User talk:bradv

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello Bradv,

Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.

Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.

Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

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Declined G4 on Shibu Chacko MBE

Thanks, I recalled participating in the previous AfD but could not remember how identical it was. Off to AfD it goes... Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hold off on that AfD - I just moved it to draft space. – bradv 21:10, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind. They're a sock. Now deleted as G5. – bradv 21:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 21:20, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

CSD decline

Just a note on the CSD you recently declined: I run such pages through Google Translate to see if there are glaring issues. This one turned out to be blatantly promotional. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Which one? – bradv 21:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This one User:Fjellhamar forskningsinstitutt/sandbox TornadoLGS (talk) 21:26, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand this need to police people's sandboxes. This isn't hurting anyone. Plus, "promotional" really doesn't count when it's written in Norwegian, on the English Wikipedia, in a completely hidden and unindexed page. Surely we have bigger problems to deal with. – bradv 21:30, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, fair point. I mostly do it so it's dealt with before they get a chance to move their vanity pages into mainspace. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:55, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, didn't mean to grump at you. That's a fair perspective, but in this case there's no imminent risk of disruption, and we need to balance that risk against the risk of frustrating or demotivating new editors. – bradv 22:04, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I can see that, though I do think it good to discourage WP:NOTHERE-type behavior, though I understand that has to be balanced against AGF. TornadoLGS (talk) 22:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

122.99.21.46

Special:Contributions/122.99.21.46 is a proxy per [1], therefore it might be worth increasing the length of block per WP:OPENPROXY.- Ratnahastin (talk) 01:40, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding deletion of Indian Enterprise Development Service

The article at https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/central-acts-rules/indian-enterprise-development-service-rules-2019/ is simply contains a copy of the official gazette notification from the government of India, which can also be found at official links like that on https://www.dcmsme.gov.in/employ-corner/IEDS/gazzate_notification_ieds.pdf.

The deletion was completely unwarranted. Latestlaws.com doesnt hold a copyright to this text, it was released as a public notification by the government of India, and definetely released before Latestlaws.com added a copy on their website.

I request an immediate reversal of the deletion.

16AdityaG09 (talk) 04:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll look into that, but why are we copying laws verbatim onto Wikipedia? This is an encyclopedia, not a web hosting service. – bradv 04:10, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article was created a few hours ago by me, do you not think this could have discussed and the article improved? My issue is against the deletion, not the content. Please don't strawman.

An official copy is also available on searching the gazette database. The link is https://egazette.gov.in/(S(f4xgckrmbyn0lukkh5lpfqkr))/ViewPDF.aspx 16AdityaG09 (talk) 04:13, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You will need to demonstrate that these documents have been released by the copyright holder into the public domain, or with a licence compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0. I can't find such a declaration on either of the websites you linked. – bradv 04:28, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the link at https://egazette.gov.in/(S(cypjei5ltzwlfqwct1oaf3su))/Aboutus.aspx#:~:text=This%20is%20an%20authorized%20legal,available%20in%20the%20public%20domain.

Does it work?

"All parts, section and Sub-section of Gazette of India are uploaded in the egazette website by the concerned Government of India Printing Presses which can be accessed free of cost by the general public being available in the public domain." 16AdityaG09 (talk) 04:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Latestlaws.com also probably used this provision to copy the text. 16AdityaG09 (talk) 04:34, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I've moved it to draftspace as it should be written using third-party reliable sources. You have six months to work on it and submit it for review. – bradv 04:41, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:OxervEditor

Actually, he has admitted on his talk page to being "the CEO and Founder of Oxerv", even though he hasn't made the COI declaration on his user page. I can't reply to your comments but perhaps you'd like to reword them? Deb (talk) 16:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see that now. I guess they can't make the COI disclosure while blocked, so I'll leave it for you or someone else to review. – bradv 16:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Eidelstein

Why did you delete this page, Mark Eidelstein? He's a fairly notable actor, in Russia, and now in the U.S., too. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 01:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was created by a banned editor (see WP:BMB). You are welcome to recreate it if you like. – bradv 02:05, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know where I can get the code for it? The text, picture, etc. that existed there. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 03:14, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored the page. Sending you the text and having you post it would violate our attribution requirements, so I've undeleted it to keep the history intact. – bradv 03:23, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thanks a lot for accepting my unblock request. I assure you all that I will continue my good work to Wikipedia.

Regards! – 𝙰𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚟™ ^🗿 03:03, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear it. Happy editing. – bradv 03:04, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea how (or if) I can attach a photo of a kitten via these replies, but if I could I would. Your home page is incredibly well writen and valuable.

LukeEverhardt (talk) 22:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

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Guideline and policy news

Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

Technical news

Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

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