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Opinion requested on timing of contest entry
Please give me your opinion on another time borderline contest entry this month:
Here is the sequence of events
Article created on August 31 last edit at 13:19 UTC; however, then one additional "copy edit" was made just after midnight September 1 – at 00:17 UTC Project banner was put on talk page August 31, at 12:57 UTC (I assume this is irrelevant) MilHist bot B class assessment September 1, at 00:45 UTC GA nomination requested September 1, at 1:24 UTC Contest entry for August: "none > B" entered on contest page on September 1, also at 1:24 UTC
I think the entire entry and all points could, and should, be moved into September based on this sequence of events. The editor would lose no points for the article in that case but 6 points would be subtracted from the claimed August total.
The consequence of allowing a claim for B class in August would be to move the editor from third in the number of points for the month to second. That would change the cup award for the month to him. It seems to me that an August claim is based on the article being finished in August. Since I think it is more properly a September entry, putting the B class points for this into August could irritate the other editor, I suppose.
The bot assessment is just over the UTC time into September. Certainly the editor should not lose points because of that, but I think it is borderline to call this an August assessment and timely entry for August. We have allowed an assessment just into the opening hours of the next month to be counted for the previous month, but I think the sequence of events was slightly different and the B assessement may have just after midnight due to a request for assessment not handled until then. I think there is just enough difference here to push the entire entry into September and with no loss of points overall.
I suppose the editor might not care about the change as long as he doesn't lose points altogether, but I can't be sure, of course. That may have been the reason, or main reason, for the August claim rather than to increase his position in the standings for the month. So I want to be sure that I should not confirm an August entry and tell the editor to claim all the points after the GA assessment, and in the unlikely event it is not completed in September to claim the B class points in September. I want to be on a sure footing in order not to cause any unwanted controversy or undue irritation in case the August claim has a good enough basis.
Do you agree with my analysis and conclusion? Hawkeye7 has a template about being unavailable while travelling. If you think we should get any other opinions, they will need to come from another coordinator.
Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 09:08, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- G'day Donner60, my view has always been that the assessment has to be done during the month in question, as that is what attracts the points. So, if it was assessed in September, it goes against the September total, not August. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:22, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
- That confirms my roundabout opinion. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 22:34, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
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Promotion of Jozo Tomasevich
remove a page about me
can you help me remove a page about me Harpo88 (talk) 23:36, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- G'day Harpo88, I appreciate that having a page about oneself can be unsettling, especially if you happen to be a relatively unknown non-public figure. On the other hand, well-known public figures who meet the notability requirements may still have an article on them retained by Wikipedia, despite their wishes to the contrary. Wikipedia has a policy on such issues, which is WP:BIODELETE. I suggest you have a read through that and see what might be relevant to your situation, then consider WP:PRODing the article (explaining the grounds for deletion) and see what happens then. Please feel free to come back here if you have any questions about the process, or the PROD request is removed. Regards, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:45, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
- great, i read through the links, i guess the next step is doing a PROD REQUEST, I'll give it a shot and update you, have a great day and thanks for the speedy reply Harpo88 (talk) 23:51, 4 September 2024 (UTC)