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Reviewing My NPP Articles

Hi there @Hey man im josh,

I wanted to make a request since you're a new page reviewer. Since I shouldn't be doing this myself, can you take a look at my articles in NPP and mark them reviewed when appropriate? If so, here's a list of my current ones there:

1. Anikv 2. Blago White 3. Gayazovs Brothers 4. Artik (singer) 5. Big Baby Tape 6. Little Big videography 7. Sonya Tayurskaya 8. 1990 (Max Barskih album) 9. 5sta Family 10. Universal Music Russia

A note on Big Baby Tape: I didn't know that the article was deleted before, but I asked for it to be brought back as a draft to address problems raised. It should be better now. Also, all of these articles are translations from the Russian Wikipedia.

If you can review them and get them out of the queue, great! If not, it's completely fine. Thanks again for your help.

P.S: If you also look at drafts and are willing to review them too, I can give a list of the ones I have at AfC. Losipov (talk) 23:11, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Losipov: I'm sorry, but I don't typically review submissions on request. I did quickly browse those pages though and realized that I don't have enough familiarity in that subject area (Russian music) to be able to properly evaluate those articles. One suggestion I do have though is to consider improving the sources on those articles, as I noticed that a number of the references in the various articles were not from what's considered reliable sources. I recommend checking out Novem's script at User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/CiteHighlighter to aid with this. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:47, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Would you re-check my Arleen McCarty Hynes page?

You already did check the page, but then another user put a deletion notice on it. I'm surprised and confused. You said to a previous user that you don't review on request, so I'm not expecting anything, but I'm only asking because you did review it once. If you don't do that, it's okay, I can figure another way out of this puzzlement. Fortunaa (talk) 01:48, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

@Fortunaa: New page patrollers, such as myself, mark pages sent to WP:AFD or WP:RFD as reviewed as a matter of procedure. When we do so we are not endorsing the content or giving it our seal of approval, we're simply removing it from the queue of pages that the team has to review. The reason being that the page is already undergoing a review at the relevant deletion discussion. Hey man im josh (talk) 02:32, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
Makes sense, thank you. Fortunaa (talk) 02:34, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

2023 Super Cups in Water Polo

When there's a article/source for this event, I will put it in the article. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 14:37, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

@ILoveSport2006: You removed the tags I added to 2023 LEN Super Cup here and the tag I added to 2023 Women's LEN Super Cup here. These tags are meant to indicate the articles contain no references. If an article cannot currently be referenced then it belongs in draft space. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:48, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
I put articles in now. Can you make it an article again? ILoveSport2006 (talk) 15:45, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
@ILoveSport2006: I wasn't sure what you meant but I looked at your edit history. It looks like you're referring to Draft:2023 Women's LEN Super Cup. You're welcome to submit the draft or move the page yourself. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:46, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
Thank you ILoveSport2006 (talk) 15:49, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
In the future though, please leave the {{unreferenced}} template in place until the article actually has references including. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:50, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Simpson Kalisher

On 28 July 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Simpson Kalisher, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 16:20, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Redirects

Please do not create redirects for MSE sport event related articles. They are not useful and serve no purpose. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:10, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

@Sportsfan 1234: I disagree, but I do encourage you to send said redirects to RFD to establish consensus on the matter if you think Wikipedia would be better without those redirects. Hey man im josh (talk) 03:54, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
I think redirects are fine after the event has finished. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:58, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey man im luvving questions

would you like, know what happened to the towers of The Sharp Centum Park 203 and The Sharp Centum Park 109? Coz i really wanna know, yah naw i mean? and stuff like that. peace. Jaiquiero (talk) 14:44, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

@Jaiquiero: I do not know what happened to those towers. But as discussed on your talk page, please do not create redirects for items that are not mentioned in the list. I understand they follow the naming scheme of some of the towers mentioned in the lists, but redirects for towers not mentioned in the list are not good redirect and should not be created. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:48, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

What improvements can be made in Punjab University Law College page?

I created a pade naed "Punjab University Law College" and added the alumni section. Should I add more information to prevent it from deletion? Dawood Ch 471 (talk) 02:27, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Desert kurrajong

Thanks mate! 220.235.72.47 (talk) 03:56, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 in Monaco motorsport

A tag has been placed on Category:2023 in Monaco motorsport indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 01:09, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Ahhh, another red cat I made while patrolling which is now empty. Oh well. Hey man im josh (talk) 01:11, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled

Many thanks for the nomination Pyeongchang (talk) 10:55, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

@Pyeongchang: Many thanks for your contributions, in both quality and quantity. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:23, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
Now that I've gotten off your shoulders and got RAL-approved, here's a barnstar for painstakingly patrolling >100 redirects I created. 〜 Festucalex • talk 22:38, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
@Festucalex: Thank you so much for the barnstar AND for putting in the work of creating all of those! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:22, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
Smiley You're welcome! 〜 Festucalex • talk 15:33, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Mail

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BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:14, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: I've gotten back to you. Hey man im josh (talk) 00:20, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

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In case you didn't see my message from last night. Thank you! Liz Read! Talk! 15:51, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Liz, I did see your message and actually responded to it. You didn't receive an on-wiki notification though since I replied directly. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:55, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Saints1984DraftPicks

Template:Saints1984DraftPicks has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 02:31, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).

Administrator changes

added Firefangledfeathers
removed

Interface administrator changes

added Novem Linguae

Technical news

Arbitration

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:54, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Notability requirements

Who decides what is notable and what isn't? It's utter nonsense. Every sports tournament or any subject on Wikipedia could be notable enough to be an article. Don't go on any of my articles and say that it's not notable enough, because it is completely subjective. Personally, I will be watching many games of the 2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup, so I think it fully exceeds Notability requirements. It's called the Free Encyclopedia for a reason. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 14:15, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

@ILoveSport2006: I believe you should read over Wikipedia:Notability. Just because something exists does not necessarily mean it should exist on Wikipedia. Additionally, I highly encourage you to read WP:OWN, as no articles are "yours". Hey man im josh (talk) 14:19, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
European club competitions in each season should be an article. Why do you think your opinion is more important than others when it comes to what is notable. The articles that I created or have edited could have problems, but to say that essentially it shouldn't exist is not just subjective, but nonsense. How would you like it if I went on an article you made or edited and said I don't care about this, so this article shouldn't exist. I will not be replying to you again about this subject because you have no facts to back your point and all your arguments you made are fully subjective, not factual. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 14:32, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
@ILoveSport2006: First off, tone the hostility back, it's entirely unnecessary. "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for sports and athletics. -- the tag I placed states that there is a chance that the article may not meet notability guidelines. I have not placed a scathing indictment on the article or said "this is a piece of garbage that shouldn't exist". It's a tag meant to indicate that this article could use some improvement to better signal that the subject of the article is notable. I have not nominated the article for deletion, I placed this tag on an article with a single reference from a primary source (the tournament's host). I added a tag because the article contains very poor sourcing, is two sentences long, refers to a third tier of a sports league (which may indicate questionable notability), and is the second season of a new league. That's perfectly reasonable and you're welcome to remove the questionable notability tag. What you're not welcome to do is attack editors.
How would you like it if I went on an article you made or edited and said I don't care about this, so this article shouldn't exist. -- That is entirely your right, and I respect your right to do so in a civil manner. If you believe any of the articles or redirects I've created should not exist on Wikipedia, then please nominate them for deletion at WP:AFD or WP:RFD.
Why do you think your opinion is more important than anybody else's? You yourself acknowledge that the articles you've created have issues, and I am adding the appropriate tags to point out said issues so that they may addressed. I'd again like to encourage you to read over WP:Notability and WP:Civil before attacking other editors. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:44, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
On the my opinion is more important argument, I am not the one putting notability tags on other people's articles. If I come across as hostile, it's because I think that notability tag was really hurtful. From someone who likes so many sports tournaments, and thinks they're boring to everyone else, I get hurt by comments like that because it brings back my insecurities. I am not like other people on Wikipedia, I will make these articles and finish them and make them really good. I did the 2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup article from scratch and I'm really proud of it. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 15:01, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
@ILoveSport2006: "on other people's articles" – They belong to nobody, tags should be placed whenever and wherever appropriate. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, which means you need to conduct yourself appropriately and communicate with others in a civil manner. You are responsible for your own actions. I'd like to re-iterate that I have no nominated any of the articles you created for deletion. If you want to avoid your articles being nominated by editors then you should expand them to include additional sources. As it stands, most of the articles you've written contain either no citations or contain mostly references that are from the tournament host's website (primary sources). I encourage you to look at WP:SPORTBASIC and to add secondary sources to the pages you've created before moving on to create more pages. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
While I am thankful none of my articles have been deleted, you seriously can't give me a bit of sympathy after I told you about my insecurities. I tried to show you why I reacted like that and that's all you give me back.
I'm tired of speaking about this so I'm going to end with a few points I want to share.
  • Don't say I am attacking editors because every other editor has been nice to me outside of you.
  • Saying that anyone can nominate anyone's articles for deletion is not just sad but could create a toxic atmosphere
  • I love editing on Wikipedia, so threatening an autistic kid by saying their editing options could be restricted is really bad (you said that on my talk page, not here).
  • Unlike what you say, 99% of things that exist in the world could (and should) be an article if possible.
  • Finally, this quote is on your home page I may not like the criticism you have to offer, but I'll listen to it to try to improve and do better. I hope you never put a notability tag on anyone's article because it's completely subjective.
I am working on the articles and editing them almost every day, you can say they are not my articles, but when I am the only one that edits them, it's difficult not to think that.
From now on, just leave me alone to do my own editing and creating. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 17:38, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
@ILoveSport2006: I've informed you of things in a neutral and respectful way so I'm sorry if you choose to take them a different way. To respond to your various points:
  • Don't say I am attacking editors because every other editor has been nice to me outside of you. -- I have not been rude to you, I have responded calmly despite your unnecessary incivility.
  • Saying that anyone can nominate anyone's articles for deletion is not just sad but could create a toxic atmosphere -- Sorry, but this is how Wikipedia works. Anybody, at any time, can nominate an article for deletion if they believe the article is not fit for Wikipedia, but they should obviously only do do based on relevant grounds. See WP:DELETION.
  • I love editing on Wikipedia, so threatening an autistic kid by saying their editing options could be restricted is really bad (you said that on my talk page, not here). -- No one has threatened you. You received a standard boiler plate message that your removal of the relevant tags from articles was disruptive. As discussed, leave tags such as Template:One source when the article only contains sourcing from a single source.
  • Unlike what you say, 99% of things that exist in the world could (and should) be an article if possible. -- I do not make the policies and I'm sorry if you don't agree with Wikipedia's WP:Notability guidelines.
  • Finally, this quote is on your home page ... I hope you never put a notability tag on anyone's article because it's completely subjective. -- I've explained the purpose of the tag, my rationale for applying the tag, and how the application of the tag was appropriate in context. You have not offered any constructive criticism, you've simply stated "I don't like it" and have told me to stop. I will continue to apply the tag when an article has questionable notability.
Lastly, I will re-iterate that no one owns articles on Wikipedia, despite how you may feel. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:50, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

2011 NFL Draft, notable undrafted free agents section

Hey Josh!, I hope you're having a nice time.

I'm writing to you because I know that you are a great Wikipedia contributor and I want to ask you if you can help me and protect the 2011 NFL Draft page, because there's an user adding undrafted players that are not notable, for example:

Is that notable? I think it is not. So I hope you can help

Regards =) Sergio Skol (talk) 00:37, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Sure @Sergio Skol, I'll keep an eye out. Hey man im josh (talk) 02:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll wait for it.
I was on a edit war against him, but I decided to forget that for now, until the page is protected.
Another example, he wants to add Richard Medlin, a player with literally no official stats =/ Sergio Skol (talk) 02:51, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
If they have an article, that is usually enough to include them unless there is consensus to be more strict with that list. QuicoleJR (talk) 14:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
@QuicoleJR: Could you please point to where this kind of consensus was established? The list is not all inclusive, similar to the free agent signings section. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:08, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Actually, this discussion should be had at Talk:2011_NFL_Draft#Notable_undrafted_players. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:09, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians who believe that a hot dog is a sandwich has been nominated for discussion

Category:Wikipedians who believe that a hot dog is a sandwich has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. * Pppery * it has begun... 13:07, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Request on 13:20:54, 11 August 2023 for assistance on AfC submission by Akhibhasan55



Akhibhasan55 (talk) 13:20, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Teamwork Barnstar
Can't believe you got to send one of these first 🙄. Thanks for all your help on List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders :) ULPS (talk) 17:01, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
It was a pleasure working with you @ULPS! Hey man im josh (talk) 17:01, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for signing my guestbook!

Notrealname1234 (talk) 21:40, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the wonderfully cute kitten! Hey man im josh (talk) 21:42, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the confidence in my editing to nominate me for redirect autopatrolled (Special:Diff/1169536359). I've definitely noticed, and appreciate your work, at patrolling the redirects I've created. Skynxnex (talk) 17:32, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Skynxnex. Thank YOU for the work you put that caught my attention! I appreciate your contributions and I think that, if you're ever interested, you should consider joining the NPP team. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
I've pondered apply for NPP, partly since it seems that the backlog is growing. I'm one of the people who are a bit eh about the concept of draft space as it current exists on English Wikipedia but I assume I'd still be seen as helpful if I focus more on redirects and whatever unpatrolled pages I'm confident with? Skynxnex (talk) 23:05, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
@Skynxnex: It's okay if you're not the biggest fan of draft space, you don't HAVE to draftify pages. You could always tag and move on, skip the page(s), or send it to AfD. You would absolutely still be helping out by focusing on redirects and those pages that you're confident in. Redirects and my niche (American football) were exactly how I started at NPP and if that's what you want to do, well, we'd LOVE to have you! Every bit helps and there's no obligation to do any more than you feel up to on any given day. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:59, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
Come give it a shot @Skynxnex, I really do think you'd do well at it. I hope to see an application from you at WP:PERM/NPR (no pressure though). Hey man im josh (talk) 00:04, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders

Congratulations, Hey man im josh! The list you nominated, List of National Football League annual passing touchdowns leaders, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

ANOTHER CONGRATS!!

This is what you get when I stumble upon things. You did say that you were putting another one up. I was on that page tonight, saw the star, did some detective work and here I am. Not sure if this was put up for nomination publicly, I never saw it on my watchlist like the July article. Regards, John Bringingthewood (talk) 04:27, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

@Bringingthewood: Thank you! That makes the fifth NFL annual statistical leader article to make it to FL (that was only the third one I worked on). Rushing TDs, interceptions, and sacks are all almost ready and I should have another one nominated by Monday. I also have passing yards leader currently at FLC, so that should be the sixth / my fourth! Hey man im josh (talk) 07:56, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

You're very welcome, that is fantastic! At the risk of repeating myself, YOU DESERVE IT!! And your partner in crime is deserving as well. I will say hello.

You know what? CONGRATS 3x .. 4x ... ah hell, 10x ....... you're the man for all that is upcoming! I'll see you the next time, one way or the other. Stay well. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:01, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Well thank you @Bringingthewood, I always appreciate your kind words! Hey man im josh (talk) 14:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

You're very welcome, and not only do I appreciate all that YOU do ... I have to echo all that I'm now reading below.

That would be a very good day!  ; )

See you later. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:37, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

AAFC

FWIW, it's mentioned in the 1st paragraph at List of National Football League annual receiving yards leaders. I don't care one way or another, other than the lead mention should go if we're not listing the stats. Just to be devil's advocate, we're not a slave to what the NFL recognizes either. Given it was approved with that content as an FL, perhaps discuss at WT:NFL...or just WP:BB some more. Best. —Bagumba (talk) 13:25, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Bagumba: I think I'm going to be bold a bit more and remove it from the lead. If anybody wishes to contest its removal I won't have an issue with it, but I'm trying to make the annual articles a bit more consistent and most of the others do not mention the AAFC. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:27, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Sounds good. Is the AAFC stats worth WP:PRESERVE as it own standalone list? I know nothing about the league myself.—Bagumba (talk) 13:30, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
I wonder if it would be better to have an AAFC article that combines all of the statistical leaders instead of having small standalone AAFC articles. I'm going to give it and some thought and maybe start a discussion at WT:NFL in a day or so. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:32, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Only four seasons LOL. I shoulda looked at the content more and not just your edit summary. —Bagumba (talk) 14:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Haha, it's easy to forget that the AAFC was such a short-lived league! Hey man im josh (talk) 14:32, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you for reviewing my redirect page! Myrealnamm (talk) 18:24, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Don't worry..

To Err is human, to admit it humbly divine. With apologies if you do not subscribe to deist valuesShakespeareFan00 (talk) 21:59, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Requesting reviews for two articles

Jón Laxdal (actor), the original German version has too many spurious sources, so I tried my best to use reputable news articles.

Jón Laxdal (composer), I tried my best to find sources despite the limited presence on the internet. He was noticeable in Icelandic music history.

Thank you in advance for reviewing. Komitsuki (talk) 04:25, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@Komitsuki: I'm sorry, but I don't review specific articles on review. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:00, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
So, how long does it take for an article to be reviewed these days? Komitsuki (talk) 07:27, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

There is a mop reserved in your name

You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already!

To be honest, you're one of those editors that I see with a mop and bucket in the near future. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 13:42, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the kind words @Prodraxis. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:07, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
You're welcome. But seriously with all this track record in New Pages Patrol, CSD, and antivandalism combined with the great content work (3 FLs!) you definitely meet my admin criteria. — Prodraxis {talk • contribs} (she/her) 14:12, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
Hang on, Josh isn't an admin already? News to me. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 21:10, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
IKR? - UtherSRG (talk) 11:05, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Took a quick look and your NPP work is solid, especially given all the RFPP and UAA reports it leads to. Thanks for the work you do, and I hope you consider requesting more tools. — Wug·a·po·des 21:14, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
+1 ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:26, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
One of the most helpful mentors I've had so far at NPP, I'm sure you would do great with the tools. Schminnte (talk • contribs) 21:36, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
Would support at RfA — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 06:06, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Indeed! - UtherSRG (talk) 11:05, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Another admin at NPP is always helpful. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 11:39, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Totally agree - I've always thought you'd make an excellent admin Josh :) BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:15, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you all for the words of encouragement, I really do appreciate it. Maybe some day! Hey man im josh (talk) 12:08, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Give it some thought Josh. I would certainly support, and even if you do not go for it, I would recommend you at least stepping up as a Lead coordinator. I think Novem Linguae would appreciate an extra set of hands :) The Night Watch (talk) 14:47, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @The Night Watch, but there's actually a much more deserving person I've suggested in case Novem ever wanted a co-lead coordinator. He also already knows my hands are his to help out with whatever he may need. :) Hey man im josh (talk) 14:50, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
I’m once again really late to the party for these things, but from our chats on discord, you know you’ll definitely have my support. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 02:51, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Source

I tried to there a youtube video where they announce the game and talk about the features I mentioned and I linked both but it wouldn't let me do the edit cos it's black listed but it's from there page and the creator talkong. Search Broken Sword New Game Chat with Charles Cecil at Gamescom (Parzival's Stone & Reforged) for story mode info and Broken sword reforged on YouTube and it's there. 31.185.181.213 (talk) 17:14, 31 August 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.185.181.213 (talk)

It's legit lol. https://twitter.com/Cressup/status/1695815934576038260?t=g--Kkj2yuPlJSYF1cOisAQ&s=19
https://twitter.com/RevSoftGames/status/1694364865220018673?t=g--Kkj2yuPlJSYF1cOisAQ&s=19 31.185.181.213 (talk) 17:30, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
It's from. The company and creator how legit do you need? I'm trying my best here. 31.185.181.213 (talk) 17:35, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
As mentioned, we ideally need to find a source that's not Twitter or YouTube. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:36, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
This isn't 2002 people don't put stuff on blogs! They only use twitter
https://www.ign.com/articles/brand-new-broken-sword-game-announced-alongside-remaster-of-first-game-gamescom-2023
Yhis then? 31.185.181.213 (talk) 17:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Twitter, YouTube, and usually blogs are not considered reliable sources. I'm sorry but we it's just not proper to cite paragraphs to tweets. Your IGN source however is considered reliable and can be used (WP:IGN). Hey man im josh (talk) 17:41, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! The game is legit I wasn't lying or vandalism and the actual creator talks about story mode. 31.185.181.213 (talk) 17:42, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Just so we're clear, it's not that I didn't believe the information from the Twitter and YouTube links, it's that they are not appropriate sources. If information cannot be sourced from appropriate places then it does not belong in an article. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:43, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

All-America Football Conference (AAFC) stats

Hi man!, how are you?

Going through some NFL stats leaders pages (Like NFL passing yards leaders), I noticed that you removed the AAFC's from some of them. You have a point in saying that the NFL does not consider these statistics official, but I think that they should be added because it was an important league for the development of the NFL. I think that you already know that the Browns and the 49ers played in the AAFC, as well as great players like Otto Graham and Lou Groza.

Another reason why I think they should show up is because sacks before 1982 do show up, these sack are not official either but they and the AAFC stats are supported by PFR.

I think that, as with the sacks, they should be added but making it clear to the reader that they are not official statistics.

PS. If you agree, do not worry about adding it again by yourself, I can help you or even do it by my own, love do it =) Sergio Skol (talk) 20:48, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Sergio Skol. I've been thinking about this since it was brought up by Bagumba. How would you feel about a page that covers all of the annual leaders for the AAFC? Given the length of the league (4 seasons) I don't think it makes a ton of sense to have them as standalone articles, but I also think they may not necessarily belong on the NFL annual leader lists. I think this could be a good compromise and I think it could present all the relevant information in a single place for those who are looking to find out more about the AAFC. Hey man im josh (talk) 11:58, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
@Sergio Skol: The more I've thought about this the more I like the idea. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Hey man im josh (talk) 22:46, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I like the idea, the important thing is that this info is on Wikipedia, either as part of the NFL pages or as main articles. I personally like to do it.
Just I do not know if I would make an individual article for each of the stats, or only create one titled "List of All-America Football Conference stats leaders" or something like that, and group all the important statistics there, because as you mentioned, it only lasted four seasons; so I think a single individual page would be better. (But I support any ideas to add them) Sergio Skol (talk) 23:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
@Sergio Skol: Exactly. I'll try to give it a go at some point this week unless you want to get on it first. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:23, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
If I collect all the References first, I'll do it, perhaps by tomorrow or the next day, do not worry about it.
And I'll edit every single player to add it to their infoboxes, BTW =) Sergio Skol (talk) 23:33, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
@Sergio Skol: List of AAFC statistics as the title? Hey man im josh (talk) 23:36, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
@Sergio Skol: I actually just realized something. Check out All-America_Football_Conference#AAFC_Leaders. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:37, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I like creating the new page even more because some stats are missing, like completion percentage, passer rating, special teams stats (personality I love the ST); that section seems like a draft to me Sergio Skol (talk) 23:47, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
The page is created now!, it's the next: List of AAFC annual statistics leaders.
I'mma add some additional references, but I thought it was alright to be released. Sergio Skol (talk) 19:16, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
That's awesome, thank you @Sergio Skol! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Please review

Hi Josh! Could you please review my recently created articles, Shri Biren and Yairipok Thambalnu? I created it with a great passion. So, I couldn't wait for a long time keeping it unreviewed by anyone. :-) Haoreima (talk) 13:12, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Haoreima. I'm sorry, but I don't review articles upon request, otherwise I feel as though I'd be flooded with requests. Thank you for your contributions though! A member of the NPP team will take a look at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:13, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Oh sorry! It's ok. Haoreima (talk) 13:14, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
No worries! It's a perfectly reasonable request and I don't expect people to know my policy on such requests :) Hey man im josh (talk) 13:15, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Half Barnstar
For excellence in cooperation, particularly your kind help with the FL nomination of List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel, and general availability to answer my questions about NPP and WP in general. Thank you! Actualcpscm scrutinize, talk 14:21, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @Actualcpscm! It was a pleasure working with you :) Hey man im josh (talk) 14:53, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Sean Stegall

I see you tagged Sean Stegall. I'm wondering if I should PROD it. There are informational sources about this fellow, like like this, but still, it's a source. Most other sources are primary. What do you think? Magnolia677 (talk) 19:09, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Magnolia677. In my experience, it's not usually productive to PROD new articles, though you're welcome to give it a shot in the future. The assumption is that someone who has just created the article would most likely contest its deletion while PROD is meant to be used when you do not expect resistance to the article's deletion. However, I did notice that the article's creator has a COI so I've moved the article to draft space as, per WP:COIEDIT, those with a COI should go through WP:AFC to submit new articles. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Great. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:37, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Review request

Hey Josh, I just saw you marked a page as reviewed on my watchlist, so I thought I'd ask if you could have a quick look at Adam Tactical Group. The reviewer handling it requested more categories, which was then added but I think they forgot to mark it. I'd appreciate if you could have a look and mark it or let me know if there's any issues, thanks! TylerBurden (talk) 18:48, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @TylerBurden. I'm sorry, but I don't review articles upon request. If I did so, I expect that I'd be getting quite a few requests regularly, and I don't want to encourage those types of requests here. Rest assured, a member of the NPP team will take a look at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:50, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Understandable, no problem. Thanks anyway. TylerBurden (talk) 18:52, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Surreal Barnstar
I think this is a type of shiny thing you haven't gotten yet, well deserved! And do check yourself out for Wikiholicism! Fork99 (talk) 10:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
@Fork99 thank you!! I'm a card carrying member of Wikiholics anonymous :P Hey man im josh (talk) 10:19, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK for List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel

On 31 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Forbes named German chancellor Angela Merkel the world's most powerful woman fourteen times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Precious

lists

Thank you for quality lists such as List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel and List of National Football League annual receiving touchdowns leaders, with more in the making, for fighting vandalism, for collaboration, for "It isn't perfect. Yet." - Josh, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2875 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much @Gerda Arendt! I was hoping to get one of these some day =D Hey man im josh (talk) 19:21, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

A question

Hello, my friend!

I'm a bit confused, which is no shock, but when it comes to free agents .. what's the deal? I see there's a 'status' line and a 'current team' line when editing. Tonight I removed 'Free agent' from status, this way it doesn't show on the page when viewing. But I did notice Malcolm Butler, and he has it listed by current team (behind the scenes look).

Bottom line .. the words 'Free agent', are they to be listed anywhere? On any line when editing the infobox? Thanks, John Bringingthewood (talk) 02:49, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

P.S. You know when I start removing things, I'll need a backup plan.  :)

I deleted my last update (limiting my mess here), it was regarding a former player and there would be no free agent present at all. Bringingthewood (talk) 07:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Hey @John, I'm so sorry! I meant to respond to this yesterday but completely forgot to do so. Free agent is not meant to be under the current_team or status parameters, as the parameters should be left blank when a player is a free agent, per Template:Infobox_NFL_biography#Parameters_and_instructions. As for the lead, there was a consensus to include "free agent" in the lead for up to 2 years after the player most recently had a try out. Additionally, regarding the lead, there was consensus that "currently a free agent" is unnecessary and the lead should instead just say "is a free agent".
I actually was removing "free agent" from the current_team parameter about a month or so ago, but I didn't end up finishing. I got all the way up to Jalen Reagor, with another 15,747 pages to be checked in the queue. If you use [[WP:AWB] I could help you out with the proper settings to go through and clean up the parameter? Hey man im josh (talk) 12:16, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Funny, if I only can get myself to upgrade my horse and buggy. I lost the preview button before submitting an edit. That hurts.

Back to business. No apology ever needed. I would give you until at least Thanksgiving to reply, I'm the one that kept editing your talk page. Ahhhh, thank you for that. I did see you removing some, but I forgot the exact line for removal. Great, from now on ... gone. Also, I have been knocking off the 'currently' word from the lead. Some editors may be a bit slow on grasping it.

Honestly, I appreciate all the help you've given, but if you don't see me screwing up all that's holy, I'll continue doing what I'm doing. I remove stat parameters when it states former and 0 stats in some sections etc. I thank you again in advance, but if you give me too much rope I'll hang myself, and maybe some good people along with me, lol. Bringingthewood (talk) 02:40, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

  • Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders

Congratulations, Hey man im josh! The list you nominated, List of National Football League annual passing yards leaders, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:25, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

List of Justices of the High Court of Australia

Hey there, I've got another ongoing move discussion that's encountered some resistance. Would love to read your input on it. Cheers! Woko Sapien (talk) 14:06, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

While I don't believe you had any ill intentions in reaching out, I see that you've been made aware that this is considered canvassing. I will not be participating in the discussion because of that. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:33, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Drum roll, please!

Yes, I am here to congratulate you once again on another promotion. You have to slow down a little... my fingers hurt.

Fantastic work! Bringingthewood (talk) 04:37, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you @Bringingthewood! I have no intention of slowing down on my featured lists nominations. I have the annual leaders pages for scoring, sacks, interceptions, and forced fumbles all almost ready for nomination, they just need a bit more work. I've actually got a list of possible featured lists I want to work on going at User:Hey man im josh/sandbox2. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:31, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Go get 'em, killer! SACKS! I LIKE IT!!
Guess I should do a little exercising. ;) All the best, Bringingthewood (talk) 21:10, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

What!?

You're on your seventh featured list nomination? Wow! And with that DYK above, you're just one step away (WP:GA) from the prestigious triple crown! Speaking of featured things, I'm thinking of trying to get my first piece of featured content soon - I'm thinking about possibly nominating C. O. Brocato, which just achieved GA, as a FA at some point in the near future (after getting some others to review it first) - do you think you'd be willing to take a look at it and tell me what you think? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:37, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

With many more to come in the future! I'm sorry but GAN / FAC reviews is not something I've done before. I wish I could be of more help. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:52, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
That's alright - but congrats on all your FLs; how many do you intend on achieving? Nevermind, I see in the above section your list – that's a lot of future featured lists! :) BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:55, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! I'm not committed to completing every list in that sandbox, but they're a starting point for me. I may end up going outside my comfort zone to work on other kinds of lists at some point, as I would like to contribute to a good/featured topic. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:02, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Hello, I just wanted to thank you for reviewing the latest articles I've created, including Johan Floderus (I hope I've done a good enough job with it), and nominating me for autopatrolling rights. I hugely appreciate your help! Oltrepier (talk) 18:59, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
Oh wow, thank you so much for this and for all the work that you put @Oltrepier! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:01, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Category:July 1785 events has been nominated for deletion

Category:July 1785 events has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. –Aidan721 (talk) 22:27, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Copy edit on Robert Hannah

Hi! I saw that you added a {{Copy edit}} tag to my article Robert Hannah. I rewrote it a bit, could you take another look and give me some pointers if you still see any issues? --AlexandraAVX (talk) 09:03, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Hey @AlexandraAVX. You're welcome to remove the tag yourself in the future, but I've done so in this case. You definitely helped make the language more clear, thank you for making the effort. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:01, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Helping Hand Barnstar
You deserve this from day one. Bringingthewood (talk) 00:53, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you so much @Bringingthewood! I appreciate this and all that you do. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:02, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you for your tireless efforts and the countless outstanding contributions to the New page patrol. 𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚁𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜 02:46, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @DreamRimmer! I hope that we'll be working together at NPP for a long time :) Hey man im josh (talk) 12:02, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Johnny Suh

Hello mate, sorry to disturb but would you take a minute of your time to review the above mentioned draft. I once approved as I still believe it passes WP:N but I was somewhat convinced here that I somehow made a "mistake" by performing WP:Round-robin swap which led to me getting my rights removed 'cause I believed I was not doing a good job. Thank you. shelovesneo (talk) 09:18, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

@Shelovesneo: I think mistakes happen and you may have been a little quick to request the removal of your rights. The problem with the round-robin swap is that, in doing so, you lose the history of the page. The result of the AfD from January of this year is, essentially, that Johnny Suh is not independently notable outside of their activities associated with the group. I think Robertsky did a decent job in their explanation and I think you just happen to have missed a couple of things. I hope it doesn't discourage you because we all experience growing pains on the site. What matters is that we learn from them and try not to make those mistakes again. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:26, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1785 events by month

A tag has been placed on Category:1785 events by month indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 20:11, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Q22

Hi, why didn't you answer Q22? I would be interested in hearing your answer to this. Willbb234 13:18, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

I don't know if you think that it's not worth answering questions when the RFA is virtually over, but editors still took the time to ask you questions and you didn't answer them, which I think is poor form. If this is not the case, then please say but that is how I read it. Willbb234 15:53, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
@Willbb234, it is not compulsary to answer all questions. — Qwerfjkltalk 16:23, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
Really? Ah thanks mate didn't realise! Willbb234 16:38, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Review

Hello, there! I hope you can review this new page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbriette and its redirects. Thank you very much. Maxen Embry (talk) 05:49, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Maxen Embry. Thank you for your contributions, but I'm sorry, I don't review pages upon request. I did notice that it looks like the article has already been marked as reviewed by another patroller. Someone from the team will review the redirects at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:02, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

"​​Olga Batalina" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect ​​Olga Batalina has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 2 § ​​Olga Batalina until a consensus is reached. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:5D43:2887:B701:6DAA (talk) 22:05, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Q22

Hi, just wondering your answer to my previous question. I would be interested in hearing it. Regards, Willbb234 21:42, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

@Willbb234, you already asked this question at User talk:Hey man im josh/Archive 5#Q22. — Qwerfjkltalk 15:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
@Willbb234: I thought you would have understood by my archiving of the question that I'm not interested in answering anymore RfA questions. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:56, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
As you will note, I was not requesting that you would answer the question (although I would welcome it), I was asking why you did not answer it in the first place. Regards, Willbb234 18:03, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
@Willbb234: All questions, aside from the first 3, are optional. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:04, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Trafalgar Releasing improvements

Hi, thank you for reviewing the page. I want to make sure I understand the suggestion for improvements.

Am I right in thinking that the suggested improvements are to add more sources?

Thank you again Griseo veritas (talk) 13:24, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Griseo veritas. When pages are sent to AfD, it's standard procedure for members of the new page patrol team to mark the pages as reviewed. Based on the nominator's rationale at the deletion discussion page, it seems as though they're interpreted the current sources as mostly routine press coverage based on press releases. If you want to improve the article then I'd encourage you to find sources that are more in depth and are not based on press releases from the company. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
That's cool, I appreciate the quick and succinct reply. I'll get to work on the page in good time. Thanks :) Griseo veritas (talk) 13:30, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of National Football League annual rushing touchdowns leaders

Congratulations, Hey man im josh! The list you nominated, List of National Football League annual rushing touchdowns leaders, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Best of luck!

Hello again! Just wanted to stop by to wish you the best of luck. You deserve this, and will obviously be a huge asset to this project with the mop. My (semi) new job has rendered me unable to participate much anymore which sucks, but it's good to know you'll be around. Your demeanor, patience, and flat-out helpful personality on here is invaluable, and helped me tremendously when I was first getting started. I just wanted to make sure I was able to say good luck, and I hope it works out! I hope to continue seeing you around! :) SPF121188 (talk this way) (my edits) 19:06, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks @Spf121188, I so very much appreciate your kind words! I hope that your life and the new job are going well :) Hey man im josh (talk) 20:18, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Sandwiches

Your userpage states: "This user believes that a hot dog is a sandwich.". What is the smallest change you could make that would turn a sandwich into something you would no longer consider to be a sandwich? Where is the edge of sandwichness? Polygnotus (talk) 20:56, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

You don't much need it

Nonetheless, I am wishing you well. Cullen328 (talk) 07:20, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you @Cullen328, I very much appreciate it :) Hey man im josh (talk) 12:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol newsletter

Hello Hey man im josh,

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!

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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:

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Suggestion

Just a friendly suggestion.

Others' opinions may perhaps vary on this, but on the question of similar to your username, you might want to research and comment at the posting at UAA rather than do the block yourself.

It's not "quite" INVOLVED, but probably better to let someone else push the button on it.

Hope this helps : ) - jc37 20:11, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback @Jc37, I very much appreciate it. One thing I want to avoid, if successful at RfA, is any hint of INVOLVED editing or actions. I'm going to update my answer accordingly. Hey man im josh (talk) 20:16, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Somewhat related: the part of your answer right after that is cut off at "in which case I’d". Good luck. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 01:01, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
That's embarrassing, thank you for pointing this out to me @Firefangledfeathers. I've finished the cut off answer. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
For what it's worth to you, here are some of my thoughts about this.
  • Jc37 says "Others' opinions may perhaps vary on this", and indeed they do. I would see nothing wrong at all with blocking in that case.
  • Another case where opinions vary, is on the "softblock" over user names. Many administrators use such blocks for usernames, but I absolutely don't. In my opinion if the only problem with an account is that the user has a username which might be subject to a "softblock", then there is no justification at all for blocking, as that is a totally unnecessary way of biting a newcomer. Such a username is pretty well certain to be chosen in perfectly good faith by an editor who simply didn't know about our username policy, and a friendly message explaining the situation is, in my opinion, a far better way of dealing with it than an unexpected block. Obviously the situation may be different if as well as the username there are other problems; obviously it would be different if the username were deliberately offensive, but that is not what we are talking about; also the situation becomes different if the editor defies policy by continuing to use an unacceptable username after being informed of the policy. However, my view is that blocking a good faith only because they have a username which is contrary to a policy which they had no reason to know about is never justifiable. As I said above, others' opinions vary, and you may well be one of the many who disagree with my view, but you may like to at least consider it. JBW (talk) 21:49, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
    Thank you for message @JBW, any and all guidance is very much appreciated! However, my view is that blocking a good faith only because they have a username which is contrary to a policy which they had no reason to know about is never justifiable – Perhaps I could have done a better job in answering the question, but this is ultimately how I feel as well and the approach I want to take. I do not want to push away potentially constructive editors over something that can be addressed and fixed. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:35, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Great!

I have just added my support to your AfD, RfA, but I decided I wanted also to tell you directly that I am delighted to see you going for it. I'm absolutely sure you'll do a good job. JBW (talk) 21:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

JBW - AfD: Adminship for Discussion? : ) - jc37 21:35, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
jc37: Yes, that's better in my opinion than "requests for adminship", but even so, it will probably be better if I stick to the more usually recognised acronyms, so thanks for pointing it out. JBW (talk) 21:53, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
No worries : ) - You would probably not believe some of the acronyms I've mis-typed in a discussion. lol - jc37 21:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @JBW! It always feels great when someone you respect reaches out with kind words :) Hey man im josh (talk) 17:45, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Blocking admins

I saw you answered a question about this on your RFA. You might find Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive302#Michael Hardy (and other places on that page) instructive. :) SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:35, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

That was a very interesting read, thank you for sharing that @SarekOfVulcan. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:10, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Two in one

Another congrats for another promotion! (I'm using the fingers that still work for sending these) Also, good luck future admin., even though luck has nothing to do with it. ;) All the best! John Bringingthewood (talk) 22:58, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you @Bringingthewood, but I don't want to get ahead of myself and start counting chickens before they hatch. Hey man im josh (talk) 20:19, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
What the cluck? Three chickens just ran by my house! They said they have to get to Canada in four days! Bringingthewood (talk) 05:58, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
Tick-tock, tick-tock. Enjoy, my friend, you deserve every minute of it. Bringingthewood (talk) 04:59, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Help

Please Reviewed Page

Hain9 (talk) 07:12, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

  • Hain9, what is the question? Drmies (talk) 20:57, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
    I believe they are asking me to patrol some pages that they've created, as I have patrolled some of their creations before.
    @Hain9: Thank you for the work you're putting in, but I do not review pages upon request. Someone from the NPP team will review the pages at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:13, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

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RfA

Looking good! Drmies (talk) 20:57, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

So far so good!!! Hey man im josh (talk) 12:16, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
Looks like going down to the wire... :) DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:38, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
@DoubleGrazing: Hope the crat chat goes well, eh? Hey man im josh (talk) 11:08, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Sir

I suppose we'll have to call you Sir Josh now... Best (and congrats!) Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:25, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Oof, let's just stick with Josh or Hey man im josh lol. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:25, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Almost there

Best wishes and hoping nothing goes drastically wrong in the next hour or so! Josey Wales Parley 12:51, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Fingers crossed! Hey man im josh (talk) 13:25, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
It looks like you are definitely going to get the mop (and t-shirt), but what's too early? TheCorvetteZR1(The Garage) 16:56, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @The Corvette ZR1, but this is rather premature. I'm a believer in not counting my chickens before they hatch. Hey man im josh (talk) 20:18, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
I think in this situation a little chicken counting is justified you've done incredible at the polls. Questions? four OLIfanofmrtennant (she/her) 14:28, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

Something sweet to celebrate being handed the mop and bucket... UtherSRG (talk) 14:27, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you, it looks delicious! Hey man im josh (talk) 14:30, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

A picture of you

While we haven't interacted since I've joined I have been very aware of you just by your sheer presence and substantial contributions.

Questions? four OLIfanofmrtennant (she/her) 14:32, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Wow, I'm elegant. Thank you for the goat! Hey man im josh (talk) 14:34, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Good luck

with your RfA. I've been waiting for this one. To prevent a jinx, that is all I will say. CLYDE TALK TO ME/STUFF DONE 17:26, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you Clyde! I appreciate the support and kind words :) Hey man im josh (talk) 17:35, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
Congrats! I'm sure you'll do well and Wikipedia talk:RAL will never be backlogged. CLYDE TALK TO ME/STUFF DONE 14:56, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congratulations on becoming an admin, sure you will be great, good job. Alextejthompson (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 14:53, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! So many thanks to give out to everybody! Hey man im josh (talk) 16:25, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Enjoy your new buttons, don't hesitate to give some things a spin. I'm sure you'll figure things out, if you have any questions you can certainly give me a shout. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:06, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you, will do @The Blade of the Northern Lights! Hey man im josh (talk) 17:09, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Eeww. Your username just popped up in the deletion log. How cool is that? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:10, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Pretty darn cool I think! Hey man im josh (talk) 17:10, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

u r now amdam

Congrats, I've talked with you multiple times on the NPP Discord (back when I still used discord) and I always thought of you as an admin without tools. I guess now you're an admin with tools, which would just make you an admin. Either way, congratulations. Deauthorized. (talk) 18:28, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:33, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
An Admin's barnstar for Wikipedia's newest admin! Congratulations! I always knew you'd pass but I didn't expect you to be the fourth-most supported candidate ever, although I understand why you received 315 supports BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:36, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @BeanieFan11! I thought I had a decent chance of passing, but no way did I ever expect to get as much support as I did. I feel so incredibly flattered by it all and I'm going to be working hard to not break everything :) Hey man im josh (talk) 18:41, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Just giving this to you real quick before I go into a wikibreak, congrats on such a successful RfA! ChrisWx 🌀 (talk - contribs) 19:59, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @ChrisWx! I very much appreciate it :) Hey man im josh (talk) 19:59, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
No problem! ChrisWx 🌀 (talk - contribs) 20:00, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
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