Willking1979
Joined 8 March 2008
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- 02 Nov 2024 – Daniel Boone (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
- 29 Oct 2024 – 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
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- 09 Oct 2024 – Michael F. Adams (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Sep 2024 – Benjamin Franklin Shumard (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ProfGray (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 11 Oct 2024 – Eric Gilbertson (climber) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by DJ Cane (t · c) was closed as delete by Crisco 1492 (t · c) on 19 Oct 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 03 Oct 2024 – Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Reywas92 (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 19 Oct 2024 – Category:People from Woodburn, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2024 – Category:Louisville Black Caps (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Omnis Scientia (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2024 – Category:Louisville White Sox (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Omnis Scientia (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 17 Oct 2024 – April 4, 1974 (talk · edit · hist) →1974 Super Outbreak was RfDed by Hurricane Clyde (t · c); see discussion
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- 17 Sep 2024 – WKYT-TV (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sammi Brie (t · c); start discussion
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- 29 Jun 2024 – Thomas Massie (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kodiak Blackjack (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 24 Sep 2024 – Draft:Oscar C. Wehle (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Chroniclerk (t · c)
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The Signpost: 14 August 2024
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
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- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
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Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
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The Signpost: 4 September 2024
edit- News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked
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The Signpost: 26 September 2024
edit- In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"
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- Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2024
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- Administrator elections are a proposed new process for selecting administrators, offering an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA). The first trial election will take place in October 2024, with candidate sign-up from October 8 to 14, a discussion phase from October 22 to 24, and SecurePoll voting from October 25 to 31. For questions or to help out, please visit the talk page at Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections.
- Following a discussion, the speedy deletion reason "File pages without a corresponding file" has been moved from criterion G8 to F2. This does not change what can be speedily deleted.
- A request for comment is open to discuss whether there is a consensus to have an administrator recall process.
Arbitration
- The arbitration case Historical elections has been closed.
- An arbitration case regarding Backlash to diversity and inclusion has been opened.
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The Signpost: 19 October 2024
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- Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South
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