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The Tea Leaf - Issue Seven (special Birthday recap)

A celebratory cupcake from the Teahouse Birthday Badge

It's been a full year since the Teahouse opened, and as we're reflecting on what's been accomplished, we wanted to celebrate with you.

Teahouse guests and hosts are sharing their stories in a new blog post about the project.

1 year statistics for Teahouse visitors compared to invited non-visitors from the pilot:

Metric	Control group	Teahouse group	Contrast
Average retention (weeks with at least 1 edit)	5.02 weeks	8.57 weeks	1.7x retention
Average number of articles edited	58.7 articles	116.9 edits	2.0x articles edited
Average talk page edits	36.5 edits	85.6 edits	2.4x talk page edits
Average article space edits	129.6 edits	360.4 edits	2.8x article edits
Average total edits (all namespaces)	182.1 edits	532.4 edits	2.9x total edits

Over the past year almost 2000 questions have been asked and answered, 669 editors have introduced themselves, 1670 guests have been served, 867 experienced Wikipedians have participated in the project, and 137 have served as hosts. Read more project analysis in our CSCW 2013 paper

Last month January was our most active month so far! 78 profiles were created, 46 active hosts answered 263 questions, and 11 new hosts joined the project.

Come by the Teahouse to share a cup of tea and enjoy a Birthday Cupcake! Happy Birthday to the Teahouse and thank you for a year's worth of interest and support :-)

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It's been an exciting year for the Teahouse and you were a part of it. Thanks so much for visiting, asking questions, sharing answers, being friendly and helpful, and just keeping Teahouse an awesome place. You can read more about the impact we're having and the reflections of other guests and hosts like you. Please come by the Teahouse to celebrate with us, and enjoy this sparkly cupcake badge as our way of saying thank you. And, Happy Birthday!

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Hi!

Will you adopt me? I really need a mentor. --Yashowardhani (talk) 09:06, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Of course I'll adopt you! I'll set up your adoption classroom! öBrambleberry of RiverClan 14:04, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	I'm very impressed with the work you have been doing lately, keep it up! -- Cheers, Riley 04:27, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

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Percy Jackson

Thanks for your efforts with this article. Let me know how much you've copyedited (I checked its history; did you start at the end?), and I'll pick it up (if no one else has :-)) when I finish the article I'm working on now. All the best, Miniapolis 02:16, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

I started at the beginning and worked my way down from there, covering the whole thing. I condensed quite a bit of it and copyedited the rest, adding wikilinks. The main problem is with the wikilinks; a lot of them lead to disambiguation pages or back to the article. It's also liable to fancruft. Another thing is references. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 20:25, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Sounds like you completed the copyedit, then, so I'll archive the article and remove it from the requests list. While it's great to clean up articles in other ways if possible, it's impractical to get bogged down in a major overhaul. Thanks again and all the best, Miniapolis 03:18, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Need Help!

Hey Brambleberry, I think someone my have vandlized my user talk and I'm kind of clueless as of what to do. There is part of a strange article posted in the WikiWoman's Collabrative post and I can't get rid of it. Any ideas? ~ Missionedit (talk) 16:46, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, Anastasia: I think that I have a plan. Let an administrator know about this first. I would personally contact User:SarahStierch, as she is the one who sent you the message about the WikiWoman's Collaborative, and from personal experience she is very friendly towards everyone, including and especially new users. Once she gets that straightened out, remove the message from your talk page. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 14:24, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedian infobox

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Dear Bram (it's shorter!),

Very many thanks for the adoption offer. I've checked your very impressive Wikioutput and credentials and would be thrilled if you could give me the benefit of your experiences. I am currently somewhat overawed by the myriad 'procedures' that seem to be necessary to get even the simplest task performed. (Have just sweated for 2 days getting a picture into the Wikimedia system.)

To date I've only tackled the single project, which I believe you've viewed (and edited?) on CHURCH REORDERING (dull title, fascinating subject). Having now been entrusted with unlimited access to all Wiki's pages, I'm keen to a) improve the architectural content of some existing entries and b) get my teeth into one or two new mega-architectural entries.

So question no 1, oh Mentor, is: suppose I wanted to research and write an entry on THE HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Do I just start off and do it (having checked that it isn't already an entry) or do I go before a Committee of my Architectural Peers to seek their approval?

Will await your response - and thanks again,

Correze92.6.99.65 (talk) 06:00, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Brambleberry! Lots of thanks for your copyedit on Hartebeest. I am contacting a user or two, for a last touch, if required, for the article before FAC. Do uou have any ideas of improving the article anymore for FAC? Well, thanks once more! Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 08:58, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, can you find a translation for the first reference to the hartebeest? I was looking for one but couldn't find one. It's not necessary, but it would be helpful. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 03:21, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

You mean Meester pieter cin hartebeest geschooten hadde? Well, I tried it in Google Translate (Dutch - English), but it appeared to be something like someone addressing "Master Pieter" having shot "Hadde" (really, where does the hartebeest come in!) But thanks for your suggestion. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 13:02, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello again! Seen your recent addition to "Uses", thanks for that. I modified it a little - more informative - and linked it directly to the BioMed site. But I doubt whether it really is much worthy to be mentioned in this article. It seems more a problem in South Africa, not a great deal to do with the animal's meat. If it be mentioned here, then why not also in the articles of each of the other animals the report speaks of? Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 06:56, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

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Your subpage that's about Wikipedia (humor)

Hey Brambleberry, I was just wandering around in Wikipedia today and I saw your Wikipedia subpage. It was the same as the last time I came here (2 months ago). But why is it not being edited? Can you let me know? Thank you,

Thewikicontributor (talk) 14:13, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

My Wikipedia humor subpage is unfinished. I keep meaning to get around to it, but I don't have the time, and I'm focusing on other things. I was planning to release it to the public when I was finished with it. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 00:34, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Your comments on Lindsay Merrithew

Hello, Brambleberry.

After updating the Lindsay G Merrithew page, I've spoken with MrX. In particular, I've tried to remove all the subjective clauses that might appear to some to be promotional. He feels that it is better. He also pointed me to the WP:RS, and, from what I can tell, I've updated in a way that is consistent with that. As for notability, the citations from the independent industry publications show clearly the work and influence Mr. Merrithew has had on the industry, so I hope that these citations are sufficient. Would you mind taking a peek at the update page to tell me if I've done sufficient to correct my initial mistakes? Thanks.

BTW, sorry for not putting in a subject in my first submission of this (I'm slowly getting the hang of WP). :-( FastNAwesome (talk) 03:40, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm not the nominator of the page for deletion; therefore, it's unnecessary to contact me. Thanks for thinking of me, though. As for the updated page, the biggest problems I see are with the headings: You use two equals signs for top-level headings, not one. Also, only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized in headings. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 19:23, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm in the middle of adding some citations, so I'll get to your comments today, too. :-) I am, however, a little confused by your comment about two equals signs, given that I've used one equals sign for the main sections, Early Life, Career, Personal Life, Footnotes, and External Links, and two equals signs for sub sections of Career. I thought that that was an appropriate structure. I'll remove the capitalization the next time I save the article. :-) Thanks again for your help. FastNAwesome (talk) 19:57, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

No, the one equal sign is not supposed to be used, and you're supposed to start at two, and then three for the subsections. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 20:16, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Ah, logic.... ;-) Thanks for the detail. FastNAwesome (talk) 20:19, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Good article drive

I saw that you are accepting five tasks that are not too big for a WikiPuma. Not sure how big that is, but if you are interested, a good article drive on active players has begun at the link in the subject line. Since you are a Phellow Phils Phan, I was wondering if perhaps you wanted to help with our two Phillies players whose articles have been identified for improvement: Ben Revere and Phillippe Aumont. Thought you might be interested, Go Phightins! 15:52, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Of course I'd be willing to help! Just let me finish up Sundaic mountain leopoldamys. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 15:53, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Great! Thus far we only have a few editors signed up to help and a rather ambitious goal, so any help we can get is greatly appreciated! Thanks for your willingness. Go Phightins! 15:56, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

One queston: are we not allowed to begin improving the articles until April 15? öBrambleberry of RiverClan 15:58, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

No, you can start whenever. That was just a general guide. Go Phightins! 15:59, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Randall Flagg

Hi thanks for your peer review. I went over your concerns and I was just wondering where I would go about requesting a copyedit.--CyberGhostface (talk) 21:25, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

The Guild of Copy Editors has a request page. Follow their instructions and a member of the guild will take on a copy edit. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 21:40, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! --CyberGhostface (talk) 22:49, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Need Help

Hello again. I made some changes on the WP U2 page but then it chaged its format. the box with the picture went to the bottom instead of the right where it always were. Please, help me to undo this but keeping the new adds

See, this is where I add and I need to keep it there:

  Miss Bono (zootalk) 16:50, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I'll do my best. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 16:53, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm a bit confused by your request. Where exactly do you want the picture? And where exactly do you want the to-do list? öBrambleberry of RiverClan 17:00, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

The to do list should stay righ where it is now and the Wikiproject box, the Quick links box, the discussion pages box and the Statistics box should be on the top right of the page.

PS: Sorry for too many "RIGHTs"

Miss Bono (zootalk) 17:08, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I don't think I can do this. Coding and styling isn't my thing. Infoboxes and navboxes are pretty much where my coding expertise stops. I'm getting a headache just trying to figure it out. You could try asking for help at the Village pump. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 17:17, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for trying to help. Keep on answering my questions at the teahouse lol 

Miss Bono (zootalk) 17:19, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

No problem. Whenever we're short-staffed I like to lend an extra paw. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 17:20, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of José Maria Larocca

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Take a look at the article (I dove in and tweaked a couple minor things) and the DYK review. As soon as I hear which hook (ALT2 or ALT3) you'd prefer, I can pass it. Montanabw^(talk) 16:09, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Author of "In Defense of Cats!" and "Beloved Cat: Once Mortal Enemy, Now Immortal Friend"

Greetings, Brambleberry!

I am a cat lover, too, and need help getting some type of citation or entry for me as an author or for my Cat Book "In Defense of Cats!" described at http://www.indefenseofcats.com . It received a good book review from a reviewer at Petside and two 4-star reviews on Amazon.

Can you look at my site and my new free iambic pentameter poem to see what would be appropriate to cite on Wikipedia? http://www.indefenseofcats.com/cat-book.html#BelovedCatPoem (I'd be happy to have that referenced anywhere on Wikipedia)

The British version of my book received two 5-star reviews: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005FNQJ5M

Thank you, JanetteNoelle (talk) 00:23, 8 April 2013 (UTC)JanetteNoelle

As a rule, you shouldn't be editing pages about yourself or topics related to you on Wikipedia. That may create what's called a "conflict of interest", meaning that because you're likely to edit a page about you differently than, say, a page about canine distemper, some issues might arise. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 02:30, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for José Maria Larocca

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Good article drive

Brambleberry, thanks for signing up to help with the good article drive. I know you have already commenced work on Ben Revere, Aaron Loup, and Philippe Aumont, but feel free to help with as many articles as you would like. Tomorrow is the official kickoff, and I would like to wrap up the article improvement phase two months from tomorrow on June 15 and then begin the review phase to last another month and then hand out barnstars by July 20. Thanks for your participation and I look forward to collaborating with you on Aumont and Revere. Go Phightins! 19:24, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Interview you about WikiProjects?

Hi Brambleberry, I was wondering if you'd be interested in sitting down for a virtual interview with me sometime in the next week or so. I noticed that on your userpage you mention that you're a member of several WikiProjects. I'm doing my dissertation on WikiProjects at the University of Washington, and I recently I've been talking to Wikipedians who participate (or have participated) in WikiProjects and hear a little bit about what work they do, what they like and dislike, what makes their project 'tick', etc.

The interview would be fairly informal and should take about an hour. You don't need to do any preparation beforehand or anything. We can talk via Skype, IRC or Google Hangout. And, you get a $30 Amazon.com gift card for participating. This research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and has been approved by the university. I'm happy to provide the text of the approval and the grant information if you would like to see it. I'm also happy to answer any other questions you might have.

If you're interested, I could talk pretty much any time any day this week or next. Please let me know (on wiki or off) if this sounds good to you! Thanks & see you around the Teahouse, - J-Mo ^{Talk to Me} _{Email Me} 20:13, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for offering, J-Mo, but I'd rather not interact with users outside of Wikipedia and I certainly would not want to accept gifts. I hope that you find others! öBrambleberry of RiverClan 20:41, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks anyway! - J-Mo ^{Talk to Me} _{Email Me} 23:24, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Back from my absence

Sorry I have been gone so long. A situation arose. Austinuity (talk) 11:21, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

That's okay! I understand things arise. I'm not as active as I used to be. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 20:42, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

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Hello!

I am in need of a mentor. I see that you are no longer available to adopt, so I was wondering if you would be willing to help me out? Please let me know. Thanks :) Homo sapiens (talk) 11:24, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

I'd be willing to help you out, but I'd like to know exactly what you are asking. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 00:35, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

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Two Items

Hey Brambleberry, thanks for your help on Ben Revere. I think with a little more beef, we may have a GA on our hands ! Second, I saw you have the admin wannabe userbox and was wondering if you had any timetable for submitting an RfA. I would be honored to nom or co-nom when/if the time comes. We haven't had an editor with <6000 edits pass in a long time, but you could be a trendsetting first, if you wanted to put yourself through that. It is of course up to you, but I would be ecstatic to support you when the time comes. Thanks again. Sincerest regards, Go Phightins! 22:53, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Hey! When it comes to Ben Revere, it's no problem to help out. I would love to have a GA, and who knew he would turn out to be such a major player for the Phils? Poor Philippe Aumont, on the other hand. As for the RfA, I know that the <6000 edits thing would be interesting, but I'd really like to get at least one page to GA first (either Ben Revere or Dingo, probably) and get a few more substantial articles made, more like African village dog than the mammal stubs I've been creating recently. I'm honored to think that you see me as a potential candidate. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 22:57, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Well then, let's get to work on Revere! Thanks. Go Phightins! 23:00, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

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The Empty City

Hello, I have just realized that the picture of The Empty City has gone. I didn't do anything. I clicked on the page and it wasn't there. I don't know if you could get it back. Lusa bear (talk) 17:04, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but I have no expertise with images, which is why I didn't have a picture for The Empty City in the first place and was so grateful when you uploaded one. Maybe try the village pump? öBrambleberry of RiverClan 20:46, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

African village dog

Thank you for the fabulous job you did creating the article African village dog. I have this book, http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Startling-Understanding-Behavior-Evolution/dp/0684855305, which has some information about them you might like to incorporate into it. As I recall (I'll look it up when I get home), in Africa, village dogs almost never leave the village because of all the dangerous animals outside of the village, especially leopards. When the village picks up and moves, the dogs move with it. As a result, the village forms a very closed genetic gene pool, with almost no DNA getting in or out, for perhaps centuries on end. For this reason, even though they are not bred, African village dogs can start to share features and characteristics to be come something very like a breed, a naturally selected breed or landrace. I think it's important to mention this because it explains how they came to be so genetically interesting. I will get you the page numbers and check that it's correct. Google books I think has the book free on line. Also, I would like to find some place to link the article in with others, including linking to village dog, which is a section redirect, not an article, that I wrote but could be done much better, even becoming an article of it's own. Again thank you so much for the excellent work on that article. Chrisrus (talk) 00:38, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

No problem! I love working on animal articles. My library has it, so I'll check it out. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 19:24, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm Back!

And I finished the test! Austinuity (talk) 12:38, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia Movie #6 movie team

Hi! This is Thekillerpenguin, who you hopefully still remember. I've had a really, really long hiatus from Wikipedia in the last few months. Now, after getting used to Wikipedia again and warming up, I think I'm ready to restart writing the sixth Wikipedia Movie. However, since many (not all!) of the many ideas I have right now are kind of boring, I think that we could use some fresh views and imaginations for the WikiVerse. I'm thinking about bringing back a few of the old writers from the first few movies, and possibly recruiting some new ones.

To simplify some work, I'm going to make a roster/list of editors on the talk page for the current in-progress Wikipedia Movie (a.k.a., the sixth, The Last Editor), and I think both you and me should send out a few invitations to possible contributors. For instance, I could (and I think I did in the past) send an invitation to my CVUA mentor Theopolisme (who has been featured in the fifth movie). How does this sound? Thanks. Thekillerpenguin (talk) 06:06, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I always felt bad about not editing #6, but when I would try to make ideas come, nothing would happen. Some fresh voices would be a great idea. I'm sure Whoop whoop will still be on board, and maybe Double sharp too. I'm onboard with making invitations; I can even set up a template. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 19:23, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

That feeling is exactly what I felt like when editing #6. I'll see if I can recruit Theopolisme, but he's quite busy now, so he might have to wait. Good luck with your invitations, and I'll see what I can do. Thanks. Thekillerpenguin (talk) 22:30, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

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Ben Revere

Would you mind copyediting some of the new content I added (namely scouting report section) as well as possibly add some information regarding his professional seasons (stats, notable injuries, notable games, etc.) Once the "Professional career" section is ironed out, we are not too far from having a GA on our hands. :) Go Phightins! 13:09, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

I can give it a quick look today and really dig my paws into it starting tomorrow. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 19:24, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

{{Can you adopt me ? 😁|Brambleberry of RiverClan}}

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New Logo

Hey I just thought Id let you know that I updated the Warriors logo to include the changes you guys requested. I can add some more if you guys want to, just let me know. I told Brambleclawx but he doesnt appear to be active at the moment. Hope you like it. BlackDragon 16:08, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

I like it! The dog's head seems a little darker than the body, though. Maybe that's just me. I've read that women are generally better at detecting subtle differences in shades, but if you're a woman and I'm assuming you're a man, I apologize. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 16:11, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

No, Im a guy but yeah the head is slightly darker than the body. I didnt change that part too much. It didnt look that different in my editor but it kinda looks more noticeable now. So I can probably change that later. Glad you like it though. It looks much better now. BlackDragon 18:16, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Adoptee

Hello Brambleberry, and I've actually been looking around your talk page for a while in awe of your adopting classroom. This gentleman/woman is in need of an adopter and at first I couldn't remember your name. Then I remembered your unique adopting classroom feature and Wikipedied it. He has given his consent that he wants one, but I am afraid I have no prior experience with adopting as while I suggested adopting to him, I have no experience of mentoring myself! So I ask you (it's fine if you're too busy, I'll try and do it myself). jcc (tea and biscuits)

Though I would be thrilled to help this new user, I am still slightly busy and earlier today denied another adoptee for that reason. It simply wouldn't be fair to Mogisahmed for two reasons: first, Austinuity and Missionedit are my primary focuses at the moment, and OcelotHod may become available any second, so I may not be able to give Mogisahmed my full attention. Second, it wouldn't be fair to the potential adoptee I had just denied to let this one in. I will help as needed with your adoption, but I cannot guarantee being available 24/7 (we pumas have to sleep a lot!) öBrambleberry of RiverClan 16:50, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Don't stress about it. Am I allowed to use your questions (of course I will say it is yours and put a link) by the way? jcc (tea and biscuits) 18:04, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Of course you are! Most of the questions are taken from various adoption schools anyway. :) I'm fine with anything that helps an adoptee learn. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 21:11, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the tip! You are a good egg :) Hey, you are welcome to participate in the two articles AFD discussion. IQ125 (talk) 15:46, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

I would, but I'm thoroughly split on what to think. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 15:55, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

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your infobox at the top of your page says that you are excepting projects to big for any non-WikiPuma to handle. Excuse me! have you read Wikipedia:WikiDragon at all! We are the ones who do the big stuff, not you!-- Thus Spake Lee Tru. 20:46, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

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I sort of forgot about that. I'm kept busy with other work, so I got it half done for another editor to finish. I apologize for not being able to complete it. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 13:41, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the update Brambleberry; no worries about not completing it. I'll return it to the list and (I see you've already done so; thanks :-)) leave a note to ensure you get credited in the archives. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 21:28, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the Teahouse reply, should I assume that you disagree with this then?

Thanks, Matty.007 16:10, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

I think that as long as important things happened in that year, it's perfectly acceptable to have them in. For example, 1848 in Switzerland: New constitution, now a federal state. These are two important things that happened. As long as someone was born, someone died, or there was a nationwide event, I approve of the article. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 16:13, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Matty.007 16:17, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Do you want to start at the most recent, the oldest, or just randomly? Also, sorry to be intrusive, but how often do you think you will create Swiss year articles?

Thanks, Matty.007 19:02, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

How about I take 1849-1928, and you take 1929-2010? I also should be able to create them almost daily, but—as was the case today—lots of things come up in my daily life and I may have to take a break. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 21:22, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Sounds great. Matty.007 16:15, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

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Once this series finishes, would like to suggest:

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You should post it on the talk page of Wikipedia VI to get overall agreement. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 13:58, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

Depends really on whether VI is the last of this series. (I imagine it's open-ended, but when exactly do Whoop and co. regain control of WP? At that point we can do this.)

The famous opening text can then serve as the opener to the first film of the next series of WP movies...all your article are belong to us... Double sharp (talk) 14:01, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

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oops, i forgot willy has defected at this point. ding, then. Double sharp (talk) 16:31, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Exam... :)

Hi Brambleberry, I'm back from my little trip now! I was wondering if you had forgotton to grade my final adoption exam, or are you waiting for a reason? ~ Anastasia (talk) 00:39, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

I didn't realize you had finished it. The last time I checked you had only done the first half of it. Last weekend I was running around like crazy, which explains why I didn't see it. I'll grade it soon. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 01:30, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

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Do you have any further comments before we proceed with the merge? Brambleclawx 15:06, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

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Your IP friend was back. I'd suggest temporary semi protection. Dusti^*poke* 06:39, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

I would, but if he continues this he'll likely be indef-blocked. Since he's currently the only one gunning for me, I don't see any real need for semi-protection, temporary or otherwise. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 15:32, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

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Hey Brambleberry! On Warriors (novel series), in the novellas section, there's a reference with a bare url to Facebook. Ideally we wouldn't use Facebook as a source, but either way, I think it should at least be converted into a proper reference form first. Trouble is, I don't have Facebook right now, and I was wondering if you do so you can take a look and fill out the citation? Thanks Brambleclawx 14:16, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but I'm unfortunately not getting back on Facebook--or Twitter, for that matter--until later this summer, so I would be unable to fill out the citation. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 15:29, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

No problem. Have a great summer Brambleclawx 16:09, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

I can take a look – gimme a few hours. Airplaneman ✈ 16:48, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Brambleclawx 17:05, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

I got rid of the Facebook reference and replaced it with one from Amazon. Airplaneman ✈ 00:46, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

Oh that's even better! Thanks. Brambleclawx 14:06, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

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2,083		The Troubles (talk)						Wikify
4		Bad Faith (novel) (talk)						Orphan
32		Alexandra Bracken (talk)						Orphan
1		Chad Berryman (talk)						Orphan
3		Sam Lowry (talk)						Stub
1		Cap Crowell (talk)						Stub
6		Robert Gerber (talk)						Stub
2		Stu Flythe (talk)						Stub
6		Natalus (talk)						Stub
1		Eddie Bacon (talk)						Stub

Changes to SuggestBot's suggestions

We have changed the number of suggested articles and which categories they are selected from. The number of stubs has been greatly reduced, the number of articles needing sources doubled, and two new categories added (orphans and unencyclopaedic articles). We have also modified the layout of the suggestions and added sortable columns with various types of information about each article. The first two columns are:

Views/Day

Daily average number of views an article's had over the past 14 days.

Quality

Predicted article quality on a 1- to 3-star scale. Placing your cursor over the stars should give you a pop-up describing the article's quality (Low/Medium/High), current assessment class, and predicted assessment class.

The method we use to predict article quality also allows us to assess whether an article might need specific types of work in order to improve its quality. The work needed might not correspond to cleanup tags added to the article, since our method is not based on those. We have added five columns reflecting this work assessment, where a red X indicates improvement is needed. Placing your cursor over an X should give you a pop-up with a short description of the work needed. The five columns seek to answer the following five questions:

Content

Is more content needed?

Headings

Does this article have an appropriate section structure?

Images

Is the number of illustrative images about right?

Links

Does this article link to enough other Wikipedia articles?

Sources

For its length, is there an appropriate number of citations to sources in this article?

SuggestBot picks articles in a number of ways based on other articles you've edited, including straight text similarity, following wikilinks, and matching your editing patterns against those of other Wikipedians. It tries to recommend only articles that other Wikipedians have marked as needing work. We appreciate that you have signed up to receive suggestions regularly, your contributions make Wikipedia better — thanks for helping!

If you have feedback on how to make SuggestBot better, please let us know on SuggestBot's talk page. Regards from Nettrom (talk), SuggestBot's caretaker. -- SuggestBot (talk) 00:00, 18 July 2013 (UTC)