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== WikiProject Numismatics newsletter - November 2019 ==

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The '''euro''' ([[currency sign|sign]]: '''[[euro sign|€]]'''; [[ISO 4217|code]]: '''EUR''') is the official currency of 19 of the 28 [[Member state of the European Union|member states]] of the [[European Union]]. This group of states is known as the [[eurozone]] or euro area, and counts about 343 million citizens as of 2019. The euro, which is divided into 100 [[cent (currency)|cents]], is the second-largest and second-most traded currency in the [[foreign exchange market]] after the [[United States dollar]].

The currency is also used officially by the [[institutions of the European Union]], by [[International status and usage of the euro|four European microstates]] that are not EU members, as well as unilaterally by [[Montenegro]] and [[Kosovo]]. Outside Europe, a number of [[Special member state territories and the European Union|special territories of EU members]] also use the euro as their currency. Additionally, over 200&nbsp;million people worldwide  [[Euro#Currencies_pegged_to_the_euro|use currencies pegged to the euro]].

The euro is the second-largest [[reserve currency]] as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar.  As of August 2018, with more than €1.2 trillion in circulation, the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in circulation in the world, having surpassed the U.S. dollar.

The name ''euro'' was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid. The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an [[unit of account|accounting currency]] on 1 January 1999, replacing the former [[European Currency Unit]] (ECU) at a ratio of 1:1 (US$1.1743). Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002, making it the day-to-day operating currency of its original members, and by March 2002 it had completely replaced the former currencies. While the euro dropped subsequently to US$0.83 within two years (26 October 2000), it has traded above the U.S. dollar since the end of 2002, peaking at US$1.60 on 18 July 2008. In late 2009, the euro became immersed in the [[European debt crisis|European sovereign-debt crisis]], which led to the creation of the [[European Financial Stability Facility]] as well as [[History of the euro#Reform|other reforms]] aimed at stabilising and strengthening the currency. {{TFAFULL|Euro}}
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'''Today's Featured Article''' ''October 16''

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The '''[[McKinley Birthplace Memorial gold dollar]]''' was a commemorative coin struck by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1916 and 1917, with the [[obverse and reverse|obverse]] designed by Mint Chief Engraver [[Charles E. Barber]], and the reverse by his assistant, [[George T. Morgan]]. As [[William McKinley]] had appeared on a version of the 1903-dated [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition gold dollar]], the 1916 release made him the first person to appear on two issues of U.S. coins. The coins benefitted the [[National McKinley Birthplace Memorial]] at [[Niles, Ohio]]. The issue was originally proposed as a silver dollar; this changed when it was realized it would not be appropriate to honor a president who had supported the [[gold standard]] with such a piece. The coins were poorly promoted, and did not sell well. Despite an authorized mintage of 100,000, only about 20,000 were sold, many of these at a reduced price to Texas coin dealer B. Max Mehl. Another 10,000 pieces were returned to the Mint for melting. {{TFAFULL|McKinley Birthplace Memorial gold dollar}}

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The '''Kalākaua coinage''' is a set of silver coins of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] dated 1883, authorized  to boost Hawaiian pride by giving the kingdom its own money. They were designed by [[Charles E. Barber]], [[Chief Engraver]] of the [[United States Bureau of the Mint]], and were struck at the [[San Francisco Mint]]. The issued coins are a dime (ten-cent piece), quarter dollar, half dollar, and dollar.

No immediate action had been taken after the 1880 act authorizing coins, but King [[Kalākaua]] was interested and government officials saw a way to get out of a financial bind by getting coins issued in exchange for government bonds. Businessman [[Claus Spreckels]] was willing to make the arrangements with the United States in exchange for profits from the coin production, and contracted with the US Mint to have $1,000,000 worth of coins struck. Originally, a 12{{frac|1|2}} cent piece was planned and a few specimens were struck, but it was scrapped in an effort to have uniformity between US and Hawaiian coins, and a dime was substituted. The coins were struck at San Francisco in 1883 and 1884, though all bear the earlier date.

The coins met a hostile reception from the business community in Honolulu, who feared inflation of the currency in a time of recession. After legal maneuvering, the government agreed to use over half of the coinage as backing for paper currency, and this continued until better economic times began in 1885. After that, the coins were more eagerly accepted in circulation. They remained in the flow of commerce on the islands until withdrawn in 1903, after Hawaii had become a US territory. {{TFAFULL|Kalākaua coinage}}
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'''Today's Featured Article''' ''November 28''

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The '''[[Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar]]''' was a [[United States commemorative coins|commemorative]] fifty-cent coin struck by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1920 and 1921 to mark the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the [[Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]] in North America. It was designed by [[Cyrus Edwin Dallin|Cyrus E. Dallin]]. Massachusetts congressman [[Joseph Walsh (Massachusetts)|Joseph Walsh]] was involved in joint federal and state efforts to mark the anniversary. He saw a reference to a proposed [[Maine Centennial half dollar]] and realized that a coin could be issued for the Pilgrim anniversary in support of the observances at [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]]. The bill moved quickly through the legislative process and became the Act of May 12, 1920, with the signature of President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. Sculptor [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]] criticized some aspects of the design, but the Treasury approved it. After a promising start, sales tailed off, and tens of thousands of coins from each year were returned to the [[Philadelphia Mint]] for melting. {{TFAFULL|Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar}}

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Hello and welcome to the December 2019 GOCE newsletter, an update of Guild happenings since the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2019|September edition]]. Our Annual Report should be ready in late January.

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2019|'''September Drive''']]: Of the thirty-two editors who signed up, twenty-three editors copy edited at least one article; they completed 39 requests and removed 138 articles from the backlog, bringing the backlog to a low of 519 articles.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/October 2019|October Blitz]]''': This event ran from 13 to 19 October, with themes of science, technology and transport articles tagged for copy edit, and Requests. Sixteen editors helped remove 29 articles from the backlog and completed 23 requests.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/November 2019|'''November Drive''']]''': Of the twenty-eight editors who signed up for this event, twenty editors completed at least one copy edit; they completed 29 requests and removed 133 articles from the backlog.

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{{TFAIMAGE|1959 sovereign Elizabeth II obverse.jpg|1959 sovereign obverse}}
The '''sovereign''' is a [[gold coin]] of the [[United Kingdom]], with a nominal value of one [[pound sterling]]. Struck from 1817 until the present time, it was originally a circulating coin accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a [[bullion coin]] and is sometimes mounted in [[jewellery]]. In most recent years, it has borne the well-known design of [[Saint George and the Dragon]] on the [[obverse and reverse|reverse]]; the initials ({{small|B P}}) of the designer, [[Benedetto Pistrucci]], are visible to the right of the date.

The coin was named after the [[Sovereign (English coin)|English gold sovereign]], last minted about 1603, and originated as part of the [[Great Recoinage of 1816]]. Many in Parliament believed a one-pound coin should be issued rather than the 21-shilling (1.05 pounds) [[guinea (British coin)|guinea]] struck until that time. The [[Master of the Mint]], [[William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington|William Wellesley Pole]], had Pistrucci design the new coin, and his depiction was also used for other gold coins. Originally, the coin was unpopular as the public preferred the convenience of banknotes, but paper currency of value £1 was soon limited by law. With that competition gone, the sovereign not only became a popular circulating coin, but was used in international trade and in foreign lands, trusted as a coin containing a known quantity of gold.

The British government promoted the use of the sovereign as an aid to international trade, and the Royal Mint took steps to see that lightweight gold coins were withdrawn from circulation. From the 1850s until 1932, the sovereign was also struck at colonial mints, initially in Australia, and later in Canada, South Africa and India—they have been struck again in India since 2013 (in addition to the production in Britain by the Royal Mint) for the local market. The sovereigns issued in Australia initially carried a unique local design, but by 1887, all new sovereigns bore Pistrucci's George and Dragon design. Strikings there were so large that by 1900, about 40 per cent of the sovereigns in Britain had been minted in Australia.

With the start of the [[First World War]] in 1914, the sovereign vanished from circulation in Britain, replaced by paper money, and it did not return after the war, though issues at colonial mints continued until 1932. The coin was still used in the Middle East, and demand rose in the 1950s, which the Royal Mint eventually responded to by striking new sovereigns in 1957. It has been struck since then both as a bullion coin and, beginning in 1979, for collectors. Though the sovereign is no longer in circulation, it is still legal tender in the United Kingdom. {{TFAFULL|Sovereign (British coin)}}
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'''Today's Featured Article''' ''December 22''

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The '''[[Maryland Tercentenary half dollar]]''' was a commemorative fifty-cent piece issued by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1934. It depicts [[Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore]], on the [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] ''(pictured)'' and the [[Seal of Maryland|coat of arms of Maryland]] on the reverse. The Maryland Tercentenary Commission sought a coin in honor of the 300th anniversary of the arrival of English settlers in Maryland. The state's senators introduced legislation, and it passed both houses of Congress with no opposition. A design had already been prepared by Professor [[Hans Schuler]]; it passed review by the [[United States Commission of Fine Arts|Commission of Fine Arts]], though there was controversy over whether Lord Baltimore, a [[Cavalier]] and Catholic, would have worn a collar typical of [[Puritans]]. The Commission sold about 15,000 of the full issue of 25,000 for $1 each, and thereafter discounted the price for large sales to dealers and speculators. The coins have increased in value over time, and are now valued in the low hundreds of dollars. {{TFAFULL|Maryland Tercentenary half dollar}}

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== Proposed Equality Act draft revisions ==

Hi Markworthen! I hope all is well. I finally made some draft edits for [[Equality Act (United States)]] on its Talk Page that I think should be added to article and I would like your feedback on [[Talk:Equality Act (United States)]]. Thank you! -[[User:TenorTwelve|TenorTwelve]] ([[User talk:TenorTwelve|talk]]) 06:32, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

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== January 2020 ==
[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like you to [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|assume good faith]] while interacting with other editors, which you did not do on [[:Talk:National Association of Scholars#NPOV January 2020]]. Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. ''Specifically " It seems that some editors want to persuade the reader to adopt a particular opinion about NAS, rather than presenting objective information about the organization and letting the reader draw his/her/their own conclusions." That's also a misunderstanding of [[WP:NPOV]]. ''<!-- Template:uw-agf1 --> [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 09:44, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
:Hello [[User:Doug Weller|Doug Weller]] - I did not write anything on  [[:Talk:Stefan Molyneux]] - I think you are referring to our discussion at [[Talk:National Association of Scholars#NPOV January 2020]]. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 14:55, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
::Yes, that was a copy-paste error which I've fixed. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 16:07, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
:::I thought it might have been something like that. No problem. Thank you for the fast response. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 17:50, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

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{{TFAIMAGE|1873-CC T$1.jpg|The Trade dollar was authorized by the Coinage Act of 1873}}
The '''Coinage Act of 1873''' or '''Mint Act of 1873''', [[Statutes at Large|17 Stat. 424]], was a general revision of the laws relating to the [[United States Mint|Mint of the United States]]. In abolishing the right of holders of silver bullion to have their metal struck into fully legal tender [[Seated Liberty dollar|dollar coins]], it ended [[bimetallism]] in the United States, placing the nation firmly on the [[gold standard]]. Because of this, the act became contentious in later years, and was denounced by some as the "'''Crime of '73'''".

By 1869, the Mint Act of 1837 was deemed outdated, and Treasury Secretary [[George Boutwell]] had Deputy [[Comptroller of the Currency]] [[John Jay Knox]] undertake a draft of a revised law, which was introduced into Congress by Ohio Senator [[John Sherman]]. Due to the high price of silver, little of that metal was presented at the Mint, but Knox and others foresaw that development of the [[Comstock Lode]] and other rich silver-mining areas would lower the price, causing large quantities of silver dollars to be struck and the gold standard to be endangered. During the almost three years the bill was pending before Congress, it was rarely mentioned that it would end bimetallism, though this was not concealed. Congressmen instead debated other provisions. The legislation, in addition to ending the production of the silver dollar, abolished three low-denomination coins. The bill became the Act of February 12, 1873, with the signature of President [[Ulysses S. Grant]].

When silver prices dropped in 1876, producers sought to have their bullion struck at the Mint, only to learn that this was no longer possible. The matter became a major political controversy that lasted the remainder of the century, pitting those who valued the deflationary gold standard against those who believed [[Free silver|free coinage of silver]] to be necessary for economic prosperity. Accusations were made that the passage of the act had been secured through corruption, though there is little evidence of this. The gold standard was explicitly enacted into law in 1900, and was completely abandoned by the U.S. in 1971. {{TFAFULL|Coinage Act of 1873}}
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'''Today's Featured Article''' ''January 11''

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The '''[[Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar]]''' is a [[Half dollar (United States coin)|fifty-cent piece]] struck by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1925 [[United States commemorative coins|as a commemorative coin]] in honor of the 150th anniversary of the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]]. It was designed by [[Chester Beach]]. Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation introduced legislation in 1924 to authorize a commemorative half dollar for the anniversary. The bill passed both houses of Congress and was signed by President [[Calvin Coolidge]]. Beach had to satisfy committees from both [[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington]] and [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], and the [[United States Commission of Fine Arts|Commission of Fine Arts]] passed the design only reluctantly, feeling he had been given poor materials to work with. The coins were sold for $1, and were vended at the anniversary celebrations in Lexington and in Concord; they were sold at banks across New England. Although just over half of the authorized mintage of 300,000 was struck, almost all the coins that were minted were sold. Depending on condition, they are catalogued in the hundreds of dollars. {{TFAFULL|Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar}}

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators/2020/1|Election results]]''': There was little changeover in the roster of Guild Coordinators, with Miniapolis stepping down with distinction as a ''coordinator emeritus'' while Jonesey95 returned as lead coordinator.  The next election is scheduled for June&nbsp;2020 and all Wikipedians in good standing may participate.

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2020|January Drive]]''': Thanks to everyone for the splendid work, completing 215 copy edits including 56 articles from the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests|Requests page]] and 116 backlog articles from the target months of June to August&nbsp;2019. At the conclusion of the drive there was a '''record low of 323 articles''' in the copy editing backlog. Of the 27 editors who signed up for the drive, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2020|February Blitz]]''': Of the 15 editors who signed up for this one-week blitz, 13 completed at least one copy edit. A total of 32 articles were copy edited, evenly split between the twin goals of requests and the oldest articles from the copy-editing backlog. Full results are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020|March Drive]]''': Currently underway, this event is targeting requests and backlog articles from September to November&nbsp;2019. As of 18&nbsp;March, the backlog stands at a '''record low of 253 articles''' and is expected to drop further as the drive progresses. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Help set a new record and sign up now!

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The '''Big Maple Leaf''' ('''BML''') is a set of six $1 million ([[Canadian dollar|CAD]]) gold coins each weighing {{convert|100|kg|lb}} (3,215 [[troy ounce]]s).  They were produced by the [[Royal Canadian Mint]] (RCM) in 2007, at their Ottawa facility where the first BML produced remains in storage.  {{As of| March 2017}}, the market value of a single Big Maple Leaf had reached approximately $4 million ([[US dollar|USD]]).  On 27 March 2017, one of the coins was stolen from a Berlin museum. {{TFAFULL|Big Maple Leaf}}
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The '''[[San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar]]''' is a [[Half dollar (United States coin)|fifty-cent piece]] struck by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1936 [[United States commemorative coins|as a commemorative coin]]. One of many commemoratives issued that year, it was designed by Jacques Schnier and honors the opening of the [[San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge|Bay Bridge]] that November. One side of the coin depicts a [[grizzly bear]], a symbol of California, and the other shows the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, with the [[San Francisco Ferry Building|Ferry Building]]. Congress passed authorizing legislation for the coin in 1936. Schnier's models were approved and the coins were struck at the [[San Francisco Mint]]. Just over 70,000 coins were sold, by mail, in person, and from booths at the Bay Bridge's approaches, making it the first commemorative coin to be sold on a drive-in basis. The coins were taken off sale in February 1937, with the unsold remainder returned to the Mint for redemption and melting. The Bay Bridge half dollar catalogs in the low hundreds of dollars, depending on condition.
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:Thank you so much [[User:AugusteBlanqui|AugusteBlanqui]] for reviewing the article and for your kind words—much appreciated! All the best [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 18:37, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

== Being analysed ==

Hi - just following up on the point you made about editors being analysed by that AfD tool. Sorry if I wasn't clear - the point I was trying to make is that there is a massive database with all of everybody's edits in there, and the data it stores is freely available. There are all sorts of tools that allow you to analyse edits - whether that's evaluating AfD votes, looking at [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/topedits/en.wikipedia.org/Markworthen the pages you edit most frequently], looking at [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/autoedits/en.wikipedia.org/Markworthen ''how'' you edit], [https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec-timecard/en.wikipedia.org/Markworthen when you edit], and even your [https://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py level of interactions] with specific other editors. You shouldn't feel like there's some creepy AI constantly monitoring you and analysing what you are doing, but you should be aware that there are lots of tools that people can run to query the database and find stuff out about an editor's behaviour.

On the other point you made, I'm not sure there would be any benefit to codifying the rules around suitability for different permissions. There are quite a few factors that admins might want to consider, and different admins probably weight them differently based on their own experiences. Something that I would give a lot of weight to in an AfC reviewer, as well as knowledge of policy, is civility and willingness to communicate. You could have a 100% hit rate at AfD, but if you routinely decline drafts without bothering to explain why, or just tell the newb editor 'This is crap', I'd pull the perm immediately. The same would apply if we suspected that someone was accepting promotional AfC drafts and publishing them in mainspace in return for financial gain - that happens, more often than it should, and always leads to an unceremonious indef block for [[WP:UPE|UPE]]. So, yeah - I wouldn't spend too long putting together proposals for codifying what often comes down to a 'sniff test', if you see what I mean. [[User:Girth Summit|<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#294;">Girth</span><span style="font-family:Impact;color:#42c;">Summit</span>]][[User talk:Girth Summit|<sub style="font-family:script;color:blue;"> (blether)</sub>]] 16:06, 14 April 2020 (UTC)<p>

''Very'' helpful - thank you! [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 20:56, 14 April 2020 (UTC)</p>

== Desktop improvements prototype ==

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Thanks for taking the time to participate in the user feedback round for our desktop improvements prototype. This feedback is super valuable to us and is currently being used to determine our next steps. We have published a '''[[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/First Prototype Feedback Report|report]]''' gathering the main takeaways from the feedback and highlighting the changes we’ll make based on this feedback. Please take a look and give us your thoughts on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/First Prototype Feedback Report|talk page of the report]]. To learn more about the project overall and the other features we’re planning on building in the future, check out the main [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|project page]].

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== Jobsworths, etc. ==

Hi Markworthen,

I now realise that "jobsworth" is an almost exclusively British word. Probably with good reason. On my one visit to the US, and in the course of numerous calls to support lines for US businesses, I have received much better service than I would expect in England.

As for replying on a talk page: I would prefer to write immediately below the posting that I'm replying to, with one more level of indentation, as you did. But if someone else has already responded like that, I'd make my way down to immediately below all responses to the message I'm responding to and the responses to them etc., and still use the same level of indentation that I would have done. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 09:54, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

:{{reply to|Maproom}} Thank you so much. All the best [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 19:14, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

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Wow. Than means a lot me James. Thank you very much. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 22:51, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]]==
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] you nominated for [[WP:GA|GA]]-status according to the [[WP:WIAGA|criteria]]. [[Image:Time2wait.svg|20px]] This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period.  <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]]</small> -- [[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 03:21, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

== [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] ==

Hello, I saw your page explaining the various reviews that have been conducted on the article and thought I would check in with you here before starting the review. I think that the article looks great and have just a couple of thoughts to run by you.
* I think it would be good to mention in the intro what PTSD means.
* Similarly, it would be good to move the PTSD subsection out of the VA disability benefits for PTSD section. In fact, I am not understanding the grouping of subsections there, but this should be able to be addressed quickly. It seems to me that History could be pulled out of this section... with these placed in their own sections before the VA disability benefits for PTSD section.
* It would be nice to understand why there is [[WP:OVERCITE|overciting]] in some places.

Basically, I consider these minor issues. I am seeing that the content is well-written and should be an otherwise easy review.

This is a bit outside the norm for articles I work on (out of choice), but I was a Health Care and Benefits consultant - and the daughter of a disabled veteran so I feel up to this review.–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 05:37, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

:{{Reply|CaroleHenson}} Thank you so much! You have a great background for this article IMHO. :) I will get to work straight away to make the changes you recommend, all of which make very good sense to me. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 02:48, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

::Excellent. I think I will go ahead and start the GA review page...and I will likely start on the review tomorrow... or when you are ready. I am not meaning to push.–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 03:12, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

:::I made several edits consistent with your (very helpful) recommendations ([https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Veterans_benefits_for_post-traumatic_stress_disorder_in_the_United_States&type=revision&diff=955371206&oldid=950811538&diffmode=source diff]). I'll post a couple of brief explanatory notes here in a bit, but I wanted you to know that the main editing you suggested has been accomplished. :) [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 12:45, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

:::The section titled, [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States#PTSD C&P Exam|PTSD C&P Exam]] contains more citations than usual, but for good reasons. 

::::(1) The second sentence that begins, "The definition of "VA psychologist or psychiatrist" ...." contains 7 references because: 

:::::(a) What constitutes a "VA psychologist or psychiatrist" is a frequent point of confusion. Most folks assume that these mental health clinicians are VA staff members. But in reality VA is gradually privatizing C&P exams, and it is more likely these days that a veteran will see a "VA psychologist or psychiatrist" who is in private practice working under contract for one of the MDE companies who in turn contract with VBA to conduct the exams. As you can see, it's a bit complicated and confusing not only for veterans but also policy-makers, attorneys, family members of veterans, veterans advocates, and the general public. and 

:::::(b) Many people want to know "who is QTC?" "why is LHI calling me", and similar (I've done Google Trends and Google count searches on such questions in the past and can do some again if it would be helpful.) [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 15:52, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

:::I made some more edits to trim excessive citations ([https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Veterans_benefits_for_post-traumatic_stress_disorder_in_the_United_States&type=revision&diff=955395598&oldid=955371206&diffmode=source diff]). [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 15:53, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

::::Okay. Sounds good. If there is a reason for the extra citations, I am good... and appreciate that you have trimmed them where possible / able.–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 16:04, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

:::The subsection [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States#Concerns about reliability|Concerns about reliability]] also contains more citations than usual, although I removed several. 

:::Although this is not a controversial article (as far as I know) the subsection [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States#Concerns about reliability|Concerns about reliability]] is at least potentially controversial. In many instances the Department of Veterans Affairs does not comment on journal articles that criticize the agency's policies and procedures regarding PTSD C&P exams. Where the agency has objected in writing, I have tried to always include those citations. I have sought to [[Wikipedia:Controversial articles#Describe the controversy|describe the controversy]] without [[Wikipedia:Don't "teach the controversy"|"teaching the controversy"]]. Since this section is potentially controversial I have provided more citations than usual, along the lines of [[Wikipedia:Controversial articles#Attribute each sentence, not just a paragraph|"attribute each sentence, not just a paragraph"]]. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 16:11, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

:::This sentence, under the "false positive and false negative conclusions" image/table, will benefit from a brief explanation. 
:::<blockquote>An empirical study published in 2017 suggested C&P examiner racial bias might have led to an increased rate of "false negative"[76] conclusions (regarding PTSD diagnosis and service connection) for Black veterans, and a high rate of "false positive"[77] conclusions for White veterans.[78] This finding corresponds with past research[79][80], subsequent research,[81] and legal scholarship[82] discussing the potential for implicit racial biases on the part of mental health clinicians in general, and C&P psychologists and psychiatrists in particular.</blockquote>
:::(i)The fact that some C&P examiners probably have implicit racial biases that affect their perception of Black veterans and influences their interpretations of interview responses and behavior (e.g., demeanor), is controversial in the sense that many people don't want to believe it. I cannot cite a reference to support that statement specifically for C&P examiners, although there's a lot of research showing how true it is for people generally, and health professionals in particular. Anecdotally, I know from talking with many White C&P examiners (I am also White) that they doubt these implicit bias findings. In fact I've been shocked at how many White examiners seem to minimize these research results, often exhibiting (it seems to me) a [https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/june/bias-blind-spot.html bias blind spot]—believing that I am less biased than my peers. (I phrased that in first person to emphasize that I believe I am just as susceptible to the blind spot bias as anyone else.)
::::I will look at this when I get to it. I so understand what you mean about a blind spot. It's amazing how many social cues we pickup from various sources that affect our perceptions without being aware. I attended a very interesting weekend workshop once about determining where we sit on the racially biased to anti-racist continuum - and how our behaviors put us there - particularly when we / I am not performing anti-racist behavior / responses. I digress.–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 16:50, 7 May 2020 (UTC) 
:::(ii) I wikilinked ''and'' referenced "false negative" and "false positive" because the terms are not readily comprehended by most people, and relatedly, to provide sufficient explanations of the terms immediately below the image of the 4x4 table that uses the terms.  [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 16:31, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
::::Excellent, thanks!–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 16:50, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]]==
The article [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has been placed on hold [[Image:Symbol wait.svg|20px]]. The article is close to meeting the [[WP:GA?|good article criteria]], but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See [[Talk:Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] for issues which need to be addressed. <!-- Template:GANotice result=hold --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]]</small> -- [[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 00:20, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
:{{Reply|CaroleHenson}} I very much appreciate your thorough, conscientious GA review. I started responding and will continue to respond over the next 1–2 days. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 01:47, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
::Thank you, it's my pleasure. Sounds good!–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 01:59, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

== Draft: accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy ==

Hi Mark, Biogeographist tagged you in AEDP talk.  I hoping it’s alright that I contact you directly. I’ve been working on the Aedp article since 2015. 2016 it was published but then in 2017 it was taken offline. All the reasons are clear in the talk page.  I submitted April 27, 2020 and it was declined for same reason of not neutral point of view. I revised considerably but I don’t want to risk resubmitting without someone within Wikipedia giving a green light.  I attempted to address every issue: I used every Third party references that there is. I used original references only when absolutely necessary. I included a critique section. I hope you can help. Thank you. Carrie 
[[User:Carrieruggieri|Carrieruggieri]] ([[User talk:Carrieruggieri|talk]]) 11:12, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
:{{Reply|Carrieruggieri}} I did read the current version of the article and most of the history. My initial impression was the same as the AfC editor who declined to publish the article. But I'll take another look and offer some suggestions. [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 23:57, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]]==
The article [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has failed [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|20px]]; see [[Talk:Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. <!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]]</small> -- [[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 21:21, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

:I am not sure why this shows as a fail. I posted an issue [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AGood_article_nominations&type=revision&diff=956349541&oldid=956247974 here].–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 21:34, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
::{{Reply|CaroleHenson}} No worries, I'm sure someone will figure out the problem. ¶ I found the wikitext (below) on [[Template talk:GANotice]]. It works fine. Is there a requirement to use Legobot to keep track of nominations and results? ¶ Thank you for all ''your ''hard work on improving this article! 
::<blockquote><nowiki>The article [[Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article candidates|good article]] has passed [[Image:Symbol support vote.png|25px]], see [[Talk:Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States]] for comments about the article. Good luck in future nominations.</nowiki></blockquote>
::All the best [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 23:53, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
:::It seems that it's a bug and if there is a failed GA, the information needs to be put into article history and then the bot will work correctly.–[[User:CaroleHenson|CaroleHenson]] ([[User talk:CaroleHenson|talk]]) 01:00, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

== [[Markworthen/Frontiers in Psychiatry]] ==

I moved this page to [[User:Markworthen/Frontiers in Psychiatry]] - assuming you meant to create it in your userspace. Thanks, [[User:Spicy|Spicy]] ([[User talk:Spicy|talk]]) 01:54, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

:Yes! Thank you so much for correcting my blunder. :) [[User:Markworthen|<span style="color:#539;">&nbsp; - Mark D Worthen PsyD</span>]] [[User talk:Markworthen|<span style="color:#64B;">(talk)</span>]] <small><small>(I'm a man—traditional male pronouns are fine.)</small></small> 02:05, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020|March Drive]]''': [[Self-isolation]] from [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus]] may have played a hand in making this one of our most successful backlog elimination drives.  The copy-editing backlog was reduced from 477 to a '''record low of 118 articles''', a 75% reduction. The last four months of 2019 were cleared, reducing the backlog to three months. Fifty requests were also completed, and the total word count of copy-edited articles was 759,945. Of the 29 editors who signed up, 22 completed at least one copy edit. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/March 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2020|April Blitz]]''': This blitz ran from 12 to 18&nbsp;April with a theme of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Indian military history task force|Indian military history]]. Of the 18 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed a total of 60 copyedits. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/April 2020/Barnstars|here]].

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2020|May Drive]]''':  This event marked the 10th anniversary of the GOCE's copy-editing drives, and set a goal of diminishing the backlog to just one month of articles, as close to zero articles as possible. '''We achieved the goal of eliminating all articles that had been tagged prior to the start of the drive, for the first time in our history!''' Of the 51 editors who signed up, 43 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/May 2020/Barnstars|here]].

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'''Progress report''': as of 2&nbsp;June, GOCE participants had processed 328 requests since 1&nbsp;January, which puts us on pace to exceed any previous year's number of requests. As of the end of the May drive, the backlog stood at just 156 articles, all tagged in May 2020.

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{{TFAIMAGE|forgednote.jpg|A £5 note forged by the Jewish Sachsenhausen concentration camp prisoners}}
'''Operation Bernhard''' was an exercise by [[Nazi Germany]] to forge British [[Banknotes of the pound sterling|bank notes]]. The initial plan was to drop the notes over Britain to bring about a [[economic collapse|collapse]] of the [[Economy of the United Kingdom|British economy]] during the [[Second World War]]. The first phase was run from early 1940 by the {{lang|de|[[Sicherheitsdienst]]}} (SD) under the title {{lang|de|Unternehmen Andreas}} (Operation Andreas, Operation Andrew). The unit successfully duplicated the [[cotton paper|rag paper]] used by the British, produced near-identical engraving blocks and deduced the [[algorithm]] used to create the alpha-numeric serial code on each note. The unit closed in early 1942 after its head, [[Alfred Naujocks]], fell out of favour with his superior officer, [[Reinhard Heydrich]].

The operation was revived later in the year; the aim was changed to forging money to finance German intelligence operations. Instead of a specialist unit within the SD, prisoners from [[Nazi concentration camps]] were selected and sent to [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]] to work under [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] Major [[Bernhard Krüger]]. The unit produced British notes until mid-1945; estimates vary of the number and value of notes printed, from £132.6 million up to £300 million. By the time the unit ceased production, they had perfected the artwork for [[Federal Reserve Note|US dollars]], although the paper and serial numbers were still being analysed. The [[counterfeit money]] was [[money laundering|laundered]] in exchange for money and other assets. Counterfeit notes from the operation were used to pay the Turkish agent [[Elyesa Bazna]]—code named Cicero—for his work in obtaining British secrets from the British ambassador in [[Ankara]], and £100,000 from Operation Bernhard was used to obtain information that helped to free the Italian leader [[Benito Mussolini]] in the [[Gran Sasso raid]] in September 1943.

In early 1945 the unit was moved to [[Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp]] in Austria, then to the [[Redl-Zipf]] series of tunnels and finally to [[Ebensee concentration camp]]. Because of an overly precise interpretation of a German order, the prisoners were not executed on their arrival; they were [[Nazi concentration camps#Liberation|liberated]] shortly afterwards by the American Army. Much of the output of the unit was dumped into the [[Lake Toplitz|Toplitz]] and [[Grundlsee]] lakes at the end of the war, but enough went into general circulation that the [[Bank of England]] stopped releasing new notes and issued a new design after the war. The operation has been dramatised in a comedy-drama miniseries ''[[Private Schulz (TV series)|Private Schulz]]'' by the [[BBC]] and in a 2007 film, ''[[The Counterfeiters (2007 film)|The Counterfeiters]]'' ({{lang|de|Die Fälscher}}). {{TFAFULL|Operation Bernhard}}
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The '''[[Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar]]''' is a [[Half dollar (United States coin)|fifty-cent piece]] struck by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1935 [[United States commemorative coins|as a commemorative coin]]. The coin was designed by [[Chester Beach]]. Its [[obverse and reverse|obverse]] depicts the ''[[Halve Maen|Half Moon]]'', flagship of [[Henry Hudson]], after whom the city of [[Hudson, New York|Hudson]] is named. In addition to showing the ship, the coin displays a version of the Hudson city seal, with [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]] riding a whale, a design that has drawn commentary. Although the city of Hudson was a relatively small municipality, legislation to issue a coin in honor of its 150th&nbsp;anniversary went through Congress without opposition and was signed by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], becoming the Act of May&nbsp;2, 1935. Most of the coins were likely bought by coin dealers, leaving few for collectors, with the result that prices spiked from the $1 cost at the time of issue. This caused collector anger, but did not lower the coin's value, which has continued to increase in the 80-plus years since it was struck. {{TFAFULL|Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar}}

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2020|'''July Drive''']]: Over 750,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event, keeping pace with the previous three [[self-isolation|self-isolated]] drives. Of the 38 people who signed up, 30 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/July 2020/Barnstars|here]].

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Voting is generally a poor way to write the lead of an article.  Would you please consider not having a support/oppose section on the RFC?  Plain old iterative discussion is likely to be more effective.  [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 18:43, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
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::The most popular formatting choice is just to ask the question and not add any ===Subsections===.  They're usually unnecessary. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 21:28, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
:::Oh, silly me, of course! What you write makes great sense. Thank you very much. - <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 14px;">[[User:Markworthen|Mark D Worthen PsyD]] [[User talk:Markworthen|(talk)]] [he/his/him]</span> 23:38, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
::::Mark, if you hadn't already seen this: [[WP:Requests for comment/Example formatting]]. [[User:Kolya Butternut|Kolya Butternut]] ([[User talk:Kolya Butternut|talk]]) 03:42, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
:::::I had not seen that [[User:Kolya Butternut|Kolya Butternut]]. Thank you! - <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 14px;">[[User:Markworthen|Mark D Worthen PsyD]] [[User talk:Markworthen|(talk)]] [he/his/him]</span> 20:04, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
::::::No problem, and if you lack orginality like me, copy everyone else: [[WP:Requests for comment/All]]. [[User:Kolya Butternut|Kolya Butternut]] ([[User talk:Kolya Butternut|talk]]) 21:35, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

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'''Progress report:''' As of  09:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors had processed 663 requests (18 from 2019) since 1 January and there were 52 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 494 (see monthly progress graph above).

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Hi {{User|Markworthen}}! I'm editing an article about the European Monetary System and there's a statement that I think may be wrong. I have looked around a little bit online but it's all Greek to me. Can I tag editors who are economists on the talk page of the article? Can I use {{tl|Category:Wikipedian economists}} or something to tag members of the Wikipedian economist category in the talk page? Thanks! [[User:TheMadDesperado|TheMadDesperado]] ([[User talk:TheMadDesperado|talk]]) 19:06, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
:{{Reply|TheMadDesperado}} Oh, good questions. Yes, you can tag editors who are economists on the talk page of the article. I don't know the answer to your second question, but I bet the folks at the [[WP:TH|Teahouse]] will know! All the best - <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 14px;">[[User:Markworthen|Mark D Worthen PsyD]] [[User talk:Markworthen|(talk)]] [he/his/him]</span> 22:15, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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== WikiProject Medicine Newsletter - March 2021 ==

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== Books & Bytes – Issue 42 ==

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<span style="font-size: 2em; font-family: Copperplate, 'Copperplate Gothic Light', serif">'''''Books & Bytes'''''</span><br />
Issue 42, January – February 2021
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* New partnerships: PNAS, De Gruyter, Nomos
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<big>'''[[:m:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter/January-February_2021|Read the full newsletter]]'''</big>
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== WikiLoop 2020 Year in Review ==

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Dear editors, developers and friends:

Thank you for  supporting Project WikiLoop! The year 2020 was an unprecedented one. It was unusual for almost everyone. In spite of this, Project WikiLoop continued the hard work and made some progress that we are proud to share with you. We also wanted to extend a big thank you for your support, advice, contributions and love that make all this possible. 

Head over to our project page on Meta Wikimedia to read [[m:WikiLoop/2020 Year in Review|a brief 2020 Year in Review for WikiLoop.]] 

Thank you for taking the time to review Wikipedia using [http://doublecheck.wikiloop.org/ WikiLoop DoubleCheck.] Your work is important and it matters to everyone. We look forward to continuing our collaboration through 2021! 

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== Ramapough Lenape Nation ==
Good evening. I see that you suggest the Ramapough Lenape Nation page is not written from a neutral point of view? May i ask how can you make facts be neutral, unless youre suggesting to add some of the inaccuracies to it. I would like to work with you on this if possible and since i am a Ramapough Tribal  member, a tribal historian, and a Commissioner of Indian Affair for the State of New Jersey, I am qualified to answer any and all questions.  Looking forward to your reply.
[[User:Ramapoughnative|Ramapoughnative]] ([[User talk:Ramapoughnative|talk]]) 03:40, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

: {{Reply|Ramapoughnative}} Thank you for your kind message. First, please let me know if you are thoroughly familiar with the most relevant Wikipedia policies, which I list below, as I do not want to tell you things you already know. This is a quote from [[Wikipedia:Core content policies]]:
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[[Wikipedia]]'s content is governed by three principal core [[wikipedia:Content policies|content policies]]: [[wikipedia:NPOV|neutral point of view]], [[wikipedia:V|verifiability]], and [[wikipedia:NOR|no original research]]. Editors should familiarize themselves with all three, jointly interpreted:

 # '''Neutral point of view''' ([[WP:NPOV]]) – All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a ''neutral point of view'', representing significant views fairly, proportionately and without bias.

# '''Verifiability''' ([[WP:V]]) – Material challenged or [[wikipedia:LIKELY|likely to be challenged]], and all quotations, must be attributed to a reliable, published source. In Wikipedia, '''verifiability''' means that people reading and editing the encyclopedia can check that information comes from a [[wikipedia:Verifiability#What%20counts%20as%20a%20reliable%20source|reliable source]].

# '''No original research''' ([[WP:NOR]]) – Wikipedia does [[wikipedia:NOT|not]] publish original thought: all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a [[wikipedia:V|reliable, published source]]. Articles may not contain any new analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position not clearly advanced by the sources.</blockquote>

: Also, be aware that many editors will probably question your involvement with the article because of Wikipedia's [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]] policy. You will notice that I have not raised this objection because I believe that people involved in an issue often bring important knowledge and perspective to articles, and we (Wikipedia) should balance that fact with the potential for bias due to a conflict of interest. But that's just my personal opinion. 

: So if you would be so kind as to let me know something like, "Yes, I am very familiar with the Wikipedia policies you mentioned", or words to that effect, then let's go from there. 

: All the best - <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 14px;">[[User:Markworthen|Mark D Worthen PsyD]] [[User talk:Markworthen|(talk)]] [he/his/him]</span> 16:24, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes i am familiar with Wikipedia's policies you mentioned. Ive been on Wiki for almost 20 years. All posts have documented verifiable sources, usually written by 1st hand accounts or by professionals in that field and at that time were available online. I'm curious about what you would consider a neutral point of view. This wouldn't include speculation and 1st person fairytales that are not backed by verifiable research, correct? Most history about the Ramapough before 1900 is derogatory, not from scientific basis but superstition. We also have Cohen who thinks of himself as a modern day "historian", but his college thesis about the Ramapough was highly inaccurate, almost to the point of a slander suit. His college professor also disagreed with his thesis and he is in the minority with his views. We have a few historians and we're working with a few Rutgers College professors to go back thru our history and find factual sources. I would like to include NPOV rule: 'In a neutral representation, the content is constructed in such a way none of the pertinent differing points of view are prominently presented. Wikibooks content needs to be based in facts not falsehoods, opinions or judgments.'
Where would you like to begin?
[[User:Ramapoughnative|Ramapoughnative]] ([[User talk:Ramapoughnative|talk]]) 03:51, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

:Okay, thank you. Let's discuss on the [[Talk:Ramapough Mountain Indians#Multiple issues tag (cleanup template)|article's talk page]]. <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 14px;">[[User:Markworthen|Mark D Worthen PsyD]] [[User talk:Markworthen|(talk)]] [he/his/him]</span> 03:59, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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== April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive ==

Hey y'all, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive|April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive]] begins at 00:01 UTC on April 1, 2021 and runs through 23:59 UTC on April 31, 2021.  Points can be earned through reviewing articles on the [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history/Coordinators#AutoCheck_report_for_February|AutoCheck report]], reviewing articles listed at [[WP:MILHIST/ASSESS]], reviewing MILHIST-tagged articles at [[WP:GAN]] or [[WP:FAC]], and reviewing articles submitted at [[WP:MILHIST/ACR]].  Service awards and barnstars are given for set points thresholds, and the top three finishers will receive further awards.  To participate, sign up at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive#Participants]] and create a worklist at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/April 2021 Reviewing Drive/Worklists]] (examples are given).  Further details can be found at the drive page.  Questions can be asked at the [[Creating Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military History/April 2021 Reviewing Drive|drive talk page]]. [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:25, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
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== WikiProject Medicine Newsletter - April 2021 ==

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== [[m:QW2021|Queering Wikipedia 2021 User Group Working Days]]: May 14–16 ==
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The [[m:Wikimedia LGBT+/Portal|Wikimedia LGBTQ+ User Group]] is holding online working days in May. As a member of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|WikiProject LGBT studies]], editing on LGBTQ+ issues or if you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, come help us set goals, develop our organisation and structures, consider how to respond to issues faced by Queer editors, and plan for the next 12 months.

We will be meeting online for 3 half-days, 14–16 May at 1400–1730 UTC. While our working language is English, we are looking to accommodate users who would prefer to participate in other languages, including translation facilities.

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