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== New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022 ==

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Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|open letter]] finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-09-30/In focus|current issue of ''The Signpost'']]. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

'''Awards''': Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to {{Noping|MPGuy2824}}), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to {{no ping|John B123}} for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards|Awards page]]. Check out the new [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards#NPP_Hall_of_Fame|Hall of Fame]] also.
 	
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*This [[User:Lourdes/PageCuration|user script]] puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.

'''Backlog''':[[File:Everlasting Fireworks looped.gif|80px|left]] Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/October 2022|October backlog drive]] to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!
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== New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023 ==

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The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to {{noping|WaddlesJP13}} who led with 2084 points. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/October 2022|this page]] for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.
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{{no ping|Onel5969}} won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. {{no ping|Rosguill}} led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294  redirects. For the full details see the [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Awards|Awards page]] and the [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol/Awards#NPP_Hall_of_Fame|Hall of Fame]]. Congratulations everyone!

'''Minimum deletion time''': The previous  [[WP:NPP]] guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and [[WP:BLAR]]). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the [[Special:NewPagesFeed|feed]] are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.) 

'''New draftify script''': In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly [[Help:Unreviewed new page|explanation page]]. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your [[Special:MyPage/common.js|common.js]] or vector.js file from <code>User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js</code> to <code>User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js</code>'''

'''Redirects''': Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Redirects|this guide]], [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol#Redirect_checklist|this checklist]], and spend some time at [[WP:RFD]].

'''Discussions with the WMF''' The [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination/2022 WMF letter|PageTriage open letter]] signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted [[gerrit:q/repo:mediawiki/extensions/PageTriage+is:merged+NOT+author:Libraryupgrader+NOT+author:L10n-bot+before:2022-12-31|dozens of patches]] in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as {{noping|Novem Linguae}} and {{noping|MPGuy2824}} have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also [[Wikipedia talk:Growth Team features#Meeting details|had a video conference]] with the NPP coordinators to discuss [[User:Novem Linguae/Drafts/New landing page proposal|revamping the landing pages]] that new users see.

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== New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023 ==

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'''Redirect drive''': In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with '''23851''' reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to '''0''' (momentarily). Congratulations to {{Noping|Hey man im josh}} who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by {{noping|Meena}} and {{noping|Greyzxq}} with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2023|this page]] for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

'''Redirect autopatrol''': All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Redirect autopatrol list#Requests|here]].

'''WMF work on PageTriage''': The [[mw:Moderator Tools|WMF Moderator Tools team]], consisting of {{noping|Samwalton9 (WMF)|label1=Sam|JSherman (WMF)|label2=Jason|SCardenas (WMF)|label3=Susana}}, and also some patches from {{noping|Jon (WMF)|label1=Jon}}, has been hard at work [[Wikipedia:Page Curation/2023 Moderator Tools project|updating PageTriage]]. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in [[beta test]] where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of [[Special:NewPagesFeed]], to help find bugs. We will post more details at [[WT:NPPR]] when we are ready for beta testers.

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== Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report ==

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== [[Draft:Max Conway|Max Conway]] moved to draftspace ==

Thanks for your contributions to [[Draft:Max Conway|Max Conway]]. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because '''of the reasons raised at the AfD in which you participated'''.
I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at [[Help:Unreviewed new page]].
When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. [[User:Star Mississippi|<span style="color:#be33ff;">Star</span>]] [[User talk:Star Mississippi|<span style="color:#ff33da;">Mississippi</span>]] 13:51, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

== Draft:Katy Krassner ==

Hi. I noticed that you declined my article [[Draft:Katy Krassner]]. I have made a number of revisions as well as adding a citation and hope you will reconsider moving this article to the mainspace. I will note that other music industry executives who work with a single artist already have articles on WP. These include [[Tree Paine]] and [[Derek Taylor]]. Please note that the article on Tree Paine only has 13 citations. [[User:Variety312|Variety312]] ([[User talk:Variety312|talk]]) 19:23, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:Variety312|Variety312]]. I see that another editor ([[User:Timtrent|Timtrent]]) has recently declined the article (I would have done the same). The main issue is lack of significant coverage about Krassner (ie: in-depth articles about her - not just articles with trivial mentions); Tree Paine has multiple reliable sources with significant coverage, Krassner does not. The number of citations is immaterial - it's quality, not quantity of sources, that matters. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 23:43, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

== Request on 17:58:55, 18 October 2024 for assistance on [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation|AfC]] submission by Clown Atlas ==
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<!-- Start of message -->I would like someone without a political agenda that has NOT been hired by a person with special interests to review. Also Google lists him as a notable candidate for the office of the united states of America for President. This is GOOGLE finding him notable with a simple search. All other citations are from OUTSIDE credible sources. thank you. I have a list of all screen shots of all the mismatching, contradicting Wikipedias core terms of truthfulness as well as its primary statement of objectivity. Which I am not seeing at this moment on this platform in regards to this important topic. Having a platform that is only held together and or have any validity due to transparency, and unbiased information. We have plenty of other platforms that openly admit they have financial reasons to be biased. Has Wiki fallen to its most recent concerns about finances? I did a lot of work on this NOTABLE candidate for the office of US President. Please revise or advise how to circumvent this oppressive, suppressive negative feedback loop I keep ending up in here at Wiki. Thank you for your kind response and assistance!<!-- End of message -->[[User:Clown Atlas|Clown Atlas]] ([[User talk:Clown Atlas|talk]]) 17:58, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:Clown Atlas|Clown Atlas]]. Your message suggests past editors/reviewers of the Garrity article have been hired according to a political agenda. I can seen no evidence of this (FYI, I live in the UK and have only a passing interest in US Presidential elections).
:Google searches are irrelevant to Wikipedia notability - what Wikipedia needs (per [[WP:GNG]]) is ''significant'' coverage of the subject (in this case, naming Garrity) in reliable, independent, secondary sources. Wikipedia has five core pillars ([[WP:5P]]) of which the second (neutral point of view; [[WP:5P2]]) is perhaps most relevant here - in particular "All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy with citations based on reliable sources, especially when the topic is controversial or is about a living person". We have demanding objective standards, but this article does not yet meet those standards.

:Also, please look at recent edits highlighting statements requiring citations of reliable sources. Unless these are addressed, the draft will likely continue to be rejected. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 02:13, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
::Ok asking genuinely and honestly. How can a person who has access to the Majorty vote of 1/3 of our nation and all the other unique notable things about someone. Unique by definition means it hasn't been done yet, well how the heck can you do it the morally uncorrupt way walking the walk if no one will let you be seen? Then it can never happen. With his name the ONLY person under Independents to be actual candidates on the list in Oklahoma this is absolutely notable. This has been a huge problem with deception in our system. I emailed Oklahoma Voter directly kindly asking if they planned to remove Kennedys name off the ballot since he publically withdrew as a candidate and then backed someone from another party. Their response was no. I was shocked and pointed out how this is not clear and transparent government and of course I was ignored. Im just trying to do what our country tells us is the right thing to do stand up for what you believe in and I so desperately want to believe that hope in good still exists. I believe very much after exhaustive research into this person that he has a very notable and real vision with action behind him. I believe his is being quieted because if the world knew he existed it would be a no brainer for this election. Oklahoma understands as I pointed out how allowing his name is like double dipping and mindblowing to me. If people see his name on the ballot they may not know that he withdrew and is a blatant deception of ligitamate candidates. I am not trying to take this out on anyone here but wow it doesn't matter what door you walk in if it says Independents enter here you better run the other way its a red herring. That goes for any of the current "parties". What can I do constructively to make this happen for justice and democracy? Will you assist me as I know there is no way this cannot be resolved. 
::Thank you honestly for your time any and all thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Do emails like what I have described arise to push my point of a bias going on? Please and thank you [[User:Clown Atlas|Clown Atlas]] ([[User talk:Clown Atlas|talk]]) 03:52, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

== Ducera Partners Updates ==

Hi Paul W, I noticed that you participate in [[WP:Companies]], and thought you might be interested in my [[Talk:Ducera Partners#Article_Updates|proposed updates]] for [[Ducera Partners]]. The page is pretty outdated, and I have some suggestions for how to make it more current based on recent coverage. Thank you [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]] ([[User talk:PD for Ducera|talk]]) 15:39, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]]. I see [[User:Axad12|Axad12]] responded to the proposed updates - I agree that citing a list of client deals seems non-encyclopedic; to me, it verges on being promotional. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 10:50, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
::Shame on you, [[user:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]]. The request had already been declined for perfectly legitimate reasons. Approaching another user in this way to try to get the changes implemented through the back door is quite disgraceful. [[User:Axad12|Axad12]] ([[User talk:Axad12|talk]]) 11:16, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
:::To be fair [[User:Axad12|Axad12]], judging from the timestamps, [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]]'s approach to me was at 15:39, over two hours before you responded (18:59) to the request on the Ducera Partners Talk page. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 11:29, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
::::My mistake. My involvement was now some time ago, I wrongly assumed this correspondence post-dated my involvement. [[User:Axad12|Axad12]] ([[User talk:Axad12|talk]]) 11:36, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

== Edit History on the London Distillery Company  ==

You quoted me as making an unreferenced edit but this is false as it was by a IP editor, I don’t know if there is a way to correct this as this misleads other editors on my contributions.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_London_Distillery_Company&diff=prev&oldid=1251077127
[[User:ChefBear01|ChefBear01]] ([[User talk:ChefBear01|talk]]) 20:51, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:ChefBear01]], I think you have misread the edit summary. It says the article was restored to a previous version by you following an IP editor's unreferenced addition. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 16:21, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
::I have reread the summary apologies I was probably tired and misread  
::<blockquote>Restored revision 1186476246 by ChefBear01(talk): Unreferenced addition </blockquote>
::is there a quicker and shorter way to quote without using (blockquote)? [[User:ChefBear01|ChefBear01]] ([[User talk:ChefBear01|talk]]) 13:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
:::Sometimes I just indent a para/quote using a colon (:). Quicker and simpler. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 21:55, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

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== Ducera followup ==

Hi Paul W, perhaps you missed my response to you and Axad12 on [[Talk:Ducera Partners#Revised_request|Talk:Ducera Partners]], and I wanted to bring it to your attention. Thanks [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]] ([[User talk:PD for Ducera|talk]]) 16:07, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

:I did miss your response, [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]]. It is helpful to wikilink to editors' usernames (to 'ping' them, as I just did with your name) so that they are alerted to relevant messages. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 16:37, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
::Hi [[User:Paul W|Paul W]], thanks for all of your time and attention at [[Talk:Ducera Partners#Revised_request]]. Since no one seems to have taken issue with the language we discussed, are you comfortable with those changes being made? I'm happy to do it myself, if you'd prefer. Thanks again. [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]] ([[User talk:PD for Ducera|talk]]) 16:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

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== Page update deletions ==

Hi Paul, I hope you are well. I have noticed you have deleted updates to Ian Thomas’s Wikipedia page. 

The updates you have deleted are factual and public, with supporting references. 

Please could you reinstate the updates? [[Special:Contributions/81.108.79.73|81.108.79.73]] ([[User talk:81.108.79.73|talk]]) 20:36, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

:No. Your edits: added an external link to the body content (to be avoided - see [[WP:EL]]), included material based on content from the City of London Corporation (not an independent source in the context of its chief executive), and material that was not about or directly related to Thomas's biography (several have no mention of Thomas at all) - they may be factual but they are of limited direct relevance to Thomas himself. The "thoughts on leadership" are, in my view, overly detailed and promotional - again some of the sources do not mention Thomas. If you want to discuss these matters further, I suggest you raise them on the article's Talk page for wider discussion with other editors. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 21:10, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

== Clarity and accuracy ==

Hi Paul W - in December, you wrote on [[Talk: Ducera Partners#Revised request]] that you agreed with my proposed language for [[Ducera Partners]], both for clarity and closer adherence to Wikipedia guidelines. I added the proper inline citations, as per the article author's request. As almost two months have passed since our exchange and no other editors seem to take issue with this language, would you mind taking another look and implementing this new version? I'll add that the new paragraph adheres to the timeline presented in the sources, stating that PWP first fired and sued Michael Kramer and his partners, and Kramer and his partners responded with a countersuit. The Wikipedia article erroneously presents the chronology as Kramer first suing PWP. This point is corrected in the language presented on the Talk page, which I've also included below, for your convenience: 
:Ducera was co-founded in 2015 by partners Michael Kramer, Derron Slonecker, Joshua Scherer, Agnes Tang, and Adam Verost.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Indap|first=Sujeet|title=The spoils of being a partner at an investment bank|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f83960b8-48cf-3d2a-844a-40a0f37dfa61|date=9 August 2018|website=ft.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=La Roche|first=Julia|title=Meet the banker behind the biggest deal of 2016|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-the-banker-behind-the-biggest-deal-of-2016-212030836.html|date=15 September 2016|website=finance.yahoo.com}}</ref> Kramer, Slonecker, Scherer and Verost had been colleagues at [[Perella Weinberg Partners]], and were fired and sued by PWP, who claimed to have discovered their plan to leave and start their own firm. Kramer and his colleagues filed a [[countersuit]] for [[defamation]] and wrongful seizing of [[equity]], in addition to denying their plan to leave.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Indap|first1=Sujeet|last2=Fontanella-Khan|first2=James|title=Wall Street's battle of the bankers|url=https://www.ft.com/content/3cfb2542-bde3-11e5-846f-79b0e3d20eaf|date=24 January 2016|website=ft.com}}</ref> In 2016, the [[New York]] [[state court]] dismissed some of the compensation claims of Ducera's co-founders while allowing their allegations of defamation and interference of business prospects to move forward.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dolmetsch|first1=Chris|last2=Basak|first2=Sonali|title=Perella Weinberg Wins Ruling Narrowing Ex-Employees'Suit|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/perella-weinberg-wins-ruling-narrowing-ex-employees-suit|date=20 July 2016|website=bloomberg.com}}</ref>
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Thank you very much [[User:PD for Ducera|PD for Ducera]] ([[User talk:PD for Ducera|talk]]) 15:47, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:I have implemented the suggested change (I welcome the removal of the refbombing), with some minor tweaks to reduce overlinking. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 19:32, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

::Paul W, thank you very much for looking into this and cleaning up the language and references. I think there may be some confusion, possibly due to the long break in the discussion - I had intended for my suggested revision to replace most of the existing article, especially the "Background" section, as it focuses heavily on pre-Ducera events and not on the company itself, without inline citations. I tried to clarify this in a new edit request, if you'd care to take a look. Thanks again. [[User:Ducera499|Ducera499]] ([[User talk:Ducera499|talk]]) 16:05, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

==Strange?==
Rather your comment seems strange.  It obviates repetition and unneeded wordiness.  (I had thought of changing it to Westminster Abby, for a palace to palace, church to church, phrasing, but the brevity was better with my edit while basically saying the same thing). [[User:Alanscottwalker|Alanscottwalker]] ([[User talk:Alanscottwalker|talk]]) 20:04, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

:The bit that was strange was "from '''the''' Westminster" - to me, it begged the question "the Westminster what?" If you meant Westminster Abbey, then say so. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 22:50, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

== Ian Thomas <small>CBE</small> ==

@[[User:Paul W|Paul W]]: thanks for your improvements to the [[Ian Thomas (town clerk)|Ian Thomas]] article. And, as always better to explain one's thinking, I have reinstated the [[CBE]] image given that, although not his day job, [[ceremonial]] does form an significant part of the Town Clerk's role (thus readers can easily recognise the relevant [[insignia]]).<br> Also perhaps the article should be renamed '''Ian Thomas (Town Clerk)''' from ''Ian Thomas (town clerk)'' as [[Town Clerk of London|Town Clerk]] is his formal title pertinent to the City (& not an adjective)? <br>No biggie but be good to know what you think. Many thanks. Best [[User:Primm1234|Primm1234]] ([[User talk:Primm1234|talk]]) 12:24, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:Primm1234|Primm1234]].
:# I think the article over-emphasises Thomas's CBE. It is unnecessary, in my view, to say that he may wear the insignia on ceremonial occasions (with two references that make no mention of him, but are just about public display of the decoration) - he primarily has an executive role in the City of London, only secondarily a ceremonial role.
:# Wikipedia article title conventions advise against capitalisation of job titles. Also his role as town clerk is only part of a longer local government career, and it would be wrong to title an article based on one spell in a particular role. I think the article might be retitled to use his middle name (to maintain the disambiguation from [[Ian Thomas|other people called Ian Thomas]], and/or [[Ian C. Thomas]]). I have made this suggestion on the article Talk page.
:[[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 17:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Paul W|Paul W]]: good points, well presented! <br>I totally agree no need go to town about his [[CBE|CBE award]], so have just made a minor adjustment by putting it in [[Ian Thomas (town clerk)|his infobox]]. Hope this is a better way to treat this matter. Best [[User:Primm1234|Primm1234]] ([[User talk:Primm1234|talk]]) 22:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

== London location IP edits ==

Hello. Seeing you rolling back a clump of 2A00:23C5: edits on my watchlist, just a note that I'd moments ago [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_London#IP_changing_compass_descriptions_of_London_regions|started a thread at WikiProject London]] about these changes.

Do you think it's worth rolling them all back, if you aren't already intending to? Does seem that if some of these are obviously a bit wrong to people who know an area, they're likely to all be a bit wrong. [[User:Belbury|Belbury]] ([[User talk:Belbury|talk]]) 09:07, 19 February 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks, [[User:Belbury|Belbury]]. I have responded on the London Wikiproject thread. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 10:54, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
== Nomination of [[:National Specialist Contractors Council]] for deletion ==
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The article will be discussed at '''[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National Specialist Contractors Council]]''' until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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== Waypoint Entertainment ==

Hi Paul W, I work for the production company Waypoint Entertainment and have been working on a draft, here: [[Draft:Waypoint Entertainment]]. I see that you are an AFC reviewer, and I was hoping you might be interested in taking a look. I am relatively new to Wikipedia, and I've been working on this draft for a while and doing my best to learn from the process. I would love your feedback, and if you think it's ready, I'd be happy for you to publish it. Thank you, [[User:Fluffybunny789|Fluffybunny789]] ([[User talk:Fluffybunny789|talk]]) 17:03, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

:Hi Paul W, Thanks for the edits you made to the [[Draft:Waypoint Entertainment|Waypoint Entertainment draft]]. Do you think that the draft is ready to publish? If so, I hope you'll consider publishing it, and if not, I would appreciate feedback on what else needs to be done. I appreciate your assistance, [[User:Fluffybunny789|Fluffybunny789]] ([[User talk:Fluffybunny789|talk]]) 16:22, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
::Hi [[User:Fluffybunny789|Fluffybunny789]], I had a quick look at the article and I don't think it has advanced significantly since the October 2024 review by [[User:JSFarman|JSFarman]]. As they pointed out, the article needs more independent references (not drawing on company press releases) and significant coverage specifically about Waypoint Entertainment. For example, the first four references all clearly emanate from company PR; the fifth is an interview (generally not reliable per [[WP:IV]]); and currently I can find no significant coverage that would meet [[WP:GNG]]. It may be a matter of waiting until someone independently writes an in-depth profile of the business ([[WP:TOOSOON]]). [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 10:01, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

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== Footballer articles ==

Hi, I see you've been editing quite a few articles to remove the phrase "it wasn't until on". That's great of course, very happy to see someone doing this, but in case you are not aware, that that particular phrase is an unmistakable fingerprint of User:Timmy96, who is banned for sockpuppetry and for adding vast amounts of substandard material to articles about footballers. In all the cases that I have looked at, an article with this phrase in it will be better off if reverted to before the edits of the banned user. A truly excessive amount of work would be required to correct all of the errors in their additions. So you may want to consider simply removing all of their additions, rather than spending any great amount of time fixing the errors. [[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C8:D30D:7C00:35DB:CEE0:91EE:DF70|2A00:23C8:D30D:7C00:35DB:CEE0:91EE:DF70]] ([[User talk:2A00:23C8:D30D:7C00:35DB:CEE0:91EE:DF70|talk]]) 22:57, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, I did look at reverting the user's wholesale addition of substandard material but "The edit could not be undone due to conflicting intermediate edits; if you wish to undo the change, it must be done manually" - a laborious undertaking. I therefore looked to remove some of their changes, and not just the instances of "it wasn't until on". [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 13:26, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
::Mostly, the articles they have edited are extremely obscure footballers and most of the edits since the vast addition are just cosmetic. Up to you of course, but in the cases that I have looked at, I've felt that reverting entirely to before the additions is by far the best thing to do. The unfortunate choice is to either do a great deal of time consuming editing, or throw out improvements to remove the material simply. But personally I would argue that everyone's time is short and it's better to remove the crap entirely at the unfortunate expense of some subsequent improvements. Either way, glad to see someone attempting to fix up an awful mess. [[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C8:D30D:7C00:710C:41DA:8057:A7C8|2A00:23C8:D30D:7C00:710C:41DA:8057:A7C8]] ([[User talk:2A00:23C8:D30D:7C00:710C:41DA:8057:A7C8|talk]]) 18:57, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

== [[Charlton Athletic F.C.]] ==

Hello.
Could we please try to reach a consensus regarding the Charlton page ?
Please could you say why the page is better when in the future the ' History ' part of it is edited somebody shall now have to begin at the very top of the section, (at ' History '), when, for example,  they may want to edit something several paragraphs lower, (say at ' SE7 Partners '), now that the means to edit those sections individually has been taken away.
If you could tell me why the page is better regarding both our immediate and others' future convenience, I'd be grateful.
Secondly, in a genuine attempt at accommodation, the interesting remarkable aside that promotion was secured twice, at odds of 92-1, 31 years apart, at the same stadium, Carlisle, (a factually accurate phenomenon), isn't noted particularly elsewhere that I have ever seen. 
No reason for either alteration having been given in the edit section, if, please, you could share the answers, both about the convenience, and the reason the History is more interesting without that aside, I'd be grateful.
Thanks.
Heath St John. [[User:Heath St John|Heath St John]] ([[User talk:Heath St John|talk]]) 11:08, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

:I see now that " Breaking (sic) the hierarchy of subsections " is the reason: thank you.
:What does that mean, please ?
:Secondly, are these " Hierachies " both unchallengeable and so unalterable  ?
:Thirdly, who set these hierarchies, please ?
:Fourthly, please could you say how a club can " Return (sic) to the Football League ", (as one sub-section's title claims), when they didn't leave it ?
:Thanks very much. [[User:Heath St John|Heath St John]] ([[User talk:Heath St John|talk]]) 11:13, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
::Hi, [[User:Heath St John|Heath St John]].
::#The structure of such articles is set out in guidance within the [[WP:WikiProject Football]] Manual of Style for clubs. It sets out a prescribed sequence of top-level sections (History, Colours and Badge, Stadium, Supporters, etc). The vast majority of Wikipedia articles about football clubs therefore adhere to this approach; typically their Histories are then subdivided into subsections, usually covering chronological periods of time from their foundation to the present day. This was what I was referring to by hierarchy - your edit broke away from the MoS and the agreed consensus that exists around the standardised top-level headings. If you feel this should be challenged or altered, then you should raise it in the Wikiproject Talk page so that it can be discussed prior to making changes to articles covered by the MoS.
::#Reading the detail of your query and looking at your past edits of the [[Charlton Athletic F.C.]] article, it looks like your view of the article's structure and editability is compromised by being viewed on a mobile Android device. When I view the article in a laptop browser, I can see options to "edit/edit source" at every level from the top-level History down. But when I view the article in the Wikipedia app on my Samsung tablet, I note the pencil edit symbol only appears against the top-level title, not the subsections underneath. The vast majority of Wikipedia edits are undertaken by users using a laptop or desktop, so they will not see what you believe is a constraint on editing the subsections. I guess this is something that should be raised with the developers of the Wikipedia app - it's not a reason to break the MoS structure. 
::#Is the 'Carlisle aside' directly covered by a reliable verifiable source? If so, include it with the relevant citation. Otherwise, it would be a synthesis of facts and would be original research ([[WP:OR]]).
::#(And looking at your previous edits, reliable verifiable sources are also needed for the additions about British Pathe and Movietone News.)
::#I didn't create the subtitle, but I understand "Return to the Football League" to mean that Charlton returned to the EFL from the (separate) Premier League. I think that is fairly clear.
::Best wishes. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 12:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
:::That explains it all.
:::I was very interested to read that either no one else has noticed that editing isn't available on the sub-sections using a mobile, or they have, and haven't bothered to ask. Caring as I do, very, very much, and usually encountering the opposite attitude in life from people, I'm not surprised. 
:::Thanks. [[User:Heath St John|Heath St John]] ([[User talk:Heath St John|talk]]) 12:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
::::The Wikipedia app offers an "optimised and streamlined" approach (see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ Android FAQ]). However, I think a large proportion of Wikipedia articles do not use subheadings at all, or they only subdivide relatively short 'Heading' sections, so it is not a major issue for most users. (As a Wikimedia UK trainer, I know we encourage people to use laptops or desktops when they attend Wikipedia editathons, as the browser-based environment offers finer levels of control than is possible via touchscreen mobile apps). [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 15:02, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

== MacNolia Cox ==

[[:MacNolia Cox]] is deleted G6.  Please proceed with draft acceptance. -- [[User:Whpq|Whpq]] ([[User talk:Whpq|talk]]) 14:08, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks [[User:Whpq|Whpq]]. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 14:40, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

== Guild of Copy Editors April 2025 Newsletter ==

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'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Coordinators/2025/1|Election results]]:''' In our December 2025 coordinator election, Wracking stepped down as coordinator; we thank them for their service. Incumbents Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and IQR and WikiEditor5678910 were newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Coordinators#How_are_we_selected?|Election of Coordinators]] will open on 1 June (UTC).

'''Drive:''' 55 editors signed up for our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2025|'''January Backlog Elimination Drive''']] 33 claimed at least one copy-edit and copy-edited 611,404 words in 237 articles. Barnstars awarded are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2025/Barnstars|'''here''']].

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== [[Leigh Academy Blackheath]] ==

Hi, wanted to let you know that I have nominated this school article for deletion, as I can see you were one of the main contributors to it in 2020/21. Best wishes, [[User:Tacyarg|Tacyarg]] ([[User talk:Tacyarg|talk]]) 19:33, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

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== Update: New Event-Organizer Tools for You on English Wikipedia! ==

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I hope you're doing well! As an event coordinator on English Wikipedia, I’m happy to share some news with you. You now have the event-organizer right! This gives you access to the CampaignEvents extension, a powerful set of tools to help you organize and promote events and WikiProjects more easily.
With the CampaignEvents extension, you can:
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* Receive automatic promotion of your events via the [[Special:AllEvents|Collaboration List]]

Learn more on [[mw:Help:Extension:CampaignEvents]]

Now that I have your attention, I’d also like to share some updates to the extension:
* The [[m:CampaignEvents/Collaboration_list|Collaboration List]] can now be [[mw:Transclusion|transcluded]], meaning you can easily embed it on other wiki pages to share event details with more people by adding <nowiki>{{Special:AllEvents}}</nowiki>. [[mw:Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Collaboration_list/Transclusion|Learn more]].
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If you need help using these new tools, I’m here to support you. Feel free to reach out for guidance. You can also find some useful [[commons:Category:Event_Registration_Tool_Video_guide_series|video guides on Commons]].

We’re excited to see how you use these tools for WikiProjects or events! If you have any questions, please let me know.
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==Your draft article, [[Draft:Lewis Nolan (footballer)]]==
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Hello, Paul W. This message concerns the [[WP:AFC|Articles for Creation]] submission or [[WP:Drafts|draft]] page you started, "[[Draft:Lewis Nolan (footballer)|Lewis Nolan]]". 

Drafts that go unedited for six months are eligible for deletion, in accordance with our [[WP:OLDDRAFT|draftspace policy]], and this one has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply {{edit|Draft:Lewis Nolan (footballer)|edit the submission}}, and remove the {{tlc|db-afc}}, {{tlc|db-draft}}, or {{tlc|db-g13}} code. 

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Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.<br />
There is a backlog of over {{Rounddown|{{formatnum:3,205|R}}|-2}} pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 00:25, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
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== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mornflake]] ==

Hi Paul W. [[Mornflake]], which you made significant contributions to, was nominated for deletion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mornflake]]. [[User:Cunard|Cunard]] ([[User talk:Cunard|talk]]) 09:35, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for letting me know, [[User Cunard|Cunard]]. [[User:Paul W|Paul W]] ([[User talk:Paul W#top|talk]]) 17:36, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

== Substack Edit Help ==

Hi Paul W, nice to meet you! I saw that you are a part of [[WP:COMPANIES]]. I've been working to update the article about [[Substack]], and I was hoping you would take a look at the edit request I posted [[Talk:Substack#Programs_and_Criticism_sections|here]]. If you agree that the changes improve the article, would you mind implementing them?

Thank you, [[User:LS4Substack|LS4Substack]] ([[User talk:LS4Substack|talk]]) 22:12, 5 June 2025 (UTC)