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Wikimedia Highlights from October 2012

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Input invited

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Because you're in charge of publication, I thought it would be wise to invite your input at Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2012#Further_notice, before I go and use a resource you've developed. Thanks. MBisanz talk 20:31, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I've commented there. Thanks for the note! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:48, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November drive wrap-up

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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.

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Thanks...

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...for reverting this edit - I don't know what happened there, and can only assume fat fingers on the trackpad. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 09:04, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm sorry for assuming that it was intentional! Kind regards, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 13:36, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 December 2012

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  • Featured content: The play's the thing
    Three articles, two lists, and four images were promoted to 'featured' status this week.
  • Technology report: MediaWiki problems but good news for Toolserver stability
    Deployments of MediaWiki 1.21wmf5 cause widespread problems for users across wikis when HTML and CSS updates came temporarily out of sync. On the first wikis targeted for deployment, this was caused by the different cache invalidation rates for HTML (typically one month) and CSS (typically five minutes). The retrospective on the problem highlighted the fact that that the test wiki – the WMF's answer to a production environment that individual developers can no longer practically emulate themselves – actually demonstrated the exact problem that would later manifest itself on production wikis. It went unnoticed.
  • WikiProject report: The White Rose: WikiProject Yorkshire
    This week, we went searching for white roses in the lands of WikiProject Yorkshire. The project began in May 2007 as a way to improve articles about the historic English county of Yorkshire and its modern-day administrative divisions and cities. Since then, the project has accumulated 31 Featured Articles, 14 Featured Lists, 91 Good Articles, and a monstrous list of Did You Know entries. Despite all of the effort improving Yorkshire articles, the project has experienced waning participation in the last few years. The project still publishes a newsletter each month, monitors the popularity of and recent changes to its articles, maintains a portal, and collects resources for contributors to use.

Listen to this!

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Check it out: someone created a ~75 minute reading of the Iowa class battleship article. Its up on Youtube, if you would like to listen to it. Pretty neat, I must say. TomStar81 (Talk) 03:51, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Pretty cool! Hopefully they update them every year or so! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 10:19, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Copy-edit

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What are you supposed to do after you copy-edit an article? Do you change the status to Needs review? --Ian159 (talk) 07:35, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi! The options are listed here; you can choose between "Needs review" and "Done". Thanks for copyediting FC this week—I hope we'll see you around in the future! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:56, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: November 2012

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Proposed column for the signpost: Wiki tools

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Hi the ed17. I've been bouncing this idea off Ironholds and he suggested I bring it to you. I propose a new column or series of articles written for the signpost by wiki tool developers (such as myself) who want to bring attention to their tools and get some feedback. For example, I've been working on a UI to help projects like Wikipedia:Teahouse more effectively identify desirable newcomers who need support: Snuggle. However, in order to get the tool to be useful I'm looking for feedback in the short term and users in the long term. I ran the idea past Nettrom, the developer of SuggestBot, and he's on board as well. What do you think? --EpochFail(talk|work) 14:19, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

For comparison, a mini-series about tools we did back in 2010: 1, 2, 3. Regards, HaeB (talk) 14:33, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm up for a series (1 per week) in the Tech report, in the same way that I cover GSoC work. Gives a nice news/editorial balance to the report, I think. It's a solid idea, with precedent, as HaeB says. - Jarry1250 [Deliberation needed] 17:59, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
This certainly works for me. :-) I'll look forward to the series! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:14, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Excellent. Should I just start working on getting a couple of these written up and go from there? How much space do you think we could devote? --EpochFail(talk|work) 20:28, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
I would assume somewhere between two to three paragraphs, if Harry plans to structure it like his GSoC work. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:49, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
I hacked up my documentation page to get this draft together. I still need to figure out how to work the article into a structure that is appropriate for the signpost. Any feedback you have would be great. --EpochFail(talk|work) 21:57, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Well, the first thing is that we don't run simulated Wikipedia articles. :-) I'd review some of the previously run op-eds listed here and a few of the recent Tech reports for ideas. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:13, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure I understand your reference to "simulated Wikipedia articles". Is it the structure of the article or my writing style that is not appropriate. At first I thought you meant that the article was too long, but then I found many long published opinion articles(e.g. 1, 2). Next I thought you were referring to my use of references and a "References" section, but I'd like to make some assertions that are backed by peer reviewed research. After reviewing a some opinion pieces and old tech reports, it seems clear that the kind of article I'd like to write is not an opinion piece or a tech report, but I'm still unclear on what's considered appropriate. You'll have to forgive me. Most of my creative writing effort goes into research papers for peer review. --EpochFail(talk|work) 21:30, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
References are okay, I just mean that we write in a newspaper style, not a Wikipedia article-like "Bolded text is a rather large animal living in New Zealand" style. :-) Sorry for not being clear. Looking at previous tech reports (listed here) is probably your best bet. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:32, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

I just rewrote the whole thing to be 1st person. Is this more like what you had in mind? --EpochFail(talk|work) 20:44, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Very much so! I'll ping Jarry so that he can work on integrating it into the tech report. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:14, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your help! :) --EpochFail(talk|work) 19:25, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 December 2012

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  • News and notes: Wobbly start to ArbCom election, but turnout beats last year's
    At the time of writing, this year's election has just closed after a two-week voting period. The eight seats were contested by 21 candidates. Of these, 15 have not been arbitrators (Beeblebrox, Count Iblis, Guerillero, Jc37, Keilana, Ks0stm, Kww, NuclearWarfare, Pgallert, RegentsPark, Richwales, Salvio giuliano, Timotheus Canens, Worm That Turned, and YOLO Swag); four candidates are sitting arbitrators (David Fuchs, Elen of the Roads, Jclemens, and Newyorkbrad); and two have previously served on the committee (Carcharoth and Coren). Four Wikimedia stewards from outside the English Wikipedia stepped forward as election scrutineers: Pundit, from the Polish Wikipedia; Teles, from the Portuguese Wikipedia; Quentinv57, from the French Wikipedia; and Mardetanha, from the Persian Wikipedia. The scrutineers' task is to ensure that the election is free of multiple votes from the same person, to tally the results, and to announce them. The full results are expected to be released within the next few days and will be reported in next week's edition of the Signpost.
  • Featured content: Wikipedia goes to Hell
    Eight articles, four images, six lists, and one topic were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia this week.
  • Technology report: The new Visual Editor gets a bit more visual
    The Visual Editor project – an attempt to create the first WMF-deployable WYSIWYG editor – will go live on its first Wikipedias imminently following nearly six months of testing on MediaWiki.org. A full explanatory blog post accompanied the news, explaining the project and its setup. Once a user has opted-in, the editor can handle basic formatting, headings and lists, while safely ignoring elements it is yet to understand, including references, categories, templates, tables and images. At the last count, approximately 2% of pages would break in some way if a user tried the Visual Editor on them; it is unclear whether any specific protection will be put in place beyond relying on editors to spot problems.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Human Rights
    In celebration of Human Rights Day, we checked out WikiProject Human Rights. Started in February 2006, the project has grown to include over 3,000 articles, including 12 Featured Articles, 3 Featured Lists, 66 Good Articles, a large collection of Did You Know entries, and a few mentions "in the news". The project monitors listings of popular pages and cleanup tags. We interviewed Khazar2, Cirt, and Boud.

GOCE mid-December newsletter

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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.

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Wikimedia Highlights from November 2012

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Congratulations

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The latest fashion

For this! Nick-D (talk) 00:53, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

  • Way to go, Mr Ed(itor) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:01, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Wow, cool! What's next--your driver's license? I didn't know there was an NMU; I've been to WMU a few times for obvious reasons. That's a pretty boring place! But the landscape is very Dutch, so that's good. Congrats, Drmies (talk) 03:42, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
    • Thanks everyone! Crisco, I have a RL friend who has called me that before... I'm linking her to your comment! I have a driver's license, Drmies, and I'll use it to drive down there and beat you up. NMU is in a beautiful area, in summer or winter. You should really consider vacationing up here sometime, not kidding. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:37, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
      • 'Tis cool. Congrats and well done, Ed. Tony (talk) 12:31, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
        • Thanks Tony! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
          • I had missed this earlier, but doing a little tps-ing today got me here. Congrats (sorry its so late) and welcome to the club! Will you be heading to graduate school or are you going to take your chances out the market looking for a job? TomStar81 (Talk) 05:38, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Not an expert

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Hi Ed17,

I added the ship Constitución to the list. Feel free to correct my contributions. I am not an expert. --Best regards, Keysanger (what?) 11:15, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm going to have to remove it, as Constitución was not a dreadnought, but I think I'll start a stub on the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race tonight and include a table there. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
(talk page stalker)Oh, that sounds exhilarating. I can't wait. Really. Drmies (talk) 04:04, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
I took a few free hours and put this table together, which I'm going to use to start a stub at Argentine–Chilean naval arms race. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:30, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
I started a bare-bones stub at User:The ed17/Sandbox/Argentine–Chilean naval arms race. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:06, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

The story

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You can have it if you like--feel free to copyedit and revise. Drmies (talk) 04:04, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

We are going to publish it as an op-ed this week. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:40, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
That's right--just an opinion. ;) Thanks Ed, and keep warm, Drmies (talk)

Finalised changes for next year's competition

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I've closed the rules discussions for next year. Please see my comments here. Feedback is very much welcome. J Milburn (talk) 17:18, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

I'll take a look later tonight, J. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
All of the changes look good to me, especially the bonus point idea (which is brilliant, by the way). Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:40, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 December 2012

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  • News and notes: Arbitrator election: stewards release the results
    Seven days after the close of voting, the results of the recent Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) elections have been announced by two of the four stewards overseeing the election, Mardetanha and Pundit. Of the 21 candidates, 13 managed to gain positive support-to-oppose ratios, and the top eight will be appointed to two-year terms on the committee by Jimbo Wales, exercising one of his traditional responsibilities.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProjekt Computerspiel: Covering Computer Games in Germany
    In the past year, we've tried to expand our horizons by looking at how WikiProjects work in other languages of Wikipedia. Following in the footsteps of our previously interviewed Czech and French projects, we visited the German Wikipedia to explore WikiProjekt Computerspiel (WikiProject Computer Games). The project dates back to November 2004 and has become the back-end of the Computer Games Portal, which covers all video games regardless of platform. Editors writing about computer games at the German Wikipedia deal with unique cultural and legal challenges, ranging from a lack of fair use precedents to the limited availability of games deemed harmful for youths to strong standards for the inclusion of material on the German Wikipedia.
  • Op-ed: Finding truth in Sandy Hook
    This week's big story on the English Wikipedia is obviously the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (which, by the time you read this, may be renamed 2012 Connecticut school shooting). Quickly created and nominated for deletion not once but twice, and both times speedily kept, the article saw the expected flurry of edits (a look at the history suggests an average of at least one a minute over the first day and a half) and more than half a million page views on the first full day.
  • Featured content: Wikipedia's cute ass
    Four articles, three lists, and five images were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia this week, including a picture of a three-week old donkey (also known as an 'ass').
  • Technology report: MediaWiki groups and why you might want to start snuggling newbie editors
    MediaWiki users (including Wikimedians) can now organise themselves into groups, receiving recognition and support-in-kind from the Wikimedia Foundation. The project, backed by new Wikimedia technical contributor coordinator Quim Gil, has seen five proposals lodged in its first week of operation. The idea of MediaWiki groups mimics that of Wikimedia User Groups.

Confusing wording of EdwardsBot notification of Signpost

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The userpage notification item is titled for the specific new issue and transcludes the table-of-contents of that issue. But then it links to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost as "Read this Signpost in full" (emphasis mine). That link is just to Signpost itself rather than to the specific issue. It's only a transient coincidence that it's the right issue at the time of the notification, and it's no longer "this" one later. Either the link needs to be more specific or the display-text needs to be more generic. DMacks (talk) 05:10, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the note. I believe we do this because the userpage notifications are meant to be read at publishing time; those wishing to browse the archives are free to do so. Kind regards, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:12, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho

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Thanks WSC, you too :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:15, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Need some help

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I was hoping you could help me. I am in a conversation on the Battle of Jamrud, where another editor is taking certain conditions(ie. "...the immediate military objective of the Afghans was to retake Jamrud fort. They failed to retake it.") as reasoning to place Sikh victory(as opposed to Afghan victory or stalemate/indecisive) in the result part of the template. Is this customary in the military history section of wikipedia??

My other question is, doesn't the template result have to be supported by a reference stating Sikh victory, Afghan victory or Indecisive and not simply an editor's formulated opinion as to objectives gained/lost? --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:53, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, real life will mean that I will have limited internet access for the next several days. I would direct your query to one of the military history project coordinators, who will probably have more time than me to assist. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:01, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Brands

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Hello, The ed17.

You are invited to join WikiProject Brands, a WikiProject and resource dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of brands and brand-related topics.

To join the project, just add your name to the member list. Northamerica1000(talk) 16:14, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXXXI, December 2012

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Full front page of The Bugle
Your Military History Newsletter

The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here.
If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 09:07, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays!

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Merry Christmas
Hey Mr Ed(itor), I've left a big gift in the shape of a StarCraft reference. Sorry, I'm all out of ass. Keep safe over the holidays, and a merry Christmas / happy holidays for you and yours! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:26, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
Well, I'll level with you, I've never played Starcraft. However, my friends assure me that it's an awesome reference, so thank you very much! I'd love it anyway—Hood was a beautiful and beastly warship. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:30, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Really? Mind you, I was never that much into it. Hood is indeed something to look at. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:26, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
  • I wasn't allowed much on the computer when it came out (stingy parents). When that changed, I bought the newer Warcraft III instead... probably should have gotten Starcraft too, but oh well. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:59, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Hmm, I actually never played that one. Or WoW... BTW, I may have a film article I can put through MilHist's A-class review. Depends on how many sources I can track down. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:16, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Same - I could never devote the time needed to play WoW. Do it! I highly recommend Milhist's A-class process. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Ah, sorry, as you can see, I haven't been an active reviewer at ACR for quite some time. :-) If you want an extra review for the film though, just let me know. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
  • It's okay, I haven't dropped by in a couple months. The article still needs a plot outline, and a proper lead. There are a couple English sources I haven't used yet, and there may be more newspaper sources available online (although probably not through the Google News Archive). Still in development. *sigh* — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:20, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Good luck. I certainly wouldn't be able to write about that. :-) Hopefully you can find a few obituaries of the director that talk about it? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:29, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Possible, although the easiest way would be to go to either Kompas' archive or pay (!) to use Tempo's online archive (I liked them better when they were free) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:13, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
  • I think my university may have free access to Tempo's online archives, and I can go through Kompas's stuff for free (saving it costs money though). The article as-is is pretty much ready to go, just needs a lede now... that'll get it up to GA, at least. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:25, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Needs a bit of spit shine and whatnot, but that's for later. Enjoy the New Year! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:16, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the holiday wishes -- have a great holiday and a productive New Year! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:59, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
Same here! Cla68 (talk) 23:00, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the seasonal greating, ed. The family is good spirits (well our part of it, anyway, I can not testify to how mom's doing since that half of the family has almost unilaterally stopped talking to us) despite being out of town for the holidays due to my dad lucking into some work (Odessa, TX, isn't the best way to spend the holiday, IMO, but it could always be worse). Anyway, Merry Christmas to you, and if you have occasion to play StarCraft (or StarCraft II) you can look me up on battle.net, I can play a decent game as the Terrans (perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the two tactics I'm know for is the "battlecruiser rush" :) - — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomStar81 (talk • contribs)
Thanks to you all. Tom, I spent mine in mid-Wisconsin; not much better. If I do ever try the game, I will type your name in :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks from me to you, Ed, for thinking of me with a seasonal greeting. From me to you, also! And best wishes for a wonderful 2013! I'll help out when you need me, Chief! MathewTownsend (talk) 19:17, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

It's Christmas!!

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Merry merry Christmas, Eddie :DD (It's finally snowing here, so it does feel like Christmas after all!) Wishing you all the best ^__^ Icy // ♫ 15:02, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

We had a few flurries, but that's it. Glad you got some! Same to you, pal. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Season's tidings!

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To you and yours, Have a Merry ______ (fill in the blank) and Happy New Year! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 17:17, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Bzuk, same to you! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 December 2012

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  • News and notes: Debates on Meta sparking along—grants, new entities, and conflicts of interest
    As part of its new focus on core responsibilities, the Wikimedia Foundation is reforming its grant schemes so that they are more accessible to individual volunteers. The community is invited to look at proposals for a new scheme—for now called Individual engagement grants (IEGs)—which is due to kick off on January 15. On Meta, the community is once again debating the two new offline participation models—user groups (open membership groups designed to be easy to form) and thematic organizations (incorporated non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work on a specific theme within or across countries). In a consultation process on Meta that will last until January 15, the community will be discussing WMF proposals for a new guideline on conflicts of interests concerning Wikimedia resources. The draft covers COI issues for both volunteers and organizations across the movement.
  • WikiProject report: A Song of Ice and Fire
    This week, we spent some time with WikiProject A Song of Ice and Fire, which focuses on the eponymous series of high fantasy literature, the television series Game of Thrones, and related works by George R. R. Martin. The project was started in July 2006 and has grown to include 11 Good Articles maintained by a small yet enthusiastic band of editors.
  • Featured content: Battlecruiser operational
    Seven articles and two lists were promoted to 'featured' status this week, including List of battlecruisers. The article covers all of the battlecruisers—which were a type of warship similar in size to a battleship but with several defining characteristics—ever planned or constructed. The last British battlecruiser built, HMS Hood, is pictured at right.
  • Technology report: Efforts to "normalise" Toolserver relations stepped up
    Efforts were stepped up this week to sow a feeling of trust between the major parties with an interest in the future of the Toolserver. The tool- and bot-hosting server – more accurately servers – are currently operated by German chapter, Wikimedia Germany, with assistance from the Foundation and numerous volunteers, including long-time system administrator Daniel Baur (more commonly known by his pseudonym DaB). However, those parties have more recently failed to see eye-to-eye on the trajectory for the Toolserver, which is scheduled to be replaced by Wikimedia Labs in late 2013, with increasing concern about the tone of discussions.

Signpost barnstar

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The Signpost Barnstar
Thanks for working on the Signpost during what is a busy holiday time in much of the English-speaking world, and happy holidays. Pine✉ 06:15, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Ed, have a good one yourself. - Jarry1250 [Deliberation needed] 16:42, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to you both! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
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