User talk:Michael Snow/Archive (Mar 2011-Aug 2016)

Do you have a job that enables you to know about these things that you publish?or is it a hobby?

Advertising links

Those links I told you about the other night turned out to be an IE add-on, not a Wikipedia thing at all. Ksnow (talk) 15:51, 6 March 2011 (UTC)Ksnow

A cookie for you!

Sue Gardner has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. From Sue: "I have never awarded anyone a cookie before: how ridiculous :-) Michael, I'm bestowing upon you this cookie because you founded The Signpost. The Signpost is really, really great at helping the enWP community stay informed about important goings-on: I am really glad you created it :-)†

Spanish edition

Hi, Mike. I´m sorry to inform you that the chief administrator of the Spanish edition has been deleting thousands of valid articles alleging plagiarism or irrelevance. As an outstanding member of Wikimedia Foundation it is your obligation to intervene in this issue, replacing this guy, Ecemaml, that´s his name. It is an extended rumour that he is a puppet of the secret services and he is besmirching wikipedia´s good name. Tahnk you very much.

• --Kusturica80 (talk) 21:24, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:CardSeal-1.gif

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Time 100

I see you previously redirected the annual Time 100 lists. There does not seem to be an AFD. I have begun recreating them. I am hoping it is a matter of the prior lists not being done well. See 2004 Time 100 for starters.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:21, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Can you show me the past discussion. I could not find it before. For 2011 Time 100 and 2010 Time 100 I have found sourced commentary making our article more than lists, Have not been successful with earlier years.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:31, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Are people aware that the time lists are a hybrid of editorial opinion and poll data?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:53, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

How are these different from AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars and all the other various AFI lists?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:45, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Convoluted art process

Can anything be done about the current difficulty of copying art from one language Wikipedia to another. I have run into this problem repeatedly and have essentially given up.

If you want details, see the latest posting on my talk page. Ksnow (talk) 16:29, 28 July 2011 (UTC)Ksnow

Minors and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pornography

Hi Michael

As you may or may not know, there has been quite a debate in the last few days over the issue of whether there should be mechanisms in place to prevent or inhibit the participation of minors in the Pornography WikiProject.

The discussion started, as far as I can see, at User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Self_identified_13_year_old_joins_WP:WikiProject_Pornography and has since continued at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Wikiproject_Pornography_and_Minors:_Proposals_and_Discussion.

A number of editors have stated that it would be useful to have a professional legal perspective on whether various proposed mechanisms are necessary/advantageous/sufficient/etc. for the Wikipedia project, and if you had time to consider this matter, I'm sure your input would be appreciated.

Thanks! Barnabypage (talk) 21:22, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Seattle Wikipedia Meetup

Hello. Some of us Seattle Wikipedians are organizing a meetup for the "Wikipedia Loves Libraries" event Wikipedia is promoting. Most of us have other Wikipedia interests beyond this as well, but at this event the focus will be discussing Wikipedia's entries on libraries in this area. I am writing to invite you to join us at 7pm on Tuesday, October 25 at Allegro Coffee in u-district in Seattle. Here is the meetup page for this event. I would appreciate your noting on that page if you plan to come. That page also has more event details and some description of what preparation has been done.

I got your name because you posted interest in the meetup last summer. I reserved a private room for us at this venue so we will have less interruption this time than on a busy beach. Thank you for your attention, and if you ever want to talk to a Seattle-area Wikipedian for any reason, then please feel free to contact me. Blue Rasberry (talk) 18:32, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Sorry I missed this, I had a work function that prevented me from attending. Please do keep me posted for any future meetups. --Michael Snow (talk) 17:48, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

You are invited to this local event!

I would like to invite you to attend a Wikipedia meetup described on Wikipedia:Meetup/seattlewp. This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday December 6 at 7pm in at Café Allegro in University District. Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you there.

I will indeed keep you posted. We are just getting started, but there seems to be enough interest to make this a monthly thing. Blue Rasberry (talk) 18:18, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Hello. I and others will be at Café Allegro in u-district this Tuesday January 3 at 7pm. Here is the event description. I would enjoy meeting you there if you are available. Thanks. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:23, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

We are meeting Tuesday 7 February at 7pm at Allegro and details are here. It seems you are not active on Wikipedia currently. If you become active again and want to get in touch then please write to me. Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:39, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

New left bar format

Whom can I complain to about the wide spacing of the left bar in English Wikipedia. At first, I thought it was a bug that they would immediately see and fix, but it has been that way for over a month now, I think. Other language versions don't have this problem. Ksnow (talk) 14:31, 26 October 2011 (UTC)Ksnow

Well, they blamed it on IE, so I just changed my appearance preference to Vector. It doesn't have the same problem. Ksnow (talk) 15:39, 28 October 2011 (UTC)Ksnow

Your input is needed on the SOPA initiative

Hi Michael Snow,

You are receiving this message either because you expressed an opinion about the proposed SOPA blackout before full blackout and soft blackout were adequately differentiated, or because you expressed general support without specifying a preference. Please ensure that your voice is heard by clarifying your position accordingly.

Thank you.

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Why is handball in the news and the not the results of the Australian Open?

50.46.224.142 (talk) 00:44, 31 January 2012 (UTC)Ksnow

MSU Interview

Dear Michael Snow,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 04:08, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Interview with Signpost's former editors in chief

The WikiProject Report would like to interview the former editors in chief of the Signpost for an article in the Signpost. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new contributors to the newspaper. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 04:24, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Bug I hadn't noticed before

Recently, I have been noticing that bulleted and numbered lists show up through pictures and templates. At first, I thought it was a problem with the Historical populations template that I had been adding to French and Swiss communes, but now I am seeing the same problem on the French Wikipedia where an image is followed by a bulleted list. Ksnow (talk) 13:51, 25 April 2012 (UTC)Ksnow

Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)

Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:

• Link to Survey (should take between 5-10 minutes): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N8FQ6MM

It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.

At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).

Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.

If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi ^{t | c} 17:24, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle 2012

Hello, I noticed you were active in the 2011 event, and wanted to tell you that the 2012 Wikipedia Loves Libraries in Seattle is planned. It's Dec 8th 10am-3pm at Seattle Public Library, and we'd love to have you there, and hear your ideas about what to edit. Hope to see you there. Maximilianklein (talk) 23:16, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom processes

NinaGreen, who has had a hard time from ArbCom, has suggested here some specific improvements to its way of doing things. I have also made some rather swingeing criticisms of the Request for Amendment process which prompted Nina's thoughts, ending -

The Wikipedia community is self-regulating, but what other worldwide organization with millions of members would allow the decisions of its disciplinary process to be taken by opinionated people with no relevant training and (rather critically, I think) no legal advice? As Wikipedia grows in importance, there surely needs to be a much more professional approach to such matters.

No doubt ArbCom has faced many such criticisms, but it would be helpful if you could take a look at this request from the point of view of a lawyer who knows how Wikipedia works. One of the arbitrators in the matter, Elen of the Roads, later offered a reasoned explanation of her part in the decision here, and that has now been considered in detail by Nina and myself. On the face of it our analysis shows that the approach of Elen of the Roads was irrational and injudicious, but so far as I am aware no one will be interested in that. Something is very wrong with this decision-taking process. Moonraker (talk) 19:20, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of King Felix

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A tag has been placed on King Felix requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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8 years old unassessed configuration "experiments"

+1
You may be interested in checking the thoughts that Sj added to m:Limits to configuration changes on testing configuration changes. --Nemo 08:35, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Invitation

Hello! As there is a Wikipedia article about you, you are cordially invited to contribute a short audio recoding of your spoken voice, so that our readers may know what you sound like and how you pronounce your name. Details of how to do so, and examples, are at Wikipedia:Voice intro project. Please feel free to ask for help or clarification on the project talk page, or my talk page. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:43, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter

Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013

by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)

Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...

New positions: Sign up to be a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Wikipedia Librarian

Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.

New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??

New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges

News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY

Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions

New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration

Read the full newsletter

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The Wikipedia Library Survey

As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi ^{t | c} 15:43, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

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Doug/Wayne Owens

Now that Doug Owens (Wayne Owen's son) has entered politics, it is time to delete the redirect from "Doug Owens" to "Douglas Wayne Owens". There seems to already be a redirect from his full name to "Wayne Owens".

BTW, what happened to the page about you?

Ksnow (talk) 01:06, 6 November 2014 (UTC)Ksnow

Template:Peter Kemp

Hi there. It seems you created this template. It raises some issues of copyvio I think where it is used. E.g. Figaro-Polka - where there is extensive text without any inline citation. Nor is there any reference to the work by Peter Kemp from which presumably the information in the article came. Nor is it apparent - apart from the unsourced claim in the template - that any permission has been granted to quote from Mr. Kemp in extenso. Could you please clarify the situation here? With thanks, --Smerus (talk) 13:56, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks for your response. Best, --Smerus (talk) 20:15, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:15, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Since you participated in the Sedna discussion

Minor planet 90377 Sedna > Sedna (minor planet) discussion taking place at Talk:90377_Sedna#Odd_name. Please join in if it catches your fancy. A previous discussion took place with a result of Sedna (planetoid) which is why you are on this list. Fyunck(click) (talk) 19:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

AfD nomination for The Signpost

In case you didn't notice: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Signpost (Wikipedia)‎ - don't worry, it's already been snowballed... ;) --.js^[[M:D]] 05:29, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Three month VfD policy listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Wikipedia:Three month VfD policy. Since you had some involvement with the Wikipedia:Three month VfD policy redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. Thincat (talk) 07:53, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Email

Hi Michael, I've sent you one. Graham87 12:28, 6 August 2016 (UTC)