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Typo fixing?
[edit]Not that it makes much difference, but what's the point of making fixes changes like this: [1]? I know either way works the same, but still. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 18:52, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
- It is just the first step in a number of runs through a list of orphaned article. First stage is to identify which articles do not currently belong to projects. Easiest way to do this is set all to syntax {{WikiProject foo}} so I can easily eliminate them from future runs. --Traveler100 (talk) 20:44, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
- These changes have many benefits, but have taken years to become accepted. Rich Farmbrough, 00:02, 2 November 2012 (UTC).
- These changes have many benefits, but have taken years to become accepted. Rich Farmbrough, 00:02, 2 November 2012 (UTC).
Your Adjustment to the CFB North Bay Page
[edit]I appreciate your creating a link to 21 Aerospace Control & Warning Squadron on the Canadian Forces Base North Bay page, but for your information you should not have changed the ampersand to "and" in the squadron's title. Even in its abbreviation, the squadron is 21 AC&W Sqn. I don't know (yet) who created the squadron's Wikipedia page, but the given military designation is wrong and should employ the ampersand.
Your adjustment to the Canadian Forces Base North Bay page has been amended, but the link retained. Thought you deserved to know the reason for the change to your contribution. I shall be amending the 21 Squadron page shortly to the correct designation.
Captain Doug Newman, Canadian Forces Base North Bay
22WHERO (talk) 13:39, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
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- done --Traveler100 (talk) 15:59, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Non-existent talk pages
[edit]- To find pages in a category with no talk page, fire up your illegal version of AWB, make the list of pages in the category, convert (rt click the list and select the option) to talk pages. Now run "preparse" mode with all changes turned off, logging off, and "skip if exists" turned on. You will end up with a list of non-existent talk pages. You can use this or convert back to subject pages. Rich Farmbrough, 23:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC).
- I did work that method out after a while. Also could use for identifying pages not belonging to a WikiProject can be done in the same non-edit run of AWB. BTW - why do you say my AWB is an illegal version?
- This method is fine if I am the only one working on this (which looks like I am at the moment) but it creates a static list that does not get updated unless someone proactivly does something. The best method would be an interactive tool that lists when someone asks like the Catscan or image existence tools. The second best would be to utilize an existing template. The second option was why I was asking about updating categories. I can get a template to check if a page exists, do you know if there is a template function to show the existence of a key word?--Traveler100 (talk) 07:51, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
- It's a joke. I am "banned" from using AWB by my dear friends at ArbCom.
- A key word on a page? No, though this will likley change with Lua.
- I'd set something up but again I am not allowed to do anything useful. Rich Farmbrough, 03:39, 3 November 2012 (UTC).
- This method is fine if I am the only one working on this (which looks like I am at the moment) but it creates a static list that does not get updated unless someone proactivly does something. The best method would be an interactive tool that lists when someone asks like the Catscan or image existence tools. The second best would be to utilize an existing template. The second option was why I was asking about updating categories. I can get a template to check if a page exists, do you know if there is a template function to show the existence of a key word?--Traveler100 (talk) 07:51, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you
[edit]Thank you for de-orphaning my articles. Wee Curry Monster talk 22:39, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I undid a thing...
[edit]I think there may have been a confusion about Kettle Falls. It looks like the image you added is from Kettle Falls in Sturgeon River Provincial Park. The Kettle Falls on the linked page is(was) on the Columbia River in Washington state, USA. There really is no current image of the falls, as they were flooded behind Grand Coulee Dam in 1942.
SkipSloan✡ 00:22, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
Talkback
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You are entirely confused
[edit]Regarding these edits, you are entirely confused. First of all, AnomieBOT's OrphanReferenceFixer task has absolutely nothing to do with {{orphan}}, it has to do with fixing big red errors caused when someone accidentally deletes a reference from an article that was being used in multiple places.
Second, AnomieBOT did not add {{orphan}} to those or to any other articles. If you look closely at the diffs you linked, you will see that AnomieBOT only added |date=November 2012
to the tags that were added in the previous edits [2] and [3] both by Boleyn (talk · contribs). This is AnomieBOT's TagDater task. Anomie⚔ 19:44, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry about that misunderstanding. There is always something new to learn on Wikipedia. Would it be possible for the bot to check if the tag is valid or not, rather than giving it more credibility? --Traveler100 (talk) 07:04, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
- The date doesn't give the tag any more credibility, it just makes it categorize correctly. The problem with the bot trying to determine validity is that most tags don't have any machine-determinable objectivity criteria. Anomie⚔ 13:26, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
Corrections of photo request templates
[edit]About most of the corrections, one of the problems is that the "Wikipedians in" categories and the actual "Photo requests in" categories aren't harmonized. I want both to display, but sometimes one of the former exists when the latter doesn't, or vice versa. If that is the case, I will create a "Photo requests in" to make up for the new one. If it isn't what I'm talking about, then please show me diffs.
Now, I'll take a look at the Occitania thing... WhisperToMe (talk) 13:01, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
- I created that category because the Category:Wikipedians in Occitania category was created back in 2008 (by another person) and I wanted to harmonize it at that category. Even though there is no government administrative body that controls an "Occitania" today, there is a historic region where people speak Occitan WhisperToMe (talk) 13:03, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
- Also, the category Category:Wikipedians_in_Curacao is without the cedilla and that's why I set the reqphoto without the cedilla. WhisperToMe (talk) 13:32, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
- Now I understand your logic. Yes it would be useful if they matched but I think wikipedians in categories go down to a much finer detail than you would want the photo requests to go to. The point of the photo request categories is not to classify the request but to aid people in fulfilling them. One or two requests in each of a hundred locations per country does not really help. Requests can after all be mapped to Google. Does adding the Wikipedians in to the tag on the talk page help in any way? How often are these people contacted? There is unfortunately no link between Wikipedians in category to photo requests (interesting idea though), although I have started making links in the other direction (win= parameter in the {{howtoreqphoto}} template). --Traveler100 (talk) 15:05, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
- It might be good to contact a reference desk on the issue. I'm presuming that one contacts the Wikipedian via talk page or Wiki-e-mail but there's no guarantee that the person is still active. In many major cities, honestly I think there aren't enough requests, and if I wanted to I could add more specific requests that I know would help an article - i.e. a location can have requests for welcome signs, town halls, fire departments, schools, police stations, parks, corporate offices, major thoroughfares, etc. For regions with multiple small towns one could tag the towns each until they all had applicable requests. The link idea would be nice also! WhisperToMe (talk) 15:10, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
- Now I understand your logic. Yes it would be useful if they matched but I think wikipedians in categories go down to a much finer detail than you would want the photo requests to go to. The point of the photo request categories is not to classify the request but to aid people in fulfilling them. One or two requests in each of a hundred locations per country does not really help. Requests can after all be mapped to Google. Does adding the Wikipedians in to the tag on the talk page help in any way? How often are these people contacted? There is unfortunately no link between Wikipedians in category to photo requests (interesting idea though), although I have started making links in the other direction (win= parameter in the {{howtoreqphoto}} template). --Traveler100 (talk) 15:05, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
That would be a good idea to request a category move. Thanks for reminding me WhisperToMe (talk) 13:32, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
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- The other image is not of Basset Jelly Babies. Traveler100 (talk) 06:51, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
Photo request structure
[edit]Yes, I understand that it's not a mere classification structure. However a lot of the reasons why these categories are underpopulated is because the vast majority of users are not aware that they can do it, not because the category can't naturally support it. In theory a Catalonia category can be full of photo requests; it is a major, influential region of Spain encompassing many areas. If one challenges me "make a list of photo requests for X" I can probably do it
So while I understand you don't want "empty" categories think hard about the scope of the category. If it was a category just for "Nowheresville, Kansas" I can understand why one would feel a concern for an empty category - But "Catalonia" should provide ample support for multiple photo requests.
Also the reason I made the category was to match the Wikipedian category "Wikipedians in Catalonia" WhisperToMe (talk) 05:39, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
- replied on user's talk page where conversation started.--Traveler100 (talk) 05:51, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ohio
[edit]Please take a look at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ohio, where I have made a suggestion about requests for photographs by county rather than the entire state. See also Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Pennsylvania where I have carried out the suggestion of requesting photographs by county.
You seem to be very interested in this subject, so I would welcome your comments. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:52, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
- thanks for informing of this and giving me the chance to reply. --Traveler100 (talk) 16:56, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
Picture for Surp Agop
[edit]Hello! Thank you so much for your contributions to Surp Agop. I found a nice picture...http://www.istanbulermenivakiflari.org/uploads/resim80.jpg Im not to familiar with the copyright of this if you can upload it that will be great! Thank you! Proudbolsahye (talk) 07:49, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
- It is not clear to me what is the copyright on this image, so sorry have to assume we cannot use it.
Bona fides
[edit]Have a prosperous and productive New Year, Alice! --Traveler100 (talk) 11:38, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for that - and have a very Merry Christmas yourself!
- (I'm sorry that I can't sign under my real name of Alice, but I was unjustly and erroneously blocked as a "Sockpuppet" {of whom I'm still not sure of} many years ago!) --118.93.73.30 (talk) alias User:Alice 11:47, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of Organizations
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Template:Req photo
[edit]your db-t3 tag requires a date for it to work. 198.102.153.2 (talk) 17:54, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
- since you didn't fix it, I am removing the tag. best of luck tagging in the future. 198.102.153.2 (talk) 18:23, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
- But there is nothing about date in the template documentation?--Traveler100 (talk) 18:28, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Many thanks for all your hard work on image requests. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:35, 12 January 2013 (UTC) |
- your welcome. And thanks for the barnstar, always good to know that people find what I a doing useful. --Traveler100 (talk) 06:49, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Tiền River
[edit]Will do, many thanks. In ictu oculi (talk) 18:20, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Comment needed
[edit]Can you please read and comment at Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Bugs#In_Template? -- Magioladitis (talk) 12:20, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
- Done. --Traveler100 (talk) 12:52, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
reqphoto category suggestions
[edit]I noticed that Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of sports and games and Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of sportspeople both have subcategories for numerous sports, but neither has a subcategory for skateboarding. I think it could be populated.
I also noticed that Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of actors and filmmakers is unwieldy, with thousands of entries. Someone started making subcategories by country, but there's only a subcategory for India, not for any other countries. The one for India only had two articles in it, but I added a few more. It might be good to have subcategories for other countries, or to get rid of the by-country scheme if it won't get used.
The reasons I wrote to you are that
- I'm new and don't know how to change these things
- I suspect I may not be allowed to change them
- I saw your name mentioned on the talk page for the reqphoto template.
--Rybec (talk) 02:50, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- I have create Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of skateboarders. As there is a WikiProject Skateboarding, seams reasonable to have a reqphoto category for the subject. The actors and filmmakers is a little more problematic. Have so far tried to classify notability subject and county of people as separate categories. Some of the Indian ones are ridiculously small and detailed, these categories are to help people find photographs not classify pages (subtle difference). On the other hand I see no other way of sub-dividing this large group, so maybe it is the right solution in this case. --Traveler100 (talk) 07:27, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you for making the category and for putting some pages in it. If you decide to reorganize the actors and filmmakers I'd be interested in knowing. —rybec 09:19, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
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- Well yes I see it has been replaced but I do not think by a better image. But go ahead. This is just an example of the sort of thing he discourages people working on this site. --Traveler100 (talk) 06:25, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well, I did replace the image, and I know the image isn't high quality. I'm going to try one that looks better.
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07:14, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well, I did replace the image, and I know the image isn't high quality. I'm going to try one that looks better.
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Requesting your opinion on a photo
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Backlog drive
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Why did you delete my adding of that hammas ordered gazans to stay in combat zones during battles?it can give a different perspective of what happened.and here is the proof that hammas gave this order'taken from hammas TV channel:[4] — Preceding unsigned comment added by איש הצל (talk • contribs) 15:15, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
- Nothing to do with me? --Traveler100 (talk) 11:09, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
Haven't seen you around much...
[edit]Hope you're okay.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 10:46, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
- Yes was getting a little annoyed about some of the procedures starting to pop up and a few over enthusiastic admin. Moved over to working on Wikivoyage. I see no one else can be bothered to clean up the photo requests now that I am not doing it. --Traveler100 (talk) 12:46, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
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deOrphaning script
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Hello, I'm wondering if you still need User:Traveler100/sandbox/orphanexamples? If not, would you be willing to tag it for CSD:U1 deletion since it is creating categories with no real orphans in them and disrupting my workflow trying to clear out the att and few orphan categories? Thank you very much! 3gg5amp1e (talk) 12:23, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
User:Image-req-proj-bot
[edit]Hi. Any reason why User:Image-req-proj-bot stopped working the last 3 years? -- Magioladitis (talk) 23:27, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
- I just got a little fed up with some of the admin discussions here and move to helping with Wikivoyage instead. Have though about continuing again with sorting out the requests but woudl be a lot of work to clean it up again and when I was doing it there was little input from others. --Traveler100 (talk) 01:21, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
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![]() Greetings! The BAG Newsletter is now the Bots Newsletter, per discussion. As such, we've subscribed all bot operators to the newsletter. You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include:
Magioladitis ARBCOM case has closed. The remedies of the case include:
We currently have 27 open bot requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval, and could use your help processing!
There are multiple ongoing discussions surrounding bot-related matters. In particular:
Several new things are around:
Wikimania 2017 is happening in Montreal, during 9–13 August. If you plan to attend, or give a talk, let us know! Thank you! edited by:Headbomb 11:35, 12 April 2017 (UTC) (You can unsubscribe from future newsletters by removing your name from this list.) |
{Wikivoyage} wikidata anchor ??
[edit]Hail Traveler!
In Special:Permalink/747658087 and Special:Permalink/747808639 you added a {{#invoke:Wikidata|pageId}}
to {{Wikivoyage}}.
This breaks links to subsections, both if a fragment added on Wikipedia page in template argument, or if the target is a redirect to a section.
For example, at Washington Slagbaai National Park in Special:Permalink/785354330 I tried to add a link to
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Washington_Slagbaai_National_Park
...but the Wikidata anchor changes this to:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Washington_Slagbaai_National_Park#Q2474005
...which then goes to:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bonaire#Q2474005
...and there is no matching anchor, so it doesn't go to the subsection.
I'm sure this is well-intentioned, but what's the goal? I don't see these Wikidata pageId anchors there, so this looks unnecessary and unhelpful.
(Thanks for your tireless work regardless, and I very much appreciate your weaving different wikis ever closer!)
—Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 02:25, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
- There were two things here, first the link was to a redirect and the entry on the Wikivoyage page was not a listing so no anchor available. I have updated the pages, but I see I need to improve the documentation on the topic. Will do that in the next week.--Traveler100 (talk) 05:11, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
Thanks kindly! Looking forward to understanding how this works...
- —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 02:06, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
Bots Newsletter, July 2017
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![]() Greetings! Here is the 4th issue of the Bots Newsletter (formerly the BAG Newletter). You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include:
BU Rob13 and Cyberpower678 are now members of the BAG (see RfBAG/BU Rob13 and RfBAG/Cyberpower678 3). BU Rob13 and Cyberpower678 are both administrators; the former operates BU RoBOT which does a plethora of tasks, while the latter operates Cyberbot I (which replaces old bots), Cyberbot II (which does many different things), and InternetArchiveBot which combats link rot. Welcome to the BAG!
We currently have 12 open bot requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval, and could use your help processing!
Wikimania 2017 is happening in Montreal, during 9–13 August. If you plan to attend, or give a talk, let us know! Thank you! edited by: Headbomb 17:12, 19 July 2017 (UTC) (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.) |
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Bots Newsletter, March 2018
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![]() Greetings! Here is the 5th issue of the Bots Newsletter (formerly the BAG Newletter). You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include:
We currently have 6 open bot requests at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval, and could use your help processing!
While there were no large-scale bot-related discussion in the past few months, you can check WP:BOTN and WT:BOTPOL (and their corresponding archives) for smaller issues that came up.
Thank you! edited by: Headbomb 03:12, 3 March 2018 (UTC) (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.) |
Question for administrator
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would like to get some expert attention on the topic explained at Wikipedia_talk:Vandalism#Requesting_advice_and_help_at_Wikivoyage. I know a sister site but none of the bureaucrats or admins (like myself) appear to have the technical knowledge to deal with the issue. --Traveler100 (talk) 12:53, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
- Moved the admin help to the discussion. Ronhjones (Talk) 14:43, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Nomination for merging of Template:WikiProject History of photography
[edit]Template:WikiProject History of photography has been nominated for merging with Template:WikiProject Photography. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Qono (talk) 01:10, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
Bots Newsletter, August 2018
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![]() Greetings! Here is the 6th issue of the Bots Newsletter. You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include:
As of writing, we have...
Also
These are some of the discussions that happened / are still happening since the last Bots Newsletter. Many are stale, but some are still active.
Thank you! edited by: Headbomb 15:04, 18 August 2018 (UTC) (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.) |
Why am I blocked?
[edit]You gotta help me! I'm blocked on Wikivoyage and I haven't even done anything wrong! Who the heck is LibMod, what is a doppelganger, and what does any of this have to do with me? American Ride (talk) 22:20, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
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Bots
[edit]Hi. I noticed that User:People-n-photo-bot and User:People-photo-bot had no edits for the last 6 years. I wonder if you think that it is OK to remove bot flag from these accounts for security reasons. -- Magioladitis (talk) 18:48, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
- @Magioladitis:. I have not plans to use this bot account in the near future, using another one currently. Can remove the flag. --Traveler100 (talk) 17:24, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Bots Newsletter, August 2019
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![]() Greetings! Here is the 7th issue of the Bots Newsletter, a lot happened since last year's newsletter! You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding/removing your name from this list. Highlights for this newsletter include:
We thank former members for their service and wish Madman a happy retirement. We note that Madman and BU Rob13 were not inactive and could resume their BAG positions if they so wished, should their retirements happens to be temporary.
Two new entries feature in the bots dictionary
As of writing, we have...
These are some of the discussions that happened / are still happening since the last Bots Newsletter. Many are stale, but some are still active.
See also the latest discussions at the bot noticeboard. Thank you! edited by: Headbomb 17:24, 7 August 2019 (UTC) (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.) |
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[edit]Hello Traveler100! This message is to inform you that due to editing inactivity, your access to AutoWikiBrowser may be temporarily removed. If you do not resume editing within the next week, your username will be removed from the CheckPage. This is purely for routine maintenance and is not indicative of wrongdoing on your part. You may regain access at any time by simply requesting it at WP:PERM/AWB. Thank you! — MusikBot II talk 17:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Category:Monthly clean-up category (Low linked articles) counter has been nominated for deletion
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Category:Monthly clean-up category (Low linked articles) counter 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. Gonnym (talk) 08:22, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
Category:Low linked articles has been nominated for merging
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Bots Newsletter, December 2021
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BRFA activity by month Welcome to the eighth issue of the English Wikipedia's Bots Newsletter, your source for all things bot. Maintainers disappeared to parts unknown... bots awakening from the slumber of æons... hundreds of thousands of short descriptions... these stories, and more, are brought to you by Wikipedia's most distinguished newsletter about bots. Our last issue was in August 2019, so there's quite a bit of catching up to do. Due to the vast quantity of things that have happened, the next few issues will only cover a few months at a time. This month, we'll go from September 2019 through the end of the year. I won't bore you with further introductions — instead, I'll bore you with a newsletter about bots. Overall
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December 2019
In the next issue of Bots Newsletter:
These questions will be answered — and new questions raised — by the January 2022 Bots Newsletter. Tune in, or miss out! Signing off... jp×g 04:29, 10 December 2021 (UTC) (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.) |
Bots Newsletter, January 2022
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BRFA activity by month Welcome to the ninth issue of the English Wikipedia's Bots Newsletter, your source for all things bot. Vicious bot-on-bot edit warring... superseded tasks... policy proposals... these stories, and more, are brought to you by Wikipedia's most distinguished newsletter about bots. After a long hiatus between August 2019 and December 2021, there's quite a bit of ground to cover. Due to the vastness, I decided in December to split the coverage up into a few installments that covered six months each. Some people thought this was a good idea, since covering an entire year in a single issue would make it unmanageably large. Others thought this was stupid, since they were getting talk page messages about crap from almost three years ago. Ultimately, the question of whether each issue covers six months or a year is only relevant for a couple more of them, and then the problem will be behind us forever. Of course, you can also look on the bright side – we are making progress, and this issue will only be about crap from almost two years ago. Today we will pick up where we left off in December, and go through the first half of 2020. Overall January 2020 Yeah, you're not gonna be able to get away with this anymore.
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Conclusion
These questions will be answered — and new questions raised — by the February 2022 Bots Newsletter. Tune in, or miss out! Signing off... jp×g 23:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC) (You can subscribe or unsubscribe from future newsletters by adding or removing your name from this list.) |
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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of roads in Georgia (U.S. state)
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A tag has been placed on Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of roads in Georgia (U.S. state) 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.
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