User talk:Dravecky/Archive 27
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May 2011
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The Signpost: 2 May 2011
- News and notes: Picture of the Year voting begins; Internet culture covered in Sweden and consulted in Russia; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Physics of a WikiProject: WikiProject Physics
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two new cases open – including Tree shaping case
- Technology report: Call for RTL developers, varied sign-up pages and news in brief
DYK review for Nude Nuns with Big Guns
Would you mind commenting again at the DYK review for Nude Nuns with Big Guns. The nominator has addressed your concerns. Best.4meter4 (talk) 05:14, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for KWHW
 | On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article KWHW, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Eddie Wilcoxen, morning show host on radio station KWHW, is the current Poet Laureate for the state of Oklahoma? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:KXDZ-FM logo.png
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- Logo readded. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:08, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 9 May 2011
- In the news: Billionaire trying to sue Wikipedians; "Critical Point of View" book published; World Bank contest; brief news
- WikiProject report: Game Night at WikiProject Board and Table Games
- Features and admins: Featured articles bounce back
- Arbitration report: AEsh case comes to a close - what does the decision tell us?
Facebook Virus
The article about the Facebook virus was speedily deleted, which is understandable as it was a very poorly-written, spammy article. The event itself, however, is I believe of note - there are no hard numbers yet, but all indications are that it was very widespread - it moved incredibly quickly, and Facebook took decisive action from the top (disabling newsfeeds, for example) to stop its spread. "Nicole Santos" was briefly trending #2 on Twitter worldwide. I've fleshed out the article on my user page, and plan on adding things as it grows - I suspect tech sites may start mentioning this as time progresses. At this point, it might not be quite worthy or re-instantiation, but especially if Facebook eventually makes a statement about it or it gets picked up elsewhere, it would be a useful reference to have, and have more notability. The title may or may not be appropriate (although it fulfills most definitions of both "virus" and "hack" - it was self-replicating code that invaded Facebook in unintended, malicious ways). --The Human Spellchecker (talk) 09:38, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 May 2011
- WikiProject report: Back to Life: Reviving WikiProjects
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Motions - hyphens and dashes dispute
- Technology report: Berlin Hackathon; April Engineering Report; brief news
AfD: Cort Webber and Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts
This is a courtesy notice given your prior involvement with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cort and Fatboy or its deletion review (Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2011 April 10) that these related articles are currently listed at AfD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cort Webber. As attribution issues are involved, closure of this current AfD may result in the restoration of the earlier article, as a list of contributors would be necessary if the articles are retained. Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:55, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Query
Uncharted territory for me here, but thought you might have some views. My most recent DYK was deleted nearly in its entirety by a vandal, for two hours during the period in which it was on wikipedia's home page. See here My questions are: 1) is there a way for it to be re-listed on wp's home page for 2 hours? 2) Can that account, that was apparently created only to engage in that vandalism, be blocked (hopefully, with any related accounts)? Many thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:46, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
- There's no simple mechanism for re-listing a DYK that's been on the front page, even if it was affected by vandalism. The length of time any article is featured that way is never guaranteed. As to the vandal, they've already been blocked indefinitely. - Dravecky (talk) 06:23, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
- Many thanks. Especially odious behavior -- smacks of someone creating the account for the sole purpose of doing mischief. We put in DYKs to incent editors to create new materials, and that sort of activity of course has a chilling effect, when so-timed. Tx for taking a look. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:27, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:KORC-AM logo.png
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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. Courcelles 05:37, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
- Readded to the page. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:20, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 23 May 2011
- News and notes: GLAM workshop; legal policies; brief news
- In the news: Death of the expert?; superinjunctions saga continues; World Heritage status petitioned and debated; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Formula One
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Injunction – preliminary protection levels for BLP articles when removing PC
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 30 May 2011
- News and notes: ArbCom referendum goes live; US National Archives residency; financial planning; brief news
- In the news: Collaboration with academia; world heritage; xkcd; eG8 summit; ISP subpoena; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Royal Railway
- Featured content: Whipping fantasies, American–British naval rivalry, and a medieval mix of purity and eroticism
- Arbitration report: Update – injunction from last week has expired
- Technology report: Wikimedia down for an hour; What is: Wikipedia Offline?
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