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Template:Db-bio

Template:Db-bio is used by a number of different templates with link to it, such as db-nn. That's why it's generic. I've reverted. Corvus cornix_talk 21:29, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

That's true, and it is also used for {{Db-A7}} and beau coup others ... this was discussed at length on the talk page for {{db-bio}} and on Twinkle's discussion page ... the final compromise "default" version is even more generic, and totally appropriate for {{db-nn}}, because it was copied directly from WP:CSD#A7.

It is used by several templates with arguments to create the appropriate notability guideline links (or in its "default" mode, like {{Db-nn}} and {{Db-A7}}), so if you would rather it say:

a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content

than

a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content

which is the language in A7 - No indication of importance/significance, then leave it alone ... otherwise please revert your revert, like User:Allstarecho did ... Happy Editing! —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 22:55, 25 December 2007 (

I'm sorry, I don't understand your argument. I reverted because db-nn redirects to db-bio, and my speedy deletion tag was removed by another editor becuase it was on an article which was not a bio. I reverted the edits you made because based on your edits, db-nn is now no longer viable. Corvus cornix_talk 21:07, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

See this thread from 2005 on the {{db-bio}} talk page ... it "defaults" to what most people consider {{Db-nn}} and {{Db-A7}} should say, i.e., the language of WP:CSD#A7 ... the fact that legacy bots and tools use it is a historical anomaly that cannot be overcome ... if people would take the time to learn how to use it correctly, then this would not be such a problem ... did you read the recent discussions, e.g., "Sanity check" on that same discussion page?

You really should use {{Db-A7}} instead of {{Db-nn}}, or whichever is most appropriate of the other templates listed in {{Warn-templates}}. —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 22:14, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Until such a time as there is an MfD to delete db-nn, the language should remain. Corvus cornix_talk 22:15, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

It is my interpretation of the consensus that {{db-bio}} should default to the "generic" WP:CSD#A7 guideline and language (which is why Twinkle is being changed to use it), and that if you want something specific to WP:BIO, then you should use {{db-bio|people|WP:BIO}} ... I know it's ugly, but there is too much historical inertia to overcome to make it otherwise ... that's why I changed my position. —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 22:35, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

OK, I see where the snafu in the reverts occurred ... now it's back to the consensus wording, i.e., the same as CSD A7 and the {{Nn-warn}} templates. —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 13:15, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm still confused as to what the discussion is all about, but so long as it isn't this version I'm happy. Corvus cornix_talk 17:05, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

We are, indeed, on the same page ... once I realized the legacy history, I backed off from supporting that version ... now I'm just making sure that the "generic" CSD warning templates use the same language as CSD A7 and the same red warning icon. :-) —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 00:25, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

re: been there, done that...

Thanks for the kind word! Solidarity, brother :-) --A Good Anon (talk) 02:09, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

re: italics on the abbreviations e.g and etc.

See Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Foreign words. Like most newspapers and other modern publications, the rule here is that "Wikipedia prefers italics for phrases in other languages and for isolated foreign words that do not yet have every day use in non-specialised English." Etc. and e.g. are both in everyday use and are not routinely italicized by us or by the vast majority of other publishers.

For confirmation, you can also see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (text formatting) which includes the line "If looking for a good rule of thumb, do not italicize words that appear in Merriam-Webster Online." Etc and eg are both listed.

You could also look at Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Latin abbreviations which says "When used in the main text, the abbreviations should normally be in roman rather than italic face." It is, as you implied in your first question to me, an obscure point of WP:MOS but an unambiguous one once you know where to look.

On the issue of "history of vandalism", I retract my comment and apologize. My normal approach when evaluating the contributions of an anon editor is to first check for blocks in the log, then check for deleted contributions, then spot-check some edit histories to see if the user's edits have been reverted by others. In the case of your anon IP address, the deleted contributions log was large and some other reverts appeared to be in evidence. I now consider my assessment to have been a false positive. Again, my apologies for my failure to assume good faith. Rossami (talk) 00:02, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Wow, that is obscure, and flies in the face of over 30 years of editorial experience ... I remember making special LaTeX macros for /etc, /ie, and /eg for use with a 600+ page ANSI standard over a decade ago, so I'm kind of anal about the italics ... OTOH, I've always been one to support WP:CONSENSUS, so I shall refrain from this practice in the future ... who says an old dog can't unlearn a trick? :-)

And just how does one view their own "deleted contributions log", or is that an admin-only function?

BTW, do you have any comments on my Protocols for deletion warnings and {{Warn-templates}} quick-reference table? —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 00:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't know if the "deleted contributions log" is admin-only. A link for it shows up when I look at the User contributions page. It's in a line of quick references right at the top of the page. (It's a relatively new addition.) Hope that helps. I have several different warning quick references. Hadn't seen yours before. I'll try to look them over when I have time, maybe this weekend... Take care. Rossami (talk) 03:02, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Rubén Torres Llorca AfD

Hello Bipolar! If you find yourself being convinced by the new sources that people have listed since the AfD opened, you could withdraw this nomination. If, on the other hand, the new sources aren't sufficient, you could add a Comment to the AfD indicating what further info you'd like to see. I myself would be willing to Keep (for artists in this group) based on indication of holdings in permanent collections in any museums outside their native country. I'm justifying my vote in Torres Llorca's case not just because of the amazing number of Google hits (for this group) but also the fact that his work is held in a Fort Lauderdale museum. EdJohnston (talk) 17:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I don't find them convincing enough to withdraw, but I have backed off from {{Prod}} and {{Afd}} nominations while the articles in User talk:72.75.72.63/Cuban artists are researched by Some Other Editor ... and frankly, I am concerned that ArleArt (talk · contribs) copied a lot of these articles from/to the Spanish Wikipedia, with the same WP:LINKSPAM that was the subject of the WP:COI/N ... their very existence is being used as a claim of WP:N at some of the AfD discussions by Callelinea (talk · contribs), who BTW is removing dated PRODs without comment. —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 17:57, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I have placed comments and have been working on getting references for every one the about 150 articles. As you can see in the two articles you nominiated for deletion I have placed many references. I would like to request that you withdraw your nominations for those articles.Callelinea (talk) 06:03, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I invite you (or Some Other Editor) to take over management of the Cuban artists checklist ... the WP:COI/N discussion is what first caught my attention, but that was over a month ago, and now it is time for me to MOVE ON. ... Happy Editing! —The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) _{17:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)}

username

Hello. I'm pretty you don't give a damn but your username just popped up on my watchlist and I just have to say: that's a very good username. Pichpich (talk) 03:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I had to use my registered account to test my new {{Oldprodfull}} template ... I guess the article was protected because of a Really Hostile editor ... anywho, it was one of the half-dozen I selected at random from Category:Proposed deletion-endorsed to "stress the robustness" of the template with various combinations of parameters. — The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) _{04:45, 12 February 2008 (UTC)}

Re: IP user pages

These were IPs that you had used in the past? I don't see any real reason to undelete them if they no longer belong to you and they presumably can / will be assigned to other users in the future. --MZMcBride (talk) 22:29, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

These pages were not tagged, this was part of general housekeeping. IP talk pages are rarely cleared. And if they are, it's generally because a new user of that IP has come along and wishes to have a clean talk page. There are over 1.6 million talk pages for anonymous users -- that's quite a lot, indicating that we keep most, if not all of them, around.

The reality is that you've split your contributions across multiple "accounts"; stitching them back together will never truly be successful. Anonymous user pages do not belong to any single user. If you really feel that these pages should be undeleted, you're free to use Deletion review. Or, you can tag the IP talk pages with a note about their history. I can promise you that it is highly, highly unlikely those IP talk pages will be deleted. At most, they'll likely simply be cleared or archived. Page histories can be used if signatures are unclear, however, it seems you linked to your talk page and your contributions when signing, so that really shouldn't be an issue. --MZMcBride (talk) 23:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The target for Template:db-bio redirect

Seeing that you had changed {{db-bio}} (which had since been moved) to the version here, I think you would like to know that I started a discussion at Template talk:db-bio about the proper target of the redirect. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

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Request for HELP!

Would you be able to help me with a situation I am dealing with re: ‘sockpuppet’ accusations?? (hopefully yes ; > ) Basically, I created an account half a year ago (using my name Jvolkblum as my account name) and had multiple issues regarding contributions I had made to the site. Admittedly, I did not grasp key fundamentals of copyright policies etc. and uploaded images and or added content to articles that was infringed on these rules. My intention was never to violate the rules or cause ‘vandalism’. Much of the content was related to municipalities and public institutions which I misunderstood to ‘public’ factual data and free information to add to wikipedia. Those mistakes were rather moronic indeed, but I believe ‘you live, you learn’ and can happily move on. Unfortunately I ended up butting-heads with several users who (in my opinion) treated the situations harshly and aggressively, unfairly targeting me for my faults. For whatever reason these interactions escalated and I ended up receiving warnings and access blocks. I ended my activity on the site attempting once or twice to appeal and regain access as a user. The crux of my dilemma deals with a sockpuppet fiasco that has developed where numerous users, user accounts, IP addresses etc. have been interconnected and linked directly to me. The rationale behind it all (from what I can see) is that the subject matter and articles involved are the same ones which I have contributed to, so I therefore am the one making the ensuing edits etc.etc.etc. I don’t know where to begin with how ridiculous this is to me!!! I was actually told by a colleague who googled my name that the results list turned up countless links to wikipages discussing the mis-deeds of ‘Jvolkblum’ (me). After reviewing much of what has been written I cannot even see any true problem with the edits made by the other users/ accounts/ IPs that I am allegedly the mastermind behind, which makes the situation even more confusing. Dialogue also definitively refers to me as ‘him’ and I am a male, however I never shared that info on this site, and the area I am from (nyc) is also definitively stated and discussed, information I also have never discussed on this site. I am feeling that my personal info was obtained (quite easily) from an outside search on the internet which is a gross violation of any authority I believe users of this site are permitted to use, no matter what. (hopefully I have not confused you too much yet?) What I do know is that much of the ‘evidence’ lined up against me deals with wiki administrators (abusively?) tracking edits from IP addresses or accounts that are not consistant, or stem from other countries. I do not understand how this all works and I certainly do not understand how this situation has arisen, but I do not know what to do to clear my name and stop this from continuing. Would you be able to help me in any way? I would appreciate it TREMENDOUSLY! please contact me at my username @yahoo.com if you can! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.6.120.99 (talk) 14:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

IMHO, you're not just merely fracked; you're really, Most Sincerely fracked! :-)

I'd say that your only option is to forget about the banned account Jvolkblum (talk · contribs) ... I found Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Jvolkblum and this archived posting through a Google search of "Jvolkblum" ... just start over fresh with a new account, and never, ever edit any of the articles that have been touched by your alleged socks, because Some Other Editors will be watching them, and they will pounce on you immediately.

I've done well using anon-IP accounts for the past year, and only use this one for edits that cannot be made by anons, like creating a new page, or starting an AFD discussion. — The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 16:56, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

prodfull

Finally someone wrote a bot for it Template_talk:Oldprodfull#My_bot_and_this_template MBisanz ^talk 03:49, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Kewl! :-) Happy Editing! — 72.75.78.75 (talk · contribs) _{00:01, 5 August 2008 (UTC)}

Evan (what's his name) AfD

Hi. I think you may have reverted too far. The GoldenMonkey comment should probably stay so that we can at least point out on the record for the user what the problems with the current references are. If you could take care of the revert I'll do the pointing. Thank you. Jasynnash2 (talk) 13:24, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

The user deleted their own (WP:SOCK) comment as well as another user's Delete comment ... I merely restored the other user's comment, but I'll restore that one as well. — The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 15:50, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I saw the deletions but, figured that even if meat puppet they are separate beings and I'm trying to do the Assume Good Faith thing. Thanks again though. Jasynnash2 (talk) 08:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Selected filmography

Template:Selected filmography has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Garion96 (talk) 23:32, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

• See User talk:The Bipolar_Anon-IP Gnome/Selected filmography#TfD nomination of Template:Selected filmography — 138.88.91.205 (talk) 04:48, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Find A Grave

You've probably noticed I changed the Find A Death template on your page User talk:The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome/Selected filmography. I wanted to explain why. We're in the middle of changing over from the old [[Template:Find A Death]] to the [[Template:findagrave]] in anticipation of the first one being deleted, so I've been working to remove the places were the first show up on the list of what links to that template. The old template can't be deleted so long as anything is linked to it. Please feel free to use the new one all you want. Note that the only thing the template needs filled in is the grave ID number, no need to use id= or a name, that's done automatically. Thanks! Wildhartlivie (talk) 08:10, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Template:Allmovie name

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If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 19:25, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey, I don't care what it's called, as long as Some Other Editor can unprotect it long enough to copy Template:Allmovie name/doc (the new documentation file), since the instructions on Template talk:Amg name (the Discussion page) are inoperative … personally, I think that {{Allmovie person}} makes a good redirect, too  :-) … Happy Editing! — 138.88.91.205 (talk · contribs) _{19:38, 4 April 2009 (UTC)}

Anyone can make the doc, just needs an edit protected request to have it added to the page :P ALready done...and put in a request to have it added. Been meaning to do that for ages. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 19:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I hung a {{editrequest}} on the {{Amg name}} discussion page ... waiting is. — 138.88.91.205 (talk) 19:47, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

 Done … Using {{Amg name}} and {{Amg movie}}, with "identical" doc files. :-) — _{138.88.91.205 (talk) 03:43, 6 April 2009 (UTC)}

Amg name template

Hello... FYI, I've reverted several of your IP account's recent edits adding the "Amg name" template to television-related articles. While it appears that WP Films sanctions the link, the Television Project does not, preferring instead to limit the number of external links in accordance with the MOS. (I've left a copy of this at your IP account as well.) --Ckatz^chat_spy 04:13, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Continued on User talk:Ckatz#Amg templates. — _{138.88.91.205 (talk) 04:51, 6 April 2009 (UTC)}

WikiBirthday

I saw from here that it's been exactly three years since you joined the project. Happy WikiBirthday! Keep up the good work, rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 05:22, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

And from me too! May your day be peaceful to the exact extent you wish it be. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 13:16, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Thnx, ppl! :-) Have a better one! — 138.88.91.205 (talk) 13:18, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

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Happy Editing

Hi, thanks for your comments. Could you please help me out with my article about Beatrix Townsend linked to the Mensa page? And yes, I am very new to this. Many thanks - Zowiebowie1 March 25 2010 10:11 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zowiebowie1 (talk • contribs) 10:11, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Campus Ambassador?

Hi there, I'm LiAnna Davis, the communications associate for the Wikimedia Foundation's new Public Policy Initiative. We are currently looking for dedicated Wikipedians near the George Washington University and Georgetown University areas to serve as Campus Ambassadors, and I hope you might be interested.

Volunteer Campus Ambassadors will provide face-to-face training and support for professors and students on Wikipedia-related skills, such as how to create new articles, how to add images, how the talk pages work, etc. If you're especially enthusiastic and know people on campus, you can set up Wikipedia-related student groups and organize "Welcome to Wikipedia" social events.

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I discovered your secret identity!

Do I win a prize? ;P œ^™ 05:42, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

I wasn't trying all that hard to conceal it, so, "No!" (There's a link to my website in one of the userboxes. :-) Happy Editing! — The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk · contribs) _{04:30, 19 July 2010 (UTC)}

Adrian Magson article, deletion trigger-happiness

To be honest I cannot understand why you want to delete an article which has been around for more than year and has already survived previous deletion debates. Perhaps you have a US-centric view point and assume that anything you haven't heard of is worthless. I notice from your user page that you admit that you have a particular affliction, that being that you are a "deletionist". I'm not sure you properly understand or are aware of how Wikipedia works or its history. It was never designed or intended to have only perfect, complete articles, indeed it is supposed to evolve and grow, piece by piece, edit by edit. If you want to get involved with a project to build an encyclopaedia which does not have incomplete pages or which is edited only by a select group, there are other projects I suggest you get involved in instead.

Ultimately I moved on from wasting my time on edit wars in Wikipedia a long time ago, so feel free to delete if it makes you happy, I think Wikipedia has lost its way and I'm afraid for all its usefulness has been in a state of severe stagnation for several years, suffocated by anally retentive librarian type people with rather extreme Napoleon-complexs and too much time on their hands and I have more important things to be getting on with...

This is not meant as a personal attack, it is just my point of view on a rather destructive and self-defeating attitude I feel a lot of regular editors of Wikipedia now have, I'm sure you are a very nice person in real life and I wish you all the best. --Hontogaichiban (talk) 20:16, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

PS This article cannot be "promotional" as I have to affiliation with the subject. Did it occur to you that if you think it is promotional you could edit it so that no longer seemed promotional, I know this would take more work than just deleting it but.... --Hontogaichiban (talk) 20:41, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

As stated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adrian Magson (2nd nomination) (and as far back as 2007 on Talk:Adrian Magson, using IP accounts), my problem is that after 3 years, the subject still lacks non-trivial, WP:RS citations … my comment about WP:COI was directed at the WP:SPA Adbro (talk · contribs), who is responsible for the majority of the recent edits. — The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 20:49, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Proposed AfD nomination of article - Aastha Chaudhary

Any person cannot project himself/herself as notable. I am a fan of her. and i think her page should be created as she is notable enough for the same. This frequent nomination in deletion log of such a notable T.V Actress means that the concept of deletion without observing is going on. Please refer to the wikipedia pages links on this article. especially those related to the TV Serials done by the actress .i.e. Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na and Aise Karo Naa Vidaa. There anybody with a normal observing power can find out her name and details. And, you are also not ready to treat Indya.com as reliable source, which is the most reliable source and people even cite their sources while in discussion in forums,etc. If thats so, the wikipedia policies then thanks a lot for such great policies. UnbeatableIndia2020 (talk) 06:10, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Have recently added two main news sources - Times of India News and MSN India news. check them and now i think you will consider it removing from the deletion tag nomination. Bye. UnbeatableIndia2020 (talk) 06:26, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

inre Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aastha Chaudhary

Your nomination of this version of the article was understandable, as content was full of puffery and sourcing was horrendous. However, since its nomination, User:Sodabottle has a done an admirable job of improving the article to make it a far cleaner, encyclopedic, and properly sourced. Have your initial concerns been addressed? Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For clearing lots of vandalism using your IP account. Nathan2055talk 01:08, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Thnx fer tracking me down! :-) — The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome (talk) 14:25, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited!

The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art in, Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 17:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Kumioko (talk) 01:40, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello - deletion request for comment

I'm not convinced you have performed "due diligence" on your recent deletion proposal Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Idol Minds as per Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion#Before_nominating_an_article_for_deletion - specifically "If there are verifiability, notability or other sourcing concerns, take reasonable steps to search for reliable sources." it seems to me to be trivial to find substantial coverage of the company using google, examples of which I have provided for you. It's even possible to show using the "find sources" tool on that page eg that news reports concerning that company have been publisher - even in cases where no product actually even exist - just on the basis of the companies (past) reputation therefor eg [1] [2] - I see that these are trivial but should be enough to give some indication to any self aware person that the company is of interest.

I also responded on the talk page of the article after the initial "PROD", and have tried to request clarification from you on issues, as well as providing examples of coverage. It also doesn't seem like you have properly considered Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Alternatives_to_deletion.

You haven't given a response to my questions on the deletion discussion page. I don't consider simply re-linking to guidelines with no further clarification a suitable response after I have made a sincere attempt to discuss the issue with you, including requests for clarification. As such I will note my dissatisfaction on that page. If you can clarify further please do so. Thank you.Imgaril (talk) 21:08, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

New Page Patrol survey

New page patrol – Survey Invitation Hello The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you  have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to  know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you. If this invitation  also appears on other accounts you  may  have, please complete the  survey  once only.  If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it. Please click HERE to take part. Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback. You are receiving this invitation because you  have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey. Global message delivery 13:32, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & Meetup - Who should come? You should. Really.

FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 20:06, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-Thon and Meetup!

Who should come? You should. Really.
	She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup! We look forward to seeing you there!

...and if you do not live in the Washington, D.C. area, please forgive the intrusion and you can delete this invite! Sarah (talk) 04:20, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

organized by Wiki Project Med

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.

If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to pmhmeet@gmail.com. Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 05:49, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Have time on Saturday?

I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

I hope to see you there!

(You can unsubscribe from future notifications for D.C.-area events by removing your name from this list.)

Harej (talk) 04:16, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest

I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 02:03, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Meetup

Dear Fellow Wikipedian in Washington, DC:

I do not know if you know this but on meetup.com there is a group focused on sponsoring meetups for edit-o-thons of Wikipedia called Wikimedia DC. Wikimedia DC is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. The meetup group is free to join and Wikimedia DC membership is as simple as filling out a form. I hope to see you at the next meet up. My best regards, Geraldshields11 Geraldshields11 (talk) 23:26, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Flag-article

Template:Flag-article has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Worm^TT(talk) 19:08, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

New deal for page patrollers

Hi The Bipolar Anon-IP Gnome,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Flag-templates

Template:Flag-templates has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 04:53, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

This kitten will protect your talkpage for you.

(((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 06:14, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-/templates

Wikipedia:FLAG-/templates, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-/templates and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-/templates during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 21:56, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-/templates/doc

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MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-BAND

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MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-BIO

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MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-BIO/lacking

Wikipedia:FLAG-BIO/lacking, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-BIO/lacking and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-BIO/lacking during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:01, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-FICT

Wikipedia:FLAG-FICT, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-FICT and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-FICT during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:01, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-INC

Wikipedia:FLAG-INC, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-INC and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-INC during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:02, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-MOVIE

Wikipedia:FLAG-MOVIE, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-MOVIE and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-MOVIE during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:02, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-PROF

Wikipedia:FLAG-PROF, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-PROF and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-PROF during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:03, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-PROTOCOL

Wikipedia:FLAG-PROTOCOL, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-PROTOCOL and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-PROTOCOL during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:04, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:FLAG-WEB

Wikipedia:FLAG-WEB, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:FLAG-WEB and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:FLAG-WEB during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Steel1943 (talk) 22:04, 2 May 2019 (UTC)