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<--- Previous issue | Next issue ---> | Tip Line SYMBIOSIS: The lichen task force newsletter — October 2022 A look at what we've accomplished, working together
As a subset of WP:FUNGI, the lichen task force is working to improve coverage of the world's lichens – unique organisms composed of one or more fungal partners with one or more photosynthetic partners. A growing body of evidence suggests that some of the roughly 1000 secondary metabolites produced by various lichens may prove instrumental in our ongoing battle against harmful pathogens. Want to learn more? Join us!	Articles of note Esculenta has nominated two articles for GA: Verrucariaceae – a family of mostly lichenized fungi found primarily on rocks and soil in the Northern Hemisphere Solorina crocea – also known as "orange chocolate chip lichen", this was one of the first lichen species to be formally scientifically described
Project news It's been another busy month for the task force. Among the accomplishments: We've tagged another 700 articles, categories and templates as being under the purview of the task force. Importance levels have now been set for nearly all of the task force's articles. Thousands of articles have been tagged with lichen class/order/genus/species categories as appropriate. Work has continued on converting those articles which still using old "taxobox" templates to the newer automatic taxobox and speciesbox templates. There are now fewer than 95 left to modify. MerielGJones has created articles for a number of important lichenologists, including James D. Lawrey, Thomas George Allan Green, Pier Luigi Nimis, Hannes Hertel, Ludger Kappen, and Christian Leuckert. Esculenta added one for Georges Clauzade. Dozens of articles have been created for genera and species of lichen and lichenicolous fungi. The outline of lichens is now almost completely referenced. Work has continued on the Draft:Glossary of lichen terms, which will hopefully be ready to move into main space within the month.
Lichen news A recent study strongly suggests that industrial forestry, along with the introduction of nitrogen, is the main cause of lichen declines in Norway spruce forests. This decline has resulted in "cascading effects on biodiversity and function of boreal forest canopies", according to the study's authors.
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Hello Dr vulpes,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

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Hello Dr vulpes,

Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

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Hello Dr vulpes,

Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

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or whatever else you may celebrate at this time of year. Thank you for all your work on Wikipedia throughout the year and may 2024 prove to be a happy and successful year for you and your family Josey Wales Parley 22:06, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20231223220600","author":"Joseywales1961","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Joseywales1961-20231223220600-Happy_Christmas","replies":[],"displayName":"Josey Wales"}}-->

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Hi Dr vulpes,

I'm working on a draft for Prof. Roman Orus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Roman_Orus), a researcher cited in Tensor network, an article you edited.

The draft has been rejected due to lack of notability. Do you have any advice for the construction of the draft and getting the article approved?

Thanks,

CBathka (talk) 10:04, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240910100400","author":"CBathka","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-CBathka-20240910100400-Roman_Orus_Article_Draft","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240911001500-CBathka-20240910100400","c-Dr_vulpes-20240917113700-CBathka-20240910100400"]}}-->

Hi @CBathka, I would review the notability guidelines which can be found here WP:NPROF. In general I dislike it when an academic or author has a list of all their publications. If the person’s work is outside my own academic training it makes it harder for me to figure out if these publications are notable or fluff. It’s better to have a short article that highlights notable achievements of a person using good secondary sources than to just have a really big article.

Take a look at the notability guidelines and if you have more questions just leave me a message here and I’ll try to help if I can. Dr vulpes (Talk) 00:15, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240911001500","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240911001500-CBathka-20240910100400","replies":[]}}-->

Thanks @Dr_vulpes, I incorporated your feedback after reviewing the notability guidelines. Prof Orus meets the first criterion for his work on quantum tensor networks, so I added that to the overview and academic career. I also removed the list of selected publications. Please take a look at the most recent version and let me know what you think. CBathka (Talk) 11:37, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240917113700","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240917113700-CBathka-20240910100400","replies":["c-CBathka-20240926015900-Dr_vulpes-20240917113700"]}}-->

Hi @Dr vulpes, I've made even more changes to the draft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Roman_Orus) and was hoping you could give it a quick review. Thank you again! CBathka (talk) 01:59, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926015900","author":"CBathka","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-CBathka-20240926015900-Dr_vulpes-20240917113700","replies":[]}}-->

Hello I was wondering I need your mentoring.

Please can you help me with the article Metrication in the United Kingdom, and the talk page, and Lead photo discusion, or how to stop a disruptive user. I have gone to a 3rd party and they have advised they agreed with the submission 2 meaning, which i agree with we now have consensus of today. What should I do. I have noticed they have recently been blocked for this sort of thing. --Friendliness12345 (talk) 11:24, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240915112400","author":"Friendliness12345","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Friendliness12345-20240915112400-Question_from_Friendliness12345_(11:24,_15_September_2024)","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240915215900-Friendliness12345-20240915112400"]}}-->

I’ll take a look at the article when I get home, I’m currently out shopping and on my phone. Dr vulpes (Talk) 21:59, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240915215900","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240915215900-Friendliness12345-20240915112400","replies":[]}}-->

Hello. Please help me with the article. I deleted some phrases and sources, and also supplemented the article with encyclopedic information. Please take a look. I am ready to correct the comments. 195.49.205.23 (talk) 10:12, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240916101200","author":"195.49.205.23","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-195.49.205.23-20240916101200-Draft:Mikheil_Lomtadze","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240916154200-195.49.205.23-20240916101200"]}}-->

Ok I'll take a look after work. Give me 8-10 hours or so. Dr vulpes (Talk) 15:42, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240916154200","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240916154200-195.49.205.23-20240916101200","replies":["c-195.49.205.23-20240917071600-Dr_vulpes-20240916154200"]}}-->

Thank you very much! I'll be waiting for a response from you. 195.49.205.23 (talk) 07:16, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240917071600","author":"195.49.205.23","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-195.49.205.23-20240917071600-Dr_vulpes-20240916154200","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240917071900-195.49.205.23-20240917071600"]}}-->

Just wanted to let you know I'm going to bed and I forgot all about this, that's on me and is my mistake. But I put a note on my monitor to go back and review this after work tomorrow. Sorry, just got caught up with everything. Dr vulpes (Talk) 07:19, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240917071900","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240917071900-195.49.205.23-20240917071600","replies":["c-195.49.205.23-20240917072000-Dr_vulpes-20240917071900"]}}-->

Thank you for your reply. I will be waiting for your answer. 195.49.205.23 (talk) 07:20, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240917072000","author":"195.49.205.23","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-195.49.205.23-20240917072000-Dr_vulpes-20240917071900","replies":["c-195.49.205.23-20240918074800-195.49.205.23-20240917072000"]}}-->

Hello. Haven't watched it yet? 195.49.205.23 (talk) 07:48, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240918074800","author":"195.49.205.23","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-195.49.205.23-20240918074800-195.49.205.23-20240917072000","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240918080700-195.49.205.23-20240918074800"]}}-->

Ok so just a heads up this article has been deleted twice already. Once in March 2022 and again in August 2022. It passes AfC for I'll push it to main but just keep in mind that it might get deleted again. This isn't intended to be rude or anything, just trying to give you a heads up. Dr vulpes (Talk) 08:07, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240918080700","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":7,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240918080700-195.49.205.23-20240918074800","replies":["c-195.49.205.23-20240918085200-Dr_vulpes-20240918080700"]}}-->

Thank you very much! The article is written in a neutral style. All comments have been taken into account and corrected. 195.49.205.23 (talk) 08:52, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240918085200","author":"195.49.205.23","type":"comment","level":8,"id":"c-195.49.205.23-20240918085200-Dr_vulpes-20240918080700","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240918090500-195.49.205.23-20240918085200"]}}-->

Hope you make an account and keep adding valuable articles here! Dr vulpes (Talk) 09:05, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240918090500","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":9,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240918090500-195.49.205.23-20240918085200","replies":[]}}-->

I personally own this motorcycle more than 1.5 years so thought to add it and I was about to add reference to it but until then it was removed Farooque Shaikh (talk) 06:33, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240918063300","author":"Farooque Shaikh","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Farooque_Shaikh-20240918063300-interceptor_drawbacks","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240918063700-Farooque_Shaikh-20240918063300"]}}-->

Sorry about that @Farooque Shaikh that was 100% my mistake. No worries I put you content back, just go ahead and add your sources. Dr vulpes (Talk) 06:37, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240918063700","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240918063700-Farooque_Shaikh-20240918063300","replies":[]}}-->

hello, how can I publish my page --DeiUniversity (talk) 03:43, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240919034300","author":"DeiUniversity","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-DeiUniversity-20240919034300-Question_from_DeiUniversity_(03:43,_19_September_2024)","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240919071300-DeiUniversity-20240919034300"]}}-->

Hi @DeiUniversity this is a great place to start Wikipedia:Drafts#Creating_and_editing_drafts. Dr vulpes (Talk) 07:13, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240919071300","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240919071300-DeiUniversity-20240919034300","replies":[]}}-->

Hi, I'm still kind of new here. Thank you for reviewing my redirects. If I'm making too many or any of them were unnecessary I apologize. Thank you again! DarthCloakedGuy (talk) 13:41, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240919134100","author":"DarthCloakedGuy","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-DarthCloakedGuy-20240919134100-Reviewing_my_redirects","replies":[]}}-->

Hello Dr vulpes. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Liga Indonesia Premier Division, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: there are reasonable mainspace targets, and the currently targeted draft bounces back to one of the mainspace options. Thank you. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:06, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240924170600","author":"Firefangledfeathers","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Firefangledfeathers-20240924170600-Speedy_deletion_declined:_Liga_Indonesia_Premier_Division","replies":["c-Firefangledfeathers-20240924171000-Firefangledfeathers-20240924170600"]}}-->

Crossed wires. Another admin did speedy delete, just as I was creating it as a dab page. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:10, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240924171000","author":"Firefangledfeathers","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Firefangledfeathers-20240924171000-Firefangledfeathers-20240924170600","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240924171300-Firefangledfeathers-20240924171000"]}}-->

No worries all good, sorry for the mistake! Dr vulpes (Talk) 17:13, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240924171300","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240924171300-Firefangledfeathers-20240924171000","replies":[]}}-->

Hi, Dr vulpes! I wanted to check in to let you know that I reviewed your G4 nomination for Thejo Kumari Amudala. Per the deletion discussion, this article was speedy deleted because it was created by a blocked user. As such, this wouldn't qualify as a G4 deletion. However, the page you nominated was recently recreated by the blocked user, so I have deleted it under G5. Take care, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:11, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925021100","author":"Significa liberdade","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Significa_liberdade-20240925021100-Speedy_deletion_revised:_Thejo_Kumari_Amudala","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240925022200-Significa_liberdade-20240925021100"],"displayName":"Significa liberdade (she\/her)"}}-->

Thank you and sorry for the wrong nomination. I'll be more mindful with them going forward. Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:22, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925022200","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240925022200-Significa_liberdade-20240925021100","replies":["c-Significa_liberdade-20240925024600-Dr_vulpes-20240925022200"]}}-->

No worries! Just wanted to stop by and let you know. :) Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:46, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925024600","author":"Significa liberdade","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Significa_liberdade-20240925024600-Dr_vulpes-20240925022200","replies":[],"displayName":"Significa liberdade (she\/her)"}}-->

How can I make a Wikipedia article? --JayLou123 (talk) 06:39, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925063900","author":"JayLou123","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-JayLou123-20240925063900-Question_from_JayLou123_(06:39,_25_September_2024)","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240925231000-JayLou123-20240925063900"]}}-->

Hi @JayLou123, I'll leave a welcome message for you on your talk page. Dr vulpes (Talk) 23:10, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925231000","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240925231000-JayLou123-20240925063900","replies":[]}}-->

Dear Dr Vulpes,

I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the remarkable work you do, especially given the volume of contributions you handle on Wikipedia. I greatly appreciate your expertise.

I understand my recent submission did not meet the necessary criteria, and I would really value your guidance on how I can revise it to align with Wikipedia's standards. I believe the subject meets the notability guidelines, but I'd love to know how I can improve the page for reconsideration.

Would you be open to sharing any specific areas that need attention? I would really appreciate your insights. The relevant page link is as follows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mark_Manduca_(investment_professional)

Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon. Best regards, Kaleem CIOFSM (talk) 19:29, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925192900","author":"CIOFSM","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-CIOFSM-20240925192900-Request_for_Guidance_on_Page_Revisions","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240925230900-CIOFSM-20240925192900"]}}-->

Hi @CIOFSM, I went and edited out some of the unsourced material for example you listed his birthday but none of the sources had a birthday for him. And you listed his parents but none of the sources list them as being related so I removed that as well. When looking for sources try and find things like newpaper interviews where he's the main subject of the article. There are a lot of articles where he was on TV talking about COVID-19 which are fine but the other articles are just rehashes of the same press release. They're fine but that was really all I could find for him. See if you can find some more material and feel free to ping me here if you get stuck or when you submit your draft again and I'll review it for you. Dr vulpes (Talk) 23:09, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240925230900","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240925230900-CIOFSM-20240925192900","replies":["c-CIOFSM-20241003173700-Dr_vulpes-20240925230900"]}}-->

Hello Dr Vulpes, I really appreciate the feedback. I went ahead and deleted any unnecessary citations. I found a newspaper article where he's the main subject (see {6} institutional investor). Please let me know if you can review it and give me any further feedback to be able to get the page approved for publishing. Thank you again for you time, please see link for draft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Mark_Manduca_(investment_professional) CIOFSM (talk) 17:37, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241003173700","author":"CIOFSM","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-CIOFSM-20241003173700-Dr_vulpes-20240925230900","replies":["c-CIOFSM-20241009141600-CIOFSM-20241003173700"]}}-->

Hi Dr Vulpes, please let me know on the above when you have a moment. Additionally do you offer any consultation services outside of this talk page? CIOFSM (talk) 14:16, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241009141600","author":"CIOFSM","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-CIOFSM-20241009141600-CIOFSM-20241003173700","replies":[]}}-->

Hey, you reverted me, and then apparently added some COI material here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_and_Eve_in_Mormonism&diff=prev&oldid=1247815379

That user was banned for adding himself to articles, why did you add it back? Why are you allowed to add content that breaks policy? Thomas C Sharp (talk) 04:53, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926045300","author":"Thomas C Sharp","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926045300-Conflict_of_interest?","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240926050100-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926045300"]}}-->

Hey @Thomas C Sharp, did you have a source for this? I see that the user was blocked but I can't see why. Dr vulpes (Talk) 05:01, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926050100","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240926050100-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926045300","replies":["c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926050200-Dr_vulpes-20240926050100"]}}-->

There is a big ANI thread. The user who added this content is the author listed. A lot was cleaned up, it seems a lot wasn't. Thomas C Sharp (talk) 05:02, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926050200","author":"Thomas C Sharp","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926050200-Dr_vulpes-20240926050100","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240926050300-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926050200"]}}-->

o cool yeah some of that older stuff is hard to find, would you mind linking me to it? Dr vulpes (Talk) 05:03, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926050300","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240926050300-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926050200","replies":["c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051300-Dr_vulpes-20240926050300"]}}-->

Are you trolling me? You don't know how to use the search feature? You also reverted the addition of Better source needed tags after primary sources. Why? Are primary sources appropriate? Thomas C Sharp (talk) 05:13, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926051300","author":"Thomas C Sharp","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051300-Dr_vulpes-20240926050300","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240926051600-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051300","c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051800-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051300"]}}-->

No I figured you had just read it so it would be easy for you to find. I'll go dig it up later when I have time. Dr vulpes (Talk) 05:16, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926051600","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240926051600-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051300","replies":[]}}-->

Here it is, I ask that you stop adding conflict of interest material to Wikipedia. I'm not going to template you,but really, why would you add COI material and remove BSN tags from primary sources? Please read WP:RS [1] Thomas C Sharp (talk) 05:18, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240926051800","author":"Thomas C Sharp","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051800-Thomas_C_Sharp-20240926051300","replies":[]}}-->

Hi there - can you explain why you thought the consensus on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IMOCA 60 Initiative Coeur 4 was "keep"? There were two participants, one !voting for keep and one the nominator. Not sure why it had to be closed by a non-admin in the first place. Thanks - Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:08, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240927020800","author":"Dclemens1971","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Dclemens1971-20240927020800-Your_closure_on_Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion\/IMOCA_60_Initiative_Coeur_4","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240927021100-Dclemens1971-20240927020800"]}}-->

damn it I'm an idiot, I misread your last line and though that you were withdrawing the nomination. I'll message an admin to clean up my mistake. Sorry @Dclemens1971 no clue how that one got past me. Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:11, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240927021100","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240927021100-Dclemens1971-20240927020800","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240927021300-Dr_vulpes-20240927021100","c-Dclemens1971-20240927021300-Dr_vulpes-20240927021100"]}}-->

@Dclemens1971 fixed it, again super sorry. Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:13, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240927021300","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240927021300-Dr_vulpes-20240927021100","replies":[]}}-->

No worries, I think you can just revert your changes on the three pages -- don't think any admin action is necessary. I still don't think the sources added provide sufficient sigcov or independence or else I would have withdrawn and closed already. Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:13, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240927021300","author":"Dclemens1971","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Dclemens1971-20240927021300-Dr_vulpes-20240927021100","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240927021600-Dclemens1971-20240927021300"]}}-->

For sure, thanks for being cool about this and for pointing it out to me professionally. Dr vulpes (Talk) 02:16, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240927021600","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240927021600-Dclemens1971-20240927021300","replies":[]}}-->

Hello, Dr vulpes,

Why did you create an article from the redirect AFD closure of Ginger Alden? It seems like odd timing given the discussion we are having in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anita Wood. I was just surprised to see the blue link given how heated the other AFD is. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:19, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240929071900","author":"Liz","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Liz-20240929071900-Huh?","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20240929173200-Liz-20240929071900"]}}-->

Hey @Liz, here's what happened. So when that AfD started to get a little heated I remembered seeing Ginger Alden mentioned in some of the sources I had added to the Anita Wood article. So I looked into Ginger Alden since there was a conversation about her not being notable. After a quick search on Archive.org one of the top results was a book she released a few months after the previous AfD closed. Since it had a few reviews and she qualified as a notable author I rewrote the article with some other sources and pushed it to main. Then when I went back to the AfD it had gotten really heated and I felt that if I had said anything about the new article at best it would make me look like a smug jerk and at worst it could look or feel like bullying. So I figured the best path forward was to wait until the AfD was finished, reach out to people who might be interested in article, and try to move forward in a productive manner. If I had checked the AfD before pushing the Ginger Alden article to main I would have kept it in draft until after the AfD. I'm sorry if this was against some rule or guideline, I meant no ill intent. I honestly was just trying to expand off the previous work I had done for the Anita Wood article and with a fairly clear WP:NAUTHOR I felt it wouldn't be that big of a deal or effort. If you would like I can rollback the article to the redirect until the AfD is finished or if there are any other actions/processes you feel that would be productive and fair I'm more then willing to do so. I'll defer to your judgment on this matter since you deal with this area a lot more than I do and the last thing I want is to cause problems for the community. Dr vulpes (Talk) 17:32, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240929173200","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20240929173200-Liz-20240929071900","replies":[]}}-->

Hello, I have removed all sections that were considered to be advertising. Please review the article again. Thank you. Nguyenkimgs (talk) 09:04, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241001090400","author":"Nguyenkimgs","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Nguyenkimgs-20241001090400-Draft:CT_Group_Viet_Nam","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20241001163100-Nguyenkimgs-20241001090400"]}}-->

Hey @Nguyenkimgs I'll take a look later tonight after I get off work. Dr vulpes (Talk) 16:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241001163100","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20241001163100-Nguyenkimgs-20241001090400","replies":[]}}-->

Hi, Thanks for taking the time and closing of the Wikiproject LGBTQ+ requested move discussion and summarizing it for all with a well rounded closure summary. Are you going to execute the move yourself or ask an admin to perform it? Raladic (talk) 06:33, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241002063300","author":"Raladic","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Raladic-20241002063300-Thanks_for_your_closure_of_the_move_discussion_of_the_Wikiproject","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20241002070300-Raladic-20241002063300"]}}-->

Hey @Raladic, thanks for checking in. I posted the request for an admin move. If I don't see a change by tomorrow I'll lightly pester someone.Dr vulpes (Talk) 07:03, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241002070300","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20241002070300-Raladic-20241002063300","replies":[]}}-->

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Hello, dr_vulpes,

Could you please help me with the article Interpipe Group?

My edits were fully reverted, but I believe not all of them were incorrect. Can you please help me solve this issue and improve my contributions? Thanks --Artpine98 (talk) 07:51, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241006075100","author":"Artpine98","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Artpine98-20241006075100-Question_from_Artpine98_(07:51,_6_October_2024)","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20241006080400-Artpine98-20241006075100"]}}-->

Hey @Artpine98, it looks like the issue was a copyright violation. That kind of stuff is taken very seriously here, I'm sorry but I can't really help you here. I would try to recreate the content you added and make sure it's in your own words. Don't use ChatGPT because there are detectors for that now. If you need some help with this let me know your questions and I'll try my best to help you. Dr vulpes (Talk) 08:04, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241006080400","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20241006080400-Artpine98-20241006075100","replies":["c-Artpine98-20241006082700-Dr_vulpes-20241006080400"]}}-->

Thank you for your prompt response. I will follow your advice and let you know if any new issues happen (hopefully not). Artpine98 (talk) 08:27, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241006082700","author":"Artpine98","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Artpine98-20241006082700-Dr_vulpes-20241006080400","replies":["c-Dr_vulpes-20241006090500-Artpine98-20241006082700"]}}-->

Accidents happen and maybe you moved some content by mistake. It happens and if you want me to review anything just ping me here. I'm busy in real life but feel free to ping me again if I don't get back to you, I won't take offense at being pestered. Dr vulpes (Talk) 09:05, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241006090500","author":"Dr vulpes","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Dr_vulpes-20241006090500-Artpine98-20241006082700","replies":["c-Artpine98-20241008180500-Dr_vulpes-20241006090500"]}}-->

Hey, Dr. Vulpes, I've just made some additions to the History section. Could you please take a look and review them? Artpine98 (talk) 18:05, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241008180500","author":"Artpine98","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Artpine98-20241008180500-Dr_vulpes-20241006090500","replies":[]}}-->

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I received a notification that you reviewed John V Maciuika, John Vincent Maciuika and John V. Maciuika and I wanted to say thank you. Don't know if the main page (John Maciuika) is reviewed or not, didn't see it among the notifications.

Either way, thank you! 😊 Drifting in Music (talk) 22:00, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241007220000","author":"Drifting in Music","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Drifting_in_Music-20241007220000-Thank_you_\ud83d\ude0a","replies":[]}}-->

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