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The Women in Green Barnstar

Hi! I see you're on break now, and I hope it is a restful and revitalizing time for you. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the work you've done on WikiProject Women in Green. I think if it had not been for the October 2024 Around the World event, which you helped organize, I would not be as prolific a contributor on the Wiki. That is to say, your work has meant quite a bit to me in my short time here. Thanks! Spookyaki (talk) 16:40, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On 19 December 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that dockworkers constructed makeshift barricades out of large rolls of paper during the July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona), 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 nominate it.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Good Article Rescue Barnstar
		For Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Félix Houphouët-Boigny/1. TompaDompa (talk) 00:05, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Iostn (talk) 18:20, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

		The Anarchist Barnstar
		I didn't read it in detail yet due to the amount of work and content but your work on Death and funeral of Buenaventura Durruti seems so massive that it surely deserves a barnstar ! (I'm gonna read it now) Aristoxène (talk) 17:39, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On 12 January 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paula Ben-Gurion, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Paula Ben-Gurion, the wife of the first prime minister of Israel, was sympathetic to anarchism and anti-Zionism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paula Ben-Gurion. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Paula Ben-Gurion), 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 nominate it.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On 18 January 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2026 northeastern Syria offensive, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:37, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) § RfC: Merging merge discussions with AfD voorts (talk/contributions) 19:02, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is an RfC that you may be interested in per your prior comments on the topic at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals) § RfC: Merging merge discussions with AfD. voorts (talk/contributions) 19:04, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Nijar 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/Nijar 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.

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–LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 05:39, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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--Lajmmoore (talk 22:47, 31 January 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Good article nominations | February 2026 Backlog Drive
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-- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:00, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Grnrchst:

This month, February 2026, WikiProject Women in Green is participating in the February 2026 GAN Backlog Drive, in which we're aiming to review as many outstanding Good Article (GA) nominations about women and women's works as possible. If you want to help out, you can check out the project talk page for a list of nominations in need of review (including some WiG originals). If you haven't reviewed a GA nomination before, be sure to check out the reviewing instructions and guidelines and feel free to ask for a mentor to check your work.

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Grnrchst: Hopefully I have resolved the problem about Levy (2015). I've located two problems about Polizzotti (1997), in the sentence which refers to it in Footnote 52 and in the References. I hope to remedy these problems tomorrow, although the second problem will present a challenge for me, which I hope to meet. Of course I am disappointed in myself. John Desmond (talk) 20:31, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@John Desmond: It's no bother, really! I just noticed it when I was going through the wikiproject's errors list, these kinds of things are easy to miss. Getting it fixed is what matters. :) --Grnrchst (talk) 22:23, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Grnrchst: I seem to have fixed the two problems about Polizzotti (1997) and I hope that this finally resolves the issues that you very helpfully identified. Thank you very much again. John Desmond (talk) 12:02, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@John Desmond: That's sorted it, thanks! --Grnrchst (talk) 12:04, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, his real native name is Muhend U Amezyan At Amezyan, there is one source but it comes from Instagram. Algerian regime will never allow any research about him because he's considered "anarchist". I have provided a source which points out his Kabyle origin. Besides, he can't be Algerian because Algeria exists after his death, that's an anachronism. Have a nice day. Sifpo (talk) 04:54, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Sifpo: Instagram is not a reliable source, so we can't use that. Calling the word "Algerian" an anachronism is absolutely ridiculous, as Algeria was the name used at the time and it was a term he used in his own writing. His Kabyle origin is already mentioned in the second line of the lead, what is at issue is calling him Kabyle in the first sentence, as per the Manual of Style on biographies, a subject should not be defined by their ethnicity unless that ethnicity is directly relevant to the subject's notability. The question is: was Saïl notable for being a Kabyle? I don't think he was. If you're still insistent on pushing this, then I'd be happy to ask for a third opinion to prevent this devolving further into an edit war. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:16, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm here from Wikipedia:Third opinion.

@Sifpo regarding the name change, it does not seem to be supported by reliable sources.

Regarding trying to insert Kabyle into the first sentence, as per Grnrchst's point on the Manual of Style on biographies, can you demonstrate, backed by reliable sources, that his ethnicity as Kabyle is relevant to his notability? As in, are his Kabyle origins inextricably connected with what makes him notable enough to warrant an encyclopedia article?

Also, please try and follow the BRD cycle. This means that you can make changes to articles, but if someone reverts your changes, don't add them back until a discussion is had, ideally in the talk page of that same article.

Thanks and good tidings, User:غوّاص العلم (Ghawwas) (talk) 14:17, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The current version is a good compromise even though there's no Kabyle transliteration for his name. For the French first name, should we use Mohand or Mohamed Sail [1]? Sifpo (talk) 22:24, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Sifpo: The infobox already clarifies that Mohand and Mohamed are variants of his name; "Mohamed Saïl" is used for the title because it's the most commonly-used variant of his name but we also include his full birth name "Mohand Amezian ben Ameziane Saïl" (from Carme 2015) per the Manual of Style on birth names. This is the setup that was settled on following the article's GA review. Do you think there's a good reason to change this? --Grnrchst (talk) 23:12, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, the Bureaux arabes gave him a name that's a mix of Arabic (ben/Mohamed), French (Saïl), and Kabyle (Amezian/Mohand). Sifpo (talk) 02:02, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Kim Chwajin is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MCE89 -- MCE89 (talk) 14:33, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article Kim Chwajin has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. 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 MCE89 -- MCE89 (talk) 12:33, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed you classified AFed and noblogs as spam; would you be open to clarifying? Thank you Altanner1991 (talk) 08:29, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Altanner1991: I didn't call them spam. I pointed out that the section has been a magnet for spam in the past, and considering it is a broad-concept article, I didn't think including a list of external links to fringe websites is beneficial to a reader. --Grnrchst (talk) 09:49, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. This means that you are repeatedly reverting content back to how you think it should be, despite knowing that other editors disagree. Once it is known that there is a disagreement, users are expected to collaborate with others, avoid editing disruptively, and try to reach a consensus – rather than repeatedly reverting the changes made by other users.

Important points to note:

1. Edit warring is disruptive behavior – regardless of how many reverts you have made;
2. Do not engage in edit warring – even if you believe that you are right.

You need to discuss the disagreement on the article's talk page and work towards a revision that represents consensus among everyone involved. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution if discussions reach an impasse. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you continue to engage in edit warring, you may be blocked from editing.

Please reach a consensus on the talk page for the article Anarchism before removing the external links section again. Further disruptive editing will be reported to the noticeboard. Regards, Altanner1991 (talk) 10:13, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I literally already am trying to come to a consensus about this in the talk page. What a clumsy and inappropriate use of this template. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:17, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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--Rosiestep (talk) 09:28, 25 February 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

On 27 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Geneva Peace Congress, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Geneva Peace Congress sought to establish a United States of Europe in 1867? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geneva Peace Congress. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Geneva Peace Congress), 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 nominate it.

—TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 12:02, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The first round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As some of you may have noticed, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP. This point increase has been retroactively applied to all good article reviews for which competitors have claimed points in this round. Peer reviews, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

Round 1 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 300 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:

• Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1,467 round points, largely gained from 1 featured article, 5 featured lists, 15 good articles, and 42 FAC and GAN reviews;
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The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 7 featured articles, 16 featured lists, 2 featured-topic articles, 168 good articles, 13 good-topic articles and more than 50 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 14 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 700 reviews. The tournament points table will be updated within the next few days.

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Precious

Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

On 9 March 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Apollon Karelin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Apollon Karelin established an order of the Knights Templar to promote anarchism in Soviet Russia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Apollon Karelin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Apollon Karelin), 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 nominate it.

HurricaneZeta^C 00:02, 9 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]