User talk:Oluwa2Chainz/Archive 11
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Hello
Hello Oluwa2Chainz, Why was the edit which i made to Victoria Island, Lagos reverted?. --Music Boy50 (talk) 22:24, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup
 Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. We apologize for the delay in sending out this message until after the competition has started. Thank you to Krishna Chaitanya Velaga for aiding in getting this message out. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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I removed the CSD tag from this page because it is a real school, not made-up by the creator. CapitalSasha ~ talk 23:55, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi Oluwa2Chainz. So, you deleted my newly created page about the new social network "Mastodon". Beyond being able for me to bring it back (apart from my own document)
The intention: I tried to bring up a neutral page, definitely no advertisement, I have no bonds whatsoever with this initiative. I wanted to bring it as a start. So that, when people want to know "what is this"? they would find an explanation on Wikipedia. You probably have your reasons. Still it far easier to push a 'delete' button than to write a text.
I am currently in the state: Dissapointed.
That must sound familiar to other wikipedians, more experienced ones, and less experienced ones. Hopefully this wikipedian can feel positive again tomorrow, or next week / month. We'll see. Yvolution (talk) 00:27, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
- Hello @Yvolution: your article was not deleted by Oluwa2Chainz. It was deleted by a wikipedia admin due to it was tag as a promotional content. --Music Boy (talk) 20:39, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
G.D. Crain
Hi,
I noticed you put the G.D. Crain page up for deletion. G.D. was the founder of a major publishing conglomerate and his wife who already has an approved page. Their publications include Advertising Age and Autoweek. You can see more about them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crain_Communications .
Besides that position, he's also been recognized by major advertising organizations with awards named after him. Can you please explain how he isn't notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pokeefe363 (talk • contribs) 16:41, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
Dj oskido
Point of correction DJ Oskido was born in Zimbabwe Bulawayo in a township called Luveve McT (talk) 11:43, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Wiki Page for Scott Savitt
I am helping Scott with this page and awaiting other reference links of material he authored. If you note, he is the Author oif a recently released book that has been acclaimed by Publisher's weekly and listed on the Nat Geo "10 must read books for Nov. 2016" I'll add more when I get them. He has public speaking engagements and other book reviews that can be viewed on the web site scottsavitt.com. As this is a work in progress and will contain additional publically available information, it should not be deleted. Thanks. Mhotchkiss1108 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhotchkiss1108 (talk • contribs) 14:08, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Olubadan Note
You made a good point. Although Tune Day has claimed to be related to the late Olubadan, there is no information online that can be sourced to validate such a claim, so in accordance to the rules, all references to it have been removed. Thanks for calling it to our attention.Lilsonic (talk) 11:50, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
Yeah, that sentence about the Olubadan definitely didn't need to be added to the article. Even if he is.. I don't think it's anyone's business if he's related to a king. I found nothing online that backs that claim up so, prevent nonsense from building up, it's better to just take it out. Either way, thanks for making us aware and removing.Cloudcartel (talk) 13:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
New Page Review needs your help
Hi Oluwa2Chainz,
As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).
Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.
Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.
It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.
(Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
A11 on Ernest Dairo
Hello Oluwa2Chainz -- I've declined this speedy nomination as essays/original research relating to notable topics are not covered by the A11 criteria. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:45, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
User group: New Page Reviewr
Hello Oluwa2Chainz.
Based on the patrols you made of new pages during a qualifying period in 2016, your account has been added to the "New page reviewers" user group, allowing you to review new pages and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or in some cases, tag them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed.
New page reviewing is a vital function for policing the quality of the encylopedia, if you have not already done so, you must read the new tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the various deletion criteria. If you need more help or wish to discuss the process, please join or start a thread at page reviewer talk.
- Be nice to new users - they are often not aware of doing anything wrong.
- You will frequently be asked by users to explain why their page is being deleted - be formal and polite in your approach to them too, even if they are not.
- Don't review a page if you are not sure what to do. Just leave it for another reviewer.
- Remember that quality is quintessential to good patrolling. Take your time to patrol each article, there is no rush. Use the message feature and offer basic advice.
The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:34, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!
Hello, Oluwa2Chainz. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
New Page Reviewer - RfC
Hi Oluwa2Chainz. You are invited to comment at a further discussion on the implementation of this user right to patrol and review new pages that is taking place at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/RfC on patrolling without user right. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:28, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
December 2016 at Women in Red
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New Page Review - newsletter
- Breaking the back of the backlog
If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
- Second set of eyes
Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.
- Getting the tools we need - 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey: Please vote
With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation.
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Glenn Mena
I have gotten more prove to show he is notable musician in Nigeria — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajoke Nunu (talk • contribs) 17:55, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
- First Place -
Adityavagarwal (submissions) - Second Place -
Vanamonde (submissions) - Third Place -
Cas Liber (submissions)
In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
- Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
- Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
- Featured List –
Bloom6132 (submissions) and 
1989 (submissions) both produced 2 FLs in R2 - Featured Pictures –
SounderBruce (submissions) improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year. - Featured Topic –
MPJ-DK (submissions) has the only FT of the Cup in R3. - Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
- Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
- In The News – MBlaze Lightning (submissions) had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
- Good Article Review – Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (submissions) completed 31 GARs in R1.
Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.
Regarding the prize vouchers - @Adityavagarwal, Vanamonde93, Casliber, Bloom6132, 1989, and SounderBruce: please send Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.
We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:41, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
Removal Of My Addition to Lagos under sleep section
Hi, Thanks for reaching out. I'm quite confused about why my link would be considered promotional being as there is a very similar link on that page. kindly provide a clearer definition of what is classified as promotional because after reading the guidelines it would seem the other links are also promotional and you have only removed mine due to some affiliations you have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Osa1234 (talk • contribs) 17:01, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
November 2017
Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted.
If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you should review the guide to appealing blocks, and then appeal your block by adding the following text below this notice:
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— Berean Hunter (talk) 23:05, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
- Velella, your suspicion is false and I dare you to bring up convincing proofs to back up your suspicion about me being a sock. For the records I have been on this project for over 2 years and I know the consequences of creating sock accounts. The previous socks you pointed out were blocked by JamesBWatson following an SPI started by me.
- if you believe you were blocked unjustly, why don't you appeal through the right channels? There might be a patrolling admin that will see things from your perspective. It was Checkuser that associated your ip address with that of those vandals/socks, it has nothing to do with Velella. Velella didn't present you as a sock in his initial submission. Putting blame on an innocent editor will complicate the case. I suspect you were using Globacom to access the internet. Darreg (talk) 20:47, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2018
So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
WiR December highlights
  
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