User talk:Ragesoss/Archive22
The Signpost: 01 October 2012
[edit]- Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Founder: Jimmy Wales
- News and notes: Independent review of UK chapter governance; editor files motion against Wikitravel owners
- Featured content: Mooned
- Technology report: WMF and the German chapter face up to Toolserver uncertainty
- WikiProject report: The Name's Bond... WikiProject James Bond
You're invited: Ada Lovelace, STEM women edit-a-thon at Harvard
[edit]U.S. Ada Lovelace Day 2012 edit-a-thon, Harvard University - You are invited! | |
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Now in its fourth year, Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and related fields. Participants from around New England are invited to gather together at Harvard Law School to edit and create Wikipedia entries on women who have made significant contributions to the STEM fields. Register to attend or sign up to participate remotely - visit this page to do either. 00:39, 5 October 2012 (UTC) |
Article Name
[edit]Sage! I've got a question. I've decided to take on the article for Mandatory_spending. It's terribly short and missing tons of information. However, I'm having a bit of a problem. Right now it's called "Mandatory Spending," which presumably could refer to mandatory spending by the government of any country. So if I want to write about mandatory spending in the US then it would seem to be better to create a new article "Mandatory Spending_(United States)." But, not knowing much about budgeting systems in other countries, I'm not sure it's even a term used outside of the US. If that's the case, could I go ahead and write the article exclusively about the US with its current title? Let me know if the question doesn't make sense. Thanks! Pjthepiano (talk) 02:03, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 08 October 2012
[edit]- News and notes: Education Program faces community resistance
- WikiProject report: Ten years and one million articles: WikiProject Biography
- Featured content: A dash of Arsenikk
- Discussion report: Closing RfAs: Stewards or Bureaucrats?; Redesign of Help:Contents
The Signpost: 15 October 2012
[edit]- In the media: Wikipedia's language nerds hit the front page
- Featured content: Second star to the left
- News and notes: Chapters ask for big bucks
- Technology report: Wikidata is a go: well, almost
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Chemicals
The Signpost: 22 October 2012
[edit]- Special report: Examining adminship from the German perspective
- Arbitration report: Malleus Fatuorum accused of circumventing topic ban; motion to change "net four votes" rule
- Technology report: Wikivoyage migration: technical strategy announced
- Discussion report: Good articles on the main page?; reforming dispute resolution
- News and notes: Wikimedians get serious about women in science
- WikiProject report: Where in the world is Wikipedia?
- Featured content: Is RfA Kafkaesque?
The Signpost: 29 October 2012
[edit]- News and notes: First chickens come home to roost for FDC funding applicants; WMF board discusses governance issues and scope of programs
- WikiProject report: In recognition of... WikiProject Military History
- Technology report: Improved video support imminent and Wikidata.org live
- Featured content: On the road again
The Signpost: 05 November 2012
[edit]- Op-ed: 2012 WikiCup comes to an end
- News and notes: Wikimedian photographic talent on display in national submissions to Wiki Loves Monuments
- In the media: Was climate change a factor in Hurricane Sandy?
- Discussion report: Protected Page Editor right; Gibraltar hooks
- Featured content: Jack-O'-Lanterns and Toads
- Technology report: Hue, Sqoop, Oozie, Zookeeper, Hive, Pig and Kafka
- WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Songs
The Signpost: 12 November 2012
[edit]- News and notes: Court ruling complicates the paid-editing debate
- Featured content: The table has turned
- Technology report: MediaWiki 1.20 and the prospects for getting 1.21 code reviewed promptly
- WikiProject report: Land of parrots, palm trees, and the Holy Cross: WikiProject Brazil
The Signpost: 19 November 2012
[edit]- News and notes: FDC's financial muscle kicks in
- WikiProject report: No teenagers, mutants, or ninjas: WikiProject Turtles
- Technology report: Structural reorganisation "not a done deal"
- Featured content: Wikipedia hit by the Streisand effect
- Discussion report: GOOG, MSFT, WMT: the ticker symbol placement question
The Signpost: 26 November 2012
[edit]- News and notes: Toolserver finance remains uncertain
- Recent research: Movie success predictions, readability, credentials and authority, geographical comparisons
- Featured content: Panoramic views, history, and a celestial constellation
- Technology report: Wikidata reaches 100,000 entries
- WikiProject report: Directing Discussion: WikiProject Deletion Sorting
Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC this Saturday Dec 1
[edit]You are invited to Wikipedia Goes to the Movies in NYC, an editathon, Wikipedia meet-up and workshops focused on film and the performing arts that will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (at Lincoln Center), as part of the Wikipedia Loves Libraries events being held across the USA.
All are welcome, sign up on the wiki and at meetup.com!--Pharos (talk) 07:40, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 03 December 2012
[edit]- News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments announces 2012 winner
- Featured content: The play's the thing
- Discussion report: Concise Wikipedia; standardize version history tables
- Technology report: MediaWiki problems but good news for Toolserver stability
- WikiProject report: The White Rose: WikiProject Yorkshire
December 10 is Ada Lovelace's birthday! Not only was she the world's first computer programmer, but also the world's first female open source developer! Come celebrate with Wikimedia District of Columbia at Busboys & Poets for an informal get together!
The Washington, DC event will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012 at Busboys & Poets on 5th St NW & K St NW near Mt Vernon Square. The area is easily accessible by the Red Line Chinatown stop and the Yellow Line and Green Line Mt Vernon Square stop, as well as by WMATA buses.
Kirill [talk] 14:09, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 December 2012
[edit]- News and notes: Wobbly start to ArbCom election, but turnout beats last year's
- Featured content: Wikipedia goes to Hell
- Technology report: The new Visual Editor gets a bit more visual
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Human Rights
Wikimedia DC Holiday Party and Wiki Loves Monuments Exhibition
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC and four other local media nonprofits—the National Press Club's Young Members Committee, 100Reporters, IRE and the Fund for Investigative Journalism—in winding down another year with a night of well-mannered frivolity.
The festivities will take place on Friday evening from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the Zenger Room on the 13th Floor of the National Press Club, located on 529 14th Street NW, near Metro Center. There will be meat and vegetarian appetizers as well as a cash bar with specially reduced drink prices all night long. In addition, we will be exhibiting the finalists of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest at the event.
Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 04:34, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 December 2012
[edit]- News and notes: Arbitrator election: stewards release the results
- WikiProject report: WikiProjekt Computerspiel: Covering Computer Games in Germany
- Discussion report: Concise Wikipedia; section headings for navboxes
- Op-ed: Finding truth in Sandy Hook
- Featured content: Wikipedia's cute ass
- Technology report: MediaWiki groups and why you might want to start snuggling newbie editors
A barnstar for you!
[edit]The Special Barnstar | |
Thanks for helping fix up my user page, your tweaks were invaluable in making it look a lot better than the old version which was in desperate need of a refresh! :-) Thehelpfulone 23:34, 22 December 2012 (UTC) |
- Thanks! Glad I could be of use.--ragesoss (talk) 19:36, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 December 2012
[edit]- WikiProject report: A Song of Ice and Fire
- Featured content: Battlecruiser operational
- Technology report: Efforts to "normalise" Toolserver relations stepped up
Wikipedia Day Celebration and Mini-Conference in NYC Saturday Feb 23
[edit]You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 12th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Saturday February 23, 2013 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here, or at bit.ly/wikidaynyu. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience!--Pharos (talk) 03:04, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 December 2012
[edit]- From the editor: Wikipedia, our Colosseum
- In the media: Is the Wikimedia movement too 'cash rich'?
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraiser a success; Czech parliament releases photographs to chapter
- Technology report: Looking back on a year of incremental changes
- Discussion report: Image policy and guidelines; resysopping policy
- Featured content: Whoa Nelly! Featured content in review
- WikiProject report: New Year, New York
- Recent research: Wikipedia and Sandy Hook; SOPA blackout reexamined
Wikipedia user template on OpenStreetMap
[edit]Hello -- please consider adding https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_user to your OSM user page. See the section https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Collaboration_with_Wikipedia#Identifying_users for some information on reciprocal representation. As of this writing, there are only 3 people in https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians . --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 05:32, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 07 January 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: Where Are They Now? Episode IV: A New Year
- News and notes: 2012—the big year
- Featured content: Featured content in review
- Technology report: Looking ahead to 2013
An invitation for you!
[edit]Hello, Ragesoss. You're invited to join WikiProject Today's article for improvement. If you're interested in participating, please add your name to the list of members. Happy editing! Northamerica1000(talk) 00:05, 10 January 2013 (UTC) |
The Signpost: 14 January 2013
[edit]- Investigative report: Ship ahoy! New travel site finally afloat
- News and notes: Launch of annual picture competition, new grant scheme
- WikiProject report: Reach for the Stars: WikiProject Astronomy
- Discussion report: Flag Manual of Style; accessibility and equality
- Special report: Loss of an Internet genius
- Featured content: Featured articles: Quality of reviews, quality of writing in 2012
- Arbitration report: First arbitration case in almost six months
- Technology report: Intermittent outages planned, first Wikidata client deployment
There are replies at...
[edit]Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Proposal: Add The Signpost to the main menu
The Transhumanist 13:27, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 21 January 2013
[edit]- News and notes: Requests for adminship reform moves forward
- WikiProject report: Say What? — WikiProject Linguistics
- Featured content: Wazzup, G? Delegates and featured topics in review
- Arbitration report: Doncram case continues
- Technology report: Data centre switchover a tentative success
The Signpost: 28 January 2013
[edit]- In the media: Hoaxes draw media attention
- Recent research: Lessons from the research literature on open collaboration; clicks on featured articles; credibility heuristics
- WikiProject report: Checkmate! — WikiProject Chess
- Discussion report: Administrator conduct and requests
- News and notes: Khan Academy's Smarthistory and Wikipedia collaborate
- Featured content: Listing off progress from 2012
- Arbitration report: Doncram continues
- Technology report: Developers get ready for FOSDEM amid caching problems
Please comment
[edit]Please comment at Outreach:Talk:Wikipedia Regional Ambassadors#Kevin Gorman in California. --Pine✉ 22:02, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
EdwardsBot
[edit]I see you have access (User:EdwardsBot/Access list). Could you message everyone in Category:Wikimedia_Foundation_staff to let them know WP:WMF noticeboard exists? Thanks so much! Biosthmors (talk) 18:32, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
No problem, thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 19:39, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 04 February 2013
[edit]- Special report: Examining the popularity of Wikipedia articles
- News and notes: Article Feedback Tool faces community resistance
- WikiProject report: Land of the Midnight Sun
- Featured content: Portal people on potent potables and portable potholes
- In the media: Star Trek Into Pedantry
- Technology report: Wikidata team targets English Wikipedia deployment
Re: Barnstar
[edit]Thanks :). - Jarry1250 [Deliberation needed] 22:06, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 February 2013
[edit]- Featured content: A lousy week
- WikiProject report: Just the Facts
- In the media: Wikipedia mirroring life in island ownership dispute
- Discussion report: WebCite proposal
- Technology report: Wikidata client rollout stutters
Talkback: you've got messages!
[edit]Message added by Theopolisme at 20:24, 17 February 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
The Signpost: 18 February 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: Thank you for flying WikiProject Airlines
- Technology report: Better templates and 3D buildings
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation declares 'victory' in Wikivoyage lawsuit
- In the media: Sue Gardner interviewed by the Australian press
- Featured content: Featured content gets schooled
DC happy hour on Thursday, February 28!
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC for Happy Hour at the Capitol City Brewery at Metro Center on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 34. Hope to see you there! Harej (talk) 02:19, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 February 2013
[edit]- Recent research: Wikipedia not so novel after all, except to UK university lecturers
- News and notes: "Very lucky" Picture of the Year
- Discussion report: Wikivoyage links; overcategorization
- Featured content: Blue birds be bouncin'
- WikiProject report: How to measure a WikiProject's workload
- Technology report: Wikidata development to be continued indefinitely
WikiCup 2013 February newsletter
[edit]Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.
Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
- Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), primarily for an array of warship GAs.
- Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
- Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.
Other contributors of note include:
- Sven Manguard (submissions), whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
- Sasata (submissions), whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
- Muboshgu (submissions) and Wizardman (submissions), who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
- Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.
Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by The C of E (submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...
March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!
A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 01:00, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
Invitation to a discussion: Wikipedia and legislative data
[edit]Hi Ragesoss, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)
There will be an introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon in the afternoon, and a Sunshine Week Reception in the evening. I hope you can make it!
- Please sign up here
- Announcement on Cato's blog
- Background from Cato sponsor Jim Harper's perspective
- Background from Wikipedian Pete Forsyth's perspective
Hope to see you there! -Pete (talk) 19:24, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, March 9!
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Guapo's at Tenleytown-AU on Saturday, March 9 at 5 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 35. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 13:54, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 04 March 2013
[edit]- News and notes: Outing of editor causes firestorm
- Featured content: Slow week for featured content
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Television Stations
Signpost on the Portuguese Wikipedia?
[edit]Hi Sage! I was just looking for who was doing signpost and saw your name all around it. Some Brazilians and Portuguese Wikipedians are willing to create a regular newsletter (probably not weekly, but monthly or every two months) and we're curious about how it works and how adpatable it is to us. We would like not only to translate some texts, but also to create posts directly related to the Portuguese Wikipedia. How have you set this up? Can you share with us how we could customize it for the Portuguese Wikipedia? Thank you!--Ocastro (talk) 16:19, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 March 2013
[edit]- From the editor: Signpost–Wikizine merger
- News and notes: Finance committee updates
- Featured content: Batman, three birds and a Mercedes
- Arbitration report: Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
- WikiProject report: Setting a precedent
- Technology report: Article Feedback reversal
Mail alert
[edit]It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. at any time by removing the
Charles Matthews (talk) 11:46, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
yjitu21@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.68.37.23 (talk) 06:25, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29
[edit]In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:09, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 March 2013
[edit]- News and notes: Resigning arbitrator slams Committee
- WikiProject report: Making music
- Featured content: Wikipedia stays warm
- Arbitration report: Richard case closes
- Technology report: Visual Editor "on schedule"
The Signpost: 25 March 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh
- Featured content: One and a half soursops
- Arbitration report: Two open cases
- News and notes: Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews
- Technology report: The Visual Editor: Where are we now, and where are we headed?
MOOCS
[edit]The Silfen Forum at the University of Pennsylvania this year is on MOOCS. Information on the forum is at http://www.upenn.edu/silfenforum/ and it will be webcast live on Friday the 5th at 12 EST here. I thought you or some of the other participants in the project might be interested in watching the webcast I assume they'll still have it up later. Can you pass this on to anyone else involved in the Wikipedia online course project who you think might be interested? Ryan Vesey 03:33, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
There have been some recent drastic changes to this page that have been reverted, and need further discussion. I've made an initial comment on its talk page and notified the academic journals task force/ DGG ( talk ) 15:38, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 01 April 2013
[edit]- Special report: Who reads which Wikipedia?
- WikiProject report: Special: FAQs
- Featured content: What the ?
- Arbitration report: Three open cases
- Technology report: Wikidata phase 2 deployment timetable in doubt
The Signpost: 08 April 2013
[edit]- Wikizine: WMF scales back feature after outcry
- WikiProject report: Earthshattering WikiProject Earthquakes
- News and notes: French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
- Arbitration report: Subject experts needed for Argentine History
- Featured content: Wikipedia loves poetry
- Technology report: Testing week
Wikipedia Meetup NYC this Sunday April 14
[edit]Hi Ragesoss! You're invited to our next meeting for Wikipedia Meetup NYC on Sunday April 14 -this weekend- at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.
Please sign up, and add your ideas to the agenda for Sunday. Thanks!
Delivered on behalf of User:Pharos, 17:42, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, April 13!
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 36. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 18:59, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Please fill out our brief Individual Engagement Grant survey
[edit]Hello, the Wikimedia Foundation would like your feedback on Individual Engagement Grants! We have created a brief survey to help us better understand your experience participating in the IEG program and how we can improve for the future. You are being selected to participate in our survey because you created an IEG grant proposal.
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The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We really appreciate your feedback! And we hope to see you in the IdeaLab soon.
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DC meetups on April 19 and 20
[edit]Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for two exciting events this weekend:
On the evening of Friday, April 19, we're hosting our first-ever WikiSalon at our K Street office. The WikiSalon will be a twice-monthly informal meetup and collaborative editing event to help build the community of Wikimedia enthusiasts here in DC; please join us for its inaugural session. Light refreshments will be provided.
On Saturday, April 20, we've partnered with the George Washington University to host the All Things GW Edit-a-Thon at the Teamsters Labor History Research Center. Please join us for behind-the-scenes tours of the University Archives and help edit articles about GWU history.
We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events! Kirill [talk] 20:04, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Selfie
[edit]On 16 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Selfie, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sociologist Ben Aggers has described the trend of selfies as "the male gaze gone viral"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Selfie. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 April 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: Unity in Diversity: South Africa
- News and notes: Another admin reform attempt flops
- Featured content: The featured process swings into high gear
The Signpost: 22 April 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: WikiProject Editor Retention
- News and notes: Milan conference a mixed bag
- Featured content: Batfish in the Red Sea
- Arbitration report: Sexology case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
- Technology report: A flurry of deployments
The Signpost: 29 April 2013
[edit]- News and notes: Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
- In the media: Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
- Featured content: Wiki loves video games
- WikiProject report: Japanese WikiProject Baseball
- Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles
- Arbitration report: Sexology closed; two open cases
- Recent research: Sentiment monitoring; UNESCO and systemic bias; and more
- Technology report: New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia
Thanks, and have some pierogi!
[edit]Pierogi Award | |
Thanks for your support of my RfA. It didn't succeed this time, but that's no reason not to have some nice pierogi. Cheers, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:20, 3 May 2013 (UTC) |
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, May 11!
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, May 11 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 23:04, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 06 May 2013
[edit]- Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
- Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
- WikiProject report: Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
The Signpost: 13 May 2013
[edit]- News and notes: WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
- WikiProject report: Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts
- Featured content: A mushroom, a motorway, a Munich gallery, and a map
- In the media: PR firm accused of editing Wikipedia for government clients; can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
- Arbitration report: Race and politics opened; three open cases
DC WikiSalon on May 24
[edit]Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of May 24 at our K Street office.
The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 18:19, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 20 May 2013
[edit]- Foundation elections: Trustee candidates speak about Board structure, China, gender, global south, endowment
- WikiProject report: Classical Greece and Rome
- News and notes: Spanish Wikipedia leaps past one million articles
- In the media: Qworty incident continues
- Featured content: Up in the air
Online volunteers?
[edit]Hello. I am new at wikipedia. So, I saw your profile - amongst others users as well - and I came to you to ask what does that project stands for? What does the special page online volunteers stands for? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dafurlol (talk • contribs) 08:39, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
- That page lists experienced editors who are helping with school/university courses that include Wikipedia assignments (which are listed at Special:Courses). @Dafurlol: --ragesoss (talk) 13:44, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
HSCI 3013
[edit]Hey Sage. The students in our HSCI 3013 course are currently using their own profile pages to post ideas for their large article revisions. I'm sure any suggestions you have for the students would be greatly beneficial. Kirwanfan (talk) 13:38, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
[edit]Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!
On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.
Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.
If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to pmhmeet@gmail.com. Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 00:43, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
Love history & culture? Get involved in WikiProject World Digital Library!
[edit]World Digital Library Wikipedia Partnership - We need you! | |
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Hi Ragesoss! I'm the Wikipedian In Residence at the World Digital Library, a project of the Library of Congress and UNESCO. I'm recruiting Wikipedians who are passionate about history & culture to participate in improving Wikipedia using the WDL's vast free online resources. Participants can earn our awesome WDL barnstar and help to disseminate free knowledge from over 100 libraries in 7 different languages. Multilingual editors are welcome! (But being multilingual is not a requirement.) Please sign up to participate here. Thanks for editing Wikipedia and I look forward to working with you! SarahStierch (talk) 21:08, 29 May 2013 (UTC) |
The Signpost: 27 May 2013
[edit]- News and notes: First-ever community election for FDC positions
- In the media: Pagans complain about Qworty's anti-Pagan editing
- Foundation elections: Candidates talk about the Meta problem, the nation-based chapter model, world languages, and value for money
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Geographical Coordinates
- Featured content: Life of 2π
- Recent research: Motivations on the Persian Wikipedia; is science eight times more popular on the Spanish Wikipedia than the English Wikipedia?
- Technology report: Amsterdam hackathon: continuity, change, and stroopwafels
DC WikiSalon on June 6
[edit]Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Thursday, June 6 at our K Street office.
The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 11:49, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Have time on Saturday?
[edit]I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.
I hope to see you there!
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Harej (talk) 03:53, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 05 June 2013
[edit]- From the editor: Signpost developments
- Featured content: A week of portraits
- Discussion report: Return of the Discussion report
- News and notes: "Cease and desist", World Trade Organization says to Wikivoyage; Could WikiLang be the next WMF project?
- In the media: China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
- WikiProject report: Operation Normandy
- Technology report: Developers accused of making Toolserver fight 'pointless'
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 19:23, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 12 June 2013
[edit]- Featured content: Mixing Bowl Interchange
- In the media: VisualEditor will "change world history"
- Discussion report: VisualEditor, elections, bots, and more
- Traffic report: Who holds the throne?
- Arbitration report: Two cases suspended; proposed decision posted in Argentine History
- WikiProject report: Processing WikiProject Computing
Edit-a-thon Invitation
[edit]Please join the Chemical Heritage Foundation Edit-a-Thon, June 20, 2013. Build content relating to women in science, chemistry and the history of science. Use the hashtag #GlamCHF and write your favorite scientist or chemist into Wikipedian history! |
Given your interest in the history of chemistry, I'm inviting you to join the Edit-a-thon on Thursday, either virtually or in person -- Thanks for all the great work you do on Chemistry topics! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 23:01, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
NYC Wiki-Picnic: Saturday June 22
[edit]Great American Wiknic NYC at Prospect Park | ||
You are invited to the Great American Wiknic NYC in Brooklyn's green and lovely Prospect Park, on this Saturday June 22! We would love to see you there, so sign up and bring something fun for the potluck :) -- User:Pharos (talk) |
Join us this Sunday for the Great American Wiknic!
[edit]Great American Wiknic DC at Meridian Hill Park | ||
You are invited to the Great American Wiknic DC at the James Buchanan Memorial at Meridian Hill Park. We would love to see you there, so sign up and bring something fun for the potluck! :) |
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Harej (talk) 15:18, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 June 2013
[edit]- Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles of the last week
- WikiProject report: The Volunteer State: WikiProject Tennessee
- News and notes: Swedish Wikipedia's millionth article leads to protests; WMF elections—where are all the voters?
- Featured content: Cheaper by the dozen
- Discussion report: Citations, non-free content, and a MediaWiki meeting
- Technology report: May engineering report published
- Arbitration report: The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement
The Signpost: 26 June 2013
[edit]- Traffic report: Most-viewed articles of the week
- In the media: Daily Dot on Commons and porn; Jimmy Wales accused of breaking Wikipedia rules in hunt for Snowden
- News and notes: Election results released
- Featured content: Wikipedia in black + Adam Cuerden
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Fashion
- Arbitration report: Argentine History closed; two cases remain suspended
Question on Courses
[edit]I have a tech question / request. My classes (both the recently completed Summer course and the upcoming Fall course) haven't been showing up under my courses. Is there something I can do to add them, or is this a glitch in the system?
Thanks, Kirwanfan (talk) 18:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- @Kirwanfan: It's not so much a glitch as a major bug; we saved a lot of the serious development for the summer, so the system has seen some major problems while we rework some of the code. However, I think (hope) that after the latest patch deploys tomorrow, things should be working properly again. After that point, you may need to remove yourself as instructor and then add yourself again before it shows up.--ragesoss (talk) 13:04, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 03 July 2013
[edit]- In the media: Jimmy Wales is not an Internet billionaire; a mass shooter's alleged Wikipedia editing
- Featured content: Queen of France
- WikiProject report: Puppies!
- News and notes: Wikipedia's medical collaborations gathering pace
- Discussion report: Snuggle, mainpage link to Wikinews, 3RR, and more
- Technology report: VisualEditor in midst of game-changing deployment series
- Traffic report: Yahoo! crushes the competition ... in Wikipedia views
- Arbitration report: Tea Party movement reopened, new AUSC appointments
DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!
[edit]Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!
For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 23:58, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
You're Invited: Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian
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Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the
Smithsonian American Art Museum You're invited to the Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon, part of a series of edit-a-thons organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to add and expand articles about American art and artists on Wikipedia. This event will include a catered lunch and special tours of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and the Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013 Capacity is limited, so please sign up today! If you would not like to receive future messages about meetups, please remove your name from our distribution list.
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- Note: I'm not sure why my WMF username is included in this message. I'm not affiliated with this event or any of the sponsoring organizations. It may be that Dominic made a copy/paste error when using global message delivery? Sounds fun though :) Jmorgan (WMF) (talk) 20:15, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 July 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: Not Jimbo: WikiProject Wales
- Traffic report: Inflated view counts here, there, and everywhere
- Dispatches: Infoboxes: time for a fresh look?
- Featured content: The week of the birds
- Discussion report: Featured article process governance, signature templates, and more
2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting
[edit]You are invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 in Boston! We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wiki Loves Monuments, and where we want to take our chapter in the future! EdwardsBot (talk) 09:18, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 July 2013
[edit]- WikiProject report: WikiProject Square Enix
- Traffic report: Most-viewed articles of the week
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation's new plans announced
- Featured content: Documents and sports
The Signpost: 24 July 2013
[edit]- In the media: Wikipedia flamewars
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Religion
- Discussion report: Partially disambiguated page names, page protection policy, and more
- Traffic report: Gleeless
- Featured content: Engineering and the arts
- Arbitration report: Infoboxes case opens
DYK-Good Article Request for Comment
[edit]Did you know ... that since you expressed an opinion on the GA/DYK proposal last year, we invite you to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the matter? Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Regards, Gilderien Chat|What I've done22:52, 28 July 2013 (UTC) |