User talk:SMC/Archive 7
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The Signpost: 02 April 2012
- Interview: An introduction to movement roles
- Arbitration analysis: Case review: TimidGuy ban appeal
- News and notes: Berlin reforms to movement structures, Wikidata launches with fanfare, and Wikipedia's day of mischief
- WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Signpost
- Featured content: Snakes, misnamed chapels, and emptiness: featured content this week
- Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review in third week, one open case
The Signpost: 09 April 2012
- News and notes: Projects launched in Brazil and the Middle East as advisors sought for funds committee
- WikiProject report: The Land of Steady Habits: WikiProject Connecticut
- Featured content: Assassination, genocide, internment, murder, and crucifixion: the bloodiest of the week
- Arbitration report: Arbitration evidence-limit motions, two open cases
The Signpost: 16 April 2012
- Arbitration analysis: Inside the Arbitration Committee Mailing List
- Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Facilitator: Silver seren
- Discussion report: The future of pending changes
- WikiProject report: The Butterflies and Moths of WikiProject Lepidoptera
- Featured content: A few good sports: association football, rugby league, and the Olympics vie for medals
The Signpost: 23 April 2012
- Investigative report: Spin doctors spin Jimmy's "bright line"
- WikiProject report: Skeptics and Believers: WikiProject The X-Files
- Featured content: A mirror (or seventeen) on this week's featured content
- Arbitration report: Evidence submissions close in Rich Farmbrough case, vote on proposed decision in R&I Review
- Technology report: Wikimedia Labs: soon to be at the cutting edge of MediaWiki development?
The Signpost: 30 April 2012
- Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Consultant: Pete Forsyth
- Discussion report: 'ReferenceTooltips' by default
- WikiProject report: The Cartographers of WikiProject Maps
- Featured content: Featured content spreads its wings
- Arbitration report: R&I Review remains in voting, two open cases
The Signpost: 07 May 2012
- Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes
- News and notes: Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013
- WikiProject report: Say What?: WikiProject Languages
- Featured content: This week at featured content: How much wood would a Wood Duck chuck if a Wood Duck could chuck wood?
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision in Rich Farmbrough, two open cases
- Technology report: Search gets faster, GSoC gets more detail and 1.20wmf2 gets deployed
The Signpost: 14 May 2012
- WikiProject report: Welcome to Wikipedia with a cup of tea and all your questions answered - at the Teahouse
- Featured content: Featured content is red hot this week
- Arbitration report: R&I Review closed, Rich Farmbrough near closure
Brisbane workshop and meetup invitation
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Brisbane Meetup
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Hi there! You are cordially invited to a series of Paralympic History workshops and a meetup next Saturday (26 May) and Sunday. In attendance will be University of Queensland faculty and Australian Paralympic Committee staff. Details and an attendee list are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/5. Hope to see you there! John Vandenberg 07:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 21 May 2012
- From the editor: New editor-in-chief
- WikiProject report: Trouble in a Galaxy Far, Far Away....
- Featured content: Lemurbaby moves it with Madagascar: Featured content for the week
- Arbitration report: No open arbitration cases pending
- Technology report: On the indestructibility of Wikimedia content
The Signpost: 28 May 2012
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation endorses open-access petition to the White House; pending changes RfC ends
- Recent research: Supporting interlanguage collaboration; detecting reverts; Wikipedia's discourse, semantic and leadership networks, and Google's Knowledge Graph
- WikiProject report: Experts and enthusiasts at WikiProject Geology
- Featured content: Featured content cuts the cheese
- Arbitration report: Fæ and GoodDay requests for arbitration, changes to evidence word limits
- Technology report: Developer divide wrangles; plus Wikimedia Zero, MediaWiki 1.20wmf4, and IPv6
The Signpost: 04 June 2012
- Special report: WikiWomenCamp: From women, for women
- Discussion report: Watching Wikipedia change
- WikiProject report: Views of WikiProject Visual Arts
- Featured content: On the lochs
- Arbitration report: Two motions for procedural reform, three open cases, Rich Farmbrough risks block and ban
- Technology report: Report from the Berlin Hackathon
The Signpost: 11 June 2012
- News and notes: Foundation finance reformers wrestle with CoI
- WikiProject report: Counter-Vandalism Unit
- Featured content: The cake is a pi
- Arbitration report: Procedural reform enacted, Rich Farmbrough blocked, three open cases
The Signpost: 18 June 2012
- Investigative report: Is the requests for adminship process 'broken'?
- News and notes: Ground shifts while chapters dither over new Association
- Discussion report: Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
- WikiProject report: The Punks of Wikipedia
- Featured content: Taken with a pinch of "salt"
- Arbitration report: Three open cases, GoodDay case closed
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Non-free rationale for File:Swords of Night and Day.jpg
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Swords of Night and Day.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.
If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:03, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 June 2012
- WikiProject report: Summer Sports Series: WikiProject Athletics
- Featured content: A good week for the Williams
- Arbitration report: Three open cases
- Technology report: Second Visual Editor prototype launches
The Signpost: 02 July 2012
- Analysis: Uncovering scientific plagiarism
- News and notes: RfC on joining lobby group; JSTOR accounts for Wikipedians and the article feedback tool
- In the news: Public relations on Wikipedia: friend or foe?
- Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations
- WikiProject report: Summer sports series: Burning rubber with WikiProject Motorsport
- Featured content: Heads up
- Arbitration report: Three open cases, motion for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools
- Technology report: Initialisms abound: QA and HTML5
The Signpost: 09 July 2012
- Special report: Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo
- WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Football
- Featured content: Keeps on chuggin'
- Arbitration report: Three requests for arbitration
The Signpost: 16 July 2012
- Special report: Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair
- WikiProject report: Summer sports series: French WikiProject Cycling
- Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations
- Featured content: Taking flight
- Technology report: Tech talks at Wikimania amid news of a mixed June
- Arbitration report: Fæ faces site-ban, proposed decisions posted
The Signpost: 23 July 2012
- Paid editing: Does Wikipedia pay? The skeptic: Orange Mike
- From the editor: Signpost developments
- WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Olympics
- Arbitration report: Fæ and Michaeldsuarez banned; Kwamikagami desysopped; Falun Gong closes with mandated external reviews and topic bans
- Featured content: When is an island not an island?
- Technology report: Translating SVGs and making history bugs history
The Signpost: 30 July 2012
- News and notes: Wikimedians and London 2012; WMF budget – staffing, engineering, editor retention effort, and the global South; Telegraph's cheap shot at WP
- WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Horse Racing
- Featured content: One of a kind
- Arbitration report: No pending or open arbitration cases
Brisbane meetup invitation
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Brisbane Meetup Next: 3 August 2012 - Dinner Last: 26 May 2012 - Dinner @ Southbank |
Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup this Friday evening (3 August). Details and an attendee list are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/6. Hope to see you there! John Vandenberg 01:21, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 06 August 2012
- News and notes: FDC portal launched
- Arbitration report: No pending or open arbitration cases
- Featured content: Casliber's words take root
- Technology report: Wikidata nears first deployment but wikis go down in fibre cut calamity
- WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Martial Arts
The Signpost: 13 August 2012
- Op-ed: Small Wikipedias' burden
- Arbitration report: You really can request for arbitration
- Featured content: On the road again
- Technology report: "Phabricating" a serious alternative to Gerrit
- WikiProject report: Dispute Resolution
- Discussion report: Image placeholders, machine translations, Mediation Committee, de-adminship
The Signpost: 20 August 2012
- In the news: American judges on citing Wikipedia
- Featured content: Enough for a week – but I'm damned if I see how the helican.
- Technology report: Lua onto test2wiki and news of a convention-al extension
- WikiProject report: Land of Calm and Contrast: Korea
The Signpost: 27 August 2012
- News and notes: Tough journey for new travel guide
- Technology report: Just how bad is the code review backlog?
- Featured content: Wikipedia rivals The New Yorker: Mark Arsten
- WikiProject report: From sonic screwdrivers to jelly babies: Doctor Who
The Signpost: 03 September 2012
- Technology report: Time for a MediaWiki Foundation?
- Featured content: Wikipedia's Seven Days of Terror
The Signpost: 10 September 2012
- From the editor: Signpost adapts as news consumption changes
- Featured content: Not a "Gangsta's Paradise", but still rappin'
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Fungi
- Special report: Two Wikipedians set to face jury trial
- Technology report: Mmmm, milkshake...
- Discussion report: Closing Wikiquette; Image Filter; Education Program and Momento extensions
The Signpost: 17 September 2012
- From the editor: Signpost expands to Facebook
- WikiProject report: Action! — The Indian Cinema Task Force
- Featured content: Go into the light
- Technology report: Future-proofing: HTML5 and IPv6
The Signpost: 24 September 2012
- In the media: Editor's response to Roth draws internet attention
- Recent research: "Rise and decline" of Wikipedia participation, new literature overviews, a look back at WikiSym 2012
- WikiProject report: 01010010 01101111 01100010 01101111 01110100 01101001 01100011 01110011
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- Technology report: Signpost investigation: code review times
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The Signpost: 01 October 2012
- Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Founder: Jimmy Wales
- News and notes: Independent review of UK chapter governance; editor files motion against Wikitravel owners
- Featured content: Mooned
- Technology report: WMF and the German chapter face up to Toolserver uncertainty
- WikiProject report: The Name's Bond... WikiProject James Bond
The Signpost: 08 October 2012
- News and notes: Education Program faces community resistance
- WikiProject report: Ten years and one million articles: WikiProject Biography
- Featured content: A dash of Arsenikk
- Discussion report: Closing RfAs: Stewards or Bureaucrats?; Redesign of Help:Contents
The Signpost: 15 October 2012
- In the media: Wikipedia's language nerds hit the front page
- Featured content: Second star to the left
- News and notes: Chapters ask for big bucks
- Technology report: Wikidata is a go: well, almost
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Chemicals
The Signpost: 22 October 2012
- Special report: Examining adminship from the German perspective
- Arbitration report: Malleus Fatuorum accused of circumventing topic ban; motion to change "net four votes" rule
- Technology report: Wikivoyage migration: technical strategy announced
- Discussion report: Good articles on the main page?; reforming dispute resolution
- News and notes: Wikimedians get serious about women in science
- WikiProject report: Where in the world is Wikipedia?
- Featured content: Is RfA Kafkaesque?
The Signpost: 29 October 2012
- News and notes: First chickens come home to roost for FDC funding applicants; WMF board discusses governance issues and scope of programs
- WikiProject report: In recognition of... WikiProject Military History
- Technology report: Improved video support imminent and Wikidata.org live
- Featured content: On the road again
The Signpost: 05 November 2012
- Op-ed: 2012 WikiCup comes to an end
- News and notes: Wikimedian photographic talent on display in national submissions to Wiki Loves Monuments
- In the media: Was climate change a factor in Hurricane Sandy?
- Discussion report: Protected Page Editor right; Gibraltar hooks
- Featured content: Jack-O'-Lanterns and Toads
- Technology report: Hue, Sqoop, Oozie, Zookeeper, Hive, Pig and Kafka
- WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Songs
The Signpost: 12 November 2012
- News and notes: Court ruling complicates the paid-editing debate
- Featured content: The table has turned
- Technology report: MediaWiki 1.20 and the prospects for getting 1.21 code reviewed promptly
- WikiProject report: Land of parrots, palm trees, and the Holy Cross: WikiProject Brazil
The Signpost: 19 November 2012
- News and notes: FDC's financial muscle kicks in
- WikiProject report: No teenagers, mutants, or ninjas: WikiProject Turtles
- Technology report: Structural reorganisation "not a done deal"
- Featured content: Wikipedia hit by the Streisand effect
- Discussion report: GOOG, MSFT, WMT: the ticker symbol placement question
The Signpost: 26 November 2012
- News and notes: Toolserver finance remains uncertain
- Recent research: Movie success predictions, readability, credentials and authority, geographical comparisons
- Featured content: Panoramic views, history, and a celestial constellation
- Technology report: Wikidata reaches 100,000 entries
- WikiProject report: Directing Discussion: WikiProject Deletion Sorting
The Signpost: 03 December 2012
- News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments announces 2012 winner
- Featured content: The play's the thing
- Discussion report: Concise Wikipedia; standardize version history tables
- Technology report: MediaWiki problems but good news for Toolserver stability
- WikiProject report: The White Rose: WikiProject Yorkshire
Response - Your query on my changes to "Sri Bhagavan"
Hello Regarding your query on some changes done on "Sri Bhagavan" "Sri Bhagavan" is the name of an Indian spiritual master. This is the official name used by his school and also his legal name. On Wiki, he has been listed under his nickname "Kalki Bhagavan" that some of his students use to address him. The plan is to move the page "Kalki Bhagavan" to "Sri Bhagavan". But, found that "Sri Bhagavan" is being redirected to "Bhagavan". So, removed the redirect on "sri Bhagavan" to see if the move on "Kalki Bhagavan" will work. But, since it did not work, have "undone" the changes. Appreciate your input on how I can get this move done. Prodigyhk (talk) 13:49, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- Hi there. This sounds like an okay move, but you really should see here for guidance on doing page moves first. I'll remove the warning from your user talk page now. SMC (talk) 14:06, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks
Many thanks, SMC, for keeping an eye out for vandalism on my personal pages. Regards, Pinethicket (talk) 14:55, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- You're most welcome! SMC (talk) 14:56, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Re: 527539613
How is that edit disruptive? It adds historical context, and the sources for the date, etc., of the Propylaea's damage are cited in the Propylaea article.
- My apologies. I've restored your edits and removed the warning from your user talk page. SMC (talk) 15:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks — sorry if I sounded a bit snippy. :-) 70.169.149.207 (talk) 15:01, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- My apologies. I've restored your edits and removed the warning from your user talk page. SMC (talk) 15:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Removal of Oxathiazolone content
SMC,
The oxathiazolone page was created as a project to compile information on the compound for our organic chemistry course. However, on submission of the completed product, our professor requested that we remove the content as it was strewn with both content and citation errors, and since it largely referenced works that he had published,it appeared as he had been the creator of the error strewn page.
I am new to wiki editing / creation and was only aware of the "edit summary" option after removing the content from the site.. my apologies.. i have since submitted a summary as to the reason content was removed. Content may be restored in an accurate fashion at a later date, with proper citation. Again, this removal of content was not done in error, and I appreciate your acknowledgement and concern.
CU-Chem2015 (talk) 17:50, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- Hi CU-Chem2015. While I appreciate your attempts to keep the article accurate, you should be careful to ensure that you do not delete content that already existed prior to your additions. You can do this by going to the history tab of an article, comparing the revision prior to your edit revision, clicking "Compare selected revisions", then on the next screen clicking "edit" next to the old revision. Then save it on the next screen, adding an explanatory edit summary. SMC (talk) 00:01, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 December 2012
- News and notes: Wobbly start to ArbCom election, but turnout beats last year's
- Featured content: Wikipedia goes to Hell
- Technology report: The new Visual Editor gets a bit more visual
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Human Rights
Booshakla
I am reverting to an earlier page where an investigation determined that Boo partook in sock puppetry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.100.195.188 (talk) 00:09, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- Fair call. I've removed the warning from your talk page. SMC (talk) 00:15, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Reading day article
I feel your immediate dismissal of my reading day information discredits this website as a worthwhile source of inromation. If you actually took the time to investigate the common uses of this great holiday, you would find my information not only credible but 100% accurate.
Thank You, Kitties are afraid of the Sparks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.30.230.149 (talk) 01:20, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- Provide a reliable, independent reference for it then. Until such time as you can back it with a source, this edit appears to be nothing other than vandalism. SMC (talk) 01:24, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Chi Omega page
The content should be removed. It only perpetuates a cycle of racism and hate, adding to the problem. In addition, comparable articles have little to no mention of incidents such as these. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.124.117.171 (talk) 01:22, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- The content you removed is referenced and appears to demonstrate that it is worthy of mention in the article. You should bring this up on the talk page of the article instead of mass-deleting content. SMC (talk) 01:26, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Vampire Weekend
All of the information that I added to the pages is completely true and it adds lovely character to the page for the many fans. I'm sorry if you're a hater. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.167.67 (talk • contribs)
- The information you added is unsuitable for an encyclopedia. Content is not included on Wikipedia because it "adds character to the page for fans"; rather, it must be verifiable and backed with references. SMC (talk) 02:32, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
My thanks
Thank you very much SMC for restoring my user page. All the best. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 09:47, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- Happy to help :) SMC (talk) 09:52, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
I can't figure that one out. Both versions look strange. Might be best to leave it alone and let someone else figure it out? It would be nice if the current editor would communicate... BTW: Thanks for all of your hard work! Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 11:48, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, agreed. I took a closer look after the editor restored it again and decided not to do another reversion, in the hope that a fresh pair of eyes would come along. And you're welcome; same to you! SMC (talk) 11:53, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've added a cleanup tag to the article. SMC (talk) 12:00, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
I added a {{subst:uw-coi|Paul Oakenfold}} to the editor's talk page. Good night! Jim1138 (talk) 12:07, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- Ah cool, good stuff. That should explain it to him. Night :) SMC (talk) 12:08, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Paul Oakenfold
Hi I work for Paul Oakenfold and Perfecto records. I have updated his latest biography, please change it back to the submission I have posted.
Thanks Carl - Operation Assistant to Paul Oakenfold and Perfecto Records. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carl perfecto (talk • contribs)
- Hi Carl. On Wikipedia, there is no ownership of articles, and your edit removed large amounts of content. Please check your user talk page, as Jim1138 has left a notice there that should help you to understand this better. SMC (talk) 12:11, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Iran issue
Thanks for raising it at ANI. I have dealt with it.
If I've missed any diffs that need further work, please email me - my email is enabled. --Dweller (talk) 13:09, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the speed at which you've dealt with this, Dweller. Much appreciated. SMC (talk) 13:10, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Kennedy Junior High School
Hi! I am a student at this school but I don't know how to include a source! I put in a link at the bottom of the page, but it doesn't show up like the other sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.141.207.160 (talk) 02:02, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
- Please take a look at the referencing page. You also really need to make sure that the material is actually encyclopedic; as it stands right now, it really isn't using a neutral point of view (e.g. phrases like "will always be a respected group of enlightened individuals" are not balanced). Cheers. SMC (talk) 02:07, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Delete
I had not finished my entry and it would have had a citation. My source is Bobby Baldwin and James Goody Roy. Your article, like most doesn't talk about some of the true great gamblers who played cash games. Ask Bobby or Doyle what they think of James Goody Roy. He is in Cowboy's book, Amarillo Slim's and Doyle's latest and mentioned on ESPN by Doyle. However, he will remain largely unknown thanks to you deleting my contribution in two seconds. Look at the picture of the first world series of poker in Doyle's book, James and Carolyn Roy are the striking couple in the center. Read Amarillo's passage about Goody breaking him and how he did it many times. Tournament playing is different than cash games. Your focus on this leaves the real story of how these men made their living and the kind of player they had to be untold. If you could only play tournaments, you would go broke. I will bow out now. Sorry for contributing my unique and unwelcome knowledge to this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.88.193.167 (talk) 04:50, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- If you include a valid reference to the writing, then you will have met the verifiability requirements. Please remember that until such time as a reference is added to a statement, that statement can be freely challenged and removed by any user. SMC (talk) 06:48, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
helter skelter
I wsa just unsure how to format the attribution...the change was not a test. Paul did open his set with the song... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.58.58.54 (talk • contribs)
- Okay cool. Please take a look at the referencing page for help on referencing. I'll remove the warning from your user talk page. SMC (talk) 02:24, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
- In saying that, I suggest that you do use the sandbox to try out referencing - at least until you get the hang of it - before putting your changes into a live article. SMC (talk) 02:27, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Bane in other Media
Please do not revert my changes to Bane in other media. The way the beginning of the section was worded before sounded unprofessional for a fictional biography of the character. Also please do not remove the second source. It is there for a reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.196.193.110 (talk • contribs)
- Whoops - missed the part where you added the second source. I'll remove those warnings. SMC (talk) 03:24, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.196.193.110 (talk) 03:29, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Talkback
Message added 06:07, 14 December 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Apology
I'm sorry for the disruptive editng, my sister got on while I was eating. It WILL NOT happen again. 2602:306:CE77:2730:D848:338A:7762:F05E (talk) 16:08, 14 December 2012 (UTC) User 12/14/12 11:08
- Okay, glad to hear it :) SMC (talk) 16:19, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Edited page
Hello, I edited the name of the society on the page, because its official name is not preceded by 'St'. I would know, as a member! Please see the website for proof: http://www.johnsmusicsociety.co.uk/ Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.161.70.50 (talk) 17:46, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
- St John's College, Durham St. removed and comment warning of no "St." left next to John's Music Society. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 00:06, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for handling this, Jim. SMC (talk) 16:27, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
8 out of 10 cats
I changed the colour indicating who won episode 4 from 14th season. There was a mistake on the list (previous colour meant Jon's team won) and I really don't understand, why you undid my edit. To prove that I'm correct and Sean actually won: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A7SCyGyunS8#t=2095s — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.71.108.234 (talk) 01:36, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry, thanks for pointing that out. SMC (talk) 16:25, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Chi Omega section blanking
192.5.215.250 and 192.5.215.254 (apparently the same user) has inappropriately section-blanked Chi Omega two times in the past few days. You reverted (thank you!) another editor, 165.124.117.171, who had blanked the same section a few days earlier. These may be members or alumni of the fraternity doing it. Can you help? Thanks. --76.189.123.142 (talk) 01:26, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've added the page to my watchlist. At this stage there isn't enough recurring vandalism for a semi-protect, but if they keep it up I'm happy to handle such a request for you. SMC (talk) 02:52, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you so much. That's really nice of you. That section has been blanked 4 times by (apparently) 3 different editors in the past 8 days. One of them was by an IP (74.93.142.161) in Memphis, Tennessee, where the national headquarters of the fraternity happens to be located. ;) Well, thanks again! --76.189.123.142 (talk) 02:57, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 17 December 2012
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The Signpost: 24 December 2012
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The Signpost: 31 December 2012
- From the editor: Wikipedia, our Colosseum
- In the media: Is the Wikimedia movement too 'cash rich'?
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraiser a success; Czech parliament releases photographs to chapter
- Technology report: Looking back on a year of incremental changes
- Discussion report: Image policy and guidelines; resysopping policy
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The Signpost: 07 January 2013
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The Signpost: 14 January 2013
- Investigative report: Ship ahoy! New travel site finally afloat
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- Discussion report: Flag Manual of Style; accessibility and equality
- Special report: Loss of an Internet genius
- Featured content: Featured articles: Quality of reviews, quality of writing in 2012
- Arbitration report: First arbitration case in almost six months
- Technology report: Intermittent outages planned, first Wikidata client deployment
The Signpost: 21 January 2013
- News and notes: Requests for adminship reform moves forward
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Brisbane meetup with Sue Gardner invitation
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Brisbane Meetup Next: 11 February 2013 5-8PM - Drinks and light dinner at SLQ with Sue Gardner Last: 3 August 2012 |
Hi there! You are cordially invited to a meetup on 11 Febrary 2013 with Sue Gardner.
Details at Wikipedia:Meetup/Brisbane/7. Hope to see you there! John Vandenberg 10:42, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 28 January 2013
- In the media: Hoaxes draw media attention
- Recent research: Lessons from the research literature on open collaboration; clicks on featured articles; credibility heuristics
- WikiProject report: Checkmate! — WikiProject Chess
- Discussion report: Administrator conduct and requests
- News and notes: Khan Academy's Smarthistory and Wikipedia collaborate
- Featured content: Listing off progress from 2012
- Arbitration report: Doncram continues
- Technology report: Developers get ready for FOSDEM amid caching problems
The Signpost: 04 February 2013
- Special report: Examining the popularity of Wikipedia articles
- News and notes: Article Feedback Tool faces community resistance
- WikiProject report: Land of the Midnight Sun
- Featured content: Portal people on potent potables and portable potholes
- In the media: Star Trek Into Pedantry
- Technology report: Wikidata team targets English Wikipedia deployment
The Signpost: 11 February 2013
- Featured content: A lousy week
- WikiProject report: Just the Facts
- In the media: Wikipedia mirroring life in island ownership dispute
- Discussion report: WebCite proposal
- Technology report: Wikidata client rollout stutters
The Signpost: 18 February 2013
- WikiProject report: Thank you for flying WikiProject Airlines
- Technology report: Better templates and 3D buildings
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation declares 'victory' in Wikivoyage lawsuit
- In the media: Sue Gardner interviewed by the Australian press
- Featured content: Featured content gets schooled
The Signpost: 25 February 2013
- Recent research: Wikipedia not so novel after all, except to UK university lecturers
- News and notes: "Very lucky" Picture of the Year
- Discussion report: Wikivoyage links; overcategorization
- Featured content: Blue birds be bouncin'
- WikiProject report: How to measure a WikiProject's workload
- Technology report: Wikidata development to be continued indefinitely
WikiCup 2013 February newsletter
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.
Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), primarily for an array of warship GAs.
Miyagawa (submissions), primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
Casliber (submissions), due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with 
Keilana (submissions), this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.
Other contributors of note include:
Sven Manguard (submissions), whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
Sasata (submissions), whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
Muboshgu (submissions) and 
Wizardman (submissions), who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.
Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by 
The C of E (submissions): did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...
March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!
A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 01:24, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 04 March 2013
- News and notes: Outing of editor causes firestorm
- Featured content: Slow week for featured content
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Television Stations
The Signpost: 11 March 2013
- From the editor: Signpost–Wikizine merger
- News and notes: Finance committee updates
- Featured content: Batman, three birds and a Mercedes
- Arbitration report: Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
- WikiProject report: Setting a precedent
- Technology report: Article Feedback reversal
The Signpost: 18 March 2013
- News and notes: Resigning arbitrator slams Committee
- WikiProject report: Making music
- Featured content: Wikipedia stays warm
- Arbitration report: Richard case closes
- Technology report: Visual Editor "on schedule"
Confusion
"I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made to Superhero, because it didn’t appear constructive to me." I don't recall ever visiting that page before you pointed it out to me, and I certainly don't recall ever making any edits to Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.167.188 (talk) 22:59, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 March 2013
- WikiProject report: The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh
- Featured content: One and a half soursops
- Arbitration report: Two open cases
- News and notes: Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews
- Technology report: The Visual Editor: Where are we now, and where are we headed?
Non-free rationale for File:Lemonade soft drink.JPG
Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Lemonade soft drink.JPG. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.
If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kelly hi! 06:01, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 01 April 2013
- Special report: Who reads which Wikipedia?
- WikiProject report: Special: FAQs
- Featured content: What the ?
- Arbitration report: Three open cases
- Technology report: Wikidata phase 2 deployment timetable in doubt
The Signpost: 08 April 2013
- Wikizine: WMF scales back feature after outcry
- WikiProject report: Earthshattering WikiProject Earthquakes
- News and notes: French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
- Arbitration report: Subject experts needed for Argentine History
- Featured content: Wikipedia loves poetry
- Technology report: Testing week
The Signpost: 15 April 2013
- WikiProject report: Unity in Diversity: South Africa
- News and notes: Another admin reform attempt flops
- Featured content: The featured process swings into high gear
The Signpost: 22 April 2013
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Editor Retention
- News and notes: Milan conference a mixed bag
- Featured content: Batfish in the Red Sea
- Arbitration report: Sexology case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
- Technology report: A flurry of deployments
The Signpost: 29 April 2013
- News and notes: Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
- In the media: Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
- Featured content: Wiki loves video games
- WikiProject report: Japanese WikiProject Baseball
- Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles
- Arbitration report: Sexology closed; two open cases
- Recent research: Sentiment monitoring; UNESCO and systemic bias; and more
- Technology report: New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia
The Signpost: 06 May 2013
- Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
- Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
- WikiProject report: Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
The Signpost: 13 May 2013
- News and notes: WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
- WikiProject report: Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts
- Featured content: A mushroom, a motorway, a Munich gallery, and a map
- In the media: PR firm accused of editing Wikipedia for government clients; can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
- Arbitration report: Race and politics opened; three open cases
The Signpost: 20 May 2013
- Foundation elections: Trustee candidates speak about Board structure, China, gender, global south, endowment
- WikiProject report: Classical Greece and Rome
- News and notes: Spanish Wikipedia leaps past one million articles
- In the media: Qworty incident continues
- Featured content: Up in the air
The Signpost: 27 May 2013
- News and notes: First-ever community election for FDC positions
- In the media: Pagans complain about Qworty's anti-Pagan editing
- Foundation elections: Candidates talk about the Meta problem, the nation-based chapter model, world languages, and value for money
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Geographical Coordinates
- Featured content: Life of 2π
- Recent research: Motivations on the Persian Wikipedia; is science eight times more popular on the Spanish Wikipedia than the English Wikipedia?
- Technology report: Amsterdam hackathon: continuity, change, and stroopwafels
The Signpost: 05 June 2013
- From the editor: Signpost developments
- Featured content: A week of portraits
- Discussion report: Return of the Discussion report
- News and notes: "Cease and desist", World Trade Organization says to Wikivoyage; Could WikiLang be the next WMF project?
- In the media: China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
- WikiProject report: Operation Normandy
- Technology report: Developers accused of making Toolserver fight 'pointless'
The Signpost: 12 June 2013
- Featured content: Mixing Bowl Interchange
- In the media: VisualEditor will "change world history"
- Discussion report: VisualEditor, elections, bots, and more
- Traffic report: Who holds the throne?
- Arbitration report: Two cases suspended; proposed decision posted in Argentine History
- WikiProject report: Processing WikiProject Computing
James Allan Fox
He does not have an advanced degree. He is not a profiler. Their are only 13 people in the USA who can LEGITIMATELY claim to be profilers. Fox takes the stance that he is one and opines on television. I don't remember exactly what I said, but the man is just a useless tool of the media. He adds no substance. A criminal case is FACT AND CIRCUMSTANCE. Mostly, I'm betting Fox was not at the scene of the crime!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.233.102.30 (talk) 00:25, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
External link removed
You say that you "removed an external link you added to the page Pius Vilakati because it seemed inappropriate for an encyclopedia." Why is that? Can you please clarify further. I think the links were appropriate because they led readers to the appropriate sources of the information I added.
Thank you
Mix Match — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fix Match (talk • contribs) 12:03, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- Hi. I probably would've been better leaving you with a different message referring to this part of the verifiability guidelines. You added two external URLs as references: a (presumably official) Facebook page, and a BlogSpot article. Per the verifiability guidelines these are generally to be avoided, and in the blog's case it is also a reference that has been published by the subject themselves. The Facebook link would probably be suitable in an "external links" section for that article (per the external links policy). I hope that helps. I will now remove the warning from your talk page as it is clear to me that the edit was in good faith. SMC (talk) 12:13, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
shakti arora
I have done right by adding ssshhh phir koi hai he has start ed his career from that please don't prove me wrong Mithilsoni200 (talk) 11:54, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Brisbane Meetup
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Brisbane meetup - Sunday 10 December 2017 at The Edge, State Library of Queensland
If you are in or near Brisbane, please join us on Sunday 10 December 2017 any time from noon to 4pm at The Edge at the State Library of Queensland. For more details and to sign up, please go to the meetup page. See you there! Kerry (talk) 22:39, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
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