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Books & Bytes – Issue 58
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023
- New partners - De Standaard and Duncker & Humblot
- Tech tip: Filters
- Wikimania presentation
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The Signpost: 16 September 2023
- In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?
- Obituary: Nosebagbear
- Featured content: Catching up
- Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
Refill
I'm away from home for the weekend and using a different device so if there's any problems with any Refill edits I'e done I'll sort them out on Sunday. Cheers, This is Paul (talk) 22:57, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 3 October 2023
- News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
- Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"
- Featured content: By your logic,
- Poetry: "The Sight"
The Signpost: 23 October 2023
- News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?
- In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
- Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!
- Traffic report: The calm and the storm
- News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes
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The Signpost: 6 November 2023
- Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
- In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man
- Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023
- News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia
- Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades
- Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.
- Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare
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About the Hartlepool stabbings
Hello, Paul. I'm the one who flagged the article for recentism and notability and I didn't want to move on without talking to you. I didn't mean to be cold about it, it just seems a bit soon to merit an encyclopedia entry. We don't know what the final legal outcome will be. These stabbings are certainly outrageous. Terrorism is a real concern and I hope I haven't been insensitive. Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 22:49, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi @Oona Wikiwalker: I didn't create the article but tried to tidy it up a bit, although I share similar concerns. My main concern was use of the Daily Express to source the article so I found some alternative references. It seemed a bit soon to create it though, particularly when not much is known about the incident. It was reported in the media but largely eclipsed by other events. I'd support an AFD if you wanted to do that. This is Paul (talk) 23:06, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- I should have done it first, but after writing you the above message I looked at the user page for the author. Most of his activity is writing articles about recent violent crime anywhere in the world that were subsequently marked for speedy deletion. Seems to be a fetish? Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 19:49, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 20 November 2023
- In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
- News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health
- Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads
- Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom
- Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships
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Books & Bytes – Issue 59
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 59, September – October 2023
- Spotlight: Introducing a repository of anti-disinformation projects
- Tech tip: Library access methods
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Deletion proposal for Timeline of Greatest Hits Radio
I noticed a message on my talkpage saying that someone has nominated this article for deletion but as of yet, no such discussion has been started and I've deleted it from the article. The justification is "Fails NLIST. No WP:IS WP:RS showing this has been discussed as a group. Unneeded CFORK of main article which already contains a history of the station." Given that you have done a lot of work to keep this up to date, I thought it best to let you know for as and when this appears. Rillington (talk) 11:04, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
- This article has now formally been nominated for deletion. Rillington (talk) 11:34, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 December 2023
- In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns
- Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"
- Comix: Bold comics for a new age
- Essay: I am going to die
- Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence
- Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain
- Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies
Deletion proposal for Timeline of Greatest Hits Radio
This has nominated for deletion. The justification is "Fails NLIST. No WP:IS WP:RS showing this has been discussed as a group. Unneeded CFORK of main article which already contains a history of the station." Given that you have done a lot of work to keep this up to date, I was wondering if maybe you could please add your support for this to be kept because if this one is deleted, they may go after other UK broadcasting timelines which you and me have put significant amounts of time into.
The current score is 2 keep, 2 merge and one delete. Rillington (talk) 11:36, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your support regarding the AfD of the Greatest Hits Radio timeline.
- I had received a message on my talkpage from User:Rodney Baggins regarding a major reformatting of our series of broadcasting timelines and I have replied. Given that you have played a major role in creating, compiling and updating timelines in these series I wanted to get your view.
- You will see the format that he is suggesting on the the snooker timeline.
- If you could please give your views on my talkpage I'd be most grateful. Rillington (talk) 12:28, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
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Edits over the holidays
I'm away for the next few days and using a different device, so I'll need to revisit some of my refill edits when I get home. I'll be back on the 28th so I'll deal with everything then. In the meantime, have a great Christmas and enjoy the good cheer. This is Paul (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 December 2023
- Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?
- News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023
- In the media: Consider the humble fork
- Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI
- In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU
- Technology report: Dark mode is coming
- Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols
- Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture
- Crossword: when the crossword is sus
- Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!
- From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^
- Humour: Guess the joke contest
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Just a heads up
@This is Paul: evening. There is currently a vote going on at Talk:Lucy Letby#RFC on Lead sentence about whether to exclude calling her a serial killer. You have previously edited on similar pages and about similar stuff, so thought you may be interested in voting? 86.187.226.176 (talk) 18:52, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks, I'll take a look. This is Paul (talk) 21:29, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Thank you for your amazing contributions to a wide range of Event articles such as the 2023 in Ireland and 2023 in the United Kingdom pages! Edl-irishboy (talk) 18:19, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks, and Happy New Year! This is Paul (talk) 21:30, 30 December 2023 (UTC)