Our first double issue in almost four years, although we will try to return to a monthly schedule henceforth (incidentally, the last double issue saw Markham's storm petrel at GAN, and this one sees it finally pass FAC).
A highly competitive first round of the WikiCup sees four Tree of Life editors advance to the second round: MtBotany, Fritzmann2002, Ealdgyth, and AryKun
The March 2024 GAN Backlog Drive starts today; everyone is welcome to participate and help reduce the backlog of GANs.
The January edition of our monthly rolling contest was won by Quetzal1964 with 100 points from 40 articles, mainly related to various species of marine fish. simongraham was second with 80 points from 14 articles on jumping spiders.
The February edition saw Quetzal1964 win for the second time in a row, with 114 points from 43 articles. In second place was Snoteleks, with 21 points from 7 seven articles on various unicellular eukaryotes, including the GA Telonemia.
January DYKs
... that Dacrytherium, literally meaning 'tear beast', was named after its "tear-pit"? (3 January)
... that the wood-pasture hypothesis posits that semi-open wood pastures and not primeval forests are the natural vegetation of temperate Europe? (5 January)
... that until April 2023, when the genusTriassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (5 January)
... that although Olga Hartman believed that her basic research on marine worms had no practical value, it was applied to experimental studies of oysters? (6 January)
... that Oxford ivy grows towards the light to bloom and then towards the darkness when going to seed? (17 January)
... that S. F. Light(pictured) disliked using his full name? (20 January)
... that the fossil turtle Acherontemys was named for a "river of the fabled lower world"? (26 January)
... that having lived in Central Park for more than a year after becoming homeless, Flaco(pictured) has been accused of being a peeping tom? (19 February)
Can you point me to the policy and/or guideline to support your contentious claim that the use of more than 1000 red links in a single article is correct? —Isaidnoway(talk) 00:30, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Isaidnoway, each red-link in the article is unique. Each red-link points to a notable subject that could conceivably be developed into an article. The magnitude of the total red-links in the list article only reflects the highly speciose nature of the genus and not any mis-application of the use of red-links. As an experienced editor, I am sure you are already familiar with WP:RED and do not need to place templated tags on list articles suggesting that they "may" need cleanup. 'Cheers, Loopy30 (talk) 01:01, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:REDLINK — Add red links to articles to indicate that a page will be created soon. I did a check and found 30+ red links that are 14 years old, and then 300+ red links that are 11 years old. That length of time does not equate to created soon. And fast forward to 2024 and now there are over 1000 red links. So yes, they may need clean up per the advice at Template:Cleanup red links. So I will be placing the cleanup tag back in the article. As an experienced editor, I am sure you already know that placing a cleanup tag in an article puts it into a category where other editors can see it, and then they can help with improving the article, you've heard of many hands make light work. And per the instructions at maintenance template removal — It is not okay to remove maintenance templates until the issue flagged by the template is remedied first. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.Isaidnoway(talk) 12:53, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WP:REDLINK doesn't say use redlinks only if the article will be created soon. It says if they "will be created soon or that an article should be created for the topic because the subject is notable and verifiable". The latter applies to species articles. WP:REDLINK also says "remove red links if and only if Wikipedia should not have any coverage on the subject". — Jts1882 | talk 13:46, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The full sentence you refer to in WP:REDLINK is "Add red links to articles to indicate that a page will be created soon or that an article should be created for the topic because the subject is notable and verifiable." - the latter clause is what applies here.
For the first clause, completion of Wikipedia does not have a deadline. Even if over 90% of these red-linked topics are likely to never be completed within our lifetimes, it is still correct to red-link them. Unlike a regular article, the use of many red links in a list article does not interrupt or impair the reading as it would do in a block of text. In a genus list article, the species links are navigational aids to the species articles once they are created. The red colour also helps in allowing readers and editors assess which articles already exist.
In this case, the addition of the maintenance tag was not warranted as the only "maintenance" that could be done would be the generation of new species-level articles, something which is best done deliberately and not in the mass-generation of one-line stubs devoid of any further detail. Placing the tag on the list article was incorrect as there is no further maintenance needed to the article. Removal of these red-links would be detrimental to the article.
Since you boldly added the tag, and I subsequently reverted this addition, now is the time to discuss the validity of your edit before you decide to add it back. A wider discussion on the article talk page may be necessary to gain consensus for any eventual change.
I have opened a discussion on the article's talk page. Notifying Jts1882 as well, since he they replied here.Isaidnoway(talk) 18:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I shouldn't have assumed that Jts1882s pronouns are he/him and I apologize for that.Isaidnoway(talk) 18:14, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This Month in GLAM: February 2024
This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue II, February 2024
Headlines
Albania report: One village, One article in Albania and Kosovo
Australia report: On tour
Brazil report: News from Rio de Janeiro
France report: Open Content Observatory letter
Italy report: Antarctic Writing Month and GLAM call
Kosovo report: One Village, One Article Campaign
New Zealand report: WikiProject Te Papa Research Expeditions, wrapping up the Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau local histories project, and the Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large
Poland report: WikiMatejko editing action; The eighth European GLAM Wiki coordinators meet up
Spain report: SMALL GLAM SLAM Pilot 1 Rapid Grant
Sweden report: Working life museums
UK report: National Trust, Leeds 2023, and Khalili Foundation
USA report: Hacking Night; Seattle Meetups; Denver Huddle; Wikipedia Day LA; San Diego/February 2024; Supreme Court visit
Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group February Monthly Highlights
Wikidata report: Working with catalogues: a Wikidata volunteer’s perspective
WMF GLAM report: Updates on OpenRefine training and Wikisource Loves manuscripts
Calendar: March's GLAM events
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This Month in GLAM: March 2024
This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue III, March 2024
Headlines
Albania report: WikiGap Tirana 2024
Australia report: Art+Feminism in Australia
Belgium report: Belgian Public domain day and Wiki Loves Heritage awards on March 7
Brazil report: A GLAM focus on Rio de Janeiro; Archivos en vigília
Colombia report: Making the public domain visible on Wikidata; In Colombia Women are historical
Italy report: GLAM call winner projects
Netherlands report: GLAMorousToHTML - a tool to list Wikipedia articles that include images from a given Commons category
New Zealand report: Update on Wikidata:WikiProject Te Papa research expeditions and the Wikipedian at Large
Poland report: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland in March
Sweden report: More photo memories – and the community is helping out; Yearly student project
Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programme
UK report: A small problem with the Ottoman Empire
USA report: GLAM CSI and WikiPortraits launch and more meetups
Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group March monthly highlights
Content Partnerships Hub report: GLAMorousToHTML - a tool to list Wikipedia articles that include images from a given Commons category
Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report: WikiLearn course for OpenRefine on Wikimedia Commons
WMF GLAM report: Learn to upload to Commons with OpenRefine and get up to date on the International Museum Day, GLAM CSI, WiLMa Network, and WikiWorkshop
Calendar: April's GLAM events
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