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Your GA nomination of Johnlock

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The article Johnlock you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Johnlock for comments about the article, and Talk:Johnlock/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of DaniloDaysOfOurLives -- DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 19:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you for updating and adding short descriptions to articles on Wikipedia. With your help, the WikiProject's top 3000 list has been cleared for April 2025, the second month in a row! Your work has made Wikipedia better :-). LR.127 (talk) 12:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 1 May 2025

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Congratulations

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Hi, congratulations on becoming an admin. Alextejthompson (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 15:27, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).

Administrator changes

added Rusalkii
readded NaomiAmethyst (overlooked last month)
removed

Interface administrator changes

removed Galobtter

Guideline and policy news

Miscellaneous

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Question from S1mply.Dogmom (20:56, 8 May 2025)

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Greetings! I'm hoping you can help me with an unusual situation. I was glancing through recent changes and became suspicious of edits happening on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Kramer The editor removed a redirect and proceeded to create a new article under the same title. I don't believe proper procedure for such a move was followed and the new article is unimpressive at best. Could you take a look and guide me on what (if anything) I should do in this situation? --S1mply.dogmom (talk) 20:56, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's also a red flag going up on the editor responsible - Their first edit was yesterday and they've already had multiple article submissions denied. S1mply.dogmom (talk) 21:16, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@S1mply.Dogmom there's no formal procedure for creating an article from a redirect, unless it was previously redirected by consensus or the author is brand new or a has a conflict of interest (in that case they should go through WP:AFC). So the editor probably hasn't done anything wrong, though the article subject may separately not be notable. (...Edit: after looking at the editor more carefully it looks like the account is one day old, so they aren't actually WP:AUTOCONFIRMED and so can't make a new article without going through AfC, so under those circumstances this starts looking kind of like gaming the restrictions. It's possible it should be sent to draftspace for the author to send it through AfC. Once I'm not working I'll try to take a closer look.)
You could just redirect the article back, but if any such redirecting is contested, as seems likely, then you shouldn't revert it back. The other option is to nominate it for deletion. She's an academic, so you would need to do your own check to make sure that she doesn't meet the notability guidelines for a professor and the notability guidelines for people before nominating it. The third option is to just leave it. The article has been automatically added to the New Page Patrol queue, so an editor with experience evaluating this sort of thing should come around eventually and either approve it or handle it themselves if she shouldn't have an article. Rusalkii (talk) 21:23, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I really appreciate you! Yeah. The subject of the article, (at a glance) is less of the issue than the editor gaming the system to create it. Sockpuppetry or something else appears to be going on because they've been going hard on article creation for someone genuinely new. S1mply.dogmom (talk) 21:34, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 01:05, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

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The article The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article needs changes or clarifications to meet the good article criteria. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs and Talk:The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 09:02, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Аbout adding Serhiy Basok to the mainspace.

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I have made all the changes regarding your comment. Can you check please. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Serhii_Basok#cite_note-2+2-3

With respect, Sergey Burlak СергійБурлак (talk) 10:29, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@СергійБурлак, generally speaking we allow different reviewers to take each round of improvements, so that an article can get more eyes on it. It looks like it's been returned to the queue, so someone should come around and look at (hopefully soon, though unfortunately we have a long backlog so it may take a while). Rusalkii (talk) 17:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

XfD closer overreach

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It looks like XFDCloser misbehaved when trying to close Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2025_May_1#President_of_Vatican_City as keep and tried to close a bunch if other pages in separate discussions too. I've done my best to clean that up. * Pppery * it has begun... 14:24, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thanks for the cleanup there. I noticed it tried to do the same thing on a different discussion but did catch that before it actually happened, it warned me that it was doing a mass action since there were a lot of pages and I noticed the numbers didn't add up. I'll try to check the closes manually for issues from now on I guess, that's unfortunate. Rusalkii (talk) 16:37, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think this issue is an interaction with another script of mine, actually, though I've had it for long enough I would expect to have seen similar issues by now. Going to have to review old closes to see if I've messed anything else up :/ Rusalkii (talk) 16:41, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alexandra Dunn

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Hi Rusalkii, thanks for responding to my edit request for Alexandra Dunn. I'm reaching out to let you know that I've replied to you there, in case you missed the ping. Best, ~~~~ PB 0073 (talk) 16:29, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Answered there, sorry for the delay. Rusalkii (talk) 03:49, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Frances Valentine / Kate Spade / Elyce Arons

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Hi Rusalkii- Thanks for responding to a few of my edit requests! I'd love your thoughts on the best next steps. Here's where I am so far:

Quoted sources for edits to Kate Spade New York and Kate Spade on their respective talk pages.

I've also requested articles be created for Frances Valentine here, and drafted an article in my Sandbox. I did the same for Elyce Arons; request here, draft in my sandbox.

Please let me know if I've followed the appropriate steps to get these changes and new articles created, and if there is anything else I can provide! If you have any advice on how to keep the process moving, please let me know!

Annie Aefv2025 (talk) 14:15, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Aefv2025, sorry for the late reply, Ive been on a half-wikibreak the past few weeks. You're doing everything right, it's just that the COI process is very backlogged even at the best of times. You may want to submit your draft articles to WP:AFC instead of using the requested articles page, things tend to molder there for all eternity instead of getting picked up. Rusalkii (talk) 03:47, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I'll try submitting them that way as well. If there is anything else I can do, please let me know! I got some feedback on one of my edits that my sources weren't available to the public without subscription, so I provided more easily available sources. However, I was told by my mentor that as long as it was a reliable source, something like a journal that required a subscription was OK to use. Let me know if you think it looks ok! I appreciate your attention and assistance! Aefv2025 (talk) 16:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
People vary on how willing they are to accept an inaccessible source from a COI editor. Personally I'd take it as long as the editor can quote the relevant parts, but this is an area where there's a lot of discretion. You may want to look into whether the source has the option to "gift" articles, I know some paywalled sources let you send people limited-use free links if they have a subscription, or check if WP:TWL has it (you probably don't have access, but the editor may). Certainly it is better if you can provide a non-paywalled source. Rusalkii (talk) 17:41, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
One more thing: My Kate Spade New York edit was rejected by another editor, but I followed up with additional sources. Is it best for me to fully resubmit it with all the sources listed, or can I just leave it as-is with the follow up? Aefv2025 (talk) 16:46, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd open up the request again (change the {{Edit COI|D|V}} template at the top to just {{Edit COI}}, or open a new request, either way works. If you reopen the previous template just make sure that you leave a note making it clear that you did that. Rusalkii (talk) 17:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much! Reopening it now- I appreciate all your help! Aefv2025 (talk) 18:05, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting help with Dale Vince edit requests

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Hello! You reviewed and implemented a COI edit request I made on the Dale Vince Talk page back in February. I've since put forward two more, and unfortunately they don't seem to be gaining much attention from independent editors. Would you mind taking a look? The first one, linked here, seeks to expand the Early life and career section of the article to include some of the more notable and widely covered developments in Mr. Vince's career. The second request seeks to update part of the Politics section so that it covers a few recent developments in an ongoing dispute.

I want to be respectful of your time, so if you're inclined to help at all, I would recommend reviewing the second request, since that's the easier task. Of course if you don't have any time to give, I completely understand. Thank you! Verelrodrigues (talk) 16:32, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am not currently looking at most edit requests, sorry, I'm on a partial wikibreak at the moment. Rusalkii (talk) 03:47, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 May 2025

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DYK for Wincest

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On 15 May 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wincest, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first work of fan fiction featuring a romantic relationship between the Winchester brothers in Supernatural was published one day after the first episode aired? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wincest. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wincest), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New message from Narutolovehinata5

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Hello, Rusalkii. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Arrow-class oil tanker.
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Articles for Creation backlog drive

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Hello Rusalkii:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in June!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 1 month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 June 2025 through 30 June 2025.

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 3200 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ankit Fadia article

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Greetings, Rusalkii. I am following up to see if you are interested in the open requests (1, 2) I have on the Ankit Fadia Talk page. I'll be over at the article Talk if you have any questions. Thanks. Afadia (talk) 06:38, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Rusalkii. I wanted to follow-up one last time. Your User page said to "feel free to ping you if you hadn't replied to a message for more than two days", so I wanted to check-in to see if you were able to take a look at my message.
Thank you. Afadia (talk) 05:11, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Sparker7 (03:40, 23 May 2025)

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can i upload a picture of a logo that is not on wikipedia? I got it from the official website I got the IndiGo CarGo logo --Sparker7 (talk) 03:40, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Most images are copyrighted and can't be uploaded to Wikipedia, including logos. A very simple logo (think the Google logo or similar: just stylized text) may be below what's called the "threshold of originality" - you can't copyright "write Google in a weird font". I'm not sure from the website which logo you mean, but I suspect the one with the car graphic in it is original enough to be copyrighted, though I'm not confident (this isn't really my area).
Depending on how you want the logo used it may also fall under a fair use exception, but that's a whole new series of complicated rules - unfortunately copyright is hard :). If you link the image (don't upload it to Wikipedia yet) and explain where you want to add it I might be more helpful. Rusalkii (talk) 06:00, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
can i upload the image its just text Sparker7 (talk) 03:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If it's just text and the text isn't doing anything visually complicated, yes. Rusalkii (talk) 04:06, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Admin's Barnstar
Rusalkii! If only I hadn't been on a wikibreak when your RfA was held, I would have voted for you. You're doing excellent work. Sincerely, --Plantman (talk) 03:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Rusalkii (talk) 03:49, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course. I feel like you deserved it. --Plantman (talk) 03:50, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ack sorry!

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Ha sorry for stepping on your toes while you were editing at WP:CR! Dr vulpes (Talk) 05:28, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All good! I realized right after I'd done it that you're not supposed to manually remove completed entries anyway. Should be fixed now and I don't expect to edit the page for a bit unless I get brave enough to tackle Historic Palestine. Rusalkii (talk) 05:31, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The World Destubathon

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You are invited to participate in The World Destubathon. It's currently planned for June 16-July 13, partly due to me having hayfever during that period and not wanting to run it throughout July or August in the hotter summer and will be run then unless multiple editors object. There is currently $3338 going into it, with $500 the top prize. As 250 countries and entities is too much to patrol, entries will be by user, but there is $500 going into prizes for editors covering the most countries. Sign up if interested! ♦ Dr. Blofeld

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