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DYK for Jarrad Searby

On 14 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jarrad Searby, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jarrad Searby left the Proud Boys after he became angry with their disavowal of neo-Nazism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jarrad Searby. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jarrad Searby), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:02, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 8,227 views (685.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

DYK for African gangs moral panic

On 15 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article African gangs moral panic, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the political and media storm around so-called African gangs in Australia has been described by academics as a moral panic? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/African gangs moral panic. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, African gangs moral panic), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

A beer for you!

I saw the post on RfC and your reply. I liked your short and sweet response, and thought you could use a beer after dealing with that. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 04:44, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

@GeogSage, are you referring to the COVID one? TarnishedPath^talk 05:25, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Aye, although I'd imagine the Geography one probably calls for a beer as well. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 16:58, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Avi Yemini

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Avi Yemini 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 Chetsford -- Chetsford (talk) 05:23, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Avi Yemini

The article Avi Yemini you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article needs changes or clarifications to meet the good article criteria. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Avi Yemini and Talk:Avi Yemini/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chetsford -- Chetsford (talk) 06:42, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Congrats

Congrats on the successful GA! Please think about nominating it for WP:DYK. Chetsford (talk) 14:44, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

@Chetsford thanks for your time reviewing the nomination. Ps, nominated for DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Avi Yemini. Feel free to suggest any alternative hooks. TarnishedPath^talk 07:57, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Avi Yemini

The article Avi Yemini you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Avi Yemini for comments about the article, and Talk:Avi Yemini/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chetsford -- Chetsford (talk) 14:44, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Thanks for helping address that disruption. Enjoy a few berries! ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:34, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

@Pbritti it's Friday afternoon here so I'm off at happy hour. Enjoy your weekend. TarnishedPath^talk 04:43, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

@Pbritti, have a peak at the finalised investigation at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AnExtraEditor. TarnishedPath^talk 03:06, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

I had saw and wasn't going to say anything at the risk of coming across as grave-dancing, but I can't say I'm surprised. Not to BEANS, but I'm going to keep tabs on a few things in the event that this disruption isn't over. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:33, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Good idea. TarnishedPath^talk 03:37, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ben Roberts-Smith

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ben Roberts-Smith 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 GMH Melbourne -- GMH Melbourne (talk) 07:42, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Avi Yemini

On 5 May 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Avi Yemini, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Avi Yemini is one of seventeen children who were raised in an ultra-Orthodox Chabad family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Avi Yemini. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Avi Yemini), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ben Roberts-Smith

The article Ben Roberts-Smith you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ben Roberts-Smith for comments about the article, and Talk:Ben Roberts-Smith/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of GMH Melbourne -- GMH Melbourne (talk) 01:22, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Civility Barnstar
		Thank you for your work in keeping cooler heads cool at in the Pope Leo XIV date format RFC! Horse.staple (talk) 14:48, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your contributions, support and level headedness at Talk:Pope Leo XIV/RFC: Date format. Edl-irishboy (talk) 15:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Re-opened SPI

See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AnExtraEditor. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 01:37, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

@Viriditas colour me surprised. I'll try and do some analysis after work and add to your report if I can. TarnishedPath^talk 01:39, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! Viriditas (talk) 01:40, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Another M1rrorCr0ss sock

I saw you created Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/M1rrorCr0ss and got Washi tagged, but you missed Kbc cbK who was blocked simultaneously by Moneytrees as a M1rrorCr0ss sock. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 15:47, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

@CX Zoom, I only came across the fact that Washi189 had been blocked as a sock of M1rrorCr0ss because I was closing a RM that Washi189 had started. TarnishedPath^talk 16:14, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

The World Destubathon

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Imane Khelif

Why did you archive my thread that I only started 2 days ago and was unanswered?? 2A02:810D:BC82:1E00:F1C1:2E18:259A:1FF9 (talk) 08:59, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

@2A02:810D:BC82:1E00:F1C1:2E18:259A:1FF9, because there is a new thread that pretty much covers the one you started. I can unarchive if you really want to, but I don't think you'll get a response which is why I archived it. TarnishedPath^talk 09:12, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

@2A02:810D:BC82:1E00:F1C1:2E18:259A:1FF9 I forgot to say earlier, that the article had been updated at Special:Diff/1293417557 with the information you requested. That's also why I archived it that discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 10:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

You have no idea how happy I was to see the revert you did to my edition. As a Wikipedian, it's my responsibility to update articles, so I felt I had to ad that. As a transgender woman, I felt angered by the allegation and frustrated because I felt this would give anti-trans advocates more armor to fight against us. But again, as a Wikipedian, I thought if this was being published, then it had to be here. But I had no idea that the New York Post is not reliable. The Reliable Sources page, i see now, clearly states that it is not. The Reliable Sources page does have one issue: it does not clarify the reliability of several international newspapers. For example, there is nothing about several Latin newspapers. We should gauge them too. But that is another topic that Im planning to bring up at the teahouse. Anyways, Im afraid that this new claim will bring a new wave of anti-trans rhetoric online. But it is what it is. Im just happy that this time it was published by an unreliable source so it won't be on Wikipedia. Even when, during the edit I did, my Wikipedian side won out.Janette Too Energetic Martin (dime?) 03:16, 03 June, 2025 (UTC)

@JeanetteMartin, thanks for reaching out. Even if it's not something that's clearly unreliable that's supporting material, we still have WP:BLPSOURCE to guide us. Quoting the policy: contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. I think we can consider that there would be a lot of sources, where there isn't necessarily community consensus that they are generally unreliabel, that don't cut it when making contentious statements about a topic which intersects with BLP, GENSEX and potentially MEDRS. Unfortanetely I've seen the wave of an influx of IPs and WP:SPA's on that article before and I think the best that we can do is make sure that any contentious material that is included is cautious insofar as there has been thorough discussion on it. TarnishedPath^talk 04:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC)