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Same Wavelength
It seems we're on the same wavelength, with our messages on User_talk:99.137.236.217! Happy editing! Attaboy (talk) 06:15, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
- It seems that we are. Happy editing to you to! —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:18, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for your welcome. I am new to Wikipedia but am really interested in getting involved. I will try to adhere to the necessary conventions, like signing my name, etc, when I have more experience. Was my last edit correct? I was also going to remove the final reference to the subject being once being painted by her father as this seems rather spurious buti don't really know how to judge notability...any thoughts. Ian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.7.80.60 (talk) 06:31, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
- Hi! You can read all about Wikipedia's notability guidelines at WP:N. I think you previous edit was fine. Please, I encourage you to make an account if you want to become a regular Wikipedia contributor. —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:35, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
DEBERT DIEFENBUNKER
JUST TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE Anton Rolin Ebersberg Self, CONS PEOPLE OUT OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND HE HAS BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH IT FOR YEARS AND DESTROYING PEOPLES LIVES... BY YOU DELETING EVERYTHING THAT IT TAKES ME 3 HOURS TO TYPE ISNT HELPING ANY. BESIDES THAT THE FACEBOOK LINKS HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE REGHQ'S AND THE DIEFENBUNKERS I DONT EXPECT A NON-CANADIAN TO UNDERSTAND IT BUT NONE THE LESS THE DEBERT DIEFENBUNKER WAS SOLD IN 2009 TO THIS ANTON GUY WHO TOLD PEOPLE HE WAS TURNING IT INTO A DATA CENTRE, THAT NEVER HAPPENED, WHEN HE GOT INVESTORS INTRESTED AND GOT THEIR MONEY HE TOOK OFF WITH THE MILLIONS AND INSTEAD OF INVESTING IT INTO THE FACILITY "THE DIEFENBUNKER" HE NEGLECTED IT WENT OUT AND PURCHASED A TRUCK AND YACHT FOR HIMSELF AMONG OTHER THINGS, BUT NOT ONE CENT WENT INTO THE BUNKER. NOW TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS AND HOW HE IS DESTROYING PEOPLES LIVES I POSTED IT ON HERE WHICH TOOK ME THREE HOURS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORD IT ACCURATELY ONLY TO BE DELETED ALL MOST INSTANTLY WHICH I MUST SAY DEEPLY ANNOYED ME. NOW I GOT TO WASTE MORE TIME TYPING THIS EMAIL. I AM ONE OF THOES INVESTORS I CANT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE TO YOU THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS GUY CON'D FROM ME AND BELIEVE ME CON'D IS PUTING IT NICELY... SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD PUT THE POST BACK UP AS IF IT WASNT IMPORTANT I WOULDNT BE WASTING MY TIME TYPING THIS EMAIL. THE MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY THE BETTER. THANKS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk) 07:57, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
- On Wikipedia, we generally avoid linking to websites like Facebook or Twitter. See this link here for an explanation. For now, it'd be best if you would add a link to another, more reliable source such as a reputable news site, etc. If you plan on contributing more often to Wikipedia you should create an account. I hope this helps. —Mikemoral♪♫ 08:04, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WAS ON THERE ABOUT THE TAX SALE AND WHAT NOT WHERE DID THAT GO? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk • contribs) 08:21, 11 April 2013
- Wikipedia saves every version of a page. I'm not entirely sure text you are referring to, but you can view a page history and older revisions and copy and paste the old text back in. —Mikemoral♪♫ 08:50, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk) 08:55, 11 April 2013 (UTC) thanks this whole message on the debert diefenbunker should be deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.224.190 (talk) 08:59, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
- Normally, I won't outright delete any discussion thread on my talk page. It'll simply be archived on to another page in several days. —Mikemoral♪♫ 21:08, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Please don't post sockpuppetry templates without proper evidence
Newnou edits and quarel in the "favorite" articles/topics of Iaasi...--Antizokni (talk) 09:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Omar Alfanno
I have removed the CSD template from Omar Alfanno because the article makes a credible assertion of notability. It provides a reference from a reliable source; Reuters. The lead of that article further supports the article's claim by saying, "Omar Alfanno is one of Latin music's premiere songwriters". If you still think this person does not meet WP:CREATIVE, you will need to take it to WP:AFD. Mkdwtalk 07:57, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks for letting me know. The author added to the article so I imagine it will no longer qualify for A7 and might meet WP:CREATIVE. —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:59, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
Teddy Pendergrass
Please stop disruptively posting on my talk page. My addition to the above mentioned page was referenced accurately. MikePancho (talk) 01:57, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
- I wouldn't consider my notice disruptive. That edit was unencyclopedic in content and therefore I reverted it. —Mikemoral♪♫ 02:00, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Mikemoral I would like to have A1_Academia as its own page and not redirect to A1_ERP page. Is this possible?? regards --Ndeangotho (talk) 12:11, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- Do you mean that you want to rename A1 ERP to A1 Academia or you want to create an article about A1 Academia. If you mean the second thing, Wikipedia:Your first article is a good place to start reading. Otherwise, if you meant the first, you'd have to ask an admin to do so for you. Wikipedia:Moving a page offers details about what happens and how to do so. —Mikemoral♪♫ 22:53, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
I meant the latter. Thank you for responding... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndeangotho (talk • contribs) 13:42, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
- Well, it's actually easier than I realized. If you simply edit the page to include and article, the page, though I recommend beginning the article at Wikipedia:Articles for creation where experience editors will help you write it in a workspace. Also, please note Wikipedia's polices about advertising in articles, see this page. If this is your first article, see Wikipedia:Your first article for advice and help on writing an article. —Mikemoral♪♫ 22:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
removed an external link you added to the page Dirk Nowitzki
hello, i think that is rellevant link to Dirk Nowitzki. Explain me why it isnt rellevant for you . bye — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kimi7777 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
- I removed the link because it did not seem quite appropriate for use on the page, but feel free to be bold and add it back. However, other editors may remove the link as well. If that happens, you will need to discuss it at Talk:Dirk Nowitzki. —Mikemoral♪♫ 00:14, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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hi i was wondering what you didn't find constructive about that post VikingsFreak1 (talk) 00:24, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, my apologies. It looked like you may have unintentionally changed a template parameter which would have caused to template to not work properly. It's helpful to other editors when you include edit summaries about what you did. —Mikemoral♪♫ 00:29, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
oh ok i understand VikingsFreak1 (talk) 00:42, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedias editors
Can I contact certain individuals who are Wikipedias editors from certain parts of the World?--Symonhh (talk) 17:27, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
- I don't know of a specific page where you can find Wikipedians by nationality, though regular contributors to certain WikiProjects are likely to be from their related area. I'm sorry that I can't help you very much here. —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:10, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 April 2013
- Op-ed: How do we fix RfA inactivity?
The RfA process is widely discussed here on the English Wikipedia and it has been well documented that less and less new Requests for adminship are being filed. There are an abundance of bytes devoted to the discussion and analysis of this situation and plenty of hands have been wrung over the matter. Various RfCs have attempted to find a way to fix the problem. Many proposals have been made offering solutions, some more potentially drastic than others, with the goal of making the changes necessary to kick–start RfA back into regular action. However, Wikipedia operates based on consensus and, to this point, there are have simply been too many disagreeing views for us to reach a consensus on how to increase RfA activity.
- WikiProject report: Unity in Diversity: South Africa
This week, we ventured to WikiProject South Africa. The project was started in February 2005 and is home to thirteen pieces of featured material, two A-class articles, and twenty-one good articles.
- News and notes: Another admin reform attempt flops
The most recent move to reform the requests for adminship process on the English Wikipedia has failed, after a complex and drawn-out three-step procedure for community input was subject to decreasing participation as time wore on and came up with no clear consensus.
- Featured content: The featured process swings into high gear
Four articles, twelve lists, and seven pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
q-analogues
Hi Mike,
You reverted my edits of the article q-analog, saying they were unexplained and asking me to make an edit summary. But I did explain them in the edit summary. I am a full professor of mathematics and an expert in this field. I hope that you will undo your reversion. 129.16.126.117 (talk) 06:58, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
- My apologies, I've restored your edit here. If you want, I'd recommend making a account. You'll be able to save articles to your watchlist and have your edits attributed to a username rather than a IP address. All the best, —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:10, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. I know I should really get an account. I had one a few years ago but I spent too much time and decided to stop editing completely. Still, I can't help correcting mistakes when I see them.129.16.126.117 (talk) 07:15, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
- In case something like that happens again, know that you can undo edits by viewing a page's history and you can be bold and undo the edit yourself. —Mikemoral♪♫ 07:20, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
data masking page updates
Hi Mike
I have just completed some major updates to the data masking page and was getting the references updated. Wasnt quite sure how all of the refernces needed to be setup correctly, but I have it sorted out now. Anything major I'll test in the sandpit area. ```` Datakitchenchef — Preceding unsigned comment added by Datakitchenchef (talk • contribs) 06:32, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
- Referencing can be kind of tricky to do. I used ProveIt, a tool for editing Wikipedia, to help me edit and make citations following Wikipedia's Citation Style 1. Using the tool I mentioned, you can make reference quickly and easily by filling in the form it provides. Leave me a message if you have any questions in the future. As a small note, you sign your comments on Wikipedia by typing ~~~~ (four tildes). All the best, —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:37, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Hello, Mikemoral, please watch the video first that IS THE REFERENCE to my change and then tell me it is unsourced... Tofas1 (talk) 23:45, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
- The revisions have been removed per policy regarding biographies of living persons, so I can't see them. Discussion of what you intended to add can be done at Talk:Daniel Cohn-Bendit after your block is over for edit warring. —Mikemoral♪♫ 06:47, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 April 2013
- In the media: Wikipedia inaccurate, says Florence; New Wikipedia app for breaking news
An article by John Sweeney published on 22 April 2013 on scnow.com, the website of the Florence, South Carolina Morning News, reported that Florence city officials have taken to monitoring and correcting the Wikipedia article on their city.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Editor Retention
This week, we spent some time with a project that develops tools and methods for improving the user experience in the hope that new users will continue editing the encyclopedia. The project was started in July 2012 and has grown to include 124 members. The project's members partner with the Teahouse and the Welcoming Committee to spread WikiLove, welcome new users, encourage civility, and other related activities.
- News and notes: Milan conference a mixed bag
The Wikimedia Conference is an annual meeting of the chapters to discuss their status and the organisational development of the Wikimedia movement. For the first time it included groups that wish to be considered for WMF affiliation as thematic organisations and one of the three groups that was recently affiliated as a user group. The conference was also attended by members of the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) Board of Trustees, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC), the WMF Affiliations Committee, and a representative of the Wikivoyage Association.
- Featured content: Batfish in the Red Sea
Nine articles, four lists, eight pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.
- Arbitration report: Sexology case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
The Sexology case is nearing completion after arbitrators were unable to agree on a topic ban for one of the participants.
- Technology report: A flurry of deployments
On Monday, the English Wikipedia became the 12th wiki to be able to pull data from the central Wikidata.org repository, with other wikis scheduled to receive the update on Wednesday.
GOCE April 2013 newsletter
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The Signpost: 29 April 2013
- News and notes: Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
The Funds Dissemination Committee released its recommendations to the WMF board last Sunday. The news that the Hong Kong chapter's application for US$212K had failed was followed by a strongly worded resignation announcement by Deryck Chan on the public Wikimedia-l mailing-list.
- In the media: Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
On 24 April 2013, novelist Amanda Filipacchi published what turned out to be an influential op-ed in the New York Times; illuminating the unusual background of the Yuri Gadyukin hoax.
- Featured content: Wiki loves video games
Nine articles, three lists, three pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" this week.
- WikiProject report: Japanese WikiProject Baseball
This week, we traveled to the Japanese Wikipedia's WikiProject Baseball for perspectives from a version of Wikipedia that treats WikiProjects as their own unique namespace (プロジェクト:) independent of "Wikipedia:".
- Traffic report: Most popular Wikipedia articles
The WP:TOP25 and WP:5000 reports chronicle the most popular Wikipedia articles on a weekly basis.
- Arbitration report: Sexology closed; two open cases
The Sexology case closed shortly after publication with no changes.
- Recent research: Sentiment monitoring; UNESCO and systemic bias; and more
A report on an online service which was created to conduct real-time monitoring of Wikipedia articles of companies, and more.
- Technology report: New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia
This week saw the deployment of the Echo extension, also known as "notifications".
WikiCup 2013 April newsletter
We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with 
Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place 
Casliber (submissions) and second place 
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.
The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.
A rules clarification: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on 29/30 April, which may be claimed in this round. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 16:22, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 06 May 2013
- News and notes: Candidates nominating for Foundation elections; Looking ahead to Wikimania 2014
Although not yet in great numbers, candidates are coming forward for Wikimedia Foundation elections, which will be held from 1 to 15 June. The elections will fill vacancies in three categories, the most prominent of which will be the three community-elected seats on the ten-member Board of Trustees (or the first Board meeting after the election results are announced, if sooner). The current two-year terms for these trustee positions ends on 1 September.
- Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
The Wikimedia Foundation will be receiving more than $100,000 worth of free developer time courtesy of internet giant Google, it was announced this week. The funds, allocated as part of Google's Summer of Code programme, will support up to 21 student developers through three months of coding time.
- Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
May sees the beginning of Round 3 of the 2013 WikiCup, with 33 of the original 127 competitors remaining. ... six articles, ten pictures, and two portals were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
- In the media: New Wikipedia for Schools edition; Anders Behring Breivik's Wikipedia contributions
The SOS Children's Villages news service advised on 3 May 2013 that Wikipedia for Schools 2013 is nearly ready for release. ... On 26 April 2013, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation published an article reviewing Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's edits to the English Wikipedia, where it revealed the name of Breivik's English Wikipedia account.
- WikiProject report: Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
This week's English Wikipedia project, WikiProject Biophysics, is home to several experts in their fields and a collaboration with the Biophysical Society. The project is hosting a contest through July 15 with six contributors winning $100 in cash and given the opportunity to attend the 2014 meeting of the Biophysical Society in San Francisco. Other strong entries will be awarded barnstars online and everyone who contributes can receive a physical button mailed out to them.
The Signpost: 13 May 2013
- News and notes: WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
The removal of administrator rights from all volunteers on the Wikimedia Foundation's official website sparked a highly emotional reaction on the Wikimedia-l mailing list—one of the largest off-wiki methods of communication for the Wikimedia movement.
- WikiProject report: Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts
This week, we spent some time watching WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts, which was started in August 2005 and has grown to include 12 Good Articles and a Featured List.
- Featured content: A mushroom, a motorway, a Munich gallery, and a map
Fourteen articles, three lists, and three pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia, including Boletus luridus, seen above.
- In the media: PR firm accused of editing Wikipedia for government clients; can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
An article published on May 10 on Odwyerpr.com written by Greg Hazley documented a "spar" between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and public relations firm Qorvis partner Matt Lauer, who disputes Wikipedia's guideline discouraging public relations firms from editing articles on their clients.
- Arbitration report: Race and politics opened; three open cases
The Race and politics case has been accepted for arbitration, and the evidence phase is now open. Two other cases remain open.
your message to us re: Rodeo Drive
You did not identify the error, hence we are not sure what you were referencing. We have published books relating to Beverly Hills since the 1980s. One of us evidently read something in Wikipedia that was not accurate, according to our archives 75.84.251.89 (talk) 15:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)--75.84.251.89 (talk) 15:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hi, I reverted the edit because it appeared unconstructive on account that it was in ALL CAPS. Naturally, you should feel free to add content to articles, but keep in mind content on Wikipedia must be verifiable by citing sources. Wikipedia has a policy against multiple users per single account, though I'm not sure how it applies to anonymous IP accounts, so I would recommend creating an account. See Wikipedia:Why create an account? for details about why you should. I hope this information is helpful to you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. —Mikemoral♪♫ 20:16, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 20 May 2013
- Foundation elections: Trustee candidates speak about Board structure, China, gender, global south, endowment
Nominations closed last Friday for the three community-elected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) ten-member Board of Trustees—the ultimate corporate authority of the worldwide WMF. The Board has influential roles and responsibilities over one of the most powerful global information sources on the Internet.
- WikiProject report: Classical Greece and Rome
This week, we traveled to WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome. The project was started in May 2006 and has 37 featured articles.
- News and notes: Spanish Wikipedia leaps past one million articles
On 16 May, the Spanish Wikipedia became the seventh Wikipedia to cross the million article Rubicon, a symbolic yet important achievement.
- In the media: Qworty incident continues
Salon.com published another article detailing the ongoing incidents with Wikipedia user Qworty, who has identified himself as Robert Clark Young. It documents Qworty's role in the controversy involving Amanda Filipacchi's op-ed, which kindled a debate on Wikipedia sexism as it relates to categories, where Qworty was responsible for a series of revenge edits against Filipacchi in the days after she released her op-ed.
- Featured content: Up in the air
Nine articles, six lists, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
The Signpost: 27 May 2013
- News and notes: First-ever community election for FDC positions
Alongside the Signpost's interviews with the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) Board of Trustees candidates, the Signpost asked the candidates for the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) and its Ombudsperson position a series of questions relating to the positions they may be taking on. For the FDC candidates, this will include specific recommendations to the WMF on how to disburse over US$11 million in donors' funds to affiliate organizations, something which appears to have garnered little attention from the editing community at large so far.
- In the media: Pagans complain about Qworty's anti-Pagan editing
In the continuing saga of User:Qworty's outing as author Robert Clark Young, several blogs and websites covered the now-banned user's anti-Pagan editing. In an article published on 22 May 2013, TechEye described Qworty's edits as a "reign of terror" and were pleased to find that he had not succeeded in removing several prominent Pagan biographies from the encyclopedia.
- Foundation elections: Candidates talk about the Meta problem, the nation-based chapter model, world languages, and value for money
The elections for the three community seats on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees start on 8 June. This second and final part of the interview explores two broad themes: Meta, the site that hosts movement-wide coordination; and offline entities—the chapters and the new thematic organisations and user groups.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Geographical Coordinates
This week, we plotted out the demarcations of WikiProject Geographical Coordinates, which aims to create a single standard of handling coordinates in Wikipedia articles.
- Featured content: Life of 2π
Twelve articles, four lists, and twelve pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
- Recent research: Motivations on the Persian Wikipedia; is science eight times more popular on the Spanish Wikipedia than the English Wikipedia?
An article in Library Review offers a much-needed comparison of data from a population of editors outside the English Wikipedia.
- Technology report: Amsterdam hackathon: continuity, change, and stroopwafels
Second only to the technical track of Wikimania in terms of numbers, the Berlin Hackathon (2009–2012) provided those with an interest in the software that underpins Wikimedia wikis and supports its editors a place to gather, exchange ideas and learn new skills.
WP:GOCE May backlog drive award
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GOCE May drive wrap-up
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The Signpost: 05 June 2013
- From the editor: Signpost developments
I am excited to announce that a Portuguese-language journal, Correio da Wikipédia has been launched by Vitorvicentevalente. It has just published its third edition, and I encourage readers who speak the language to read and contribute to its already-expansive coverage of the Portuguese Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.
- Featured content: A week of portraits
Five articles, four lists, and thirteen images were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.
- Discussion report: Return of the Discussion report
This is mostly a list of requests for comment believed to be active on 4 June 2013 linked from subpages of Wikipedia:RfC or watchlist notices.
- News and notes: "Cease and desist", World Trade Organization says to Wikivoyage; Could WikiLang be the next WMF project?
On 31 May, the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal and Community Advocacy team announced that the Wikivoyage logo would have to be replaced, because it has become the subject of a cease-and-desist letter from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- In the media: China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
An article on TheNextWeb.com says that the Chinese Government has effectively blocked Wikipedia by cutting off access to the HTTP Secure (https) "workaround", almost completely cutting off access to those in China.
- WikiProject report: Operation Normandy
This week, we reflect on the anniversary of D-Day by storming the shores of Operation Normandy, a special initiative of WikiProject Military History.
- Technology report: Developers accused of making Toolserver fight 'pointless'
Last week, the Signpost reported on a feeling at the Amsterdam hackathon that Toolserver developers were coming round to the idea of migrating to Wikimedia Labs.
Seyed Mohammad Mousavi
Hello, I've removed the BLP prod you added to Seyed Mohammad Mousavi per WP:BLPPROD, since the initial draft contained one link mentioning him: ": Only add a BLPPROD if there are no sources in any form that name the subject, but once (properly) placed, it can only be removed if a reliable source is added". If we can't find any WP:RS for his claims of notability though, it will need to go to AFD. Thanks, Captain Conundrum (talk) 01:20, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
- I tried searching for sources, though there didn't seem to be any ones that I could find. If there isn't improvement source-wise soon, I'll likely nominate it for deletion. —Mikemoral♪♫ 01:22, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
- Me neither, but I'll keep digging. It's tricky, because we first have to work out how he spells his name in Farsi. Thanks, Captain Conundrum (talk) 01:23, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
- I've had more luck find sources for the similarly named volleyball player Mohammad Mousavi. A transliteration website might be helpful to some extent. —Mikemoral♪♫ 01:43, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
- Me neither, but I'll keep digging. It's tricky, because we first have to work out how he spells his name in Farsi. Thanks, Captain Conundrum (talk) 01:23, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre
 So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along. A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk) This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 14:49, 9 June 2013 (UTC)|} Disambiguation link notification for June 11Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Horror, Thriller and Brad Smith (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) 11:50, 11 June 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 12 June 2013
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Janakinath BoseJanakinath Bose prod has been removed incorrectly. You can take to AFD. --Tito☸Dutta 14:28, 21 June 2013 (UTC) GOCE June/July 2013 events
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WikiCup 2013 June newsletterWe are down to our final 16: the 2013 semi-finals are upon us. A score of 321 was required to survive round 3, further cementing this as the most competitive WikiCup yet; round 3 was survived in 2012 with 243 points, in 2011 with 76 points and in 2010 with 250 points. The change may in part be to do with the fact that more articles are now awarded bonus points, in addition to more competitive play. Reaching the final has, in the past, required 573 points (2012, a 135% increase on the score needed to reach round 4), 150 points (2011, a 97% increase) and 417 points (2010, a 72% increase). This round has seen over a third of participants claiming points for featured articles (with seven users claiming for multiple featured articles) and most users have also gained bonus points. However, the majority of points continue to come from good articles, followed by did you know articles. In this round, every content type was utilised by at least one user, proving that the WikiCup brings together content contributors from all corners of the project. Round 3 saw a number of contributions of note. A rules reminder: content promoted between rounds can be claimed in the round after the break, but not the round before. The case in point is content promoted on the 29/30 June, which may be claimed in this round. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. We are currently seeing concern about the amount of time people have to wait for reviews, especially at GAC- if you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 10:32, 1 July 2013 (UTC) Thermolon Ceramic non-stick coatingHi Mike, Many thanks for your ruling on the page I've submitted. I had a problem with the references as most were in trade magazines and I understand (maybe wrongly) that they are not considered to be objective? This is my first foray into wiki and I must admit I find it very complex and confusing... I'm not even sure if I'm writing to you in the correct place! Your guidance and assistance would be very much appreciated. I have an interest in ecological matters and any product that helps to remove PTFE and its associated chemicals from our planet is something noteworthy to me. I hope this explains my interest in the subject. I gather that you will reply (if you do!)in my talk page? FGCD321 (talk) 04:42, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi again Mike! I have made some changes to the article and would greatly appreciate your feedback. I have increased the notability and changed some references but am having problems inserting them into the text.... 'Problems' being an inability to do it! FGCD321 (talk) 07:03, 4 July 2013 (UTC) 
Hi Mike, Can you please run a check on my page now, think I've got it right!! That ProveIt is really helpful... FGCD321 (talk) 16:03, 7 July 2013 (UTC) Question about delsortHi. Could I ask what tool do you use to delsort articles into the firearms list? I've created commons.js with this content, and it does give me bunch of other lists to add an AfD to (via the drop-down menu), but firearms isn't among those lists. How do you do it? Someone not using his real name (talk) 21:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
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User:FGCD321/Thermolon™ Ceramic Non-stick Coatings)Thanks Mike, will get this right if it kills me...which is a possibility! FGCD321 (talk) 04:18, 6 July 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 10 July 2013
 IRC office hours for wiki-mentors and Snuggle usersHi. We're organizing an office hours session with the Teahouse to bring in mentors from across the wiki to try out Snuggle and discuss it's potential to support mentorship broadly. The Snuggle team would appreciate it if you would come and participate in the discussion. We'll be having it in #wikimedia-office connect on Wed. July 17th @ 1600 UTC. See the agenda for more info. --EpochFail(talk • work), Technical 13 (talk), TheOriginalSoni (talk) 18:29, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
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I just posted a message on that mentor page that was last edited 3+ years ago. I tried to get in contact with you on Wikinews but you never responded. --Thebirdlover (talk) 12:14, 29 July 2013 (UTC) WikiCup 2013 July newsletterWe're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Other than that, there is not much to report! If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:00, 1 August 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 31 July 2013
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WikiCup 2013 August newsletterThis year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation. Finally, the usual notices: If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 06:18, 29 August 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 28 August 2013
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WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive! Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive. This newsletter was delivered on behalf of WPAFC by EdwardsBot (talk) 15:24, 30 September 2013 (UTC) WikiCup 2013 September newsletterIn 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:40, 1 October 2013 (UTC) The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2013The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter Project At a Glance
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BACKLOG OF THE WEEK Category:Pages with broken reference namesHello - some editors fight off the vandal hordes, as I do repairing pages with citation errors. If I didn't - there would be a large backlog in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting and in Category:Pages with missing references list as in Category:Pages with broken reference names (more than 1500 yesterday). But it is impossible to work it alone. Do you know how to do a "Blitz" (excuse the comparision) to find willing editors to work on it. It is much more easier to repair references if you do it one hour, one day or one week ago after the errors were made instead of months and years after the error was done. Very, very difficult to find these errors. Only with WikiBlame Search it is possible to find and repair such errors. Best wishes --Frze > talk 08:42, 10 October 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 09 October 2013
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WikiCup 2013 October newsletterThe WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is
All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:
Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient! Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team. Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 01:25, 1 November 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 30 October 2013
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Color Light OutputHello Mike (?), I'm not exactly sure of what I'm doing here; so please forgive me if I'm making a mistake... I was surprised to find a message waiting for me apparently from you: “Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, such as the one you made to Color Light Output. I hope you like the place and decide to stay.” I had no idea that such an entry had been made. Fascinating! I probably should get more involved in making contributions where I can (I’m now registered). Did you write the CLO article? If so, are you involved in display measurements? The article looks good to me. If you do make display measurements, here is a little history about the CLO: The need for a CLO metric was a big surprise to me. When approached (was working at NIST), I didn't think it was a big deal, and I was unconvinced of the need of another metric. Despite my hesitation, I reconfigured a lab to make the measurements. I was shocked at the color-rendering differences that could be observed between different projectors. Often, in the past, during scientific presentations I was disappointed at the rendering of colors on the projected images at scientific conferences and technical presentations. Sometimes you couldn't distinguish the colored data curves on a projected graph that originally looked so colorful on the computer screen when they were prepared. I thought that such was the characteristic of projectors that used mercury lamps. Not so, and the CLO metric allowed a person to anticipate such renderings. The addition of a white subpixel when it is used to boost the projector flux without regard to a distortion of the color gamut may be useful when color is not critical. This is particular true in rooms with a lot of ambient illumination where contrast is important for legibility and the color gamut is reduced anyway because of the additional ambient light. In such a case color would not be key to understanding the presentation. However, in darkened rooms where the ambient light doesn't significantly interfere with the color rendering, a properly rendered color gamut without the white boost can be important for those of us who routinely use color to illustrate data and concepts. Best, Ed Kelley www.keltekresearch.com Efkelley (talk) 15:44, 22 November 2013 (UTC) The Signpost: 20 November 2013
Hello, Mikemoral: WikiProject AFC is holding a two month long Backlog Elimination Drive! Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive. Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) at 09:16, 3 December 2013 (UTC) November 2013 GOCE drive wrap-up
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WikiCup 2014 January newsletterThe 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer
Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible. Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC) The Signpost: 29 January 2014
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