User talk:Microchip08

Welcome back, Microchip08

I wanted to ask you what you think of the add-on for Firefox:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/source-fill-for-wikinews/?src=collection

There is a discussion open about it at the water cooler but I am not sure whether you are watching the page.

--Gryllida 22:23, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Script?

Hello Microchip08,

Do you use a script for tagging articles? The edit summary looks interesting. I spend a lot of time doing this manually in at least two clicks plus manual typing and waiting and this gets tedious. I thought I asked before but I don't see this question here now; probably I forgot to ask.

--Gryllida (chat) 01:42, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Yes; it's at User:Microchip08/vector.js. If you find it useful, we could add it as a gadget. Microchip08 (talk) 01:49, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Works with the timeless skin too. But you still check the history tab of each article by hand first? Maybe the script can be extended to show the last edit date in the label or on mouse hover in a tooltip? --Gryllida (chat) 05:41, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Why does this not make any edit? --Gryllida (chat) 21:30, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Your script seems to currently not work also. It says that `"api" is not defined.` --Gryllida (chat) 21:38, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Looks like it depends on Bawolff/mwapilib. My script is two years' old and the way MediaWiki works with JavaScript has changed a lot -- I'm surprised it still works to be honest. Microchip08 (talk) 08:49, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Most of our older generation of automation uses that library, I think. --Pi zero (talk) 13:31, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Updated it to use the api directly. Here are scripts to add abandoned, under review, editing tags without refreshing the page.

When using the {{editing}} script I suggest to click the button first and then click 'edit' so that the 'editing' tag is already in the article source by the time you load the edit box. Gryllida (talk) 23:48, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

i asked you a question on irc

Gryllida (talk) 10:06, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Microchip08

Wish you the brightest things for the new year, Microchip08. May you conquer the mainstream media bias and JavaScript coding magic, and reviews. --Gryllida (talk) 00:43, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Please review

Hi Microchip08

Please review:

Current review queue as of 22:51, 18 April 2019 (UTC):

• 18 April 2019: Donation drive raises over US$1 million to rebuild Louisiana churches after Notre Dame de Paris also catches fire
• 17 April 2019: Sudanese protesters protect defense ministry sit-in
• 17 April 2019: Officials find fire alarm sounded 23 minutes before the fire was reported in Notre Dame, Paris
• 7 April 2019: Students compete in world's second Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia

For inspiration here is a hot cake and a cup of chrysanthemum tea:

Happy holidays,

--Gryllida (talk) 22:51, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Community Insights Survey

Share your experience in this survey

Hi Microchip08,

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Sincerely,

RMaung (WMF) 14:29, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Reminder: Community Insights Survey

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Hi Microchip08,

A couple of weeks ago, we invited you to take the Community Insights Survey. It is the Wikimedia Foundation’s annual survey of our global communities. We want to learn how well we support your work on wiki. We are 10% towards our goal for participation. If you have not already taken the survey, you can help us reach our goal! Your voice matters to us.

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RMaung (WMF) 19:11, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Reminder: Community Insights Survey

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Hi Microchip08,

There are only a few weeks left to take the Community Insights Survey! We are 30% towards our goal for participation. If you have not already taken the survey, you can help us reach our goal! With this poll, the Wikimedia Foundation gathers feedback on how well we support your work on wiki. It only takes 15-25 minutes to complete, and it has a direct impact on the support we provide.

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RMaung (WMF) 17:02, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Cloak request

Hi Microchip0! We've received a request for cloaking your a bot on your behalf ("civilservant") however no cloak pattern was submitted, and as such we cannot proceed with the request. If you still wish for the bot to be cloaked, please file a new request including the desired cloak pattern. Thanks, Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 01:12, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

New RfA - acagastya - LINK

Hi Microchip08

Please consider commenting.

I pinged you previously, but there was no response. This may be the last notification before the vote is closed.

Also, merry Christmas!

--Gryllida (talk) 19:46, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users

Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

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We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Reviewer

Hello. Your account has the reviewer permission. Please could you confirm if you have reviewed an article in the last two years because the permission expiry policy requires no more than two years pass between each review you carry out. If you have not done a review in the last two years, I’m inviting you to carry out a review of an article in the next seven days. Otherwise the permission will be removed from your account. [₂₄Cr][talk] 00:36, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. Microchip08 (talk) 03:39, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to article length

Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just to let you know we are implementing a trial from February 1 to April 30 to encourage more articles to be published per the outcome of a current proposal. The minimum requirements for article length will be one paragraph of at least a hundred words. At the end of the trial the requirements will return to normal (3 paragraphs etc) and there will be an evaluation discussion about the trial. Happy reviewing! [₂₄Cr][talk] 23:12, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to freshness

Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just to let you know we are implementing a trial from July 4 to October 4 to enable more articles to be reviewed per the outcome of a current proposal. The freshness window is being extended to about five to seven days. At the end of the trial the window will continue to be at 5-7 days while we discuss whether to adopt the change permanently or not. Happy reviewing! [₂₄Cr][talk] 17:35, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikinews:Writing contest 2023

Hello. We've created Wikinews:Writing contest 2023, which will start on February 1 and end on May 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 and 2013 contests. As a reviewer who has recently been inactive, it would be a great time for you to rejoin. If you are interested in signing up, please do so at Wikinews:Writing contest 2023#Entrants and create a category for the articles you submit. Heavy Water (talk) 04:17, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Your (in)activity as a reviewer

Hello again. As I see, your last review log was January 2019, more than four years ago. Per WN:PEP, your lack of reviewer activity for two or more years would lead you to loss of your reviewer permission rights. Of course, you could've used the Easy Peer Review tool, whose actions aren't recorded in the Review log, within the past two years. If you also haven't used the gadget tool within the time frame, then a request that you no longer be a reviewer may more likely be possible. George Ho (talk) 11:25, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Hey again. This is the (belated perhaps) second notice. As I see, you've still not yet reviewed at least one article since I notified you almost one year ago. I may wanna request removal of your reviewer tools at the soonest time if you don't review an article by then. —George Ho (talk) 04:09, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

social media (cross-posted to all members of reviewer group)

Hi, Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#social_media_for_reviewers_and_authors_and_developers may be of interest to you as a reviewer, thanks and regards, Gryllida (talk) 05:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Requesting a review

Hello @Microchip08, I can see that despite recent inactivity you're still one of the few reviewers and administrators on Wikinews.

I would appreciate if you could come back briefly to review my first Wikinews article here: World Athletics Indoor Championships concludes in Glasgow with new world records and significant wins. I can see Wikinews is becoming more inactive, and I would love to stay and contribute but I would need my article to get a review for this to happen.

If you're not available or too rusty, I was wondering if you could approve Asheiou's RfP here to increase the number of reviewers.

Thank you, --Habst (talk) 17:00, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Your reviewer tools now under review; removal proposed

Link: Wikinews:Flagged revisions/Requests for permissions/Removal/Microchip08. George Ho (talk) 02:47, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Review please?

Hi

(I am messaging all reviewers)

Hope you are doing well.

Here are submitted for peer review:

• Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital
• On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2024
• "Machu Picchu, and not only...", a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk was held in Crimea

Could you please review? Even a little edit or just one review would help a lot. (I don't require a commitment to review every day from now on.)

Would you like to get notified of new drafts submitted for review? If so, please tell me which topics (or any topic) and where (email, wiki messages, push notification on smart phone, notification in wiki Notifications, or somewhere else).

Would you find a WN:RNA page for reviewers useful, it would be similar to WN:AAA but intended for reviewers to discuss reviewing and related software.

Would you be interested other communications off-wiki to create audio or video contact with other reviewers? I think this online gathering could be an essential part to deduce how to make article authoring and review easier. It could be just 30 minutes a month, and you don't have to participate every time. I would write a meeting minutes note after each session and publish it on-wiki if desired.

Thanks!

Regards, Gryllida (talk) 11:29, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

(Saw you deleted a few articles. Thanks, and welcome back.) Gryllida (talk) 01:07, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Please review

I'm posting requests with assistance of Reviewing to Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance now and for the next few days, please check? Could you please add this page to watchlist and/or click 'Subscribe' and/or setup email notifications, and check your notifications or emails? Thank you in advance! Gryllida (talk) 00:59, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Queue: *3* in total: Monday (1), Tuesday (2). It is currently *Wednesday*. One breaking story (hurricane). 🥺🥺🥺 Gryllida (talk) 09:24, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Review Help Needed - Update 1 (April 15, 2025)

Hello!

This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

Event Date	Link	Did I edit substantially?
April 6 Sunday	Deadly attack on gold miners in Papua leaves multiple casualties and sparks security response
April 9 Wednesday	Prison confession and police interrogation video of Delphi bridge murderer made public for first time
April 9 Wednesday	Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on 'unsecured' penguin
April 10 Thursday	Authorities identify Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Sydney CBD, Australia	YES
April 10 Thursday	US Health Secretary vows to determine cause of autism by September	YES
April 12 Saturday	Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman
April 13 Sunday	Nobel laureate writer from Peru, Vargas Llosa dies
April 14 Monday	President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported U.S. man, confounding U.S. Supreme Court order
April 14 Monday	Pop singer Katy Perry safely returns to Earth from outer space

Suggested action:

• Start to review from the top of the list.
• As the list may be out of date, please check the WN:Newsroom at your earliest convenience.

I'm planning to send this reminder twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review and inquire at the talk page. If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, -- User:Gryllida 11:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Review Help Needed - Update 2 (April 21, 2025) - 17 articles awaiting review

Hello! :-)

This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request your assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

Caption

Event Date	Link	Did I edit substantially?
April 9 Wednesday	Prison confession and police interrogation video of Delphi bridge murderer made public for first time
April 10 Thursday	US Health Secretary vows to determine cause of autism by September	YES
	Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack
April 12 Saturday	Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman
	Weezer performs at Coachella music festival with bassist Scott Shriner four days after his wife was shot by Los Angeles police, charged with attempted murder
April 13 Sunday	Sumy, Ukraine hit with two missiles by Russia
April 14 Monday	President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported U.S. man, confounding U.S. Supreme Court order
April 14 Monday	Pop singer Katy Perry safely returns to Earth from outer space
	Thousands hospitalised in Iraq due to sandstorm
	Teen's murder of both parents was part of larger plot to assassinate Donald Trump and overthrow US government, newly-released FBI affidavit says (Date TBC)
April 15 Tuesday	New rape and sexual assault charges trial for Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan
	Protester tasered and arrested at town hall hosted by US Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
	Several suspects dead in South Africa after shootout results in the rescue of abducted US pastor
	16 year old Torquay boy arrested after stealing Lexus in Exeter
April 16 Wednesday	Rwandan government releases Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey
	German prosecutors charge doctor with murder of over a dozen patients via anaesthetic drugs, arson Date TBC
April 17 Thursday	Four dead in cable car crash in area south of Naples
April 18 Friday	Ryan Gosling cast in upcoming Star Wars film
	Cincinnati Reds win against Baltimore Orioles

Suggested action:

• Start to review, perhaps from the top of the list.
• Please, aim to review at least one article a fortnight, if able. We currently have less than 50% activity among reviewers, with many not having made an edit within last two years. If there is something that can help you with coming back, please let me know. I'm happy to chat with you at IRC, wiki, audio, or any preferred platform and do several reviews together. If there is some other motivator, I'm eager to know what it is and get it done as soon as possible.
• As the list may be out of date, please check the WN:Newsroom at your earliest convenience.

I'm planning to send this reminder twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review and inquire at the talk page. If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, -- Gryllida 06:23, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

Review Help Requested - Update 3 (April 26, 2025) - 2 articles awaiting review

Hello :-) This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request your assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

• Tesla reports 71% profit loss in 25Q1 vs 24Q1, Elon Musk to reduce government work commitment TUESDAY April 22 (Gryllida did a major edit, and cannot review) - 4 days ago
• Lion mauls, kills teenage girl in Kenya SATURDAY April 19 - 7 days ago LAST DAY TO REVIEW IS TODAY

Please review urgently.

As the list may be out of date, please check the WN:Newsroom at your earliest convenience.

You're welcome to join the live chat for real time collaboration.

(I'm planning to send this reminder approximately twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review and inquire at the talk page. If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.)

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, Gryllida 23:29, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Review Help Requested - Update 4 (May 24, 2025) - 18 articles awaiting review

Hello, legendary Wikinews Reviewer :-)

Please review any of the below now. This is a sortable table. Please check Wikinews:Newsroom for the latest revision.

Rock musician, Tommy Lee and wife split after 6 years of marriage	16??
Orleans Parish facility maintenance worker charged with allegedly helping inmates escape prison	20
Wikipedia administrators are being arrested in Belarus	17	original reporting!
Australian Nationals leave Coalition with Liberal Party	20
Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school	21
Trump claims there is a 'genocide' in South Africa, but white Afrikaner farmers dispute that assertion	21
Suicide bomber attacks Mogadishu military base	18	7 days ago!
Explosion near reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California	17	8 days ago!
Interpol facilitates arrest of Peruvian organised crime suspect in Medellin, Colombia	15	10 days ago!
Shooting at CIA headquarters in Virginia	22
End confirmed for the American penny	22
Inaugural Khelo India Beach Games concludes early	23
GeoGuessr cancels participation in Esports World Cup in response to controversy over Saudi Arabia hosting the event	22nd May	short article easy?
Sound Talent Group employees among casualties in private plane crash at San Diego, California	22
Nepal Supreme Court upholds custody of Rabi Lamichhane in cooperative fraud case	23
Police activity on Interstate 80 in Berkeley near University Avenue	23
High-Speed RV Chase Ends in Fatal Crash – Albuquerque	18
Donald Trump wants Golden Dome missile defense system	20

You're welcome to join the live chat for real time collaboration.

To unsubscribe, see User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review or reply to this message and ping Gryllida.

Regards, --Gryllida (talk) 12:23, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

The future of Wikinews

You recently shared a comment in the Future of Wikinews discussion suggesting we consider doing away with the current review process. As another reviewer who’s hoping to see the project improve, I’d be really interested to hear more if you're open to sharing. Would you be interested in exploring that idea further? What kind of alternative to the review system do you think might work—and might make it worthwhile for you to be more active here again? —Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Reviewer) 13:50, 11 June 2025 (UTC)