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Hello CFA, I hope you are doing well. First of all, thank you for your translation attribution script. I have been using it to attribute translations, and it's amazing! The only issue is that it adds a duplicate {{Translated page}} template on the talk pages. Could you please fix this by adding a condition to check if the template has already been added, and if so, skip adding the duplicate? – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:40, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

I'll get to this over the weekend. C F A 23:10, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

 Done, along with some other improvements. C F A 01:58, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Could you please adjust the regex to match all redirects? A lot of people tend to use redirects instead of the full template name. – DreamRimmer (talk) 02:13, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

 Done. C F A 02:56, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Feedback request: Media, the arts, and architecture request for comment

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Concern regarding Draft:Bidenism

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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2025)

Hello, CFA. The article for improvement of the week is: Gastropub Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Medical prescription • Pirn Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:36, 27 January 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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Regarding the page moves you recently made

I am reaching out regarding the page moves you recently made (link). These were carried out at the request of a potential vandal, FromCzech, who has a history of nationalistically renaming stadiums under Polish names. As a result, there is now considerable inconsistency, which can be easily observed in the stadium categories (link). Would it still be possible to revert these changes, as contested? Alternatively, is there a formal process to challenge them? It seems highly problematic to introduce such modifications after many months without prior discussion, as it leads to unnecessary confusion and disrupts established naming conventions. Looking forward to your thoughts. Paradygmaty (talk) 17:27, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

I reiterate my appeal, my friend—how much disorder have you caused? Paradygmaty (talk) 08:50, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

I’m sorry, a lot has happened, even without you being involved. I apologize for sending you two emotional messages. I want to move forward, and I’d like you to take my intention to improve in good faith. The topics I raised are still relevant, but I’d like us to discuss them neutrally. Take care. 🙏 Paradygmaty (talk) 09:48, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #187 is out: With 2000 Functions into the new year: time for stats

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present some statistics about where we are as a project, we give some updates about our Types, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on February 3, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:05, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Question from BlueSky-Forest (00:56, 2 February 2025)

Hello CFA! Thanks for the note ... I am just learning about editing Wikipedia pages and sticking to simple items for now ... If I run into any snags, I'll be sure to reach out ... Thanks again very much! --BlueSky-Forest (talk) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)