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So it'll be a bit before I'm up and running, as I'm going to have to order a new desktop and have it get here, and then get it set up. I have backups on hard drives from the old computer, but it may take a bit more time than usual to get them onto the new one ... given the old one is dead dead dead. --Ealdgyth (talk) 13:38, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
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New computer is here and am in the process of setting up. Will be a couple of days before I'm totally back up and running, but things are looking decent so far. --Ealdgyth (talk) 00:32, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
Hi there,
I have to say I disagree with your decision to archive it. The article has three supports, and many comments by Fowler, who was, as many others have mentioned on a mission to destroy the FAC. Yes, his username is all over the place as you can see. I was told that once I didn't comply with Fowler's demand to remove that one word he didn't like (which appears in sources and based on which he opposed the nomination), he'd do everything he can to destroy the FAC with empty and unconstructive comments. I was told that his username would be all over the FAC, and was advised to ignore him by different editors both on the FAC and on my talk page. I didn't ignore him, however, out of respect for the process, and addressed whatever little actionable his negative and dismissive comments offered, and additionally did reply to every single query to make it easier for you guys. HJ Mitchell tried to read his comments too and essentially dismissed them as a waste of time, finding only minor issues worth addressing. But it continued, and it's recently come to the point where he addressed other reviewers (or without "other" actually, because his was not a review), and even directly asked one of them, who opposed the nomination but was getting increasingly content with the progress, to not do strike his oppose (the reviewer did not comply with the request and eventually, after a meticulous source review, removed his oppose and even supported it now). I did notify the coordinators, including you, and the FAC talk page, of this inexplicable behaviour. I thought you (by you, I mean the co-ords) would use your knowledge and experience in dealing with someone whose single mission is already known to all. Shahid • Talk2me 15:41, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the note at WT:FAC. I agree with everything you say, but just wanted to post a note about you not working on content. If I had to give up content work to do administrative work around here I would burn out. I hope you're not feeling under any obligation not to submit your work to FAC. And if the coordinator workload is high enough that you really can't spare the time, perhaps we could do with another active coordinator? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 17:49, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
You look like you're fantastically busy, and so I probably shouldn't bother you. However, as my first FAC nomination for Hyborian War was going up in flames, you commented on the review with Gog the Mild and you also mentioned you had some sources for early gaming. If you're still interested in games from this period (and you have time), I'd be happy for a review. I'd rather see the second nomination go up in flames again vs. sit unreviewed for months, (although it did get an image review). Thanks for your time. Airborne84 (talk) 01:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
May want to take a look at Mustang and the talkpage discussion. Montanabw(talk) 00:55, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
The article Sybil (wife of Pain fitzJohn) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sybil (wife of Pain fitzJohn) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 14:01, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
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RfC regarding on-wiki harassment. The RfC has been posted at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Anti-harassment RfC and is open to comments from the community.
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The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
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Could Meteorological history of Hurricane Dorian be added to the urgents list? I asked Ian and posted on the nomination about a week ago without response. It has two supports, but likely needs another review as well as a SR. NoahTalk 01:22, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
The article Sybil (wife of Pain fitzJohn) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sybil (wife of Pain fitzJohn) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 08:02, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
I suggest your archiving of this FAC discussion was unnecessarily hasty. I had addressed all the points raised by Gog the Mild. The discussion was ongoing and they have now been denied the opportunity to respond and reconsider their initial recommendation. Please read the full discussion carefully and note their comment from 5 July: "If you could get them satisfactorily sorted within, say, a week, then we can move on." Other editors were also yet to respond after my revisions of the article, where was the consensus? ~ RLO1729💬 19:46, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
RLO, I will pitch in and have a look when I am home, traveling now on iphone, and will offer suggestions. Archival is often the fastest route to promotion, as it affords you two weeks to come back in top shape, with a shorter and easier FAC, that is more likely to engage more reviewers. Gog the Mild is a good reviewer, and suggesting withdrawal really works as the fastest route to the bronze star, so please do not be discouraged. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:05, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
I've encouraged RLO1729 to join in here for a discussion of their frustration. I still have much more to say (surprise, surprise :), but will hold off for now to give RLO some breathing room. I still think we could have this article ready for a fresh FAC within the two weeks from its archival, hopefully having developed a better understanding among all along the way. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:09, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
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Hello! I'm Puddleglum2.0, a writer for the Wikipedia newsletter The Signpost. I was planning on putting together an interview with coordinators and delegates involved in the Featured Content projects for the August edition, but before putting together the questions, I wanted to gauge coords interest to see if it will be worth doing. Thanks for your work and thoughts! Cheers -- puddleglum2.0 19:51, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
Hello Ealdgyth, Can you help me to make one wikipedia page?? NRS3394 (talk) 11:03, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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Goodday fellow editor. I understand that the FAC nomination was closed for a reason for Chesham branch, but I would like to know in detail and some guidance of what went terribly wrong to cause a major contributor to the article to oppose what I have contributed to not have met the criteria. Yes, I may be inexperienced in FA ship as this may be my first to try and brush up on what I am doing but I was cited as incompetent. I believe the nomination may have been archived way too early and there has been no criticism received to improve on this. I do not appreciate how this has been handled. If it is about the criteria, feel free to guide me, if it is nothing I can do about it, I'll stay out. Thank you for taking the time and I appreciate communication. To give a little more context, the major contributor opposed the FAC which I find it rather poppycock, when he did not even communicate at all when I was working on it. VincentLUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 15:36, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
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It seems to me there's been plenty of time to say anything re Worden that needed saying, but your call. In the meantime, I'd like to get Apollo 14 going at FAC, since we're less than six months from the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing next February, if it's OK.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:54, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Fyi I've done a couple more reviews as a totally inadequate thank you for all your work on FAs. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:31, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
Pretty horrified that (unless there's an error on my page) we passed The Kinks 10 years ago and it's never run on main page. Massively important band. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 14:42, 19 August 2020 (UTC)