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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
Hello Justanothersgwikieditor,
- Backlog status
At the time of the last newsletter (No.27, May 2022), the backlog was approaching 16,000, having shot up rapidly from 6,000 over the prior two months. The attention the newsletter brought to the backlog sparked a flurry of activity. There was new discussion on process improvements, efforts to invite new editors to participate in NPP increased and more editors requested the NPP user right so they could help, and most importantly, the number of reviews picked up and the backlog decreased, dipping below 14,000[a] at the end of May.
Since then, the news has not been so good. The backlog is basically flat, hovering around 14,200. I wish I could report the number of reviews done and the number of new articles added to the queue. But the available statistics we have are woefully inadequate. The only real number we have is the net queue size.[b]
In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).
While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).
- Backlog drive
A backlog reduction drive, coordinated by buidhe and Zippybonzo, will be held from July 1 to July 31. Sign up here. Barnstars will be awarded.
- TIP – New school articles
Many new articles on schools are being created by new users in developing and/or non-English-speaking countries. The authors are probably not even aware of Wikipedia's projects and policy pages. WP:WPSCH/AG has some excellent advice and resources specifically written for these users. Reviewers could consider providing such first-time article creators with a link to it while also mentioning that not all schools pass the GNG and that elementary schools are almost certainly not notable.
- Misc
There is a new template available, {{NPP backlog}}
, to show the current backlog. You can place it on your user or talk page as a reminder:
>NPP backlog: 8767 as of 02:00, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
There has been significant discussion at WP:VPP recently on NPP-related matters (Draftification, Deletion, Notability, Verifiability, Burden). Proposals that would somewhat ease the burden on NPP aren't gaining much traction, although there are suggestions that the role of NPP be fundamentally changed to focus only on major CSD-type issues.
- Reminders
- Consider staying informed on project issues by putting the project discussion page on your watchlist.
- If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, suggest they help the effort by placing
{{subst:NPR invite}}
on their talk page. - If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.
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- Notes
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
Inquiry on GRA article
Given the reconstitution of the Casino Regulatory Authority to cover all gambling activity, should a new article be created or should the article be renamed? Thanks. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 02:52, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- @TheGreatSG'rean: A new article will be better as the scope of CRA is casinos only, while GRA covers gambling in Singapore. It is basically using the existing structure of CRA to become the GRA. While not specifically mentioned, Gaming Regulatory Unit (GRU), is also merged into GRA (while not explicitly written, GRA is the only regulatory body from now on and GRU directory in SG gov listing seems to be gone). Singapore Totaliser Board should be merged into GRA as well (assuming the same fate as GRU). Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 02:55, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Justanothersgwikieditor: At this point, Tote Board isn't merged, it still exists as a separate entity just like SG Pools, both under MOF. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 03:01, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- @TheGreatSG'rean: Singapore Pools is a fully owned company under Tote Board but based on wordings, it is going to be a single regulatory body aka GRA. Since it is unclear with no mentions in article and MHA's press release and Gambling in Singapore never mentioned it, we can leave out the information until we have confirmed sources. Personally I think Tote Board is not merged in since it will require a change of SG Pools' ownership. The only thing bugging me is the lack of mention of Tote board in the article but I come around to it maybe later but feel free to update it if you like to. Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 03:09, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- I checked the government directory and Tote Board is still there as a stat board under MOF so yeah. Anyway it is not a regulatory authority, its basically just to manage SG Pools, turf club etc so it should not be merged in. Thanks for the information as I did not know Tote Board is under MOF! Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 03:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Justanothersgwikieditor: Thanks for the tips! I'll make sure the necessary steps are followed, with a GRA article to be created soon. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 03:32, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- I checked the government directory and Tote Board is still there as a stat board under MOF so yeah. Anyway it is not a regulatory authority, its basically just to manage SG Pools, turf club etc so it should not be merged in. Thanks for the information as I did not know Tote Board is under MOF! Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 03:20, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- @TheGreatSG'rean: Singapore Pools is a fully owned company under Tote Board but based on wordings, it is going to be a single regulatory body aka GRA. Since it is unclear with no mentions in article and MHA's press release and Gambling in Singapore never mentioned it, we can leave out the information until we have confirmed sources. Personally I think Tote Board is not merged in since it will require a change of SG Pools' ownership. The only thing bugging me is the lack of mention of Tote board in the article but I come around to it maybe later but feel free to update it if you like to. Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 03:09, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Justanothersgwikieditor: At this point, Tote Board isn't merged, it still exists as a separate entity just like SG Pools, both under MOF. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 03:01, 1 August 2022 (UTC)