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The Signpost: 29 April 2013

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  • News and notes: Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
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  • In the media: Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
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  • Featured content: Wiki loves video games
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  • WikiProject report: Japanese WikiProject Baseball
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Thanks

Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

for your help with the Archaeoastronomy mess. Dougweller (talk) 16:12, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

No problem. --Closedmouth (talk) 02:11, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

SLACKER

Latest comment: 13 years ago5 comments2 people in discussion

Broken redirects (configuration) has over 1,000 entries currently! --MZMcBride (talk) 14:28, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

That's because it's outdated and TS replag is high. Come back when the report is accurate. --Closedmouth (talk) 14:55, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
Sorry, I'm new here. I imported a quick script to nominate the pages for deletion and I'm slowly filling up Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as dependent on a non-existent page (though INeverCry seems to be just as quickly emptying it!). You're welcome. If you could take care of the ".css" and ".js" pages listed at Wikipedia:Database reports/Broken redirects, that would be wonderful. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:21, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
RESOLVED FIXED --Closedmouth (talk) 13:06, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, my child. I forgive you for doubting me (it looks like you were able to delete over 600 broken redirects). --MZMcBride (talk) 14:33, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

the show must go on

Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
huzzah!
Give me a chance to tell the Bard's tale, and I give you my word on humble knee, whence you shall not say it wasn't e'er to be. Killiondude (talk) 05:42, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
For as it is written, you shall be with whom you have formed a more perfect union with under God. This isn't working. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:30, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Template:NFT player

Latest comment: 13 years ago8 comments5 people in discussion

Hi, you protected the Template:NFT player in 2011 and the website has recently released a new version, so I am requesting an update to the code as follows:

[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/{{{1|{{{id}}}}}} {{{2|{{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}}}] at National-Football-Teams.com

Thanks, C679 13:20, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Done. --Closedmouth (talk) 15:47, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Unfortunately it doesn't work; there are two issues. First is easy, needs a ".html" after the id number. Second is that the ids seem to have changed, e.g. Beckham was 2233 and his new number is 2189. Do you have any idea how to address this? Thanks, C679 17:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
First issue fixed. I think you can only fix the second issue manually, or somehow with a bot. Beyond my limited capabilities. --Closedmouth (talk) 03:15, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
great, so now this change has now made all the links go to the wrong people (e.g., see Carlos Valderrama). it was better when the simply returned a 404. a better option would be to create a new template so we can track which ones have been changed, or go to a wayback machine link, rather than silently making all the links wrong. Frietjes (talk) 19:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You might be interested in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football#NFT player template doesn't seem to be working.... GiantSnowman 20:08, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

You can always wrap a <noinclude> around the whole thing while it's being fixed. --Closedmouth (talk) 01:29, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
I reverted the change as it seems they have fixed their website to send you to the updated page. We should still probably do something about this, but we will probably want to create a new template for the new syntax or use a different parameter for the new ID (e.g., newid or something). Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 02:21, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 May 2013

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  • News and notes: Candidates nominating for Foundation elections; Looking ahead to Wikimania 2014
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  • Technology report: Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
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  • Featured content: WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
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  • In the media: New Wikipedia for Schools edition; Anders Behring Breivik's Wikipedia contributions
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  • WikiProject report: Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
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The Signpost: 13 May 2013

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  • News and notes: WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
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File: Desktop computer with wireless mouse and keyboard..

well,..I don't know what you are talking about,..are u tellimg me about the picture of an all in one pc I added onto Desktop computer ?? If you're talking about this I HAD removed the photo and added a picture of the pc showing it's own wikipedia page,......is that a copyrighted work ?? please reply in MY TALK page....o---Andrew--o 16:56, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

--well if you are talking about the picture of an all in one pc here I would be surprised.....cause this photo was created to replace a photo (after RonHjones told about the computer with Caribbean beach wallpaper (windows 7) ....)so does it have a real problem..?? If you are talking about the one with the carribbean beach wallpaper ... I dont know where to access the file nor do I know how to delete it,...Is there somthing I CAN do or MUST do about it?? plz reply in my talkpage.....o---Andrew--o 16:37, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Herbert Tauss

Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Can you please undelete my page about Herbert Tauss? I am computer challenged and was trying to create a page that used his name. Karen Tauss sheaKtaushea (talk) 02:58, 22 May 2013 (UTC)5/21/13.

That was deleted by Boing! said Zebedee (talk · contribs), I only deleted the broken redirect. Please ask them to restore the page for you. --Closedmouth (talk) 03:05, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 May 2013

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  • 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.
  • 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.

Deleted map of the Rarh region

Latest comment: 13 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hello Closedmouth,
I'm shocked to see suddenly that the printscreen map I'd uploaded have been deleted. I didn't even know that it was under deletion review. I was messaged by Veggies, few days ago about an improper copyright tag. I've replied him in to his talk page that I don't understand very much about the proper copyright tagging, explained him how I'd made the image and that there was no other in Commons and that he could go on and tag it properly if the tagging was wrong. Please see: User talk:Veggies#Replaceable fair use File:Rarh region.png.
The map is not repleacable. Or if it is replacable, why do you delete it not replace it instead? Could you please undelete the file and tag it properly.
Thank you,
Friendly --Universal Life (talk) 16:15, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

"except if someone recreated a better image from Google Earth in .jpg format and drawing lines separating what is historically known as West and East Rarh and may be even the previous denominations such as Northern and Southern Rarh". You pretty much said it here. It's possible for somebody to create a free alternative (even if nobody has done that yet) so therefore it fails WP:NFCC#1: Non-free content is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created, that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose. --Closedmouth (talk) 10:40, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi closedmouth, Thank you for your reply. One question though, I also created it by printscreening on my computer from Google Earth. So why it isn't free content? What should I have done to make it "free content"? Friendly --Universal Life (talk) 23:42, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

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Thanks for taking care of my talk page and for blocking the vandal. This is the strangest case I have ever encountered. The user made one bad edit and after receiving a warning from me proceeded to vandalize my user page and talk page many times. Two other editors also caught this vandalism. It's difficult to understand how someone could be that wasteful and crude. I am sure the user would have continued until blocked. It is almost as if he was looking for it. I've had pages vandalized before and I am sure most others who review recent changes have as well. But the sheer number of vandalisms and the focus on my pages is truly baffling. Anyway, thanks again. Donner60 (talk) 23:56, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

No problem. --Closedmouth (talk) 03:02, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 May 2013

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  • News and notes: First-ever community election for FDC positions
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  • 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.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Geographical Coordinates
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  • Technology report: Amsterdam hackathon: continuity, change, and stroopwafels
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Please block User:Daredevil7

Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Dear Closedmouth, please block User:Daredevil7 with an expiry time of indefinite, because the user may contributing without common sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.171.176.100 (talk) 11:04, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

You hope for vandalism?

Latest comment: 13 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

I'm sure you don't, but that's the way it looks: . JamesBWatson (talk) 11:51, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Seriously though, the alternative being that this guy was making good edits and being labelled a vandal for no reason, I'd rather I was missing something and it turned out to be an obscure form of vandalism I wasn't familiar with. --Closedmouth (talk) 12:26, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
OK, I see what you mean. However, I still prefer it not to be vandalism. JamesBWatson (talk) 17:31, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 June 2013

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  • From the editor: Signpost developments
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  • Featured content: A week of portraits
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  • 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.
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    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.

Template

Latest comment: 13 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Hi, is there a template 'warning' for linking to disambiguation pages? Thanks. Denisarona (talk) 10:10, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

User:DPL bot usually does that automatically. You should probably just write a non-template message to the person. --Closedmouth (talk) 10:30, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, will do (was just being lazy!!) Denisarona (talk) 10:37, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
I sympathise. --Closedmouth (talk) 10:44, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 June 2013

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  • News and notes: How Wikimedia affiliates are spending $8.4 million; PRISM scandal
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File:Jennifer-lopez-green-versace-dress.jpg

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Hello there. You're gonna have to explain yourself. This image has been on Wikipedia for many years. No free images of the dress are available, and as stated in its use (maybe you didn't even bother reading it), it's importance of being displayed.  — Statυs (talk, contribs) 14:29, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

The file was tagged for more than ten days, with no attempt to improve the fair use rationale. Those ten days are for you to discuss the issues with the tagging editor and make improvements to the fair use rationale. However, in spite of your incredible rudeness in this message, I did take a closer look, and I would say that Werieth used the wrong tag for this. There is a fair use rationale, though it is inadequate, specifically with regard to WP:NFCC#10c. I will restore the file, and tag it for deletion correctly so that you have the chance to improve the rationale and potentially prevent the image from being deleted. --Closedmouth (talk) 16:07, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Well, I wasn't even aware that there was an issue (as I wasn't notified as such). I wasn't aware of the tagging, so I apologize. All I saw was that the file was deleted. Thank you for restoring.  — Statυs (talk, contribs) 03:32, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Damn Kids Headshot Picture

Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hi,

I stated that I owned the picture that I uploaded for the article for "Damn Kids". I would like it to be put back up. I own the picture, and hold an exclusive copyright to it. It is not in public domain, and I am not allowing access for other people to use it without my permission. Can you please put it back up? If not, can you tell me which copyright it is under, and help me put it back up? Thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thisisprovoke (talk • contribs) 20:16, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 19 June 2013

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  • Op-ed: Two responses to the 'Tragedy of Wikipedia's Commons'
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The Signpost: 26 June 2013

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TemplateData is here

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Hey Closedmouth

I'm sending you this because you've made quite a few edits to the template namespace in the past couple of months. If I've got this wrong, or if I haven't but you're not interested in my request, don't worry; this is the only notice I'm sending out on the subject :).

So, as you know (or should know - we sent out a centralnotice and several watchlist notices) we're planning to deploy the VisualEditor on Monday, 1 July, as the default editor. For those of us who prefer markup editing, fear not; we'll still be able to use the markup editor, which isn't going anywhere.

What's important here, though, is that the VisualEditor features an interactive template inspector; you click an icon on a template and it shows you the parameters, the contents of those fields, and human-readable parameter names, along with descriptions of what each parameter does. Personally, I find this pretty awesome, and from Monday it's going to be heavily used, since, as said, the VisualEditor will become the default.

The thing that generates the human-readable names and descriptions is a small JSON data structure, loaded through an extension called TemplateData. I'm reaching out to you in the hopes that you'd be willing and able to put some time into adding TemplateData to high-profile templates. It's pretty easy to understand (heck, if I can write it, anyone can) and you can find a guide here, along with a list of prominent templates, although I suspect we can all hazard a guess as to high-profile templates that would benefit from this. Hopefully you're willing to give it a try; the more TemplateData sections get added, the better the interface can be. If you run into any problems, drop a note on the Feedback page.

Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 22:07, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 July 2013

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  • In the media: Jimmy Wales is not an Internet billionaire; a mass shooter's alleged Wikipedia editing
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RE: ‎FYI

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Thanks, would be interesting to know who this individual is. Cheers, Mattythewhite (talk) 16:29, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 July 2013

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  • News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation Board appoints world expert in women's issues, global south
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  • Featured content: The week of the birds
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Demetris Moulazimis

Latest comment: 12 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

hello, im about to Re-Create Demetris Moulazimis, i got this notice, and a message to contact you before recreating it
08:46, 19 January 2011 Closedmouth (talk | contribs) deleted page Demetris Moulazimis (Expired PROD, concern was: unsourced BLP)
this player now has professional contract. http://www.omonoia.com.cy/default.asp?lang=GR&tab=football&section=news&nid=1361 this is written in greek, it means that moulazimis is part of omonoia ac now, if i have the authority to continue i'll provide more sources about his bio and moves. regards Argento1985 21:32, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Go ahead, doesn't bother me. --Closedmouth (talk) 03:10, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 July 2013

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  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Square Enix
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    Four articles, five lists, and sixteen pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

Request to take part in a survey

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Hi there. I would very much appreciate it if you could spend ~2 minutes and take a short survey - a project trying to understand why the most active Wikipedia contributors (such as yourself) may reduce their activity, or retire. I sent you an email with details, if you did not get it please send me a wikiemail, so that I can send you an email with the survey questions. I would very much appreciate your cooperation, as you are among the most active Wikipedia editors who show a pattern of reduced activity, and thus your response would be extremely valuable. Thanks! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 12:46, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

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No thanks. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:25, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 July 2013

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  • In the media: Wikipedia flamewars
    The Washington Post reported Tuesday on the most controversial articles on various language Wikipedias as determined by a cross-continental research group.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Religion
    This week, the Signpost delved into the vast and complex areas of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that make up religion. WikiProject Religion has been around since 2005 and has a complex scope, in that it only takes articles that deal with religion in a non-sectarian sense, along with any articles that do not have a dedicated daughter project.
  • News and notes: Wikivoyage turns ten, but where to now?; Wikipedia Zero expands into India
    Contributors to Wikivoyage, the sister project adopted by the Wikimedia Foundation last year, are celebrating their 10th anniversary this week. ... The Wikimedia Foundation has announced via press release that it has partnered with Aircel to provide free mobile access to Wikipedia.
  • Traffic report: Gleeless
    Death hangs over the top 10 this week, as tragic deaths both past and present continued to cast their pall over an already troubled world. The death of Corey Monteith led to a spike in interest in the man himself, his girlfriend and co-star Lea Michele, and the show that made them both famous, Glee.
  • Featured content: Engineering and the arts
    Twelve articles, seven lists, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
  • Arbitration report: Infoboxes case opens
    The case Infoboxes was opened. The evidence phase continues in Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds. Voting on the proposed decision continues in the Tea Party movement case.

The Signpost: 31 July 2013

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  • Op-ed: The VisualEditor Beta and the path to change
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  • Traffic report: Bouncing Baby Brouhaha
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  • WikiProject report: Babel Series: Politics on the Turkish Wikipedia
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  • News and notes: Gearing up for Wikimania 2013
    The ninth annual Wikimania conference will open in just over a week at the Jockey Club Auditorium, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Wikimania is for people worldwide who have an interest in Wikimedia Foundation projects. It features presentations and discussions on those projects, on free knowledge and content, and on related social and technical issues.

Image of Marina DeBris' work

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I had written previously on eeekster's talk page: "I added this image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marina_DeBris_Hoop_Trash_Dress.jpg

Eeekster's comment was that a freely licensed version could be found. I added the contested response to the description of that page, but I'm not sure I did it right. I searched the web and could not find a freely licensed version of an image that shows Marina DeBris's work. If anyone can find one, I'll use it."

Now the image is deleted, apparently by you. Could you tell me on what grounds it was deleted? I contested the intent to delete, but never was told why you (or someone) declined the contestation. There is no freely licensed version of an image that shows Marina DeBris' work, therefore the image DOES qualify for fair use. So what is the problem?

Thanks Socialresearch (talk) 00:59, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

From the NFCC: Non-free content is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created, that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose. The point isn't that a free image doesn't exist, it's that it's reasonable to assume that some person could take a photo of the dress and release it under a free license. It's why we don't allow non-free images of living people, but we do allow them of dead people: even if a free photo doesn't exist anywhere in the world, it's still possible for somebody to take a photo of the living person and release it under a free license; but it's not possible to take a photo of a dead person, let alone a free one, so it qualifies for fair use. If the dress was burned after that photo was taken, it would most likely qualify. Otherwise, you have to settle for a textual description. These are the pitfalls of requiring the content of your encyclopedia be free and open. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:54, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 07 August 2013

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  • Arbitration report: Fourteen editors proposed for ban in Tea Party movement case
    Fourteen editors have been proposed for a six-month page ban in the Tea Party movement case. In the Infoboxes and Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds cases, the workshop and evidence phases have closed, and proposed decisions are scheduled to be posted.
  • Traffic report: Greetings from the graveyard
    It's crickets and tumbleweeds this week, as the top 10 sees its lowest view-count since the project began. If Wikipedia were selling anything, we'd be having a fire sale by now.
  • News and notes: Chapters Association self-destructs
    The opening days of the annual Wikimania, referred to as the "pre-conference", are not typically newsworthy. This changed dramatically when the Chapters Association council met on Thursday.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Freedom of Speech
    This week, we journey into a WikiProject that focuses about what keeps Wikipedia running, the freedom of speech.

File:Préparez vos mouchoirs.jpg

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You deleted this image as unused, when it was on Get Out Your Handkerchiefs the whole time. Ribbet32 (talk) 00:41, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, not sure how I missed that. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:04, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 August 2013

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  • News and notes: "Beautifully smooth" Wikimania with few hitches
    About a thousand Wikimedians journeyed to Hong Kong this week for the annual Wikimania conference, the annual gathering of the Wikimedia movement. Wikimania, which has been held since 2005, serves as the principal physical meetup for Wikimedians around the world.
  • In the media: Chinese censorship
    One major story that came out of Wikimania was Jimmy Wales' statements at the conference that he would prefer to have Wikipedia banned entirely in mainland China than censored as it is currently.
  • Featured content: Wikipedia takes the cities
    The week's newest featured content includes seven articles, four lists, and twelve pictures.
  • Special report: Jimmy Wales: media favors entertainment over raising public awareness
    Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and its public face to most of the media, has declared that media organizations are missing out on the "opportunity of the century" by not conducting true investigative reporting into American surveillance practices, a debate kindled by information leaked by Edward Snowden.
  • Arbitration report: Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes
    The Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case has closed, with a unanimous decision to desysop a Wikimedia Foundation employee and indefinitely ban another editor. The Tea Party movement case has stalled yet again, in the wake of a controversial proposal to ban 14 editors. A proposed decision in the Infoboxes case was scheduled to be posted on 14 August.

Ugh

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Thanks for blocking that account. I just read the name the right (wrong?) way. I was reading it differently and didn't parse the other way. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:55, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

S'alright, I'm really good at spotting these things because I'm from Pen Island. --Closedmouth (talk) 06:02, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
I'd laugh, but there is an article for that, Pen Island. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:05, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

STiki emergency

Igloo is back!

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We are proud to announce that Igloo is once again functioning. This message was sent by TyAbot for Kangaroopower, one of Igloo's current maintainers at 20:31, 25 August 2013 (UTC).

The Signpost: 21 August 2013

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  • From the editor: Call for contributors
    Contributing to the Signpost can be one of the most rewarding things an editor can do, and the need for an independent, volunteer-run Signpost continues to grow, given the increasing complexity and financial expenditures of the global Wikimedia movement.
  • WikiProject report: Today's article for improvement
    This week, we spent some time with the folks behind Today's Article for Improvement, commonly shortened to TAFI, which Coin945 notes is pronounced "taffy". The initiative began in July 2012 as an attempt to "use widespread collaborative editing to improve articles... over a short time frame." Two of the project's touted accomplishments are improving the articles for Sea and Entertainment from start-class to Good Article status. In addition to drawing veteran editor attention with a Community Portal widget and weekly announcements posted to subscribed talk pages, TAFI briefly appeared as a box on Wikipedia's main page welcoming new editors to contribute. Plans are ongoing to return TAFI to the main page.
  • Traffic report: Bad Cat
    The arrival of the final season of Breaking Bad, arguably the most critically acclaimed TV series since The Wire, has spurred interest across the board, with two entries in the top 10. A Google Doodle to celebrate the birthday of physicist Erwin Schrödinger gave entries for both the man and his ill-used cat. This week was also another banner week for Indian viewers, with four India-related topics in the list, including no. 1, no doubt aided by the celebration of that country's Independence Day on August 15.
  • Featured content: Afrobeat
    Seventeen articles, three lists, and three pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

August 2013

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Thanks, BracketBot (talk) 08:14, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Fixed --Closedmouth (talk) 08:16, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

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God damn stupid fingers. Fixed --Closedmouth (talk) 08:52, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 August 2013

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  • Recent research: WikiSym 2013 retrospective
    98 registered participants attended the annual WikiSym+OpenSym conference from August 5-7 at Hong Kong's Cyberport facility.
  • WikiProject report: Loop-the-loop: Amusement Parks
    This week, we secured free admission for WikiProject Amusement Parks, the project dedicated to amusement rides, roller coasters, theme parks, traveling carnivals, and funfairs.
  • Traffic report: Reddit creep
    The debt that Wikipedia owes sites like Reddit or Google often goes unacknowledged around here. If the purpose of Wikipedia is to bring knowledge to the world, then it is sites like these that are actually doing it.
  • Featured content: WikiCup update, and the gardens of Finland
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  • News and notes: Looking ahead to Wiki Loves Monuments
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  • Technology report: Gallery improvements launch on Wikipedia
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Redirect of a deleted page

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In November 2010, you deleted the article County Road 333 (Liberty County, Florida) on the grounds of lack of notability. While I'm not disputing the deletion, I have redirected the article to List of county roads in Liberty County, Florida, and I fully intend to do this with others that were deleted. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 17:11, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

OK. --Closedmouth (talk) 23:47, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

F5 deletions

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When making F5 deletions please check for and also delete the associated talk page please. I noted you have missed several that are on my watchlist. Werieth (talk) 15:55, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Eh, it's not that big a deal, and someone always comes along and cleans up afterwards (sometimes I clean up after myself without even realising). If Twinkle had an option in its batch deletion process to delete talk pages at the same time, I would totally go to the effort of checking that box. --Closedmouth (talk) 16:44, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 September 2013

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  • In the media: Manning "put back in the closet"; State involvement in Azerbaijani Wikipedia
    After media praise for Wikipedia's decision to move the Bradley Manning article to Chelsea Manning, the reversion of that page move on August 31, after a discussion in which several hundred Wikipedians participated, has so far triggered less favourable feedback, as well as a blog post from Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner expressing her disappointment with the decision.
  • News and notes: Privacy policy debate gears up
    On September 3, the Wikimedia Foundation launched the second stage of the process to improve the privacy policy implemented on most Wikimedia sites, including Wikipedia and its sister projects, by publishing a policy draft.
  • Discussion report: Arbcom election procedures, Wiki Loves Monuments, Privacy policy, FDC, and more
    As mentioned in "In the news" on Wikipedia's main page, the Library of Birmingham in the United Kingdom has opened. This interior photo was taken a week before opening. The article reports that the library "has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, the largest public cultural space in Europe, and the largest regional library in Europe."
  • WikiProject report: Writing on the frontier: Psychology on Wikipedia
    This week, we spent some time with the minds behind WikiProject Psychology. The project was created in March 2006 and has grown to include 14 Featured Articles and 43 Good Articles.
  • Technology report: Making Wikipedia more accessible
    In this week's "Technology report", we explore ways of making Wikipedia more accessible to users of screen readers. Graham87 is a highly active contributor who is also blind and accesses the site through a screen reader.

File:Microsoft Lync icon.png

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Can you undelete File:Microsoft Lync icon.png so it can be re-added to Microsoft Lync and Microsoft Lync Server, to replace the one on Commons currently tagged for deletion? Jackmcbarn (talk) 19:11, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Also File:Microsoft Outlook Icon.png and File:Microsoft Access icon.png, for the same reason. Jackmcbarn (talk) 19:13, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Closedmouth. I am here for the same reason.
The undeletion rationale is simple: Someone uploaded them to Commons. You deleted them here. (No hard feelings.) Someone on Commons noticed they are copyright-protected and deleted them. And now we are left with no images. Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 10:19, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Sorry, I forgot I had new messages. All restored. --Closedmouth (talk) 10:25, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

User talk:98.246.221.62

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User IP 98.246.221.62 just left you a message on his Talk page. - Areaseven (talk) 14:28, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Homosexuality is a disease

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Mind deleting the talk page? Whispering 03:08, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

If you're going to take that route, can you also delete the deletion log, block log, and filter log entries that contain his username? Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:22, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
User:Acroterion took care of the talk page. I see no reason to delete the log entries. --Closedmouth (talk) 03:29, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 September 2013

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  • Featured content: Tintin goes featured
    Four articles, eight lists, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.
  • News and notes: As deadline approaches, Individual Engagement Grants looks for ideas
    The deadline for proposals to the Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) volunteer committee on Meta will pass on 30 September. The program is designed to fund projects that tackle long-term problem and have a significant editing community impact; it has previously supported solutions like The Wikipedia Library, which improves Wikipedian access to online reference sources like JSTOR (see Signpost coverage).
  • Traffic report: Syria, celebrities, and association football: oh my!
    While the Syrian Civil War crept its slow way into the minds of the public, with a new fourth related entry in the top 25, the top 10 remained dominated by celebrity, mainly sports and music. Two megabucks transfers stimulated public interest in football/soccer ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, while Lil Wayne's public apology ahead of his latest album release sent him to the top.
  • Arbitration report: Workshop phase opens in Manning naming dispute ; Infoboxes case closes
    Discussion over the Manning title dispute was off to a running start as evidence and workshop phases continued in the Bradley/Chelsea Manning naming dispute. The Infoboxes case closed with topic bans for two users, and a recommendation for community discussion of infoboxes.

The Signpost: 18 September 2013

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  • News and notes: Third time's the charm: the FDC's newest round of funding requests
    The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC), the volunteer-led body that evaluates chapter and (for the first time) thematic organizational annual plan grant requests to the Wikimedia Foundation, is preparing for its third round of public proceedings to deliberate on the distribution of several million US dollars of Wikimedia movement funds.
  • WikiProject report: 18,464 Good Articles on the wall
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  • Featured content: Hurricane Diane and Van Gogh
    Thirteen articles, six lists, and five pictures were promoted to "featured" status last week on the English Wikipedia.
  • Technology report: What can Wikidata do for Wikipedia?
    In this week's "Technology report", we look at how the growth of Wikidata can benefit Wikipedia. Gerard Meijssen is a highly active contributor and frequent blogger about Wikidata. We asked him to share his thoughts on how the new project benefits Wikipedia.
  • Traffic report: Twerking, tragedy and TV
    The top 10 is bookended by unlucky dates, as Friday the 13th fell just after the anniversary of 9/11. Breaking Bad's final season continued to draw attention, while interest in Miley Cyrus's youthful exuberance is fading only slowly.

BBC Radio 2‎

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Two years passed after content dispute. Is "unprotection" too soon? --George Ho (talk) 01:27, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

I don't even remember protecting it, so it's probably been long enough. --Closedmouth (talk) 03:08, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 September 2013

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  • Op-ed: Q&A on Public Relations and Wikipedia
    Over the last year, there's been extensive debate about whether public relations professionals and other corporate representatives should participate on Wikipedia and, if so, to what extent and what kinds of rules should be followed.
  • Traffic report: Look on Walter's works
    The saga of Walter White, chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin, as told in the critically adored television series Breaking Bad, has been a water-cooler necessity for years, and now, as it nears its end, audiences are feverishly following every plot thread to guess what the finale will reveal.
  • News and notes: Last call for Wiki Loves Monuments; Community–WMF tension over VisualEditor
    On 30 September, Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM), the Wikimedia community's global photo competition, will reach to the end of its submission period. The proceedings have been underway since the first of this month; national juries will start reviewing submissions for the first round of selections after it closes ... Community aggravation with one of the Wikimedia Foundation's signature initiatives, the VisualEditor, came to the fore again this week with the announcement and implementation of code blocking the tool.
  • WikiProject report: Babel Series: GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!
    This week, we continued our exploration of other language editions of Wikipedia by visiting the Spanish Wikipedia's Wikiproyecto Fútbol (WikiProject Football).
  • Featured content: Wikipedia takes the stage
    Twelve articles, six lists, and five pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

The Signpost: 02 October 2013

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  • Op-ed: Commons medical diagnostic images under threat from unresolved ownership
    Medical images have transformed many aspects of modern medicine. Over the past two decades the increasing sophistication of MRI, CT-scanning, and X-ray techniques has made these technologies the cornerstone of diagnosing a range of conditions, replacing what used to be largely guesswork by doctors. They can be the difference between life and death for a patient, and their importance is underlined by the tens of billions of dollars spent on them annually just in North America. For Wikimedia Foundation projects, advanced images are now a powerful tool for describing and explaining, and educating our worldwide readership of medical articles.
  • News and notes: WMF signals new grantmaking priorities
    In what will be remembered as a game-changing week for Wikimedia grantmaking, the Foundation's executive director, Sue Gardner, published a forthright and in places highly critical statement, Reflections on the FDC process, and grantmaking staff revealed that the WMF will significantly strengthen its targeting of optimal impact in funding.
  • Arbitration report: Infoboxes: After the war
    Editor's note: To go beyond the mere facts of cases, the "Arbitration report" invited several editors who participated in the recent Infoboxes case to comment on infoboxes: what they are, where new users can go to find out about them, specifications and protocols, best practices, and how the upcoming community discussion recommended by the Committee in the case decision should be framed.
  • WikiProject report: U2 Too
    This week, we revisited the enthusiastic editors at WikiProject U2. Started in June 2007, the project has grown in spurts, resulting in a collection of 8 Featured Articles and 24 Good Articles. The project maintains a to do list, portal, and a list of references.

The Signpost: 09 October 2013

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  • Traffic report: Shutdown shenanigans
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  • WikiProject report: Australian Roads
    This week, we moved to the esoteric world of Australian roads.
  • Featured content: Under the sea
    Seven articles, six lists, and twelve pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia last week.
  • News and notes: Extensive network of clandestine paid advocacy exposed
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  • In the media: College credit for editing Wikipedia
    The University of California, San Francisco attracted substantial media attention over its new course offering that will give credit to fourth year medical students for editing Wikipedia articles about medicine.

File:1 eurocent malta.png

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Hi, Closedmouth. I see that you have deleted File:1 eurocent malta.png, with the rationale: '"F7: Violates non-free use policy." Could you please explain this in a bit more detail, as the WP:NFCC#1 states: "Where possible, non-free content is transformed into free material instead of using a fair-use defense, or replaced with a freer alternative if one of acceptable quality is available."? There is no evidence that an alternative of acceptable quality is currently available. Thank you. --Eleassar my talk 20:52, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

What? You're the one who tagged it? I can just restore it if you want. --Closedmouth (talk) 16:10, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
I did not request that you restore it. I would like to know why did you do delete it: was it just a routine or do you think that the policy should be interpreted this way & the text corrected? --Eleassar my talk 22:19, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
The former. --Closedmouth (talk) 15:25, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. You've cited the F7 criterion. Which one of the clauses of this criterion does apply in this case per your understanding? --Eleassar my talk 07:15, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
I deleted it in accordance with the {{di-disputed fair use rationale}} which you added to the file. There didn't appear to be any significant objections. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:20, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for the reply. I've nominated the file for undeletion at . --Eleassar my talk 09:02, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

User:70.186.222.63

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Hi. I've seen that you blocked User:70.186.222.63 once. Their disruptive behaviour hasn't changed apparently. I tried to warn them; no response. Raamin (talk) 07:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Quick action needed

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Hi, User talk:Suckmycock212 needs talkpage access revoked. Not linked to for obvious reasons. Thanks, --Mdann52talk to me! 13:23, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 October 2013

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  • News and notes: Vice on Wiki-PR's paid advocacy; Featured list elections begin
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  • Traffic report: Peaceful potpourri
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  • WikiProject report: Heraldry and Vexillology
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  • Featured content: That's a lot of pictures
    Six articles, two lists, and thirty-three pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia last week.
  • Arbitration report: Manning naming dispute case closes
    The Manning naming dispute case has closed, with a strong and unanimous statement by the Committee against disparaging references to transgendered persons. Sanctions were enacted against six editors.

Thanks for Archpoet

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Hey Closedmouth, I just meant to thank you for cleaning up some of the formatting on the Archpoet article on 28 August 2013 (a while ago, I know...). I care very much about this page, and your contribution was very pertinent and useful. Keep up the good work!
• H☼ωdΘesI†fl∉∈ {TALK} • 03:28, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 23 October 2013

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  • News and notes: Grantmaking season—rumblings in the German-language community
    The next twice-yearly round of Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) grantmaking is soon to close for community questioning and commentary. Ten nation-based Wikimedia chapters and one thematic organisation are asking for a total of more than US$5M of donors’ money from the Foundation’s renamed annual plan grant process. Aside from Wikimedia UK ($708k), the three biggest asks are from the German-speaking chapters: Wikimedia Germany is asking for $2.4M and Wikimedia Austria $311k; and the German-language-related Swiss chapter is applying for $500k.
  • WikiProject report: Elements of the world
    This week, we headed to an elementary subject with WikiProject Elements. Founded by Mav in 2002, this project has grown to have 19 featured articles, 2 featured topics, and 68 good articles. The project also has a list of templates, and a periodic table of elements filled with pictures.

The Signpost: 30 October 2013

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  • Traffic report: 200 miles in 200 years
    The top 10 encapsulates the history of human aviation; at #1, a Google Doodle celebrating the 216th anniversary of the first parachute jump; at #10, the enduringly popular scifi film Gravity, a paean to human spaceflight. It's odd to think it's taken us 200 years to travel about that many miles up.
  • In the media: Rand Paul plagiarizes Wikipedia?
    While giving a speech on behalf of a gubernatorial candidate, Paul advocated his pro-life position, and compared allowing unrestricted abortions to the film Gattaca. He went on to use strikingly similar language and phraseology in his speech to what the Wikipedia page reads. The Washington Post's article conceded that Wikipedia is a widely used source for trivial information, but mocked the fact that a politician would view it as a reliable source.
  • News and notes: Sex and drug tourism—Wikivoyage's soft underbelly?
    In January we raised several potentially troublesome issues for the Wikimedia movement in taking on Wikivoyage, including the apparent inadequacy of the English Wikivoyage sex-tourism policy, hurriedly strengthened against mention of child sex after our inquiries. However, both sex-tourism and illegal-activities policies remain equivocal about how the site should treat entries about sex tourism more generally, and drugs that are classed as illicit in almost every country. Yet the Signpost has found it remarkably easy to locate material in Wikivoyage that violates both the spirit and the letter of the policies.
  • Featured content: Wrestling with featured content
    This year's WikiCup competition has finished, while three articles, five lists, and six pictures, were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia last week.
  • Recent research: User influence on site policies: Wikipedia vs. Facebook vs. Youtube
    Laura Stein, a researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, has concluded that, based on her comparison of user policy documents (including the Terms of Service) of YouTube, Facebook and Wikipedia, Wikipedia offers the highest level of participation power overall.
  • WikiProject report: Special: Lessons from the dead and dying
    With Halloween, the Day of the Dead, and other gloomy celebrations this week, we're taking a look at Wikipedia's dead and dying. For some dead WikiProjects, the sole purpose of their life was simply to serve as a warning to others. Some of these projects may still be salvageable, but for most, a revival is unlikely. Here are some projects that never got off the ground and the lessons that can be gleaned from their follies

Thank You

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Thanks for the changes to the WGLI and WCUP images. I'm a stickler for making sure the added information remains in the updated FURs (though it confuses me why it needed an updated FUR). I do that because there are editors who have nom'd images of mine for deletion for not having that information in the past. Again, thanks for the changes. Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:18, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

File:The Night Before Xmas Tom and Jerry Poster.jpg

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Hello, this image has been reduced once again to a fitter size, so if you would like to delete the revisions now, please do so. Thank You! Blurred Lines 04:46, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Jeez, what's the big rush? You know there's a bot that does this right? --Closedmouth (talk) 04:53, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Nope. Blurred Lines 04:54, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Tada. --Closedmouth (talk) 05:00, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 November 2013

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
  • News and notes: Alleged "outing" of editor's personal information leads to Wikipedia ban
    As part of the second major "outing" controversy to hit the English Wikipedia in less than a year, the Chelsea/Bradley Manning naming dispute was dragged into the spotlight yet again when the English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee ruled by motion to remove the administrator tools from and ban long-time Wikipedia contributor Phil Sandifer.
  • Traffic report: Danse Macabre
    It's fair to say that commemorating death was a strong theme this week, with Lou Reed's passing generating interest, as well as a Google Doodle celebrating the costume designer Edith Head. And of course, the world's greatest celebrations of the dead, Halloween and the Day of the Dead, were also popular this week.
  • Featured content: Five years of work leads to 63-article featured topic
    HMS Hood, one of the most famous warships of the Second World War, was a battlecruiser and therefore part of what is now the largest featured topic on Wikipedia: "Battlecruisers of the world". The topic was promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia last week alongside eleven articles, three lists, four pictures, and two other topics.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Accessibility
    This week, we spent some time with WikiProject Accessibility, a project that strives to make Wikipedia accessible for users with disabilities. The project improves Wikipedia's guidelines and Manual of Style, collects useful templates and scripts, and provides support to impaired Wikipedians.
  • Arbitration report: Ebionites 3 case closed
    The Ebionites 3 case has closed with an interaction ban for the two editors involved in the dispute.

The Signpost: 13 November 2013

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
  • Traffic report: Google Doodlebugs bust the block
    The numbers this week are beyond anything that has been seen since this report began. The top view count beats the average by an order of magnitude. Usually the appearance of numbers this big on the list is due to spamming, but in this case it seems they are due to honest interest; more specifically, Google Doodles, which for the first time claimed all five top slots. This column has raised numerous times the power of a Google Doodle to shine light on Wikipedia, but the wattage has never been as high as this.
  • Special report: FDC staff raise the benchmarks for activities, impact, planning, and governance
    The supporting staff of the Wikimedia Foundation’s powerful volunteer Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) have released their assessments for the third half-yearly round of funding applications. The applications for the newly named annual plan grants were submitted by affiliated entities on 1 October, and comprise a total of more than US$5M in bids.
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