Another Believer

Kobe the Italian Greyhound
(2010–2023)

Portland, Oregon, 2020

Seattle, 2022

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Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Another Believer! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2024 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 11:53, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

@Cielquiparle Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:29, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

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All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field. Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall. Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall. MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1. Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall. BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall. Fritzmann (submissions) wins the good topic prize for 6 articles in good topics in round 2. Sammi Brie (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize for 45 GA reviews in round 2, and 78 GA reviews overall. BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 131 Did you know articles overall. Muboshgu (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 15 In the news articles in round 1, and 36 overall. Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2025 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement!

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Metrovino

Your GA nomination of Metrovino

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Metrovino 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 TrademarkedTWOrantula -- TrademarkedTWOrantula (talk) 23:44, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:46, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Metrovino

The article Metrovino you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Metrovino for comments about the article, and Talk:Metrovino/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 TrademarkedTWOrantula -- TrademarkedTWOrantula (talk) 21:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

@TrademarkedTWOrantula Thank you! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 22:08, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Anytime! TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 22:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – November 2024

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2024). Administrator changes Crisco 1492 Babajobu Daniel Elf Jayron32 Thue Wugapodes CheckUser changes Maxim Oversighter changes Maxim Guideline and policy news Following a discussion, the discussion-only period proposal that went for a trial to refine the requests for adminship (RfA) process has been discontinued. Following a request for comment, Administrator recall is adopted as a policy. Technical news Mass deletions done with the Nuke tool now have the 'Nuke' tag. This change will make reviewing and analyzing deletions performed with the tool easier. T366068 Arbitration RoySmith, Barkeep49 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2024 Arbitration Committee Elections. ThadeusOfNazereth and Dr vulpes are reserve commissioners. Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate from 3 November 2024 until 12 November 2024 to stand in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections. The Arbitration Committee is seeking volunteers for roles such as clerks, access to the COI queue, checkuser, and oversight. Miscellaneous An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2024 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. Sign up to participate! Discuss this newsletter Subscribe Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:20, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Category:Restaurants in Lake Oswego, Oregon has been nominated for merging

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Category:Restaurants in Lake Oswego, Oregon has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. AusLondonder (talk) 14:50, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2024)

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Hello, Another Believer. The article for improvement of the week is: Slow living Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Space Age • Image Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 November 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Proposed deletion of In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault

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The article In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern: WP:NOTNEWS While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Fram (talk) 08:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Chamber Music Northwest

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Hello, Another Believer, I noticed that this article was being discussed at an AFD and I thought that you, as a content creator who has one of their foci all things Northwest, maybe knew of some sources that could help improve this article. I'd think there would be plenty of coverage in the Oregonian or WW. Thank in advance for any help you can provide. Liz Read! Talk! 18:11, 4 November 2024 (UTC) @Liz Yes, of course this is a notable topic. Add this to the list of unnecessary AfDs. I'll take a look and see what I can do! Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:13, 4 November 2024 (UTC) @Liz Considering this resolved. Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:50, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin November Issue 1

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of November 2024. Please help translate. WikiCelebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks Upcoming and current events and conversations Talking: 2024 continues Commons Community Call: The first community call with Wikimedia Commons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year will take place on November 21. The theme of this call will be about how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons. The call will be hosted by Chief Product and Technology Officer Selena Deckelmann. Conferencia Justicia climática Perú 2024: Conference on climate justice, indigenous voices and Wikimedia platform will be held in Huaraz, Peru from November 8 to 10. Affiliations Committee: Applications for joining the Affiliations Committee is open until November 18. Ombuds Commission and Case Review Committee: Applications for joining the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee are open until December 2. Language community meeting: A language community meeting will be hosted on November 29, 16:00 UTC, discussing technical updates and problem-solving. Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on MediaWiki.org Advisory Council: The new Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) was announced. The PTAC will try to publish a set of community-validated recommendations that can serve as a potential 2-3 year blueprint for product and technical success. Wikifunctions: The Abstract Wikipedia team is working toward a rewrite of our backend services in a different programming language, likely Rust. More status updates. Tech News: The Guided Tour extension, which help newcomers understand how to edit, now works with dark mode; Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with potential features that making it easier for readers to discover information on the wikis. More tech updates from tech news 44 and 43. Temporary accounts: Logged-out editors on 12 wikis, including Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Danish, and Cantonese Wikipedia, receive temporary accounts now. This new account type enhances the privacy of logged-out editors and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. Read the new Diff post to learn more about temporary accounts. Mobile apps: The Mobile Apps team has released an update to the iOS app’s navigation, now available in the latest App store version. Campaign Events Extension: The Campaign Events extension is now live on two more wikis, Wikidata and the Spanish Wikipedia. Admin Retention: A survey on Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition is open until November 11. As part of the Foundation's 2024-2025 Annual Plan, the research team and collaborators are studying recruitment, retention, and attrition patterns among long-tenured community members in official moderation and administration roles. Knowledge is Human: The campaign web page, which educates visitors on Wikipedia’s model and why it’s trustworthy, has earned over 140,000 clicks. The campaign has increased pageviews on WikimediaFoundation.org by more than 50%. Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta-Wiki WikiCelebrate: From making a minor maintenance edit in 2005 to being one of the most appreciated Wikimedians in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region: this month we celebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks. Wiki Loves Earth: Mountains, Birds and Lakes – Central Asia Edition Future of Language Incubation: As part of a new Future of Language Incubation initiative to support language onboarding, Wikipedia is now live for five languages: Pannonian Rusyn, Tai Nüa, Iban, Obolo, and Southern Ndebele. Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog Global Advocacy: Reflecting on the anniversary of the EU’s Digital Service Act (DSA), Wikimedians share successes and public policy priorities at digital rights Global Gathering event, and more global advocacy updates. Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness See also: quarterly Metrics Reports English Fundraising: The Road to Launch: Wikimedia’s 2024 English Fundraising Campaign. Fundraising Report: Our annual fundraising report for the 2023-2024 fiscal year is published. Last year, we had over 8 million donors giving an average donation of m:Fundraising/2023-24 Report0.58. We ran campaigns in 33 countries, 18 languages, and received donations from over 200 countries. Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Planet Wikimedia · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · Actualités du Wiktionnaire (fr) · Regards sur l’actualité de la Wikimedia (fr) · Wikimag (fr) · other newsletters: Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata Regions: Central and Eastern Europe Subscribe or unsubscribe · Help translate Previous editions of this bulletin are on Meta-Wiki. Let askcacwikimedia.org know if you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement! MediaWiki message delivery 22:33, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: October 2024

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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue X, October 2024 Headlines Albania report: Wiki Loves Monuments in Albania and Kosovo, 2024 Brazil report: Amazon holotypes: how the species were discovered Canada report: FIMS Graduate Library Wiki Club Lunch & Learn Colombia report: ¿Por qué y para qué usar Wikidata en Colombia? / Why and for what purpose should Wikidata be used in Colombia? Italy report: Empowering Italian GLAMs Kosovo report: Edit-a-thon at the City Museum of Mitrovica Latvia report: Wikidata Workshop 2024: National Library of Latvia Netherlands report: Highlights from the Third Wiki Loves Fashion Campaign in the Netherlands New Zealand report: Auckland Museum Wikimedian in Residence, Te Maori edit-a-thons & NZ Species edit-a-thons North Macedonia report: WIKIMEDIA MKD's successful GLAM programme! Poland report: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland Spain report: General Archive of the Palace UK report: Memory of the World baseline USA report: October meetups Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group October monthly highlights AvoinGLAM report: European encounters Memory of the World report: Baseline report Wikidata report: Wikidata's 12th birthday celebration Calendar: November's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here. About This Month in GLAM · Subscribe/Unsubscribe · Global message delivery · Romaine 15:18, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2024)

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Hello, Another Believer. The article for improvement of the week is: Stationery Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Slow living • Space Age Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 November 2024 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Nomination of In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted. The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. Fram (talk) 09:01, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 65

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes Issue 65, September – October 2024 Hindu Tamil Thisai joins The Wikipedia Library Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 report Tech tip: Mass downloads Read the full newsletter Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --12:49, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

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Merger notice

Hi there. While reviewing recently created pages, I noticed that a page you created, The Donald J. Trump Enduring Flame, does not meet WP:GNG as a standalone article due to lack of WP:NSUSTAINED notability. As an alternative to deletion, I've WP:BOLDly merged the content to Donald Trump in popular culture#Art. If you disagree, feel free to revert my merge and I will bring the merger discussion to AfD instead. Thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Windstorm check-up

Hey AB, just checking up on you post November 2024 Northeast Pacific bomb cyclone. It looks like you're online so probably OK? Lots of folks are probably going to have a cold, dark night tonight. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:17, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

@Bri All good here, thanks for checking ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:42, 20 November 2024 (UTC)