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Do you use Dvorak?
Random question. If not, please excuse my randomness. 0xDeadbeef 15:27, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
- Deadbeef - I edit almost exclusively on mobile, so very much no. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:10, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry for having a confusing signature. My user name is 0xDeadbeef, and not Deadbeef. For the question, I asked it because I saw you making a typo that would be more common with the keys next to each other if it was the dvorak layout. Looks like I was wrong. Have a nice day. 0xDeadbeef 17:36, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2022).
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- Remedy 8.1 of the Muhammad images case will be rescinded 1 November following a motion.
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FAC
Hi, you've left quite a comprehensive review at my current FAC. Would you mind indicating a !vote with regards to whether the article should be promoted like for example I did here? I'm sure the coords will be curious.--NØ 01:45, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
- Can I atleast have a response? Is there something you'd like me to do that I'm not understanding? I'm lost here.--NØ 05:18, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi MF, I'm afraid I've got a lot on. With respect, the FAC has been opened for just 18 days, so I kind of thought I would have more than five days to be able to accurately re-read the item and confirm I'm happy. I shall get to it today. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 09:07, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of 2022 Tour Championship
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DYK for 2022 British Open
On 21 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2022 British Open, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Shaun Murphy lost a match at the 2022 British Open despite potting the winning ball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2022 British Open. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2022 British Open), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
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Your GA nomination of 2019 UK Seniors Championship
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You deleted this redirect as a G6, to make way for an uncontentious move, but the draft was declined. Would it be possible to revert the deletion of the redirect? Robert McClenon (talk) 05:23, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
- Sure thing, I got my wires crossed. Apologies. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 07:06, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
DYK for 2022 Hong Kong Masters
On 24 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2022 Hong Kong Masters, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mark Williams travelled for more than 13 hours to be a last-minute replacement at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2022 Hong Kong Masters. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2022 Hong Kong Masters), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.
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FAC?
Hi Lee, hope you are well. If you had a spare few minutes, I was wondering if you might be interested in reviewing another of my FACs, which could do with some more eyes on it? Not to worry if not. All the best! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:39, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
- Sure thing. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 11:23, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of 2022 Masters (snooker)
Promotion of 2021 British Open
Your GA nomination of Retribution (professional wrestling)
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World Professional Match-play Championship
As a WikiCup judge I am considering whether your claim for points for the World Professional Match-play Championship good topic articles are valid. Some of the articles seem to have been reviewed for GA by you. Can you explain? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- Sure thing. I must admit I wasn't ultra sure how the scoring works for the good/featured topics, as I promoted a couple of them (1953 and 1955), and I assumed being a part promotor of a topic would mean you would claim for the topic as a whole. I'm quite happy to remove the other articles that I didn't personally promote to GA standard. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:01, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- Just to confirm, I have removed the offending items from my cup form. I hope that's ok. Cwmhiraeth. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:33, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- That's fine. I find good topics and their scoring in the WikiCup confusing too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:42, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- Just to confirm, I have removed the offending items from my cup form. I hope that's ok. Cwmhiraeth. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:33, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
Four Award for 2021 British Open
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GA review
Hi there. Long time no see. Just mentioning I nominated the small article Tekken: Bloodline to GA since you are good with reviews. If you want we can exchange reviews. Cheers.Tintor2 (talk) 01:13, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 2022 Tour Championship
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