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DRN

Hey there. I've been flat out lately with fellow stuff, do you think you could take a look at the cases requiring a volunteer and see if you can do anything with them? Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 20:18, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/The Tragedy of Mister Morn at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 03:10, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters

On 21 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the BBC documentary programme Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters speculates that the Cyclopes, the one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, may have been inspired by elephant skulls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters. 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.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The Teahouse question we both responded to

I think he was referring to templates in article space, not warning notices. --Go Phightins! 22:38, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Implications

So does this imply that you've now concluded there are no longer any Hong Kong residents and that God didn't create Manchester? And, maybe, there's something about Olivia Newton-John? Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 16:06, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Teahouse talkbacks considered helpful

Hi, Xanchester! Thanks for answering Teahouse questions! You're doing fine, of course, but there is one thing. we've found in the past that a lot of people who ask questions at the Teahouse don't really know about watchlist functions or things like that, and they don't automatically keep an eye on the questions page. So, we've found it's really helpful to them to drop them a talkback when their questions are answered; otherwise, many don't even see the answer. There's a special Teahouse talkback if you prefer that over the normal one, and if scripts are your thing, there are a few at WP:Teahouse/Host lounge/User scripts that I and others have made to make the process a bit easier (the talkback-link one gets good reviews). Thanks again! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 05:40, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Tragedy of Mister Morn

On 28 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Tragedy of Mister Morn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Vladimir Nabokov's play The Tragedy of Mister Morn, written in 1923–24, was not published during his lifetime? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Tragedy of Mister Morn. 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) 08:02, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Xanchester. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Eastern Europe/archive1.
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TBr and ley 14:57, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maitre d'?

Dear Xanchester, thank you for volunteering as a host at the Teahouse. Wikipedia is a community of people working together to make knowledge free. You are an important part of that effort! By joining as a Host, you are helping new users get a hold of the ropes here at Wikipedia, and helping old users that just have a question about how something works.

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Go Phightins! 16:06, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ICH DYK

I made some comments on the Eastern European Intangible Cultural Heritage nomination at DYK. Basically: it's great. I offered a small possible change to the hook. groupuscule (talk) 23:14, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for King George and Queen Mary

On 3 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article King George and Queen Mary, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the programme King George and Queen Mary explains that the arranged marriage between George V and Mary of Teck occurred because Prince Albert Victor, Mary's original fiancé, died from influenza? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/King George and Queen Mary. 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.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:02, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Eastern Europe

On 3 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Eastern Europe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a horse, an execution, alcohol, and lots of dancing are part of a celebration designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Czech Republic? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Eastern Europe. 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.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:03, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Canada's Wonderland attractions

I believe I have fixed all the issues you pointed out with the article.--Dom497 (talk) 20:16, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed that!--Dom497 (talk) 20:30, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Many thanks, Xanchester, for keeping an eye out for vandalism on my personal pages. Regards, Pinethicket (talk) 22:40, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! :) --xanchester (t) 22:44, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Xanchester. You have new messages at I Jethrobot's talk page.
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I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 06:48, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Problems in america

Thanks for closing the AfD. I have tweaked your close to add the reason. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:01, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Thank you for notifying me.--xanchester (t) 20:02, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Masters of Money

On 7 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Masters of Money, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the BBC series Masters of Money, Stephanie Flanders speculates as to how John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich Hayek, and Karl Marx would have responded to the current economic crisis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Masters of Money. 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.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thank you so much! I didn't realize that it's the seventh anniversary of my first edit. Many thanks for your present! --Neo-Jay (talk) 19:19, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Archival Excellence!

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	For taking the time to make a most useful archive box for The Teahouse. It's not even up yet, and I've used it three times today! Also, you have been very diligent in responding to new user questions and are a great example of excellent hosting. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 05:08, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Northern Europe at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 06:04, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Xanchester. You have new messages at TBrandley's talk page.
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Cheers, TBr and ley 15:35, 10 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Poultry feed

On 14 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Poultry feed, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that chickens are fed with tiny rocks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Poultry feed. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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Double-AfD

There a reason you replaced my deletion nomination of Embedded Parallel Operating System with another one two minutes later? Or did we both get the same good idea at the same time? — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 14:09, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for notifying me, and yes, I nominated the article using Twinkle at the same time as you did. I thought that Twinkle cancels the AfD if it detects that one has already been nominated, but apparently not. I'll tag the second nomination for speedy deletion (CSD G6, for technical deletions).--xanchester (t) 14:14, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Quite fine! Two nominations are better than none! (Well, actually, since these are deletion nominations, I suppose it's the other way around, but you know what I mean. ;) ) — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 14:23, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, also, don't forget to endorse the first AfD now! It's a pretty low-visibility article, and I can't see how any informed editor could think it has any purpose, so I figure if we get a few delete votes I'll snowball it for early closure. — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 14:32, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done--xanchester (t) 14:57, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, just here to let you know that the deletion request was declined and that I closed the discussion with a speedy keep due to the double nominations. Thanks for all the hard work. -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 15:54, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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	Good idea to merge those articles at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Visa policy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Thanks! Bearian (talk) 17:53, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

United Nations

I have created a sub section here on "UN admits Sri Lanka civil war failure"; Please review.Sudar123 (talk) 07:57, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I'll accept whatever decision you arrive at because I won't be using Wikipedia any longer

In regards to the dispute, I've also posted the relevant links on to my sources at the Teahouse. But I won't be taking any active part in Wikipedia in the future. So if the procedures say ban me, by all means do .... Writer83175 (talk) 11:08, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No one is getting banned. Content disputes on Wikipedia are resolved through discussion and consensus. You are certainly invited to discuss the issue on DRN; that's what the noticeboard is for.--xanchester (t) 11:12, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WHS

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Dispute resolution volunteer survey

Dispute Resolution – Volunteer Survey Invite

Hello Xanchester. To follow up on the first survey in April, I am conducting a second survey to learn more about dispute resolution volunteers - their motivations for resolving disputes, the experiences they've had, and their ideas for the future. I would appreciate your thoughts. I hope that with the results of this survey, we will learn how to increase the amount of active, engaged volunteers, and further improve dispute resolution processes. The survey takes around five to ten minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released.

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Sri Lanka

User:Qwyrxian, an Administrator, I think in a border line violation of his Admin tools. He reverted the disputed content and then protecting the page with his own explanation on the talk page. Since I also once reverted the disputed content, I think, your opinion would be helpful on the talk page Sri Lanka.Sudar123 (talk) 11:04, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Northern Europe

On 2 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Northern Europe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the crafting of crosses has been designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Lithuania? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Northern Europe. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Reverted

It would be really helpful to know which of my changes you reverted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.16.96.80 (talk) 07:38, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This one, back in September. Cheers,--xanchester (t) 09:11, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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2012 Malian coup d'état

Ive created a talk page move request on that page if youd like to comment.Lihaas (talk) 16:16, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I just wanted to make you aware of this discussion I started at Winter storm naming. I have no intentions of making any changes to the article myself, but was just hoping to get input from editors previously involved in the article (or recently-closed AfD) in an effort to improve the article and clarify its purpose. I will leave any changes to the consensus of other editors who decide what's best. Your participation would be welcome, regardless of your views on the issue. Thank you. 76.189.111.199 (talk) 22:24, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject report: Special: FAQs

Featured content: What the ?

News and notes: Grants given for Wikipedia Library, six others; April Fool's Day ructions

Arbitration report: Three open cases

Technology report: Wikidata phase 2 deployment timetable in doubt

The Signpost: 08 April 2013

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

DRN organisers

Hello. I am just letting you know that I've made a proposal to create a rotating DRN organiser-style role that would help with the day-to-day running of DRN. As you are a listed volunteer at DRN, I'd appreciate your thoughts on this, and the other open proposals at DRN. You can read more about it here. Thanks! Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 00:19, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 15 April 2013

Op-ed: How do we fix RfA inactivity?

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

In the media: Wikipedia inaccurate, says Florence; New Wikipedia app for breaking news

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

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

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The Signpost: 06 May 2013

News and notes: Candidates nominating for Foundation elections; Looking ahead to Wikimania 2014

Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy

Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!

In the media: New Wikipedia for Schools edition; Anders Behring Breivik's Wikipedia contributions

WikiProject report: Earn $100 in cash... and a button!

The Signpost: 13 May 2013

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

The Signpost: 20 May 2013

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

The Signpost: 27 May 2013

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

The Signpost: 05 June 2013

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'

The Signpost: 12 June 2013

News and notes: How Wikimedia affiliates are spending $8.4 million; PRISM scandal

Featured content: Mixing Bowl Interchange

In the media: VisualEditor will "change world history"

Op-ed: The tragedy of Wikipedia's commons

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

The Signpost: 19 June 2013

Op-ed: Two responses to the 'Tragedy of Wikipedia's Commons'

Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles of the last week

In the media: South African learners want Wikipedia; Editing of Israel topics

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

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

Recent research: Most controversial Wikipedia topics, automatic detection of sockpuppets

News and notes: Election results released

Discussion report: Privacy policy, X!'s edit counter, old rangeblocks, and the Article Incubator

Featured content: Wikipedia in black + Adam Cuerden

WikiProject report: WikiProject Fashion

Arbitration report: Argentine History closed; two cases remain suspended

The Signpost: 03 July 2013

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

The Signpost: 10 July 2013

Op-ed: It's time to stop pretending the English-language Wikinews is a viable project

WikiProject report: Not Jimbo: WikiProject Wales

Traffic report: Inflated view counts here, there, and everywhere

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation Board appoints world expert in women's issues, global south

Dispatches: Infoboxes: time for a fresh look?

Featured content: The week of the birds

Discussion report: Featured article process governance, signature templates, and more

IRC office hours for wiki-mentors and Snuggle users

Hi. We're organizing an office hours session with the Teahouse to bring in mentors from across the wiki to try out Snuggle and discuss it's potential to support mentorship broadly. The Snuggle team would appreciate it if you would come and participate in the discussion. We'll be having it in #wikimedia-office ^connect on Wed. July 17th @ 1600 UTC. See the agenda for more info. --EpochFail^{(talk • work)}, Technical 13 (talk), TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:21, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DRN needs your help!

Hi there. I've noticed it's been a while since you've been active at DRN, and we could really use your help! DRN is going to undergo some changes soon, so it'd really be great if our backlog is cleared before the start of August and we have as many people on board to help with the changes (they include a move to subpages and the creation of a rotating "co-ordinator" role to help manage things day-to-day. Hope to see you soon! Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 11:44, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 17 July 2013

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

Arbitration report: Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case opens; July 22 deadline for checkuser and oversight applications

Shanta (Ramayana) listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Shanta (Ramayana). Since you had some involvement with the Shanta (Ramayana) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:23, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 24 July 2013

In the media: Wikipedia flamewars

WikiProject report: WikiProject Religion

Discussion report: Partially disambiguated page names, page protection policy, and more

News and notes: Wikivoyage turns ten, but where to now?; Wikipedia Zero expands into India

Traffic report: Gleeless

Featured content: Engineering and the arts

Arbitration report: Infoboxes case opens

The Signpost: 31 July 2013

Op-ed: The VisualEditor Beta and the path to change

Recent research: Napoleon, Michael Jackson and Srebrenica across cultures, 90% of Wikipedia better than Britannica, WikiSym preview

Traffic report: Bouncing Baby Brouhaha

WikiProject report: Babel Series: Politics on the Turkish Wikipedia

News and notes: Gearing up for Wikimania 2013

Arbitration report: Race and politics case closes

Featured content: Caterpillars, warblers, and frogs—oh my!

Discussion report: Defining consensus; VisualEditor default state; expert and layperson terms in article titles

The new face of DRN: Xanchester

Recently the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard underwent some changes in how it operates. Part of the change involved a new list of volunteers with a bit of information about the people behind the names.

You are listed as a volunteer at DRN currently, to update your profile is simple, just click here. Thanks, Cabe 6403^{(Talk•Sign)} 17:28, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 07 August 2013

Arbitration report: Fourteen editors proposed for ban in Tea Party movement case

Traffic report: Greetings from the graveyard

News and notes: Chapters Association self-destructs

WikiProject report: WikiProject Freedom of Speech

Featured content: Mysterious case of the grand duchess

Discussion report: CheckUser and Oversighter candidates, and more

Help me

What do I need to do to link words to another article, not to the article itself, but to the specific section within the article. e.g. the words Smallville: season 11, to the section Other media appearances, in the article Lois Lane (Smallville). (Rootone (talk) 09:25, 15 August 2013 (UTC))[reply]

The Signpost: 14 August 2013

News and notes: "Beautifully smooth" Wikimania with few hitches

In the media: Chinese censorship

Featured content: Wikipedia takes the cities

Special report: Jimmy Wales: media favors entertainment over raising public awareness

Discussion report: Wikivoyage, reliable sources, music bands, account creators, and OTRS

WikiProject report: For the love of stamps

Arbitration report: Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes

The Signpost: 21 August 2013

In the media: Chelsea Manning, Box-office predictors, and 'Storming Wikipedia'

Recent research: WikiSym 2013 retrospective

WikiProject report: Loop-the-loop: Amusement Parks

Traffic report: Reddit creep

Featured content: WikiCup update, and the gardens of Finland

News and notes: Looking ahead to Wiki Loves Monuments

Technology report: Gallery improvements launch on Wikipedia

The Signpost: 28 August 2013

In the media: Chelsea Manning, Box-office predictors, and 'Storming Wikipedia'

Recent research: WikiSym 2013 retrospective

WikiProject report: Loop-the-loop: Amusement Parks

Traffic report: Reddit creep

Featured content: WikiCup update, and the gardens of Finland

News and notes: Looking ahead to Wiki Loves Monuments

Technology report: Gallery improvements launch on Wikipedia

The Signpost: 04 September 2013

In the media: Manning "put back in the closet"; State involvement in Azerbaijani Wikipedia

News and notes: Privacy policy debate gears up

Traffic report: No accounting for the wisdom of crowds

Discussion report: Arbcom election procedures, Wiki Loves Monuments, Privacy policy, FDC, and more

Featured content: Bridging the way to a Peasants' Revolt

WikiProject report: Writing on the frontier: Psychology on Wikipedia

Arbitration report: Manning naming dispute case opens; Tea Party case closes ; Infoboxes nears completion

Technology report: Making Wikipedia more accessible

The Signpost: 11 September 2013

In the media: Lawyer goes to court to discover Wikipedian's identity; Storming Wikipedia; Wikimedia UK Secretary in conflict-of-interest controversy; Does Wikipedia need a "right to reply" box?

WikiProject report: WikiProject Indonesia

Featured content: Tintin goes featured

News and notes: As deadline approaches, Individual Engagement Grants looks for ideas

Traffic report: Syria, celebrities, and association football: oh my!

Arbitration report: Workshop phase opens in Manning naming dispute ; Infoboxes case closes

WikiProject Military history coordinator election

Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Kirill ^[talk] 17:21, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 18 September 2013

News and notes: Third time's the charm: the FDC's newest round of funding requests

WikiProject report: 18,464 Good Articles on the wall

Featured content: Hurricane Diane and Van Gogh

Technology report: What can Wikidata do for Wikipedia?

Traffic report: Twerking, tragedy and TV

Your involvement with DRN

Hi there, I noticed that you haven't been as active at DRN as you was before. DRN has been a bit backlogged lately and we could use some extra hands. We have updated our volunteer list to a new format, Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard/Volunteers (your name is still there under the old format if you haven't updated it) and are looking into ways to make DRN more effective and more rewarding for volunteers (your input is appreciated!). If you don't have much time to volunteer at the moment, that's fine too, just move your name to the inactive list (you're free to add yourself back to active at any time). Hope to see you again soon :) Steven Zhang (talk) 13:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]