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By far the funniest and most clever Wikipedia page I randomly stumbled on. Kudos. The fish genuinely made me laugh out loud — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumtimz I B Learnin (talk • contribs) 07:04, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2020-12-27T07:04:00.000Z","author":"Sumtimz I B Learnin","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Sumtimz_I_B_Learnin-2020-12-27T07:04:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Can you please help me with this --Bradforde26 (talk) 19:22, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241129192200","author":"Bradforde26","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Bradforde26-20241129192200-Question_from_Bradforde26_on_Google_Lens_(19:22,_29_November_2024)","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241129215400-Bradforde26-20241129192200"]}}-->

Hello Bradforde26. What specifically do you need help with? Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:54, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241129215400","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241129215400-Bradforde26-20241129192200","replies":["c-2600:100C:B24C:10C5:FC48:7AFF:FE72:25-20241130214200-Extraordinary_Writ-20241129215400"]}}-->

Need help with relaunching my app, also assistance with documents for ownership and my paycheck please for Google Lens 2600:100C:B24C:10C5:FC48:7AFF:FE72:25 (talk) 21:42, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241130214200","author":"2600:100C:B24C:10C5:FC48:7AFF:FE72:25","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-2600:100C:B24C:10C5:FC48:7AFF:FE72:25-20241130214200-Extraordinary_Writ-20241129215400","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241130220200-2600:100C:B24C:10C5:FC48:7AFF:FE72:25-20241130214200"]}}-->

I'm here to help people with questions related to editing Wikipedia. If you're having some sort of problem with Google Lens or another app, I'd suggest looking online for a help page, contacting the company, etc. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:02, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241130220200","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241130220200-2600:100C:B24C:10C5:FC48:7AFF:FE72:25-20241130214200","replies":[]}}-->

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
• Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, T5, has been enacted. This applies to template subpages that are no longer used.

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• Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
• An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.

Hi, I noticed you reverted my user page to its version from before the deletion review, could you please revert your edit? I made my user page better after the original page was deleted and would like to keep that version. If this is not the best place/person to ask, please let me know. Electrabytes04 (talk) 22:29, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241205222900","author":"Electrabytes04","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Electrabytes04-20241205222900-Revert_User:Electrabytes04","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241205225200-Electrabytes04-20241205222900"]}}-->

Electrabytes04, done. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:52, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241205225200","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241205225200-Electrabytes04-20241205222900","replies":[]}}-->

Hello, please how do I generate table assessment to check if a subject meet WP:GNG --Bagalamama (talk) 13:26, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241207132600","author":"Bagalamama","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Bagalamama-20241207132600-Question_from_Bagalamama_(13:26,_7_December_2024)","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241208004900-Bagalamama-20241207132600"]}}-->

Bagalamama, if you're referring to the tables people sometimes use in deletion discussions, there's a script you can install that creates them: click here, paste into it importScript('User:DannyS712/SATG.js'); // [[User:DannyS712/SATG.js]], and click "publish changes". This will create a button that says "SA Table Generator" somewhere on your screen (on the left side, on the right side, or in a menu at the top), and if you click it, it will walk you through the process of creating the table. Please let me know if you have other questions or if I've misunderstood what you're asking. This can be a very complicated area, so if you have a question about whether something meets the GNG, you're always welcome to just ask me about it directly. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241208004900","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241208004900-Bagalamama-20241207132600","replies":[]}}-->

Hey there. Am wondering if you could help take a look at this case. Said IP address has persisted with disruptive behaviour and personal attacks, and I do feel this is increasingly unbecoming of an editor. Thank you! hundenvonPG (talk) 07:52, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209075200","author":"HundenvonPenang","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-HundenvonPenang-20241209075200-Seeking_assist_on_WP:ANI","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241209093200-HundenvonPenang-20241209075200"],"displayName":"hundenvonPG"}}-->

Looks like Cullen328 has dealt with this. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 09:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241209093200","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241209093200-HundenvonPenang-20241209075200","replies":[]}}-->

Thanks for this close[1]. Can you explain what you meant by "I therefore cannot give very much weight to !votes (on either side) that list sources rather than engaging with what is prevalent in the sources"? What would be ways of engaging with what is prevalent in sources? VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 01:58, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241213015800","author":"Vice regent","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Vice_regent-20241213015800-RM_close","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241213112200-Vice_regent-20241213015800"]}}-->

Vice regent, ultimately it's not any different than how we normally determine the common name (i.e., "the name that is most commonly used"). It's trickier when ngrams and Google Scholar aren't available, but there are still ways of doing it, like counting up the Google News results (or a subset of them) that use each name. Just listing out sources, though, doesn't say very much about what is the most common name, especially when both sides have similar lists. Typically there's some flexibility on this, but the guidelines on non-neutral names (WP:POVTITLE and WP:NCENPOV) require me to be a bit stricter than usual. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 11:22, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241213112200","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241213112200-Vice_regent-20241213015800","replies":["c-Vice_regent-20241226035500-Extraordinary_Writ-20241213112200"]}}-->

Thanks, this helps. If you have no objections, I'll even quote your opinion in future RMs so as to nudge users to focus on meta data as opposed to just listing more and more articles.VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 03:55, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241226035500","author":"Vice regent","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Vice_regent-20241226035500-Extraordinary_Writ-20241213112200","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241226095400-Vice_regent-20241226035500"]}}-->

Sure, that's fine. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 09:54, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241226095400","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241226095400-Vice_regent-20241226035500","replies":[]}}-->

The Admin's Barnstar

For cleaning up everything that went wrong about the RM on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Weather. JJPMaster (she/they) 04:16, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241215041600","author":"JJPMaster","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-JJPMaster-20241215041600-A_barnstar_for_you!","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241215041900-JJPMaster-20241215041600"],"displayName":"JJP"}}-->

No problem! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241215041900","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241215041900-JJPMaster-20241215041600","replies":[]}}-->

I have nominated History of Christianity - again - please take a look and criticize at will. Here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Christianity/archive2 Jenhawk777 (talk) 23:45, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241217234500","author":"Jenhawk777","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Jenhawk777-20241217234500-nomination","replies":[]}}-->

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Hello there, 'tis the season again, believe it or not, the years pass so quickly now! A big thank you for all of your contributions to Wikipedia in 2024! Wishing you a Very happy and productive 2025!  ♦ Maliner (talk) 13:16, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241219131600","author":"Maliner","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Maliner-20241219131600-Happy_holidays!","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241219222100-Maliner-20241219131600"]}}-->

Merry Christmas! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 22:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241219222100","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241219222100-Maliner-20241219131600","replies":[]}}-->

Merry Christmas, Extraordinary Writ! Or Season's Greetings or Happy Winter Solstice! As the year winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to recognize your hard work and offer heartfelt gratitude for all you do for Wikipedia. May this Holiday Season bring you nothing but joy, health and prosperity. Onel5969 TT me 23:22, 22 December 2024 (UTC) [reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241222232200","author":"Onel5969","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Onel5969-20241222232200-Happy_Christmas","replies":[]}}-->

Merry Christmas, Onel5969! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 01:56, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241223015600","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241223015600-Happy_Christmas","replies":[]}}-->

Thanks for clearing that mess. DMacks (talk) 04:40, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241224044000","author":"DMacks","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-DMacks-20241224044000-University_acronym_req-moves","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241224044400-DMacks-20241224044000"]}}-->

And that's not even half of it. Some Christmas gift! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:44, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241224044400","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20241224044400-DMacks-20241224044000","replies":["c-JuxtaposedJacob-20241224045000-Extraordinary_Writ-20241224044400"]}}-->

+1 Thanks as well. Saw the drama at UVA and had to laugh. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 04:50, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241224045000","author":"JuxtaposedJacob","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-JuxtaposedJacob-20241224045000-Extraordinary_Writ-20241224044400","replies":[]}}-->

Happy holidays!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas filled with love and joy, a Happy Holiday season surrounded by warmth and laughter, and a New Year brimming with hope, happiness, and success! 🎄🎉✨ Baqi:) (talk) 10:43, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241224104300","author":"Jannatulbaqi","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Jannatulbaqi-20241224104300-Happy_holidays!_2","replies":[],"displayName":"Baqi:)"}}-->

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2025!

Hello Extraordinary Writ, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2025. Happy editing, Abishe (talk) 23:38, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241224233800","author":"Abishe","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Abishe-20241224233800-Happy_Holidays","replies":[]}}--> Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Abishe (talk) 23:38, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241224233800","author":"Abishe","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Abishe-20241224233800-Happy_Holidays-1","replies":[]}}-->

My formatting for the article "Delta Crucis" is terrible. I would like to roll it back. I wanted to add the Dedication section for my grieving mother for this article for my late brother, who meant more to us than any star in our beautiful night sky --Devin.c.fowler (talk) 02:11, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231021100","author":"Devin.c.fowler","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Devin.c.fowler-20241231021100-Question_from_Devin.c.fowler_on_Delta_Crucis_(02:11,_31_December_2024)","replies":["c-Elphion-20241231203300-Devin.c.fowler-20241231021100","c-Extraordinary_Writ-20250101063500-Devin.c.fowler-20241231021100"]}}-->

While the dedication is touching, it is not encyclopedic. I have removed it. -- Elphion (talk) 20:33, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231203300","author":"Elphion","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Elphion-20241231203300-Devin.c.fowler-20241231021100","replies":[]}}-->

Hello Devin.c.fowler. I'm very sorry to hear about your brother. It looks like Elphion has rolled back the edit for you. Wikipedia articles use official or widely recognized names for stars, not those sold by for-profit companies (see our article on star naming), so unfortunately it won't be possible to include this information in the article. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:35, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101063500","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20250101063500-Devin.c.fowler-20241231021100","replies":[]}}-->

What should I edit --Juandoce (talk) 19:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241231190000","author":"Juandoce","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Juandoce-20241231190000-Question_from_Juandoce_on_Havyaka_Brahmins_(19:00,_31_December_2024)","replies":["c-Extraordinary_Writ-20250101064200-Juandoce-20241231190000"]}}-->

Juandoce, that's up to you! Maybe the easiest way is just to find an article that's interesting to you, read it, and find ways it could be improved. But if you're looking for more specific suggestions, the Task Center lists lots of different activities that you could get involved in. Let me know if you have any other questions. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:42, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250101064200","author":"Extraordinary Writ","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Extraordinary_Writ-20250101064200-Juandoce-20241231190000","replies":[]}}-->