Hello IJBall,
Backlog
Redirect drive
: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with
23851
reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to
0
(momentarily). Congratulations to
Hey man im josh
who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by
Meena
and
Greyzxq
with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See
this page
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.
Redirect autopatrol
: 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
here
.
WMF work on PageTriage
: The
WMF Moderator Tools team
, consisting of
Sam
,
Jason
and
Susana
, and also some patches from
Jon
, has been hard at work
updating PageTriage
. 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
beta test
where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of
Special:NewPagesFeed
, to help find bugs. We will post more details at
WT:NPPR
when we are ready for beta testers.
Articles for Creation (AFC)
: All new page reviewers are now
automatically approved
for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at
WT:AFCP
like was required previously). To install the
AFC helper script
, visit
Special:Preferences
, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit
Special:NewPagesFeed
, 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.
You can review the AFC workflow at
WP:AFCR
. 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
draftspace is optional
, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.
Pro tip
: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own
SNG
? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is
WP:ARTIST
4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).