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Guild of Copy Editors – September 2025 Newsletter



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Hello and welcome to the September newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since June.

'''Election news:''' Project coordinators play an important role in our WikiProject. Following the mid-year Election of Coordinators ↗, we welcomed {{noping|GoldRomean}} to the coordinator team. {{noping|Dhtwiki}} remains as lead coordinator, and {{noping|Miniapolis|Mox Eden}} return as coordinators. If you'd like to help out behind the scenes, please consider taking part in our December election&nbsp;–&#32;watchlist our ombox ↗ for updates. Information about the role of coordinators can be found here ↗.

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'''Progress report:''' As of 06:43, 20 September 2025 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 222 requests ↗ since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 2,010 articles.

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Guild of Copy Editors – December 2025 Newsletter



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Hello, and welcome to the December newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since September. If you'd like to be notified of upcoming drives and blitzes, and other GOCE activities, the best method is to add our announcements box ↗ to your watchlist.

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'''October Blitz:''' 14 of the 15 editors who signed up for the '''October Copy Editing Blitz''' ↗ edited 75,108 words in 31 articles. Barnstars awarded are '''here''' ↗.

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'''Progress report:''' As of 01:49, 8 December 2025 (UTC), GOCE copy editors have completed 293 requests since 1 January, and the backlog of tagged articles stands at 1,730 articles.

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Hi! I tried creating a new design for the Continental Classic bracket a few months ago. You validly rejected them. I decided to have another go at it. I have made the colors more subtle. I, unfortunately, have not figured out how to incorporate the names of the winners of each match into the design but I think it's an improvement over my old design. Please check it out and give me your thoughts.

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Hello and welcome to the April 2026 newsletter, a quarterly digest of Guild activities since December ↗. We extend a warm welcome to all of our new members. We wish you all happy copy-editing.

'''Election results:''' In our December 2025 coordinator election ↗, incumbents Dhtwiki, GoldRomean, Miniapolis, and Mox Eden were reelected coordinators, and Wikieditor662 was newly elected coordinator, to serve through 30 June. Nominations for our mid-year Election of Coordinators ↗ will open on 1 June (UTC).

'''December 2025 Blitz:''' 16 of the 31 editors who signed up for the '''December 2025 Copy Editing Blitz''' ↗ edited 116,064 words in 47 articles. Barnstars awarded are '''here''' ↗.

'''January Drive:''' 35 of the 55 editors who signed up for the '''January Backlog Elimination Drive''' ↗ edited 498,397 words in 183 articles. Barnstars awarded are '''here''' ↗.

'''February Blitz:''' 19 of the 23 editors who signed up for the '''February Copy Editing Blitz''' ↗ edited 83,969 words in 43 articles. Barnstars awarded are '''here''' ↗.

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'''Progress report:''' As of 09:10, 10 April 2026 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 81 copyediting requests ↗ since 1 January 2026. The backlog of articles needing copyediting ↗ stands at 1,794 articles.

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About your recent RM close



You recently closed Talk:Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration#Requested move 1 May 2026 ↗ with consensus against moving. While I agree that the close reflected the outcome of the discussion, I request that you amend your close to state that many participants opposed the move on grounds of article scope instead of or in addition to grounds of neutrality. In other words, please edit your close to mention that some participants opposed a move because it would create problems with the scope of the article. SuperPianoMan9167 (talk) 20:01, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
: I would also like to understand how you came to the conclusion that there was consensus for a 12 month moratorium on move requests when that was not even a question asked in the discussion. I'd ask you to strike that, or else this will definitely need to go to close review. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:51, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
::{{re|SuperPianoMan9167}} happy to do so; whilst either concern is enough to form the basis for the consensus, it was the false balance one that was a little stronger. {{re|Sirfurboy}} I feel as if there's definitely a consensus for both. Moratoria may be added on to a closure if there is enough of an appetite for one, and determining consensus on imposing one is separate to determining consensus on the wider question. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 00:15, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
:::In your close, you say, {{tq|I'm sad to see the motte-and-bailey tactics outwith Wikipedia show up here too}}. Are you aware, however, that the issue of the term "persecution" in this context was tested at RfC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Donald_Trump/Archive_212#RfC:_Transgender_persecution? ↗ and the RfC has just been endorsed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#RfC_closure_review_request_at_Talk:Donald_Trump ↗? Core to those RfC findings were that sources do not describe the (very clearly anti-trans rhetoric and actions) as a persecution. That was the RfC finding. In this move request, ''no new sources'' were brought to the table, and only one source was discussed that even uses the word. But, as SuperPianoMan9167 points out, there was a good reason for rejecting this move request on grounds of changing the article ''scope'', and many people explicitly stated that ''this'' was their reason for rejecting the move request. This is the weaker claim (the move to a specific title is weaker than a view that the word ''persecution'' ought not to be in the title), and now it will be used to attack the stronger claim. That is the classic motte-and-bailey, and cementing this in with a 12 month moratorium that was at the longest end, only asked for by a few of the one third of respondents who mentioned a moratorium, is clearly ''not'' a consensus on such a draconian measure. Indeed it looks like a supervote. If a moratorium is required (and here, it would be explicitly unhelpful, and disruption has not been demonstrated) then it should be decided by an RfC on that matter, not by suggestions by a minority of the participants. Again, requesting you revise that. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:22, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
::::I'd value your thoughts on this please. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:51, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for pointing me to the RfC closure, I was genuinely not aware of it. Looking at the RfC and the close review, the closer of the RfC deliberately made no determination on whether it should apply to this article title (about actions taken by the Trump ''administration''), but that there were suitable concerns about the appropriateness of the word in an article about Trump ''himself''. In any case, in a closure, I can only follow roads suitably signposted by the RM. Bringing up the RfC post-close feels like a Hail Mary appeal to me. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 17:11, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
::::::Indeed, but in the light of that context - a context you were unaware of - perhaps you can now see that your close comments, and particularly the moratorium, create a motte-and-bailey attack on this high WP:CONLEVEL ↗ consensus, and, absent any demonstration of disruption, and absent any sourcing for the wording that is being frozen in, it would not, after all, be appropriate to freeze the discussion at this point, and that the process here clearly has further to travel? Thanks. Sirfurboy🏄 18:17, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::I don't strictly see how the RfC on Trump means that there's a consensus for further discussion on the actions of his administration. The consensuses aren't in conflict -- it is possible to describe an administration/the wider executive as persecutory but not the head of the administration themselves (q.v. the UK on this very issue, in fact). All I saw at the RM was people who wanted a bit of a break from discussing the title again and again. I'm opening to lowering it to six months, but I still believe there's a consensus for a moratorium. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 02:24, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
::::::::It's possible to describe an administration but not the head of it this way, yes. But sources don't. That's the point. As for consensus to do something that was not even the subject of the move discussion - again, a minority of the respondents requested that. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 06:28, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::I don't think it's honestly a winning argument to say the sources don't support the idea of the Trump administration's actions as persecutory, when we've got human rights organisations using much stronger language. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 17:31, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::But not ''that'' language. That's the point. I have no objection to using the language the sources are using. The assumption I want to ''soften'' the language is misplaced. The objection is that we are ''not'' doing that, and that sources don't use ''this'' language. It is Wikipedian editorialisation. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 18:26, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::It really isn't, unless you can think of a proto-genocide (as the Lemkin Institute are warning about, for example) that ''isn't'' persecutory. Sometimes, WP:SPADE ↗ just applies. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 18:50, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::: The Lemkin institute are an advocacy organisation but if WP:BESTSOURCES ↗ use the term ''genocide'' then so should we. However, they don't. `Butler calls it "rights-stripping, eliminationist politics and forcible dispossession".https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n06/judith-butler/this-is-wrong ↗. This paper says "administrative and legal frameworks are being weaponized against gender diversity."https://academic.oup.com/ccc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ccc/tcaf054/8418140?login=false&guestAccessKey= ↗ It is not hard to find BESTSOURCES that call out the politicised anti-trans agenda, and I am sure there are sources that would use "transphobia" instead of anti-trans in desrcibing that, but a lot of them major on the rollback of ''rights'' and the damage being done. Indeed there's a whole book on that: Mezey, S. (2026) ''Transgender Rights in Flux.'' Bloomsbury. This source https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00909882.2025.2573946#abstract ↗ talks about a deliberate strategy of anti-trans misinformation. There is a lot to say here, but actually we are not saying it, because instead ''we'' (not the sources) want to talk about "persecution". Again, this moratorium that only had minority support prevents the discussion. This is not a battle ground issue - it is a matter about writing articles that follow the sources and not framing the public agenda on Wikipedia. Again, I don't ask that you change the move close - just rescind the moratorium - or else pare it back to a month (because actually, no good will come from a move discussion in less than a month. There is a fuller discussion to be had before someone else jumps in with a new and potentially half-baked RM). Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 19:17, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::::All you're saying to me is that "persecution" is perhaps ''too'' light of a term. But still, going back to the point: the question of an imposing a moratorium is different to the question of the move result. Plenty of people wanted to impose a moratorium, and there was little-to-no pushback on the issue. I also don't anticipate consensus on the page title changing any time soon. Both those points leans towards the imposition of a moratorium of meaningful length being correct, per WP:MORATORIUM ↗. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 19:23, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::::: Disappointed by this response. I'll take it to Close Review. Could you tell me whether this should be a normal move review (which is unusual in that I would think we would endorse the "not moved" and only discuss the moratorium) or whether this shouled be at WP:AN please? Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 19:27, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::I'm happy to cut the moratorium to six months, but given how long contentious RMs take, any shorter wouldn't be meaningful. '''Sceptre''' (talk) 20:15, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi Sceptre, thanks for your close. I agree with Sirfurboy here. By my count, there were ~40 users who commented at that RFC; 12 users who supported some form of moratorium; and multiple of those 12 either supported a shorter duration (6 months) or just mentioned "a moratorium". I don't see how that adds up to consensus for 12 months. Astaire (talk) 16:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

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WIkiProject ''Doctor Who'': April 2026 Newsletter



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: Hello, and welcome to our first 2026 issue of ''The Space-Time Telegraph''. Inside you'll find plenty of information about recent happenings in our little ''Who'' corner of Wikipedia. We've also included a plethora of ''Doctor Who'' news you may have missed elsewhere in the last few months such as the finding of previously missing episodes, upcoming and recent product releases, a new streaming home for ''Who'' across the pond (and even a potential future partnership for new episodes). So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and jump on in!
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<big>'''Into the Vortex! (Of Good and Featured Content)'''</big>
:Since our newsletter last December, the ''Doctor Who'' WikiProject has seen a large amount of quality article improvement. So far, 16 Good Articles have been improved this year! We're at about the same pace we were last year, which is always good to see, especially given the twelve other articles nominated for GA status at present. Special shoutouts to users {{noping|Rhain}} for their improvements on First Doctor ↗ serials, {{noping|SkywalkerEccleston}} for their various improvements across a wide variety of articles, {{noping|Lbal}} for their work on Full Circle (''Doctor Who'') ↗, and {{noping|Doomitron}} for their work on Sixth Doctor ↗.

:Additionally, since then, Ice Warrior ↗ has been improved to Featured Article status, List of ''Doctor Who'' creatures and aliens ↗ and List of ''Doctor Who'' characters ↗ have been improved to Featured List status, and three Good Topics focused on articles relating to the Midnight Entity ↗, the Slitheen ↗, and ''Doctor Who'' series 15 ↗ have been nominated and approved.

:Congratulations to all of the users who have improved quality ''Doctor Who'' articles in the past few months!

<big>'''A flabbergasting discovery'''</big>
:In March, it was announced that episodes 1 ("The Nightmare Begins") and 3 ("Devil's Planet") of ''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'' were found by the charity Film is Fabulous! in a private collection among some films. The collector gave them permission to have them and sadly passed away not long after. Upon learning of the discovery through Toby Hadoke ↗, actor Peter Purves ↗, who starred in the episodes alongside William Hartnell ↗ and Adrienne Hill ↗, said "My flabber has never been so gasted". The episodes were shown at a BFI ↗ screening (with Purves in attendance) in April and are now available on BBC iPlayer ↗ in the UK and the official Doctor Who Classic YouTube ↗ channel in the US. This means that episodes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 of ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' are now available.

:It has been hinted that more could be found in the near future as 95 episodes remain missing.

<big>'''Intelligence Bulletin from the Subwave Network'''</big>

<big>'''Succession'''</big>
:The oldest-living person associated with the Whoniverse since Arnold Yarrow ↗'s death in December 2024, Laurie Webb ↗, sadly passed away on 29 March aged 101 years, 327 days. He remains the fifth longest-lived person associated with the Whoniverse and the tenth to become a centenarian. The title of oldest-living person associated with the Whoniverse is now held by 97-year-old Peter Cellier ↗ (''Time-Flight ↗'').

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<big>'''Their songs have ended... but their stories never end 🌹'''</big>
:Since the previous issue was published, a number of people related to the Whoniverse have sadly passed away and some who passed away before the previous issue only had their deaths announced recently:

:'''2022'''
:* October – Tony Scoggo, 86, actor (''Terror of the Vervoids ↗'')

:'''2023'''
:* 25 March – Douglas Sheldon ↗, 87, actor (''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'')

:'''2024'''
:* Q1 – Susanna Carroll, 90 or 91, actress (''Galaxy 4 ↗'')
:* 9 December – Julia Burnett, 70, actress (''The Hand of Fear ↗'')
:* 29 December – Nick Hobbs, 78, actor (''The Curse of Peladon ↗'', ''The Ark in Space ↗'', "Amy's Choice ↗" and more)

:'''2025'''
:* Before 15 February – Geoffrey Keep, 76 or 77, convention regular and First Doctor ↗ cosplayer
:* Before 14 April – Harriet Philpin ↗, 73, actress (''Genesis of the Daleks ↗'')
:* 30 June – Jim Shooter ↗, 73, editor-in-chief (1984–86 ''Doctor Who'' comic series by Marvel Comics ↗)
:* 11 August – Mike Winser, 83, OB cameraman ↗ (''The Ultimate Foe ↗'')
:* 14 August – Carol Sadler, 62, camerawoman (some unspecified 1980s serials)
:* 28 August – John J. Johnston, 60, contributor to ''Doctor Who Magazine ↗''
:* 3 September – Keith Hodiak ↗, 75, actor ("The Five Doctors ↗")
:* 7 October – Tony Handy, 91, actor (''The Underwater Menace ↗'')
:* 1 November – Aidan White, 56, actor ("Partners in Crime ↗")
:* 7 November – Clemente Rezzónico, 90, artist (''Daleks, invasión a la Tierra año 2150'')
:* 8 November – Geoff Beech, 81, studio cameraman (some unspecified 1960s and 1970s serials)
:* 11 November – Nigel Walters, 84, camera assistant (''The Ambassadors of Death ↗'')
:* 11 November – Peter Sowerbutts, 76, actor (multiple audio stories)
:* 16 November – Quenton Annis, 84, assistant floor manager (''The Ice Warriors ↗'')
:* 28 November – Carol Lawrence, 81, costume designer (''Chute! ↗'')
:* 3 December – John Dillon, 92, actor (''The Savages ↗'')
:* 8 December – Tony Van Silva, 75, stunt performer ("Tooth and Claw ↗")
:* 19 December – Richard Barnes ↗, 81, actor (''Nightmare of Eden ↗'')
:* December – Roger Bamford, unknown age, floor assistant (''The Daleks' Master Plan ↗'')
:* 2025 – Rita Dunn, 92, production assistant (''Snakedance ↗'')
:* 2025 – George Reed, 91, visual effects assistant (''The Seeds of Doom ↗'', ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang ↗'', ''Castrovalva ↗'', and many more)
:* 2025 – Jan Spoczynski, 76 or 77, designer (''Snakedance ↗'') and design assistant (''Revenge of the Cybermen ↗'')

:'''2026'''
:* 1 January – Gregory de Polnay ↗, 82, actor (''The Robots of Death ↗'')
:* 2 January – Colin Bell, 80, actor (''The Sea Devils ↗'', ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs ↗'')
:* 9 January – Tina Packer ↗, 87, actress (''The Web of Fear ↗'')
:* 10 January – Derek Martin ↗, 92, actor (''Image of the Fendahl ↗'', ''The Romans ↗'', ''The Massacre ↗'' and more) and stuntman (''The Ambassadors of Death ↗'', ''The Mind of Evil ↗'', ''The Claws of Axos ↗'')
:* 11 January – Marcus Gilbert ↗, 67, actor (''Battlefield ↗'', ''UNIT: Brave New World: Knightfall'')
:* 13 January – Paul Grist ↗, 86, actor (''The Claws of Axos ↗'')
:* 14 January – Donald Douglas ↗, 92, actor (''The Sontaran Experiment ↗'')
:* 16 January – Hazel Ellerby, 67, actress (''Torchwood: Cadoc Point'')
:* 31 January – Lorne Martin, 79, props buyer (''Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years'') and head of BBC Exhibitions
:* 9 February – Tony Millier, 85, studio sound provider (''The Enemy of the World ↗'', ''Colony in Space ↗'', ''The Dæmons ↗'' and many more)
:* 7 March – Paul Seed ↗, 78, actor (''The Ribos Operation ↗'')
:* 17 March – Mike Smith, 87, helicopter pilot (''Fury from the Deep ↗'', ''The Dæmons ↗'')
:* 18 March – Tom Georgeson ↗, 89, actor (''Genesis of the Daleks ↗'', ''Logopolis ↗'')
:* 25 March – Sheila S. Tomlinson, 100, film editor (''Revenge of the Cybermen ↗'')
:* 29 March – Laurie Webb ↗, 101, actor (''The Three Doctors ↗'')
:* 6 April – Angela Pleasence ↗, 84, actress ("The Shakespeare Code ↗", ''The Curse of Clyde Langer ↗'')
:* 10 April – Jan Williams ↗, 87, actress (''The Ark ↗'')
:* April – Jill Curzon ↗, 87, actress (''Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. ↗'')
:* 2 May – Barbara Kinghorn, 81, actress (''The Caves of Androzani ↗'')
:* 3 May – Joyce Hawkins, 95, costume designer (''Horror of Fang Rock ↗'')
:* 14 May – Alan Rothwell ↗, 89, actor (''The Twilight Kingdom'')
:* 18 May – Tom Kane ↗, 64, actor (''LEGO Dimensions ↗'')
:* May – Michael Keating ↗, 79, actor (''The Sun Makers ↗'', ''The Twilight Kingdom'', ''Year of the Pig'', ''The Evil One'', ''The End'')
:'''Unknown year'''
:* Tom Reeve, unknown age, dresser (''Full Circle ↗'', ''Paradise Towers ↗'', ''Delta and the Bannermen ↗'')
:* Brian Holloway, unknown age, cameraman (some unspecified serials in the 1960s and 1970s)
:* Dave Carter, unknown age, actor (''Doctor Who and the Silurians ↗'', ''Inferno ↗'', ''Terror of the Autons ↗'', and many more)

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Hello User:Sceptre, I wanted to notify you that there are a few editors, including myself, trying to REVIVE ↗ Wikiproject feminism ↗. We recently sorted through the old members' list and found that you were still active! If you want to help Revive Wikiproject feminism ↗ we'd love to have you! Also if you have anyone in mind who you think would be willing to join the project please leave them an invitation on their Talk page ↗ <span style="font-family: Georgia; background-color: black; padding: 3px 4px 1px 3px;">[[User:The Ars Goetia|<span style="color: #C7E2FF">Goetia [She/They] </span>]] <span style="color: #4E6FF4">(talk)</span></span> 21:05, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Move review for :Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration ↗


An editor has asked for a Move review ↗ of :Persecution of transgender people under the second Trump administration ↗. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. <!-- This originally was from the template {{subst:MCRNote|PAGE_NAME}} ~~~~ --> <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by Sirfurboy (talk • contribs ↗) 07:39, 27 May 2026 (UTC)</small>

Guild of Copy Editors – June 2026 Newsletter



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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.

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Recent article-move decision



Greetings, Sceptre. In presenting yourself here in Wikipedia, you have written, inter alia: "My editing tends to fall into one of two areas, and I'm particularly interested in expanding Wikipedia's poor coverage of transgender issues and helping to reduce the amount of cisgender, heterosexual and male systemic bias on the encyclopedia." I did not fail to notice the sentence immediately following this ("However, I do understand the importance of not letting my queer politics getting in the way and compromising the neutrality of our queer coverage") but, in all honesty, I cannot see how you took it upon yourself to close down the discussion in this Request to Move ↗ the article previously named "Critical-gender feminism" -- in a non-admin closure, moreover. I have two strong objections: One that the self-evident importance and controversial nature of the titling practically demands closure by an administrator (I'd personally prefer three admins, acting in tandem, so as to have a robust precedent), and not a '''non-admin''' contributor by any stretch of goodwill. And, two, that the justification objectively reads as a straight-up adoption of the arguments for moving the article. I do not intend to go into details on the latter. I can only ask you to reconsider. And possibly to revert the move. Respectfully, The Gnome (talk) 13:06, 10 July 2026 (UTC)