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Hi - I would love to creat a Wikepdia Page about my sporting career - Is that possible ? --Jimmywalshtabletennis (talk) 12:09, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How accomplished is your sports career? (e.g. what is the highest level of sport you have played in) JMajor14 (talk) 09:08, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ha Eshawar lal maida (talk) 15:30, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		Military history reviewers' award
		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Milhist reviewing award (2 stripes) for participating in 6 reviews between April and June 2025. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:32, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply] Ha Eshawar lal maida (talk) 15:31, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

On the 2025 New York City mayoral election page, there is this User:24Winnetka that is constantly changing the infobox, candidates sub-section, and any listing of candidates for Andrew Cuomo to be first, and calling Zohran Mamdani a socialist, both of which violate many Wikipedia rules. I've tried reporting it on the talk page, and no one is responded. It's getting out of hand, that someone will have to undo their changes multiple times a day. Is there anything more i can do? You can check the changes he has made which have constantly been reverted here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025_New_York_City_mayoral_election&action=history --JMajor14 (talk) 09:05, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article HMS Heroine (1783) 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 Ykraps -- Ykraps (talk) 09:19, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I recently submitted an edit request on the Talk page of the 'Sadhvi Krishnapriya' article with properly sourced information (including India TV and Times of India links), but it wasn’t accepted. Could you please help me understand what was lacking or incorrect in the request? --Aradhakwikisevak (talk) 07:33, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any evidence of you leaving a message on that talk page, perhaps you should try posting it again. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:53, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good Question but these are not independent sources.Make sure that you are quoting the these sources to get edits Rehan Manzoor (talk) 20:03, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2025).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

• Following a talk page discussion, speedy deletion criterion G13 has been amended to remove "Userspace with no content except the article wizard placeholder text."
• WP:Manual of Style/Superscripts and subscripts was upgraded to a guideline following a RfC discussion.

Miscellaneous

• The 2025 Developing Countries WikiContest will run from 1 July to 30 September. Sign up now!
• Administrator elections will take place this month. Administrator elections are an alternative to RFA that is a gentler process for candidates due to secret voting and multiple people running together. The call for candidates is July 9–15, the discussion phase is July 18–22, and the voting phase is July 23–29. Get ready to submit your candidacy, or (with their consent) to nominate a talented candidate!

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how was my last edit --Danishabro1989 (talk) 21:33, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How can I start --Sexiste tessy (talk) 22:44, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, have a look at this page. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:54, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Subject Line: Proposed Edit Regarding Labubu’s Cultural Impact

Hi Mentor, I’d like to suggest a minor addition about Labubu’s cultural impact in 2025. A detailed article from a current events site discusses the toy’s viral success and compares it to the cultural disruption of icons like Rihanna and Billie Eilish.

I understand COI rules, so I’m not editing the article directly. Here’s the suggested citation for review:

"Labubu Doll: Viral Toy with a Dark Twist" – WorldStageToday.com [1]

Please let me know if it’s suitable or if it needs changes. Thanks! --Danishabro1989 (talk) 22:58, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to suggest edits to an article you should post them directly on the article talk page, where relevant editors can respond. Unfortunately that doesn't include me! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:55, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:11, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Pickersgill, I noticed that the first line of this article wrongly said that aromoextine was “formerly” known as Strattera. The source is a press release from Eli Lilly Canada, which suggests it is only being phased out in the Canadian market. I am striking the word “formerly” and would like to remove the footnote, but when I try to do so in the mobile editor, a help panel pops up that suggests contacting you. Maybe because I’m a noob editor? --SharkJumperNYC (talk) 11:04, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@SharkJumperNYC: Hi, I'm not that familiar with the hints given to new users, but there shouldn't be anything stopping you from editing an article that isn't protected, as is the case with this one. We encourage editors to be bold, so please go ahead with changes like that, just ensure that you write your rationale in the edit summary. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:57, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hi first of all i realy thanks to you and i weich we start particing a english language lisning or spoking, so can you help me ,then we ander stand togather properley and talk feelfree , --Arishgaming (talk) 06:29, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, if you would like to get started I suggest you have a look at this page. Let me know if you have any particular questions. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:58, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Pickersgill-Cunliffe, I have a quick question, why our my articles always getting flagged for deletion? they aren't advertising at all and when I contest it it fails. --Stormchaseronlinux (talk) 10:10, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

While I encourage you to speak directly to the editors who put the articles forward for deletion, generally they're being deleted because you're not producing an encyclopaedic article, you're producing a list of features without much context. This reads essentially as an advertisement. I suggest you have a look at existing articles on schools and cars, of which we have many, to get an idea of the style and referencing we look for. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:01, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

please revdel seriously libelous blp violations by 82.5.104.129 at Pete Winkelman and indefinitely that a/c as clearly not here etc. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 22:04, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've completed the revdel. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:06, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you but the serious libel is still available (diff) 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 22:50, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oops! Second time's the charm. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 22:55, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TYVM. I should have been more explicit first time. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 23:20, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

{{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration | nativename = Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko | nativename_r = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_caption = | seal = File:Philippine_Atmospheric,_Geophysical_and_Astronomical_Services_Administration_(PAGASA)_logo.png | seal_width = 200px | seal_caption = | formed = December 8, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-12-08)^[1] | preceding1 = | jurisdiction = Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and adjacent areas | headquarters = Science Garden, Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City | coordinates = 14°38′37.1″N 121°2′39.8″E / 14.643639°N 121.044389°E / 14.643639; 121.044389 | budget = ₱1.79 billion (2021)^[2] | chief1_position = Administrator | chief1_name = Nathaniel T. Servando, Ph.D.^[3] | parent_agency = Department of Science and Technology | child1_agency = | website = bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph | employees = 806 (2024)^[4] | chief2_name = | chief2_pos --Rojstiven18 (talk) 04:43, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, if you would like to test edits you can use your sandbox here. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello --Thecode1986 (talk) 12:43, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Let me know if you have any questions as you move forward with editing. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

is it mandatory to edit? --Whyisitmakingmecapitalizesap (talk) 19:31, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Every editor is a volunteer. You can edit as much or as little as you want! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can I make my own news --Artists in rising (talk) 09:09, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please only edit Wikipedia about notable topics for which you have reliable sources. This is not a website for writing about yourself or events personal to you. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Thanks for deleting some pages I requested! Rafael! (He, him) • talk • guestbook • projects 18:17, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:20, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Admin's Barnstar
		For beating me to reverting here. Thanks! JeffSpaceman (talk) 21:21, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:45, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. The Wikipedia page is updated for one of my client, but it is still showing on Google summary --Arpana.chitrangna (talk) 13:50, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This query has been answered at Wikipedia:Teahouse#Summary page update - Nisa Godrej. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:28, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:52, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't follow FAC so it came as a pleasant surprise to see a new article on a Napoleonic-era general on the Main Page. Excellent work! - Dumelow (talk) 06:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It was an enjoyable article to write. There's a lot of KGL history yet to be written on en wiki. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:36, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for Henry de Hinuber, "about a Hanoverian army officer. Having offered his services to Britain when Hanover was invaded during the Napoleonic Wars in 1803, he spent the next decade commanding a regiment of the King's German Legion. In 1813 he was given command of a KGL brigade fighting in the Peninsular War, serving there until the end of the conflict and conducting a strained relationship with the Duke of Wellington. When Napoleon escaped from his exile Hinuber was prepared to command the division he was at the time leading, but he was superseded. Somewhat understandably frustrated by this, he refused any other commands and missed Waterloo. With the end of the war he joined the reconstituted Hanoverian Army, serving until his death in 1833. A fluent speaker of English and French, he anglicized his name from Eduard Christoph Heinrich von Hinüber."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gerda! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:28, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi PC, Hope you are well. I am awaiting replies at Talk:HMS Heroine (1783)/GA1. Happy to give you more time if you need it though. Best Ykraps (talk) 16:01, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, sincerest apologies! I've been dragging my heels for several ongoing reviews but hope to get to them very soon. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:37, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No probs, just checking it hadn't been overlooked. Ykraps (talk) 05:31, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have a message for you at the Talk:Henry de Hinuber#KCB, KCH Should Be Removed Because It's A Duplicate NKM1974 (talk) 20:53, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, as my mentor can I get some advice? I drafted an article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ourea_Events about Ourea Events, a UK company that organises ultra running events. It got rejected first time for insufficient notable info (fine). I added more detail, and it got rejected again with comment "The sources added are more about the specific events themselves, rather than Ourea itself. Not seeing much indication of Ourea specifically being notable." Which is probably fair, and honestly maybe there isn't enough notable detail about Ourea specifically. So I was then wondering whether it would be more appropriate as an article "Races organised by Ourea Events" (with some minor edits) and if that would be more likely to be accepted as an article for creation. Any thoughts? --DuncanA77 (talk) 11:43, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. You have protected Draft:Isaac Kenyon, can you please unprotect it? UPE socks will always find a way to publish spam, but it will be much easier to find it and delete it if they continually publish it under the same title, as they have been doing it so far. Thank you. Janhrach (talk) 19:00, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:36, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. How do I make a page? --Dibbbbbbbber (talk) 18:24, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to create page: How to add photo How to update sports results How to page make visible online How to update references from other languages than English Thank you --Komsijam (talk) 13:43, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How to add Medal Table, carrier --Komsijam (talk) 14:13, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey how not to get contested for speedy deletion every time --Texasbasketball (talk) 00:02, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Can I use a YouTube interview where a person reported on their life and childhood as a source? Can I use a social media post by a person where they reported that their mother died, or they got married, as a source? Thanks in advance. --18thcenturyelectrician (talk) 16:24, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Can I reference a comment that an author made in a Substack article (https://substack.com)? if so, how? Thanks in advance. --18thcenturyelectrician (talk) 18:30, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

My name is Thomas Newson, and I would like to request a correction to the information currently listed on my Wikipedia page. The information is outdated and no longer reflects my current artistic direction. Despite previous attempts to update it, the page often reverts to older content that inaccurately associates me with a sound and style from over a decade ago.

In 2020, I made a significant switch in my musical direction, and I believe it is important that the article reflects this change accurately, as it directly affects how I am perceived in the industry.

I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss what can be done to ensure the information is current, accurate, and supported by reliable sources.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards, Thomas Newson --Thomasnewson (talk) 10:45, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I represent my employer and will eventually be creating a company page in Wikipedia and monitoring that page. From reading the disclosure requirements, I see that I need to disclose this on my user page, but I'm not sure where my user page is. Can you help direct me to the right spot/ --WealthMapper (talk) 19:40, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just found it! --WealthMapper (talk) 19:43, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I edited two articles one was SRK(Disambiguation) other was BTS(Disambiguation) but they both were reverted for the same reason and the reason is external link in article body So where do i put the link from now on? Nebula566 (talk) 10:31, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Thanks! --Gyattonizer (talk) 14:55, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I probably won't be editing often but I didn't know this mentor feature existed and think it's really cool, so just wanted to say hi! --ACZW (talk) 05:17, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry to hear about your health issues. I hope you get well soon! <3

GGOTCC 18:02, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, that's very kind. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:55, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).

Guideline and policy news

• Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model (LLM) without human review.
• Following a request for comment, there is a new policy outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.

Technical news

• Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration page.

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
  • South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as All pages related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
  • The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.
  • The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
• The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
• The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

Miscellaneous

• Wikimania 2025 is happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here now.

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Hi, I tried to edit an article about Kilbroney and think I've made a few mistakes. --Bballymisert (talk) 06:48, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I make a page? --MinarchistGuy381 (talk) 20:15, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, have a look at this page. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why does Edit Source come up instead of Edit Article on public pages? --CapFlow (talk) 14:40, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You're editing the source code that forms the article. Just terminology! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I cite sources that are uncited? --Ryu298 (talk) 01:52, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at this page. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I just got started as a Wikipedia editor and I'm having trouble distinguishing whether or not a reference is reliable and qualified. An article that I have been working on keeps getting declined because of this. I have looked up Wikipedia's guideline thoroughly, but the definitions are somewhat vague and some even conflict with several references in actual articles. So it would be really nice if you could give me a more detailed review of the article or just point out the exact reference that's unqualified in my article. That would help me a lot on improving my editing. Thanks! The article that I'm working on: Draft:Unilumin. --Yeehai9527 (talk) 09:50, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, unfortunately I'm not able to be around much right now. You should look to engage directly with the people reviewing the article - I promise they won't bite! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:12, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

why my draft title is not visible --Roy Ropam (talk) 07:24, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, you were editing in a talk page, not the draft itself. Make sure the page has the prefix "Draft:". Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:11, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. How to edit reliably --Tranalaombo (talk) 21:06, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for with that question, sorry! We do have policies surrounding reliable sources, if that's what you mean? Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:10, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How do I publish an article that shows new scientific discovery? --Remiokea (talk) 22:31, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, have a look at this page for instructions on creating your first article. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:09, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I recently had a page I was working on deleted. I may have misunderstood something, as I thought that I could create a page and then "officially" submit it for review from Wikipedia experts to get feedback. I was still working on the page and had not submitted it for review yet. One of the reasons noted was that I had not declared my status, but I did that on my User page a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure where I took a misstep; can you please offer me some guidance? Thank you! --WealthMapper (talk) 16:23, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, your best bet is to engage directly with the person involved in the deletion. If you discuss it as calmly as you have here, you shouldn't have any problems obtaining an explanation. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:08, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, That is the first thing I did--reach out to them to understand where I went wrong in the process. They deleted the page on August 16th, and I responded on August 18th. It is now Sept 6. Is it normal to take that long to get a response? I'm worried my next draft will get deleted before I officially submit it for review. Any advice? WealthMapper (talk) 23:05, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. The person has not responded to my question. I want to start another draft, but I don't want it to get deleted. I didn't save my last draft as I thought it had to go through a review process. How do I create a draft in Wikipedia and not have it deleted before I submit it for review? The directions make it seem like you create the draft, then submit for review. But since my draft was deleted that process was interrupted. How do I avoid that from happening again while making my draft? WealthMapper (talk) 22:43, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! How to add a request? I don't see any button for add/Edit a section. Thank you --TruthSeeker282 (talk) 15:40, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, how do I post a picture? --DZMMfan (talk) 00:12, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, have a read through of Wikipedia:Uploading images. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 21:05, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:32, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 looks at four works spanning ancient to modern times Timeline: This month in military history

hi, how can i contribute a new entry? There is no page for the AAAS Science & Technology fellowship (https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships) that the recent CDC director, Susan Monarez, is an alumna of. --SLUH ATL (talk) 20:34, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @SLUH ATL! You can find information about this at WP:Your first article. Your very first step will be to assess if the topic meets Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. In this case, that would mean finding a few reliable sources independent of the fellowship that discuss the fellowship in some depth. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 06:58, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How is the best way to go about reporting someone? This inr user keeps blocking everything no matter how many ways i rephrase it. Wikinerd1991 (talk) 14:45, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

can i add refrence from external sites --Rehan Manzoor (talk) 22:14, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Rehan Manzoor. Yes, you can! If you use the Visual Editor (editing looks a bit like editing in Word), there is a cite button. You can fill out the url you want to cite, and the citation is automatically formed. Don't forget to click insert.

If you want to link to external websites as an external link: make sure that you only add those in an external links section at the end of an article, as Wikipedia doesn't use any external links in its prose. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 06:47, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

last line I added an external link the removed it ? Rehan Manzoor (talk) 08:50, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have marked you as "away" in the mentorship interface since you haven't edited in a while and unanswered mentee questions are piling up. If you return to active editing, feel free to reset your status back to "Active" at Special:MentorDashboard. Thanks. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:24, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Femke: @Pppery: Hi both, thank you for cleaning up after me. I do not expect to be back for a while so will leave the mentorship status as it is. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:56, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations for the upcoming Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history coordinator election have opened. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting will commence on 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:03, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, just a note that I've started listing out the entries on the above (just the 30-odd major generals left to do), if you were interested in helping out (no worries if not). There'll be a bit of work finding death cause and places, where possible. I'd like to do the admirals and air officers at some point too - Dumelow (talk) 06:56, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, apologies. Just saw the note on your user page, very sad to hear that. Enjoy your wikibreak and I hope you are feeling better soon - Dumelow (talk) 06:58, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: Hi! Hope you're well. Very happy to assist with the list, and I see you've nommed the admirals one for FL. I'm looking to ease myself back in to editing (probably rather slowly), so do let me know if there's anything I can help with. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:13, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to see you back but do take it easy! The admirals one is my first FLC so a few things to get the hang of but hopefully it will pass (I think renaming it to ".... admirals ..." will resolve some of the more significant issues raised about inclusion criteria). I'm mostly looking at GANs this month as there is a backlog drive on and next month we're looking to reduce some of the MILHIST article quality backlogs ([Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/November 2025 Article Improvement Drive]]) but would be good to do some content creation in between so might start looking at the WWII generals list again. All the best - Dumelow (talk) 15:46, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: I've made a start on gap filling with the admirals list. Have tried and failed to find free images for Hocken, Tench, and Marescaux. Tench is the last missing a cause of death. I'll try and dip into the SWW generals soon, and have started a new highly ambitious list of my own! Lots to do...Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:54, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your good article nomination of the article HMS Heroine (1783) 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 Ykraps -- Ykraps (talk) 07:07, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2025).

Guideline and policy news

• An RfC is open on whether use of emojis with no encyclopedic value in mainspace and draftspace (e.g., at the start of paragraphs or in place of bullet points) should be added as a criterion under G15.

Technical news

• Administrators can now access the Special:BlockedExternalDomains page from the Special:CommunityConfiguration list page. This makes it easier to find. T393240

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been closed.
• An RfC is in progress to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules.

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:43, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history coordinators is now open! A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next coordination year. Voting closes at 23:59 UTC on 29 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the current coord team. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:26, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at recent works Timeline: This month in military history

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2025).

Administrator changes

• Billinghurst
• Crisco 1492
• DarkFalls
• Spike Wilbury
• Valereee
• Ergo Sum

CheckUser changes

Vanamonde93

Arbitration

• After a motion, arbitration enforcement page protections no longer need to be logged in the AELOG. A bot now automatically posts protections at WP:AELOG/P. To facilitate this bot, protection summaries must include a link to the relevant CT page (e.g. [[WP:CT/BLP]]), and you will receive talk page reminders if you forget to specify the contentious topic but otherwise indicate it is an AE action.

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Hey man, just noticed that you've returned to editing. I hope you've fully recovered from your health issues; IMO this site is much improved with your contributions. Kind regards, DonBeroni (talk) 14:25, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@DonBeroni: Hi! It's very kind of you to say so; nice to be back. Glad to see you're still going strong - thanks particularly for uploading the new image to HMS Hebrus today. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 18:51, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Three Wikipedia editors review five books Timeline: This month in military history

Hello, Pickersgill-Cunliffe. This message is being sent to remind you of significant upcoming changes regarding logged-out editing.

Starting 4 November, logged-out editors will no longer have their IP address publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account (TA) associated with their edits. Users with some extended rights like administrators and CheckUsers, as well as users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will still be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range.

How do temporary accounts work?

• When a logged-out user completes an edit or a logged action for the first time, a cookie will be set in this user's browser and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created for them. This account's name will follow the pattern: ~2025-12345-67 (a tilde, year of creation, a number split into units of 5).
• All subsequent actions by the temporary account user will be attributed to this username. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser.
• A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. Users with the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right will be able to see the underlying IP addresses.
• As a measure against vandalism, there are two limitations on the creation of temporary accounts:
  • There has to be a minimum of 10 minutes between subsequent temporary account creations from the same IP (or /64 range in case of IPv6).
  • There can be a maximum of 6 temporary accounts created from an IP (or /64 range) within a period of 24 hours.

Temporary account IP viewer user right

• Administrators may grant the temporary account IP viewer (TAIV) user right to non-administrators who meet the criteria for granting. Importantly, an editor must make an explicit request for the permission (e.g. at WP:PERM/TAIV)—administrators are not permitted to assign the right without a request.
• Administrators will automatically be able to see temporary account IP information once they have accepted the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy via Special:Preferences or via the onboarding dialog which comes up after temporary accounts are deployed.

Impact for administrators

• It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects the autoblock option.
• It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.
• Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions for this (see a video about IPContributions in a gallery below).

Rules about IP information disclosure

• Publicizing an IP address gained through TAIV access is generally not allowed (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 previously edited as 192.0.2.1 or ~2025-12345-67's IP address is 192.0.2.1).
• Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR, but not Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
• See Wikipedia:Temporary account IP viewer § What can and can't be said for more detailed guidelines.

Useful tools for patrollers

• It is possible to view if a user has opted-in to view temporary account IPs via the User Info card, available in Preferences → Appearance → Advanced options → Enable the user info card
  • This feature also makes it possible for anyone to see the approximate count of temporary accounts active on the same IP address range.
• Special:IPContributions allows viewing all edits and temporary accounts connected to a specific IP address or IP range.
• Similarly, Special:GlobalContributions supports global search for a given temporary account's activity.
• The auto-reveal feature (see video below) allows users with the right permissions to automatically reveal all IP addresses for a limited time window.

Videos

• How to use Special:IPContributions
• How automatic IP reveal works
• How to use IP Info
• How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

• For more information and discussion regarding this change, please see the announcement from the Wikimedia Foundation at Wikipedia:Village pump (WMF) § Temporary accounts rollout.

Most of this message was written by Mz7 (source). Thanks, 🎃 SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 02:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Starting on 1 November, the month-long 2025 Article Improvement Drive will target a number of content improvement areas and backlogs. Participating editors will be in line for barnstars and other awards; articles from all aspects of the project will be eligible so there will be something for everybody. Interested editors are encouraged to sign up now! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:18, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2025).

Administrator changes

Toadspike

• Elahrairah
• Juliancolton
• Magnus Manske

CheckUser changes

asilvering

Guideline and policy news

• The speedy deletion criteria U5 has been repealed, with U6 and U7 replacing it. See the FAQ for more clarifications.
• Community-designated contentious topics may now be enforced and appealed at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard (AE) as a result of an RfC.

Technical news

• You can enable a handy user info card next to usernames, which when clicked displays edit count, blocks, thanks, and other information. To enable this feature, visit Preferences → Appearance → Advanced options → Enable the user info card

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been closed
  • Uninvolved administrators may impose an AE participation restriction on any thread at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard.

Miscellaneous

• An unreferenced articles backlog drive is happening in November 2025 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!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:47, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Just saw your edit to your userpage. I hope this is not farewell for good? In case it is, I just wanted to jot down my thanks for your hard work over the years, particularly at MILHIST, and to say what a joy it has been to collaborate with you on a small number of articles. Best wishes - Dumelow (talk) 12:53, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: Hi! Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I intend to return when life settles down a little more - there is much left to do! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:38, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:49, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Pickersgill-Cunliffe. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 04:10, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Pickersgill-Cunliffe. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 7 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 17:49, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 and Nick-D look at four works Op-ed: Nick-D on 20 years with Wikipedia Timeline: This month in military history

Hi PC, During a review of one of your articles, I made you reorder a number of your inline citations because I believed it to be the style. I should not have done that per WP:CITEORDER and I apologise for doing so. My only defence is that I had been asked to do this in a number of my own nominations by various reviewers and believed it to be policy. Soz. Ykraps (talk) 22:50, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ykraps: Hi, absolutely no problem! Ignoring the rules, while I don't go out of my way to order citations I still agree that it looks far neater! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:38, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2025! The top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Nominations are open here and here respectively. The nomination period closes at 23:59 on 30 November 2025 when voting begins. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. MediaWiki message delivery via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:43, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Correction: nominations are open until 23:59 (UTC) on 14 December 2025. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:21, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2025).

Administrator changes

• Chaotic Enby
• Rjjiii

Valereee

• Fathoms Below
• Tamzin

CheckUser changes

Spicy

Technical news

• Starting on November 4, the IP addresses of logged-out editors are no longer being publicly displayed. Instead, they will have a temporary account associated with their edits.
• Administrators will now find that Special:MergeHistory is now significantly more flexible about what it can merge. It can now merge sections taken from the middle of the history of the source (rather than only the start) and insert revisions anywhere in the history of the destination page (rather than only the start). T382958

Miscellaneous

• The December 2025 administrator elections are scheduled from Nov 25 – Dec 15.
• An Articles for Creation backlog drive is happening in December 2025, with over 1,000 drafts awaiting review from the past two months. In addition to AfC participants, all administrators and new page patrollers can help review using the Yet Another AFC Helper Script, which can be enabled in the Gadgets settings. Sign up here to participate!

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:06, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Voting is now open for the WikiProject Military History newcomer of the year and military historian of the year awards for 2025! The top editors will be awarded the coveted Gold Wiki. Cast your votes here and here respectively. Voting closes at 23:59 on 30 December 2025. On behalf of the coordinators, wishing you the very best for the festive season and the new year. MediaWiki message delivery via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:55, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:55, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:22, 27 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		2025 Military Historian of the Year
		As voted by your peers within the Military history WikiProject, I hereby award you the WikiProject Barnstar for being nominated for the 2025 Military Historian of the Year Award. Congratulations, and thank you for your efforts throughout the year. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:15, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hawkeye7: Many thanks, although I'm glad the members saw sense and didn't think I had done enough to deserve victory in the contest. Perhaps next year I'll get some more done! Thanks again for all your hard work in coordinating the project. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 02:03, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hog Farm and Hawkeye7 review five recent releases Timeline: This month in military history

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2025).

Guideline and policy news

• All general sanctions imposed by the community may now be enforced at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard (WP:AE) as a result of a recent RfC.
• Due to the result of a recent RFC, the administrator recall process is amended to extend the deadline for a re-request for adminship to 30 days or the next administrator election, whichever is later.
• Changes to the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy's disclosure rules include broadening the consecutive-blocks exception to cover all admin actions and removing the requirement to revision-delete permissible disclosures once they become unnecessary (instead requiring only their removal). See WP:TAIVDISCLOSE for more information.

Arbitration

• Following the 2025 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Asilvering, Girth Summit, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, HouseBlaster, Izno, Sdrqaz, SilverLocust.
• The arbitration case Pbsouthwood has been suspended.

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