User talk:SuperHamster/Archive/3

Archive 3 Happy Thanksgiving!

SuperHamster is Around Userpage - Talkpage - Contributions - Email - Guestbook

SuperHamster's Talk Page (Archive 3) This is Archive 3 of SuperHamster's talk page. It contains old discussions that are no longer active. Archive 3 contains discussions 201-300, ranging from 3 March 2012 to 30 June 2014. Please do not edit the contents of this page If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on my current talk page. Thanks.

New Page Triage engagement strategy released

Hey guys!

I'm dropping you a note because you filled out the New Page Patrol survey, and indicated you'd be interested in being contacted about follow-up work. This is to notify you that we've finally released both the initial documentation about the project and also the engagement strategy, which sets out how we plan to work with the community on this. Please give both a read, and leave any comments or suggestions you have on the talkpage, on my talkpage, or in my inbox - okeyeswikimedia.org.

It's awesome to finally get to start work on this! :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 02:40, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

GOCE March drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive update GOCE March 2012 Backlog Elimination progress graphs Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Here's the mid-drive newsletter. Participation: We have had 58 people sign up for this drive so far, which compares favorably with our last drive, and 27 have copy-edited at least one article. If you have signed up but have not yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: Our target of completing the 2010 articles has almost been reached, with only 56 remaining of the 194 we had at the start of the drive. The last ones are always the most difficult, so thank you if you are able to help copy-edit any of the remaining articles. We have reduced the total backlog by 163 articles so far. Special thanks: Special thanks to Stfg, who has been going through the backlog and doing some preliminary vetting of the articles—removing copyright violations, doing initial clean-up, and nominating some for deletion. This work has helped make the drive a more pleasant experience for all our volunteers. Your drive coordinators – Dianna (talk), Stfg (talk), and Dank (talk) To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

GOCE March drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive GOCE March 2012 Backlog Elimination progress graph Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 Backlog elimination drive! This is the most successful drive we have had for quite a while. Here is your end-of-drive wrap-up newsletter. Participation Of the 70 people who signed up for this drive, 40 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Special acknowledgement goes out to Lfstevens, who did over 200 articles, most of them in the last third of the drive, and topped all three leaderboard categories. You're a superstar! Stfg and others have been pre-checking the articles for quality and conformance to Wikipedia guidelines; some have been nominated for deletion or had some preliminary clean-up done to help make the copy-edit process more fun and appealing. Thanks to all who helped get those nasty last few articles out of the target months. Progress report During this drive we were successful in eliminating our target months—October, November, and December 2010—from the queue, and have now eliminated all the 2010 articles from our list. We were able to complete 500 articles this month! End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here. When working on the backlog, please keep in mind that there are options other than copy-editing available; some articles may be candidates for deletion, or may not be suitable for copy-editing at this time for other reasons. The {{GOCEreviewed}} tag can be placed on any article you find to be totally uneditable, and you can nominate for deletion any that you discover to be copyright violations or completely unintelligible. If you need help deciding what to do, please contact any of the coordinators. Thank you for participating in the March 2012 drive! All contributions are appreciated. Our next copy-edit drive will be in May. Your drive coordinators – Dianna (Talk), Stfg (Talk), and Dank (talk) To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. EdwardsBot (talk) 22:21, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May copy edit drive

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their May 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on May 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on May 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate January, February, and March 2011 from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. EdwardsBot (talk) 18:53, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 49 people signed up for this drive so far, 26 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive, largely due to the efforts of Lfstevens and the others on the leaderboard. Thanks to all. We have reduced our target group of articles—January, February, and March 2011—by over half, and it looks like we will achieve that goal. Good progress is being made on the overall backlog as well, with over 500 articles copy-edited during the drive so far. The total backlog currently sits at around 3200 articles. Hall of Fame: GOCE coordinator Diannaa was awarded a spot in the GOCE Hall of Fame this month! She has copy-edited over 1567 articles during these drives, and surpassed the 1,000,000-word mark on May 5. On to the second million! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 14:49, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

GOCE May drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, Lfstevens, again stood out, topping the leader board in all three categories and copy-editing over 700 articles. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were once again successful in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog—while removing 1166 articles from the queue, the second-most in our history. The total backlog currently sits at around 2600 articles, down from 8323 when we started out just over two years ago. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our third tranche of Guild coordinators will be expiring at the end of June. We will be accepting nominations for the fourth tranche of coordinators, who will also serve a six-month term. Nominations will open starting on June 5. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:01, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their July 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on July 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on July 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to eliminate the articles tagged in April, May and June 2011 from the queue and to complete all requests placed before the end of June. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 6 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in April–June 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:16, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July 2012 mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:56, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

GOCE July drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here. Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress). Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:19, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

GOCE news and September drive invitation

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events: The August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best August copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on September 1 at 00:00 (UTC). September 2012 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on September 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on September 30 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit the articles tagged longest ago and to complete all requests placed before the end of August. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top six in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged longest ago", and "Longest article". This drive features a much easier signup process. We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:08, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

GOCE September activities

Reminders from the Guild of Copy Editors A quick reminder of our current events: The August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 14 (UTC). The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin. The September 2012 Backlog elimination drive is now underway! The event runs until midnight September 30 (UTC). The goal is to copy edit articles with the oldest tags and complete all requests placed before September. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who participates, with special awards given to the top five in the following categories: "Total articles", "Total words", "Total articles over 5,000 words", "Total articles tagged longest ago", and "Longest article". – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:33, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

GOCE mid-drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 19 have copy-edited at least one article, about the same as the last drive. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—August, September, and October 2011—by about 44%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 58 articles so far, to around 2600 articles. The biggest difference between this drive and the previous one is a stronger focus on large articles, so total word counts are still comparable. Don't forget about the Copy Edit of the Month contests! Voting for the August contest has been extended through the end of the month. You don't have to make a submission to vote! August 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight September 30 (UTC). September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight September 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:22, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

GOCE September 2012 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Out of 41 people who signed up this drive, 28 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing July, August, September and October 2011 from the backlog. This means that, for the first time since the drives began, the backlog is less than a year. At least 677 tagged articles were copy edited, although 365 new ones were added during the month. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2341 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 54 requests outstanding before September 2012 as well as eight of those made in September. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the August 2012 competition, and prizes will be issued soon. The September 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The October 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 23:54, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Bacon Challenge

Sorry to be always on your toes about this, but are we having a Bacon Challenge/Wikicup 2013 this year? It was great fun last time and I'd like the chance to enter again. It says at the top you're on vacation; I hope I'm not disturbing anything but I want to stir up the challenge and get it going again. Rcsprinter (speak) 20:34, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Hey there! Long time no see. Extremely outdated message, but here we go...I'm afraid I'm not planning on hosting another Bacon Challenge this year, as fun as it has been in the past :( I've basically been on hiatus here on Wikipedia since April (though this may change soon), and looking at the trend overall, the popularity of the Bacon Challenge has been on the decline since the beginning of the Challenge. Simply put, I'm not planning to run another one due to my own inactivity, and an overall lack of interest in the event. Sorry! Thanks for the interest and all the work you've put into it. Of course, this doesn't mean someone else can't take over running the Bacon Challenge ;) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:24, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks anyway! Rcsprinter (babble) No, I'm Santa Claus! @ 10:09, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE fall newsletter

Fall Events from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events: The October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best October copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC). Voting is in progress for the September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not. NEW!! In the week from Sunday 21 October to Saturday 27 October, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} belonging to selected project(s). For the first blitz, we'll start with WikiProject Olympics and WikiProject Albums and add more Projects to the blitz as we clear them. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded. November 2012 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on November 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on November 30 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in 2011 and to complete all requests placed before the end of October. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. >>> Blitz sign-up <<<         >>> Drive sign-up <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:31, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

I didn't edit any page/article.

As said in this http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:175.145.84.165&redirect=no <--- I did not make any editting or changes nor vandalise that [[1]] article. To avoid any confusion or inconvenience, I am sorry if I did. But as far as I recall, I did not edit/change/vandalise any article in Wikipedia. 175.145.84.165 (talk) 13:14, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us! The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest was won by Baffle gab1978 for his copy edit of Expulsion of the Acadians. Runner up was Gareth Griffith-Jones for his edit of I Could Fall in Love. Congratulations to both. The October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight November 30 (UTC). You don't have to make a submission to vote! November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight November 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin. Seasonal oversight: We had a slight fall from grace in the title of our last newletter, which mentioned the season in the northern hemisphere and thus got it wrong for the southern. Fortunately an observant GOCE member was ready to spring into action to advise us. Thanks! In future we'll stay meteorologically neutral. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:08, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:30, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Lionheart Kings' Crusade cover.jpg)

Thanks for uploading File:Lionheart Kings' Crusade cover.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Hazard-Bot (talk) 04:10, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

 Done, taken care of. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:21, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I'm the one that uploaded the Commons files. I received permission from the company to upload them, but there was a problem with the publisher's logo being present on the covers. I spoke to an admin on the Commons and he put the old revisions only (ones with the logos) up for deletion. You can see the discussion at commons:Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:NeocoreGames. As far as I know, there is no worry about the image actually being deleted. I reverted your change on the article. I hope this is okay with you. --Odie5533 (talk) 14:42, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE mid-December newsletter

End of Year Events from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events: The December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC). Voting is in progress for the November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not. From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded. January 2013 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. Coodinator election: Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. >>> Blitz sign-up <<<         >>> Drive sign-up <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 23:55, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Lionheart Kings' Crusade cover.jpg)

Thanks for uploading File:Lionheart Kings' Crusade cover.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Hazard-Bot (talk) 04:14, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE 2012 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2012 Annual Report The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations! Our 2012 Annual Report is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:15, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

GOCE mid-drive newsletter, January 2013

Guild of Copy Editors January 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter We are halfway through our January backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:20, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

GOCE February 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors February 2013 events newsletter We are preparing to start our February requests blitz and March backlog elimination drive. The February 2013 newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the February blitz and March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:45, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

GOCE news: February 2013

Guild of Copy Editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2013 wrap-up Participation: Out of 19 people who signed up for this blitz, 9 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the six-day blitz, we removed over twenty articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, BDD and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:55, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

GOCE mid-March 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter We are halfway through our March backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 14:20, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter We have completed our March backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the April blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:20, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q1 2013

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 6, No. 1 — 1st Quarter, 2013
Previous issue | Index | Next issue

Project At a Glance
As of Q1 2013, the project has:

• 154 Featured Articles
• 53 Featured Lists
• 7 Featured Topics
• 5 Featured Pictures

• 43 A-Class Articles
• 589 Good Articles
• 9 Good Topics

---

Content

• Changes to Featured and Good content
• News items and announcements

• Feature: "A-class: Is It Worth It?"
• Interview: Teancum

---

Project Navigation

• VG Project Main pages

  • Main project – talk
  • Project category – talk
  • Portal – talk

  VG Project Departments

  • Assessment – talk
  • Cleanup – talk
  • Peer review – talk

   

  • Reference library – talk
  • Newsletter – talk
  • Video game images – talk

To receive future editions of this newsletter, click here to sign up on the distribution list.

GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2013 events newsletter We finished the April blitz and are preparing to start our May backlog elimination drive. The April 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the May drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:10, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Twin Skies Logo.png)

Thanks for uploading File:Twin Skies Logo.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Hazard-Bot (talk) 04:45, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Archive Note: File deleted due to deletion of Twin Skies article.

GOCE May drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors May 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter We have completed our May backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the June blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:40, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

GOCE June/July 2013 events

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter We have completed our June blitz and are about to commence our July backlog elimination drive. The June/July 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the July drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:05, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

GOCE July 2013 news report

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 30 people who have signed up for this drive so far, 18 have participated. If you have signed up for the drive but have not yet participated, it isn't too late. If you haven't signed up for the drive, sign up now! Progress report: Thus far we have reduced the number of May/June 2012 articles to just 124 articles, so we're on the right track. Unfortunately, for the first time in GOCE history, the number of articles in the backlog has actually gone up during this drive. While all participants are currently doing a fine job, we just don't have as many of them as we have had in the past. We have over 500 editors on our mailing list, but only 18 editors who have done a copy edit for the drive. If you're receiving this newsletter, it's because you have an interest in copy editing. Join the drive! Even if you only copy edit one article, it helps. Imagine how much progress we could make if everyone chipped in just one article. – Your drive coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 21:50, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

GOCE July 2013 copy edit drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter We have completed our July backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the August blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:55, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

GOCE Blitz wrap-up and September 2013 drive invitation

Guild of Copy Editors August Blitz wrap-up Participation: Out of sixteen people who signed up for this blitz, nine copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 26 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the September drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the September drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 01:21, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Images

Hi, I haven't talked to you for a very long time (guess there was no point)! Can you be so kind and see this user's sandbox? He is in need of a photo of Damon Matthew Wise which he claimed can be found on his official website, Facebook, and bunch of Irish Damon Matthew Wise-related sites.--Mishae (talk) 02:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Hey! Sorry for this very late reply - I wasn't active when you left me that message. Not sure if you found an answer, but here is mine either way (better late than never, eh?): the images he mentions are most likely copyrighted, and not released under a free license compatible with Wikipedia. Copyrighted files like video game covers or movie scenes are allowed to be used on Wikipedia, since no free alternative would realistically exist. A picture of a person, though, could be realistically freely licensed by its author, so it's required. Nice to hear from you! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:00, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter The September 2013 drive wrap-up is now ready for review. Sign up for the October blitz! – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:05, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

GOCE Blitz wrap-up; join us for the November drive

Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up Participation: Out of eleven people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we copy edited 42 articles from WikiProject Film's backlog, reducing it by a net of 34 articles. Hope to see you at the November drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the November drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 17:15, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Bat Species in your photo

The bat species in your photo on Wikimedia (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dead_Bat.jpg#file) is the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus. It also appears to be a juvenile bat (you can tell by the proportion of ears to head and body size).

Roguebiologist (talk) 15:51, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Hey, thanks! Impressive. I'll update it as soon as I can. Sorry for the late reply. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:07, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the bacon award

Thanks very much for the 2012 Bacon Award.

My latest contribution on the topic was the first WP:FA on Wikipedia within the subject matter, Everything Tastes Better with Bacon.

Not sure if you'd come across that quality improvement project yet.

Hope you're doing well,

— Cirt (talk) 22:06, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Everything's going pretty well - getting used to college life. And I did see that - congrats and awesome job! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:22, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Try to show up occasionally for your professors' office hours -- they really like that if you show some interest. ;) And good luck to you, — Cirt (talk) 02:27, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Heh, I probably should have heeded that advice better before my final exams tomorrow, but there's always next semester ;P Good luck to you too - see you around, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:29, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Marine Le Pen

Yeah, um. That was my husband's edit. I'm totally getting an account now. Thx. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.253.20.135 (talk • contribs) 03:48, 21 December 2013

Heh...well, I'd keep an eye on him if I were you ;P ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:06, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

SVG

Quick question. I downloaded Inkspace and opened the file. But I feel like I'm missing something. I see that they have the states outside the margins of the image for users to just move into place, but they don't fit right. Am I missing something? Thank you! EvergreenFir (talk) 06:28, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Hrm...I opened it up and experimented a bit. You're right that the states don't fit exactly, but it's, well, close enough. That's just the design - if you look at the navy-colored states already placed onto the map, such as Massachusetts, they don't fit exactly, either. That's fine though, and it turns out all right in this situation where 100% border-exactness isn't needed. If you click and drag the state you want (yea Utah!), position it the best you can, and give it the white border, I think it should be fine :) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:39, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! I'll give it a shot! (Yea Utah!!!) EvergreenFir (talk) 06:43, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Yep, no problem! If you need anything else, let me know. It's been a while since I messed with SVGs, but hey, it's nice to mess around with them again. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:46, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Here's what I got. Not bad. Thanks for your help! EvergreenFir (talk) 06:53, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Lookin' good! Glad to help. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:08, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Welcome back Hamster! You are still as Super as ever! Can you please add me a cover art for these two games: Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny and Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer? By the way, where have you been?--Mishae (talk) 17:19, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Done and done!

Just took a break, I guess. Life got busy with the end of high school, along with just needing a rest. Glad to be back though. Cheers, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:56, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

A cheeseburger for you!

Thanks! Happy to help =) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:57, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Kiwi Gardner

New message posted on Kiwi Gardner discussion board. Please read and respond. (Mathgenious989 (talk) 23:31, 25 December 2013 (UTC))

Bloons TD

Hey! Thanks for the help at the Teahouse!

I was wondering if you could point me toward what needs cleaning up in the Bloons Tower Defense article. The article also lacks citations; do you know a good place to find refs for video games?

Thank you! Bananasoldier (talk) 21:18, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

No problem! Happy to help.

Regarding the article, great job so far. It's been a while since I've worked on article content and I'm not the hottest in that department, but I'll give the article a look. This seems like a good way for me to get back into it ;)

Overall coverage of each game looks good, but I also think it's a bit long. Excessive gameplay detail isn't desirable for an encyclopedia, such as lists of all the types of towers, bloon colors, etc. (particularly for Bloons TD 4). Focusing on the key features and biggest changes between each game (graphics, game modes, new features, etc.) are the most important.

I think the next best place to look at is the reception section, since it only mentions a couple of games right now. It's complicated since it's going to cover the entire series. I'd look at the Grand Theft Auto series' reception section as a good example; we can provide an overall impression of the entire series, then get into game-specific ratings (with a table?).

Also, question: I believe the article should be moved to Bloons TD, since the series seems to have been renamed? Unless I'm missing something.

For reliable sources related to video gaming, Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources provides more information than you could ever want about video game sourcing. This list provides a comprehensive list of commonly accepted sources, along with custom Google searches set up so your search only returns results from the listed websites. Hope this helps! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:59, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Whoa! I really appreciate your extensive coverage. Thanks! Bananasoldier (talk) 02:56, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Yeppp! Feel free to ask if need anything else :) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:59, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Is it okay for me to copy your advice to the article's talk page so I can easily reference it there and others may see it? Thanks! Bananasoldier (talk) 07:04, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Go for it - just make sure you quote it for reference =) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:10, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Haha, thanks! Bananasoldier (talk) 07:12, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

A monkey for you!

	The Random Monkey Award
	For offering helpful advice on the Bloons TD article. Bananasoldier (talk) 07:01, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Hah! This is a new one. Thanks, I appreciate it =) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:03, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Your response time is so soon, it's scary! :P I just put this up a few minutes ago! Bananasoldier (talk) 07:06, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Haha, I happened to be online ;P I may have to do less of that... ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:07, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy New Year SuperHamster!

	Happy New Year!
	Hello SuperHamster: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Bananasoldier (talk) 05:48, 1 January 2014 (UTC) Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2014}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

Your help at the Teahouse has been appreciated by many!

Thanks a lot! Happy new year to you too =) Keep up the nice work, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:48, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thanks a TON Bhavnadelhi (talk) 06:30, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Wee, thanks! Happy to help. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:06, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

A Tesla Roadster for you!

	A Tesla Roadster for you!
	Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! Gg53000 (talk) 02:09, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Nice! Now I'll just have to wait for charging stations to spring up around Ohio...

Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:19, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Random question

Have you ever resided in New York state? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.77.227.70 (talk) 13:56, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Nope. Great question though! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 14:01, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for responding. I only asked because you remind me of a certain Kevin from NYS. Anyway, keep up the good work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.77.227.70 (talk) 14:05, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Ah, gotcha. Kevin from NYS sounds pretty cool. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 14:08, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Surveillance awareness day

You were supportive of the idea that Jehochman proposed: "A message is most effective when it matches the format of the media. We're an encyclopedia. On Feb 11, I suggest we fill our front page with articles, blurbs and news about mass spying and privacy. That will send a strong message, and help educate people. It's sort of like what we do on April 1, except serious instead of foolish."

Since this proposal received so much support, I and several others have done our best to begin the process of implementation. That said, the proposal is very controversial with Main Page insiders who have, understandably, objections that boil down to WP:NOTADVOCATE.

It's valuable to have feedback from people who oppose any deviation from the status quo, but we really need feedback from people who understood Jehochman idea, supported it, and could tell us whether we're succeeding in "implementing the vision" that Jehochman laid out and how to improve the proposal.

If you have the time, would you lend your view over at Wikipedia:Surveillance awareness day. If you want to see a list of custom content that could be available, we have a Arbitrary mockup #2, that shows lots of proposed content on one page.

Your feedback is most appreciated. --HectorMoffet (talk) 09:55, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Awesome to see the proposal come this far! I've been a bit busy this weekend, but I'll try to provide input where I can. Thanks for the update, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:24, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Draft:Honest Kids

Hey! I was wondering if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration for Draft:Honest Kids, which is a juice brand. Thanks, --Bananasoldier (talk) 05:26, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

I've been a bit busy, but I'd love to help. I'm not sure about the availability of sources, though - do you think it might be better as a section in the Honest Tea article? ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:37, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I agree. As far as I know, Honest Kids doesn't have a logo, either. We'd have the freedom to work with all the other brands as well as the company's history, etc. Bananasoldier (talk) 16:35, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Looking at the Honest Tea article history, I noticed an edit war that occurred between August 19, 2013 and August 22, 2013 between MrOllie and Bethesda36. I have no experience in dispute resolution, and I was wondering if you know how to deal with these situations. Thanks, --Bananasoldier (talk) 17:36, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Expanding Honest Kids sounds good to me, then! As for the edit war, there's really nothing to do at this point. Usually when there's an active edit war going on, you'd want to follow the instructions here, which could involve warning the users, or reporting them to the edit warring noticeboard depending on the circumstances. Since that edit war took place months ago though, there's nothing to do - blocks are to prevent disruption and encourage change, not to punish. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:07, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Okay, got it. Thanks. Bananasoldier (talk) 23:56, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

GOCE January drive

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		Thanks for copyediting six articles (and a total of 12,129 words) during the GOCE January drive. Hope to see you in March! All the best, Miniapolis 15:02, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: 5K Articles, 4th Place (tie)
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to SuperHamster for copyediting one long article during the GOCE January Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! — Miniapolis 15:02, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 20:08, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

My pleasure (and sorry I forgot this one :-)):

		Guild of Copy Editors Leaderboard Award: Longest Article, 5th Place
		This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to SuperHamster for your copy edit of the 8,172-word article PlayStation Home during the GOCE January Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for taking on this long article! — Miniapolis 17:26, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Paul Jett

Hey, Paul Jett is a legendary swimmer. He qualified for the state meet for his high school swim team in every event he swam in. He deserves recognition on the Wikipedia page for Skyline High School due to his outstanding achievements. Paul is a charitable human being, and he donates his time to a local soup kitchen.

Thanks for your consideration. Have a nice day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.56.127.199 (talk) 17:09, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi! People listed in articles should meet our notability guidelines. Basically, people need to be both significant and have been covered in multiple, secondary sources. Unfortunately being a high school swimmer by itself would not be enough to meet the notability guidelines. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:55, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, SuperHamster. You have new messages at Bananasoldier's talk page.
Message added 08:03, 11 February 2014 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Funny story, by the way. Bananasoldier (talk) 08:03, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Squatty potty

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Squatty potty, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. QVVERTYVS (hm?) 19:12, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

You shouldn't have got this message; you created the page as a redirect, then someone else turned it into spam. Sorry for the noise, I'll go after the real spammer now. QVVERTYVS (hm?) 19:14, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Haha, no problem. I totally forgot that I apparently had an expansive knowledge of alternative toilet names back in 2010... ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:58, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Double table

Thanks for the fix in User:Lou Sander/VP Table! Is there a way I can force some more space between the two columns? Lou Sander (talk) 21:29, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

No problem. There are a number of ways to do this, but what I usually do is add padding to the right side of the first cell (which I've done here). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 21:31, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

New Berlin Revert

Hey Kevin-

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure, in the future, to follow the guidelines you linked to. They were very helpful. I didn't realize that alumni had to be notable on a scale larger than those viewing the page; the people that were listed as alumni were very notable in their community and the regional area. Sorry for any confusions, misunderstandings, consternations, frustrations, palpitations, constipations, discombobulations, or problems. By the way, I found some really cool Tony Holmsten style pictures that you may like: this one is my favorite.

Thanks! Homburgerc (talk) 06:30, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

@Homburgerc: Haha, no problem. Awesome painting, oddly enough I love city/landscape drawings like that. /r/ImaginaryLandscapes is a pretty great spot for paintings like that, if you don't already frequent it. Cheers, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:33, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Reverted change

I think that there is a problem with citing Clarke as a source.

Perhaps my edit was premature. However, he is apparently retired from the US government / NSA and in no position to know what they knew. At least, as far as Wikipedia reflects.

Therefore, if my edit is not acceptable, I think he should not be mentioned at all. I didn't delete information, I added it. He is being cited as an authority, while the (Wikipedia) record shows him to be not in a position to know.

If I made minor transgressions against the terms of service, it was not my intention. I stated fact (as far as I know it).

I don't yet have a Wikipedia account but I have used WP for years. Perhaps sometime I will create an account.

Bests,

68.189.111.223 (talk) 06:49, 19 April 2014 (UTC)68.189.111.223

Hey there! The reason why I reverted your edit is that we don't refer back to Wikipedia for information. This is referred to as circular referencing. We go by what reliable, third-party sources say (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Verifiability), not what our own articles say - it wouldn't make much sense to refer to ourselves as our own source of information!

As for the issue involving Clarke, reading the cited Reuters article reveals that Clarke was apparently part of "a five-member advisory panel convened to review electronic surveillance policy", which is why he was able to comment on the NSA's involvement with Heartbleed. It may be worth clarifying this in the article(s). I'm about to head to bed, so I can't look more into this at the moment, I made a clarification of this fact in the Heartbleed article. Hope this helps! Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:57, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi SuperHamster! From the article:

Collapsed to save space
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
In December, a five-member advisory panel convened to review electronic surveillance policy urged the White House to sharply curtail the use of undisclosed flaws and stop undercutting encryption standards. The panel included former White House cybersecurity advisor Richard Clarke. In late February, a senior White House official said the Obama administration was intensively studying both issues. The administration statements issued on Friday confirmed that the review had already "reinvigorated an interagency process for deciding when to share vulnerabilities" on a case-by-case basis. The activities of the NSA have come under sharp scrutiny since former agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked numerous documents exposing expansive U.S. surveillance efforts. Even before Snowden's emergence, former officials, including Clarke, told Reuters that offensive and spying considerations had dominated inside the NSA, causing it to withhold information instead of warning the public about new flaws. Clarke told Reuters Friday that the NSA had not known of Heartbleed.

Based on the article you have provided, I still think Clarke should not be cited as an authoritive source for the Heartbleed article. From what I gather this former Bush advisor apparently said some things to Obama's administration. I'm not even going to deal with Snowden in this comment. It's not my intention to split hairs. But seriously, Clarke's claim that the NSA "did not know" doesn't carry weight to me because he was apparently inactive/retired/"not in the know" of NSA activities during the timeframe of March 2012 - April 2014.

I like open source software and support it in principle. However, delving into (and understanding millions/billions of lines of) code is not something most people do. I don't blame Obama nor Bush for an OpenSSL vulnerability that came to be by some (allegedly lone) developer. Certainly, Bush was not President during the time this vulnerability was in the wild. Nonetheless, I haven't seen evidence that Clarke was in a position to know what the NSA (nor KGB, nor MOSSAD, etc) was up to. Consequentially, I feel it is inappropriate to consider his claim as evidence that the NSA did not know. Again, in light of the present fact that Wikipedia does not show him to be in a position to know. Although the reasoning is a tad circular, I similarly take my own grandparents' opinions on "cybersecurity" with a grain of salt. In other words, [(better) source needed]

Bests,

68.189.111.223 (talk) 07:58, 19 April 2014 (UTC)68.189.111.223

Hey again - I understand where you're coming from, but I disagree. In my opinion, he does have the proper authority - he's got a big background with government surveillance, and was selected to be part of a panel to analyze the NSA's activity. Even if Clarke himself is not worth mentioning on his own, the result of the five-member panel's investigation is worth mentioning in the article. But what I say is moot with regards to what the sources say. It's not up to editors to decide whether or not he's got the proper authority in this situation. Multiple reliable sources in addition to the Reuters article (including ABC, NPR, and The Guardian, to name a few) considers Clarke's position and stance on the NSA to be relevant. If you wanted better sources, there are a myriad of them that consider Clarke's input to be relevant and worth mentioning. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:55, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Certainly what Clarke says is relevant and should be in the Heartbleed article, but "authoritative"? Clarke's viewpoint should be included in the neutral point of view, summarized and cited just like other sources on the same issue, but not more. This discussion should probably be on the Heartbleed talk page; I just noticed it here by accident. 70.36.142.114 (talk) 22:33, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Which is what the status quo is now, as far as I'm aware. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:39, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Johnny Appleseed

Hi,

I was wondering why you deleted my post in the 'Modern Culture' section, as this is a professionally produced tribute to Johnny Appleseed

Regards,

Troy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Troylangman (talk • contribs) 05:51, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi @Troylangman: The reason why I (and another editor) reverted your addition was that Wikipedia articles should contain content that is significant. Content should be backed by reliable third party sources, which provide both verification and establish the significance of the subject you're writing about. In your case, if you wish to write about the music video in the Johnny Appleseed article, you'd need to find a few sources discussing the music video and its relevance to Johnny Appleseed.

As enjoyable as the linked Youtube video was, it is not significant, especially since it was just released. Imagine if every YouTube video created was mentioned in Wikipedia articles...that'd be a mess. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:03, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

P.S. When multiple editors have reverted your edits, pause and don't keep trying to re-add your edit. Try discussing things out before continuously reverting :) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:03, 21 April 2014 (UTC)+

G'day, I am very new to Wikipedia, and still trying to work out how to use it, so appreciate your advice : )

Certainly I would not want to add any content to Johnny Appleseed's page lightly, as he is a hugely important historical figure.

I felt that as the Cannabis issue is such a huge one now, and also that the particular uTube video was professionally produced and had a good message that it was worthy of including.

My role is as CEO of the first Cannabis Medicine company in Australia, hence my interest tascann.com.au

If in time it becomes more prominent (as the video is currently very new) can we consider including on the page?

Cheers, Troy--Troylangman (talk) 06:21, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

If the video ever becomes prominent enough and receives media coverage, then yes, it can be considered. Until then, though, I recommend you take a look at some of the fundamentals of Wikipedia editing. I've left a welcome message on your talk page with some useful links to check out. Also, seeing that you work in the Cannabis industry, I recommend you take a look at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. It's generally recommended that editors stay away from editing on subjects they are closely tied to, to avoid any promotion or bias. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 06:22, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you superhampster, appreciate the assistance. There is another page which is about one of our employees, which he did not write and contains a lot of misinformation. Can you please provide some advice on how we can go about tidying this up and getting factual information about him included. T--Troylangman (talk) 06:26, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

@Troylangman: Material clearly violating our WP:BLP policy can be removed by anyone. Any other WP:COI edits should be proposed on the article's talk page. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 06:30, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks folks! appreciate your help : ) Troylangman (talk) 06:32, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Khosa

Hi Soooooper Hamster! [2]
Re your revert at Khosa, there was a BLP page but it was deleted (several times) as the editor isn't bothering to provide any references. They then recreated, under a slightly different name. :-\ They re-reverted you too by the way! :-O. Just FYI. :-) --220 of ^Borg 08:11, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Haha, love the video. Thanks for the heads up, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 14:15, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

No worries. I shall now return to fixing typos and references, chasing vandals and crappy articles, etc "For Notability, Verifiability and the Wikipedia Waaaaaay!" [3]  ;-) --220 of ^Borg 01:13, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

EXCUSE ME SIR

Let's say there was a fish. Perhaps his name might be, oh I don't know...FREDDIE? Now let's say this fish lives in a post-apocylyptic world where fish, cars, and foxes can talk. Now let's imagine that this apocalypse was brought upon by none only than SAM. PAJAMA SAM, that is. Let's say he failed to bring peace to the world of the food and they launched an all out war on humanity. All that's left is cars, fish, and foxes. Now let's furthermore assume that this history were to be documented by, hmm I don't know, a GAME company maybe called Humongous Entertainment (from here on out referred to as He, which works out considering we also refer to God as He, so they are one and the same). He documents this history in a series of games aimed at the young minds of our current population, seeking to save their innocent souls before inevitable destruction. Hmmm, yes that would be interesting, interesting indeed. He would have created a world and brought life to it, and then told the story to young children of a new civilization. He is truly a good God. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.107.94.255 (talk) 07:25, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

[4] ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:32, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Copyvio articles

Thanks for your assistance. Trivialist (talk) 22:43, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Highlights from March 2014

Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for March 2014, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement

• Wikimedia Foundation highlights
  • New Beta feature: Hovercards show article previews
  • Typography refresh: A new look for text on Wikimedia sites
  • Draft annual plan published for feedback from the community and the FDC
• Data and Trends
• Financials
• Other highlights from the Wikimedia movement
  • Picture of the Year 2013
  • Wikimedia Russia achieves changes to Russian copyright laws

About · Subscribe/unsubscribe, 13:31, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Images

hi. why are you reporting all my editings? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rares992 (talk • contribs) 01:47, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Rares992 - the files you've been uploading all seem to be taken from various sources online, which are copyrighted. For the most part, Wikipedia's files need to be freely licensed. Non-free (copyrighted) images of living people are not permissible. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. The messages I left you on your talk page also explain the problem with these images. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:51, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hello. Thanks for reverting the WDAF-TV logo back to the one I had uploaded. I wrote on Dobrate's wall to ask why he thinks that it needs to be that one. I had told him that WDAF-TV's website and social media pages both use the "Fox 4 News" logo and not the "Fox 4 WDAF" logo that he had uploaded. I didn't want to get into a war with him so that is why I never reverted. Once again, thanks! Corkythehornetfan^(talk) 03:24, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for asking for Dobrate's input :) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:30, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: File:The Simpsons Brick Like Me.png

Hello SuperHamster. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of File:The Simpsons Brick Like Me.png, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not in the same file format. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 04:01, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Oop, totally missed that - thanks. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:05, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Help!

Hello. I would like your thoughts on this please. It's about the WDAF-TV logo. Thanks! Corkythehornetfan^(talk) 21:54, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

@Corkythehornetfan: Done, thanks for the heads up. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:13, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for May 9

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited David Hudson (pioneer), you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Summit County, Hudson Township and Drummer boy (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 08:56, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

 Fixed ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:29, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Alumni

Tyler Yokley is a very notable alumni — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajmccarron10 (talk • contribs) 02:27, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ajmccarron10 - people listed under the notable alumni section of high schools should meet Wikipedia's standards for notability, and should ideally have their own article. If not, the person should be cited with a reliable source stating that the person is an alumni of that particular school, to keep things verifiable. See Wikipedia:ALUMNI#Alumni for more information. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:34, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Reviewing GOCE edits

If you have not heard my name before, I am a participant at the May drive of the GOCE. If you wish, you may well wish to review my copyedits, including those in the {{Working}} tag. I would appreciate if you will give me recommendations if these copyedits have flaws. Thanks in advance, Japanese Rail Fan 05:19, 11 May 2014 (UTC) P.S. My timezone is UTC+8.

Sure, I'll take a look sometime soon and let you know if I find anything :) Cheers, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:21, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

fike high school

Hello, I saw that you changed my edits to Ralph L. Fike Highschool's page. Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.4.41.137 (talk) 03:01, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi there - people listed under the notable alumni section of high schools should meet Wikipedia's standards for notability, and should ideally have their own article. If not, the person should be cited with a reliable source stating that the person is an alumni of that particular school, to keep things verifiable. See Wikipedia:ALUMNI#Alumni for more information.

As for the part about a petition to change the name of the school, this also should be verified through the source, if it is significant and has received coverage in the media. Feel free to reply with any questions. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 03:08, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of David Hudson (pioneer)

Hello! Your submission of David Hudson (pioneer) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Peter I. Vardy (talk) 14:50, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Blackwood High School

Why didn't my edit appear constructive?! Can we still be friends? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.239.200.171 (talk) 02:45, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Winnie-the-Pooh didn't go to school; pretty sure his attire violated dress code. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:50, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for David Hudson (pioneer)

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:19, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Please delete the picture I uploaded RIGHT NOW! thank you DridsOBrien (talk) 21:24, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi @DridsOBrien: Thanks for the coffee, but unfortunately I can't delete pages since I'm not an administrator. You can request speedy deletion of pages that only you've substantially contributed to under speedy deletion G7 criteria. Just add {{db-g7}} to the files you wish to have deleted. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 21:27, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to STiki!

Hello, SuperHamster, and welcome to STiki! Thank you for your recent contributions using our tool. We at STiki hope you like using the tool and decide to continue using it in the future. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Information about STiki, including: Using STiki and its hotkeys Comparison with other tools Information about vandalism on Wikipedia Here are some pages which are a little more fun: The STiki leaderboard - See how you are faring against other STiki users! Userboxes - Do not hesitate to wear the STiki label with pride by choosing from a selection of userboxes! We hope you enjoy maintaining Wikipedia with STiki! If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions don't hesitate to drop a note over at the STiki talk page and we'll be more than happy to help. Again, welcome, and thanks! West.andrew.g (talk) 04:41, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Deleting Wikipedia

I think that the IP who asked that question is a troll. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:20, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: Eh, maybe, maybe not. Probably just asking a fun question, and no harm is done in answering it. Best to assume good faith, and perhaps there are other users who would also be interested in the actual answer. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:07, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Highlights from April 2014

Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for April 2014, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement

• Wikimedia Foundation highlights
  • Wikimedia Labs migrated to the new data center
  • New MediaViewer starts getting released on Wikimedia sites
  • New Executive Director and Chief Communications Officer
• Data and Trends
• Financials
• Other highlights from the Wikimedia movement
  • Annual Wikimedia Conference joins Wikimedia organizations in Berlin
  • Wikimedians remember Adrianne Wadewitz and Cynthia Ashley-Nelson
  • Wiki Education Foundation receives $1.39 million grant

About · Subscribe/unsubscribe, 04:51, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Help!

Hi I had submitted an afc called National centre For Excellence but for the past 2 consecutive attempts the problem was " Not reliable sources ". I have surfed the net for reliable source for my afc and i have listed all of the ones I got. Help please. link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/National_Centre_For_Excellence Thank you, Sincerely, Rahul — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rahulmdinesh (talk • contribs) 10:46 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Rahul - I notice you also left this message over at User:Timtrent's talk page. He's left you a great response there, one that I don't have much to add to. If you need help with anything more, feel free to ask me or reach out over at the Teahouse. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 11:12, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the compliment,SH. I have done my best and also left an additional reviewer comment on the article. I hope, Rahul, you are able to make use of my thoughts. They are there to guide your path, both towards knowing what to do and also how to get help once you have come to the end of my advice. We truly want articles here, though it seems, sometimes, that we do not. If oyu can show this organisation to be notable we will accept it with pleasure. Fiddle Faddle 11:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Minor request

I'm not sure if you are aware that SIGAPP was changed and promoted to policy, but I would like to let you know that your current signature is in violation of the changes. Specifically, the <font> tags that you are using were deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional, invalid in 4.0 Strict, and are not part of HTML5 at all. As such, I suggest replacing:

<b>~<i><font color="#07517C">[[User:SuperHamster|Super]]</font></i><font color="#6FA23B">[[User:SuperHamster|Hamster]]</font></b> <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small>

with:

'''~''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#07517C">Super</span>]]''[[User:SuperHamster|<span style="color:#6FA23B">Hamster</span>]]''' <small>[[User talk:SuperHamster|Talk]] [[Special:Contribs/SuperHamster|Contribs]]</small>

which will result in an appearance of: ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs compared to your existing of: ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs — Either way. Happy editing! — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 11:52, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ohh, I was not aware - that's a welcome change. I've updated my signature for the first time in years. Thanks for the heads up (and for providing me the code). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 11:56, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

A huge favour?

Hi SuperHamster, I have nominated "Work (Iggy Azalea song)" for C/E at the Guild's request page weeks ago, and the article is currently being reviewed for GA. I've noticed you're great with C/E, punctuation, grammar et al, and was wondering if you could perhaps skip some requests in the queue and do a C/E for "Work" pretty please? I know it's a lot to ask, but the GA reviewer has said the article needs a C/E and I don't want it to fail the nomination. Please let me know, I'd appreciate it so much!—CoolMarc 12:37, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

@Coolmarc: Hey Mark - thanks for the kind words. I'd love to help you out, but just a note that I haven't done any previous work with music-related articles, and I have yet to do any copyediting on the GA-level, so this will be a new experience for me. I'll be happy to take a look and do what I can over the next day, though. I'm sure there are also GOCE-editors that are more experienced with this type of copy-editing if you do want to try and see if you can get another user's help too. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:32, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ah, thank you so much for the trouble! You have no idea how much I appreciate it! —CoolMarc 05:19, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem, good luck! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:20, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

About the admin deleted my page

hi, I am ivan, PR from heilindasia. I created a page about my company as the bellow. However, admin deleted it for many time. Could you please let me know the problem and hot to edit it?

Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ivanlai12 (talk • contribs) 07:05, 29 May 2014‎ (UTC)

[Article content removed; copyright violation] ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:08, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

@Ivanlai12: Hi there. Just from taking a quick look at the article's content, there are two major problems:

• The article is copied and pasted from the official Heilind Asia website. This is considered a copyright violation, and isn't allowed. Text on Wikipedia is released under a free license, and copying and pasting content from other sources violates copyright and isn't encyclopedic.
• The article is also entirely promotional, due in-part to being copied from the official website. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that aims to provide a neutral, non-promotional view on its subjects.

Also, being an editor associated with the company, you are considered to have a conflict of interest with the subject, and are strongly advised against editing or creating articles about the company. Editors who edit on behalf of their companies often do so with a bias, even if unintentional. Since I strongly advise against creating an article on the company, there are two options:

• Create the article (from scratch, not copied and pasted) in your userspace, which will allow you to work on the article freely without it actually being "released" as an article. You could do this at User:Ivanlai12/Sandbox. Note again that the article cannot promote the company you work for. Once you think your article is acceptable to be released on Wikipedia, you can submit the page for review by using Template:AFC submission. Once you request a review of your page, an experience editor will come and either accept the article or decline it with reasoning. Note that this can be a long process, especially for an editor with a conflict of interest. Many articles will be declined multiple times before being successful.
• You can submit the subject over at Wikipedia:Requested articles, to request other editors to create the article instead.

I definitely recommend reading the pages I linked to get more info on this before doing any more work. I also recommend taking a look at some of the other links posted in the welcome message at the top of your talk page, for guides on creating articles, reliable sourcing, Wikipedia's five pillars, and more. Note that article subjects on Wikipedia also need to meet our notability guidelines, or in other words, are "significant" enough to have an article. Might seem like a lot, but at this point it takes research before an article can be created from scratch. If you have any more questions, please ask. Thanks for reaching out about this! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:19, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Infoboxes

Hello I got a question! We have a wiki for our own club in handball! I have been trying to add infoboxes on a blank page to try see if i can get it to work but i dont... How do you add infoboxes? I was going to test make a blank team page where i put the info teamname, players (The amount) Biggest sucess, Trainer, assistant trainer, and a picture of the team! witch we will have on all our teampages in the end but it wont work. I have tried with many different templates but i can't get anytihng to work 213.112.226.165 (talk) 15:44, 30 May 2014 (UTC)Fredrik

Hi Fredrik - I see you've asked and received help over at the help desk, so I'll leave it at that :) In summary of what has been said at the help desk, since the wiki you are discussing is a completely separate wiki from Wikipedia, you will have to construct the infoboxes at that wiki. Infoboxes on Wikipedia were created by regular editors like you and me, and are exclusive to this site. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:54, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

A quick thanks

Hi SuperHamster, just a quick note to say thank you for checking articles during the GOCE's May Drive. It's very much appreciated; thanks for your help. :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 05:28, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, glad to help! I know we didn't manage to check as many articles as we'd like to have, but eh, maybe next drive ;) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:51, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

I hope so; we nearly cleared all the April requests though, so it's been a good effort all around. ;-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 00:42, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

GOCE May 2014 barnstar

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to SuperHamster for copy editing articles totalling over 12,000 words in the Guild of Copy Editors' May 2014 backlog elimination drive. Thanks for participating! Diannaa (talk) 21:09, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Diannaa! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:07, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Help regarding the copyrighted information.

I submitted our article for reviewed but tagged as "copyrighted information". This is my case, I'm was their web admin/master of this organization and instruct me to create wikipedia page for them. How we can fix the "copyrighted information" since I'm posting behalf of them so logically its not a copyrighted information.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

--Designthatrock (talk) 01:31, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

@Designthatrock: Hey there, and thanks for asking. I've got a few points to mention, but I'll begin with answering your question first, and then stating what I believe the best course of action is.

Wikipedia's text is licensed under a free license, specifically the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. There was no indication that the copied content was released by the company under a license compatible with Wikipedia's license, so we cannot accept it. See Wikipedia:Copy-paste for more information. If you wish to use the company's content on Wikipedia, it will need to be explicitly released under a compatible free license, which can either be made clear on the company's website where the content is sourced from, or permission can be sent from the company to Wikipedia through the OTRS process. You may be writing on the company's behalf, but the company needs to explicitly show that they have agreed to license their content accordingly. However, rarely is a good idea to copy content from other sources (even if the license is compatible), especially from companies, as the content is often promotional and/or not written in an encyclopedic tone. Chances are, the content you wish to include on Wikipedia is written in a promotional tone and would not be appropriate for an encyclopedia. And ultimately, it's generally better to have original content anyway, as there really isn't any good reason to copy-and-paste anything that could be re-written to better fit encyclopedic standards.

Going off of that, editing on behalf of an organization is frowned upon, because it often ends up in promotional content, intentional or not. You took the correct steps by going through the drafting process for review instead of directly making an article. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for more information.

At this point, I'd advise that if you want to re-create the draft, you are free to do so, and do so with original content you write. Keep in mind Wikipedia's policies about being neutral and non-promotional, and also keep in mind our notability criteria for corporations and the proper sourcing that needs to be done. Having a conflict of interest, the article will be scrutinized if it sounds promotional. I know this is a lot to hit you with, but there's a lot to be handled when creating an article. I've left a welcome message on your talk page with some helpful links and advice. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:05, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Will you help me with knowing how to write my article Native Son (American Band)

I don't know how to phrase things, I am an English major and my usage of descriptive words are no different the the articles that I have seen on the Musician Pete Townshend of the Who or the artist (Prince).

I really don't understand why you have rejected the article...I use to work in the music industry for more than 20 years and use to be a radio announcer...

The things I am writing are from descriptions of these peoples work from their peers...

How is it suppose to read...I am simply in the beginning stages of working on this...it is going to take me more time to build each of the members profiles, which I intend to do, inclusive of each of these gentlemans works with EVERY recording artist they have worked with...THAT is why I FIRST put each of their PRIVATE wiki articles as reference links so what I have said...is verifiable if only by that...

Please let me know what I need to do...

poekneegurlPoekneegurl (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Poekneegurl - thanks for reaching out about this. When it comes to writing about the reputation and reception of a band, Wikipedia reports on what prominent sources and the general public have to say about it. From WP:SUBJECTIVE:

Wikipedia articles about art and other creative topics (e.g., musicians, actors, books, etc.) have a tendency to become effusive. This is out of place in an encyclopedia. Aesthetic opinions are diverse and subjective—we might not all agree about who the world's greatest soprano is. However, it is appropriate to note how an artist or a work has been received by prominent experts and the general public

Wikipedia isn't an authority to claim who is or isn't a great musician. Instead, Wikipedia's goal is to cover what notable sources say about it. For example, when you write that the band members "are heavy hitters in their own right, who are not only extraordinary musicians, but are lyricist, composers, producers and arrangers as well", who says that? When you say the band is "bringing pleasure to their many fans, music aficionados and connoisseurs worldwide", that's according to whom? If you simply want to say that the band members are still working, you can write "John Smith is still performing with a wide audience, with his latest work receiving X amount of downloads this year." Phrases like "bringing pleasure" and "music aficionados" are loaded when they are unsourced or not based on anything in particular.

For a nice example, take a look at Halo's critical reception section. All opinions on the piece are sourced to who said it. Note that both negative and positive reception should be included, if the subject has received prominent negative reception.

In addition, article claims should ideally be sourced with inline citations, so readers can immediately tell the source of information. If you have any more questions, please let me know. I know I hit you with a lot to take in, but I hope this all helps. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:29, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks...didn't see response until today. Hope you & love ones are safe with no loss from the virus. In Christ love, "poekneegurl" Poekneegurl (talk) 21:27, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

Native Son (American Band) article

Thank you so much for your help and very detailed answer...the things that I list are basically from Youtube "talk" vids regarding the individuals by their peers in the industry that have used them in their concerts. So would it suffice if I said the "information came from say...George Duke on such and such a date and then refer the youtube vid? And since it came directly from his own mouth would that be considered "viable" are any of the youtube vids considered viable?? And with some of the others I have researched their backgrounds on the net, where, once again...there are things in print...I took a look at what you suggested, Halo, and I sort of understand what you mean. Thanks for that as well. I am not quite sure how to "attach" the reliable sources... you know, with the numbers after the information and the little "bubble pops up" :).

One of the other guys who let me know what I needed to do...also told me I was "emotionally" invested in the article...I kinda am, from what I have heard through the grapevine....one of the guys is having a hard time in his life and kinda unstable right now...so I was really attempting to do this, I guess in a way...to give some hope and let them see what others think, in the industry about them...

Is it also ok to quote some of the fans...like the news interviews folks to create intrest??

Thank you again SuperHamster (I use to have one when I was a kid) lol... appreciate your help..and if you'd be kind enough to school me on how to do those little number references I would be very grateful...

Have a great evening... Jess — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poekneegurl (talk • contribs) 01:54, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi again Poekneegurl - here are a few points in reply to your answer:

• YouTube videos are typically not used for reliable sources; see WP:YOUTUBE. Most videos on YouTube are copyright violations and cannot be used. If the video is officially updated by the copyright owner (i.e. a documentary from National Geographic's official channel), then that can be acceptable. However...
• Reception should follow Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. In basic terms, Wikipedia reports what the media reports, and gives a balanced representation that is representative of the media. In this case, YouTube videos probably aren't the best source. What are these "talk" videos you mention? What you'd want are news article, official reviews, magazine entries, etc. from reputable sources that cover the band. This includes both positive and negative reviews.
• Being emotionally invested in the article, it will be hard to properly edit from a neutral point of view. Going through the articles for creation process is the proper process, though, since other editors will have to review your edits before they go live, so nice job with that. Just remember that we're going for an objective coverage of the subject.
• For in-line citations, Wikipedia:Inline_citation and Help:Footnotes would be good places to start.
• Quoting is fine, just take a look at WP:QUOTE for advice and specifics. Again, however, note what you're quoting - is the quotation from a significant figure, coming from a reliable source?

I recommend reading the linked articles for more details. Feel free to ask more questions, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:47, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Twitter account edit

Hi!

I am trying to do some edits on Wikipedia for a class project. You just commented back on my verified twitter account edit and said it read like an essay (which I am trying to fix! it's finals week so I am used to writing essays). But also you said my sources aren't reliable, should I use sources from online newspapers? And lastly, I am trying to edit the Twitter Wikipedia page, I am not trying to make a Wiki page solely for verified accounts, where should I add that when I am sending in my sandbox edit?

Thanks!! Dprotzeller (talk) 01:06, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hey Dprotzeller! Bleh, finals week...

In regards to sourcing, the priority is independent, reliable sources, which does mean things like newspaper articles, news stories, magazine articles, etc. WikiHow, for example, would not be considered reliable due to it also being a wiki, editable by anyone. The JustGo article also isn't too reliable of a source, seeing that it is freelance work that serves more as a how-to guide than a reputable article on the subject.

In terms of writing, it's not bad - I'd trim back on the list of people, as that's a rather indiscriminate list. I'd also remove the unsourced bit about being able to verify your Twitter account through illicit means; it's unsourced, and doesn't sound too true to me.

Since you are attempting to write an addition to an existing article, there are a lot fewer loops to jump through compared to creating an article. The Articles for Creation process is technically only for new articles, but I have seen editors put through submissions to edit existing articles. I don't recommend it, however, especially for smaller additions.

Instead, I recommend continuing to work in your sandbox, but when you are ready to submit, try one of the following (whichever works best for you):

• Bring up the edit over at Talk:Twitter, and see what other edits have to say.
• You could also go to the Wikipedia Teahouse and ask for a quick review. Sometimes you might not get any luck, but editors there are often willing to help out as much as they can.
• I'm also always willing to provide input, so feel free to come back here!

Let me know if you have any more questions! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:43, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Armagard Rejection

Is it possible to request that a Wikipedia peer writes this article for Armagard, because no matter how much I edit it according to the 'rules' those rules cannot be met, probably because I work for the company. Despite trying to implement the same 'tone' used by Hewlett Packard & Coca Cola, I find the article constantly refused. Because we only receive generic responses, could a more specific answer be given re: the problems. It would help us here greatly.

Thanks for your time & efforts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armagard (talk • contribs) 14:40 10 June 10 2014 (UTC)

Hi there - sorry to have your draft rejected! For specifics behind why your submission was rejected, I recommend reading up on pages linked to from the notes I wrote on the page. Naturally, yes, writing about your own company will lead to an article promotional in tone, even if unintended.

As for requesting someone else to create the page, you can do so over at Wikipedia:Requested articles. If the subject is found to be notable, an editor should hopefully get to it in eventually. Let me know if you have any more questions. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 16:59, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

MAB Community Services Rejection Question

Hello, I've been trying to create the MAB Community Services Wikipedia page and I understand that I need third-party reliable sources, however in the references I added third party websites mentioning MAB, including search engines and website posts about the organization, however they aren't present within the information from MAB so I didn't cite them within the Wikipedia post only in the references.

Do I need to cite them in the post for them to count? I just don't know what else I should do to make the post express its notability when I've already added outside references and that seems to be the main problem.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mabcommunity (talk • contribs) 16:17, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

@Development at Mabcommunity: Hey there. Regarding the sources outside of MAB, they are still only basic directory listings of the company, many of which come from MAB itself. These sources aren't considered to have much depth or significance to them. Organizations need to meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability in order to be listed, which means that the organization requires more extensive coverage outside of basic directory listings - things like news and magazine articles, interviews, etc. You've got a good start, but more coverage is still needed.

In terms of citing, inline citations are typically preferred but not required, except in specific cases such as quotations or challengeable statements. As long as what is written in the article is verifiable through the sources, it's fine. I know this is all very general info I gave you, so let me know if you have any more questions! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:10, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Miss Multiverse page deleted

Greetings Kevin, you have a very nice wikipedia page and profile... congrats!!!

I have a frustrating issue here... I have created the page Miss Multiverse, it was deleted once before about a year ago, i don´t understand why if it has all the right references, no use of promotion, just facts, there are even winners of miss universe that have participated in Miss Multiverse whom have profiles on wikipedia... and its still deleted as if this beauty pageant does not exist.

There are many smaller beauty pageants listed on wikipedia, we are just not able to comprehend why this is happening, it almost feels as if enthusiasts or supporters of other pageants are deleting this one, it takes time to learn how to use wikipedia and frustrating to see someone just come and delete it.

I will appreciate your help enormously, if you would kindly take a look and figure out a solution.

Best regards,

Jose Cuello (talk) 14:14, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Hey Jose Cuello - thanks for the compliment! Sorry to hear about the trouble.

As it stands, your article is doing all right, with some concerns. The biggest reason behind editors taking issue with the article are concerns about its notability - everything may be true and factual, but subjects require extensive coverage in independent, reliable sources to be considered significant enough to have a Wikipedia article. Whether or not the subject is notable is something a deletion discussion would determine, if the page is ever put up for deletion (as was done once before in September 2013 as you mentioned, though the discussion had a weak consensus).

As for other smaller beauty pageants having articles, they either have more coverage and sources available, or they also lack notability. Each article is analyzed independently for notability; see WP:OTHERSTUFF for more info.

In the end, I wouldn't sweat it :) There's no shady anti-Multiverse business going on. If the article is ever put up for deletion, that's when notability concerns will be dealt with. Let me know if you have any more questions, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 17:02, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

duplicate photo uploaded

You notified me that I inadvertently uploaded two identical photos. I am not sure how to correct that, could you help me? Thank you. Docia49 (talk) 16:34, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Hey Docia49 - if you meant to upload another picture, you can just upload it on top of it. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and under the "File history" section, you should see a link that says "Upload a new version of this file".

Otherwise, if you wish to have the file deleted, you can slap an F1 speedy deletion tag on it. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 16:46, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Kathleen Andrews

Good Morning SuperHamster,

I recently submitted an article about Kathleen Andrews, Edmonton Alberta's very first female city bus driver. You declined the article suggesting (This submission's references do not adequately evidence the subject's notability). Im not sure if I understand correctly as I have never submitted a article to Wikipedia, but does that mean you want more 3rd party articles or confirmation that she really was the First female bus driver for Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Thank you for your help!

Lisa Andrews — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skylaa (talk • contribs) 13:45, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

@Skylaa: Hey there Lisa - your former point is correct. There's no doubt about the factuality of the article, but rather, whether or not the article's subject meets our notability guidelines of being covered in multiple published sources. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:45, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Please remove incorrectly-placed "speedy" tag from File:Bliss magazine final issue July 2014.jpg

Hi,

You placed a "speedy" tag on File:Bliss magazine final issue July 2014.jpg despite the fact it had already been marked with the correct "fair use" information by that point.

The file was very (and I mean *very*) briefly labelled as an "own work" before the "fair use" info was placed on top of it as- quite bluntly- it's simpler and involves less pointless jumping through hoops.

I would remove the "speedy" template myself, but strictly speaking I shouldn't as it's my upload, and I've no intention of giving some over-officious editor an excuse to whine about that.

Can you please remove this, thank you.

Ubcule (talk) 22:19, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Cheers, Ubcule (talk) 22:25, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

@Ubcule:  Done, sorry for the confusion, though I don't appreciate snarky remarks like this. Uploading a file with incorrect licensing and then having it tagged shouldn't be a surprise; it doesn't make sense to do so, and it doesn't make the lives of new file patrollers easier. We get dozens of copyvios like this uploaded daily.

In the future, instead of uploading a file with incorrect licensing and then fixing it afterwards, I recommend preparing the information template and fair use rationale beforehand, and then uploading it through Special:Upload - this avoids the annoying hoops that you and I both hate. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:32, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Interesting, thanks for pointing that out. I must admit that despite having been on Wikipedia for some time I wasn't aware of that (most file uploads I make are to Commons, I only occasionally upload "fair uses" here); or more likely, I'd forgotten where it was, searched for it, and assumed the Wizard was its replacement.  :-/ All the best, Ubcule (talk) 23:26, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Sure - you can actually see the list of all alternative upload methods at the bottom of the upload wizard. Cheers, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:28, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

June 2014

Hello, I'm BracketBot. I have automatically detected that your edit to Cecil Gray (American football) may have broken the syntax by modifying 1 "()"s. If you have, don't worry: just edit the page again to fix it. If I misunderstood what happened, or if you have any questions, you can leave a message on my operator's talk page.

List of unpaired brackets remaining on the page:

• from Norfolk Catholic High School (present day [[Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School]])) in Norfolk, Virginia in 1986.{{fact}}

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 16:23, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

 Fixed ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 17:07, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

07:53:15, 29 June 2014 review of submission by Enderugby

• Enderugby (talk · contribs)
  • User:Enderugby/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Enderugby (talk) 07:53, 29 June 2014 (UTC) Dear Wikipedia I under no serum stances copied and pasted off Facebook and I am offended that you accuse me off that please take away the tab saying that my page user:Enderugby has issues take them away please

Hi Enderugby - first things first, I'm not a representative of Wikipedia or anything. I'm an individual editor, just like you. As for the deletion your userpage, I'm not the one that reviewed and tagged it. Regardless, the tagging was correct; please refer to the talk messages left on your talk page, and read up on the relevant policies. Once you've done that, feel free to ask any specific questions. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 18:37, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Why you declined

i'm Owner of my organisation and want to add my article and i have right to write article on my organisation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flameshaxor (talk • contribs) 03:56, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi Flameshaxor - seeing that the content came from the subject's official website, we cannot accept it as it is not knowingly released under a free license compatible with Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Copyright violations for more information. If you do own the content you are posting, you would need to explicitly release the content under a free license and show proof (either on the website, or through our OTRS process) However, the content you copied wouldn't be acceptable for Wikipedia anyway. It isn't appropriately worded for an encyclopedia, and is promotional.

In addition, subjects need to be notable to have an article. This means coverage in a variety of independent and reliable sources. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Thanks. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 05:25, 30 June 2014 (UTC)