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Hi there. I've been a sysop here since 2008, and was an oversighter between 2012 and 2019. Most of my substantial edits have been to articles relating to popular culture, which is a fancy way of saying "games, sports and music". More recently I tend to do stuff like adding references to biographies of living persons.

I follow the football teams of my hometown and my country (for my sins). I've lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2016.

You can get in touch with me by clicking here, hitting the "new section" or "+" tab in the menubar to the top of this page. If your request requires privacy, please feel free to find me on IRC (as "foks"), or get me via email (if you have an account).

I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation (as JSutherland (WMF)), but this is my personal account. Edits, statements, or other contributions made from this account are my own, and may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Articles ±
[1 FT / 3 FA / 3 FL / 1 FP / 1 FS / 2 FPo / 6 GA / 14 DYK]

Hector Munro Macdonald (December 24, 2007)
Bitesize (January 7, 2008)
Supernormal (January 9, 2008)
Cullen F.C.^[1] (February 12, 2008)
Portal:English football (March 20, 2008)
Aberdeen F.C. (April 2, 2008)
Bloc Party discography (May 2, 2008)
Bloc Party (May 6, 2008)
List of Christmas number one singles (UK) (May 11, 2008)
Portal:James Bond^[1] (May 20, 2008)
Alcanar (May 25, 2008)
Cry Baby (Jemini song) (July 23, 2008)
List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys (July 28, 2008) (GK)
Eugene McGuinness (January 19, 2009)
Black Eyed Peas discography (February 10, 2008)
File:A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann.jpg (March 31, 2009) (Shoe)
Silent Alarm (July 21, 2009)
Cello Sonata in G minor (July 31, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (August 8, 2009)
Silent Alarm Remixed (September 2, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy Remixed (September 6, 2009) (RB88)
A Weekend in the City (September 14, 2009) (RB88)
Intimacy (October 10, 2009) (RB88)
Bloc Party albums (October 24, 2009)
Joe Danger (October 21, 2011)
Joe Danger (October 24, 2011)
Joe Danger: The Movie (October 25, 2011)
Julius Green (December 13, 2015)
Bad Milk (April 2, 2016)
I Get This Call Every Day (May 14, 2016)
Football (Disorder) Act 2000 (August 1, 2016)
Get to Heaven (September 26, 2017)

Notes:

^ ^a ^b Deleted via deletion discussion some time after.

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Did you know

25 Aug 2025 – Mecodema howittii (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AxonsArachnida (t · c); see discussion
18 Aug 2025 – Society of Champa (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion
13 Aug 2025 – O'Bajan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2025 – Shiyui (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
07 Aug 2025 – List of Commonwealth Games mascots (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (t · c); see discussion
07 Aug 2025 – Bhutanese name (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (t · c); see discussion
05 Aug 2025 – Sanok Construction Company (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion
04 Aug 2025 – Zebro (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rjjiii (t · c); see discussion
03 Aug 2025 – Caspar Schmalkalden (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion
03 Aug 2025 – Mainz Rose Monday parade (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for deletion

26 Aug 2025 – Colleen Bevis (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hirolovesswords (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
25 Aug 2025 – I Never Heard (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mellohi! (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
24 Aug 2025 – Manuport Logistics (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JBchrch (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Aug 2025 – VIDA Select (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JohnMizuki (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
22 Aug 2025 – Oliver Savile (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Keironoshea (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
22 Aug 2025 – Tzadik Penimi (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ohnoitsjamie (t · c); see discussion (8 participants)
22 Aug 2025 – Jason Parker (security researcher) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Brandon (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
21 Aug 2025 – Trimension (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Clenpr (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
21 Aug 2025 – Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Clenpr (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
20 Aug 2025 – Shannon Hurley (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Toweli (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)

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Proposed deletions

23 Aug 2025 – Mikkel Svane (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JohnMizuki (t · c) was deproded by Cielquiparle (t · c) on 24 Aug 2025
19 Aug 2025 – Trimension (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 85.48.187.240 (t · c) was deproded by A. B. (t · c) on 21 Aug 2025
19 Aug 2025 – Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 84.78.243.101 (t · c) was deproded by A. B. (t · c) on 21 Aug 2025
18 Aug 2025 – Camilla Mørk Røstvik (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Klbrain (t · c) was deproded by Greenleader(2) (t · c) on 24 Aug 2025
18 Aug 2025 – History of legal education in Serbia (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Gommeh (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 18 Aug 2025 was deproded by JoeNMLC (t · c) on 22 Aug 2025
16 Aug 2025 – SDIB (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Onel5969 (t · c) was deleted
16 Aug 2025 – Paul Baribault (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Nayyn (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 17 Aug 2025 was deleted
12 Aug 2025 – DataMotion (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Brandon (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

17 Aug 2025 – Category:English-language writers from Bulgaria (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Kaffet i halsen (t · c); see discussion
10 Aug 2025 – Category:Debut spy novels (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
10 Aug 2025 – Category:Debut adventure novels (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
10 Aug 2025 – Category:Debut comedy novels (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Οἶδα (t · c); see discussion
30 Jul 2025 – Category:NIO (car company) (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Inpops (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

25 Aug 2025 – Aaaaa (talk · edit · hist) →AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China was RfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
24 Aug 2025 – Kastenholz (surname) (talk · edit · hist) →Christoph Kastenholz was RfDed by Intrisit (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2025 – FossID (talk · edit · hist) →Snyk was RfDed by Drm310 (t · c); see discussion
20 Aug 2025 – FX (Russia, Baltics & CIS) (talk · edit · hist) →FX (Russia & Eastern Europe) was RfDed by Intrisit (t · c); see discussion
20 Aug 2025 – Drummer Boy (Demi Lovato song) (talk · edit · hist) →Drummer Boy (Debi Nova song) was RfDed by ArthananWarcraft (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2025 – Planetary Protection Officer (talk · edit · hist) →J. Nick Benardini RfDed by -insert valid name here- (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Files for discussion

19 Aug 2025 – File:Wplace moscow.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Wplace) was FfDed by Tarlby (t · c); see discussion

A-Class review

undated – 2002 Marib airstrike (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review

Good article nominees

26 Aug 2025 – Cryptogram of Olivier Levasseur (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 11wallisb (t · c); start discussion
23 Aug 2025 – Government of the Ming dynasty (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Min968 (t · c); start discussion
21 Aug 2025 – Knowledge cutoff (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 16dvnk (t · c); start discussion
09 Aug 2025 – Stephen Miran (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
02 Aug 2025 – Brunei Shell Petroleum (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pangalau (t · c); see discussion
02 Aug 2025 – Sergio Gor (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ElijahPepe (t · c); start discussion
01 Aug 2025 – 2001 Biggin Hill Airshow disasters (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 11wallisb (t · c); start discussion
29 Jul 2025 – Hyperpop (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Aradicus77 (t · c); start discussion
26 Jul 2025 – Jiwanta Sambandha (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WikiMentor01 (t · c); start discussion
24 Jul 2025 – Kandovan Tunnel (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by The.shahab (t · c); start discussion

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Peer reviews

16 Aug 2025 – Connection Lost (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Pamzeis (t · c); see discussion
31 Jul 2025 – Daniel Whiteson (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Surfinsi (t · c); see discussion
20 Jul 2025 – Orkhevi (settlement in Tbilisi) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by David Osipov (t · c); see discussion
04 Jun 2025 – Murder of Patricia Jeschke (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Jon698 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

19 Aug 2025 – Dex (YouTuber) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dex (entertainer) by Jjpachano (t · c); see discussion
19 Aug 2025 – Ohio State University pro-Palestinian campus protests during the Gaza war (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ohio State University pro-Palestinian campus protests by PhotographyEdits (t · c); see discussion
18 Aug 2025 – Anne Harper (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Anne Scargill by Jacklb555 (t · c); see discussion
15 Aug 2025 – Misumi USA (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Misumi Group Inc. by FabianE97 (t · c); see discussion
14 Aug 2025 – Latifi (disambiguation) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Latifi by Zinderboff (t · c); see discussion
06 Aug 2025 – Star of Texas (Award) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Star of Texas by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
22 Aug 2025 – Tzadik Penimi (talk · edit · hist) move request to Tzadik Penimi by Liz (t · c) was closed; see discussion
20 Aug 2025 – Freemasonry in Latin America (talk · edit · hist) move request to Freemasonry in Argentina by 150.164.29.240 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
17 Aug 2025 – 2021 Tri-State tornado (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2021 Bowman–Samburg tornado by EditorShane3456 (t · c) was closed to 2021 Monette–Samburg tornado (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
14 Aug 2025 – Celebrity Jeopardy! (American game show) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Celebrity Jeopardy! by TenPoundHammer (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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Articles to be merged

19 Aug 2025 – Republic of Pontecorvo (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Principality of Pontecorvo by TurboSuperA+ (t · c); see discussion
18 Aug 2025 – Romani people in Finland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Finnish Roma by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
18 Aug 2025 – Atari 800XL (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Atari 8-bit computers by Krótki (t · c); see discussion
13 Aug 2025 – MG 01 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to MG 08 by Just a passing viewer 008 (t · c); see discussion
10 Aug 2025 – Fluorinated gases (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Organofluorine chemistry by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion
04 Aug 2025 – Lou Adler (journalist) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Quinnipiac University by 65.88.88.56 (t · c); see discussion
04 Aug 2025 – Gvina levana (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to fromage blanc by 2A06:C701:4ED9:F400:E51C:2148:8AF2:7F50 (t · c); see discussion
03 Aug 2025 – Skillet cookie (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Cookie cake by Srleffler (t · c); see discussion
01 Aug 2025 – Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 by Landpin (t · c); see discussion
30 Jul 2025 – Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 by Landpin (t · c); see discussion

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Articles to be split

17 Aug 2025 – Antoinette Lattouf (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Resnjari (t · c); see discussion
15 Aug 2025 – LandSpace (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rod57 (t · c); see discussion
21 May 2025 – Rubble & Crew (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2025 – Libraries in Croatia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Easternsahara (t · c); see discussion
11 Apr 2025 – Japanese occupation of West Sumatra (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kaliper1 (t · c); see discussion
27 Jan 2025 – Motohiko Saitō (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AlphaBetaGamma (t · c); see discussion
29 Nov 2024 – 2022 in the Philippines (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BadEditor93 (t · c); see discussion
27 Oct 2024 – Judas and the Black Messiah (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
17 Sep 2024 – Business court (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ost316 (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2024 – List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 142.113.140.146 (t · c); see discussion

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Todo

Requests for adminship and bureaucratship update
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Things I want to do at some stage

Take to FA

Joe Danger
Get to Heaven

Take to GA

Take to DYK

Other things

The Signpost: 18 July 2025

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News and notes: Is no WikiNews good WikiNews? — Election season returns!

Endowment tax form, Wikimania, elections, U4C, fundraising and a duck!

In the media: How bad (or good) is Wikipedia?

And how do we know?

WikiProject report: WikiProject Medicine reaches milestone of zero unreferenced articles

Five-year journey comes to healthy fruition.

In focus: Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 years

Wikimedians from around the world will gather in person and online at the twentieth annual meeting of Wikimania.

Recent research: Knowledge manipulation on Russia's Wikipedia fork; Marxist critique of Wikidata license; call to analyze power relations of Wikipedia

As well as "hermeneutic excursions" and other scientific research findings.

News from the WMF: Form 990 released for the Wikimedia Foundation’s fiscal year 2023-2024

The report covers the Foundation's operations from July 2023 - June 2024

Discussion report: Six thousand noticeboard discussions in 2025 electrically winnowed down to a hundred

A step towards objective and comprehensive coverage of a project nearly too big to follow.

Comix: Divorce

Drawn this century!

Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysis

How data from the Wikipedia "necessary articles" lists can shed new light on the gender gap

Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 4): The Future Of Wikimedia and Conclusion

Annual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?

Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStone

Rest in peace.

Traffic report: God only knows

Wouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?

Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about Wikipedia

If you are too blasé for Mr. Blasé and don't give a FAC.

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Administrators' newsletter – August 2025

Latest comment: 18 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2025).

Administrator changes

CheckUser changes

Oversight changes

Guideline and policy news

Following a request for comment, a new speedy deletion criterion, G15, has been enacted. It applies to pages generated by a large language model (LLM) without human review.
Following a request for comment, there is a new policy outlining the granting of permissions to view the IP addresses of temporary accounts. Temporary account deployment on the English Wikipedia is currently scheduled for September 2025, and editors can request access to the permission ahead of time. Admins are encouraged to keep an eye on the request page; there will likely be a flood of editors requesting the permission when they realize they can no longer see IP addresses.

Technical news

Administrators can now restrict the "Add a Link" feature to newcomers. The "Add a Link" Structured Task helps new account holders get started with editing. Administrators can configure this setting in the Community Configuration page.

Arbitration

The arbitration case Indian military history has been closed.
- South Asia (WP:CT/SA) is designated a contentious topic. The topic area is specifically defined as All pages related to the region of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal), broadly construed, including but not limited to history, politics, ethnicity, and social groups.
- The contentious topic designations for Sri Lanka (SL) and India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan (IPA) are folded into this new contentious topic.
- The community-authorized general sanctions regarding South Asian social groups (GS/CASTE) are rescinded and folded into this new contentious topic.
The arbitration case Article titles and capitalisation 2 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case closed on 31 July.
The arbitration case Transgender healthcare and people has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 11 August.

Miscellaneous

Wikimania 2025 is happening in Nairobi, Kenya, and online from August 6 to August 9. This year marks 20 years of Wikimania. Interested users can join the online event. Registration for the virtual event is free and will remain open throughout Wikimania. You can register here now.

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The Signpost: 9 August 2025

Latest comment: 17 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

News and notes: Court order snips out part of Wikipedia article, editors debate whether to frame shreds or pulp them

Plus a mysterious CheckUser incident, and the news with Wikinews.

Discussion report: News from ANI, AN, RSN, BLPN, ELN, FTN, and NPOVN

A review of June, July and August.

Disinformation report: The article in the most languages

Who is this guy?

Community view: News from the Villages Pump

Threads since June.

In the media: Disgrace, dive bars, deceased despots, and diverse dispatches

And slop.

Crossword: Accidental typography

It's not a conlang, it's a crossword puzzle.

Comix: best-laid schemes o' wikis an' men

gang aft agley, an' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, for promis'd joy!

Traffic report: I'm not the antichrist or the Superman

Everybody's Somebody's Fool.

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This Month in GLAM: July 2025

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This Month in GLAM – Volume XV, Issue VII, July 2025
Headlines
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