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have you been in touch with human hybrids? i need to know my ancestors lineage. pls reply.

much love,

11/11 --Consistentchange33 (talk) 17:30, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

reference desk can help with questions about biology :) — Frostly (talk) 21:39, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Hello and thanks for mentoring. I am joining primarily to correct an error on my Wiki page. They have me as dead; died on October 13, 2023. I am not dead, and the error is sweeping through the social networks and causing problems and concern. Obviously, no one verified the "fact" that I am deceased, because I am not. What can I do to make the correction faster than waiting a few weeks? --RI-spaceman (talk) 11:53, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@RI-spaceman, welcome to Wikipedia! Could you please link to the article in question? Thanks, Frostly (talk) 19:37, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Frostly

don’t know how to link RI-spaceman (talk) 19:46, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@RI-spaceman how about the page title? Frostly (talk) 19:46, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you Google Sherwood spring, the wiki page that comes up has me dead as of Oct 13 this year RI-spaceman (talk) 19:52, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I just looked again. Apparently I am now still alive.

thanks to whoever did that for me RI-spaceman (talk) 19:55, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RI-spaceman, I've warned the user that made the unreferenced edit. Best, — Frostly (talk) 19:57, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible that I could make an article about a person that I know? They have contributed extraordinarily to the internet. --Care3much (talk) 00:56, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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mujhe you tube ke liye content chahiye --Ekramul ansari (talk) 09:18, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Why the recaptcha my google nest accont password manage .yes.No.plz my problam solve --2322.(Wiki) (talk) 10:52, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2322., please contact Google for support with their products. — Frostly (talk) 15:14, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Frostly:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!
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Hi there - What information should go on a userpage? --Resolutionstogether (talk) 19:22, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Resolutionstogether, this page has some helpful info! Best, — Frostly (talk) 23:19, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May I create my page too ? --Iforishwar (talk) 12:06, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Iforishwar, of course! See this page for some helpful advice. Cheers, — Frostly (talk) 23:20, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, im new to wikipedia. I heard from my friend, that there are sometimes fake stuff propagated in wikipedia. He edits wikipedia too, but frequently gets his edits reverted even though he tries to correct the wikipage. Is this true? --I love Aloha (talk) 13:42, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

policies and guidelines. If you have a concern regarding a specific edit, feel free to link it here! — Frostly (talk) 23:21, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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How do I delete this page? --Krikey919 (talk) 16:19, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Krikey919, welcome to Wikipedia! See here for information on how to propose deletion. Note that you need to make an argument supported by policy 😊 Sincerely, — Frostly (talk) 23:23, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, and sorry I don't know how this all works. I just now saw the reply button. I am the subject of this, and problems and gossip have just arisen from this. I had someone steal my identity decades ago, and have ALWAYS been extremely cautious/paranoid ever since. Krikey919 (talk) 14:17, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2023—Issue 023

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Mimodactylus by FunkMonk Mountain pigeon by AryKun List of tarsiiformes by PresN List of hominoids by PresN List of cranes by AryKun Outline of lichens by MeegsC Lycorma meliae by Etriusus, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Oak by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta Animal echolocation by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Primium Elke Mackenzie by Esculenta, reviewed by Moriwen Dwarf pufferfish by Primium, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Hyalospheniidae by Snoteleks, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Paroedura maingoka by Olmagon, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Hypericum sechmenii by Fritzmann2002 Teloschistaceae by Esculenta Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun List of sunbirds by AryKun List of platyrrhines by PresN Handicap principle by Chiswick Chap Slime mold by Chiswick Chap Punctelia by Esculenta Pulchrocladia retipora by Esculenta Anaptychia ciliaris by Esculenta Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko by Olmagon Zavodovski Island by Jo-Jo Eumerus Chrysothrix chlorina by Esculenta Wood-pasture hypothesis by AndersenAnders Mammalian kidney by D6194c-1cc Lepas testudinata by Etriusus Teratoscincus roborowskii by Olmagon

Contest results

The second edition of marine fish, and racked up 81 points in the process. In second place was simongraham, who got 60 points from 14 articles on various species of jumping spiders. simongraham is still at the top of our overall standings, with 130 points, and Quetzal1964 's close behind on 108. The November edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.

October DYKs

Illustration of swordtail mollies Lycorma meliae Illustrations of the front foot (A) and hind foot (B) of Diplobune quercyi ... that the Siberian columbine has been crossed with another species in the genus Aquilegia to determine the gene behind the genus's nectar spurs? (October 2) ... that the swordtail molly (examples pictured) and the Petén molly have been named and renamed so often, one even ending up with the other's name at one point, that the swordtail molly's current scientific name means 'confusion'? (October 8) ... that the early big cat Pachypanthera may have weighed as much as 142 kilograms (313 lb) and had teeth similar to a hyena's? (October 9) ... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox? (October 11) ... that the katydid-like fossil Republicopteron douseae possibly could not sing? (October 12) ... that a Brontosaurus stamp led to the United States Postal Service being accused of "fostering scientific illiteracy"? (October 16) ... that the wings of Lycorma meliae (example pictured) undergo multiple color changes throughout their lives? (October 16) ... that the three-toed species of Diplobune (fossils pictured) were mammals of the order of "even-toed ungulates"? (October 17) ... that although fossils of the extinct mammal Asiavorator were first found in 1922, the genus was not named until 73 years later, in 1995? (October 18) ... that in aquariums, the humpbacked limia is known to cannibalise the young? (October 21) ... that Hypericum perforatum was a common component of classical cure-all concoctions called theriacs? (October 21) ... that Aristotle classified living things based on whether they had a "sensitive soul" or, like plants, only a "vegetative soul"? (October 22) ... that in June 2022, a neurosurgeon found a roundworm in someone's brain? (October 23) ... that ancient permafrost can preserve viable microorganisms, some of which contain antibiotic-resistance genes that may be transferred to modern bacteria? (October 27)

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Hi, I want to make a page about myself for fun I have a picture of me to add but I tried to debit myself and got no where... is there any other way to do it? I thought it would be so simple like creating a website... it might be but I'm not seeing the easiness of it --Ainsley3139 (talk) 16:48, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

web host; if you're looking to create a website, you can ask for some suggestions of hosting services at the reference desk.
If you want to contribute to Wikipedia, though, and would like to write a bit about yourself, you can create a user page: see here for instructions. Warmly, — Frostly (talk) 23:25, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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hello how can i create my college page on Wikipedia --Zaira rather (talk) 10:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Zaira rather, please see this page for a guide on conflicts of interest and Wikipedia. Regards, — Frostly (talk) 20:24, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

• BeanieFan11 with 2582 points
• Thebiguglyalien with 1615 points
• Epicgenius with 1518 points
• MyCatIsAChonk with 1012 points
• BennyOnTheLoose with 974 points
• AirshipJungleman29 with 673 points
• Sammi Brie with 520 points
• Unlimitedlead with 5 points

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

• Unlimitedlead wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.
• Lee Vilenski wins the featured topic prize, for a 6-article featured topic in round 4.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.
• BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
• LunaEatsTuna wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
• Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to sign up to participate in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement! (If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.) Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).

Administrator changes

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Interface administrator changes

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Technical news

• The WMF is working on making it possible for administrators to edit MediaWiki configuration directly. This is similar to previous work on Special:EditGrowthConfig. A technical RfC is running until November 08, where you can provide feedback.
• There is a proposed plan for re-enabling the Graph Extension. Feedback on this proposal is requested.

Arbitration

• Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
• Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
• Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
• Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
• Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
• Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
• An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

Miscellaneous

• The Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in November 2023, with 700+ drafts pending reviews for in the last 4 months or so. In addition to the AfC participants, all administrators and New Page Patrollers can conduct reviews using the helper script, Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!

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This Month in GLAM: October 2023

This Month in GLAM – Volume XIII, Issue X, October 2023 Headlines Albania report: Celebrating Wikipedia's 20th Birthday in Albanian Language Argentina report: Content, resources and platforms for open access! Australia report: October Report Brazil report: Wiki Loves Monuments Brasil 2023 and Open Midiateca Colombia report: Open Access Week and Wikidata; Opening Culture and Heritage training Côte d'Ivoire report: Wikimedia Côte d'Ivoire and Apsid-ci collaboration for Glam Croatia report: Looong summer is over Czech Republic report: Great first results in State Regional Archives and Wikiresident Group coworking Ireland report: Wikimedia Community Ireland Host WikiWomen Partner Meeting at Dublin's historical Port Italy report: Results of funded projects within Call GLAM 2023 Netherlands report: Wiki Loves Fashion in the Netherlands New Zealand report: Biodiversity Information Standards Conference 2023 (TDWG2023) and the Entomological Collection Network Meeting (ECN2023) Poland report: WikiMatejko, Internships, Open Heritage, folk costumes Portugal report: Open Access Week celebrations and an edit-a-thon to increase the visibility of black lusophone communities Serbia report: Dynamic October in Serbia South Africa report: Edit-a-thon for Librarians at the annual Library and Information Association of South Africa 2023 Conference Sweden report: Wikipedia for all of Sweden; Museums and Wikidata – why and how?; Photo memories from Stockholm and Rome; Negotiating Knowledge on Wikipedia Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programm UK report: Good omens for a rosy future USA report: Women in Environmental Justice; October WikiSalon AvoinGLAM report: AvoinGLAM joins the long-awaited GLAM Wiki 2023 Content Partnerships Hub report: Let's Connect Wiki Loves Living Heritage report: Learning and sharing Wikimedia and Libraries User Group report: The Wikimedia and Libraries AI Salons Calendar: November's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

There’s an actual picture of Raymond Russell, how can it be added? https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Raymond_Russell --Rachelhud (talk) 16:05, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

this page for more information! — Frostly (talk) 18:54, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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A tag has been placed on

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:13, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Logo for 3dfx Hello, Frostly. The article for improvement of the week is: 3dfx Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Play (theatre) • Severe weather Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 November 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

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Hey I'm having trouble adding a reference --Maxine Rivers (talk) 02:30, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there @Maxine Rivers, try Help:Referencing for beginners! If that doesn't work, could you be a bit more specific what the issue you are experiencing? Justiyaya 02:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, the last 330 with the XM cabins is now in Singapore for retrofit, we will never see the 292 pax version again. Thx --Avnerd23 (talk) 05:56, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Avnerd23, welcome to Wikipedia! If you have any questions about editing, let me know :) — Frostly (talk) 18:15, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

hey @Frostly yeah I had pressed the edit button but it looked a little complicated, or at least, I didn't want to mess anything up. Avnerd23 (talk) 18:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --DeepInnBlue5 (talk) 19:13, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DeepInnBlue5, you're welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. — Frostly (talk) 19:26, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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hii how can I get better at editing? --Khocoholic (talk) 14:33, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Adventure! It's a fun introduction :) Sincerely, — Frostly (talk) 19:25, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Hello, Can i know what i am lagging for getting move option access --Gopikajayakumar (talk) 08:23, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

autoconfirmed to do so. Best, — Frostly (talk) 19:24, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Feedback request: Wikipedia policies and guidelines request for comment

Your feedback is requested at

apknation.net plzz my wpsite --Vcxzzubair (talk) 17:48, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Vcxzzubair, I'm not sure that I fully understand your question. Could you please try rephrasing it? Thanks! — Frostly (talk) 18:56, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I am running a vending machine business i am South India's First Vending Machine company. I want to make an Wikipedia regarding my company and make people know and aware about what is vending machine . But i try moving but article getting deleted continuously. help me know the reason and solution --Gopikajayakumar (talk) 11:35, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gopikajayakumar, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. — Frostly (talk) 05:51, 26 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

yo i made an translation but it got put in the incubator, now i made a better one i hope to get freed from the incubator! --Stamba Mamba (talk) 22:30, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Institute for sports science in Japan Hello, Frostly. The article for improvement of the week is: Sports science Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Human-centered design • 3dfx Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 November 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

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Hello, How do I create the box by the right of wikipedia articles where peoples biographical information like spouses, offices occupied, preceded by, children etc information are placed.?? --Cfaso2000 (talk) 08:49, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

infobox; see that page for more information. Best, — Frostly (talk) 16:47, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Hi this may seem like a strange question , but i have held off on this , im an actor with 30 titles to my name but when people search my name they get a baseball player , I have absolutely no idea how to just make a small page for myself --Film pod (talk) 09:48, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Film pod, editing about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors is not allowed. Thank you, — Frostly (talk) 16:45, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

I have a question regarding the content I added to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Outlander_episodes

If you look at the 'Short summary' entries for the earlier seasons (not by me), they are not all that short, and contain multiple spoilers. For my entries in Season 7, I've opted for a briefer and (in general) spoiler-free summary.

Obviously spoilers abound on articles dedicated to specific episodes, and even short summaries which do not spoil the episode they summarise may nonetheless spoil earlier episodes (I did this for my summary of S07E03, for example). But does Wiki have a specific policy on this, or is this just a matter of taste?

Best, AliceInWikiland 7c7 --AliceInWikiland 7c7 (talk) 12:21, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AliceInWikiland 7c7, welcome to Wikipedia! Spoilers are allowed on Wikipedia; see this page for more info. Best, — Frostly (talk) 19:31, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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November 2023—Issue 024

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Hypericum sechmenii by Fritzmann2002 Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun List of platyrrhines by PresN List of gymnosperm families by Dank Varroa destructor by KoA, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Lepas testudinata by Etriusus, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Island bronze-naped pigeon by AryKun, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Placidium arboreum by Esculenta, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Orange-billed lorikeet by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Spinular night frog by AryKun, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Crested cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Femke Aristonectes by Amirani1746, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko by Olmagon, reviewed by Etriusus Femoral gland by Esculenta, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Ameerega munduruku by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Crested cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo Wood-pasture hypothesis by AndersenAnders, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Hypericum bupleuroides by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Etriusus Teratoscincus roborowskii by Olmagon, reviewed by Esculenta Pulchrocladia retipora by Esculenta, reviewed by Etriusus Anaptychia ciliaris by Esculenta, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack List of birds of Bouvet Island by AryKun Laomaki by An anonymous username, not my real name Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei by AryKun Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai by AryKun Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi by AryKun Eucalyptus gomphocephala by Hughesdarren

Contest results

The third edition of our monthly contest saw Quetzal1964 win for the second month in a row, scoring 68 points from 39 articles about a variety of marine fishes. In second place for the month is Olmagon, who scored 45 points from 10 articles on extinct crustaceans and geckoes. In the overall standings, Quetzal1964 leapfrogged over simongraham into first place, with 176 points from 109 articles; simongraham is now in second place with 136 points from 37 articles. The December edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.

New newsletter!

Now, this newsletter is technically not new, but I have only recently become aware of its existence and am only a month late, so it still counts. Wikiproject Fungi's Lichen task force has a new newsletter that is very nicely formatted and also features much better writing than this newsletter. Anyone interested in receiving the newsletter can add their name here.

November DYKs

A bacterium that thrives in the deep ocean Georges Cuvier's reconstruction of Anoplotherium commune Paroedura maingoka Field of Wyethia amplexicaulis in bloom An adult dwarf pufferfish Adult Balkan terrapin Planocarina marginata, a hyalospheniid amoeba ... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"? (November 1) ... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas, but also bear his name? (November 3) ... that life exists in every part of the biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 64 km (40 miles) in the atmosphere? (November 6) ... that Sivapardus was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah? (November 7) ... that Lillian V. Holdeman Moore identified a spike in hydrogen-gas-producing bacteria in Skylab astronauts? (November 8) ... that euglossine bees distribute the seeds of vanilla tlatepusco? (November 11) ... that in 1822, the Paleogene mammal Anop­lo­therium commune (reconstruction pictured) was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast study? (November 12) ... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé? (November 12) ... that little pink elephants are parasitic? (November 12) ... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) imitates venomous scorpions to discourage predators? (November 13) ... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia (pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been overgrazed? (November 15) ... that a 1950s album of frog calls developed a cult following? (November 15) ... that at a maximum standard length of roughly 2 cm (0.8 in), dwarf pufferfish are some of the smallest pufferfish in the world? (November 18) ... that the authors of The Neanderthals Rediscovered learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital? (November 20) ... that hatchling Balkan terrapins are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults (example pictured) can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)? (November 21) ... that organisms could harvest kinetic energy to survive? (November 22) ... that pollution in rivers scatters far-red light, making it harder for plants like Noveloa to germinate? (November 23) ... that many hyalospheniid amoebae (example pictured) construct shells by stealing mineralized particles from the shells of their prey? (November 28) ... that an ancient wildcat species is known only from a part of the jaw of a single animal discovered in Poland? (November 29)

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Welcome to the twenty-ninth newsletter from the Growth team! Help with translations

Community Conversations

The Growth team will host its first community conversation Monday, 4 December (19:00 - 20:30 UTC). The topic for this meeting will be Mentorship.

This first meeting language will be English, but we plan to host conversations in other languages, and about other topics. Please visit the conversation page on-wiki for the details on how to join. You can also watch the page, or suggest ideas for upcoming conversations there.

Impact Module

At the beginning of November 2023, the Growth team deployed the New Impact Module to all Wikipedias. We recently released a follow up improvement to how edit data was displayed based on editor feedback. [25]

Add a Link

We released “add a link” to 35 more Wikipedias. [26] [27]

We have a few Wikipedias remaining:

• German and English Wikipedia will be contacted at the beginning of January 2024.
• There are a few small wikis that will not receive the task until they have enough articles for the algorithm to work properly.

Community Configuration

• We shared Community Configuration 2.0 plans with technical stakeholders. [28] 🖂
• Initial Community Configuration design ideas have been shared and discussed with community members.
• A basic Community Configuration 2.0 demo is released on ToolForge.
• Developers can find some initial proof of concept code shared on gitlab.

Mentorship

When a mentor marked themselves as "Away", they were not getting their name assigned to new accounts when they returned. This has been fixed. [29]

We improved the message received by newcomers when their mentor quits, to reduce confusion. [30]

We worked on ensuring that all mentees are assigned to an active mentor. This required reassigning mentees with no mentors to a new mentor. We paused this as the clean-up script confused some editors. We will resume it when the identified blockers are resolved. [31]

It is now possible to create an Abuse Filter to prevent one user from signing up as a mentor. [32]

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18:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

hi there. Can you provide me with the best steps to take as a new contributor to build up confidence on Wikipedia/ --MediaDua (talk) 16:15, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Adventure. Best, — Frostly (talk) 00:07, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment

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A Mountfield church in East Sussex Hello, Frostly. The article for improvement of the week is: East Sussex Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sports science • Human-centered design Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 December 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 23:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there Frostly! I wanted to thank you for volunteering to become a mentor, and also to ask you a question.

On the page for Body Image, I decided to cut out most of the 'History' section because I felt it wasn't relevant to the actual section and the article. Can you please review my edit and tell me if it was called for? Thank you for your time, and for listening! --Bonbonzilla (talk) 04:03, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bonbonzilla, welcome to Wikipedia! I would personally include the information inside the article, as I think that it might be relevant as context. Some of the information regarding beauty standards could be connected to body image as well. I would ask the folks at WikiProject Psychology if you'd like a third opinion! Sincerely, — Frostly (talk) 06:22, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jaafar Jackson, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now

create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation

if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to

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.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Frostly (talk) 05:42, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

how do i make an article? --Fredriksommerseth (talk) 10:15, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article Wizard! Best, — Frostly (talk) 19:41, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

Administrator changes

• Ganesha811
• JPxG

• Ajpolino
• Lourdes
• Mairi
• RockMFR
• Somno
• WilyD

Beeblebrox → Just Step Sideways

CheckUser changes

• Beeblebrox
• Opabinia regalis

Oversight changes

• Beeblebrox
• Opabinia regalis

Guideline and policy news

• Following a
  Administrators' accountability policy has been updated to note that while it is considered best practice for administrators to have notifications
  (pings) enabled, this is not mandatory. Administrators who do not use notifications are now strongly encouraged to indicate this on their user page.

Arbitration

• Following
  Extended Confirmed Restriction
  has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
• The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
• Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.

Assignment --Bhrigu Kumar patgiri (talk) 17:31, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bhrigu Kumar patgiri, I'm not sure I understand your question. Could you please try rephrasing it? Thanks! — Frostly (talk) 19:40, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors December 2023 Newsletter Hello, and welcome to the December 2023 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. Don't forget that you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. Election news: The Guild needs coordinators! If you'd like to help out, you may nominate yourself or any suitable editor—with their permission—for the Election of Coordinators for the first half of 2024. Nominations will close at 23:59 on 15 December (UTC). Voting begins immediately after the close of nominations and closes at 23:59 on 31 December. All editors in good standing (not under current sanctions) are eligible, and self-nominations are welcome. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term that ends at 23:59 on 30 June. Drive: Of the 69 editors who signed up for the September Backlog Elimination Drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 661,214 words in 290 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Of the 22 editors who signed up for the October Copy Editing Blitz, 13 copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 109,327 words in 52 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Drive: During the November Backlog Elimination Drive, 38 of the 58 editors who signed up copy-edited at least one article. Between them, they copy-edited 458,620 words in 234 articles. Barnstars awarded are listed here. Blitz: Our December Copy Editing Blitz will run from 10 to 16 December. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 20:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 344 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 2,191 articles. Other news: Our Annual Report for 2023 is planned for release in the new year. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Zippybonzo. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Handscobe --Handscobe (talk) 16:49, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Handscobe, I'm not sure I understand your question. Could you please try rephrasing it? Thanks! — Frostly (talk) 18:20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 02:10, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Online encyclopedias, also called Internet encyclopedias, are digital encyclopedias accessible through the Internet. Hello, Frostly. The article for improvement of the week is: Online encyclopedia Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: International trade law • East Sussex Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 December 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 16:16, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi frostly, I’m Hansserd --Hansserd (talk) 18:55, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I’m wondering how to get to sandbox mode Hansserd (talk) 18:56, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This link will take you to the Sandbox. Cheers, — Frostly (talk) 17:24, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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How to report users who are vandalizing pages KRFAAR (talk) 10:11, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

KRFAAR, please see this guide for more information! Best, — Frostly (talk) 17:26, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello.

I am mainly working on correcting musicians pages. Is there any I can fix along with their errors? --Bigeditingideas (talk) 03:54, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bigeditingideas, this page lists ways to contribute! — Frostly (talk) 00:23, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]