User:Xan747

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This user values third opinions and occasionally provides one.

This user remembers when the Apple II was cutting-edge technology.

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This user scored 260 on the Wikipediholic test (revision 1311263542).

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2025-12-01
Volume 21, Issue 15

• News and notes: Election cycles come and go, and Wikimedia Foundation achieves record revenue in 2024–2025!
  Admin and ArbCom elections upcoming, BoT elects two new members, task force advises to close Wikinews and keep Wikispore, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

• In the media: Wales walk-off, antisemitism, supernatural powers, feminism turmoil, saints, and sex
  Plus mammoth mummy sex-change operation completed!

• Recent research: At least 80 million inconsistent facts on Wikipedia – can AI help find them?
  And other recent publications about contradictions and retractions.

• Disinformation report: Epstein email exchanges planned strategy, edits and reported progress
  At work on Wikipedia whitewashing. How much should they be paid?

• Traffic report: It's a family affair
  Even in these times there is something to be thankful for!

• Book review: The Seven Rules of Trust
  Jimmy Wales and Dan Gardner write a book inspired by Wikipedia. What's in it?

• From the archives: "I have been asked by Jeffrey Epstein ..."
  The twists and turns of Epstein’s portrayal on Wikipedia.

• Humour: An interview with Wikipe-tan
  A conversation about being the mascot of Wikipedia.

• Opinion: AI finds errors in 90% of Wikipedia's best articles
  Using ChatGPT to fact-check a month's worth of Today's featured articles.

• Serendipity: Highlights from the itWikiCon 2025
  A recap of the latest convention of the Italian Wiki-community, held in Catania from 7–9 November.

• Comix: Madness
  It could happen to anyone.

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About

Long time avid Wikipedia reader. In May 2023 I found myself making increasingly frequent anonymous edits, so decided to finally make it official.

Links

Utilities

• How did I ever live without Citer?
• The Wikpedia Library

Getting Outside More Often

• Third opinion requests update,

• Semi-protected edit requests (inst) (10 requests)

• Extended-confirmed-protected edit requests (inst) (21 requests)

• Conflict of interest edit requests (inst) (295 requests)

Essays

• Wikipedia:Crime labels: label the crime, not the criminal
• observations on Wikipedia behavior by Antandrus
• I have read your instructions to never ever say "chef's kiss" again by ChatGPT
• MOS in Short, a précis on style

Editing

Substantial contributions

• Sudsy Malone's Rock 'n Roll Laundry & Bar from a stub to full article
• East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment public hearings section
• Rhine water quality
• Air India Flight 171 preliminary report
• Killing of Jordan Neely touched every section
• 2025 Grand Blanc Township church attack reactions, mostly

Drafts

• Draft:Indian_Commercial_Pilots'_Association

Created

• A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate

Scratch

• Ethnic Groups in Afghanistan table

Otherboxen

Barnstars

	The Barnstar of Diplomacy
	I've been really impressed by your thorough and helpful WP:3O at Talk:Ethnic groups in Afghanistan. Thank you so much. asilvering (talk) 13:10, 29 August 2025 (UTC)