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BingNox

Hi, thanks for cleaning up the ref spam of this user. Do you intend to report them to a noticeboard? Cheers, --SVTCobra 16:20, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

SVTCobra I don't deal with refspam/vandalism very much, so I'm not super familiar with the protocol. Feel free to do it yourself if you want, or point me in the right direction and I'll make a report. Enwebb (talk) 16:23, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
I reported BingNox at WP:AIV. Cheers, --SVTCobra 16:50, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Megabat

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Megabat has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best of luck with the FA process.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:22, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Giant golden-crowned flying fox, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Fig (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 08:37, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Giant golden-crowned flying fox 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 Legobot, on behalf of Starsandwhales -- Starsandwhales (talk) 20:20, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Tree of Life Newsletter

July 2019—Issue 004


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

List of felids by PresN
Masked booby by Casliber
Letter-winged kite by Casliber, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Plains zebra by LittleJerry, reviewed by starsandwhales
Ornithogalum umbellatum by Michael Goodyear, reviewed by Jens Lallensack



Newly nominated content

Letter-winged kite by Casliber
Megabat by Enwebb
Onychopterella by Super Dromaeosaurus
Dvulikiaspis by Super Dromaeosaurus
Kosmoceratops by FunkMonk
Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee by Hunter Kahn
Giant golden-crowned flying fox by Enwebb
Myxomatosis by Rabbit Vet

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The article Giant golden-crowned flying fox you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Giant golden-crowned flying fox for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Starsandwhales -- Starsandwhales (talk) 21:02, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Josephine Groves Holloway

On 4 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Josephine Groves Holloway, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after Josephine Groves Holloway's petition to form an official Girl Scout troop for African-Americans was rejected, she formed her own troop and encouraged her friends to do the same? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Josephine Groves Holloway. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Josephine Groves Holloway), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
Hello. I want to congratulate on your work at DYK, especially your recent writing on Josephine Groves Holloway. Keep up the great work! FunksBrother (talk) 18:54, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Many thanks, FunksBrother! Enwebb (talk) 13:40, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Guano

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Guano 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 Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:40, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Guano

The article Guano you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Guano for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:01, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Congrats on your first FA! — Rhododendrites talk \\ 02:01, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Many thanks, Rhododendrites! I went to the article to admire the star for a moment, but I admit, it will be some time before I want to read that article again, phew! Enwebb (talk) 03:27, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

August 2019 Tree of Life Newsletter

August 2019—Issue 005


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Letter-winged kite by Casliber
Megabat by Enwebb
Rock parrot by Casliber
Adelophthalmidae by Super Dromaeosaurus
Giant golden-crowned flying fox by Enwebb, reviewed by Starsandwhales
Myxomatosis by Rabbit Vet, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Tylopterella by Super Dromaeosaurus, reviewed by Starsandwhales and Enwebb
Kosmoceratops by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Slender glass lizard by SL93, reviewed by Casliber
Guano by Enwebb, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Dvulikiaspis by Super Dromaeosaurus, reviewed by Casliber
Rock parrot by Casliber, reviewed by The Rambling Man
Leptospirosis by Cerevisae, reviewed by Ajpolino
Hepatitis E by Ozzie10aaaa, reviewed by Casliber
Cardabiodon by Macrophyseter, reviewed by FunkMonk
Clostridium tetani by Ajpolino, reviewed by Chiswick Chap

Newly nominated content

Kosmoceratops by FunkMonk
Western yellow robin by Casliber
Pekarangan by Dhio270599
Hibbertopterus by Ichthyovenator












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WikiCup 2019 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 454 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with over 400 points being eliminated, and all but two of the finalists having achieved an FA during the round. Casliber, our 2016 winner, was the highest point-scorer, followed by Enwebb and Lee Vilenski, who are both new to the competition. In fourth place was SounderBruce, a finalist last year. But all those points are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 11 featured articles. In addition, Adam Cuerden scored with 18 FPs, Lee Vilenski led the GA score with 8 GAs while Kosack performed 15 GA reviews. There were around 40 DYKs, 40 GARs and 31 GAs overall during round 4. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:44, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Congrats for the work that you have done since more than 2 years in the Bat Task force! Well done and thanks! Fulup56 (talk) 14:11, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
Thanks Fulup56. I hope your efforts to improve bats in other Wikipedia language versions are also going well! Enwebb (talk) 14:58, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hipposideros atrox

Hello! Your submission of Hipposideros atrox at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Nsk92 (talk) 20:03, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Arthur Lennox Butler

On 7 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arthur Lennox Butler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Lennox Butler. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arthur Lennox Butler), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 14:04, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

Community Insights Survey

RMaung (WMF) 16:38, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter September-October 2019

Hello Enwebb,

Backlog

Instead of reaching a magic 300 as it once did last year, the backlog approaching 6,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

Coordinator

A proposal is taking place here to confirm a nominated user as Coordinator of NPR.

This month's refresher course

Why I Hate Speedy Deleters, a 2008 essay by long since retired Ballonman, is still as valid today. Those of us who patrol large numbers of new pages can be forgiven for making the occasional mistake while others can learn from their 'beginner' errors. Worth reading.

Deletion tags

Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon (you will need to have 'Nominated for deletion' enabled for this in your filters) may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders using Twinkle. They require your further verification.

Paid editing

Please be sure to look for the tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary. WMF policy requires paid editors to connect to their adverts.

Subject-specific notability guidelines' (SNG). Alternatives to deletion
  • Reviewers are requested to familiarise themselves once more with notability guidelines for organisations and companies.
  • Blank-and-Redirect is a solution anchored in policy. Please consider this alternative before PRODing or CSD. Note however, that users will often revert or usurp redirects to re-create deleted articles. Do regularly patrol the redirects in the feed.
Not English
  • A common issue: Pages not in English or poor, unattributed machine translations should not reside in main space even if they are stubs. Please ensure you are familiar with WP:NPPNE. Check in Google for the language and content, and if they do have potential, tag as required, then move to draft. Modify the text of the template as appropriate before sending it.
Tools

Regular reviewers will appreciate the most recent enhancements to the New Pages Feed and features in the Curation tool, and there are still more to come. Due to the wealth of information now displayed by ORES, reviewers are strongly encouraged to use the system now rather than Twinkle; it will also correctly populate the logs.

Stub sorting, by SD0001: A new script is available for adding/removing stub tags. See User:SD0001/StubSorter.js, It features a simple HotCat-style dynamic search field. Many of the reviewers who are using it are finding it an improvement upon other available tools.

Assessment: The script at User:Evad37/rater makes the addition of Wikiproject templates extremely easy. New page creators rarely do this. Reviewers are not obliged to make these edits but they only take a few seconds. They can use the Curation message system to let the creator know what they have done.

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Your GA nomination of Big brown bat

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Big brown bat 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 Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 18:01, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

Re: Shadrack Frimpong

Hello,

Thank you for your message. I am new to wikipedia and was unaware of some of the guidelines. I have been following Frimpong as a supporter for a few years and was excited that he now had a wikipedia page and wanted to contribute what I knew. I received most information from his LinkedIn account, so I tried to put it in. I apologize for any conflict. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.109.19.206 (talk) 00:10, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi 74.109.19.206, no hard feelings. Wikipedia can be a little daunting at first, as most people are unaware of its norms when they start editing. I'm happy to give you advice or answer any questions you have if you want to keep editing in the future. Also, let me know if you're aware of other impactful people who don't have biographies yet, particularly underrepresented groups. Enwebb (talk) 16:42, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Big brown bat

The article Big brown bat you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Big brown bat for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 15:41, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Megabat scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Megabat article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 22, 2019. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 22, 2019, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted on or after October 1, 2018, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors up to the day of this TFA. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:44, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

October
... with thanks from QAI

Thank you for the article on "a superfamily of bats containing one family, Pteropodidae"! - Hard to believe that was your first FA, it's great! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:46, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt, thank you again! Perhaps I'll get around to writing another one eventually :) Enwebb (talk) 17:36, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Maggy Hurchalla

On 22 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maggy Hurchalla, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after 78-year-old Maggy Hurchalla was ordered to pay US$4 million for interfering with a mining company, her kayaks were seized? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maggy Hurchalla. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Maggy Hurchalla), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Halloween darter

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Halloween darter 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 Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 20:42, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 23:33, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

September 2019 Tree of Life Newsletter

September 2019—Issue 006


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Kosmoceratops by FunkMonk
Onychopterella by Super Dromaeosaurus
Western yellow robin by Casliber
Western yellow robin by Casliber, reviewed by Josh Milburn
Apororhynchus by Mattximus, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Pekarangan by Dhio-270599, reviewed by Cerebellum
Fritillaria by Michael Goodyear, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Embioptera by Chiswick Chap and Cwmhiraeth, reviewed by Vanamonde93
Durio graveolens by NessieVL, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77
Big brown bat by Enwebb and Gen. Quon, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77
King brown snake by Casliber, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77
Staffordshire Bull Terrier by Atsme, reviewed by FunkMonk
Ambush predator by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Enwebb
Belemnitida by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Chiswick Chap

Newly nominated content

Apororhynchus by Mattximus
Meinhard Michael Moser by J Milburn
St. Croix macaw by FunkMonk
Paleocene by Dunkleosteus77
Orcinus meyeri by Dunkleosteus77
Snakefly by Chiswick Chap and Cwmhiraeth
Tricolored bat by Enwebb
Halloween darter by Enwebb






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DYK for Shadrack Frimpong

On 2 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shadrack Frimpong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Shadrack Frimpong started a communal cocoa farm in Ghana, where villagers could work in exchange for free tuition at an all-girls school? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shadrack Frimpong. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Shadrack Frimpong), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Robert N. McClelland

On 18 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert N. McClelland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that surgeon Robert N. McClelland tried to save the lives of both John F. Kennedy and his assassin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert N. McClelland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Robert N. McClelland), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Teamwork Barnstar
Great work on Robert N. McClelland. Bearian (talk) 13:54, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, Bearian! Appreciated. Enwebb (talk) 16:33, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Halloween darter

The article Halloween darter you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Halloween darter for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 21:41, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

2019 US Banknote Contest

US Banknote Contest
November-December 2019

There are an estimated 30,000 different varieties of United States banknotes, yet only a fraction of these are represented on Wikimedia Commons in the form of 2D scans. Additionally, Colonial America, the Confederate States, the Republic of Texas, multiple states and territories, communities, and private companies have issued banknotes that are in the public domain today but are absent from Commons.

In the months of November and December, WikiProject Numismatics will be running a cross-wiki upload-a-thon, the 2019 US Banknote Contest. The goal of the contest is to increase the number of US banknote images available to content creators on all Wikimedia projects. Participants will claim points for uploading and importing 2D scans of US banknotes, and at the end of the contest all will receive awards. Whether you want to claim the Gold Wiki or you just want to have fun, all are invited to participate.


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14:29, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Coffin Cave mold beetle

Hello! Your submission of Coffin Cave mold beetle at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:32, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tricolored bat

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tricolored bat 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 Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:20, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Halloween darter

On 31 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Halloween darter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the common name of the Halloween darter refers to the orange and black coloration that individuals develop during the breeding season? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Halloween darter. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Halloween darter), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Coffin Cave mold beetle

On 31 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coffin Cave mold beetle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Coffin Cave mold beetle may not actually be found in Coffin Cave? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coffin Cave mold beetle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coffin Cave mold beetle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2019 November newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is Better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly Adam Cuerden (submissions), who over the course of the competition has amassed 91 featured pictures, including 32 in the final round. Our finalists this year were:

  1. Better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly Adam Cuerden (submissions) with 964 points
  2. England Lee Vilenski (submissions) with 899 points
  3. Norfolk Island Casliber (submissions) with 817 points
  4. Wales Kosack (submissions) with 691 points
  5. Washington (state) SounderBruce (submissions) with 388 points
  6. Antarctica Enwebb (submissions) with 146 points
  7. United States Usernameunique (submissions) with 145 points
  8. Indonesia HaEr48 (submissions) with 74 points

All those who reached the final will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field. Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

We have opened a scoring discussion on whether the rules and scoring need adjustment. Please have your say. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2020 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth 14:18, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

October 2019 Tree of Life Newsletter

October 2019—Issue 007


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Meinhard Michael Moser‎ by J Milburn
Paleocene by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Casliber
Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee by Hunter Kahn, reviewed by Valereee
Halloween darter by Enwebb and Cwmhiraeth, reviewed by J Milburn
Deathwatch beetle by Cwmhiraeth, reviewed by Enwebb



Newly nominated content

King brown snake by Casliber
Paleocene by Dunkleosteus77
Megarachne by Ichthyovenator
List of canids by PresN
Devils Hole pupfish by Enwebb
Dryomyza anilis by AnuBalasubramanian
Plasmodium knowlesi by Ajpolino
Black coral by Aven13

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DannyS712, thanks for the suggestion--I went ahead and applied for the right. Thanks for sending out the newsletter! Enwebb (talk) 03:51, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

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Kudpung, thank you! Enwebb (talk) 04:31, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter November 2019

Hello Enwebb,

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon.

Getting the queue to 0

There are now 812 holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action.
Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
Want to join? Consider adding the NPP Pledge userbox.
Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some really cool awards.

Coordinator

Admin Barkeep49 has been officially invested as NPP/NPR coordinator by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers.

This month's refresher course

Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: This official Wikipedia article will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See The Hallmarks to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources.

Tools
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Reviewer Feedback

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Second set of eyes
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Deep thanks for contributions to the Devils Hole pupfish page

I recently saw the insane amount of work and content addition you did for the Devils Hole pupfish article and felt the urge to thank you for it. Honestly its simply amazing to see and I am deeply grateful for the fact that you are willing to dedicate so much work. I wish you a good future and hope that you continue to make such contributions to Wikipedia. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 19:16, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

The Editor's Apprentice, it was very kind of you to come along and say so! It's a fascinating little fish and I enjoyed learning as I wrote. I haven't picked my next article yet, but don't worry, I have no plans on going anywhere :) Enwebb (talk) 20:06, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

16:47, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

WikiCup Award

Awarded to Enwebb for being one of the eight finallists in the 2019 WikiCup and coming sixth.

Congratulations! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:53, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

thank you! Enwebb (talk) 03:13, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tricolored bat

The article Tricolored bat you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tricolored bat for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:01, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Would you like me to add this GA to my DYK nomination for the lichen which you can see here? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:37, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Cwmhiraeth, sure! Thanks. Enwebb (talk) 16:33, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

22:03, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

20:16, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

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DYK for Tricolored bat

On 25 November 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tricolored bat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Nova Scotia, the tricolored bat roosts exclusively in the dangling fronds of bony beard lichen? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tricolored bat), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Devils Hole pupfish

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Devils Hole pupfish 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 Legobot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 00:41, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

16:51, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

16:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

November 2019 Tree of Life Newsletter

November 2019—Issue 008


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Discuss this issue

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Christmas darter has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Enwebb. Christmas darter, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you knowDYK comment symbol. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. EnterpriseyBot (talk!) 12:01, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Devils Hole pupfish

The article Devils Hole pupfish you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Devils Hole pupfish for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 22:02, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

16:38, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi,

See this Undo Edit of yours: https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Deathwatch_beetle&diff=next&oldid=929894126

Under Line 21:

My link (https://web.archive.org/web/20191015140620if_/http://www.bio-nica.info/biblioteca/Robinson2005UrbanInsects.pdf#page=79&zoom=auto,-78,343) opens on page 70, where the bottom right corner shows Deathwatch beetle. The number on the page is 70, not 79. It is page 79 of 481 in the pdf file, but that page has the number 70 in the top left corner.

The original URL (http://www.bio-nica.info/biblioteca/Robinson2005UrbanInsects.pdf) opens for me, but eventually shows "The connection has timed out". The Web Archive link loads to completion, so I think it's better.

My link also has the advantage of opening directly to the point where Deathwatch beetle is mentioned, so the reader doesn't have to find page 70 manually and doesn't have to search for the text using Ctrl+F (find in page).

And the title of the book is actually "Urban Insects and Arachnids A Handbook of Urban Entomology". Urban Insects and Arachnids is in big uppercase yellow letters, and below it in smaller white letters is A Handbook of Urban Entomology.

Under Line 56:

My link (https://web.archive.org/web/20191208230154/https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/29571941/dwb_entomologia_2.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DHost_selection_behaviour_of_deathwatch_b.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20191208%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191208T230047Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=1adccba6c6f730a72a82822252f87d09e846c155c3ac429596ad0c5d42f53dd1) actually opens the pdf.

The old link (https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/29571941/dwb_entomologia_2.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DHost_selection_behaviour_of_deathwatch_b.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20191130%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191130T205913Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=e7ae45c4e2ad7430b5445cb70984160ce84c216be00fb2effe70869d53e5338b) does not open the pdf, showing an error instead.

Only Academia.edu has that paper, but you have to register to download the pdf file. My Web Archive link makes it easier for anyone to quickly open and download the pdf.

I make sure to preview my edits so that it opens for anyone. If you Undo my changes, my useful links get lost in the Revision History.

Before applying Undo to my edits, please compare my new edits to the old version, highlight the old URL, open in a new tab, most likely it won't open. Then open my new URL and you'll find it opens the paper perfectly fine, and keeps the reference active and verifiable.

Aku-PDF-Finder (talk) 16:25, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Aku-PDF-Finder, I think it is better for page numbers to reference the actual text rather than the pages of a specific PDF version (especially when the link of that specific version takes the reader to that version). People have different ways of accessing texts. Some may have a physical version of a text at their disposal, or a full PDF version. I think references should list the actual page numbers as assigned in the text to be the most useful.
I should have done a manual edit to restore the page numbers rather than reverting and changing the other links that you updated. Apologies. Enwebb (talk) 16:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi,

No worries! I added my links back. I'll keep an eye on it so it's not removed again. Take care! :)

Aku-PDF-Finder (talk) 15:45, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Christmas darter

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Christmas darter 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 Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 19:41, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

00:16, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Christmas Island flying fox

Hello! Your submission of Christmas Island flying fox at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 14:47, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Did you know nominations/Devils Hole pupfish

DYK nomination of Devils Hole pupfish

Hello! Your submission of Devils Hole pupfish at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Nessie (talk) 03:10, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Sorry!! Earwig says 66.7% match with https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/nature/devils-hole.htm. --Nessie (talk) 03:10, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

New Page Review newsletter December 2019

A graph showing the number of articles in the page curation feed from 12/21/18 - 12/20/19

Reviewer of the Year

This year's Reviewer of the Year is Rosguill. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.

Special commendation again goes to Onel5969 who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to Boleyn and JTtheOG who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.

Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

Top 10 Reviewers over the last 365 days
Rank Username Num reviews Log
1 Rosguill (talk) 47,395 Patrol Page Curation
2 Onel5969 (talk) 41,883 Patrol Page Curation
3 JTtheOG (talk) 11,493 Patrol Page Curation
4 Arthistorian1977 (talk) 5,562 Patrol Page Curation
5 DannyS712 (talk) 4,866 Patrol Page Curation
6 CAPTAIN MEDUSA (talk) 3,995 Patrol Page Curation
7 DragonflySixtyseven (talk) 3,812 Patrol Page Curation
8 Boleyn (talk) 3,655 Patrol Page Curation
9 Ymblanter (talk) 3,553 Patrol Page Curation
10 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 3,522 Patrol Page Curation

(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)

Redirect autopatrol

A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by DannyS712 bot III.

Source Guide Discussion

Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.

This month's refresher course

While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag.

Delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) at 16:10, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

A Joyous Yuletide to you!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2020!

Hello Enwebb, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2020.
Happy editing,

JACKINTHEBOXTALK 08:28, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

20:05, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Christmas Island flying fox

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Egyptian fruit bat

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Egyptian fruit bat 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 Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 21:40, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Christmas darter

On 28 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christmas darter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Christmas darter is considered a priority species by the state of South Carolina, but of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christmas darter. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Christmas darter), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Added responses for newsletter interview.

I've added my responses to Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Newsletter/009/Story 1. Plantdrew (talk) 21:03, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2020 WikiCup!

Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

December 2019 Tree of Life Newsletter

December 2019—Issue 009


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Discuss this issue

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Your GA nomination of Poinsettia

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Poinsettia 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 Legobot, on behalf of Starsandwhales -- Starsandwhales (talk) 21:20, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for editing for the first annual Tree of Life Decemberween contest!

Tree of Life Decemberween contest participation barnstar
Thank you for all the hard work you did on Liguus virgineus, Christmas Island earwig, Christmas darter, Poinsettia, and Christmas Island flying fox for the contest. Unless my math is off (again), you earned 19 points! I hope to see you in the next contest! --Nessie (talk) 20:15, 6 January 2020 (UTC)


21:20, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Christmas darter

The article Christmas darter you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Christmas darter for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 21:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:39, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Devils Hole pupfish

On 16 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Devils Hole pupfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a court case about the Devils Hole pupfish (examples pictured) went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Devils Hole pupfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Devils Hole pupfish), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

19:41, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Have a look at this. User:Chiswick Chap, maybe you have an opinion too. Drmies (talk) 01:17, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Hm. I guess there are a few things to be said about it. Firstly, it's properly cited. Secondly, I expect it's a sock given the careful formatting of the citation. Thirdly, it has a jokey (unencyclopedic) tone with "pungent" in there, ho ho ho. Fourthly, it's a *very* small piece of primary research. Fifthly, and let's be frank, it has next-to-no relevance to the subject of the article. So, Drmies, I'd have deleted it too. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:20, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
Thanks Drmies and Chiswick Chap. I agree that the inclusion of this content is problematic, as it is a pretty small footnote in the human uses of guano, and should not be given its own section. If further scientific applications are found, it could become part of the article again in the future. Enwebb (talk) 14:14, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you both. I was struck, first, by the "XXX" stuff in the citation, which struck me as odd, and then by the "pungent" joke. Thanks again. Drmies (talk) 15:45, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Henry Loveless

On 27 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Henry Loveless, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the identification of the body of outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless more than 100 years after his death is the oldest successful identification by the DNA Doe Project? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Henry Loveless. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Joseph Henry Loveless), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 11:54, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

18:52, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Egyptian fruit bat

The article Egyptian fruit bat you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Egyptian fruit bat for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 15:21, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Homero Gómez González

On 31 January 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Homero Gómez González, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:57, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

20:04, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

January 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

January 2020—Issue 010


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Megarachne by Ichthyovenator
Christmas imperial pigeon by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by FunkMonk
Paranthropus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by IJReid
Orcinus meyeri by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Enwebb
Christmas darter by Enwebb and Cwmhiraeth, reviewed by J Milburn
Saxifragales by Michael Goodyear, reviewed by starsandwhales
Segnosaurus by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Dryopithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Drosophila subobscura by Andrewoh29, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Egyptian fruit bat by Enwebb, reviewed by FunkMonk
Scale insect by Chiswick Chap and Cwhmiraeth, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77

Newly nominated content

Wolf by LittleJerry
Segnosaurus by FunkMonk
The Goldfinch (painting) by Jimfbleak
Dryomyza anilis by AnuBalasubramanian
Pigs in culture by Chiswick Chap
Coronariae by Michael Goodyear
Neanderthal by Dunkleosteus77
Gharial by BhagyaMani
Honeynut squash by
James John Joicey by RLO1729
Gigantorhynchus by Mattximus
Ardipithecus ramidus by Dunkleosteus77

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