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== Newsletter ==

I deliberately left out the graph from my draft of the newsletter and replced it with the NPP logo for obvius reasons. "If this proposal does not make it into the top ten, it is likely that the tools will be given no support at all for the foreseeable future. So please put in a vote today." is just giving Horn exactly what he wants to deny the requests. You must remember that the poll is only a guideline for the WMF; there are no promises whatsoever to address even the top voted requests. Let me take care of the VP notification. If we blast Wikipedia with too much right now it will piss people off. I did say that I had one or two things up my sleeve. At the moment I'm not confident at all that the NPP wishes will get any attention from the WMF. The EC is being carefully shielded from the day-to-day office operations and the WMF is now set up so that there is no direct line of contact to her. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]])
:{{u|Kudpung}} Well, I don't think it likely that we don't get into the top ten, and danny was pretty explicit that they wouldn't be working on it if it didn't get in the top ten so I'd rather not sugar-coat it. As for the graph, well, I thought that the newsletter should have the new graph by Musik in it as the old one is going to be discontinued soon. the Christmas period is coming up, and NPP did really well during that last year to reduce the backlog; I thought the graph would be a nice subtle reminder that we are currently slowly falling behind on the backlog. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup></small>''''' 10:49, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
::Be careful which bow you play your fiddle with. What you play may be drifting across to enemy lines. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 12:39, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
:::Well by my rough count we're at 100 supports which is a great accomplishment you two have achieved - that should be enough already to get us into the top 10. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 23:27, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
::::{{u|Barkeep49}}, I think so, based on previous year's turnout anyway. The Wishlist might be more popular this year than previously though, and we still have two ''weeks'' of voting to go; so i'll count my chickens when they hatch. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup></small>''''' 08:27, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
:::::Hi all, I just want to clarify: with 130 votes right now, it's basically guaranteed that the NPP proposal will be in the top 10. That means that the Community Tech team will be working on that project next year, guaranteed. If it ends up as #1 with such a high margin -- and I think it probably will -- then that gives the project more weight with the team. You all are currently doing the correct thing to get the result that you want. This is the correct procedure, and you're participating successfully. Community Tech will work on this project. -- [[User:DannyH (WMF)|DannyH (WMF)]] ([[User talk:DannyH (WMF)|talk]]) 01:59, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
::::::I'm glad my optimism is shared by Danny. I said it in my last comment but let me again state my thanks of the leadership ICPH and kudpung have displayed in making this happen. I'll probably end up writing it a few more times which I hope you two will forgive. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 04:12, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
:::::::{{U|Barkeep49}}, in  view of the extent  and scope of the requirements, in order not  to  compromise the  requests by  other projects in  the top-ten, a call  is being  made to  increase the WMF personell allocated to  this task.[[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 00:19, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
::::::::More personnel would be great. Just to clarify {{u|Kudpung}} when you say a call is being made do you mean that you are asking for it (calling for it) or that a decision (a call) has been made to actually increase it? If the latter great. If the former, fingers crossed. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 01:45, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::::::{{U|Barkeep49}} Please note again  my  use of the English passive. No  decision  has been made, but  I  am working  already towards  a discussion  in  that  direction. I  just  need to  establish  the lines of hierarchy within  the WMF,  which  are vague at  best, but  I  have been given some leads for  it by  a ''very''  senior WMFer,  who  is also  a good freind of many  years. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 01:52, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

== Notice ==

Hi ICPH, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ADispute_resolution_noticeboard&type=revision&diff=872137555&oldid=872122195 here]. Instead of discussing at Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers this patroller instead decided to escalate a non-issue to dispute resolution involving other NPPs and where over-zealous admins start threatening blocks. This is just a notice to bring it to your attention, I have no further interest in that page. '''''[[User:Polyamorph|Polyamorph]]''''' ([[User talk:Polyamorph#top|talk]]) 20:05, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

== Growth team updates #4 ==

Welcome to the fourth newsletter for the new [[mw:Growth|Growth team]]! &nbsp;

The Growth team's objective is to work on software changes that help retain new contributors in [[mw:New Editor Experiences/Midsize Wikipedias|mid-size]] Wikimedia projects.

'''We need your feedback!'''

We have two requests for community members:

# Now that data is coming in for the welcome survey, we are planning how to use that data to personalize the newcomer's first day.  See our [[mw:Growth/Personalized first day#Part 2: Personalizing|current thoughts here]], and join the [[mw:Topic:Uptu596ij1o0iksq|conversation here]].
# Try out the help panel's [http://reetssydney.github.io/prototypes/help-pane-v1/index.html interactive prototype], and read about [[mw:Growth/Focus on help desk#Business rules for initial version|how we're planning to roll it out]], and post [[mw:Topic:Uptu8qa8izsfh1gt|any thoughts or reactions here]].

'''Two Growth team projects have been deployed (detailed updates [[mw:Growth/Growth team updates#Update 2018-12-05: Help Panel and Variation C|here]])'''

*[[mw:Growth/Personalized first day|Personalized first day]] (welcome survey) was deployed on November 20 on both Czech and Korean Wikipedias. 
** The survey is now being shown to half of new users ([[:en:A/B testing|A/B test]]). Responses are being recorded in the database. We'll report on initial results during December.
** We are planning to test a second version of the survey, called "[[mw:Growth/Personalized first day#Design|Variation C]]", which we think will maximize the number of users who complete the survey and stay on the wiki.
** The original objective of this project was to give newcomers the materials they need to achieve their goals, and so now we are currently planning how we will use the information collected in the welcome survey to personalize the newcomer's experience.  We hope community members will read [[mw:Growth/Personalized first day#Part 2: Personalizing|our current thinking]] and join the [[mw:Topic:Uptu596ij1o0iksq|conversation here]].  Some of the plans we are considering include:
*** Making it easy for newcomers to see editing activity around the topic areas in which they indicated that they're interested.
*** Connecting interested newcomers to experienced editors.
*** Surfacing the help content most relevant to the reason for which the newcomers created their accounts.

*[[mw:Growth/Understanding first day|Understanding first day]] (EditorJourney) was deployed on November 15 on both Czech and Korean Wikipedias. It has been done after a longer security review and final testing than expected. Data is now being recorded for all new users on those wikis, and we've been auditing the data and preparing to make initial reports during December. Stay tuned for the next newsletter!

'''Help panel is under construction'''

*[[mw:Growth/Focus on help desk|Focus on help desk]] (help panel) is planned to be deployed during the week of January 7 on both Czech and Korean Wikipedias.
* This [http://reetssydney.github.io/prototypes/help-pane-v1/index.html interactive prototype] is the best way to see the design and wording in the feature.
*We ran live user tests on the prototype, with [[mw:Growth/Focus on help desk#User testing for help panel|results posted here]].
* In addition to giving the ability to ask a question, the help panel will also contain a set of links to existing help content. Our ambassadors on Czech and Korean Wikipedias are determining the right initial set of most helpful links in this task.
* We encourage community members to [http://reetssydney.github.io/prototypes/help-pane-v1/index.html try out the prototype] and [[mw:Growth/Focus on help desk#Business rules for initial version|read about the rules]] for who will get the feature, and add any thoughts to [[mw:Topic:Uptu8qa8izsfh1gt|this discussion]].

'''We are still looking for volunteers'''

Do you want to participate to our experiments? We are looking for new communities to work with us (especially a new [[mw:New Editor Experiences/Midsize Wikipedias|mid-size]] wiki), and people to become ambassadors to help us to communicate with the different communities. [[mw:Growth/Communities|Discover how you can involve yourself or your community]]. 

Also, please share this update with your community and interested people!

'''Learn more about us'''

You can visit [[mw:Growth|our team page]] to find out why our team was formed and how we are thinking about new editors, and [[mw:Growth/Project 2018 Q1|our project updates page]] for detailed updates on the projects we work on.

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== Marking as reviewed ==

Hello ICPH, I thought it best to mark a page as reviewed, along with prodding it, as I did on [[Simon Hope Broadbent]]; the prod was the result of my review.  Not sure then why you subsequently marked it as unreviewed? [[User:UnitedStatesian|UnitedStatesian]] ([[User talk:UnitedStatesian|talk]]) 18:47, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|UnitedStatesian}} Sorry, I meant to send you a note but when going back through my edits I must have missed you. PRODed and CSD tagged articles should not be marked as reviewed, per consensus '''[[Wikipedia_talk:New_pages_patrol/Reviewers/Archive_30#Should_we_stop_marking_articles_tagged_with_CSD_and_PROD_as_'reviewed'_now_that_we_can_filter_them_in_the_NewPagesFeed?|here]]'''. It stops them falling through the cracks if the PROD is removed and the original reviewer doesn't notice (read the linked discussion above for more info). I wasn't implying that your review wasn't accurate or that the article should not be deleted, it's just how we decided to do it moving forward. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 10:15, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

== Newsletter 2 ==

" We need to increase our reviewing rate by at least 10% to arrest the rise, so please put in just a few reviews each day." - this is just not fair on the few active reviewers. The only purpose it serves is to put the active reviewers under more pressure to do more work A call should be made to the other 600 inactive reviewers and hat collectors to use the tools they asked for. I think I will start an RfC for the removal of the NPR right after six months - that's what they do at AfC. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 00:35, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|Kudpung}}, It is the truth unfortunately. I'd be in support of an RfC like that, so long as they are given a nice message indicating that they can request the rights be turned back on, subject to scrutiny etc. I don't want people bitten. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 00:38, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
::I too would support it and would suggest a 1 month implementation grace period so people get a couple notices about it. I think having an accurate understanding of the depth of the NPP reviewing pool is important. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 00:56, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
:::This is nothing  to do  with  people  being  bitten -  it's not  as if they  are new users, but  there are certainly  a lot  of hat collectors among  them or those who  asked for  the right, were given it, tried it  a few times and decided they  couldn't  be bothered.  Your own (or whoever makes them) excellent stats show quite clearly  who  is doing  most  of the work and who  is practically  dormant. Since I  had the right  created I  still  watch  PERM although  for  a long  time I  have left  the  allocation  of right s up  to other admins such  as {{U|Joe Roe }}, {{U|Beeblebrox}}, {{U|DeltaQuad}}, {{U|TonyBallioni}} and others. Possibly  also  a time limited probation for  an application  for  the rights  should be the default, such  as six months. This would be at  admin  discretion but  would not  need an RfC. There are other solutions, such  as messaging  the inactive users directly  and asking  them if they  intend using  their rights. I  think  the newwsletter text  was good as it  stood; whether the new version is milder or not it  does not  address the problem. A lot  of hard work  has gone into getting  the WMF to  address the improvements to  the tools and this effort should not  be wasted. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 01:17, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
:::I  have refactored and updated the newsletter draft. I  hope  this version meets with  your  approval. If it  does, I  will  send it  out tomorrow. (BTW, mass messages do  not  require a personal  signature, the sender's name is automatically  included in  the code but  is not  displayed. This is because  news letters are generally considered a community/project  information). [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 00:16, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
::::{{u|Kudpung}}, Yeah it looks fine to me. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 00:19, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::You  may  wish  to  see the recent  comment  on  my  talk   page by Ceoi. I fully support  your opinion  on  this and I'm  not  going  to  let  this issue rest. NPR is far more important  even than Featured Articles, even if the complaininat is a prolific editior. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]])
::::::{{u|Kudpung}}, Yeah I saw the comment. I've already left a message for him on the reviewer's noticeboard. #Boleyndidnothingwrong — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 00:27, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
::::::I  will  shortly  be arriving  at  my  office and I  have no  time for  the rest  of the day. I'm  beginning  to  find Ceiol's harrasment  somewhat  tiresome. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 02:29, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

== Wish  list ==

Please see [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mdennis_(WMF)&diff=18708474&oldid=18707891 this]. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 02:26, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
:it's now being  followed up. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 00:26, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

== Infobox discretionary sanctions ==

The infobox discretionary sanctions alert was posted here at [[Special:Diff/833750951|07:11, 2 April 2018]] and archived [[Special:Diff/833753547|30 minutes later]]. The alert is active until April 2019 and an [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility in infobox discussions#Civility in infobox discussions: Motion (May 2018)|Arbcom infobox remedy]] is available to prevent disruptive commentary in areas where experience shows that a lot of time has been wasted with pointless arguments. I will contact the administrator who placed [[Talk:Stanley Kubrick]] under discretionary sanctions to have that remedy enforced if you continue referring to the issue. Any further comments would only be disruption. [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 09:53, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|Johnuniq}}, And how is hounding newcomers to the page not disruptive? I don't see a comment on SchroCat's talk page, and the infobox discretionary sanctions do not mean "cannot discuss". This seems to be your interpretation here, and this interpretation is leading to the real disruption on that page of not being able to have a discussion at all. SchroCat even deleted part of one of my comments... In any case, barring another strawman being put up of me, I'm finished with the current discussion of editor behaviour. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 10:02, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

== Is ==

[[Template:Db-author-notice-NPF|this]] any used? I fail to see any reason why anybody (who has supposedly mentioned on his t/p or help-desk that he wishes to have his new-article deleted) need to be informed of the subsequent tagging! If anything is necessary, the deleting admin can leave some message about executing his wishes and allied stuff. [[User:Winged Blades of Godric|<span style="color: red">&#x222F;</span><span style="font-family:Verdana"><b style="color:#070">WBG</b></span>]][[User talk:Winged Blades of Godric|<sup><span style="color:#00F">converse</span></sup>]] 15:05, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

Also G6ed [[Template:Db-banned-notice-NPF]] (any reasons to preserve it?). 

Further, see the tweaks over [[Special:Diff/873329445|these]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Proposed_deletion_notify-NPF&type=revision&diff=873319127&oldid=801042275&diffmode=source edits] of mine. [[User:Winged Blades of Godric|<span style="color: red">&#x222F;</span><span style="font-family:Verdana"><b style="color:#070">WBG</b></span>]][[User talk:Winged Blades of Godric|<sup><span style="color:#00F">converse</span></sup>]] 15:05, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

== New Page coordination ==

Hey, I was looking through [[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination#New Page Review Coordinators]] and saw that one of the tasks is coordinating with other language wikipedia projects. While I assume that most of this coordination occurs in English, I'd figure that it would be at least marginally useful for whoever's doing this to be able to read/write in the languages relevant to the wikis we'd be cooperating with. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out, particularly with the Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Catalan, Yiddish, or Hebrew projects. <sub>signed, </sub>[[User:Rosguill|'''''Rosguill''''']] <sup>[[User talk:Rosguill|''talk'']]</sup> 00:33, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|Rosguill}}, I'll keep that in mind. Coordinating with those guys will be advantageous once Community tech starts working on the de-localisation task. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 00:35, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

== Merry Christmas ==

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--[[User:Ozzie10aaaa|Ozzie10aaaa]] ([[User talk:Ozzie10aaaa|talk]]) 13:47, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

== Happy new year  ==

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== NPR Newsletter No.16 15 December 2018 ==

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Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}}, 

;Reviewer of the Year
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This year's award for the '''''Reviewer of the Year''''' goes to {{noping|Onel5969}}.  Around on Wikipedia since 2011, their staggering number of 26,554{{nbsp}}reviews over the past twelve months makes them, together with an additional total of 275,285{{nbsp}}edits, one of Wikipedia's most prolific users.
:Thanks are also extended for their work to {{noping|JTtheOG}} (15,059 reviews), {{noping|Boleyn}} (12,760{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|Cwmhiraeth}} (9,001{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|Semmendinger}} (8,440{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|PRehse}} (8,092{{nbsp}}reviews),  {{noping|Arthistorian1977}} (5,306{{nbsp}}reviews), {{noping|Abishe}} (4,153 reviews), {{noping|Barkeep49}} (4,016{{nbsp}}reviews),  and {{noping|Elmidae}} (3,615{{nbsp}}reviews). <br> {{noping|Cwmhiraeth}}, {{noping|Semmendinger}}, {{noping|Barkeep49}}, and {{noping|Elmidae}} have been New Page Reviewers for less than a year — Barkeep49 for only seven{{nbsp}}months, while {{noping|Boleyn}}, with an edit count of 250,000 since she joined Wikipedia in 2008, has been a bastion of New Page Patrol for many years.<br>
See also the [[Wikipedia:Database_reports/Top_new_article_reviewers#Last_365_days|list of top{{nbsp}}100 reviewers]].
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;Less good news, and an appeal for some help
[[Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog chart|The backlog is now approaching <big>'''5,000'''</big>]], and still rising. There are around 640{{nbsp}}holders of the NPR flag, most of whom appear to be inactive. The 10% of the reviewers who do 90% of the work could do with some support especially as some of them are now taking a well deserved break.


;Really good news - NPR wins the Community Wishlist Survey 2019
At #1 position, the Community Wishlist poll closed on 3{{nbsp}}December with a resounding success for NPP, reminding the WMF and the volunteer communities just how critical NPP is to maintaining a clean encyclopedia and the need for improved tools to do it. A big 'thank you' to everyone who supported the NPP proposals. [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Results|See the results]].


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</div>[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 21:14, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
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== addressing the issues raised concerning the new page Douglas W. Mitchell ==

Thank you for the comments ICPH. I am new to editing wikipedia. 
A bit confused about the tag "uncategorized".  There were several categories tied to the page and I have now added a few more.
Regarding the tag "refimprove" I added several new references to a new section titled "contributions"
The tag "notability" is also addressed in the new section. 
In anticipation of your reply I am for now removing the tags from the article. Thanks again.
[[User:Rbalvers|Rbalvers]] ([[User talk:Rbalvers|talk]]) 18:23, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|Rbalvers}}, There were some categories that were added immediately after the edit where I added the ''uncategorised'' tag, by another user. Note that the referencing in the article still needs a lot of work. He is notable due to passing [[WP:PROF]] based on his body of work, but very little of the material written about him in the article can be cited to reliable source. There is a citation to a PDF of his CV! What sort of conflict of interest do you have regarding Douglas W. Mitchell? — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 19:09, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
::{{u|Insertcleverphrasehere}}, {{u|Rbalvers}}I feel compelled to point out that revealing the real name of a Wikipedian without a source and their explicit consent is a form of [[WP:OUTING]] and should be redacted immediately. [[User:Vexations|Vexations]] ([[User talk:Vexations|talk]]) 19:24, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
:::{{u|Vexations}}, That is a very good point. I already sent a message to the Wikipedian in question. He seems fairly active, so not sure if we should let him take the next steps himself, or just redact it and request revision deletion immediately. What do you recon? — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 19:30, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
::::{{u|Insertcleverphrasehere}}, my guess is that the editor and his subject know each other. It is likely consent is granted or assumed in good faith. It remains unsourced assertion in a BLP so may be removed per [[WP:BLPSOURCES]] [[User:Vexations|Vexations]] ([[User talk:Vexations|talk]]) 19:37, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::{{u|Vexations}}, Looks like he isn't a fan of the wikipedian information being there (comment on his talk page). I'll request revision deletion as well. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 19:38, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
::::::{{u|xaosflux}}, {{u|Swarm}}, and {{u|TonyBallioni}} seem to have been active recently. Perhaps one of you guys could hit the page history of the page in question. At the same time, could you also head over to the Wikipedian's talk page and redact the last few edits from the first one I made (I'm going to avoid mentioning the user's name here so that won't have to be redacted ''too''). — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 19:51, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
::::::Yes, I did obtain consent to reveal the name of the Wikipedian.  I have no conflict of interest, ICPH.  Mitchell is a former colleague and we have published three papers together which I deliberately am not mentioning on the page. My perspective is that Mitchell is the smartest person I know, who has had a huge influence on his students, colleagues, and his profession. He is overdue for a bio which I have tried to design here (with help of other colleagues, students, and Princeton fellow-grad students of Mitchell's). Complicating the issue is that Mitchell is currently suffering from end-stage cancer. We would like him to see the page. We are slow in getting his cv listed at WVU where he is Prof. Emeritus since some of the IT staff there are objecting.  So, for the time being I stored it on my own homepage, which is indeed not a proper citation! We will appreciate any further guidance.  Thanks! [[User:Rbalvers|Rbalvers]] ([[User talk:Rbalvers|talk]]) 20:01, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::::{{u|Rbalvers}}, from a comment on his talk page, it seems like he isn't keen on having his wikipedia usernames on the page. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 20:02, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::::{{u|Rbalvers}}, It looks like this is all resolved adequately now with the page histories redacted. While he might not be keen on his Wiki usernames being on the page, the page is relatively safe as clearly passing WP:PROF, and reasonably well written given the citations available. Unfortunately there are not a ton of good sources available to write from, so the article has to focus on his professional achievements, but that is not the end of the world. Thank you for putting this submission together. Cheers, — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 23:25, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
::::::::ICPH, thank you very much for the help. Not sure now how to proceed in dealing with the unclear citation style and inappropriate references. What would it take to be able to remove the tags? Would it be sufficient if the cv can be listed at WVU and referred to at that address? Thanks. [[User:Rbalvers|Rbalvers]] ([[User talk:Rbalvers|talk]]) 00:03, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
:::::::::{{u|Rbalvers}}, I've dealt with the outstanding issues to the best of my ability and removed the tags from the article. As for the CV, if some of the most pertinent information ''on it'' could be listed on a page at the university as a summary of his works and the importance of them, then it could be used as a ref. It would still be affiliated, but could be used to cite clearly uncontroversial and unlikely to be challenged material (which the whole article is pretty much at this point). A CV in general isn't great, regardless of where it is posted as it gives the appearance of promotionalism. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 00:11, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
::::::::::Page looks great with your help, ICPH. Much appreciated! All changes make sense. Last question I have is if it would be ok to remove some of the personal and sensitive information about the 'subject' from this thread on your user page here?  [[User:Rbalvers|Rbalvers]] ([[User talk:Rbalvers|talk]]) 17:11, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

== Alex Render ==

Ah I see, I was the one who added the PROD anyway so I would have followed it through. In future, I'll avoid reviewing them also. Thanks. [[User:Kosack|Kosack]] ([[User talk:Kosack|talk]]) 11:31, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|Kosack}}, Yeah no worries, I didn't expect the word to spread widely (forgot to add it to the newsletter) so I've just been checking every once in a while and informing people. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 11:36, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

== Evertech Sandbox ==

Hi. Recently you unreviewed an article I had reviewed, with the comment that {{tq|If you reviewed this article, please note that PRODed and CSD tagged articles should not be marked as reviewed, per consensus [[Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers/Archive 30#Should%20we%20stop%20marking%20articles%20tagged%20with%20CSD%20and%20PROD%20as%20'reviewed'%20now%20that%20we%20can%20filter%20them%20in%20the%20NewPagesFeed%3F|here]]. That's not necessarily to say that the tag is not applicable, this change is just to help stop things from falling through the cracks. Thanks.}} However, I never intentionally marked this as reviewed - the page curation script did it automatically. To test this, I just tried to request the deletion of a page in the userspace of my test account. The logs [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=User%3ADannyS712_test%2Fsandbox here] should that I also marked it as reviewed, but the only button I pushed was for deletion. Is this supposed to happen with the page curation script? --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 15:02, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|DannyS712}}, Yes. it is a bug in the page curation software. There is a phabricator task associated with it, which has not yet been addressed. In future, when PRODing or CSDing articles with the curation software, just click the 'unreview' button afterwards. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 17:21, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
::{{Reply to|Insertcleverphrasehere}} will do. Thanks --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 19:35, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

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== Use of rollback ==

Please can you explain this use of rollback [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Threatin&diff=874752845&oldid=874751320] ? <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Widefox|Widefox]]</span>; [[User talk:Widefox|talk]]</span> 10:16, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
:I've responded on the talk page, it was totally accidental. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Rollback is pretty easy to accidentally use as it is one-click action and there are a lot of links on the watchlist. Not sure how it happened, because I don't remember seeing the confirmation message. My best guess is that I accidentally clicked the rollback button just as I refreshed the page (so I didn't even see the confirmation message). If that makes sense. Sorry about the confusion. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 10:22, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
::NP, I've used it once in error myself. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Widefox|Widefox]]</span>; [[User talk:Widefox|talk]]</span> 10:43, 21 December 2018 (UTC)


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:{{u|WereSpielChequers}}, Christmas with some friends in Dublin this year for me. Thanks for the kind wishes. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 16:04, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

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==Season Greetings==
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== One more sleep ==

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== NPP by author ==

Hey,

I'm just attempting to run some analytics on the NPP feed and I seem to remember that someone made a Quarry query to list users and number of articles they have authored which are in the NPP backlog and I want to steal some code from it, do you know where that is?

Many thanks and Merry Christmas,

'''<span style="font-family: Arial">[[User:StraussInTheHouse|<span style="color: red">SITH</span>]] [[User talk:StraussInTheHouse|<span style="color: blue">(talk)</span>]]</span>''' 17:15, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|StraussInTheHouse}}, I've run a lot of different queries... See my [https://quarry.wmflabs.org/Insertcleverphrasehere Quarry profile]. There might be something there that can help. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 17:19, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
::*steals code* :P  Many thanks, I've got it.  '''<span style="font-family: Arial">[[User:StraussInTheHouse|<span style="color: red">SITH</span>]] [[User talk:StraussInTheHouse|<span style="color: blue">(talk)</span>]]</span>''' 17:23, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

== Edit-warring on [[Media Bias/Fact Check]] ==

[[File:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px|left|alt=Stop icon]] Your recent editing history  shows that you are currently engaged in an [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|edit war]]; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|talk page]] to work toward making a version that represents [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See [[Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle|BRD]] for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant [[Wikipedia:Noticeboards|noticeboard]] or seek [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|dispute resolution]].  In some cases, you may wish to request temporary [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|page protection]]. 

'''Being involved in an edit war can result in you being [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]]'''&mdash;especially if you violate the [[Wikipedia:Edit warring#The three-revert rule|three-revert rule]], which states that an editor must not perform more than three [[Help:Reverting|reverts]] on a single page within a 24-hour period.  Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert.  Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;'''even if you don't violate the three-revert rule'''&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.<!-- Template:uw-3rr -->. [[User:Snooganssnoogans|Snooganssnoogans]] ([[User talk:Snooganssnoogans|talk]]) 16:51, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
:{{u|Snooganssnoogans}}, You do realise that you are at 3 reverts in the last 24 hours right? As well as a couple more in the 24 hours before that. I've made 2. There is somewhat of a lack of self awareness in sending me an edit warring warning. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 18:06, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
::I found this template in poor taste when it was left but think your post at NPP, while intended in the best of spirits, feels less like a neutral place to solicit input and more a place to canvass support. I'm happy to offer my thinking but would encourage you to reconsider your post. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 01:28, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
:::{{u|Barkeep49}}, Fair enough, I didn't intend it that way, but I see how that can be interpreted. I moved it to the NPOV noticeboard instead, though I really do want some input from NPP due to the fact that the article wasn't ever reviewed and I'd like some input from that angle. I'm a bit sick of this article's conflict and am unwatchlisting it and moving on. — '''''<small>[[User:Insertcleverphrasehere|Insertcleverphrasehere]] <sup>([[User talk:Insertcleverphrasehere|or here]])</sup><small><small><sub>([[WP:NPP|click me!)]]</sub></small></small></small>''''' 01:35, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
::::NPOV Noticeboard is a much better place for it, thanks. I looked into this after you were "warned". I didn't say anything because I found giving you an Edit Warring template poor judgement, but I agreed with the substantive changes Snoog made (this was before Guy got involved). I'll go in more depth at the noticeboard. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 01:55, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

== Happy New Year, Insertcleverphrasehere! ==
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== Happy New Year, ICPH! ==


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== Administrators' newsletter – January 2019 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (December 2018).
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[[File:Admin mop.PNG|20px|alt=]] '''Administrator changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Galobtter|Galobtter]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Return of user rights|Orangemike]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| BorgQueen]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018| Davidruben]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Ocee]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872230620#another inactivity issue|Revolving Bugbear]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Theda]] • [[Special:PermaLink/873395906#Desysop request (There'sNoTime)|There'sNoTime]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Timc]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872633174#Desysop Request - Tijuana Brass|Tijuana Brass]] • [[Special:PermaLink/872001823#Inactive admins for December 2018|Tristessa de St Ange]]

[[File:Wikipedia bureaucrat.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[meta:Steward requests/Permissions/2018-12#Addshore@enwiki|Addshore]]

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[[File:Checkuser Logo.svg|20px|alt=]] '''CheckUser changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

[[File:Oversight logo.png|20px|alt=]] '''Oversight changes'''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|AGK]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Joe Roe]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|SilkTork]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee| Euryalus]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/875809487#2019 Arbitration Committee|Newyorkbrad]] • [[:meta:Special:PermaLink/18710613#There'sNoTime@enwiki|There'sNoTime]]

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[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* There are a number of new or changed [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]], each previously part of [[WP:CSD#G6]]:
::#'''[[WP:CSD#G14|G14]]''' (new): Disambiguation pages that disambiguate only zero or one existing pages are now covered under the new G14 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Proposal: Move deletion of disambiguation pages from G6 → G14|discussion]]).  This is {{tl|db-disambig}}; the text is unchanged and candidates may be found in [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages]].
::#'''[[WP:CSD#R4|R4]]''' (new): Redirects in the file namespace (and no [[Wikipedia:File link|file links]]) that have the same name as a file or redirect at  [[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Commons]] are now covered under the new R4 criterion ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Redirects in the File: namespace G6 → R4|discussion]]).  This is {{tl|db-redircom}}; the text is unchanged.
::#'''[[WP:CSD#G13|G13]]''' (expanded): Userspace drafts containing only the default Article Wizard text are now covered under G13 along with other drafts ([[Special:Permalink/874654073#Proposal to merge db-blankdraft into G13|discussion]]).  Such blank drafts are now eligible after six months rather than one year, and taggers continue to use {{tl|db-blankdraft}}.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation [[:meta:Special:Diff/18694065|now requires]] all [[WP:Interface administrators|interface administrators]] to enable [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]].
:* Members of the [[WP:BAG|Bot Approvals Group]] (BAG) are [[Special:PermanentLink/874067212#Should BAG members have an activity requirement?|now subject to an activity requirement]]. After two years without any bot-related activity (e.g. operating a bot, posting on a bot-related talk page), BAG members will be retired from BAG following a one-week notice.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:*Starting on December 13, the Wikimedia Foundation security team implemented new [[m:Password policy|password policy and requirements]]. Privileged accounts (administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, oversighters, interface administrators, bots, edit filter managers/helpers, template editors, [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019#Who this impacts|et al.]]) must have a password <u>at least 10 characters in length</u>. ''All'' accounts must have a password:
::# At least 8 characters in length
::# Not in the 100,000 most popular passwords (defined by the [//github.com/wikimedia/password-blacklist Password Blacklist library])
::# Different from their username
::User accounts not meeting these requirements will be prompted to update their password accordingly. More information is available [[mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Password strengthening 2019|on MediaWiki.org]].
:*Blocked administrators [[phab:T150826|may now]] block the administrator that blocked them. This was done to mitigate the possibility that a compromised administrator account would block all other active administrators, complementing the removal of the ability to unblock oneself outside of self-imposed blocks. A [[Wikipedia talk:Blocking policy#RfC: blocking the admin who blocked you|request for comment]] is currently in progress to determine whether the blocking policy should be updated regarding this change.
:*{{tl|Copyvio-revdel}} now has a link to open the history with the [[WP:RevDel|RevDel]] checkboxes already filled in.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* Following the [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2018#Results|2018 Arbitration Committee elections]], the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{noping|AGK}}, {{noping|Courcelles}}, {{noping|GorillaWarfare}}, {{noping|Joe Roe}}, {{noping|Mkdw}}, {{noping|SilkTork}}.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Accounts continue to be compromised on a regular basis. Evidence shows this is entirely due to the accounts having the same password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. '''If you have ever used your current password on ''any'' other website, you should change it immediately.'''
:* Around 22% of admins have enabled [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], up from 20% in June 2018. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|doing so]]. Regardless of whether you use 2FA, please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password_strength#Guidelines_for_strong_passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.

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== Happy New Year, Insertcleverphrasehere! ==
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'''Insertcleverphrasehere''',<br />Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable [[New Year]], and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
<br />'''[[User:Path slopu|<span style="font-size:100%;color:Teal">PATH SLOPU</span>]]'''<sup> ('''''[[User talk:Path slopu#top|Talk]]''''')</sup> 08:46, 3 January 2019 (UTC)<br /><br />
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==DYK for Falcon 9 booster B1050==
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#4 January 2019|4 January 2019]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Falcon 9 booster B1050]]''''', which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ''... that '''[[Falcon 9 booster B1050]]''' malfunctioned during re-entry and missed its landing target at [[Landing Zones 1 and 2|LZ-1]], but still managed a soft landing in the ocean just offshore?'' The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Falcon 9 booster B1050]]. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [//tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews?start=2018-12-25&end=2019-01-14&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Falcon_9_booster_B1050 Falcon 9 booster B1050])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|the statistics page]] if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
}}<!-- Template:UpdatedDYK -->  [[User:Alex Shih|Alex Shih]] ([[User talk:Alex Shih|talk]]) 00:02, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

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