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Help?

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Lot of issues with the raw list this week; I don't know where to begin. Maybe you can help? I'm not sure that the global warming related articles are due to honest views. They should have faded with the typhoon coverage, and instead have remained exactly where they were last week. Serendipodous 20:23, 24 November 2013 (UTC) @Serendipodous: Hmm, I think maybe there's a delayed effect going on? I wouldn't totally discount the views. Keilana|Parlez ici 20:42, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm running really late this week because of the uncertainty. I'm keeping the global warming pages but I'm making it very clear I'm uncertain about them. Oh, and was there a Wikipedia Weekly this week? Shame if you're skipping a week, because I'm really proud of some of my work last week. Serendipodous 17:20, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It looked good! We are not planning a WW this week because most of us are American and therefore have family/Thanksgiving obligations. I can make sure we discuss two weeks' worth of top 25 next week though! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 20:09, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh please don't do that on my account; only if you get bored of talking about the JFK assassination, Doctor Who and global warming denial and would rather discuss Armistice Day and devastating typhoons. And global warming denial. Yeah that's a bit of a trend. Rather depressing really. Serendipodous 11:12, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
We do have tons of time! :P I have noticed the depressing trends - also deaths in 2013 are morbidly popular... Keilana|Parlez ici 18:29, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Any chance of a Wikipedia Weekly this week? Sorry to be a bit selfish but I'm under fire in the Signpost again and could really use the positive feedback :-) Serendipodous 11:47, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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November 2013 GOCE drive wrap-up

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The Signpost: 04 December 2013

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The Wikipedia Library's Books and Bytes newsletter (#2)

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The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs) 16:48, 5 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Could you weigh in on a style question?

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I got a query from User:Madscientist2007 about some styling suggestions made by User:Jim892 on their article's talk page, here (specifically, the discussion under "First impression" and "Limiting content box and first image". I know what I will suggest, but since you are much more knowledgeable about style issues, your opinion would be valuable. Klortho (talk) 04:25, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Update: never mind, I see that Neelix already registered an opinion. Probably enough feedback for them already. Klortho (talk) 04:49, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the ping, sorry I didn't get to it earlier! Keilana|Parlez ici 23:15, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Library Survey

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Feedback on Cotransporter

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Thanks for your suggestions on things we can improve for the Cotransporter page. In your latest feedback you suggested to there are content that needs to be rewritten, could you please let us know what needs to be rewritten.Igenes (talk) 00:50, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Igenes: Yes, I'll leave a list on the talk page sometime today. Thanks. Keilana|Parlez ici 20:05, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Wikipedia session at Biophysical Society meeting

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Hi Keilana,

I am planning to do the next one, and since you've been there last year, I would appreciate your edits or comments here. Thanks, -- Daniel Mietchen (talk) 23:46, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Daniel Mietchen: That's awesome, I went over there and registered my support. It looks really well thought out! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 07:13, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks - my first attempt at such a grant, so I thought a bit about it. -- Daniel Mietchen (talk) 08:26, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 11 December 2013

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constellations redux...

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Keilana, looks like Cygnus might be the next real collaboration/biggie, so any help with the stuff would be great - Perseus is at FAC now, as is Hydrus, while Triangulum is through now and Tucana is lined up to go but might need a lookover for prose....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:59, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I like doing the bigger and more exciting constellations, hence Cygnus :). Any help with the mythology section (which I have literally no clue about) would be awesome! StringTheory11 (t • c) 05:51, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ahh, sorry I've totally let these slide. I start a month's break from school on Tuesday so I might actually be able to sit down and work through some mythology! I'll keep you guys posted. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 08:25, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Cool. sounds good! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:22, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

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Hi, Keilana!

Thanks very much for again helping to OA with the Molecular Biology class! You were stupendous, as always. Klortho (talk) 02:45, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 18 December 2013

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You're invited: Art & Feminism Edit-a-thon

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Art & Feminism Edit-a-Thon - In a city near you! - You are invited!
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Ping from another user

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Someone left a note for you at User_talk:Deidra_C.#IM_NOT_DEAD_.7Bread_please.7D. --Pine✉ 02:45, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE December 2013 Blitz wrap-up and January Drive invitation

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December Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors

The December blitz ran from December 8–14. The theme for this blitz was articles tied in some way to religion. Seven editors knocked out 20 articles over the course of the week. Our next blitz will be in February, with a theme to be determined. Feel free to make theme suggestions at the Guild talk page!

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Mail call

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Happy holiday season....

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Cheers, pina coladas all round!
Damn need a few of these after a frenetic year and Xmas. Hope yours is a good one....Cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:53, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Casliber: Best to you and yours as well! Looking forward to working with you in the coming year. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 23:36, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas! :-)

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Happy Yuletides!

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Hi Keilana, Wishing you a very Happy and Wonderful Merry Christmas! Hope you are having a great time with family and friends :-) Best wishes. ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 18:14, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks much dear! I hope you have a good end to the year! All the best, Keilana|Parlez ici 23:37, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 December 2013

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Happy New Year (almost)

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Just reflecting on the year, and I just wanted to let you know that I'm very glad to have been working with you this year. For many reasons, it feels pretty darn good to bring Wikipedia out into the world, and it's not easy or as much fun to do it alone. See you in 2014, I, JethroBT drop me a line 00:30, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@I JethroBT: It's been an honor and a privilege to work with you as well! Can't wait to see what the new year brings. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 19:59, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 01 January 2014

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GOCE 2013 Annual Report

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Cochrane WIR, please apply now

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Those interested in applying should complete the online application form by 'Friday January 17th. Interviews with short-listed candidates will be held via webinar in late January or early February. The successful candidate should be available to start work in February or March 2014. Cheers and thanks! Ocaasi t | c 22:28, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 08 January 2014

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Request to be mediator on an accepted RFM

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Hello User:Keilana

This is to request if you would be able to mediate for [1] which has been accepted for mediation.

All the parties to the dispute are agreeable to mediation.

Thanks (I am the filer) 2001:4DD0:FF00:8A8B:0:0:0:5747 (talk) 10:29, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for asking but I am too busy with several projects to give a mediation the appropriate amount of attention. Best, Keilana|Parlez ici 15:36, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes New Years Double Issue

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Meetup sometime?

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Hi, I'm Victor and I'm on the fundraising team at WMF, but I moved back to Chicago a few months ago. Are you still doing the Loyola meetups? Victor Grigas (talk) 21:05, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Victorgrigas: Hi Victor, and welcome back to Chicago! Yes we are - in fact, I am currently an Individual Engagement Grantee to develop a best practice for these type of workshops and turn it into a kit for running anti-systemic bias workshop series at institutions. Are you interested in coming? We have seven dates this semester. Best, Keilana|Parlez ici 21:07, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I am, can you point me towards a link/schedule? Victor Grigas (talk) 23:27, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's not online yet, but the first one will be on January 26th from 1-5 PM. Wiki page will be coming soonish (as soon as we're absolutely sure we have the room sorted out). I'd love to see you there! Keilana|Parlez ici 00:59, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mail call

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@Keithbob: - will take a look later tonight. Thanks! Keilana|Parlez ici 22:10, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 15 January 2014

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E-mail

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Hi Keilana, sent you an e-mail. Thanks. ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 21:22, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Replied. ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 10:14, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your reply, I'll see what to do. ~TheGeneralUser (talk) 15:51, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 22 January 2014

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dear nominator person

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for the best typing of the night
.... have a glass of water, or three. unfortunately, I couldn't figure out a way to simultaneously wikilove you water and a couple of advil. Kevin Gorman (talk) 08:51, 25 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Birt-Hogg-Dubé

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Hey Keilana, I hadn't spotted the fact that you'd carried the BHD article to GA status! I hadn't heard about it until I started working on the pneumothorax article a while ago. Terrific work. JFW | T@lk 13:10, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Jfdwolff: Thank you so much! :) Good luck on pneumothorax! Keilana|Parlez ici 17:29, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Haha, I tried to get it to FA almost exactly two years ago. Since then I've been doing other things. I might have another go at it in a few months. JFW | T@lk 17:44, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much

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Hi Keilana, thank you so much for co-nominating me for RfB! It meant a lot to me to have your name, along with MBisanz's, up in the nomination. I am delighted that my candidacy was successful and I'm glad that you've now successfully nominated another person for bureaucratship. ;) Thank you! Acalamari 11:29, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Acalamari: It was my honor! You'll be a great 'crat. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 16:48, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2014 January newsletter

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The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.

Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.

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The Signpost: 29 January 2014

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The Signpost: 29 January 2014

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Constellation headache...

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See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Astronomy#The_use_of_quadrant_field_in_constellation_infobox and Template_talk:Infobox_constellation#RA.2Fdeclension - we need more input to get some sort of consensus on what to do in constellation infoboxes....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:46, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Casliber: Thanks for the heads up, will take a look when I have a sec this period. Keilana|Parlez ici 19:03, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gospel of Matthew

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Do you have time in your busy life to formally mediate a dispute concerning the Gospel of Matthew? There is a discussion over how to proceed currently underway at ANI. I suggested you as a potential mediator because I think you are brilliant and erudite (and from Chicago). What say you? Ignocrates (talk) 20:04, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind words and your offer but I don't have time to dedicate right now to doing a good job and I don't want to be unfair to the participants. Best of luck finding someone, and again, I'm sorry I can't help. Best, Keilana|Parlez ici 23:17, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I understand completely, your studies come first. Good luck with your semester! Best. Ignocrates (talk) 00:16, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your understanding. Keilana|Parlez ici 19:01, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArtAndFeminism

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Hi Keilana, I am writing up a story on the ArtAndFeminism meetups from last week for In the Media in this week's Signpost, and was wondering if you could give a brief comment on how it went/future plans with it/success or failure/etc. I am pinging several users in hopes that one will reply by the deadline, which is likely some time tonight. Thanks in advance. Go Phightins! 19:37, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Go Phightins!: I was actually not feeling well on Saturday and decided to stay home so I'm not a great person to ask. ;) Hope you get a response! Keilana|Parlez ici 20:02, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
All right, no problem; I just saw your name as a prospective attendee. Hope you're feeling better! Go Phightins! 20:04, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please join WikiProject Women artists!

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Hello Keilana/Archive17! Thank you for your contributions to articles related to Women artists. I'd like to invite you to become a part of WikiProject Women artists, a WikiProject aimed at improving the quality of articles about women artists on Wikipedia.

If you would like to participate, please visit the WikiProject Women artists page for more information. Feel free to sign your name under "Members". I look forward to your involvement!

SarahStierch (talk) 17:32, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@SarahStierch: Exciting stuff! I'll sign up posthaste. Keilana|Parlez ici 23:49, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction for Class

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Hi Keilana! I'm taking the Molecular Biology class at JHU. My name is Jen. This is my first Wikipedia project and I'm really curious to see how it works out. Looks like it'll be lots of fun! Will you tell me, what does a class Ambassador do? Nice to meet you! Magladem96 (talk) 18:49, 9 February 2014 (UTC) @Magladem96: It's lovely to meet you! I'm excited to be working with your class again this semester! Class Ambassadors are the liaisons between the class and the wider Wikipedia community, we are here to answer your questions, help you learn Wikipedia culture and policy, and to help review your articles. So if there's anything I can do for you, just let me know! Welcome :) Keilana|Parlez ici 21:09, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 12 February 2014

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You were apart of the Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jerusalem as a mediator with 3 other individuals. I'd like to get this issue revisited. I don't know how to go about doing that. I thought perhaps since you have been involved with activities like this that you might know where I could go to ask for this to be revisited.Serialjoepsycho (talk) 21:46, 14 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Serialjoepsycho: Hi, just so you don't waste your time, the issue can't be revisited for another couple years since the decision was binding. There should be a note to that effect on the RfC. Keilana|Parlez ici 23:57, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thanks. I'll contact arbitration committee.Serialjoepsycho (talk) 02:36, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

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Hi Keilana! My name is Amy and I am enrolled in the JHU Molecular Biology class. This is my first time working in Wikipedia-it seems a bit complicated but hopefully I will get the hang of it. I look forward to working with you!--Amanaresi (talk) 04:03, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Amanaresi: Hi Amy! Nice to meet you! Keilana|Parlez ici 21:29, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

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Hi Keilana, I'm also in the JHU Molecular Biology class. I'm looking forward to learning about writing articles on Wikipedia, considering how often I go to Wikipedia for information. It is definitely in my top 5 most visited sites, so it will be really cool to learn how to contribute to it. Nice to meet you. Mnemcek (talk) 15:59, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Mnemcek: Nice to meet you too! Welcome! Keilana|Parlez ici 21:58, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

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Hi, Keilana!

I am currently enrolled in the Molecular Biology course with Johns Hopkins University. Significantly contributing to an article on Wikipedia is our semester project. This is my first time editing Wikipedia and find it somewhat tedious. Hopefully with some time, I will get the hang of it! Kneal0627 (talk) 19:56, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Kneal0627: Hello and welcome! I hope you do get the hang of it - most people do. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 23:27, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Help with adding user's talk page and sandbox to your watchlist

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Hi, Kleina!

Part of the assignment for this week in our Molecular Biology course is to add your teammate's user page and sandbox to your watchlist. I'm rather confused on how I would do that. When I posted on my teammate's talk page, that was indicated on my watchlist; however, I'm not sure I have properly added my teammate's user page and sandbox to my watchlist.

Any clarification you could provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Kneal0627 (talk) 20:19, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Kneal0627: See WP:WATCHLIST. All you have to do to watch any page is click the star icon at the top near the "history" tab. Your preferences are probably set to add any page you edit to your watchlist, which is often a good idea. If you see the star icon at the top of the page is filled-in blue, then it's on your watchlist. If the star is empty, it's not. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:21, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Chris! Keilana|Parlez ici
Thank you both! Kneal0627 (talk) 02:24, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

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Hi Keilana. I am sorry to blow up your talk page with another introduction post. I am a student at JHU in the Biotechnology program and this is a requirement for our molecular biology class. I will leave you with something useful and something fun. If you're an academic or ever need to buy a textbook, this page may be useful. I love fluffy dogs, I hope you do too.Previte01 (talk) 01:37, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Previte01: I love introduction messages AND cute animals, so this is great! Welcome! Keilana|Parlez ici 06:11, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE February blitz wrapup

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Guild of Copy Editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2014 wrap-up

Participation: Out of seven people who signed up for this blitz, all copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 16 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. {{center To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by }}

Introduction

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Hello Keilana,

I am also in the Molecular Biology course at JHU and this introduction is part of our class assignment. I would especially like you to know that I am extremely impressed by your talk page and love the quote you included at the top of your page. Thank you for that!

Ssumpf (talk) 20:23, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Ssumpf: Hi and welcome! I'm glad you like the quote. :) I'm looking forward to working with you! Keilana|Parlez ici 18:11, 19 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

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Hi Keilana, My name is Deborah and I am in the MS in Biotechnology program at JHU. This is my second semester and I am enjoying it so far, and I am especially liking this Wiki project opportunity :)

I noticed that you are from Chicago... I ♥ Chicago! I have friends there and try to visit as often as I can. Chicago has the best food and is an all-around amazing place. You are so lucky!

DHayes14 (talk) 20:53, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@DHayes14: Hi Deborah! Yes, Chicago is totally wonderful! It's my favorite city by far. Welcome to Wikipedia! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 18:15, 19 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Helo Keilana

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Hey Keilana! I wanted to thank you for taking the time to be a Class Ambassador for our Molecular Biology Class! I'm sure you get this question quite often, but do you enjoy it? For how long have you been an ambassador for? CarpeDiem90 (talk) 02:11, 19 February 2014 (UTC)Dhwani[reply]

@CarpeDiem90: Hi! I've been an ambassador for a couple of years (honestly can't remember exactly) and I definitely enjoy it! Thanks for asking. Welcome to Wikipedia! Keilana|Parlez ici 18:18, 19 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

March GOCE copyedit drive

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Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

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And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

  1. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
  2. Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
  3. United States WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes, Issue 4

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Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 4, February 2014

News for February from your Wikipedia Library.

Donations drive: news on TWL's partnership efforts with publishers

Open Access: Feature from Ocaasi on the intersection of the library and the open access movement

American Library Association Midwinter Conference: TWL attended this year in Philadelphia

Royal Society Opens Access To Journals: The UK's venerable Royal Society will give the public (and Wikipedians) full access to two of their journal titles for two days on March 4th and 5th

Going Global: TWL starts work on pilot projects in other language Wikipedias

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Belated thanks

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I know this is late but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for nominating me for Adminship in January. Even though I was unsuccessful, I was very inspired by the many that supported me and it’s that feeling of friendship and camaraderie that keeps me coming back to the project. So, thank you for your support and for your continued sense of fairness and compassion in all areas of WP. I look forward to the opportunity to work together in the days to come. Best wishes, -- — Keithbob • Talk • 21:14, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Canis Major

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Ok - this is starting to head into nearing-readiness-for-GA-nom territory (I think), though I do feel uncomfortable with so much of the mythology section left with Richard Hinckley Allen as a source, so any other input there appreciated.....also one of those constellations with so many interesting stars it's hard to know where to stop....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:42, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Casliber: Eurgh, Allen.....I've come across some new myth sources so I'll take a look this weekend, if I forget give me a hard poke. :) Hope you're well! Keilana|Parlez ici 19:52, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"Well" is a relative term...also going to buff Capella soonish too....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:18, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'll take a look at Capella in the same pass, then. :) In that case, I hope things get better for you soon! Keilana|Parlez ici 20:21, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
And then when just fiddling with M41 refs...found this (see link)...spoilt for choice now...though this might be last. who knows....re circumstances..so do I, believe me...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:35, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ooh, I'll take a look at that too! Such fun! :) internet hugs for you, my friend. Keilana|Parlez ici 02:05, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Of course the Fair Use rules for images on wikipedia preclude the use of Finn-as-Hug-Wolf image...(chuckle) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:47, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'll just have to imagine it then :P Keilana|Parlez ici 15:54, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Could you delete DNA base flipping?

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If you have a sec? See Wikipedia_talk:USEP/Courses/JHU_MolBio_Ogg_SP14/Group_81E#Moving_your_page_to_article_space for background. Klortho (talk) 11:56, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind. It has been done. Klortho (talk) 13:34, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2014 March newsletter

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A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. Rhodesia Cliftonian (submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.

With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request for usurpation

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Hello, Keilana. A request has been made at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations to usurp, or "take over", your username because another user would like to use it to edit. The changing username guideline allows a username that is not being actively used to be usurped if the user is given an opportunity to object and does not do so.

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Thank you for your time. StringTheory11 (t • c) 05:44, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Happy April Fools' Day! StringTheory11 (t • c) 05:44, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Help with article

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Hi, Keilana! Thank you for your comments and suggestions on our article Gene Clusters for our Molecular Biology semester project. We will take these into considerations as we work to improve upon the article. I actually had a question regarding the citations needed for the information under "Creation of gene clusters." This initially had a citation; however, a deletion in another area of the article by a different user resulted in the reference being deleted. Is there a way to get the original article back so we can ensure we have the right reference for the material? We can make the deletion ourselves and ensure that the reference is retained. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Kneal0627 (talk) 12:47, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Kneal0627: Hey, so you can click on the "View history" tab and click on the original version - that way you can click on Edit and copy the citation right over. Let me know if you need help with that! Best, Keilana|Parlez ici 18:30, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Here, have a barnstar!

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The Socratic Barnstar
For the most articulate rant, and on a subject of huge importance, I've seen for a very long time. It's rare to see somebody make such an important point in an intelligent, thought-out manner that tell the reader what the problem is and how we can (start to) fix it, but doesn't apportion blame. We need more Wikipedians like you, and if the WMF had any sense, reading that article would be a watershed moment for them. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:27, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Help with placing image on article

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Good evening, Keilana!

I was wanting to use a generalized image from a journal article. The image I would like to use is found here: http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v94/n2/fig_tab/6800621f2.html#figure-title. I was wondering how I would go about embedding this into the article. Also, because it is technically from a journal article, would I even be allowed to use this image? If so, would I need to cite it?

Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Kneal0627 (talk) 04:24, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Kneal0627: Hi, so sorry it took me this long to get back to you! You can't use that image because it's in a copyrighteed article as far as I can tell. If you're talented with graphics, one thing you might be able to do is to create your own diagrams and donate them to Wikipedia. Otherwise, I would suggest looking for a Creative Commons licensed image in a journal like PLOS. Keilana|Parlez ici 17:14, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No problem! Thank you for taking a look at the image. That's what I thought, so I haven't used it. I went ahead and emailed the author to see if I could get permission to use it. I'll see if I can find something else or create a diagram. Thanks again! Kneal0627 (talk) 18:21, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Kneal0627: That's great! Thanks so much for doing that and taking that initiative! Keilana|Parlez ici 18:45, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE March drive wrapup

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Guild of Copy Editors March 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
The March 2014 drive wrap-up is now ready for review.
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Participation: Thanks to all who participated in the drive and helped out behind the scenes. 42 people signed up for this drive and 28 of these completed at least one article. Final results are available here.

Progress report: Articles tagged during the target months of December 2012 and January 2013 were reduced from 177 to 33, and the overall backlog was reduced by 13 articles. The total backlog was 2,902 articles at the end of March. On the Requests page during March, 26 copy edit requests were completed, all requests from January 2014 were completed, and the length of the queue was reduced by 11 articles.

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National Archives Building

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Hey Emily. I'm looking for an independent editor to look at some of the issues I raised about this article. I was recently contacted by someone from our public affairs about these, so I translated the concerns into wikispeak and put them on the talk page. It is not an urgent matter, but I think it is fairly straightforward, so I was wondering if you might be able to assist when you get a chance. Dominic·t 19:51, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Dominic: Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I'll take a look after my workshop today! Best, Keilana|Parlez ici 17:15, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Check spermatocyte talk page for responses for review.

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Hi Keilana, I made some edits to our article based on the comments you made about the structure and how it may be malformatted. Can you take a look at it and tell me if it looks ok now? Im trying to find a way to remove the cite error in the reference section. I know the language is still technical and I'm trying to use words to describe the process in laymen terms. It's hard when you have to be specific too. I asked my 12 year sister (7th grader) and she understood the article for the most part, but she and her friends told me that whatever they didnt understand they could easily look up. Im hoping the image will be helpful along with the text. Let me know what I can do, Im open to suggestions. Thanks in advance!Tatabox8 (talk) 06:02, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Tatabox8: Hey, thanks so much for taking the initiative to ask your little sister about the article! I'll take a look at the formatting as well. Great job so far. Keilana|Parlez ici 22:06, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Keilana, on our inital feedback for our first contribution to our article you mentioned that we don't need to cite the same source twice in a row. Does it apply to all material in the article? Or if we are referencing processes and studies we should reference each sentence even if it's the same source? I have been removing same source reference back to back, but another reviewer thought we should cite the source. I can see it either way, but I just want to keep it consistent throughout our article and make sure I'm doing it properly to the standards of wiki.Thanks for your time!Tatabox8 (talk) 00:49, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks! Just to double check should the reference be cited in the first sentence we use the source and in the following sentences we would not need to keep on re-citing the source or at the end of the last sentence we the source for?Tatabox8 (talk) 16:00, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Tatabox8: Sorry for any confusion, the citation should be at the end of the last sentence. Keilana|Parlez ici 04:12, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thanks! :)Tatabox8 (talk) 01:31, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kei!

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Just wondered if there was going to be another Wiki Weekly soon :-) Serendipodous 08:08, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Serendipodous: I hope so! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 09:24, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, just wanted to swing by and say thanks for endorsing our IEG proposal. Oh, any by the way, I'll have some more time over the next several months, so I'll likely be able to swing by the Pritzker during the week. Are there any days you might be able to join me downtown? I, JethroBT drop me a line 02:18, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@I JethroBT: Hey, no problem! I think it's a really great project and I hope it gets funded. :) I'm finishing up my EMT training and such so I won't have time until that's done in May. But this summer I'll be living in the city so I do plan on being around there! Keilana|Parlez ici 04:08, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you! A gift from fellow Wikipedians.

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Books & Bytes - Issue 5

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The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 5, March 2014
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)

  • New Visiting Scholar positions
  • TWL Branch on Arabic Wikipedia, microgrants program
  • Australian articles get a link to librarians
  • Spotlight: "7 Reasons Librarians Should Edit Wikipedia"

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Mercedes Graf article

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The article about this living historian interested in women's history and science has been marked for speedy deletion & discussion is ensuing.

One of the big complaints is that it reads like an academic vitae, since the historian herself added her paper presentations, etc. to it.

If you can make improvements to the article to bring it in line with Wikipedia's style guide, please do so. TeriEmbrey (talk) 15:09, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

April blitz wrap-up and May copyediting drive invitation

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Guild of Copy Editors April 2014 Blitz wrap-up

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Question regarding Review of Molecular Biology Article

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Hi Keilana,
I have a question about the review you did for the JHU Molecular Biology articles. This particular article was entitled "minigenes". In your review you stated that sourced material for a medical article needed to be no older than five years and must be a review article. The minigene article is a mixed usage article about basic research and medical uses. I was wondering if only the medical sections of the article or the entire article had to meet the guidelines for sources. Could you respond ASAP ? We need to correct the article before for the next review.
P.S. I know what you mean about getting slammed with homework.
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@Deacon C: The guideline only covers the medical sections. Good luck with the rest of the article! Keilana|Parlez ici 22:31, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation join the new Physiology Wikiproject!

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Physiology gives us an understanding of how and why things in the field of medicine happen. Together, let us jumpstart the project and get it going. Our energy is all it needs.

Based on the long felt gap for categorization and improvization of WP:MED articles relating to the field of physiology, the new WikiProject Physiology has been created. WikiProject Physiology is still in its infancy and needs your help. On behalf of a group of editors striving to improve the quality of physiology articles here on Wikipedia, I would like to invite you to come on board and participate in the betterment of physiology related articles. Help us to jumpstart this WikiProject.

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Hoping for your cooperation! DiptanshuTalk 12:59, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Precious again

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constellations and women scientists
Thank you for quality articles on constellations, such as Andromeda, and on women scientists, such as Marie Lachapelle, and for successfully showing the value of females by your sheer kind presence for others, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (26 November 2008, 22 April 2012)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago, you were the 473rd recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:27, 1 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiCup 2014 April newsletter

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Round 3 of the 2014 WikiCup has just begun; 32 competitors remain. Pool G's Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Round 2's highest scorer, with a large number of featured picture credits. In March/April, he restored star charts from Urania's Mirror, lithographs of various warships (such as SMS Gefion) and assorted other historical media. Second overall was Pool E's Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), whose featured list Silver certificate (United States) contains dozens of scans of banknotes recently promoted to featured picture status. Third was Pool G's United States ChrisGualtieri (submissions) who has produced a large number of good articles, many, including Falkner Island, on Connecticut-related topics. Other successful participants included Rhodesia Cliftonian (submissions), who saw three articles (including the top-importance Ian Smith) through featured article candidacies, and Washington, D.C. Caponer (submissions), who saw three lists (including the beautifully-illustrated list of plantations in West Virginia) through featured list candidacies. High-importance good articles promoted this round include narwhal from Canada Reid,iain james (submissions), tiger from Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and The Lion King from Minas Gerais Igordebraga (submissions). We also saw our first featured topic points of the competition, awarded to Nepal Czar (submissions) and Indiana Red Phoenix (submissions) for their work on the Sega Genesis topic. No points have been claimed so far for good topics or featured portals.

192 was our lowest qualifying score, again showing that this WikiCup is the most competitive ever. In previous years, 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) or 100 (2010) secured a place in Round 3. Pool H was the strongest performer, with all but one of its members advancing, while only the two highest scorers in Pools G and F advanced. At the end of June, 16 users will advance into the semi-finals. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 17:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for being one of Wikipedia's top medical contributors!

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The Cure Award
In 2013 you were one of the top 300 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you so much for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date medical information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do!

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Allie Douglas

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Hi, I noticed you created the redirect Allie Douglas, and thought you might be interested to know that after seven years, Wikipedia finally has gotten her name right! See talk:Vibert Douglas. Doing my part to improve the coverage of women scientists;) Actually I just happened to notice this because I was patrolling for errors and found a malformed move request. Hope to hear a new WikipediaWeekly soon. Cheers, Wbm1058 (talk) 15:43, 18 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Wbm1058: That's fantastic! Thank you for working on women scientists, anyone who does that is awesome. :) I hope to have a new WW out soon too! All the best, Keilana|Parlez ici 01:59, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

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Thanks so much for helping with the JHU Molecular Biology course again this past semester! Your help and feedback are really valuable.

Klortho (talk) 14:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Klortho: Thank you! :) It's always a joy to work with you. Can't wait for next semester! Keilana|Parlez ici 21:15, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Survey for editors who mentor newcomer

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Dear Wikipedia Ambassador,

I am seeking input on your experience as a mentor to new Wikipedians. This survey is designed to provide insight for the development of a new mentorship support tool on Wikipedia. If you have a moment, please take this survey, it should not take more than 10 minutes of your time to complete.

https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4V2SSrhU2NFOVAV

Also, if you are able to, I would greatly appreciate it if you would send the following survey to the mentee you worked with:

https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4V1quUdMZ1By3Ah

Thank you in advance for your participation, Gabriel Mugar 13:33, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment

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Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Summer Wikipedians in Residence at PMML

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The summer Wikipedians in Residence at PMML start next week. If online, please give them a shout out. TeriEmbrey (talk) 21:29, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@TeriEmbrey: Will do! Keilana|Parlez ici 13:52, 29 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Greg Kohs and WikiConference USA

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Dear Keilana: Is this report accurate: WikiConference USA bans critic from open meeting? If it is accurate do you know if a response from the conference organizers is forthcoming? I won't spend time explaining exactly how upsetting this is and how very bad it looks on its face until the accuracy of the report is confirmed. It looks really bad, though, and I really hope there's a plausible explanation. Note that I'm not asking about the rejection of Kohs's presentation, but only about the allegation that he was barred from an event touted as "open to all participants, regardless of previous level of involvement with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia projects. We welcome the curious, the skeptical, and others wishing to engage in meaningful conversation about the Wikimedia movement in the United States, free culture and digital rights, advocacy and outreach, community building, and technology." I posted the same question on Newyorkbrad's talk page, but he declined to respond substantively. I am also leaving it on the talk pages of the other conference organizers.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:18, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The PMML Summer Wikipedians in Residence had a very busy first day on 6/3. These are some of the articles they created:

Can you take a look at them and maybe write a DYK for one of them?

Thanks in advance! TeriEmbrey (talk) 14:42, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes, Issue 6

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The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 6, April-May 2014
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)

  • New donations from Oxford University Press and Royal Society (UK)
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GOCE June 2014 newsletter

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Guild of Copy Editors May 2014 backlog elimination drive wrap-up

Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 51 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: We reduced our article backlog from 2,987 articles to 2,236 articles in May, the lowest backlog total since we began keeping records in 2009! Since at least 300 new articles were tagged during May, that means we copy edited over 1,000 articles in a single month. Amazing work, everyone!

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Stuff

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I see it must have been Endometrial cancer....well, on a related topic, cervix, has been recently promoted to GA and I have listed it at Peer Review (see Wikipedia:Peer review/Cervix/archive1 ‎) as it seems a shame not to give it a push to FA...you thinking of that for Endometrial cancer as well? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:24, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Casliber: Hah, indeed it was! I'd love to push endometrial cancer to FA, it's got quite a long way to go. I've also got a digital Netter's I think so will take a look at cervix as it's related. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 04:19, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Errrr, what's a digital Netter's? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:22, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Casliber: It's the other big anatomy atlas, at least it is in the US. I have access to a digital copy. (yay!) Keilana|Parlez ici 13:50, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ahaaaa, I have a 1967 Gray's and a 1969 text by Gardner/Gray/O'Rahilly which is concise and more useful in some ways....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:02, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hrm. I'll see if I can get anything on the layers in my edition, the lack of conciseness may help there. ;) I'm not sure where to look in nonhumans though. Keilana|Parlez ici 14:06, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also - cool news - Kapteyn's Star haz planets - nice as I am sorta buffing Pictor to boot it over the GA/FA line at some point...just for fun. I dunno why you liked that funny referencing system it's in but ...meh. Also I set up a category for Bastille Day at DYK - so any french women scientists - DYK besoin de lots of them pour that date....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:16, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh planets! Exciting! I don't remember why I used that system for Pictor but it worked when I had a bunch of pages from the same book and didn't want a bunch of repetitive citations. Feel free to change it! :) I've got a horde of French women scientists and may be able to get a few through... Keilana|Parlez ici 14:19, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I guess I can come up with some French something-or-others..dunno (It's after midnight here and I couldn't sleep, so I just got up and mixed me a stiff vodka) hmmm. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:26, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There's always the French astronomers - Lacaille and them all. Hope you can sleep...or if not, get some quality editing done! Keilana|Parlez ici 14:28, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
(hic) don't think I'll be up for long, just having a read of this......Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:40, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I've gotta get my astrophysics major roommates involved in this... Keilana|Parlez ici 14:46, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The Wikipedia Library: New Account Coordinators Needed

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PMML Announced Literature Award for 2014

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PMML announced the Literature Award recipient for 2014 this morning. Here's the link to the announcement on PMML's site: http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/pritzker-literature-award/antony-beevor-2014-pritzker-literature-award-winner/ Articles should appear in the American and British papers in the next few days. Can you help us update the related articles? Antony Beevor's article especially needs updating. TeriEmbrey (talk) 15:02, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@TeriEmbrey: Sure, though I do have final exams this week. I'll try to take a look. Keilana|Parlez ici 21:28, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Good luck on your exams! TeriEmbrey (talk) 21:30, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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GOCE July 2014 newsletter

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– Your project coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis.

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Some baklava for you!

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Thanks for writing the transcript of Lila's interview. Pine✉ 20:01, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Pine! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 22:28, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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