User talk:ChamithN/Archive 23
 | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
| Archive 20 | Archive 21 | Archive 22 | Archive 23 | Archive 24 | Archive 25 | → | Archive 30 |
WikiCup 2015: The results
.svg)
WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.
This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is 
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. 
Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.
Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to 
Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.
A full list of our award winners are:
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.- Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.
We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.
Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · logs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · logs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · logs) 18:39, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2015)
 Marie Serneholt at the 48th Guldbagge Awards.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Allegra Versace • Comedy horror Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:34, 9 November 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
TAFI talk
- Hello ChamithN:
- You are invited to participate in this discussion at the TAFI talk page regarding improving the automation of project processes and management of the project. Your input is appreciated.
Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:Identifying reliable sources (medicine). Legobot (talk) 00:04, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
Revert of Wikipedia Main Page 2015
I decided to revert your revert of my edits, they are constructive (says in summary) also it just needs work on
- @To use a encyclopedia: Please use the sandbox for experimenting. -- Chamith (talk) 19:16, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
Hunger Games Mockingjay Pt 2
I DID provide a reputable source (TMZ). Why did you change my post? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.212.121.180 (talk) 20:48, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
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
- Traffic report: Doodles of popularity
- Gallery: Paris
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:09, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2015)
 A continuum of goods and services
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Marie Serneholt • Allegra Versace Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:16, 16 November 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:Identifying reliable sources (medicine). Legobot (talk) 00:03, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
thank you for the references
Dear ChamithN,
Thank you very much for adding references to the central processing unit and other articles.
I wish more people added references to articles.
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
- Arbitration report: Ban Appeals Subcommittee goes up in smoke; 21 candidates running
- Featured content: Fantasia on a Theme by Jimbo Wales
- Traffic report: Darkness and light
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:27, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
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
- Notify relevant WikiProjects that the new TAFI is within their scope
- 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 :)
Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:48, 21 November 2015 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • for all project notifications
Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability 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, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:07, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Legobot (talk) 00:03, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
Simpsons
The Simpsons episode list didn't show the latest season's table, instead it had a link to the season page so i simply copied the table from that page and pasted it where it belonged. People use that page to see all the episodes in one place — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.146.32.207 (talk) 06:59, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 November 2015
- News and notes: Fundraising update; FDC recommendations
- Featured content: Caves and stuff
- Traffic report: J'en ai ras le bol
- Arbitration report: Third Palestine-Israel case closes; Voting begins
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:27, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:Wikipediocracy
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Wikipediocracy. Legobot (talk) 00:05, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Latest version of Blustack player as of September.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Latest version of Blustack player as of September.jpg. 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. --B-bot (talk) 18:35, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
BlueStacks Article Revision Reverted
Hi ChamithN!
Yesterday, we released a major product update - BlueStacks 2. My name is John Gargiulo and I run Business Development and Marketing at BlueStacks. I added the line
"On December 3, 2015, the company released BlueStacks 2.[8] The new version allows users to run multiple android applications at the same time in a simplified, browser-like interface. The company also added a toolbar with quick access to key, user-requested features."
This was the biggest product update we've ever had (from 1 to 2) and we felt it was worth noting the change on Wiki, especially since there was so much 3rd party coverage around it to reference. Here is some of it: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=bluestacks&oq=bluestacks&gs_l=news-cc.3..43j0l9j43i53.693.1406.0.1669.10.8.0.0.0.0.165.770.5j3.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.b717m980ZTo . We also updated the product image to reflect the new version.
We saw that you reverted these updates. You are the boss of course but we humbly ask you to revert back to the revision or let us know what we can do better.
Thanks, John
- @JohnnotJon: Hi John, first of all I'm not the "boss". I don't own any article here. Secondly, I had to remove the image you added because it shows Crossy Road open in the background which is copyrighted by Yodo1. And also this says you are the copyright holder of the image, however, your image upload doesn't provide enough license information to prove that you indeed have the rights to use/distribute the image. If you want to upload an image under fair usage you might want to read this. -- Chamith (talk) 05:06, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 02 December 2015
- Op-ed: Whither Wikidata?
- Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes
- Featured content: This Week's Featured Content
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:21, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley. Legobot (talk) 00:01, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 09 December 2015
- News and notes: ArbCom election results announced
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 winners
- Traffic report: So do you laugh, or does it cry?
- Featured content: Sports, ships, arts... and some other things
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:38, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2015)
 The word scandal is used a few times in several bibles like Douay–Rheims Bible.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Princess Leia • International law Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 01:25, 14 December 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
Please comment on Talk:Glyphosate
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Glyphosate. Legobot (talk) 00:04, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
So, I've got him watchlisted to keep an eye on him from some previous warnings. But what in the world was wrong with him adding the word songwriter to the Selena Gomez article? She co-written two songs thus far for her and her band, therefore, I personally see no problem with the addition. CrashUnderride 14:05, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
- Hi Crash Underride, I had to remove it because of multiple disputes across multiple articles about this whole songwriter thing. You can see them here, here, here, here and here. Some claim she can be considered as a "singer and songwriter" but not "singer-songwriter" while some claim it's neither. According to the latter, co-writing two or three of their singles doesn't make them "songwriters" (professionally). So, obviously there is an ongoing conflict when attributing to these terms. I'm not against mentioning her as a songwriter but I'd rather see it with a citation so to prevent it from leading to more heated arguments. -- Chamith (talk) 15:04, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
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
- Traffic report: A feast of Spam
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:57, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
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.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Scandal • Princess Leia Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 21 December 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
Please comment on Talk:Ayurveda
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Ayurveda. Legobot (talk) 00:04, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...
Hello everyone, and we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2016 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. There are some changes we'd like to announce before the competition begins.
After two years of serving as WikiCup judge, User:Miyagawa has stepped down as judge. He deserves great thanks and recognition for his dedication and hard work, and for providing necessary transition for a new group of judges in last year's Cup. Joining Christine (User:Figureskatingfan) and Jason (User:Sturmvogel 66) is Andrew (User:Godot13), a very successful WikiCup competitor and expert in Featured Pictures; he won the two previous competitions. This is a strong judging team, and we anticipate lots of enjoyment and good work coming from our 2016 competitors.
We would also like to announce one change in how this year's WikiCup will be run. In the spirit of sportsmanship, Godot13 and Cwmhiraeth have chosen to limit their participation. See here for the announcement and a complete explanation of why. They and the judges feel that it will make for a more exciting, enjoyable, and productive competition.
The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. The judges are committed to not repeating the confusion that occurred last year and to ensuring that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.
If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Figureskatingfan (talk), and Godot13 (talk).--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Gravity Falls
Perhaps a DVD collection of season 2 of Gravity Falls will be on sale on Boxing Day for you to acquire so you can watch Blendin's Game to observe the driving license of Jesus. Adding factual info is not vandalism. Please assume good faith and fact check an episode before accusing people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.92.135.167 (talk) 18:36, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
|
|
Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia! |
This week's article for improvement (week 53, 2015)
File:Kissinger Man of the Year.jpg Hello, ChamithN.
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.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Hors d'oeuvre • Scandal Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:10, 28 December 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
Please comment on Talk:Séralini affair
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Séralini affair. Legobot (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
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"
- Gallery: It's that time of year again
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:34, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
Happy New Year, ChamithN!
ChamithN,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America1000 03:46, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
- Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
Happy New Year, Chamith!
 (Charles R. Knight, 1922)
|
Chamith, I wish you and those dear to you golden days of love and joy in a Happy New Year 2016! Best regards, Sam Sailor Talk! 03:13, 2 January 2016 (UTC) Pass on! Send this greeting by adding
{{subst:User:Sam Sailor/Templates/HappyNewYear}} to user talk pages. Automatic level-2 heading and auto-signing included. |
 (Unknown artist, Norway, 1916)
|
Please comment on Talk:CobraNet
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:CobraNet. Legobot (talk) 00:04, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2016)
 King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Person of the Year • Hors d'oeuvre Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 04:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
Reference errors on 4 January
Hello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows:
- On the Northbridge (computing) page, your edit caused a URL error (help). (Fix | Ask for help)
Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
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
- Featured content: Featured menagerie
- WikiProject report: Try-ing to become informed - WikiProject Rugby League
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply! Actually there is no conflict of interest as I don't work there so I will actually be very objective. It makes for an interesting wider discussion though. When don't conflict of interests exists? Everyone has things they like don't like. Actors, Countries, TV shows, cars, shoes, Politicians, and the like. This can seep into our editing. But I will take your advice and the advice of the article wizard on board. I will create the page and when I'm done, I will ping you to have a look.
In any event, thanks for being so helpful :)
Wendygreen11 (talk) 12:22, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- I agree with what you said above. And do ping me if you need my help. I'd be glad to help you out. -- Chamith (talk) 12:39, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
It is now up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wendygreen11/Safe-T I actually was being super cautious and deleted alot of the original text I had. Maybe I was being overly cautious. Maybe I could send it to you and you decide which of it can be included. Wendygreen11 (talk) 17:22, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
The page has already been deleted :( Wendygreen11 (talk) 17:50, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- Provided rationale for deletion is copyright infringement and advertising. As WP:COPYPASTE states, you cannot copy paste text from external sources to Wikipedia, even if you intend to change the text. You have to write the article in your own words and you must provide reliable sources along with your additions. Like I said you have to avoid using a promotional tone when contributing to Wikipedia. For example, you have to be cautious when using words like this. You could give it another try by creating the article as a sandbox project. -- Chamith (talk) 18:27, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
I agree with you and the editor 100% It wasn't ready. I will make sure it's significantly better the next time round. Thanks for being such a good teacher and mentor. One day, I hope to be as good as you :) Wendygreen11 (talk) 18:42, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
If you would like to have a look, the new one is up :) Wendygreen11 (talk) 11:34, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- Wendygreen11, your article looks fine to me. Notability wouldn't be an issue here given that it's reliably cited. However,
- It'd be better if you could mention what kind of company it is in the opening sentence. For example, if you'd consider Gartner, it says "Gartner, Inc. is an American marketing, market research and advisory firm providing information technology related insight headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States".
- Citation goes after punctuation, not before. It should be like this, The company was founded in 2013 by Amir Mizhar with $5M round A from a strategic investor in the cyber and homeland security space.[1]
- Try to wikilink Gartner, FICO, Microsoft Partner, Airwatch, ECI, and MobileIron to their main articles.
- I don't see any apparent issues other than these, although, other editors might. Content-wise, article definitely needs some improvement as it may sound too technical for some readers. -- Chamith (talk) 04:01, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
- @ChamithN: Thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate. I will make those tweaks as suggested by you. My main concern was just getting it up and I spent a long long time editing it. Now I will tweak it ie add categories, etc. You've really inspired me to follow in your footsteps! What is the journey to becoming an editor? Wendygreen11 (talk) 06:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
- You already are an editor, or "Wikipedian". But if you meant that you want to know how to be an experienced editor then you have to know your way around Mediawiki and Wikipedia policies. This is something you can attain by frequently editing and participating in discussions. Maintaining a friendly relationship with other Wikipedians will also come in handy. Or, if you need someone to train you then you could simply ask someone to adopt you. -- Chamith (talk) 11:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016: Game On!
We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.
We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
WikiCup 2016: Game On!
We are about to enter the second week of the 2016 WikiCup. The most recent player to sign up brings the current total to 101 contestants. Signups close on 5 February. If you’re interested, you can join this year's WikiCup here.
We are aware that in some areas the scoring bot’s numbers are a little bit off (i.e., overly generous) and are working to have that corrected as soon as possible.--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:ExxonMobil
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:ExxonMobil. Legobot (talk) 00:05, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
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.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Monarchies in Africa • Person of the Year Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
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
- Featured content: This Week's Featured Content
- Arbitration report: Interview: outgoing and incumbent arbitrators 2016
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:17, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:Human spaceflight
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Human spaceflight. Legobot (talk) 00:05, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2016)
 New England clam chowder
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Deity • Monarchies in Africa Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 18 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
Please comment on Template talk:Infobox medical condition
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Template talk:Infobox medical condition. Legobot (talk) 04:27, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
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
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:21, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2016)
Hello, ChamithN.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Chowder • Deity Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 25 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
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
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Read this Signpost in full
- Single-page
- Unsubscribe
- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:24, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Please comment on Talk:Salt Mud Slide
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Salt Mud Slide. Legobot (talk) 04:28, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
Vegan
[1] I didn't write vegan, but vegetarian! On his facebook page "he became a vegetarian", I don't write fairy tales. --Munja (talk) 17:09, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
- Munja: Doesn't matter, he follows neither at the moment. -- ChamithN (talk) 17:36, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2016)
 The slaughtered swine (1652) by Barent Fabricius, a depiction of a killed animal
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Izakaya • Chowder Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 1 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.
Swim123blue (talk) 07:31, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Invitation to the Google Doodle task force
|
| Hello, ChamithN. You're invited to join the Google Doodle task force of the Today's articles for improvement project. We aim to improve articles on current and previous Google Doodles to turn them into a valuable and inspiring resource for interested readers.
If interested in joining, please add your name to the list of members. Thank you for your consideration. |
– Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:54, 2 February 2016 (UTC) on behalf of WikiProject Today's articles for improvement
Google Doodle task force collaboration for 4 February 2016
Hello, ChamithN. The current collaboration of the Google Doodle task force is: Please be bold and make this a valuable reference for interested readers! Opt-out instructions Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:59, 4 February 2016 (UTC) on behalf of the task force. This task force is part of Today's articles for improvement. Opt-out instructions |
|---|
- (Note that this doodle is only targeted to German users of Google.)
Please comment on Talk:List of earthquakes in 2016
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:List of earthquakes in 2016. Legobot (talk) 04:25, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
5 centimeters per second - timeline
The third part of the movie takes place on 2008, despite what the reference #6 says you can see the dates on Takaki's whiteboard (minute 48:50), Risa's message (minute 52:44) and the magazine (minute 55:30).
After you reverse the changes I searched a bit for official sources but couldn't find any from one date or another, beside the one already cited. However I guess that what is shown in the very movie should have some weight, don´t you think? :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.61.58.225 (talk) 05:51, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
- I just checked the timestamp you mentioned and you were right. It says "March 2008" on his whiteboard, which I failed to notice when I was watching the movie. You have a keen eye for detail. As it's shown in the movie itself, it definitely can be used as a primary source. I'll change it back to your version with slight alterations for clarity's sake. Thank you for notifying me about this. --ChamithN (talk) 06:45, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
- Rather thank you for take care of Wikipedia's quality, I'm just a passerby :)
- By the way, I was thinking about to add a line pointing out that all the places shown and named in the movie are actually real, and depicted in full detail (from street scenes to the trains stations to buildings interiors). If that is ok, do you think that this and/or this could work as sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.61.58.225 (talk) 07:06, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
- Sure, go for it. Usually blogs aren't considered reliable sources. But I think we can take it for granted as you can attribute Google Maps as a credible source for locations. -- ChamithN (talk) 08:00, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
- By the way, I was thinking about to add a line pointing out that all the places shown and named in the movie are actually real, and depicted in full detail (from street scenes to the trains stations to buildings interiors). If that is ok, do you think that this and/or this could work as sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.61.58.225 (talk) 07:06, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2016)
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Killing of animals • Izakaya Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 02:00, 8 February 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • |
|---|
2016 GA Cup
 Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 3rd GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been two GA Cups; both were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 500 nominations listed and about 450 articles waiting to be reviewed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 3rd GA Cup will begin on March 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on July 31, 2016), but this may change based on participant numbers. There will be slight changes to the scoring system, based upon feedback we've received in the months since GA Cup #2. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same. We're also looking to spice up the competition a bit by running parallel competitions. Finally, there's a possibility of assisting a WikiProject Good Articles backlog drive in the last three weeks of February, before our competition. Please stay tuned for more information as we get it. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on February 20, 2015. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
|
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:31, 8 February 2016 (UTC)