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Guideline and policy news
- Following a request for comment, F10 (useless non-media files) has been deprecated.
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- A request for comment is open to discuss making the closing instructions for the requested moves process a guideline.
Technical news
- The results of the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey have been posted.
Is this the best silly British story you have ever heard?
When British people say they are “less paranoid” than Americans, what are some examples of what they mean?
This is a good example:- "I was staying on a campsite in rural Surrey. After coming from work I got off the train and headed out of the village into pitch darkness. Another chap followed me, so I turned to him and asked “Sorry, I forgot. Is it my turn to be the serial killer or yours?”. And so we walked home together that night."
Xmas letter - 2023
This year has not been easy although I have survived. I am getting old. On the good side, I am still walking 5 to 7 km every day. There are three walks that I do regularly. To the south east, I can walk through Lord Reserve and Koornang Park and then via the beginning of the Rosanna Street Reserve to Packer Park. To the south west I can get to the Rosstown Reserve. Ross was a complete idiot who build a factory at one place and a storage building at another place quite a distance away, and then a railway between the two, before going bust. The railway is now the Rosstown Reserve which is a lovely walk. I often walk it to Princes Park, which is quiet a large park. To the north west I can get to the Caulfield Racecourse, which is open to the public in the morning, but not the afternoon when the horses are exercised. There is a nice small park just to the south of the racecourse. You can also walk though a tunnel to the middle of the racecourse, where there are two small lakes.
However, my memory is clearly not as good as it was. I am still spending quite a time on Wikipedia, but not creating new articles. I check my watch list, which shows edits to articles I an interesting in, many times a day. I then revert nonsense that many add to Wikipedia. It is amazing that it actually works, but it certainly does. It works because of hundreds of people like me that quickly revert nonsense. While editing Wikipedia, I learn quite a lot. Posted to family and friends on 20 December, 2023.
2024
Hi all, I hope you had a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year. At 84 I am beginning to think I am getting old. My memory is not what it was. However I am still able to do a walk every day, usually of 5 to 7 km and sometimes more. There are three nice walks to the east, west and north. My son, James, and his wife, live a bit further into Melbourne and I see them at least once a week and we chat every day by Facebook or phone. My son, Michal, who lives in New Zealand, phones me every couple of days. I have a zoom chat with them and my two daughters, Barbara and Alison who live in the UK, every week.
However, my memory is not getting better, so I am investigating moving into an aged care home which is not very far from where I live at present. I have now visited it and it is a nice place and near where I often walk. I will be allowed to go out everyday for a walk. Recently I have not been going to various events unless I go with Jim and Guia and it will be nice to be chatting to people much more frequently than I do now. I am still not sure when I will actually move in. I will keep you informed.
I should have dated the 2 paragraphs above. It was a few weeks back from today. I am still uncertain about what is happening. However, I gather I will still have my computer in the care home. Bduke (talk) 03:07, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
I am now living in Arcare Carnegie - Aged Care Facility. As you see I do have my computer here working well and I spend quite a time on it. Bduke (talk) 05:21, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
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Seventy years ago
Today, 15/05/2024 is the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister running the first 4 minute mile. Only a few years after that I lived as the Senior Student in an annex of the Queen's College, Oxford University, opposite to the Oxford University Running track. The staff there had watched the race from the room I lived in. For those who now think a 4 minute mile is no big deal, it was a massive deal until Roger did it. After that many others did it.
Lookwide Camp
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| I was down Wikipedia rabbit hole, looking at elections - as you do - and I decided why not go into the talk pages and discover the Wikipedia projects (never done it before, I've only made like 10 contributions to Wikipedia). Long story short after about an hour I discovered the page WikiProject_Elections_and_Referendums/Members and decided to click on a random name that had Australia in the description, since its the country I live in. And I fell upon this gem. This is probably one of the best User pages in the whole site. I am greatly satisfied with my discovery and this has made my day. I wish you well into the future and thank you for your contributions to this lovely site. -Sam Samsam21amb (talk) 10:36, 25 November 2024 (UTC) |
African Legislators in Red Contest 2024
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Molecular Editor Software
Dear @Bduke, I'm contacting you as I'm not extremely expert of Wikipedia procedures, however a significant portion of important information from the page Molecule editor is being removed as it has been deemed not relevant since such software does not have a Wikipedia article associated. Could you please take a look at the talk page and see if such removal is justified and how the problem may be fixed? I'm writing to you just because you're listed in the Chemistry project, I'm not sure whether this is the correct approach to take. Thank you Davidoskky (talk) 20:53, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
- Done and replied to Davidoskky. Bduke (talk) 02:28, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
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Hey, Bduke. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 05:15, 31 October 2025 (UTC) |
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Hey @Bduke. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 20 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 ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 07:46, 31 October 2025 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors – June 2026 Newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors June 2026 Newsletter
  Hello and welcome to the June 2026 newsletter, a quarterly-ish digest of Guild activities since April. Election news: Nominations for the mid-year coordinator election ends at 23:59 on 15 June. Voting will last from 00:00 on 16 June to 23:59 on 30 June. Results will be announced on the election page. April Blitz: 18 of the 21 editors who signed up for the April 2026 Copy Editing Blitz copy edited 122,993 words in 56 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. May Drive: 34 of the 66 editors who signed up for the May 2026 Backlog Elimination Drive copy edited 543,972 words in 211 articles. Barnstars awarded are here. June Blitz: Our June 2026 Copy Editing Blitz will start on 14 June and finish on 30 June. Barnstars awarded will be posted here. Progress report: As of 22:40, 11 June 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 132 requests since 1 January, and the backlog stands at 1,691 articles. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Articles for Creation backlog drive
Hello Bduke:
WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in August!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than a month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 August 2026 through 31 August 2026.
You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.
Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 5000 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:36, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
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This Month in Education: July 2026
This Month in Education
Volume 15 • Issue 7 • July 2026
- Practical Wikipedia Training for Teachers Held in Tetovo, Macedonia
- Wikimedia Ukraine at the Teachers of the Future Festival
- Six Months of Growth, Learning, and Impact: My Journey as an EduWiki Mentor
- PhilWiki Community pays homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry at Wikimania Paris 2026
- Google25 Expands Tamil Wikipedia Community
- Edu Wiki camp gathers Serbian youth around the topic of open knowledge
- Cátedra Glaciares: A Collaborative Experience for the Study and Conservation of Colombia’s Cryosphere
- Continuing Wiki education partnerships in Brazil
- Building EduWiki in Albania: From school outreach to student contributions in Wikimedia projects
- 1Lib1Ref WUGN Kaduna, 2026
- We create the first master class on access to knowledge and open technology in collaboration with National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM
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Administrators' newsletter – August 2026
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2026).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the 30-day requirement for extended-confirmed status now begins after an account's first edit instead of its registration (T431060).
Technical news
- Inactive editors can now be removed as mentors at Special:CommunityConfiguration/Mentorship automatically.
- The Suggested Edits' Revise Tone feature is now enabled. It encourages editors to identify and revise non-neutral language in articles.
Miscellaneous
- The Unreferenced articles August 2026 backlog drive is underway. Help to add references to 47,000 articles.
- The Articles for creation August 2026 backlog drive is under way. Help to review 4,500+ drafts.
The Signpost: 24 August 2026
- News and notes: Union process progresses, unanswered questions about Littler Mendelson remain
And Raju Narisetti leaves WMF board after nine years.
- In the media: Wikipedia editors save Sam Altman's life
Can AI do that? Meanwhile, Ruwiki gives porn the shaft, and has Grokipedia ghosted?
- Recent research: Women in blue? Wikipedia's gender gap reverses in some areas
And other new research findings.
- Discussion report: Again and Again
The community comes to consensus.
- Traffic report: Look out, here comes the Spider-Man!
Plus The Odyssey and varied topics caught in his web.
- Humour: Her tastes, her Wikimania, her upcoming tour... Baby Globe reveals everything
A short (parody) interview with Baby Globe via the French wikipress outlet, Regards sur l’Actualité du mouvement Wikimédia (RAW).
- On the bright side: The great outdoors
Blue Angels, Indigenous Peoples' Day, and the Perseids meteor shower.
- Opinion: Are we embarrassed yet?
One editor wants to find out more about a Department of Justice investigation of Wikipedia and its editors.
- Special report: Paris Syndrome: Labor Strife, AI Anxiety, and a Leadership Test at Wikimania 2026
Notes from a delightful Wikimania and the ugly week that followed.
- Comix: WP:FAOWN
"Explaining civilly" probably should go both ways...
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