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If the issue is lack of sources, can I have the process expedited as I could only find 3 and 2 were search pages? Marshmallo3535 (talk) 03:12, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

If you would like, I can draftify the article so that you can work on it without risk of it being deleted any time soon. But I agree with Red-tailed hawk here; the article needs a lot more sources, and isn't ready. It's conceivable that this newspaper is worthy of an article, but it probably would need to have had a fairly high readership, or otherwise be fairly influential. I hope this isn't too discouraging. If you'd like to work on coverage of newspapers, I highly suggest you work on an existing article on Dubuque newspapers before leaping into creating this one. And do let me know if you need help! Ovinus (talk) 17:57, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

If you could do that it would be welcome. I am attempting to get more sources from a Dubuque library but I am limited by distance right now. Mitch199811 (talk) 18:48, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Will do. You can find the article at Draft:Dubuque Enterprise. Ovinus (talk) 19:02, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

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cuvano 153 create a page named (storm Eva (2022)) for the article it eliminate the algoritmo of wikipedia, none administrators deleted the page and the wikilint it a Storm Eva (2022) Unar64P (talk) 16:26, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

@Unar64P It redirects to the article so I removed it. I do not normally edit windstorm season articles so I was using the same protocol over on the Atlantic hurricane season's article. (E.g. Tropical Storm Gaston (2022)) Eva should have an article but it should also redirect to the season's article. If I did not cover your issue, could you please elaborate as I don't really understand what you said. Mitch199811 (talk) 16:32, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

ok Unar64P (talk) 16:38, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

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@Sumanuil, I'm sorry for not completely getting rid of vandalism but my target was Absiig not the IP. I did completely remove Absiig's edits. ✶Mitch 199811✶ 12:40, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

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can you explain me more why my GMT Token article is nothing in the text that makes it too notable compared to any other "infrastructure initiative".

Thank you Wequant (talk) 23:46, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

@Wequant, Nothing about it really stook out, it was a small paragraph with quite a bit of puffery. Defininetly try to got more citations. Looking through it again, you might want to fully spell out BTC and elaborate what a infrastructure initiative is.

If you have anymore questions I will be glad to help. ✶Mitch 199811✶ 23:53, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

i got you , but that was my first article on Wikipedia, If possible can you help me to publish my article Wequant (talk) 00:04, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Looking up "GMT Token" I only see results from their main page (which shouldn't be cited as it is a primary source) and values of the token. You might have to drop the article. It does suck when this happens but don't get discouraged. I might also be wrong about my evaluations.

I have been down this road before and you can see it in my archives. After that failure, I found a small stub article and improved it. That might be what you want to do. If you still want to continue with GMT Token, focus on getting citations and filling wp:GNG. ✶Mitch 199811✶ 00:10, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

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I am not comfortable with giving out my personal contact information. If you want to ask me anything, you can mention me by using the @ or you can talk to me here. ✶Mitch 199811✶ 00:15, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

i got it , Thank you for your help Wequant (talk) 00:16, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

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If somebody titles a discussion "Becoming better edior" and asks "How to become better editor?" and "How i can practice editing wouldn't i be just nuisance if i do that?", then I suggest that looking for grammar mistakes is not obviously something for which they're best suited. -- Hoary (talk) 23:03, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, but could you explain why that's not correct? It wouldn't be a nuisance and it would be a decent way of contributing to the encyclopedia. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 23:06, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

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I’m sure that if they really tried, they could have better grammar. But yeah, I should’ve probably noticed that (better start calling my friends instead of texting them). ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 23:24, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Viriditoxin

Hi Mitch199811. Have you thought of doing a did-you-know for viriditoxin? Now I've added sections on structure and biosynthesis, it will meet the length requirements. The fact it is a single atropisomer is the sort of thing I would think could be used as the hook. Mike Turnbull (talk) 17:06, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

@Michael D. Turnbull I was but I couldn't come up with anything and at the time the article was too short. I was also a bit worried about the quid pro quo system. My one concern about that fact is that it might be too technical; I was thinking about mentioning its possible use in cancer (but it might sound too much like pseudo-science). ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 17:35, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

I have nominated it. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 17:43, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

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@Joshuaatkinson31 If you want to talk to Michael, please do so on his talk page. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 14:47, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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I thought that number 5 gave permission as long as I explained to them what they should be doing. They had made quite a few edits putting in dates without a citation, I reverted and asked why they were changing info on their talk page, they showed me where they got their info. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 12:40, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

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Ok, I will be aware of it. Thank you, Jason Deng! ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 18:30, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

My name is not Jason.--Jasper Deng (talk) 18:46, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Oh my God, I might just drink some Mississippi water. This is not one of my proudest threads. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 23:46, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

@Jasper Deng What tool is Drdpw using when he does this? Also, how is that tool different from rollback? ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 23:22, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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Thanks again, Jasper! ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 00:05, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

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Hi! May you review my page please?

Can you look at my page but only give me feedback, rather then declining or accepting it? Joshbanana (talk) 23:50, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

It still needs more independent, reliable sources. There are only two and a few paragraphs still have no sources. You definently should look at the comments that other volunteers gave you on the page.

Other issues that I see are:

The Rise to fame section is entirely unsourced and I feel like it is not needed.
More wikilinks would be nice.
Some headings seem unnecessary puffed up.

Overall, I would read WP:BACKWARD. And also, look him up on Google (or whatever your search engine is) I found a few sources doing that. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 00:04, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, Mitch199811; I hope by now you have had a chance to become familiar with WP:MEDRS, and the importance of using secondary sources when making medical claims on Wikipedia. This is discussed at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Viriditoxin, where another problem has surfaced.

In addition to the failure to attribute copy-pasted text mentioned at Viriditoxin, here is another sample of too-close paraphrasing at Mining in Dubuque:

source: The Meskwaki (Fox) did well for themselves by trading chunks of lead ore to the French and English traders for things the Indians needed, such as guns and knives. The traders would take the ore, smelt it (melt it to remove impurities) and produce lead shot. (The small round pellets were used as ammunition for rifles.) Lead shot were then traded back to the Indians.
article: The Meskwaki traded lead ore to French and English traders for items they wanted. The Europeans would then smelt the ore and make it into lead shot. The shots would then be traded back to the natives.

Please be sure to carefully read WP:PLAGIARISM, Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright, and also, WP:CWW. If you know of other articles where you have closely paraphrased or failed to attribute copied text, it would be good to work on cleaning it up. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:21, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

I am sorry if I screwed up with Viriditoxin but I read the section you claimed I copied and I don't see how it would cause issues. If I did copy it, it was subconsciously. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 00:36, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

If you are unsure how anything mentioned so far is an issue, then please take the time to re-read and ask for clarification. Yes, many editors make mistakes occasionally, but it's important you understand how to avoid them, since I've now found three instances. I recommend re-reading all of those pages several times, and Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches might also help. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:41, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Can you link to the other articles with the issues you found? I might also try to avoid making major contributions to medical articles because after and during viriditoxin I should have recognized that I bit off too much. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 01:12, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Medical topics are harder than most :) There were two instances of unattributed copy-paste in viriditoxin, and the third instance of too close paraphrasing at mining in Dubuque is explained above. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:46, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

I have redone the sentence in the mining article. Notifying you in case you need to restrict versions. ✶Mitch 199811 ✶ 15:47, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for that; I am not going to request WP:REVDEL, as the mining instance is more a problem of WP:CLOSEPARAPHRASING, which you have now corrected. Regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:10, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

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asking questions at Rfa

Hey, Mitch! You might want to read Wikipedia:Should you ask a question at RfA?. Valereee (talk) 20:55, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!

hi

Leoandcaleb4ever (talk) 22:22, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Invitation

Hello Quxyz, we need experienced volunteers.

New Page Patrol is currently struggling to keep up with the influx of new articles. We could use a few extra hands on deck if you think you can help.
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Seasons Greetings!

Hello there, thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas and here's to a happy and productive 2024! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:29, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you ✶Qux yz ✶ 21:14, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

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RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Quxyz. Thank you for your work on Energy in Iowa. North8000, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Good start. I have some misgivings about the topic. This might be a compilation of interesting facts best covered in other articles. But I'm marking as reviewed. Happy editing!

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|North8000}}. Please remember to sign your reply with ~~~~. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

North8000 (talk) 21:38, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Where is Kate? for deletion

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IgnatiusofLondon (he/him • ☎️) 11:48, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Quxyz. Thank you for your work on Makani Pahili. Another editor, SunDawn, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Good day! Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia by writing this article. I have marked the article as reviewed. Have a wonderful and blessed day for you and your family!

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 07:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: June 2024 South Florida floods has been accepted

June 2024 South Florida floods, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top 20% of accepted submissions — kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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