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Hello, regarding In The Media

Hi-I've been working on some found items for your consideration for In the Media in my sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TeeVeeed/sandbox since I don't want to break the Signpost by opening the section in the Newsroom. Also having a little formatting mess so it is not perfect.TeeVeeed (talk) 18:44, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

This is great TeeVeeed, thank you. I have just started the page; please feel free to move your items in there. We may edit a bit prior to publication (which should be today), but it looks like a strong start -- I don't see any problems from an initial read. Much appreciated! Milowent, take note if you've been working on any of these. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 20:13, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you!TeeVeeed (talk) 21:28, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

• This is well done and a great relief to see TeeVeeed's submission. I expanded two of the items a little bit.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 18:11, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	You deserve a special barnstar for writing What is it like to edit Wikipedia when you're blind?. Great work. -- Tito Dutta (talk) 08:09, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

• I have also shared the article. The organization I work for has an "accessibility" portal, I'll try to make sure that they also read it. --Tito Dutta (talk) 08:11, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

• • Titodutta, thank you -- this gave me a big smile. I see you also gave Tony1 a barnstar -- he is the one truly deserving of recognition, I merely coaxed his piece along and made a few suggestions; this was very much his project, and a product of his discussions with Graham, from the beginning. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 05:32, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Newsletter test wiki

See here Not sure how often you check it but there's a substantial amount of spam. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:32, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing it out, Koavf. I'm not an admin there, and I don't know how spam is generally handled on labs wikis. Maybe Qgil-WMF will know what to do? -Pete Forsyth (talk) 17:19, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Peteforsyth, thank you for the ping. @Koavf: thank you for detecting spam in the Newsletter extension test wiki, cleaning the garbage, and letting us know. I just deleted those pages. It's a test wiki, content might disappear any day, nobody is paying attention to pages created there, and we don't have the extensions to detect and fight spam used in Wikimedia production wikis. On the positive side, basically nobody is reading those pages either.  :) It seems that all the spam pages were created in a couple of rounds in December. Hopefully the spammer bots will leave us alone. If you want to provide feedback about the extension or the test wiki, you can do it directly at mw:Extension:Newsletter. Thanks again!--Qgil-WMF (talk) 18:10, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

@Qgil-WMF: Agreed--it's pretty low-stakes to have spam there but I don't want any spam on any WMF wiki. I find it unlikely anyone actually bought some fake v1@gra or anything but still. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:52, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes

NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67

Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13

Guideline and policy news

• A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
• Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
• Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news

• When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
• Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
• The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration

• The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries

• JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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Openness in education

"Open education" has a really broad history that precedes the open access/culture movement, especially considering the American "open classrooms" of the late 1960s/early '70s, which aren't even covered on Wikipedia. Might be worth qualifying the kind of "openness in education" when using the phrase—appears to be referring to open access contents (resources with removed barriers to entry)  czar 17:53, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

An excellent point -- thanks Czar, we know it well -- that has been one of the primary topics of discussion in past iterations of the course (and in planning out the course to begin with)! In fact, some of our students have edited the page you link. Happy to discuss further (perhaps at WT:OPEN, which is a page we use in the course) -- but for a one-minute intro video, I couldn't get into much nuance. More specifically, while the grant program funding the program is focused on open educational resources and, by extension, open access, there are no restrictions; we welcome those exploring all aspects, whether concerning pedagogy, affordability, logistics, copyright licensing, or other elements. What part of it is of the greatest interest to you? -Pete Forsyth (talk) 17:58, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Two articles written (at least in large part) by our past students that you might enjoy:

• Public sphere pedagogy
• Encyclopedic knowledge

-Pete Forsyth (talk) 18:23, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

I have a running theory that Wikipedia articles, when crowdsourced, reflect the general, unsourced public knowledge on a topic. The vast majority of 21st-century education theory concepts are so vaguely defined that they become meaningless (e.g., child-centered education, open education, free education), so I advocate for generally avoiding those terms altogether. It doesn't help that they tend to be pushed by academic figures more interested in naming an idea anew (as a movement) than attaching themselves to a history of similar ideas—alas, the former is more beneficial for making a name for oneself... "Open access" and "open educational resources" both have their own clarity issues too, but they're generally easier to define than my previous three examples. I only saw the phrase "openness in education" in your Signpost announcement and wanted to leave a note. I think it'd be easier to attract people if there was more specificity in what constituted "openness" (at least in that quoted phrase—there is plenty more elaboration on the linked page). czar 18:53, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Editorial?

Are you still interested in the editorial you asked me to write? A draft is at User:Guy Macon/Draft of Signpost Editorial. --Guy Macon (talk) 21:10, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi Guy Macon, I can see now from your edit summaries that you addressed the issues I emailed you about December 18...I had not realized. Sorry for losing track, we've been juggling a bunch of stuff. I will review the changes and get back to you shortly! Thanks for your efforts. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 02:26, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! I have asked several editors who's opinions I respect to look it over and comment / correct / criticize at User talk:Guy Macon/Draft of Signpost Editorial. Feel free to join that discussion if you have time. (Anyone reading this is also invited, especially if you think I am dead wrong). --Guy Macon (talk) 12:45, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

People using books that copy Wikipedia

Hi Pete, the issue of books that copy Wikipedia being used as a source is not new (see WP:ALPHASCRIPT and WP:PUS), but I've been cleaning up uses of Cram101 (and its many other names) and I've come across one Wikipedian in Residence[1] and one former Executive Director[2] adding citations to these "books". I thought it might make an interesting snippet for the Signpost, on how easy it is to be caught out by Google Books sources (which can't be blacklisted) and how looking for a reference to cite a particular fact (as encouraged by Citation Hunt and #1lib1ref) may not be the best approach to improving articles. Fences&Windows 18:24, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Art+Feminism @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (March 18, 2017)

You are invited to the upcoming Art+Feminism edit-athon, which will be held at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (415 Southwest 10th Avenue #300, Portland 97205) on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 10:00am – 5:00pm. For more information, visit Eventbrite.

Hope to see you there! -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Your invitation: Bay Area WikiSalon series at Noisebridge

Please join us in San Francisco!

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. This month we are meeting at Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace in the Mission near 16th Street BART (temporary change of venue). The good news is this means that you can bring spontaneous guests if you forget to RSVP!

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks.

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Nomination of Oregon Center for Public Policy for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Oregon Center for Public Policy is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oregon Center for Public Policy until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. DGG ( talk ) 12:13, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Wednesday night you are invited! Bay Area WikiSalon

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather for the Bay Area WikiSalon series to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. We will have some announcements and lightning talks from the floor, and a breakout session. This is our one year anniversary, so there will be cake!

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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ PNCA Library (April 29, 2017)

You are invited to the upcoming Art+Feminism edit-athon, which will be held at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) Library at 511 NW Broadway on Saturday, April 29, 2017, from 11am to 4pm. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.

Hope to see you there! -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:32, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Trying to connect with Wikipedians that are in Eugene or have attended the University of Oregon

Hi! I'm trying to connect with Wikipedinas in Eugene or have attended the University of Oregon. Would you be able to assist me with trying to create a community to invite more editors from the Eugene area to the Eugene page? Thanks! 80atUO (talk) 18:26, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia Signpost Editor-in-chief duties

Hi Pete. In looking at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Coordination#Publication – Automated process, the link:

Guide to steps: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Content guidance#Editor-in-chief duties

is broken. I thought that if you were looking for a temporary fill-in when you're too busy to do this, it would be nice to point to this to see what you do. So I dug into the history but was soon frustrated. Mario did a lot of rearranging of the Signpost pages back in March 2015. He "moved it out" of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Resources on 17 March 2015. I followed his edit history to find that he added it to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Content guidance, but then he moved it out of there too just a day later. From there the trail goes cold. Do you know where your duties are currently listed?

I'm also wondering when the automated process went on the fritz. It could easily have been broken by all of this page rearranging, if the php code was expecting certain things to be located at certain specific page titles. wbm1058 (talk) 18:17, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into it wbm1058. Yes, it's confusing stuff. As I understand it, the automated process was largely broken, requiring much intervention, when I came on board in mid-2016; by the time I took over publication duties in fall 2016, we just gave it up for dead. I suspect that Resident Mario was diligent about renaming; what I've heard (and without digging through notes, I don't recall exactly who said it) is that various changes to the MediaWiki software over the years have eroded the functionality. Evad37 has expressed interest in rebuilding it as a user script instead of a bot, and I think that's the most promising approach. My strong sense is that things have changed enough that there would be little value in trying to revive the previous system, and that a fresh start would be the best way to go. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 18:32, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

It doesn't appear to be a bot, per se, rather a user script that runs on the MediaWiki server. So you would be looking to replace one user script with another. It appears that the user themselves is the "bot operator". wbm1058 (talk) 18:39, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

OK, thanks for clarifying. I never knew much about the old system, like I said it was mostly broken when I started -- so you probably now know more about it than I do. I think Evad has a good sense of what's needed, but could use some more technically-minded folks to bounce ideas around. I'd suggest moving this discussion to a more public place, and pinging various people who have worked on it over the years -- Mario, Jarry, maybe Ragesoss, etc. A dedicated section on WT:POST, perhaps? -Pete Forsyth (talk) 18:49, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Oh, I see, a new discussion started at WT:POST#Publication process automation. But, I mainly posted here to link you to your duties, FWIW, in case you hadn't seen that before. I don't know why that was removed. wbm1058 (talk) 19:50, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, meant to mention -- I think I removed that months ago, because as far as I know, very little if any of what was previously documented there still works. Until you pointed it out, I neglected to also remove the link to it -- but I've done that now. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 20:02, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

OK, I take back what I said about it not being a bot. See User:LivingBot task 19 and task 20. I know PHP enough to figure out someone else's code, though he uses a different framework (low-level function library) than I do. Also I've only run PHP on my own computer. I don't do Javascript though. I would guess that Evad37 knows Javascript but not PHP. I'm a bit concerned when they say that "coding and testing it would be on the order of weeks". Maybe I'll take a closer look at the PHP stuff to see if it's obvious how it's breaking. wbm1058 (talk) 20:25, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Meetup Invitation

You are invited to the upcoming Asian Pacific American Heritage month edit-athon.

This will be held on the first floor of the Knight library at the University of Oregon.

For more information please see: Wikipedia:Meetup/Eugene/WikiAPA, a Facebook event link is also available on the Meetup page.

• Date: Friday, May 26, 2017
• Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Location: Edminston Classroom, Knight Library, Room 144
• Address:1501 Kincaid Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-1299

Hope to see you there!

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Signpost publishing script

I've finished my script. Add the line importScript( 'User:Evad37/SPS.js' ); to Special:MyPage/common.js, and then on the Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom or Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Coordination page you'll get a "Publish next edition" link, in the "More" dropdown (Vector skin) or on a tab (Monobook skin) at the top of the page.

Before starting make sure that all the articles are ready to go, are subpages of Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Next_issue/ (so the script can find them), and have a completed {{Signpost draft}} template (so the script can grab the title and blurb). If the {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/RSS description|1=}} template is missing or blank, the script will use "[title]: [blurb]" for the RSS description. If the {{Wikipedia:Signpost/Template:Signpost-article-comments-end|||}} template is missing or does not have a previous issue date specified, the script will attempt to find the previous issue and fill it in.

Once you click on the "Publish next edition" link, you'll get a few interface screens where you:

• choose to get started with publishing for real, or do a "dry run" simulation where no edits/moves are made
• select which pages are to be published
• adjust the order (as used for the main Signpost page, single page edition, etc), and adjust the titles & blurbs if needed

Then, if everything goes right, you can just click the "Publish" button to do all the on-wiki publishing tasks (i.e. everything apart from announcing on the email list, Twitter, and Facebook). - Evad37 [talk] 01:30, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Everybody is invited to the May 31 Bay Area WikiSalon series!

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. This month we are taking it on the road to Noisebridge makerspace/hackerspace!

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. There will be periodic guided tours of Noisebridge. You can stay late, on your own! YeeHaw!

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The Signpost: 9 June 2017

• From the editors: Signpost status: On reserve power, help wanted!

• News and notes: Global Elections

• Arbitration report: Cases closed in the Pacific and with Magioladitis

• Op-ed: Wikipedia's lead sentence problem

• Featured content: Three months in the land of the featured

• In the media: Did Wikipedia just assume Garfield's gender?

• Recent research: Wikipedia bot wars capture the imagination of the popular press

• Technology report: Tech news catch-up

• Traffic report: Film on Top: Sampling the weekly top 10

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Your archives

I see that you set up automatic archiving on 16 May 2013. Then on 20 May 2013 MiszaBot III filled Archive 1 and started Archive 2. Then you incremented counter to try to combine the old archives on 22 May 2013. Then moved archive 2 to archive 6 on 31 May 2013. Then, you created an archive 2 on 16 June 2016 to "try to make order of chaos". Because of this gap in your archives, your newest archives aren't being detected and shown by the {{archives}} template. Your first two auto-generated archives should have been moved to archives 6 and 7 to make room for the older five manually created archives. I trust you won't mind if I make order of it. wbm1058 (talk) 12:51, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

Module:AutomaticArchiveNavigator needs all the archives to conform to its specific naming convention to work. See Module talk:AutomaticArchiveNavigator#Next archive link broken. I've reconfigured your archives so that the automatic navigation works. wbm1058 (talk) 15:53, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 18, 2017

Columbia River has been scheduled for the above date as Today's Featured Article. I'd appreciate it if you could check the article one more time to make sure it's up-to-date. You're welcome but not obligated to edit the text that will appear on the Main Page; I'll be trimming it to around 1100 characters. Thanks! - Dank (push to talk) 21:45, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 22

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 22, April-May 2017

• New and expanded research accounts
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: OCLC Partnership
• Bytes in brief

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:35, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

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What's going on with the next issue of The Signpost? I am not sure anyone in the newsroom is currently sure what is going on. Can you clarify things? Eddie891 (talk) 17:45, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 June 2017

• News and notes: Departments reorganized at Wikimedia Foundation, and a month without new RfAs (so far)

• In the media: Kalanick's nipples; Episode #138 of Drama on the Hill

• Op-ed: Facto Post: a fresh take

• Featured content: Will there ever be a break? The slew of featured content continues

• Traffic report: Wonder Woman beats Batman, The Mummy, Darth Vader and the Earth

• Recent research: Utopian bubbles: Can Wikipedians create value outside of the capitalist system?

• Technology report: Improved search, and WMF data scientist tells all

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Wiki Loves Pride at PNCA: Tuesday, June 27

You are invited to the upcoming Wiki Loves Pride edit-athon, which will be held at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (511 NW Broadway) on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, from 5–8pm. For more information, visit the meetup page or Facebook event page.

Hope to see you there! -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:38, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

The Bay Area WikiSalon is an unSalon this month!

Please stay where you are for an unSalon!

We are taking July off! Please gather your thoughts for changes that you would like to see in the next 10 months and present them at our July 26 WikiSalon.

Ordinarily, the last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at the Bay Area WikiSalon series to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We normally allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend.

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Mark your calendars now for Wednesday, July 26 at 6 p.m.! The venue will be the Noisebridge hackerspace/makerspace on Mission Street in San Francisco.

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The Black Woman is God Edit-a-Thon in San Francisco, July 22

You're invited to The Black Woman is God Edit-a-Thon at SOMArts in San Francisco on Saturday July 22, 1-4 pm. It'll be at 934 Brannan Street (between 8th & 9th). Everyone is welcome to join this editing event, held in conjunction with The Black Woman is God exhibition to raise the online visibility of Black women artists and challenge the gaps in art history that erase or minimize Black women’s contributions as artists, activists and social change-makers. (Message requested by Dreamyshade and delivered on 14:23, 9 July 2017 (UTC). You can subscribe/unsubscribe to San Francisco event talk page notices here.)

The Signpost: 15 July 2017

• News and notes: French chapter woes, new affiliates and more WMF team changes

• Featured content: Spectacular animals, Pine Trees screens, and more

• In the media: Concern about access and fairness, Foundation expenditures, and relationship to real-world politics and commerce

• Recent research: The chilling effect of surveillance on Wikipedia readers

• Op-ed: Why Task Forces are Dying in 2017

• Gallery: A mix of patterns

• Humour: The Infobox Game

• Traffic report: Film, television and Internet phenomena reign with some room left over for America's birthday

• Technology report: New features in development; more breaking changes for scripts

• Wikicup: 2017 WikiCup round 3 wrap-up

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TFA

Columbia River, as you said: "This article has been the subject of a broad and sustained collaboration by over a dozen editors since at least 2007. The river is of central importance to America's Pacific Northwest region: cultural, economic, transportation, environmental, and international political interests have intersected along the river for centuries, and it played an important role in the area's geologic evolution and native culture as well." Thank you, and the many involved! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:53, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Precious

welcome to Oregon

Thank you for quality articles such as Columbia River and Oregon State Capitol, performed in collaboration, for welcoming new users and teaching them to write articles, for shaping the Signpost, for "I believe that Wikipedia is changing the way we find information,", - Pete, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 5 August 2017

• News and notes: Non-English special edition! 99% no news about English-based wiki communities!

• Recent research: Wikipedia can increase local tourism by +9%; predicting article quality with deep learning; recent behavior predicts quality

• WikiProject report: Comic relief

• In the media: Wikipedia used to judge death penalty, arms smuggling, Indonesian governance, and HOTTEST celebrity

• Traffic report: Swedish countess tops the list

• Blog: Canadian Supreme Court rules against Google in favor of worldwide court orders

• Special report: Sharing Wikipedia offline medical information in the Dominican Republic

• Featured content: Everywhere in the lead

• Technology report: Introducing TechCom

• Humour: WWASOHs and ETCSSs

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The Signpost: 6 September 2017

• From the editors: What happened at Wikimania?

• News and notes: Basselpedia; WMF Board of Trustees appointments

• Featured content: Warfighters and their tools or trees and butterflies

• Traffic report: A fortnight of conflicts

• Special report: Biomedical content, and some thoughts on its future

• Recent research: Discussion summarization; Twitter bots tracking government edits; extracting trivia from Wikipedia

• In the media: Google's Ideological Echo Chamber; What makes someone successful?

• WikiProject report: WikiProject YouTube

• Technology report: Latest tech news

• Wikicup: 2017 WikiCup round 4 wrap-up

• Humour: Bots

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Invitation to Admin confidence survey

Hello,

Beginning in September 2017, the Wikimedia Foundation Anti-harassment tool team will be conducting a survey to gauge how well tools, training, and information exists to assist English Wikipedia administrators in recognizing and mitigating things like sockpuppetry, vandalism, and harassment.

The survey should only take 5 minutes, and your individual response will not be made public. This survey will be integral for our team to determine how to better support administrators.

To take the survey sign up here and we will send you a link to the form.

We really appreciate your input!

Please let us know if you wish to opt-out of all massmessage mailings from the Anti-harassment tools team.

For the Anti-harassment tools team, SPoore (WMF), Community Advocate, Community health initiative (talk) 20:56, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Coincidence

Hi, Pete!
I just noticed that you and I have the same edit count on Wikipedia! Coolness! I hope that you are doing well. Take care. Your friend. PS: I know your edits are better quality than mine. LOL {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 11:37, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 September 2017

• News and notes: Chapter updates; ACTRIAL

• In the media: Monkey settlement; Wikipedia used to give AI context clues

• Humour: Chickenz

• Recent research: Wikipedia articles vs. concepts; Wikipedia usage in Europe

• Technology report: Flow restarted; Wikidata connection notifications

• Gallery: Chicken mania

• Special report: Two steps forward, one step backward: The Sustainability Initiative

• Traffic report: Fights and frights

• Featured content: Flying high

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Proposed deletion of Onward Oregon

The article Onward Oregon has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:NORG due to lack of significant coverage in independent, reliable sources.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. DrStrauss talk 14:37, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Onward Oregon for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Onward Oregon is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Onward Oregon until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. DrStrauss talk 16:43, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Signpost submission

Hi Pete,

I submitted a signpost proposal. Hope you would have a chance to review it, and please let me know if you have any feedback. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 15:37, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 24

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 24, August-September 2017

• User Group update
• Global branches update
  • Star Coordinator Award - last quarter's star coordinator: User:Csisc
• Wikimania Birds of a Feather session roundup
• Spotlight: Wiki Loves Archives
• Bytes in brief

Arabic, Kiswahili and Yoruba versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!

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Upcoming Wikipedia edit-a-thon dedicated to artists of color - Thursday, Oct. 26 at PNCA

Main page: Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Artists of Color

On Thursday, October 26, a Wikipedia edit-a-thon dedicated to artists of color will be held from 4–8pm at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (511 NW Broadway). Learn more at Facebook. Hope to see you there! -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:27, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 October 2017

• News and notes: Money! WMF fundraising, Wikimedia strategy, WMF new office!

• Featured content: Don, Marcel, Emily, Jessica and other notables

• Humour: Guys named Ralph

• In focus: Offline Wikipedia developed at OFF.NETWORK Content Hackathon

• Blog: The future of offline access to Wikipedia: The Kiwix example

• In the media: Facebook and poetry

• Special report: Working with GLAMs in the UK

• Traffic report: Death, disaster, and entertainment

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What is Talk Page Theatre? Come find out!

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Come find out what "Talk Page Theatre" is all about! The last Wednesday evening of every other month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

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We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks. We will be at the NEW Wikimedia Foundation offices! w00t!!!

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Please note: You should RSVP here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in.

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For further details, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, November 2017

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See you soon! Ben Creasy, Nikikana, and Wayne | ( Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice ) | MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:30, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Hey, I would like to Thank You for your contribution in Wikipedia through your articles& knowledge. Keep learning. Kiosky Kooks (talk) 22:58, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 November 2017

• News and notes: Cons, cons, cons

• Arbitration report: Administrator desysoped; How to deal with crosswiki issues; Mister Wiki case likely

• Technology report: Searching and surveying

• Interview: A featured article centurion

• WikiProject report: Recommendations for WikiProjects

• In the media: Open knowledge platform as a media institution

• Traffic report: Strange and inappropriate

• Featured content: We will remember them

• Recent research: Who wrote this? New dataset on the provenance of Wikipedia text

• Humour: Good faith (but still incomprehensible)

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:39, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

ArbCom 2017 election voter message

Hello, Peteforsyth. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority 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 in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 25

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Books & Bytes
Issue 25, October – November 2017

• OAWiki & #1Lib1Ref
• User Group update
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: Research libraries and Wikimedia
• Bytes in brief

Arabic, Korean and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!

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The Signpost: 18 December 2017

• Special report: Women in Red World Contest wrap-up

• Blog: Close encounters of the Wikipedia kind

• Featured content: Featured content to finish 2017

• In the media: Stolen seagulls, public domain primates and more

• Arbitration report: Last case of 2017: Mister Wiki editors

• Gallery: Wiki loving

• Interview: Interview with Charlesjsharp, regular contributor of Wikipedia's Featured Pictures

• Recent research: French medical articles have "high rate of veracity"

• Technology report: Your wish lists and more Wikimedia tech

• Traffic report: Notable heroes and bad guys

• Humour: On their way to the WMF Incubator

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Merry X-mas

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2018!

Hello Peteforsyth, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2018. Happy editing, Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 04:15, 25 December 2017 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Happy New Year 2018

Hello Pete,

I have missed you. Nice to see you editing again. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:57, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 January 2018

• News and notes: Communication is key

• In the media: The Paris Review, British Crown and British Media

• Featured content: History, gaming and multifarious topics

• Interview: Interview with Ser Amantio di Nicolao, the top contributor to English Wikipedia by edit count

• Technology report: Dedicated Wikidata database servers

• Humour: Why don't we have an article about _________?

• Arbitration report: Mister Wiki is first arbitration committee decision of 2018

• Traffic report: The best and worst of 2017

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Books and Bytes - Issue 26

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Books & Bytes
Issue 26, December – January 2018

• #1Lib1Ref
• User Group update
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: What can we glean from OCLC’s experience with library staff learning Wikipedia?
• Bytes in brief

Arabic and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!
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The Signpost: 5 February 2018

• Op-ed: Do editors have the right to be forgotten?

• Featured content: Wars, sieges, disasters and everything black possible

• Recent research: Automated Q&A from Wikipedia articles; Who succeeds in talk page discussions?

• Blog: New monthly dataset shows where people fall into Wikipedia rabbit holes

• Interview: Interview with The Rambling Man, Wikipedia's top contributor of Featured Lists

• Traffic report: TV, death, sports, and doodles

• Special report: Cochrane–Wikipedia Initiative

• Arbitration report: New cases requested for inter-editor hostility and other collaboration issues

• In the media: Solving crime; editing out violence allegations

• Humour: You really are in Wonderland

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:12, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 February 2018

• News and notes: The future is Swedish with a lack of administrators

• Recent research: Politically diverse editors write better articles; Reddit and Stack Overflow benefit from Wikipedia but don't give back

• Arbitration report: Arbitration committee prepares to examine two new cases

• Traffic report: Addicted to sports and pain

• Featured content: Entertainment, sports and history

• Technology report: Paragraph-based edit conflict screen; broken thanks

• Humour: Impossible and unexplained traffic report

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What do you think to bring back COTW?

Hi again Peteforsyth,

I noticed that WikiProject Oregon used to have collaboration of the week (COTW) events a long time ago. Looks like the cost of coordinating to select articles to focus on was a main reason to make COTW stop, though COTW seemed pretty effective in engaging project members working together. I am thinking to create a tool to help recommend one or two articles to WikiProjects. Just wonder what do you think about it? Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 21:58, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bobo.03: You might consider asking over at WikiProject Oregon! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:00, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@Another Believer: Yes, I will definitely ask the project when the idea is more mature. Just want to ask some individual members to start before posting on project pages. If you have any thought, please let me know as well! Bobo.03 (talk) 00:39, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Bobo.03, thanks for reaching out. I haven't looked, but have you contacted Aboutmovies? He's the one who got it started originally, and may have some thoughts. I'd be happy to talk in more depth about it too, and might be able to help a bit ongoing. I think it would be really great. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 01:35, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

That's really awesome! I will touch base with couple more editors and see their response to this. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 15:34, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Jewish Women Artists (March 8, Oregon Jewish Museum)

On March 8 (International Women's Day), the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education and artist Shoshana Gugenheim will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve Wikipedia articles about Jewish women artists. Click here for more information. You can also express interest or suggest articles to create or improve here. This event is free and open to the public, and will serve as both a public art action and a public educational program. Participation is welcome in person and remotely (for those outside of Portland). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:25, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

SFMOMA Edit-a-Thon in San Francisco, March 8

You're invited to an Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at SFMOMA in San Francisco on Thursday March 8, 5-9 pm. It'll be at 151 Third Street, 2nd floor, free to the public. Everyone is welcome to participate in an evening of communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to gender, art, and feminism. (This message is from User:Dreamyshade. You can subscribe/unsubscribe to San Francisco event talk page notices here.)
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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (March 10, Pacific Northwest College of Art)

On Saturday, March 10 (11am to 4pm), the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) will be hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and improve Wikipedia articles about art, feminism, and women. You can read details on the Facebook event page, or this Wikipedia meetup page. Tutorials for new editors, reference materials, childcare, and refreshments will be provided. Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, you're welcome to stop by to show your support! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:50, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Vallejo ferry boat.png

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If the necessary information is not added within the next days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

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Thank you JJMC89, I uploaded that a very long time ago. It was from some kind of newsletter; I don't recall whether I had it in digital or physical form, but I'm sure I won't be able to find it again. I replaced the image with another one whose source is better known, and deleted this one. Thanks for the notification. -Pete Forsyth (talk) 18:58, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Pete. — JJMC89 (T·C) 01:48, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Signpost

Hey Pete are you still around to do Signpost publication if we can't get hold of Evad37? ☆ Bri (talk) 21:00, 22 March 2018 (UTC)