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Cleopatra articles

Hi Iazyges! Long time no see. Glad to see you are still knee-deep in the GA process. Can I ask you to do me a huge favor? Would you mind reviewing the following GA candidates that I've nominated recently?

• Cleopatra
• Early life of Cleopatra VII
• Reign of Cleopatra VII
• Death of Cleopatra

I think they look fairly decent, but I need a fresh set of eyes to look over them, to check for typos or much more grievous errors before I nominate them as Featured articles. You have passed various GA articles of mine in the past and for that I am eternally grateful, but I ask of you one more time, in one last hurrah, to please guide me through the GA process. Regards, Pericles of Athens^Talk 17:53, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

"Once more unto the breach, dear friend, once more!" Lol. Pericles of Athens^Talk 17:54, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

@PericlesofAthens: No problem, I'll happily review any article of yours! Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 17:56, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you kindly, Iazyges! I knew that I could count on you. I look forward to your reviews, critiques, criticisms, and suggestions for improvement. It's a fascinating topic, her life and death, so you'll be entertained as well! Regards, Pericles of Athens^Talk 18:49, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

A pita gyros for you!

I am worried that you and User:PericlesofAthens are working abit too hard, could you please take a moment's break and eat some tasty Gyros? This extra-refreshing food with vegetables, potatoes, and pork meat (or chicken), is a must for refilling your body with energy! -- ❤ SILENTRESIDENT ❤ 21:21, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you ...

... for improving article quality in March! Happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:54, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Iveta Mukuchyan

Hi there. Only if you are interested, I nominated a short article for good status a long time ago and I was wondering if you might be willing to review it. Harut111 (talk) 17:38, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

@Harut111: I'd certainly be willing. I have a pretty long backlog, so it might take a bit of time before I can get to it, however. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 18:44, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2018

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2018).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• Administrators who have been desysopped due to inactivity are now required to have performed at least one (logged) administrative action in the past 5 years in order to qualify for a resysop without going through a new RfA.
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• The notability guideline for organizations and companies has been substantially rewritten following the closure of this request for comment. Among the changes, the guideline more clearly defines the sourcing requirements needed for organizations and companies to be considered notable.
• The six-month autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) ended on 14 March 2018. The post-trial research report has been published. A request for comment is now underway to determine whether the restrictions from ACTRIAL should be implemented permanently.

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• The Arbitration Committee is considering a change to the discretionary sanctions procedures which would require an editor to appeal a sanction to the community at WP:AE or WP:AN prior to appealing directly to the Arbitration Committee at WP:ARCA.

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March 2018 Milhist article writing contest

		The Writer's Barnstar
		For coming second in the March 2018 Milhist article writing contest, with 56 points from 10 articles, you are hereby awarded the Writer's Barnstar. Well done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:34, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

New page review "patrol (review) check" / "menu bar" against patrol log

Hi Iazyges, Good day. I come to seek you advise regarding the abovementioned.

1. I came across some articles which the patrol/review was check yet when I search for the reveiwer/patroller on patrol log, I could not find the review's name - example here for Kochi Orthodox Diocese - [1]
2. Here is another article - Post Self - which "no" review menu bar is shown on the page and no reviewer shown on the patrol log - see here [2].

Kindly advise/explain the above and is that another way/tool to check whether an article has been reviewed. Thank you in advance. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 08:59, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

@CASSIOPEIA: Both articles were marked reviewed (by Boleyn and Sadads, respectively). It appears the issue is that you are searching the "Patrol log", whereas the data is actually found on "Page Curation log". Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:46, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you Iazyges, I was looking at the wrong place :). Appreciate the info. Have a wonderful Sunday. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 22:19, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tiberius (son of Justinian II)

The article Tiberius (son of Justinian II) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tiberius (son of Justinian II) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 22:41, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIIV, April 2018

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Nick-D looks at the bombing of Darwin; recent books by female military historians Review essay: K.e.coffman on Wikipedia's representations of the Nazi German military Op-ed: TomStar81 on the Red Baron Timeline: This month in World War I

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Fold3

Hello! I requested access, and was accepted, but I was unable to actually gain access to the website. I was emailed with instructions to give account info (username); I did, and nothing has happened since. Thanks, _{Vermont | reply here} 23:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Iveta Mukuchyan

Hello again. Thank you again for taking the review of the article of I. Mukuchyan. Since, you are the reviewer, I would like to ask a question about it, if it's okay. Recently, I have added this non-free image [3]... I was wondering if it's okay to use this in the article. Harut111 (talk) 11:37, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

@Harut111: I definitely believe so, if it is genuinely irreplaceable with a free image. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 12:57, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Constantius III

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Constantius III you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gug01 -- Gug01 (talk) 23:20, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Andronikos Tarchaneiotes

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Andronikos Tarchaneiotes requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Constantine ✍ 13:07, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Michael Tornikes Komnenos Asan Palaiologos

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Michael Tornikes Komnenos Asan Palaiologos requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Constantine ✍ 13:09, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of John Plytos

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on John Plytos requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Constantine ✍ 13:26, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Cleopatra articles

Hi Iazyges! I was wondering if you weren't too busy this weekend to review Reign of Cleopatra and Death of Cleopatra as GA nominees. I'm eager to get them up to GA status, while the main article Cleopatra is currently a Featured Article candidate. Also, congratulations on having some of your articles, such as Tiberius (son of Justinian II), lifted up to GA status! Pericles of Athens^Talk 20:39, 14 April 2018 (UTC)