189:
422:
177:. There's a new bonus prize of $ 200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!
265:
312:
611:
390:
138:
831:
700:. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in
519:
225:
for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021
293:
Reviewers should focus their effort where it can do the most good, reviewing articles. Other clean-up tasks that don't require advanced permissions can be left to other editors that routinely improve articles in these ways (creating Talk Pages, specifying projects and ratings, adding categories,
322:
to under 1,000, a level not seen in over four years. Keep in mind that there are 2,000 new articles every week, so the number of reviews is far higher than the backlog reduction. To keep the backlog under a thousand, we have to keep reviewing at about half the recent rate!
662:: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them
738:, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.
522:
in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as
252:
have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page
Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently
856:
412:
for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.
294:
etc.) Let's rely on others when it makes the most sense. On the other hand, if you enjoy doing these tasks while reviewing and it keeps you engaged with NPP (or are guiding a newcomer), then by all means continue.
97:
517:
signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page
Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted
433:
won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar.
199:
finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the
254:
823:
663:
495:: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see
745:. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that
514:
354:
If you are no longer very active on
Knowledge (XXG) or you no longer wish to be a reviewer, please ask any admin to remove you from the group. If you want the tools back again, just ask at
196:
409:
319:
318:
Saving the best for last: From a July low of 8,500, the backlog climbed back to 11,000 in August and then reversed in
September dropping to below 6,000 and continued falling with the
868:
799:
697:
582:
362:
258:
174:
167:
656:
for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.
201:
653:
540:
476:. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your
774:
554:
334:
73:
38:
792:
568:
348:
284:
an article should not be tagged for any kind of deletion for a minimum of 15 minutes after creation and it is often appropriate to wait an hour or more.
472:: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly
79:
496:
536:
575:
355:
880:
445:
441:
231:
227:
763:
4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).
749:, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.
574:
If you no longer wish to be a reviewer, please ask any admin to remove you from the group. If you want the tools back again, just ask at
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
279:
There is much enthusiasm over the low backlog, but remember that the "quality and depth of patrolling are more important than speed".
129:
24:
68:
876:
59:
867:
You're receiving this message because you are a new page patroller. To opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself
817:
500:
287:
626:: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with
137:
92:
848:
Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
734:, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit
462:). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the
298:
148:
477:
473:
746:
226:(including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the
466:
are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)
723:
709:
49:
64:
421:
188:
735:
705:
463:
20:
731:
760:
153:
311:
264:
610:
45:
742:
727:
459:
759:? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is
150:
756:
504:
458:
guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and
455:
673:
440:
led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the
851:
Each article review will earn 1 point, and each redirect review will earn 0.2 points.
535:
have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also
402:
The
October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to
389:
845:
Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
340:
If you're interested in instant messaging and chat rooms, please join us on the
152:
884:
842:
On 1 September 2024, a one-month backlog drive for new pages patrol will begin.
207:. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.
701:
830:
678:
781:
686:
636:
561:
341:
722:
for
Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at
682:
525:
242:
195:
Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The
755:: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own
404:
263:
187:
344:, where you can ask for help and live chat with other patrollers.
692:
531:
248:
221:
215:
436:
429:
648:
154:
15:
213:: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to
829:
420:
310:
642:
630:
reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to
704:
where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of
798:
To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself
581:
To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself
361:
To opt out of future mailings, please remove yourself
219:), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to
640:who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by
708:, to help find bugs. We will post more details at
27:, where you can send them messages and comments.
726:like was required previously). To install the
809:New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive
8:
652:with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See
301:puts a link to the feed in your top toolbar.
780:There is live chat with patrollers on the
560:There is live chat with patrollers on the
173:Hi. We're into the last five days of the
614:New Page Review queue April to June 2023
609:
388:
371:New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023
773:Newsletter feedback - please take this
553:Newsletter feedback - please take this
333:Newsletter feedback - please take this
181:New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
592:New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023
539:with the NPP coordinators to discuss
7:
712:when we are ready for beta testers.
741:You can review the AFC workflow at
393:New Page Review queue December 2022
634:(momentarily). Congratulations to
268:NPP backlog May – October 15, 2022
14:
718:: All new page reviewers are now
44:New to Knowledge (XXG)? Welcome!
136:
39:Click here to start a new topic.
408:who led with 2084 points. See
1:
690:, and also some patches from
486:User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js
36:Put new text under old text.
824:September 2024 Backlog Drive
448:. Congratulations everyone!
885:17:09, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
854:Interested in taking part?
793:the project discussion page
716:Articles for Creation (AFC)
569:the project discussion page
541:revamping the landing pages
349:the project discussion page
900:
877:MediaWiki message delivery
482:User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js
175:Women in Red World Contest
168:Women in Red World Contest
866:
828:
503:, and spend some time at
74:Be welcoming to newcomers
696:, has been hard at work
674:WMF Moderator Tools team
511:Discussions with the WMF
261:has also been improved.
782:New Page Patrol Discord
605:Hello Bishal Shrestha,
562:New Page Patrol Discord
480:or vector.js file from
384:Hello Bishal Shrestha,
342:New Page Patrol Discord
185:Hello Bishal Shrestha,
834:
747:draftspace is optional
720:automatically approved
670:WMF work on PageTriage
615:
537:had a video conference
515:PageTriage open letter
425:
394:
315:
269:
192:
69:avoid personal attacks
833:
777:about the newsletter.
613:
557:about the newsletter.
452:Minimum deletion time
424:
392:
337:about the newsletter.
320:October backlog drive
314:
267:
191:
130:Auto-archiving period
736:Special:NewPagesFeed
706:Special:NewPagesFeed
543:that new users see.
230:. Check out the new
732:Special:Preferences
698:updating PageTriage
660:Redirect autopatrol
470:New draftify script
835:
795:to your watchlist.
616:
571:to your watchlist.
426:
395:
351:to your watchlist.
316:
270:
193:
80:dispute resolution
41:
874:
873:
728:AFC helper script
608:
603:
602:
520:dozens of patches
387:
382:
381:
202:current issue of
161:
160:
60:Assume good faith
37:
891:
826:
818:New pages patrol
813:
812:
787:
695:
689:
676:, consisting of
651:
645:
639:
607:
597:
596:
534:
528:
487:
483:
474:explanation page
454:: The previous
439:
432:
407:
386:
376:
375:
251:
245:
224:
218:
155:
141:
140:
131:
16:
899:
898:
894:
893:
892:
890:
889:
888:
822:
811:
806:
805:
785:
691:
677:
647:
641:
637:Hey man im josh
635:
594:
589:
588:
530:
524:
485:
481:
435:
428:
403:
373:
368:
259:reviewer report
247:
241:
220:
214:
183:
171:
157:
156:
151:
128:
86:
85:
55:
21:Bishal Shrestha
12:
11:
5:
897:
895:
872:
871:
864:
863:
862:
861:
852:
849:
846:
843:
837:
836:
827:
810:
807:
804:
803:
796:
789:
786:#wikimedia-npp
778:
765:
624:Redirect drive
601:
600:
595:
593:
590:
587:
586:
579:
572:
565:
558:
550:
549:
545:
501:this checklist
419:
418:
400:
399:
380:
379:
374:
372:
369:
367:
366:
359:
352:
345:
338:
330:
329:
325:
303:
302:
295:
291:
280:
182:
179:
170:
165:
163:
159:
158:
149:
147:
146:
143:
142:
88:
87:
84:
83:
76:
71:
62:
56:
54:
53:
42:
33:
32:
29:
28:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
896:
887:
886:
882:
878:
870:
865:
859:
858:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
840:
839:
838:
832:
825:
821:
819:
815:
814:
808:
801:
797:
794:
790:
783:
779:
776:
772:
771:
770:
769:
764:
762:
758:
754:
750:
748:
744:
739:
737:
733:
729:
725:
721:
717:
713:
711:
707:
703:
699:
694:
688:
684:
680:
675:
671:
667:
665:
661:
657:
655:
650:
644:
638:
633:
629:
625:
621:
620:
612:
606:
599:
598:
591:
584:
580:
577:
573:
570:
566:
563:
559:
556:
552:
551:
547:
546:
544:
542:
538:
533:
527:
526:Novem Linguae
521:
516:
512:
508:
506:
502:
498:
494:
490:
489:
479:
475:
471:
467:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
447:
443:
438:
431:
423:
416:
415:
414:
411:
406:
397:
396:
391:
385:
378:
377:
370:
364:
360:
357:
353:
350:
346:
343:
339:
336:
332:
331:
327:
326:
324:
321:
313:
309:
307:
300:
296:
292:
289:
285:
281:
278:
277:
276:
274:
266:
262:
260:
256:
250:
244:
243:Novem Linguae
239:
238:Software news
235:
233:
229:
223:
217:
212:
208:
206:
205:
198:
190:
186:
180:
178:
176:
169:
166:
164:
145:
144:
139:
135:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
96:
94:
90:
89:
81:
77:
75:
72:
70:
66:
63:
61:
58:
57:
51:
47:
46:Learn to edit
43:
40:
35:
34:
31:
30:
26:
22:
18:
17:
875:
857:Sign up here
855:
816:
767:
766:
752:
751:
740:
719:
715:
714:
669:
668:
659:
658:
631:
627:
623:
622:
618:
617:
604:
510:
509:
492:
491:
488:
469:
468:
451:
450:
446:Hall of Fame
427:
401:
383:
317:
305:
304:
288:NPP tutorial
283:
272:
271:
237:
236:
232:Hall of Fame
210:
209:
204:The Signpost
203:
194:
184:
172:
162:
133:
91:
791:Please add
567:Please add
442:Awards page
417:2022 Awards
405:WaddlesJP13
347:Please add
299:user script
273:Suggestions
228:Awards page
197:open letter
775:short poll
555:short poll
497:this guide
335:short poll
286:(from the
282:Reminder:
768:Reminders
761:WP:ARTIST
702:beta test
654:this page
548:Reminders
532:MPGuy2824
493:Redirects
478:common.js
410:this page
328:Reminders
249:MPGuy2824
222:John B123
216:MPGuy2824
82:if needed
65:Be polite
25:talk page
730:, visit
444:and the
437:Rosguill
430:Onel5969
93:Archives
50:get help
19:This is
788:on IRC.
753:Pro tip
743:WP:AFCR
724:WT:AFCP
710:WT:NPPR
649:Greyzxq
619:Backlog
460:WP:BLAR
398:Backlog
306:Backlog
134:14Â days
687:Susana
672:: The
505:WP:RFD
456:WP:NPP
257:. The
234:also.
211:Awards
869:here.
683:Jason
643:Meena
628:23851
297:This
98:Index
78:Seek
881:talk
800:here
784:and
685:and
664:here
646:and
583:here
576:PERM
529:and
513:The
464:feed
363:here
356:PERM
255:here
246:and
67:and
757:SNG
693:Jon
679:Sam
484:to
23:'s
883:)
681:,
666:.
507:.
499:,
275::
240::
132::
124:,
120:,
116:,
112:,
108:,
104:,
100:,
48:;
879:(
860:.
820:|
802:.
632:0
585:.
578:.
564:.
365:.
358:.
308::
290:)
126:7
122:6
118:5
114:4
110:3
106:2
102:1
95::
52:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
