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Top 25

Well, of course some help is welcome! Specially that once Andrew.g's data fell, there was also the extra work of going through the WMF tool a lot to compile 25 entries. (the lack of people to write the reports - some are MIA, others stopped answering - is another deal entirely) Anything to make this easier and recall the good days where the Report could be done early in the week. igordebraga ≠ 22:08, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Igordebraga great! This report should now be updating with fresh daily counts (for the previous day) every day at around 17:00 UTC. I believe that soon I should be able to update the report so that it gives weekly counts, like Popular Pages did. I'll update you on my progress there; I might even be able to get it done this week. Cheers, J-Mo 23:06, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
If this supports a variable time range, I think it would be nice to have a report for the entire prior month in the WP:Signpost. It has been forced to use weekly lists in the past. See this discussion. Thanks. MB 22:20, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
MB the topviews tool provides monthly counts. Does that address your needs? Cheers, J-Mo 23:03, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Top 1000 tool hasn't updated since the 20th, can you see what's wrong? (and then there's the possibility of the views to add in "include redirects" as with tab one tab of the Toolforge page, but that must be complicated) igordebraga ≠ 05:57, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping, Igordebraga. I'll look into it this week. Hopefully an easy fix :) I'll update you when I know the status. Cheers, J-Mo 20:28, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Igordebraga I'm finally getting a chance to look into this. Some weird error with the pageview API. Will update when I have a fix or at least a better sense of the issue :) Cheers, J-Mo 19:07, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Igordebraga Fixed! The report is running again. Thanks for letting me know it went down; sorry it took so long to get it running again. Cheers, J-Mo 20:56, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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HostBot stopped updating the Top 1000

Like some time in January it would seem. - Scarpy (talk) 09:34, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Scarpy:, yeah, I know. It's a strange error, and I haven't figured it out yet. Something to do with permissions on ToolForge, not my code (for once!). I'll post here and the "Top 25" thread above--which is the same issue--once I have a solution. Cheers, J-Mo 23:25, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Scarpy: Fixed! The report is running again. Thanks for letting me know it went down; don't hesitate to nudge me again if that happens again in the future. Cheers, J-Mo 20:57, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Noticeboard notice

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Name add to automated invites

Hello! I would like my name to be added to the list of names to appear on automatic invites by HostBot. Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 18:53, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I can do that! Cheers, J-Mo 21:24, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Name Removal from Automatic Invites.

I decided to relieve myself of being a Teahouse Host, so I removed myself from Wikipedia:Teahouse/Hosts/Database reports/Automated invites. --LPS and MLP Fan (Littlest Pet Shop) (My Little Pony) 21:32, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
Hi, your bot directed me to your page :) I am fairly new to editing this big wiki (although I wrote some at my university) and I am up to become a translator one day, and I am interested in translating articles to make more information accessible for people. And I am kind of nervous in case I forget about sources and links and citations. I hope I am not bothering you with that question, but do you have any tips for translating and editing articles? And I had a look at your user page, I really admire all the work you put in. And I will gladly participate in the tea house :) (And, in case you didn't notice, I haven't found a chat function yet, as I'm quite blind to hidden options). Best wishes, Seal TheSealOfApproval (talk) 14:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some falafel for you!

hi there | (talk) 17:09, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added name to inviter list

Hello! I've added my name to automated invites inviter list. Have an awesome day! Bsoyka (talk · contribs) 19:36, 6 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done! J-Mo 20:56, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Wikipedia:Teahouse/Hosts/Database reports/Automated invites#Inviter list

Hi, I added myself for this list. ― Qwerfjkltalk 11:54, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Creation of New Articles

Hi J-Mo, hope you are doing well. I received a message from HostBot on behalf of the Teahouse hosts on my user-talk page. They advised me to communicate with a senior editor like you to fetch more guidance and understanding about wikipedia rules, polices and procedures. I am quite new here and I have observed one thing that people who create new pages wait so long for approval of their page. Why it happens? Why so much delay? And yes, one more question. Do you have authority to approve a page? RedMiNote (talk) 16:32, 2 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RedMiNote I don't edit very much these days, so I'm not the best person to turn to for advice about how to get an article published after other editors have flagged the article as having issues with neutral point of view and reliable sources. The draft review of your Draft:Farhan_Wilayat article provides some good advice on next steps you could take to improve this draft before re-submitting it for review. Why not start there? Unfortunately no one person can guarantee that an article will be published on, or remain on, Wikipedia. That's a critical part of what helps keep Wikipedia reliable and trustworthy! However, I know very well that it can be very difficult to figure out the rules--both written and unwritten. My advice to you is to take a break from the article for a while and find some other articles where you can make contributions (ideally, small contributions like adding reliable sources, to articles on a different topic than your current focus). Then when you feel like you have a better handle on the rules around neutral point of view and reliable sources, make another attempt to improve the Farhan Wilayat article. I hope that helps! J-Mo 18:03, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How to move draft to article

Hello User:Jtmorgan, please help me or suggest me how to move my Draft Draft:Kumbharacha Ganpati to Article. Thank You.--Rajmama (talk) 09:56, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hi! I had received a message on my talk page from your bot, I didn't quite understand what it meant, could you please throw some light on this? GuyForceOne (talk) 09:20, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GuyForceOne! Welcome to Wikipedia. It looks like you figured it out ;) Happy editing, J-Mo 19:19, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ohhh! I didn't realize that. I had accidentally stumbled upon your message after posting a question. I thought it was an invitation to become a teahouse host until I read the host criteria. Thanks!GFO (talk) 04:24, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I cometh with peace, and milkshakes!

Milkshake
Thanks! this is just a token of appreciation. Pass it on! I hope to create a Milkshake Movement. GFO (talk) 04:30, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).== A barnstar for you! ==

[--200.68.128.52 (talk) 19:51, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[File:Original Barnstar Hires.png|100px]][reply] The Original Barnstar
Dear Sir

How are you? Ahlesunnatwaljamaatofficial.bd (talk) 19:36, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Is this a reliable source?

HostBot says you're one of the the people to ask to get help, is this a reliable source (https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/buddhistethics/war.shtml) — Preceding unsigned comment added by AverroesII (talk • contribs) 10:41, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Major Surender Dahiya for deletion

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Gbawden (talk) 10:39, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:JacobCardel

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Bots Newsletter, December 2021

Bots Newsletter, December 2021
BRFA activity by month

Welcome to the eighth issue of the English Wikipedia's Bots Newsletter, your source for all things bot. Maintainers disappeared to parts unknown... bots awakening from the slumber of æons... hundreds of thousands of short descriptions... these stories, and more, are brought to you by Wikipedia's most distinguished newsletter about bots.

Our last issue was in August 2019, so there's quite a bit of catching up to do. Due to the vast quantity of things that have happened, the next few issues will only cover a few months at a time. This month, we'll go from September 2019 through the end of the year. I won't bore you with further introductions — instead, I'll bore you with a newsletter about bots.

Overall

  • Between September and December 2019, there were 33 BRFAs. Of these, Green checkmarkY 25 were approved, and 8 were unsuccessful (Dark red X symbolN2 3 denied, Blue question mark? 3 withdrawn, and Expired 2 expired).

September 2019

Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, IT'S ALIVE!
  • Green checkmarkY Monkbot 16, DannyS712 bot 60, Ahechtbot 6, PearBOT 3, Qbugbot 3 · Dark red X symbolN2 DannyS712 bot 5, PkbwcgsBot 24 · Blue question mark? DannyS712 bot 61, TheSandBot 4
  • TParis goes away, UTRSBot goes kaput: Beeblebrox noted that the bot for maintaining on-wiki records of UTRS appeals stopped working a while ago. TParis, the semi-retired user who had previously run it, said they were "unlikely to return to actively editing Wikipedia", and the bot had been vanquished by trolls submitting bogus UTRS requests on behalf of real blocked users. While OAuth was a potential fix, neither maintainer had time to implement it. TParis offered to access to the UTRS WMFLabs account to any admin identified with the WMF: "I miss you guys a whole lot [...] but I've also moved on with my life. Good luck, let me know how I can help". Ultimately, SQL ended up in charge. Some progress was made, and the bot continued to work another couple months — but as of press time, UTRSBot has not edited since November 2019.
  • Article-measuring contest resumed: The list of Wikipedians by article count, which had lain dead for several years, was triumphantly resurrected by GreenC following a bot request.

October 2019

November 2019

Now you're thinking with portals.

December 2019

In the next issue of Bots Newsletter:
What's next for our intrepid band of coders, maintainers and approvers?

  • What happens when two bots want to clerk the same page?
  • What happens when an adminbot goes hog wild?
  • Will reFill ever get fixed?
  • What's up with ListeriaBot, anyway?
  • Python 3.4 deprecation? In my PyWikiBot? (It's more likely than you think!)

These questions will be answered — and new questions raised — by the January 2022 Bots Newsletter. Tune in, or miss out!

Signing off... jp×g 04:29, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A niggle about Hostbot

One thing that’s annoyed me with Hostbot is when it posts a Teahouse welcome to a new user who clearly has malicious intent [1]. It can make the user talk seem a bit silly [2], and it can be disheartening to those who patrol recent pages to reduce vandalism. Granted, Hostbot does a host of good, and as an RCP, my view of the results is myopic and magnified. I looked up the criteria the bot uses, and it does take into account warnings that the user might have received. You wouldn’t want to lower the threshold there. Some new users edit in good faith, yet attract nasty warnings, so a Teahouse welcome is just what’s needed, reaching out where their hand has been bitten.

“Bring me solutions, not problems!” I wish I could. It’s a fine line. And it’s been quite a while since I’ve coded. I understand that now, there are neural networks with massive numbers of layers that can automatically arrive at a decision that would closely match that of a human. Just an idea for if you’ve got a bit of spare time to devote to this vexing problem. Cheers. signed, Willondon (talk) 19:38, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. What would you think of an editor taking it upon themselves to remove the welcome message? signed, Willondon (talk) 19:42, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Willondon! Thanks for the ping. First: yes, you should definitely feel free to remove the Teahouse invite from users' talkpages at your discretion. Second: yeah, you've done a good job articulating the various tradeoffs that I try to navigate with HostBot. I'm always looking for new options for identifying bad-faith users to skip--without throwing out too many of the good-faith newbie babies with the bathwater, as it were. ML could definitely help. I don't have that expertise, but the idea of using the ORES API to build "risk scores" for invite candidates has been on my radar for years; just haven't gotten around to implementing it yet ;) Perhaps this Christmas vacation! Anyway, thanks again and feel free to continue providing feedback and topics for discussion--it's always useful and relevant! Cheers, J-Mo 18:54, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Hi Morgan

I'm fascinated by your contribution to Wikipedia. I'm quite new here and I would like to learn a lot from you Jahyal Maselam (talk) 18:51, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Jacksonmcgrath11

A tag has been placed on User talk:Jacksonmcgrath11 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Theroadislong (talk) 11:15, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bots Newsletter, January 2022

Bots Newsletter, January 2022
BRFA activity by month

Welcome to the ninth issue of the English Wikipedia's Bots Newsletter, your source for all things bot. Vicious bot-on-bot edit warring... superseded tasks... policy proposals... these stories, and more, are brought to you by Wikipedia's most distinguished newsletter about bots.

After a long hiatus between August 2019 and December 2021, there's quite a bit of ground to cover. Due to the vastness, I decided in December to split the coverage up into a few installments that covered six months each. Some people thought this was a good idea, since covering an entire year in a single issue would make it unmanageably large. Others thought this was stupid, since they were getting talk page messages about crap from almost three years ago. Ultimately, the question of whether each issue covers six months or a year is only relevant for a couple more of them, and then the problem will be behind us forever.

Of course, you can also look on the bright side – we are making progress, and this issue will only be about crap from almost two years ago. Today we will pick up where we left off in December, and go through the first half of 2020.

Overall
In the first half of 2020, there were 71 BRFAs. Of these, Green checkmarkY 59 were approved, and 12 were unsuccessful (with Dark red X symbolN2 8 denied, Blue question mark? 2 withdrawn, and Expired 2 expired).

January 2020

A python
A python
A python
0.4 pythons
Yeah, you're not gonna be able to get away with this anymore.

February 2020

Speaking of WikiProject Molecular Biology, Listeria went wild in February

March 2020

April 2020

Listeria being examined

Issues and enquiries are typically expected to be handled on the English Wikipedia. Pages reachable via unified login, like a talk page at Commons or at Italian Wikipedia could also be acceptable [...] External sites like Phabricator or GitHub (which require separate registration or do not allow for IP comments) and email (which can compromise anonymity) can supplement on-wiki communication, but do not replace it.

May 2020

We heard you like bots, so we made a bot that reports the status of your bots, so now you can use bots while you use bots

June 2020

A partial block averted at the eleventh hour for the robot that makes Legos

Conclusion

  • What's next for our intrepid band of coders, maintainers and approvers?
  • Will Citation bot ever be set free to roam the project?
  • What's the deal with all those book links that InternetArchiveBot is adding to articles?
  • Should we keep using Gerrit for MediaWiki?
  • What if we had a day for bots to make cosmetic edits?

These questions will be answered — and new questions raised — by the February 2022 Bots Newsletter. Tune in, or miss out!

Signing off... jp×g 23:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Teahouse § From the WikiProject desk at The Signpost

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Teahouse § From the WikiProject desk at The Signpost. 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 17:16, 9 February 2022 (UTC) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 17:16, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

February 2022

Information icon Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Organicism, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. GenoV84 (talk) 18:54, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GenoV84 rather than slapping me with a template intended for new editors, perhaps it would be more productive (and perhaps even more collegial) for you to share with me why you believe the content I deleted is appropriate for the article in which it is placed? And then I reply, and we work out a solution. That's how I've found it works best, in my 14 years on this project. What do you think? J-Mo 19:52, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nobody slapped you in the first place, so there's no point to cry wolf when there is none. Being a regular editor doesn't mean that you are exonerated from being warned for making mistakes, whether intentionally or inadvertently. I already explained the reason for reverting your edit, so there's not much to add. GenoV84 (talk) 21:02, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Those 'you've been reverted' templates are pretty unfriendly! Only appropriate for people who were probably vandalizing and who you don't expect to respond. – SJ + 21:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cataloging anti-vax RS discussions

Hello :) Thanks for the list of VSN orgs. Do you have time for a chat about ways to catalog past RS discussions about suspect vaccine [dis]info? I'm working on a project that could help + produce as one output a perennial-sources overview. – SJ + 21:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Host list for HostBot

Hi, I've added myself to the list of hosts at Wikipedia:Teahouse/Hosts/Database reports/Automated invites. 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 21:36, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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