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Bag of holding

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Hello JoePhin! I have for the most part restored the content you had removed from Bag of holding section in Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons). There was a separate article about this, but it was decided in a deletion discussion that there was not enough encyclopedic content based on secondary sources to warrant it's own article, but to merge it to where it is now. I think the content that does not pertain to D&D is also important to have there. Actually, I think it is especially important, because: I have seen many deletion discussions about such topics, where a main argument was that there is not enough content with real-world relevance, and so many an article was deleted because it was considered "fancruft". If we don't have enough such real-world connections, the Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons) article is also in danger of being deleted in the long run. If you think otherwise, or if you are concerned with specific phrasings, let's please discuss. Happy New Year! Daranios (talk) 13:41, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello JoePhin, thanks for stopping by! Yeah, many D&D-related articles (and other fictional topics) have been deleted/redirected in the last year(s), and you can see the reasoning in this specific case here. Those most strongly advocating for deletion would expect a rather long direct treatment (and not focussing on plot-summary) of the topic in question in several secondary sources. As for combination on a level lower than the whole Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons), Hammerspace has been suggested as a possible parent article for the concept on a broader scope than D&D. There also once was an article about the concept of Magic satchel, but at that time was also voted to deletion here. Daranios (talk) 19:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC) First I had posted that at my page before realizing you kindly switched talk pages for answers. So I repost here, just in case. Daranios (talk) 12:08, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Daranios, thanks for reposting this here. Joe 14:06, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing

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Hi, just a note that edits like this one risk leaving misleading referencing behind. If the sentences you've added are not verifiable by looking at the citation (I haven't checked) then it's potentially misleading to leave an existing citation sentences away from the information it originally used to support. Keep up the good work! GPinkerton (talk) 17:31, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice GPinkerton, and I see what you mean. I'm going to revisit this page and make sure its all in the reference (it should be, I think) and I'll try to make sure the references aren't mixed up or too far away from specific portions of the text they relate to. Maybe I could even get another good reference involved in there. On an unrelated note, is the reason you have no userpage so that when people link your name like 'GPinkerton' it comes out pinkish looking, or is that just a coincidence? Thanks again for the attention and critique, if you ever notice anything else like that in my edits, please let me know and I'll try to do it better (I'm noob). Yours, Joe 08:26, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BRD

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If you are revedrted you make a case at talk you do not just edit war.

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Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

Slatersteven (talk) 15:39, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Slatersteven:. I'm "revedrted", am I? I invite you to discuss your concern over my edit to the Cryptozoology page here, or if you have some more technical objection to my edit, to bring it up in the article's talk page, which I will try to look out for. I recommend that you read the NPOV article to understand why the text in the Cryptozoology article does not currently meet Wikipedia's strict neutrality standard. The short version is: "Prefer nonjudgmental language. A neutral point of view neither sympathizes with nor disparages its subject", as well as the BRD article, particularly the 'What BRD is not' section where it is observed that, "BRD is not a valid excuse for reverting good-faith efforts to improve a page simply because you don't like the changes." as well as the 'Alternatives' section where it is observed that, "BRD doesn't work well in all situations. It is ideally suited to disputes that involve only a small number of people, all of whom are interested in making progress."
Reading through the Cryptozoology talk page, other editors have noted your unwillingness to compromise on the article, for example, @Hunter12396: wrote, "for each topic on wikipedia there are a handful of obsessed editors who in their minds 'own' a given page, and dominate any changes made to that page to ensure that it stays in line with their own views. For this page, Cryptozoology, the dominant editor(s) have decided that all crytozoology is a front for young earth creationism, and have applied to this topic (cryptozoology) the same condemnation they associate with the other topic (creationism). In reality they have homed in on a particular sub-group of cryptozoology and applied the entire article to that group. This is evident in the current 'owner's words, 'As the article makes clear, cryptozoology is a well defined subculture.'"
I believe you may be what the BRD article calls a 'VIP' - a Very Interested Person - and while I am dubious of your willingness to engage in an honest back and forth, or to address the NPOV violation on the article, I am willing to have a discussion with you. I understand that you probably deal with many cryptozoologists who wish the Wikipedia article to say 'cryptozoology is a perfectly legitimate science' and I would stand with you against edits to that effect. I am not a cryptozoologist, as is evidenced by my own edit where I refer to cryptozoology as pseudoscience. The fact that cryptozoologists use pseudoscientific methods does not mean neutrality goes out the window. One way or the other, the Cryptozoology page will be held to NPOV. No matter our disagreements, I wish you the best. Please take care. Joe 16:28, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The place to discuss this is over at the articles talk page, where others can also make their case. Compromise can only be reached, if people discuss, not just revert, you failed to discuss thus there was no possibility of compromise. Moreover, I knew others would revert you, hence why I told you to seek consensus. I will not discuss your reasoning here, I will at the talk page of the article.Slatersteven (talk) 16:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I would also suggest you read wp:agf and wp:npa.Slatersteven (talk) 16:54, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We will have the discussion on the Cryptozoology talk page, then, @Slatersteven: Ping me if you want to ask me anything, I'll try to reply. All my best, Joe 17:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
PLease make you ca there then.Slatersteven (talk) 17:19, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Important message

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This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in pseudoscience and fringe science. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

PaleoNeonate18:16, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@PaleoNeonate:, I'll happily admit that I'm new and that I don't know everything about Wikipedia's policies yet (although I have been recommended more than a little reading over the past month). If you see me slacking on compliance with policies and guidelines, or if you think something I post is otherwise errant or disruptive, I really would like it if you would let me know; and since I've gotten mixed up in the Cryptozoology page, I will keep FRINGE in mind. It is fringe stuff, after all. Joe 20:05, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

February 2021

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This is the only warning you will receive about ownership of articles, which you showed at cryptozoology. The next time you continue to disruptively edit Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Your edit summaries and edit warring seem to indicate that you are assuming ownership over this article. As you have been warned already, further actions in this regard are likely to escalate to request for remedies including blocks and bans. jps (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A number of editors are behaving as if they own the cryptozoology page, but I am not one of them. You may have noticed that not a single one of my edits to the page, outside of minor copyediting, have survived, and we're discussing the edits in the talk page as per WP:BRD. Speaking of BRD, I'd appreciate it, @ජපස:, if you would contribute to the discussion we were having rather than summarily deleting material from the page that is under review. Joe 20:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

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Please could you change your signature; it conflicts with a longstanding administrator (User:Joe Roe) who also uses "Joe". Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:10, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Ritchie333:, nice to make your acquaintance, however digitally, and sorry for any confusion my name caused. In the future, if you're ever trying to tell the difference between my and Joe Roe's posts, there are several distinctions. Your man Joe's signature: "– Joe (talk)" always contains a dash, and the 'talk' portion is smaller. Mine is just the extremely generic "Joe (talk)" with no dash or embellishments. Now that you've brought it up, I've realized there are probably hundreds of other 'Joe's' out there on Wikipedia (it's hardly an uncommon name, after all) and I probably ought to add some distinction to my own signature to make it easier for people to distinguish, just as Joe Roe has. I'll probably make it emerald or something, if I ever figure out how you clever kids change the colors on these things. Thanks for mentioning it.
P.S. I enjoyed glancing through your user page, and particularly liked number 28 from Zen and the Art of Wikipedia Maintenance - wish you'd been there to scream for me the first time someone dropped 'WP:SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS' on me without explanation. Cheers from Joe Phin (not to be confused with the no-doubt eminent Joe Roe) 00:05, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
You might find this tutorial helpful.:) S0091 (talk) 00:23, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, thank you @S0091:, you're always helping me out! Joe (talk) 00:37, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Not enough, apparently. I see you have ran into some "trouble". Best advise is to heed what experienced editors are telling you, even if at time it does not make sense. Have fun creating your new sig! S0091 (talk) 00:43, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Don't worry about me, I got bit a few times, and I may have bumped into a few walls here and there, but it worked out alright in the end. Also, behold! All new druid-green Joe! I rather like it, I ought to have done it sooner. Cheers for everything, a little bit goes a long way. Joe (talk) 00:52, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RfC info

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Joe, an RfC is a WP:Request for comment. Most acronyms and wiki-jargon can be found by entering "WP:.." into the search bar, as in "WP:RfC". Kolya Butternut (talk) 19:30, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Kolya Butternut: thank you kindly! Joe (talk) 05:49, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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"The door was opened by a young woman. Very obviously a young woman. There was no language in which she could have been mistaken for a young man, particularly not braille." -Pterry Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 00:10, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What can I say, Gråbergs Gråa Sång? I'm a silly bugger. Joe (talk) 04:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Controversial topic area alert

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This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in any gender-related dispute or controversy and associated people. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor. — Newslinger talk 07:39, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers @Newslinger:, this 'super straight' page certainly is controversial, I'll try to be careful. I'll ask you if I have any questions, and if you see an edit of mine you think is poor, please ping me and let me know! I just want to copyedit, but I somehow find myself drawn into Wikipedia controversy. Must be a character flaw. Anyway, if you've got the time, check out the new super straight page that, if you ask me, has been created despite the subject matter's general lack of notability. Maybe you can help improve it before it gets deleted for being POV and unreliably sourced? I don't have high hopes.
Nice to make your acquaintance! Joe (talk) 07:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi JoePhin, this message is a standard notice issued to editors who demonstrate interest in controversial topic areas. In your case, the Super straight article is covered under special rules (discretionary sanctions on gender and sexuality) mentioned near the top of Talk:Super straight. Many editors involved in controversial topic areas receive a notice about once per year for each topic area. Please be aware of the rules, but beyond that, there is no action needed on your behalf.
If you would like to opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions at {{Ds/aware}} to place an awareness banner on your user talk page.
Based on the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super straight, it looks like the main argument for deleting the Super straight article is that the reliable source coverage on this topic is not sustained over a sufficiently significant period. Since article content does not determine notability, improving the content of the article would not actually counter that argument. If the article does get deleted, I recommend looking out for new coverage of this topic, and collecting reliable sources that can be cited into a future draft of the article. If the article subject is determined to not be notable now, it could still be notable after new reliable sources materialize in the future. — Newslinger talk 07:59, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the advice @Newslinger:, I'll keep an eye out for more articles! Also, I don't think I'll remove myself from these notification things, I'm still just three months old on Wikipeida, so I appreciate any help/advice. Cheers! Joe (talk) 08:04, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

'Dead meme' section on your user page

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This is a bit odd: Your name doesn't appear in the discussion at RfD which led to the deletion of dead meme. More to the point: In most cases, only administrators can delete pages, so the statement that you 'deleted' something has the potential to mislead other editors into thinking you're an administrator. I suggest you change the wording or remove the section. Thanks, BlackcurrantTea (talk) 06:49, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@BlackcurrantTea: I'm not sure how to say this. I'm guessing you didn't recognize the image? Or read the other sections on my page? (If you do have a read through, don't worry, that link doesn't actually go to a GoFundMe page)
Worry not, if anyone erroneously concludes that I am an admin from such scurrilous evidence as a meme, I will be only too happy to dissuade them. Maybe I'll even add a userbox to that effect. Nice to meet you anyhoo, Mr. Tea! Joe (talk) 20:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Nice to meet you, too. Thanks for making the change to your user page. Happy editing! BlackcurrantTea (talk) 13:02, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring at MRM

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You know that the Men's rights movement article is under discretionary sanctions, right? So please start a discussion for the text you wish to include, and don't stick it back in without any kind of context connecting it to the MRM.

The WP:ONUS is on the person who wishes to have disputed text in the article. Binksternet (talk) 02:17, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE June 2021 newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter

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September 2021 Guild of Copy Editors newsletter

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Merry Christmas Wikipedia

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What it says is Ethno-racial "color labels" may be given capitalized (Black and White) or lower-case (black and white). There is no consensus either for or against using mixed case (Black and white). We leave this up to editors at an individual page. valereee (talk) 23:45, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red

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Hi there, JoePhin, and welcome to Women in Red. As you are interested in archaeology and paleontology, you perhaps intend to write about women who are active in these fields. If so, you might find some deserving names in our redlinks, e.g. women archaeologists (crowd sourced) and women archaeologists (from Wikidata). Similar redlists exist for paleontology: (crowd sourced) and Wikidata. As you have not yet created any biographies, you might find it useful to look through our Primer for creating women's biographies. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 07:31, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Ipigott:! Thank you for all these links, I shall have a look at them, and I will definitely ask you if I have questions. I'm only barely a year old on Wikipedia, so I appreciate any help. Cheers! Joe (talk) 11:15, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You're getting along very well after your first year. I look forward to helping you out. It's good to have a new member with such a great sense of humour.--Ipigott (talk) 11:21, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

March editathons

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Women in Red Mar 2022, Vol 8, Issue 3, Nos 214, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225


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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 018

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February 2022—Issue 018


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Black-and-yellow broadbill by AryKun
Papuan mountain pigeon by AryKun
List of leporids by PresN
Algerian nuthatch by 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186, reviewed by AryKun
Jungle bush quail by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Lycorma imperialis by Etriusus, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Harry Allan by Dracophyllum, reviewed by Esculenta
Banded bullfrog by DanCherek, reviewed by GhostRiver

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Queen angelfish by LittleJerry
Red panda by LittleJerry and BhagyaMani
List of lagomorphs by PresN
Corsican nuthatch by 2001:4455:364:A800:39A6:A5D8:C903:5E1D
Firefly by Chiswick Chap
Mountain pigeon by AryKun
Bonacynodon by Trilletrollet
Golden eagle by Vaco98

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April Editathons from Women in Red

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WikiProject Tree of Life/Newsletter/019

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March 2022—Issue 019


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Queen angelfish by LittleJerry
Alaska marmot by An anonymous username, not my real name, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Firefly by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Afrolychas braueri by OnlyFixingProse, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name
Mountain pigeon by AryKun, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Dracopristis by Fossiladder13, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Bonacynodon by Trilletrollet, reviewed by AryKun
Lichexanthone by Esculenta, reviewed by Szmenderowiecki
Yellowtail flounder by Eviolite, reviewed by RecycledPixels
Sexual selection by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun

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White-headed fruit dove by AryKun
Mountain pigeon by AryKun
Florence Merriam Bailey by GhostRiver
Agelenopsis pennsylvanica by Kline
Hypericum aegypticum by Fritzmann
Guadeloupe woodpecker by OnlyFixingProse

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GOCE April 2022 newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021.

Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators.

January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details)

February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details)

March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details)

April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now!

Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months.

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Hippo

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Please don't reignite this again. We already had a long discussion, and got a consensus to mention the myth but not to use these three sources. We don't need three sources for a trivial statement, particularly YouTube videos. Move on. LittleJerry (talk) 12:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May Women in Red events

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 020

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April 2022—Issue 020


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Red panda by LittleJerry and BhagyaMani
White-headed fruit dove by AryKun
List of ochotonids by PresN
Guadeloupe woodpecker by OnlyFixingProse, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Magnetoreception by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Mover of molehills
Macauley Island by Jo-Jo Eumerus, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Black-breasted buttonquail by Casliber, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Florence Merriam Bailey by GhostRiver, reviewed by SquareInARoundHole

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Black-breasted buttonquail by Casliber
List of birds of Tuvalu by AryKun
List of cingulates by PresN
List of didelphimorphs by PresN
Stegotherium by Larrayal
Resplendent quetzal by SadAttorney613
Electroreception and electrogenesis by Chiswick Chap
Muja (alligator) by Amanuensis Balkanicus
Punctelia graminicola by Esculenta
Siegfried Huneck by Esculenta
Abiogenesis by Chiswick Chap

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June events from Women in Red

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Women in Red June 2022, Vol 8, Issue 6, Nos 214, 217, 227, 231, 232, 233


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June GOCE newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2022 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since April 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: of the 16 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, 12 completed at least one copy-edit, and between them removed 21 articles from the copy-editing backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 27 editors signed up for our May Backlog Elimination Drive; of these, 20 copy-edited at least one article. 144 articles were copy-edited, and 88 articles from our target months August and September 2021 were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: our June Copy Editing Blitz, starting at 00:01, 19 June and closing at 00:59, 25 June (UTC), will focus on articles tagged for copy edit in September and October 2021, and requests from March, April and May 2022. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 07:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 209 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,404 articles.

Election news: Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators continues until 23:50 on 15 June (UTC), after which, voting will commence until 23:59, 30 June (UTC). All Wikipedians in good standing (active and not blocked, banned, or under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed.

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Women in Red in July 2022

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Women in Red July 2022, Vol 8, Issue 7, Nos 214, 217, 234, 235


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Linking

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Yo, I appreciate all the hard work you do at List of common misconceptions as I'm sure you do elsewhere. Just thought I'd point out that in linking you can use, for example, [[Help:link]]ing to generate the link Help:linking in place of [[Help:Link|Help:linking]]. Hope this helps! Anderjef (talk) 17:27, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much @Anderjef:! I've only been editing Wikipedia for about a year and a half, so I'm still very much a noob, and I appreciate whenever people let me know these things. I think I've probably made a bunch of links that are needlessly long and stupid all over Wikipedia. I'll try to make my links with 's's and 'ing's and whatnot on the end rather than like ((Duck|Ducks)) from now on. Cheers! Joe (talk) 22:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Hopefully it'll save you some time. :) Anderjef (talk) 23:21, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red August 2022

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IP

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The Ip is at it again on the stabbing page Joe. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 12:38, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

They’ve now been warned. But idk if I should continue reverting because I don’t want to get busted. If I wasn’t warned, I should be ok. But do you think you could also keep an eye? LordBossMaster100 (talk) 12:44, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry @LordBossMaster100:, I had to step away for a moment, but I see the page has been restored by User @WWGB: (thanks by the way, WWGB). If this continues to be a problem, we can ask for the offending IP to be temporarily banned for disruptive editing. Joe (talk) 13:11, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
They seemed to have stopped for the time being because somebody warned them, and the page has been request for semi protection from IPs. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 13:12, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Heed?

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Dear @Ponyo:, I appreciate you removing vandalism, but I like to be the master of my own talk page. Would you please restore whatever that random IP editor added? I'll remove it myself, if I want to. Cheers! Joe (talk) 13:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

JoePhin, while I understand the desire to control what's on your page, there are things that are detrimental to the project and have repercussions beyond one's desire to curate their talk page. The post has been deleted, not just removed, and cannot be restored.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 15:57, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red in September 2022

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Women in Red September 2022, Vol 8, Issue 9, Nos 214, 217, 240, 241


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Women in Red October 2022

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Mary Sue

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Greetings. I noticed that you recently made an edit to Mary Sue with reference to an article in Bitch magazine. Do you happen to know the author/title/date of the specific article? I haven't been able to find these details online. Thanks. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 13:41, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Sangdeboeuf, the source I was using for that was (I think the only) Bitch Magazine reference that's already on the page; Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, Volume 31, P56, specifically
"Regularly referred to as "Marty Stu," or "Gary Sue," they are especially prevalent in science fiction and fanfic..."
I see that someone changed the lede back to "Gary Stu." I'm not sure if that's attested to in the RS, but at the same time, speaking in terms of simple WP:BLUE, the term Gary Stu is undoubtedly used, and may actually be more common for all I know. It probably doesn't really matter if we say "Gary Sue" or "Gary Stu." I mean, we could say both, in addition to "Marty Stu," but if we listed every single male alternative, that might go on for a while. Unless you think we should change it to be "Gary Sue" per Bitch, I'm happy to have it either way.
Nice to talk to you, cheers! Joe (talk) 19:30, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately a preview for that source is not available. However, with some digging I was able to find a full-text version of the article: https://works.bepress.com/raizelliebler/14/. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 09:47, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Sangdeboeuf: huh, that's very weird, I can actually see a preview when I look on that google books page I linked. Maybe it's region locked or I have special access to it through an institution or something? I don't know why I can see it but you can't. Anyway, thanks for finding a general purpose version of the text, and thanks for your recent cleanups on the Mary Sue page - reference copyediting is one of those important but thankless things that tends to just get ignored forever because it's mostly out of sight and out of mind. I appreciate it whenever I see someone doing that sort of thing. :) Joe (talk) 15:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I see now, there is a snippet visible on the "classic" GBooks site that doesn't show up on the newer site. The wonders of technology ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:37, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Guild of Copy Editors' October 2022 newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors October 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up for our July Backlog Elimination Drive, 18 copy-edited, between them, 116 articles. Barnstars awarded are noted here.

Blitz: Participants in our August Copy Editing Blitz copy-edited 51,074 words in 17 articles. Of the 15 editors who signed up, 11 claimed at least one copy-edit. Barnstars awarded are noted here.

Drive: Forty-one editors took part in our September Backlog Elimination Drive; between them they copy-edited 199 articles. Barnstars awards are noted here.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz begins on 16 October at 00:01 (UTC) and will end on 22 October at 23:59 (UTC). Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 19:57, 12 October 2022 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 303 requests for copy edit – including withdrawn and declined ones – since 1 January. At the time of writing, there are 77 requests awaiting attention and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,759. We always need more active, skilled copyeditors – particularly for requests – so please get involved if you can.

Election news: In our mid-year election, serving coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg and Tenryuu were returned for another term, and were joined by new coordinator Zippybonzo. No lead coordinator was elected for this half-year. Jonesey95, a long-serving coordinator and lead, was elected as coordinator emeritus; we thank them for their service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Our next election of coordinators takes place throughout December. If you'd like to help out at the GOCE, please consider nominating yourself or other suitable editors (with their permission, of course!). It's your Guild, after all!

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Reidgreg, Tenryuu and Zippybonzo.

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Women in Red November 2022

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Women in Red November 2022, Vol 8, Issue 11, Nos 214, 217, 245, 246, 247


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Common Misconceptions Discussion

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Hey Joe, unsure if my last response in our discussion got lost in the fray, dropping a link here. Sorry if this is presumptuous and you've just been busy and haven't had time to respond. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 05:49, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry if I left you hanging there for a bit, @Rollinginhisgrave:, I just left a response on the Common Misconceptions talk page a moment ago. Cheers. Joe (talk) 09:21, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red in December 2022

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WiR Women who died in 2022
WiR Women who died in 2022
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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since October. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Blitz: Our October Copy Editing Blitz focused on July and August 2022 request months; and articles tagged for c/e in December 2021 and January 2022. Seventeen of those who signed up claimed at least one copy-edit, and between them copy-edited forty-six articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: In the November Backlog Elimination Drive, thirty editors signed up, twenty-two of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Both target months—December 2021 and January 2022—were cleared, and February was added to the target months. Sixteen requests were copy-edited and 239 articles were removed from the backlog. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our seven-day-long December 2022 Copy Editing Blitz begins on 17 December at 00:01 (UTC)*. It will focus on articles tagged for copy-edit in February 2022, and pending requests from September and October. Barnstars awarded will be available here.

Progress report: As of 22:40, 8 December 2022, GOCE copyeditors have processed 357 requests since 1 January, there were seventy-four requests outstanding and the backlog stands at 1,791 articles. We always need skilled copy-editors; please help out if you can.

Election news: Nomination of candidates for the GOCE's Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2023 is open and continues until 23:59 on 15 December. Voting begins at 00:01 on 16 December and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under ArbCom or community sanctions) are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed. Coordinators serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on June 30. If you've thought about helping out at the Guild, please nominate yourself or any editor you consider suitable—with their permission, of course!. It's your Guild and it doesn't coordinate itself.

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2022 Newsletter error

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The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red January 2023

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Happy New Year from Women in Red | January 2023, Volume 9, Issue 1, Nos 250, 251, 252, 253, 254


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Women in Red in February 2023

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Women in Red Feb 2023, Vol 9, Iss 2, Nos 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259


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Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report

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Guild of Copy Editors 2022 Annual Report

Our 2022 Annual Report is now ready for review.

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Women in Red March 2023

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Women in Red Mar 2023, Vol 9, Iss 3, Nos 251, 252, 258, 259, 260, 261


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Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors March 2023 Newsletter


Hello and welcome to the March 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December and our Annual Report for 2022. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members, including those who have signed up for our current March Backlog Elimination Drive. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2022 coordinator election, Reidgreg and Tenryuu stepped down as coordinators; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo were returned as coordinators until 1 July. For the second time, no lead coordinator was chosen. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators open on 1 June (UTC).

Drive: 21 editors signed up for our January Backlog Elimination Drive, 14 of whom claimed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 170 articles totaling 389,737 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Blitz: Our February Copy Editing Blitz focused on October and November 2022 requests, and the March and April 2022 backlogs. Of the 14 editors who signed up, nine claimed at least one copy-edit; and between them, they copy-edited 39,150 words in 22 articles. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: Sign up now for our month-long March Backlog Elimination Drive. Barnstars awarded will be posted here after the drive closes.

Progress report: As of 12:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 73 requests since 1 January 2023, all but five of them from 2022, and the backlog stands at 1,872 articles.

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Women in Red April 2023

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Women in Red Apr 2023, Vol 9, Iss 4, Nos 251, 252, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266


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Women in Red May 2023

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Women in Red May 2023, Vol 9, Iss 5, Nos 251, 252, 267, 268, 269, 270


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Women in Red - June 2023

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Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 6, Nos 251, 252, 271, 272, 273


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Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors June 2023 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the June 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since March. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

Election news: Fancy helping out at the Guild? Nominations for our half-yearly Election of Coordinators are open until 23:59 on 15 June (UTC)*. Starting immediately after, the voting phase will run until 23:59 on 30 June. All Wikipedians in good standing are eligible and self-nominations are welcomed; it's your Guild and it doesn't organize itself!

Blitz: Of the 17 editors who signed up for our April Copy Editing Blitz, nine editors completed at least one copy-edit. Between them, they copy-edited 24 articles totaling 53,393 words. Barnstars awarded are here.

Drive: 51 editors signed up for the month-long May Backlog Elimination Drive, and 31 copy-edited at least one article. 180 articles were copy-edited. Barnstars awarded are posted here.

Blitz: Sign up here for our week-long June Copy Editing Blitz, which runs from 11 to 17 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here.

Progress report: As of 03:09 on 6 June 2023, GOCE copyeditors have processed 91 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 1,887 articles.

Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybongo.

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Women in Red July 2023

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Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 7, Nos 251, 252, 274, 275, 276


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Women in Red 8th Anniversary

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Women in Red 8th Anniversary
In July 2015 around 15.5% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. As of July 2023, 19.61% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. That's a lot of biographies created in the effort to close the gender gap. Happy 8th Anniversary! Join us for some virtual cake and add comments or memories and please keep on editing to close the gap!

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Women in Red August 2023

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Women in Red August 2023, Vol 9, Iss 8, Nos 251, 252, 277, 278, 279, 280


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September 2023 at Women in Red

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Women in Red September 2023, Vol 9, Iss 9, Nos 251, 252, 281, 282, 283


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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 21

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August 2023—Issue 021


Tree of Life


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Newly recognized content

Australiformis by Mattximus
Rodrigues night heron by FunkMonk
Titanis by Augustios Paleo
List of lorisoids by PresN
List of storks by AryKun
Brontosaurus by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by The Morrison Man
Eukaryote by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Stramenopile by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Titanoboa by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by SilverTiger12
Antarctopelta by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Anna Blackburne by Kusma, reviewed by Etriusus
Anomochilus leonardi by AryKun, reviewed by Amitchell125
Nyctibatrachus manalari by AryKun, reviewed by Sammi Brie
Mimodactylus by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun, reviewed by Etriusus
Anomochilus weberi by AryKun, reviewed by Etriusus
Plant by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Cessaune

Newly nominated content

Ohmdenosaurus by Jens Lallensack
Polar bear by LittleJerry
Mimodactylus by FunkMonk
List of cercopithecoids by PresN
List of tapaculos by AryKun
Klallamornis by Larrayal
Hypericum perforatum by Fritzmann2002
Holozoa by Snoteleks
Teloschistaceae by Esculenta
Carcharodontosaurus by Augustios Paleo
Nyctibatrachus radcliffei by AryKun
Anomochilus by AryKun


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Guild of Copy Editors September 2023 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the September 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below.

David Thomsen: Prolific Wikipedian and Guild member David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) died in November 2022. He was a regular copy editor who took part in many of our Drives and Blitzes. An obituary was published in the mid-July issue of The Signpost. Tributes can be left on David's talk page.

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 22

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September 2023—Issue 022


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Newly recognized content

List of cercopithecoids by PresN
List of tapaculos by AryKun
Polar bear by Little Jerry
Ohmdenosaurus by Jens Lallensack
Amargatitanis by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Teloschistaceae by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Holozoa by Snoteleks, reviewed by Esculenta
Ashy flycatcher by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Nyctibatrachus radcliffei by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Carcharodontosaurus by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by SilverTiger12
Life by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Apatosaurinae by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Hypericum perforatum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Femke

Newly nominated content

Mountain pigeon by AryKun
List of hominoids by PresN
List of cranes by AryKun
List of tarsiiformes by PresN
Lycorma meliae by Etriusus
Aristonectes by Amirani1746
Animal echolocation by Chiswick Chap
Hyalospheniidae by Snoteleks
Buellia frigida by Snoteleks


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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 23

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October 2023—Issue 023


Tree of Life


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Newly recognized content

Mimodactylus by FunkMonk
Mountain pigeon by AryKun
List of tarsiiformes by PresN
List of hominoids by PresN
List of cranes by AryKun
Outline of lichens by MeegsC
Lycorma meliae by Etriusus, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Oak by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta
Animal echolocation by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Primium
Elke Mackenzie by Esculenta, reviewed by Moriwen
Dwarf pufferfish by Primium, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hyalospheniidae by Snoteleks, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name
Paroedura maingoka by Olmagon, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Hypericum sechmenii by Fritzmann2002
Teloschistaceae by Esculenta
Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun
List of sunbirds by AryKun
List of platyrrhines by PresN
Handicap principle by Chiswick Chap
Slime mold by Chiswick Chap
Punctelia by Esculenta
Pulchrocladia retipora by Esculenta
Anaptychia ciliaris by Esculenta
Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko by Olmagon
Zavodovski Island by Jo-Jo Eumerus
Chrysothrix chlorina by Esculenta
Wood-pasture hypothesis by AndersenAnders
Mammalian kidney by D6194c-1cc
Lepas testudinata by Etriusus
Teratoscincus roborowskii by Olmagon


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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 24

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November 2023—Issue 024


Tree of Life


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Newly recognized content

Hypericum sechmenii by Fritzmann2002
Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun
List of platyrrhines by PresN
List of gymnosperm families by Dank
Varroa destructor by KoA, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Lepas testudinata by Etriusus, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Island bronze-naped pigeon by AryKun, reviewed by SilverTiger12
Placidium arboreum by Esculenta, reviewed by SilverTiger12
Orange-billed lorikeet by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Spinular night frog by AryKun, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name
Crested cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Femke
Aristonectes by Amirani1746, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko by Olmagon, reviewed by Etriusus
Femoral gland by Esculenta, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Ameerega munduruku by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack, reviewed by SilverTiger12
Crested cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo
Wood-pasture hypothesis by AndersenAnders, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum bupleuroides by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Etriusus
Teratoscincus roborowskii by Olmagon, reviewed by Esculenta
Pulchrocladia retipora by Esculenta, reviewed by Etriusus
Anaptychia ciliaris by Esculenta, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack
List of birds of Bouvet Island by AryKun
Laomaki by An anonymous username, not my real name
Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei by AryKun
Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai by AryKun
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi by AryKun
Eucalyptus gomphocephala by Hughesdarren

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter

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Election news: The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June.

Drive: Of the 69 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here.

Blitz: Of the 22 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz, 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here.

Drive: During the November Backlog Elimination Drive, 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here.

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 25

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December 2023—Issue 025


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack
Teloschistaceae by Esculenta
List of birds of Bouvet Island by AryKun
List of sunbirds by AryKun
Slime mold by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta
Handicap principle by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Etriusus
Insect by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Iztwoz
Wheat by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by KoA
Eucalyptus gomphocephala by Hughesdarren, reviewed by Grungaloo
Buellia frigida by Esculenta, reviewed by J Milburn
Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo
Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo
Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo
Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Lake Patzcuaro salamander by Etriusus, reviewed by Grungaloo
Anoplotherium by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by 20 upper

Newly nominated content

Alpine ibex by LittleJerry
Pseudastacus by Olmagon
Pachysentis by Mattximus
List of primates by PresN
Banded palm civet by Cremastra
Perothops by Memer15151
Hypericum hircinum by Fritzmann2002
Boquila by Etriusus and Veridicae
Aptostichus barackobamai by Etriusus
Buffy-tufted marmoset by André Ribeiro Cardoso
Ant mimicry by Chiswick Chap
Mosquito by Chiswick Chap
Anopheles by Chiswick Chap
Rice by Chiswick Chap
Pliosaurus andrewsi by Amirani1746
Triassosculda by Abdullah raji
Flaco (owl) by Rhododendrites
Crassispira incrassata by Etriusus
Sei whale by 20 upper

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 26

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January and February 2024—Issue 026


Tree of Life


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Newly recognized content

Alpine ibex by LittleJerry
Markham's storm petrel by FunkMonk, Jens Lallensack, and Therapyisgood
List of primates by PresN
List of birds of Alberta by grungaloo
Rice by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by RecycledPixels
Barley by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Bruxton
Chicken by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by DocZach
Cereal by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Bruxton
Ant mimicry by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun
Anopheles by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun
Mosquito by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by 20 upper
Cherry blossom by Reconrabbit, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Sei whale by 20 upper, reviewed by grungaloo
Megaherbivore by 20 upper, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Brown bear by 20 upper, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Indian rhinoceros by 20 upper, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum hircinum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by grungaloo
Hypericum foliosum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum grandifolium by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Esculenta
Boquila by Etriusus, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Aptostichus barackobamai by Etriusus, reviewed by Esculenta
Crassispira incrassata by Etriusus, reviewed by 20 upper
Punctelia by Esculenta, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Chrysothrix chlorina by Esculenta, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Chrysothrix chlorina by Esculenta, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Ramalina peruviana by Esculenta, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Menemerus animatus by simongraham, reviewed by Esculenta
Afraflacilla braunsi by simongraham, reviewed by grungaloo
Nasutoceratops by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Pseudastacus by Olmagon, reviewed by FunkMonk
Angustidontus by Super Dromaeosaurus and Ichthyovenator, reviewed by Amitchell125
Pruemopterus by Super Dromaeosaurus and Ichthyovenator, reviewed by Etriusus
Black-billed magpie by grungaloo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Black-capped chickadee by grungaloo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack
Horned sungem by Jens Lallensack, reviewed by grungaloo
Flaco (owl) by Rhododendrites, reviewed by Etriusus
Telonemia by Snotoleks, reviewed by Esculenta
"Pliosaurus" andrewsi by Amirani1746, reviewed by grungaloo
Beaver drop by Lightburst, reviewed by Chiswick Chap

Newly nominated content

Horned sungem by Jens Lallensack
Tufted jay by grungaloo
Nasutoceratops by FunkMonk
Maize by Chiswick Chap
Cattle by Chiswick Chap
Pig by Chiswick Chap
Domestic duck by Chiswick Chap
Eusociality by Chiswick Chap
Fish by Chiswick Chap
Barnacle by Chiswick Chap
Ochrophyte by Snotoleks
Parvilucifera by Snotoleks
Thalattoarchon by Amirani1746
Hydropunctaria amphibia by Esculenta
Melanohalea by Esculenta
Spot test (lichen) by Esculenta
Lecideaceae by Esculenta
Hypericum × inodorum by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002
Olga Hartman by Viriditas
Mixtotherium by PrimalMustelid
Enhydriodon by PrimalMustelid
Lentinus brumalis by Зэгс ус

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Hello and welcome to the April 2024 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

Election results: In our December 2023 coordinator election, Zippybonzo stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki and Miniapolis were reelected coordinators, and Wracking was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators will open on 1 June (UTC).

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 27

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March and April 2024—Issue 027


Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Horned sungem by Jens Lallensack
Tufted jay by grungaloo
Pseudastacus by Olmagon
List of erinaceids by PresN
Primates by PresN
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002
Thalattoarchon by Amirani1746, reviewed by Esculenta
Lentinus brumalis by Зэгс ус, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Maxim Masiutin
Hypericum × inodorum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by AryKun
Barnacle by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Lightburst
Maize by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun
Pig by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Orange (fruit) by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by 750h+
Fish by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Reconrabbit
Organism by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta
Hydropunctaria amphibia by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Melanohalea by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Lecideaceae by Esculenta, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Xylopsora canopeorum by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Spot test (lichen) by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Gustaf Einar Du Rietz by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Allocalicium by Esculenta, reviewed by Simongraham
Multiclavula mucida by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Aphaena submaculata by Etriusus, reviewed by Wolverine XI
White-tailed jay by Grungaloo, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Fork-tailed drongo by The Blue Rider, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Northern green anaconda by Chaotic Enby, reviewed by Geardona
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus, reviewed by Esculenta
Mixtotherium by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by FunkMonk
Diplobune by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Ochrophyte by Snoteleks, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Parvilucifera by Snoteleks, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Urceolus by Snoteleks, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Plexippoides regius by Simongraham, reviewed by Grungaloo
Olga Hartman by Viriditas, reviewed by Lightburst
Giant panda by Wolverine XI, reviewed by Thebiguglyalien
Enchylium conglomeratum by Xkalponik, reviewed by Wolverine XI

Newly nominated content

Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus
List of talpids by PresN
List of birds of New Brunswick by B3251
List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada by Dank
Dissoderma odoratum by NotAGenious
Xiphodon by PrimalMustelid
Banana by Chiswick Chap
Phintella parva by Simongraham
Evarcha maculata by Simongraham
Asian elephant by Wolverine XI
Megafauna by Wolverine XI
Fishing cat by Wolverine XI
Thistle tortoise beetle by Justinxuje
Enchylium limosum by Xkalponik
Enchylium polycarpon by Xkalponik
Skeleton panda sea squirt by Chaotic Enby
Hypericum aciferum by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum russeggeri by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum minutum by Fritzmann2002
Chrompodellid by Snoteleks
Aquilegia sibirica by Pbritti
Carabus japonicus by NHanselman
Charles De Geer by Yakikaki
Cheetah reintroduction in India by Magentic Manifestations

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Welcome back to the List of Common Misconceptions talk page and article. Enjoy the WP:SOUP! Mr. Swordfish (talk) 23:42, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mr swordfish: I took a break from editing Wikipedia for five minutes, and while I was gone the lede got deleted and someone proposed to delete the whole article. I guess there's no rest for the weary, eh? Joe (talk) 04:12, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deep One Lovecraft 5576

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The original image by me.
The cropped image you published.

Hey! Would you mind making the necessary changes to this image to give me proper attribution (it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license)? Thank you! Coughdrop12 (talk) 07:40, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly! Sorry if it's bothersome of me to ask, but how should I do that? Joe (talk) 14:52, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It’s not bothersome at all! I am not entirely sure, but I think you just need to mention that the image has been cropped, masked (you removed the background), and mirrored under "source" alongside giving a link to the original image.
I am using these images as a reference:
Coughdrop12 (talk) 17:06, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, TY! I'll make those changes. Sorry I didn't originally, I don't do much editing on the commons end of things. Thanks for posting the lovely image, by the way! Joe (talk) 07:22, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RfC on Lede

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Hey Joe, thought I would drop a line here as I'm going to open an RfC on the lede if no other editors are weighing in (beyond you and MS). I wanted to run some options by you and confirm that you won't drop a link to a source you believe the lede is summarizing:

Option 1) Is the paragraph:

"A common misconception is a viewpoint or factoid that is often accepted as true but which is actually false. They generally arise from conventional wisdom (such as old wives' tales), stereotypes, superstitions, fallacies, a misunderstanding of science, or the popularization of pseudoscience. Some common misconceptions are also considered to be urban legends, and they are sometimes involved in moral panics."

sourced by WP:BLUE in light of an editor challenging it as incorrect and unverifiable?

Option 2) Is the paragraph....

Summarizing the sources provided in the body of list of common misconceptions?

Option 3) Does WP:BURDEN require sources verifying the information in the paragraph...

Be provided before the content can feature in the article after its veracity and correctness has been challenged?

I will admit I will be quite rocked if an RfC confirms that the sourcing was fine and I was reading policy this badly the whole time, and I'll likely have to step away from the page for a while haha. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 22:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear User Rollinginhisgrave, first of all, please feel free to make a RfC, it's always good to get lots of people's opinions about these things. I very much expect you will not get the lede removed, however, in light of the overwhelming number of RS that support it. When you ask for someone to "drop a link to a source", I'm a little perplexed by what you exactly want or expect. Do you think there is a single citation in the body of the List of Common Misconceptions page that will source the entire lede? I mean, there may well be, given the absolute preponderance of sources, but you'd be better served by seeking out the individual aspects of the lede that you find issue with. For example, if you are in some way unsatisfied with the statement about common misconceptions being linked to old wives tales in the lede, I recommend having a look through the article and checking out the sources on entries that could also be considered old wives tales. If you do the same for each individual aspect of the lede, you will find ample citation, and I suspect that in a RfC, the same result will be found. That said, this is the sort of dialectical that improves things! I'm sure the lede isn't perfect, and having multiple people think and argue about it is sure to result in some kind of synthesis. I'm afraid your section became a little bit buried on the Common Misconceptions talk page, and didn't get much attention, so again, by all means, feel free to get a RfC going! Joe (talk) 07:41, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, User:WhatamIdoing has resolved the issue I had with the entries. I don't think it was a failure to read policy, but a failure to think through exactly how conventional wisdom could cause common misconceptions. Glad it's resolved. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 01:41, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Glad it got sorted out. Cheers! Joe (talk) 00:32, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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