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WikiProject Films September 2007 Newsletter

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WikiProject Biography Newsletter 5

The Biography WikiProject Newsletter Volume IV, no. 4 - September 2007
Project News The three-month long Summer Assessment Drive, organized by Psychless, was a huge success! It ran from June 1 – September 1, and reduced the backlog of unassessed articles from 113,385 to 56,237. In all, over 100,000 articles were assessed. Over 60 people contributed in some way. A barnstar has been created for exceptional work on Wikipedia biographies and for assisting the project. The Biography Barnstar is listed with the other WikiProject awards and can be awarded easily with a template. See the template page for more details. Member News Congratulations to the editors who worked on the newest featured biographies: Augustus; William Shakespeare; Adriaen van der Donck; Alfred Russel Wallace; Alison Krauss; Anne Frank; Anne of Denmark; Asser; Bart King; Bill O'Reilly; Bobby Robson; Bradley Joseph; CM Punk; Ceawlin of Wessex; Colley Cibber; Cædwalla of Wessex; Dominik Hašek; Elizabeth Needham; Frank Macfarlane Burnet; Georg Cantor; Gregory of Nazianzus; Gunnhild Mother of Kings; Gwen Stefani; Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery; Harriet Arbuthnot; Harry S. Truman; Henry, Bishop of Uppsala; Héctor Lavoe; Ine of Wessex; Ion Heliade Rădulescu; Jack Sheppard; Jackie Chan; Jay Chou; John Martin Scripps; John Mayer; Joseph Francis Shea; Joshua A. Norton; Kate Bush; Kazi Nazrul Islam; Kevin Pietersen; Martin Brodeur; Mary Martha Sherwood; Mary of Teck; Maximus the Confessor; Miranda Otto; Muhammad Ali Jinnah; P. K. van der Byl; Penda of Mercia; Pham Ngoc Thao; Rabindranath Tagore; Ramón Emeterio Betances; Red Barn Murder; Richard Hakluyt; Richard Hawes; Robert Garran; Roman Vishniac; Ronald Niel Stuart; Ronald Reagan; Roy Welensky; Rudolph Cartier; Samuel Adams; Samuel Beckett; Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; Sarah Trimmer; Sargon of Akkad; Shen Kuo; Sophie Blanchard; Stereolab; Sydney Newman; Sylvanus Morley; Tim Duncan; Timeline of Mary Wollstonecraft; Uncle Tupelo; Waisale Serevi; Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Walter Model; William Bruce; William Goebel; Yagan; Zhou Tong; Æthelbald of Mercia; Æthelbald of Mercia New Members Congratulations to our 225 new members	From the Editors The newsletter is back! Many things have gone on during the past few months, but many things have not. While the assessment drive helped revitalize the assessment department of the project, many other departments have received no attention. Most notably: peer review and our "workgroups". A day long IRC meeting has been planned for October 13th, with the major focus being which areas of the project are "dead", what should our goals be as a project, and how to "revive" the dead areas of our project. Contribute to the discussion on the the new channel (see below) We decided to deliver this newsletter to all project members this month but only those with their names down here will get it delivered in the future. This is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned or post news on the next issue's talk page New irc channel Lastly, a new WikiProject Biography channel has been set up on the freenode network: #wikipedia-en-bio Our thanks to Phoenix 15 for setting it up. Contributors to this Issue Psychless (talk · contribs) Phoenix 15 (talk · contribs)
Complete To Do List Write an article Expand an article about: a person an actor an animator an artist a bishop a businessperson a diplomat an educator an engineer a lawyer a military person a musician a photographer a saint a politician a scientist a sportsperson a writer Improve an article by: adding references adding categories Review an article Romano Volta • Suzanne Carrell • Mullá Husayn • John Gilchrist (linguist) • Thomas Brattle • Answer requests for comments Work on the Portal Portal:Biography Assess an article Assessment requests Unassessed articles Assessment Progress Biography articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Core Other ??? Total FA 34 1,597 1,631 FL 192 192 A 1 104 105 GA 41 8,107 8,148 B 92 37,508 37,600 C 37 160,485 160,522 Start 3 738,103 738,106 Stub 1 1,031,629 1 1,031,631 List 7,490 7,490 Category 2 215,119 215,121 Disambig 8,081 8,081 File 29,735 29,735 Project 198 198 Redirect 3 42,086 42,089 Template 12,708 12,708 NA 238 238 Assessed 214 2,293,380 1 2,293,595 Unassessed 32,176 32,176 Total 214 2,325,556 1 2,325,771 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 10,651,594 Ω = 5.39
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Getting coordinated

Just wanted to give you a heads up that I will be putting together a more formal work area and starting to bounce around ideas in the next few days. In the meantime, if you like puzzles and creative guesswork, you might be able to decipher some of my thoughts currently written on my userpage. (A preview, I suppose.) :) Girolamo Savonarola 04:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've started to carve a space at WT:FILMC. There's still a fair bit of work remaining for that page itself, and some outstanding red links I'm working on, but I think that it's ready enough now for viewing, and we can start discussing any raised issues. Additionally, I've sorted out the unasssessed snafu, so I've put the backlog on the Irregular Tasks list. We also should be implementing a new task force soon, and will probably be doing some task force tagging runs in the next few weeks. Watchlist this page if you haven't already, and I look forward to joining you to get our hands dirty! :) Girolamo Savonarola 19:09, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

The final WikiProject James Bond collaboration of the fortnight

WikiProject James Bond:Collaboration of the fortnight (two weeks)

The new collaboration for this fortnight is (October 20, 2007 - November 3, 2007) is Diamonds Are Forever (film) Please contribute by editing this article, in an attempt to get it to good article status For more information see the page here or contact SpecialWindler. CHECK OUT THE TALK PAGE, FOR THINGS YOU CAN DO ON Diamonds Are Forever (film) The Living Daylights is currently a GA nominee.

THE COLLABORATION WILL CEASE ON NOVEMBER 6 2007 due to failing standards and low participants. If you still wish this collaboration to run, then work hard in making this collaboration of GA status.

Thankyou,  The Windler talk  03:17, 20 October 2007 (UTC).

WikiProject Films October 2007 Newsletter

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Preity Zinta FA

Hi there. The Preity Zinta article has recently achieved A-class status. Due to the wealth of support I have decided to now nominate for an FA class article which I believe and judging by the comments of others is pretty much up to. In my view it is better than some existing FA actor articles. I would therefore be very grateful if you could give it a final review in your own time and leave your comments and views at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Preity Zinta. Thankyou, your comments are always valuable. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 10:57, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Golf

Hi The Giant Puffin/Archive 8
I thought that a way to further improve the golf articles on Wikipedia is for the whole project to work together towards a goal. An example of this could be a certain number of good articles in so many months, or to create the project's first ever featured article. If you are interested, come to the talk page and discuss it. And hopefully through this the project can continue to work towards several goals in the near future. Grover 10:14, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Invite to discuss goals for WP:Golf

You are invited. Go to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Golf#Goals. michfan2123 15:00, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

OhanaUnited's RfA

Thanks for voting at my RfA. Unfortunately, the result stands at 51 support, 21 oppose and 7 neutral which means that I did not succeed. As many expressed their appreciation of my works in featured portals during my RfA, I will fill up the vacuum position of director in featured portal candidates to maintain the standards of featured contents in addition to my active role in Good articles. Have a great day. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 04:06, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Feast of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity

Golly - it's a giant puffin! I'd better take this opportunity to wish it the happiest and most fruitful Feast of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity. So - The Giant Puffin, here's wishing you the happiest and most fruitful Feast of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity! Love, Yeanold Viskersenn 23:28, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

PC-0 Userbox

I'm making a template out of your "politically incorrect" userbox. I'll drop a link to it when I'm done ;) ~Floppie^{(talk • contribs)} 20:12, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Roewe logo cropped.jpg

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WikiProject Films November 2007 Newsletter

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Where is pacifism archives?

On Dec 3 you "archived" pacifism but I can find any link to archives. Shouldn't there be one? I know there are certain issues that get revisited a lot so need one. Thanks. Carol Moore 21:30, 5 December 2007 (UTC)User:Carolmooredc User talk:Carolmooredc

Coordinator report

Hello, and hope that you've been well! :) I've just logged my report for today, and want to make certain that you have a chance to look it over and offer any thoughts. Don't worry if you need some time to digest it all, though - I am going to be gone for the rest of the year anyway, so as long as you can respond by then, I'd be very grateful. Keep up the good work and have a happy holiday season, Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 03:15, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Your switch of wiki project banner displays on Talk:HMS Vanguard (23)

Why did you make the switch? The documentation on the nesting template I introduced to the page includes the following:
From Template:WikiProjectBannerShell:

"Please do not implement this template on talk pages already using the {{WikiProjectBanners}} template without first discussing the change on that talk page. WikiProjectBanners is a similar nesting template with an alternate appearance, the use of which is dependent on editor preference. Once one Shell or the other has been established on a talk page, it should not be changed without discussion."

I have established a section on the talk page to establish consensus on which template should be used. -MBK₀₀₄ 00:25, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject banner shell churn

Hello. Is there a reason you have been switching ([1], [2], [3], etc.) talk pages from {{WikiProjectBannerShell}} to {{WikiProjectBanners}} without first discussing the issue and building consensus for a change? --Kralizec! (talk) 16:31, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

12 Monkeys

If you've a moment, can you take a look at this article? There has been some controversy on the discussion page about moving the article from Twelve Monkeys to the current 12 Monkeys. The issue has come up before, and the response was that the official title is Twelve, not 12, Monkeys. Nonetheless, the article was recently moved, and this was done without discussion. If someone from Wikiproject Films could offer a definitive opinion as to Wiki-policy on the matter, it might be of great help. I thank you for your time and attention. Cheers! ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 01:19, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:John Bunnell.JPG

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Thanks and Happy New Year

Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for all your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.

		Military history service award
		For tagging and assessing 250 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES talk 11:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.

Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be good to have your feedback/comments on the drive at the Tag & Assess workshop

Thanks again for your help, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 11:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films December 2007 Newsletter

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Fair use rationale for Image:John Bunnell Bad Santa corrected.jpg

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If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Mr Senseless (talk) 05:18, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:CW Jensen.jpg

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If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Mr Senseless (talk) 05:20, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Essex discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals

Description

A project for the county of Essex, England

Interested Wikipedians (please add your name)

1. Chris 05:39, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Comments

Maybe you could try Category:Wikipedians from Essex and also place notices e.g. at Wikipedia:WikiProject England. Simply south (talk) 19:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films January 2008 Newsletter

The January 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have any suggestions for improvement or desire other topics to be covered, please leave a message on the talk page of one of the editors.Thank you. Nehrams2020 (talk) 02:33, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

American English

Some AE words and spellings are the originals, later changed by people still living in England. And yet, they are "errors" according to you, because, well, you didn't grow up using them, and we were cheeky enough to break off from your empire, so of course these variations are wrong, and the ones you grew up using are inherently right. Congratulations on your wide horizons. 65.190.89.154 (talk) 07:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

So it's all a joke, then? My apologies for being so literal! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.190.89.154 (talk) 07:20, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Talkheader

You have added many instances of Template:Talkheader. Although it may be useful, it is, however, unnecessary to add it to every talk page. Please see the link. I have no personal objections, but there may be better things to do than manually add the template to talk pages unless it is really needed there. Cheers, Reywas92^Talk 21:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Living daylights afd

Disappointing Vikrant didn't discuss this with his peers in the project first. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of James Bond henchmen in The Living Daylights ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 18:04, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

More coordinator discussion

...is now available. Your comments are requested at your convenience. Hope you've been doing well! Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 08:49, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films February 2008 Newsletter

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New! BCAD drive from Milhist

Can I invite you to particpate in our new assessment drive? It's strictly for experienced editors and has a degree of friendly competition built-in. It involves re-evaluating around 3500 Milhist B-Class articles to ensure they match our new criteria. As ever, we're offering a range of awards as our way of expressing our thanks. The drive doesn't start until 18:00 (UTC) on March 10 but you can sign up in advance here. It would be great if you can spare the time, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 05:33, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

One Stripe (200 articles) Two Stripes (400 articles) Three Stripes (600 articles) Chevrons (1000 articles) Golden Wiki First place

WikiProject Films coordinator elections

The WikiProject Films coordinator selection process is starting. We are aiming to elect five coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by March 28! Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 09:24, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Leave the Bond Girls as individual pages?

[4] Ultra! 12:04, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Films March 2008 Newsletter

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News! Tag & Assess 2008 is coming ...

Milhist's new drive – Tag & Assess 2008 – goes live on April 25 and you are cordially invited to participate. This time, the task is housekeeping. As ever, there are awards galore, plus there's a bit of friendly competition built-in, with a race for bronze, silver and gold wikis! You can sign up, in advance, here. I look forward to seeing you on the drive page! All the best, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 13:22, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

One Stripe (200 articles) Two Stripes (400 articles) Three Stripes (600 articles) Tireless Contributor Barnstar (1000 articles) Chevrons (2000 articles) Working Man's Barnstar (3000 articles) Barnstar of Diligence (4000 articles) Third place overall Second place overall First place overall