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Ah and now this is the relaxing part where I don't have to think about this for a week+ until the result comes in. Truly thanks to everyone who has supported me throughout the years, both with RfA and just in general; I could not have done it without all of you. Particularly, Nosebagbear has been on my mind quite a bit recently, as throughout this process I have been referring to the RfA advice he emailed me a few years ago. I hope he knows he is missed. Curbon7 (talk) 01:04, 23 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I'm certain many others feel the same way. I appreciate your putting yourself forward, answering questions (including mine) with candor, and demonstrating BOLD while still maintaining AGF. Thank you, and good luck to you in the next phase. We've certainly learned more about all the candidates during the last few days. BusterD (talk) 22:46, 22 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
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The results aren't technically final, but they look very official - Congratulations, and have fun figuring out the new tools that will come with your (rapidly impending) mop! ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me!18:51, 31 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Congrats from me, too! Just saw you make your firsta block, which looked odd on my watch list because your signature is still purple and not yet cyan (per the script I have installed), but I guess it'll change colour soon.:) --DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:44, 1 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Your new garb! Hope this fits. When you get bored of scrabbling down the back of the sofa to find the most apt block message, there is a nifty drop down menu that some kind person put in my monobook. ϢereSpielChequers16:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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The axe of responsibility
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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Please take your medicine. Be a good patient. Sleep well and dream of good articles. We'll watch the pedia for you while you're taking excellent care of yourself. BusterD (talk) 00:50, 14 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Today's story - short version: ten years ago we had a DYK about a soprano who sang in concerts with me in the choir, - longer: I found today a youtube of an aria she sang with us then, recorded the same year, - if you still have time: our performances were the weekend before the Iraq war ultimatum, and we sang Dona nobis pacem (and the drummer drummed!) as if they could hear us in Washington. - Thank you for offer above! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:29, 18 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you, that was soo helpful! - Check out my talk for an Independence day, or: the pic of Oksana Lyniv was taken on 24 August. There's listening and reading in today's story, and I like both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:17, 24 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, I recently left a protection request on the page of Nasaiah Wanganeen-Milera since he was linked with a move to another team. I do not know how to request for protection to be lifted so im asking you since you had placed it.
The reason I want to request for it to be lifted is that he signed a new deal at the team he is at meaning he is No longer linked to a move. This means my protection request is now invalid.
I reckon the semi-protection (expiring 19 September 2025) is probably fine to be left in place, as disruption extends back to July, though feel free to raise the point at WP:RFPPD if you like. Thanks. Curbon7 (talk) 09:42, 26 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Researching historical women writers who used pseudonyms requires careful investigation across multiple sources, as many women adopted pen names to avoid gender bias and judgment (e.g., being labeled a bluestocking) and, ultimately, to get published.
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It wasn't fair that you protected the ammar page. The user Paul is in the wrong there. Now other people have helped improve the article too, as it should. Restoring links that have nothing to do with him is not constructive. You should check information before act. 126.113.231.74 (talk) 11:24, 1 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Can you check the articles and the sources instead? The user Paul keeps restoring a reference about a completely different person, that is a music artist, just with the same name. 220.147.123.41 (talk) 13:15, 8 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
That citation seems to be supporting the claim that the company DHA is now a stationery company, rather than supporting biographical information of the subject, which is cited at the end of the paragraph. Curbon7 (talk) 00:44, 9 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
I haven't really written about authors before so it's a bit out of my wheelhouse, though he does indeed seem like an interesting figure. Curbon7 (talk) 01:12, 4 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
I wish I remembered the name of my favorite Bach chorale I would use for warm ups. I know it was #12 in my chorale book, but all the names are so similar that I can't recall. Curbon7 (talk) 11:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
"According to the Ḥanafī school, crimes committed within the dar al-harb are not punishable by Islamic courts even if they returned to the dar al-Islam.[1] This includes war-time rape by soldiers.[2]Leslie P. Peirce writes that "The Ḥanafī school of Islamic law...tacitly sanctioned wartime rape by permitting the suspension of Sharī'a for Muslims outside “the domain of Islam”".[3] Neither the Mālikī nor the Shāfiʿī schools subscribed to this view.[3]"
Please weigh in on the discussion so that we can form a consensus. His whole argument is based on putting down Leslie P. Pierce as a source and I have produced numerous sources to attest to the claim now so it should be moot. John Not Real Name (talk) 13:32, 3 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
In an effort to settle it down I am bringing it up to you two again. You have accepted it is reliable and I have shown to you above and in the Talk page that it is a due claim which is of course relevant to the topic. Leslie P. Pierce is writing that permitting the suspension of Sharia for muslims outside the Domain of islam (Which is indeed what the hanafi school believes as I have shown.) meant that wartime rape was tacitly sanctioned. We are allowed to put forth scholarly views, both of you accept it is reliable and both of you have numerous sources that attest to the claim. John Not Real Name (talk) 13:15, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
I have even offered a compromise which removes text from Leslie P. Pierce: and yet he still refuses on grounds that are nonsensical (The text I propose does not mention implying or allowing.): . John Not Real Name (talk) 11:38, 10 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Why? You two still have not weighed in after I have presented the numerous sources that back up my point. As you can see above he is wrong and I am correct. Punishment of soldiers in the Domain of War during War-Time according to the hanafi school is not permitted and this includes if the soldier goes back to the Domain of islam. The other schools indeed do not accept this logic and would punish them. In fact he has gone as far as to admit it really as even he cannot deny it. He just insists that Leslie P. Pierce cannot conclude what she does for some reason (Even though it is factually correct that it was not punished.).
Furthermore, having actually gone through a WP:DRN recently I am not confident they will actually serve my or any interest (I did not even fail strictly speaking. Not enough people showed up and so it was dead and I have to wait half a year to bring it up again.). I am not inclined to accept that as a solution. Furthermore both of you accept the source is reliable and as I have shown the claim is due and is most definitely relevant. So please chip in. John Not Real Name (talk) 13:08, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
I offered a compromise which removes Leslie P. Pierce's text: and he still refuses on nonsensical grounds (The text I propose does not mention implying or allowing.): .
Sorry, I am travelling and haven't had much time for Wikipedia recently. I think that talk page discussion is beyond unproductive at the point. While I understand you may have previously had a bad experience at DRN, at the very least it limits you both to a word count and a look at the current noticeboard indicates it is fairly active. Curbon7 (talk) 18:47, 10 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
↑Ayoub, Samy (01 June 2012). "Territorial jurisprudence, ikhtilaf al-darayn: Political boundaries & legal jurisdiction". Contemporary Islamic Studies. 2012 (1): 9, 12 – via QScience.com. By contrast, Hanafis maintain that if a Muslim or a dhimmi commit a crime in dar al-harb, such as theft or murder, they would not be punished in dar al-Islam."
"This theory is explicit in their discussions on applying hudud in dar al-harb. For instance, Hanafis maintained that if a Muslim committs adultery (zina), theft, false accusation of adultery (qadhf ), or is involved in drinking alcohol in dar al-harb, the individual would not be liable for any of these crimes....Furthermore, the individual would not be not liable for any punishment upon their return to dar al-Islam as these crimes would have occurred within the context of dar al-harb which does not constitute a valid reason for applying the hadd.{{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 160 (help)
↑Sonbol, Amira El Azhary (01 Jul 1997). "Rape and Law in Ottoman and Modern Egypt". In Zilfi, Madeline C. (ed.). Women in the Ottoman Empire Middle Eastern Women in the Early Modern Era. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. p.218. ISBN978-90-04-10804-2. While the schools agreed that if a Christian commits zina with a Muslim woman he had to be killed, they differ in regards to punishing a soldier who commits zina in the dar al-harb, i.e., outside Islamic lands....Abu Hanifa, too, saw no reason for applying the hudud for zina during war because "the authority of the Muslim Imam does not extend to dar al-harb".{{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
12Pierce, Leslie P. (2005). "Rape: The Ottoman Empire". In Joseph, Suad; Najmabadi, Afsaneh; Peteet, Julie M.; Shami, Seteney Khalid; Siapno, Jacqueline Aquino; Smith, Jane Idleman (eds.). Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures Volume II Family, Law and Politics. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. p.701. ISBN90 04 12818 2. The Ḥanafī school of Islamic law, adopted by the Ottoman sultans (but not necessarily by their Muslim subjects), tacitly sanctioned wartime rape by permitting the suspension of Sharī'a for Muslims outside "the domain of Islam" (in contrast, the Mālikī and Shāfiʿī schools required Muslims to follow Sharī'a – and thus avoid zinā – wherever they found themselves).
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I think this page needs to be kept protected for much longer than the time it expires. This page has been persistently targeted by the same IP vandal (whose IP address keeps constantly changing) who keeps constantly adding the same disruptive edits, and never ceases. I strongly do not believe a short-term semi-protection will help at this moment; the page needs a longer protection...about a year at minimum is my suggestion. Loyalmoonie (talk) 17:52, 3 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hey, @Curbon7! I'm examining this page you tagged for close paraphrasing. Would you let me know what you see there as problematic? I just want to be sure I don't miss anything. Thanks for keeping an eye out for this sort of stuff! Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 02:57, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
From my comment at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/August 2025 on 25 August: This source, which is the one that makes the first arranger claim, states making music history as one of Türkiye's first female arrangers, while the article states earning her the distinction of being music history as one of Türkiye's first female arrangers. states received the title of the first female orchestra conductor in the history of Turkish pop music while the article states earning the title of the first female orchestra conductor in the history of Turkish pop music. There are also major grammar errors to the point some sentences just make no sense, and sourcing is all over the place, with citations strewn about randomly and not where they are supposed to be.
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Hi Curbon7,
Thanks again for the ITN recognition on David Warburton—much appreciated. I also nominated and updated the entry for Katharine, Duchess of Kent, and I noticed it was posted to RD, but I didn’t receive the usual template for it. I usually rely on that to know when something’s gone live, so just wanted to check whether it was an oversight. Thank you ItsShandog (talk) 08:55, 6 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I stand behind the semi indef. Practically every single IP/non-autoconfirmed edit since 1 year PC expired in January has been vandalism/disruption. You are welcome to challenge this at WP:RFPPD. I would also note that a look at the protection log indicates the article has not been move protected since it expired in August 2023. Curbon7 (talk) 00:40, 9 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi
You recently deleted a page I prepared because I am not extended confirmed. I wrote this article with the help of another Wikipedia user who is extended confirmed (We were both not aware of WP:CT/A-I for non-extended confirmed users). Since this is a joint effort (the other user has been helping me and mentoring me as I learn the ropes around here), is it OK if I pass the article so that she will post it on her account? Just checking to make sure it's not violating any other guideline, as obviously I'm not aware of all of them:-).
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Thank you for posting Nepalese protests/PM resignation in ITN. I have not received the Credits for it. Please look into it. Regards,- Nizil (talk) 04:59, 12 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello! I noticed you moved a bunch of articles by User:Kirondenian to mainspace. While they may meet notability standards, the original author engaged in UPE and was blocked as a sockpuppet. Possible COI/UPE and promotional content are also valid reasons to draftify articles. I hope you reconsider, considering that some of the articles have statements like He was a vocal critic of government policies that he perceived as oppressive or unjust and most are sourced entirely to paid placement sources (the Ugandan equivalent of WP:NEWSORGNIGERIA.) ChildrenWillListen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 02:10, 17 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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We had recently made changes to the contents in the Wikimedia page of congregation of mother of Carmel, in which the details were mistaken. After that we found that the old content was restored and the page is now protected. Kindly unprotect the page and kindly go through the contents once again. 2409:40F3:2017:1474:6027:3EFF:FEEC:6172 (talk) 12:13, 20 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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But the contents listed in the page of congregation of mother of Carmel is wrong. You can check it from there official website also. The website address is cmcgeneralate.org in which you will get the correct history. Founder of CMC is St. Chavara. 2409:40F3:201D:E123:9402:B2FF:FE72:FFC0 (talk) 05:45, 21 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello @Curbon7,
Thank you for extending the protection on Oswal. However, it seems the last edit made by the blocked IP VPN using was not reverted before the lock. That edit is not neutral and goes against Wikipedia’s content policies. Could you please review the page?
Please check the source itself. This is not a neutrality concern. The user has been trying to push their POV on several pages. You can check multiple sources across the web. This user's view is WP:FRINGE and not fit to be on that page. In fact, originally, it was not even there since a long time. They are trying to push their POV and have flouted policies on multiple pages. I request you to please verify. Also, this user is also a non-ECP editor. Isn't it best to keep the version that was before they tried to disrupt it? 2409:4080:1085:427C:5CED:E7E4:CBB2:6EEE (talk) 01:22, 25 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
You may also check the source: . This website is held by the primary community that page is about, i.e. Oswals. They have clearly mentioned about Oswal's founding father as Acharya Ratnaprabhasuri, who was a Svetambara Jaina monk. Then, in logic, it is not possible that Oswal Jains are non-Svetambara. 2409:4080:1085:427C:5CED:E7E4:CBB2:6EEE (talk) 01:33, 25 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
For your information, many Oswals in Rajasthan follow the Digambara sect, particularly Basridas, so why did you add only Svetambara merchant community? I know Acharya Ratnaprabhasuri is an important founder, but we also need to reflect others in the Oswal community who follow Digambara practices. Wikipedia is an open encyclopedia, and neutrality requires including perspectives from both sects. please check i have also added: "while the majority of Oswals follow Svetambara practices."
Also, please note this is not the right place to discuss on an admin’s talk page. The admin already told you they have no opinion on this content, and you should read WP:WRONGVERSION. The Oswal content was reverted by the admin only because the last edit was made by a blocked IP before the page was locked.
If you want to raise these issues, you should do it on the Talk:Oswal, or we can discuss further on my talk page.
As I mentioned, I have no opinion of the dispute or content itself. All I have done is enforce the contentious topics sanctions imposed on the area by WP:ARBCOM, which stipulate that articles related to castes and South Asian social groups may not be edited by non-extended confirmed editors. You may still, of course, use the article's talk page to discuss improvements to the article and file edit requests. Curbon7 (talk) 03:52, 25 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, you left a warning (as did I) on YuvrajKThon's talk. Not to dispute that, but I've gone ahead and just blocked them. (Not quite sure, in hindsight, why I didn't do that straight away.) There's some sort of LTA campaign going on with these burner user accounts (poss. bots) posting airline/airport customer service information all over es.wiki and en.wiki. Next time you see that, just block on sight. Cheers, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:25, 25 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi,
Greetings @Curbon7, Came across your protection to the article Sethupathi as such I am quite ok with the protection. Such type of protection is bit new to me and I work on south Asian topics like mentioned below. Last some months I was absent from WP due to RL, so just I wish to update myself if any new rules are applicable on South Asian drafts or while taking drafts to Main name space?
I do have couple of drafts that would link to Sethupathis like User:Bookku/Indian sceptre and Draft:Ramalinga Vilasam palace deleted along with good number of other drafts too in my last some months absence as G13. (For eg. Draft:Ramalinga Vilasam palace is well developed but usually I write through extensive work in draft namespace over many months/ years).
WP:CT/SA stipulates that topics related to South Asian social groups (i.e. castes) and Indian military history are placed under extended-confirmed restriction. As you are an extended confirmed editor, you are able to edit in this topic area. Additionally, if you wish to recover your drafts, see WP:RFUD. Curbon7 (talk) 23:39, 26 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Lift protections for Gary Cohen’s page. I had a paragraph stating; “On September 23rd, 2025, Cohen made controversary by stating Chicago Cub's player Matt Shaw's decision for attending a funeral of his close friend was "weird". This friend happened to be political activist Charlie Kirk who was murdered in front of his wife and children some-two weeks prior. Cohen refused to apologize for his comments and has been described as being political during his tenure as a sports broadcaster. Source, (Yahoo News. (n.d.). 64.233.215.115 (talk) 14:09, 26 September 2025 (UTC)”
This was all true information and should be listed on his page since there is demands for the broadcaster to be terminated. 64.233.215.115 (talk) 15:51, 26 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
I do not know who Gary Cohen nor do I care what he did. The reason I protected the article is not because of content but because of conduct. Many IP editors were disruptively editing or adding unreferenced content, so I implemented a short protection period; we take unreferenced content very seriously, especially when it comes to living people. You may still submit edit requests on the article's talk page. Curbon7 (talk) 23:34, 26 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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... and a good one for Monday, about a mezzo as a thinking person, DYK? - see also video. (The nomination wasn't by me, which probably helped.) I didn't see her, but the Carmen production at the Bastille Opéra that she was in last. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hey, I want to know why you protected the page about Palmach. There really wasn't any vandalism if you look at the page's history. The fact that it's about a sensitive topic isn't enough to justify its perpetuate protection. Thank you in advance. 109.164.195.131 (talk) 15:02, 2 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Administrator, I would like to bring to your attention a few more pages that may need extended protection on Wikipedia, similar to the action you took on the page for Sindhis, thank you.
After a motion, arbitration enforcement page protections no longer need to be logged in the AELOG. A bot now automatically posts protections at WP:AELOG/P. To facilitate this bot, protection summaries must include a link to the relevant CT page (e.g. [[WP:CT/BLP]]), and you will receive talk page reminders if you forget to specify the contentious topic but otherwise indicate it is an AE action.
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Hi Curbon7; a couple of months ago you protected the military junta article; this expired on Sept. 28. Due to the current events taking place with the attempted coup/mutiny in Madagascar, the military junta article is now getting an influx of attention, which is bringing multiple editors adding Madagascar to that list without providing any sources stating that the regime is a military junta. Would you mind reinstating the protection for a temporary period (2 weeks is probably sufficient for sources to have made up their mind and refer to it as such if they're ever going to). Reverts and edit summaries do not seem to be getting the point across. Thanks. ⇒SWATJesterShoot Blues, Tell VileRat!19:49, 15 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hello Curbon7:
WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in December!
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Hey @Curbon7. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 7 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey.:) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙✉18:55, 11 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hello Curbon7, I am writing to raise a concern regarding the current administrative and edit restrictions on the Tanoli tribe Wikipedia page. At present, several claims about Tanoli history are being added or maintained by editors who are not Tanoli and who appear to rely on interpretations that are disputed within the community and not supported by strong academic consensus.
Unfortunately, members of the Tanoli community are unable to correct or challenge these inaccuracies due to page protection levels and edit-history requirements. Many good-faith editors do not yet meet the threshold needed to make changes, which prevents those most familiar with the subject from participating meaningfully in improving the article.
It may be more constructive to keep the page editable under normal Wikipedia standards rather than restricted. If inaccurate or biased information is introduced, it can be corrected through discussion, reliable sourcing, and consensus-based editing. Restricting the page instead risks allowing disputed or incorrect material to remain unchallenged.
We are not requesting preferential treatment, only fair access consistent with Wikipedia’s principles of neutrality, verifiability, and open collaboration. Allowing broader participation would help ensure the article accurately reflects reliable sources and avoids the appearance that a single viewpoint especially one advanced by non-subject editors is being imposed as settled history. ~2026-20225 (talk) 23:49, 1 January 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Following a motion, the GSCASTE extended-confirmed restriction in the Indian military history case has been narrowed. It now applies to caste-related topics in South Asia, and the preemptive protection remedy has been amended accordingly.
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The administrator elections process has officially started! Interested editors are encouraged to self-nominate or arrange to be nominated by reviewing the instructions at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/Candidates.
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The arbitration case SchroCat has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 15 April.
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Latest comment: 22 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hello Curbon7,
New Page Review queue November 2025 - May 2026
Backlog update
At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.
After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.
2024 and 2025 NPP Awards
JTtheOG was selected as the NPP reviewer of the year for both 2024 and 2025, for reviewing the most articles amongst all reviewers.
Hey man im josh and MPGuy2824 won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.
Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.
The experimental two-month long backlog drive concluded with 183 reviewers patrolling over 27,761 articles and 35,309 redirects, earning over 36,836 points. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 6,484.6 points in this drive.
An attempt was made to get the New Pages Feed to sort by date marked as reviewed instead of date created. However we had to revert it due to bugs. We may try again in the future. You can subscribe to the Phabricator ticket if you're interested in following along.
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