Jump to content

User talk:Another Believer/Archive 15

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archive 10←Archive 13Archive 14Archive 15Archive 16Archive 17→Archive 20

WikiProject Adele proposal

Resolved

Just a reminder that there is an ongoing discussion regarding the potential creation of WikiProject Adele. All comments are welcome and appreciated! MaranoFan (talk) 19:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Sounds great, good luck! ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for all the edits and help on the Holly & Ivy page.

Aoba47 (talk) 01:14, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for expanding the article! ---Another Believer (Talk) 05:26, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Soaring Stones

Resolved

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Soaring Stones you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wilhelmina Will -- Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:01, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rebirth (sculpture)

Resolved

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Rebirth (sculpture) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wilhelmina Will -- Wilhelmina Will (talk) 07:01, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Lieutenant General George Washington

Resolved

I noticed you've edited this article in the past. I think the article should possibly be re-named with "statue" in the title but would welcome your thoughts on the article's talk-page. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 00:04, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Looks good! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:05, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2016)

King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa.
Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Monarchies in Africa

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Person of the Year • Hors d'oeuvre

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 04:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

Soaring Stones has been nominated for Did You Know

Precious anniversary

Two years ago ...
Oregon Weather Machine
... you were recipient
no. 715 of Precious,
a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the reminder! ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:48, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Question about Requesting a Copy Edit

I know this is probably a stupid request, but I was wondering if you could double-check to see the request that I made for a copy edit on the Holly & Ivy page was done correctly. I know that it will take some time for someone from the team to get to it (they say the average waiting tie is about a month), but I just want to make sure I didn't make any small or silly mistakes when I put in the request. It would be great to see the article reach the level of a good article. Aoba47 (talk) 21:21, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

@Aoba47: Your request is just fine. GOCE is currently hosting a drive, so hopefully it will not take a month. Reviewing the edits made by whoever responds to your request is a great way to become more familiar with Wikipedia's manual of style and prose expectations. I've enjoyed your contributions to Wikipedia thus far, so best of luck on the Good article review (when you are ready) and I look forward to seeing more edits in the future. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:45, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
Thank you very much! Aoba47 (talk) 22:03, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
(I am a GOCE coordinator as well as a talk page stalker.) Your request is fine, and the 30-day estimate is based on responses to requests made in 2014. We are doing better than that recently; you can see that the oldest request is from December 24, which is 13 days ago. No promises, but I expect that you'll see a copy edit for that article in the next couple of weeks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Thanks, Jonesey95. And no worries about the Militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge request. Makes total sense. I will submit a request after things have calmed down a bit. Thanks again! ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:17, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 January 2016

WikiCup 2016: Game On!

We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.

We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:03, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Wiki Education Foundation has been accepted

Wiki Education Foundation, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-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.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia!

DGG ( talk ) 23:25, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

W15 meetup

Wikipedia 15 meetup in Seattle, January 16, 2016

You might consider using this for inviting others to the meetup. The code is {{Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/W15}}. Cheers – Brianhe (talk) 01:33, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:13, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2016)

Depictions of various deities on the entrance tower of Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of rain; Mariamman.
Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Deity

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Monarchies in Africa • Person of the Year

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

This Month in GLAM: December 2015



Headlines
Read this edition in full • Single-page

To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

Harvey W. Scott (sculpture)

Extended content

I noticed that you keep removing my Mount Rushmore addition without cause.

The reason I put it in is because, it is not readily obvious who the gentlemen is, and also, I was giving the readers an incentive to read more on the subject matter, either the artist or mt rushmore itself.

24.188.156.182 (talk) 21:50, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Readers who are interested in his other work can click on his name to be taken to the Wikipedia article about him and his work. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:51, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

My point is it is not readily obvious, Mr Borglum article is 7 pages long 24.188.156.182 (talk) 21:58, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

The lead of the Borglum article should be sufficient for most readers. Perhaps the Borglum article or lead can be improved, but it is not necessary to list Mount Rushmore on the Scott statue article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

With respect, I do not see the issue, I have acted in good faith, I did not engage in vandalism, or break copyright law with the addition of said information. Furthermore, it is not obvious that you have greater administrative rights with respect to this page, other than the fact that you live in Portland. I did not digress at length other than use of a thinly-worded phrase. You have not provided sufficient reason other than it is not needed. By not providing the mount rushmore link, there is no incentive to investigate further (the question is why should anybody care about Borglum, unless rushmore was brought to your attention; You and I may know his significance, but not necessarily the general population at large). 24.188.156.182 (talk) 22:16, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, but I disagree, and not because I live in Portland, or because I familiar with Borglum or his work (because I am not). I did not know he was associated with Mount Rushmore, but if I were curious enough to learn more about him, then I would visit his article. I agree that you have acted in good faith, I just happen to think the content you've added is not necessary. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

I was under the impression wikipedia was about increasing human knowledge and inspiring people to learn, and you just proved my point for me " I did not know he was associated with Mount Rushmore". The whole mission of Wikipedia is about raising awareness of the world around you. Incidently, the only reason I came to this page is because of the show "Grimm" filmed a scene around the Mount Tabor area 24.188.156.182 (talk) 22:30, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

I understand the mission of Wikipedia. Again, someone seeking information about either Borglum or Mount Rushmore can do so at the appropriate articles. There is no need to include Mount Rushmore on the Scott statue article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:34, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
If you wish to discuss this further, I would recommend starting a discussion on the article's talk page, rather than here, so other people can participate. Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:43, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

The only reason I am here is because you are the one who has raised the issue of appropriateness, and I am pretty sure due to the very nature of the article, sculpture in a park found in small to medium sized city in the pacific northwest, there is not going to be a lot of discussion of the matter. 24.188.156.182 (talk) 23:58, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

To address the issue: Again, someone seeking information about either Borglum or Mount Rushmore can do so at the appropriate articles, I am addressing the readership who might not know a connection exist between Scott, Borglum , & Rushmore 24.188.156.182 (talk) 00:04, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Sure, the first part you said makes sense. As for the latter part, I don't think there needs to be a connection between Scott, Borglum, and Rushmore. I think there just needs to be a connection between Scott and Borglum. I guess if sources about the Scott statue mention the affiliation between Borglum and Rushmore, then sure, feel free to update the article. But if they don't, then we shouldn't mention Rushmore, in my opinion. ----Another Believer (Talk) 00:38, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Formal mediation has been requested

Resolved
The Mediation Committee has received a request for formal mediation of the dispute relating to "Harvey W.Scott (sculpture)". As an editor concerned in this dispute, you are invited to participate in the mediation. Mediation is a voluntary process which resolves a dispute over article content by facilitation, consensus-building, and compromise among the involved editors. After reviewing the request page, the formal mediation policy, and the guide to formal mediation, please indicate in the "party agreement" section whether you agree to participate. Because requests must be responded to by the Mediation Committee within seven days, please respond to the request by 19 January 2016.

Discussion relating to the mediation request is welcome at the case talk page. Thank you.
Message delivered by MediationBot (talk) on behalf of the Mediation Committee. 02:12, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm not refusing to participate, but I don't think this is necessary. We can resolve this discussion on the article's talk page, if further discussion is needed. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:15, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Request for mediation rejected

Resolved
The request for formal mediation concerning Harvey W.Scott (sculpture), to which you were listed as a party, has been declined. To read an explanation by the Mediation Committee for the rejection of this request, see the mediation request page, which will be deleted by an administrator after a reasonable time. Please direct questions relating to this request to the Chairman of the Committee, or to the mailing list. For more information on forms of dispute resolution, other than formal mediation, that are available, see Wikipedia:Dispute resolution.

For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan (TALK) 19:27, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
(Delivered by MediationBot, on behalf of the Mediation Committee.)

No problem. Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:21, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Help decide the future of Wikimania

The Wikimedia Foundation is currently running a consultation on the value and planning process of Wikimania, and is open until 18 January 2016. The goals are to (1) build a shared understanding of the value of Wikimania to help guide conference planning and evaluation, and (2) gather broad community input on what new form(s) Wikimania could take (starting in 2018).

After reviewing the consultation, we'd like to hear your feedback on on this survey.

In addition, feel free to share any personal experiences you have had at at a Wikimedia movement conference, including Wikimania. We plan to compile and share back outcomes from this consultation in February.

With thanks,

I JethroBT (WMF) (talk), from Community Resources 22:01, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Rebirth (sculpture) has been nominated for Did You Know

Barnstar

The Malheur Occupation Barnstar

For exceptional and tireless work on the Malheur article from day one. LavaBaron (talk) 05:15, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

@LavaBaron: Hah! What a unique and specific barnstar. I feel like others have put way more work into the article than I have, but I appreciated your kind words. BTW, I requested a copy edit for the article, but my request was denied because the article is about an ongoing event and is still being edited frequently (which makes sense). I am happy to re-nominate the article for a copy edit review once the dust has settled a bit. It would be really great to get the article promoted to Good status. Thanks again! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:36, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Citizens for Constitutional Freedom

Resolved

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Citizens for Constitutional Freedom. Thanks. Reinoutr (talk) 17:59, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

 Done ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:34, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Ward (sheriff)

Resolved

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Ward (sheriff). Thanks. Reinoutr (talk) 17:59, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure about this one, so I will let others decide. ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:35, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 January 2016

Discussion about Holly & Ivy

Hello, thank you again for your help and support. I unfortunately will not be able to be active as much on here since I start school again soon, but I just wanted to ask you a couple questions about the Holly & Ivy page.

How long does it normally take for a review to be written after the page becomes listed as a good article nominee? I am assuming that it will probably take a while as there doesn't appear to be too much interest in the subject matter of the page. I am honestly still surprised that I could even get the page as far as it has gotten so I hope that I do not come across as rude or impatient. It would be awesome if the page became a good article!

Also, even though I admit this is thinking far into the future and the article would need substantial work, do you think the article could possible go on to become a featured article? The only reason why I ask you this is because I am pretty sure I exhausted all articles that can be used to support the page. I honestly do not think I can add anything else to improve the page. I had to do a lot of digging just to find the few sources I cited on the page. Aoba47 (talk) 22:16, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

@Aoba47: I've waited as short as a few days, and as long as several months for a Good article review. Album article reviews tend to be more popular, so hopefully yours will be reviewed sooner than later. It is possible for any article to become FA status, as long as it meets all criteria. Once your article has been promoted to Good status, you may consider submitting a request for a peer review, then check the Featured article criteria and decide if you are still interested in pursuing FA status. For what it's worth, Good article status is a great recognition of your work and you might consider investing your time expanding articles and creating more Good quality content. Of course, the choice is yours! I hope you will still be able to contribute to Wikipedia, even to a lesser degree, once school starts up again. Thanks again for your hard work! ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:52, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for your response and encouragement! I already have a couple articles in mind that I would like to invest time in to hopefully expand into Good quality content so I will definitely try my best in the future. Aoba47 (talk) 20:22, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I will return to expanding articles about Natalie Cole in the near future. I would really like to expand a majority of the pages on her albums into Good quality content (I should probably try to tone down my ambitions) and I will most likely start with the Natalie Cole en Español page that I have started doing some minor edits to already. I have just been distracted with preparations for classes and working on a completely unrelated page about a character from a show I used to watch when I was younger. Thank you for making Wikipedia such an inviting place! Aoba47 (talk) 06:03, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
Needless to say, you are more than welcome to contribute to whichever articles you wish. I enjoy writing about a wide variety of topics, but sometimes I do tackle specific areas or related articles. No need to tone down your ambitions -- Wikipedia is great because you can volunteer your time and energy whenever you are in the mood. I am glad you've enjoyed contributing to Wikipedia thus far and I look forward to your continued work. ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:05, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2016)

Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Chowder

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Deity • Monarchies in Africa

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 18 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

References

Hi. Please review WP:REFB to avoid {{bareurls}}. Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 08:04, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Are you leaving this message because I've been using the "Bare URLs" tag improperly, or...? ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:06, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
Sorry, I was mistaken.   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 06:37, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
No prob! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:06, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 6

Newsletter • January 2016

Hello there! Happy to be writing this newsletter once more. This month:

What comes next

Some good news: the Wikimedia Foundation has renewed WikiProject X. This means we can continue focusing on making WikiProjects better.

During our first round of work, we created a prototype WikiProject based on two ideas: (1) WikiProjects should clearly present things for people to do, and (2) The content of WikiProjects should be automated as much as possible. We launched pilots, and for the most part it works. But this approach will not work for the long term. While it makes certain aspects of running a WikiProject easier, it makes the maintenance aspects harder.

We are working on a major overhaul that will address these issues. New features will include:

  • Creating WikiProjects by simply filling out a form, choosing which reports you want to generate for your project. This will work with existing bots in addition to the Reports Bot reports. (Of course, you can also have sections curated by humans.)
  • One-click button to join a WikiProject, with optional notifications.
  • Be able to define your WikiProject's scope within the WikiProject itself by listing relevant pages and categories, eliminating the need to tag every talk page with a banner. (You will still be allowed to do that, of course. It just won't be required.)

The end goal is a collaboration tool that can be used by WikiProjects but also by any edit-a-thon or group of people that want to coordinate on improving articles. Though implemented as an extension, the underlying content will be wikitext, meaning that you can continue to use categories, templates, and other features as you normally would.

This will take a lot of work, and we are just getting started. What would you like to see? I invite you to discuss on our talk page.


Until next time,

Harej (talk) 02:53, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Million Years Ago (song) for deletion

Resolved

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Million Years Ago (song) 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/Million Years Ago (song) 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. —Indian:BIO [ ChitChat ] 09:36, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Assuming this article will be kept, so marking this section as resolved. Please be careful about nominating notable songs. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:41, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Send My Love (To Your New Lover) for deletion

Resolved

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 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/Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 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.  — Calvin999 11:33, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

I am assuming the article will be kept, so marking this section as resolved. In the future, please be careful not to nominate articles for obviously notable songs. ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:40, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 January 2016

This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2016)

Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Izakaya

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Chowder • Deity

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 25 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

"Illuminati" (Madonna song)

Thank you so much!, as always. ---Another Believer (Talk) 06:27, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
No probs. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:06, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Redirected earthquake article

Hi Another Believer, I've just redirected 2016 Alaska earthquake to 2016 Old Iliamna earthquake, as that has a lot more content. Mikenorton (talk) 10:01, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Ah! No problem. Thanks for the heads up. ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:50, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Adele

You have been invited to join the Adele WikiProject, a WikiProject on the English Wikipedia dedicated to improving articles and lists related to Adele. If you are interested in joining, please visit the project page and add your name to the list of participants. Thank You.
Thanks for the invite! ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:14, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Pioneer Mother Memorial

Resolved

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Pioneer Mother Memorial you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eteethan -- Eteethan (talk) 13:41, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:51, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Pioneer Mother Memorial

Resolved

The article The Pioneer Mother Memorial you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:The Pioneer Mother Memorial for things which need to be addressed. It looks great except the images may be copyrighted. Please take a look here. Eteethan(talk) 20:30, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Addressing image concern now. ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:48, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Alaska earthquake

I appreciate your contributions on the article, 2016 Old Iliamna earthquake. Your efforts have made the article better with each edit, and I appreciate all you do! Thanks! Juneau Mike (talk) 17:08, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Hey, thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:09, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Pioneer Mother Memorial

The article The Pioneer Mother Memorial you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Pioneer Mother Memorial for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Eteethan(talk) 22:24, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks again for your time and assistance! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:33, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Soaring Stones

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to an online editathon on Black Women's History

Invitation

Black Women's History online edit-a-thon

(You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Women in Red events by removing your name from this list.)--Ipigott (talk) 12:06, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tobacco (Last Week Tonight)

Resolved

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Johanna -- Johanna (talk) 17:42, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:44, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 Done ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:42, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 January 2016

Thanks!

Once again, I am grateful for your cheerful help. Thank you, thank you! Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 00:50, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

@Grand'mere Eugene: Of course! I wish I could attend the Eugene event, but unfortunately I've not yet learned how to be in two places at once. :) Thank you for being willing to help organize and provide in-person assistance. Do keep me in the loop regarding ways I can support the event remotely. ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:52, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
I'm also often wishing to be in two places at once — my husband tells me there are parallel universes, discovery of which I am eagerly awaiting... Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 01:06, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Semicolons

Thanks for reorganizing WP:A+F. Just a heads up about formatting: I only found out about this recently myself (via NinjaRobotPirate), but apparently using a semicolon to make a bold heading-like line without directly following it up with a colon causes HTML problems (implications for screen readers, some browsers). For details see H:DL and MOS:ACCESS. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 06:02, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Hmm. I was not familiar. I see semicolons used as headings often, so I am surprised to learn this. ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:00, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Kiss It Better (song) for deletion

Resolved

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Kiss It Better (song) 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/Kiss It Better (song) 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. © Tbhotch™ (en-2.5). 21:23, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

@Tbhotch: I am not sure I understand. Why do we need to delete a disambiguation page? ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:25, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Why do we need a disambiguation page with one entry and one partial entry. Hatnotes exist for that reason. © Tbhotch™ (en-2.5). 21:27, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for responding. I see. I added my two cents to the discussion. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:29, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
@Tbhotch: I redirected the page. I hope you'll agree that the page now serves a purpose. We shouldn't spend time debating at AfD further. Thanks again! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:33, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 Done ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:24, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of A Head Full of Dreams (song) for deletion

Resolved

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article A Head Full of Dreams (song) 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/A Head Full of Dreams (song) 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. —IB [ Poke ] 09:10, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for this notification, I know you created the dab, not the article. —IB [ Poke ] 09:20, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
No need to apologize! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:10, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

DS alert american politics

This message contains important information about an administrative situation on Wikipedia. It does not imply any misconduct regarding your own contributions to date.

Please carefully read this information:

The Arbitration Committee has authorised discretionary sanctions to be used for pages regarding all edits about, and all pages related to post-1932 politics of the United States and closely related people, a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is here.

Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. This message is to notify you sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 19:23, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Just an FYI... I sent one to myself also. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 19:23, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2016)

The slaughtered swine (1652) by Barent Fabricius, a depiction of a killed animal
Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Killing of animals

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Izakaya • Chowder

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 1 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

A cheeseburger for you!

This may be a little, "grease"-y. ViperSnake151  Talk  19:07, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz

Aw, many thanks for the kind words :-). Good luck and all the best, Miniapolis 23:56, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to the Google Doodle task force

Hello, Another Believer. You're invited to join the Google Doodle task force of the Today's articles for improvement project. We aim to improve articles on current and previous Google Doodles to turn them into a valuable and inspiring resource for interested readers.

If interested in joining, please add your name to the list of members. Thank you for your consideration.

– Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:54, 2 February 2016 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject Today's articles for improvement

Nomination of Jiggles for deletion

Resolved

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jiggles 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/Jiggles 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. Legacypac (talk) 08:25, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Google Doodle task force collaboration for 4 February 2016

Hello, Another Believer.

The current collaboration of the Google Doodle task force is:

Fat Thursday

Please be bold and make this a valuable reference for interested readers! Opt-out instructions

Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:59, 4 February 2016 (UTC) on behalf of the task force. This task force is part of Today's articles for improvement. Opt-out instructions

(Note that this doodle is only targeted to German users of Google.)

GA Comments

Resolved

Hi, I don't know if my ping worked, but I finished my comments at Talk:Tobacco (Last Week Tonight)/GA1. :) Johanna(talk to me!) 02:36, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up! ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:45, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2016)

Delivery trucks in San Salvador, El Salvador
Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Delivery (commerce)

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Killing of animals • Izakaya

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 02:00, 8 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

Your Project on pop music page

Lol AB, how much of this is for me? Can you tell me? :P —IB [ Poke ] 15:40, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

@IndianBio: What do you mean? Are you saying there is much work to be done? :) ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:41, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
Lol I'm pretty sure there are many of the articles there which are for me to expand. And ahem, work is an understatement for the page at present :P —IB [ Poke ] 16:02, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
Hah, there are no assignments there, I just like to track pages I've created and which have been promoted to Good or Featured status. ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:36, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tobacco (Last Week Tonight)

The article Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Johanna -- Johanna (talk) 18:41, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your time and assistance, Johanna! ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:53, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Towards a New Wikimania results

Last December, I invited you to share your views on the value of Wikimedia conferences and the planning process of Wikimania. We have completed analysis of these results and have prepared this report summarizing your feedback and important changes for Wikimania starting in 2018 as an experiment. Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page. Thank you so much for your participation. I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, 22:47, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the link. ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:53, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 February 2016

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Steven Wolf, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page David Garrett. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 13:48, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Just a note...

Just stopped by to say how much I appreciate your work here on Wikipedia! Also, I'd like to state that you're now #220 on the List of Wikipedians by article count. :) Have a great day! Carbrera (talk) 03:22, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

@Carbrera: Hey, thanks for your kind words! Much appreciated, truly. ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:27, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

"Cheap Thrills"

Resolved

Is "Cheap Thrills" really the second single off of This Is Acting? Katy keeps reverting my edits because her sources don't prove much. What's your opinion on this? Thanks, Carbrera (talk) 23:35, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

@Carbrera: I don't know. I have not done much research but Katy keeps refusing to provide a reliable source, so I keep reverting as well. This may be another case of "single" vs. "promotional single". ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:36, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
Exactly what I was thinking. She just reverted it again and has threatened to report me. She just provided a source on my talk page from Perez Hilton; hardly a source. What should be done? Thanks again, Carbrera (talk) 23:38, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
I removed the Perez Hilton source. We just need to keep an eye on the article and I will request temporary protection. Perhaps also discuss on talk page? ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:42, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
Good idea. Thanks for the help. Carbrera (talk) 23:50, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
Am I allowed the delete the Vandalism template she just copied and pasted onto my talk page? This is getting ridiculous. Carbrera (talk) 00:10, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
Oy... ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:24, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Carbrera (talk) 00:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

February 2016

Sorry, I reverted the wrong edit. (I got re-directed from WP:AIV). 172.56.38.35 (talk) 00:23, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

No problem! ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:24, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: January 2016



Headlines
Read this edition in full • Single-page

To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

A page you started (Life Screams) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Life Screams, Another Believer!

Wikipedia editor Newrunner769 just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

You should either remove the link to followspot records, or create the article

To reply, leave a comment on Newrunner769's talk page.

Learn more about page curation.

"Tobacco" (Last Week Tonight) GOCE Copy Edit

Hello Another Believer:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) has been completed. The article only required some very minor "fixes" and "tweaks" given that it already had a GA stats. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

You will have perhaps noticed that I archived one of your citations (#1) and I suggest that you archive the rest as time allows. This ensures that your article's references are available "forever" and doesn’t develop “dead links”. The site I use is https://archive.org/web/. Simply copy the url in your citation and paste it in the box on the archive.org site and click save. It creates a copy of the original page and provides you with a new url to add to your original citation. If you look at one of the url's I've archived you'll see the syntax. You add the new url to the end of the original citation like this: |archiveurl= http etc|archivedate=13 February 2015}}. Not all websites allow archiving - CBS TV news and the NY Times are two I've come across, so there's not much you can do about that unless there is an alternate citation you could use.

Kind regards, Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:30, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

@Twofingered Typist: Thank you very much for your time and assistance! ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:42, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2016)

An iceberg, which is relatively cold.
Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Cold

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Delivery (commerce) • Killing of animals

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 15 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

Million Man March

I don't know what your problem with the merger is, but use the talk page. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 04:22, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

@Malik Shabazz: I don't think there is a need to merge these articles. The recent event is notable and deserves its own article. I will try to expand tomorrow. ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:28, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
First, you should have started a discussion at either Talk:Million Man March or Talk:20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else instead of reverting two different editors with meaningless edit summaries. Please do so now, so other editors can participate in the discussion.
Second, every notable event doesn't need its own article.
Third, stop edit warring. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing.
Finally, there's no need to reply on my talk page if you replied here. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 04:40, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
I didn't feel the need to start a discussion given the change was made by an IP. There is already a discussion re: merge. I didn't know you would keep an eye on my talk page, hence why I posted on yours. ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:43, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
What made you think so? IP editors' changes are no less valid than those of registered editors. You ought to read WP:IPs are human too.
If there's already a discussion about a proposed merger, shame on you for not citing it in any of your edit summaries. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 05:06, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
Ok, shame on me. ---Another Believer (Talk) 05:15, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 February 2016

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:28, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Gwen Stefani!

Hey Another Believer! I am very grateful for all of your edits on Wikipedia, especially edits for music articles! Personally, I am very passionate about all things Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. A WikiProject Gwen Stefani has recently been started and is currently on the hunt for new members! WP would appreciate your membership if it works for you, and we look forward to seeing you there! Thanks so much for your time! Cheers! Carbrera (talk) 23:37, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind words. I like some of her music, but I don't follow her too closely, so I am not sure how much help I could be. Perhaps you already have plans to do so, but I would recommend creating Template:WikiProject Gwen Stefani and tagging related talk pages. You may also ping some people who edit GS/ND-related articles. Good luck getting the project off the ground! ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:09, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips! I will definitely take them into consideration. I appreciate it very much. Carbrera (talk) 00:49, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Album stubs

When you create an article such as The Cure (Jah Cure album) (and many others I've seen while stub-sorting), please add a date for the album and a source for your information - presumably you're working through some reliable source for the Grammy awards, so cite it. You could also usefully add {{album-stub}} (or {{1980s-album-stub}} etc as appropriate) while you're doing it, instead of just {{stub}}. Thanks. PamD 10:25, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Medallion of the Pioneer Mother Memorial, Vancouver, Washington.jpg

Resolved
⚠
⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Medallion of the Pioneer Mother Memorial, Vancouver, Washington.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:36, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Image now hosted at Wikimedia Commons. ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:43, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Pioneer Mother Memorial, Vancouver, Washington.jpg

Resolved
⚠
⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Pioneer Mother Memorial, Vancouver, Washington.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:42, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Image now hosted at Wikimedia Commons. ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:43, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 15

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 15, December-January 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs), Nikkimaria (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs)

  • New donations - Ships, medical resources, plus Arabic and Farsi resources
  • #1lib1ref campaign summary and highlights
  • New branches and coordinators

Read the full newsletter

The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:19, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 February 2016

30 em

Thanks for this edit to keep the page compatible with mobile platforms. I like your attention to detail. Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 04:10, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Hah!, no problem. Force of habit. :) ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:47, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Women's History Month worldwide online edit-a-thon

You are invited...

Women's History Month worldwide online edit-a-thon

(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)
--Rosiestep (talk) 20:59, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Invitation

Hello, Another Believer.

You are invited to join WikiProject Food and drink, a WikiProject and resource dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of food, drink and cuisine topics.
Please check out the project, and if interested feel free to join by adding your name to the member list. North America1000 23:05, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Houston Heights Woman's Club for deletion

Resolved

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Houston Heights Woman's Club 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/Houston Heights Woman's Club 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.  Velella  Velella Talk   04:02, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Dear Another Believer, I very much appreciate the welcome given to me, but I would like your helping keeping my page, Houston Heights Woman's Club , I am student and this is a project that counts for a very large grade and I have worked very hard on it. If you would like me to fix something with the page I will gladly do so.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellietycer (talk • contribs) 05:01, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

@Ellietycer: Welcome to Wikipedia! I voted to keep your article. Others will soon participate in the discussion, too. If you want, you could collect more sources about post them on the article's talk page or the deletion discussion page. But, please do not delete this discussion again. The discussion needs to take place, this is a normal process here at Wikipedia. Don't worry -- feel free to continue improving the article while the discussion takes place. If you have specific questions or concerns, you may post them to the talk page as well. Again, welcome, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. ---Another Believer (Talk) 05:06, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
Marking as resolved. Should never have been nominated for deletion in the first place. ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:45, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Women's History Month worldwide online edit-a-thon

You are invited...

Women's History Month worldwide online edit-a-thon

(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)
--Ipigott (talk) 08:18, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

"Til It Happens to You"

Hello Another Believer: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Til It Happens to You has been completed. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

You will notice that I archived the first two of your url citations and I suggest that you archive the rest as time allows. This ensures that your article's references are available "forever" and doesn’t develop “dead links”. The site I use is https://archive.org/web/. Simply copy the url in your citation and paste it in the box on the archive.org site and click save. It creates a copy of the original page and provides you with a new url to add to your original citation. If you look at one of the url's I've archived you'll see the syntax. You add the new url to the end of the original citation like this: |archiveurl= http etc|archivedate=21 February 2015}}. Not all websites allow archiving - CBS TV news and the NY Times are two I've come across, so there's not much you can do about that unless there is an alternate citation you could use.

Kind regards, Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:12, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your time and assistance. ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:40, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2016)

Several of the commonly known molecules.
Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Molecule

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Cold • Delivery (commerce)

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 22 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 7

Newsletter • February 2016

This month:

One database for Wikipedia requests

Development of the extension for setting up WikiProjects, as described in the last issue of this newsletter, is currently underway. No terribly exciting news on this front.

In the meantime, we are working on a prototype for a new service we hope to announce soon. The problem: there are requests scattered all across Wikipedia, including requests for new articles and requests for improvements to existing articles. We Wikipedians are very good at coming up with lists of things to do. But once we write these lists, where do they end up? How can we make them useful for all editors—even those who do not browse the missing articles lists, or the particular WikiProjects that have lists?

Introducing Wikipedia Requests, a new tool to centralize the various lists of requests around Wikipedia. Requests will be tagged by category and WikiProject, making it easier to find requests based on what your interests are. Accompanying this service will be a bot that will let you generate reports from this database on any wiki page, including WikiProjects. This means that once a request is filed centrally, it can syndicated all throughout Wikipedia, and once it is fulfilled, it will be marked as "complete" throughout Wikipedia. The idea for this service came about when I saw that it was easy to put together to-do lists based on database queries, but it was harder to do this for human-generated requests when those requests are scattered throughout the wiki, siloed throughout several pages. This should especially be useful for WikiProjects that have overlapping interests.

The newsletter this month is fairly brief; not a lot of news, just checking in to say that we are hard at work and hope to have more for you soon.

Until next time,

Harej (talk) 01:43, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the congrats. SounderBruce 04:12, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 February 2016

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:03, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

GOCE: 10 Songs for the New Depression

@DubitoErgoCogito: Thanks so much for your time and assistance! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:39, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
@Another Believer: It was my pleasure! DubitoErgoCogito (talk) 16:57, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

12 Songs of Christmas (Etta James album)

Hello Another Believer: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article 12 Songs of Christmas (Etta James album) has been completed. Only the most minor of edits were required, in my opinion. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

You will notice that I archived one the article’s citations (#1) and I suggest that you archive the rest of the urls as time allows. This ensures that the article's references are available "forever" and that it doesn’t develop “dead links” over time. The site I use is https://archive.org/web/. Simply copy the url in your citation and paste it in the box on the archive.org site and click save. It creates a copy of the original page and provides you with a new url to add to your original citation. If you look at the url I've archived you'll see the syntax. You add the new url to the end of the original citation like this: |archiveurl= http etc|archivedate=25 February 2015}}. Not all websites allow archiving - CBS TV news and the NY Times are two I've come across, so there's not much you can do about that unless there is an alternate citation you could use.

Kind regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 14:22, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

@Twofingered Typist: Thank you so much! I appreciate your help. ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:39, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

A Meeting by the River

Hello Another Believer: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article A Meeting by the River has been completed. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and don't forget to archive the article's urls when you get a chance.
Kind regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:00, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

@Twofingered Typist: Fantastic, thanks again! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:01, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
@Another Believer: You're most welcome. Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:31, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Best Of... (Sia album)

Hello Another Believer: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Best Of... (Sia album) has been completed. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

As with earlier articles I have removed the duplicate links to WP articles as per WP:MoS as follows: "Generally, a link should appear only once in an article, but if helpful for readers, a link may be repeated in infoboxes, tables, image captions, footnotes, hatnotes, and at the first occurrence after the lead." Since these articles are short my thought was that only one link was necessary as links would be easy to find scrolling within the article.

Kind regards, Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:38, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thanks again! ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:40, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
Resolved

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Nemo Design, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Oakley. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:35, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

 Done ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:35, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Clinton Street Theatre

Hello Another Believer: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Clinton Street Theatre has been completed. Do archive urls when you can. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. F.Y.I., I notice that Dennis Nyback has contributed edits to the article. I undertook a major copy edit of his WP entry last year to make it read like it was written by a third party rather than by himself - hours of work over several days. Kind regards, Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:39, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Wow, sounds like quite the clean-up job. ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:55, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000

Hello Another Believer: My copy edit of Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000 is done - only minor "touch ups". Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:16, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:19, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
You're most welcome ... it's a pleasure to edit well-written articles. Cheers. Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:44, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2016)

Hello, Another Believer.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Music of Africa

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Molecule • Cold

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 29 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

Google Doodle task force collaboration for 29 February 2016

Hello, Another Believer.

The current collaboration of the Google Doodle task force is:

February 29

Please be bold and make this a valuable reference for interested readers! Opt-out instructions

Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:21, 29 February 2016 (UTC) on behalf of the task force. This task force is part of Today's articles for improvement. Opt-out instructions

Your GA nomination of Teeth (song)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Teeth (song) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FrB.TG -- FrB.TG (talk) 13:21, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up! ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:55, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Upcoming Art+Feminism events in Oregon

Art+Feminism logo

You are invited to participate in Oregon's upcoming Art+Feminism events, which will be held in Portland and Eugene on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Please see the following links for additional information, or to sign up:

  • Portland: Yale Union (800 SE 10th Avenue), 12:00–5:00pm
  • Eugene: Architecture and Allied Arts (A&AA) Library (200 Lawrence Hall, University of Oregon), 12:00–5:00pm

About Art+Feminism: Art+Feminism is pleased to announce its third annual Wikipedia edit-a-thon, an all-day event designed to generate coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia and encourage female editorship. Last year, over 1,500 participants at more than 75 events around the world participated in the second annual campaign, resulting in the creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 articles on Wikipedia. For more information, see Art+Feminism.

You received this message because you have attended a Wikipedia meetup in Oregon or contributed to WikiProject Oregon. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, remove your name from this list. -MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:17, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video

Hello Another Believer: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video has been completed. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:25, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks again! You are on a roll! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:33, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of Adam Cuerden’s several quality restorations during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.

Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Connecticut Cyclonebiskit (submissions), and two each by Denmark MPJ-DK (submissions), Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), Florida 12george1 (submissions), and New South Wales Cas Liber (submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by There's always time for skeletons Adam Cuerden (submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with Lancashire J Milburn (submissions) completing nine.

If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Thanks to everyone for participating, and good luck to those moving into round 2. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:38, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Round 1

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 1

Greetings, all.

The 3rd Annual GA Cup has officially begun, and you can start reviewing your articles/reassessments now! However, sign-ups will not close til March 15th if anybody (who wishes to sign up) has not signed up yet. We currently have 1 group of 33 contestants in Round 1, and we will have 16 Wikipedians left in Round 2. Please be sure to review this information and the FAQ if you haven't already,

If you have any questions, please ask us here where all of the judges (including our newest one, Zwerg Nase!) will be answering any questions you may have. You can also feel free to ask us on our talk pages/send an email to us (information is here).

Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase.

To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:38, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Archive 10←Archive 13Archive 14Archive 15Archive 16Archive 17→Archive 20
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Another_Believer/Archive_15&oldid=1084030579"