User talk:JoJan/Archive 21
Books & Bytes - Issue 15
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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
The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:20, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
Could you help me, JoJan?
[edit]I have a problem with a new editor who does not understand the guidelines and refuses to discuss anything. Could you take a look and help me decide what is the best thing to do? The article that she started (her sole edits) is currently called, Symposia and workshops on opisthobranchs. Thanks for anything you can suggest. I am going to stop doing anything for a few days as a cooling-off period. Invertzoo (talk) 03:13, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- I think the best solution is to wait and see. Perhaps we have a new expert contributor, perhaps not. Perhaps she needs a helping hand. Let's give her the benefit of doubt and watch her eventual contributions for a while. And if she doesn't want to contribute anymore, well so be it. JoJan (talk) 15:27, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks JoJan, yes. She will probably forget all about it after a while. Invertzoo (talk) 13:33, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Books & Bytes - Issue 16
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Books & Bytes
Issue 16, February-March 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs)
- New donations - science, humanities, and video resources
- Using hashtags in edit summaries - a great way to track a project
- A new cite archive template, a new coordinator, plus conference and Visiting Scholar updates
- Metrics for the Wikipedia Library's last three months
The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:17, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Deletion question
[edit]You deleted खरा संभाजी under WP:CSD#A2 (foreign language article that exists on another Wiki). However, I note that hi:खरा संभाजी does not exist. Can you tell me what the foreign article name is that matches this one? WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:49, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
- I can't read Arabic. If this is not A2 then it is A3. JoJan (talk) 14:56, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
- The article was not in Arabic, it was in Hindi. I don't have access to the deleted article to know whether it had any content or not, but as an administrator, you should take extra care to know what you're doing before you do it. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:42, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
- I know that this text was not in Arabic, but the proposer for speedy deletion mentioned that it had an equivalent in Arabic (therefore an A2). I can't read neither Hindi nor Arabic, so I had to rely on what the proposer had mentioned and deleted it under A2. And if not A2, then it was A3, since I had no means of knowing if this was coherent non-English material (as stated in A3). Anyway, this article, written in Hindi (or so you state), does not belong in an English wikipedia but should have been uploaded to a wikipedia in a language of the Indian subcontinent, where it could have been judged on its merits. I hope this ends this discussion. JoJan (talk) 13:25, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- WP:CSD#A3 has nothing to do with the coherency of the language, and is only suitable for article that have no content whatsoever. WP:CSG#G1 covers articles that are incoherent, but it specifically exempts non-English content. Google translate does a fair job of at least providing an idea what an article is about (although for both Arabic and Hindi, it provides very poor English translation). If you are unaware of whether an article merits deletion, you shouldn't delete it. For foreign language articles, you should list it at WP:PNT and allow the translation process to occur before judging the merits of the article. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:33, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- I know that this text was not in Arabic, but the proposer for speedy deletion mentioned that it had an equivalent in Arabic (therefore an A2). I can't read neither Hindi nor Arabic, so I had to rely on what the proposer had mentioned and deleted it under A2. And if not A2, then it was A3, since I had no means of knowing if this was coherent non-English material (as stated in A3). Anyway, this article, written in Hindi (or so you state), does not belong in an English wikipedia but should have been uploaded to a wikipedia in a language of the Indian subcontinent, where it could have been judged on its merits. I hope this ends this discussion. JoJan (talk) 13:25, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- The article was not in Arabic, it was in Hindi. I don't have access to the deleted article to know whether it had any content or not, but as an administrator, you should take extra care to know what you're doing before you do it. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:42, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Writer's Barnstar |
| Dear JoJan, thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia, especially your recent creation of Buccinum coronatum. Keep up the good work! You are making a difference here! With regards, AnupamTalk 17:01, 17 May 2016 (UTC) |
- Thanks. JoJan (talk) 12:00, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Nudibranchs - Sorry for the extra work!
[edit]Hi JoJan, I don't even know how to message you correctly, I hope this works... I am very new to this! It looks like I've created a lot of trouble with my first attempt at adding/improving nudibranch articles - so sorry! It is my first day (now week) on Wikipedia, I was only trying to improve the breadth of the species articles and add some of my personal photos. I thought if I cited SeaSlugForum (which I did every sentence) all would be well, but apparently not. Thank you for salvaging a few of the articles. It looks like the one for Adalaria jannae is already gone completely, and maybe others as well. If someone else with more experience is willing to recreate the pages correctly, I'd be happy to have my photos used.ANudibranchMom (talk) 00:09, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
- Don't be discouraged. All beginnings are difficult. As to references, you can only use sources without copyright, such as the World Register of Marine Species. Copyrighted sources can also be used, be then you must rephrase the content in your own words. This can be difficult, because many words in the description of species are specifically chosen or are typical jargon. When you use your own words, the slightest difference may actually describe a different, but closely resembling, species. I advise you to look closely at the existing articles in our project and how they are built and which templates are used. Copy the layout and the templates. Read also the text in Wikipedia:WikiProject Gastropods, especially the sections "How-to info" and "Resources". To start with, I would advise that you create just stubs, such as Tonna alanbeui. Once such an article is created, you can (or anyone else) continue on it and bring it to a higher level, such as Tonna perdix. Your photos are magnificent and don't forget to categorize them properly in the Commons. As to nudibranchs, we also have an expert in our project : User:BernardP, an author of several books on British and European nudibranchs. Soon you'll get the knack of it and you'll love contributing your knowledge and your photos to Wikipedia for all the world to see. JoJan (talk) 11:47, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
2016 Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Search Community Survey
[edit]The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has appointed a committee to lead the search for the foundation’s next Executive Director. One of our first tasks is to write the job description of the executive director position, and we are asking for input from the Wikimedia community. Please take a few minutes and complete this survey to help us better understand community and staff expectations for the Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director.
- Survey, (hosted by Qualtrics)
Thank you, The Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Search Steering Committee via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:49, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
File:Artocarpus.odoratissimus1we.jpg listed for discussion
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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Artocarpus.odoratissimus1we.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 00:13, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
Books & Bytes - Issue 17
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Books & Bytes
Issue 17, April-May 2016
by The Interior, Ocaasi, UY Scuti, Sadads, and Nikkimaria
- New donations this month - a German-language legal resource
- Wikipedia referals to academic citations - news from CrossRef and WikiCite2016
- New library stats, WikiCon news, a bot to reveal Open Access versions of citations, and more!
The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:36, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
File source problem with File:Eibeyew1web.jpg
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Thank you for uploading File:Eibeyew1web.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. Please add this information by editing the image description page.
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- Refer this question to the original uploader User:Sannse. As far as I understand, she made the photo herself. JoJan (talk) 13:13, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
Books & Bytes - Issue 18
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Books & Bytes
Issue 18, June–July 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi, Samwalton9, UY Scuti, and Sadads
- New donations - Edinburgh University Press, American Psychological Association, Nomos (a German-language database), and more!
- Spotlight: GLAM and Wikidata
- TWL attends and presents at International Federation of Library Associations conference, meets with Association of Research Libraries
- OCLC wins grant to train librarians on Wikimedia contribution
The Interior via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:25, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection
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Hello, JoJan. This message is intended to notify administrators of important changes to the protection policy.
Extended confirmed protection (also known as "30/500 protection") is a new level of page protection that only allows edits from accounts at least 30 days old and with 500 edits. The automatically assigned "extended confirmed" user right was created for this purpose. The protection level was created following this community discussion with the primary intention of enforcing various arbitration remedies that prohibited editors under the "30 days/500 edits" threshold to edit certain topic areas.
In July and August 2016, a request for comment established consensus for community use of the new protection level. Administrators are authorized to apply extended confirmed protection to combat any form of disruption (e.g. vandalism, sock puppetry, edit warring, etc.) on any topic, subject to the following conditions:
- Extended confirmed protection may only be used in cases where semi-protection has proven ineffective. It should not be used as a first resort.
- A bot will post a notification at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard of each use. MusikBot currently does this by updating a report, which is transcluded onto the noticeboard.
Please review the protection policy carefully before using this new level of protection on pages. Thank you.
This message was sent to the administrators' mass message list. To opt-out of future messages, please remove yourself from the list. 17:49, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| great summary Jgreene1333 (talk) 15:26, 18 October 2016 (UTC) |
Books and Bytes - Issue 19
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The Wikipedia Library
Books & Bytes
Issue 19, September–October 2016
by Nikkimaria, Sadads and UY Scuti
- New and expanded donations - Foreign Affairs, Open Edition, and many more
- New Library Card Platform and Conference news
- Spotlight: Fixing one million broken links
19:07, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
[edit]Hello,
Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:33, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
A new user right for New Page Patrollers
[edit]Hi JoJan.
A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!
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Hello, JoJan. 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. Mdann52 (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
A very incorrect ID on an image
[edit]Dear JoJan, I hope you are doing well, and happy holidays. What is the correct thing to do about this problem:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Odostomia_virginalis.jpg
Thanks, Invertzoo (talk) 14:11, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
- I've put it in the Commons in the category:Unidentified Rissoinidae and replaced the image in the article with the original image by the author. Best wishes for the New Year 2017. JoJan (talk) 16:44, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks so much and same to you too. :). Invertzoo (talk) 17:16, 1 January 2017 (UTC)