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Some kind of mentorship scheme for African editors?



Hi. You seemed to respond positively to the idea of identifying student editors, but User:RosPost has now asked me "how to tag for students". Can you tell me whether this mentoring of African contributors is a formal scheme, and where it is documented? The matter of adding a template should be fairly straightforward, but it may be best to consult someone with experience of educational initiatives, maybe someone like User:Ian (Wiki Ed). I want to emphasize that maintaining Wikipedia standards is one of my responsibilities as an admin, and I'm a bit concerned about inexperienced users like Ros trying to "teach" others how to use the encyclopedia and then upbraiding established editors for correcting them when they make mistakes. I hope you don't share her apparent view that it's okay for new users to ignore the guidelines. Deb (talk) 09:06, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @Deb, the "mentorship scheme" is a project under the auspices of WikiProject Women in Religion ↗. It's very informal. We're working with a group of students at Nairobi University in Kenya, to help them write for Wikipedia and improve their English and research skills. It's not a formal class; it's more like an ongoing editathon, with a rapid grant attached to it. Many of the conflicts in this situation are due to sensitive cultural issues, which we're doing our best to manage. No, we don't think that it's okay for new users to ignore the guidelines at all; there was some confusion about the purposes of sandboxes, but that's been cleared up. We mentors tend to be overly protective of our mentees, and to be honest, we've had some negative experiences with how they've been treated. At any rate, moving forward, we'll use the suggestion that we add a template, which I'll create, and ask other editors to be patient as we all continue to learn. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:29, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
::I think that would be helpful. The standard student template does have an effect on how other contributors react to drafts and should allow them a bit of leeway. Good luck. Deb (talk) 07:49, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks, @Deb. Perhaps you didn't know: Wiki Education only works with students and universities in North America, so Ian wouldn't be able to help us, anyway. We'll reach out to him if needed, though. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:01, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I know he only mentors in a specific area, but I don't see why he wouldn't be able to advise on how to go about it. But if it's outside his remit, I'm sure there must be someone else on that side who could do so. Deb (talk) 17:51, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::@Deb, all the above being said, I wanted to ask you if you could restore the sandbox. We really need to know exactly what happened so that we can correct it and hopefully, prevent it from happening again. You say that we should have our mentees read the policies, which I agree, they should. However, that's not how new editors learn. They try something, break the policies because they're unaware of them, and then another helpful editor comes along, corrects them, and cites the policies. That's what we need to do here. I'm pinging User:RosPost, to bring her into our conversation, as well as User:Rosiestep, to see what she thinks about this and because she's mentoring us as we mentor others. Thanks, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:48, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
::::::{{u|Figureskatingfan}}, thanks for inviting me to the conversation.
::::::# '''Training program''': It would be helpful to link to your documented training program, as {{u|Deb}} has inquired. I understand you received a grant for it. But I'm recommending that you link to the training program itself, imagining that it's a different page, maybe a subpage of the grant or Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Religion ↗ ... a page that documents your training program, training materials/resources, students, outcomes, etc.
::::::# '''WikiEdu''': This organization has a lot of templates and instructional "handouts" that would probably be helpful either as re-use or modifying in a way that suits your students. See: {{cl|Wikiedu.org course templates}} and :commons:Category:Wiki Education resources ↗. BTW, I've reached out to {{u|LiAnna (Wiki Ed)}} multiple times over the years and she's always been helpful, even when the question had nothing to do with a student taking a WikiEdu course.
::::::# '''Wikipedia Education Program''': Are you connected with the :m:Wikipedia Education Program ↗ that serves the rest of the world? It serves Africa(!), and other continents. You'll find a lot of camaraderie. They also hold an international conference every so often.
::::::# '''Support''': IMHO, though, the ''best'' place for you and {{u|RosPost}} to ask questions and/or get support related to your Africa student program is in the "WikimediaEducation" Telegram group. It's robust. You'll get quick responses. I'll email you the link. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:49, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::::@Rosiestep, thanks for your helpful tips and tools. We will do our best to put them into place. I got your email to the link and will follow up. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:04, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
::::::Hi, Christine. I did respond to your original request and listed the things that were problematic about the deleted draft ↗, and I see that you have already started to act on these. As you see, in this edit ↗ I gave the user a warning that included references to multiple pages that would have been helpful if they read them, notably Wikipedia:Neutral point of view ↗, Wikipedia:Verifiability ↗, Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest ↗ and Wikipedia:Autobiography ↗. I would say that a good starting point is to ensure that your mentees are familiar with these before they start editing. But maybe I am wrong in thinking that you know who they are before they begin? Deb (talk) 20:48, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::::@Deb, I understand all that and we're working on the items you listed. Of course we know our mentees; what a ridiculous question to ask and it feels borderline insulting. Again, looking at the original draft would help us correct the errors. It's unreasonable to expect that he start everything over from scratch, not something I think anyone would want to do. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:11, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
::::::::What I mean by that is - do they approach you when they hit problems editing on their own, or do you recruit them before you begin their training? It seems quite a reasonable question to me in the absence of other information about the scheme.
::::::::However, I feel it's unreasonable to expect me to restore promotional content. People ask for this all the time, and I generally refuse; I am, however, prepared to e-mail it to ''you'' rather than allowing it simply to be re-posted with a few adjustments, because, in this case, there is ''very'' little that can be re-used without substantial editing. I would always advise new editors to retain a private copy of their early attempts on another device or platform.
::::::::In addition, I will give you a list of the references that were included in the draft.
::::::::#<nowiki><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=Mercy Odondo (Kenya) - SITEI |url=https://www.sitei.org/nominies/mercy-odondo-kenya/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |language=en-GB}}</ref></nowiki>
::::::::#<nowiki><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Uduak |first=Happiness |date=2025-07-21 |title=Meet Mercy Odondo, the activist shaping gender policy in Kenya.</nowiki> |url=https://thebenchmark.com.ng/meet-mercy-odondo-the-activist-shaping-gender-policy-in-kenya/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=thebenchmark.com.ng |language=en-US}}</ref></nowiki>
::::::::#<nowiki><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=MERCY ODONDO – Africa Women Summit |url=https://africawomensummit.org/2024/05/17/mercy-odondo/ |access-date=2026-03-11 |language=en-US}}</ref></nowiki>
::::::::The first of these is clearly not independent. Please understand that I am not saying that this individual is not notable. However, poor sourcing is something that causes drafts to be rejected at review, and verifiability is as important as maintaining NPOV. I would advise the editor to find additional independent sources and work from them, not from something that reads like a CV (e.g. reference ":0" above). Deb (talk) 08:03, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
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Hello to all interested parties: I have spent a great deal of time following the suggestions in the above discussion; see here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Kenyan Circle of Concerned African Women/Mentorship program ↗. I suggest that all mentees in the program add the template to their talk pages and to the articles and bios they work on. I would also ask that going forward, all discussion occur on the new subpage's talk page. Pinging User:Wikedits2024, User:RosPost, User:Dzingle1, User:Rosiestep. I'm not pinging the above administrator involved because it's clear they don't any more response. Hopefully, this is the end of this conflict. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:37, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you so much Christine for creating the template. Hope it works. Wikedits2024 (talk) 08:46, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Monegundis



Hi Christina, I had a look a look at the references to McNamara 1996 in Monegundis ↗, and most of them seem to be to McNamara's translation of Gregory of Tours' life of Monegundis. Would you be able to identify which is which? For example in one sentence {{tq|McNamara states that "her husband had enough to support her in a life of service with a handful of followers"{{Sfn|McNamara|1996|p=5}} and that "turning with contempt from the world and spurning the company of her husband, she devoted all her time to God alone, placing all her faith in Him, pouring out prayers for her own sins and those of the people".{{Sfn|McNamara|1996|p=54}}}} the first quote is McNamara's own words (from page 53) and the second is from her translation of Gregory of Tours.
{{reflist-talk}} TSventon (talk) 21:55, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

:@TSventon, thanks for those catches. I'm usually much better with the sourcing, so I'll take care of those items straight away. Best, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:19, 8 April 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you. Presumably McNamara 1996 can be split into Introduction by McNamara pp 1–15, Monegund, Widow and Recluse of Tours (d. 570) by McNamara pp 51–53 and Monegund, a Widow and Recluse of Tours in Gaul by Gregory of Tours, translated by McNamara, pp 53–59. TSventon (talk) 02:52, 9 April 2026 (UTC)
:::@TSventon, I have now finished switching the refs to their correct citations. When I use the McNamara source again, I will follow this technique. We're always learning! Thanks, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:28, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you again, it looks good now, it will be interesting to see how it gets edited while on main page. TSventon (talk) 03:02, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::@TSventon, yup ain't that the truth. It will probably get some scrutiny, since neglected topics, especially bios about women throughout history, tend to be scrutinized heavily. Please help with that when it gets to the main page. Thank you! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:15, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

::::::I will try to keep an eye on the page, hopefully any edits will be improvements. Just for fun, I found a Latin edition of the vita at https://www.google.com/books/edition/Scriptores_rerum_merovingicarum_Gregorii/OHw_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=P736 . TSventon (talk) 21:55, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Very cool. One of the regrets of my life is that I never learned Latin. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:33, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
::::::::My own grasp of Latin is very limited, but Google translate can be helpful, also Wiktionary for individual words. (And it's fun.) I found an additional secondary source via Google books and added it to the talk page. (It has some footnotes in Latin.) TSventon (talk) 15:11, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

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I know what a big fan you are of Yuna Kim, so I wanted to let you know that I just finished a page one rewrite of Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles ↗ if you want to check it out. <span style="color:darkorange;">'''Bgsu98'''</span> <span style="color:darkorange;">(Talk)</span> 20:02, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

:@Bgsu98, hey pal! Nice to hear from you. Looks good, as is typical for your stuff. I see that you used a lot of the same sources used in Kim's bio. You're welcome! ;)
:Hope all is good. I haven't been focusing on figure skating the last couple of months, but on my female saints instead. I'll get back to skating soon, though. I'm going to Skate America because it's relatively close to me, and Nationals in Salt Lake City for the same reason. I'm also going to Edmonton for WikiConference North America. Hope the start of your summer is going well. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:18, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
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:::Oh good. We should meet up again. I'm not going to try and set up a formal meet-up like I tried to do in St. Louis. It's way too much to try to do. I also don't think I'm going to attend the Boitano lounge, either; it's kind of a waste of money. Although last year, I rode in the elevator with John Nicks ↗ and his small entourage. He asked me where I was from, and when I answered, "Moscow, Idaho," he said, "That's probably much different from the Moscow where I grew up." I said, "I don't know, since I've never been in Moscow, Russia, before. But we have a saying in Moscow, ID: There are no cows in Moscow, although there really are." They all got the joke! That was a fun memory. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:36, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

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June 2026



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July 2026



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WikiCup 2026 July newsletter



The third round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 28 June at 23:59 (UTC). As a reminder, good article nomination reviews ↗ now receive 10 points, while peer reviews ↗, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews ↗, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 3 will advance to round 4 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

Round 3 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; eight scored over 500; and thirteen scored over 300. The top three contestants had at least one featured article ↗ (two of them with two apiece). The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:


The full scores for round 3 can be seen here ↗. During this round, contestants have claimed 12 featured articles, 12 featured lists, 7 featured-topic articles, 117 good articles, 74 good-topic articles and more than 30 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 13 In the News ↗ articles, and they have conducted nearly 180 reviews. The tournament points table ↗ has been updated.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed in Round 4. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed ↗. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup ↗, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! <small>If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send ↗.</small> MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:49, 29 June 2026 (UTC)
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