User talk:GiantSnowman/2026
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Wishing you a positive outlook for the new year, 2026
Happy New Year!
- Thanks Iggy, same to you! GiantSnowman 10:57, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
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Happy 2026 GS, keep up the good work here and keep it up outside!
Could this (please see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pablo_Felipe&diff=prev&oldid=1330538368) be another wrong (and it was undiscussed!) page move by this user? If i remember it well, they were forbidden from engaging in such actions back in the day. Also, if you notice in the pertinent article, you'll notice as the vast majority of the available sources call him simply "Pablo".
You have been briefed, cheers! RevampedEditor (talk) 16:12, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
- @RevampedEditor: thanks for the heads up, I have reverted the move, and remind @Ortizesp: to use WP:RM for page moves like this... GiantSnowman 11:08, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
- Certainly agree the YOB should stay there at this point.
- When I had a look in the search bar for all football Pablos with one name after noticing this discussion, I noticed two of them born in 1991, one of them had just the year disambiguation which I felt should have had a month added to it as well and the other one had the month already there but may have been incorrect. Therefore I boldly moved those pages and also used Pablo (footballer) as a new disambiguation page due to the high number of articles titled in this format. Hopefully no damage has been done to any affected page. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 12:39, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2026)
Hello, GiantSnowman. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Outpost (military) • Telecommunications in Kazakhstan Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 5 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Football position question
Hi GiantSnowman! I became aware of a dispute regarding Luke O'Nien's position via an edit filter false positive. I don't follow association football, but I assumed that the player's current Roster profile at the Sunderland page would be an authoritative link. That profile does mention that he's a "versatile" player who plays different positions, but lists Centre-back as his primary position. Two other sources ESPN and premierleague.com list him as midfielder. Is there a rule-of-thumb for determining what position should appear in the infobox and lede? Cheers (and Happy New Year) OhNoitsJamie Talk 12:59, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, laptop unexpectedly broke and it's been waiting a fix for the past week! Many players are versatile and his club profile is a good starting point. I like to keep it simple in the lede and infobox, and then we can expand on it in a 'Playing style' section if appropriate. GiantSnowman 12:18, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
I have sent you a note about a page you started
Hi GiantSnowman. Thank you for your work on Andrew Loomis (drummer). Another editor, Scope creep, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:
Ref 3 doesn't seem to work.
To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Scope creep}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)
scope_creepTalk 17:02, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, laptop unexpectedly broke and it's been waiting a fix for the past week! Not my article, I created a redirect which has been overwritten. GiantSnowman 12:18, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
Why did you undid revision of Kerven Belfort?
The information I gave was correct, But Sabah FC didn't announce it yet. But maybe it's confirmed because the transfer window just opened and I just saw him training in Sabah FC Facebook, Please reply ASAP. Thanks HaikalMalaysia (talk) 07:47, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
- I'm not GiantSnowman but I can answer your question. Of
The information I gave was correct
andBut Sabah FC didn't announce it yet
, only one statement can be accurate. We can't be sure a player has signed until a club involved in a transfer has made an official announcement so we should always wait for such an official announcement before we update Wikipedia articles to reflect a transfer. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 12:01, 6 January 2026 (UTC)- Thanks for replying my message. I understand. Thank you for noticing me. Sincerely, Muhammad Haikal. A.K.A HaikalMalaysia. HaikalMalaysia (talk) 13:24, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, laptop unexpectedly broke and it's been waiting a fix for the past week! This was explained to you on your talk page. GiantSnowman 12:19, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for replying my message. I understand. Thank you for noticing me. Sincerely, Muhammad Haikal. A.K.A HaikalMalaysia. HaikalMalaysia (talk) 13:24, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
AfD topic sorting
Hello. This might not be the correct place to ask, but I was wondering if there's a Manual of Style for AfD topic sorting. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 10:06, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, laptop unexpectedly broke and it's been waiting a fix for the past week! Not that I'm aware, sorry. GiantSnowman 12:19, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
Pretty sure this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/~2025-41422-91) is this utter nuisance (remember the shenanigans at Josué Pesqueira?) Hapoel Be'er Sheva fan, where Mr. Pesqueira once played. Also, in June 2022 you warned this person for removal of references in Miguel Vítor (please see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Assaf_Official&diff=prev&oldid=1092931265).
Look at the stunt the aforementioned IP pulled at Hélder Lopes, ANOTHER Be'er Sheva player (here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=H%C3%A9lder_Lopes_(footballer)&diff=prev&oldid=1331417318). We seem to have a pattern no? List of "contributions" seem to indicate only players from that club. Oh, here's another IP with same M.O. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/~2025-38560-43)!
Attentively, you have been briefed. RevampedEditor (talk) 13:53, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, laptop unexpectedly broke and it's been waiting a fix for the past week! No longer editing so not a problem, in future can use WP:SPI? GiantSnowman 12:19, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
No longer editing, or so you thought (see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shay_Elias&diff=prev&oldid=1332796739)... Keep that laptop safe, cheers! --RevampedEditor (talk) 19:22, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
- What's wrong with that edit? GiantSnowman 19:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
Nothing, i just notified you they have returned. And they WILL make extremely bad edits as removing the honours in Hélder Lopes (or other players of that club) again. You, of course, do as you must do my veteran fellow user. --RevampedEditor (talk) 19:27, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
- Right, got you - if they make disruptive edits, let me know and I can review. GiantSnowman 19:36, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – January 2026
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2025).
Administrator changes
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Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- All general sanctions imposed by the community may now be enforced at the Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard (WP:AE) as a result of a recent RfC.
- Due to the result of a recent RFC, the administrator recall process is amended to extend the deadline for a re-request for adminship to 30 days or the next administrator election, whichever is later.
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Arbitration
- Following the 2025 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been elected to the Arbitration Committee: Aoidh, Asilvering, Girth Summit, Guerillero, HJ Mitchell, HouseBlaster, Izno, Sdrqaz, SilverLocust.
- The arbitration case Pbsouthwood has been suspended.
This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2026)
Hello, GiantSnowman. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Battle of Messana • Outpost (military) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 12 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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2026 Greek Super Cup
Greetings! If you please check the name dispute in the 2026 Greek Super Cup. Regards! BEN917 (talk) 21:13, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry, laptop unexpectedly broke and it's been waiting a fix for the past week! Will take a look when I'm back up-to-date. GiantSnowman 12:20, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
Julian Larsson - BAFC
Hi, are you able to edit the photo on Julian's page please. The photo is actually of the old press officer at Burton and not Julian. Thank you ~2026-29444-5 (talk) 13:53, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
- I can see that our press officer Matt boss tried to change the image but you changed it back. Is it possible you can correct this please for Julian. Thank you ~2026-29444-5 (talk) 13:56, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
- The image is hosted at Commons - see here - so needs to be dealt with there. I have removed from the article in the meantime. GiantSnowman 17:52, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you for doing this so quickly. If I am able to provide you with a photo, copyright free, is this something you can help and support us with re: uploading. BigSmoke LDN (talk) 19:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
- The image is hosted at Commons - see here - so needs to be dealt with there. I have removed from the article in the meantime. GiantSnowman 17:52, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
Edit war
GS, can you please drop your two cents here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:RevampedEditor#Edits_on_January_15%2C_2026)? A bit of an edit war going on, and my summaries still may leave a lot to be desired, but at least i don't remove references in my "cleanup" (the very last paragraph in club career, his only goal for Hamburger, other person has done it TWICE; i checked it and the source works fine)!
Regards RevampedEditor (talk) 12:58, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
- Have taken a look. GiantSnowman 18:29, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
External links modified at Talk:Alex Flett
The external links modified message says: "No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals." So, I read that as literally "Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections". I delete them when I run across them as they no longer serve a purpose but I do not go hunting for them as the bot message also says "but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals". I will not revert your revert of my removal at Talk:Alex Flett but as I run across those messages on other talk pages, I will remove them. There is no value in archiving those old bot messages. Masterhatch (talk) 18:54, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
- Noted, thanks. GiantSnowman 19:10, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
Kia ora!
Kia ora, GiantSnowman! Thank you for your comments regarding the page Tessa Huntington. As a local football contributor in New Zealand (I've been following the scene for over 20 years) I've gone in and supported the adding of additional information and sourcing. If you have time to reconsider your earlier view, that would be most welcomed. All the best from Middle-earth, down under! Wbusinessdesk (talk) 00:24, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks, will take a look now. GiantSnowman 10:20, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
Nomination of Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1990) for deletion
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1990) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.Let'srun (talk) 03:14, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
Histmerge request
hey GS, if possible, would you be able to do a Histmerge on Finn Linder and Draft:Finn Linder. The draft was undeleted after I had started the article. Thanks in advance RedPatch (talk) 11:39, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
Done. GiantSnowman 12:33, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks!! RedPatch (talk) 14:03, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- I think I restored the latest version, please check all relevant sources/info etc. reflected. GiantSnowman 14:24, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks!! RedPatch (talk) 14:03, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
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Incorrect information-Paul Callaghan.
dear giantsnowman I am writing to you as there is a fault in your work. Paul callaghan actually has 3 children with his wife Karen callaghan. ~2026-38343-4 (talk) 15:25, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
- It is not my work, and where is your reliable source which will verify this claim about a living person? GiantSnowman 15:51, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2026)
Hello, GiantSnowman. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mormon pornography • Battle of Messana Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 19 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Google drive links
Hello,
I wanted to ask whether using Google Drive links to cite newspaper articles is allowed, or if I should avoid including the links and instead provide citations without them. For example, there are many archived Bangladeshi (both Bengali and English) newspapers available on Google Drive (such as those on Songramer Notebook), and in my opinion, including the URL in the citation would make it easier for editors to verify the authenticity of the sources. FNH004 (talk) 08:04, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Whose Google Drive is it - your personal one, or that of an organisation? GiantSnowman 18:53, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Its of an organisation that archives South Asian (mainly Bangladeshi) newspapers. FNH004 (talk) 19:39, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Its part of their larger website FNH004 (talk) 19:41, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Then I'd suggest it's OK. We often link to newspaper clippings, see e.g. Newspapers.com. GiantSnowman 19:53, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, thank you for clearing this up. FNH004 (talk) 20:03, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Then I'd suggest it's OK. We often link to newspaper clippings, see e.g. Newspapers.com. GiantSnowman 19:53, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Its part of their larger website FNH004 (talk) 19:41, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- Its of an organisation that archives South Asian (mainly Bangladeshi) newspapers. FNH004 (talk) 19:39, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
Category:LC Nuova Gioiese players has been nominated for merging
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Disambiguation link notification for January 22
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Nomination of Matthew Sánchez for deletion
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthew Sánchez until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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The article Antwan Mims has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Fails WP:NCRIMINAL
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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2026)
Hello, GiantSnowman. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Hope chest • Mormon pornography Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 26 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Player Stats
- Hello mate quick question…do I have to reference sources on a players career statistics chart? And if yes, how do I? Especially if said statistics don’t show up on any stats website i.e. Soccerbase or Transfermarkt.
- For example, I know Greg Luer has played and scored goals for Horsham this season in both the Sussex Senior Cup and FA trophy as I’ve seen it with my own eyes and kept my own records…but if you as a neutral were to try and corroborate that it wouldn’t show anywhere. I want to get it right and keep our ex-pro players articles up to date.
- Thanks for your help!
Danhall1245 (talk) 18:26, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, they should be - see example at e.g. Nahki Wells. If a player plays in a game that isn't covered by a database, then add a match report. Transfermarkt is not a reliable source. GiantSnowman 18:48, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
Draft: Oliver Irow
Hi GS. On 17 January you moved the page Oliver Irow to draftspace. The article was soon re-created so we now have Oliver Irow and Draft:Oliver Irow. Irow has made his debut and scored goals so the live article seems valid. Perhaps you would delete the draft. LenF54 (talk) 17:23, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
- Playing/scoring does not confer notability - it's WP:GNG that matters. Trout for @Thegeordieman: for creating an article already in draft space! GiantSnowman 18:22, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
Hew Mun Weng
I've taken a look at the talk page of Hew Mun Weng, I've noticed you had commented about stopping blanking stats tables (e.g.[1]). Seems like this user is still doing it (e.g.[2]), despite your advice provided earlier this month. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 19:46, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
- I suggest it's raised at ANI for a review and hopefully longer block, do you mind starting it as I'm not really around over the next few days? They've been warned multiple times by other users, and also been blocked before. GiantSnowman 21:47, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
- Started. I'll see what the review is later. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 17:28, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2026)
Hello, GiantSnowman. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Magic 8-Ball • Hope chest Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 2 February 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Nomination of Tom Cappan for deletion
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Cappan until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.Geschichte (talk) 19:51, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
The article Joseph Lamb (footballer) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Fails GNG. (and per nl-wiki, where he doesn't have an article but appears in the list of managers, he only managed for part of the season, and left after a few months due to homesickness nl:Lijst_van_trainers_van_Feyenoord_(mannen)
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If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. ~Hydronium~Hydroxide~(Talk)~ 10:23, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
Happy Adminship Anniversary!
| Happy adminship anniversary! Hi GiantSnowman! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy 12th anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 00:27, 4 February 2026 (UTC) |  |
- Thank you! GiantSnowman 07:09, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
A Question from the Touchline
Hello GiantSnowman,
I noticed on your user page that you are available to be contacted via email, and I would like to ask if you'd be willing to share your email address with me. I'm trying to restore a Wikipedia page about my professional soccer career that was previously deleted, and I'm hoping you might be able to offer guidance. I do see that you are away on vacation. I hope you enjoy a relaxing and enjoyable trip, and I'll look forward to hearing from you upon your return. From one fan of the beautiful game to another, I would greatly value your time and expertise. Football is life!
Thank you,
Willis8604 Willis8604 (talk) 18:36, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
- Please either click 'email this user' or post here. However, you should not be editing articles about yourself per WP:AUTOBIO. GiantSnowman 21:41, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
- Understood, and I appreciate the clarification. I’m not attempting to edit any articles about myself. Please forgive me, as I’m not seeing an option to click “email this user” anywhere on the page. I’d be grateful for your guidance on how best to best reach you by email to see if you can help provide a resolution. Given you’re on vacation, please don’t feel any obligation to respond or assist until you’ve returned. The last thing I would want to do is bother you while you’re taking time to relax and enjoy yourself. Willis8604 (talk) 22:52, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
- You need to set up email on your own account first. See WP:EMAIL. GiantSnowman 18:07, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
- Understood, and I appreciate the clarification. I’m not attempting to edit any articles about myself. Please forgive me, as I’m not seeing an option to click “email this user” anywhere on the page. I’d be grateful for your guidance on how best to best reach you by email to see if you can help provide a resolution. Given you’re on vacation, please don’t feel any obligation to respond or assist until you’ve returned. The last thing I would want to do is bother you while you’re taking time to relax and enjoy yourself. Willis8604 (talk) 22:52, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
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Triviality of nuance?
Hi,
In the Template talk:Infobox football biography, you dismissed and distracted the discussion twice and accused me of badgering, plus (mis)representing others perception of good faith, which is not exactly in accord with WP:CIV.
- Transfermarkt, was not brought up as a source, whether it's reliable or not was irrelevant.
- Mansplaining about clicking the contents, where the argument is against prose and for convenience (mentioned right before).
And the rest of your comments were simply tautological repetition, just read them in order:
- we are encyclopaedia. Trivial.
- Wikipedia does not care about that.
- It doesn't need to go in the infobox.
- not notable and not worth mentioning
Why?
- because "many have said" and it's "something that nobody wants" (circular reasoning by definition)
While the arguments were simply for convenience (as well a importance), containing examples and nuances to be addressed, keep calling them 'trivial' is not gonna solve them.
Then at the end, you mention "there is no discussion", again speaking on behalf of other's. How would there be any discussion if one constantly repeats oneself, despite all the details?
If you're not interested in a discussion you can let others take it, nobody forced or asked you to take part in a "no discussion" (your own words) 6 times, when you've made your point once.
Now, I was ready to let this all go, until I saw you're an admin with "20 years" of experience. Xpander (talk) 22:01, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
- I brought up Transfermarkt because your opening post literally said "Some sites like Transfermarkt already support this on their player profiles", so now you saying that it was "not brought up as a source" is entirely false.
- Accusing me of mansplaining is WP:UNCIVIL / WP:ABF.
- Not a single person supported your suggestion, maybe think why.
- Posting on my talk page is a prime example of the badgering I complained about at the infobox talk page! Therefore, please do not post here again. GiantSnowman 08:40, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- It was brought up as an analogy (as in pattern template), this shows total lack of WP:AGF that you're now accusing me of making false claims (i.e. lying). Whether others agree or disagree does not concern you, you only represent yourself and nothing more. Please stop this behavior and this conversation. Xpander (talk) 15:57, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- If you want to stop the conversation, please simply never post on my talk page again. GiantSnowman 15:59, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- Gladly. Xpander (talk) 16:03, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- If you want to stop the conversation, please simply never post on my talk page again. GiantSnowman 15:59, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- It was brought up as an analogy (as in pattern template), this shows total lack of WP:AGF that you're now accusing me of making false claims (i.e. lying). Whether others agree or disagree does not concern you, you only represent yourself and nothing more. Please stop this behavior and this conversation. Xpander (talk) 15:57, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2026)
Hello, GiantSnowman. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Hinge • Magic 8-Ball Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 9 February 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2026
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2026).
Administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Arbitration
- Due to the result of a recent motion, a rough consensus of administrators at the arbitration enforcement noticeboard may impose an expanded topic ban on Israel, Israelis, Jews, Judaism, Palestine, Palestinians, Islam, and/or Arabs, if an editor's Arab-Israeli conflict topic ban is determined to be insufficient to prevent disruption. At least one diff per area expanded into should be cited.
Miscellaneous
- Voting in the 2026 Steward elections started on 06 February 2026 at 14:00 (UTC) and will end on 27 February 2026 at 14:00 (UTC). The confirmation process for current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:57, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you! GiantSnowman 18:42, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
Nomination of Rannick Schoop for deletion
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rannick Schoop until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.Geschichte (talk) 04:41, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
Concern regarding Draft:Ymer Abili
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Nomination of Mohamed Kourouma (footballer, born 1998) for deletion
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohamed Kourouma (footballer, born 1998) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2026)
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GS, what's your intake here if you please? This is getting a bit out of hand (and now, the other user contacted me via edit summaries with a very strange one; i don't understand Chinese but i get the job done translation-wise with the help of Google T, unlike them! They also got the point of my reversion completely wrong)...
If i'm not mistaken (could be, even 20 years later!), infoboxes are only for managers and players am i correct? Attentively RevampedEditor (talk) 16:35, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
- You are correct to remove non-managerial roles (although not from 'current club') - you are incorrect to de-pipe the clubs. GiantSnowman 11:34, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
Nomination of Thijs Dekker for deletion
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A note about the article
Hello, I have written an article and would like to ask whether it would be possible to add a Persian version to it. I would appreciate it if you could review the article. Anten (streaming service) Thank you for your time and consideration. KianXBe (talk) 14:53, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Which article please? GiantSnowman 14:55, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Anten (streaming service) Thank you KianXBe (talk) 14:57, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Simply go to Farsi Wikipedia and add the article there. GiantSnowman 14:59, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, I can't, that's why I told you because I don't have access. KianXBe (talk) 15:00, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Why don't you have access? Are you blocked? GiantSnowman 15:01, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, I am, but the reason is wrong. KianXBe (talk) 15:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Then you need to follow the appeal process at fa.wiki - we cannot help you here at en.wiki I am afraid. GiantSnowman 15:07, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- OK, Thanks KianXBe (talk) 15:08, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Hello again I have a Persian article, can you translate it into English? KianXBe (talk) 07:04, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
- This is the article that translates to English as Filmnet (Iranian VOD platform) https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D8%AA
- Please translate this from Persian to English
- Thank you KianXBe (talk) 07:21, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
- Then you need to follow the appeal process at fa.wiki - we cannot help you here at en.wiki I am afraid. GiantSnowman 15:07, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, I am, but the reason is wrong. KianXBe (talk) 15:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Why don't you have access? Are you blocked? GiantSnowman 15:01, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, I can't, that's why I told you because I don't have access. KianXBe (talk) 15:00, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Simply go to Farsi Wikipedia and add the article there. GiantSnowman 14:59, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
- Anten (streaming service) Thank you KianXBe (talk) 14:57, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
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Hello
Sir can you look into edit history of the article Thimphu FC, grammar corrections and infobox parts were moved by user you mentioned in talk page before. And keep following article edits, our staff is focused on club media. Thank you. Ashiyiwang (talk) 18:28, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
- If you have links to the club, you should not be editing per WP:COI. GiantSnowman 18:49, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
Croatian IP
After a three-year hiatus, it seems he's back to vandalising. Could you kindly block these accounts? ([3], [4]). I wouldn't be too surprised if more popped up. Thanks, Nehme1499 (talk) 19:23, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- Done - can you remember the original account? We can tag the new accounts for tracking. GiantSnowman 19:47, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- They were legacy IPs, so I'm not sure where to find them. And I don't remember if we had formally grouped all these IPs in some way. However, I found these: [5], [6], and this list. Nehme1499 (talk) 20:00, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- If there was no named account then it doesn't matter. GiantSnowman 20:02, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks. In the likely case more throwaway accounts pop up, what would you suggest to do? Nehme1499 (talk) 20:28, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- Request a WP:RANGEBLOCK if possible? GiantSnowman 21:09, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks. In the likely case more throwaway accounts pop up, what would you suggest to do? Nehme1499 (talk) 20:28, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- If there was no named account then it doesn't matter. GiantSnowman 20:02, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
- They were legacy IPs, so I'm not sure where to find them. And I don't remember if we had formally grouped all these IPs in some way. However, I found these: [5], [6], and this list. Nehme1499 (talk) 20:00, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2026).
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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2026)
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IP
Per your message here (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:~2026-14060-65), the following: they have THOUSANDS of IPs as far as i can tell, been doing that to articles since last month or so. I am losing it over here reverting this nuisance!
Attentively RevampedEditor (talk) 22:56, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, very frustrating! GiantSnowman 18:56, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2026)
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Vandalism
How about this utter nuisance?! Removed a sourced honour at Sérgio Oliveira without one word (please see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C3%A9rgio_Oliveira&diff=prev&oldid=1339816479), and now upped the ante at Leonardo Jardim and removed NINE (see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonardo_Jardim&diff=prev&oldid=1342437088)!! All that without a single word.
Attentively RevampedEditor (talk) 15:50, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
- Revert, warn, and if they continue, let me know. GiantSnowman 18:21, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
Per your request: I am not sure if an Eastern Conference win in the MLS constitutes an honour, but here you have the nuisance in action (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luis_Su%C3%A1rez&diff=prev&oldid=1342793283), removing another accolade without one word. So far into his WP career, not a single letter in a summary!
Regarding the topic i brought up last week (check your archives, about 10 P.M. on 4 March), the IP continues wreaking havoc. See Lars Unnerstall where, just to get his version in, he removed the ref i added to box (those Eurosport profiles - also added by me back in the day! - still work, but now they only display name of player, not even full) and reverted the box/chart below updating of stats... Pityful!
If a range block is not feasible (i very much doubt it), then we'll just have to revert and move on i guess. Attentively --RevampedEditor (talk) 20:13, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
- Unsure about the practicalities of a range block, feel free to ask at ANI. GiantSnowman 21:21, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2026)
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Atzimba Casas
Hey there. I recently began working on Atzimba Casas after it was nominated for deletion. This is my first complete footballer bio (I worked on José Cardozo for a bit but stopped). Curious if you have any feedback on how to improve. I nominated it for DYK but wasn't sure if this would be good enough for GA. Unfortunately the article is missing a free image but I may be able to reach out to her for a picture through the school's directory. Thank you in adv, Morogris (✉ • ✎) 15:09, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
- It's a good start but it needs a decent clean up. I've amended the lede, for example. GiantSnowman 18:15, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
Re. the Croatian IP
Seems like he's editing a specific set of articles:
- Jwaya SC
- Jwaya SC (women)
- Al Riyadi Al Abbasiyah Club
- Syntia Salha
- Christy Maalouf
- Racha Yaghi
- Yara Bou Rada
- Dima Al Kasti
- Celine Haidar
- Samira Awad
- Waed Raed
- Nathalie Matar
Would it be possible to IP protect these pages? Nehme1499 (talk) 20:12, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Done - all protected for 1 month. Also worth requesting a range block at ANI? GiantSnowman 20:33, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- indefinite 🔐👍 ~2026-17334-88 (talk) 21:42, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
1951 Zentropa(Mitropa Cup) lead
Hello there, I noticed this 1951 Zentropa Cup article and its very confusing lead. I have no idea what editor added it, but it seems very messy and just not... proper? I am not a native English speaker, and I got very confused reading that it. I don't know what the editor is trying to say, but I might also be wrong here. Could you look through it if you have time and maybe make adjustments to the lead? or maybe completely remove the current lead and replace it? Thank you for your time GS! MindfulGalaxy (talk) 13:30, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
- I have simplified, thanks for letting me know. GiantSnowman 13:32, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2026)
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"Del Wilson" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect Del Wilson has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 March 23 § Del Wilson until a consensus is reached. Assadzadeh (talk) 01:00, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
Bloody hypocrite
You are always reverting newbies and TAs for inserting unsourced or poorly sourced correct content (or sourced content which you didn't recognise), often labelling it "vandalism" (e.g. here (see this), or this warning for "unconstructive" edits for adding correct information (a pattern which has been going on for many, many years, with countless baseless reverts and incorrect, bitey warnings), but then you have no issue with making an edit like this, declaring someone dead without providing a source, which is a lot worse than declaring that someone wone a football cup or correcting someone's height without providing a source. Please stop treating newbies and TAs like shit and start checking whether their edits may have been imperfect but constructive edits; and please apply at the very least the same standards you apply to them, to your own edits. Fram (talk) 12:14, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- Oh, you're back, good.
- This was somebody replacing sourced content with unsourced content. I was fully entitled to revert.
- This was somebody replacing sourced content with unsourced content. I was fully entitled to revert. However, if you bothered to look at the very next diff, you will see I immediately restored the 'correct information', complete with a source.
- This (my edit) was updating something already sourced in the article, so not sure what your issue is there.
- Please stop stalking/harassing me. You have literally returned from 1 month away and decided to immediately take a trawl through my contribs. It's pathetic/scary. GiantSnowman 18:05, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- ":This (my edit) was updating something already sourced in the article, so not sure what your issue is there." Perhaps the fact that is wasn't sourced in the article??? Have you even checked this, or just knee-jerk reacted? As for the other two, for the first you not only reverted (I like your word choice of "entitled to" there, rather telling), you labeled it vandalism, which you as an admin of sorts are supposed to know is not a word that should be used for genuine attempts to improve Wikipedia, albeit in imperfect ways. For the second one, you also gave them a vandal warning for what was clearly a correct, constructive edit. You even removed the same information.
- I will not stop pointing out your admin/editor misconduct until you either resign as an admin, or stop with this type of misconduct (and as pointed out, hypocrisy in not bothering with the same standards for your own edits). If you continue like this and don't want me posting these things here, then they will end up at ANI or Arbcom. But your admin and editor conduct has for many years now been way too often problematic. Fram (talk) 19:17, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, maybe because the source was removed by an IP a few days before I made the edit... (and which I didn't notice when I made the edit).
- There is no misconduct here, we both know it. You just have nothing better to do than pick on me. Grow up and go away, please. GiantSnowman 19:22, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- So it wasn't sourced, you didn't check, and you didn't check when this was pointed out to you. But people adding unsourced but correct information get the instant vandal treatment from you. That you don't see a problem with this is exactly why you shouldn't be an admin or shouldn't be patrolling other people's edits. That this kind of conduct can go on for years is one of the reasons why I have largely stopped editing. Oh well, I guess, considering your completely inadequate response, that we will be back with more of the same issues very soon, until finally others realise that without intervention you will never stop. Fram (talk) 19:31, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- So you're totally fine with editors adding unsourced content to BLPs / removing sourced content, but because I looked at an article and when I went back to edit a few days later and I didn't notice that in the intervening period somebody had deleted a source, I'm deserving of some kind of punishment? C'mon now. GiantSnowman 20:07, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- I am not fine with new editors adding unsourced but correct information to articles being treated as vandals over and over and over again.
- I am even less fine with a veteran editor/admin doing this for years after this issue has been raised over and over and over again.
- And when that same editor then sees no problem with adding unsourced info to an article because they may have seen it sourced a few days earlier... If a newbie had made that edit, you would have reverted them, called it vandalism, and given them a warning (even if, as in the examples above, you would then go and add it yourself with a source, which you could have done without the intervening negativity of course). If you do it, it's a honest mistake. That's an appaling double standard.
- You should really follow WP:BITE and WP:VANDAL much, much more closely. Fram (talk) 20:17, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- You didn't actually deal with my query, but that's fine, I get your point, although unsure how edits like this are an example of "intervening negativity". No need to reply, thanks. GiantSnowman 20:30, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- I replied directly to your query, without falling for your false dilemma as if there are no positions between "totally fine" and "vandal!". And that edit wasn't one o fthe "examples above" I think... Fram (talk) 20:35, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- You didn't actually deal with my query, but that's fine, I get your point, although unsure how edits like this are an example of "intervening negativity". No need to reply, thanks. GiantSnowman 20:30, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- And I have no idea why you would turn an article related to Sierra Leone into a mdy-fest either[7], seems completely wrong. As it looks like a deliberate edit against policy, should I treat it as vandalism? Fram (talk) 20:35, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- That article already primarily used mdy (see e.g. the birth date templates that said
|mf=y, majority of dates were in mdy format including opening lede birth/death dates etc.), so actually I was merely abiding by WP:DATERETAIN. But no doubt if I had changed it to dmy you would have had had issues with that? - You are more than welcome to simply not stalk my edits given it clearly bugs you so much. GiantSnowman 21:28, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- No, you were not abiding by DATERETAIN: "If an article has evolved using predominantly one date format, this format should be used throughout the article, unless there are reasons for changing it based on the topic's strong ties to a particular English-speaking country, or consensus on the article's talk page." Sierra Leone is an English speaking country (= official language), and an article about the president of a country has clearly very strong ties to that country.
- DATERET only applies to articles without strong ties to an English speaking country, as explained in the section right above, MOS:DATETIES.
- Articles on topics with strong ties to a particular English-speaking country (see Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Strong national ties to a topic) should generally use the date format most commonly used in that country.
- Can you please stop falsely believing that you have a good knowledge of our policies, guidelines and MOS, and refamiliarize yourself with them? Again and again you misapply, misinterpret, or ignore them (see also another recent discussion where you mistakenly believed some local football page was an actual guideline). Fram (talk) 07:49, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- And why does SL being an English-speaking country mean it HAS to use MDY over DMY? List of date formats by country certainly suggests DMY, and that is what I would normally use for SL-related articles, but as detailed above it was apparent to me that MDY was established in that article.
- Given you are started off by insulting me, and continue to be overly aggressive, it is clear you have no intention of having any good faith/constructive discussions. As such, please do not post here again, thanks. GiantSnowman 17:54, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- Don't ask questions if you don't want a reply. If you disagree with the MOS, take it up at the MOS page. Even if all dates had been mdy, it would have been perfectly acceptable to convert it to dmy per the MOS. But, as your edit was clear, both systems were in use before you came along. In any case, for that and similar articles, dmy is the MOS-prescribed system, no matter what system is already in use in the article, just like an article on an American topic should be (with limited exceptions) mdy, no matter the system in use at the moment or when it was created. Fram (talk) 18:03, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- Ever heard of a hypothetical question? (That was also hypothetical btw).
- Given you missed it last time, plus my previous request that there was "No need to reply, thanks":
- Please do not post here again. GiantSnowman 18:17, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- Don't ask questions if you don't want a reply. If you disagree with the MOS, take it up at the MOS page. Even if all dates had been mdy, it would have been perfectly acceptable to convert it to dmy per the MOS. But, as your edit was clear, both systems were in use before you came along. In any case, for that and similar articles, dmy is the MOS-prescribed system, no matter what system is already in use in the article, just like an article on an American topic should be (with limited exceptions) mdy, no matter the system in use at the moment or when it was created. Fram (talk) 18:03, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- That article already primarily used mdy (see e.g. the birth date templates that said
- So you're totally fine with editors adding unsourced content to BLPs / removing sourced content, but because I looked at an article and when I went back to edit a few days later and I didn't notice that in the intervening period somebody had deleted a source, I'm deserving of some kind of punishment? C'mon now. GiantSnowman 20:07, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- So it wasn't sourced, you didn't check, and you didn't check when this was pointed out to you. But people adding unsourced but correct information get the instant vandal treatment from you. That you don't see a problem with this is exactly why you shouldn't be an admin or shouldn't be patrolling other people's edits. That this kind of conduct can go on for years is one of the reasons why I have largely stopped editing. Oh well, I guess, considering your completely inadequate response, that we will be back with more of the same issues very soon, until finally others realise that without intervention you will never stop. Fram (talk) 19:31, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
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Nomination of Joseph Lamb (footballer) for deletion
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A barnstar for you!
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- Thank you! GiantSnowman 13:17, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
JemimaV
Is wearing me out. Makes mostly incorrect edits. Often fails to understand the meanings of words that they are changing. Of the rest, most are unneeded. Are we looking at a WP:COMPETENCE issue? Constant314 (talk) 22:29, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, an over-enthusiastic new editor for sure. GiantSnowman 16:51, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
Hello GiantSnowman, is there any precedent for adding a Medal records section to the infobox of a player for a friendly tournament like FIFA Series or noting it in the Honours section of the player as was done here at Wilfredo Rivera? Raskuly (talk) 23:12, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
- No, I don't think that winning a friendly tournament is an honour, with some exceptions (such as e.g. Charity Shield). GiantSnowman 16:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
- The TA who added that is now editing as Dreed-Cascante (talk · contribs), making the exact same unsourced and non-notable edits. GiantSnowman 18:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Raskuly: Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football#FIFA Series. GiantSnowman 18:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
- Subscribed to the thread. Raskuly (talk) 21:07, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
- @Raskuly: Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football#FIFA Series. GiantSnowman 18:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
- The TA who added that is now editing as Dreed-Cascante (talk · contribs), making the exact same unsourced and non-notable edits. GiantSnowman 18:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2026)
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Histmerge request
Hey GS, would you be able to do a histmerge on Draft:Sarah Keilty-Dilling and Sarah Keilty-Dilling, if possible? Thanks RedPatch (talk) 12:14, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
- Done. GiantSnowman 08:16, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you! RedPatch (talk) 13:38, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2026)
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Administrators' newsletter – April 2026
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2026).
Administrator changes
Checkuser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
- The content of Wikipedia:Writing articles with large language models has been updated following a request for comment. It now prohibits using LLMs to generate content, with exceptions for translation and copy-editing.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, the GSCASTE extended-confirmed restriction in the Indian military history case has been narrowed. It now applies to caste-related topics in South Asia, and the preemptive protection remedy has been amended accordingly.
- The arbitration case Pbsouthwood has been closed.
- The arbitration case Maghreb has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 7 April.
Andrew Thomas
Hey, I hope you are doing well. I was wondering if you might have guidance regarding how to approach this player's nationality as I realized the other editor I pinged hasn't been active for awhile. The discussion is at Talk:Andrew Thomas (footballer, born 1998)#England vs. United States vs. Russia. Raskuly (talk) 19:30, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- I've left some thoughts. GiantSnowman 19:36, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. Raskuly (talk) 19:43, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Jules Hanscotte
A tag has been placed on Jules Hanscotte requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:
Circular redirect to same page
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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2026)
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Listing for discussion of Template:Carissa's Wierd
Template:Carissa's Wierd has been listed for discussion, which may result in the template being merged or deleted by consensus. You are invited to comment on the proposed action at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. --woodensuperman 08:14, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
Folarin Balogun Article
Hello, I'm Texascowdude. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Texascowdude (talk) 16:32, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- Congratulations, GiantSnowman, for being on the receiving end of the Wikipedia 'inappropriate templating of the day award'. No comment on the content dispute, but this has to be worth a giggle or two. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:50, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks Andy - tbf I'd expect nothing less from the 'Texascowdude'... GiantSnowman 17:08, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- Sorry my brother @GiantSnowman, I truly am. But I didn’t feel like I had much of choice. I have seen your history of continuing to try and dominate the article. You have also continued to ignore every person that has called to reinstatement the things you keep removing. You have also resorted to somewhat passive aggression against pro-reinstaters in both the edit logs and the discussion itself.
- You have three warnings remaining.
- Kindly,
- Mr. Cow Dude Texascowdude (talk) 17:28, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- You cannot end an 'apology' by saying "You have three warnings remaining", speak to other editors with respect or go away (and I'll be ruder next time). You are falsely claiming that I am the only editor proposing what I am proposing, which is simply not the case at all - and in any event, WP:NOTAVOTE. GiantSnowman 17:51, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- Brother, please calm down. I’m just stating the facts. I don’t wish to get you blocked, which is why I only sent you a warning. Also “I’ll be ruder next time” could be interpreted as a threat for irrelevant attacks, but I’ll assume good faith from you and say you’re simply frustrated.
- If you no longer wish to engage in the FB talk page I understand.
- Have a nice day my brother! Texascowdude (talk) 17:57, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- Please do not post here again. GiantSnowman 17:59, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- You cannot end an 'apology' by saying "You have three warnings remaining", speak to other editors with respect or go away (and I'll be ruder next time). You are falsely claiming that I am the only editor proposing what I am proposing, which is simply not the case at all - and in any event, WP:NOTAVOTE. GiantSnowman 17:51, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks Andy - tbf I'd expect nothing less from the 'Texascowdude'... GiantSnowman 17:08, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
You are invited to participate in the Destubathon of the Americas, a contest/editathon which will run from May 1 to May 31. The goal is to destub as many of our 475,000+ stubs for the Americas (from Alaska down to Chile) as possible. A good chance to have fun in expanding many of our old stale stubs and win up to £2000 ($2680) in Amazon vouchers for expanding stub articles. Sign up in the Contestants/participants section on the contest page if interested. Even if not interested in prizes you are still warmly welcome to participate in it as an editathon! Hopefully we can achieve something significant in the month of May together! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:00, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
The article Ben Field (alleged murderer) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
BLP subject's notability is entirely due to coverage of the crime of which he was convicted. His conviction was just overturned, so, per BLP:CRIME, this article should be deleted, as we wouldn't have an article on someone who's only alleged to have committed a crime. In the event he is retried and convicted, the article could be recreated, if appropriate.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.
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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2026)
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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2026)
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ANI
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The link is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#User talk:Bastruk. This is a courtesy note as the filer, User:Bastruk, failed to leave you a message. – LuniZunie(talk) 22:56, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up! What a wild ride reading that thread. GiantSnowman 17:53, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
- Really was one, I was expecting a boomerang. Glad nobody ended up blocked. – LuniZunie(talk) 17:55, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
- Yeah, the close was a blessing for them avoiding a boomerang. Might still happen as they haven't dropped it... GiantSnowman 18:08, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
- Really was one, I was expecting a boomerang. Glad nobody ended up blocked. – LuniZunie(talk) 17:55, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
James Trafford
HI GS, I saw you reverted my edit adding the Premier League Save of the Month award to James Trafford's page. I added it because every other recipient of the award ever has it listed in their honours. MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 19:20, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
- That doesn't matter, see WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS - there is consensus at WT:FOOTBALL that we do not include this as an 'honour'. GiantSnowman 20:18, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
- Hi GS. Thanks for coming back to me. I understand where you are coming from with this. I just wonder what is the point of having an article for the Premier League Save of the Month if the award is not notable enough to list in a player's individual honours? Is this specifically less notable than the Goal/Player/Manager awards? I appreciate your perspective on this. MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 00:56, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
- In my view - yes, it's not notable. There will be so fewer contenders than for an outfield player award, for example. If you want to seek wider guidance, feel free to ask at WT:FOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 09:08, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
- Hi GS. Thanks for coming back to me. I understand where you are coming from with this. I just wonder what is the point of having an article for the Premier League Save of the Month if the award is not notable enough to list in a player's individual honours? Is this specifically less notable than the Goal/Player/Manager awards? I appreciate your perspective on this. MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 00:56, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
Unbanned me please
Hello,
I am contacting you regarding my block on Wikipedia page RAEC Mons (1910) and RAEC Mons(2015). I understand that some of my contributions may have caused issues, and I sincerely apologize for that. It was not my intention to harm the project.
Since then, I have taken the time to better understand the rules and expectations of the community, especially regarding neutrality, verifiability, and respectful collaboration. I am willing to make concrete efforts to contribute in a constructive and policy-compliant way.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could reconsider my situation and, if possible, lift this block. I am of course open to any conditions or guidance to ensure a better start moving forward.
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Kind regards, [Your username] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofiane44 (talk • contribs)
- How nice of ChatGPT to stick up for [Your username]. ~2026-26624-58 (talk) 07:14, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
- Please follow WP:UNBLOCK on your talk page, and do not use LLM. GiantSnowman 08:06, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – May 2026
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2026).
Administrator changes
Interface administrator changes
CheckUser changes
Oversight changes
Guideline and policy news
Technical news
- Changes to user permissions made from Meta are now included in the local user permissions log (T6055).
- The autoconfirmed user group will soon be modified such that the four-day account age requirement begins when an account makes its first edit (T418484).
Arbitration
- The arbitration case SchroCat has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 15 April.
- Per a recent motion, appeals of blocks from the conflict-of-interest VRT queue are, by default, appealed on-wiki through the normal unblock process. However, they may be heard by the Committee if COIVRTers disagree on the interpretation of the evidence or believe ArbCom would be better suited to hear the appeal. Administrators are also advised that loosening or lifting such blocks without the consent of someone with access to the queue or ArbCom can be grounds for desysopping.
- Per a recent motion, restrictions issued directly by the Committee may now be enforced with blocks which work exactly like contentious topic blocks.
- The arbitration case Maghreb has been closed.
Miscellaneous
- The May 2026 administrator elections are scheduled to run from April 29 to May 19. The call for candidates ends May 5.
- The 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election is scheduled to run from April 25 to June 1. Candidacy submissions close on May 10.
- A new noticeboard for non-urgent, batch page protection requests has been created, primarily for the enforcement of contentious topic restrictions.
Sports links templates
Now, i found an account doing the same thing (inserting this template). I have to admit i have never seen one of those, in Gelson Martins the insertion produced nearly TWENTY external links, some of them repeated!
Have duly reverted all Olympiacos players where this was inserted (and where i edit in), but i imagine there are (many) more. Attentively, have a nice week RevampedEditor (talk) 19:54, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
- Revert, warn, and if it continues, report. GiantSnowman 19:56, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2026)
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Re (re) Croatian IP
Hi GS. Following the expiration of the edit protections on the pages, the Croatian IP has returned to vandalising them. Could you kindly protect them again?
- Jwaya SC
- Jwaya SC (women)
- Al Riyadi Al Abbasiyah Club
- Syntia Salha
- Christy Maalouf
- Racha Yaghi
- Yara Bou Rada
- Dima Al Kasti
- Celine Haidar
- Samira Awad
- Waed Raed
- Nathalie Matar
Thanks, Nehme1499 (talk) 08:25, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
- Done - all protected for 6 months. Could be worth asking for a WP:RANGEBLOCK at ANI instead? GiantSnowman 09:10, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
Billy Forbes
Hi GS, I hope this is appropriate; did you see my response in User talk:MessiIsMyBezzie? I'd love to get that sorted. Many thanks, MessiIsMyBezzie (talk) 17:25, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
- No, I didn't see it. GiantSnowman 17:39, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Nigerien expatriates in Hungary
A tag has been placed on Category:Nigerien expatriates in Hungary indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. AusLondonder (talk) 23:34, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2026)
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Franco Cucinotta
Hello, it actually makes a lot of sense, because it explains why he was an Italian player rather than a Swiss one. He might take the Swiss citizenship and play for Switzerland, but chose not to change citizenship in order to keep himself eligible for Italy. At that time an Italian player coming from abroad had to pass one season through an amateur club in Italy in order to be signed professionally (see also, for example, Giorgio Chinaglia and Pino Wilson) . Blackcat 
13:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
PS and, though technically nobody could prevent him from being called by the national Italian team, it was a virtually impossible thing for an Italian outside the Italian league system.
- I understand the concept - it's the wording that makes no sense. GiantSnowman 13:54, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
New message from Cyfraw
Message added 17:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
cyrfaw (talk) 17:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
Help me please
User sapphaline pursuits me, reverts my edits and violates many rules. Can you check it please? АтакаНаХохлов (talk) 17:06, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
- We cannot help with disputes from other language Wikipedias, and you need to keep your dispute there, otherwise you will both end up blocked here. GiantSnowman 17:10, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
- Copy that, thanks anyway :( АтакаНаХохлов (talk) 17:13, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
DYK for Jordan Hadaway
On 17 May 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jordan Hadaway, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jordan Hadaway was the youngest manager in Welsh senior football at the age of 18? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jordan Hadaway. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jordan Hadaway), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2026)
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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2026)
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he has left aberdeen
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1600911912043944&set=a.672905094844635 ~2026-31259-08 (talk) 14:44, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
- See this -
Graeme Shinnie will leave Aberdeen next month
(my emphasis). It hasn't happened yet. GiantSnowman 14:46, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
CS1 error on Christina Aguilera
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FYI
I know Football is one of you passion projects and you recently blocked Footballleaguesuperfans2 for vandalism. You may want to examine the contributions of Footballleaguesuperfans. Not sure if they need a mass rollback or not but just wanted to make you aware. --Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 05:02, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you and @Daniel Quinlan:, I have mass revered and created Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Footballleaguesuperfans2. GiantSnowman 15:51, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2026)
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Administrators' newsletter – June 2026
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2026).
Administrator changes
Bureaucrat changes
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, the "persistent usage of large language models" has been included as a common reason for a block.
Technical news
- Mandatory 2FA for bureaucrats: Bureaucrats without two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled have already lost access to their advanced rights on 26 May. Those who do not enable 2FA may be automatically removed from the groups in mid-June 2026, and from that point onward, new members must have 2FA enabled before they can be added. (T423119, T423120)
Arbitration
- The arbitration case SchroCat has been closed.
- The arbitration case Michael Jackson has opened. Evidence submissions in this case closes on 1 June.
Miscellaneous
- Voting for the 2026 Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election closes on 1 June.
Histmerge request
Hi, I have manually merged the content of Varese FC into SSD Varese Calcio. However, the latter article should be renamed "Varese FC". Could you kindly do a histmerge of the two? Thanks, Nehme1499 (talk) 16:31, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- Unfortunately not, see WP:PARALLELHISTORIES. GiantSnowman 17:11, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- Would it then be possible to move SSD Varese Calcio to Varese FC, without maintaining the history? Nehme1499 (talk) 17:16, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- I don't think without deleting the article's history, which is problematic... GiantSnowman 17:17, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- What would you suggest? Because as things stand the club is located under its old name. Nehme1499 (talk) 18:11, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- Start a WP:RM and flag the issue with the two articles/histories...? GiantSnowman 20:27, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- What would you suggest? Because as things stand the club is located under its old name. Nehme1499 (talk) 18:11, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- I don't think without deleting the article's history, which is problematic... GiantSnowman 17:17, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- Would it then be possible to move SSD Varese Calcio to Varese FC, without maintaining the history? Nehme1499 (talk) 17:16, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Call-up to youth training camp
If a player is born in one country and they are called up to the youth national team of another country for training, does the lead have to be changed to reflect that? For example, with Zakaria Taifi, he was born in the US and he was just called up the Morocco U23s for training, should his lead change from is an American professional soccer player
to something like is a professional footballer
...Born in the United States, Taifi has represented Morocco at the U23 level
? Raskuly 🐰 22:22, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- No, training camp or even 'declaring' for a national team is not enough IMHO - you have to actually play for them... GiantSnowman 17:21, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
- Okay, thank you! Raskuly 🐰 17:26, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
Nomination of AJ Lambert for deletion
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This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2026)
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Kenny McLean
The Inspiration for a poem by Scotland's makar section on kenny mclean page should be part of the international career section instead of having it's own section ~2026-33739-08 (talk) 10:07, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
- OK - but why did you de-link a bunch of text and change the date format? GiantSnowman 18:21, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
"Shawn D. Miller" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Re: June 2026
Hi. Paolo Sollier was primarly a football player, so the main image should be related to football... where's the problem? In addition, an high-resolution color image is obviously better than a b/n one... again: where's the problem?! Your last edit seems completely unjustified Danyele (talk) 16:45, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- You simply deleted a completely valid image from the article. I have no issues with you swapping them, but that is not what you did. GiantSnowman 16:46, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- I have some reservations about a low-quality b/n image could be considered valid; In addition to the fact that, given the short length of the page, including two images seems problematic, to say the least Danyele (talk) 17:02, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- What policies are you relying on? GiantSnowman 17:03, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- I have some reservations about a low-quality b/n image could be considered valid; In addition to the fact that, given the short length of the page, including two images seems problematic, to say the least Danyele (talk) 17:02, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
World Cup
I seem to remember you are a bit passionate about football... Hope you are enjoying the world cup! Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 21:02, 14 June 2026 (UTC)
- The time difference with the UK is making it difficult unfortunately... GiantSnowman 07:53, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2026)
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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2026)
_at_Camp_Taqaddum,_Iraq,_operate_on_a_Marine.jpg) Injuries to humans elicit an elaborate response including emergency medicine, trauma surgery (pictured), and pain management.
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