User talk:Fox/March 2012
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Tokyo Sky Tower ITN
Foxj, I've replied to your change of the blurb for the Tokyo Sky Tower with a number of reliable sources, including the definition of tower used both by Guinness World Records and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, clearly defining towers as different to buildings. Please review your change to the blurb, I don't think it should have been made. TechnoSymbiosis (talk) 20:13, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
New Page Triage engagement strategy released
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It's awesome to finally get to start work on this! :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 02:09, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
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Were you asked off wiki ?
To request action regarding the quotes on my user talk page? Was it Jaakobou who asked you? Did you tell him he shouldn't blank content on the talk pages of editors he has harassed in the past? Tiamuttalk 18:27, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
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Review
Please review the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Request_concerning_Tiamut
Regardless if I am sanctioned, I would really like the antisemitic content removed.
Regards, JaakobouChalk Talk 17:15, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
- I left you a reply here - http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArbitration%2FRequests%2FEnforcement&diff=480631660&oldid=480629649
- Regards, JaakobouChalk Talk 09:12, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not sure on how to present how deep rooted the problem is. This link explains the techniques applied throughout the middle east. The same techniques are applied with more subtlety at the top of Tiamut's talkpage. Anyway, from your reponse I can see that you did see offense in the [is it really] sensationalist [?] paraphrasing. I left another reponse.[1].
- With respect, JaakobouChalk Talk 10:29, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
- With respect, JaakobouChalk Talk 12:13, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
ani mention
fyi Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Pay_for_edits_in_Wikipedia Nobody Ent 14:18, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
"A series"
Hello! I always try to stay on top of the pluralization issue (and seek English variety-neutral wording). To the best of my recollection, this is the first instance in which I've seen it applied to "a series" (despite our recurring use of this wording in ITN for years), and I don't recall seeing it treated as plural in British English media (including our articles about UK television). Can you please point me to an authoritative source? Thanks! —David Levy 06:06, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- It seems it depends on the journalist so I may have been a bit hasty, but the BBC, The Guardian and The Telegraph have all used it as a plural. Feel free to reinstate it however. — foxj 06:21, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the links. If this is a common practice, I'd prefer to sidestep the issue via your revision.
- Am I correct in assuming that this applies specifically to instances in which the wording "series of ______" is used? I frequently read about UK television, and I don't recall ever seeing something along the lines of "A second series were commissioned in 2010.". —David Levy 06:45, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, it is purely for "a series of bombs", "a series of tornadoes", "a series of rotten apples", whatever. "Series" in the instance you refer to is synonymous with the American "season". But you knew that ;) — foxj 06:54, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- Indeed, I annoy my fellow Americans by referring to "series" (instead of "season"/"seasons") when discussing British television. (;
- Out of curiosity, does one of the two terms predominate in Australia? I've heard Shane Bourne use them interchangeably on Thank God You're Here. —David Levy 07:07, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- Actually, I haven't really paid close enough attention to tell you for certain. I'm starting to think these journalists have implanted - gasp indeed - the wrong option in my head. — foxj 07:18, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- To be clear, I was inquiring about "series" vs. "season", not the original issue that brought me here. —David Levy 07:28, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, I see, confused me. Australian English tends towards British English, so I would assume therefore they stick to "series" rather than "season". A lot of programmes are bought in from the States, though, which might skew the data a little. — foxj 07:32, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I came here to make the same point. As a UK grammatician, I'm appalled that major news sources are employing journalists with such scant regard for the rules of the language, but in the face of that evidence, I can't really go ahead with my intention of asking you to revert yourself. Kevin McE (talk) 07:12, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- My version at least cuts it out entirely, but I will not do it again, Kevin. — foxj 07:18, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- I often encounter appalling grammatical errors in American print media (e.g. "it's" in place of the possessive "its", which I've spotted in UK publications as well). In your view, are the linked examples similarly clear-cut in their incorrectness? —David Levy 07:28, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
- I would consider it a dead giveaway of a writer who is lead more by the sound of what they've written (if that makes sense) than by grammatical rules. The non-euphonic effect of "avalanches is" leads to unnecessary correction, apparently even among those who should know better. Kevin McE (talk) 19:57, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for the first Freudian slip in an edit note that I've ever noticed, resulting in one of the funniest edit notes I've come across. Kevin McE (talk) 10:28, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
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MSU Interview
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Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive update
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This merger discussion has been inactive since September 2011. I wonder if there is a consensus. --George Ho (talk) 09:15, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
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Dispute
Thanks, but it is already being addressed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiquette_assistance#85.246.163.58_--_Personal_insults_.28portuguese_extremely_offensive_words.29_.2B_ongoing_vandalism. Cheers Linuxftw (talk) 04:59, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks to all of you for commenting on the NOINDEX RfC :). It's always great to be able to field questions like these to the community; it's genuinely the highlight of my work! The NOINDEX idea sprung from our New Page Triage discussion; we're developing a new patrolling interface for new articles, and we want your input like never before :). So if you haven't already seen it, please go there, take a look at the screenshots and mockups and ideas, and add any comments or suggestions you might have to the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 16:48, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 March newsletter
We are over half way through the second round of this year's WikiCup and things are going well! 
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Article Feedback Tool newsletter
Sorry for the radio silence, guys :). I just wanted to let you know that we're planning on starting a new round of hand coding, which you can sign up for here. This will be the final round (honest!), and is basically because we found some really interesting results from the last round that blew our collective mind. It's important to check that they weren't a fluke, though, and so a bit more work is needed.
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