Wizardman

2024

In May of 2020, there were 179 cases at CCI and roughly 97,652 articles to check. In May of 2024, despite my best efforts, the cases number just over 200 and the articles to check number probably twice that (I think it's in the 205k range?). This is why I push to try and nip copyright issues in the bud where I can, and this is why I, at this point, have minimal patience for people that refuse to understand copyright issues. Newer people just learning them is perfectly understandable. Those that have been around should know better. If I believe this to be insurmountable, which I've started to feel at times, then maybe it's time to move on. Wizardman 22:27, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

I will try to be of better help to you in the other cases once I am done with my long term dedication of cleaning articles on moths. Scorpions1325 (talk) 05:00, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia featured topics 30 Rock season 3 featured content

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia featured topics 30 Rock season 3 good content

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia featured topics 30 Rock season 3

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Good article reassessment for Awesome Kong

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Article on Martine Neddam

Hi Wizardman, you've marked the above mentioned article with a BLP note. Could you please elaborate what section you are referring to so I can improve those section. Thank you --Anikahw (talk) 07:08, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Ruigeroeland

I have looked at every article in the Ruigeroeland CCI at least once. I was wondering if you could help me consolidate the remaining diffs into 3 pages since only 2,600 articles remain. Scorpions1325 (talk) 08:44, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

We are now down to 1700 articles and only 5 pages. Scorpions1325 (talk) 20:56, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

1,000 now. I guess it can all be consolidated into one page. Scorpions1325 (talk) 22:55, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for participating in the June 2024 backlog drive! You scored 1016 points while adding citations to articles during WikiProject Reliability's first {{citation needed}} backlog drive, earning you this Order of the Lesser Scribe of Wikipedia (olsw). Thanks for helping out!

Pichpich (talk) 22:13, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Petter Karlsson (musher)

I'm not sure what you mean by "do it right". I didn't do anything, but rather the AfC tool did the work itself after I approved the creation. SL93 (talk) 02:32, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Sorry if that seemed harsh, the frustration wasn't directed at you but at the AfC tool itself, since it seems to create duplicate project banners frequently and not catch stuff in the shell. Unfortunately script work is way beyond me so I have no idea how one would address that. Wizardman 21:59, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Talk page edits with AWB

Hi there! I noticed your recent edit to Talk:Patrick Ford (boxer) with AWB. Unfortunately, the AWB developers haven't kept up with all the changes to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, so your removal of |blp=no added the page to Category:Biography articles without living parameter. In future edits, please be sure you're not removing |blp= from the shell, even if AWB recommends it. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 01:19, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Noted, thanks; I just turned off the cosmetic changes option since I'll just be using AWB on talk for the foreseeable future in any event. Wizardman 23:13, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Islands of Scotland topic

I am probably being a bit dense but I am hoping you can help explain the current status of this topic. In 2011 your edit closed the discussion with "consensus to promote as Featured Topic." It is now listed as a good topic but somehow I missed this change and cannot find any evidence of when or how it happened. Clues gratefully received. Ben MacDui 13:59, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

It looks like it was changed as the result of Wikipedia:Featured topic removal candidates/Islands of Scotland/archive1. Might want to check with GamerPro64 about that, since I haven't touched the topic process in... honestly I don't know how many years. Wizardman 14:48, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

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My old account got stolen

I've just come across an email that arrived on 2 July. It says that someone, from IP address 111.88.195.162, has changed the email address of my account "Highdoom".

I don't need it anymore. You can calmly ban and/or delete it. Gargarot (talk) 16:32, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

GA backlog drive

Hi there, just double-checking that you don't have any GA reviews outstanding that you want to enter into the backlog drive? -- asilvering (talk) 00:45, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Nope, anything I did is in there. Wizardman 00:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Great, thanks! -- asilvering (talk) 01:07, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for participating in the July 2024 GAN backlog drive

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Karl Ledderhose

Hello and thank you for rating the Karl Ledderhose article. I wondered if you might have any specific feedback on ways in which it might be improved? I've never gotten one of my articles to GA status, but it's a constant goal of mine. Thank you in advance! Evansknight (talk) 15:38, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Asia League Ice Hockey

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Good article reassessment for Rocky Balboa (film)

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Question

Hello,

I am trying to work through the extended protected backlog and I ran into the request on this page.

Talk:Attempted assassination of Donald Trump/Archive 9#editextendedprotected

It is in an archived talk page, but is part of the request backlog. Would it be permissible to change the parameters to answered, just to help clear the backlog?

Thanks, Kingsmasher678 (talk) 21:34, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Since it's in an archived talk page I think you're safe changing those, yes. Wizardman 21:35, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Sweet, thank you so much!

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 21:40, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Kimberley Joseph

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Good article reassessment for Jermain Taylor

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Good article reassessment for Malice at the Palace

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Second opinion on a user page, please?

Hi Wizard. ‘Recently active admins’ says you’re about? I could use a second opinion on this user page. First instinct was it could need Oversight, but on second look? Not too sure. More than likely a kid that WP:GFYE would apply to, but not sure if RevDel or OS is needed. Any thoughts?

Thanks. MM (Give me info.) ^(Victories) 16:14, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Looks like I got beaten to it, already deleted. OS isn't needed in this case. Wizardman 16:49, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for The American Israelite

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Block Request

Hi! Hope you are having a nice day. You came up as a recently active admin.

There's been an IP user (190.141.160.124) who has been repeatedly vandalising pages related to sharks (only 1 day after being unblocked). I think I've sent around 10 level 4 warnings and this point and they've been reported to WP:AIV an hour ago by another user but they keep vandalising immediately after a revert and no admin has checked AIV in an hour.

I was wondering if you could take a look and potentially block them if you see fit, as it's becoming annoying to have to constantly revert all their unexplained blanking and factual errors over the last hour.

Thanks! :) MolecularPilot 23:34, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Blocked for a while, if nothing else we'll have a breather. Wizardman 01:21, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

User:MadWikiAustralia/Sandbox

So that was MidAtlanticBaby. Yawn. Drmies (talk) 17:15, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for HL Anyang

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living=no

Hello Wizardman. I've noticed that you have added |living=no to a lot of talk pages, but it seems some of these people are still alive. Can you please correct these errors? Thanks — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

You may find some of these errors in Category:Pages using WikiProject Biography with conflicting living parameter. Thanks again — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:39, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Ugh, no idea why rater's adding that. I'll get those fixed. Wizardman 01:27, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Fixed except for two that I geniunely can't tell if they're alive or not; thanks for catching. Wizardman 01:53, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

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Good article reassessment for History of the New York Giants (1994–present)

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A barnstar for you!

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	Thank you for clearing the {{Cv-unsure}} backlog. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:52, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Should I contact the journal?

Hey, thanks for resolving the copyright issue in Spike-timing-dependent plasticity, I was not aware that is was actually the journal article that copied Wikipedia! Should I contact the journal and inform them that this may constitute a copyright violation because it was used without attribution? EvilxFish (talk) 13:06, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

If desired you can. Since the journal itself also seems to be CC (granted it's CC-BY-NC-ND) I don't know if it would bother them much but it wouldn't hurt. Wizardman 18:07, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Forbes Field

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Happy holidays!

Hello Wizardman: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:48, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

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