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== NaCl polyhedra ==

Hi, I hope you can help me out as I have nominated [[:File:NaCl polyhedra.svg|this image]] to become a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures Featured Picture] and now there is some questions about this image.<br>
I hope you have the knowledge to provide answers to the questions [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates/File:NaCl_polyhedra.svg at this link]. The questions are;<br>
1) This representation is different to all the others I've Googled. Does it have Academic authentication?<br>
2) But could you add to the description about which colors are which elements.<br>
I'm a graphic worker and have no knowledge of this subject.<br>
I really hope you can help me or tell me someone else who might be able, thanks. --''always ping me''-- [[User:Goran tek-en|Goran tek-en]] ([[User talk:Goran tek-en|talk]]) 17:15, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
:I have got the needed information from another user so this is {{done}}, thanks. --''always ping me''-- [[User:Goran tek-en|Goran tek-en]] ([[User talk:Goran tek-en|talk]]) 19:55, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

== Template:List of aqueous ions/header ==

My edit was to get [[Template:List of aqueous ions/header]] out of [[Wikipedia:Database reports/Invalid Navbar links]] when it next runs. Your revert will mean that it remains in the report. Please also note that the namespace prefix is unnecessary. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] &#x1f339; ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 16:14, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
:{{U|Redrose64}}, I saw you did the same in [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Template:ISO_15924_script_codes_and_related_Unicode_data/header&curid=66447906&diff=1047916209&oldid=1044531773&diffmode=source here]. But actually, the v-t-e links should lead to the templatepage with the ''content''. The database report title is wrong in these cases. I have no idea on how to prevent these, eh, incorrect edits. -[[User:DePiep|DePiep]] ([[User talk:DePiep|talk]]) 16:28, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
::Why is a navbar needed anyway? How often is an edit to [[Template:List of aqueous ions]] required, for which a navbar would make that edit easier to carry out? --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] &#x1f339; ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 17:50, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
:::Is an unrelated question. (The answer is in the wiki principles). -[[User:DePiep|DePiep]] ([[User talk:DePiep|talk]]) 12:26, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
::{{yo|Redrose64}} Excluding navbars from infrequently edited templates could be misunderstood as a claim of [[WP:OWN]]ership. Including them is a subtle way of inviting editors to collaborate.
::I have modified the parent template to pass the navbar in as a parameter so that it only appears in the parent template, and not when the header appears independently or as a part of testcases. This should remove it from next month's report. {{yo|DePiep}} perhaps this same technique could be used in {{tl|ISO 15924 script codes and related Unicode data}} and its /header sub-template.
::In my opinion, the process that generates these reports should explicitly recognize the template-header pattern and make provision for it, not by excluding them as it apparently does /sandbox templates, but by stripping off the /header (or perhaps /anything) before making the comparison.
::In an unrelated side note, {{tpq|so that the content inside the template or block is more easily editable ''in situ'' where it was found, without having track it down through examining transclusion code.}} (as it says in {{tl|navbar}}, I had contemplated making the edit link point to the /data subtemplate, which I expect would be the most likely place editors would wish to make changes.
::[[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 14:31, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
:::Needslessly complicating (isn't this why the header is separated in the first place?), and only use would be to mislead a non-understanding administrative bot. -[[User:DePiep|DePiep]] ([[User talk:DePiep|talk]]) 14:36, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
::::Yes, needless. But it looks like most of the errors found by the bot are things that can and should be fixed, e.g., typos like "Hungaru" instead of "Hungary" (which I just fixed) and obsolete links left over from page moves. So to help editors like RR64 focus on things that really make a difference, I don't mind a little bit of complication. It's my little bit to facilitate the overall improvement of the encyclopedia. An even better solution would be to make the bot smarter, but that requires more research and time than I'm willing to invest. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 14:46, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
:::::Not jumping for joy, but I think it is OK if editors like {{U|Redrose64}} understand this database-dump-limitation quirk and so can edit/notedit accordingly. 
:::::BTW, I met this solution I already employed (the table rows are in-article today, so no top-v-t-e-links useful): {{tl|Isotopes table}}. Looks nice imo. -[[User:DePiep|DePiep]] ([[User talk:DePiep|talk]]) 00:03, 7 October 2021 (UTC)


==Template problems==
Hello, YBG,

It seems that you added a CSD tag to [[Template:List of aqueous ions/row/sandbox]] which has now caused every template that includes this one to have a speedy deletion tag on them. Are all of the templates in [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion by user]] supposed to be deleted? Can you fix this? If you have a template you want deleted, maybe approach an administrator so that the CSD tag doesn't get transcluded on other templates. Thank you. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 02:43, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
:{{yo|Liz}} Thank you. I meant to change the calling template before adding the CSD tag. It should all be OK now. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 03:34, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
::Yeah, templates are an area I don't understand so thank you for fixing the problem. The templates are gone from the CSD category now. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 04:12, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

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Hi. The data from Hawaii from the NOAA page, as per "Unreferenced data assumed to be from [https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/scec/records NOAA]" 
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== Dutch Bros History request  ==

Hi there! I'm following up on some interest you expressed on the [[Talk:Dutch_Bros._Coffee|Dutch Bros Talk page]]. I responded to your comments about my [[Talk:Dutch_Bros._Coffee#Requesting_History_edits_and_expansion|History request]] but didn't hear back, so I thought I’d reach out a little more directly. If you feel I didn't quite address your concerns, I'm happy to discuss further. Otherwise, any additional time and input you might be willing to give to help me with '''[[User:Hillaryjbrown/Dutch Bros History|my draft]]''' is much appreciated. Thanks in advance! [[User:Hillaryjbrown|Hillaryjbrown]] ([[User talk:Hillaryjbrown|talk]]) 04:46, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

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== NaCl images ==

Here’s what I had in mind to replace the picture and quote is at {{slink|Nonmetal#Halogen nonmetals}} 
{{multiple image|perrow=3
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| image1= Sodium metal chunks in oil.jpg
| alt1= Silver chunks covered be a clear liquid in a sealed bottle
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| image2= Chlorine in bottle.jpg
| alt2= A translucent pale yellow gas in a sealed bottle
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| image3= نمک_خوراکی.jpg
| alt3= A small pile of white crystals in front of a tipped-over cylindrical with a few grains spilling out of the holes in its screw-top lid
| caption3= 
| footer = [[sodium]] (Na),[[chlorine]] (Cl), and [[table salt]] (NaCl)<br>Corrosive chlorine, a halogen nonmetal, combines with highly reactive sodium to form stable, unreactive table salt. 
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== “Metal” & “nonmetal” in their articles ==

{|
!Counts on 12/19/2023  !!
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|Directly counted      || “…”
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|Minus partial matches ||(… per se)  
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Metal/Nonmetal articles
 358  234  (metal per se) - includes metallic
  18  246  “nonmetal” - includes nonmetallic
   9   53  “metalloid”
   3    2  “metallicity”
 387  536  “metal” total

'''Other article pairs for comparison'''

Vertebrate/Invertebrate articles
 126   17  (vertebrate per se)
   6   93  “invertebrate”
 133  110  “vertebrate” total

Rational/Irrational number articles
 110   46  (rational per se)
  12  104  “irrational”
 122  150  “rational” total<!--
  14   26  (ratio per se)
 136  176  “ratio” total-->

Algebraic/Transcendental number articles
 65   53  “Algebraic”
  6  106  “Transcendental”
 71  159  (total) 

[[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

:@[[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]]: As an aside, I’m wondering if you could speculate why “metal” is mentioned so much more in [[nonmetal]] than “vertebrate” is in [[invertebrate]], or “rational” in [[irrational]], or “algebraic” in [[transcendental number]]?  Can you think of any other similar pairs of opposites worth comparing? [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 21:32, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
::In chemistry, the properties of nonmetals are often understood in terms of how they differ from metals. This contrast is fundamental to explaining what nonmetals are, hence the frequent mention of "metal" in the context of "nonmetal." On the other hand, terms like "invertebrate," "irrational," and "transcendental number" are defined by the absence of certain characteristics (backbones, rationality, algebraic properties) but do not always require the direct contrast to their counterparts for their definition or understanding. 
::Metals were known and used since antiquity, so much of early chemistry was focused on metals. As a result, when nonmetals were studied, they were often described in terms of how they differed from the already familiar metals. In education, students typically learn about metals before nonmetals, so the teaching and discussion of nonmetals often references metals for context.
::Other similar pairs: acids and bases; cations and anions; matter and antimatter; conductors and insulators; day and night. --- [[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]] ([[User talk:Sandbh|talk]]) 00:12, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]]: Thank you, this stimulates more thinking. In retrospect, another significant difference occurs to me: in the other pairs (vertebrate/invertebrate, rational/irrational, algebraic/transcendental), there is a clear single-property that distinguishes the two: the presence of a backbone, being equal to the ratio of integers, and being the solution of a polynomial with integer coefficients. I suspect that if there were a universally accepted single-property distinction between metal and nonmetal, the comparisons would have seemed significantly less necessary. If you were to create a table to contrast the other pairs, it would end up being something rather trivial: 
:::* (has a backbone) vs. (lacks a backbone)
:::* (equals the ratio of two integers) vs. (not the ratio of any two integers)
:::* (equals the solution to a polynomial with integer coefficients) vs. (not the solution to a polynomial with integer coefficients)
:::You might be able to add another row or two to such tables, but it would certainly not be anywhere near a interesting or necessary as the contrasts between metals and nonmetals.
:::Thanks! [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 01:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::Surely there are nonmetallic elements, such as carbon and sulphur, that were as well known to the ancients as gold and copper. --[[User:Redrose64|<span style="color:#a80000; background:#ffeeee; text-decoration:inherit">Red</span>rose64]] &#x1f339; ([[User talk:Redrose64|talk]]) 10:42, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
::::In terms of physics, there is a clear single property: (has a Fermi surface) vs. (lacks a Fermi surface). It's just that physicists would be more interested in classifying simple substances than abstract chemical elements, so allotropy in C and As poses a problem if you want to apply it to chemical elements. With that said, physical and chemical properties of elements change under pressure too (e.g. [[polyhydride]]s showing unusual valencies), so chemistry also inherently has this issue.
::::In education, metals and nonmetals are surely introduced at about the same time. After all, nonmetals are the majority if you stick to the first three rows, where beginning chemistry courses usually start. I would need to research more to say anything about the history, but something that might be relevant is that the elemental gases H<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>, and O<sub>2</sub> were not really identified correctly until Lavoisier's time. [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 12:17, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::The problem is a lack of a  “'''''universally accepted''''' single-property distinction” between metals and nonmetals. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 16:21, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
::::::Well, that definition is universally accepted by physicists. So, it seems to me that the issue is that there is a single-property distinction accepted by one field using the term but not another. [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 17:27, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::::Yup. That’s the problem when universal ain’t really universal. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 17:42, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

== Happy New Year, YBG! ==
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:Thank you, @[[User:ComplexRational|ComplexRational]]! Same to you and yours! I note that you still have a few minutes left of the old year, but I still have over three hours. Your [[Atalanta BC]] has been enjoying the new year for nearly six hours, and @[[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]] for nearly 16 hours. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 04:59, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Happy New Year! [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 09:27, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

== thought of your skill with tables/diagrams ==

Do you have any suggestions on how the tables at [[Candidates Tournament]] could be made clearer? [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 05:02, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

:I’ll have a look. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 05:23, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
:Those tables are complicated!  I’ll start to nibble around the edges. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 05:54, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
:@[[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]]: I did some initial tweaking, replacing punctuation in all numbered lists with simple newlines so that the numbers line up. I’d be interested to know what you think. 
:For the  next step, I’d suggest working on the last three columns. The candidates winners and the seeded into final conveying the same type of information: finals contestants and how they qualified. I’d suggest combining them into two pairs of lines: yyyy champion: / name / candidates winner: / name. The last column includes (1) venue, date, format then (2) results. It is possible that this could also be combined with the info in the previous columns, but I can’t tell for sure.
:After regularizing the format of the last three columns into one or two new columns, only then do I think it would be time to start thinking about the previous columns. 
:— [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 06:28, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

== Highly conductive nonmetals  ==

{| class=wikitable style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:center;"
|+ Highly conductive nonmetals<br>{{nobold|(with range of metals)}}
! colspan=3 | Thermal<ref name="A&W"/> W m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup>
|-
| antimony <br> 24.3
| arsenic  <br> 50
| carbon   <br> 2000
|-
| colspan=3 | 6.3 to 429<br> ([[neptunium]] - [[silver]])
|-
! colspan=3 |Electrical<ref name="Jenkins"/> S•cm<sup>−1</sup>
|-
| antimony <br>2.3 × 10<sup>4</sup>
| arsenic  <br>3.9 × 10<sup>4</sup>
| carbon   <br>3   × 10<sup>4</sup>
|-
| colspan=3 | 0.69 × 10<sup>4</sup> to 63 × 10<sup>4</sup> <br> ([[manganese]] - [[silver]])
|}
@[[User:Sandb|Sandb]]: I think this little table is superior to the prose note in [[nonmetal]], but I can’t figure out how to get it into the note and I don’t think it belongs in the main text. 
{{talk refs}} [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 07:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
:It should probably be noted that this is in the in-plane electrical conductivity for carbon. Perpendicular to the planes its conductivity is lower than any metal.
:Is the thermal conductivity supposed to be for graphite or diamond? We should probably say which, though both are high. But in fact this has nothing to do with metallicity: all the network-covalent nonmetals join the true metals. (Se and Te are a bit below the range of metals, but there is a big gap between them and the molecular nonmetals. For black phosphorus, see [https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apm/article/8/12/120903/122580/The-electrical-thermal-and-thermoelectric these] [https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms9573 papers].) I guess the major factor here should be large lattice structures reducing phonon scattering. [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 08:58, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
::{{ping|Double sharp}} The thermal conductivity for C is as graphite, in the direction of its planes. This is stated in the associated part of the article: "Among nonmetallic elements, good electrical and thermal conductivity is seen only in carbon (as graphite, along its planes), arsenic, and antimony." --- [[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]] ([[User talk:Sandbh|talk]]) 05:10, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:::Sorry, I didn't see that YBG had already mentioned this to you. --- [[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]] ([[User talk:Sandbh|talk]]) 05:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Sandbh}} Yes, all has been clarified. But thanks for the ping regardless! [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 07:48, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
:@ [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]]: This table is intended to replace note 8 which currently says
:: {{tpq|  Thermal conductivity values for metals range from 6.3 W m−1 K−1 for neptunium to 429 for silver; cf. antimony 24.3, arsenic 50, and carbon 2000.[30] Electrical conductivity values of metals range from 0.69 S•cm−1 × 10<sup>4</sup> for manganese to 63 × 10<sup>4</sup> for silver; cf. carbon 3 × 10<sup>4</sup>,[31] arsenic 3.9 × 10<sup>4</sup> and antimony 2.3 × 10<sup>4</sup>.[30]}}
:The note is attached to this sentence: 
:: {{tpq|Among nonmetallic elements, good electrical and thermal conductivity is seen only in carbon (as graphite, along its planes), arsenic, and antimony.}} which covers your concerns.
:However, I think it would be better to move the weasel words into the note and shorten the in-text sentence. 
:I propose changing the sentence to say:
::Among nonmetallic elements, only carbon, arsenic, and antimony are good conductors of both heat and electricity.
:then change the table header to
::Nonmetals with good electrical and thermal conductivity
:and add a footer to the table:
::Carbon values are for graphite which conducts electricity well only along its planes. 
:and finally, fix the refs; I incorrectly assumed all electrical values were from one ref and all thermal from the other. 
:[[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 14:39, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

== RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I ==

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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 2: Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA|Proposal 2]]''', initiated by {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, provides for the addition of a text box at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]] reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3: Add three days of discussion before voting (trial)|Proposals 3]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3b: Make the first two days discussion-only (trial)|3b]]''', initiated by {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Usedtobecool}}, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 4: Prohibit threaded discussion (trial)|Proposal 5]]''', initiated by {{noping|SilkTork}}, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal 6c: Provisional adminship via sortition (admin nomination)|Proposals 6c]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal 6d: Provisional adminship via sortition (criteria to be determined)|6d]]''', initiated by {{noping|BilledMammal}}, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 7: Threaded General Comments|Proposal 7]]''', initiated by {{noping|Lee Vilenski}}, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 9b: Require links for claims of specific policy violations|Proposal 9b]]''', initiated by {{noping|Reaper Eternal}}, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 12c: Lower the high end of the bureaucrats' discretionary zone from 75% to 70%|Proposals 12c]]''', '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 21: Reduce threshold of consensus at RfA|21]]''', and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 21b: Slightly reduce threshold of consensus at RfA|21b]]''', initiated by {{noping|City of Silver}}, {{u|Ritchie333}}, and {{u|HouseBlaster}}, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 13: Admin elections|Proposal 13]]''', initiated by {{noping|Novem Lingaue}}, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 14: Suffrage requirements|Proposal 14]]''', initiated by {{noping|Kusma}}, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16: Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs|Proposals 16]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16c: Community recall process based on dewiki|16c]]''', initiated by {{noping|Thebiguglyalien}} and {{noping|Soni}}, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard|administrators' noticeboard]]; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16e: Allow the community to initiate recall RfBs|Proposal 16e]]''', initiated by {{noping|BilledMammal}}, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 17: Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions|Proposal 17]]''', initiated by {{noping|SchroCat}}, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 18: Normalize the RfB consensus requirements|Proposal 18]]''', initiated by {{noping|theleekycauldron}}, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 24: Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process|Proposal 24]]''', initiated by {{noping|SportingFlyer}}, provides for a more robust alternate version of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll|optional candidate poll]].
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 25: Require nominees to be extended confirmed|Proposal 25]]''', initiated by {{noping|Femke}}, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 27: Introduce training/periodic retraining for admins|Proposal 27]]''', initiated by {{noping|WereSpielChequers}}, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 28: limiting multi-part questions|Proposal 28]]''', initiated by {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

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* '''Proposals 16 and 16c''' ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Administrator recall|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16: Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs|Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal_16c%3A_Community_recall_process_based_on_dewiki|Community recall process based on dewiki]]
* '''Proposal 17''' ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Designated RfA monitors|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 17: Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions|Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions]]
* '''Proposal 24''' ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Mentoring process|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 24: Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process|Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process]]
* '''Proposal 25''' (implemented): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 25: Require nominees to be extended confirmed|Require nominees to be extended confirmed]]
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Are you able to comment on this nomination(?); there's no obligation. Thanks [[User:Sandbh|Sandbh]] ([[User talk:Sandbh|talk]]) 05:06, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

== See hatnote any talk page? ==

Hi. Can you tell me what this phrase in your edit summary means?  Thanks. [[User:Johnjbarton|Johnjbarton]] ([[User talk:Johnjbarton|talk]]) 00:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Johnjbarton|Johnjbarton]] It is a typo. I meant to say "see hatnote '''and''' talk page. Does that explain things? [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 00:53, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
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== About metalloids and a new IP user ==

Hey there, I hope you are doing alright. I am messaging you because I noticed that a new IP user [[Special:Contributions/1.165.87.45]] started editing today on chemistry pages, and they've been quite disruptive. Most of their edits have been reverted already, but as I am going through the rest I am also realizing that I need to revert more of them myself. Among them were edits made on [[metalloid]] and [[Template:Periodic table (metalloid)]], basically changing what elements count as metalloids without any references or discussion, which is pretty major ; I am contacting you specifically because I see that they did the same on [[Lists of metalloids]], but there you made an edit going in their direction (merely finishing a color change to match what they did). I was planning to revert to before their first edit, but I figured I would contact you first. [[User:Choucas_Bleu|<span style="color:#3c4883">'''Choucas Bleu'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Choucas_Bleu|T]]·[[Special:Contributions/Choucas_Bleu|C]]) 09:26, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Choucas Bleu|Choucas Bleu]]: Thanks for your watchful eye. My first reaction to this IP editor was to roll them all back, but then I looked closer and (mistakenly) thought that these edits were merely making the coloration of the table match the legend for percentages, so I made further changes along the same line. 
:I have now reverted [[Lists of metalloids]] to the status quo ante.
:Thank you for assuming good faith on my part and kindly bringing this to my attention. [[User:YBG|YBG]] ([[User talk:YBG#top|talk]]) 15:47, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
::That is understandable indeed. You're welcome! [[User:Choucas_Bleu|<span style="color:#3c4883">'''Choucas Bleu'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Choucas_Bleu|T]]·[[Special:Contributions/Choucas_Bleu|C]]) 16:15, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

::@[[User:YBG|YBG]] Well, unfortunately it looks like the same editor is back at it, under a new IP. Both IPs being from Taiwan, and the edits and interests being almost identical, I think it's safe to say it's the same person. It looks like it might become a recurring problem. I had to revert (almost) every new change they made again. I am unsure what the way forward should be on this one. Semi protection request of some of these pages maybe? [[User:Choucas_Bleu|<span style="color:#3c4883">'''Choucas Bleu'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Choucas_Bleu|T]]·[[Special:Contributions/Choucas_Bleu|C]]) 09:49, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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== RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review ==

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