought you did well at the Grayzone Rfc, both in your caution in a topic you saw as potentially contentious by raising the discussion first before making a change, then laying it out in a neutral way and opting for what you saw as the best outcome, and then carefully considering the opinions of other editors and even being swayed by them. I wish more Rfc's were like this (and this is irrespective of whether we end up on the "same side" of some Rfc question, or have different opinions about it). Good job. Mathglot (talk) 23:55, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, Mathglot! Kind words like these are always appreciated!  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 21:03, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2023)

The water frame is a spinning frame that is powered by a water-wheel. Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Water frame Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Electroencephalography • Tank biathlon Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2023)

Outdoor Tai chi practice in Beijing's Temple of Heaven Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Tai chi Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Water frame • Electroencephalography Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 3 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2023)

Literal translation is a translation of a text done by translating each word separately. Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Literal translation Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tai chi • Water frame Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 10 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

News

To answer the question you posed at this AFD, please see WP:PRIMARYNEWS. Most (but not all) of what appears in a newspaper is primary. Remember that Wikipedia:Secondary does not mean independent; the value that newspapers consistently offer us is their independence. WhatamIdoing (talk) 21:33, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

@WhatamIdoing:, note that I already referenced WP:PRIMARYNEWS in my comments in this AfD in response to an editor who erroneously believed all news is primary without analyzing any sources to see if they provide enough analysis to be considered secondary. This is not new information to me, but I appreciate the comment nonetheless. I am not the first or second editor to explain WP:PRIMARYNEWS to the user Thebiguglyalien, as other editors had to do the same at other AfD nominations, and some of their own nominations were speedily SNOW kept as they are under the false impression that "being a news story" is grounds for deletion.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 22:47, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

I see where the misunderstanding comes from. You referenced the Canberry highway collision, but my extensive conversation with this editor about primary sources was in the deletion discussion for the 2023 Kericho truck crash article. That clears things up.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 22:53, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Religious philosophy Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Literal translation • Tai chi Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 17 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Act (drama) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Religious philosophy • Literal translation Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 24 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2023)

Michelangelo's David is the classical image of youthful male beauty in Western art. Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Man Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Act (drama) • Religious philosophy Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 31 July 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2023)

A goalkeeper in action Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Goalkeeper Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Man • Act (drama) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 7 August 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Miss Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Goalkeeper • Man Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 14 August 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2023)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Physiology Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Miss • Goalkeeper Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 21 August 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

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This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2023)

Industrial cooking of mashed potatoes in a steam-jacketed combi kettle Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Mashed potato Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Physiology • Miss Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 28 August 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2023)

Double-rigged shrimp trawler hauling in the nets Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Fishing industry Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mashed potato • Physiology Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2023)

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@Liz:

Hello,

Thank you for notifying me as I was technically the user that created those pages, but I say technically because I simply moved them when reviving the WikiProject and renaming it to be less wordy (if I remember correctly it used to be something like "WikiProject geopolitical entities with limited international recognition" or some mouthful like that), so I'm not really the "creator" of those pages. All that said, it would probably be good to leave relevant notices on the project talk page too.

Putting all that aside as that's not the real reason why I feel the need to reach out:

I would argue those categories meet the criteria of a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. The "project category" checkbox there is self-explanatory, but reading through the titles of these categories, every one of them refers to a temporary status to a page. A page needing attention to grammar can be removed from that category after the grammar is corrected, a page with incomplete B-class checklists can be removed from that category after the checklists are completed, etc. All of that is to say that, yes, by the nature of those categories, they may become empty on occasion. So to summarize, they are all "project [categories] that by [their] nature may become empty on occasion", and therefore not eligible for speedy deletion.

Thanks,

 Vanilla  Wizard 💙 22:19, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard,

These categories are empty and will continue to show up on the Empty Category lists to be tagged for CSD C1 speedy deletion until they are tagged with {{emptycat}}. Can you see to that? Thank you. Liz ^Read! Talk! 22:49, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

I have added the {{emptycat}} template to these categories. Hopefully this will resolve the issue and prevent them from being automatically flagged for deletion in the future. Thank you for swift replies and for your understanding. Best wishes,  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 12:22, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello. This edit is WP:disruptive editing. Instead of removing the link, you should have just changed it in accordance with the current title of the page. Dovidroth (talk) 08:48, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

@Dovidroth: Hello, and Merry Christmas (unless you do not celebrate it, then just mentally replace "merry christmas" with "good evening" or something more appropriate).

I respectfully disagree with your assessment that this edit was disruptive. As I outlined in the edit summary, my issue was linking to the page at all, not just using an outdated title. This is because the purpose of that article is no longer what the original author intended.

The original author used martyrdom and terrorism synonymously, but martyrdom as a concept is much broader than that. The page was kept because martyrdom as a concept and its relation to Palestinian society is notable and worthy of an encyclopedic article, but we also reached unanimous agreement at the move discussion that the old title was simply unacceptable. The old title intended for the article to present a narrative that Palestinians glorify terrorism, as evidenced by the author also creating "Glorification of Palestinian terrorism" as a redirect to that page, which I have nominated for deletion. Per community consensus, that page will no longer be an inflammatory essay that accuses an entire nationality of glorifying terrorism. Going forward, that page is simply about the more nuanced and complex topic of martyrdom itself. The original page as the original author intended conflated martyrdom and suicide bombing as though there is no difference between the two subjects, implying if not outright stating that a martyr is necessarily a perpetrator of violence and not a victim of it. It was completely unacceptable. As such, I strongly oppose putting a link to this page in a See also section of an article about terrorism next to numerous links to other pages about politically-motivated violence. That's just not synonymous with martyrdom.

All due respect, I am unable to find any sentence of WP:DISRUPTIVE, which you have linked to, that can describe my edit. I clearly outlined in the edit summary why I was opposed to including that link in the See also section, and I hope the additional context I have provided in this reply will further explain my reasoning.

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 Vanilla  Wizard 💙 02:29, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

@Eladkarmel: I should probably ping you as well since you undid the edit, and because you are the "original author" I keep alluding to. Simply put, the scope and purpose of that target article has changed to become more neutral and accurate. That article is about martyrdom, not Islamic terrorism. There are plenty of articles where the latter is adequately covered. The page you started is no longer one of them, or at least, it won't be one after it's cleaned up to comply with WP:NPOV and to account for the change in title and scope. It doesn't belong in a bullet-point list of pages about terrorism. If you disagree with that, don't take it up with me, take it up with all the editors that unanimously agreed to drop the words "Glorification of" from the title and all the AfD voters on both sides that pointed out the glaring POV issues.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 02:47, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

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Mahatma Gandhi with a young Indira Ghandi, during his fast in 1924 Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Hunger strike Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Newton (unit) • Shovel Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

ITN recognition for ECOWAS

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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2024)

Various pâtés Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Pâté Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Hunger strike • Newton (unit) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 5 February 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

January 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	This award is given in recognition to Vanilla Wizard for collecting at least 10 points during the January 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 16,070 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 22:45, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

New page reviewer granted

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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2024)

Uncooked rigatoni Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Rigatoni Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pâté • Hunger strike Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 12 February 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2024)

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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2024)

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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2024)

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Feedback request: Wikipedia policies and guidelines request for comment

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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2024)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Religious music Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Community service • Economy of South America Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 11 March 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2024)

File:Bucaram foto.png Abdalá Bucaram Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Abdalá Bucaram Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Natural resource • Religious music Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 25 March 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2024)

Gabin in The Little Rebels (1955) Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Jean Gabin Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Abdalá Bucaram • Natural resource Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 1 April 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday! Hi Vanilla Wizard! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy birthday! Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:06, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much!!!  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 13:28, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Vanilla Wizard,

New Page Review queue January to March 2024

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2024)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Antarctic Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Fire safety • Jean Gabin Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 15 April 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | May 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
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A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	For having a civil, productive and calm discussion about one of the most heated contemporary topics, arguably making one of the most level-headed contributions to the RfC. Also for being nice. FortunateSons (talk) 21:40, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Had a hard time choosing between this and civility and went by aesthetics :) FortunateSons (talk) 21:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, @FortunateSons:! I truly appreciate that we were able to have a thoughtful back-and-forth discussion on a topic so divisive in an RfC where the temperature was so high.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 08:30, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome. And you have my sincere gratitude :) FortunateSons (talk) 12:45, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh, and a (late) happy birthday to you. I hope you have a wonderful year :) FortunateSons (talk) 13:08, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2024)

Full rack of fifteen balls, ready for the break shot Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Pool (cue sports) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Antarctic • Fire safety Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 22 April 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

Feedback request: Politics, government, and law request for comment

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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2024)

A crewed submersible used for underwater exploration Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Exploration Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pool (cue sports) • Antarctic Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 29 April 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2024)

Papyriform columns in the Luxor Temple Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Ancient Egyptian architecture Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Exploration • Pool (cue sports) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 6 May 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions

Feedback request: History and geography request for comment

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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2024)

Hello, Vanilla Wizard. The article for improvement of the week is: Tax return Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Ancient Egyptian architecture • Exploration Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot ^talk 00:05, 13 May 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions