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Researcher

I was sent to you by another user, UpstateNYer, who said you may be able to help me a bit more on this. I was wondering if it would be possible to become a researcher. It's a new class, just recently created, but it allows people to view deleted content. I work in the area of music on this wiki and I always like to see the content of deleted articles, especially if there is a way to prove notability. (It's always nice to see where one article left off before it was taken away) Let me know if it's doable. Thanks. Undead Warrior (talk) 04:41, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Ordinary Wikipedia administrators cannot assign the "researcher" userright, and I don't believe anyone else on the English Wikipedia can either. It was created by the Wikimedia Foundation for a particular project, and I believe that the people in that project are only supposed to use it for that project, and not just to view deleted pages. Besides, if I understand correctly, it only gives you the deleted usernames and timestamps, not the actual page content itself. You look like you could potentially be an administrator some time soon; have you thought about running? —Soap— 10:23, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

I failed 3 RfA's a while back, so it's been a while since I have ran. Although, I would not mind running again... Undead Warrior (talk) 20:50, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Historic Trails Award

New article and DYK if you care to help improve. I wanted to get it up on July 4th! — Rlevse • Talk • 21:37, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

RFC

I noticed that you participated in a previous RFC at Wikipedia talk:Notability (events). I was wondering if you might share your opinion here: RFC: Should Wikipedia:Notability (criminal acts) be merged with Wikipedia:Notability (events) and Wikipedia:Notability (people)? Thanks! Location (talk) 19:05, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Catherine Pollard (Scouting)

New article and DYK if you care to help improve. Up on July 6th, anniversary of the court ruling! — Rlevse • Talk • 00:49, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

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RfA

Well, I might as well ask. Would you mind taking a brief look at my contributions over the past 4 (ish) years or so and tell me if you think I stand any chance at becoming an Admin this time through? Thanks. Undead Warrior (talk) 01:09, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but I've been out of the loop for some time now, and I doubt I'd be able to give you an accurate assessment. Among the current RfA "experts" are User:HJ Mitchell and User:Dank, who are usually more than willing to help. Best of luck either way. Juliancolton (talk) 01:15, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Edward L. Rowan

New article on a Scouter, psychiatrist, and author. Very interesting. Pls help improve. Up for DYK too. — Rlevse • Talk • 15:47, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Hurricane Carmen

Ok thank you for the information and help. regards, Melanesian obsession (talk) 16:28, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

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We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were Ian Rose (submissions) (A), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (B, and the round's overall leader), ThinkBlue (submissions) (C) Casliber (submissions) and TonyTheTiger (submissions) (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, as ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

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Response from Chris Landsea about your query of 1887 AHS

I just got a response from Dr. Landsea earlier today and he did reply to your question of whether Hurricane 6 and 7 were the same storm. I'll paste that part of the email below

Lastly, storms #6 and 7 in 1887 are definitely two distinct, strong hurricanes. Please check out the great work that Jose Partagas did in digging up original ship reports from these hurricanes: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/Partagas/1887/1887a.pdf Occasionally, we do have TCs that have similar genesis/tracks. For example, Katrina and Rita and, more recently, Alex and TD2.

Hope that helps :) Cyclonebiskit (talk) 16:58, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Works for me. Thanks for the info. Juliancolton (talk) 20:01, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

JTWC

Howdy. Just wondering if you or any of your talk page watchers know if JTWC archives their forecasts anywhere online. Thanks. -Atmoz (talk) 01:44, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

The JTWC doesn't archive their bulletins online but their are a number of websites that does it for them - including us (WPTC). [1], [2]. If you let us know which storm you are trying to work on i should be able to point you in the right direction of the JTWC advisories for that storm.Jason Rees (talk) 01:52, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I think I found what I was looking for. Mawar in 08/2005 is the specific storm I'm looking at. -Atmoz (talk) 15:20, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I would tell you to download this Text file but if you've already got the advisories then i wont.Jason Rees (talk) 18:28, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I was specifically looking for the 00Z forecast/advisory/whathaveyou from the 22nd, but I found it. I like websites that have easy navigation. Got the links saved so I don't have to look foolish by asking the same question in 2 months. :-) -Atmoz (talk) 22:05, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the help JR, and good luck with your project Atmoz. Let me know if you need any more help (although I admit the WPAC isn't my strong suit when it comes to TC tracking). Juliancolton (talk) 20:01, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Bujutsu Kodosokukai

Hi Julian, How are you? I have made a couple of posts on your recall page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Juliancolton/Recall about our article, but maybe you have not visited that site for some time. We would like your opinion on our progress with this article so we can have formal approval from an administrator in order to publish it again. (Freezydk (talk) 12:22, 14 July 2010 (UTC))

Unfortunately I'm not very active on Wikipedia at the moment, so you might wish to ask another administrator for advice (a few credible admins who come to mind are Dank (talk · contribs) and Moonriddengirl (talk · contribs)). Best of luck, Juliancolton (talk) 20:01, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Another road pic for the portal

Julian,

I finally got this view from the hairpin turn above Amenia on Route 44 in. I see you're sort-of taking the summer off ... but do you still think this should be a selected pic (for both the HV and NYSR portals, I should add)?

Also, you're closer than I am if you want to improve on the image by going there on a clearer day, perhaps with little white fluffy clouds in the sky to make it more interesting. It isn't hard to duplicate this shot. Daniel Case (talk) 16:02, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

I like it. I think an even better perspective would have been from just before the "vertex" of the turn, so you could capture the view looking south more clearly (like this, sort of). Next time I'm in that area I'll bring my camera and try to take a few different shots. Until then, I think your image would be great to add to the relevant portals. The HV portal might be running a bit heavy on road pictures, but as long as the quality and encyclopedic value is there, I don't see an issue.

By the way, I'm going to be in the Westerly, RI area in a couple weeks, and the SD memory card for my camera feels too light... It looks like you were around there a couple years ago, and since you're the go-to guy for NRHP sites, do you happen to know of any locations lacking decent pictures? I'd like to get into the habit of researching an area before I visit it to maximize the chance of snapping relavant shots. Juliancolton (talk) 22:16, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

you are the expert!

You may be away but you are the expert here! Not quite a weather storm. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:07, 15 July 2010 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/July_2010_Biob%C3%ADo_earthquake

I think DG's summary is probably accurate, and while I do personally agree that the article should be deleted, I'm not all that familiar with seismology. Ceranthor (talk · contribs) might know a thing or two about it. Juliancolton (talk) 20:01, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Template:Storm path

What did you do to the template? [I can't find the picture anymore. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 15:26, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

I just added the ability to adjust the size of the image. I don't believe I've inadvertently harmed anything. Juliancolton (talk) 20:01, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

I don't know about that. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 20:10, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes, you have to include the file name itself, eg. {{storm path|Katrina 2005 track.png}} Juliancolton (talk) 20:15, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I see it now. Thanks, :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 01:00, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Cite web news and the like

Hey Julian. About two months ago there was an issue concerning those templates and I saw that you wrote something about that it is important to distinguish those templates according to the object which is cited, e.g. cite web should not be used for papers, cite news not for journals or so. You referred that you have been informed in the chat about that. Could you please explain that to me, since we have a discussion on that topic on the German WP at the moment. TIA. --Matthiasb (talk) 19:13, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

If you could link to the dewiki discussion, I would probably be able to provide more specific feedback. Regards, Juliancolton (talk) 20:01, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

MOTD changes

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DYK for Tropical Storm Ignacio (1997)

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

David A. Johnston FA

On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, thanks

This user helped promote David A. Johnston to featured article status.

--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:10, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh, thanks! I didn't even notice it fell under the scope of the Chicago project. Juliancolton (talk) 14:27, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Editor review archived

Just a note, I've archived your editor review. You might have missed some comments (or not), but your review is located at Wikipedia:Editor_review/Juliancolton_4. Cya around! Netalarm^talk 14:29, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Kww

Hi Juliancolton, Can you provide me a link to what you have on Kww? Thanks. Like I said, I really had moved from dislike, to respect to actually liking him and it feels quite sad to hear he is gone. Hobit (talk) 00:32, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Oh, no! I meant "passed" in the sense that he passed his RfA! Juliancolton (talk) 00:38, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Ah, scared me. That I did know. I !voted for him infact. I'm going to remove my comment, you might wish to clarify yours. Sorry I misunderstood. Hobit (talk) 00:47, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

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CAT:AOTR

Hi, I noticed that you have two pages in this category, your main user page and User:Juliancolton/Info... it's probably best to only be in one time, if possible. If you could fix it, great, if not, I may try to do it for you but I'm not totally clear on page structure. Best. ++Lar: t/c 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

That /info page is a relic from one of my old userpage layouts, so I deleted it altogether. Thanks for the heads-up. Juliancolton (talk) 16:49, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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Here's a new article I created. Please help improve it. It's also up for DYK for 24 July. — Rlevse • Talk • 21:27, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

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Images

Hello Juliancolton!! If you can help me, i have a doubt with these images [3] , [4][5], i uploaded then to illustrated the soundtracks wich article, however, someone put out and now wich image is a orphan images...THe same happens with this image... I also read WP:FU, but seeing articles like this one (10 images in fair-use) and this (7 images in fair-use), for exemple, what is the problem with this image...?! :-/ i´am also a Reviewer on PT wikipedia, but i just want only like to be understood in this situation... Best regards Light Warrior^{Conspiracy?!?} 21:02, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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I am curious to know why you deleted the "Adhara Observatory UFO Lunar Transit" post. Thank you. 76.166.178.57 (talk) 04:21, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

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Tropical Storm Brenda (1960)

In this article, you state that it "transitioned into an extratropical cyclone before weakening into an extratropical cyclone." I'm uncertain what you mean (subtropical?), so I'm not gonna change it, but you wrote it I believe so just wanted to tell you. Hello32020 (talk) 01:23, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. Juliancolton (talk) 11:40, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of page Koel Bewaren

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Paul LaViolette

I came to this one when I responded to a request for feedback.

New article was recently made, Paul LaViolette. I removed the PROD [6] because, despite it being previously deleted through discussion, it was hardly a clear-cut case; Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul LaViolette (2nd nomination). Also that was almost a year ago, so I thought that it 'deserved' discussion (if the PRODder decides to take it to AfD).

I hope you understand my decisions there.  Chzz  ►  15:36, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

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Admin(ish) coaching?

I'm not going to try for adminship anytime soon, perhaps not at all, but maybe you could help me brush up on some of the semi-basics? Maybe get my feet wet at AfD and things like that? Not really adoption, but getting to know the administrative parts of Wikipedia.

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Retirement?

[7] Why on God's green earth would you ever want to retire??? -- œ^™ 22:43, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

:( upstateNYer 03:22, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Just no. —La Pianista ^{♫ ♪} 03:54, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

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Good

[8] Now don't disappear for that long again :) Dabomb87 (talk) 02:57, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Glad to see you showing up in my watch list again, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:06, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

How odd that you have my status page on your watchlist. :) Now that summer's over, I figured I had to make a couple edits and stir the pot a bit. Good to see you folks again! Juliancolton (talk) 21:43, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Well done.

/me applauds. (X! · talk)  · @530  ·  11:42, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

I'll be here all week... Juliancolton (talk) 21:43, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Login help

I need help logging in, I enter in my username and password and get this:

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However as soo nas I click on another link it shows me logged out again and says I need to log in, now I cleared m ycookies and temps but still have trouble. Is there any way you can help me? None of the other websites I use are giving me this issue. - 24.91.121.72 (talk) 21:36, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

How long have you been having this issue? It's happened to me a few times in the past, although I don't know what the technical explanation for it is. If it doesn't resolve itself by tonight, you could ask xeno (talk · contribs) or werdna (talk · contribs), who are both very technologically able. Juliancolton (talk) 21:43, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

I have been having this issue for a few hours now, okay Y will wait it out as it could be server backlog here and ask xeno if it does not get resolved, thanks for your help =) - 24.91.121.72 (talk) 22:34, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, it is all fixed now =). -Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:52, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

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Help with GA review

I am a first time reviewer trying to help out on the GA nominations backlog. Your name was on the GA mentor list and I wondered if you could review my comments before I feed them back to the editor? (They're a list at the moment but I'll write them properly for the actual review.)

I have reviewed Caernarfon Castle. I have checked it against the "Quick fail" criteria and it passed okay. Although I do not have access to the references quoted I undertook the review as I have visited the castle twice and have an interest (although it is outside the field that I normally write edits for). I have checked that the references exist and have checked the general historical facts against internet sources. My comments are as follows:

• One of the external links requires a note that a subscription is required.
• Words that are wikilinks in the Leader also appear as wikilinks elsewhere in the article.
• I might suggest that References are renamed Footnotes and that Bibliography becomes a proper section labelled References.
• The photograph of the investiture of Prince Charles is copyrighted but includes a statement for its fair use, so is probably okay?
• The Landmark Trust have a holiday property for rent within the Bath Tower.
• I thought that the Architecture section might be better above the Later History one as presently the article sort of ends without a conclusion - having already come to one in the section above.
• I have not checked all the wikilinks for disambiguation. Should I?

I thought that the article could pass for GA but didn't know whether to put it on hold for any of the above points, or just correct them myself. Your advice would be greatly appreciated!! Kenchikuben (talk) 16:18, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Connecticut Autumn 2010 Photo Contest

As a member of WikiProject Connecticut, you are invited to participate in the WikiProject Connecticut AUTUMN 2010 Photo Contest! Rules: You must take the picture yourself; adding public domain pictures (i.e. postcards from pre-1923 that are on a website) will NOT count. The picture cannot already exist on Wikipedia, in Commons, etc. The picture must be of something notable for a CT rated article and be of decent quality. You may not add more than 5 pictures to any one article during the contest. All photos must be uploaded and added to their articles. If it wasn't added to the article and titled, it doesn't count. All submissions must be made after 12:00 UTC (8:00 AM EST) on September 15th, 2010 and no later than 23:59 UTC (7:59 PM EST) on October 31st, 2010. Everyone who adds 15 pictures will earn a barnstar, and the editor who adds the most pictures will earn a special unique barnstar! To enter the contest, click here. Thanks for your attention and good luck! –Grondemar 04:14, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

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Becoming a reviewer

Hello Juliancolton! I've read on a list of Good Article review mentors that you are willing to help anything in the GA process. Well this is my first time reviewing an article in which the article I'm looking at right now is Amor Prohibido (song). I was wondering if you could show me the ropes as I review the article. Thanks. Magiciandude (talk) 14:40, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

You now have the WP:REVIEWER right. (I know it's not what you asked for, but I figured you meet the qualifications). NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 15:53, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Works for me thanks. I'll post my review soon. Magiciandude (talk) 16:54, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I've made the review for the article. Here it is. Magiciandude (talk) 16:18, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

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2010 Dutch forummers hurricane season

If I recall correctly you are quite the enthusiast for hurricane and tropical storm articles. I came across this one today and frankly am wondering if the whole thing is bullshit. I've never heard of tropical weather in the Netherlands before, I'm thinking it's either a hoax or a badly mangled translation, but I really don't know anything about this subject so maybe I'm just completely off base. The article has no references and mentions an area of the Netherlands that en.WP has no record of. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:00, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Its a hoax.Jason Rees (talk) 02:05, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Birth Missionary Baptist Church

Hi there. This article, which you deleted, is a mega-church with 25,000 congregants, and is in the news again. I was going to re-create the article due to the news as well as the red links in other articles. What do you think? Bearian (talk) 20:47, 22 September 2010 (UTC) See [9] for the "red links". Bearian (talk) 20:49, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Request new review of page

Sir,

As a resident of Clanton, Alabama (and webmaster of the city web site), I was interested in learning more about the actor and Clanton native Drew Roy.

When I checked Wikipedia, I found that a page for this actor had been deleted in 2009 due to several reasons, but primarily insufficient notability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drew_Roy

In the period since this deletion, the actor has appeared (credited) in multiple episodes of Disney Channel's iCarly and Hannah Montana, as well as the movie Secretariat which is being released this month. While his career is obviously still young, he arguably is becoming more notable and I would like to request a new review of his page. Steventhomas42 (talk) 20:57, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

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Waiting for your reply. Regards...

Nabil rais2008 (talk) 15:17, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2010 September newsletter

We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. TonyTheTiger (submissions) leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by Sasata (submissions) with 1175 points. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

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Hiya

Hi Julian, on the Admin Coach status page it says you're at full capacity yet in current coachees you've only got 4 users not 5. I'm currently looking for a coach and all those I've asked are inactive or unable to do so. I was wondering if you could. Regards, —Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм • Champagne? • 5:45pm • 06:45, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

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On that, there is what I consider a possibly serious omission. In "If you do not sign-in or edit anonymously, you cannot complete either process." there should be a comma after 'sign-in', and preferably 'if you' after the 'or' as well. As it stands, it implies one can complete the process if one either signs in or edits anonymously - which I do not think is the intention. This is in a 'short cut' which I can't edit - in part at least because I don't know where it's kept... Peridon (talk) 23:19, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

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article recreation

A common name, but can you confirm that the information in the following deleted article had nothing to do with an author who was active around 1900.

• 02:14, 28 November 2008 Juliancolton (talk | contribs) deleted "Elizabeth Lee" ‎ (A7 (bio): No indication that the article may meet guidelines for inclusion)
• 00:53, 4 May 2007 Picaroon (talk | contribs) deleted "Elizabeth Lee" ‎ (CSD A7)

Thanks, cygnis insignis 13:37, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

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Suggested changes at MOTD

Hello fellow motto contributor. Discussions arer still open on Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Nominations#Suggested changes and still require further input especially on ideas 10-17. Please could you voice your opinion as this is going to be closed in early November. Please help out or even make any new idea suggestions. Simply south (talk) 14:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

The article 1910 Cuba hurricane is schedule to appear as the main page featured article in the near future

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on October 20, 2010. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 20, 2010. If you think that it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 19:18, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

The 1910 Cuba hurricane was a destructive and unusual tropical cyclone which struck Cuba and the United States in October 1910. It formed in the southern Caribbean on October 9 and intensified as it moved northwestward, becoming a hurricane on October 12. After crossing the western tip of Cuba, it peaked on October 16, corresponding to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It moved in a counterclockwise loop and hit Cuba again. It then tracked toward Florida, landing near Cape Romano. After moving through the state, it hugged the coast of the Southeastern United States on its way out to sea. Due to its unusual loop, initial reports suggested it was two separate storms which hit in rapid succession. It is considered one of the worst natural disasters in Cuban history. It also had a widespread impact in Florida. (more...)

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LAOTSE - start again?

Hi,JC
I was clarifying things on Indian Institute of Technology Bombay when I noticed the LAOTSE acronym. You deleted a previous incarnation of the article. OK if I start it again? (This time with relevant material, of course.) There's plenty enough reliable refs available online for a reasonably competent editor to start a stub.
Must admit, even if you are/were working with LAOTSE and possibly conflicted, I'm surprised you didn't simply re-write the article instead of deleting it. Oh, and just one more thing. I couldn't find a contact email at http://www.laotse.vo.tum.de/ or thru a search of the TUM site. A "heads up": clicking the "Home" button on the front page of www.laotse.vo.tum.de sends the reader to a website about hair-care products... in Japanese.
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MOTD changes

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WikiCup 2010 October newsletter

The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to TonyTheTiger (submissions), with 2260, and third to Casliber (submissions), with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists – White Shadows (submissions), William S. Saturn (submissions), Staxringold (submissions) and ThinkBlue (submissions). Also, congratulations to Sasata (submissions), who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.

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The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 03:07, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

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Q: Hurricane Beth (1971)

Hello, Juliancolton. Thank you for your new article Hurricane Beth (1971). I am thinking of nominating it for DYK. Could you address this question of mine on the talk page, please? I find it rather odd that a government website would not use the currency of its own country. Please advise. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 21:43, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks, I see it now. Juliancolton (talk) 17:03, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Mentoring

Hey I'm working on a Wikipedia page for one of my projects and it is the first article I have ever had to publish. Though your specialty is in meteorology, the article my partner and I are working on is biomass briquettes, which somewhat relates to environmental sustainability.

here is the article

User:Rothboy2/Draft_Page

and this is the original article

Biomass_briquettes

Thank You

--Elangate (talk) 20:39, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey Elangate – thanks for leaving me a message! I'll be more than happy to work with you for a while in getting your bearings around here, but for now, I'll focus on this article in particular. You've picked a good topic to start with (not too overwhelming, but at the same time, not so obscure as to avoid any attention), and it looks like you're headed in the right direction with the rewrite. That said, I am a bit concerned that the proposed revision reads more like an essay than an encyclopedic article (specifically the "Usage" section). For instance, "charcoal is becoming one of the most environmentally damaging industries" expresses an opinion, which violates one of WP's core endeavors, which is to sustain complete impartiality. If you can find a couple good quality academic sources to back up that statement, it'll be cool, but otherwise you might want to neutralize it somewhat. Also, avoid citing other Wikipedia articles as a reference; we're not considered a credible source, as counterintuitive as that may seem. This is just a real quick look, so if you could let me know how you'd like me to help, that would be great. Cheers! Juliancolton (talk) 02:39, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

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Greetings

Hello Juliancolton, I had a recent foray with an IP user who portended to be you. If in fact this interaction was with you, I want you to know you have misunderstood my actions. and I completely allow that I may in fact have misunderstood yours as well. My greatest curiosity is whether or not it was an interaction with you, and then, only if you desire, a willingness to clarify my own actions. Kind regards. My76Strat 18:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey there. Nope, as far as I know(!) that wasn't me, so don't worry about it. Just out of curiosity, could you link me to the aforementioned discussion? Juliancolton (talk) 19:57, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for that reply, the incident occurred on the irc at en-help and unfortunately I do not log conversations. I am hoping perhaps some others may have and if for no other reason, the user was wrong for trying to represent himself as you, which was to me a first indicator that something might have been out of line. I will provide details as they become available. There is a record of the IP because what they were trying to accomplish was an AfD they had started but couldn't complete as an IP. Another helper completed the AfD and as I said that part is a matter of record. I hope to be able to show where they claimed to be you and somehow unable to use the account. And I will appraise you if and as details become available. Again thanks for your response and for your assistance as well. Kind regards, and oh, welcome to the ambassador program as well. I look forward to working with you in the future. My76Strat 21:47, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

I was able to contact a helper who did log the conversation. To my error it turns out the IP only mentioned you and in fact did not represent himself as being you. That was my mistake and I wasn't really seeking drama. In fact most of the interaction was relegated to my memory and concluded, until, as it happened, I noticed you as a fellow ambassador. I felt if it had been you, perhaps we could clear the misunderstanding. In fact if this user is an associate who frequents your talk page, then it seems perhaps this might one day be accomplished because of the post. So nothing really lost to the potential for gain; I can accept that. Cheers. My76Strat 22:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Online Ambassador selection process

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Hi,

I'm in a class at UC Berkeley and our project is to improve an article. The topic that we are working on specifically is copyleft, but the article that i would like to work on is patentleft. I am not sure really where to start, and I do not know how to add myself to the group as the other people in the group have done. Any help would be awesome, thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wonderbreadboi (talk • contribs) 20:54, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Neo-eldarin

I noticed you deleted the Neo-Eldarin page. 09:41, 30 December 2009 Juliancolton (talk | contribs) deleted "Neo-Eldarin" (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neo-Eldarin) But there are still red-links to it. Ok if I recreate the Neo-Eldarin page as a redirect to Tolkien fandom#Fandom and Tolkienian linguistics. That's the only place on wikipedia where it is still defined to any degree. If not, OK if I unlink Neo-Eldarin wherever it occurs, so it doesn't show up in red? Faolin42 (talk) 22:03, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Huggle

When are you going to use Huggle again? WAYNEOLAJUWON 18:22, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks for the invite, but have I not joint already the project?--Sal73x (talk) 14:13, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

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Planning for next term in the Wikipedia Ambassador Program

Hi Julian. We're trying to figure out how many students we can mentor next term and how many additional Online Ambassadors will be needed. Based on the revised plan for what participating courses will be like next term, I've sketched out what will be expected of mentors. Please look that over, and then go to the online ambassadors talk page to indicate much mentoring and other ambassador activities you'd like to do next term. Thanks!

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Mentor for team of students

Hi, my name is James Fullerton, and I'm a teacher at Southern Lehigh Middle School in PA. Recently I've created a project that involves Wikipedia (WP) and small groups of students making a contribution to a WP article of their choosing, as long as the topic is related to the content of the course - being American Government, Civics, and Economics. For the past 4 weeks, students have become involved in the culture of WP, with many already narrowing in on a topic for their contribution. Here is the supportive material on Wikispaces (https://wikiedit.wikispaces.com/). Your assistance would be greatly appreciated! Would you be available to act as a mentor to a small group of students as they begin to offer additional content to an article of their interest? The team sizes are numbered between 5-7 students each. I will notify you as to who is in the teams with their WP user names. Jmfullerton (talk) 17:25, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

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ambassador list

Yes, of course. I'm sorry I won't get a chance to work with you. Maybe in sometime later, if you have more time. Cheers--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 21:03, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I think the project is an excellent idea, and I wish I had more time to contribute. I'll definitely help out where I can as time permits. Cheers, Juliancolton (talk) 21:05, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

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Hasan Tahsin

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Re Talk:United States v. Wong Kim Ark/GA1

Julian, I am conducting my first GA review at Talk:United States v. Wong Kim Ark/GA1. I am conducting this review as a homework assignment for the Wikipedia:Campus Ambassadors training I will undergo next week in San Francisco. As part of the training I am required to do a review and then discuss my review and the review process in an open forum with other editors. I chose the article at random, but do have some familarity with U.S. Constitutional Law, so its not a strange subject. I am attempting to follow the GA guidelines and conduct the review accordingly, but I am confident, as this is my first review, I will get something wrong. I do not plan on passing judgement on the article until midweek, but would appreciate any advice or feedback you might give me over the course of the week on my application of the process and my specific review. Am not worried about making a mistake, but experienced eyes on a newbies (me and GA) work is always useful. Thanks --Mike Cline (talk) 23:29, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

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Jochen Dornbusch

Hi Juliancolton,

You added a flag for the Jochen Dornbusch article. I have shortened and sharpened-up what is essentially a stub, but with no stub tag, and with reasoning in the article’s talk page. Care to take a look? Best wishes,

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Outline update 2011-01-18, and an invitation...

Dear Julian,

Wow, you've blown way past me in edits. I'm overwhelmed - I'm twice as far down the ranking list as you. You've left me in the dust! Man-o-man, we could sure use some of your energy on the outlines project.  ;) Speaking of which...

We've undergone a name change: the project has been simplified to "WikiProject Outlines".

The current main focus is on increasing the availability of outlines. If readers can't find the outlines, the outlines can't help them. We need to figure out the best places to put links, and the best ways to attract external traffic directly to these pages.

While studying the link structure to outlines, I came across a navigation aid I forgot we had that you might find useful:

If you'd like to use the main page with outline links instead of portal links, set Wikipedia:Main Page alternative (outline links) as your default main page. See the instructions.

Due to the occasional sniping attempt on outlines and their support pages, outlines now have an alert page at Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines/Article alerts. Please go there now and add it to your watchlist.

Tarheel95 and Robert Skyhawk are working on a project to track traffic to outline pages. Speaking of traffic...

A discussion on outline traffic analysis has been started on the Outlines WikiProject talk page. You are cordially invited to participate. Your input is greatly needed on possible ways to increase the availability of the outlines. All ideas and feedback are welcome. I look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely, The Transhumanist    05:29, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

P.S.: don't forget to watchlist the alert page mentioned above. Cheers. -TT

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RFA

Some time ago, you asked me about becoming an administrator. I was not ready to accept a nomination at that time, but I have now consented to run. I've been co-nominated by User:Wizardman and User:NuclearWarfare. Based on your previous request, I thought you might be interested. Thanks. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 19:37, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Lowercase

Hi, you semiprotected iPod, so I thought I would ask: how did you get the first letter to be lower case? I tried on IPath (finance) but seems to want upper case. Ideas will be appreciated, or you can just make it lowercase, because it is that way. Thanks. History2007 (talk) 21:26, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Use {{lowercase}} at the top of the page. --Admrboltz (talk) 21:30, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Your WikiHero award

Dear Juliancolton. Congratulations! As for being a great and helpful contributor to this project, you have been identified as a WikiHero. Thanks alot for all your good and helpful work to this project. Your username has appeared on this list Good luck and happy editing. Lord Porchcrop POWER 02:52, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

For a userbox, you can use {{User:Porchcrop/Identified WikiHero}}. Lord Porchcrop ^POWER 02:52, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Typo

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion has To nominiate a single page for deletion, follow these three steps:. I'm sure it can wait till you're active again.--Doug butler (talk) 20:44, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Fixed. You could have fixed that too, by the way, as you've long since reached the autoconfirmed minimum. —Soap— 20:57, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter

We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions), who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by Hurricanehink (submissions), with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to Yellow Evan (submissions), who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, Miyagawa (submissions), who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and Jarry1250 (submissions) who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

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Question

What makes a man? Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? Isn’t that what makes a man? CTDU (talk) 19:46, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

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GOCE Backlog Elimination Drive invitation

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The Guild of Copy-Editors – September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive The Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invite you to participate in the September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 September at 23:59 (UTC). The goals for this drive are to eliminate 2008 from the queue and to reduce the backlog to fewer than 5,000 articles. Sign-up has already begun at the September drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars A range of barnstars will be awarded to active participants. Some are exclusive to GoCE drives. More information on awards can be found on the main drive page. Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! — ɳorɑfʈ Talk! and S Masters (talk).

Deletion request

Please delete the redirect page Outline of poetry, to make way for a move.

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GOCE copy edit drive

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