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The Signpost: 07 October 2015
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This week's article for improvement (week 42, 2015)
 Costumed performers from the 2006 Bristol Renaissance Faire
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The Signpost: 14 October 2015
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This week's article for improvement (week 43, 2015)
 Ice hockey is an example of a team sport. Pictured is an 1893 ice hockey match at Victoria Rink, Montreal.
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The Signpost: 21 October 2015
- Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching
- In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"
- Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus
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October 2015
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 Models promoting Zombieland at San Diego Comic-con. A zombie comedy is a horror comedy subgenre that involves zombies.
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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 5
Hello there! Happy to be writing this newsletter once more. This month:
In July, we launched five pilot WikiProjects: WikiProjects Cannabis, Evolutionary Biology, Ghana, Hampshire, and Women's Health. We also use the new design, named "WPX UI," on WikiProject Women in Technology, Women in Red, WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health. We are currently looking for projects for the next round of testing. If you are interested, please sign up on the Pilots page.
Shortly after our launch we presented at Wikimania 2015. Our slides are on Wikimedia Commons.
Then after all that work, we went through the process of figuring out whether we accomplished our goal. We reached out to participants on the redesigned WikiProjects, and we asked them to complete a survey. (If you filled out your survey—thank you!) While there are still some issues with the WikiProject tools and the new design, there appears to be general satisfaction (at least among those who responded). The results of the survey and more are documented in our grant report filed with the Wikimedia Foundation.
There is more work that needs to be done, so we have applied for a renewal of our grant. Comments on the proposal are welcome. We would like to improve what we have already started on the English Wikipedia and to also expand to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. Why those? Because they are multilingual projects and because there needs to be better coordination across Wikimedia projects. More details are available in the renewal proposal.
The Wikimedia Developer Summit will be held in San Francisco in January 2016. The recently established Community Tech team at the Wikimedia Foundation is interested in investigating what technical support they can provide for WikiProjects, i.e., support beyond just templates and bots. I have plenty of opinions myself, but I want to hear what you think. The session is being planned on Phabricator, the Wikimedia bug tracker. If you are not familiar with Phabricator, you can log in with your Wikipedia username and password through the "Login or Register: MediaWiki" button on the login page. Your feedback can help make editing Wikipedia a better experience.
Until next time,
The Signpost: 28 October 2015
- From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help
- News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles
- In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA
- Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement
- Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth
- Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages
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This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2015)
Hello, CookieMonster755.
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The Signpost: 04 November 2015
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation finances; Superprotect is gone
- In the media: Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov: propaganda myth or history?
- Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad
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This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2015)
 Marie Serneholt at the 48th Guldbagge Awards.
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The Signpost: 11 November 2015
- Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee
- Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review
- Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling
- In the media: Sanger on Wikipedia; Silver on Vox; lawyers on monkeys
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This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2015)
 A continuum of goods and services
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Bot automation at Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement
Greetings WikiProject TAFI members!
Over the past two weeks, there has been extensive discussion on introducing bot automation to assist with maintenance of the Today's Articles for Improvement project. A bot has now been approved for trial and will carry out the weekly duties. The bots first run will occur around 00:00, 22 November 2015 (UTC) (midnight on Sunday).
If you have been assisting any of the weekly maintenance tasks, please refrain from doing so this week. The bot needs to be tested and proven it can do the job, and it only gets one chance per week. The tasks will include:
- Adding the new scheduled article to Wikipedia talk:Today's articles for improvement and removing the entry from Wikipedia:Articles for improvement
- Set up the schedule pages for the new TAFI, except the adding of an image and caption
- Adding {{TAFI}} to the new article for improvement, remove {{TAFI}} from last week's article and add {{Former TAFI}} to the talk page
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- Send a mass message to everyone on the notification list of the new TAFI selection
Updating the accomplishments and archiving selections is still done manually, along with daily tasks such as adding approved entries to the articles for improvement page. These will become automated in the near future.
We hope the bot proves to serve well, and by carrying out the routine housekeeping tasks we can boost the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the project. MusikBot thanks you for your service in helping with the weekly tasks in the past, and for your cooperation during this trial period :)
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The Signpost: 18 November 2015
- Special report: ArbCom election—candidates’ opinions analysed
- In the media: Icelandic milestone; apolitical editing
- Discussion report: BASC disbanded; other developments in the discussion world
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This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2015)
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The Signpost: 25 November 2015
- News and notes: Fundraising update; FDC recommendations
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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2015)
 The First Geneva Convention (1864) is one of the earliest formulations of international law.
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The Signpost: 02 December 2015
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- Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes
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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2015)
.jpg) Princess Leia with characteristic hairstyle cosplayed.
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The Signpost: 09 December 2015
- News and notes: ArbCom election results announced
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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2015)
 The word scandal is used a few times in several bibles like Douay–Rheims Bible.
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The Signpost: 16 December 2015
- In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015
- Arbitration report: GMO case decided
- Featured content: An unusually slow week
- WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations
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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2015)
 Hors d'oeuvre, also known as an appetizer or starter, is a food item served before the main courses of a meal.
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This week's article for improvement (week 53, 2015)
File:Kissinger Man of the Year.jpg Hello, CookieMonster755.
Henry Kissinger was a Person of the Year when he was chosen as Time Person of the Year in 1972 along with with Richard Nixon.
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The Signpost: 30 December 2015
- News and notes: WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee
- Arbitration report: Second Arbitration Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended
- Featured content: The post-Christmas edition
- Traffic report: The Force we expected
- Year in review: The top ten Wikipedia stories of 2015
- In the media: Wikipedia plagued by a "Basket of Deception"
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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2016)
 King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa.
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The Signpost: 06 January 2016
- News and notes: The WMF's age of discontent
- In the media: Impenetrable science; Jimmy Wales back in the UAE
- Arbitration report: Catflap08 and Hijiri88 case been decided
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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.
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The Signpost: 13 January 2016
- Community view: Battle for the soul of the WMF
- Editorial: We need a culture of verification
- In focus: The Crisis at New Montgomery Street
- Op-ed: Transparency
- Traffic report: Pattern recognition: Third annual Traffic Report
- Special report: Wikipedia community celebrates Public Domain Day 2016
- News and notes: Community objections to new Board trustee
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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2016)
 New England clam chowder
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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 6
Hello there! Happy to be writing this newsletter once more. This month:
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,
The Signpost: 20 January 2016
- News and notes: Vote of no confidence; WMF trustee speaks out
- In the media: 15th anniversary news round-up
- Traffic report: Danse Macabre
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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2016)
Hello, CookieMonster755.
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The Signpost: 27 January 2016
- News and notes: Geshuri steps down from the Board
- In the media: Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote
- Recent research: Bursty edits; how politics beat religion but then lost to sports; notability as a glass ceiling
- Traffic report: Death and taxes
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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2016)
 The slaughtered swine (1652) by Barent Fabricius, a depiction of a killed animal
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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2016)
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The Signpost: 03 February 2016
- From the editors: Help wanted
- Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the Signpost
- Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration
- Traffic report: Bowled
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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2016)
Hello, CookieMonster755.
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The Signpost: 10 February 2016
- News and notes: Another WMF departure
- In the media: Jeb Bush swings at Wikipedia and connects
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- Traffic report: A river of revilement
The Signpost: 17 February 2016
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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2016)
 Several of the commonly known molecules.
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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 7
This month:
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,
The Signpost: 24 February 2016
- Special report: WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears
- Op-ed: Backward the Foundation
- Traffic report: Of Dead Pools and Dead Judges
- Arbitration report: Arbitration motion regarding CheckUser & Oversight inactivity
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2016)
Hello, CookieMonster755.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: 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 • |
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Orphaned non-free image File:One World Trade Center logo.jpeg
Thanks for uploading File:One World Trade Center logo.jpeg. 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. Elisfkc (talk) 05:11, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2016)
 Eugene Delacroix - Liberty Leading the People
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The Signpost: 02 March 2016
- News and notes: Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: Brawling
The Signpost: 09 March 2016
- News and notes: Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted
- Technology report: Wikimedia wikis will temporarily go into read-only mode on several occasions in the coming weeks
- WikiCup report: First round of the WikiCup finishes
- Traffic report: All business like show business
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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2016)
Hello, CookieMonster755.
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To whom it may concern: my name is CookieMonster755, a puppeteer and former Wikipedia editor. After being off for circa five months, and considering some serious questions, I decided to appeal my indefinite unblock. It was a hard, but easy decision. I came here, August 2014, not knowing why I joined Wikipedia. I created some COI articles, and they got deleted. Within the first months, I got bashed and got blocked for legal threats. I was experiencing what misuse of Wikipedia did. I finally made a commitment, to do what I love. Be progressive. I decided to remain on Wikipedia after my first block, to write articles and expanded content. It was so much fun. I got to be honest though, I made so many foolish mistakes. I made a huge fuss with administrators, created non-notable articles, and many things that went against Wikipedia polices. After gaining several Wikipedia privileges of Pending changes reviewer and rollbacker, I was doing very well. I was active in the AfC project, helping new users fell like they were valued on Wikipedia. After all the bad history of my huge mistakes, I "retired" this account and made another account. I abused my privileges, and that is why I was blocked. I went against policy. I love doing what I do best, which was writing. Wikipedia is a valuable resource. Today, I am making an appeal to be unblocked and resume what I did best. I know, I have abused the Wikipedia resources and wasted time of the Wikipedia community. I know, that I never will be fully trusted on here every again, but relationships, online and offline, start with something. Trust can be built again overtime. I want the trust of the Wikipedia community to be an editor again, and maybe get my special rollback and other rights someday. It will take time, but I hope I can do what I do best. If you have questions, please feel free to ask. If you have questions about my history on Wikipedia, see my sockpuppet page. If I am denied an unblocked request, I will respect your decision. To protect the Wikipedia community. Thank you. Shalom. CookieMonster755 (talk) 4:20 am, 15 March 2016, last Tuesday (5 days ago) (UTC+1)
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This is your WP:LASTCHANCE. You have to stick to one account from now one (even logged-out editing may be considered socking). Any attempt to game the system will be followed by an indefinite block. Vanjagenije (talk) 07:27, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Since this is a checkuser block, I am asking Bbb23 for opinion. Vanjagenije (talk) 23:58, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
- Vanjagenije - what is the status of my unblock request? CookieMonster755 (talk) 00:11, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
- Bbb23 is away, obviously. I need some other Checkuser to allow me to unblock you. I am willing to unblock you. Ponyo, Doug Weller, can someone help here? Vanjagenije (talk) 00:24, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
- User:Vanjagenije So long as there is an agreement to stick to one account, ok. Doug Weller talk 05:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Vanjagenije and Doug Weller - I am only sticking to this account. Please block all other accounts. Glad to be back, and I will be building my reputation again, but this time for good and not for bad sock puppetry. CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:42, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- User:Vanjagenije So long as there is an agreement to stick to one account, ok. Doug Weller talk 05:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Bbb23 is away, obviously. I need some other Checkuser to allow me to unblock you. I am willing to unblock you. Ponyo, Doug Weller, can someone help here? Vanjagenije (talk) 00:24, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
- Vanjagenije - what is the status of my unblock request? CookieMonster755 (talk) 00:11, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
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A cheeseburger for you!
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It's been waiting for you... I hope it hasn't gone cold 
Welcome back CM! Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi 07:45, 14 April 2016 (UTC) |
- Thank you so much, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi! I have not edited Wikipedia in such a long time! I am so glad to be back online and building a better reputation for good, and writing article again! No sock puppets or making trouble... CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:43, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
A beer for you!
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Holy shit I wasn't expecting you to reappear!  ,Anyway have a beer on me! :) |
- Haha, good to see you my friend Davey2010! Thanks for the beer. Long time no see. Can't wait to edit with you, and improve Wikipedia for the better. I waited six months to apply for an unblock and it happened! I am officially going to fix my reputation on wikipedia and be a good editor and no sock puppets :)... CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:56, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
- Good to see you too :), Same here can't wait either :), Meh it was all in the past - We all screw up and do shit we later regret, Anyway welcome back & Happy editing :) –Davey2010Talk 00:21, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ain't that the truth. Thanks friend!
CookieMonster755 (talk) 00:22, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ain't that the truth. Thanks friend!
- Good to see you too :), Same here can't wait either :), Meh it was all in the past - We all screw up and do shit we later regret, Anyway welcome back & Happy editing :) –Davey2010Talk 00:21, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Haha, good to see you my friend Davey2010! Thanks for the beer. Long time no see. Can't wait to edit with you, and improve Wikipedia for the better. I waited six months to apply for an unblock and it happened! I am officially going to fix my reputation on wikipedia and be a good editor and no sock puppets :)... CookieMonster755 (talk) 23:56, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
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Review of IMRIC's article
Thanks so much for reviewing my first wikipedia article and taking the time to write a full explanation of the rejection. I have several questions but no time at the moment so just one question for now - the notable faculty I listed do indeed have wikipedia articles which I linked to. I don't understand why they can't be listed.Gillkay (talk) 18:20, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry for the long response, Gillkay. Sorry, that is my mistake. I do see that some of the "Notable Faculty Members" are links to Wikipedia articles. They are allowed to be listed, I would try to create a better name for the section though. The one person with the external link needs to be removed. Any more questions? CookieMonster755 (talk) 01:36, 17 April 2016 (UTC) → My role @ AfC.
- Trying to think of a better name. The one external link is to the hebrew wikipedia article on him - is that still not allowed?Gillkay (talk) 12:07, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- I have removed the external links from the body if the article, changed the name slightly for the section of faculty with wikipedia articles, combined the research hubs and research centers sections to shorten them and make them less promotional. I didn't want to remove them because I think they are an important part of the institute and the way it works. I am not sure what changes I should be making to the formatting. I am happy to submit the article to you again to review. Is that what i should do now?Gillkay (talk) 12:45, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Gillkay: If you are thinking about a title for your draft, please read COMMONNAME and ACRONYMTITLE. If I were you, however, I would use The Institute For Medical Research Israel-Canada (without IMRIC in parentheses) because it is the common and official name. Yes, please remove the external link to Hebrew Wikipedia. When the draft is ready to be published, a link for the Hebrew Wikipedia will be added to the left side under "languages". Please remove the Hagai Bergman link under Faculty Members of Note. Also, I would rename that section to Notable faculty. If there is any notable alumni, I would also make a section for that. Once you have made those changes, please resubmit the draft for AfC review. Cheers, CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 23:06, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry for the long response, Gillkay. Sorry, that is my mistake. I do see that some of the "Notable Faculty Members" are links to Wikipedia articles. They are allowed to be listed, I would try to create a better name for the section though. The one person with the external link needs to be removed. Any more questions? CookieMonster755 (talk) 01:36, 17 April 2016 (UTC) → My role @ AfC.
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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 8
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- Thank you for clarifying! I was so scarred to get a template, so glad it was a mistake, Linguist111. CookieMonster755 (talk) 04:37, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
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Fart lighting
I removed the video you added from Fart lighting. Did you know it's fake? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:22, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Anna Frodesiak No, I did not know it was fake. Thank you so much for removing it! I there is a real video, than it can be added. Again, thank you for catching my mistake. Must be careful of videos I upload. Cheers, fellow Wikipdiean. CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 02:24, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
Also, Youtube videos are considered copyrighted unless otherwise stated. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:35, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Anna Frodesiak - Please look at the license. YouTube allows Creative Commons videos on their website. Please read here. Also, I found a real video that I am adding to the article WP:BOLDLY. CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 02:38, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Anna Frodesiak — I see you also tagged the real fart lighting video as a copyvio. That is not the case. I reverted your good faith edit, because the video is registered as Creative Commons 3.0 on YouTube. Please read YouTube's Creative Common information, and please, under the video description, read it. It says "Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)" for license information. If somehow I am making a mistake, let me know. I want to be civil, and so should you
Cheers, CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 02:44, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Anna Frodesiak — I see you also tagged the real fart lighting video as a copyvio. That is not the case. I reverted your good faith edit, because the video is registered as Creative Commons 3.0 on YouTube. Please read YouTube's Creative Common information, and please, under the video description, read it. It says "Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)" for license information. If somehow I am making a mistake, let me know. I want to be civil, and so should you
- You're right. I checked at IRC and they said copyvio then not copyvio. Thanks for tagging the first one and untagging the second. I've added the second to the article, as you can see. Good find, actually. Thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:46, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Anna Frodesiak, you are very welcome! We all make mistakes, especially me. I want to thank you for being quick and fast to get copyvios off Wikipedia and the Commons. You are a wonderful administrator!~Cheers, CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 02:48, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- You're right. I checked at IRC and they said copyvio then not copyvio. Thanks for tagging the first one and untagging the second. I've added the second to the article, as you can see. Good find, actually. Thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:46, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Don't worry a bit about this. I've accidentally uploaded images I shouldn't have. You were acting in good faith. All's well that ends well. The article now has, what seems to be, a genuine video of fart lighting. That is a really good asset to the project, as disgusting as it may be. I've actually tried to get friends to make such a video for some time, without success.
- Anyhow, thanks again, and keep up the good work! :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:19, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
- Oh, and sorry to have speedy tagged those. I immediately went to IRC and asked for a check. YouTube is blocked here in China, so I was flying blind. They said copyrighted, followed by "oh, wait, not copyrighted". :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi Cookiemonster. I hope to get a chance next week to record and upload a pronunciation. Hopefully my microphone is still working! I will let you know when done. Cheers, Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:52, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Hassocks5489: Thank you so much! CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 18:47, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
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Do not attempt a third time to redirect the False messiah page elsewhere than it does at the moment. Please take a moment to review WP:BRD. The present redirect makes a lot more sense in my opinion than yours, but in any case, you have to show consensus before you can make that change. Debresser (talk) 15:20, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
- Debresser What do you mean a third time? That was my first time changing it. I have reviewed BRD. I am not a new editor, so no need to give me step by step instructions on what to do ;) Cheers. Civility is tasty to Wikipedia! CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 15:28, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
- Debresser I see why you don't agree with me.
Is it because your a Jewish rabbi?In that case, False messiah should be turned into a dab page. I will be discussing this. Thanks- CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 15:34, 13 May 2016 (UTC)- Debresser - a discussion has been started. I encourage you to join in. Cheers! CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 19:07, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
- Debresser I see why you don't agree with me.
Just to reply to your questions, before I join the discussion:
- You changed it once, but the previous edit, made 9 days before you by some IP editor, also made the same change.
- Saying that I don't agree, because I am a rabbi ("Jewish rabbi" is saying the same thing twice) is rather insulting, and a definite violation of WP:AGF.
- That having said, I will gladly join the discussion forthwith. Debresser (talk) 17:30, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
- Debresser Yes, my inappropriate and personal attack is not assuming good faith, and I sincerely apologize. I will refrain from making any personal attacks again. It spoils the friendships I have with other editors on Wikipedia. Forgive me, and we can be friends. Cheers! CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 18:03, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
- Sure. By the way, please note that I support your proposal on the talkpage. I would have opposed the redirect to Anti-Christ again, but I see that you also thought things over in the mean time, with good result. Debresser (talk) 18:09, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, my friend! CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 18:18, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, my friend!
- Sure. By the way, please note that I support your proposal on the talkpage. I would have opposed the redirect to Anti-Christ again, but I see that you also thought things over in the mean time, with good result. Debresser (talk) 18:09, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
- Debresser Yes, my inappropriate and personal attack is not assuming good faith, and I sincerely apologize. I will refrain from making any personal attacks again. It spoils the friendships I have with other editors on Wikipedia. Forgive me, and we can be friends. Cheers! CookieMonster755 📞 ✉ ✓ 18:03, 14 May 2016 (UTC)