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Conflicting reviews on wikipedia
editHello,
When I added some useful links, those got undone with given reason "SPAM". How come Baseball Cards, Trading Card got chasingmajors, price guides (which have very low DA anyway and no other backlinks than wikipedia itself) under external links and those are not spams now? Just trying to understand, what's the deal here at wikipedia. Abhijeet in (talk) 21:17, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Abhijeet in. Just because a link is on one page doesn't mean that it's a) supposed to be there or b) allowed on another page. Price guides should not be on Wikipedia anywhere. Anarchyte (talk) 06:54, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Anarchyte, I was just relating both the cases. a) These websites are of very low DA (even lower than the ones I submitted) with almost no other backlinks except wikipedia and the replicas. b) If you check with more attention, my referred sites were not "price guides" but "checklists guide", there's a huge difference I believe.
- I think I somewhat understand the wikipedia way, it's not about how useful content or source you can contribute, it's more about how old and long profile you have before you try to do so. Abhijeet in (talk) 14:53, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- The links have now been removed from the other two pages now. Please see WP:NOTGUIDE. I fail to see how adding or removing links correlates with account age, but I can assure you there is no relation. Anarchyte (talk) 07:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- The same listing is on Hockey card page as well. Abhijeet in (talk) 23:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
- The links have now been removed from the other two pages now. Please see WP:NOTGUIDE. I fail to see how adding or removing links correlates with account age, but I can assure you there is no relation. Anarchyte (talk) 07:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
edit- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
- In focus: Twitter marks the spot
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past
. - A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
- The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
Miscellaneous
- Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
- A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in September 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles and redirects in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 13,900 articles and 26,200 redirects awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
The Signpost: 4 September 2024
edit- News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked
- In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?
- News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election
- Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024
- Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year
- Traffic report: After the gold rush
Blocked from editing my page
editI put in a new entry into the top section bio in my Wikipedia page, with proper references, and after that I have been blocked from making further edits. I understand the Wikipedia policies on editing and references and believe I have done nothing wrong. I request that my editing be unblocked., Lightmanalan1 (talk) 11:48, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Lightmanalan1, you are not blocked and never have been. Anarchyte (talk) 03:51, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 26 September 2024
edit- In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"
- Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus
- Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics
- Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing
- News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?
- Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors
- Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time
RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review
editHi there! The trial of the RfA discussion-only period passed at WP:RFA2024 has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period. Cheers, and happy editing! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2024).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
- Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
- An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
- Editors are invited to nominate themselves to serve on the 2024 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission until 23:59 October 8, 2024 (UTC).
Miscellaneous
- If you are interested in stopping spammers, please put MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist and MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist on your watchlist, and help out when you can.