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Articles for Creation backlog drive

Hello EatingCarBatteries:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive in August!
The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than a month of outstanding reviews from the current 3+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 August 2026 through 31 August 2026.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 5000 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

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Secrecy Studies page rejected for AI use? No AI was used!

Potential WP:SEALIONing thread collapsed.

With thanks for looking over the Secrecy Studies page. As I indicated in the Talk page, I have not used an AI LLM to draft this page. I can understand why you might think so as I am a university graduate and many of the LLMs are trained using academic texts. Do you have any specific instances or justifications? AI detectors are notoriously poor and unreliable tools, often conflating AI use with standard academic prose like listing three things, using lists, and hyphens (I just gave an example). This is especially the case when writers are trained to write in other cultural contexts, as I am. I have looked over the page for what might have elicited this response but I cannot see where the issue is, though I have noticed some typos and inconsistencies that I will fix (the sorts of things which AI doesn't make). I will continue to edit it and resubmit. ~2026-41814-76 (talk) 11:24, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I wasn't logged in when I drafted that. I now am. Archive-runner (talk) 11:25, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Collapser note: Question moot. Rejected on other grounds alone. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 11:45, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, when I queried the AI-use label they switched to rejecting it on other grounds. It feels very hostile and unfounded. Archive-runner (talk) 11:56, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Note that editors are volunteers and don't necessarily have the time and energy to respond to your every needs. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 12:07, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I'm not asking them to respond to my 'every need' but if they/an editor makes an edit, it should be fairly justified and subject to challenge as per wikipedia's own policies. This isn't supposed to be about the exercise of arbitrary power. Editors should be called up for bad practice, just like everyone else on here. Archive-runner (talk) 12:10, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Okay, what you're trying to create should likely be addition / merge request to the article Sociological aspects of secrecy instead of a new one. It's also unclear how, afterall, the term "secrecy study" is notable enough to warrant its own article. It does not seem to be a specialized field, but instead as a topic for sociology. While we appreciate citations from reputable journals, since Wikipedia is not an academic journal, articles that are backed up solely by academic journals without any signs of notability from mainstream sources are hard to have their notability justified - Wikipedia's inclusion criteria is very stringent, afterall. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 12:24, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #258: Abstract Wikipedia at Wikimania

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the presentations and workshops at Wikimania, including a features feedback request based on what we heard there, and highlight new features shipped this week including diffs for Wikifunctions.

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Enjoy the reading! Quiddity (WMF) 19:05, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

please approve my article

respected sir, my content is 100% real and genuine source with the proper situation. kindly please approve it ~2026-42543-26 (talk) 15:49, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

No. We're all volunteers here. We don't get obligations to do stuff and editors respond to request only if they decided to. So please be very patient if you have a request. 海盐沙冰 _{/ aka irisChronomia / Talk} 15:55, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

CS1 error on Tancred of Galilee

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Tancred of Galilee, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A bare URL and missing title error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help). Below are the references causing this error:
  • Monferrato, Casale title=Il mistero del marchese Odobono. www.casalenews.it (in Italian) https://www.casalenews.it/patri-259-montisferrati-storie-aleramiche-e-dintorni/il-mistero-del-marchese-odobono-36308.html. Retrieved 2025-09-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing pipe in: |first= (help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 07:28, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #259: Congratulations Jules*. An apple is a fruit

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we congratulate Wikimedian of the Year and we discuss his favourite article in relation to Abstract Wikipedia, we introduce a new Type of function on Wikifunctions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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We also remind you that in the next weeks these newsletter reminders will be paused, and that they will resume in mid-August.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:19, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #260: Shoutout to User:99of9

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we congratulate our own User:99of9 for his extensive work with the Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia communities, we discuss what happened at Wikimania, we introduce a document for interested communities to join Abstract Wikipedia, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #261: Mayors and the North

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we have an essay from Denny about accidental gaps in languages, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #262: Wikifunctions Object Reference

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss a new Type implemented after a community request, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:31, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

Draft - Latch Wales

Don't you think it's very reckless to just delete an article because it's missing a couple sources? Why not just add a tag to say needs more citations. Please help me understand why you've done this to me, this is heartbreaking. The draft says it could take a month to be reviewed. Just because of problem that was fixed with a few google searches and the tap of a button Edlectro28 (talk) 09:10, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi!

I didn't delete the article - I moved it to draftspace, where I see you improved it drastically. I did this after the article was alive for 10 hours, to allow any immediate improvements to it.

Simply put, Wikipedia has an article inclusion criteria that we dub "notability", specifically the "general notability guideline". An article needs to have, to quote, "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." As a general rule of thumb, three separate sources that meed all of these guidelines means a topic is worthy of an article. This is a form of quality control to make sure that articles are covered in a balanced way, and to prevent anyone from just writing about any miniscule thing.

At the time of "draft-ification", your article had three sources, two of which were directly connected with Latch (not being independent), and the other being the UK charity registration portal (not providing significant coverage, i.e. lots of material to base an article on).

I wouldn't worry about the draft sitting for too long. There has recently been a backlog drive at Articles for Creation (AfC) where many drafts were dealt with. Though to be fair, I do agree that 1 month is too long. We're always itching for new people, given Wikipedia's volunteer nature.

Finally, an important note, is that the whole draft process is optional. If you want, at any time, you can remove your page from the process by clicking the "Move" button on the menu bar in the right side, moving it to the article "area" of Wikipedia. That being said, that doesn't mean that someone in the future won't do something with the article, like nominating it for deletion or further draftification - this whole process is just to guarantee that your article will be kept on Wikipedia.

Sorry for the long response. I hope this cleared some things up. Let me know if you have any further questions! EatingCarBatteries _{(contribs | talk)} 18:45, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Hey thank you for explaining! Most people never do! Edlectro28 (talk) 19:07, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Review for a New page Maharanas: A Thousand Year War for Dharma

Hello@EatingCarBatteries _I hope you are doing well. I have recently created a page, Maharanas: A Thousand Year War for Dharma please review it. Dsrprj (talk) 19:02, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Deletion Discussion Authoritarian Tactics

If you care at all about this page or know anyone who does, now's the time to vote in its favor.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Authoritarian tactics Thalorin (talk) 12:17, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #263: 5,000 Functions, passing Z40000

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we mark the 5,000th function on Wikifunction, we explore a new Type for functions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on September 7, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:00, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #264: Your code can now call back to the Wikidata fetch functions

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce the possibility of calling Wikidata fetch functions, we present a new Type, we celebrate more than 200 new functions this week, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:13, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Save America Movement

Hi there - I may have misunderstood your directions and am concerned about my recent update of the article. I also converted two sources added as a notation earlier, as references. Figured that the update might be enough to satisfy the notability issue, so i removed some tags and published, thinking that would take the article out of the draft status, triggering the next review by you to approve that change and hopefully, remove the draft status. Seems that is incorrect, as the draft status remains in the title and no review for the change is visible... obviously, need further direction please —— 83d40m (talk) 00:49, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

User:EatingCarBatteries Would it be possible to remove the draft status now? ——83d40m (talk) 13:00, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I'm sorry for the late reply and how drawn out this process has been for you.

As it stands, going off of the decline reason that TNM101 posted, you still need more independent sources.

Most of the sources are directly from or affiliated with SAM or its members (such as the press release published via PRNewsWire). The Politico one feature is really good - if you have more of that type of coverage you'll be all set.

If you want to, you can always click the blue "submit for review" button. Additionally, you can always click the "Publish now" button which will publish the article, but there is no guarantee that the article won't end up right back where it started. EatingCarBatteries _{(contribs | talk)} 07:02, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

The next Natural Language Generation Special Interest Group meeting is tomorrow!

Hi all! A quick message to inform you that Denny will lead a quick first introduction to syntactic phrase functions in the next Natural Language Generation Special Interest Group meeting, that will be held tomorrow, September 15, at 16:00 UTC (link to the meeting).

See you at the meeting! In case you can't join, the meeting will be recorded and made available on Commons. -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:27, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #265: More engaging error messages

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we explain how we reworked error messaging, we talk about our recent and upcoming meetings, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #266: Memoization arriving

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we talk about storing a function call's result in a cache for easier recalling, we analyse how quickly one particular fact propagates through different Wikipedia language editions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:54, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

What is best way to save before publishing

Hi,

'm back and have some time to start editing this a little more. I would ike to understand the best way to save changes I make without publishing them.

In terms of providing URLS to book and newspapers, this is virtually impossble as I would have to pay to sign up to newspaper accounts. In addition, not all documents or books are available online - just in libraries or archives. The references for these articles are as they would be in an academic paper or book.

Please advise before I start editing again. I don't want to mess this up. the rules just seem so complicated! Kwakwaka (talk) 20:49, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi! Welcome back.

The best way to save your page is to literally click the blue "Publish changes" button. Despite the name, it doesn't actually make it an article - to do that, you would need to click the "Move" button in the toolbar on the right of the screen. You'll know it's a draft as long as the title contains the word "Draft:"

Wikipedia's core idea is verifiability. Everything that is published here needs to be able to be verified, if someone tries hard enough. What this means is that offline sources are totally fine - I left the comment only because it makes it easier for people to find them. I more so meant a digital identifier (like an ISBN, ISSN, or DOI).

If you can't access it, you could see if your local library has some newspaper service. Though there is no saying how timely it will be, you could fill out the form at Wikipedia:Resource support pilot to request access to sources which you don't have. I also have access to the The Wikipedia Library which gives me access to stuff like newspapers.com. If you tell me where exactly to look, I could get some resources for you. EatingCarBatteries _{(contribs | talk)} 01:43, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #267: Refreshing results

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we talk about two new capabilities addressing the issues of caching and freshness of function call results, we introduce our groundwork to support the first pilot communities for Abstract Wikipedia, we discuss news in Types, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:31, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

About your request at PERM

Hey EatingCarBatteries, thank you for your nomination! Just a heads-up that your nominee appears to use she/her pronouns, which you might want to correct. There's a variety of user scripts and templates that show you what pronouns someone has set in their preferences; for example, {{they}} ({{they|EatingCarBatteries}} → he). Let me know if you have any questions! —⁠TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 18:49, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, I didn't know about that template! EatingCarBatteries _{(contribs | talk)} 18:52, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #268: Quarterly planning

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the work we have planned for this quarter (October-December 2026), we introduce news in Types, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

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Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on October 12, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:42, 10 October 2026 (UTC)

September 2026 NPP backlog drive – Points award

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition of EatingCarBatteries for accumulating at least 50 points in the September 2026 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped review 14549 articles and 3163 redirects during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and helping reduce the backlog! Max (talk) 16:26, 13 October 2026 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #269: Changes in evaluator representations

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Review

hi

please reveiw my page Draft:Yen Ennai Edho Seidhai Deepakumar199801 (talk) 08:08, 18 October 2026 (UTC)