User talk:Gryllida

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BOM

I've spent all of 20 seconds looking at that -- why would that not be stale at this time??--Bddpaux (talk) Bddpaux (talk) 14:01, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

There was more information obtained from a source recently. Talk page and scoop has details. Published sources do not have it. Gryllida (talk) 03:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

For the record it was subsequently deleted as stale, and I have no plans to obtain new information about that event at this time. Gryllida (talk) 10:59, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Stevie Young of AC/DC

I'm not planning to do anything more with AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says, but I wanted to let you know that according to https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-stage-return/ he has returned to performing with the band after being released from the hospital. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 13:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Good to hear. Gryllida (talk) 09:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Central discussion page on Meta-Wiki

I think it's now time to create a central page on Meta-Wiki for discussions related to the migration of Wikinews and its different language editions. Would you like to start that page and also notify the Russian Wikinews community about it? Asked42 (talk) 10:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Russian Wikinews already knows snd got a thread about it in their forum. I do not think I have the capacity to open discussion at Meta, sorry, I am needing some sleep right now. I am hoping someone does it within next few hours, if not, then I will write something. Gryllida (talk) 10:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gryllida: Sure. I am suggesting a central place so that, even after Wikinews becomes read-only, we can continue our discussions on Meta about what needs to be done next. Asked42 (talk) 10:31, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

@Gryllida: I have started a Meta page for a central discussion about the migration, including participation from other language editions of Wikinews. This will also allow discussions to continue after the Wikinews sites become read-only on May 4. -- Asked42 (talk) 14:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Link? Gryllida (talk) 20:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

meta:Migration of Wikinews and future hosts Asked42 (talk) 05:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, Asked42. I left a few comment there but I was not able to follow all discussions. If my help is needed for migration please let me know, I can help with sysadmin or sysop tasks. Gryllida (talk) 10:58, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Sure thing @Gryllida. I am very sure we are going to need your help for the migration in a significant way. As one of the active bureaucrats, I assume you will need to create the site creation task and handle further configuration after the wiki has been migrated. I assume I can reach you on Telegram or email? -- Asked42 (talk) 17:00, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Reviewing my very first ever Wikinews article

Would you mind reviewing my very first ever Wikinews article, since the previous reviewer was unable to complete reviewing it? Thank you so much in advance! Justthefacts (talk) 17:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Justthefacts

1. That review was completed. I revised the page and re-submitted for review.

2. I posted this.

Regards, -- Gryllida (talk) 08:13, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Gryllida, will you be reviewing the article? Justthefacts (talk) 16:34, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

I restored my previous edits and resubmitted for review. It's stale but they might make an exception. It's worth a try. Lofi Gurl (talk) 23:31, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

i published it, it looks a lot better than the previous version and it checks out well against the sources. thanks to you both for the revision. @Lofi Gurl and @Justthefacts. regards Gryllida (talk) 01:34, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much, I am so glad we were able to see this through. Lofi Gurl (talk) 01:38, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you to @Gryllida and @Lofi Gurl as well as @Metropolitan90 and @BigKrow! I put a lot of work into the article, so I'm very happy to see it published! Justthefacts (talk) 20:55, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

For the record, the article was retracted due to inaccuracies with describing what occurred. Legal issue was outside of my vocabulary and I made a judgment to publish it, and after it was published, it was retracted. This is a normal process for a journalism site (though attempts are usually made to prevent publishing of inaccurate content, this is not always possible on smaller wikis like this where no reviewer has expertise in this area and I as a volunteer did not exercise sufficient caution to cross check, which I should have). I am now reducing my activity level to become available for migration tasks, if required; I would hope that RhinosF1 has a comment whether the migration can occur before or only after the closure date. Once a migration is completed then I may be able to resume my participation with content review. Gryllida (talk) 10:57, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

I wouldn't want to commit to any specific timeline while discussions are ongoing. Once we have a timeline to announce to the community, I'm sure one will be sent out. I expect things to start to become clear over the next week or so. RhinosF1 (talk) 07:01, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Ok thanks. I will ask you a week later. Gryllida (talk) 12:27, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

I will note, also for the record, that had the article been properly reviewed prior to publication, a retraction would not have been necessary. If, as a reviewer, there is terminology you do not understand, you should either take the time to verify and understand it or refrain from publishing the article.

In this case, the distinction was not subtle. It was raised prior to publication and should have been fully resolved during review.

I do appreciate you stepping back from reviews. As previously discussed off-wiki, I again ask that you refrain from reviewing without full verification unless the community explicitly agrees to a different standard. The clean-up from incomplete reviews has required significant community effort, and there is limited capacity or patience for it continuing in this way.

Should there be a migration or a fork, I hope you take the opportunity to either step back from reviewing or re-engage in a manner that is fully compliant with established policy.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 15:45, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Sighting changes

I am working through the list of unsighted changes ahead of the pending closure of the project. A number of these edits appear to be yours and relate to the use of a script that marked articles as ‘archived’ without bringing them into compliance with Wikinews:Archive conventions. Some also appear to have left routine changes (such as protection updates) unsighted.

Could you review these and bring them into compliance where needed? It would also be helpful if you could revisit the articles in Category:Archived by Gryllida and complete the archiving process where applicable.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 12:59, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

I don't think it will be worth of my time. It is better if someone else does it. I do not have the energy to negotiate what the 'correct' requirements are. The only thing I would be able to do is to edit protect them. Gryllida (talk) 23:12, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

For your reference, I may be able to help with tasks which are not that controversial. If you would like me to do something specific, please let me know, I am happy to assist. I decided not to review or write new articles after this day and for the next few weeks until migration is completed (if and when it is) as then my free time becomes available for efforts related with the change of the host. Gryllida (talk) 11:00, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Open bureaucrat actions

There are open requests for permissions that I believe should be closed and archived by a bureaucrat.[1], [2], [3], [4] Are you able to close and archive those, given the pending closure of the project? Thank you in advance.

I've also posted this request to RockerballAustralia.Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 15:50, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

1 no, i have coi

2 closed as the user withdrew it

3 closed as unsuccessful

4 no, i have coi

Msged the other user informing them i have voi on 1 and 4.

Thanks. Gryllida (talk) 20:22, 19 April 2026 (UTC)