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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2016)

A typical Swedish school lunch.
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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2016)

Critic by Lajos Tihanyi. Oil on canvas, c.1916.
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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2016)

The Gates of Hell sculpture by Auguste Rodin, an example depicting the concept of the gates of hell
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Google Doodle task force collaboration for 8 March 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2016)

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Pecan pie

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2016)

Debt is the amount of money that is owed or due.
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Debt

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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2016)

Various foods in a delicatessen in Rome, Italy
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Calm?

Hey Checkingfax. Great to see that you're coordinating accounts for Alexander Street. Just wondering why you added {{calm}} to the talk page? I don't really see how it's relevant. Thanks, Sam Walton (talk) 16:33, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi Samwalton9. Nice catch. I put up a Talk Header but the message was wrong so I was trying Calm but it stinks too. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 11:42, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

WikiSalon planning

Hi, thank you for all your efforts to capture our ideas and build out our planning page. Very helpful, and something that often gets overlooked! I do have one suggestion: In planning events in the past, I've found that there can be undesirable/unanticipated consequences to listing specific people on public "desired speaker" type pages. This is something the Wikimania Committee has considered, for instance, in pursuing keynote speakers, and has concluded it's best not to publish such lists. It can be disconcerting for a possible speaker to learn of the interest by chance (for instance, through a Google Alert or a search on their own name), rather than by a more direct invitation or inquiry. It can also be challenging to keep such lists up-to-date over time, as interest in specific speakers waxes and wanes. So my suggestion would be to shift the list to describe the kinds of qualities we might look for in speakers, or hypothetical specifics -- such as "historians with an interest in technology and experience engaging with the general public," as opposed to one specific historian. What do you think? -Pete (talk) 19:17, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi Peteforsyth. I am all ears. For privacy and brevity I couched most of the names even though I know them. If there are any names you want to remove, go ahead. I think a somewhat specific list will help us. I do not think a generic list is very motivating, unless we back it up with a password protected Google sheet where we can all go in and list specifics so we do not duplicate our efforts. I will not post the actual name of the people I know until I have contacted them and they have accepted the invitation. If they decline the invitation I will delete their reference entirely. LaPorte mentioned inviting big named people, so I named those that came to mind. To me this is a wish list, and naming names is helpful, so we can agree or disagree to pursue them. I really appreciate your expertise and analysis of all this. I am going to add one more semi-generic suggestion. I will not make it totally generic as I have somebody specific in mind, he will agree to speak if I ask him, and I will list his name if his invitation and topic is acceptable to the group, and his invitation is accepted. Ping me back. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 19:47, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
UPDATE: We were asked last night to pick somebody quickly, and that is going to be fastest by focusing on particular speakers. My draft list included generic, less generic, less generic with specific people in my mind, and specifically named people (ones with name recognition who would not be out by such a premature mention).
LaPorte poked us to improve the planning page, so I made a [draft] stab at smoothing it out. I purposefully left out the street number for WMF even though that information can be found by digging. I felt it was TMI and can be included in other correspondence with interested attendees. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 19:54, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi, two things stand out:
  • You're right, we certainly needed to get moving quickly on inviting specific people right at first, to get things going; I'm glad you and others boldly took steps to support doing that.
  • In general and longer-term, and now that we have at least one good option for the first event, I do think a private Google Doc or spreadsheet would be a better tool. Do you think you could set one up?
-Pete (talk) 21:08, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Peteforsyth. I will launch a spreadsheet (a Google Sheet), and share it with you and Ben with full privileges, and then you can share it with others, and it can spread holistically that way, as you see fit, on a need to know basis. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 21:27, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Michael Laucke

The article Michael Laucke 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:Michael Laucke for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK (talk) 23:21, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Google Doodle task force collaboration for 6 April 2016

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The editing interface will be changed soon. When that happens, editors who currently see two editing tabs – "Edit" and "Edit source" – will start seeing one edit tab instead. The single edit tab has been popular at other Wikipedias. When this is deployed here, you may be offered the opportunity to choose your preferred appearance and behavior the next time you click the Edit button. You will also be able to change your settings in the Editing section of Special:Preferences.

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20:44, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 16

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Books & Bytes
Issue 16, February-March 2016
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  • New donations - science, humanities, and video resources
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Google Doodle task force collaboration for 22 April 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2016)

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Fame (Irene Cara song)

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Hi! What's this about? You didn't leave an edit summary, and I can't guess your motives. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:13, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Justlettersandnumbers. I put my fat finger on the touchpad and sent you a thanks for your edit, then when I slid my finger to see the nom, the touchpad clicked the rollback link which is right next to the thanks link. So, when I got to the nom, and it still showed that the hook was unreferenced I knew something was amiss. I looked in the history and it showed I had just rolled back your edit, so I immediately rolled back my rollback. Rollback using the rollbacker's rollback link does not allow an edit summary. It is a quick and dirty rollback. Sorry for vexing you. I am on a deadline right now and was unable to send you a message about my fat finger rollback, and I was hoping you would see that I immediately self rolled back my rollback. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 23:44, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
No problem – I wasn't vexed, just slightly puzzled. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:36, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Justlettersandnumbers. I was very puzzled after I saw your edit but when I looked at the DYK there was still a tick that said the hook was unreferenced. The history showed my rollback which unvexed me. I wish they wouldn't make those thank/rollback links so close together and I wish my ThinkPad had a better touchpad like my older Dell did. I also wish the rollbackers feature gave time for an edit summary so at least there would be a delay before the rollback was actually performed. It is even harder to hit the thank/rollback links on a touchscreen smartphone becaue they are so tightly entwined.
Thank you for circling around to the DYK. Can you make a more prominent tick that the hook is approved? I am not sure you used the "standard" DYK GTG tick. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 16:01, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK

Hello! Your submission of Michael Laucke at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! North America1000 11:19, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Planned Parenthood

Hello! Your submission of Planned Parenthood at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:05, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

21:02, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Checkingfax, the GA review page for your nomination was opened back on February 12, but nothing has been done with the review since, and the reviewer, MurderByDeadcopy, hasn't edited on Wikipedia in over a month at this point. If you'd like me to put the review back in the nomination pool so it is available to be picked up by another reviewer, respond here to let me know; I'd be happy to do so. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:18, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Dear BlueMoonset. Yes, please. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 15:23, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
The nomination now shows up as available to review on the talk page and on the GAN page. There's a bit more to do once the old review page is deleted; I'll take care of it when the time comes. Best of luck in finding a new reviewer soon; with the GA Cup and WikiCup ongoing, and the nomination retaining its original seniority, I hope it won't take too long. Incidentally, the review would have been MurderByDeadcopy's first at GAN, and I don't see a lot of article-building experience (indeed, the talk page declares that the user will never create an article, which is not a good sign), so finding a new reviewer is probably all for the best. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:49, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
@Checkingfax and BlueMoonset: Many thanks for the good legwork here. all my very best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 18:09, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
Natalie.Desautels, I do not understand why you have added a "Contested deletion" section on the review page, which could stop the review page's deletion. The speedy deletion request there only affects the page itself, and would (and could) never affect the article talk page, its parent. Your edit there only serves to confuse matters; I can only hope that the admin will go ahead and delete the page despite your post. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:38, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
@Checkingfax and BlueMoonset: Hello @BlueMoonset: So sorry and thank you so much for your clear explanation, and that this tag would never affect the article talk page. Kindly excuse; I was confused about this issue. It is certainly not my nature to cause damage. Is there anything I can do, such as undoing my edit? Thanks once again for your kind understanding, and again I am sorry for my blunder. very best wishes, Natalie --Natalie.Desautels (talk) 19:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
Natalie.Desautels, thank you. Yes, if you could revert your edit, perhaps with an edit summary something like "no objection to page deletion", that would be perfect. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:48, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
@Checkingfax and BlueMoonset: Hello @BlueMoonset: I did an "undo" ; I hope this helps. Also, I just got off a plane and am so jetlagged I can't think straight. But I did want to get this done. Sorry for the trouble. Natalie Natalie.Desautels (talk) 20:00, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
BlueMoonset has your back. BTW, you do NOT have to ping somebody when you are on their Talk page: The ping to the page owner is done automatically by the system when you save the edit. Also, you only need to ping somebody once per message; in this message you pinged BlueMoonset twice. I do not think BlueMoonset will actually receive an extra ping, nor did I, but it is unnecessary to add the two extra pings. Just an FYI. It really bugs some of the purists Cheers! PS: Welcome back. {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 20:09, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
See that. I get all preachy and then I forget to ping Natalie.Desautels {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 20:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to our April event

You are invited...

Women Writers worldwide online edit-a-thon

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Shhh! Invitation to Women in Espionage

You are invited...

Women in Espionage worldwide online edit-a-thon

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Bay Area WikiSalon series kickoff, April 27

Please join us in San Francisco!
A Wikipedia panel discussion about journalism
Panel discussion at a recent Wikipedia & Journalism event.

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area will gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. We have two brief presentations lined up for our kickoff event in downtown San Francisco:

  • The Nueva Upper School recently hosted the first ever high school Wikipedia edit-a-thon. We will hear what interests them about Wikipedia, what they have learned so far, and what they hope to achieve.
  • Photojournalist Kris Schreier Lyseggen, author of The Women of San Quentin: The Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons, will tell us about her work and how she researched the topic.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. We will have beverages and light snacks.

Please note: You must register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on this point.

For further details, see here: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, April 2016

We hope to see you -- and until then, happy editing! - Pete, Ben & Wayne

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2016)

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À la carte

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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)

Gustaf Skarsgård
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Gustaf Skarsgård

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Wikidata weekly summary #208

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Wikidata weekly summary #207

Wikidata weekly summary #206

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