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I made some comments on your nom. It's close but needs a little work. Thank you for working on this article! Peregrine Fisher (talk) 03:00, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I encountered this question: Wikipedia:Teahouse#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Danexit. After replying, it struck me that it may be ok as an article about a possible event, if not as a word. If you think it's interesting, please take a look. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:22, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy | |
Thanks for your work on the Megxit article and intelligent post at the AFD. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:23, 12 January 2020 (UTC) |
@Britishfinance:, Humayun Azad never copied Chinua Achebe's writings; Humayun Azad's writings were unique, his writings were never inspired by other writers. You can not read Bengali and also the information on behalf of Chinua Achebe in Sab Kichu Bhene Pare was wrong with wrong reference. শাহরিয়ার কবীর শিশির (talk) 12:31, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed your tendency to use this word, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch#Editorializing. Not my own preference of course! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:40, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
I hope I catch you before bed time, but I suspect it's around supper time there. Anyway, I've created a redirect for Megexit to Megxit, with the misspelling Rcat. Since you have pending changes and/or new paper patroller privileges, I was wondering if you can mark it as "reviewed" with the page curation tool? I'm sure I'm not the only one who frequently wants to type Megexit instead of Megxit. So, I think it's a highly useful redirect. : )
Cheers,
--Doug Mehus T·C 17:58, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
The Article Rescue Barnstar | ||
Thanks for your work in improving May Zune Win and saving it from the AfD! You are awesome! Idolmm (talk) 05:12, 16 January 2020 (UTC) |
On 20 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emily Hale, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that T. S. Eliot defended himself from the grave after 1,131 of his letters to Emily Hale (pictured) were released in January 2020, stating that he "never at any time had sexual relations" with her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emily Hale. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Emily Hale), 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, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
On 21 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article FIFA Champions Badge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Liverpool F.C. became the first team allowed to wear the FIFA Champions Badge in the English Premier League, but only for one game against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on 29 December 2019? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/FIFA Champions Badge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, FIFA Champions Badge), 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) 00:02, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
On 24 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article BorderIrish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 97-year-old, 499 km (310 mi) Irish land border discusses Brexit on Twitter as @BorderIrish and in its book I Am the Border, So I Am? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/BorderIrish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, BorderIrish), 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, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
On 31 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Megxit, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Queen Elizabeth II chose a "hard Megxit" in her final agreement with Prince Harry and Meghan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Megxit. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Megxit), 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, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
Three possible snow AfDs are in this section. I know that you have the knowledge to close such entries...I do not. Lightburst (talk) 17:41, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
Clean up from unagreed move of an article to Draftspace during an AfD. Britishfinance (talk) 14:56, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi, Britishfinance. Regarding edits like this one, keep MOS:BOLDLINKAVOID in mind. I reverted because of that and because I think it's best to keep "these results depend on the methodology" part right beside the text it's referring to. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 22:15, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
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I feel that the article: Parikshit Singh shouldn't be deleted. I want more time to work on it. I won't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
I also admire your work on Wikipedia, you must be a patient guy. Chinuindia (talk) 10:32, 14 February 2020 (UTC) |
I'm guessing you know more about this than I. Nicholas True, Baron True looks like it is titled correctly if "Baron True" is a courtesy title per WP:OBE. But the name in the infobox is "The Lord True". I've changed this to "Nicholas True" twice and been reverted. Shouldn't it be "Nicholas True" or perhaps "Nicholas True, Baron True", but definitely not "Baron True"? We specifically have |honorific_prefix=
in the infobox for things like this. It already has The Right Honourable, should "Lord" and/or "Baron" go there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MB (talk • contribs) 16:46, 20 February 2020 OTC (UTC)
The article Twelve Bens you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Twelve Bens 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 Editoneer -- Editoneer (talk) 19:21, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Emily Hale 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 Oulfis -- Oulfis (talk) 07:02, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi, you do a lot of good work I see on geo topics, not just Megxit haha! You'd be most welcome on this, anything improved this March. Bit late now to win prizes but everything counts.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:59, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
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~ Nice to meet you Thanks for your edits on COVID-19 ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 16:18, 20 March 2020 (UTC) |
The article Mount Brandon you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mount Brandon 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 Yakikaki -- Yakikaki (talk) 15:01, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
The article Ailladie you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ailladie 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 15:42, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
On 27 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Twelve Bens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that academic Paul Tempan said of the Twelve Bens mountain range in Connemara, Ireland, that "nobody seems to know exactly which are the twelve peaks in question"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Twelve Bens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Twelve Bens), 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) 00:01, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
On 31 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the CEO of CEPI, a key organisation in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, has called the disease "the most frightening" that he has ever encountered in his career? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), 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, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
The article FIFA Champions Badge you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:FIFA Champions Badge 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 MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 09:21, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
The article Ben Lugmore you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ben Lugmore 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 12:21, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
On 7 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Disease X, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that experts on the World Health Organization's emergency committee believe that COVID-19 could be the first Disease X? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Disease X. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Disease X), 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) 00:01, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
that link to fandom you posted at AFD is a mother fuckin' treasure trove. Look at the history then google the creators name. Found the firm. Praxidicae (talk) 19:00, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
The article MacGillycuddy's Reeks you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:MacGillycuddy's Reeks 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 Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 21:01, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
On 11 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ailladie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ailladie (pictured), an 800-metre-long (2,600 ft) limestone sea cliff in the Burren, has been called "the mecca for rock-climbing in Ireland"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ailladie. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ailladie), 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.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:33, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
The article Luggala you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Luggala 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 13:02, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
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The article Carrauntoohil you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Carrauntoohil 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 07:41, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Pay close attention to this user's repeated changes in articles surrounding the coronavirus epidemic. Many revisions on neutral sources and information are made to Shi Zhengli's page to put her in a positive light. Showing heavy bias and resistance to anything that is not completely positive about this researcher. Very strange indeed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LIXIAO9987 (talk • contribs) 01:07, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Shi Zhengli's group made a chimera of HIV and SARS in 2010 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00705-010-0729-6 which was HIGHLY controversial at the time and lead to funding being pulled. many people questioned how this research can lead to bad outcomes. these type of chimeras have a dual usage as "understanding deadly diseases" but ALSO as a technique to make bioweapons. Does it means shes making bioweapons with intention? no. does it means she's without controversy for her work? Also no — Preceding unsigned comment added by LIXIAO9987 (talk • contribs)
I understand definition of encyclopedia. But, it is biased to not have a controversy section on a person who IS quite controversial both now and in the past. Yes, I am not linking every link here, because i am not writing wikipedia page. Some news articles for these claims can clearly be found, funding was cut in response etc. The question is, why does this controversial scientist not have any controversial section? Why things written on that page are always reedited to put a positive light? A neutral source must show both the positive and negative facts and let reader decide. Her research works is a fact, and also her controversy is a fact as much as her awards are, which have their own section despite the relative brevity of them
You need publication in Nature journal calling someone controversial for it to be fact? I don't think so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:843:c300:7970:b502:60cd:8ae1:e958 (talk • contribs)
Found a Nature source saying Shi Zhengli and her work is controversial and still repeatedly censored. Extreme bias and supression of information continues. LIXIAO9987 (talk) 14:44, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
The article Galtymore you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Galtymore 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 16:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
The article Philip Treacy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Philip Treacy 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 09:02, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
The article Disease X you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Disease X 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 DannyS712 -- DannyS712 (talk) 22:41, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
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I wanted to thank you for helping Twelve Bens and many other GA, I really see how hard it is to maintain articles even when the article finally reached to be nominated and to be accepted. |
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Editoneer (talk • contribs)
On 2 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mount Brandon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to legend, the 6th-century Irish monk Brendan spent days fasting on Mount Brandon before voyaging across the Atlantic to discover Saint Brendan's Island? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Brandon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mount Brandon), 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) 12:03, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
The article Emily Hale you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Emily Hale 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 Oulfis -- Oulfis (talk) 17:01, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
You ever read it? 37.152.231.22 (talk) 22:29, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Hi - just writing a personal note, instead of the bot-induced one you will get shortly. Just wanted to say, although I failed the nomination, I do see you have put a lot of work in. I've tried to be as constructive as possible with my comments and hopefully they are useful for future improvement and assist towards resubmission, which I would strongly encourage since this is an important article, IMHO. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 18:23, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
On 10 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ben Lugmore, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ben Lugmore is the second-highest peak on the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Mweelrea Horseshoe, which has been described as one of Ireland's "top three" mountain walks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Lugmore. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ben Lugmore), 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.
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Philip Treacy 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) 09:59, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
On 14 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MacGillycuddy's Reeks, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the peaks of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range, are all on private property? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MacGillycuddy's Reeks. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, MacGillycuddy's Reeks), 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.
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
On 18 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carrauntoohil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the most straightforward way to ascend Carrauntoohil (pictured), Ireland's highest mountain, is via the Devil's Ladder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carrauntoohil. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carrauntoohil), 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
On 21 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luggala, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fictional village of Kattegat in the television series Vikings is located at the base of Luggala in County Wicklow, Ireland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luggala. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Luggala), 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.
--Guerillero | Parlez Moi 00:01, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
You have done an amazing amount and type of work on Moderna. You sliced through countless sources of deep technical, bioscience, and news material and summarized it very well for the layperson like me. I'm trusting that it's accurate, LOL, but I can testify that you made all the key points comprehensible. I think I'm a meaningful representation of such global readership. I was idly curious about a critically important highlight in recent world news, but I would never have learned about it without this comprehensive summary, so that's why I even joined contributing at all. The best I can do in something so technical is copy editing, so I did that in order to learn more and to honor the other contributions which have been mostly from you lately. Thanks. — Smuckola(talk) 20:46, 1 June 2020 (UTC) |
I do not know how to close these. But you do. Lightburst (talk) 02:18, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
They can be pretty bad. We don't use their infoboxes because anyone can and does edit them, and this in case it doesn't actually match the description in the lead. Doug Weller talk 17:33, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
For all of your hard work responding to edit requests at Talk:Boogaloo movement. GorillaWarfare (talk) 17:28, 7 June 2020 (UTC) |
On 9 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Philip Treacy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Irish milliner Philip Treacy said of the controversy surrounding his "pretzel hat" for Princess Beatrice, "I thought I would find myself with my head on a spike outside the Tower of London"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Philip Treacy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Philip Treacy), 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.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
I request close of this one if you can. Lightburst (talk) 02:31, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar | |
For excellent work in deleting the Calvin Lo article and finding a new approach to Afd to enable the deletion of dodgy paid articles that are not worth the paper they are written. Well done!!!. scope_creepTalk 08:59, 19 June 2020 (UTC) |
The article Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ganesha811 -- Ganesha811 (talk) 12:41, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic Boogaloo movement. GorillaWarfare (talk) 17:44, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
I wonder if anyone has ever approached you about running, or if you'd be interested? We need more hands on deck, and from what I know of you, I think you'd be a strong candidate. GirthSummit (blether) 15:56, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi why do think she is a celebrity only by one reality show and joining politics. The sources you gave doesn’t make her a star like Hina Khan or Divyanka Tripathi. She is not known for anything of that sort only she is known for Bigg Boss 11 that’s. Doing small roles in shows and joining politics doesn’t make her a celebrity. Just accept it that it’s going to be deleted and she is not a star. Thank you TVactors (talk) 18:30, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi - I saw your recent flurry of edits to the MIT Greek page, and thank you for your careful reading. Some of these I intend to roll back because there is a solid rationale for them -- just giving you a heads up. Of course a gallery is not needed for a single photo. But I am actively working on the page, noted as such, and have solicited free license shots of the other groups that should be available to us soon. So I left that gallery structure in place, along with an earlier note pointing out the process of image uploading (another editor deleted it prematurely). Further, "Greek" used with the capital letter is a term of art, defined here as fraternal societies, hence the capital letter. It's common syntax on these and hundreds of other pages used by participants and interested parties. I see your concern over the Wikisandwich (hadn't noted the name of that issue before), and will evaluate the formatting for look/feel in respect to your experienced perspective. I personally like some of these images to show up on the left, and especially the colored "Fraternities" graphic. But I will avoid the sandwich effect that may be problematic for some screen sizes. Finally, I am weighing what to do about the FSILG abbreviation that you removed. It is commonly used within this MIT community, but not at all by Greeks from other schools. Without defining it it becomes troublesome to refer back to it. Such a damn, long name. You also took out a link at top to the list below, which I think is helpful to readers... Jax MN (talk) 20:24, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
User:Smallbones/Proposed commercial editing policy
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Hi there, your analysis of Ireland's Celtic Tiger bubble/crash is very simplistic and at odds with the mountains of research and policy analysis relating to it. Hard to know where to start really in terms of putting things right: read the Regling or Honohan reports, for example, or any of the NCC reports from the mid-2000s, or any of the academic research on Ireland's bubble/crash. In short, though, as I tried to show with my initial edit, GNI* actually rose by more than GDP 1995-2007 so there is simply no way that exaggerated national accounts drove both internal and external optimism about Irish economic conditions, leading to the Celtic Tiger bubble/crash. I appreciate your passion on the topic of Ireland's tax system but that does not mean that everything is related to your topic. In this instance, Ireland's bubble was driven by a classic Kindleberger cycle of a favourable shift in underlying economic conditions (entry into the Single European Market and the eurozone), followed by lack of control by policymakers over credit growth (especially in relation to leverage ratios), leading to Irish banks borrowing short and lending long, with predictable results. Exaggerated GDP simply doesn't come into it. Pecheneg860 (talk) 10:45, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
There’s a discussion at WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#serious issue with another user that may involve you. Gleeanon409 (talk) 01:59, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
Tax Rebate Award | |
Just a quick note to thank you for your efforts improving the coverage of tax and finance topics on Wikipedia. These are very important topics that are rarely explained so well. Onceinawhile (talk) 21:53, 16 September 2020 (UTC) |
Some of the categories, which you have created or edited are proposed for renaming. You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 October 4 § Neologisms, words and phases introduced in time periods. —andrybak (talk) 01:49, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
Hello Britishfinance, I am currently writing a piece for my media on the edition of asset management companies' Wikipedia pages and have stressed that you've into editing some of them. Is there any way I could reach you in private to discuss this ? Best. AP Journo — Preceding unsigned comment added by APJourno (talk • contribs) 11:24, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
It took a few weeks in the summer to realise you were fully away; great that you've been able to come back. I hope, in this strange period, that all is well, and that work and other RL allows some WP, time-to-time... SeoR (talk) 19:39, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Personal attacks - accusations of sockpuppetry by User: Britishfinance. Thank you. 69.174.144.79 (talk) 03:50, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
Just read your articles on Irish and Dutch BEPS tools. Absolutely incredible work. Cheers.--JBchrch (talk) 19:16, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
If you've a chance any chance of having a look at Draft:Mary Colwell as I think you may get an article out of it a darn sight quicker (and better) than I will. I think there's enough for a blp(living) type article. If you don't have time no worries. Most of the refs. are on it. Thanks. Djm-leighpark (talk) 20:41, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
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Hello im not sure if you were editing the titles in this page because of my edits but regardless Mass Killings by Communist Regimes can still fall under Wars and Armed Conflict equally so as European Colonization. They both have unarmed killings, tortures, work camps, executions, disease and famine. So either they both fit under Wars and Armed Conflict or they can both go to other lists on that article.Danielbr11 (talk) 21:48, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
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Hi! I didn't quite understand your comment about my "habits". What habits are those? If they're bad, I can try to change them. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 00:39, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I work for Flagship Pioneering, the company that founded Moderna. I saw you've done extensive editing on the Moderna article and wanted to know if you could take a few minutes to look at Draft:Flagship Pioneering and consider whether it is ready to be published. Thank you! Rachel at Flagship (talk) 16:36, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I thought this discussion could be in your area of interest: Talk:Welsh_fiscal_deficit#Neutrality_and_pov Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:32, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Sorry Serial Number 54129 but lost mail a while back (somebody tried to out me by using it). Britishfinance (talk) 15:22, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
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. Note that anything you post in your unblock request will be public, so you may alternatively use the Unblock Ticket Request System to submit an appeal if it contains information that must be private.Britishfinance, we only got you back two months ago (when I put a Watch on) ... is this some hijacking incident? We lost a prolific anti-vandal person, CLCStudent, who did quite a lot on Ireland, recently (I understood the issues there) - and you have expanded, I see from Contribs, to many other areas, so I really hope there is some error here, especially as I saw no notice of any potential problem needing checking before. We need more hands, not less... Whatever happens, keep well, see you round. SeoR (talk) 09:20, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
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I made some efforts to improve Taxation of digital goods but needs expert attention. May need to split into Taxation of digital goods in the United States and International taxation of digital services. Whizz40 (talk) 09:48, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi @Britishfinance: Just found out. Take care and take care to come back. That is the most important step. scope_creepTalk 14:22, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Britishfinance,
Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.
Copyright violations are also a serious issue. Most non-regular contributors do not understand why, and most of our Reviewers are not experts on copyright law - and can't be expected to be, but there is excellent, easy-to-follow advice on COPYVIO detection here.
At the time of the last newsletter (#25, December 2020) the backlog was only just over 2,000 articles. New Page Review is an official system. It's the only firewall against the inclusion of new, improper pages.
There are currently 706 New Page Reviewers plus a further 1,080 admins, but as much as nearly 90% of the patrolling is still being done by around only the 20 or so most regular patrollers.
If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process or its software.
Various awards are due to be allocated by the end of the year and barnstars are overdue. If you would like to manage this, please let us know. Indeed, if you are interested in coordinating NPR, it does not involve much time and the tasks are described here.
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I hope all is well. I’ve missed seeing you around. Stay safe mate. Celestina007 (talk) 16:36, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello Britishfinance,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.
Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.
In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 823 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 847 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.
This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.
If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing {{subst:NPR invite}}
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Hello Britishfinance,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000[a] at the end of May.
Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.[b]
In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).
While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.
Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
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Very high unreviewed pages backlog: 11083 articles, as of 04:00, 4 February 2025 (UTC), according to DatBot
There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.
{{subst:NPR invite}}on their talk page.
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(t · c) buidhe 20:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello Britishfinance,
After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
{{subst:NPR invite}}on their talk page.
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For those who may have missed it in our last newsletter, here's a quick reminder to see the letter we have drafted, and if you support it, do please go ahead and sign it. If you already signed, thanks. Also, if you haven't noticed, the backlog has been trending up lately; all reviews are greatly appreciated.
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(t · c) buidhe 21:16, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello Britishfinance,
Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.
Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.
Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.
Suggestions:
Backlog:
Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the October backlog drive to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!
Hello, Britishfinance,
I unsubscribed your User Talk page for the NPP and Signpost subscription lists as you have been gone over a year and a half. If you return, and I hope you do, feel free to resubscribe at the links on the messages. Hope all is well with you. Liz Read! Talk! 02:02, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
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Hi there.
5 years ago today [purely incidental, I have *not* waited for this moment!], when you tabularized the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wainwrights , you introduced with the tables a set of errors that have yet to be corrected. Every non-Birkett, in both tables, has the entry for its 'Height (ft)' incorrectly repeated as its 'Prom (m)', which figure is then given the incorrect [but mathematically consistent] equivalent in the 'Prom ft' column.
I.e, the first example reading downpage reads:
122. | Mungrisdale Common | 34A: LD N | | 633 | 2,077 | 2,077 | 6,814 | 90 | NY310292 | W,Sy
which is clearly nonsense as Mungrisdale has a prominence of maybe 2m / 6ft?, certainly not 2077m / 6814ft! Similarly, all the other non-Birkett Wainwrights in the tables.
I'm surprised that neither your good self, nor the Prominence crowd generally, have noticed or at least not commented to date, notwithstanding Wainwright having not that a great deal of concern regarding what is now termed 'prominence' amongst their respective corner of the peakbagging milieu. Hopefully you recall how you translated the data initially, and/or have the patience to try over.
Sorry for the 'hit'n'run' from a dynamic ip address!
Justan Otheranon Hillwalker. 78.150.190.1 (talk) 14:31, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
Greetings. In this article you created, I could find no definition of the word "sink". Conduit is pretty clear, but sink is not. Sink can be a verb or a noun. Is a "sink" OFC a place where funds "gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity" (verb) or as in a repository "a fixed basin with a water supply and a drain." (noun) or even "signaling incipient nascent kleptocracy" (acronym) and my favorite choice...
Rather than try to figure this out myself, I figured that you would be the best editor to make the addition, if you agree with the need. Thanks! • Bobsd • (talk) 16:40, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
Sink-OFCs attract and retain foreign capital while conduit-OFCs are attractive intermediate destinations in the routing of international investments and enable the transfer of capital without taxation." so I guess it comes from the noun, something into which something flows and stays (until the plug is pulled?), as opposed to a conduit through which things flow freely. Think sinkhole perhaps? PamD 20:46, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
Hi Britishfinance. Thank you for your work on Seefin (Wicklow Mountains). Another editor, Kingsmasher678, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
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