User talk:DreamRimmer/Archive 9

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Hanja Kochansky

Hi, you reverted my changes to Hanja Kochansky's article because I didn't cite them. The changes were accurate though - she was a personal friend and she died on 10 January 2022. I can't find an online source to verify that though. Visit www.fictionontheweb.co.uk! (talk) 09:11, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

@Getareaction, we must not add death information unless it has been confirmed by a reliable source. Your addition was completely unsourced, which is why I reverted it. The link you provided has no information about her.

If you are a personal friend of hers and have evidence to confirm her death, you can contact the team of volunteers at info-en-q@wikimedia.org, providing a link to the page and details of the problem. Please refrain from sending any private information unless they specifically request it. – DreamRimmer (talk) 09:50, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Review request

Dear DreamRimmer, Hello, I recently created an article releated to WP:NPOL of Uttar Pradesh and after a long wikibreak, today I've created this article, so, please review my article, if you see any probelm in my article, then ping me Thanks. ~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 17:46, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello and welcome back to activity after your wikibreak. I noticed some grammar problems in this article, which I fixed and marked it as reviewed. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Review

Please Review My Draft Draft:Bhoomige Bandha Bhagavantha thanks. 2409:4071:4E88:CA8B:0:0:EF48:F10D (talk) 03:48, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I am unable to review it because most sources are in Kannada, which I don't understand. But don't worry, it's in the queue and will be reviewed by a reviewer soon. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:16, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your continued support throughout the FEB24 drive, especially the leaderboard bot and the barnstar awarding! ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 23:00, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

@ARandomName123, thanks, it's been great working with you. – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

WP:APAT - Question

Dear DreamRimmer,Hello, Can get autopatrollers right here; I do not know and I'm eligible for this rigt here, I've created 50+ article, I happy to work on here but If I created any article then I waiting for review many times, I do not why I have not autopatrollers right here and I needed to only mark as autopatrolled of our newly creation article. I ask only Question but We really do not request for this right here.I do not need to obtain this right.😊~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 15:34, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

@Aviram7, the autopatrolled right is typically granted to users who consistently produce clean articles. However, upon reviewing your articles, I found many grammar mistakes. Additionally, your articles are often stubs and primarily focus on politicians, particularly MLAs, making them very easy for reviewers to assess. Nevertheless, I don't want to discourage you. If you believe there are good reasons for having this right, you can try requesting it at PERM/AP. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:40, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Hmmm... I always focused to created good article on Wikipedia, I know I'm not a native speaker of English language but I try to rectifying my mistake again, I very well know Hindi but I like to work on enwiki; I don't think I have any reason to obtained autopatrollers rights because They are denied 2 times my request on there from two different reasons; I will happy if I obtained WP:APAT but we happy without them, I know my article creation techniques and my created article are not included in the list of good article. 😊~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 05:51, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Laurel4659 on List of brothels in Nevada (06:23, 10 March 2024)

Hello, how do I edit a page. I'm trying to add & update Calico Club Lander Cnty Nevada as a listed legal brothel. --Laurel4659 (talk) 06:23, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

@Laurel4659, If you want to edit the List of brothels in Nevada article, start by finding the "Edit" button at the top of the article. Once you click on it, the editing interface will open up, allowing you to make your changes directly to the content. Make sure your edits are accurate and supported by reliable sources. Don't forget to summarize your changes in the edit summary box provided. After reviewing your edits, click "Publish changes" to save them to the page. – DreamRimmer (talk) 06:35, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-11

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Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 March. It will be on all wikis from 14 March (calendar). [1][2]
After consulting with various communities, the line height of the text on the Minerva skin will be increased to its previous value of 1.65. Different options for typography can also be set using the options in the menu, as needed. [3]
The active link color in Minerva will be changed to provide more consistency with our other platforms and best practices. [4]
Structured data on Commons will no longer ask whether you want to leave the page without saving. This will prevent the “information you’ve entered may not be saved” popups from appearing when no information have been entered. It will also make file pages on Commons load faster in certain cases. However, the popups will be hidden even if information has indeed been entered. If you accidentally close the page before saving the structured data you entered, that data will be lost. [5]

Future changes

All wikis will be read-only for a few minutes on March 20. This is planned at 14:00 UTC. More information will be published in Tech News and will also be posted on individual wikis in the coming weeks. [6][7]

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Review of new page

Hello! Thank you for reviewing my new pages. Could you review my another new page Askerbii Gerbekov -- Ricco Baroni (talk) 18:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ricco Baroni, I'm sorry, but I am unable to verify these sources, so I cannot mark it as reviewed. Whenever you have an article with English sources, feel free to ask for a review, and I would be happy to take a look. – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:54, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

alright, i will put English sources more! Sorry! Ricco Baroni (talk) 19:54, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

I have put English sources where he competes at the international level. You can take a look. About his national titles, i could not find any sources in English, sorry. – @DreamRimmer Ricco Baroni (talk) 21:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Jplus Nigi (21:52, 12 March 2024)

How long is the limit time for editing --Jplus Nigi (talk) 21:52, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Ubigid (01:27, 13 March 2024)

Can I add my logo --Ubigid (talk) 01:27, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Unsourced articles backlog tally

No big deal but it seems as if the bot did not count sources added in March. Perhaps it was programmed to disregard edit summaries tagged for FEB24 after February 29? In my case, I would have moved into the next higher category. That was not the main purpose of the drive and since it appears no one else has mentioned this, it seems of no consequence for anyone. Thanks for putting this together. I think the participants did an admirable job. It seems to me it would be difficult to find references for many of these articles, especially the stubs on obscure subjects. Some of the ones I checked certainly fall into that category. Donner60 (talk) 22:03, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

@Donner60, apologies for the delay in getting back to you. Yes, the bot counted the summary points until March 1st and the reviews until March 8th. Everyone involved did an excellent job, and your contribution to this drive was truly remarkable. I want to extend my thanks once again for joining in and helping to make this drive a success. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:34, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

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Question from XEditKingTekker (21:55, 13 March 2024)

How Do I Know If My Edits Have Been Rejected. --XEditKingTekker (talk) 21:55, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

@XEditKingTekker, Welcome to Wikipedia! You can view all your contributions here. If you want to confirm whether your contributions are still present, you can review each edit separately or just look for any Reverted tags. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:26, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from DhaferYoussefOfficial (16:02, 14 March 2024)

Dear DreamRimmer,

I am writing to introduce myself and the purpose of the creation of my account. I hope you are doing great!

I'm Dhafer Youssef, Vocalist and Oud player who would love to update his artist profile on Wikipedia.

To start with, I'd like to update the main picture of my profil and then update the biography, enrich my discography, add the prizes I won, add the collaborations I made...

Could you please advise about the main picture update? It seems that I'm not allowed to do it.

All the best, Dhafer --DhaferYoussefOfficial (talk) 16:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't meant for posting artist profiles like other music streaming services do, and creating autobiographies on Wikipedia is discouraged. Please read WP:AUTOBIO for detailed information on why you shouldn't create one. Also, if you're notable, there's no need to worry; someone will likely create an article for you at some point. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:20, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Courtesy link Dhafer Youssef - FlightTime (open channel) 16:28, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

@DhaferYoussefOfficial, I noticed there is already an article about you on Wikipedia. Since another user sent you a conflict of interest note, please read it and disclose your COI on your talk page and on the article's talk page. Instead of directly editing the article, please make edit requests on the talk page of the article. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:36, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Ah sorry I just saw your messages after directly editing it... I didn't get how it worked.

Thanks for explaining.

I'm not sure to understand how to declare a COI? Should I just write it in the first place on the talk page? DhaferYoussefOfficial (talk) 21:51, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Also use {{edit COI}} - FlightTime (open channel) 22:04, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Draft Review

Hi sir, Hope your doing great. If possible can you please Review this article Draft:UV Creations. Thankyou! Saishna96 (talk) 17:32, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

@Saishna96, thanks for the message. Your submission is in the queue and will be reviewed soon. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:51, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from Anikaahman522 on Talk:List of most-followed TikTok accounts (19:37, 17 March 2024)

1000 folowar --Anikaahman522 (talk) 19:37, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Taj Mahal

I think we are almost there. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 16:50, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Not yet. We'll need another week for improvements because there are still some citations needed tags and clarity issues to address. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:00, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-12

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Recent changes

The notice "Language links are at the top of the page" that appears in the Vector 2022 skin main menu has been removed now that users have learned the new location of the Language switcher. [8]
IP info feature displays data from Spur, an IP addresses database. Previously, the only data source for this feature was MaxMind. Now, IP info is more useful for patrollers. [9]
The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. [10][11][12]
Communities can now customize the default reasons for undeleting a page by creating MediaWiki:Undelete-comment-dropdown. [13]

Problems

RevisionSlider is an interface to interactively browse a page's history. Users in right-to-left languages reported RevisionSlider reacting wrong to mouse clicks. This should be fixed now. [14]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 March. It will be on all wikis from 21 March (calendar). [15][16]
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Question from DarulHadisMasjid on User:DarulHadisMasjid (20:52, 18 March 2024)

How do insert images? --DarulHadisMasjid (talk) 20:52, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

UAA

Hi - you removed my question to a responding admin after a little over 24 hours - is that the threshold for stale? The admin (@Secretlondon:) who initially responded to my report has not edited since I posed a follow up question. I am genuinely trying to understand why the username should not be considered "blatantly violent". Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 12:47, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

@Goldsztajn, your request wasn't removed as stale, but it was taken down because Euryalus declined it. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:55, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Apologies, between my question and your edit, I did not see the response. I'll ask Euryalus. Many thanks, Goldsztajn (talk) 13:29, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

There's no connection between the username and the tiktok scare article, that I could see. I don't think skull breaker in itself is block worthy Secretlondon (talk) 12:26, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Review

Hi sir, Hope your doing good, Can you please review my recent pages Jai Vijayam , Ranam Aram Thavarel , Devil (2024 film) and Junior Badminton League Monhiroe (talk) 17:25, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

@Monhiroe, I have marked three of them as reviewed and tagged one with a maintenance tag. I suggest using reliable sources, and also, there were quite a few minor mistakes in the articles, so please improve those. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:43, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

hi sir, can u review this page sir Nalla Perai Vaanga Vendum Pillaigale Monhiroe (talk) 08:38, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Done – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:48, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Sir, I want to write “Insane Ashraf” biography article but it is getting rejected please help. Aimiff82 (talk) 13:49, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Review Request

Hi. Hope you are doing well. Two of my last articles: Pariah (2024 film) and Mirza: Part 1 - Joker don't show up their Wikipedia pages when I search them on Google. These are the two articles which I created by myself without submitting it for a review. I think this is happening because the pages have not been reviewed. I guess it was my mistake to not mark the pages for a review. I will do that from the next cases.

So will you kindly review these 2 movie pages and take the necessary steps as required.

Thanks BhikhariInformer (talk) 02:29, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm unable to verify Bengali sources since my translator isn't working well, so I can't assist with the review. But don't worry, these articles are in the queue and will be reviewed soon. – DreamRimmer (talk) 05:35, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Okay. BhikhariInformer (talk) 06:37, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-13

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Recent changes

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Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 March. It will be on all wikis from 28 March (calendar). [19][20]

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Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

Just wanted to let you know that in the GA accepted version one half of an image was cut off the page [21] and the image was drastically huge. Is the image even needed when the production section is so short?

Also, the lead was full of references. Why was none of this addressed? DareshMohan (talk) 02:56, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@DareshMohan, Thanks for the message. It's up to you to use an image in a section; I have no hard opinion on it. The article was MOS compliant, and using citations in the lead is not prohibited. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:24, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm surprised the article even passed GA. The refs are so badly formatted (such as missing website and date fields) and not all of them are even archived, thus there could be dead links. Ok the prose has no issues, but I can't fix the refs from mobile and IABot is down. DareshMohan, you got time? Kailash29792 (talk) 10:57, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@Kailash29792, I am a little puzzled about why you are surprised the article passed GA. The reference format isn't really all that bad, and folks usually follow their preferred format. Most of the sources, I personally checked and found them to be good. You don't have to archive all the references; only the dead URLs need to be. If there happen to be any at the moment, I'd really appreciate your help with that. Also, each GA reviewer evaluates things based on their own judgment. So, if you've got any suggestions or advice for me, I'd be more than happy to hear it! – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:37, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@Kailash29792: How do I use IA bot? DareshMohan (talk) 17:48, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@DareshMohan: Go to history page of an article. You can see the fix dead links link above. Click on that and log in and give necessary permissions (if it's your first time). Then click start. You can also check the optional add archives to non dead links checkbox too. Happy editing :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:13, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Question from MaximilienLuc (02:46, 28 March 2024)

Hi DreamRimmer and thank you for being my mentor. I want to write about a topic but found that it was in draft space, and the previous editor seems to stop editing for more than a month. Should I create my new version and submit via AFC or edti on the old draft? Looking forward to your reply. --MaximilienLuc (talk) 02:46, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Hey. Yes, you can edit that draft itself and submit it for review. Just drop a message on the previous editor's talk page, just in case. If you make another submission, it will get declined per duplicate AfC submission rationale. Make sure you edit and submit it per all the guidelines of AfC. Also, if there was any old decline comments, address them too. Good luck and happy editing. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:09, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Got it, thanks a lot! MaximilienLuc (talk) 09:35, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Draft:Research & Development Establishment (Pakistan)

Hello DreamRimmer, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Research & Development Establishment (Pakistan), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not unambiguously promotional. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 15:41, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"

Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"

In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record

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March music

in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this, and of Vami --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:10, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was premiered on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Vacation pics uploaded, at least the first day, - and Aribert Reimann remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:52, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:35, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

a few new pics, and two people for DYK --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

I listen to Bach's St John Passion today, - 300 years after it was first performed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:51, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 March 2024

Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year

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WP:CHUU

Your request is now complete and ready to be processed after the hold period (usually about a week). 1 week is enough? Hide on Rosé (thảo luận | đóng góp | trung ương) 02:57, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

@Hide on Rosé, I don't see any issue with a seven-day hold, and I've gone ahead and processed all the pending requests that I had put on hold. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:24, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

Guideline and policy news

An RfC is open to convert all current and future community discretionary sanctions to (community designated) contentious topics procedure.

Technical news

The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

An arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".

Miscellaneous

Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

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Tech News: 2024-14

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Recent changes

Users of the reading accessibility beta feature will notice that the default line height for the standard and large text options has changed. [22]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 April. It will be on all wikis from 4 April (calendar). [23][24]

Future changes

The Wikimedia Foundation has an annual plan. The annual plan decides what the Wikimedia Foundation will work on. You can now read the draft key results for the Product and Technology department. They are suggestions for what results the Foundation wants from big technical changes from July 2024 to June 2025. You can comment on the talk page.

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New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello DreamRimmer,

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.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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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Review Request

Hi sir @DreamRimmer, Can you review this article Draft:Krishnamma (2024 film). Thankyou. ~~ Pulmowrites (talk) 13:09, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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Request for expansion help and review of draft sources

Greetings @DreamRimmer

Hi, I am User:Bookku, On Wikipedia I engage in, finding information and knowledge gap areas in Wikipedia and promoting expansion of related drafts and articles. Came across your user profile (from WT:ICTF ).

Requesting your visit to My Choice (2015 film) (still a draft in my userspace). As per my initial visit to visit WP:ICTF, WP:ICTFFAQ, WP:ICTFSOURCES I did not find any contentious news site issues but just came across a discussion initiated by you at WT:ICTF

It was a feminist short film which was covered by media due to some controversial feminist aspects so it's unlikely to be case of paid news. But still I request your visit to the draft My Choice (2015 film) and help evaluate sources and let me know if you think any of collated news pieces have any thing doubtful.

Please note usually I do not edit film related articles and keeping up to date on related discussions would remain difficult for me. So detail proactive contribution from users active in film topic area would be of help.

Also help expand the topic areas if you find topic interesting. Wish you very happy Wikipedia editing.

Thanks and warm regards

Bookku (talk) 11:42, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the message. I'll check it out later and get back to you. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:01, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Shall wait for you thanks. Bookku (talk) 16:22, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Hindustan Times 1

I thought I write down difficulty on hand vis a vis WT:ICTF#Hindustan Times otherwise I will forget later. You may take call on the same as and when you get time.

For the draft My Choice (2015 film) Hindustan Times article Sorry Deepika Padukone, these are not the choices women need by ByJyoti Sharma Bawa, New Delhi is very very highly critical of the short film. I doubt any one will pay for criticism having such level of ideological opposition. As such this article does not have any disclaimer and has an author as you said. But a general advert iphone 15 is appearing before me - but I do not see any prima facie relation of I phone brand with the short film. So I just wish to confirm this want to confirm this won't be considered publishing paid brand post.

You can look into it as and when you get time and give your feed back.

Bookku (talk) 10:36, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Hindustan Times 2

Short film production related couple of detail seem clearer in following news piece like Deepika Padukone's role in short film is limited to "She bookends the film and is also giving the voice over". Which can be confirmed directly with Short film You tube link. Other couple of news articles in other sources are as if she is doing a lead role in short film but that is not so. Hence I would prefer to use this news piece if I get your concurrence. Shah, Jigar (14 December 2014). "After hits like Cocktail and Finding Fanny, Deepika-Homi join hands for a cause". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

Regards Bookku (talk) 10:51, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Request

Hi DreamRimmer! Would you be able to help a mentee with a question they asked in Hindi at my talk page? I don't speak Hindi, and I would rather not rely on Google Translate to have a conversation. I imagine the best thing to do would be to direct them to hiwiki? (I got your name from WP:EMB.) Thanks, House Blaster (talk · he/him) 17:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster, thanks for giving me the opportunity to assist. I've responded to that message :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:46, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

And thank you for doing so! House Blaster (talk · he/him) 17:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Re: My Usurpation Request

Hello @DreamRimmer (sorry for taking this to your user page), but when I am well established enough, do I request another usurpation?
P.S. referencing this. LunaticBFF58 (talk) 05:16, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

@LunaticBFF58, your request was recently declined, so I don't think submitting a new one would be helpful. I've already explained the next steps, but if you feel you're eligible, please reach out to other renamers who handle requests on that page. – DreamRimmer (talk) 05:23, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Do I just submit another one (in a year or so) or do I reach out (on their talk page) to other renamers that have dealt with other usurpation requests? LunaticBFF58 (talk) 05:27, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I misunderstood your initial message. Yes, you can submit another usurpation request after a few months once your account is well-established (eg. 2-3 months of editing and 400+ edits). – DreamRimmer (talk) 05:35, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the infomation. :) LunaticBFF58 (talk) 12:01, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-15

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Recent changes

Web browsers can use tools called extensions. There is now a Chrome extension called Citation Needed which you can use to see if an online statement is supported by a Wikipedia article. This is a small experiment to see if Wikipedia can be used this way. Because it is a small experiment, it can only be used in Chrome in English.
A new Edit Recovery feature has been added to all wikis, available as a user preference. Once you enable it, your in-progress edits will be stored in your web browser, and if you accidentally close an editing window or your browser or computer crashes, you will be prompted to recover the unpublished text. Please leave any feedback on the project talk page. This was the #8 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey.
Initial results of Edit check experiments have been published. Edit Check is now deployed as a default feature at the wikis that tested it. Let us know if you want your wiki to be part of the next deployment of Edit check. [25][26]
Readers using the Minerva skin on mobile will notice there has been an improvement in the line height across all typography settings. [27]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 9 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 10 April. It will be on all wikis from 11 April (calendar). [28][29]
New accounts and logged-out users will get the visual editor as their default editor on mobile. This deployment is made at all wikis except for the English Wikipedia. [30]

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MediaWiki message delivery 23:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

85 tiny edits very quickly

[31] In a rush for something? Tempted to block frankly for disruptive editing, but probably won't. Doug Weller talk 15:47, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

@Doug Weller, yes, this is disruptive. They are action-blocked from moving pages and files. I don't think they are taking this encyclopedia seriously. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:58, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Would you object to an indefinite block? Doug Weller talk 16:00, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

No, they have received enough warnings, yet their behavior clearly indicates they are NOTHERE. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:07, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Blocked. They then made similar edits to:their signature and I’ve rarely seen such odd unblock request. More time wasting. Doug Weller talk 19:21, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

(: – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:27, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello DreamRimmer.

I am new to this Online encyclopedia, (not new to html), So do you know how to create a page? I am currently trying to make a article on the Kuku malware, as i was affected by it, and there is no article on it already. ColourMaster16 (talk) 23:26, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

@ColourMaster16, welcome to Wikipedia! Please take a moment to read Help:Your first article for guidance on creating an article. Its simple wording would be very helpful to you. – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:46, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

CHU/S query

Hey, I posted a query at this request, since the requestor's rename reason covers the concern I had, do you think in a day or so, go head and process the request anyway? - FlightTime (open channel) 19:54, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

@FlightTime, you can proceed with the rename as there is no reason for us to decline it. Also, one suggestion for you: If the requested username is their real name, there's no need to seek their confirmation. Just go ahead and process the request. The instructions at the top of the request page and edit notice clearly warn them with the following note when they request a rename: Please understand the implications of using your real name before requesting a name change to it. – DreamRimmer (talk) 04:51, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Taj Mahal

Hey, where we at? — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:33, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-16

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Problems

Between 2 April and 8 April, on wikis using Flagged Revisions, the "Reverted" tag was not applied to undone edits. In addition, page moves, protections and imports were not autoreviewed. This problem is now fixed. [32][33]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 April. It will be on all wikis from 18 April (calendar). [34][35]
Default category sort keys will now affect categories added by templates placed in footnotes. Previously footnotes used the page title as the default sort key even if a different default sort key was specified (category-specific sort keys already worked). [36]
A new variable page_last_edit_age will be added to abuse filters. It tells how many seconds ago the last edit to a page was made. [37]

Future changes

Volunteer developers are kindly asked to update the code of their tools and features to handle temporary accounts. Learn more.
Four database fields will be removed from database replicas (including Quarry). This affects only the abuse_filter and abuse_filter_history tables. Some queries might need to be updated. [38]

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Question from Hypersuperultra on List of Tales of Arcadia characters (04:20, 17 April 2024)

Hello, just wanted to ask what about this specifically is in-universe? I have a few ideas such as eliminating extra unnecessary pieces of lore but I'm not sure what else or if that's too much and I'm going overboard --Hypersuperultra (talk) 04:20, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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Review Request

Hi Sir. Hope you are doing well. Can you please review my recent page Alaap (2024 film).

Thanks

BhikhariInformer (talk) 14:01, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

@BhikhariInformer, I don't think this film meets NFF criteria, so I can only review it after its release. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:48, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Okay.

Thanks BhikhariInformer (talk) 11:58, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Review request

Hello @DreamRimmer, hope you are finds well. Can you please review my recent pages - Adrishyam – The Invisible Heroes and Raisinghani vs Raisinghani? --PQR01 (talk) 08:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Done. Good work. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:09, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from Todokunst (15:57, 18 April 2024)

Hello Mentor : ) I discover today this religion that claims to be the ultimate religion that will unify planet earth and I really loved it. What should I do in order to include this knowledge to Wiki?

The info is on their website: http://celestialis.org/

Thank you! --Todokunst (talk) 15:57, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Question from DLS1968 on Dyersburg, Tennessee (14:50, 19 April 2024)

Hi. I need to reference and site the website with the results from the edit I did under the sports section pertaining to Dyersburg High School Girls basketball team winning State Championship.

The link is https://tssaasports.com/event/results.cfm?id=121174 --DLS1968 (talk) 14:50, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Please take a look at Wikipedia:CITE. – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:30, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Draft Review

Please Review my draft Draft:Amit Pachori (actor) please give your opinion Thanks in advance. 2409:4071:D8B:767F:0:0:EFC8:670C (talk) 15:03, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

It appears notable under the WP:NACTOR criteria, but there are many unsourced credits in the filmography section. Please add reliable sources for them or remove them if you are unable to find sources. Once that's taken care of, I'd be more than happy to accept this submission. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Many Unsourced credits have been removed; some credits have Wikipedia pages, so they were not removed. 2409:4071:D1D:92DE:0:0:EF88:D501 (talk) 14:07, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Done – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:26, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

April thanks

Thank you for improving the project's quality in April! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Same to you! @Gerda Arendt :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:50, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Together ;) - images of a flock of sheep that I met by chance on the 300th birthday of cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:37, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-17

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Recent changes

Starting this week, newcomers editing Wikipedia will be encouraged to try structured tasks. Structured tasks have been shown to improve newcomer activation and retention. [39]
You can nominate your favorite tools for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award. Nominations will be open until May 10.

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 April. It will be on all wikis from 25 April (calendar). [40][41]

Future changes

This is the last warning that by the end of May 2024 the Vector 2022 skin will no longer share site and user scripts/styles with old Vector. For user-scripts that you want to keep using on Vector 2022, copy the contents of Special:MyPage/vector.js to Special:MyPage/vector-2022.js. There are more technical details available. Interface administrators who foresee this leading to lots of technical support questions may wish to send a mass message to your community, as was done on French Wikipedia. [42]

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BOT

Hello @DreamRimmer, can you make test changes with the bot for bureaucrats to see? Lionel Cristiano^? 20:24, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

@Lionel Cristiano, I'm just waiting for any bureaucrat to respond. If they ask, I'll happily make some test edits. – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:36, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Bureaucrats are not very interested, if you make a test change and present it to the bureaucrats, they may give you bot status. Lionel Cristiano^? 10:41, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure if running an unapproved bot is allowed on Turkish Wikipedia or not, so I'll only be able to make test edits if someone requests them on the bot request page. – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:47, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia Rules on Living person Biography

Hello @DreamRimmer, recently i have added some information with reliable reference on Ravindra Singh Bhati, related to his criminal charges, he is a political figure and there are six criminal charges on him but some wiki user removed that information stating that it is unnecessary information , please let me know that is such information against or not to Wikipedia rules. Beacause i think that such information related to political figures should not be hidden from Public. Thanks. TheSlumPanda (talk) 10:06, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

@TheSlumPanda, please see WP:BLPCRIME. – DreamRimmer (talk) 10:32, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks TheSlumPanda (talk) 10:50, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-18

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.

The appearance of talk pages changed for the following wikis: Azerbaijani Wikipedia, Bengali Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, Persian Wikipedia, Hebrew Wikipedia, Hindi Wikipedia, Indonesian Wikipedia, Korean Wikipedia, Dutch Wikipedia, Portuguese Wikipedia, Romanian Wikipedia, Thai Wikipedia, Turkish Wikipedia, Ukrainian Wikipedia, Vietnamese Wikipedia. These wikis participated to a test, where 50% of users got the new design, for one year. As this test gave positive results, the new design is deployed on these wikis as the default design. It is possible to opt-out these changes in user preferences ("Show discussion activity"). The deployment will happen at all wikis in the coming weeks. [43]
Seven new wikis have been created:
- a Wikipedia in Betawi (w:bew:) [44]
- a Wikipedia in Kusaal (w:kus:) [45]
- a Wikipedia in Igala (w:igl:) [46]
- a Wiktionary in Karakalpak (wikt:kaa:) [47]
- a Wikisource in Burmese (s:my:) [48]
- a Wikisource in Malay (s:ms:) [49]
- a Wikisource in Georgian (s:ka:) [50]
You can now watch message groups/projects on Translatewiki.net. Initially, this feature will notify you of added or deleted messages in these groups. [51]
Dark mode is now available on all wikis, on mobile web for logged-in users who opt into the advanced mode. This is the early release of the feature. Technical editors are invited to check for accessibility issues on wikis. See more detailed guidelines.

Problems

Kartographer maps can use an alternative visual style without labels, by using mapstyle="osm". This wasn't working in previews, creating the wrong impression that it wasn't supported. This has now been fixed. [52]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 May. It will be on all wikis from 2 May (calendar). [53][54]

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

Nyttend

Bureaucrat changes

Nihonjoe

CheckUser changes

Joe Roe

Oversight changes

GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news

Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous

This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
A New Pages Patrol backlog drive is happening in May 2024 to reduce the number of unreviewed articles in the new pages feed. Currently, there is a backlog of over 15,000 articles awaiting review. Sign up here to participate!
Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is open until 9 May 2024. Read the voting page on Meta-Wiki and cast your vote here!

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April ANEWS

Hey DreamRimmer, I feel like the blurb for RFA2024 is way too long. I don't really see a need to mention every single proposal that passed but at the same time I'm not sure how to phrase it in a better way. Would you mind looking into it. Thanks -- EN-Jungwon 14:20, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@EN-Jungwon, I can tweak the wording, but I believe the current content would be beneficial. If you disagree, I'm happy to make adjustments. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:47, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@EN-Jungwon, I'll distribute it in a few minutes. Please let me know if you'd like to handle it. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:26, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

I guess it wouldn't be a problem even if the wording is long. It just felt weird because I've not seen such long blurbs in ANEWS before. You can go ahead and send it out. I still don't have a laptop so I don't want to mess something up while sending the MMS on my phone. Happy editing! -- EN-Jungwon 18:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@EN-Jungwon Should we use "Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including discussion-only periods and administrator elections on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating tenure requirements, will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Those passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report."? – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:34, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Yeah this is better than the current wording. -- EN-Jungwon 01:53, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

I have polished it up and I'm sending it out today. Just reaching out to @Theleekycauldron to make sure the new wording works for them. – DreamRimmer (talk) 08:51, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Sent – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:26, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

Proposals 2 and 9b (phase II discussion): Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA and Require links for claims of specific policy violations
Proposal 3b (in trial): Make the first two days discussion-only
Proposal 13 (in trial): Admin elections
Proposal 14 (implemented): Suffrage requirements
Proposals 16 and 16c (phase II discussion): Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs and Community recall process based on dewiki
Proposal 17 (phase II discussion): Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions
Proposal 24 (phase II discussion): Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process
Proposal 25 (implemented): Require nominees to be extended confirmed

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Rename policy question

Hello. I don't see anything about this on the rename request page, (or the username policy page,) so I figured I'd ask you. I'm looking to rename to a username, but this username is already registered in the Spanish Wikipedia, and the Spanish Wiktionary. I tried going through Special:GlobalRenameRequest to rename, but it said it was already taken. I'm not asking you to rename me, I'm just asking, where should I put my rename request? The username is Nyx if you need it. Thanks in advance. BerryForPerpetuity (talk) 12:35, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

@BerryForPerpetuity, thanks for reaching out. There are two types of rename processes: one is a simple rename, where the target account is not already registered, and the second is usurpation, where you can request to usurp a registered usernamet if it is inactive and has no edits, although a few edits are okay. Special:GlobalRenameRequest is only for requesting simple renames. If the target account is registered and you want to usurp that username, then you can submit a usurpation request on English Wikipedia's usurpation venue. (Target account must have English Wikipedia as its home wiki) If it is registered on any other project, you can submit a usurpation request on Meta. Please note that 'Nyx' has significant edits on the Spanish Wikipedia, so it is not eligible for usurpation. I hope this helps. – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay. Thank you for the assistance :) BerryForPerpetuity (talk) 16:30, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-19

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

Example of a talk page with the new design, in French.

The appearance of talk pages changed for all wikis, except for Commons, Wikidata and most Wikipedias (a few have already received this design change). You can read the detail of the changes on Diff. It is possible to opt-out these changes in user preferences ("Show discussion activity"). The deployment will happen at remaining wikis in the coming weeks. [55][56]
Interface admins now have greater control over the styling of article components on mobile with the introduction of the SiteAdminHelper. More information on how styles can be disabled can be found at the extension's page. [57]
Wikimedia Enterprise has added article body sections in JSON format and a curated short description field to the existing parsed Infobox. This expansion to the API is also available via Wikimedia Cloud Services. [58]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 May. It will be on all wikis from 9 May (calendar). [59][60]
When you look at the Special:Log page, the first view is labelled "All public logs", but it only shows some logs. This label will now say "Main public logs". [61]

Future changes

A new service will be built to replace Extension:Graph. Details can be found in the latest update regarding this extension.
Starting May 21, English Wikipedia and German Wikipedia will get the possibility to activate "Add a link". This is part of the progressive deployment of this tool to all Wikipedias. These communities can activate and configure the feature locally. [62]

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MediaWiki message delivery 16:41, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition

Hello, DreamRimmer,

You shouldn't have tagged this page for speedy deletion after it was moved and I shouldn't have deleted it as it has resulted in dozens of broken redirects. See Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion#Deleted redirects to TM103: Hustlerz Ambition for some of the consequences, just a few of them that editors have asked to be restored. Please never tag a page for deletion immediately after an article page move as it takes a few hours for Wikipedia's bots to change redirects to point to the new article title. I think we both made a mistake here, you for tagging the old page for deletion and me for not asking more question before deleting it. Let's not do this again. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:57, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

@Liz, yes, you are right. Please don't blame yourself; this was solely my mistake. I knew there were some redirects that needed to be retargeted to the new title, but I was on mobile at the time, so I planned to fix them later on the computer. However, in the meantime, they got deleted. But don't worry, I'll be more careful next time, and I apologies for any wasted time and resources here. – DreamRimmer (talk) 03:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

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Draft Review

@DreamRimmer Please Review my draft Draft:Vaibhav Palhade please give your opinion Thanks in advance Steelbird1967 (talk) 21:49, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2024-20

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Recent changes

On Wikisource there is a special page listing pages of works without corresponding scan images. Now you can use the new magic word __EXPECTWITHOUTSCANS__ to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list. [63]
If you use the user-preference "Show preview without reloading the page", then the template-page feature "Preview page with this template (what's this?)" will now also work without reloading the page. [64]
Kartographer maps can now specify an alternative text via the alt= attribute. This is identical in usage to the alt= attribute in the image and gallery syntax. An exception for this feature is wikis like Wikivoyage where the miniature maps are interactive. [65]
The old Guided Tour for the "New Filters for Edit Review" feature has been removed. It was created in 2017 to show people with older accounts how the interface had changed, and has now been seen by most of the intended people. [66]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 May. It will be on all wikis from 16 May (calendar). [67][68]
The Special:Search results page will now use CSS flex attributes, for better accessibility, instead of a table. If you have a gadget or script that adjusts search results, you should update your script to the new HTML structure. [69]

Future changes

In the Vector 2022 skin, main pages will be displayed at full width (like special pages). The goal is to keep the number of characters per line large enough. This is related to the coming changes to typography in Vector 2022. Learn more. [70]
Two columns of the pagelinks database table (pl_namespace and pl_title) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the new linktarget table instead (lt_namespace and lt_title). In your existing SQL queries:
1. Replace JOIN pagelinks with JOIN linktarget and pl_ with lt_ in the ON statement
2. Below that add JOIN pagelinks ON lt_id = pl_target_id
- See phab:T222224 for technical reasoning. [71][72]

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Question from Pogh123 (13:17, 12 May 2024)

Hello DreamWimmer , I can tell that you are a very experienced Wikipedia editor+mentor and that you are pleased to guide me.Is there a strategy you use?If so,what is it?

Thanks for your help,

From Pogh123 --Pogh123 (talk) 13:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

@Pogh123, Sorry for the delayed response. I don't rely on any specific strategy; instead, I've taken the time to read through all the policies and guidelines. Whenever I've had doubts, I've reached out to other experienced individuals for advice. You are welcome to do the same. You can find all the relevant links here. – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

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COI warning and UAA listing

Please don't do both with little time in between. From the UAA instructions: Discuss less-serious violations with the user on their talk page so that they can rename or abandon their account in good faith. Templates such as {{Uw-username}} or {{Uw-coi-username}} may be used. If, after discussion with a user, the problem still seems unresolved, a username request for comment may be in order. (bold italics mine.) - UtherSRG (talk) 13:33, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

@UtherSRG, COI warning was sent when I reverted their edit and I reported it because it was an obvious violation of the username policy. I understand that we should only do one thing at a time—either report it or discuss it with the user. However, the COI warning message doesn't provide instructions about usernames. Also, I have seen admins processing these types of reports. – DreamRimmer (talk) 13:58, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

I suggest working to improve the information provided to the user on the COI warning (or providing the additional information yourself), then, so that you don't feel the need to immediately report to UAA. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:06, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I'll do that. Thanks for the message. Take care! – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:09, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-21

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. [73]
New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description. [74][75]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 May. It will be on all wikis from 23 May (calendar). [76][77]
The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It will change on 22 May in some skins (Timeless, Modern, CologneBlue, Nostalgia, and Monobook). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in all other skins. The developers are also considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.

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Help

Hi! Hope you are doing well. Today morning I moved the article I created - Boomerang (2024 Bengali film) from draftspace to mainspace. But after that a warning was displayed on top of the article which I roughly remember. It said something like "The draft has exceeded 20,157 bytes. If you don't want to lose the edit history of the draft, then merge the edit history of the draft with the main article. An administrator should do this job. If you are an non-administrator, then put this {{ }} (I don't remember what was there) on top of the page."

But I thought of closing the window and then put the {{ }} on top of the page. But later when I again opened the article, there was no warning. It had disappeared.

So, can you please see the matter and take the necessary steps so that the article and the history remains.

Thanks

BhikhariInformer (talk) 04:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

No need to worry. There were AfC submission templates which I have removed. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:14, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks a lot.

BhikhariInformer (talk) 14:38, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-22

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

Several bugs related to the latest updates to the UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons have been fixed. For more information, see T365107 and T365119.
In March 2024 a new addPortlet API was added to allow gadgets to create new portlets (menus) in the skin. In certain skins this can be used to create dropdowns. Gadget developers are invited to try it and give feedback.
Some CSS in the Minerva skin has been removed to enable easier community configuration. Interface editors should check the rendering on mobile devices for aspects related to the classes: .collapsible, .multicol, .reflist, .coordinates, .topicon. Further details are available on replacement CSS if it is needed.

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 May. It will be on all wikis from 30 May (calendar). [78][79]
When you visit a wiki where you don't yet have a local account, local rules such as edit filters can sometimes prevent your account from being created. Starting this week, MediaWiki takes your global rights into account when evaluating whether you can override such local rules. [80]

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MediaWiki message delivery 00:13, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

TFA

Today's TFA, Felix M. Warburg House, was written by Vami_IV and Epicgenius, introduced: "This article is about another of the great houses that once lined Fifth Avenue in New York. Specifically, this is the mansion of Felix M. Warburg, a Jewish financier who ignored fears of anti-Semitic reprisal to his decided to build himself a big Gothic manor in the middle of New York City. Although the Warburgs no longer remain, their legacy does: the museum is now the home of the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) and the building largely survives as they left it. It's a beautiful building and I hope you will all enjoy it."! - in memory -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Doom (2016 video game) - today's TFA is again by Vami - thank you for adding to the soprano deletion discussion, - I learned today that her opera company's biography is "promotional", and using it at all (regardless for what) is not ethical - really? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:54, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for improving articles in May! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for offering to do the dirty admin work. I'd like to understand the nature of the conflict you mention, but with links to a deleted article, it's hard to verify. I wonder if diffs to the situation before the deletion would work. - Good luck! - Nice music on my talk today, on a friend's birthday whose perspective on a concert I sang in is pictured. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:38, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda. I think any admin or any crat could provide a copy of the content somewhere. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

understand - new pics of places --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

BaranBot

Hey, sorry for bothering you in the middle of your RfA, but I just wanted to note that your bot hasn't edited in over 12 hours. pls fix? – Hilst [talk] 13:31, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. It has been fixed now. I did notice this an hour ago, but I was on mobile at the time. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:02, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! – Hilst [talk] 14:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	For your tireless editing contributions throughout the years, any barnstar is long overdue. However, I am issuing you this barnstar for your attitude, response to criticism, and your self-retraction of your request for adminship, acknowledging your need for improvement. Keep working at it! Thanks,Neuropol^Talk 17:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Adding to the above to say thanks for the many excellent contributions over time and I hope you stick around to make many more after what must have been a fairly unpleasant RfA. There is certainly some brisk but well-meant advice in the oppose section which will be useful if you choose to nominate again. There's also some over-the-top stuff which can be disregarded: I'll leave it to you to sort one from the other! Either way, all the best with continued editing and hope to keep seeing you around UAA. -- Euryalus (talk) 00:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
And don’t forget that the highest position anyone can hold on the project is "editor". Maxebout (talk) 02:41, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
drive-by: @DreamRimmer, like Maxebout said, "editor is the highest office". You are an admin of your own and people like you are also needed too. Stay safe and reapply in a few months. A worldly barnster of resilience. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 06:54, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you all for your kind messages. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Page Review Request

Hey DreamRimmer, Hope you're having a great day. Sorry for the ping! Just wondering, are you able to review pages about a record label in India? I just wrote an article about Mass Appeal India very recently. I would love to get it approved. I tried requesting for review from an another editor, but it seems like they're inactive at the moment. I'm sorry if you do not review music related pages, though. Thank you for your time. 𝓡𝔂𝓭𝓮𝔁 17:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for reaching out. The article is in the queue and will be reviewed soon. – DreamRimmer (talk) 11:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-23

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

It is now possible for local administrators to add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without JavaScript. Documentation is available. [81]
The message name for the definition of the tracking category of WikiHiero has changed from "MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category" to "MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category". [82]
One new wiki has been created: a Wikipedia in Kadazandusun (w:dtp:) [83]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 June. It will be on all wikis from 6 June (calendar). [84][85]

Future changes

Next week, on wikis with the Vector 2022 skin as the default, logged-out desktop users will be able to choose between different font sizes. The default font size will also be increased for them. This is to make Wikimedia projects easier to read. Learn more.

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MediaWiki message delivery 22:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

Graham Beards

Bureaucrat changes

Oversight changes

Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

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

Arbitration

The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
The Committee is seeking volunteers for various roles, including access to the conflict of interest VRT queue.

Miscellaneous

WikiProject Reliability's unsourced statements drive is happening in June 2024 to replace {{citation needed}} tags with references! Sign up here to participate!

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Question from ManCityFanIndian (09:44, 6 June 2024)

Hello,how do I cite sources,can I do it with Visual Editing? --ManCityFanIndian (talk) 09:44, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello @ManCityFanIndian, welcome to Wikipedia. Yes, you can cite sources while using the Visual Editor. To do this, click on the 'Cite' button in the Visual Editor toolbar. You can choose 'Auto' to paste a URL or other identifying information, and the tool will automatically fill in the citation details. Alternatively, select 'Manual' to choose a citation template like 'Book' or 'Website' and fill in the required fields yourself. For sources you've already cited in the article, use the 'Re-use' option to select from your existing citations. You can find a more detailed guide at WP:REFVISUAL. I hope this helps. – DreamRimmer (talk) 07:43, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

May 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	This award is given in recognition to DreamRimmer for accumulating at least 10 points during the May 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 14,452 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Thnak you @Hey man im josh :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 07:49, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	For your resilience and continued contributions. Now you know what and where to improve. Good luck next time for the mop. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:47, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! @The Herald. Your efforts are truly valued too :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 07:49, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

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Draft:Kottachi

I had given up on this draft until today. Now realized that he meets WP:NACTOR after playing the lead role and directing a feature film, which is the subject to two reviews.^[1]^[2] @Cerebellum: Did you see the new sources? Whiel the Ananda Vikatan are interviews all other sources are independent. DareshMohan (talk) 00:31, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

References

^ "கழுமரம்" [Kazhumaram]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 19 February 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "படம் இயக்கும் கிராமத்து இளைஞன்.. தடுக்க சதி செய்யும் தயாரிப்பாளர்! - "கழுமரம்" திரைவிமர்சனம்" [The village boy who is directing the film.. The producer is plotting to stop him! - Kazhumaram film review]. tamil.webdunia.com.

DareshMohan (talk) 00:31, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Looks good to me. Moved to articlespace. – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:51, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Review Request

Hello. Can you please review the page Ajogyo.

Thanks

BhikhariInformer (talk) 09:40, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Done. Good work, @BhikhariInformer! Keep it up! – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:42, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks a lot.😊

BhikhariInformer (talk) 13:06, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Review

please review my draft Draft:Mil Ke Bhi Hum Na Mile (TV series) thanks. 2409:4071:D4B:EDDB:0:0:EFC8:DE14 (talk) 05:53, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Done – DreamRimmer (talk) 12:49, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

thanks 2409:4071:DC3:BA76:0:0:EFC8:4 (talk) 07:26, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-24

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

The software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering. [86]
The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
The HTML markup used for citations by Parsoid changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the mw-reference-text class, Parsoid now also adds the reference-text class for better compatibility with the legacy parser. More details are available. [87]

Problems

There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed. [88]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 June. It will be on all wikis from 13 June (calendar). [89][90]
The new version of MediaWiki includes another change to the HTML markup used for citations: Parsoid will now generate a <span class="mw-cite-backlink"> wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup. More details are available. [91]
On multilingual wikis that use the <translate> system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community requests it. [92]

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Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome DreamRimmer! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

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Tech News: 2024-25

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

People who attempt to add an external link in the visual editor will now receive immediate feedback if they attempt to link to a domain that a project has decided to block. Please see Edit check for more details. [93]
The new Community Configuration extension is available on Test Wikipedia. This extension allows communities to customize specific features to meet their local needs. Currently only Growth features are configurable, but the extension will support other Community Configuration use cases in the future. [94][95]
The dark mode beta feature is now available on category and help pages, as well as more special pages. There may be contrast issues. Please report bugs on the project talk page. [96]

Problems

Cloud Services tools were not available for 25 minutes last week. This was caused by a faulty hardware cable in the data center. [97]
Last week, styling updates were made to the Vector 2022 skin. This caused unforeseen issues with templates, hatnotes, and images. Changes to templates and hatnotes were reverted. Most issues with images were fixed. If you still see any, report them here. [98]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 June. It will be on all wikis from 20 June (calendar). [99][100]
Starting June 18, the Reference Edit Check will be deployed to a new set of Wikipedias. This feature is intended to help newcomers and to assist edit-patrollers by inviting people who are adding new content to a Wikipedia article to add a citation when they do not do so themselves. During a test at 11 wikis, the number of citations added more than doubled when Reference Check was shown to people. Reference Check is community configurable. [101]
Mailing lists will be unavailable for roughly two hours on Tuesday 10:00–12:00 UTC. This is to enable migration to a new server and upgrade its software. [102]

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June thanks

story · music · places

Thank you for improving article quality in June! - Today we have a centenarian story (documentation about it by Percy Adlon) and an article that had two sentences yesterday and was up for deletion, and needs a few more citations. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:16, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Tech News: 2024-26

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

Editors will notice that there have been some changes to the background color of text in the diff view, and the color of the byte-change numbers, last week. These changes are intended to make text more readable in both light mode and dark mode, and are part of a larger effort to increase accessibility. You can share your comments or questions on the project talkpage. [103]
The text colors that are used for visited-links, hovered-links, and active-links, were also slightly changed last week to improve their accessibility in both light mode and dark mode. [104]

Problems

You can copy permanent links to talk page comments by clicking on a comment's timestamp. This feature did not always work when the topic title was very long and the link was used as a wikitext link. This has been fixed. Thanks to Lofhi for submitting the bug. [105]

Changes later this week

The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 25 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 26 June. It will be on all wikis from 27 June (calendar). [106][107]
Starting 26 June, all talk pages messages' timestamps will become a link at English Wikipedia, making this feature available for you to use at all wikis. This link is a permanent link to the comment. It allows users to find the comment they were linked to, even if this comment has since been moved elsewhere. You can read more about this feature on Diff or on Mediawiki.org. [108]

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MediaWiki message delivery 22:30, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

New article - Rautu Ka Raaz

Hi There is a new article on Rautu Ka Raaz, which is a movie featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Request you to have a look into into it is possible and provide feedback. It is a film featuring National Film Awards winning actors and have been a part of credible festivals. Regards Noyonjp (talk) 15:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

The film meets NFF, so I have marked it as reviewed. Please add reviews to the reception section after its release. Thanks! – DreamRimmer (talk) 16:59, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

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Spare some time?

Hi, there is a move discussion at Talk:Public Sector Undertakings in India which is receiving less participation and is likely to be closed without a clear consensus. I would greatly appreciate if you could spare some time and leave your valuable opinion. Thank you. Have a great day. 2409:4073:104:92C2:9939:2182:D47D:646F (talk) 16:44, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

I am not familiar with this subject, so I don't have any idea. I think more familiar users should share their opinions. – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:09, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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[2] "படம் இயக்கும் கிராமத்து இளைஞன்.. தடுக்க சதி செய்யும் தயாரிப்பாளர்! - "கழுமரம்" திரைவிமர்சனம்" [The village boy who is directing the film.. The producer is plotting to stop him! - Kazhumaram film review]. tamil.webdunia.com.

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