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[edit]Hi there! I noticed your comments on Giraffer's RFA regarding AfC and wanted to reach out. AfC is mostly run by non-admin editors. If you're interested in learning more about how AFC works, head over to Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewing instructions. There, you can see what all reviewers do, as well as the requirements for becoming a reviewer. Let me know if you have any further questions! Take care, Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:27, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, and thanks for the message. I'm planning on applying to become a reviewer sometime in the future, once I know more about the deletion policy and notability guidelines. Opm581 (talk) 08:15, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
Natalie Portman edit
[edit]As requested, I have provided a more detailed argument (with citations of sources) explaining why I feel the section entitled "Advocacy for Israel" should be renamed "Views on Israel" and that the opening paragraph should be reworded to reflect the more complex nature of her views towards her homeland (which is reflected in 3 quotes that I have sourced and provided). 2 editors (Sundayclose and FlightTime) who responded to me expressed support for the proposed change while one (Lililolol) did not. Is this enough to constitute a consensus? If so, whose job will it be to make the necessary changes (I cannot as I do not yet have an extended confirmed account.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victor at Zama123 (talk • contribs) 18:21, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
- I don't have any experience with determining consensus, so I don't know if two editors supporting and one editor opposing constitutes a consensus. Also, an extended-confirmed user will probably make the changes when a consensus is reached. Opm581 (talk | he/him) 22:51, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
Extended confirmation
[edit]I hope this doesn’t sound stupid, and I apologize if this isn’t okay for me to ask on your talk page, but what does extended confirmation mean? I posted a support vote in an RfA, and it was moved to a section where users who didn’t have it were. Sorry. Brickto (talk) 09:04, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
- Basically, an extended-confirmed user is a user who has made at least 500 edits and has been a user for at least 30 days. There are certain pages that can only be edited by them in order to help prevent vandalism, edit warring, etc. Furthermore, last year, voters in RfAs became required to be extended-confirmed due to the consensus reached in this discussion. Also, your question isn't stupid, and it was OK for you to ask it on my talk page. Opm581 (talk | he/him) 09:24, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
- Opm581 Thank you! Brickto (talk) 23:31, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
- You're welcome Opm581 (talk | he/him) 01:06, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
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Articles for Creation backlog drive
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[edit]Welcome, welcome, welcome Opm581! I'm glad that you are joining the June 2025 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
Cielquiparle (talk) 03:49, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi. I believe the subject of this draft meets WP:NPROF, point 3 and point 5. He is a fellow of The Obesity Society and was a named chair University of Pennsylvania. The specific criteria notes on NPROF say that "for documenting that a person has been elected member or fellow, publications of the electing institution are considered a reliable source." Therefore, I have used the TOS official website for this. HRShami (talk) 05:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, I'll approve the draft. Sorry for initially declining it. Opm581 (talk | he/him) 05:35, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- No worries. I should have done a better job to indicate notability clearly in the draft. Thank you for taking out the time to review it. HRShami (talk) HRShami (talk) 05:45, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
June Backlog Drive is almost over!
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June 2025 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award
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Hello. Could you please see the draft I have revised? I have corrected the comments that were pointed out by another reviewer. 95.153.177.56 (talk) 05:03, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, I'll take a look at it and see if it's acceptable or not. Opm581 (talk | he/him) 05:07, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
- I looked at it, and I think it's finally ready to be accepted, so I've accepted it. Opm581 (talk | he/him) 05:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
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