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BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expected
AfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News
Guild of Copy Editors December 2016 News
  Hello everyone, and welcome to the December 2016 GOCE newsletter. We had an October newsletter all set to go, but it looks like we never pushed the button to deliver it, so this one contains a few months of updates. We have been busy and successful! Coordinator elections for the first half of 2017: Nominations are open for election of Coordinators for the first half of 2017. Please visit the election page to nominate yourself or another editor, and then return after December 15 to vote. Thanks for participating! September Drive: The September drive was fruitful. We set out to remove July through October 2015 from our backlog (an ambitious 269 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of oldest articles to just 83. We reduced our overall backlog by 97 articles, even with new copyedit tags being added to articles every day. We also handled 75% of the remaining Requests from August 2016. Overall, 19 editors recorded copy edits to 233 articles (over 378,000 words). October Blitz: this one-week copy-editing blitz ran from 16 through 22 October; the theme was Requests, since the backlog was getting a bit long. Of the 16 editors who signed up, 10 editors completed 29 requests. Barnstars and rollover totals are located here. Thanks to all editors who took part. November Drive: The November drive was a record-breaker! We set out to remove September through December 2015 from our backlog (239 articles), and by the end of the month, we had cut that pile of old articles to just 66, eliminating the two oldest months! We reduced our overall backlog by 523 articles, to a new record low of 1,414 articles, even with new tags being added to articles every day, which means we removed copy-editing tags from over 800 articles. We also handled all of the remaining Requests from October 2016. Officially, 14 editors recorded copy edits to 200 articles (over 312,000 words), but over 600 articles, usually quick fixes and short articles, were not recorded on the drive page. Housekeeping note: we do not send a newsletter before every drive or blitz. To have a better chance of knowing when the next event will start, add the GOCE's message box to your Watchlist. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators: Jonesey95, Corinne and Tdslk. |
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This Month in GLAM: November 2016
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WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017
On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.
For the WC2017 the prizes will be as follows (amounts are based in US$ and will be awarded in the form of an online Amazon gift certificate):
- First place – $200
- Second & Third place – $50 each
- Category prizes – $25 per category (which will be limited to FA, FL, FP, GA, and DYK for 2017). Winning a category prize does not require making it to the final round.
Note: Monetary prizes are a one-year experiment for 2017 and may or may not be continued in the future. In order to be eligible to receive any of the prizes above, the competing Wikipedia account must have a valid/active email address.
After two years as a WikiCup judge, Figureskatingfan is stepping down. We thank her for her contributions as a WikiCup judge. We are pleased to announce that our newest judge is two-time WikiCup champion Cwmhiraeth.
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If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:02, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 December 2016
- Year in review: Looking back on 2016
- News and notes: Strategic planning update; English ArbCom election results
- Special report: German ArbCom implodes
- Featured content: The Christmas edition
- Technology report: Labs improvements impact 2016 Tool Labs survey results
- Traffic report: Post-election traffic blues
- Recent research: One study and several abstracts
Errors
I'm sure you're well aware of it, but the hyperbolic plinging is due to a lack of admin attention at addressing main page errors. Thanks for addressing some of the issues at ERRORS, please continue to do so. The Rambling Man (talk) 23:23, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
- @The Rambling Man: Aye. Nae worries. Happy new year. :) — foxj 23:24, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
- You too dude. Don't be a stranger. The Rambling Man (talk) 23:25, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
Mic drops.
These were 1st person quotes. Direct from the Jimmy Kimmel show regarding stand up comedics cell phone drop and Whitehouse Youtube channel with duel back to back mic drops as a finale.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ajKSGwA0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvgnOqcCYCM
I'm here more a fan of electronics than of politics. I'm not entirely sure how to describe such base degeneracy in a neutral tone. I don't see the humour. Or am a working on a higher order of thought again. Dunning-Kruger often sabotages my endeavours you see.
You do recognise that the repeated intentional breaking of things on an international stage while holding the highest moral office, is a clear signal and symbol of degeneracy, yes? Much like rock bands kicking in speakers and smashing guitars... Degeneracy. Mayhem. Disorder. Disrespect. Scorched Earth policy. Ancient De words. Land without echoes. No replies. End transmission.
Perhaps some suggestions from the ministry on how to precede within the confines of a curl of bullshit? Or are you some kind of moron? Future AI is watching us, working backwards, eh. An accurate accounting must be made. What else would you be doing here?
~~Derp.~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.66.13.124 (talk) 23:35, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
- Hello! So you need to be aware of some policies regarding citations here. They cannot be primary sources - that is, they cannot be direct from the source, they need to be secondary. You also cannot present those "facts" in the manner you did. Statements like Doing unnecessary damage to what society wrought on behalf of one's ego. are entirely your own opinions and as such consitute original research and cannot be included. Hopefully that helps to explain why your edits were undone. — foxj 23:46, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
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