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Hello. I am not very familiar with[REDACTED] but I wanted to plead my case for maintaining the Engineering Student Council page. The organization is a branch of Columbia University NY that has been responsibile for several NYC related events, including a taxi-sharing service during the transit strike, various mini-marathon events, fund-raising, etc ... It has been in existance since 1953 and, while the article certainly needs more information to justify its existance, the information is out there ... someone just needs to spend the time to put it into wikipedia. Which is why, the article should be left a stub. For more information about the group, please search through www.columbiaspectator.com or www.nytimes.com. And please bring it back! Thanks, have an nice day. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:49, 10 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


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== Thanks ==
:It would appear that the article was already deleted (not by me though) under the speedy deletion ]. Basically any article that doesn't assert the notability of it's subject is subject to deletion at any time. (And at the time, it met the criteria). If you'd like to have the article undeleted, I would suggest taking the case to ], or start a new article with the sources you mentioned. (Or you can check the deletion ] for the page to see who the deleting admin was, then ask them about it on their talk page). I'm not an admin, so I can't really do anything at this point. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 02:08, 10 September 2007 (UTC)


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How can I fix that article you put up for speedy deletion you put on my article? ]


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:First, is the company notable? It might seem odd, but[REDACTED] has ] for what constitutes notability. If the subject of the article doesn't pass the guideline, it's subject to immediate deletion. As a good rule of thumb, if you can find reputable, independent sources that have written about the company, it'd be best to use them as sources for the article. If the company is notable, then you need to make sure the article is written from a neutral tone/point of view. I hope that helps, and let me know if you have any more questions. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 02:55, 9 September 2007 (UTC)


Greetings-Sorry to bother you yet I'm still having a challenge adding to Misplaced Pages. Please check out my page for STEFAN LYSENKO because they are planning on removing it if I don't follow the correct guidelines. I'm too knew at this to know those guidelines so I'm reaching out. Thanks-1blissing
Can you just delete it? I'll rewrite one under a more general subject like referral trading. I would think that would sound less like advertising. Also would the Wired magazine reference count for anything? ] 02:59, 9 September 2007 (UTC)


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: It's still up for deletion, so that's certainly possible. And yes, the Wired article would be pretty good I'd imagine. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 03:00, 9 September 2007 (UTC)


== Stefan Lysenko link ==
Well I had put a Wired article as reference. I'll take the hangon off. Thanks for your POV on this. --] 03:03, 9 September 2007 (UTC)


http://en.wikipedia.org/Stefan_Lysenko
: No problem. I'm not hugely clued-d into finance, so I look forward to the trading article. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 03:04, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
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== That one you delisted ==


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...don't worry about it, I blocked him anyway. He was sufficiently incivil that I don't want him playing in our wiki tonight. You don't ALWAYS have to give all warnings, but we like to see a generally full set. You did the right thing, I just happened to get curious about what you delisted and then I decided to deal with it anyway. - ] &#124; ] 04:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
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My only concern wss that Mary Eisenhower lead to the ] article; and nowhere in the latter article was Mary Eisenhower mentioned. Further, this could lead people to believe that they were the same person.
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Does this address your point? I don't know what prod tags are. ] 21:56, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


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:Yes, this cleared up the question. Thanks. I like storing helpful dialogues such as these on my Talk Page, for future[REDACTED] use. This is why I haven't bothered to archive my dialogues. Cheers, ] 13:14, 1 September 2007 (UTC)


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That's cool I guess. Wait a minute! Hey you copyied me! It's okay really. I copy people all the time.--] 02:25, 2 September 2007 (UTC)


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Good catch on ]. Considering the link he added, I'm wondering if he's a new incarnation of a long-term IP copyviolator; a bit more info on this possibility ]. Whatever. Why would people do such things in a world with Google? --] 20:43, 2 September 2007 (UTC)


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Dear Bfigura, Thanks for riding to my rescue! Very thankful indeed as I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out whats - what. I started a page on a fella called Christopher Dietler and if you read my effort along with my injections of him on the Kenneth Anger page, you might see why I feel him to be a significant figure in the history of the film titled Lucifer Rising. All I really wanted to do was update the Lucifer Rising page, correct release date, better photo and a bit more info. I decided then to update Anger's page to elaborate a bit more on his troubles with not only Jimmy Page, but his court actions taken against Dietler. I befriended Dietler about this time and assisted him, saving all sorts of memorabelia as well as working closely with him while he was preparing his record album. It really is a neat bit of history and I am really the only person who can tell the story accurately. I prepared a MySpace site with a cute little story and added some neat photos and such. I am also the official archivist for the rock band called THE BABYS and have a few sites dedicated to them as well. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but it's my passion and I am very excited about elevating Mr. Dietler and helping correct history as we know it. I would be grateful if you could take a peek at my Christopher Dietler page and get it firing on all cylinders, external links, Sacramento Bee article, etc. Possibly even do a few tweaks to the Kenneth Anger site by adding the References and External links as well. I can back up all my work with documents and am willing to share my knowledge and credits with you as my mentor. THE BABYS story features many notables, managers, etc that need historical significance as well and if you are remotely interested in Rock and Roll history, perhaps this could a great place to start writing history! Looking Forward - ] 23:36, 2 September 2007 (UTC)


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Its been there almost a year and is pointless - the disputes have been resolved. --] 08:12, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


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Could I ask you to stop making baseless claims against me or to prove your claims. --] 10:02, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
:: After looking into the matter, you're right: RfC's can be deleted after 48 hours if no other user has endorsed them. (See ]). That was the case here. I'm not sure that a db-attack tag was the right way to do this, but since the policy in question isn't clear, I don't know what the right thing to do would have been. So, to resolve it, I'm going to prod it (since I don't think speedy applies). Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 16:30, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


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I'm new to Wiki, so I believe this is how I am supposed to communicate with you. Yes, I am a founder of the group of the page I started. I did not thoroughly read the policy on article submission, and did not realize it's frowned upon to be affiliated with an article you're submitting. Will I have the green light if someone else does this for me?
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:Hi There. That depends on whether on or not your organization is notable. It sounds somewhat mean, but we have pretty strict guidelines on what criteria need to be met for an article to survive. For your case, I think the guideline in question is ]. If everything there is fulfilled, there probably wouldn't be any problem. Feel free to reply on my talk page. (Oh, and please sign your posts on talk pages by typing <nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>, it'll sign with your name and time/date). Of course, since no one welcomed you yet, I don't think you could have known :-). Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 22:08, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
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:Thanks, I'll take a look, and then see if I need to change my AfD comments. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 22:29, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


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Shall we dance? lol, I was going to put the {{t1|fact}} tags in and you did. I took your refs tag out, because the refs weren't cited, so I moved them as external links instead, and tagged it with a questionable bio notability tag. Hope that's okay! <sup>]]]</sup> 00:25, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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:Sure, fine by me. PS: I love you talk page setup :) --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 00:27, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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Is there a reason why <s>"vanity"</s> is The Word That Shall Not Be Mentioned in AfD's? Did I miss a memo? Just curious. ] 01:46, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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:Hmm, perhaps. Have you seen ]. Someone probably saw it in an AfD once and sued Jimbo or something. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 01:48, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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::Yep, missed that Memo From Jimbo. In this case, though, the subject obviously wrote it. But I'll avoid the "V" word anyway. ] 01:58, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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== Chemistrey Vocabulary AfD ==


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"Thanks, vandals, for causing us to have an edit-conflict war over who gets to nominate this thing for deletion!" :) ] 02:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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Hello Bfigura:


''']''' is holding a '''month long ]!'''<br />
:*Grin*. "Oooh, me first!". Ohwaitwhoops. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 02:35, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
The goal of this drive is to '''reduce''' the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.


You may find ] or ] helpful.
==Vani... uh, narcis... um, self-referential self-based self-portraits==
Hi Chris, just a note to remind you to avoid using vanity when nominating or discussing AfD's. (See ]). That said, it probably was applicable in this case :) Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 03:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.<br />
:Man, I guess I missed the memo from Jimbo as well. Sorry. How long has that been there? Can we rename the policy, then? Too bad, because it really nails it as it is. Do I need to remove it from my nom? Pity we can all not just call things what they are, thanks for bringing it to my attention. ] 03:41, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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::: Great heading title btw. Eh, I don't think it's that big of a deal. (Although I'm surprised that I turned myself into the V-Word Police.) Maybe I should go make a userbox or something :) --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 03:44, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


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Please don't take this message as canvasing for your vote. I write to u in hopes that u can clarify this problem, since some claims are surfacing that a particular organization isn't notable enough, i, as an orthodox Jew, am not familiar with its issue, and thus could not testify to this regards, Please be so kind to shed your knowledge on this . Thanks.--] 12:47, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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== New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024 ==
: As the above user note, please refrain from trying to spam for votes. It's disruptive. (And unless I'm misinterpreting timestamps, you've continued to do so after being warned.) Thanks, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 12:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
:: Its the same message u got from a selective 5 users who i put in my category as users who understand messianic articles, that's why the time stamp is the same. i don't think sending a message to 5 users i identified as of this interest is spamming or i may be mistaken please clarify for me this point, i clearly was not selecting u from a yes or no vote, so its not ''votesocking'' section of canvassing which section on the canvasing policy is this excluded as something not good to do? I do agree that its disruptive but while i see that deletion gaining unbalanced support because it was posted to one group and not to another i feel that the disruption is balanced here, therefore not called disruption anymore, i could be mistaken but i am hoping u clarify it to me.--] 13:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


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::: If your goal is to change the outcome of an AfD, by ], it is canvassing for votes. Since you ONLY messaged people with '''Keep''' votes in this ], which happens to be your position in the current debate, it certainly looks like votestacking. Please stop immediately. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 13:20, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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:::: First of all i sent it to only 5 people out of a list of 12 '''Keeps''' so its not the case u r arguing. If i would be ''votesocking'' i would have sent this plea to the entire ''keep'' list. So i am not guilty of this paragraph of canvasing, i do understand that maybe it is spamming with intent and therefore disruptive, but please consider my motives of influencing some particular vote not just as wining the vote, i have taken interest in all the messianic articles and i have comprised a list of 5 users who are familiar to them, did i comprise that list from a '''keep''' vote? yes but it was only one factor in my collecting the users intrest, this doesnt narrow my motives to influence votes it just says that i would like to hear the opinion of people who r close to those issues. Evidently i have mistaken u as somebody who is interested in this issue, so i apologize and i will not contect u in the future. Thanks for clarifying and pease answer if u understand my motive and why its still disruptive in your eyes?--] 13:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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::::: Is it blatant votestacking? No, not really. But it does smell kind of ] (what selecting Keep-ers and all). I'll assume that you meant to do the right thing, but next time, when you invite people, try to do so more evenly. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 14:53, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to {{no ping|JTtheOG}}, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.
:::::: Believe me i tried my best, i have stoped doing it all together it was initaly done, and i think i have now 4 users who i identified as balanced and thinking the same way i do, and you can already see that they voted mostly against me. so this was a think that i will not do anymore.--] 14:57, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the ].
:::::::Well, no one's perfect. Don't take it too hard. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 15:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::::: Listen i don't know if i am imperfect, but i lack the normal strive to become perfect here ass well, the reason is simple English is not my mother thong, and in that regards i am not considered the typical English[REDACTED] user, i was just appalled by some very frightening facts that i must be active here, i see articles being deleted simply because one group wants to silence an other, i really don't know yet how to handle this, i would greatly appreciate if u can guide me through my pain. I tried notifying the interested authors to help save it from deletion but apparently this is unallowed, what can i do to halt those deleters on a clearly POV mission they also do canavansing and if i am silent how can i halt them? I came to realize that whoever is more pushy in their POV will win, i may be blocked but if the circumstances need me sacrificed so be it, i gotta do the right think.--] 15:32, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


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Looks like a possible troll to me, or maybe an intoxicated vandal. There's always ] for disruptive users like this... ] • <sup>(]•]•])</sup> 14:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


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The Shinobi Legends article is a serious article, but I don't know what page to review to make it acceptable. Please tell me what to do to make it acceptable. Thank you. ] 01:32, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
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:What you need to do is make the article meet wikipedia's notability inclusion criteria (see ]). If you read through that, and the subject seems to qualify, then you need to dig up independent & reliable sources that you can quote to talk about the game. (Ie, something like a magazine article or reliable website, not a fan site or strategy/clan site). Basically, the premise for Misplaced Pages is that every article '''must''' be notable, verifiable, and written from a neutral point of view. Hope that helps. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 01:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)


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You might want to remove everything below the importation of my deluxe script. Everything else is redundant and might mess things up. The older versions of twinkle are already included in the deluxe file. ] <sup>]</sup> 02:05, 7 September 2007 (UTC)


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== New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive ==
Hello, you recently deleted an article that I wrote. This is one of the comments made "Please do not add commercial material to Misplaced Pages. While objective prose about products or services is acceptable, Misplaced Pages is not intended to be a vehicle for advertising or promotion." The article in question was deleted and marked as spam. The article was "verifiable" information on a company. How is it that Microsoft, Pizza Hut, Barnes and Noble, McDonald's, and many many more all have content in Misplaced Pages, but this entry was deleted? All of the forementioned companies have external links to their respective homepages. All of these companies explain what they do. All of these companies describe their location and when and how they began. Why is it then that providing the exact same format for a company I was writing about was deleted instantly? I did not include a shred of "fluff" in the article; strictly "neutral," objective history and details of the company's services. An explanation would be much appreciated. Thank you.--] 02:27, 7 September 2007 (UTC)


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First of all i would like to thank u for your honest opinion on the suspicion u raise around my heave investment, although i beg to differ with your opinion on my status, but do appreciate your concern of the balance in wikipedia. If i may ask u also to say your opinion on this discussion, regarding me and that other user u side with. Thanks in advance.--] 22:11, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
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== New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive ==
:I'm not sure I follow what you mean by 'heave investment', but I'll do my best to take a look at the discussion, and see if I can stick in a neutral work. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 22:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
:: i meant "heavy" it was a typo mistake, thanks--] 22:53, 7 September 2007 (UTC)


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:::Gotcha, thought as much (although I was a little confused by the context.) Anyway, I'm not sure if my opinion was what you were looking for, but as you said, I do try and look out for wikipedia's best interest. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 23:01, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
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Hi I have replaced the content with copyright free content. What is next? Also, I was the author of the original article and the part in question was the introduction of the research paper which should fall under fair use. Thanks.
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:Hi there. I'm not sure about the fair use bit: usually copyright is owned by the journal upon publication, and I'm not sure how much you can copy under fair use. Plus, it also becomes difficult to prove that you are in fact the copyright owner (not that I necessarily don't believe you), but I'm sure you can see how it could be problematic. Anyway, the last I checked, it was still on the review list for the copyright ppl, but it seems that there's quite the backlog. So I guess I don't really know what the next step should be. I'll try and look and find out. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 01:04, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
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Can you just delete it? I'll rewrite one under a more general subject like referral trading. I would think that would sound less like advertising. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 02:57, 9 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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Hi there. I just wanted to make a minor point, and mention that it'd be better to avoid the use of 'vanity' when nom-ing, or discussing AfDs. (See ]). I guess some people have gotten upset in the past. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 22:57, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks for your message on my talk page. Good idea. I have removed the words "possible vanity". I usually avoid such kind of comment. In that case I had just compiled ] (] was created by this user) and was quite amazed by the number of suspected sock puppets... No one has commented yet. I am surprised. Did I miss something or did I present the matter in a wrong manner or with the wrong tone? Is it too aggressive? Thanks for your opinion. --] 18:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

::Hi Ed. The vanity thing isn't a big deal (at least I don't think it is), but I just thought I'd point it out. And I'll take a look at the sock thing later tonight and get back to you. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 19:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

== RFC filed against ] ==

I noticed your discussions ] of ]. Due to events that have occurred since then, ] has been filed and you are invited to participate in determining the course of action that should be taken regarding resolving the issues that surround the user and his contested actions. --] <sup style="font-variant:small-caps;">]</sup> 19:34, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

== Vandal fighting ==

Thanks for helping with Newpage patrolling; I've been doing it all night! I've gotta go for a couple minutes, but I'll be back to do more soon. ] <small>(] • ])</small> 03:41, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

:No problem. Something about the repetitive whack-a-mole nature is relaxing, so I usually do it wind-down in the evenings :)
Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 03:45, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
:Well, I'm back, got a pizza and a beer, let's do some vandal fighting. :) ] <small>(] • ])</small> 05:36, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

:: As much as I adore the new version of ], I might have to leave you to it. Gotta get some rest. Enjoy :) --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 05:46, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

== Michelle DiBenedetto page ==

I feel that if her twin sister, who's only real claim to fame is the man she is engaged to, can have a Misplaced Pages page, she should be allowed to as well. She runs a clothing line as well as is dating a man in the same band. Many people in the fandom of Avenged Sevenfold want to learn more about the DiBenedetto twins and there are no other websites to learn from. Misplaced Pages is a great one for that, it lets people add and edit for correct information. I feel it is only fair if one girl can have it, why should the other not as well?

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:The arguement ] is generally not considered to be valid. People must be notable on their own merits. See ] for pointers. Best, --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 03:52, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

==SPAs==
Deary me, they are coming out thick and fast at AfD at the moment. I must admit, normally there is one or two, but it seems that every "keep" is one at the moment....disappointing really, they are just abusing the process :-( '''<font face="Kristen ITC">]</font>''' 05:12, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

:You would think they'd realize that this is somewhat counter-productive. Bleh. --] <sup><small>(])</small></sup> 05:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
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On what authority are you deleting this article?

It was just uploaded???

Your move is blatant POV. You have done nothing to justify it. You simply sent a form message, with no explanation on my talk page. ] 23:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

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Greetings-Sorry to bother you yet I'm still having a challenge adding to Misplaced Pages. Please check out my page for STEFAN LYSENKO because they are planning on removing it if I don't follow the correct guidelines. I'm too knew at this to know those guidelines so I'm reaching out. Thanks-1blissing 

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New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

Hello Bfigura,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

Hello Bfigura,

New Page Review queue December 2022
Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

2022 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. Rosguill led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!

Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)

New draftify script: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly explanation page. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your common.js or vector.js file from User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js to User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js

Redirects: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see this guide, this checklist, and spend some time at WP:RFD.

Discussions with the WMF The PageTriage open letter signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted dozens of patches in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also had a video conference with the NPP coordinators to discuss revamping the landing pages that new users see.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello Bfigura,

New Page Review queue April to June 2023

Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.

Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.

Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

Reminders

New pages patrol needs your help!

New pages awaiting review as of June 30th, 2023.

Hello Bfigura,

The New Page Patrol team is sending you this impromptu message to inform you of a steeply rising backlog of articles needing review. If you have any extra time to spare, please consider reviewing one or two articles each day to help lower the backlog. You can start reviewing by visiting Special:NewPagesFeed. Thank you very much for your help.

Reminders:

Sent by Zippybonzo using MediaWiki message delivery at 06:58, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | October 2023 Backlog Drive
  • On 1 October, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • Articles will earn 3x as many points compared to redirects.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:13, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol newsletter

Hello Bfigura,

New Page Review article queue, March to September 2023

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

October backlog elimination drive: A one-month backlog drive for October will start in one week! Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Articles will earn 4x as many points compared to redirects. You can sign up here.

PageTriage code upgrades: Upgrades to the PageTriage code, initiated by the NPP open letter in 2022 and actioned by the WMF Moderator Tools Team in 2023, are ongoing. More information can be found here. As part of this work, the Special:NewPagesFeed now has a new version in beta! The update leaves the NewPagesFeed appearance and function mostly identical to the old one, but updates the underlying code, making it easier to maintain and helping make sure the extension is not decommissioned due to maintenance issues in the future. You can try out the new Special:NewPagesFeed here - it will replace the current version soon.

Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

Reviewing tip: If you would like like a second opinion on your reviews or simply want another new page reviewer by your side when patrolling, we recommend pair reviewing! This is where two reviewers use Discord voice chat and screen sharing to communicate with each other while reviewing the same article simultaneously. This is a great way to learn and transfer knowledge.

Reminders:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive

Hello Bfigura:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 1700 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | January 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
  • On 1 January 2024, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • Each review will earn 1 point.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:09, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Bfigura,

New Page Review queue January to March 2024

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

Recruitment: A couple of the coordinators have been inviting editors to become reviewers, via mass-messages to their talk pages. If you know someone who you'd think would make a good reviewer, then a personal invitation to them would be great. Additionally, if there are Wikiprojects that you are active on, then you can add a post there asking participants to join NPP. Please be careful not to double invite folks that have already been invited.

Reviewing tip: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages within their most familiar subjects can use the regularly updated NPP Browser tool.

Reminders:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | May 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
  • On 1 May 2024, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • Each review will earn 1 point.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive

New pages patrol | September 2024 Backlog Drive
  • On 1 September 2024, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • Each article review will earn 1 point, and each redirect review will earn 0.2 points.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:09, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

New pages patrol January 2025 Backlog drive

January 2025 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
  • On 1 January 2025, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin in hopes of addressing the growing backlog.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
  • Each article review will earn 1 point, while each redirect review will earn 0.2 points.
  • Streak awards will be given out based on consistently hitting point thresholds for each week of the drive.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:52, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

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