In the area? You're invited to the Great American Wiknic.
Place: near
Minnehaha Falls at Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis
Date: Saturday, July 7, 2012 (rain date July 8)
Time: 12–3 pm
See the meetup talk page for more. — innotata 00:10, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey Ed. Sorry to be a pain, but I was wondering if you could take a look at Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-06-18/Arbitration report. Cheers, Jenks24 ( talk) 08:46, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
For whatever it's worth, happy reading : ) - jc37 18:05, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Congrats on the new position as editor-and-chief, while its been a while since the title was bestowed on you I am now only learning about it. I have full faith and confidence in you that you will be able to bring us the news in the best possible way, and I hope that your tenure at the signpost works as well for Wikipedia as your tenur with the bugle has been.
On that note I have a story suggestion for you as it relates to the bugle: some days back Yahoo! ran a piece on the DD(X) destroyer class, which caused pages related to it see a massive influx of viewers from the net who arrived at Wikipedia to look at the destroyer's article here and learn more about it. Additionally, while we (milhist) are not credited with the article content that was up on Yahoo!, a lot of it did sound like it had come at least in part from Wikipedia. There could be a story in their somewhere, or perhaps an honorable mention for our project. TomStar81 ( Talk) 22:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their July 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on July 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on July 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to eliminate the articles tagged in April, May and June 2011 from the queue and to complete all requests placed before the end of June. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 6 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in April–June 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot ( talk) 19:17, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
Hi there. I noticed the role was empty an took on the task of writing this weeks 'In the news' section. However, I have never written for The Signpost before and I was wondering if you could give me some feedback on my article which can be found here.
Thanks
Oddbodz ( talk) 21:15, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm not quite sure what to do about this "review" I got for my GAN... - The Bushranger One ping only 02:51, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Per our discussion above, I thought you might be interested in this. Enjoy : ) - jc37 17:36, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Was the current run of the Bugle supposed to be titled "GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive"? That is
how it is being delivered. Cheers,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 18:44, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly. |
Don't break the Bugle again! Nick-D ( talk) 23:06, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Surreal Barnstar | |
For dispatching what may be the most creative edition of The Bugle ever put out from the Military history Project press I hereby award you The Surreal Barnstar. In the (possibly paraphrased) words of a cartoon square I recall reading some years ago, "To err is human, but to really @#$% things up requires a computer." Enjoy :) TomStar81 ( Talk) 02:12, 24 June 2012 (UTC) |
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Eddie.. are you aware of anyone with the coding skills to help out with the ships banner? All I ever get are plugs for the meta banner. Brad ( talk) 13:07, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
(I love using this template, it's like getting a decal and sticking it on someone's user page.....) Casliber ( talk · contribs) 19:25, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
I recently posted a suggested story for the Signpost and in poking around noticed we had a new Signpost editor. A long time ago (maybe six months or so) I was invited to write an op-ed on COI for the Signpost and I guess it must have faded away with the changing of the guard. If you're interested, the offer is still there.
FYI - I run a firm called EthicalWiki that helps educate and consult companies on how to improve articles they have a COI with, ethically and with quality content. You can see some of my works at [1] [2] [3] [4] User:King4057 12:51, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Anything to add? J Milburn ( talk) 17:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's
igordebraga (
submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's
Grapple X (
submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's
Cwmhiraeth (
submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's
Muboshgu (
submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.
A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email) and The ed17 ( talk • email) 11:12, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-07-02/Discussion report. Is the entry accurate? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:03, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you!-- Midgrid (talk) 19:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
I thought I would share my draft op-ed so far. I'm asking a few editors for feedback and making some tweaks from there. User:King4057 15:47, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Re this . . . by a "Romney-like stand", do you mean they 'd have to play the leading role in implementing PC in some sector of the project, pat themselves on the back for years for a job well done, and then make opposing wikiwide PC a central tenet of their Arbcom campaign, while waffling on exactly what PC is and is not? Rivertorch ( talk) 06:29, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
|
Ed, as we mentioned a while ago at WT:MIL, there will probably be an informal Milhist session during the unconference. Please let me know if you want to meet for anything else. I'm going to be attending mostly tech sessions during the conference, and I'll have access to email and to Wikipedia several times a day throughout.
Dan
Ed, any chance I'll see you at Wikimania this week? -- Lord Roem ( talk) 02:49, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Try that :) It's a very common CSS problem, because, as you say, there's no float:center. - Jarry1250 Deliberation needed 10:51, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:
It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.
At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).
Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.
If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:34, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
Drmies ( talk) 21:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
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Ed, you're a good man. I'd leave you a big fat penis for a barnstar, but I have been told that they are restricted, so a cheeseburger is the most masculine I can drop of you. Drmies ( talk) 03:50, 13 July 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you. -- Meno25 ( talk) 14:30, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Ed! You noted that "that kind of change would need more discussion", but the banner went up despite a clear lack of consensus (due to concerns that the compromise wording addressed). — David Levy 04:15, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
My view is that if we're going to have a banner, like we've done in the past, it needs to be focused on the reason we're posting one. That reason is the 4,000,000th article, not a repeated call for contributors (we already have "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.").
The banner text currently in place has been previously used and agreed upon;
your wording involved discussion with three editors over a matter of minutes.
If anyone is trying to find me, I'm going to hang with John until we see whether he needs to go to a doctor. I'll be back as soon as I can. - Dank ( push to talk) 16:17, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors
July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.
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You've come a long way since your "Disruption, trolling, vandalism, no useful edits" days :-P Keep up the good work. -- Cyde Weys 01:40, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Probably should go here too... nice meeting you in person! Hopefully it won't be the last time. Keep up the good work on the Signpost. Regards, Lord Roem ( talk) 05:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
If I knew something about your template, I would fix it myself. - Dank ( push to talk) 10:33, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi. It looks like LivingBot updated m:Global message delivery/Spam twice, resulting in double postings. This led to EdwardsBot being blocked on de.wikipedia.org. I don't think there's much to be done now, but we should try to avoid this. :-) -- MZMcBride ( talk) 15:13, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
I've updated the article in response to the last few comments from the ACR, so you can nom it whenever you get a chance.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 16:26, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Ed. I'm a long-term fan of the Signpost, but I'm really disappointed by the 'Special report' in this week's edition. It is conflating two entirely separate issues - the establishment of the WCA, and the arbcom case against Fæ - and appears to be manufacturing non-existent controversy around the WCA as a result. I would strongly urge you, as editor in chief, to separate the two issues into two articles - one covering the WCA, and another covering the arbcom case around Fæ. Thanks. Mike Peel ( talk) 16:40, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I'm helping to organized a Queering Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Los Angeles. I was wondering if we could publish a report in the Signpost after the event? It is Sunday, so there is not much time to write it up. Let me know if that is possible. Thanks! Wadewitz ( talk) 20:56, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
and nice to meet you, however, briefly, at Wikimania. SPhilbrick (Talk) 15:12, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I thought you wrote a bit nicer than
this.
Rcsprinter
(talk) @ 20:30, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello, ed17! I want to thank you for your hard work writing the Signpost every week. You don't just collect some links and quotes, you actually analyse and comment in depth a lot of stuff. That's why I'm giving you the Content Creativity Barnstar. Feathers are really old fashioned, but fortunately good writing isn't. Good luck! -- NaBUru38 ( talk) 01:42, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Template:Infobox Shannara location has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at
the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page.
Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (
talk) 09:40, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
You know, if you are looking for constructive feedback, might I suggest a new feature? I've had in my head that the post may benefit from a "classifieds" page that lists the weekly articles up at the bounty board and the reward board, and in my mind's eye, would allow editors looking for help or interested in testing the waters to place an "ad" such as it were on the page to see if they could find other liked minded people for whatever project or goal they need help with (ie: "project x is being reactivated, any interested editors are asked to join", "seeking an editor adept at .svg conversions for photo project", etc). It could be worth a look into if the other post members think the idea has a chance.
On an unrelated note, read that you got flack this week for your controversy article. I wanted you to know that in my case at least this was the first I was hearing of any controversy, and while the article in the post was apparently controversial, I found it illuminating in that it did sum up an interesting issue for me. Nice to know that when push comes to shove some people still have the balls to tell it like it is for the rest of the world to know. TomStar81 ( Talk) 14:05, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Ed, can you take a look at the edit-war underway at Roger Federer (and the discussion heatedly underway at its talk page), brought to my attention here, and see if it needs full protection to ensure proper discussion? My Internet is being 100% derp today so I can't do much. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:38, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Ed, I'm hoping to do an opinion editorial on my dispute resolution work - is it too late to get something in for the upcoming issue? Steven Zhang Get involved in DR! 01:42, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors
July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here. Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress). Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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There are two reasons why I did not restart a merge discussion:
Its extreme, but it works, and right now with the FTRC open we really do not have time for diplomacy (IMO). TomStar81 ( Talk) 06:13, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
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In the area? You're invited to the Great American Wiknic.
Place: near
Minnehaha Falls at Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis
Date: Saturday, July 7, 2012 (rain date July 8)
Time: 12–3 pm
See the meetup talk page for more. — innotata 00:10, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey Ed. Sorry to be a pain, but I was wondering if you could take a look at Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-06-18/Arbitration report. Cheers, Jenks24 ( talk) 08:46, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
For whatever it's worth, happy reading : ) - jc37 18:05, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Congrats on the new position as editor-and-chief, while its been a while since the title was bestowed on you I am now only learning about it. I have full faith and confidence in you that you will be able to bring us the news in the best possible way, and I hope that your tenure at the signpost works as well for Wikipedia as your tenur with the bugle has been.
On that note I have a story suggestion for you as it relates to the bugle: some days back Yahoo! ran a piece on the DD(X) destroyer class, which caused pages related to it see a massive influx of viewers from the net who arrived at Wikipedia to look at the destroyer's article here and learn more about it. Additionally, while we (milhist) are not credited with the article content that was up on Yahoo!, a lot of it did sound like it had come at least in part from Wikipedia. There could be a story in their somewhere, or perhaps an honorable mention for our project. TomStar81 ( Talk) 22:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Invitation from the
Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their July 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on July 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on July 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to eliminate the articles tagged in April, May and June 2011 from the queue and to complete all requests placed before the end of June. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 6 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in April–June 2011", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa and Stfg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot ( talk) 19:17, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
Hi there. I noticed the role was empty an took on the task of writing this weeks 'In the news' section. However, I have never written for The Signpost before and I was wondering if you could give me some feedback on my article which can be found here.
Thanks
Oddbodz ( talk) 21:15, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm not quite sure what to do about this "review" I got for my GAN... - The Bushranger One ping only 02:51, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Per our discussion above, I thought you might be interested in this. Enjoy : ) - jc37 17:36, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Was the current run of the Bugle supposed to be titled "GOCE July 2012 Copy Edit Drive"? That is
how it is being delivered. Cheers,
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 18:44, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() |
Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly. |
Don't break the Bugle again! Nick-D ( talk) 23:06, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() |
The Surreal Barnstar | |
For dispatching what may be the most creative edition of The Bugle ever put out from the Military history Project press I hereby award you The Surreal Barnstar. In the (possibly paraphrased) words of a cartoon square I recall reading some years ago, "To err is human, but to really @#$% things up requires a computer." Enjoy :) TomStar81 ( Talk) 02:12, 24 June 2012 (UTC) |
|
The Bugle is published by the
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Eddie.. are you aware of anyone with the coding skills to help out with the ships banner? All I ever get are plugs for the meta banner. Brad ( talk) 13:07, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
(I love using this template, it's like getting a decal and sticking it on someone's user page.....) Casliber ( talk · contribs) 19:25, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
I recently posted a suggested story for the Signpost and in poking around noticed we had a new Signpost editor. A long time ago (maybe six months or so) I was invited to write an op-ed on COI for the Signpost and I guess it must have faded away with the changing of the guard. If you're interested, the offer is still there.
FYI - I run a firm called EthicalWiki that helps educate and consult companies on how to improve articles they have a COI with, ethically and with quality content. You can see some of my works at [1] [2] [3] [4] User:King4057 12:51, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Anything to add? J Milburn ( talk) 17:04, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's
igordebraga (
submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's
Grapple X (
submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's
Cwmhiraeth (
submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's
Muboshgu (
submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.
A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email) and The ed17 ( talk • email) 11:12, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-07-02/Discussion report. Is the entry accurate? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:03, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you!-- Midgrid (talk) 19:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
I thought I would share my draft op-ed so far. I'm asking a few editors for feedback and making some tweaks from there. User:King4057 15:47, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Re this . . . by a "Romney-like stand", do you mean they 'd have to play the leading role in implementing PC in some sector of the project, pat themselves on the back for years for a job well done, and then make opposing wikiwide PC a central tenet of their Arbcom campaign, while waffling on exactly what PC is and is not? Rivertorch ( talk) 06:29, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
|
Ed, as we mentioned a while ago at WT:MIL, there will probably be an informal Milhist session during the unconference. Please let me know if you want to meet for anything else. I'm going to be attending mostly tech sessions during the conference, and I'll have access to email and to Wikipedia several times a day throughout.
Dan
Ed, any chance I'll see you at Wikimania this week? -- Lord Roem ( talk) 02:49, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Try that :) It's a very common CSS problem, because, as you say, there's no float:center. - Jarry1250 Deliberation needed 10:51, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:
It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.
At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).
Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.
If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:34, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
Drmies ( talk) 21:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
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Ed, you're a good man. I'd leave you a big fat penis for a barnstar, but I have been told that they are restricted, so a cheeseburger is the most masculine I can drop of you. Drmies ( talk) 03:50, 13 July 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you. -- Meno25 ( talk) 14:30, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Ed! You noted that "that kind of change would need more discussion", but the banner went up despite a clear lack of consensus (due to concerns that the compromise wording addressed). — David Levy 04:15, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
My view is that if we're going to have a banner, like we've done in the past, it needs to be focused on the reason we're posting one. That reason is the 4,000,000th article, not a repeated call for contributors (we already have "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.").
The banner text currently in place has been previously used and agreed upon;
your wording involved discussion with three editors over a matter of minutes.
If anyone is trying to find me, I'm going to hang with John until we see whether he needs to go to a doctor. I'll be back as soon as I can. - Dank ( push to talk) 16:17, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors
July 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter
Participation: Out of 37 people signed up for this drive so far, 25 have copy-edited at least one article. It's a smaller group than last drive, but we're making good progress. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're almost on track to meet our targets for the drive. Great work, guys. We have reduced our target group of articles—May, June, and July 2011—by about 40%, and the overall backlog has been reduced by 264 articles so far, to around 2500 articles. Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, your best copy-editing work of the month will be eligible for fabulous prizes! See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.
>>> Sign up now <<<
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You've come a long way since your "Disruption, trolling, vandalism, no useful edits" days :-P Keep up the good work. -- Cyde Weys 01:40, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Probably should go here too... nice meeting you in person! Hopefully it won't be the last time. Keep up the good work on the Signpost. Regards, Lord Roem ( talk) 05:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
If I knew something about your template, I would fix it myself. - Dank ( push to talk) 10:33, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi. It looks like LivingBot updated m:Global message delivery/Spam twice, resulting in double postings. This led to EdwardsBot being blocked on de.wikipedia.org. I don't think there's much to be done now, but we should try to avoid this. :-) -- MZMcBride ( talk) 15:13, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
I've updated the article in response to the last few comments from the ACR, so you can nom it whenever you get a chance.-- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 16:26, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Ed. I'm a long-term fan of the Signpost, but I'm really disappointed by the 'Special report' in this week's edition. It is conflating two entirely separate issues - the establishment of the WCA, and the arbcom case against Fæ - and appears to be manufacturing non-existent controversy around the WCA as a result. I would strongly urge you, as editor in chief, to separate the two issues into two articles - one covering the WCA, and another covering the arbcom case around Fæ. Thanks. Mike Peel ( talk) 16:40, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I'm helping to organized a Queering Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Los Angeles. I was wondering if we could publish a report in the Signpost after the event? It is Sunday, so there is not much time to write it up. Let me know if that is possible. Thanks! Wadewitz ( talk) 20:56, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
and nice to meet you, however, briefly, at Wikimania. SPhilbrick (Talk) 15:12, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I thought you wrote a bit nicer than
this.
Rcsprinter
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Hello, ed17! I want to thank you for your hard work writing the Signpost every week. You don't just collect some links and quotes, you actually analyse and comment in depth a lot of stuff. That's why I'm giving you the Content Creativity Barnstar. Feathers are really old fashioned, but fortunately good writing isn't. Good luck! -- NaBUru38 ( talk) 01:42, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
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You know, if you are looking for constructive feedback, might I suggest a new feature? I've had in my head that the post may benefit from a "classifieds" page that lists the weekly articles up at the bounty board and the reward board, and in my mind's eye, would allow editors looking for help or interested in testing the waters to place an "ad" such as it were on the page to see if they could find other liked minded people for whatever project or goal they need help with (ie: "project x is being reactivated, any interested editors are asked to join", "seeking an editor adept at .svg conversions for photo project", etc). It could be worth a look into if the other post members think the idea has a chance.
On an unrelated note, read that you got flack this week for your controversy article. I wanted you to know that in my case at least this was the first I was hearing of any controversy, and while the article in the post was apparently controversial, I found it illuminating in that it did sum up an interesting issue for me. Nice to know that when push comes to shove some people still have the balls to tell it like it is for the rest of the world to know. TomStar81 ( Talk) 14:05, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Ed, can you take a look at the edit-war underway at Roger Federer (and the discussion heatedly underway at its talk page), brought to my attention here, and see if it needs full protection to ensure proper discussion? My Internet is being 100% derp today so I can't do much. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:38, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi Ed, I'm hoping to do an opinion editorial on my dispute resolution work - is it too late to get something in for the upcoming issue? Steven Zhang Get involved in DR! 01:42, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
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There are two reasons why I did not restart a merge discussion:
Its extreme, but it works, and right now with the FTRC open we really do not have time for diplomacy (IMO). TomStar81 ( Talk) 06:13, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
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