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Concern regarding Draft:Mark Cheverton

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CERN member countries map

Hello,

Since editing of the CERN article is limited I want to inform you that Serbia is coloured green on the map as candidate or associate which is wrong information. Serbia is actually member country of the CERN since 2019 and should be coloured blue. Source: https://home.cern/about/who-we-are/our-governance/member-states — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikolai011 (talk • contribs) 10:08, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

@Nikolai011: I have no context regarding why you are contacting me about this. Is there some action you expect me to take? ~Anachronist (talk) 00:24, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yeu aga maj/Archive

Hi. I know it's kind of bureaucratic, but please don't edit the SPI archives. The reason is explained at Wikipedia:Please don't edit the (SPI) archives. I'm going to undo your last edit. Feel free to open a new report, or drop a note on somebody's talk page, but please don't edit the archives. Thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:25, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

@RoySmith: I had the page open for editing when it was archived out from under me. I then got distracted for a bit, and when I tried to save the page, I got the edit conflict. Normally I would agree with you but under the circumstances I think you are misapplying the guideline. And there is no point opening a new report to provide an update comment on an old report. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:09, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

• AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
• The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:59, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Medical Battalion «Hospitaliers»

Hey, I came across that article "Medical Battalion «Hospitaliers»" was created by a bodiadub, a long-term violator of Wiki rules, which is disturbing me. The battalion itself is a very important part of Ukrainian forces defending Ukraine right now during the Russian war againt us. Do you mind me restoring the page and translating it? Thanks --Goo3 (talk) 17:39, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

@Goo3: @Ата: the page Hospitallers Medical Battalion has already been created. I have merged the history of Medical Battalion «Hospitaliers» into that article, in case there is anything useful in it that can be incorporated into the new version. ~Anachronist (talk) 06:30, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Anachronist, I appreciate your attendance during these tough time, thank you --Goo3 (talk) 10:27, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Loge

Would it perhaps be safe to unprotect this page, protected in 2010? 67.180.143.89 (talk) 23:53, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Probably not. What do you want to change on it? ~Anachronist (talk) 00:14, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

I would like to make it clearer that both of the mythical characters inspired Wagner's version, not just one. "Probably" based on what? 67.180.143.89 (talk) 04:25, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Based on the fact that Nick Jonas still has fans. Granted, that's pretty weak after all this time, so I have unprotected the loge page for you to make the change. Protection will be re-applied if disruption resumes. Bear in mind that each entry on a disambiguation page should have only a single link, not multiple links. ~Anachronist (talk) 15:52, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Hiding images with CSS

Hi. I saw you talked about the CSS code to remove images of Muhammed over at Talk:Muhammad/images/Archive 26. I was wondering if you knew how to do this CSS code. I'm a bahá'í and I'd love there to be a similar CSS for removing images of Bahá'u'lláh. Any chance you could help me with this project? --Steinninn 20:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

@Steinninn: See Talk:Muhammad/FAQ #3. You would surround the image with

<div class="depiction">[[File:Image|whatever]]</div>

(I have already done this in the two depictions in the article). Then follow the instructions in the FAQ, replacing "Muhammad" with "Baháʼu'lláh". That is, the line in the CSS file would be .page-Baháʼu'lláh .depiction {display: none;}. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:20, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Update: I'm testing this and running into errors. Not sure what's wrong yet. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:27, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

@Steinninn: OK, I got it now. This worked in my CSS. Just replace the quote character with an underscore:

.page-Baháʼu_lláh .depiction {display: none;}

If you put that in your common.css, the two depictions in Baháʼu'lláh are hidden. ~Anachronist (talk) 22:36, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I have added it to the talk page. I wonder if it would be possible to make it neater by saying page_Bahá_u_lláh. Another thought, do you know of a way to use Greasemonkey (or any other method) to block the image on all wiki pages? --Steinninn 01:11, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

@Steinninn: No, you have to use the class name generated by the Wikipedia server-side software. I had to examine the CSS of the source page to figure out that the name being used is .page-Baháʼu_lláh. All of the characters in the name are allowed except for the single quote mark, so it is converted to an underscore. The same is true for a space character (which doesn't happen to be part of this article title).

I am not familiar with Greasemonkey. One way to suppress the image on all pages would be to make up a new class name for all such depictions, and use that to surround the images in a div block on every page in which the image appears. Instead of

<div class="depiction"> ... </div> you could instead define the class "bahai-depiction" and use

<div class="bahai-depiction"> ... </div>

Then the CSS wouldn't need to specify the page. It would simply be ".bahai-depiction {display: none;} and then anything inside a div with class "bahai-depiction" would be suppressed for you everywhere on Wikipedia. ~Anachronist (talk) 03:27, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

That looks to be like a better solution, I wonder why they don't do that with images of Muhammed. Would that work in other languages and sister projects (like wikiquote), given that the div is added. --Steinninn 04:17, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

I thought it actually worked that way at one time with images of Muhammad, but it's possible that there was a lengthy discussion to apply the feature only to the Muhammad page, probably because that's the page that gets the most vandalism, complaints, publicity, petitions, etc. Nobody has ever made a big public controversy about, for example splitting of the moon except occasionally on the talk page. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:22, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. --Steinninn 03:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Change to Semi Protect - CarryMinati

Article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CarryMinati

I see, you have added Extended-confirmed-protected to the article forever. I believe it irreverent. I request you to change it back to Semi-protected or add a expiry time to extended protected, so peoples can freely contribute because this article does not have unmanageable vandalism --Religiousmyth (talk) 14:10, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

The article has not experienced vandalism, but rather has experienced extensive promotional editing from representatives of CarryMinati and other undisclosed paid editors. Semi-protection has been proven ineffective. The talk page is monitored by extended-confirmed editors who can evaluate edit requests. ~Anachronist (talk) 14:21, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

I have left a reply to your comment here : Talk:CarryMinati#PROD - CarryMinati

And

I still believe extended protection is not required for this article and if you see repeated promotional editing, you can add extended protection with a duration instead of indefinite Religiousmyth (talk) 06:48, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Past experience has shown that extended protection is warranted, given the frequent requests from paid editors on the talk page. ~Anachronist (talk) 06:41, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Copyright and fair use on Commons

Hello, can I add an image to this film article or it does violate copyright and Wikipedia polices even if I add credits? Should I add on Plot or Production? I found it on this site from Melissa, a designer. Thank you!! Melinahsz (talk) 19:13, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Probably not, because that image is not necessary for illustrating the article, and including it would violate the "minimal usage" requirement of the WP:FAIRUSE policy. Because it probably doesn't qualify as fair use, you would have to get the copyright holder of the image to send a consent of willingness for the Wikimedia Foundation to publish it under an acceptable free license, as described in WP:CONSENT. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:55, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

New page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicoli_Francini please let me know what do you think. Melinahsz (talk) 04:25, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

@Melinahsz: It got moved to Draft:Nicoli Francini because it was not ready for main article space. Only one source seems acceptable, the English needs improving, and it isn't clear how the subject meets any of the criteria described in WP:MUSICBIO. You have time to make improvements in draft space without worrying about it being quickly deleted, as would have happened if it had not been moved to draft. See also Wikipedia:Golden rule to get an idea of what an article needs before it can be accepted for publication in article space. ~Anachronist (talk) 06:39, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines and Jerry Lohr Drafts

Hello Anachronist It's been a while since we connected about the winery. I've completed extensive research about Jerry Lohr and the Winery, then developed two drafts based on the secondary sources. I agree with your last point; Wikipedia article changes are an incremental process, but I want you to see all references, content, and photos. On the winery article, I've integrated all of the existing content.

• Jerry Lohr
• J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

Also, we can move this conversation to the sandbox talk pages if that's better for you and the visibility of others.

Best--Chefmikesf (talk) 23:22, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Any conversation should take place on the talk pages of the articles you want to change. Start a proposal on each page, and include the {{request edit}} tag at the beginning of your proposal. ~Anachronist (talk) 03:21, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

I would have opposed this if I had seen the discussion before it closed. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Question

Hi Anachronist, I created this article a few days ago. I was unaware of a declined draft version, until I tried to save the article in main-space. There is now a merge request [1]. FYI, I commented here. Question: can the edit history of the draft version be merged into the edit history of the main-space article? If yes, then that will resolve the merge request, because the draft content will be preserved in the edit history, and anyone can reintroduce old content. And attribution to the old content will be preserved. Bammesk (talk) 01:29, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

@Bammesk: Yes, the histories can be merged, but if I do that, the creator of the draft would be considered the creator of the article. Is that OK? ~Anachronist (talk) 05:32, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, that's Ok. Thank you and cheers. Bammesk (talk) 12:11, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

@Bammesk: Done! Please include any relevant material from the old revisions into the current version. ~Anachronist (talk) 14:11, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Review Draft:Javed Chaudhry

Hi Anachronist, you salted the page creation of Javed Chaudhry, due to repeated recreation. And I guess you also draftified a page (Javed Chaudhry (Journalist)) related to him, which was basically an evade from creation protection. Since then, me and many other editors have worked this draft into a good shape, and now this draft assert Notability about him, and deserve to be in mainspace. I don't think there's anyone better than you to review this draft, that's why I came to request you to review this draft. Thanks Radioactive (talk) 05:44, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

@Abdulhaseebatd: I'm not sure I'm the best person. Many other editors worked on it? Primarily you, but that's fine.

@Nomadicghumakkad: you made an AFC comment about reception, and there's some in there near the end. And @Akevsharma: you declined it previously. What do you think now? It looks better to me. ~Anachronist (talk) 01:06, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Nattarintns

Just a note that you may want to extend this users block and ECP the page given this and the several week long edit war between IPs, this account and editors in good standing trying to clean up that hot mess. PRAXIDICAE💕 20:24, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I replied on User talk:Deepfriedokra. ~Anachronist (talk) 01:00, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

2000 Mules Vandalism

A troll just undid an edit I suggested. He is suggesting that multiple sources do not claim that there is no evidence for D'Souza's outrageous false claims. This is simply bogus. ALL the sources listed make it a point to say that D'Souza did not provide ANY evidence for the crimes he alleges. Can you please revert him? This is getting old2601:282:8100:D3E0:9905:817E:2083:9A40 (talk) 03:34, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia:Assume good faith and continue discussing on the talk page. We're all trying to improve the article and there will be disagreements, but that doesn't mean anyone you disagree with is a troll. We have policies and guidelines that we must adhere to, and we cannot engage in WP:Synthesis. For example, only the WP article cited supports the assertion about nonprofits, the others do not. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:45, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

And I proposed a reasonable tweak, and nothing. And, no, I don’t have to assume good faith with someone who has a history of edit warring and WP:FRINGE violations (i.e. the other editor who is likely a shill or plant for D’Souza). On certain issues we don’t come half way like flat earthers. It is absurd and beyond ridiculous to suggest in any way shape or form that the 2020 election was stolen because it is proven forensic fact that the election was legit. Yet WP:OR and WP:UNDUE violations are being allowed to stand simply because the flat earthers in this case are being backed a powerful and dangerous fascist American cult. You are being WP:POINTY on an matter for which is a nobrainer. The sentiment of the sources clearly are saying in unison that there is no empirical evidence that vote mules stuffed ballot boxes to rig the 2020 election. Be obtuse all you want about it, it doesn’t change the fact that you are for watering down the article. What’s next? Editors forming a consensus that a flat earth maybe exists? Or that Elvis is still alive? And then having the article reflect that?!?? The vote mule garbage is no less absurd. Have fun with that.2601:280:CB02:48B2:A9A1:1181:929A:6868 (talk) 04:41, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

If you have a problem with the behavior of another editor, take it up on WP:ANI, not on my talk page. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:28, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

The problem I have is with you enabling said editor with what amounts to meat-puppetry. This doesn't warrant an API...yet. But to give you perspective, this is no different than holocaust denial, also backed by fascistic anti-social conspiracy theory. With holocaust deniers, what they are basically REALLY saying with their 'theory' (i.e. that the holocaust didn't exist) is that the feelings of holocaust victims and survivors simply don't matter because they don't count as humans in the first place in their warped world view.

The BIG LIE and conspiracy theorists like D'Souza are actively trying to undermine democracy with insurrectionist plots and weaponized propaganda which is their way of saying that votes of blacks and those who don't normally vote in elections (which is why Biden squeaked out a victory) simply don't matter. This is about basic math, and vote counts are NOT partisan, and the sources have no problem calling out D'Souza since it's not just that he's wrong about his theories but that he's dishonest as a matter of reported fact and NOT opinion. Whether it is holocaust deniers or anti-democratic fascist insurrectionists, we don't need to water down articles to appease them. Food for thought...or an WP:ANI if articles like this begin to promote misinformation with your help. Think it over.2601:282:8100:D3E0:C07E:6BB6:FB8E:28D8 (talk) 03:23, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

No, you think it over, and perhaps study WP:V while you are doing so. We cannot misrepresent what sources say, and we cannot engage in WP:Synthesis. I supported the change you proposed (simply removing the attribution to Philip Bump), I made the edit, but the change was reverted, and the reason for reverting it was that only one source supported the proposed change. I am following the accepted practice described in WP:BRD: I made a bold edit, it got reverted, now we're discussing it.

I fully agree with your views about the Big Lie.

In the case of this specific change, only the Washington Post source supported the word "nonprofits". We could change that to "people" and it would probably be OK. There is no denial going on, just compliance with guidelines. The editor you have a problem with hasn't disagreed with your points. ~Anachronist (talk) 03:50, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

New page reviewer trial runs

Generally, I feel like I give trial runs to editors whose editing history doesn't provide enough information to really assess knowledge of notability guidelines despite ability to generally be a productive editor. Recent AfDs as scathing as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AP Human Anatomy and Physiology Principles (and the others were just as bad) are a crystal-clear demonstration of a lack of relevant knowledge. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 06:41, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

@Rosguill: I agree. I was trying to be generous in my suggestion for a trial run, while admitting my unfamiliarity with the established process on that request page. 14:06, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your help on "Click Bait"

Your trying to help is appreciated.

However when you resized the image the text (within the image) became unreadable.

What is needed is someone who knows Adobe Photoshop. They can use it to "cut" the 3 photos apart and stack them vertically. Then they can be resized larger (allowing the text-within-the photos) to be readable-- without crowding the page (on the left-to-right level, as they have been doing).

Right now as a thumb they are very hard to read (the part of the text that is part of the photos-- not the caption).

I used to know some Photoshop (but it was years ago) so I don't know if I can still do it. Maybe if I have time at some point, I'll try.

Thanks again, Chesapeake77 ^{>>> ♥ Truth} 06:49, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

@Chesapeake77: I made it a bit larger again. I disagree that a tall column of images would be an improvement. ~Anachronist (talk) 14:21, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

@Anacronist I think you are right-- you found the right balance. I made it about 12% larger.

I agree that it now works horizontally.

Thanks for your help!

Chesapeake77 ^{>>> ♥ Truth} 14:37, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Polarity therapy

Hi Anachronist. I thank you for reverting speedy deletion notification of this article. From day one I have been working to make Wikipediate a reliable informational source for general public. However, I observe some instances where some global editors unable to understand the policies are working in a way which delays Wikipedia growing to its true potential. The nomination of deletion of articles or redirects to page which only has few similarities with the original article are some such cases. Recently I wrote an article on Gynaecologist,which is relevant for students and it is redirected to Gynaecology which is relevant as subject. Additionally, India being a group of states, some common topics of interest with different places of administration need their presence in Wikipedia, which others are unable to understand. Like please have review on this article. Can you please guide me how in future I can avoid these instances. Thanks. Gardenkur (talk) 23:06, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi Anachronist. Hope you are keeping well. I observe that the article Polarity theraphy again getting redirected. Can you please help me taking it to main space and in helping me to avoid these incidents. I see these are happening regularly wasting my time and disturbing me. Thanks again. Gardenkur (talk) 15:40, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

You need to take it up with User:Alexbrn, the editor who redirected it. As you can see from the revision history, he worked on cleaning up the article for a while, removing material about medical information that wasn't cited to WP:MEDRS-compliant sources, but he ended up with an article that wasn't much different from the article on Randolph Stone where the pertinent facts are already dealt with, so there was no need for a stand-alone article on the topic per WP:NOPAGE. In looking at the sequence of edits he made, I must say I agree. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:04, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Gameknight999 has been accepted

Gameknight999, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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@Pythoncoder: Wow, that was quick. Only today I revised and re-submitted it (after a year of the draft languishing). Thanks! ~Anachronist (talk) 03:56, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Query

Hi, I Anachronist. I saw your participation in blacklisting discussion of qadrishattari.xyz. I was trying to improve Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri#Disciples and needed qadrishattari.xyz to improve it. It is becoming much difficult for me to find another sources to improve that long term unreferenced section. I believe qadrishattari.xyz will be helpful for that section. Dove's talk (talk) 11:39, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

 Defer to Whitelist to request using specific pages on the site. The discussion was pretty clear that blacklisting is necessary and that the site is unreliable. I suggest you start a discussion on WP:RSN before making a whitelist request. ~Anachronist (talk) 14:50, 6 July 2022 (UTC)