User talk:Cadddr

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Happy editing! Cheers, 〜 Adflatuss • talk 05:41, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

Just wanted to let you know that with your recent reversion and warning [1], the user had reached their 4-warning limit with the addition of your (level 1) warning but was not referred to WP:AIV for administrator attention. Just wanted to let you know so you can be aware for next time. The user in question has been blocked after I checked my notices, saw your warning and filed a report. Thank you for the work you have been doing for Wikipedia! Lflin16 - :) (talk) 06:17, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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Question about removal of uncited information on the Caretaker article

Hey Cadddr, yesterday you reverted a small change I made on the Caretaker (Musician) Legacy section. = You said it was for uncited info, which I understand, we strive for accurate information, but I can't find a source for something I know is true. My addition was about the connection of the Caretaker's music and online horror genres (like analog horror and The Backrooms. I can't find any articles online really talking about their connection but in the Everywhere at the End of Time article, in the top section, it says,

"The series has since retained status either as a 'dark' project or as a meme in Internet culture, inspiring several similar projects by the Caretaker fanbase. It emerged in aesthetic styles such as the analog horror genre, liminal spaces, and the Backrooms."

The excerpt I just included was left uncited in its respective article, so either, it needs to be removed or whoever wrote that portion needs to cite a source. I will say that pretty much anyone in the Caretaker or Backrooms fandom could tell you that the two are connected in meme culture.

I'm assuming that my point is moot because it's not based on an actual source but any feedback for either how to cite this or go about it would be appreciated :3 - Ace, a random autistic on the internet 14:05, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! In the Everywhere at the End of Time article, you're right that it's not cited in the lead section of the article. But it's actually normal for things in the lead section not to be cited, as long as they're cited in the article body (see MOS:LEADCITE). If you look in the "Impact and popularity" section, there are actually two citations for it. You're welcome to reuse those same citations on the other page! Let me know if you have any other questions. Cadddr (talk) 14:49, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for the help, I've done a draft of what I plan to add in my user sandbox. Made sure to cite sources and all that. So I was wondering if you could please give me some feedback on my draft?

The draft is User:Ace.still.life/sandbox

Thanks! :3 - Ace, a random autistic on the internet 16:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, that looks good! (If that was what you added originally, I definitely wouldn't have reverted it.) One improvement I would suggest is that it would be better to use full citations instead of bare URLs. In this case, you can copy the full citations from the Everywhere at the End of Time article. It might be easiest to do that from the visual editor (the "edit" button as opposed to the "edit source" button): click "edit" in Everywhere at the End of Time, click on "[167]", copy it, then click the "edit" button in your sandbox and paste it there. Cadddr (talk) 21:14, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted

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Edit warring at Science for the People

Interesting that you chose not to warn radioactOlive for edit-warring. ~2026-17853-49 (talk) 02:51, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I considered it, but RadioactOlive is an experienced editor who in all likelihood already knows about Wikipedia's rules around edit warring. I was just trying to let you know that edit warring isn't allowed, since you're a new editor and might not know. Also, you had already violated WP:3RR, and RadioactOlive hadn't. Cadddr (talk) 02:55, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Cadddr: I did not violate WP:3RR. You are lying. ~2026-17853-49 (talk) 02:56, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You made more than three reverts on a single article within 24 hours: 1, 2, 3, 4. Cadddr (talk) 03:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Cadddr: The first is not a revert. You lied again. ~2026-17853-49 (talk) 04:21, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop accusing people of lying. If you think I'm wrong, you should assume good faith and explain why. Comment on the argument, not the person making it. See WP:Civility and WP:No personal attacks. If you're polite, other editors will be happy to collaborate with you. Cadddr (talk) 04:52, 22 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Jim Opperman

Hey there, trying to find out why, when I added Jim's date of death, you removed it. I may have not done the edit properly, but I do know the info is correct. Sadly, he passed away on March 18, 2026. I've known him since 1982. FlufferfreeZone (talk) 00:33, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I'm sorry for your loss, and thank you for your efforts to update the Wikipedia page. On Wikipedia, any changes you make generally need to cite a reliable source. I believe you that he has passed away, but unfortunately, there are some people who add death dates as a prank, so Wikipedia's policies require us to revert the addition of death dates unless they cite a reliable source. I would recommend taking a look at Help:Referencing for beginners. You're welcome and encouraged to make the change again as long as you add a citation to go along with it.

Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions. Or alternatively, you can ask at the Teahouse, which is a place where new users can ask questions. Cadddr (talk) 01:00, 23 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

AI-generated paragraph?

Hello! How do you know that the paragraph you removed with this edit was AI-generated? I'm not saying you're wrong or that it should be restored, but I'm not seeing any obvious signs it was produced by a LLM. – Scyrme (talk) 03:48, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! That paragraph was written by MediateOffice (talk · contribs), whose other contributions make it clear that they're using an LLM and not checking the results. (In particular, several of their contributions cite hallucinated sources that don't exist.) There's more context at User talk:MediateOffice#March 2026.

If I had only seen that one paragraph, I probably wouldn't have been sure that it was AI-generated. But there are a some problems in the paragraph that, when combined with the user's edit history, make me pretty sure it is. One is that I have no idea what "quiet convergence" (which is in quotes in the paragraph) is quoting; it's not in the cited source, and I can't find any instances of it being used to describe the narrative in India towards Israel. Another is that there's nothing in the second reference saying that support for Israel's actions is particularly pronounced among the urban middle class. (Though to be fair, that's certainly plausible.) Cadddr (talk) 04:11, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Makes sense if this user has a history with using AI to write. Regarding "quiet convergence", searching online I noticed a few articles also put it in quotes without quoting anyone specific, presumably for the same reason idioms are often in quotes: to quote something that's said in general, rather than someone/something in particular. So it could still be something a human would do, but it could also just be that the AI was trained on these articles and is copying the style.

Thanks for the answers! – Scyrme (talk) 04:29, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's a fair point regarding "quiet convergence". But yeah, the edit history was the main thing. Cadddr (talk) 04:35, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

discuss

And I would like to know more information from you about where you are from and what you do... and how you can help me in my work on Wikipedia. I need a good Wikipedia editor. I want to do more work on it, so please tell me. 😊You can teach me as a teacher or guide me like a good guide. I will be happy that you could help me and I could improve my work. 😊

Thank you Mr. Cadddr Aaru Poonam Kamalwanshi (talk) 07:02, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! I'm a computer programmer living in the United States, and I'm of both Indian and European ancestry. If you have any specific questions about Wikipedia editing, I'm happy to help if I know the answer. Or alternatively, you can also ask questions at the Teahouse. Cadddr (talk) 07:17, 25 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Eternity's Child edits

Hello why it's not possible to write that the Wii version for that game is considered cancelled/vaporware? The game was NEVER released on that platform, and support/online functionalities (i.e. digital distribution) for that platform ended several years ago. ~2026-19034-71 (talk) 09:54, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

All statements on Wikipedia need to be verifiable, which means they need to cite a reliable source. If you can find a reliable source calling it vaporware, you're welcome to add it again along with a citation. For more information on how to do that, see Help:Referencing for beginners. Cadddr (talk) 09:58, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How can i reference something that simply doesn't exist? There are no sources that confirm that the game was ever released. It was considered vaporware years ago! Even before my edits, the Wii version was listed as "cancelled" in the list of platforms. ~2026-19034-71 (talk) 10:01, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find a news article that calls the game vaporware, that would suffice. If you have trouble finding something, I would suggest starting a new discussion on Talk:Eternity's Child so that other interested editors might see it and help.

By the way, the other reason I reverted your edit is that "vaporware" is more of a value judgement than "cancelled", so if you use the term "vaporware", it's especially important that you cite a reliable source. I see that you've now added it back, except you wrote "cancelled" instead of "vaporware." It would still be ideal if you cite a source, but I won't be reverting it now. Cadddr (talk) 10:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The game is even listed as cancelled on GameFAQs, but that's not considered a reliable source. All gaming outlets stopped reporting infos about that game after 2009, and it was still unreleased at that time. ~2026-19034-71 (talk) 10:16, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know anything about the game, so I can't really help further, unfortunately. I would recommend starting a discussion at Talk:Eternity's Child so that other editors interested in the topic can see it and help. If you don't get a response there, you could also try asking at the talk page for WikiProject Video games. Happy editing! Cadddr (talk) 10:26, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I provided source for a movie being called propoganda

idk why u reverted it Stanjik (talk) 19:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ill look for more sources but well see Stanjik (talk) 19:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I added 2 more RS

Yo dude i aded 2 more Rs no need to edit war if you have any qualms talk 2 me Stanjik (talk) 19:34, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, the first source you cited doesn't even mention the film Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra. It's about a different (though related) film, The Sabarmati Report. Also, it doesn't use the word "propaganda".

I'll look at the new sources you added when I get a chance. Cadddr (talk) 19:36, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

oh shit i think i mixed it up with another movie sorry my bad but the other sources stand Stanjik (talk) 19:40, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mos:ethnicity

Im interested to know why a page like Murtadha al-Ansari cannot have ethnicity in the lead, but pages like Shaykh Tusi, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, Ibn Babawayh all have it. ~2026-20328-74 (talk) 03:25, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good question. I still think it probably doesn't belong in the lead per MOS:ETHNICITY (and the other articles you listed might be in violation of that), but I'm not entirely sure. I've now reverted my own revert, since this isn't a subject area I'm super familiar with. I'll leave the decision to other editors. Cadddr (talk) 04:16, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is that the particular country he was from and the other scholars that the user had mentioned was that the name "Iran" was gradually falling out of use after the fall of the Buyids before it's definitive revival under the Safavids, hence the reason why ethnicity goes in the leading page in this case for the medival scholars but not Morteza Ansari since in his time the name "Iran" or "Iranian" had been well established. Se7enand5 (talk) 23:07, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

That makes sense. Thank you for the explanation and for handling this.

@~2026-20328-74 If you disagree with Se7enand5's reasoning, I would suggest making your case at Talk:Murtadha al-Ansari. Cadddr (talk) 04:32, 4 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

STOP editing pages tagged for speedy deletion under CSD G11 (advertising/promotional content)

Thank you Wikedstand (talk) 16:43, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:CSDCONTEST: If an editor other than the creator removes a speedy deletion tag in good faith, it should be taken as a sign that the deletion is controversial and another deletion process should be used. The appropriate process to use for this case is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, not speedy deletion. Cadddr (talk) 16:49, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Also, when you add the speedy deletion tag, you should just add it at the top. Please don't delete article content while doing so. Cadddr (talk) 16:50, 9 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

Hello, i'm sorry for making bad edits as i am new to using Wikipedia - i didn't see your message earlier and i didn't know it would actually be on the real thing. ~2026-22877-20 (talk) 02:22, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, and welcome to Wikipedia! You're welcome to experiment using the Wikipedia sandbox, and if you create an account, you'll be able to have your own personal sandbox. Cadddr (talk) 02:30, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Pia Adriasola

I've added the source of information. Most of it comes from the interview she gave to Economía y Negocios [quoted there] and the other is information available on her instagram [source I could add if needed] Tia Vidala (talk) 03:36, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks for letting me know. Cadddr (talk) 01:32, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request testcases

Hi! Just so you know, I've reverted the change you made to the edit request module testcase page. This caused the page to appear in all of the maintenance categories for these edit requests (WP:SPER, WP:EPER, etc.). The module might need to be modified to exclude categorization for this page if they are to be included here. Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 03:39, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, thank you for catching that! I was just using it to test one change I was making, and that change is done now, so I won't personally be needing it anymore. Cadddr (talk) 03:47, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

So as it turns out, there is a demo parameter I was unaware of which has the explicit purpose of suppressing categorization. I've self-reverted this and included this parameter, it hasn't reincluded the categories so the unanswered examples should be fine to stay now. Sorry for the hassle! Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 06:47, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oh nice! I hadn't noticed that parameter either. Cadddr (talk) 12:55, 15 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Concern

Original heading (changed by Cadddr): Harrassment/threats from User:Rambling Rambler

[2] Unclear what to do about this. - R9tgokunks ⭕ 22:31, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It's unclear to me what the issue is. It's on their own talk page, so it's fine if they want to delete your comments, right? And the edit summary is unnecessarily snarky, but it's not a threat. Cadddr (talk) 22:56, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-unrelated but I am now seeing that User:Rambling Rambler has frequently engaged in edit warring recently, they were engaged in it just this past September as seen at this Arbitrarion enforcment request and blocked for 1 month, and then again this year in February and blocked for 2 weeks. ([3]) Do you think their breaking of 1RR is worth bringing up as their recent behavior suggests?- R9tgokunks ⭕ 23:16, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by NoUserNane

NoUserNane can talk to you

Thanks NoUserNane (talk) 01:31, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! It is indeed true that you can talk to me. Cadddr (talk) 01:32, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

NoUserNane

Okay NoUserNane (talk) 01:39, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Searching by NoUserNane

Did you used mp3 file because it was disabled you should click here NoUserNane (talk) 01:42, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete it

Okay, you can delete by page come on I like Draft page NoUserNane (talk) 01:44, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say. Cadddr (talk) 01:47, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Lead citations

Good day. In case you are not aware, I just wanted to point out that the lead does not necessarily require citations per MOS:LEADCITE. If the birth date is sourced in the body, then there is no need to include a citation in the lead as well: Because the lead usually repeats information that is in the body, editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources for challengeable material. Thanks. Mellk (talk) 04:32, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware of that, but I decided to add inline citations for birth dates in particular for a few reasons:

Pretty regularly, when I'm patrolling recent changes, I see someone changing the birth date for a person. If there were an inline citation, that would make it a lot easier to check quickly whether it's a WP:BLP violation. (I'm only adding the inline citations for living people, not for dead people.)
In many of these cases, there's no citation at all in the body (that I can find easily) supporting the birth date.
Even when there is a citation somewhere that supports it, the birth date itself often isn't repeated in the body, so if you're trying to verify the birth date, it's not clear where to look. Often times, it's one of the first few citations in the "Early life" section, but not always.
Finally, a decent proportion of the time, I can't find any good sources that include the birth date, so the date shouldn't be there at all.

With all that said, if the inline citations in the lead look too intrusive, I could also accomplish the same goals by adding the birth date citations to the infobox instead. What do you think? Cadddr (talk) 04:50, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding. If there is no mention of the birth date in the body, then sure, I think that is fine. Otherwise, I think it is just as easy to verify the birth date (especially if someone changes the birth date in the lead without changing it in the body or they change both without updating the reference). The infobox also does not require citations per MOS:INFOBOXCITE, but again, it is fine to include a citation if it is not sourced in the body. If the lead is already cluttered with citations, then I do not think this is an issue. Mellk (talk) 04:57, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, fair enough. I'll go back and undo myself for the articles that have the date in the body. Thanks for the feedback! Cadddr (talk) 05:01, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Aside from the ones you've fixed already, I think I've moved/removed the inline citations in the articles where the birth date is in the body. Apologies for the disruption!

Unless you think it's a bad idea, I'll probably continue going through the BLPs to add sources for birth dates (or remove birth dates if I can't find any sources). But going forward, when the birth date is listed in the body, I'll just add the citation to the body instead. Cadddr (talk) 05:26, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, I wouldn't call it disruption. But I think it is a good idea to add the birth date to the body if it is not already mentioned there (or remove the birth date altogether for BLPs if there are no good sources). Thanks. Mellk (talk) 05:29, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Franklin Kuo's Passing

You backed out my edit to note that Franklin (Frank) Kuo has passed away. It has not been reported in the media yet so there are no sources to cite.

I am the President Emeritus of the University of Hawaii, which named Frank as one of our Professors Emeritus. As noted in the article, some of his groundbreaking work was at UH (with Norm Abramson).

We have been in touch with Frank and his wife Dora during his recent, and sadly terminal, illness. Two days ago Dora notified our current Dean of Engineering (Brennon Morioka) of Frank's passing. I have pasted her note below.

If this is not adequate then you can wait until the "real media" report this so you have a citation and someone else can update the page. Your choice.

Thanks, David Lassner

From: Dora Kuo Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:52 PM Subject: Frank's passing To: Brennon Morioka

Dear Brennon, Frank passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning April 14th. This last picture of us was taken on April 9th. We were dressed for the communal birthday dinner. He would have been 92 on April 22nd. Thank you for your kind thoughts. Douglas is here right now and we will notify you of the celebration for Frank in May. Best wishes, Dora Dklassner (talk) 19:35, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I'm very sorry to hear that. I believe you, but it's actually not my choice: Wikipedia's policies require that we wait until a reliable source has reported it. I have no personal reason to doubt you, but unfortunately, people sometimes go to Wikipedia and mark someone as dead as a hoax, so to be cautious, we're required to wait until the media coverage comes out. Thank you for your effort to update Wikipedia. Cadddr (talk) 19:46, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I get it. Is this good enough?

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/04/20/in-memoriam-franklin-kuo/ Dklassner (talk) 05:00, 21 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, for this context, I think that's good enough. Cadddr (talk) 05:06, 21 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mahalo! Dklassner (talk) 07:37, 22 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OUTING

WP:OUTING specifically calls out personal profiles on external sites as falling under the policy. If you have private evidence it can be provided to the Arbitration Committee. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:19, 20 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I cleaned that up and watchlisted the page. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:30, 20 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Minor barnstar
Awarded for being one of the top ten "pending changes" reviewers in the last thirty days. Thank you! — MWFwiki (talk) 05:17, 25 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Cadddr, thank you for commenting my user page. I like to be mysterious, but you can discuss about anything. Me to i like " being pinged " like you say in your user page. Macron le macaron (talk) 08:42, 29 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Evelyn Tweed & Ultranationalism list

Hello, I am unsure why my edit to Evelyn Tweed can be seen as bias. I edited the term "ultranationalist" as the organisation that is referenced defines ultranationalism through the lens of Hugh McDiarmid which was a Marxist-Leninist. I edited the term to "controversial republican" to be more accurate to the organisation's ideology. As for the list on the ultranationalism page, I removed SnG for the same reason - it was not a very accurate title to give the organisation. The source provided mentions SnG once and briefly then goes on to discuss the 79 Group. Thank you, and best of wishes. :-) Dweman1 (talk) 09:32, 29 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you change it to a different descriptor, you at least need to cite a reliable source using that term. Because you didn't cite any sources, it seemed like you were advocating for a particular point of view.

If you want to change descriptions of Siol nan Gaidheal across multiple articles to remove the descriptor "ultranationalist", I would suggest first starting a discussion at Talk:Siol nan Gaidheal about it (and maybe notify WikiProject Scotland and the Neutral point of view noticeboard about the discussion). In the discussion, you'll need to provide reliable sources that describe the party using your preferred terms. If you achieve consensus about it, then I think it'll make sense to change it on other pages too. Cadddr (talk) 09:57, 29 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for letting me know this.

Hello Cadddr, thank you for letting me know. I'm new to Wikipedia. Could you please explain which part of my edit to Salah was not neutral? I want to learn and improve. Thanks. Mobisher007 (talk) 13:52, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You wrote, It is better to ... rather than .... Saying that something is better than something else is an opinion, not a fact. You also need to cite a reliable source. And finally, external links aren't allowed in the body of an article. Cadddr (talk) 14:39, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

May 2026 Administrator Elections – Discussion Phase

The discussion phase of the May 2026 administrator elections is officially open. As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

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May 13–19: SecurePoll voting phase
Scrutineering phase

We are currently in the discussion phase. The candidate subpages are open to questions and comments from everyone, in the same style as a request for adminship. You may discuss the candidates at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/Discussion phase.

On 13 May, we will start the voting phase. The candidate subpages will close to public questions and discussion, and everyone will have a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for.

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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you don't need to be rude when leaving feedback.

hi; I'm an experienced editor on a temporary user account; your immediate response after a slipped click on publish and your encouragement to "practice editing" it means I should "use the sandbox" was needlessly rude. thanks for catching an error that I immediately corrected, as you may have seen in my attempt to remedy it with a note. know that you mean well and you look for recent edits. there's plenty of ways to behave like an adult when we are all working on the shared quest of preserving and maintaining human knowledge. be well. ~2026-28668-98 (talk) 04:10, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Being kind is very important to me, so I appreciate getting feedback on that. But I'm not sure I understand your feedback. As you probably know, I had no way of knowing you were an experienced editor. I was just using uw-test1, which is one of the standard user talk page templates that virtually all recent changes patrollers use. Do you have any suggestions of what I could have done differently or how the message could be worded differently? I'm not sure exactly what part you thought was rude, so I'm not really sure how I would fix it for the future. (I also can't figure out what you mean by "my attempt to remedy it with a note".) Cadddr (talk) 04:32, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin 2026 Issue 9

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation since our last issue on April 25. Please help translate.

Highlights

Community Protection: Wikimedia Foundation secured Indonesian government’s commitment to user safety, privacy, and content integrity ahead of administrative registration in Indonesia.
Stronger protections against bots: Wikimedia Foundation is replacing our CAPTCHA with a new approach to detect bad-faith activities without making things harder for users.
Transparency Report: The Wikimedia Foundation has published its latest Transparency Report. This provides an overview of the work to protect Wikimedia projects and support the volunteer communities who handle the majority of content requests. Our users trust us to protect their identities against unlawful disclosure, and we take this responsibility seriously, granting only 1 of 30 requests for disclosure we received from July to December 2025.

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Product Safety and Integrity · Readers · Research · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on MediaWiki.org

Mock-up of the Wikipedia app reading challenge.

Reading Challenge: As part of the 25th birthday celebrations, Wikipedia Mobile Apps launched a limited-time feature, the 25-day reading challenge with Baby Globe. This challenge encourages a daily habit of reading one Wikipedia article. The goal is to motivate users to come back to the app regularly.
Latest experiments: One upcoming experiment is introducing the Incident Reporting System (IRS) to help contributors easily find the right place to seek help when facing harassment or other issues. See all live, upcoming, and completed experiments in Product & Technology.
Change in how new users are autoconfirmed: The account age for autoconfirmed users will now start from their first edit, not the registration date. This is to avoid exploitation by vandals. This change will only apply to wikis that require at least one edit for autoconfirmation.
Organized Reading lists: All Wikipedia users with new accounts and those who activated the “automatically enable most beta features” option can now use the reading lists beta feature. This lets you save articles for later reading and keep it organized in one place for easy access.
Thumbnail size preferences: Default thumbnail size preference for article content is now limited to three sizes: Small (180px), Regular (250px), and Large (400px). This change aims to improve performance and reduce strain on thumbnail services. Current preferences will shift to the nearest new size.
Wikifunctions: To make the development of Abstract Wikipedia visible, the Foundation is requesting your input: which metrics about Abstract Wikipedia pages do you deem important?
Tech News: The latest highlights from Tech News weeks 18 and 19 include improvements on Global Watchlist. See also the 62 community submitted tasks that were resolved over the last two weeks.

Annual Goals Progress on Volunteer Support
See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog · WikiLearn News · The Wikipedia Library · list of movement events

Annual Planning: We welcome your feedback on the main talk page for the 2026–2027 draft Annual Plan and many other places for the coming fiscal year.
Wikimania: Wikimania is a joyful event. It is a chance to celebrate our community and projects, share ideas and information, build connections among Wikimedians, and inspire and develop future projects. If you and your community are interested in hosting Wikimania in 2028 and 2029 submit an expressions of interest.
Community Conferences: The Foundation is supporting 15 strategic, diverse, and critical convenings taking place in 2026 and 2027, bringing together approximately 1800 Wikimedians across various regions, themes, and language communities.
Don't blink: The latest developments from around the world about protecting the Wikimedia model, its people and its values.
Wiki Loves Monuments: The winners of the 2025 Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest are announced.

Annual Goals Progress on Effectiveness
See also: Progress on the annual plan

Enterprise: How CivicLens Uses Wikidata APIs to Make Civic Data More Accessible.

Board and Board committee updates
See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

Wikinews closure: All Wikinews have been closed and switched to read-only mode. Content will remain accessible, but no new edits or articles will be able to be added. This closure was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation following extended discussions.
Affcom News: Read the latest issue of AffCom News (January-March 2026) to learn more about the latest news about the work of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee.
Model for affiliates to support contributors through tools: The Product and Technology Advisory Council has published draft recommendations on a model that affiliates can follow when contributing to the technical space.
Grantmaking: The Global Resource Distribution Committee closed their request for feedback on three initial questions about grantmaking, and published their monthly update for April.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news
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MediaWiki message delivery 19:58, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

May 2026 Administrator Elections – Voting Phase

The voting phase of the May 2026 administrator elections has started and will continue until 19 May 2026 at 23:59 UTC. You can participate in the voting phase at Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/Voting phase.

As a reminder, the schedule of the election is:

May 13–19: SecurePoll voting phase (we are here)
Scrutineering phase

In the voting phase, the candidate subpages close to public questions and discussion, and everyone who qualifies to vote has a week to use the SecurePoll software to vote, which uses a secret ballot. You can see who voted, but not who they voted for. Please note that the vote totals cannot be made public until after voting has ended and as such, it will not be possible for you to see an individual candidate's vote total during the election. The suffrage requirements are similar to those at RFA.

Once voting concludes, we will begin the scrutineering phase, which will last for a few days, perhaps longer. Once everything is certified, the results will be posted on the results page (this is a good page to watchlist), and transcluded to the main election page. In order to be granted adminship, a non-recall candidate must have received at least 70.0% support, calculated as Support / (Support + Oppose), and a minimum of 20 support votes. Recall candidates must achieve 55.0% support. Because this is a vote and not a consensus, there are no bureaucrat discussions ("crat chats").

Any questions or issues can be asked on the election talk page. Thank you for your participation. Happy electing.

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The Signpost: 22 May 2026

News and notes: Offline: Osama Khalid still in prison
He has been imprisoned since 2020 for his Wikipedia edits. A fresh campaign is calling for his release.

In the media: Indonesian editors, you shall return!
And lawspam, may you be away.

Disinformation report: Who is a typical paid editor? Who are their typical clients?
Remember the golden rule!

Recent research: WikiLambda the Ultimate
Does Abstract Wikipedia help fight "One ring to rule them all" solutions for knowledge access - or does it implement one itself?

Traffic report: This is where I'll be, so heavenly, so come and dance with me Michael!
A real off the wall thriller, invincible, can't beat it, or is it dangerous and just bad?

Forum: WikiAnnotate: help us build a dataset of article quality evaluations
A research project to build better automated article assessment tools.

In focus: Demystifying the 2026-27 Annual Plan
A guide to WMF's Tech Annual Plan for the next year.

Opinion: Wikipedia isn't a battleground. So why does it feel like one?
Do we really have to fight?

Serendipity: Wikinews: Into the Wikiverse
The early suggestions for what the wiki could have been.

Special report: Wikimedia Foundation closes Wikinews after 21 years
Displaces 700 active editors among 31 language editions.

Community view: Wikipedia's traffic drop: more on languages and freshness
Which topics are dropping, and is the pattern the same everywhere?

Gallery: Earth Day and Mother's Day
Earth Day was on 22 April, and Mother's Day was on 10 May (in the US and many other countries).

Comix: Brother, can you spare a page?
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