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Question from Jimmywalshtabletennis (12:09, 2 July 2025)

Hi - I would love to creat a Wikepdia Page about my sporting career - Is that possible ? --Jimmywalshtabletennis (talk) 12:09, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

How accomplished is your sports career? (e.g. what is the highest level of sport you have played in) JMajor14 (talk) 09:08, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

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Question from JMajor14 (09:05, 3 July 2025)

On the 2025 New York City mayoral election page, there is this User:24Winnetka that is constantly changing the infobox, candidates sub-section, and any listing of candidates for Andrew Cuomo to be first, and calling Zohran Mamdani a socialist, both of which violate many Wikipedia rules. I've tried reporting it on the talk page, and no one is responded. It's getting out of hand, that someone will have to undo their changes multiple times a day. Is there anything more i can do? You can check the changes he has made which have constantly been reverted here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025_New_York_City_mayoral_election&action=history --JMajor14 (talk) 09:05, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of HMS Heroine (1783)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article HMS Heroine (1783) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ykraps -- Ykraps (talk) 09:19, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Aradhakwikisevak (07:33, 6 July 2025)

Hello, I recently submitted an edit request on the Talk page of the 'Sadhvi Krishnapriya' article with properly sourced information (including India TV and Times of India links), but it wasn’t accepted. Could you please help me understand what was lacking or incorrect in the request? --Aradhakwikisevak (talk) 07:33, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

I don't see any evidence of you leaving a message on that talk page, perhaps you should try posting it again. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:53, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Good Question but these are not independent sources.Make sure that you are quoting the these sources to get edits Rehan Manzoor (talk) 20:03, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

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Question from Danishabro1989 (21:33, 8 July 2025)

how was my last edit --Danishabro1989 (talk) 21:33, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Sexiste tessy (22:44, 8 July 2025)

How can I start --Sexiste tessy (talk) 22:44, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi, have a look at this page. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:54, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Danishabro1989 (22:58, 8 July 2025)

Subject Line: Proposed Edit Regarding Labubu’s Cultural Impact

Hi Mentor, I’d like to suggest a minor addition about Labubu’s cultural impact in 2025. A detailed article from a current events site discusses the toy’s viral success and compares it to the cultural disruption of icons like Rihanna and Billie Eilish.

I understand COI rules, so I’m not editing the article directly. Here’s the suggested citation for review:

"Labubu Doll: Viral Toy with a Dark Twist" – WorldStageToday.com

Please let me know if it’s suitable or if it needs changes. Thanks! --Danishabro1989 (talk) 22:58, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

If you want to suggest edits to an article you should post them directly on the article talk page, where relevant editors can respond. Unfortunately that doesn't include me! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:55, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

Administrator Elections | Call for Candidates

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/July 2025/Candidates.

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Question from SharkJumperNYC on Atomoxetine (11:04, 9 July 2025)

Hey Pickersgill, I noticed that the first line of this article wrongly said that aromoextine was “formerly” known as Strattera. The source is a press release from Eli Lilly Canada, which suggests it is only being phased out in the Canadian market. I am striking the word “formerly” and would like to remove the footnote, but when I try to do so in the mobile editor, a help panel pops up that suggests contacting you. Maybe because I’m a noob editor? --SharkJumperNYC (talk) 11:04, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

@SharkJumperNYC: Hi, I'm not that familiar with the hints given to new users, but there shouldn't be anything stopping you from editing an article that isn't protected, as is the case with this one. We encourage editors to be bold, so please go ahead with changes like that, just ensure that you write your rationale in the edit summary. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:57, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Arishgaming (06:29, 10 July 2025)

hi first of all i realy thanks to you and i weich we start particing a english language lisning or spoking, so can you help me ,then we ander stand togather properley and talk feelfree , --Arishgaming (talk) 06:29, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello, if you would like to get started I suggest you have a look at this page. Let me know if you have any particular questions. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:58, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Stormchaseronlinux (10:10, 11 July 2025)

Hello! Pickersgill-Cunliffe, I have a quick question, why our my articles always getting flagged for deletion? they aren't advertising at all and when I contest it it fails. --Stormchaseronlinux (talk) 10:10, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

While I encourage you to speak directly to the editors who put the articles forward for deletion, generally they're being deleted because you're not producing an encyclopaedic article, you're producing a list of features without much context. This reads essentially as an advertisement. I suggest you have a look at existing articles on schools and cars, of which we have many, to get an idea of the style and referencing we look for. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:01, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Revdel request

please revdel seriously libelous blp violations by 82.5.104.129 at Pete Winkelman and indefinitely that a/c as clearly not here etc. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 22:04, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I've completed the revdel. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:06, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you but the serious libel is still available (diff) 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 22:50, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Oops! Second time's the charm. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:55, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

TYVM. I should have been more explicit first time. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 23:20, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Rojstiven18 (04:43, 13 July 2025)

For other uses, see Pagasa.

{{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration | nativename = Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko | nativename_r = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_caption = | seal = File:Philippine_Atmospheric,_Geophysical_and_Astronomical_Services_Administration_(PAGASA)_logo.png | seal_width = 200px | seal_caption = | formed = December 8, 1972 (1972-12-08) | preceding1 = | jurisdiction = Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and adjacent areas | headquarters = Science Garden, Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City | coordinates = 14°38′37.1″N 121°2′39.8″E | budget = ₱1.79 billion (2021) | chief1_position = Administrator | chief1_name = Nathaniel T. Servando, Ph.D. | parent_agency = Department of Science and Technology | child1_agency = | website = bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph | employees = 806 (2024) | chief2_name = | chief2_pos --Rojstiven18 (talk) 04:43, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi, if you would like to test edits you can use your sandbox here. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

References

Question from Thecode1986 (12:43, 13 July 2025)

Hello --Thecode1986 (talk) 12:43, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello! Let me know if you have any questions as you move forward with editing. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Whyisitmakingmecapitalizesap (19:31, 13 July 2025)

is it mandatory to edit? --Whyisitmakingmecapitalizesap (talk) 19:31, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Every editor is a volunteer. You can edit as much or as little as you want! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Artists in rising (09:09, 14 July 2025)

Can I make my own news --Artists in rising (talk) 09:09, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Please only edit Wikipedia about notable topics for which you have reliable sources. This is not a website for writing about yourself or events personal to you. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Thanks for deleting some pages I requested! Rafael! (He, him) • talk • guestbook • projects 18:17, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:20, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For beating me to reverting here. Thanks! JeffSpaceman (talk) 21:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:45, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Arpana.chitrangna (13:50, 16 July 2025)

Hi. The Wikipedia page is updated for one of my client, but it is still showing on Google summary --Arpana.chitrangna (talk) 13:50, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

This query has been answered at Wikipedia:Teahouse#Summary page update - Nisa Godrej. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:28, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

Administrator Elections | Discussion phase

The discussion phase of the July 2025 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• July 18–22 - Discussion phase (we are here)
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We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Discussion phase.

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Henry de Hinuber

I don't follow FAC so it came as a pleasant surprise to see a new article on a Napoleonic-era general on the Main Page. Excellent work! - Dumelow (talk) 06:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! It was an enjoyable article to write. There's a lot of KGL history yet to be written on en wiki. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:36, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you today for Henry de Hinuber, "about a Hanoverian army officer. Having offered his services to Britain when Hanover was invaded during the Napoleonic Wars in 1803, he spent the next decade commanding a regiment of the King's German Legion. In 1813 he was given command of a KGL brigade fighting in the Peninsular War, serving there until the end of the conflict and conducting a strained relationship with the Duke of Wellington. When Napoleon escaped from his exile Hinuber was prepared to command the division he was at the time leading, but he was superseded. Somewhat understandably frustrated by this, he refused any other commands and missed Waterloo. With the end of the war he joined the reconstituted Hanoverian Army, serving until his death in 1833. A fluent speaker of English and French, he anglicized his name from Eduard Christoph Heinrich von Hinüber."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:28, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

HMS Heroine (1783)

Hi PC, Hope you are well. I am awaiting replies at Talk:HMS Heroine (1783)/GA1. Happy to give you more time if you need it though. Best Ykraps (talk) 16:01, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi, sincerest apologies! I've been dragging my heels for several ongoing reviews but hope to get to them very soon. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:37, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

No probs, just checking it hadn't been overlooked. Ykraps (talk) 05:31, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

A Message For You At The Talk Section

I have a message for you at the Talk:Henry de Hinuber#KCB, KCH Should Be Removed Because It's A Duplicate NKM1974 (talk) 20:53, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from DuncanA77 (11:43, 22 July 2025)

Hello, as my mentor can I get some advice? I drafted an article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ourea_Events about Ourea Events, a UK company that organises ultra running events. It got rejected first time for insufficient notable info (fine). I added more detail, and it got rejected again with comment "The sources added are more about the specific events themselves, rather than Ourea itself. Not seeing much indication of Ourea specifically being notable." Which is probably fair, and honestly maybe there isn't enough notable detail about Ourea specifically. So I was then wondering whether it would be more appropriate as an article "Races organised by Ourea Events" (with some minor edits) and if that would be more likely to be accepted as an article for creation. Any thoughts? --DuncanA77 (talk) 11:43, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Draft:Isaac Kenyon

Hello. You have protected Draft:Isaac Kenyon, can you please unprotect it? UPE socks will always find a way to publish spam, but it will be much easier to find it and delete it if they continually publish it under the same title, as they have been doing it so far. Thank you. Janhrach (talk) 19:00, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

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Question from Dibbbbbbbber (18:24, 25 July 2025)

Hello. How do I make a page? --Dibbbbbbbber (talk) 18:24, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Komsijam (13:43, 27 July 2025)

Trying to create page: How to add photo How to update sports results How to page make visible online How to update references from other languages than English Thank you --Komsijam (talk) 13:43, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Komsijam (14:13, 27 July 2025)

How to add Medal Table, carrier --Komsijam (talk) 14:13, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Texasbasketball (00:02, 28 July 2025)

Hey how not to get contested for speedy deletion every time --Texasbasketball (talk) 00:02, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

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Question from 18thcenturyelectrician (16:24, 29 July 2025)

Hello, Can I use a YouTube interview where a person reported on their life and childhood as a source? Can I use a social media post by a person where they reported that their mother died, or they got married, as a source? Thanks in advance. --18thcenturyelectrician (talk) 16:24, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from 18thcenturyelectrician (18:30, 29 July 2025)

Hello again, Can I reference a comment that an author made in a Substack article (https://substack.com)? if so, how? Thanks in advance. --18thcenturyelectrician (talk) 18:30, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from Thomasnewson (10:45, 31 July 2025)

Hello,

My name is Thomas Newson, and I would like to request a correction to the information currently listed on my Wikipedia page. The information is outdated and no longer reflects my current artistic direction. Despite previous attempts to update it, the page often reverts to older content that inaccurately associates me with a sound and style from over a decade ago.

In 2020, I made a significant switch in my musical direction, and I believe it is important that the article reflects this change accurately, as it directly affects how I am perceived in the industry.

I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss what can be done to ensure the information is current, accurate, and supported by reliable sources.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards, Thomas Newson --Thomasnewson (talk) 10:45, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Question from WealthMapper (19:40, 1 August 2025)

Hi, I represent my employer and will eventually be creating a company page in Wikipedia and monitoring that page. From reading the disclosure requirements, I see that I need to disclose this on my user page, but I'm not sure where my user page is. Can you help direct me to the right spot/ --WealthMapper (talk) 19:40, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from WealthMapper (19:43, 1 August 2025)

I just found it! --WealthMapper (talk) 19:43, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Article Editing

I edited two articles one was SRK(Disambiguation) other was BTS(Disambiguation) but they both were reverted for the same reason and the reason is external link in article body So where do i put the link from now on? Nebula566 (talk) 10:31, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Gyattonizer (14:55, 3 August 2025)

Hi! Thanks! --Gyattonizer (talk) 14:55, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from ACZW (05:17, 4 August 2025)

I probably won't be editing often but I didn't know this mentor feature existed and think it's really cool, so just wanted to say hi! --ACZW (talk) 05:17, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

A fox for you!

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Thank you, that's very kind. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:55, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).

Administrator changes

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• Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration page.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
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  • The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
• The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
• The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

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Question from Bballymisert (06:48, 8 August 2025)

Hi, I tried to edit an article about Kilbroney and think I've made a few mistakes. --Bballymisert (talk) 06:48, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

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Question from MinarchistGuy381 (20:15, 10 August 2025)

How do I make a page? --MinarchistGuy381 (talk) 20:15, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, have a look at this page. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from CapFlow (14:40, 12 August 2025)

Why does Edit Source come up instead of Edit Article on public pages? --CapFlow (talk) 14:40, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

You're editing the source code that forms the article. Just terminology! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Ryu298 (01:52, 13 August 2025)

How do I cite sources that are uncited? --Ryu298 (talk) 01:52, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

Take a look at this page. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Yeehai9527 (09:50, 14 August 2025)

Hi! I just got started as a Wikipedia editor and I'm having trouble distinguishing whether or not a reference is reliable and qualified. An article that I have been working on keeps getting declined because of this. I have looked up Wikipedia's guideline thoroughly, but the definitions are somewhat vague and some even conflict with several references in actual articles. So it would be really nice if you could give me a more detailed review of the article or just point out the exact reference that's unqualified in my article. That would help me a lot on improving my editing. Thanks! The article that I'm working on: Draft:Unilumin. --Yeehai9527 (talk) 09:50, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, unfortunately I'm not able to be around much right now. You should look to engage directly with the people reviewing the article - I promise they won't bite! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:12, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Roy Ropam on Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Submitting (07:24, 15 August 2025)

why my draft title is not visible --Roy Ropam (talk) 07:24, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, you were editing in a talk page, not the draft itself. Make sure the page has the prefix "Draft:". Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:11, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Tranalaombo (21:06, 15 August 2025)

Hello. How to edit reliably --Tranalaombo (talk) 21:06, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for with that question, sorry! We do have policies surrounding reliable sources, if that's what you mean? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:10, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from Remiokea (22:31, 16 August 2025)

How do I publish an article that shows new scientific discovery? --Remiokea (talk) 22:31, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, have a look at this page for instructions on creating your first article. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:09, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from WealthMapper (16:23, 18 August 2025)

Hi! I recently had a page I was working on deleted. I may have misunderstood something, as I thought that I could create a page and then "officially" submit it for review from Wikipedia experts to get feedback. I was still working on the page and had not submitted it for review yet. One of the reasons noted was that I had not declared my status, but I did that on my User page a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure where I took a misstep; can you please offer me some guidance? Thank you! --WealthMapper (talk) 16:23, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, your best bet is to engage directly with the person involved in the deletion. If you discuss it as calmly as you have here, you shouldn't have any problems obtaining an explanation. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:08, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi, That is the first thing I did--reach out to them to understand where I went wrong in the process. They deleted the page on August 16th, and I responded on August 18th. It is now Sept 6. Is it normal to take that long to get a response? I'm worried my next draft will get deleted before I officially submit it for review. Any advice? WealthMapper (talk) 23:05, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi again. The person has not responded to my question. I want to start another draft, but I don't want it to get deleted. I didn't save my last draft as I thought it had to go through a review process. How do I create a draft in Wikipedia and not have it deleted before I submit it for review? The directions make it seem like you create the draft, then submit for review. But since my draft was deleted that process was interrupted. How do I avoid that from happening again while making my draft? WealthMapper (talk) 22:43, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

Question from TruthSeeker282 on Wikipedia:Requested articles/Biography/By nationality (15:40, 21 August 2025)

Hi! How to add a request? I don't see any button for add/Edit a section. Thank you --TruthSeeker282 (talk) 15:40, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from DZMMfan (00:12, 23 August 2025)

Hello, how do I post a picture? --DZMMfan (talk) 00:12, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, have a read through of Wikipedia:Uploading images. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:05, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue 232, August 2025

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at four works spanning ancient to modern times Timeline: This month in military history

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Question from SLUH ATL (20:34, 28 August 2025)

hi, how can i contribute a new entry? There is no page for the AAAS Science & Technology fellowship (https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships) that the recent CDC director, Susan Monarez, is an alumna of. --SLUH ATL (talk) 20:34, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello @SLUH ATL! You can find information about this at WP:Your first article. Your very first step will be to assess if the topic meets Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. In this case, that would mean finding a few reliable sources independent of the fellowship that discuss the fellowship in some depth. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 06:58, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Help with user

How is the best way to go about reporting someone? This inr user keeps blocking everything no matter how many ways i rephrase it. Wikinerd1991 (talk) 14:45, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

Question from Rehan Manzoor (22:14, 30 August 2025)

can i add refrence from external sites --Rehan Manzoor (talk) 22:14, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello @Rehan Manzoor. Yes, you can! If you use the Visual Editor (editing looks a bit like editing in Word), there is a cite button. You can fill out the url you want to cite, and the citation is automatically formed. Don't forget to click insert.

If you want to link to external websites as an external link: make sure that you only add those in an external links section at the end of an article, as Wikipedia doesn't use any external links in its prose. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 06:47, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

last line I added an external link the removed it ? Rehan Manzoor (talk) 08:50, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

Marked as away

I have marked you as "away" in the mentorship interface since you haven't edited in a while and unanswered mentee questions are piling up. If you return to active editing, feel free to reset your status back to "Active" at Special:MentorDashboard. Thanks. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:24, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

@Femke: @Pppery: Hi both, thank you for cleaning up after me. I do not expect to be back for a while so will leave the mentorship status as it is. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:56, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

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User:Dumelow/List of generals of the British Empire who died during the Second World War

Hi, just a note that I've started listing out the entries on the above (just the 30-odd major generals left to do), if you were interested in helping out (no worries if not). There'll be a bit of work finding death cause and places, where possible. I'd like to do the admirals and air officers at some point too - Dumelow (talk) 06:56, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Oh, apologies. Just saw the note on your user page, very sad to hear that. Enjoy your wikibreak and I hope you are feeling better soon - Dumelow (talk) 06:58, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

@Dumelow: Hi! Hope you're well. Very happy to assist with the list, and I see you've nommed the admirals one for FL. I'm looking to ease myself back in to editing (probably rather slowly), so do let me know if there's anything I can help with. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:13, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Glad to see you back but do take it easy! The admirals one is my first FLC so a few things to get the hang of but hopefully it will pass (I think renaming it to ".... admirals ..." will resolve some of the more significant issues raised about inclusion criteria). I'm mostly looking at GANs this month as there is a backlog drive on and next month we're looking to reduce some of the MILHIST article quality backlogs ([Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/November 2025 Article Improvement Drive]]) but would be good to do some content creation in between so might start looking at the WWII generals list again. All the best - Dumelow (talk) 15:46, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

@Dumelow: I've made a start on gap filling with the admirals list. Have tried and failed to find free images for Hocken, Tench, and Marescaux. Tench is the last missing a cause of death. I'll try and dip into the SWW generals soon, and have started a new highly ambitious list of my own! Lots to do...Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:54, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue 233, September 2025

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at recent works Timeline: This month in military history

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Hey man, just noticed that you've returned to editing. I hope you've fully recovered from your health issues; IMO this site is much improved with your contributions. Kind regards, DonBeroni (talk) 14:25, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

@DonBeroni: Hi! It's very kind of you to say so; nice to be back. Glad to see you're still going strong - thanks particularly for uploading the new image to HMS Hebrus today. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:51, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue 234, October 2025

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Three Wikipedia editors review five books Timeline: This month in military history

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Hello, Pickersgill-Cunliffe. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

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Hello. Just saw your edit to your userpage. I hope this is not farewell for good? In case it is, I just wanted to jot down my thanks for your hard work over the years, particularly at MILHIST, and to say what a joy it has been to collaborate with you on a small number of articles. Best wishes - Dumelow (talk) 12:53, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

@Dumelow: Hi! Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I intend to return when life settles down a little more - there is much left to do! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:38, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

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Happy First Edit Anniversary Pickersgill-Cunliffe 🎉

Hey @Pickersgill-Cunliffe. 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 ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 17:49, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 235, November 2025

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at four works Op-ed: Nick-D on 20 years with Wikipedia Timeline: This month in military history

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Fake news!

Hi PC, During a review of one of your articles, I made you reorder a number of your inline citations because I believed it to be the style. I should not have done that per WP:CITEORDER and I apologise for doing so. My only defence is that I had been asked to do this in a number of my own nominations by various reviewers and believed it to be policy. Soz. Ykraps (talk) 22:50, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

@Ykraps: Hi, absolutely no problem! Ignoring the rules, while I don't go out of my way to order citations I still agree that it looks far neater! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:38, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

Nominations are now open for military historian of the year and newcomer of the year awards for 2025!

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Voting is now open for military historian of the year and newcomer of the year awards for 2025!

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New pages patrol January–February 2026 Backlog drive

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2025 Military Historian of the Year - nominee

		2025 Military Historian of the Year
		As voted by your peers within the Military history WikiProject, I hereby award you the WikiProject Barnstar for being nominated for the 2025 Military Historian of the Year Award. Congratulations, and thank you for your efforts throughout the year. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:15, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

@Hawkeye7: Many thanks, although I'm glad the members saw sense and didn't think I had done enough to deserve victory in the contest. Perhaps next year I'll get some more done! Thanks again for all your hard work in coordinating the project. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 02:03, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 236, December 2025

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hog Farm and Hawkeye7 review five recent releases Timeline: This month in military history

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Administrators' newsletter – January 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2025).

Administrator changes

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• All general sanctions imposed by the community may now be enforced at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard (WP:AE) as a result of a recent RfC.
• Due to the result of a recent RFC, the administrator recall process is amended to extend the deadline for a re-request for adminship to 30 days or the next administrator election, whichever is later.
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Arbitration

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The Signpost: 15 January 2026

• News and notes: Wikipedia's 25th anniversary is here!
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The Bugle: Issue 237, January 2026

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Peacemaker67 review four books Op-ed: Nick-D on the Stanley Military Cemetery in Hong Kong Timeline: This month in military history

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The Signpost: 29 January 2026

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Administrators' newsletter – February 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2026).

Administrator changes

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Arbitration

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The Signpost: 17 February 2026

• In the media: Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation
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• Opinion: Incoming Incurables
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The Bugle: Issue 238, February 2026

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7, Hog Farm and Nick-D review four works Op-ed: GGOTCC discusses the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Timeline: This month in military history

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2026).

Administrator changes

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Oversight changes

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• Following an RfC, the web archival service archive.today has been deprecated; links to the site should be removed.
• A request for comment is open to discuss retiring CSD criterion R3 in favour of handling such redirects through RfD.

Arbitration

• Following a motion, remedy 9.1 of the Conduct in deletion-related editing case has been amended to limit TenPoundHammer to one XfD nomination or PROD per 24-hour period.
• Following a motion, the Iskandar323 further POV pushing motion has been rescinded.
• The Arbitration Committee has passed a housekeeping motion rescinding a number of outdated remedies and enforcement provisions across multiple legacy cases. In most instances, existing sanctions remain in force and continue to be appealable through the usual processes, while some case-specific remedies were amended or clarified.

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• Following the 2026 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: A09, AmandaNP, Barras, Count Count, M7, SHB2000, Teles and VIGNERON.
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The Signpost: 10 March 2026

• Interview: Bernadette Meehan, new Wikimedia Foundation CEO
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• News and notes: Security testing unleashes computer worm on Meta-wiki
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• Special report: What actually happened during the Wikimedia security incident?
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• In the media: Indonesian government blocks Wikimedia logins; archive site scoured from Wikipedia after owner runs malware
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• Recent research: To wiki, perchance to groki
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• Technology report: English Wikipedia deprecates archive.today after DDoS against blog, altered content
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• Traffic report: Over the mountain, kissing silver inlaid clouds
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• Crossword: "It will never happen"
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• Comix: BRIEn't
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Precious anniversary

Precious

Two years!

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The Bugle: Issue 239, March 2026

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at three recent works Timeline: This month in military history

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The Signpost: 31 March 2026

• News and notes: Entirety of Wikinews to be shut down
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• In the media: AI ban, newspapers disrupt archiving; and antisemitism complaints
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2026).

Administrator changes

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Oversight changes

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• The content of Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models has been updated following a request for comment. It now prohibits using LLMs to generate content, with exceptions for translation and copy-editing.

Arbitration

• 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 Bugle: Issue 240, April 2026

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at four works Timeline: This month in military history

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The Signpost: 21 April 2026

• News and notes: Six Serbian Wikipedia editors banned following controversy about political bias
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• In the media: Could Wikipedia be involved in Massachusetts' proposed social media ban for minors?
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• Gallery: March equinox
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• Traffic report: Time to change my galaxy in case, we outta space!
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• Comix: Of skirts and articles
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Checking in

I've seen you've been inactive for several months and just wanted to check in to make everything alright. Hopefully it's just being busy, and not something gone wrong. Hog Farm _Talk 23:53, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi HF. Not doing too well I'm afraid. I do hope to return someday, there is much left to do. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:01, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Oh no, I am sorry to see this. I saw your Maurice Suckling FA article on the front page today and realised it had been some time I last saw you around the traps. Get well and take care of yourself. Zawed (talk) 11:11, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: @Zawed: Hi again guys, you've given me the little push I needed to try and get back in the saddle. The break was never meant to be this long! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:24, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 Administrator Elections – Schedule

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May 2026 Administrator Election – Call for Candidates

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.

Here is the schedule:

• April 29 – May 5: Call for candidates
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• The requirements to run are identical to RFA—a prospective candidate must be extended confirmed.
• Prospective candidates are advised to become familiar with the community's expectations of administrators, which are much higher than the minimum requirement of having extended confirmed status. This includes reviewing successful and unsuccessful RFAs, reading the essay Wikipedia:Advice for admin elections candidates, and possibly requesting an optional poll on their chances of passing.
• The process will have a seven day call for candidates phase, a two day pause, a five day discussion phase, and a seven day private vote using SecurePoll. Discussion and questions are only allowed on the candidate pages during the discussion phase.
• The outcome of this process is identical to making a request for adminship. There is no official difference between an administrator appointed through RFA versus administrator elections.
• Administrator elections are also a valid means of regaining adminship for de-sysopped editors.

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New pages patrol May 2026 Backlog drive

May 2026 Backlog Drive | New pages patrol
On 1 May 2026, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles patrolled. Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive. Each review will earn 1 point. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2026).

Administrator changes

• Deepfriedokra

• EvanProdromou
• Wouterstomp

Interface administrator changes

L235

Chaotic Enby

CheckUser changes

• TheresNoTime
• Versageek

Oversight changes

Moneytrees

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

• Changes to user permissions made from Meta are now included in the local user permissions log (T6055).
• The autoconfirmed user group will soon be modified such that the four-day account age requirement begins when an account makes its first edit (T418484).

Arbitration

• The arbitration case SchroCat has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 15 April.
• Per a recent motion, appeals of blocks from the conflict-of-interest VRT queue are, by default, appealed on-wiki through the normal unblock process. However, they may be heard by the Committee if COIVRTers disagree on the interpretation of the evidence or believe ArbCom would be better suited to hear the appeal. Administrators are also advised that loosening or lifting such blocks without the consent of someone with access to the queue or ArbCom can be grounds for desysopping.
• Per a recent motion, restrictions issued directly by the Committee may now be enforced with blocks which work exactly like contentious topic blocks.
• The arbitration case Maghreb has been closed.

Miscellaneous

• The May 2026 administrator elections are scheduled to run from April 29 to May 19. The call for candidates ends May 5.
• The 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is scheduled to run from April 25 to June 1. Candidacy submissions close on May 10.
• A new noticeboard for non-urgent, batch page protection requests has been created, primarily for the enforcement of contentious topic restrictions.

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May 2026 Administrator Elections – Discussion Phase

The discussion phase of the May 2026 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• May 8–12: Discussion phase (we are here)
• May 13–19: SecurePoll voting phase
• Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/Discussion phase.

On 13 May, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for.

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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TFA

story · music · places

Thank you for Maurice Suckling, about "a Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth century. He fought in only one major battle and much of his career was, as one historian puts it, "uneventful and perhaps even lacklustre". For three years before his death he did serve competently as Comptroller of the Navy, enough to make him notable. What makes naval historians prick up their ears about Suckling is less to do with himself and more to do with his nephew, one Horatio Nelson. Suckling was Nelson's first patron in the navy and his influence saw the young naval officer rise quickly through the ranks, such that after Suckling's premature death from illness Nelson remarked "I feel myself to my country his heir...And it shall, I am bold to say, never lack the want of his counsel.""! - Die Stechardin made it to the main page, - the historic woman was a flower seller ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:52, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

May 2026 Administrator Elections – Voting Phase

The voting phase of the May 2026 administrator elections has started and will continue until 19 May 2026 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

• May 13–19: SecurePoll voting phase (we are here)
• Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies to vote has a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's vote total during the election. The suffrage requirements are similar to those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for a few days, perhaps longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (this is a good page to watchlist), and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a non-recall candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and a minimum of 20 support votes. Recall candidates must achieve 55.0% support. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026

Hello Pickersgill-Cunliffe,

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.

BoyTheKingCanDance, Rosiestep, SunDawn, and Vanderwaalforces were inducted into the NPP Hall of Fame for having two separate years of 2,000+ article reviews.

January–February backlog drive

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.

May backlog drive

An article-only backlog drive is currently underway. We are hoping to make a big dent in the backlog. You can read more about it or join at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2026.

PageTriage

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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The Bugle: Issue 241, May 2026

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7, Hog Farm and Nick-D look at four recent works Timeline: This month in military history

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  A research project to build better automated article assessment tools.

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  A guide to WMF's Tech Annual Plan for the next year.

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June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive

Good article nominations | June 2026 Backlog Drive
June 2026 Backlog Drive: Do you want to become more experienced in the GA process? On 1 June, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles reviewed. Mentors are available, and new reviewers (<6 reviews) get bonus points! Interested in taking part? You can sign up here.
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2026).

Administrator changes

• Asukite
• Bobby Cohn
• Bonadea
• Ca
• Drm310
• Reconrabbit
• Sammi Brie

• Tamzin
• TonyBallioni

• Ezhiki
• Queen of Hearts

Bureaucrat changes

• WereSpielChequers

Guideline and policy news

• Following an RfC, the "persistent usage of large language models" has been included as a common reason for a block.

Technical news

• Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats: Bureaucrats without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119, T423120)

Arbitration

• The arbitration case SchroCat has been closed.
• The arbitration case Michael Jackson has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.

Miscellaneous

• Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election closes on 1 June.

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