User Talk: Aqurs1

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Rollback granted

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Hi Streetdeck. After reviewing your request for "{{mono|rollbacker}}", I have <span class="plainlinks">[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3AStreetdeck enabled]</span> rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle ↗.

Rollback should be used to revert ''clear'' cases of ''vandalism'' ↗ ''only'', and not good faith edits ↗.

Rollback should never be used to edit war ↗.

If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.

Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback ↗ (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! <span style="color:black">'''~Swarm~'''</span> <sup><span style="color:DarkViolet">{sting}</span></sup> 06:30, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Confused over your message

i'm not entirely sure how changing the date of GWRs franchise can be seen as "disruptive". if I accidentally deleted something important then I sincerely apologise, I didn't mean to.

MJ9674 (talk) 15:22, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

{{ping|MJ9674}} Oh sorry. I thought that is a references. ----<span style="color:#800080">'''Wright'''</span> <span style="color:#CCAC00">'''Streetdeck'''</span> 15:42, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

i'm not sure what you mean. but I did insert a reference, though it might not have worked.

MJ9674 (talk) 07:56, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

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AIV report

Hi Streetdeck. Thanks for the good work. I've actioned this AIV report ↗ for spam, but I wanted to leave a couple pointers: (a) there was no vandalism after the final warning (final warning was left 05:58, 19 May 2020 (UTC), after which there were no edits), and (b) leaving multiple warnings in succession without intervening edits is generally discouraged since it's confusing{{snd}}if a higher-level warning is warranted go straight to the higher level. (In this case you left a level 3 and level 4 warning without the user having edited in between.) Keep up the hard work and all the best, '''Kevin''' (<small>aka</small> L235 '''·''' t '''·''' c ↗) 06:05, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
:Okay, thanks. ----<span style="color:#800080">'''Wright'''</span> <span style="color:#CCAC00">'''Streetdeck'''</span> 06:06, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
::{{ping|L235}} I reverted vandalism by using SWViewer, and that tools can't manage the warn level, sorry about that. ----<span style="color:#800080">'''Wright'''</span> <span style="color:#CCAC00">'''Streetdeck'''</span> 06:09, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
:::I haven't used the tool, but please keep in mind that you are responsible for all edits made on your account{{snd}}if the tool warns by default, try overriding the option. Best, '''Kevin''' (<small>aka</small> L235 '''·''' t '''·''' c ↗) 06:12, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

About your GA nomination of Cyclone Hamish ↗

Streetdeck, I initially noticed this nomination because you edited the WP:GAN ↗ page directly, which you shouldn't do: the page is rewritten by a bot every 20 minutes or so, and nominations are added and modified at that time, based on the "GA nominee" template on article talk pages. (You didn't get the format and info quite right.)

However, when I looked at the article, I noticed that the lead was unusually short (MOS:LEAD ↗ is one of the GA criteria ↗), and then that you had never edited the article in question. As best I can tell, this is your first GA nomination, so you may not be aware of this part of the GA nomination instructions ↗: {{tq|Nominators who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article on the article talk page prior to a nomination.}} Among other things, the major contributors will know of any issues with the article or places where it falls short of the criteria (which may be why they didn't nominate it before), and it's also courteous to let them know.

Since you did not follow the instructions, I have reverted your nomination. If you still wish to nominate the article, please do the appropriate consultation on the article's talk page first (you should allow at least seven days for responses). However, you will need to be an active participant in the review should you nominate again: {{tq|You are expected to respond to the reviewer's suggestions to improve the article to GA quality in a timely manner (if you absolutely cannot, make sure another editor can).}} So please be sure that you can do this—responses are generally expected within seven days.

Thank you for your interest in GAN, and best of luck going forward. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:12, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
:Thanks for your notice. --<span style="color:#800080">'''Wright'''</span> <span style="color:#CCAC00">'''Streetdeck'''</span> 14:19, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

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A gift

Please check the Jeffrey Ngo ↗ created by me about 敖卓軒. I can’t create page directly because of security concerns. Thanks.--Divielter (talk) 00:46, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Category changes to January articles

Hi there, following on from changes made by @Andrwsheng0001 to January articles which, thankfully, you reverted, the same changes have now been done by @StarTrekker. Do you have a quick way of reverting them? I started, but am giving up as it's a very tedious task. Thanks, Kiwipete (talk) 20:09, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
:What's wrong with the edits?★Trekker (talk) 20:10, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
::@StarTrekker, as I explained in my edit summary "The formatting of this page is considered static and should not be altered without prior discussion for consensus at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Days of the year ↗". Can you please start a discussion there? Kiwipete (talk) 20:17, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Sure.★Trekker (talk) 20:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Your comment and the deletion of my addition to the article are probably some kind of misunderstanding. My addition to the article was absolutely neutral. (20:31, 7 January 2025 (UTC) <small class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by 176.46.96.89 ↗ (talk) </small>

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Your decline of my article is Understandable but...

Frank Asiedu Bekoe has recently been elected as a Member of Parliament by his constituents and was officially sworn in on January 7. It is crucial to create a Wikipedia page for him, even as we await the official publication by the Parliament of Ghana, which will provide verified details about his early life and education.

Could the page be approved with a temporary tag, indicating that certain information is pending verification from the official publication? Duncanoff (talk) 21:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
:{{ping|Duncanoff}} You need to add references for those sections. Aqurs1 (talk) 03:43, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
::Understood. thanks Duncanoff (talk) 13:13, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

About Editorial and opinion commentary

1. The video maker you said is Lian Xiao. If you don't know who he is, you can check directly on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lian_Xiao
2. The pictures in the blog are GO players' comments about this incident from their Weibo. These are the go players: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Weixing https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E6%88%98%E9%B9%B0 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E7%A5%A5%E4%BA%91 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%A8%E6%A5%B7%E6%96%87 and so on. Hence I think they are good source of a good enough Editorial and opinion commentary, unless you think the picture is not good enough. In that case, I could change it directly to the link of their weibo. ROCedric (talk) 20:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|ROCedric}} For the content, it should be 'professional go player Lian Xiao believes ****', not sentences violate WP:NPOV ↗ like 'with Byun's sportsmanship and character widely questioned.'.
:For the blog references, please change to weibo.
:--Aqurs1 (talk) 20:17, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
::OK, I got it ROCedric (talk) 20:18, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
::I have made the changes. I apologize if my earlier frustration violated the neutrality of the article, and thank you for your advice. ROCedric (talk) 20:37, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
:::I also edited something on zhwiki, feel free to take a look. Aqurs1 (talk) 20:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
::::I've changed the source to Nie Weiping's Weibo, and add the source of Go players'opinion about controversial decisions based on unclear. Thanks ROCedric (talk) 20:59, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

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Unvanish an account

You apparently vanished {{checkuser|Renamed user 018f961601d2e64b558b831900099b44}}. Could you please unvanish them? They have been socking, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/RAO WAJEEH UR RAHMAN ↗. (AFAIK I believe the previous name is "RAO WAJEEH UR RAHMAN".)

I don't much care about whether they're unlocked, just a rename will be fine.

Thanks! Izno (talk) 17:42, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

:@Izno Done, vanish was reverted. Aqurs1 (talk) 17:56, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

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Username change also on Outreach Dashboard?

Hello! I recently requested a username change and you took care of it ↗, which is great!
The thing is, I've noticed that on Outreach Dashboard I still have the old name and I don't know how to change it. this is the profile ↗. Is it possible to change it or do I need to create a new account? It would be a shame to lose all the progress I've been making in different events. I don't know where to check or who to ask, that's why I'm asking you for help.

Thank you so much for your time!! Ceaseless Watcher (talk) 21:28, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Ceaseless Watcher}} Sorry, I don't know much about outreach, please consider asking others. Aqurs1 (talk) 06:31, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

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Hello, I noticed that the article ''Prasath Kumar'' was deleted as out of project scope. I am the subject of the page, and I would like to kindly request clarification. I have acted in five films, all of which were released in theatres and are now publicly available through platforms such as YouTube and other media outlets. I would be grateful if the page could be restored to my Draft space so that I may work on improving it with more reliable, independent references to better establish notability. Thank you very much for your time and guidance. ActorPrasath (talk) 05:08, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion ↗ nomination of :User talk:114.10.138.207 ↗

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All general sanctions ↗ imposed by the community may now be enforced at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard ↗ (WP:AE ↗) as a result of a recent RfC ↗.

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Changes ↗ to the Access to Temporary Account IP Addresses Policy ↗'s disclosure rules include broadening the consecutive-blocks exception to cover all admin actions and removing the requirement to revision-delete permissible disclosures once they become unnecessary (instead requiring only their removal). See WP:TAIVDISCLOSE ↗ for more information.

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Voting in the 2026 Steward elections ↗ started on 06 February 2026 at 14:00 (UTC) and will end on 27 February 2026 at 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process ↗ for current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility ↗ to vote.

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Following an RfC ↗, the web archival service archive.today ↗ has been deprecated; links to the site should be removed ↗.

A request for comment ↗ is open to discuss retiring CSD criterion R3 ↗ in favour of handling such redirects through RfD ↗.

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Following a motion ↗, remedy 9.1 ↗ of the ''Conduct in deletion-related editing'' case has been amended to limit {{noping|TenPoundHammer}} to one XfD nomination or PROD per 24-hour period.

Following a motion ↗, the ''Iskandar323 further POV pushing'' motion has been rescinded.

The Arbitration Committee has passed a housekeeping motion ↗ rescinding a number of outdated remedies and enforcement provisions across multiple legacy cases. In most instances, existing sanctions remain in force and continue to be appealable through the usual processes, while some case-specific remedies were amended or clarified.

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Following the 2026 Steward Elections ↗, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: A09 ↗, AmandaNP ↗, Barras ↗, Count Count ↗, M7 ↗, SHB2000 ↗, Teles ↗ and VIGNERON ↗.

An Unreferenced articles backlog drive ↗ is taking place in March 2026 to reduce the backlog of articles tagged with {{tl|Unreferenced}}. You can help reduce the backlog by adding citations to these articles. '''Sign up to participate!''' ↗

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The content of Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models ↗ has been updated following a request for comment ↗. It now prohibits using LLMs to generate content, with exceptions for translation and copy-editing.

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Following a motion ↗, the GSCASTE ↗ extended-confirmed restriction in the ''Indian military history'' case has been narrowed. It now applies to caste-related topics in South Asia, and the preemptive protection remedy ↗ has been amended accordingly.

The arbitration case ''Pbsouthwood ↗'' has been closed.

The arbitration case ''Maghreb ↗'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 7 April.

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Changes to user permissions made from Meta are now included in the local user permissions log (T6055 ↗).

The autoconfirmed ↗ user group will soon be modified such that the four-day account age requirement begins when an account makes its first edit (T418484 ↗).

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The arbitration case ''SchroCat ↗'' has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 15 April.

Per a recent motion ↗, appeals of blocks from the conflict-of-interest VRT queue ↗ are, by default, appealed on-wiki through the normal unblock process. However, they may be heard by the Committee if COIVRTers disagree on the interpretation of the evidence or believe ArbCom would be better suited to hear the appeal. Administrators are also advised that loosening or lifting such blocks without the consent of someone with access to the queue or ArbCom can be grounds for desysopping.

Per a recent motion ↗, restrictions issued directly by the Committee may now be enforced with blocks which work exactly like contentious topic blocks.

The arbitration case ''Maghreb ↗'' has been closed.

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The May 2026 administrator elections ↗ are scheduled to run from April 29 to May 19. The call for candidates ↗ ends May 5.

The 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election ↗ is scheduled to run from April 25 to June 1. Candidacy submissions ↗ close on May 10.

A '''new noticeboard ↗''' for non-urgent, batch page protection requests has been created, primarily for the enforcement of contentious topic restrictions ↗.

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New Page Patrol Newsletter - May 2026

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thumb|400px|New Page Review queue November 2025 - May 2026 ↗

'''Backlog update'''

At the time of this message, there are 15,282 articles and 32,951 redirects awaiting review.

After the January–February drive the article backlog was reduced to 15,179 articles and the redirect backlog to 19,053 respectively. Great job! However, both queues are growing rapidly and any additional reviews are highly appreciated.

'''2024 and 2025 NPP Awards'''

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{{no ping|Hey man im josh}} and {{no ping|MPGuy2824}} won the Redirect Ninja Master Award for 2024 and 2025 respectively, for reviewing the most redirects.

Overall in 2024, one Platinum, two Gold, eight Silver, 12 Bronze and 45 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 66 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year. In 2025, one Platinum, ten Silver, 13 Bronze and 38 Iron Barnstars were awarded. Additionally, 38 reviewers got the NPP barnstar for doing more than 100 reviews through the year.

{{no ping|BoyTheKingCanDance}}, {{no ping|Rosiestep}}, {{no ping|SunDawn}}, and {{no ping|Vanderwaalforces}} were inducted into the NPP Hall of Fame ↗ for having two separate years of 2,000+ article reviews.

'''January–February backlog drive'''

The experimental two-month long backlog drive concluded with 183 reviewers patrolling over 27,761 articles and 35,309 redirects, earning over 36,836 points. Congratulations to {{no ping|JTtheOG}}, who achieved first place with 6,484.6 points in this drive.

'''May backlog drive'''

An article-only backlog drive is currently underway. We are hoping to make a big dent in the backlog. You can read more about it or join at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Backlog drives/May 2026 ↗.

'''PageTriage'''

An attempt was made to get the New Pages Feed ↗ to sort by date marked as reviewed instead of date created. However we had to revert it due to bugs. We may try again in the future. You can subscribe to the Phabricator ticket ↗ if you're interested in following along.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (May 2026).

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Following an RfC ↗, the "persistent usage of large language models ↗" has been included as a common reason for a block ↗.

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Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats ↗: Bureaucrats ↗ without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119 ↗, T423120 ↗)

20px|alt= ↗ '''Arbitration'''

The arbitration case ''SchroCat ↗'' has been closed.

The arbitration case ''Michael Jackson ↗'' has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.

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Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election ↗ closes on 1 June.

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2026

News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (June 2026).

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A request for comment ↗ asks whether the criteria for autoconfirmed and extended confirmed should be modified.

A request for comment ↗ proposes an addendum for the Real name section of the Username policy ↗.

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The special page Special:RangeCalculator ↗ has been created for any users to use to find an IP range. (phab:T268429 ↗)

The "indefinitely" button in Special:Block ↗ for temporary accounts can be replaced with a preferred block duration stated on MediaWiki:ipb-indefinite-expiry-temporary-account ↗. (phab:T427125 ↗)

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Following a series of motions ↗, changes to the contentious topics procedure ↗ to restructure awareness ↗ have been implemented.

The arbitration case ''Michael Jackson ↗'' has been closed.

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The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest ↗ will run from 1{{nbsp}}July to 30{{nbsp}}September. '''Sign up now ↗'''!

10 candidates have been appointed ↗ to the U4C.

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