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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Ritchie333,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

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2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April music

I like to see Appalachian Spring on the Main page today (not by me, just interested and reviewed), and I also made it my story. How do you like the compromise in the composer's infobox? - How do you like the statue (look up places)? - I was undecided so show three versions ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today I see Marian Anderson as my top story (by NBC, 1939), and below (on my talk) three people with raised arms, - and the place is the cherry blossom in Frauenstein. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:31, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

plum tree blossom for Kalevi Kiviniemi in the snow - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:04, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

today a sad task - memory of Andrew Davis - turned into entertainment (yt at the bottom of his article, actually both) -- the latest pictures capture extreme weather --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:16, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Captchaedits (19:25, 8 April 2024)

Hello sir guide me how to unprotect an article which is semi or extended protected? --Captchaedits (talk) 19:25, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You need to go to

Requests for page protection, where there are instructions to get a page unprotected. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply

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GA mentorship

Hello

WP:DYK and I wish to expand to obviously lower the immense backlogs. I'll be on the lookout for your response

Thank you. dxneo (talk) 17:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Hi, unfortunately I'm absolutely snowed under with other things right now and I won't be able to address this for a couple of weeks - are you okay to hold on? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:37, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes sir, I will wait. Whenever you are ready. dxneo (talk) 11:17, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:15, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Marshlink

Hi Ritchie! Thryduulf and I are contemplating taking a trip across the length of the East Coastway and Marshlink lines possibly this Saturday or the following Monday, depending on weather/trains/significant others. Just wondered if you fancied joining us for any part of the journey or for a quick pint at the Ashford end? Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:03, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm around on Saturday until about 5pm. For

obvious reasons, I'll follow up the discussion privately. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:25, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Question from Trinitywonders (06:23, 26 April 2024)

Hello, how do I add an image? --Trinitywonders (talk) 06:23, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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File Upload Wizard. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:56, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Question from Bluetik (17:28, 2 May 2024)

Hello! Thanks for being my mentor. My first page was approved! I’d love to create more, but I also want to ensure that the quality is “up to snuff.”

Do you have any broad suggestions, or, if you have time to look at the page I created, do you have any suggestions there? --Bluetik (talk) 17:28, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Bluetik (03:51, 3 May 2024)

Also, im having some trouble getting my IP unblock request done with Yamla - perhaps I’m out of line, but both this Admin’s original response and their follow up seem to not be particularly thoughtful, and the block is encumbering.

Should I just drop it so I don’t get banned?

For context, right now, I can’t edit from my home office, and can only use my phone and not my primary device. Basically my company bought me an ip address for work and I want to be able to edit from my primary device --Bluetik (talk) 03:51, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]