User Talk: Barbara (WVS)
Server-side rendered snapshot of this editor's Wikipedia talk page discussions.
{{User:MiszaBot/config
|archiveheader = {{talk archive navigation}}
|maxarchivesize = 100K
|counter = 15
|minthreadsleft = 10
|minthreadstoarchive = 1
|algo = old(45d)
|archive = User talk:Barbara (WVS)/Archive %(counter)d
}}
{{archive box|auto=yes|search=yes}}{{skip to bottom}}
{{right|{{totd3}}}}
{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Navigation}}
Disambiguation link notification for May 20
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Caerosternus ↗, a link pointing to the disambiguation page C. americanus ↗ was added.
(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:08, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
May 27: WikiWednesday NYC Salon, focus on wiki+law school and wiki+ai
{|style="border:1px solid #6881b9; margin:0.5em; padding:0.5em;border-radius: 8px;"
|-
!colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|May 27: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce ↗
|-
| style="padding-left: .6em;" |
thumb|right|Prime Produce ↗ on W 54th St ↗
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC ↗ community for our '''WikiWednesday Salon ↗''' at Prime Produce ↗ in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan ↗, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!
Featuring this salon, a presentation on on whether Wikipedia can replace law school. And also, a facilitated group discussion on the proper place of AI in the wiki-verse.
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct ↗ and Photography Policy ↗.
Meeting info:
- Wednesday, May 27 '''WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce ↗ (optional RSVP on-wiki ↗)'''.
- :''6:00 pm – 7:00 pm'' (Open Hour)
- :''7:00 pm – 9:00 pm'' (Wiki Salon)
- : (Prime Produce ↗, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan ↗)
- : Also online via Zoom ↗
<small>(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list ↗.)</small>
--Wikimedia New York City Team ↗ via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:37, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
<!-- Message sent by User:Pharos@enwiki using the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite_list&oldid=1352314465 -->
Women in Red - June 2026
{| style="border: 5px solid #ABCDEF ;"
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" |
|rowspan="2" |
|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | right|75px ↗'''<big>Women in Red ↗</big>''' <big>|</big> <small>June 2026, Vol 12, Issue 6, Nos 358, 359, 373, 374, 375</small>
<br />
'''Online events:'''
- ''New'': LGBTQ+ women ↗ <big>|</big> Alphabet run: Countries starting with I, J, K and L ↗
- ''Article improvement campaign'': Orphaned women ↗
- ''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗
'''Announcements from other communities:'''
'''Tip of the month:'''
- Consider contributing to two of our monthly events at once, and improve coverage <br/>of LGBTQ+ women by de-orphaning their articles.
'''Other ways to participate:'''
- Become a member ↗. You can always opt-out of notifications ↗.
- Join the conversations on our talkpage ↗.
- Help us plan future events ↗ and add any general ideas on developing the project.
- Follow us on social media: frameless|15px ↗ Instagram ↗ & frameless|15px ↗ Pinterest ↗}}
<!-- Message sent by User:Rosiestep@enwiki using the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Outreach/A-D&oldid=1354821379 -->
Administrators' newsletter – June 2026
News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (May 2026).
right|150px ↗
20px|alt= ↗ '''Administrator changes'''
:20px|alt=added|Added ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|Asukite ↗
|Bobby Cohn ↗
|Bonadea ↗
|Ca ↗
|Drm310 ↗
|Reconrabbit ↗
|Sammi Brie ↗
}}
:20px|alt=readded|Readded ↗ {{hlist|class=inline|
|Tamzin ↗
|TonyBallioni ↗
}}
:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|Ezhiki ↗
|Queen of Hearts ↗
}}
20px|alt= ↗ '''Bureaucrat changes'''
:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|WereSpielChequers ↗
}}
20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''
- Following an RfC ↗, the "persistent usage of large language models ↗" has been included as a common reason for a block ↗.
20px|alt= ↗ '''Technical news'''
- 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.
- Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election ↗ closes on 1 June.
{{center|{{flatlist|
}}}}
<!--
-->{{center|1=<small>Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:13, 1 June 2026 (UTC)</small>}}
<!-- Message sent by User:Robertsky@enwiki using the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter/Subscribe&oldid=1356950131 -->
Books & Bytes – Issue 74
<div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div style = "font-size: 1.5em; margin: 0 100px"> right|175px ↗</div> <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size: 2em; font-family: Copperplate, 'Copperplate Gothic Light', serif">'''The Wikipedia Library''': ''Books & Bytes''</span><br /> Issue 74, March–April 2026 </div> <div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: 1.2em">
- New partnership: Swissdox
- User survey results
(This message was sent to :User:Barbara (WVS) ↗ and is being posted here due to a redirect.)
<!-- Message sent by User:Samwalton9 (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Recipients&oldid=30576650 -->
Wikilinking countries
Hi, re edits like this one ↗, MOS:OL ↗ says "major examples of the following categories should generally not be linked: Countries (e.g., Brazil/Brazilian, Canada/Canadian, China/Chinese)". I don't find this very helpful, because what is one person's idea of a "major example" may not be another's. However, I think that Russia, Korea, and Japan, in addition to the directly mentioned China, are probably "major", so I wouldn't wikilink them now (although I have in the past, before being referred to MOS:OL ↗). Peter coxhead (talk) 13:04, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
:Thank you for pointing me to MOS:OL ↗. I feel now that I understand how to wikilink better. Best Regards, <span style="border:1px solid black;color:black; padding:1px;background:#CEE6F2"><small>'' Barbara ''</small></span><small>✐</small><small>✉</small> ↗ 13:16, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Selina Wamucii
I saw you had used selinawamucii.com as a source in ''Guzmania betancurii ↗''; there are many incorrect facts given on Selina Wamacuii's plant pages, and it appears to be hallucinated LLM content and should not be used as a source.
It was discussed previously at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Plants/Archive77#Depreciating_Selina_Wamucii_as_a_source ↗. Plantdrew (talk) 20:34, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
:Thanks for letting me know. I will go back to the article and edit out the content and ref...unless you already have done that. I know that I already let you know how helpful you are. Thanks again. Best Regards, <span style="border:1px solid black;color:black; padding:1px;background:#CEE6F2"><small>'' Barbara ''</small></span><small>✐</small><small>✉</small> ↗ 20:46, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
July 2026
<section begin="July" />
{| style="border: 5px solid #ABCDEF ;"
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" |
|rowspan="2" |
|style="padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | right|75px ↗'''<big>Women in Red ↗</big>''' <big>|</big> <small>July 2026, Vol 12, Issue 7, Nos 358, 359, 376, 377</small>
'''Events:'''
- ''New'': Crime & law ↗ <big>|</big> Alphabet run: Countries starting with M ↗
- ''Continuing (year-long initiatives)'': #1day1woman ↗ <big>|</big> Sports ↗
{{hidden|Announcements, tips, participation...|
'''Announcements from other communities:'''
|frameless|100px|right ↗
- Women in Red celebrates its 11 Year Anniversary on July 18!
- Eiffel women ↗
- Developing Countries WikiContest ↗
'''Tip of the month:'''
- Working on a group of linked articles? Have you thought about creating a navigation box ↗ for the footer of those pages?
'''Other ways to participate:'''
- Become a member ↗. You can always opt-out of notifications ↗.
- Join the conversations on our talkpage ↗.
- Help us plan future events ↗ and add any general ideas on developing the project.
- Follow us on social media: frameless|15px ↗ Instagram ↗ & frameless|15px ↗ Pinterest ↗}}
<section end="July" />
--MSGJ (talk 22:11, 28 June 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging
<!-- Message sent by User:MSGJ@enwiki using the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Outreach/A-D&oldid=1361340174 -->
July 10: Free Culture Friday / Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party
{|style="border:1px solid #6881b9; margin:0.5em; padding:0.5em;border-radius: 8px;"
|-
!colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|July 10: Free Culture Friday @ Prime Produce ↗
|-
| style="padding-left: .6em;" |
thumb|right|Wiki Loves Fútbol, World Cup Watch Party! ↗
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC ↗ community for our '''Free Culture Friday / Wiki Loves Fútbol World Cup Watch Party ↗''' at Prime Produce ↗ in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan ↗. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!
This special event will feature starting at 1:30 pm a Wikimedia Foundation ↗ meet-and-greet bringing together local staff and community, and then at 3 pm a Wiki Loves Fútbol ↗ watch party and edit-a-thon for the {{Q|137545497}}.
All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct ↗ and Photography Policy ↗.
Meeting info:
- Friday, July 10 '''Free Culture Friday / World Cup Watch Party @ Prime Produce ↗ (optional RSVP on-wiki ↗)'''.
- :''1:30 pm – 3:00 pm'' (Wikimedia Foundation staff + community meet-and-greet)
- :''3:00 pm – 7:00 pm'' (Wiki Loves Fútbol ↗ Watch Party + Edit-a-thon)
- : (Prime Produce ↗, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan ↗)
<small>(You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list ↗.)</small>
--Wikimedia New York City Team ↗ via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:57, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
<!-- Message sent by User:Pharos@enwiki using the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite_list&oldid=1361340580 -->
Administrators' newsletter – July 2026
News and updates for administrators ↗ from the past month (June 2026).
right|150px ↗
20px|alt= ↗ '''Administrator changes'''
:20px|alt=added|Added ↗ {{hlist|class=inline|Chipmunkdavis ↗|TechnoSquirrel69 ↗}}
:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|Mlaffs ↗
|SpuriousQ ↗
|Lectonar ↗
|Dennis Brown ↗
|Hog Farm ↗
}}
20px|alt= ↗ '''CheckUser changes'''
:20px|alt=readded|Readded ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|Giraffer ↗
|TonyBallioni ↗
}}
:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|Dbeef ↗
|EdJohnston ↗
}}
20px|alt= ↗ '''Oversight changes'''
:20px|alt=readded|Readded ↗ {{hlist|class=inline
|Giraffer ↗
|TonyBallioni ↗
}}
:20px|alt=removed|Removed ↗ L235 ↗
20px|alt= ↗ '''Guideline and policy news'''
- 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 ↗.
20px|alt= ↗ '''Technical news'''
- 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 ↗)
20px|alt= ↗ '''Arbitration'''
- 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.
20px|alt= ↗ '''Miscellaneous'''
- 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.
----
{{center|{{flatlist|
}}}}
<!--
-->{{center|1=<small>Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:06, 2 July 2026 (UTC)</small>}}
<!-- Message sent by User:Robertsky@enwiki using the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_newsletter/Subscribe&oldid=1359652671 -->