User talk:EVula/Jul-Sept 2011
This archive contains comments posted between July 2011 and September 2011.
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The Signpost: 4 July 2011
edit- News and notes: Picture of the Year 2010; data challenge; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Star-Spangled WikiProject
- Featured content: Two newly promoted portals
- Arbitration report: Arb resigns while mailing list leaks continue; Motion re: admin
Admin since / bureaucrat since userboxes
editHi, I want to thank you for your creation of the admin/bureaucrat-since userboxes. I was also wondering, would it be okay with you if I (or you could certainly do it yourself, if you have no objection) moved User:EVula/Userboxes/admin since, User:EVula/Userboxes/admin somewhere since, and User:EVula/Userboxes/bureaucrat since into the Template namespace, where Template:User Wikipedian for resides? Not only would this make for more consistency with Template:User Wikipedian for, but these userboxes are widely used by the community at large, and being in userspace makes them less collaborative. —Lowellian (reply) 04:28, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
- Aww, thanks for thanking me. :) I'm fine with them being moved to the template namespace; I initially only created them for my own use, hence why the never appeared in a different namespace. Certainly never expected them to get picked up by anyone else... EVula // talk // ☯ // 04:41, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
- Well, kudos on a terrific idea that was popularly adopted by the community. :) I've made the moves, and fixed a bunch of redirects. Thanks for the quick reply. —Lowellian (reply) 14:47, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
Mail - you've got it!
editIt may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. at any time by removing the
–xenotalk 23:38, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up, I probably would have missed this. EVula // talk // ☯ // 03:54, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
- Another one. Forgive the improper capitalization of your username =]. –xenotalk 23:11, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
- Haha, I wasn't going to complain about it, but I most certainly noticed the typo. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 01:05, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
- Another one. Forgive the improper capitalization of your username =]. –xenotalk 23:11, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 July 2011
edit- From the editor: Stepping down
- Higher education summit: Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit recap
- In the news: Britannica and Wikipedia compared; Putin award criticized; possible journalistic sockpuppeting
- WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Albums
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Tree shaping case comes to a close
- Technology report: WMF works on its release strategy; secure server problems
The Signpost: 18 July 2011
edit- In the news: Fine art; surreptitious sanitation; the politics of kyriarchic marginalization; brief news
- WikiProject report: Earn $$$ free pharm4cy WORK FROM HOME replica watches ViAgRa!!!
- Featured content: Historic last launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour; Teddy Roosevelt's threat to behead official; 18th-century London sex manual
- Arbitration report: Motion passed to amend 2008 case: topic ban and reminder
- Technology report: Code Review backlog almost zero; What is: Subversion?; brief news
The Signpost: 25 July 2011
edit- Wikimedian in Residence interview: Wikimedian in Residence on Open Science: an interview with Daniel Mietchen
- Recent research: Talk page interactions; Wikipedia at the Open Knowledge Conference; Summer of Research
- WikiProject report: Musing with WikiProject Philosophy
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: New case opened; hyphens and dashes update; motion
- Technology report: Protocol-relative URLs; GSoC updates; bad news for SMW fans; brief news
The Signpost: 01 August 2011
edit- In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news
- Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team
- WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia
- Featured content: Featured pictures is back in town
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision submitted for one case
- Technology report: Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news
Hi there. Since the Simple English Wikiquote project has closed down (as far as I can tell), could you please delete my user page and talk pages over there? I can't place requests over there because it won't allow me to edit any pages (due to the wiki being closed). Thanks. It Is Me Here t / c 11:05, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
- I'm 99% sure I can't delete anything over there, given that the database is locked. Sorry, but on the plus side, it's not as if you'll be getting talk page requests over there. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:20, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 08 August 2011
edit- News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
- In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
- WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
- Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
Userbox edit question
editWould it be ok if I were to change the current version of User:EVula/Userboxes/Happy Me Day! (version as of this post is located in a pastebin here (Wikipedia diff)) to a version that will change depending on if they enter in the {{{month}}}, {{{day}}}, and {{{year}}} parameters or not? (proposed version on pastebin) Note that I won't mind if you say no, and I am sure it won't mess up the pages it is used on. LikeLakers2 (talk) 20:56, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
- As long as it doesn't mess up the pages it's used on, that's fine with me. :) I also didn't realize it was being used by so many people; I originally just created it for myself. Neat. EVula // talk // ☯ // 05:34, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
- Considering how I set it up, I would assume it wouldn't mess it up. If it does, you may revert my edit and let me know. At least I'm not trying to vandalise the UBX. :D LikeLakers2 (talk) 15:42, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 August 2011
edit- Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix
- WikiProject report: The Oregonians
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress
- Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection
Children's Museum backstage pass
editThe Children's Museum Backstage Pass! - You are invited! | |
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is hosting its second Backstage Pass and its first Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, August 20. The museum is opening its doors to Wikipedians interested in learning about the museum's collection, taking them on a tour of the vast collection before spending the afternoon working with curators to improve articles relating to the Caplan Collection of folk toys and Creative Playthings objects. Please sign up on the event page if you can attend, and if you'd like to participate virtually you can sign up on the Edit-a-Thon page. ---LoriLee (talk) 15:10, 17 August 2011 (UTC) |
The Signpost: 22 August 2011
edit- News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
- WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation
- Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography
- Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration
- Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed
The Signpost: 29 August 2011
edit- News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
- Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety
- Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Four existing cases
- Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment
Hey
editHey, good to see you around! Was it so long ago when we crossed paths when it came to articles about possible Mortal Kombat films? :) Anyway, I've seen the light and (maybe) walked away from a silly battle. It's annoying how these issues can suck one in. Anyway, just wanted to say hi. Erik (talk | contribs) 12:30, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, that whole thread is an example of why I'm no longer as active on Wikipedia. Just too much trivial, stupid shit. I've got a life that's far more enjoyable than wikilawyering is. :)
And yeah, the MK film stuff seems ages ago. I keep looking at the boxes on my userpage, and can't imagine how it is that I've been around for so long... yeesh. EVula // talk // ☯ // 14:50, 2 September 2011 (UTC)- Remember this AfD? :) At least the content has a decent home at Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. I try my best to steer clear of trivialities. Just that sometimes I feel the itch to respond to the absurdity. Still, once I can remember that a triviality does not need my full attention, I find editing opportunities elsewhere. Time is really the enemy, though... I've become better at researching, and sometimes I wish I didn't, when I ultimately put together monster lists of references for use. Then I dump them and hope a future editor will make use of them. :P Anyway, happy (minimal) editing! Erik (talk | contribs) 15:18, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 05 September 2011
edit- News and notes: 24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive
- WikiProject report: Riding with WikiProject London Transport
- Sister projects: Wiki Loves Monuments 2011
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Opinion essay: The copyright crisis, and why we should care
- Arbitration report: BLP case closed; Cirt-Jayen466 nearly there; AUSC reshuffle
The Signpost: 12 September 2011
edit- News and notes: Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked
- WikiProject report: Politics in the Pacific: WikiProject Australian Politics
- Featured content: Wikipedians explain two new featured pictures
- Arbitration report: Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications
- Technology report: What is: agile development? and new mobile site goes live
- Opinion essay: The Walrus and the Carpenter
The Signpost: 19 September 2011
edit- From the editor: Changes to The Signpost
- News and notes: Ushahidi research tool announced, Citizendium five years on: success or failure?, and Wikimedia DC officially recognised
- Sister projects: On the Wikinews fork
- WikiProject report: Back to school
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case
- Technology report: MediaWiki 1.18 deployment begins, the alleged "injustice" of WMF engineering policy, and Wikimedians warned of imminent fix to magic word
- Popular pages: Article stats for the English Wikipedia in the last year
The Signpost: 26 September 2011
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- Recent research: Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym previews
- News and notes: WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content
- In the news: Sockpuppeting journalist recants, search dominance threatened, new novels replete with Wikipedia references
- WikiProject report: A project in overdrive: WikiProject Automobiles
- Featured content: The best of the week