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Hi there, been a long time but I guess you remember me. Basically I found a very comprehensive coverage on a Pakistani international football player of the 1950s and I have intentions to soon do an article on him. Would like your input in this. The issue is that it is written on e-paper format so I'm not sure if that will be a problem, as it makes pretty hard to review and verify specially for someone who can't read Urdu. A bit blurry too which can even cause an issue for Urdu readers but I can make it work. The article on him was published on Nawaiwaqt which is a prominent Urdu outlet and a reliable source (User:Saqib/WikiProject Pakistan/Pakistani sources). It can be seen here (bottom left section). JayFT047 (talk) 22:47, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @JayFT047 apologies for the long delay. This source looks fine to me on the face but I do not know Urdu so cannot comment on the specific article. If you do use it, include the page number so anyone who wants to review the article can easily find it. Consider asking ask at WP:WikiProject Pakistan where there are editors who know Urdu if you want a more solid answer. Hope you have a happy New Year! S0091 (talk) 19:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the 26th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter, covering all our favorite new and updated user scripts since 1 August 2024. At press time, over 94% of the world has legally fallen prey to the merry celebrations of "Christmas", and so shall you soon. It's been a quiet 4 months, and we hope to see you with way more new scripts next year. Happy holidays! Aaron Liu (talk) 05:06, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Very useful for changelist patrollers, DiffUndo, by Nardog, is this edition's featured script. Taking inspiration from WP:AutoWikiBrowser's double-click-to-undo feature, it adds an undo button to every line of every diff from "show changes", optimizing partial reverts with your favorite magic spell and nearly fulfilling m:Community Wishlist/Wishes/Partial revert undo.
Doğu/Adiutor, a recent WP:Twinkle/WP:RedWarn-like userscript that follows modern WMF UI design, is now an extension. However, its sole maintainer has left the project, which still awaits WMF mw:code stewardship (among some audits) to be installed on your favorite WMF wikis.
DannyS712, our former chief editor, has ascended to MediaWiki and the greener purpley pastures of PHP with commits creating Special:NamespaceInfo and the __EXPECTUNUSEDTEMPLATE__ magic word to exclude a template from Special:UnusedTemplates! I wonder if Wikipedia has a templaters' newsletter...
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hi hope you remember me!!, i had created De De Pyaar De 2 wiki page but then release date was May 1 2025, but now rescheduled to mid november 2025. suddenly editor CNMall41 comes up and deletes page without discussion saying film 1 year away. whereas Avatar 3 and Jolly LLB 3 are to release in december and july of 2025 respectively but already have well established pages. please help me protect this page. Bonadart (talk) 07:32, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi @Vanamonde93 I appreciate the thought. Truly I do. However I do not think I would enjoy being an admin for various reasons, some having to with Wikipedia and others personal. S0091 (talk) 22:09, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, S0091! A while back, you and I discussed the Ben Lerer draft. I've kept a copy in my userspace, and recently added a new source from Fortune that covers Ben in some detail. I was wondering if you'd be willing to take a look and let me know if you think it's worth resubmitting to AfC at this point? This diff shows the changes I made. Cheers! BINK Robin (talk) 16:46, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I noticed that you reverted my revision on a subpage of your userpage. It was entirely reasonable to do that, and I apologize for not asking for permission before editing it. However though, I would like you to please reconsider. I've recently changed the username of my main account, and have been trying to remove any trace of the old one with an alternate that I will vanish later (hence my IP address reply). It matters quite a bit to me to separate myself from the name, so it'd be appreciated if you could assist with that. 24.24.227.56 (talk) 23:53, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please log into your account when editing. I assume you are User:Koopastar2/User:Popturtle and are referring to my revert of this edit where you changed my AfC log page from to User:Koopastar2 to User:Popturtle for a draft I declined. What you are trying to do is not possible and per WP:VANISH it applies to a person not an account (i.e. you cannot vanish if you are still editing even from a different account). Pinging @Cabayi who is an admin and performs name changes to provide some guidance (and to correct me if I am wrong). S0091 (talk) 20:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just so. Vanishing is for users who are leaving Wikipedia for good. You appear to have a WP:CLEANSTART in mind which depends on keeping a distance between the two accounts. Any editor who is able to put 2 & 2 together on-wiki is free to do so. Cabayi (talk) 10:36, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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