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Dutch CFS article
Hi Femke. I saw that your mother language is Dutch and was wondering if you good give any advice on updating the Dutch article on 'chronischevermoeidheidssyndroom'. It's quite a mess and has not been updated in a long time. I've tried to make a case of changing the title to ME/CFS instead of CFS on the talk page but because I'm new to Wikipedia, other editors were suspicious of me and disapproved my suggestion. I'm now slowly trying to update the content of the CFS page but I suspect I might run into similar issues (skepticism of other editors towards me as a new member who is trying to rewrite most of the content on the page). Any help or advice from a experienced Wikipedia editor like yourself would be very much appreciated. Best wishes, --Odobert (talk) 19:17, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Great work there :). With 3 people in favour and 2 against, it's likely that the suggested merge will fail on the Dutch Wikipedia, unless there are more people joining the discussion. It can be frustrating, but it's a normal part of editing that people may not agree all the time.
- So far, your updates to the CVS page seem to be able to stick. The best way forward is to continue to be slow, and give people the opportunity to react to what you've written. If you edit in small batches, people may revert one or two edits while leaving most of your updates be.
- One thing that can bring out "mentoring mode" from other people, is working towards the Dutch equivalent of a featured article, a nl:WP:etalage article. The standards on the Dutch Wikipedia are less strict than here, and it's a fun process. First you get a peer review, and then others will vote whether it meets the high standards. But it will require some time investment. Another thing you may want to do to avoid Wikipedia:BITEY behaviour from experienced editors is edit a bit in other topics. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
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- Phase II of the 2024 RfA review has commenced to improve and refine the proposals passed in Phase I.
Technical news
- The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351
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- The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
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DYK for Chronotropic incompetence
On 7 June 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chronotropic incompetence, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that many people with heart failure, diabetes, or ME/CFS cannot raise their heart rates sufficiently during exercise? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chronotropic incompetence. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chronotropic incompetence), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Narwhal
Hi, thanks for your comments at PR. If you're free, you can drop your comments at the FAC. Thanks, Wolverine XI (talk to me) 14:51, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
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TCC things
Hi Femke, I've started a Wikipedia:The Core Contest/Preparations for future years. Figured it would be good to have all the planning in one page, and for future judges. Feel free to add anything that looks missing; there's probably few things I'm going to add, but the basics are there already.
Also, I was planning to make a short FAQ page for the contest. I'm finding that we're repeatedly asked the same handful of questions: what is core/is this core enough; can/how I withdraw; can I enter more than one article; work with multiple people; etc. Let me know if you think of any others.
I've been meaning to do this all for a while, and figured it would be good to have it ready well before next year. Aza24 (talk) 04:14, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
Administrator changes
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- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
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FAC tidying
Hello! Touching base because I find myself with a little bit more time on my hands than I’ve had recently and wondered if there was anything I might lend a hand on as you finalize myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome for FAC. I haven’t been involved in the process before and I’d be curious to learn even just about the routine parts—happy to pitch in with things like ref formatting if that still needs doing. Maybe it’s really already all set but just in case I thought I’d inquire whether there was still help I could offer! Innisfree987 (talk) 08:14, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Innisfree :). Thanks for the offer! I think consistent ref formatting is done, but I have quite a poor eye for it, so would appreciate another pair of eyes. Over the last couple of months, I've been able to reduce the number of citations, removing lower-quality ones, which should make the job easier. English is not my first language; some others have done in-detail prose commenting, but nobody has gone over the new management section, so some feedback on the prose there would also be welcome.
- I hope to nominate later this month, and hoping to get opinions at Wikipedia:Peer review/Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome/archive1 on whether it's ready. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:21, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- Great, I’ll have a look over both of those! Thanks for the suggestions, and for your remarkable, steady work on this! I’ve really learned a lot for my own editing from the example. Innisfree987 (talk) 08:43, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
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Your sig
Just wanted to drop you a note to say that I love your sig with the little birdy, but I was a bit concerned at first, because on some screens it looks like somebody took a small bite out of their backside, and I was about to call PETA. 🙂 Viriditas (talk) 23:05, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – August 2024
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Technical news
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- Users wishing to permanently leave may now request "vanishing" via Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Processed requests will result in the user being renamed, their recovery email being removed, and their account being globally locked.
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DYK for Unrest (2017 film)
On 18 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Unrest (2017 film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jennifer Brea directed an Academy Award–shortlisted documentary while bedbound from ME/CFS? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Unrest (2017 film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Unrest (2017 film)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Happy Adminship Anniversary!
| Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Femke! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 01:36, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |  |
Congratulations
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Welcome to the club
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The admin mob
Was this a typo or a sly comment on RfA? CMD (talk) 09:34, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- That was indeed a typo :). I blame final-obstruent devoicing (p and b are pronounced the same at the end of a word in Dutch, and my brain sometimes gets confused in English). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 11:47, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
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- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
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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.
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Promotion of Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
- Popping by to say congratulations and thank you for this! It’s so wonderful that a difficult topic is now a source of such high-quality information. Are you thinking of nominating it? I think having it on Main Page now that it’s so good would be a real service! I also wanted to say thank you for such a great intro to FAC—I had really had only limited experience with featured articles until now and learned so much from watching you progress this entry. Really appreciate the contribution across the board! Innisfree987 (talk) 01:47, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks :). For noncontroversial articles, or those where the main author has more of a background in the topic at hand, the road to FAC is usually (much) shorter. So if you plan on bringing an article to FAC, it might be much easier.
- I'm torn between nominating now and waiting for May 12 next year. I've missed the opportunity to nominate for October Invisible Disabilities Week, which takes places at the end of October. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 07:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, May is a good idea too! Thanks for the perspective on FAC, that makes sense and is definitely a bit less daunting, ha. Innisfree987 (talk) 21:19, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, and it was wonderful accomplishment for all the years that the article was batted back-and-forth with all the controversies. I especially appreciated the editors were able to talk out their differences and compromise to come to consensus. Without your direction and reputation and for being fair and patient that would not have happened IMO. Ward20 (talk) 23:31, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, May is a good idea too! Thanks for the perspective on FAC, that makes sense and is definitely a bit less daunting, ha. Innisfree987 (talk) 21:19, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Good evening Femke. I am looking to make this the TFA for 25 November. Is that ok with you? If so, do you fancy having a crack at a draft blurb? Gog the Mild (talk) 17:25, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
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Uttrakhandhistory
Hey. Unluckily enough, you were on top of the admin list at the recently active user page.
There's a user, Uttrakhandhistory, who keeps uploading copyrighted text to Wikipedia in spite of multiple warnings and blocks. It's probably a CIR situation. Because of that, Draft:Nantram singh negi has some edits that need to be revision-deleted. It's possible that further action (another block, etc.) is necessary. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 07:33, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- Blocked and revdelled @I dream of horses. They managed to add some more text just before I blocked and I haven't reviewed that, and haven't requested a possible speedy on Commons for the image. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:05, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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Happy to see a featured article above. When should that best appear? Can I help you with the nomination? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:22, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
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RFA
I don't see this as above the threshold for removal on my part. Commenting on why an oppose is not convincing falls, I think, within acceptable discourse. It didn't seem over the top or bad faith, rather it looked to point out that they found the vote unconvincing because it looked to be a response to a current conflict rather than an assessment of the candidate. Obviously, reasonable people can disagree on where the lines are, but this isn't past the line for me.
Courtesy ping to TParis. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:02, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the message and reasonable people can disagree. The comment doesn't look bad faith to me, sure, but I do find the wording or tone over the top. To me, "personal vindictiveness" is an attack on character, rather than on the content. If TParis had used your wording, nothing would be amiss. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 14:07, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's not the wording I would have chosen (as my editing is perfect and above reproach), but I don't think it meets the threshold for me to strike or remove it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:13, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough. My threshold to replace it with ((NPA)) as a non-monitor as also not met :). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 14:15, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Folks - when did civility become only about words and not deeds. Someone is angry that their GA got denied, and is disrupting this RFA because of it. That is a civility issue - not my comments.--v/r - TP 14:17, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- I don't disagree with that, either, but the threshold for removing or striking a vote is even higher. When I read it I was reminded of the oppose at my RFA because one of my nominators had blocked them years earlier. Per WP:MONITOR, however, it requires policy violations and no rational reason for the vote for removal. Opposing because you do not agree with the candidate's reading of a process is rational, so I'm this case we'll have to trust bureaucrats to give it appropriate weight. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:24, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- I see the oppose is starting to veer in the wrong direction now as well, TP, so I'm definitely not saying everybody else is an angel.
- SFR: This may be me not quite up to date with what we agreed around monitors, but there are less drastic measures in the toolbox than removing !vote rationales, right? Like moving to talk or requesting people to focus on content. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 14:28, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's phrased as "normal moderation tools". I've got my eye on it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:32, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Well it seems we're mostly resolved - so I am going back to my video game. Replies from here on out won't be so responsive but I'll get to them eventually if there are anymore issues.-- v/r - TP 14:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- That's my plan for a bit later today too. Picked up the silent hill 2 remake for my wife, only she can't play scary games so she just watches it like a movie while I play.
- Femke, if anything else pops up don't hesitate to ping. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:43, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Well it seems we're mostly resolved - so I am going back to my video game. Replies from here on out won't be so responsive but I'll get to them eventually if there are anymore issues.-- v/r - TP 14:40, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's phrased as "normal moderation tools". I've got my eye on it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:32, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Folks - when did civility become only about words and not deeds. Someone is angry that their GA got denied, and is disrupting this RFA because of it. That is a civility issue - not my comments.--v/r - TP 14:17, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough. My threshold to replace it with ((NPA)) as a non-monitor as also not met :). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 14:15, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- It's not the wording I would have chosen (as my editing is perfect and above reproach), but I don't think it meets the threshold for me to strike or remove it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:13, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome scheduled for TFA
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- Thanks @Gog the Mild. The blurb looks good, will make some small amendments later. For the lack of image: how small does the image need to be to come on the front page? I might have time to make a version with larger text so it's still readable. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 16:21, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Femke. I wouldn't worry about to image. Any TFA image will need to be used in the article. And you will need to lose 75 characters to make room for it. The text size is set, so as to fit in with the rest of the main page. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:38, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- Congratulations on getting this through FAC earlier. Seeing it on the Main Page tonight was a delightful surprise. WhatamIdoing (talk) 08:33, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Re: Undo of the TFA article
Hey, it looks like you undone my edit removing the term "disabling". Can you send me where the current consensus on the inclusion of the term "disabling" was gathered? I couldn't find it in the talk archives. ThatIPEditor They / Them 08:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Upon rereading the discussions, the consensus is more implicit: at the FAC. The source for this is in the definition of ME/CFS, saying that "People with ME/CFS have a much lower ability to do activities they could do before they got sick", which is the definition of disabling (https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/signs-symptoms/). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:44, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks 🙂 Will try to gather consensus on the talk page. ThatIPEditor They / Them 08:53, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
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Congrats on today's FA!
Just saw that myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome was today's FA and wanted to say both congratulations and thank you for all your hard work getting it to FA status! It's an excellent article, and as a sufferer, it makes me really happy to see my condition receiving such fantastic coverage on Wikipedia. It's a daunting topic to approach, especially with all the outdated information out there, and having a well-made Wikipedia article like this does real good in educating people about ME/CFS. From one chronically ill editor to another: Thank you! Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 10:35, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Ten years ago, geneticist Ron Davis called ME/CFS "probably the last major disease that we don't know anything about". A lot has changed since, most notably a global pandemic that led to millions more contracting the illness (15% to 50% of those with long COVID) and the start of research programmes in many countries. A lot still remains to be discovered. ME/CFS has a long and contested history, making it an interesting but difficult article to write. Comments most welcome :)" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:21, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks both. It's probably the most challenging article I've tackled so far, but maybe also one of the most rewarding ones. I thought it would be somewhat straightforward after bringing long COVID to GA, but that wasn't the case. I know the 2010s Wikipedia article was a cause of hurt for many with ME/CFS. Most of the big fights on the direction of the article were done before I started, but I'm happy to have brought the rest into this decade as well :). Now back to topics I actually know stuff about. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 12:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good idea but good that you did the other also! - I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:19, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
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Femke, Sorry for this ping, but I didn't understand this reply I mean to say In this edit I've removed styling, coloring, excessive detailing, and a statement. I didn't add new content in this edit. According to your suggestion, I replied in 112 words as you advised me to reply only in 200 words. So again I have to trim my old answers? In the sections of Answers and Further Answers.? Please assist me and explain to me what's the problem in my answers and how I can fix it? or you can allow my old answers as they are. ®asteem Talk 16:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Rasteem. So the way ARE works is that all your answers together should normally be under 500 words. I gave you an extension of 200 words, so you can go up to 700. You can change all the text that hasn't been specifically replied to. For clarity, please do link to an old version of the reponse. The reason we are quite strict at ARE about these limits is for two reasons: (1) you show collaborative spirit by not making people read a WP:Wall of text. This way of communicating is key when you navigate contentious topics. (2) admins have limited time to go over these reports, and usually not much is gained when people go over the limit. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 16:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- Is it okay if I make my first reply, Answers, within 500 words, and my second reply, Further answers, also within 500 words? Or do I need to condense both sections? Additionally, do I need to trim all my answers to fit within the 700-word limit for both the Answers and Further Answers subsections.? ®asteem Talk 17:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Rasteem: in case you didn't see this. Replies are included in the total word count, and you're over by more now.
- (Despite me now replying, feel free to remove or shorten your most recent reply)
- Two misunderstandings in your reply:
- the WP:standard offer is an unblock or unban after 6 months, not before a sanction is even imposed. Didn't you say you would read policy and guidance before citing it?
- Similarly, an appeal can only be lodged after a sanction has been imposed.
- Slowing down is really your best way forward here, rather than needing to reply to all comments. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:18, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Femke I'm really sorry I removed these words WP:SO & appeal. Also I trimmed my answers in this edit. I it is required I can remove my last two replies. And a note Not for admin. ®asteem Talk 18:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- We're getting closer to a decision here, so maybe this will be moot soon. But you're still over 1,000 words. As I said above, all words count here, including the "Note for admin". In principle, basically all notes at an AE report are for admins, who are the designated people to make a decision on whether a sanction is necessary. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 20:16, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Femke I'm really sorry I removed these words WP:SO & appeal. Also I trimmed my answers in this edit. I it is required I can remove my last two replies. And a note Not for admin. ®asteem Talk 18:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
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Hi Femke, just checking if you're planning to comment on this FAC? Thanks, 750h+ 10:22, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
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Hi! Thanks for the invitation. I actually haven't lived in Exeter for a few years now so I won't be able to make it. Hope you have a great time though! Devgirl (talk) 18:49, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
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A quick (but more extensive) thanks for your bold revisions to this article. I've been greatly frustrated with it for a long while, especially the abundance of flaky material and citations that don't meet WP:MEDRS. It needed exactly this kind of bold treatment - so thanks again! 45154james (talk) 16:12, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks. I was looking for an article with poor readability, as I'm trying to draft some text about this in WP:MTAU (or somewhere else). Trying to figure out what I do when I rewrite a text to be understandable. Apparently, one of the key things I do I do is replacing all the unreadable text cited to unreliable sources with more concise text.
- I'm quite surprised how poorly that article is writing. It gets almost as many reads as climate change, but it's an utter mess in structure and sources. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 19:34, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
Request for GA review help
Hello Femke,
I'm conducting my first GA review, and as a listed mentor at WP:GAMENTOR, I was wondering if you could quickly check my review just to ensure I've done it correctly? It's at Talk:WLOK/GA1. I'm quite confident that the article is an easy pass, but I've held off on formally promoting it for now. No worries if you aren't up for it—I can pick another mentor. Thanks, Giraffer (talk) 00:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
- Happy to have a look User:Giraffer. I'll try to make some time after work today. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:52, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
ALS#Environmental and other factors
RE Copyvio. Subject text was rewritten and submitted. Tried to avoid Frontiers per your sugs, but they appear to be more interested in sharing ALS investigative progress than any USA sources. No alternative easily found. TomStonehunter (talk) 21:39, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
- Hello TomStonehunter. Thanks for your new edit!
- I imagine nobody has ever shown you how to find sources that meet WP:MEDRS more easily? The two main criteria for medical papers is that (a) it should be a review and (b) it should have been published in the last 5 years. Pubmed allows you to constrain searches to this completely, for instance see this query for ALS risk factors. You should see I've ticked "meta-analysis", "review" and "systemic review" in the options. In your recent edit, you added a small primary study to ALS. As small studies usually show larger effects (f.i. due to publication bias) or random results (due to their small statistical power]), these studies shouldn't be cited on Wikipedia. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:21, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
- Good knowledge. Thankful and appreciative for your assists. Now (bad news) just discovered that the surviving citation had content that mentioned both ALS and MS. ALS' first use of this cite was appropriate; the second use, not. The OR\CI info needs pulled; it applied to MS not ALS. I will fix ALS and put a future MS update on my do-do list. I apologize for pulling you into this vortex whilst I spun in circles. TomStonehunter (talk) 16:17, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
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Merge prop
@Femke, Since I don't have right to roll, could you merge this WP:Orphanage article Daud Bisinle — Daud Mohamed Omar. 
Thank you QalasQalas (talk) 06:47, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hello User:QalasQalas. You don't need rollback for a merge. After you've copied over relevant text with attribution, you can simply replace the article text with a redirect (WP:MERGETEXT). Rollback is mostly useful for those who work with WP:Huggle and WP:UltraViolet to fight vandalism. For other types of edits, WP:edit summaries are preferred. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:04, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
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Tesla and trade unions is now a featured article! 08:27, 10 March 2025 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FalloutInfinity2 (talk • contribs)
- Hello User:FalloutInfinity2. I saw. Great work from User:Shushugah! Shame it has increasing relevance these days. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 22:15, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
- thank you for thanking me for thanking you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FalloutInfinity2 (talk • contribs) 01:14, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
Naresh deweshwar
See . I think a NOTHERE block would be appropriate. I also suspect possible COI or paid editing.. Doug Weller talk 07:58, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- Yeah, you're right. I've blocked and deleted their sandbox per G11. Could maybe have blocked immediately when I say their edit on talk:verifiability.. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 13:25, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- Never mind, there's no way they are going to give a good reason to get unblocked anyway. Doug Weller talk 13:32, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
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Reinstatement of Václav Smil's book in the bibliography.
Dear Femke,
I noticed that Václav Smil's book, Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century, has been removed from the bibliography. I would like to explain why I think it is useful and necessary to keep it as a source.
Author authority: Smil is a recognized expert in the field of energy, and is an authoritative source for understanding the role of natural gas in the global energy context.
Relevance of content: The book covers a crucial topic for the energy transition, in line with current global discussions on the future of energy.
Contribution to the literature: The work contributes significantly to the scientific and economic understanding of natural gas, a key topic for the energy sector.
Compliance with guidelines: The book is an academic and relevant source in line with Wikipedia's guidelines.
I hope you can review the decision and consider reinstating this book. If necessary, I can also provide a citation that conforms to Wikipedia standards.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely 87.7.192.197 (talk) 19:10, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hello :). I see you've reverted the change, which is fine and I'm happy for it to stay if you believe it is relevant. I was a bit hesitant to keep it in as it's 10 years old and the energy landscape has change dramatically since 2015. Back then, seeing natural gas as a transition fuel was quite common, whereas the academic literature now much more strongly emphasized the upstream emissions. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 19:17, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
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Hi @Femke, I know you often check the Autopatrolled list. I had some time today and reviewed the recent requests that had not been responded to yet over the past few weeks... I think there are four there that would warrant the permission and help reduce the backlog. Just a courtesy ping! P.S. My understanding was that non-admins are welcome to comment on requests for autopatrolled, but if my comments are undesired just let me know and I'll refrain in the future. Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:03, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Dclemens1971: your input is always very well thought out, so super welcome. Have you further considered an RfA or AELECT run after the discussion on your talk page in February? I'd be happy to nominate if you don't have offers yet :). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 16:13, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
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I am no expert in that field; maybe you know if and how to incorporate stuff from into Richard Tol? It is an interesting topic but far outside my wheelhouse. I did try to make some minor improvements to the article. Of course there is no hurry, enjoy your holiday first! Polygnotus (talk) 20:50, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
- A difficult article to write. I'm vaguely aware of more direct appraisal and criticism of his work. The criticism in the article now is indirect, about a project he was involved in. Which is not ideal for a BLP. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 15:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
- Indeed. Unfortunately this part of science if very politicized by some. This was interesting. Polygnotus (talk) 15:48, 28 May 2025 (UTC)
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DYK for Lisa McCorkell
On 20 June 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lisa McCorkell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lisa McCorkell co-authored the first major study of long COVID while battling the condition herself? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lisa McCorkell. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lisa McCorkell), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The 2025 Core Contest Winners!
The winners of the 2025 Core Contest are announced 🎉. An great turnout with a impressive variety of articles and laudable improvements. The judges (Aza24, Femke and Casliber) would like to thank everybody who joined and congratulate the winners.
- First place (and a prize of £120) goes to Phlsph7 (talk · contribs) for his systemic overhaul of the Political Philosophy article. What was once an unwieldy entry—dominated by a sprawling history section of nearly three dozen subsections!—is now an accessible and well-structured survey of a complex and often polarizing subject. We particularly commend Phlsph7’s global, inclusive, and comprehensive approach. He has once again demonstrated exceptional skill in handling core topics with clarity and balance.
- Second place (and a prize of £100) goes to Dracophyllum (talk · contribs) for their outstanding work on both Trunk and Flower. The former was reimagined from a ~200 word stub into a richly detailed and impeccably sourced overview—an effort truly worthy of its dedicatee, the late and much-missed Vami IV. Meanwhile, their improvements to the Flower article transformed an already strong entry into an exceptional one, now well on its way to passing FAC.
- Third place (and a prize of £80) goes to Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk · contribs) for his major development of the Niamey article. The entry now proudly stands among the finest city articles on Wikipedia—from thirty scattered references to nearly 400 high-quality academic sources. We particularly commend his inclusion of numerous French-language sources and thoughtfully comprehensive approach to the topic.
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Your GA nomination of Air pollution
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Air pollution you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 06:41, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
Economist leader
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India needs to turn the air-con on https://economist.com/leaders/2025/05/29/india-needs-to-turn-the-air-con-on?giftId=846cf549-088e-4197-a1e1-cf478fda7661&utm_campaign=gifted_article
This was the one I cited before. Can't send you the one I now cite as have reached my gifting limit. Let me know if the quote I just added is not enough Chidgk1 (talk) 17:47, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Air pollution
The article Air pollution you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article needs changes or clarifications to meet the good article criteria. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Air pollution and Talk:Air pollution/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 08:41, 28 June 2025 (UTC)
Management of ME/CFS
Hi! I just wanted to thank you for your work on Management of ME/CFS, which I am (unfortunately) finding quite useful. I'll try to contribute as well, spoons permitting <3 nicoo (talk) 10:46, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – July 2025
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2025).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following a talk page discussion, speedy deletion criterion G13 has been amended to remove "Userspace with no content except the article wizard placeholder text."
- WP:Manual of Style/Superscripts and subscripts was upgraded to a guideline following a RfC discussion.
Miscellaneous
- The 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
- Administrator elections will take place this month. Administrator elections are an alternative to RFA that is a gentler process for candidates due to secret voting and multiple people running together. The call for candidates is July 9–15, the discussion phase is July 18–22, and the voting phase is July 23–29. Get ready to submit your candidacy, or (with their consent) to nominate a talented candidate!