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CAN U PLEASE CREATE WIKIPEDIA PAGE OF AN ACTOR NAMED NIRANJAN BS WHO HAVE DONE MOVIES AND TV SHOWS

Niranjan Bs Bhumika66 (talk) 03:18, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, but I see you've already started a draft page at Draft:NIRANJAN BS. You can keep working on it there. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 03:29, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I have started but it's not working well
I request to do it
I will give the all information please Bhumika66 (talk) 05:49, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 15:55, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page watcher) I agree completely. Random editors can't go around asking random strangers (in ALL CAPS!) to do the lifting on a subject of their interest. I see, by the way, that in the intervening ten days, the editor who offered to "give all the information" has added nothing to the draft. BD2412 T 04:29, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Editor experience invitation

Hi GorillaWarfare :) I'm looking to interview people here. Feel free to pass if you're not interested. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 21:56, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Article on oldest mosque in Gaza

Considering Wikipedia is meant to be neutral, the recent addition to the article on the Great Mosque of Gaza is premature and lacks detail. We don’t yet have concrete details around the involvement of the mosque in the ongoing war, which is not mentioned. There should be a mention of the war, as there is mention of every other war in which the structure (originally a church) was destroyed, and it provides necessary context for a researcher’s understanding of this topic. Friendly Fix (talk) 15:37, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Friendly Fix: I would recommend suggesting your edits on the article talk page to achieve consensus. However, I will note that there is a mention of the war already in the article. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 16:32, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Belal Jadallah for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Belal Jadallah is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belal Jadallah 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.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

बिनोद थारू (talk) 03:44, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit filter reports page protection

Hi GorillaWarfare. It might be worth trying to reduce this to temporary PC protection before the current protection expires. Wikipedia:Edit_filter/False_positives/Reports is very frequently used by IP address editors to report issues with edit filters since IP address editors tend to be singled out by filters. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 04:09, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That was the goal behind the short duration. I don't think PC will be adequate in this case. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 05:00, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This LTA is just going to target a different page; I don't see the point in protection. I understand the need to stop that sort of thing, of course, but this will not do that. Suffusion of Yellow alt 7 (talk) 06:08, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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A solstice greeting

❄️ Happy holidays! ❄️

Hi Molly! I'd like to wish you a splendid solstice season as we wrap up the year. Here is an artwork, made individually for you, to celebrate. Hope it's not too cold up in Boston. Take care, and thanks for all you do to make Wikipedia better!
Cheers,
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DALL·E 3.
Note: The vibes are winter solsticey. If you're in the southern hemisphere, oops, apologies
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{{u|Sdkb}}talk 06:39, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Sdkb! A very happy solstice to you as well. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 16:41, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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--Lajmmoore (talk) 20:17, 28 December 2023 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

2024 appeal

At my previous appeal I was advised to draft my appeal which is at User:Crouch, Swale/Appeal and show it to at least 1 experienced user, as you commented on several of the previous discussions I'm wandering what you think of the draft and if you have any advice, thanks. Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:36, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I am not GS and have not actually read your draft appeal. I will note I'm glad you're taking the recommendation previous arbcoms have offered you. Speaking only for myself, we have two complex matters before us at ARCA. I would encourage you @Crouch, Swale to consider waiting rather than filing as soon as you're eligible so that everyone can give this the proper consideration it deserves. Barkeep49 (talk) 20:55, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Barkeep49: I'm assuming you're referring to the GiantSnowman and Antisemitism in Poland requests at ARCA. Crouch, Swale (talk) 09:55, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Correct. Barkeep49 (talk) 10:11, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Barkeep49: Both the GiantSnowman and Antisemitism in Poland cases were closed earlier today. There is now a case about Beeblebrox. Do you think its a good idea to start my appeal? If yes do you have any suggestions about my appeal before I file it? Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:28, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think the timing is fine. I have no substantive comments about your appeal because I haven't read it. Since none has been forthcoming from GW, I'd ecnourage you to see if there was someone else who would be willing to give it to you not because you have to but to increase the odds that you're successful. Perhaps leave a message for Worm That Turned and send him an email? He's mostly inactive but my experience is he checks his email every few days still. Barkeep49 (talk) 21:40, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Barkeep49: WTT has replied saying he's not on Arbcom any more. Regarding the instructions at Special:Diff/1133851301 (1) I have drafted a plan on what I'm planning to do and have not had any articles ending up deleted or draftified/CSD/PROD/AFD, (2) draft the appeal and show it to several experienced editors which I have done, part of that is this discussion, (3) I have considered the feedback I have been given and am asking for anymore here, (4) this appeal will if it follows the first 3 points remove the restrictions so I won't need to have any more motions. Do you have any more advice/suggestions before I file? Is it in the best interest for the project to remove my restrictions? Yes, despite the fact there have been concerns in the past my track record since 2018 has been good, is it in my best interest to have the restrictions removed? Yes, I think I have demonstrated that I'm unlikely to have any significant problems with my work here in 2024 even though that was different in 2010. Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:50, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've also added a bit about my move restriction as well. Crouch, Swale (talk) 21:54, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've offered the feedback I'm going to offer ahead of an actual appeal where I will substantively consider what you're saying. Barkeep49 (talk) 01:34, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Non-binary computer scientists has been nominated for merging

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Personal advice

Can I get some advice on how to handle the talk page at the Babylon Bee?


It's a bit discouraging to have an admin come through and just wholesale take out large sections of text because he doesn't personally like some sources, even if they aren't deprecated anywhere.


But of course he is an admin so I'm worried any objection will result in me being punished or steamrolled.


How should I address this? It feels like he has a free pass on consensus and source standards and gets to veto any discussion he wants. Am I reading this right? It kinda seems like a long term start he has used on other pages as well.

Squatch347 (talk) 00:55, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@
WP:INVOLVED
, admins are not supposed to take administrative actions in relation to those they've disagreed with on editing matters. David Gerard is not going to block you or otherwise "punish" you for disagreeing with him.
Regarding the removals discussed and implemented by Aquillon and Gerard, I have to say they do seem reasonable to me. A shorter, high-quality article is often preferable to a longer one that relies on MREL or unreliable sources, and a lot of the claims that were removed were frankly pretty trivial. I don't think readers are going to suffer terribly for not knowing that Dillon has said he wanted to make "comedy that wasn't cheesy", for example — it's really just a trivial sentence. The actual changes to the content of the article were fairly minimal, and many of the removals were simply removing unreliable or questionably reliable sources that were supporting statements already cited to higher-quality sources, without making any changes to the article text.
If you think any of the sources that were removed should be considered reliable sources, you're certainly free to make that point, either on the article talk page or at an outside venue like
WP:RS for how a source is a reliable source, seeking outside/uninvolved input from RSN if necessary. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 15:42, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply
]
Ahh, phew. I appreciate the guidance and advice. I'll take a fresh look at it and approach it again maybe without that concern. I'll also take your approach on defending sources in that manner. Do you know if there are any other essays on how to approach source evaluation from a wiki perspective? I ask because source evaluation is a large part of what I do and wiki seems to approach it from a very different framework than, say the Intel community, or Historians. I'm curious if there is additional guidance on the methodology for approach.
Thank you for this.
Squatch347 (talk) 13:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WP:RS is the primary guideline, and there are links to some other resources at Wikipedia:Reliable sources#See also. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 15:22, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply
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--Lajmmoore (talk 20:22, 25 February 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Block?

Hi Molly! I see you reverted a vandalism introduced by a half-illiterate, infantile troll, user 167.94.114.171. He has tried it with three different articles connected to Israel/Palestine, wasting people's time. Here it is. Would you mind taking the necessary steps to have him blocked? Thank you, and keep up the good work! Arminden (talk) 16:46, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) An IP that hasn't edited in 12 days isn't worth blocking. Likely doesn't attach to the same person anymore. The saying about the horse and when to close the barn door applies. Courcelles (talk) 16:48, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great video

Hi Molly. I just watched your YouTube video and found it warm, welcoming, and informative. I'm sure many newbies would benefit from it. Loved seeing you too. You are the real deal. Your heart and mind are in the right place. The world is a much better place because of you, so keep up the good work. You may want to promote the video on your user page. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 19:39, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 19:47, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Youtube video

Hi Molly, thank you for your inspiration to make my first edit! OrtusSolis (talk) 17:01, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, and thank you for all your contributions! GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 14:02, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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It's fantastic to come across new editors inspired to join by your video
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Sdkbtalk 01:48, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Awesome to hear you're coming across some new folks, I hope they're getting a very warm welcome. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 14:39, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:47, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New legal article

I have finished enough of

Consciousness of guilt (legal) to go public with it. Further development will be appreciated. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 18:38, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply
]

Shane Valdez

The second edit was unintentional, as I thought I’d done something wrong and it simply hadn’t updated.

I do not know how to add the citation the information regarding his arrest came from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and is listed on a local page which displays local arrests.

if you can tell me how to add the citation, I will do so.

This is the link.

(Redacted)

I am not a random person, I know Shane and his family personally. It wasn’t my intent to unfactually defame him but rather give a more accurate glimpse at who he is. 2601:203:284:C70:5C2E:3499:E6BC:2CA9 (talk) 22:05, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see
WP:BLPPRIMARY: "Do not use trial transcripts and other court records, or other public documents, to support assertions about a living person. ... A living person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until convicted by a court of law. Accusations, investigations and arrests do not amount to a conviction. For individuals who are not public figures—that is, individuals not covered by § Public figures—editors must seriously consider not including material—in any article—that suggests the person has committed or is accused of having committed a crime, unless a conviction has been secured." GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 22:10, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply
]
Got it. Thank you for clarifying. 2601:203:284:C70:5C2E:3499:E6BC:2CA9 (talk) 22:14, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Podcast feature

Hey! I was pleasantly surprised to see your name popping up in my feed for yesterday's episode of Better Offline, I really enjoyed listening to it! Was great to hear somebody talking on a public platform about how Wikipedia works and why it's so important. I particularly enjoyed the discussion towards the end about the rise of AI and the 'enshitification' of the internet, and why that has made maintaining Wikipedia is so important in this context. When I started editing a few years ago, I had similar thoughts about the oligopolisation of the internet by big social media companies, but now with AI and the

dead internet theory
, having a community-based source of reliable information is all the more vital.

I do hope this leads to more people contributing to the platform, as Ed Zitron pleaded for at the end; a recent feature by The Guardian succeeded in bringing at least one or two new people into the Women in Red project, so I'm really pleased to see folk actively promoting more people getting involved. Anyway, I digress. Thank you so much for doing this podcast episode, I really appreciated it. :) --Grnrchst (talk) 10:13, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bounced onto here to say thanks as well, I parasocially knew you before EdZ, but was happy to see your name pop up. tedder (talk) 04:29, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to you both, I'm so glad to hear it's being well received! GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 15:33, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Miyosmart

Hi there! I'm reaching out to you as a new page reviewer. I noticed you just deleted the page Miyosmart as A7 within three minutes of the page creation. Can you explain your reasoning? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:23, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the page made no credible claim of notability and lacked any references. It was created by a user whose only other contributions have been vandalism and apparently trying to game autopatrolled. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 00:29, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Given that the article had just been created (by a very new user) and it didn't appear to be outright vandalism, why not let it sit for at least an hour (or send to draft) to see if the editor improves it? A quick Google Scholar search shows multiple hits for the lenses. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:34, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Further, the lenses are a product, which do not qualify under A7. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:35, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I deleted it rather than moved it to draft per
WP:DRAFTIFY. However, since you seem interested in working on it, I've draftified it. You're right that it's a product — that's my mistake, I misread it to be the name of the company. Best of luck with the article. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 00:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply
]
Thank you! Mostly, I was just curious about your decision as I had saw it pop up during a page review, and I went in to copy edit and format, then it had been deleted before I could publish, which was surprising. At NPP, we have a
guideline to wait at least an hour to recommend deletion and/or draftify unless there are serious content concerns to avoid being bitey. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:44, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply
]

Recreating an article that you deleted in 2023

Hi. Is it okay if I recreate draft article (about fever dreams), that was deleted by you in 2023? This time I have better sources. (User Masem advised me to ask this question from the admin who deleted the article.) --Pek (talk) 17:06, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend drafting it first, and going through
WP:MEDRS I think it would be best if there was a second set of eyes on the article before it went to mainspace. If another editor reviews it and finds it acceptable, I certainly have no qualms with the page being recreated at that point. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 17:26, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply
]
Hi. I made an draft article. Could you please review it, check if the sources are good enough and if they are, could you move it to mainspace? Here is the article. --Pek (talk) 11:13, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see Drmies has already left you some feedback, which is pretty much what I would have said. I have to say I'm disappointed to see that, although you've swapped out a few sources, the article is largely the same poor quality as your previous attempt. I'm really not sure where the disconnect is here, but can you not see the vast difference between the types of sources you've used in this draft and the types of sources used in high quality medical articles like, say, Oxygen toxicity?
Popsci sources like Discover's "Bizarre Fever Dreams Are Common, But Science Hasn't Figured Out Why", or sources from mattress companies, are not
WP:RS. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 15:42, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply
]