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De rien :P

De rien Bouchecl, I only do the list, people who upload images to Commons do a great work also :) --Emijrp 19:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Foster

Nice edit, Bouchecl. --Scantron2 (talk) 04:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

superdelegates

Yea I have made the change a few times because it shouldnt be worded as if theres no chance for them being seated.... New election in those two states or not theres a better chance their seated then their not. (Tjliles2007 (talk) 17:37, 15 March 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Main subsidiaries of Hydro-Québec

Oups! Je ne l'avais pas vu du tout! Je vais enlever celle du bas alors. -- Mathieugp (talk) 20:43, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relecture

Justement, oui : User:Magicpiano. Et je lui ai déjà demandé en plus. :-) -- Mathieugp (talk) 20:51, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lauriers

Tu m'en donneras quand j'aurai terminé (et fait la traduction) de fr:Siège de Québec de 1759 ... ;-) -- Mathieugp (talk) 22:30, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Manitoba Hydro

I don't really see the need to reorganize Manitoba Hydro to exactly parallel the organization of Hydro-Québec; the two articles are roughly similar now in organization. I wouldn't like to expand the Manitoba Hydro history section with much more detail unless I had more reference material, which I have not yet acquired. Thanks for the heads-up notice and good luck with the translation. --Wtshymanski (talk) 03:15, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BC Hydro translation....

I think you'd better explain to me why various items were not translated, e.g. the BCUC's rejection of the government's plans re the IPPs, and the government's neutering of that body in response....and similar matters. The remaining cited material seem only to come from BC Hydro sources, which please note are COI in nature....at present the French translation reads even more like a company/government press release than the original did....your "selective translation" comes off as POV.....Skookum1 (talk) 04:28, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the English article at present has, in my opinion, too much promotional material on certain of the IPPs, which are not part of BC Hydro's operations. A revision of the English article concerning that I haven't yet assayed, but suffice to say that the widespread public opposition to run of the river and other allegedly "green" power projects (they're not, despite their own hype and the government's) needs more coverage....this article should not more feature BC Hydro's obliged-to-buy-from customers s than it does its major consumers....there's a lot wrong with the English article, especially its governmental tone and the absence of any of the very real politics which are part of the corporation's history, and also its current neutering by the provincial government, which (as not said in either article but should be) t he fact that the purchase rates of power from these IPPs is three times the market rate and is likely to bankrupt the corporation finally and totally; which is why the BCUC objected, and why the head of BC Hydro has been relieved of his duties (can't remember right now if he quit, or was fired...) and someone else more compliant manoeuvred into position.....(rumoured to be a senior burueaucrat until recently attached to the Premier's Office...). This is all very complicated material...but even what fragmentary bits there are about it on the English article are, so far as I can see (unless I just haven't read closely enough) entirely absent from the French version.....company articles always have COI problems; this one's glaringly COI, especially in your French version....Skookum1 (talk) 04:38, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Howard Webb

Yhank you for finding and adding that citation. Off2riorob (talk) 09:31, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nominated Champlain Hudson Power Express for DYK

Hi. I've nominated Champlain Hudson Power Express, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article here, where you can improve it if you see fit. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 16:50, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Champlain Hudson Power Express

On 15 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Champlain Hudson Power Express, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Rlevse • Talk • 06:02, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar!

		The Content Creativity Barnstar
		For your excellent improvements in Daniel-Johnson Dam. Keep up the good work! Rehman⁽⁺⁾ 04:10, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DJ Dam

Hey Bouchecl, I decided my next project is going to be the Daniel-Johnson Dam. I found some decent references and will getting plugging away at an expansion. Most are French but Google translate will suffice with the basics. If I have any questions, I know a French speaker, ahum. I know you are busy but feel free to help out. If you are really interested but busy, I can hold off as well.--NortyNort (Holla) 13:32, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh wow. I see you have done a lot already. It looks good! I wasn't going to start until later today but I see there are some other sections that need expanding. I can think of two really interesting DYKs for this article as well, if it hits 5x which I think it will.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:48, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, that's good you have direct experience with the dam. I am getting my references and knowledge together and will start adding to the sections article in a few hours. Too bad I can't understand what the video in the external link is saying. There is also a 1971 book, Manic 5: the building of the Daniel Johnson Dam that I would love to get my hands on. It doesn't cost much on the internet but also won't get to me anytime soon. The biggest info gap I have now is the construction and how it progressed.--NortyNort (Holla) 03:16, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The info for the book can be found here at Amazon. I would be interested in that book you have and would definitely use it. I guess I would need a Scribd account...how big is the file? For now, I have some basic info about the construction and will transclude the rest of the construction section from French Wiki as well as expand the dam and reservoir subsections tonight.--NortyNort (Holla) 03:38, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whew! I am done with the majority of my part of the expansion. I will add more info throughout the next few days while I rest on the subject a bit. Thanks a lot for the references, they were clutch. I got DjView and that booklet had a ton of great info in it along with the Popular Science article. I just need to tie up the end of construction a bit. Apparently, there was cracking in the dam after the reservoir was filled, so I will research that. In the meantime, I nominated our expansion here at DYK and provided three different but interesting hooks. Let me know what you think. Maybe we can combine the original and ALT1. It usually takes about two weeks before it is reviewed and put on the front page so we have some time. Also, the reason I put citations in the lead (or lede) of the article is because it helps in the DYK nomination review. Normally I don't like citing the lead.--NortyNort (Holla) 12:05, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I was actually thinking that we did a better job than the French article. As far as Johnson dying, I saw both the night before and in the morning in references. I guess it is hard to tell if one is sleeping in the night though. GA? Sure. Well I see some citations and references missing and I want to add more about the power houses. It seems pretty broad now and we have reliable sources. I think it can make it there after a little work. What do you think is missing? --NortyNort (Holla) 21:59, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a good list. There was info on labor conditions in a bunch of sources along with more info on the concrete. I'll add it in periodically.--NortyNort (Holla) 02:13, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I made an article for Manic-1 today, it is small and I don't know if you have anything to add. I plan to do Outardes-2, Outardes-3 and Outardes-4 next.--NortyNort (Holla) 13:52, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice! I wonder what the dam's dimensions are, so we could put a dam infobox in there. I am going to get working on the Outardes stations today. Also, if you are interested in dams, we kicked off WP:DAMS not too long ago if you want to join. We are almost done fixing the assessment chart and the assessment template. I have a headache from working on it today. --NortyNort (Holla) 05:08, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Outardes articles are started if you have anything extra or want to review em'. I was thinking of a "Manicouagan-Outardes project" article. What do you think? Also, it would be a good idea to rename this category in the meantime. --NortyNort (Holla) 15:08, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Daniel-Johnson Dam

On 30 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daniel-Johnson Dam, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

		The Translation Barnstar
		Merci pour la traduction, les références et l'expansion de Daniel-Johnson Dam. We wouldn't have been able to do it without you in Canada.--NortyNort (Holla) 01:05, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Electricity in Canada

Hi Bouchecl, I think your edits look great, thanks a lot for putting in the time to really improve the article. I'm sorry I made such a hack job of it in the first place ;). Take care, TastyCakes (talk) 17:46, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Electricity sector in Canada

On 17 September 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Electricity sector in Canada, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dams and power stations

Hi Bouchecl. Thank you so much for your notice on Manic-2 and -3. Maybe I could ask you to have a quick look at our alphabetic list of articles that currrently cover Canadian hydropower stations, to check out if we miss any. We also have a main reference list, for your information. We are currently at some 7.000 articles on power stations, a half of them hydroelectric. Kind regards, Bjoertvedt (talk) 11:02, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Thank you

Indeed, welcome to the millions club =) I've written the Signpost article for it; hopefully Jimbo will leave a comment. À la vôtre, ResMar 12:24, 26 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1 Million

Did you know you were making #1 million or was it a surprise? Also, do you think it would be appropriate to replace the main picture for the Daniel-Johnson Dam with your user page picture? j/k --NortyNort (Holla) 14:38, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome! Congrats, that is a cool milestone and it only happens once. The next big one is 10 million. Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame. Don't forget to mention that we need public domain images for dams in Brazil, Canada and especially China!--NortyNort (Holla) 16:13, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A million congratulations with the millionth article!! And many thanks for your most kind help with no-wiki dams and hydrosations. Best, Bjoertvedt (talk) 00:44, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Southern Company

Hi Bouchecl. I've read your greeting regarding the Southern Company entry and appreciate your guidance. You're probably right about submitting a draft, I didn't know to do that. I am fine with any purview -- that's to be expected. At this point, I'm not sure if you want help on verification or any other matter regarding the article. I've attempted to bring the facts up to date, as you can see from the early version, many were years out of date. It was also clear that no one had been keeping up with events surrounding the company for several years, I've pointed them out. The nuclear plant construction / federal loan guarantee announced by President Obama is particularly important, as are the Texas biomass and Turner solar plant developments. I bow to editorial judgement on some of the other facts but the Bush inauguration donation strikes me as something out of proportion and date. ("In addition to such PAC contributions, in 2005 Southern Company itself was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush.[11][12][13]") Factual but not sure who cares at this point, corporate contributions of $6.9m to Project SHARE and other charities, and $10.6 million in grants to conservation organizations are more relavent.

http://www.southerncompany.com/corporateresponsibility/stewardship/performance.aspx http://www.southerncompany.com/corporateresponsibility/stewardship/wildlife.aspx http://www.southerncompany.com/corporateresponsibility/stewardship/ecosystems.aspx http://www.southerncompany.com/corporateresponsibility/stewardship/restoration.aspx

In regards to the clarifications noted as needed in the article, let me know what I can do to help, if anything. I'd like to be better at this.

Best wishes and thanks for your work.

Wcheerma (talk) 14:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

René Lévesque

Hi Bouchecl. Just noticed your revert comment on René Lévesque [1]. I fully agree with your rationale but I just wanted to note that while the usual etymology of 'province' does derive from vincere, the English meaning seems generally to be given not as "for the conquered" but "on behalf of the conquerors". Same sentiment though. --Saforrest (talk) 20:50, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert-Bourassa generating station

Hello, I was rummaging through the WP:Dams "Top" importance articles and saw Robert-Bourassa generating station in there. I understand completely why the power station is of high importance, but I am not sure why the dam(s) are. I was thinking more along the lines of "High". Given, the article is also about the station in particular. Maybe I am wrong, if so let me know. I didn't want to change anything without asking you first. Thanks.--NortyNort (Holla) 12:14, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a few stats in the infobox to gauge the importance. Missing are the 29 dikes built north and south of the main dam. Its a big one. I really should write (re-write) Robert-Bourassa, LG-3, LG-4 and James Bay Project... Bouchecl (talk) 15:29, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, I am not terribly familiar with that project. Well, the dam isn't only big, but it supports two large power stations, one of which is the largest in the country. The reservoir is also gigantic, near top ten by volume in the world. The array of dams makes it quite a project and it was probably quite an undertaking, especially being where it is. I will help you out in an expansion if you need it. By the way, what are the largest and tallest dams in Canada?--NortyNort (Holla) 22:52, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You know what? I never checked! Dams are probably taller in British Columbia, reservoirs are larger in Quebec. It's a more difficult job than it seems at first glance, since BC Hydro doesn't release that information anymore (terrrrrrarist threat or something like that). That leaves libraries as the main source of information. The local university has a good collection of past BC Hydro, Manitoba Hydro annual reports. The information is probably right there. I'm going to have to take a look at it sooner or later. :) Bouchecl (talk) 23:48, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I should've checked before but according to the tallest list, it is the Mica Dam and from the largest list, the W. A. C. Bennett Dam or Syncrude Tailings Dam if you consider that eligible. I think the lists, at least the tallest one, are relatively accurate.--NortyNort (Holla) 02:14, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I read through Hydro-Quebec and left some comments in the relevant discussion on my talk page. I know it had been a few days, so I am leaving you a note here.--NortyNort (Holla) 22:16, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I responded back on my talkpage. I had done so originally to keep the conversation together. I can move it to the article's talk page or a peer review if you want. Also, I watch your talk page because we converse somewhat often. Talk pages can be a pain and so with people I talk to a lot, I leave the discussion on my page or theirs. For the infrequent folks, I do the "move back and forth" method.--NortyNort (Holla) 11:11, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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sur fr

Salut Bouchecl,

je t'ai laissé un message sur fr; vu l'entête de ta page utilisateur là-bas, je te le laisse aussi ici. Tu fais à ta guise, mais c'est juste pour te dire que la discussion, si elle mal partie, semble évoluer positivement sur Louis Babel. Cordialement, Boréal (talk) 21:04, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly‎

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Canadian power stations

Hi, Bouchecl. You have created {{PowerStationsCanada}}, but you are using {{Canada topic}} in Canadian power station lists by province/territory. May I (or you) delete PowerStationsCanada as a duplicate? Kind regards. Rehman 07:37, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Added {{db-author}}. Bouchecl (talk) 14:24, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. Kind regards. Rehman 00:28, 10 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Quebec talk archiving

I think there's a problem with WPQuebec archiving... it's going to WT:WikiProject Quebec/Archives/ 1 (note the space) ... The archive box usually autolists talk archives with the naming pattern "xxx/Archive #"; and is it supposed to archive so quickly? There are virtually no discussions left. 76.66.203.138 (talk) 13:58, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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French infobox

Hi

I know that you had some conflicts in french wikipedia, and I can really say that it is sad, because we are losing a great contributor. I am writing here because I don't know if you still check your french account (and in english, because we are on english wikipedia)

Anyway, I saw you have done the infobox énergie(pays), and I think some modifications are needed to make it more general. As you know, I have worked on fr:Énergie en Islande, which is indeed a special country, but in the section Bilan énergétique, geothermal power is not included, so I use géosolaire (because it looked similar in the name, although it has nothing in common), and now, it is included as électricité, while it is used mainly for district heating. So I thing it would be nice to have géothermie as a possible argument (and maybe print it as a standalone category if the % is greater than some value).

Also, in the section Électricité, géothermie is included, but printed in other, while it is in iceland 24% of the total. So maybe again, print this if the percentage is significant, else put it in other (might be hard to code this, I have no idea).

And now, I am working in fr:Énergie au Danemark, and here biomasse is important...

I would like if you could change this infobox, and I would like even more if you would come back in french wikipedia sometimes, your help is precious!

Silverkey (I have no account here...) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.235.1.97 (talk) 09:15, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Daniel-Johnson Dam

Hey Bouchecl, I wanted to get the article to GA review sometime in the near future or so. I think after adding a paragraph on Innu claims and those missing citations it should be mostly there. I will start working on it soon here. Any thoughts on your end?--NortyNort (Holla) 01:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Haven't checked it in a while. There was this thing I read in an engineering book about the trouble they had in the eighties with the cracking and the fact that rock-filled dams are more suited to Quebec's climate. I'll try to add something in a day or two... Bouchecl (talk) 04:26, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, well I am still looking for additional references. As before...it's a hard dam to research, especially online.--NortyNort (Holla) 08:55, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Outline of Quebec

I noticed you are a participant of the WikiProject Quebec.

The Outline of Quebec was created a few days ago and is under vigorous development. It fills a gap in Wikipedia's set of outlines. It is the 3rd outline to date about a Canadian province/territory.

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Salut!

I saw your work on the new Portal of Quebec and it looks amazing, very good job, keep up the work: I really want the portal to look like this and I'm sure its going to help expand the project. Also, you seem to be a very good contributor to the electricity sector in Canada (and Quebec) and, as I'm currently trying to expand the outline of Quebec and Quebec article itself, I was wondering if you'd be interested in spending some time on these pages, especially the Energy section of Quebec article. You would also be very qualified to take a look at the List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in_Canada#Quebec. Dis-moi ce que tu en penses et on essayera de coordonner nos efforts! Thank you! --Offiikart^Talk 17:30, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merci pour la List of electrical generating stations in Quebec, elle est effectivement très bien montée. Ensuite, je ne savais pas que les anglo préfèrent les articles plus courts et ça me pose un problème: pour l'article Quebec je ne vise pas le GA mais le FA. Pour ça, je pensais étoffer pas mal les sections "economy" (import/export et ressources naturelles sont des sections très importantes que je compte ajouter) et peut-être aussi une section pricipale "Quebec Law" (très différente du reste du Canada). Cependant tu me dis que la longueur est importante, qu'est-ce que je fais?

En tout cas une chose est sure, les sources et références commencent à être vraiment bonnes: j'en ai corrigé et redirigé une trentaine hier seulement dans toutes les sections qui en manquaient et dans "economy" où il y avait quelques erreurs, surtout en "Science and technology". J'ai aussi enlevé tous les "dead link". En tout cas si on fait pas le FA tout de suite, je suis au moins pas mal sûr qu'on fasse le GA, j'ai nomminé l'article il y a 2 semaines et il devrait être révisé bientôt. Bonne chance avec le projet "James Bay"! --Offiikart^Talk 15:13, 30 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pas de prob pour la section en général, tiens en compte cependant que je vais ajouter les sections que je t'ai mentionnées au courant de la semaine. (import/export + QC law) Bon travail et amuses-toi bien avec la peinture, c'est le temps de faire ça pendant qu'il fait beau! (presque) haha! --20:57, 30 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Offiikart (talk • contribs)

GA failed

La revue de Quebec pour le GA vient d'être effectuée et l'article a été "quickfailed" à cause du manque de citations. C'est probablement principalement à cause de la section "histoire" dans laquelle il en manque une tonne mais il en manque aussi dans plusieurs autres parties de l'article. Je me demandais si tu pouvais me donner un coup de main pour rajouter des "inline citations" un peu partout. J'ai commencé, une couple qui viennent de livres ou de site web mais ça va être long parce qu'il en manque vraiment beaucoup. En tout cas, c'est seulement si tu as le temps, sinon il n'y a pas de problème. À bientôt! --Offiikart^Talk 16:21, 4 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Parfait pour le formatage de citations, je vais m'y mettre aussi en plus d'essayer d'en rajouter une certaine quantité. J'utilisais déjà toujours les templates {{cite web}}, {{cite book}}, news, journal, etc. Mais pas le {{harv}} qui me semble encore plus approprié dans le cas des livres. Je pense qu'il serais intéressant qu'on continue la section "further reading" à partie de la liste de références dans laquelle il y a encore plusieurs livres qu'on pourrait sortir. En tout cas, il y a du travail à faire mais pas des années: la plupart des références sont citées d'une manière correcte, elles ne sont juste pas constantes. Pour la section histoire, je suis dans le même cas que toi

, je vais donc essayer d'aller louer les livres qui ont été utilisés dans l'article pour les re-citer correctement. Bon, profites du soleil et à bientôt! --Offiikart^Talk 12:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

J'ai refait la section référence, l'apparence et le nom des sous-sections pour que ça soit plus clair et cohérent. Dis-moi ce que tu en penses si tu as le temps d'y jeter un coup d'oeil. En passant, merci de me donner un coup de main et si tu n'as plus le temps de t'intéresser à ce projet n'hésites pas à me le dire pour que je ne t'achale pas avec ça. salut! --Offiikart^Talk 19:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay

In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news

WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close

Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news

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The Signpost: 15 August 2011

Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix

News and notes: Chapter funding and what skeptics and Latter Day Saints have in common

In the news: Wikipedia a "sausage fest", Chicago Wikipedians ("the people you've probably plagiarized"), and other silly season stories

WikiProject report: The Oregonians

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress

Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection

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The Signpost: 22 August 2011

News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens

In the news: Journalist regrets not checking citation, PR firms issue advice on how to "survive" Wikipedia (but U.S. Congressman caught red-handed)

WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation

Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography

Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration

Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed

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The Signpost: 29 August 2011

News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results

In the news: Wikipedia praised for disaster news coverage, scolded for left-wing bias; brief news

Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety

Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire

WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Four existing cases

Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment

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September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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The Signpost: 05 September 2011

News and notes: 24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive

In the news: Britannica and Wikipedia like "apples and chairs"; should anyone who's anyone get an article?; and why fighting and barriers to editing may be useful after all

WikiProject report: Riding with WikiProject London Transport

Sister projects: Wiki Loves Monuments 2011

Featured content: The best of the week

Opinion essay: The copyright crisis, and why we should care

Arbitration report: BLP case closed; Cirt-Jayen466 nearly there; AUSC reshuffle

Technology report: Pencils down in Google Summer of Code, August analysed and integrated HTTPS support in action

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The Signpost: 12 September 2011

News and notes: Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked

In the news: 9/11 coverage, Wikimedia hypothetically rebranded and Wikipedia golf 2.0

WikiProject report: Politics in the Pacific: WikiProject Australian Politics

Featured content: Wikipedians explain two new featured pictures

Arbitration report: Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications

Technology report: What is: agile development? and new mobile site goes live

Opinion essay: The Walrus and the Carpenter

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The Signpost: 19 September 2011

From the editor: Changes to The Signpost

News and notes: Ushahidi research tool announced, Citizendium five years on: success or failure?, and Wikimedia DC officially recognised

In the news: Wikipedia: yesterday's news? Calls for women, doctors, and scholars of humanities; Wales makes Wikimedia work "look easy"

Sister projects: On the Wikinews fork

WikiProject report: Back to school

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Arbitration report: ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case

Technology report: MediaWiki 1.18 deployment begins, the alleged "injustice" of WMF engineering policy, and Wikimedians warned of imminent fix to magic word

Popular pages: Article stats for the English Wikipedia in the last year

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The Signpost: 26 September 2011

Opinion essay: The global mission, the image filter and the "German question"

Recent research: Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym previews

News and notes: WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content

In the news: Sockpuppeting journalist recants, search dominance threatened, new novels replete with Wikipedia references

WikiProject report: A project in overdrive: WikiProject Automobiles

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: "Broadly construed" explained, voting begins on Senkaku Islands case, invitation to comment on CU/OS candidates

Technology report: 1.18 deployment on track, "mythical" Git migration scheduled, editor decline statistics improved

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The Signpost: 3 October 2011

News and notes: Italian Wikipedia shuts down over new privacy law; Wikimedia Sverige produce short Wikipedia films, Sue Gardner calls for empathy

In the news: QRpedia launches to acclaim, Jimbo talks social media, Wikipedia attracts fungi, terriers and Greeks bearing gifts

WikiProject report: Kia ora WikiProject New Zealand

Featured content: Reviewers praise new featured topic: National treasures of Japan

Arbitration report: Last call for comments on CheckUser and Oversight teams

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The Signpost: 10 October 2011

Opinion essay: The conservatism of Wikimedians

News and notes: Largest ever donation to WMF, final findings of editor survey released, 'Terms of use' heavily revised

In the news: Uproar over Italian shutdown, the varying reception of BLP mischief, and Wikipedia's doctor-evangelist

WikiProject report: The World's Oldest People

Featured content: The weird and the disgusting

Arbitration report: Senkaku Islands closes; administrators authorized to place articles on discretionary sanctions

Technology report: 1.18 deployment and HTTPS switchover completed, but developer help now needed with new projects

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The Signpost: 17 October 2011

News and notes: Arabic Wikipedia gets video intros, Smithsonian gifts images, and WikiProject Conservatism scrutinized

In the news: Why Wikipedia survives while others haven't; Wikipedia as an emerging social model; Jimbo speaks out

WikiProject report: History in your neighborhood: WikiProject NRHP

Featured content: Brazil's boom-time dreams of naval power: The ed17 explains the background to a new featured topic

Arbitration report: Case requests on ethnic strife and a WikiProject declined, Abortion case stalls but topic bans look to be lightened on amendment

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The Signpost: 24 October 2011

From the editors: A call for contributors

Opinion essay: There is a deadline

Interview: Contracting for the Foundation

In the news: Are Wikipedians reluctant journalists?; Wikipedia:The Musical

WikiProject report: Great WikiProject Logos

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Abortion; request for amendment on Climate Change case

Technology report: WMF launches coding challenge, WMDE starts hiring for major new project

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The Signpost: 31 October 2011

Opinion essay: The monster under the rug

Recent research: WikiSym; predicting editor survival; drug information found lacking; RfAs and trust; Wikipedia's search engine ranking justified

News and notes: German Wikipedia continues image filter protest

In the news: Citizendium on the rocks, Shankbone celebrated, and the week in vandalism

Discussion report: Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful

WikiProject report: 'In touch' with WikiProject Rugby union

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined

Technology report: Wikipedia Zero announced; New Orleans successfully hacked

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The Signpost: 7 November2011

Special report: A post-mortem on the Indian Education Program pilot

News and notes: Wikimedia Norway awarded, Halloween on the Main Page, Wikimedia UK recognised

In the news: The Economist assays the encyclopaedia's challenges, Jimbo speaks on net future, and an inclusionist alternative emerges.

Discussion report: Special report on the ArbCom Elections steering RfC

WikiProject report: Booting up with WikiProject Computer Science

Featured content: Slow week for Featured content

Arbitration report: Δ saga returns to arbitration, while the Abortion case stalls for another week

Technology report: Full steam ahead on Visual Editor, the avoidance of lock-breaking and 1.18b1 release

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The Signpost: 14 November 2011

News and notes: ArbCom nominations open, participation grants finalized, survey results on perceptions on Wikipedia released

In the news: Fundraising vs ads redux, WikiConference India nigh, a world lit up with articles

WikiProject report: Having a Conference with WikiProject India

Featured content: Writing featured content: Advice from Sturmvogel 66; Sports, sports, sports!

Arbitration report: Abortion and Betacommand 3 in evidence phase, three case requests outstanding

Technology report: Coding Challenge results; Wikimedians to wait and see if Athena really does represent "wisdom, courage and inspiration"

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The Signpost: 21 November 2011

News and notes: Last-minute candidates for ArbCom, the Sue Gardner European Tour hits London

In the news: Indian wikiconference heralds expansion, fundraiser in Silicon Valley major donor coup, import of Wikipedia reconsidered

Discussion report: Much ado about censorship

WikiProject report: Working on a term paper with WikiProject Academic Journals

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: End in sight for Abortion case, nominations in 2011 elections

Technology report: Mumbai and Brighton hacked; horizontal lists have got class

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The Signpost: 28 November 2011

News and notes: Arb's resignation sparks lightning RfC, Fundraiser 2011 off to a strong start, GLAM in Qatar

In the news: The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia, fundraiser fun and games, and chemists vs pornstars

Recent research: Quantifying quality collaboration patterns, systemic bias, POV pushing, the impact of news events, and editors' reputation

WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Bugle

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Voting underway in the elections, finally a final decision on Abortion, scant movement on requests

Technology report: Foundation appears correct to back improved smartphone support; and how a Reddit slip meant no-one could read anything for thirty minutes

The Signpost: 05 December 2011

News and notes: Amsterdam gets the GLAM treatment, fundraising marches on, and a flourish of new admins

In the news: A Wikistream of real time edits, a call for COI reform, and cracks in the ivory tower of knowledge

Discussion report: Trial proposed for tool apprenticeship

WikiProject report: This article is about WikiProject Disambiguation. For other uses...

Featured content: This week's Signpost is for the birds!

Arbitration report: Elections due to finish this week, little activity on Betacommand 3, Abortion case amended

Technology report: Incremental dumps help mirrors, full screen search helps mobile visitors, and two MediaWiki releases help external sites

December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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The Signpost: 12 December 2011

Opinion essay: Wikipedia in Academe – and vice versa

News and notes: Research project banner ads run afoul of community

In the news: Bell Pottinger investigation, Gardner on gender gap, and another plagiarist caught red-handed

WikiProject report: Spanning Nine Time Zones with WikiProject Russia

Featured content: Wehwalt gives his fifty cents; spies, ambushes, sieges, and Entombment

Arbitration report: Betacommand 3 workshop revived, two cases set for acceptance and the ArbCom elections finish on a whimper

Technology report: Trials and tribulations of image rotation, Article Feedback version 5, and new diff colours

The Signpost: 19 December 2011

News and notes: Anti-piracy act has Wikimedians on the defensive, WMF annual report released, and Indic language dynamics

In the news: To save the wiki: strike first, then makeover?

Discussion report: Polls, templates, and other December discussions

WikiProject report: A dalliance with the dismal scientists of WikiProject Economics

Featured content: Panoramas with Farwestern and a good week for featured content

Arbitration report: The community elects eight arbitrators

Technology report: Visual editor demo launched, hailed as "most important change to our user experience ... ever"; but elsewhere over-hasty deployments criticised

The Signpost: 26 December 2011

Opinion essay: Openness versus quality: why we're doing it wrong, and how to fix it

Recent research: Psychiatrists: Wikipedia better than Britannica; spell-checking Wikipedia; Wikipedians smart but fun; structured biological data

News and notes: Fundraiser passes 2010 watermark, brief news

WikiProject report: The Tree of Life

Featured content: Going through the roster with Killervogel5 and a plethora of featured content

Arbitration report: Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales

Technology report: Wikimedia in Go Daddy boycott, and why you should 'Join the Swarm'

The Signpost: 02 January 2012

Interview: The Gardner interview

News and notes: Things bubbling along as Wikimedians enjoy their holidays

WikiProject report: Where are they now? Part III

Featured content: Ghosts of featured content past, present, and future

Arbitration report: New case accepted, four open cases, terms begin for new arbitrators

The Signpost: 02 January 2012

Interview: The Gardner interview

News and notes: Things bubbling along as Wikimedians enjoy their holidays

WikiProject report: Where are they now? Part III

Featured content: Ghosts of featured content past, present, and future

Arbitration report: New case accepted, four open cases, terms begin for new arbitrators

The Signpost: 09 January 2012

Technological roadmap: 2011's technological achievements in review, and what 2012 may hold

News and notes: Fundraiser 2011 ends with a bang

In the news: Wikipedia ends annual fundraising drive; Monmouthpedia launches

WikiProject report: From Traditional to Experimental: WikiProject Jazz

Featured content: Contentious FAC debate: a week in review

Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Betacommand 3

Technology report: December in more detail; and why the MediaWiki codebase was "slushed" this week

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

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The Signpost: 16 January 2012

Special report: English Wikipedia to go dark on January 18

Sister projects: What are our sisters up to now?

News and notes: WMF on the looming SOPA blackout, Wikipedia turns 11, and Commons passes 12 million files

WikiProject report: WikiProject Beer

Featured content: Lecen on systemic bias in featured content

Arbitration report: Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near

Technology report: ArticleFeedback moves into new trial phase; and how MediaWiki integrates with Facebook, IPv6, and PostgreSQL explored

The Signpost: 23 January 2012

News and notes: SOPA blackout, Orange partnership

In the news: World watched as Wikipedia shut down for SOPA blackout

WikiProject report: The Golden Horseshoe: WikiProject Toronto

Featured content: Interview with Muhammad Mahdi Karim and the best of the week

Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications

Technology report: Looking ahead to MediaWiki 1.19 and related issues

The Signpost: 30 January 2012

News and notes: Update on Global Development, Wikipedia Day NYC is a success, JFK audio on Commons

In the news: Zambian wiki-assassins, Foundation über alles, editor engagement and the innovation plateau

Recent research: Language analyses examine power structure and political slant; Wikipedia compared to commercial databases

WikiProject report: Digging Up WikiProject Palaeontology

Featured content: Featured content soaring this week

Arbitration report: Five open cases, voting on proposed decisions in two cases

Technology report: Why "Lua" is on everybody's lips, and when to expect MediaWiki 1.19

The Signpost: 06 February 2012

News and notes: The Foundation visits Tunisia, analyzes donors

In the news: Leading scholar hails Wikipedia, historians urged to contribute while PR pros remain shunned

Discussion report: Discussion swarms around Templates for deletion and returning editors of colourful pasts

WikiProject report: The Eye of the Storm: WikiProject Tropical Cyclones

Featured content: Talking architecture with MrPanyGoff

Arbitration report: Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure

Technology report: October's coding challenge: results now in; progress on 1.19 steady; and why for a while interwiki links were no more

The Signpost: 13 February 2012

Special report: Fundraising proposals spark a furore among the chapters

News and notes: Foundation launches Legal and Community Advocacy department

In the news: Scholars and spindoctors contend with the emergent wikiorder

In focus: Skirmishes in the 'great sectarian war of the Internet'

WikiProject report: WikiProject Stub Sorting

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Betacommand 3 closed, proposed decision in Civility enforcement, AUSC candidates announced

Technology report: January sees prototype new geodata API; but February looks to be a testing time for top developers

The Signpost: 20 February 2012

Special report: The plight of the new page patrollers

News and notes: Fundraiser row continues, new director of engineering

Discussion report: Discussion on copyrighted files from non-US relation states

WikiProject report: WikiProject Poland

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Civility enforcement closed, proposed decision in TimidGuy, two cases remain open

Technology report: Major strands of development cycle coalesce as 1.19 is deployed to first wikis

The Signpost: 27 February 2012

News and notes: Finance meeting fallout, Gardner recommendations forthcoming

Recent research: Gender gap and conflict aversion; collaboration on breaking news; effects of leadership on participation; legacy of Public Policy Initiative

Discussion report: Focus on admin conduct and editor retention

WikiProject report: Just don't call it "sci-fi": WikiProject Science Fiction

Featured content: By plane, by ship, and by stagecoach: Featured content goes trekking this week

Arbitration report: Final decision in TimidGuy ban appeal, one case remains open

Technology report: 1.19 deployment stress, Meta debates whether to enforce SUL

The Signpost: 05 March 2012

News and notes: Chapter-selected Board seats, an invite to the Teahouse, patrol becomes triage, and this week in history

In the news: Heights reached in search rankings, privacy and mental health info; clouds remain over content policing

Discussion report: COI and NOTCENSORED: policies under discussion

WikiProject report: We don't bite: WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles

Featured content: Best of the week

Arbitration report: AUSC appointments announced, one case remains open

Technology report: With the 1.19 deployment now (mostly) complete, developers consider possible "mini" deployment later in the month

"Outsiders" comments and suggestions

Hello Bouchecl, Thanks for your message: it was very thoughtful of you to ask. Of course, I welcome your participation! One of the things that is exciting about Wikipedia is that the students get a sense of writing for an audience that is bigger than one - me! This is a bit scary for them, but it is having very good effects in teaching them about how knowledge is collaborative, as well as how to respond to feedback. I am thrilled that the community of Wikipedians has taken an interest, and has, so far, been very helpful to my class. As well, I don't think there are any "outsiders" with Wikipedia: it's a collective project.

I see from the photo on your User page that you are standing in front of a dam; I am assuming from that you are interested in hydro dams. So am I! Some of my research has focussed on the social and environmental impacts of such dams in British Columbia. My students will be writing about the same, using some of the research that has been published on the subject in the past few years.

Thanks in advance for helping them do a better job. --Greentina (talk) 17:57, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 12 March 2012

Interview: Liaising with the Education Program

Women and Wikipedia: Women's history, what we're missing, and why it matters

Arbitration analysis: A look at new arbitrators

News and notes: Sue Gardner tackles the funds, and the terms of use update nears implementation

In the news: Britannica runs out of print as Jimmy Wales anointed UK transparency tsar

Discussion report: Nothing changes as long discussions continue

WikiProject report: WikiProject Women's History

Featured content: Extinct humans, birds, and Birdman

Arbitration report: Proposed decision in 'Article titles', only one open case

Education report: Diverse approaches to Wikipedia in Education

Technology report: Git learning curve steep but not insurmountable, plus a diff style we can all agree on?

The Signpost: 19 March 2012

News and notes: Chapters Council proposals take form as research applications invited for Wikipedia Academy and HighBeam accounts

Discussion report: Article Rescue Squadron in need of rescue yet again

WikiProject report: Lessons from another Wikipedia: Czech WikiProject Protected Areas

Featured content: Featured content on the upswing!

Arbitration report: Race and intelligence 'review' opened, Article titles at voting

Technology report: Bugmeister to leave at end of May, but developers keen to "chart" a path ahead

Plan Nord

So I guess you saw Andrew Coyne's twitter post as well eh.... I did what I could just to clean up the English and fix the POV stuff, thanks for your help! Dbrodbeck (talk) 03:33, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 March 2012

News and notes: Controversial content saga continues, while the Foundation tries to engage editors with merchandising and restructuring

WikiProject report: WikiProject Rock Music

Featured content: Malfunctioning sharks, toothcombs and a famous mother: featured content for the week

Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review at evidence, article titles closed

Recent research: Predicting admin elections; studying flagged revision debates; classifying editor interactions; and collecting the Wikipedia literature

Education report: Universities unite for GLAM; and High Schools get their due.

Technology report: A busy week: Git switchover, mobile site upgraded, and still time for three security releases

Hydro-One

-Thank you so much for noticing, that section was not done by me so I wasn't fully aware of the inaccuracies. I will do my best to correct it--Shania45 (talk) 04:43, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

-Hi, I'm personally thanking you again for the mistake you caught, that the fault was mine, and it was intended for Hydro One Remote Communities. I also want to inquire about the stub that you made for the French version. On your general description, with Google translate (since I don't speak French) you mentioned Hydro one being dismantled under five separate entities -- did you mean subsidiaries? Is there a fifth one? Or perhaps it is an error created by the translator?

P.S. The sources you suggested were quite helpful, thanks again --Niccolo.jacinto (talk) 15:39, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

- Ah, I see, thank you for your efforts Niccolo.jacinto (talk) 19:34, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 02 April 2012

Interview: An introduction to movement roles

Arbitration analysis: Case review: TimidGuy ban appeal

News and notes: Berlin reforms to movement structures, Wikidata launches with fanfare, and Wikipedia's day of mischief

WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Signpost

Featured content: Snakes, misnamed chapels, and emptiness: featured content this week

Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review in third week, one open case

Technology report: Somewhere amongst the endless discussions about Gerrit lie details of hackathons, performance blips explained and more

The Signpost: 09 April 2012

Wikidata: The next big thing? An interview with Wikidata

Interview: Funds, fiduciaries, and the Foundation: the complex dynamics of scaling

News and notes: Projects launched in Brazil and the Middle East as advisors sought for funds committee

WikiProject report: The Land of Steady Habits: WikiProject Connecticut

Featured content: Assassination, genocide, internment, murder, and crucifixion: the bloodiest of the week

Arbitration report: Arbitration evidence-limit motions, two open cases

Technology report: Next Wikimedia deployment already in the pipeline and details of recent performance improvements

The Signpost: 16 April 2012

Arbitration analysis: Inside the Arbitration Committee Mailing List

Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Facilitator: Silver seren

News and notes: French language outreach, WikiTravel debate, and HighBeam reloaded

Discussion report: The future of pending changes

WikiProject report: The Butterflies and Moths of WikiProject Lepidoptera

Featured content: A few good sports: association football, rugby league, and the Olympics vie for medals

Arbitration report: Evidence submissions begin in Rich Farmbrough case, proposed decision in R&I Review

Technology report: MediaWiki 1.20wmf01 hits first WMF wiki, understanding 20% time, and why this report cannot yet be a draft

The Signpost: 23 April 2012

Investigative report: Spin doctors spin Jimmy's "bright line"

News and notes: Help-space revamp, WikiTravel RfC, and Justin Knapp scores a million edits

WikiProject report: Skeptics and Believers: WikiProject The X-Files

Featured content: A mirror (or seventeen) on this week's featured content

Arbitration report: Evidence submissions close in Rich Farmbrough case, vote on proposed decision in R&I Review

Technology report: Wikimedia Labs: soon to be at the cutting edge of MediaWiki development?

The Signpost: 30 April 2012

Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Consultant: Pete Forsyth

News and notes: Showdown as featured article writer openly solicits commercial opportunities

Recent research: Barnstars work; Wiktionary assessed; cleanup tags counted; finding expert admins; discussion peaks; Wikipedia citations in academic publications; and more

Discussion report: 'ReferenceTooltips' by default

WikiProject report: The Cartographers of WikiProject Maps

Featured content: Featured content spreads its wings

Arbitration report: R&I Review remains in voting, two open cases

Technology report: What Git means for end users, design controversies and pertinent poll results

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The Signpost: 07 May 2012

Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes

News and notes: Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013

In the news: What does Wikipedia call an expert; and untruths in biographies ... again.

WikiProject report: Say What?: WikiProject Languages

Featured content: This week at featured content: How much wood would a Wood Duck chuck if a Wood Duck could chuck wood?

Arbitration report: Proposed decision in Rich Farmbrough, two open cases

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Question: Pacific Gas and Electric Company article changes--millions or billions

Dear Bouchecl,

Thanks for making the changes. I am still questioning whether the company's employee really meant billions but misspelled it billions. Before the changes it had been billions. Perhaps it had been wrong to say billions in the infobox before your changes.

It's confusing to me.

Thank you for getting the edits done.

Factseducado (talk) 14:30, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Bouchel,

I sure understand wanting to use integers rather than decimals. Since the three corresponding categories in the infobox from 2008 were all actually billions (not millions expressed as decimals of billions but actually billions) I wonder if the 2008 data in the old infobox were typos (wrote billions meant to write millions) or if the new data are typos (wrote millions meant to write billions).

Sincerely,

Factseducado (talk) 18:29, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Bouchel,

Now I understand. It's commas versus decimals. I would have gone the other route and kept the decimals. It's a MOS issue as you indicated. You are correct. I won't change it. I just didn't see the commas.

Thanks,

Factseducado (talk) 18:51, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 May 2012

Special report: Wikimedia and the "seismic shift" towards open-access research publication

News and notes: Finance debate drags on as editor survey finds Wikipedia too bureaucratic

WikiProject report: Welcome to Wikipedia with a cup of tea and all your questions answered - at the Teahouse

Featured content: Featured content is red hot this week

Arbitration report: R&I Review closed, Rich Farmbrough near closure

Technology report: Cross-wiki watchlist controversy; and is "go file a bug" really a useful response?

The Signpost: 21 May 2012

From the editor: New editor-in-chief

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PG&E History draft

Hi Bouchecl, just wanted to let you know that I've made the changes to referencing as you suggested for my draft of the early PG&E history. Here's the link to the updated draft: User:PParmley/PG&E History part 1. draft I've also replied on the article's talk page. If you're happy with the draft now, would you move it into the article? Thanks, PParmley (talk) 18:04, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New section

Two new rewritten paragraphs have been proposed here. Silver seren^C 20:42, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Lucien Bouchard article

Thank you for taking advantage of those reference sources and incorporating them into the article. Risker (talk) 21:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I don't like edit warring for stuff that can be settled easily ;) Bouchecl (talk) 21:45, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Requested edit for Pacific Gas and Electric Company

There's another requested edit for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company article on the talk page here. Could you go and leave a comment? Thanks. Silver seren^C 02:36, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Bouchecl, after your reply to my request on the PG&E talk page last week, there's been no further discussion. If you think the writing is ok, could you add the sections into the article, replacing the ones currently there and moving the "Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company" section further down the article? Thanks, PParmley (talk) 21:01, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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New PG&E draft

Hi Bouchecl, I posted a request about the next section of the PG&E history last week but have not received a response yet. Would you have time to review the newest draft? This section covers events from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. As I've done before, the draft is in my user space and my original request is on the talk page. Thanks, PParmley (talk) 17:57, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]