Mentoring on FAC[edit]
Hey there! Saw you on the FACM page. I recently got 2 Hours Doing Nothing failed as an FA due to (mainly) grammar errors, and Gog the Mild advised to have a mentor on FAC. Can you help on this? Thanks, GeraldWL 15:40, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hey User:Gerald Waldo Luis, I'd be happy to take a look. I'm currently swamped with wiki-work at the moment, so it'll be a couple weeks before I can give it a proper combthrough. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 16:28, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q4 2020[edit]
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 12, No. 4 — 4th Quarter, 2020
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Image question[edit]
Hello, hello. Is the image at this page permissible? I wasn't convinced (nor were some others on the Discord) but I'm absolutely not an image specialist. If you would chime in on the talk (whether it’s allowed or not allowed), I'd really appreciate it. Learning experience, you know? — ImaginesTigers (talk) 19:31, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
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Promotion of Star Trek Generations[edit]
| Congratulations, David Fuchs! The article you nominated, Star Trek Generations, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ealdgyth (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:07, 24 January 2021 (UTC) |
- Good Job! Panini🥪 15:39, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Update on Modern Warfare Remastered peer review[edit]
Hi. I'd replied to your last comment almost a week ago at Modern Warfare Remastered's peer review but I wasn't sure if it went through or if you'd seen it as I've not heard anything since. Please could you pop over when you get the chance? Wikibenboy94 (talk) 00:04, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi David Fuchs. I'd replied further in the section as I need assistance on inserting a new image into the article but you hadn't responded. Please can you assist when you're next available? I'm thinking of closing the peer review soon as there's been no further feedback from contributors and I'm happy there's no additional targets that need to be raised other than those already discussed. Wikibenboy94 (talk) 21:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Raptor-red.jpg[edit]
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Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door[edit]
Hello! I see you were the one who reviewed Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door way back in 2008 for GA. However, it's 2021, and I'm wondering if you still approve of it being a GA, considering that the criteria might have changed in the meantime. Do you have any initial impressions on how this article currently looks that needs fixing? I'm asking because on working on a Paper Mario good topic. Panini🥪 15:41, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- @Panini!: It mostly looks fine, although I think some of the additions to the gameplay section are a little overboard in detail, and there appear to be some areas that aren't explicitly referenced (trailing sentences at the end of the gameplay paragraphs, etc.) Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 17:03, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
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February 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC[edit]
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Good article drive notice[edit]
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Felt I need to say this[edit]
David, I saw your vote at the case and that you want to ban me from the english wikipedia. I just want you to get the full picture and hope that you reconsider.
Yes, I was involved in an arb case 12 years ago. But what is important to take into consideration here was that it was me vs one disruptive sockpuppeteer and his sockpuppet, it was proven after the case that the first one controlled the other, and they were both indeffed for abusing multiple accounts: [1][2], I explained this here:[3]
I realize this isn't a good accuse for my own behavior at that point of time, but what is also important here is that this was 12 years ago and I had just gotten a Wikipedia account. I did not know the rules here and did not know how things worked. I did not know what "edit warring" was or how you was supposed to behave when contributing.
I went more then 9 years without a single block until Valereee recently blocked me 2 times in 1 month over Syrian Kurdistan. One of them was for discussing a source at a talkpage and the other one for saying that a user was cherry picking sources.
I hope that to you take this into consideration and that you reconsider your vote.--Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 23:52, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thursday Feb 25: ONLINE Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center[edit]
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Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case[edit]
An article you may be interested in, Jessi Slaughter cyberbullying case, has just been undeleted. Any help you could give to this, included BLP-related edits, would be very much appreciated. --Bangalamania (talk) 11:41, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 February 2021[edit]
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Sat Mar 6: Met Women's History Month Virtual Edit Meet-up[edit]
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Martin O'Hagan nom[edit]
Hey, I don't know if you saw the message I put on the Martin O'Hagan GA nomination page. I can get onto fixing all those problems on Thursday/Friday once my essays are done, I just wasn't expecting a review right when I had 3 essays due in one week! PotentPotables (talk) 01:01, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
March 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Wikimedia Community Ireland for St Patrick's Day[edit]
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Pilot (House)[edit]
Hi! As part of the 2020 FA sweeps I've left some comments at Pilot (House) at this section, which I believe you were a big contributor to many moons ago. I think it doesn't quite meet FA standards and have outlined how I think this could be addressed with an overhaul. Thanks! (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) — Bilorv (talk) 14:17, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Bilorv: Thanks for the note. I'm busy working on some other FAs but I'll take a look when I can. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 13:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Great to hear, it's definitely not the sweep's biggest priority at the moment so no rush as long as you can eventually get round to it. — Bilorv (talk) 13:12, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 March 2021[edit]
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A barnstar for you![edit]
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| For making the decision that you felt was just rather than what others wanted. Hemiauchenia (talk) 21:38, 29 March 2021 (UTC) |
Motions[edit]
I can't help but have this feeling that you may have overlooked Kevin's motion which is the same but for three months instead of a year. As you said, it's "a distinction without a difference", so I'd be surprised if Kevin's motion isn't even a second choice for you? If you did see Kevin's motion and purposely refrained from voting on it I apologize and you can ignore this comment. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 18:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
Gaetz AfD[edit]
I restored your !vote. There was a clash as I moved it to Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Matt Gaetz sexual misconduct allegations per BLP. Sorry for that and my delay in restoring your comment, I was cleaning up after the move. Fences&Windows 01:50, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
"Halo (video game)" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Halo (video game). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 April 6#Halo (video game) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. 86.23.109.101 (talk) 12:32, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2021[edit]
The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 13, No. 1 — 1st Quarter, 2021
Previous issue | Index | Next issue
Project At a Glance
As of Q1 2021, the project has:
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- Main project – talk
- Project category – talk
- Portal – talk
- VG Project Departments
- Assessment – talk
- Cleanup – talk
- Peer review – talk
- Reference library – talk
- Newsletter – talk
- Video game images – talk
(Delivered 13:41, 9 April 2021 (UTC))
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Halo (franchise)[edit]
Hi David! I see you reverted one of my edits to Halo (franchise), with an edit summary stating "don't think removing publisher information is a MOS thing, or a citation fix". My edit summary stated "Script-assisted fixes: per CS1 and MOS:ITALICS", with CS1 linking to Help:Citation Style 1. The Work and publisher section states "the 'publisher' parameter should not be included for widely-known mainstream news sources..." which is what User:Ohconfucius/script was doing. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 16:27, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
April 21: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with with Environmental focus[edit]
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Miscellaneous Halo articles[edit]
- List of Red vs. Blue characters
- List of Red vs. Blue episodes
- List of Red vs. Blue episodes (The Chorus Trilogy)
- Red vs. Blue: The Shisno Paradox
I think these article should be merged or deleted, what do you think? Judgesurreal777 (talk) 19:59, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Judgesurreal777: Nice to see you kicking around after all these years :) I brought it up on the talk page for List of RVB episodes, but the plot summaries for the episodes are overly detailed and I can't make heads nor tails of a lot of it even after having watched the series. Given that there's next to no real-world content for them besides maybe a paragraph of creative details, I think stripping out the plot entirely and just having an index of episodes and release dates on a single page is the best option and appropriate weight. I haven't really thought about the characters... my gut feeling is there's not much in the way of secondary coverage that would merit having a separate list but I haven't paid much attention. I've got some FA sweeps to worry about first so after these crop of BLPs get cleaned up and GA'd I'm going to be focusing on that instead. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 00:34, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
March 2021 GAN Backlog drive[edit]
| The Invisible Barnstar | ||
| Thank you for completing 4 reviews in the March 2021 backlog drive. Your work helped us reduce the backlog by over 52%. As usual, your reviewing is of the highest quality and much appreciated. Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 13:23, 21 April 2021 (UTC) |
The Signpost: 25 April 2021[edit]
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The Signpost: 25 April 2021[edit]
- From the editor: A change is gonna come
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- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct
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- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
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