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I wanted to make a request since you're a new page reviewer. Since I shouldn't be doing this myself, can you take a look at my articles in NPP and mark them reviewed when appropriate? If so, here's a list of my current ones there:
A note on Big Baby Tape: I didn't know that the article was deleted before, but I asked for it to be brought back as a draft to address problems raised. It should be better now. Also, all of these articles are translations from the Russian Wikipedia.
If you can review them and get them out of the queue, great! If not, it's completely fine. Thanks again for your help.
P.S: If you also look at drafts and are willing to review them too, I can give a list of the ones I have at AfC. Losipov (talk) 23:11, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
Hey @Losipov: I'm sorry, but I don't typically review submissions on request. I did quickly browse those pages though and realized that I don't have enough familiarity in that subject area (Russian music) to be able to properly evaluate those articles. One suggestion I do have though is to consider improving the sources on those articles, as I noticed that a number of the references in the various articles were not from what's considered reliable sources. I recommend checking out Novem's script at User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/CiteHighlighter to aid with this. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:47, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
You already did check the page, but then another user put a deletion notice on it. I'm surprised and confused. You said to a previous user that you don't review on request, so I'm not expecting anything, but I'm only asking because you did review it once. If you don't do that, it's okay, I can figure another way out of this puzzlement. Fortunaa (talk) 01:48, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
@Fortunaa: New page patrollers, such as myself, mark pages sent to WP:AFD or WP:RFD as reviewed as a matter of procedure. When we do so we are not endorsing the content or giving it our seal of approval, we're simply removing it from the queue of pages that the team has to review. The reason being that the page is already undergoing a review at the relevant deletion discussion. Hey man im josh (talk) 02:32, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
would you like, know what happened to the towers of The Sharp Centum Park 203 and The Sharp Centum Park 109? Coz i really wanna know, yah naw i mean? and stuff like that. peace. Jaiquiero (talk) 14:44, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
@Jaiquiero: I do not know what happened to those towers. But as discussed on your talk page, please do not create redirects for items that are not mentioned in the list. I understand they follow the naming scheme of some of the towers mentioned in the lists, but redirects for towers not mentioned in the list are not good redirect and should not be created. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:48, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
What improvements can be made in Punjab University Law College page?
I created a pade naed "Punjab University Law College" and added the alumni section. Should I add more information to prevent it from deletion? Dawood Ch 471 (talk) 02:27, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
Now that I've gotten off your shoulders and got RAL-approved, here's a barnstar for painstakingly patrolling >100 redirects I created. 〜 Festucalex • talk22:38, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
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Who decides what is notable and what isn't? It's utter nonsense. Every sports tournament or any subject on Wikipedia could be notable enough to be an article. Don't go on any of my articles and say that it's not notable enough, because it is completely subjective. Personally, I will be watching many games of the 2023–24 LEN Challenger Cup, so I think it fully exceeds Notability requirements. It's called the Free Encyclopedia for a reason. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 14:15, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
European club competitions in each season should be an article. Why do you think your opinion is more important than others when it comes to what is notable. The articles that I created or have edited could have problems, but to say that essentially it shouldn't exist is not just subjective, but nonsense. How would you like it if I went on an article you made or edited and said I don't care about this, so this article shouldn't exist. I will not be replying to you again about this subject because you have no facts to back your point and all your arguments you made are fully subjective, not factual. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 14:32, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
@ILoveSport2006: First off, tone the hostility back, it's entirely unnecessary. "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for sports and athletics. -- the tag I placed states that there is a chance that the article may not meet notability guidelines. I have not placed a scathing indictment on the article or said "this is a piece of garbage that shouldn't exist". It's a tag meant to indicate that this article could use some improvement to better signal that the subject of the article is notable. I have not nominated the article for deletion, I placed this tag on an article with a single reference from a primary source (the tournament's host). I added a tag because the article contains very poor sourcing, is two sentences long, refers to a third tier of a sports league (which may indicate questionable notability), and is the second season of a new league. That's perfectly reasonable and you're welcome to remove the questionable notability tag. What you're not welcome to do is attack editors.
How would you like it if I went on an article you made or edited and said I don't care about this, so this article shouldn't exist. -- That is entirely your right, and I respect your right to do so in a civil manner. If you believe any of the articles or redirects I've created should not exist on Wikipedia, then please nominate them for deletion at WP:AFD or WP:RFD.
Why do you think your opinion is more important than anybody else's? You yourself acknowledge that the articles you've created have issues, and I am adding the appropriate tags to point out said issues so that they may addressed. I'd again like to encourage you to read over WP:Notability and WP:Civil before attacking other editors. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:44, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
On the my opinion is more important argument, I am not the one putting notability tags on other people's articles. If I come across as hostile, it's because I think that notability tag was really hurtful. From someone who likes so many sports tournaments, and thinks they're boring to everyone else, I get hurt by comments like that because it brings back my insecurities. I am not like other people on Wikipedia, I will make these articles and finish them and make them really good. I did the 2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup article from scratch and I'm really proud of it. ILoveSport2006 (talk) 15:01, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
@ILoveSport2006: "on other people's articles" – They belong to nobody, tags should be placed whenever and wherever appropriate. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, which means you need to conduct yourself appropriately and communicate with others in a civil manner. You are responsible for your own actions. I'd like to re-iterate that I have no nominated any of the articles you created for deletion. If you want to avoid your articles being nominated by editors then you should expand them to include additional sources. As it stands, most of the articles you've written contain either no citations or contain mostly references that are from the tournament host's website (primary sources). I encourage you to look at WP:SPORTBASIC and to add secondary sources to the pages you've created before moving on to create more pages. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
While I am thankful none of my articles have been deleted, you seriously can't give me a bit of sympathy after I told you about my insecurities. I tried to show you why I reacted like that and that's all you give me back.
I'm tired of speaking about this so I'm going to end with a few points I want to share.
Don't say I am attacking editors because every other editor has been nice to me outside of you.
Saying that anyone can nominate anyone's articles for deletion is not just sad but could create a toxic atmosphere
I love editing on Wikipedia, so threatening an autistic kid by saying their editing options could be restricted is really bad (you said that on my talk page, not here).
Unlike what you say, 99% of things that exist in the world could (and should) be an article if possible.
Finally, this quote is on your home page I may not like the criticism you have to offer, but I'll listen to it to try to improve and do better. I hope you never put a notability tag on anyone's article because it's completely subjective.
I am working on the articles and editing them almost every day, you can say they are not my articles, but when I am the only one that edits them, it's difficult not to think that.
@ILoveSport2006: I've informed you of things in a neutral and respectful way so I'm sorry if you choose to take them a different way. To respond to your various points:
Don't say I am attacking editors because every other editor has been nice to me outside of you. -- I have not been rude to you, I have responded calmly despite your unnecessary incivility.
Saying that anyone can nominate anyone's articles for deletion is not just sad but could create a toxic atmosphere -- Sorry, but this is how Wikipedia works. Anybody, at any time, can nominate an article for deletion if they believe the article is not fit for Wikipedia, but they should obviously only do do based on relevant grounds. See WP:DELETION.
I love editing on Wikipedia, so threatening an autistic kid by saying their editing options could be restricted is really bad (you said that on my talk page, not here). -- No one has threatened you. You received a standard boiler plate message that your removal of the relevant tags from articles was disruptive. As discussed, leave tags such as Template:One source when the article only contains sourcing from a single source.
Unlike what you say, 99% of things that exist in the world could (and should) be an article if possible. -- I do not make the policies and I'm sorry if you don't agree with Wikipedia's WP:Notability guidelines.
Finally, this quote is on your home page ... I hope you never put a notability tag on anyone's article because it's completely subjective. -- I've explained the purpose of the tag, my rationale for applying the tag, and how the application of the tag was appropriate in context. You have not offered any constructive criticism, you've simply stated "I don't like it" and have told me to stop. I will continue to apply the tag when an article has questionable notability.
I'm writing to you because I know that you are a great Wikipedia contributor and I want to ask you if you can help me and protect the 2011 NFL Draft page, because there's an user adding undrafted players that are not notable, for example:
If they have an article, that is usually enough to include them unless there is consensus to be more strict with that list. QuicoleJR (talk) 14:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
Hey @Skynxnex. Thank YOU for the work you put that caught my attention! I appreciate your contributions and I think that, if you're ever interested, you should consider joining the NPP team. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
I've pondered apply for NPP, partly since it seems that the backlog is growing. I'm one of the people who are a bit eh about the concept of draft space as it current exists on English Wikipedia but I assume I'd still be seen as helpful if I focus more on redirects and whatever unpatrolled pages I'm confident with? Skynxnex (talk) 23:05, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
@Skynxnex: It's okay if you're not the biggest fan of draft space, you don't HAVE to draftify pages. You could always tag and move on, skip the page(s), or send it to AfD. You would absolutely still be helping out by focusing on redirects and those pages that you're confident in. Redirects and my niche (American football) were exactly how I started at NPP and if that's what you want to do, well, we'd LOVE to have you! Every bit helps and there's no obligation to do any more than you feel up to on any given day. Hey man im josh (talk) 23:59, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
This is what you get when I stumble upon things. You did say that you were putting another one up.
I was on that page tonight, saw the star, did some detective work and here I am.
Not sure if this was put up for nomination publicly, I never saw it on my watchlist like the July article.
Regards, John Bringingthewood (talk) 04:27, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
@Bringingthewood: Thank you! That makes the fifth NFL annual statistical leader article to make it to FL (that was only the third one I worked on). Rushing TDs, interceptions, and sacks are all almost ready and I should have another one nominated by Monday. I also have passing yards leader currently at FLC, so that should be the sixth / my fourth! Hey man im josh (talk) 07:56, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
You're very welcome, that is fantastic! At the risk of repeating myself, YOU DESERVE IT!! And your partner in crime is deserving as well. I will say hello.
You know what? CONGRATS 3x .. 4x ... ah hell, 10x ....... you're the man for all that is upcoming!
I'll see you the next time, one way or the other. Stay well. Bringingthewood (talk) 21:01, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
Hey @Bagumba: I think I'm going to be bold a bit more and remove it from the lead. If anybody wishes to contest its removal I won't have an issue with it, but I'm trying to make the annual articles a bit more consistent and most of the others do not mention the AAFC. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:27, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
I wonder if it would be better to have an AAFC article that combines all of the statistical leaders instead of having small standalone AAFC articles. I'm going to give it and some thought and maybe start a discussion at WT:NFL in a day or so. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:32, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already!
Took a quick look and your NPP work is solid, especially given all the RFPP and UAA reports it leads to. Thanks for the work you do, and I hope you consider requesting more tools. — Wug·a·po·des21:14, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
Give it some thought Josh. I would certainly support, and even if you do not go for it, I would recommend you at least stepping up as a Lead coordinator. I think Novem Linguae would appreciate an extra set of hands :) The Night Watch(talk)14:47, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @The Night Watch, but there's actually a much more deserving person I've suggested in case Novem ever wanted a co-lead coordinator. He also already knows my hands are his to help out with whatever he may need. :) Hey man im josh (talk) 14:50, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
I tried to there a youtube video where they announce the game and talk about the features I mentioned and I linked both but it wouldn't let me do the edit cos it's black listed but it's from there page and the creator talkong. Search Broken Sword New Game Chat with Charles Cecil at Gamescom (Parzival's Stone & Reforged) for story mode info and Broken sword reforged on YouTube and it's there. 31.185.181.213 (talk) 17:14, 31 August 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.185.181.213 (talk)
Just so we're clear, it's not that I didn't believe the information from the Twitter and YouTube links, it's that they are not appropriate sources. If information cannot be sourced from appropriate places then it does not belong in an article. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:43, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
All-America Football Conference (AAFC) stats
Hi man!, how are you?
Going through some NFL stats leaders pages (Like NFL passing yards leaders), I noticed that you removed the AAFC's from some of them. You have a point in saying that the NFL does not consider these statistics official, but I think that they should be added because it was an important league for the development of the NFL. I think that you already know that the Browns and the 49ers played in the AAFC, as well as great players like Otto Graham and Lou Groza.
Another reason why I think they should show up is because sacks before 1982 do show up, these sack are not official either but they and the AAFC stats are supported by PFR.
I think that, as with the sacks, they should be added but making it clear to the reader that they are not official statistics.
Hey @Sergio Skol. I've been thinking about this since it was brought up by Bagumba. How would you feel about a page that covers all of the annual leaders for the AAFC? Given the length of the league (4 seasons) I don't think it makes a ton of sense to have them as standalone articles, but I also think they may not necessarily belong on the NFL annual leader lists. I think this could be a good compromise and I think it could present all the relevant information in a single place for those who are looking to find out more about the AAFC. Hey man im josh (talk) 11:58, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I like the idea, the important thing is that this info is on Wikipedia, either as part of the NFL pages or as main articles. I personally like to do it.
Just I do not know if I would make an individual article for each of the stats, or only create one titled "List of All-America Football Conference stats leaders" or something like that, and group all the important statistics there, because as you mentioned, it only lasted four seasons; so I think a single individual page would be better. (But I support any ideas to add them) Sergio Skol (talk) 23:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I like creating the new page even more because some stats are missing, like completion percentage, passer rating, special teams stats (personality I love the ST); that section seems like a draft to me Sergio Skol (talk) 23:47, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Hey @Haoreima. I'm sorry, but I don't review articles upon request, otherwise I feel as though I'd be flooded with requests. Thank you for your contributions though! A member of the NPP team will take a look at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:13, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I see you tagged Sean Stegall. I'm wondering if I should PROD it. There are informational sources about this fellow, like like this, but still, it's a source. Most other sources are primary. What do you think? Magnolia677 (talk) 19:09, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hey @Magnolia677. In my experience, it's not usually productive to PROD new articles, though you're welcome to give it a shot in the future. The assumption is that someone who has just created the article would most likely contest its deletion while PROD is meant to be used when you do not expect resistance to the article's deletion. However, I did notice that the article's creator has a COI so I've moved the article to draft space as, per WP:COIEDIT, those with a COI should go through WP:AFC to submit new articles. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hey Josh, I just saw you marked a page as reviewed on my watchlist, so I thought I'd ask if you could have a quick look at Adam Tactical Group. The reviewer handling it requested more categories, which was then added but I think they forgot to mark it. I'd appreciate if you could have a look and mark it or let me know if there's any issues, thanks! TylerBurden (talk) 18:48, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hey @TylerBurden. I'm sorry, but I don't review articles upon request. If I did so, I expect that I'd be getting quite a few requests regularly, and I don't want to encourage those types of requests here. Rest assured, a member of the NPP team will take a look at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:50, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm a bit confused, which is no shock, but when it comes to free agents .. what's the deal?
I see there's a 'status' line and a 'current team' line when editing. Tonight I removed 'Free agent' from status,
this way it doesn't show on the page when viewing. But I did notice Malcolm Butler, and he has it listed by current team (behind the scenes look).
Hey @John, I'm so sorry! I meant to respond to this yesterday but completely forgot to do so. Free agent is not meant to be under the current_team or status parameters, as the parameters should be left blank when a player is a free agent, per Template:Infobox_NFL_biography#Parameters_and_instructions. As for the lead, there was a consensus to include "free agent" in the lead for up to 2 years after the player most recently had a try out. Additionally, regarding the lead, there was consensus that "currently a free agent" is unnecessary and the lead should instead just say "is a free agent".
I actually was removing "free agent" from the current_team parameter about a month or so ago, but I didn't end up finishing. I got all the way up to Jalen Reagor, with another 15,747 pages to be checked in the queue. If you use [[WP:AWB] I could help you out with the proper settings to go through and clean up the parameter? Hey man im josh (talk) 12:16, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Funny, if I only can get myself to upgrade my horse and buggy. I lost the preview button before submitting an edit. That hurts.
Back to business. No apology ever needed. I would give you until at least Thanksgiving to reply, I'm the one that kept editing your talk page. Ahhhh, thank you for that. I did see you removing some, but I forgot the exact line for removal. Great, from now on ... gone. Also, I have been knocking off the 'currently' word from the lead. Some editors may be a bit slow on grasping it.
Honestly, I appreciate all the help you've given, but if you don't see me screwing up all that's holy, I'll continue doing what I'm doing. I remove stat parameters when it states former and 0 stats in some sections etc. I thank you again in advance, but if you give me too much rope I'll hang myself, and maybe some good people along with me, lol. Bringingthewood (talk) 02:40, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
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While I don't believe you had any ill intentions in reaching out, I see that you've been made aware that this is considered canvassing. I will not be participating in the discussion because of that. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:33, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Drum roll, please!
Yes, I am here to congratulate you once again on another promotion. You have to slow down a little... my fingers hurt.
Thank you @Bringingthewood! I have no intention of slowing down on my featured lists nominations. I have the annual leaders pages for scoring, sacks, interceptions, and forced fumbles all almost ready for nomination, they just need a bit more work. I've actually got a list of possible featured lists I want to work on going at User:Hey man im josh/sandbox2. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:31, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
You're on your seventh featured list nomination? Wow! And with that DYK above, you're just one step away (WP:GA) from the prestigious triple crown! Speaking of featured things, I'm thinking of trying to get my first piece of featured content soon - I'm thinking about possibly nominating C. O. Brocato, which just achieved GA, as a FA at some point in the near future (after getting some others to review it first) - do you think you'd be willing to take a look at it and tell me what you think? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:37, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
That's alright - but congrats on all your FLs; how many do you intend on achieving? Nevermind, I see in the above section your list – that's a lot of future featured lists! :) BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:55, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! I'm not committed to completing every list in that sandbox, but they're a starting point for me. I may end up going outside my comfort zone to work on other kinds of lists at some point, as I would like to contribute to a good/featured topic. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:02, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Hello, I just wanted to thank you for reviewing the latest articles I've created, including Johan Floderus (I hope I've done a good enough job with it), and nominating me for autopatrolling rights. I hugely appreciate your help! Oltrepier (talk) 18:59, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
Hey @AlexandraAVX. You're welcome to remove the tag yourself in the future, but I've done so in this case. You definitely helped make the language more clear, thank you for making the effort. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:01, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello mate, sorry to disturb but would you take a minute of your time to review the above mentioned draft. I once approved as I still believe it passes WP:N but I was somewhat convinced here that I somehow made a "mistake" by performing WP:Round-robin swap which led to me getting my rights removed 'cause I believed I was not doing a good job.
Thank you. shelovesneo (talk) 09:18, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
@Shelovesneo: I think mistakes happen and you may have been a little quick to request the removal of your rights. The problem with the round-robin swap is that, in doing so, you lose the history of the page. The result of the AfD from January of this year is, essentially, that Johnny Suh is not independently notable outside of their activities associated with the group. I think Robertsky did a decent job in their explanation and I think you just happen to have missed a couple of things. I hope it doesn't discourage you because we all experience growing pains on the site. What matters is that we learn from them and try not to make those mistakes again. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:26, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
I don't know if you think that it's not worth answering questions when the RFA is virtually over, but editors still took the time to ask you questions and you didn't answer them, which I think is poor form. If this is not the case, then please say but that is how I read it. Willbb23415:53, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello @Maxen Embry. Thank you for your contributions, but I'm sorry, I don't review pages upon request. I did notice that it looks like the article has already been marked as reviewed by another patroller. Someone from the team will review the redirects at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:02, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
As you will note, I was not requesting that you would answer the question (although I would welcome it), I was asking why you did not answer it in the first place. Regards, Willbb23418:03, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
Hey @Griseo veritas. When pages are sent to AfD, it's standard procedure for members of the new page patrol team to mark the pages as reviewed. Based on the nominator's rationale at the deletion discussion page, it seems as though they're interpreted the current sources as mostly routine press coverage based on press releases. If you want to improve the article then I'd encourage you to find sources that are more in depth and are not based on press releases from the company. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello again! Just wanted to stop by to wish you the best of luck. You deserve this, and will obviously be a huge asset to this project with the mop. My (semi) new job has rendered me unable to participate much anymore which sucks, but it's good to know you'll be around. Your demeanor, patience, and flat-out helpful personality on here is invaluable, and helped me tremendously when I was first getting started. I just wanted to make sure I was able to say good luck, and I hope it works out! I hope to continue seeing you around! :) SPF121188(talk this way)(my edits)19:06, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
Your userpage states: "This user believes that a hot dog is a sandwich.". What is the smallest change you could make that would turn a sandwich into something you would no longer consider to be a sandwich? Where is the edge of sandwichness? Polygnotus (talk) 20:56, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
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Others' opinions may perhaps vary on this, but on the question of similar to your username, you might want to research and comment at the posting at UAA rather than do the block yourself.
It's not "quite" INVOLVED, but probably better to let someone else push the button on it.
Thank you for the feedback @Jc37, I very much appreciate it. One thing I want to avoid, if successful at RfA, is any hint of INVOLVED editing or actions. I'm going to update my answer accordingly. Hey man im josh (talk) 20:16, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
For what it's worth to you, here are some of my thoughts about this.
Jc37 says "Others' opinions may perhaps vary on this", and indeed they do. I would see nothing wrong at all with blocking in that case.
Another case where opinions vary, is on the "softblock" over user names. Many administrators use such blocks for usernames, but I absolutely don't. In my opinion if the only problem with an account is that the user has a username which might be subject to a "softblock", then there is no justification at all for blocking, as that is a totally unnecessary way of biting a newcomer. Such a username is pretty well certain to be chosen in perfectly good faith by an editor who simply didn't know about our username policy, and a friendly message explaining the situation is, in my opinion, a far better way of dealing with it than an unexpected block. Obviously the situation may be different if as well as the username there are other problems; obviously it would be different if the username were deliberately offensive, but that is not what we are talking about; also the situation becomes different if the editor defies policy by continuing to use an unacceptable username after being informed of the policy. However, my view is that blocking a good faith only because they have a username which is contrary to a policy which they had no reason to know about is never justifiable. As I said above, others' opinions vary, and you may well be one of the many who disagree with my view, but you may like to at least consider it. JBW (talk) 21:49, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for message @JBW, any and all guidance is very much appreciated! However, my view is that blocking a good faith only because they have a username which is contrary to a policy which they had no reason to know about is never justifiable – Perhaps I could have done a better job in answering the question, but this is ultimately how I feel as well and the approach I want to take. I do not want to push away potentially constructive editors over something that can be addressed and fixed. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:35, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
Great!
I have just added my support to your AfD, RfA, but I decided I wanted also to tell you directly that I am delighted to see you going for it. I'm absolutely sure you'll do a good job. JBW (talk) 21:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
jc37: Yes, that's better in my opinion than "requests for adminship", but even so, it will probably be better if I stick to the more usually recognised acronyms, so thanks for pointing it out. JBW (talk) 21:53, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
No worries : ) - You would probably not believe some of the acronyms I've mis-typed in a discussion. lol - jc3721:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Another congrats for another promotion! (I'm using the fingers that still work for sending these)
Also, good luck future admin., even though luck has nothing to do with it. ;) All the best! John Bringingthewood (talk) 22:58, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
I believe they are asking me to patrol some pages that they've created, as I have patrolled some of their creations before.
@Hain9: Thank you for the work you're putting in, but I do not review pages upon request. Someone from the NPP team will review the pages at their earliest convenience. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:13, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
Congrats, I've talked with you multiple times on the NPP Discord (back when I still used discord) and I always thought of you as an admin without tools. I guess now you're an admin with tools, which would just make you an admin. Either way, congratulations. Deauthorized. (talk)18:28, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
An Admin's barnstar for Wikipedia's newest admin! Congratulations! I always knew you'd pass but I didn't expect you to be the fourth-most supported candidate ever, although I understand why you received 315 supports BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:36, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Thank you @BeanieFan11! I thought I had a decent chance of passing, but no way did I ever expect to get as much support as I did. I feel so incredibly flattered by it all and I'm going to be working hard to not break everything :) Hey man im josh (talk) 18:41, 26 September 2023 (UTC)