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== New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive ==
 
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== Question from [[User:RICHAOBO1|RICHAOBO1]] (10:17, 27 August 2024) ==
 
Hi Sdkb, what's your best advice for someone who's new here and wants to learn how to edit and publish new articles? --[[User:RICHAOBO1|RICHAOBO1]] ([[User talk:RICHAOBO1|talk]]) 10:17, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
 
:My advice is not to start with creating new articles; go build up some experience with other [[WP:TASKS|tasks]] first. Then, when you're ready, read [[Help:Your first article]] and follow its advice, particularly about sourcing. Cheers, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 13:28, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
 
== Administrators' newsletter – September 2024 ==
 
[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (August 2024).
 
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* Following an [[Special:Permalink/1241596410#RfC:_enacting_C4_(unused_maintenance_categories)|RfC]], there is a new [[WP:CSD|criterion for speedy deletion]]: [[WP:CSD#C4|C4]], which {{tq|applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past}}.
* A [[Wikipedia talk:Notability (species)#Proposal to adopt this guideline|request for comment]] is open to discuss whether [[Wikipedia:Notability (species)|Notability (species)]] should be adopted as a [[WP:SNG|subject-specific notability guideline]].
 
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* Following a [[Special:Permalink/1239237654#Motion 2: World War II and the history of Jews in Poland|motion]], [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland#My very best wishes bans|remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of ''World War II and the history of Jews in Poland'']] (the topic and interaction bans on [[User:My very best wishes|My very best wishes]], respectively) were repealed.
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* The arbitration case [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Historical elections|Historical Elections]] is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
 
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== Infobox musical artist ==
 
Heya, I saw you added pluralisation control to the instrument parameter of [[Template:Infobox musical artist]]. Would you be able to do the same for occupation, spouse and partner? [[User:Miklogfeather|Miklogfeather]] ([[User talk:Miklogfeather|talk]]) 12:26, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
 
:@[[User:Miklogfeather|Miklogfeather]], {{done}} [[Special:Diff/1244046949|here]]; please let me know if there are any issues! Cheers, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 19:30, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
 
== Boston meetups? ==
 
Hi Sdkb! I remember coming across your RfA previously and wanted to offer a belated congrats for successfully passing :)
 
I'm writing because I was browsing [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston]] and have noticed your name come up fairly often in recent meetups. Do you happen to still be in the area? I was interested in potentially attending/organizing one as there hasn't been a single in-person meetup in the region this year to my knowledge. I managed to catch the tail end of one nearly a decade ago but the opportunity has eluded me since. I'm close by and my schedule is relatively flexible for the coming months, and I'd love to meet some other contributors in the area. Would you happen to have any insight into what goes into organizing one of these (room reservation process, etc)? Appreciate it! ~[[User:Liance|Liance]]<sup>[[User talk:Liance|talk]]</sup> 19:20, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
 
:Hi Liance; thank you! I'm not in the Boston area most of the year (although I will be at [[WikiConference North America]] in Indianapolis in a few weeks), but best wishes with arranging a meetup! <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 19:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
::Thanks for the quick reply! I'll reach out to some other editors who might be in the area. Perhaps our paths will cross sometime in the future. Best, ~[[User:Liance|Liance]]<sup>[[User talk:Liance|talk]]</sup> 23:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
 
== Template spam reform idea ==
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:::Cheers, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 18:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
 
== Question from [[User:Larry0909|Larry0909]] (00:25, 10 September 2024) ==
 
Where is the little picture of a magnifying glass to click on to enter an item to locate and read? --[[User:Larry0909|Larry0909]] ([[User talk:Larry0909|talk]]) 00:25, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
 
:If you are searching for the search bar, try zooming out on your browser. <span style="background:#88f8f8; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px; padding:2px 5px">[[User:Win8x|win8x]] ([[User talk:Win8x|talking]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Win8x|spying]])</span> 20:01, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
::@[[User:Larry0909|Larry0909]] Pinging because I forgot :) <span style="background:#88f8f8; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:darkgray 2px 2px 2px; padding:2px 5px">[[User:Win8x|win8x]] ([[User talk:Win8x|talking]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Win8x|spying]])</span> 20:20, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
 
== She remembers ==
 
Last year, you wrote [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-01-01/In_the_media#How_to_get_divorced_on_Wikipedia]]. Apparently, there are no hard feelings:[https://slate.com/culture/2024/09/station-eleven-book-emily-st-john-mandel-tv.html] (last question). [[User:Gråbergs Gråa Sång|Gråbergs Gråa Sång]] ([[User talk:Gråbergs Gråa Sång|talk]]) 07:25, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
 
== Could use some closing expertise ==
 
Hey, Sdkb! I'm looking to get the gears turning on [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Administrator recall|the admin recall RfC]], but a lot of the sections have been sitting open for a while. Since I know you have experience with RfC closes, would you be willing to help close a few sections? It looks like we won't be going right to implementation from there, so the closes are mainly advisory – helps in putting together the next discussion (fingers crossed!). Thanks in advance :) [[user:theleekycauldron|theleekycauldron]] ([[User talk:Theleekycauldron|talk]] • she/her) 08:37, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
== Nomination for deletion of [[:Template:If this year]] ==
[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[:Template:If this year]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 September 14#Template:If this year|'''the entry on the Templates for discussion page''']].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> – [[User:Jonesey95|Jonesey95]] ([[User talk:Jonesey95|talk]]) 01:54, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
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[[User:Luke Elaine Burke|Luke Elaine Burke]] ([[User talk:Luke Elaine Burke|talk]]) 15:21, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
:I happily drink the tea, {{u|Luke Elaine Burke}}! The Teahouse is a place I'm always happy to be! <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 15:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
 
== Questions on Editing ==
 
What is the main purpose of Editing on [[Wikipedia]]?. And can you just Edit without having any reasonable reason?.
[[User:Raph Williams65|Raph Williams65]] ([[User talk:Raph Williams65|talk]]) 18:17, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
 
::{{re|Raph Williams65}} We're [[WP:5P1|here to write an encyclopedia]]. You don't need any particular reason to start editing ([[Wikipedia:Reasons to contribute|there are many]]), so long as your contributions are constructive toward that goal. <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 18:19, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
 
{{re|Sdkb}} thanks for the tip!, it was helpful.
[[User:Raph Williams65|Raph Williams65]] ([[User talk:Raph Williams65|talk]]) 18:39, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
 
== Questions from Raph Williams65 on Adminship ==
 
Hey [[User:Sdkb]].
*How can i become an Admin?. What does it takes to become an [[Administrator]]?. What is the significant role of an Administrator on [[Wikipedia]]?.
-- [[User:Raph Williams65|Raph Williams65]] ([[User talk:Raph Williams65|talk]]) 08:40, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
 
:@[[User:Raph Williams65|Raph Williams65]], see [[Wikipedia:Administrator]]. <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 08:50, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
 
==Invitation to provide feedback==
Inspired by Worm That Turned's [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Worm That Turned 2|re-RfA]] where he noted administrators don't get a lot of feedback or suggestions for improvement, I have decided to solicit feedback. I'm reaching out to you as you are currently one of the users I've selected as part of my [[User:Barkeep49/Recall|recall process]]. I hope you will consider taking a few moments to fill out my '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Barkeep49?action=edit&preload=User:Barkeep49/Feedback&section=new&preloadtitle=Feedback%20from%20Barkeep49 feedback form]'''. Clicking on the link will load the questions and create a new section on my user talk. Thanks for your consideration. Best, [[User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] ([[User_talk:Barkeep49|talk]]) 16:28, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
 
== Rotten Tomatoes and Wikidata ==
 
When filling in the "Critic's response" in a film's en.wiki WP article, I update the Wikidata for the film, then use the following in the WP article:
<code><nowiki>{{RT prose|{{RT data|score}}|{{RT data|average}}|{{RT data|count}}|prose prose prose prose|ref=yes|access-date={{RT data|date}}}}</nowiki></code>
 
Short and sweet, very very convenient, automatically updates the WP article if some user later updates the Wikidata fields.
 
A challenge is that, if the information for the Rotten Tomatoes average rating has "/10" included in the Wikidata field, it results in a double "/10/10" appearing in the WP article. For example, for the 2021 film ''[[Oxygen (2021 film)|Oxygen]]'', putting 6.8/10 in the Wikidata field results in the en.wikipedia article displaying:
:... of 106 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10/10.
 
The only way to avoid this is to not include the "/10" when filling in the Wikidata field, resulting in the en.wikipedia article properly showing:
:... of 106 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10.
 
While this "workaround" resulted in a nice output for en.wikipedia articles, it has been brought to my attention, by de.wiki editor [[User:Eiragorn|Eiragorn]], that leaving out some of the extra detail in the cross-language shared Wikidata is resulting in issues for the templates used in the WP articles in other languages. The "workaround" to make the en.wikipedia template work is hurting other ill.wikipedia templates.
 
I should point out that, until very recently, this "double display" issue would also happen if the Tomatometer score, in the Wikidata file, had the "%" symbol included, resulting in a double "%%" appearing in the en.wikipedia article. For the ''Oxygen'' example, this produced:
:On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90%% of 106 critics' reviews...
 
It appears this has been fixed in the en.wikipedia template. In fact, it is "beyond fixed", as you can now enter the digits by themselves (90), or the digits and the symbol (90%), and the result in always a single "%" appearing in the en.wikipedia article. For the ''Oxygen'' example, this now always produces:
:On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 106 critics' reviews...
 
Can the <code><nowiki>{{RT data|average}}</nowiki></code>, for use in en.wikipedia articles, be adjusted to always show a proper, single, "/10" in the WP article? I can, then, gleefully will in the Wikidata fields with all the proper addons (%, /10) and not worry that it blows up other ill.wikis.
 
If I should take this to someone else, please point me in the right direction. Either way, thank you for your help. [[User:Jmg38|Jmg38]] ([[User talk:Jmg38|talk]]) 23:53, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
 
:Hi @[[User:Jmg38|Jmg38]]! Good questions. I would actually start by going to Wikidata and [[wikidata:Project chat|asking there]] what the proper format for recording the information is. It might be that they have some different way of recording the /10 denominator and that you therefore shouldn't include it in the value. Or not. They also have the ability to introduce constraint violations or make mass edits to enforce the proper format.
:Once that's done, we (and the other Wikipedias) can then work with it as a baseline. It'd certainly still be good to make {{t|RT data}} more flexible, though, so that it can better handle errors at Wikidata. Having it either enforce the /10 or force its omission for RT data sounds very doable. @[[User:Indagate|Indagate]] has done some work on the module recently, and might be able to help or might know who else could.
:Cheers, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 00:18, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
::Will pursue those ideas. Thank you. [[User:Jmg38|Jmg38]] ([[User talk:Jmg38|talk]]) 01:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
:Hey, the template's can be combined with less code, like <code><nowiki>{{RT data|prose|consensus=...|ref=yes}}</nowiki></code>, this means each template is only called once in the article, done this at the ''[[Oxygen (2021 film)|Oxygen]]'' article mentioned and seems to fix the double /10 issue. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Indagate|Indagate]] ([[User talk:Indagate#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Indagate|contribs]]) 03:44, 3 December 2024 (UTC)</small>
::WTH(eck), [[User:Indagate|Indagate]]?!?! A win!! I found the longer one a few years ago in a film article, have been typing the whole thing out for years (a lie{{snd}}I just copy and paste). BTW, the folks at the Wikidata discussion confirmed status quo for their data requirements, suggested addressing the en.wikipedia templates I was using{{snd}}which you have now bested. Thank you for this, and thank you [[User:Eiragorn|Eiragorn]] and [[User:Sdkb|Sdkb]] for your parts in this short, and nicely resolved, discussion. [[User:Jmg38|Jmg38]] ([[User talk:Jmg38|talk]]) 18:40, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
:::No problem! If there are improvements to the documentation or Wikidata constraints we could make to make the best practice clearer, I'd suggest it so that this same question doesn't come up again in the future. Cheers, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 19:05, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
 
== Question from [[User:Robert Neir|Robert Neir]] (07:48, 3 December 2024) ==
 
Hi Sdkb!
 
I see that you are my mentor here on Wikipedia. Interesting feature they have here.
 
I digress, would love to get tips on how I can eventually get our research project added as a wikipedia article upcoming.
 
Our research is done around cognitive ability assessments. We are also likely going to need to be a for profit business after the research is done unfortunately. It's the nature of the beast.
 
Anyway, I wanted to respectfully go through the process of adding a solid, well written, and extremely in depth wikipedia page on our research project + cognitive ability assessments in general.
 
Looking for advice. Cheers (: --[[User:Robert Neir|Robert Neir]] ([[User talk:Robert Neir|talk]]) 07:48, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
 
:Hi @[[User:Robert Neir|Robert Neir]]! See [[Help:Your first article]]. You have a [[WP:PAID|paid conflict of interest]] with any article on a business with which you are involved, so be sure to abide by the relevant rules. Best, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 07:52, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thanks. I will start by editing some existing articles and will make sure to keep in mind conflict of interest related things. [[User:Robert Neir|Robert Neir]] ([[User talk:Robert Neir|talk]]) 23:34, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
 
== Administrators' newsletter – December 2024 ==
 
[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (November 2024).
 
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== You removed a very valuable page ==
 
I see you were part of removing this page: List of campus identifications in mobile wallets. It was 100% accurate and used by a ton of universities currently using the technology or campuses wanting to talk to campuses using NFC mobile credentials. This page was so important to campuses and now its gone. How do we get it back? [[Special:Contributions/108.227.138.238|108.227.138.238]] ([[User talk:108.227.138.238|talk]]) 22:00, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
 
:Wikipedia is [[WP:NOTWEBHOST|not a web host]], so we don't retain articles just because they're useful to a specific group; that group can host the content elsewhere if they want it (you can find what was deleted via archive.org). To reinstate the article, you'd need to show that it was important for an encyclopedia. The way we [[WP:NLIST|demonstrate that]] is through coverage in reliable sources. So talk to journalists and convince them to write about it. <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 22:06, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
 
== Question from [[User:JRockWallpaper|JRockWallpaper]] (22:36, 9 December 2024) ==
 
Hello, I want to contribute a photo of my grandfather Albert Rose-Innes who has an article about him in Wikipedia --[[User:JRockWallpaper|JRockWallpaper]] ([[User talk:JRockWallpaper|talk]]) 22:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
 
:@[[User:JRockWallpaper|JRockWallpaper]], thanks for reaching out! It would be great to add a photo for any biography that does not have one. To contribute a photo that doesn't get deleted, though, we need to figure out how to properly license it. Were you the photographer? If not, do you know who was? And do you know the year it was taken? <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 23:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I got it on the Wikipedia article! DID IT! So happy about this. [[User:Joanna K. Rock|Joanna K. Rock]] ([[User talk:Joanna K. Rock|talk]]) 23:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Joanna K. Rock|Joanna K. Rock]] @[[User:JRockWallpaper|JRockWallpaper]], please choose a single account so that it is easier to communicate with you.
:::When you uploaded the photo, you [[commons:Special:Permalink/967843674#Licensing|declared]] that it was your own work. This is not accurate unless you happen to have been alive in 1906. Please do not make false declarations or your work will quickly be deleted.
:::Luckily, since the photo was published in 1906, I was able to add a valid license, as it is now in the public domain. I also fixed the formatting at [[Albert Rose-Innes|the article]].
:::Best, <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 00:01, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::So sorry! Thank you so much, my first time editing, my mistake, and thank you for formatting the article. I am just so pleased I was able to add his photo. Sorry for your trouble. Joanna Rock [[User:Joanna K. Rock|Joanna K. Rock]] ([[User talk:Joanna K. Rock|talk]]) 00:07, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::No worries, and glad to be able to assist! <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 00:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
 
== Question from [[User:Tiger Iqbal|Tiger Iqbal]] on [[Talk:Kerala State Lotteries]] (00:27, 11 December 2024) ==
 
Hello sir good morning, I am from Navi Mumbai can I get or entitled to get Kerala Government's Lottery. --[[User:Tiger Iqbal|Tiger Iqbal]] ([[User talk:Tiger Iqbal|talk]]) 00:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
 
:This is [[Wikipedia]]. We can't help with anything except writing an encyclopedia. <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 01:21, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
 
== Revert at WP:ERRORS ==
 
Hi, Sdkb. Regarding your recent revert at [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Main_Page/Errors&diff=prev&oldid=1262490711 WP:ERRORS], please refer to the header at WP:ERRORS, writ: "Reports are removed when resolved. Once an error has been addressed or determined not to be an error, or the item has been rotated off the Main Page, the report will be removed from this page. Check the revision history for a record of any discussion or action taken; no archives are kept." As per that notification, an uninvolved third party removed a report "determined not to be an error". Your revert of this removal, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AMain_Page%2FErrors&diff=1262491252&oldid=1262484391 subsequent warning] to an editor reinstating the removal, is incongruous with the stated purpose of the page and established consensus regarding its practice. If you disagree with the determination that an item is not an error, reverting other editors is not the answer; [[WP:BRD|try to discuss the matter]] in an appropriate venue.&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[User:Crisco 1492|Chris Woodrich]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 19:05, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
 
:@[[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]], thanks for the note. I am familiar with the normal operation of WP:ERRORS, having frequented it. I have no issue with items that have been determined not to be an error being removed, but such determination should be by consensus and ideally not enacted by involved parties. In this case, at the time Schwede66 removed the invite, there was another editor agreeing with me on the talk page that the issue was a concern (which Schwede66 may not have seen if he did not click through) and only FA nominator SchroCat objecting. I did not consider that to be consensus of it being a nonissue, so I reinstated it and further explained why I considered it relevant for WP:ERRORS. SchroCat's subsequent removal was made with no further rationale and despite their clear involvement. At that point it became a [[WP:TPO]] violation — editors should steer far clear of any action that might be perceived as them trying to hide notice of a discussion in which they are being criticized, and overall when in doubt we should err on the side of widely [[Wikipedia:Publicising discussions|publicizing discussions]].
:Regarding {{tq|reverting other editors is not the answer; try to discuss the matter in an appropriate venue}}, that is exactly what is happening at [[Talk:Len_Deighton#Lack_of_an_image|the talk page discussion]], but such a discussion cannot be held effectively if notices to it in relevant places are suppressed. <span style="border:3px outset;border-radius:8pt 0;padding:1px 5px;background:linear-gradient(6rad,#86c,#2b9)">[[User:Sdkb|<span style="color:#FFF;text-decoration:inherit;font:1em Lucida Sans">Sdkb</span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Sdkb|'''talk''']]</sup> 20:47, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
:*Thank you, [[User:Sdkb|Sdkb]], and I am happy to see that discussion is continuing apace at the article's talk page. &nbsp;—&nbsp;[[User:Crisco 1492|Chris Woodrich]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 21:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)