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Thank you to everyone who recommended I try out the New Page Reviewer right, however, I have opted not to make it permanent nor do I intend on returning to it for as long as this message is up. New page reviewing doesn't seem to make sense to me given all I've ever used it for (mostly) was page reviewing redirects following bad article attempts. Even that part of Wikipedia has given me a small amount of stress, and I've had to back away from disputes to avoid making that stress worse.

In short, it doesn't make sense to me to keep a user right if I know I'm not going to use it as frequently, especially given I might leave Wikipedia within the next few years. Jalen Folf (talk) 18:44, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I was coming here to leave a message to you regarding NPP, and saw this. Too bad, we could use quality folks over there, but I definitely understand about the stress. Thanks for all you do. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:21, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not tag pages for G5 deletion unless a user has already been blocked. We do not G5 delete pages until an account has been blocked. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:55, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but with respect and no contest to your decision, I don't see anything in WP:G5 that says this. The user in all the cases you declined has already been reported at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JaheimHines, and the sockmaster has already been blocked since 2022. Jalen Folf (Bark[s]) 15:15, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If the account is not confirmed as violating a ban or block, then the pages are not eligible. It should be clear that a pending report at SPI does not make pages eligible for G5 deletion. I bring this up because you have a history of making these sort of tags, a number of which I've removed in the past. Have some patience, wait for the accounts to actually be confirmed and blocked, and don't tag pages for G5 deletions when the SPI report is still unhandled, even if you yourself believe the evidence to be damning. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:32, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion:

1. For active, obvious socks, report at WP:AIV. If the blocking admin doesn't handle deletion, go ahead and tag.
2. For non-active, obvious socks, just tag. I mean really obvious. If User:SockyPants got blocked for creating the hoax article SockPants is King of Australia, and you notice that User:SockyPants2 re-created the same hoax article a week ago, I think most admins can see the connection fast enough that they'd action a G5. SPI would be unnecessarily slow.
3. For non-active, non-obvious socks, use SPI.

Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:39, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Miligram has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 August 5 § Miligram until a consensus is reached. Tevildo (talk) 12:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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• The Arbitration Committee appointed the following administrators to the conflict of interest volunteer response team: Bilby, Extraordinary Writ

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• Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past.
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Arbitration

• Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
• Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
• The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.

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• Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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