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Re: Reversion on List of Fictional European Countries.
From my talk page "It was absolutely not a mistake, it was a grammatical edit. The original page used the phrase "Gerolstein a fictional Grand Duchy in Jacques Offenbach's comic opera La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein.", and that was the version you incorrectly reverted it to. My edit replaced the "if" with "in", because Gerolstein is not a "possibility", it is a fictional place within La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein. Please kindly review context before reverting a change."
- Replied on talk page. Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 19:23, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
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New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
Hello Rubbish computer,
At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.
Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.
In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently 732 New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All 1034 administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.
This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.
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Date and Year articles
Hi. You are probably not aware that all entries in this type of article require a citation to back up the date. We're trying to clean them up but it's a very slow process so please don't accept edits like this one. Thanks in anticipation. Deb (talk) 07:56, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Deb, thanks for letting me know. My apologies Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 10:30, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
"Black anther" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Black anther and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 29#Black anther until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Plantdrew (talk) 18:31, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
Question from Aiateg (12:01, 30 May 2022)
When will this post be publish on Wikipedia. --Aiateg (talk) 12:01, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Aiateg, you can submit User:Aiateg/sandbox at Wikipedia:Articles for creation for it to be reviewed. However, I don't think it would yet be accepted. Wikipedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and need to show that the subject of the article is notable through significant coverage in reliable sources. It's very daunting to a lot of new users. The page Wikipedia:My first article may help. Also, reviewing drafts can take months; there's usually a large backlog. Hope this helps, Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 18:06, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
St. Marys GAA
There are many articles on different GAA clubs. While many are on the larger clubs, the small clubs are the backbone of the organization. They may not win as much as the big ones, but still are very important. I think if you review the GAA and hos it is structured, you will see this. I therefore feel that the article should not be deleted. Pmunited (talk) 01:09, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Pmunited, I don't dispute the clubs are important but I don't think this club is notable enough for a Wikipedia article. I will keep an eye on the discussion. Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 08:48, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Question from HaynesBebop (14:16, 31 May 2022)
Hello, sorry to bother you.
I was looking to add a required source to the page about record producer Martin Hannet. However, while looking through another article sourced in the page, I found that many of the paragraphs were exactly the same (word for word) as the Wikipedia page. I’ve included both the article and the page itself, in which the first paragraph and, “Early life portion,” are particularly uniform.
Wikipedia page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Hannett
Article (sourced in page): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/manchester-entrepreneurs-martin-hannett-ian-brookes
I’m not quite sure what to do about the required sources, and to be honest the similarities. I’m trying to be a good help, and knowing about situations like these would help immensely.
Thank you kindly. --HaynesBebop (talk) 14:16, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi HaynesBebop, most likely someone has copied from the imdb page into the Wikipedia article. Imdb is copyrighted so any copied content will need to be removed. This section is helpful: Wikipedia:Copyright_violations#Parts_of_article_violate_copyright. I find dealing with copyright complicated even after all these years at times. As the section outlines, I would remove any content and link the imdb page in an edit summary. Add {{subst:Cclean|url=the imdb url}} in its place and possibly leave a note on the talk page too. An admin can delete the copyrighted content from the article's history if needed. I can also do this for you or help collaborate with you if it's a lot to take in. You can also link articles [[like this]] Cheers, Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 14:24, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- If you wouldn’t mind helping me collaborate on this, it would be greatly appreciated. I understand how to delete the portions that are from the article, as well as giving the source in the edit. The part that confuses me is that I would have to delete almost the entire first portion of the page, as well as the entire, “Early life,” section. The sections aren’t from IMDB, but I found the same paragraphs on several different articles.Thank you so much for the clarification. HaynesBebop (talk) 14:30, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, they shouldn't really be duplicated in different articles but as long as they're not copied from somewhere else it's not a copyright violation. HaynesBebop Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 14:33, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- If you wouldn’t mind helping me collaborate on this, it would be greatly appreciated. I understand how to delete the portions that are from the article, as well as giving the source in the edit. The part that confuses me is that I would have to delete almost the entire first portion of the page, as well as the entire, “Early life,” section. The sections aren’t from IMDB, but I found the same paragraphs on several different articles.Thank you so much for the clarification. HaynesBebop (talk) 14:30, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
I’m so sorry, I said that incorrectly. I found the paragraphs that were in the Wikipedia page in several different sources from different websites. Notably from the LinkedIn article I sent previously. HaynesBebop (talk) 14:35, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi HaynesBebop, no need to be sorry. If it's been copied from another website onto Wikipedia it should probably be removed. I'll look over the page shortly and see if I can find a copyvio-free earlier version to change it back to. I keep having computer issues also, I think because of the thunderstorms in my area; I may lose power but hopefully not. This is a complicated area of Wikipedia for s new user to be involved in and you're doing well. Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 15:05, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you so much. I’m really enjoying participating in the site after reading it for years, and your experience and help is greatly appreciated! HaynesBebop (talk) 15:26, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Aw that's great to hear HaynesBebop. Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 15:31, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Question from Ramontsho (15:03, 7 June 2022)
Hello how do I upload a picture --Ramontsho (talk) 15:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Ramontsho, you can learn more about this at Wikipedia:Uploading images. Special:Upload will talk you through it when you're ready; make sure to either upload your own work or not break copyright rules, which you can read more about at Wikipedia:Uploading images. Images are usually more useful when uploaded to Commons, as other projects can then use them. There's more information here, [1]. Hope this helps, Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 15:13, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Mrvynum07 (10:59, 10 June 2022)
How can I get a contract job with Levi --Mrvynum07 (talk) 10:59, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Mrvynum07, the mentor system is only for questions related to Wikipedia. Cheers, Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 11:01, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from French Montex (13:33, 10 June 2022)
hello, how can i write a content --French Montex (talk) 13:33, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi French Montex, you can read more about this at Wikipedia:My first article. There's a lot to get the hang of. Hope this helps, Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 14:23, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
Question from Khaledfll2 on User talk:Khaledfll2 (19:53, 18 June 2022)
how to remove my photos from my account --Khaledfll2 (talk) 19:53, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Khaledfll2, if they're photos you uploaded yourself you can add {{db-author}} to them to request deletion. Hope this helps, Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) 19:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)