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[[File:Information icon4.svg|link=|25px|alt=Information icon]] There is currently a discussion at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard]] regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#User:7&6=thirteen and Doug Coldwell content: Topic ban consideration|User:7&6=thirteen and Doug Coldwell content: Topic ban consideration]]. Thank you.<!--Template:Discussion notice--><!--Template:AN-notice--> — [[User:SandyGeorgia|'''Sandy'''<span style="color: green;">Georgia</span>]] ([[User talk:SandyGeorgia|Talk]]) 16:19, 30 January 2023 (UTC) |
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My user name does not ping in the usual way, because of the equal sign "=", I am told. I thought it was ampersand "&", but am informed that wasn't true.[2]
However, I am a Luddite, and my WP:User name has served me well for a decade and a half; so I am not about to change. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.
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Calvin discovers Wikipedia
- "A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction into a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day." -- Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes. --Guy Macon 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:55, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2021)
Notes
References
- ^ The code flag K "Kilo" means 'I wish to communicate with you. ' International Marine Signal Flags are international signals used by ships at sea.
- ^ Admonition or comment
New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
Hello 7&6=thirteen,
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.
Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.
Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.
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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023
Hello 7&6=thirteen,
- 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.
- 2022 Awards
Onel5969 won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. Rosguill led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!
Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)
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Just wanted to stop by and briefly say thank you for your work over there. I keep an eye on the page to try and keep the worst of the woo away, but I think you've made more substantive improvements. Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 15:17, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks. Just tidying up. Although the old article's format here has little in common with the current article. Kind of changes nobody (usually) notices. Except I have been pointlessly hassled about WP:CITEVAR on a couple of occasions. Some old dogs can't learn new tricks. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:21, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2023)
 The start line of the Canberra Marathon in 2006
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Scarf • Summer Palace of Peter the Great Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 9 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2023)
 A kiddie ride is a coin-operated amusement ride for young children.
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Canberra Marathon • Scarf Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 16 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2023)
 Side one of a 1930 brochure for the Ambassador Hotel in San Francisco
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Kiddie ride • Canberra Marathon Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 23 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2023)
Hello, 7&6=thirteen. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Brochure • Kiddie ride Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Notice of noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User:7&6=thirteen and Doug Coldwell content: Topic ban consideration. Thank you. — SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:19, 30 January 2023 (UTC)