User talk:Benison/Archive 30

Archive 25

←

Archive 28

Archive 29

Archive 30

Archive 31

Archive 32

→

Archive 35

new

what is the meaning of Copyright violation in simple terms106.192.169.197 (talk) 09:23, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

It mean that you have just done a copy-paste from a copyrighted source, which is not allowed here..-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 09:29, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Possible spin-off of The Taj

In reading back through the last FA review, there was a suggestion to limit the intricacies of construction and maybe create a new article that focuses on the architecture. I'm thinking we have enough to make a stub, or even a starter class. What do you think? Atsme☯^Consult 00:00, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

True indeed...Architectural features of Taj Mahal...-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 02:12, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Taj

You weren't kidding when you said it was mongo! I will try to do a section at a time as I find time. Overall it's a great article and definitely a FA candidate. Hopefully when we get through copy-editing, there won't be much left to do when the reviews get underway. First things that need work:

1. The entire reference list must be uniform. IOW, the date formats all the same, author formatting the same, etc.
2. (Re)Move the references (citations) in the lead unless you think the passage will be challenged. The citations belong in the body of the article, so move them to the relative sections and make sure the first citation in the body is fully formatted and not just <ref name=XYZ/>. ✅
3. I think the images need to be arranged better for an orderly appearance. I'm thinking Gallery. ✅
4. If you see any redundancy or trivial mention it needs to go. Reviewers like a tight ship. Atsme☯^Consult 18:56, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Great and thanks for that. Keep up the good work and I'm with you. -The Herald ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 02:18, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

TH, I've been going over each paragraph in each section little by little as time permits. It's going to take me a while to do it all. I like to walk away from it, and come back with fresh eyes so don't think I've given up on you. Atsme☯^Consult 19:39, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-20

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• You can now make charts and maps on your wiki with the new "graph" tool. If you have an old browser, you will see images instead. It uses a tool called Vega; you can learn how to use it and write help pages for your wiki. You can use the Vega edit tool to make charts and copy the code to your wiki. Charts and maps use complex code and you should put them into templates. In the future, you will be able to create charts with VisualEditor. [1] [2] [3]
• You can apply for technical jobs to develop tools for the community. [4]
• The logos of all wikis are now in a new place. It will make pages load faster. You can still ask to change the logo. You can also use local CSS for brief changes. [5] [6]

Problems

• There was a problem that caused slow editing. [7]
• Pages were sometimes removed from your watchlist in VisualEditor. This problem is now fixed. [8]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 6. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 12. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 13 (calendar).
• You can now use data from Wikidata on more pages. The page doesn't need to be linked to the Wikidata item. It works on a few wikis and more wikis will be added soon. [9] [10]
• You should get fewer errors when you add files to Commons. [11]
• When you use an external link to link to a wiki page, VisualEditor now converts it to a wiki link. [12]
• When you add a link in VisualEditor, you see pages that match what you type. It is now easier to see where they match. [13]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 13 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.

15:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Architectural features of Taj Mahal

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Architectural features of Taj Mahal requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Nat Gertler (talk) 03:30, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for that. I should have foreseen that. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 03:38, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Hey, TH - I started the article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Atsme/sandbox_Taj_Mahal_(architecture). When we get done, we'll move it into main space. My question is how can we credit the authors of the original passages or must we rewrite it all?Atsme☯^Consult 10:31, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

I think that a just a copy paste will be fine here but we need some rewrites in THE ARTICLE. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 10:40, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Understood. Can you tell me what this is? User:Atsme/huggle3.css Atsme☯^Consult 10:53, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Oh..its just a page where your settings of Huggle are stored. Its edited automatically when you change your preferences in the downloaded software..-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 11:02, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Crazy me - forgot I had added it. Atsme☯^Consult 11:12, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Crediting the writers of the original passage (I assume that it's coming from another Wikipedia article) is properly done simply by noting what article you're cutting and pasting from in your Edit Summary. That way, someone tracing back the source of information can find the right page to go to and its full editing history. (And thanks for being understanding on the Speedy Delete nomination.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 13:25, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! The Herald, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! -The Herald • the joy of the LORDmy strength 18:43, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by The Herald (submissions) during the second round.

The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.

Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.

• Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
• LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:48, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nobel Prize in Physics

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nobel Prize in Physics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 18:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 11

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 11, March-April 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs)

• New donations - MIT Press Journals, Sage Stats, Hein Online and more
• New TWL coordinators, conference news, and new reference projects
• Spotlight: Two metadata librarians talk about how library professionals can work with Wikipedia

Read the full newsletter

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nobel Prize in Physics

The article Nobel Prize in Physics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Nobel Prize in Physics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 15:40, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup in the Signpost

Heya, I've expanded the newsletter and added a gallery from the top 10 competitors for the second round (Adam did this last year, but I thought I'd keep it shorter). It's at User:Miyagawa/newsletter. Miyagawa (talk) 18:10, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 May 2015

• News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced

• Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes

• In the media: Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award

• Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues

• Traffic report: The grim ship reality

• Read this Signpost in full
• Single-page
• Unsubscribe
• MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:53, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nobel Prize in Physics

The article Nobel Prize in Physics you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nobel Prize in Physics for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 19:01, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Taj Mahal

I have added a picture of Yamuna as seen from behind the Taj Please do have a look and see if it can be retained --Arunshank (talk) 09:53, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Rosette titles of Shah Jahan

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Rosette, Titles of Sha Jahan.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 06:46, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Rollback

I've removed it, per your request. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:10, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Chris..A much needed one, I presume. It was ruining my face.. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 15:15, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 May 2015

• Foundation elections: Board candidates share their views with the Signpost

• News and notes: Swedish Wikimedia chapter organizes simultaneous Wikidata contests

• Traffic report: Round Two

• In the media: Grant Shapps story continues

• Op-ed: What made Wikipedia lose its reputation?

• Featured content: Four first-time featured article writers lead the way

• Read this Signpost in full
• Single-page
• Unsubscribe
• MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:32, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Update

Thx for catching that vandal. I'm handicapped right now because my laptop blew a graphics card. Must use an antiquated iPad (original) and can't do much editing right now. --Atsme^☎️📧 13:17, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm too in a tight corner. Every few edits for some days, till weekend, may be..Thanks and get well soon GC..-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 13:28, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

ITN credit

• ThaddeusB (talk) 14:37, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-21

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

• You can watch a video about the new graph tool.

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 13. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 19. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 20 (calendar).
• References are now always in the right order. Also, the reference list now only shows references used on the page. [14]
• You can no longer create an account with a colon ':' in it. If you already have one, it still works. [15]
• The toolbar in VisualEditor now looks different. It is easier to see the icons. [16]
• You won't be able to use e-mail lists for a few hours on Tuesday. [17] [18]
• UploadWizard now shows better matches when you add a category to your file. [19]
• A test about VisualEditor will start on the English Wikipedia on Thursday. [20]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 21 at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
• You can join a technical meeting in France this week.

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.

15:28, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Voyager 1

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Voyager 1 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 20:20, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

ITN credit

ThaddeusB (talk) 14:42, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 May 2015

• From the editor: Your voice is needed: strategic voting in the WMF election

• In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts

• Traffic report: Inner Core

• News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes

• Featured content: Puppets, fungi, and waterfalls

• In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize

• WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology

• Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases

• Read this Signpost in full
• Single-page
• Unsubscribe
• MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:49, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

ITN credit

ThaddeusB (talk) 14:03, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Voyager 1

The article Voyager 1 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Voyager 1 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 13:40, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Regarding the close of Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Advocacy ducks

While I appreciate the MfD being closed, you are Atsme's mentor. As this would make you involved even if you were an admin, it was inappropriate for you to close this MfD. Please revert your close. Thanks! Ca2james (talk) 13:44, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks and I was expecting something like this when I closed it. To begin with my justification,

• Atsme is a WikiAdult or WikiTeen and need no more mentorship or adoption.
• I never officially/unofficially agreed to her that I'll be mentoring her. She's one of the many newbies whom I help to begin the editing ways in Wikipedia. We both partnered for some editing and I summon her for copyediting. How on earth that have to do to this essay and closure?
• Per WP:CLOSECHALLENGE, there is no justification to my involvement in the discussion as I have never even edited the essay or have even came anywhere near to it.
• The clear cut consensus made me to go for a close.

These are my justifications and if any more needed, you can report at ANI. Thanks..-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 14:04, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

62.5% is not generally "clear cut consensus" (see WP:SNOW for that definition). This is especially true when the last few comments were going the other way. It's probably best to leave the discussion open and wait for an administrator close especially considering that you might be conflicted since you have a close relationship with the main author. Otherwise, I think this looks like collusion even if that's not your intent. I would strongly suggest self-reverting. Taking this to AN/I would be an unfortunate escalation. jps (talk) 14:33, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Call me stubborn but I am stuck on what I have done. I don't find any reason to revert it. Just by having some relationship or acquaintance with an editor can entirely bar you from closing a debate is a stupid idea IMO. I have a pretty big network of acquainted guys here. Does it mean I should stay away from all their discussions. Thanks for helping out but I am sorry. Unfortunate escalation is better that stupid notions. -The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 14:41, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

I was a little disappointed in the close but didn't think it was worth bothering about. Coming here and seeing your combative response to good-faith objections has convinced me otherwise. Since this relates to a topic area under discretionary sanctions, WP:AE may be the appropriate venue rather than AN/I. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 16:14, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

@Short Brigade Harvester Boris and AlbinoFerret: Thanks for writing and commenting. Looks like I was sorry and have done with it....this is the place..-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 16:37, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. In the grand scheme of things it wasn't that big a deal. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 17:36, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Awesome user page!!!

I came here to find out more about the person who closed the WP:AVDUCK deletion page. I am also a person of faith, a very orthodox Lutheran, and the passages are great to see on your page. AlbinoFerret 16:17, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Voyager 1

The article Voyager 1 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Voyager 1 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 19:41, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	For having persisted through various GA processes and some antagonists, until the Voyager-1 article was a recipient of the "Good Article" Wikipedia rating. Cheers, BatteryIncluded (talk) 19:44, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

thanks

Thanks for the thanks, but you did most of the work! I am glad it worked out. Taknaran (talk) 14:08, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Nirmala_(novel)

Is there a way to auto check certain articles for vandalism? I just undid a couple of edits that looked like vandalism to me, but I will leave the final judgement in your very capable hands. --Atsme^📞📧 13:05, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting. Though they were not exactly vandalism, but AGF edits, good faith I mean. Munshi is a title used in India, as in English we use Mister. -The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 13:33, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Oh, I see. धन्यवाद . I think I stated "vandalism" in one of the undo summaries. --Atsme^📞📧 15:07, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Cool. BTW, my mother tongue is Malayalam. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu are some other lingo I'm knowing. You can live with dhanyawad only in Northern India. To bound back to wiki, the best way to identify vandalism in a certain article is to watchlist it. I monitor over 200 articles and had actually an edit conflict with you in the revert of Nirmala. Good works and cheers. Remember you edit summary next time..-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 15:24, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-22

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• VisualEditor was broken for 30 minutes on Tuesday. The problem was due to a tool it uses. [21]
• Some Labs tools had issues last week. [22] [23]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 20. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 26. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 27 (calendar).

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 28 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• You can add your ideas of new tools to help active users like you. [24]

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.

16:23, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

ITN nominations

Hey The Herald, just a quick note to say that while I oppose a good number of your ITN nominations and while I object wholesale to your religious banners and signatures, I'd like to thank you for keeping the turnover at ITN at an all-time high, making us think more about keeping it up to date and proposing items that may be overlooked. You're doing a good job. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:10, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Good to hear such a compliment from you. Thanks..-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 09:13, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Your ITN Submissions for the WikiCup

Hi there,

I'm afraid I have some bad news - I'm going to have to remove all of your articles submitted in the ITN section for this round of the WikiCup. I think you may have misinterpreted the rules, as it is the only way I can account for this discrepancy. I've found several where you did not conduct any edits to the articles at all, and having gone back and checked your older submissions from previous rounds, this was happened then as well; just it was missed by the judges until now. I'm hoping that you've misunderstood the rules, and you've been claiming points for those which you've nominated. To clarify, as with any other article, you need to have conducted significant work on the article in order to claim points. There is one article which you did do work on this round (Mohamed Morsi), but it isn't a significant enough volume to be counted. Miyagawa (talk) 18:38, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Jesus! I was on the wrong scent. Either way, thanks to report the err. Then I fear that I might not have advanced this far. Anyway, thanks. It was my mistake. Still, I'll continue to go in ITN, as I feel its a very good part of Wikipedia. Thanks again. -The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 02:57, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

@Miyagawa: The Mexican shootout was my article. It was me who created it. So, can I claim points for that? -The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 03:05, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

I've double checked, and from the edit checker tool it appears that your most recent edit on it resulted in this article - which doesn't meet the significant work requirement. Miyagawa (talk) 22:14, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

ITN

For your work on this ITN nomination:

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Well done. μηδείς (talk) 01:14, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

@Medeis: Thanks. But is it not an unworthy one for me, when speaking to the article? As you can see, it was nearly 11 PM IST when I wrote that and waking up, I say that article already created and still, never edited it. So, is the barnstar unworthy of me?-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 03:08, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Your question is, "Am I unworthy of the Barnstar?" The answer is, "No, you are not unworthy of it." μηδείς (talk) 03:23, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Wow! signal

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Wow! signal you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 20:20, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Wow! signal

The article Wow! signal you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Wow! signal for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 13:00, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Wow! signal

The article Wow! signal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Wow! signal for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 18:41, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

ITN credit

ThaddeusB (talk) 14:18, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 May 2015

• News and notes: WMF releases quarterly reports, annual plans

• In the media: Scrubbing Parliamentary biographies; Wikipedia's invisible history

• Discussion report: A relic from the past that needs to be updated

• Featured content: When music was confined to a ribbon of rust

• Recent research: Drug articles accurate and largely complete; women "slightly overrepresented"; talking like an admin

• Traffic report: Summer, summer, summertime

• Technology report: MediaWiki blows up printers

• Read this Signpost in full
• Single-page
• Unsubscribe
• MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:30, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-23

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• Many wikis were slow for a few hours on Wednesday due to a code error. Sometimes the pages did not load at all and showed an error. [25]
• Some tools in Labs were broken on Wednesday and Thursday. [26]
• Edit tags added by the software were broken on all wikis from May 23 to May 28. [27] [28]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since May 27. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from June 2. It will be on all Wikipedias from June 3 (calendar).
• You won't be able to use e-mail lists for a few hours on Tuesday. [29]

Meetings

• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 3 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.

16:43, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/La Sila Observatory

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:A 360 degree panorama of a unique cloudscape over La Silla.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 07:26, 3 June 2015 (UTC)