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Issue 48, November – December 2021

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).

Administrator changes AustralianRupert • Cimon Avaro • Euryalus • Jehochman • Nunh-huh 28bytes Bureaucrat changes 28bytes

Interface administrator changes Evad37 • Galobtter Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

• The Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines have been published for consideration. Voting to ratify this guideline is planned to take place 7 March to 21 March. Comments can be made on the talk page.

Technical news

• The user group oversight will be renamed suppress in around 3 weeks. This will not affect the name shown to users and is simply a change in the technical name of the user group. The change is being made for technical reasons. You can comment in Phabricator if you have objections.
• The Reply Tool feature, which is a part of Discussion Tools, will be opt-out for everyone logged in or logged out starting 7 February 2022. Editors wishing to comment on this can do so in the relevant Village Pump discussion.

Arbitration

• Community input is requested on several motions aimed at addressing discretionary sanctions that are no longer needed or overly broad.
• The Arbitration Committee has published a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
• A motion related to the Antisemitism in Poland case was passed following a declined case request.

Miscellaneous

• Voting in the 2022 Steward elections will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
• Voting in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey is open until 11 February 2022.

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. -- B-bot ( talk) 03:28, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Nice work on the new Tom's Restaurant and Bar article. Hey, they have an off-track horse and greyhound gambling room there between the restaurant and bar, or at least used to. Maybe this should be included in the article? North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:42, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

@ Northamerica1000 Thanks! I've been obsessed with covering PDX's food and nightlife scenes lately. I dont recall reading about this in the sources already used as inline citations, but perhaps I've overlooked? If you happen to find mention in any sources, please do update the entry! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 21:47, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Here's something from Wweek from 2017 ( link): "With Rialto closed, the only place in Portland to place off-track bets—aside from horse track Portland Meadows—was Tom's Restaurant and Bar on Division Street." North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

@ Northamerica1000 Ok, thanks! I've posted on the article's talk page as a reminder for future expansion. Working on other things at the moment but will try to revisit. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 21:57, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

@ Northamerica1000 BTW, holler if you'd be interested in co-nominating this article for Good status in the future. I think with a bit more info about the bar and gambling (I see a couple other sources to incorporate after adding "gambling" to my Google search), this is fairly close to meeting GA criteria. If not, no worries, just curious. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 22:01, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I added a bit ( diff). I'll keep in mind what you said above, but I'm not very involved in the FA/GA process nowadays. I no longer live in PDX, but it remains one of my homes away from home. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:04, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! I understand. Perhaps I'll take the plunge solo, but feel free to follow along if you're interested by adding to watchlist. Either way, happy editing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 22:06, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Maybe I'll try to email you with some fun sordid PDX details. I don't like to talk much about personal stuff on wiki. PDX remains a party town, I'll say that much... North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:08, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Hah, sounds good! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 22:10, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Gimme a few days... North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:16, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Portland Fish Market is another decent one. Thanks for creating it! The lead could use expansion, but hey, these things take time. Portland 2.0 is well underway now, and the rent and leasing prices continue to rise... erm. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:10, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Portland's reputation has taken a bit of a beating the last couple years, yet the cost of living keeps going up. During the pandemic, I created many articles about restaurants which closed, but fortunately I've been able to write entries about a lot of new ventures, too. Definitely a city in transition. I have some concerns about PDX's future but at the same time there's much here to enjoy. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 23:19, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

The very best Reuben in town can be had at Edelweiss Sausage Co & Delicatessen in SE, Brooklyn neighborhood. It may not qualify for an article, but it's the best in PDX! A close runner up would be Goose Hollow Inn's Reuben. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:17, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

You mean Edelweiss Sausage & Delicatessen? :) I've been busy! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 23:19, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Nice! Hey, they make all of their sausages and cured meats in-house there too. For carnivores and omnivores, it's a great place. Probably not so good for vegans and vegetarians, though. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:27, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

I enjoy reading your Portland articles when I drop in at the Wikipedia 50,000 challenge page. My son just moved from NW Portland to SE Portland and he says the Vietnamese restaurants are great!. Do you eat at all the restaurants that you create articles for? This one looks good! MauraWen ( talk) 21:43, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

@ MauraWen: Wow, thanks! I've received a little bit of criticism for creating so many articles about Portland restaurants, but I've really enjoyed doing so and learning a lot about the local restaurant scene (past and present). I'm so thankful there's such strong coverage of the restaurant industry so I can create so many interesting articles about local history and culture. I've not been to all of the restaurants, but I have a (very long) running list of restaurants to try. I've also made photographing interiors and exteriors of restaurants a habit, so I can improve Wikipedia entries.

I keep a running log of places I've been and things I've seen here, just for fun! I hope your son is enjoying SE PDX, which is also where I live. An Xuyên Bakery and Portland Cà Phê are great, and I've heard wonderful things about Ha VL and Rose VL Deli, which are both on my list to try soon!

Thanks again for the note. I've enjoyed seeing your contributions to WPUS50, too! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 21:50, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

BTW, I began documenting Portland's restaurant scene during the pandemic because I felt it was one way I could help a struggling industry. For what felt like an eternity, all I was reading about was restaurant closures. Now, finally, I'm reading about tons of new projects and business launches. Hoping PDX is on the upswing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 21:55, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

@ Another Believer: That is an impressive body of work! I really the variety of your work, and all great contributions. Don't listen to the critics! I should be writing more American themed articles (I find myself comparing American and UK wiki challenge numbers--we seem to be even right now), instead of all the UK articles I create. Maybe when I start traveling again, I can get inspired.

I like writing about a variety of subjects, currently it is archaeology, gardening and art. I am creating and expanding a lot of articles on the British medieval and Scottish prehistoric time periods. I also love gardening and realized a few years ago that Wikipedia had very few rose articles. It's my mission to find many new rose photos for Wikicommons, learn about the important roses and rose breeders and create articles for the general public. If you decide to photograph and upload roses to Wikicommons from your wonderful Portland rose garden this spring and summer, please let me know and I can add the roses to my do list (if I can find enough resources/references).

I am hoping to come out to Portland this summer to visit my son and his partner and see their new house and tour Portland's lovely rose gardens. Hoping to get as many photos as I can for Wikicommons. I'll pass along those restaurant names to my son. He and his partner also have been very supportive of the restaurant workers, they have been donating money and asking us to support those groups in lieu of xmas and birthday gifts. Take care MauraWen ( talk) 01:02, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

@ MauraWen Especially if you remind me when the weather's better, I'd be down to visit the International Rose Test Garden and take a ton of photographs. Gosh, I suppose there's a chance I might know your son. Feel free to email me if you prefer to continue this discussion more privately. Either way, happy editing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 01:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).

Administrator changes Modussiccandi BOZ • Brookie (deceased) • Jackmcbarn • Jamesday • Jonathunder • Master of Puppets • Saravask

CheckUser changes Callanecc Oversighter changes Callanecc

Guideline and policy news

• A RfC is open to change the wording of revision deletion criterion 1 to remove the sentence relating to non-infringing contributions.
• A RfC is open to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.

Technical news

• The deployment of the reply tool as an opt-out feature, as announced in last month's newsletter, has been delayed to 7 March. Feedback and comments are being welcomed at Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project. ( T296645)
• Special:Nuke will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was a Community Wishlist Survey request from 2022. ( T25020)
• The ability to undelete the talk page when undeleting a page using Special:Undelete or the API will be added soon. This change was requested in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey. ( T295389)

Arbitration

• Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the 2021 Discretionary Sanctions review.

Miscellaneous

• The 2022 appointees for the Ombuds commission are Érico, Faendalimas, Galahad, Infinite0694, Mykola7, Olugold, Udehb and Zabe as regular members and Ameisenigel and JJMC89 as advisory members.
• Following the 2022 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AntiCompositeNumber, BRPever, Hasley, TheresNoTime, and Vermont.
• The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey results have been published alongside the ranking of prioritized proposals.

I just reverted two edits but I'll refrain for now from reverting any more. Otherwise, it'll just waste a lot of both of our time if we can't agree on something first, and reach a conclusion. Certain postal abbreviations are listed under Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Abbreviations#Abbreviations_widely_used_in_Wikipedia. These abbreviations are used by the US Postal Service. These abbreviations are used on street signs. They are used on Google maps, and in many of the sources we cite. I agree that they should not be used in the main text, but I would argue that they are appropriate to the infoboxes, given that they are used by the sources, and commonly used in Portland and also the rest of the United States when referring to street names. Confusing ones like Ste are to be avoided, but ones like Ave, St, S, N, E, W, SE, SW, NE, and NW should be kept. Talib1101 ( talk) 05:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

P.S. Mama Đút and Le Pigeon are the articles I reverted before I realized that reverting at least a half dozen edits without explanation is a bad idea. Talib1101 ( talk) 05:57, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

P.P.S. Commander's Palace is an example of an article that uses "Ave" apparently unchallenged. Think it's more readable to most readers. Talib1101 ( talk) 05:59, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

P.P.P.S. I'll admit the style you use is more common but I still don't like it. Why is it apparently preferred? Talib1101 ( talk) 06:02, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

I thought we were generally supposed to avoid abbreviations on Wikipedia because not all readers are familiar with the same abbreviations. However, I see some seem to be okay to use here. I think I was asked to remove abbreviations during a string of Good article nominations, so I just got used to avoiding abbreviations in the first place. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 06:21, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

P.P.P.P.S. I rolled back my undos. Talib1101 ( talk) 06:04, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

P.P.P.P.P.S. I think we "should follow the most common rendering found in reliable sources for that particular locale" ( MOS:POSTABBR). Talib1101 ( talk) 06:08, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
• AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
• Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
• GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
• Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
• SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
• Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:06, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

I've been using https://templatetransclusioncheck.toolforge.org/index.php?lang=en&name=Template%3ARuPaul%27s+Drag+Race to try to keep the template in balance with the articles using it. I think I've got the right Joey Jay. Naraht ( talk) 18:08, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

@ Naraht Yup, thanks! You beat me to the punch adding the correct Joey Jay. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 18:11, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

NP. Note, we may disagree on how various queens should be alphabetized, but I'm not sure we've disagreed long term on things that are more substantitative. Note, also the template was removed from the page of the Chilean show (The Switch Drag Race), I restored it and that will probably end up on the talk page there and I'm not 100% sure that it does belong. (more like 95%) Naraht ( talk) 18:16, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Noted. When you have concerns about things being done at specific Drag Race-related pages, you can always ask for feedback from other editors at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject RuPaul's Drag Race. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 18:18, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanx. Naraht ( talk) 20:42, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello Another Believer. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Utica Queen, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. Shirt58 ( talk) 09:13, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Another. @ Another Believer and Catfurball: This message should have gone to Catfurball, not you. (I'm not good with technical stuff like that). Pete AU aka -- Shirt58 ( talk) 09:30, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

@ Shirt58 Thanks for declining. I agree with your decision. Happy editing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 13:42, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Let's talk about you reverting my edits with no explantion whatsoever, despite the content that i put was well-sourced, also putting back biased unsourced statements. I'm pretty curious about that-- MGK king ( talk) 14:05, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

You added claims about Flavorwire (with unformatted citations) as the opening sentence of the Reception section across multiple Good articles. I don't have a problem with editors adding content, but if you're going to edit Good articles, then at least fold new claims into existing content appropriately and format citations correctly. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:09, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

So you removed the whole content because my citations were unformatted? That's enough of an excuse to remove a content?-- MGK king ( talk) 14:14, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Yup, and because you're seemingly focused on making your content the opening sentence of the Reception section in each case. Please do not revert again. If you would like to propose specific article changes, then use article talk pages. Thanks! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:15, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Why should I be the one that uses talk page and not you?-- MGK king ( talk) 14:16, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Because you're the one proposing article changes which have been reverted by another editor. This is how Wikipedia works. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:17, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

You're seemingly focused on removing the negative parts of the Reception section on songs. That's pretty worse than unformatted sources.-- MGK king ( talk) 14:16, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Nope, I have no problem with "negative" content existing. I want Wikipedia entries to be fair, neutral, balanced, and representative of sourcing. I'm not even a big Beyonce fan so don't assume I have an agenda here. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:19, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

So why you did this in that page, and you are avoiding to do so on one single source?-- MGK king ( talk) 14:16, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm not going to go back and forth about this. If you would like to propose specific changes because you disagree with my revert(s), then use article talk pages to get other editors to weigh in. Thanks --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:23, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

And what is the problem on that review starting the section? You should justify fully your reverts too, remember that-- MGK king ( talk) 14:24, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Please don't comment here further, thanks. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:25, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

I'm going to get the citations formatted and restore it, is it cool if i do so?-- MGK king ( talk) 14:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Since you asked, this edit shows me using a tool to archive properly formatted citations and has nothing to do with formatting citations on behalf of another editor. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:34, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

The article Northgate Park has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:MILL city park, nothing notable here.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. MB 17:44, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

The article University Park (Portland, Oregon) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

NN WP:MILL city park, no indication of anything noteable.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. MB 18:09, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

The article Bust of Breonna Taylor has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This is a completely pointless content fork that should be covered in the killing of Breonna Taylor page. No sustained coverage.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. JoelleJay ( talk) 20:41, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

The article Tasty n Daughters has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Generic local business closed after a year, notability not established

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Reywas92 ^Talk 19:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Sigh... --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:01, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library

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There was an update today and I discovered the article is way longer than it was only a few months ago. I'm concerned there is too much detail, particularly about Gov. Vance, but I don't know how much to remove. We know he had slaves and considered African Americans inferior. How much detail is really needed? On the other hand, there was a lot about the building of the monument that is actually about the monument. There is also trivia, which i enjoy and like to add to articles, but it's discouraged.

Others have edited since then and don't seem to have objected.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:15, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

I appreciate the heads up and invite to make further improvements to the entry, but I think you should engage with User:Rublamb and perhaps have this discussion on the article's talk page. Perhaps you two can work together and find a compromise, or starting a discussion might invite other page watchers to weigh in. I would recommend identifying specific pieces of text you think should be removed. -- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 21:26, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

I don't know how much is too much, but I do believe a lot of the details about the governor himself are really better suited for his own article. But I don't know what the consensus would be and that's why I asked you and maybe others.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 14:48, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

@ Vchimpanzee I agree, the entry should be focused on the monument and details about him belong on the article about him. I would strongly recommend proposing some trims to the article on the Talk page. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 15:15, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Can you start?— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:45, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

I don't feel like taking the lead on this right now. I see you've started a discussion with the editor who expanded the page, so let's see if they reply. Usually discussions about article changes take place on article Talk pages, so starting a discussion there might prompt others to take notice. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 15:48, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Administrator changes Firefly • Sdrqaz Ad Orientem Geschichte • Ryan Postlethwaite • Sabine's Sunbird • Wassupwestcoast

Interface administrator changes Evad37

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC is open proposing a change to the minimum activity requirements for administrators.

Technical news

• Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. ( T301928)
• When viewing deleted revisions or diffs on Special:Undelete a back link to the undelete page for the associated page is now present. ( T284114)

Arbitration

• Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Opening of proceedings has been updated to reflect current practice following a motion.
• A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
• A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.

Miscellaneous

• Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and the results were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the Wikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.

Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021. Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. ( details) February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. ( details) March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. ( details) April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Big Brunch is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Big Brunch until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Sigh... --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 14:14, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

The reason why I initially BLARed the page is because it only has one line of text, and almost completely duplicates the content at List of United States commemorative coins and medals (2010s). Thank you. -- NotReallySoroka ( talk) 02:54, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

I understand, thanks --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 02:55, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

I have sent the relevant matter to third opinion. -- NotReallySoroka ( talk) 03:04, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Can't I have a few minutes to write out a few sentences? Sheesh! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 03:10, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Third opinion declined: The matter does not seem to have been thoroughly, and, regardless, discussion should take place on article talk pages, to ensure that users watching the pages have the opportunity to provide their comments. —  LauritzT ( talk) 07:27, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, I agree, jumping to 3O was unnecessary. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 15:04, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

I noticed and appreciate your contribution to the article. -- NotReallySoroka ( talk) 00:32, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

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The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

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3. Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article 2022 abortion protests in the United States is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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It's embarrassing for Wikipedia to have a deletion tag for this topic at this point... --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 13:27, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello Another Believer. I'm doing a copy edit for the GOCE on Bolivia Carmichaels. Interesting article, but the person is more interesting. I wish there were a little more on her under personal life. I found a couple of articles that were complimentary. https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2018/06/drag_show_comes_to_a_retiremen.html

https://www.octc.org/gala

You might want to add these performances; they're both unique. Also found a LinkedIn page that provides personal information from Daniel Elliott https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolivia-carmichaels-daniel-elliott-91526368/

I feel that, because of the severity of BLP citation policy, this would not be considered reliable, but it does give background on her and what she does when she's not entertaining. And it is not contentious.

I'm almost done editing. If you add any more content, I'll check it out. Cleveland Todd ( talk) 16:24, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

@ Cleveland Todd Thanks!, I will take a look soon. --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 16:38, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

I've used the Oregonian source and the OCTC and LinkedIn entry cannot be used (not secondary coverage). Thanks for the copy edit! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 18:46, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

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(grabs popcorn) --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 17:24, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

And you have yet to add anything that remotely ties these unrelated facts together. (grabs popcorn that this synthesis might actually see some improvement) Reywas92 ^Talk 18:00, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Popcorn party! You seem to feel strongly about deletion and that's fine. I don't agree, but we'll see what others think and I'll be fine with whatever outcome. I don't really base my self esteem on what happens to the Wikipedia entries I create. I'm just trying to do what I can to improve the project and sometimes I miss the mark. All good, looking forward to the community discussion! Happy editing, --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 18:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

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The BBC is considered a reliable source. Therefore, you can be subject to a Wikipedia article! Charliestalnaker ( talk) 00:35, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

@ Charliestalnaker BBC? Do you mean CNN? --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 00:53, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

The article Girl Scout Cookie Championship has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:PUTEFFORT violation. Show got no attention

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Found a lot of "premieres tonight" blurbs, but nothing actually about the show.

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Thank you for creating Nick Quested.

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That was quick - kudos :-)

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Thanks, a stub's better than nothing! --- Another Believer _{( Talk)} 01:45, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

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