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Hello. I'm writing in response to Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Rollback for stewards, so I'd like to get the rollback status. Thanks, Filip ( §) 19:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
What would you like to cover on? OhanaUnited Talk page 00:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Is there a reason for this edit and others like it? Michael Hardy ( talk) 02:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
This one, likewise? -- El Ingles ( talk) 15:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
As a journalist, don't things like [1] bother you?
The heart of the WMF claim to section 230 protection is that they don't control what users say on wiki, and yet here they are influencing what you say, and through your actions what others choose to write about on Wikipedia. There are some icky implied contradictions in there. Dragons flight ( talk) 23:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315! I've been reading the signpost for a while now, and I am very interested in helping make it better? Can I be part of the team please? What can I do to help? If you could respond on my talk page that would be great! Thank you, SwirlBoy 39 17:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315, your signpost is really atrracting. I am a very frequent contributor and I can't stand one day of contributing without reading the paper. I hope it will be a lot more. Sincerely, ĤéĺĺвοЎ ( talk) 10:50, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
I think the title says it all. My comments here might help if this is too cryptic. I also noticed the Signpost ArbCom reports were written by you recently. Has the usual editor stopped or gone on holiday? Carcharoth ( talk) 21:47, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi. How does one submit a potential News and notes item for consideration? -- Dweller ( talk) 10:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the great job you do on the Signpost. Feel better! 65.190.92.233 ( talk) 12:35, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
I'll do it now because I had exams this week. Sorry for the delay. OhanaUnited Talk page 00:00, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
The bug templates are broken. I corrected one of them on this edit. They are trying to use the template "/bug" instead of "bug" but I saw something extrange when trying to correct them.
The template is {{subst:bug|36349|14402}} but if I correct it then it links to bug 36349 which does not exist, and the number 14402 appears nowhere on the resulting link. The correct bug is bug 14402 so I winded up using {{subst:bug|14402}}. What the heck is that "36349" number doing there? It is maybe some id for something else that the template bug should be linking, like the bug request or something? Maybe a left over error from copypasting text from somewhere else? -- Enric Naval ( talk) 08:42, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Re Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-06-23/Arbitration_report Alansohn wasn't banned, he was restricted. There's a huge difference. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:48, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Excuse me, where could I get those specific turnout results of every wiki? -- SMP - talk (en) - talk (ca) 19:22, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
WP:DEVO made me this of this for the first time in thirty years! -- Jenny 06:42, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi; you put a message on my talkpage that I've not edited for the past few months and am being removed from the spamlist. I've edited almost every day for the last 19 months - so could I be restored please? Thanks :-) ╟─ Treasury Tag╬ contribs─╢ 10:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I just read your articles on OrangeMarlin and ArbCom. Really nice job of reporting. Thanks much for your work. TimidGuy ( talk) 15:08, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
This is not a high-risk template. It has never (as far as I've seen) never been vandalised. Please unprotect it. - SSJ ☎ 20:21, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I've received a message about removal from Signpost spamlist due to inactivity. I am inactive, yes, but I still want to get new Signpost issues on my talk page. Please, subscribe me to Signpost spamlist again. Thank you. Gen. von Klinkerhoffen ( talk) 20:07, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315, would you mind replying to my reply to you on Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single#Clickable_Signpost_image regarding the linking to the full issue versus its table of contents. Thanks :-) Cacycle ( talk) 20:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Just to note, there were two new featured sounds this week. =) They havent been getting promoted that often, but there's been an effort to revive the project. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 21:11, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
But it looks silly to have July 7, 2008 above, then clashing with 7 July 2008 immediately below if that's your preference. This is the very type of context where the autoformatting needs to be dropped. Another, for example, is the article on September 11, 2001, which is known in all English-speaking countries by the US formatting, both orally and in writing. It looks wrong when auto-dudded.
Perhaps you might reconsider the autoformatting issue in the coming weeks/months. (BTW, using it doesn't breach MOS; it's just that MOS no longer encourages its use.)
Cheers Tony (talk) 10:18, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Any chance of a dispatch on these? I'd be willing to write it, if you like. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 12:51, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
How do you determine something is "newsworthy" enough to place in news and notes? (What are your criteria?) - jc37 01:04, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Be ready in a couple of weeks. If you could mention it when it comes out like last year that would be cool let me know if you need info.-- BozMo talk 09:29, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Would you mind if during Wikimania if the Wikipedia weekly template is above the signpost template? I have already done the action, but if you have an objections for any reason i would understand. The Placebo Effect ( talk) How's my editing? Please contribute to my editor review. 16:02, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed you made a comment here about missing deletion log entries, saying it was very rare. Now there is another report at WP:VPT#Misssing entry in deletion log. When you said "very, very rarely", did you mean twice in a few days? — Wknight94 ( talk) 14:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering whether you want the WikiProject report to make a return to the signpost? If not, it doesn't matter; but with a few weeks to kill now (apart from early August) I should be able to find some WikiProjects to cover. Rudget ( logs) 14:40, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I borrowed your RFA support vote. -- Ron Ritzman ( talk) 00:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
I finished a story about Wikimania for the signpost, sorry about the delay (and sorry it's a little dull). If you want to know about anything in particular let me know; maybe next week we can cover some of the talks in detail? -- phoebe / ( talk to me) 01:29, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I have just finished writing a tutorial for the signpost (Found here) and after taking a look at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Series/Tutorial I noticed with the addition of my tutorial we now have a total of four tutorials ready to go into the Signpost, therefore I was wondering if the tutorial series could make a return to circulation, the four tutorials that we now have ready to go would give us at least four weeks to write another tutorial (I'd be interested in writing another tutorial if I can find a topic that I am knowledgeable about) and If I drop a line by the Village Pump about us needing people to write short tutorials, I am sure that we would be able to at least come up with a few tutorials to use in the four weeks before we run out of new tutorials to use. Thoughts? Thanks and All the Best, -- Mifter ( talk) 03:44, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Whatever happened to the bot that was going to create millions of entries for every town/city on the planet? JKBrooks85 ( talk) 10:14, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Saturday is the new publishing date for this week; should I move the project report to that date or this Monday that has just gone by? Or neither? Rud get 20:02, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
Template:Nobel icon has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Utternutter ( talk) 21:41, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Can we do something for the 2008/9 Wikipedia for Schools? -- BozMo talk 17:04, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I had already asked two other editors (including an admin, if I recall) to ask Realist why they were removing my comments, and Realist just removed their comments without replying too. I really did think that was pretty serious—it seemed to me (wrongly) like he was intentionally ignoring any attempts to even associate with me—so I didn't know what else to do. AN probably wasn't a good idea, come to think of it. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ( Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 06:46, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Ral315, recieved your invitation to contribute to a Signpost article on the Bruce Ivins story. At the moment, I have to go with the cliche "No comment" as far as an interview goes. As I said on my note on Wales talk page, the discussion on the talk pages for Jimmyflathead ( talk · contribs) and my user page refer to a real edit war and event. I saw someone speculate online that I or my account was some sockpuppet for the FBI/CIA/Illuminati/etc and thought given events I ought to at least clarify I am in fact, a real person (who doesn't work for the FBI, the CIA, or the illuminati :-). To add to my comment on real names - I support wikipedia as a concept and a site, but the above events were a real wake-up call to the dangers of having your personal life online. (something I have since corrected) I think its important that there always be an option to post under a pseudonym. I suppose it makes it possible for criminals to misbehave. But it also makes it safe for anyone to contribute without having to give up there personal privacy. I also want to add that personally, I find it highly ironic that Mr. Ivins has his own wiki pages now. ppfleiger ( talk) 01:05, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral. While catching up with Signposts, I was reading the Signpost issue for 2008-07-28, and I noticed some of the "next week's report" links weren't working. I think it was because the next issue was published on 2008-08-09 instead of 2008-08-04. I created some redirects and updated one link on the archive page (see here), but I now realise that I could have changed the direct link on each page to include the correct parameter for the next issue. Not sure which you normally do, so feel free to delete those redirects and change the "next week" dates instead. I also noticed that a move Rudget did left a blue link to an unpublished story, so left a note on his talk page as well. More generally, about those "next week's issue" links, I noticed that when a report is sporadic or an issue is missing, the links break down. For example, this report is followed by this report, but it is difficult to get to the next or previous ones in the series unless you know how many issues forward or back to go. Are there any lists of reports in sequences like that or notes on where the sequences have missing bits? Carcharoth ( talk) 16:37, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, happened to look at User:Ral315/News and notes and noticed a small error. Isaac was actually Jeff's husband. They were married in the Netherlands in 2001, shortly after the Netherlands became the first country to legalize gay marriage. Their wedding photo illustrates the Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands article. -- JayHenry ( talk) 23:53, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you, I replied with a question. You probably did cover it, though, about whether uploads and admin actions were included in your numbers check. Thanks! :) rootology ( T) 01:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to invite you to join the newly-formed Rock music WikiProject. There's alot of Rock-related articles on Wikipedia that could use a little attention, and I hope this project can help organize an effort to improve them. So please, take a look and if you like what you see, help us get this project off the ground and a few Rock music pages into the front ranks of Wikipedia articles. Thanks! -- Be Black Hole Sun ( talk) 20:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Ral! Thank you for moving me off the Spamlist. I have now returned after a much longer Wikibreak than I thought I'd be on. Can you place me back on again? Thanks! P.S. - You Rock! LaughingVulcan 01:15, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
You do a good job with The Wikipedia Signpost. Thanks for helping to providing everybody with news!! Cricketmania ( talk) 03:43, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but due to fairly severe illness, it's likely I'll have to miss out a week - I just can't focus long enough to edit the interview I have. =/ I might be able to get it done tomorrow, if I do it the moment I get up. I'll also try and call in some favours and get someone else to do the final work on it. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 22:34, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
It seems like a lot of 2008 releases do not have SPV, as suggested by the red-link on this page (P.S. I keep mixed up between you and Raul654 OhanaUnited Talk page 01:36, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
Does Signpost report new crats? See Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-07-28/Features_and_admins. If so, I should have been in that one as I became a crat the day before L'Aquatique became an admin. Thank you. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:43, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
What sort of things (if i was interested) would that section contain? «l| Ψrom3th3ăn ™|l» (talk) 11:52, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315! This is Emir34 again. I was interested in this "Help Wanted!" thing. I really am good at media and news like this and if you accept you'll be making a perfect choice. I am not an administrator but could I join? If you reject, could you at least write a message at my talkpage? Thanks a lot. Emir34 ( talk) 16:45, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Have you ever seen de:Wikipedia:Kurier? It is the german version of the Signpost. There is no editorial staff, it´s written by who want to write. Maybe this model is something for the signpost too? You could open one of your pages as a try and look what you get. Some time ago we vote if we stay with this model or if we change to the Signpost-model. We stick to it, because it is more stable. Yes, sometimes there is a edit-war, but you get used to it as an wikipedian. -- 195.4.207.211 ( talk) 19:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I see you've got plenty of responses to your request, but I still thought I'd throw my offer in. I follow news alerts for wiki and wikipedia already in my RSS every day, watchlist and contribute to the tip page, and have real world news writing experience. Let me know if you want my help, Steven Walling (talk) 21:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd be glad to help a bit, just
call when you need me!
Jon
How's the weather? -
talk about me behind my back
19:14, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Same here. In addition to normal topics, I think we could probably put together a 3-4 week series of articles on the Rfa Review, which is coming up with some very interesting statistical data on the RFA process. UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 16:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd love to help in whatever way I may.-- Dark Green ( talk) 14:48, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd love to help! I've written for a GTA newspaper with a reach of approximately 100,000 people monthly. You may see my blog for more writing samples. Perfect Proposal 15:24, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know, Steve was never an admin, he was using other admin accounts to make actions. Ryan PostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 02:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
I see you've had a good response to the 'call for help'! - That's fantastic! - I also saw that someone mentioned the fact that the German Wikipedia equivalent publication is of the 'anyone can edit' variety... would you consider maybe opening up an issue or two to this approach to see how it works? - I think it's worth trying! I'd be most interested to hear your thoughts! cheers :-) Privatemusings ( talk) 08:06, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Would it be wise for your sign-post bot to ignore retired users? User:BenBurch was flagged with the bot. Yeago ( talk) 15:42, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
More than happy to help with whatever excess work you've got over at the Signpost, either regularly or on a case-by-case basis. Mr. IP 《 Defender of Open Editing》 07:59, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Ral, "bound by tradition" cuts no ice with me, nor with a lot of other people; can you expand on the broader implications of this justification in terms of change and stasis on WP, and whether this is purely a personal opinion? It makes a dispatch that is updating policy and style guidelines look foolish when it fails to agree, right at the top, with the major change it announces. Tony (talk) 03:28, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Ral, with the double dispatch, I'm not able to figure out how to fix the footer at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-25/Dispatches. But then, I haven't had my morning quota of coffee yet, either. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 14:21, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey Ral315. I've just written an essay, User:Haza-w/ABF, outlining my concerns with certain attitudes evident in many participants at RfA. It's similar in outlook to WTHN, and so I was wondering whether you could have a quick read through it, and comment on whether it's unfounded or too cynical, or if there's anything that I've omitted that could be added. (While I'm here, this page is in the red category Category:Rouge admins... could be your own deliberate wit, but I thought I'd point it out.) haz ( talk) 21:37, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
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Ceiling Cat ( talk) 02:19, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Could you do me a favor? I see you were the one that protected Oded Schramm's userpage. I'd like to add a comment saying RIP. Thank you. HPJoker Leave me a message 22:51, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I have a suggestion you could use on your Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost. To reduce space on user pages, could you add a little "Hide" and "Show" button. I think it could be useful for users that would like to hide it or for others that want it to be shown.:) Cheers! - -- SwisterTwister ( talk) 08:11, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey Ryan, we've been doing a bit of housekeeping here at DYK, and it is a bit undermanned. I figured it might be worth popping something in the signpost to gee up interest:
DYK updates have been a bit slow and there's a bit of a shortage of admins actively involved. We are asking folks who listed themselves on Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins to update details on this page - User:Olaf Davis/DYKadmins, so we can grade everyone's involvement. Any admin keen to get involved is most welcome as a few of the regulars would appreciate a break!
How's that? Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 14:34, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, is it normal practice to protect the talkpage of a deceased Wikipedian before his on-wiki friends and collaborators have a chance to say anything? From his talkpage, it does look like there are a few who might want to - although they might have come here asking themselves if that were the case. Was there vandalism of some sort that led to the protection, maybe? Avruch T 13:30, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which passed with a count of (166/43/7). I appreciate your comments and in my actions as an administrator I will endeavor to maintain the trust you have placed in me. I am honored by your trust and your support. Ral315 I have enjoyed when our Wikinews/Signpost paths cross and hope to be able to collaborate with you in the future. Thank you, Cirt ( talk) 02:04, 16 September 2008 (UTC) |
Ral, we're starting to run out of Dispatch ideas and people willing to write them; meeting the weekly deadline is also a strain on me, and although I find others willing to help out, no one does so consistently, so the weight is always on my shoulders. I can continue to drum up interviews, or even write something short and simple each week if needed, but the idea of going to bi-weekly Dispatches has also come up. What do you think? Churn out something short and simple and probably trivial each week, or move to bi-weekly, with the option to fill in the weekly slot if we have something worth saying? I'll follow here to keep the conversation together. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 18:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Ral, as discussed for signpost. The 2008/9 Schools Wikipedia is now available for browsing here to allow final changes before (free) downloads are launched 15 Oct. The schools wikipedia has millions of users offline and the online version is just overtaking Citizendium on Alexa so improvement is worthwhile.. project page at Wikipedia:Wikipedia CD Selection has more info. -- BozMo talk 10:28, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, just a heads up that I've written a brief story for the Signpost at User:The wub/post, hope this is ok to publish. It's evidently been far too long since I wrote anything for the post, what was the template for the nifty formatting/byline again? Anyway, I hope to contribute a bit more often in future. As always, thanks for all the hard work you do as editor. the wub "?!" 13:58, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
We had a short conversation about the deleted deletion logs (Oh, the irony :D) quite a while ago, so I figured I'd give you a poke about it again. By now, we have our very own, shiny robots.txt, so what about we simply undelete the deletion logs and add them to the local robots.txt? That should solve the Google problem, at least. -- Conti| ✉ 13:00, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
YOUR USERPAGE WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM KAT QUOTA BUT I HAZ FIXED IT FOR U. Ceiling Cat ( talk) 06:32, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral. I recently pointed someone to an old Signpost story, and realised one of the links to a discussion needed updating to point to the archived discussion. Wanted to let you know in case you had any objections. Carcharoth ( talk) 11:30, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Not sure if there is a bot muck-up but there does seem to be a delivery issue of the Signpost not arriving. -- Banjeboi 21:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, I can write a short piece (or a couple of paragraphs for BRION) about this. However, to avoid repeating a previous disappointment, I'd like your assurance that you are willing, in principle, to publish something about this topic. Please let me know on my talk page so I can start working on it. Thanks, -- Zvika ( talk) 19:00, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Good day! I saw your plea for writers, and I'd like to help. Specifically, I'd like to try doing a few interviews, as I've always liked reading them and I'd like to see more of them. I've never done an interview before, so how would I go about doing it? Email? Secret sub-page?
I went through the archives, and to the best of my knowledge, the following people have been interviewed: Matthewedwards, Ruhrfisch, Mav, Rick Block, John Broughton, Domas Mituzas, Michael Snow, Jimbo Wales, Florence Devouard, Sue Gardner, and Erik Möller. While Jimbo can obviously be interviewed again, naturally I'll try to find users who haven't been interviewed before. Perhaps User:Ealdgyth, User:SandyGeorgia, or User:Raul654. What do you think? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 20:29, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Given that you were the Admin that protected the page I figured I would come to you. After an extensive discussion, it has been determined that the infobox should not have any external links present in the box. So, could you remove the external links section and information from the template? BIGNOLE (Contact me) 22:32, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
I read the Signpost less often than I'd like to, but when I do, it's always informative and enlightening. I caught your most recent note by pure chance, and am sorry to hear it's become a burden. I'd like to find a way to contribute on occasion. But more than that, I'd like to thank you for your persistent efforts with it -- it's an important part of the glue that keeps this wacky community together. - Pete ( talk) 09:48, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, i am on wikipedia since 2006. Now a days i find many times vandalism across it so can you please grant me the ability of rollback feature so that i can fight the vandalism here, i would be very thankful for your any other advice. BurhanAhmed ( talk • contribs) 10:52, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
The signpost bot usually posts the signpost weekly on my talk page/signpost page, but the latest one it's posted was the September 15 th issue. Is there a problem with the bot? That's almost two months ago. NeonFire ( talk) 17:35, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
... for the kindness (but my prose does stink, and I couldn't round up a copyeditor this time). Please dip in if you see anything that needs attn. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:12, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
thanks for the kind review of How Wikipedia Works! I appreciate it. I'll add just a short note with where readers can find the full text, if that's ok.
What needs to be done at the Signpost? Now I have more time and can help out more :) best, -- phoebe / ( talk to me) 05:38, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
I enjoyed your signpost article on How Wikipedia Works. It seems to me that you should create an article. There should also be a category for books about WP and possibly a template.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 15:51, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
There's been talk of getting a new editor. Thought I'd let you know that I think you're a very good editor, and now that the timing seems to be back on course, I don't believe dropping you as Editor-in-Chief would make sense. And, er, that's all. ;) AGK 17:29, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Is the signpost posting bot working properly? The Signpost hasn't arrived on my talk page for quite a while even though it has been published. Thanks! – ukexpat ( talk) 19:48, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello Ral315, I was wondering what is the status of the writer for the 'arbitration report'? I saw that there has been no regular editor for weeks and I would be willing to take on the regular authorship of that column if Seresin does not plan on continuing. Icewedge ( talk) 07:00, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis? 2. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity? 3. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee? 4. How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Can you provide an examples of situations where you feel the Committee handled a situation exceptionally well, and why? Any you feel they handled poorly, and why? 5. What is your opinion on confidentiality? If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public? 6. Why do you think users should vote for you?
1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis?
2. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity?
3. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee?
4. How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Can you provide an examples of situations where you feel the Committee handled a situation exceptionally well, and why? Any you feel they handled poorly, and why?
5. What is your opinion on confidentiality? If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public?
6. Why do you think users should vote for you?
John Vandenberg ( chat) 16:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
— Rlevse • Talk • 22:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, being online, I thought I'd drop these in as requested.. feel free to poke me with any follow ups, or for any reason at all :-) cheers, Privatemusings ( talk) 10:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis? 2. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity? 3. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee? 4. How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Can you provide an examples of situations where you feel the Committee handled a situation exceptionally well, and why? Any you feel they handled poorly, and why? 5. What is your opinion on confidentiality? If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public? 6. Why do you think users should vote for you?
thanks to Ral for dropping these questions in, and I'm happy to field any follow ups, or discuss anything further at the appropriate election subpages :-) cheers, Privatemusings ( talk) 10:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
I think the handling of cases where real world factionalism have seeped into Wikipedia conflicts has been poor in general. ArbCom still acts, and proposes remedies, under the presumption that most participants in disputes do so for the good of the encyclopedia but disagree on how to go about it. This used to be mostly true, and is still true in some cases, but there are now battles being waged about real world concerns where Wikipedia is just another battleground and the participants do not care about writing an encyclopedia.
ArbCom needs to learn to protect the encyclopedia and editors from those warriors who have gotten very good at gaming with faux civility, edging the rules, and other subtle manipulation of a system that was designed with the presumption that, ultimately, everyone was trying to improve the encyclopedia. Admonitions to "play nice" are futile gestures when participants are not of good faith, and it's high time the Committee started waking up to that reality.
Ultimately, however, editors should vote for me because they can trust that I will continue what I've always done: remain impartial in disputes, avoid needless drama, be quick to act decisively, but most importantly to be willing to admit and correct the errors I make. To err is human, to act as though one is infallible is what destroys trust.
— Coren (talk) 16:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
Kurt Weber (Go Colts!) 18:59, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
User:AnthonyQBachler —Preceding
undated comment was added at
21:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC).
What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis?
None
Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity? Not on wikipedia.
Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee? It would look good on my resume, and I am looking to get more involved in wikipedia than I have been these last several years.
How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Wikipedia hasn't come to a crashing halt, so I wont criticise anything they have done.
What is your opinion on confidentiality? As an arbitrator no information other than the decisions on the committee is appropriate for release.
If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? No.
Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public? Yes.
Why do you think users should vote for you? I bring to the committee several benefits. I am a member in good standing of MENSA, I am a veteran, have previously held a security clearance, and I am a mature responsible citizen.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints off-wiki, I've decided I need to withdraw from the election. Thank you for the interview offer, but I don't really have the time to spare for the election or (if I were to be elected) the Arbitration Committee. I'll leave a detailed reasoning on my candidate talk page that you're welcome to quote in lieu of my responses to the questions. Thanks again, and best of luck with the Signpost. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 04:21, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm Ral315, editor of the Wikipedia Signpost. We're interviewing all ArbCom candidates for an article this week, and your response is requested.
Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press on Tuesday, but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks, Ral315 ( talk) 10:25, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315. Thanks for giving me and the other candidates another forum to present our views so that the community can make an informed choice.
Lankiveil ( speak to me) 11:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC).
Thanks Ral, here they are. Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 11:58, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press on Tuesday, but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks,
Ral315 (
talk)
10:25, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Cool Hand Luke 18:49, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, I will answer the questions tomorrow evening (Monday) UTC time. If by "Tuesday" you mean a different timezone, or if you need the answers sooner could you let me know? Thanks. Carcharoth ( talk) 21:33, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Marlith (Talk) has given you a kitten! Gifts of kittens promote Wikilove and holiday spirt. Hopefully this one has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and raise the holiday spirit! Send kittens to others by adding {{ subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Marlith (Talk) 04:38, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
The Dispatch didn't go through the Workshop and I just found out about it; do I have time to review it and clean it up? It doesn't look finished, and I didn't even know about it. So much for setting up a Workshop and working hard to get others to coordinate efforts there. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 07:06, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315. I edited the Wikipedia Signpost/2008-12-01/Arbitration report because I didn't understand what a civility parole was. This got me thinking about writing for the Signpost. I looked at Signpost/Newsroom, but wasn't sure how to help out. If you have a suggestion for a topic, I would be happy to take a stab at writing an article on it either for the December 8th issue or the issue to follow that one. -- Suntag ☼ 08:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
G'day Ral, one idea I had for getting folks to start referencing BLPs maybe was to post a link to this page along with a short rationale on why sourcing BLPs are good (both legal and personal reasons!). Apparently there are rather alot.... What do you think? Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 04:03, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Could you send over the wikipedia thing that looks like a newspaper? If you decide to, then send it the same way you did to Shrewpelt. Thank you for checking!- Warriorscourge ( talk) 00:30, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315. I left the following message on the Help Desk but Teratornis suggested you may have a better idea how to fix this. So I paste it here:
One of the rotating messages of the fundraising banner has a spelling error. " Merci et bravo pour votre impartialité ! — Benoit from Luxembuorg, donated 30 EUR" Luxembourg is spelled wrongly. Please pass this on to the right department. Thanks. Dr.K. ( logos) 07:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Dr.K. ( logos) 09:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Ral, I'm unsure what to do with Wikipedia:FCDW/TempFPreview; it's still not at the standard I'd like for a Dispatch, but I haven't located anyone who is willing or able to finish it up to the usual Dispatch standards. If you feel it's good enough, I guess it could run. We've also got Wikipedia:FCDW/WBFLN just about ready. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
How do you upload pictures, if they are from google do you need a copyright signed paper or whatever -- Hippieslayer ( talk) 23:29, 28 December 2008 (UTC)Hippieslayer
Dear Ral315,
Wishing you a happy a new year, and very best wishes for 2009. Whether we were friends or not in the past year, I hope 2009 will be better for us both.
Kind regards,
Majorly talk 20:58, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Have you considered doing the signpost like the Germans? It doesn't have issues, it just has one page. Anyone who wants to add an article can. - Peregrine Fisher ( talk) ( contribs) 04:08, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Edward_Owens included mention of the Edward Owens hoax in the Chronicle for Higher Education, and while I didn't track down that link myself, I'm sure you'll agree that if true such mention fits in with "in the news" sorts of blurbs. You know best, but only have so many eyes. Best wishes in 2009 and love your work! BusterD ( talk) 13:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
ArbCom have just put together a proposal reforming CheckUser and Oversight appointments. The text in full is here, where a straw poll is running. Thought you'd like to know :) -- ROGER DAVIES talk 19:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Ral315, this is Punk Boi 8. I was banned in early 2007 for disrupting your newspaper and trying to have pages included that are not newspaper standard. I apoligise for the disruption I caused to the Signpost. Thanks -- Punk Boi 8 ( talk) 08:54, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Currently RALBOT delivers the signpost to subscribed users.
I put the mini-signpost on my talk page by transclusion, but it doesn't update until my talk page is edited or purged.
Could you add a task to RALBOT to purge pages of users who transclude {{ Signpost-subscription}} or, if that's not a good idea, purge pages of users who sign up for purging? davidwr/( talk)/( contribs)/( e-mail) 01:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Feel free to say "no!" to the following request, but it would be great to get a bit of coverage in the signpost for the following pet project of mine:
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Every little bit of publicity helps! :) - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 18:29, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your work on the Signpost over the years. It has been a wonderful resource for me and many others, and I greatly appreciate the huge body of quality effort you put into it. Here, have a barnstar:
The Barnstar of Diligence | ||
For over three years of amazing service as editor-in-chief of the Wikipedia Signpost. kotra ( talk) 17:45, 16 February 2009 (UTC) |
An Absolute Multitude of Barnstars | ||
One barnstar is not enough. I'm giving you one for every week that you ran the Signpost. Since posting around 169 barnstars here might just kill the servers, this makeshift one will hopefully adequately cover my gratitude as well as that of the entire Wikipedia community. Thank you ever so much. GARDEN 21:16, 18 February 2009 (UTC) |
The Signpost Barnstar | ||
I award this, the first Signpost Barnstar, to to Ral315 for his years of hard work.-- ragesoss ( talk) 18:26, 19 February 2009 (UTC) |
Hi there,
I haven't bee able to figure out how to do this so I was hoping you could help. Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue/NextTemp currently emits a date in format MD, right now the Signpost is published with articles dated DM. As it works we must subst: the template, then modify the date to be DM. I was wondering if it would be possible for /NextTemp to be in DM already in order to take out the extra step. Thanks! §hep Talk 01:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
The Signpost Barnstar | ||
I award this, the second Signpost Barnstar, to to Ral315 for his years of hard work on the Signpost. Enigma msg 04:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC) |
Hi
A user whom you blocked indefinitely two years ago is back in uploading copy-vio images. I have raised the issue here. I need your input to proceed on this matter as one of the clerks want further diff to substantiate the case against him even though he actually admits to be a sock master. There are now 1,074 pages which he seems to want to "upgrade" to GA status. I believe there is a serious risk of legal exposure here. Anwar ( talk) 15:27, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
User:Ral315/Archive 31 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, Peace, A record of your Day will always be kept here. |
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:35, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Re. signpost / Spotlight
I've added some more info, as a suggestion, in Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions#Requests_for_WikiProject_features.
I hope that this was the right place to write it; I'm leaving this note in the hope that someone will look at it a bit, and see if it could be included. I think that it's an important project, and it works well with many people - hence we need the publicity! Chzz ► 22:37, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
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Please refer to Talk:Repeating_decimal#Theorem of repeating decimal. What is your opinion?-- Ling Kah Jai ( talk) 13:08, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
I have sent you an e-mail. -- Tenmei ( talk) 01:39, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Greg Kohs says you or the other list moderator on Foundation-I censored his critique of the Wikimedia Foundation business model. I hope it wasn't you because I thought you have better judgment than to do such a silly act. Chutznik ( talk) 22:06, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks for reading this, and I look forward to your response. Such a legendary group deserves to be honoured with quality articles on Wikipedia and it is a great shame such a project has gone inactive.
TheStig 20:49, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your edits to The Signpost. Please note that chronological items are not linked unless there is a very good reason to do so. WP:MOSDATE. Tony (talk) 06:09, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
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Hello. I'm writing in response to Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Rollback for stewards, so I'd like to get the rollback status. Thanks, Filip ( §) 19:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
What would you like to cover on? OhanaUnited Talk page 00:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Is there a reason for this edit and others like it? Michael Hardy ( talk) 02:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
This one, likewise? -- El Ingles ( talk) 15:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
As a journalist, don't things like [1] bother you?
The heart of the WMF claim to section 230 protection is that they don't control what users say on wiki, and yet here they are influencing what you say, and through your actions what others choose to write about on Wikipedia. There are some icky implied contradictions in there. Dragons flight ( talk) 23:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315! I've been reading the signpost for a while now, and I am very interested in helping make it better? Can I be part of the team please? What can I do to help? If you could respond on my talk page that would be great! Thank you, SwirlBoy 39 17:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315, your signpost is really atrracting. I am a very frequent contributor and I can't stand one day of contributing without reading the paper. I hope it will be a lot more. Sincerely, ĤéĺĺвοЎ ( talk) 10:50, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
I think the title says it all. My comments here might help if this is too cryptic. I also noticed the Signpost ArbCom reports were written by you recently. Has the usual editor stopped or gone on holiday? Carcharoth ( talk) 21:47, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi. How does one submit a potential News and notes item for consideration? -- Dweller ( talk) 10:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the great job you do on the Signpost. Feel better! 65.190.92.233 ( talk) 12:35, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
I'll do it now because I had exams this week. Sorry for the delay. OhanaUnited Talk page 00:00, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
The bug templates are broken. I corrected one of them on this edit. They are trying to use the template "/bug" instead of "bug" but I saw something extrange when trying to correct them.
The template is {{subst:bug|36349|14402}} but if I correct it then it links to bug 36349 which does not exist, and the number 14402 appears nowhere on the resulting link. The correct bug is bug 14402 so I winded up using {{subst:bug|14402}}. What the heck is that "36349" number doing there? It is maybe some id for something else that the template bug should be linking, like the bug request or something? Maybe a left over error from copypasting text from somewhere else? -- Enric Naval ( talk) 08:42, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Re Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-06-23/Arbitration_report Alansohn wasn't banned, he was restricted. There's a huge difference. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:48, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Excuse me, where could I get those specific turnout results of every wiki? -- SMP - talk (en) - talk (ca) 19:22, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
WP:DEVO made me this of this for the first time in thirty years! -- Jenny 06:42, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi; you put a message on my talkpage that I've not edited for the past few months and am being removed from the spamlist. I've edited almost every day for the last 19 months - so could I be restored please? Thanks :-) ╟─ Treasury Tag╬ contribs─╢ 10:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I just read your articles on OrangeMarlin and ArbCom. Really nice job of reporting. Thanks much for your work. TimidGuy ( talk) 15:08, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
This is not a high-risk template. It has never (as far as I've seen) never been vandalised. Please unprotect it. - SSJ ☎ 20:21, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I've received a message about removal from Signpost spamlist due to inactivity. I am inactive, yes, but I still want to get new Signpost issues on my talk page. Please, subscribe me to Signpost spamlist again. Thank you. Gen. von Klinkerhoffen ( talk) 20:07, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315, would you mind replying to my reply to you on Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single#Clickable_Signpost_image regarding the linking to the full issue versus its table of contents. Thanks :-) Cacycle ( talk) 20:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Just to note, there were two new featured sounds this week. =) They havent been getting promoted that often, but there's been an effort to revive the project. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 21:11, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
But it looks silly to have July 7, 2008 above, then clashing with 7 July 2008 immediately below if that's your preference. This is the very type of context where the autoformatting needs to be dropped. Another, for example, is the article on September 11, 2001, which is known in all English-speaking countries by the US formatting, both orally and in writing. It looks wrong when auto-dudded.
Perhaps you might reconsider the autoformatting issue in the coming weeks/months. (BTW, using it doesn't breach MOS; it's just that MOS no longer encourages its use.)
Cheers Tony (talk) 10:18, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Any chance of a dispatch on these? I'd be willing to write it, if you like. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 12:51, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
How do you determine something is "newsworthy" enough to place in news and notes? (What are your criteria?) - jc37 01:04, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Be ready in a couple of weeks. If you could mention it when it comes out like last year that would be cool let me know if you need info.-- BozMo talk 09:29, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Would you mind if during Wikimania if the Wikipedia weekly template is above the signpost template? I have already done the action, but if you have an objections for any reason i would understand. The Placebo Effect ( talk) How's my editing? Please contribute to my editor review. 16:02, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed you made a comment here about missing deletion log entries, saying it was very rare. Now there is another report at WP:VPT#Misssing entry in deletion log. When you said "very, very rarely", did you mean twice in a few days? — Wknight94 ( talk) 14:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering whether you want the WikiProject report to make a return to the signpost? If not, it doesn't matter; but with a few weeks to kill now (apart from early August) I should be able to find some WikiProjects to cover. Rudget ( logs) 14:40, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I borrowed your RFA support vote. -- Ron Ritzman ( talk) 00:59, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
I finished a story about Wikimania for the signpost, sorry about the delay (and sorry it's a little dull). If you want to know about anything in particular let me know; maybe next week we can cover some of the talks in detail? -- phoebe / ( talk to me) 01:29, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I have just finished writing a tutorial for the signpost (Found here) and after taking a look at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Series/Tutorial I noticed with the addition of my tutorial we now have a total of four tutorials ready to go into the Signpost, therefore I was wondering if the tutorial series could make a return to circulation, the four tutorials that we now have ready to go would give us at least four weeks to write another tutorial (I'd be interested in writing another tutorial if I can find a topic that I am knowledgeable about) and If I drop a line by the Village Pump about us needing people to write short tutorials, I am sure that we would be able to at least come up with a few tutorials to use in the four weeks before we run out of new tutorials to use. Thoughts? Thanks and All the Best, -- Mifter ( talk) 03:44, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Whatever happened to the bot that was going to create millions of entries for every town/city on the planet? JKBrooks85 ( talk) 10:14, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Saturday is the new publishing date for this week; should I move the project report to that date or this Monday that has just gone by? Or neither? Rud get 20:02, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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Can we do something for the 2008/9 Wikipedia for Schools? -- BozMo talk 17:04, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I had already asked two other editors (including an admin, if I recall) to ask Realist why they were removing my comments, and Realist just removed their comments without replying too. I really did think that was pretty serious—it seemed to me (wrongly) like he was intentionally ignoring any attempts to even associate with me—so I didn't know what else to do. AN probably wasn't a good idea, come to think of it. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ( Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 06:46, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Ral315, recieved your invitation to contribute to a Signpost article on the Bruce Ivins story. At the moment, I have to go with the cliche "No comment" as far as an interview goes. As I said on my note on Wales talk page, the discussion on the talk pages for Jimmyflathead ( talk · contribs) and my user page refer to a real edit war and event. I saw someone speculate online that I or my account was some sockpuppet for the FBI/CIA/Illuminati/etc and thought given events I ought to at least clarify I am in fact, a real person (who doesn't work for the FBI, the CIA, or the illuminati :-). To add to my comment on real names - I support wikipedia as a concept and a site, but the above events were a real wake-up call to the dangers of having your personal life online. (something I have since corrected) I think its important that there always be an option to post under a pseudonym. I suppose it makes it possible for criminals to misbehave. But it also makes it safe for anyone to contribute without having to give up there personal privacy. I also want to add that personally, I find it highly ironic that Mr. Ivins has his own wiki pages now. ppfleiger ( talk) 01:05, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral. While catching up with Signposts, I was reading the Signpost issue for 2008-07-28, and I noticed some of the "next week's report" links weren't working. I think it was because the next issue was published on 2008-08-09 instead of 2008-08-04. I created some redirects and updated one link on the archive page (see here), but I now realise that I could have changed the direct link on each page to include the correct parameter for the next issue. Not sure which you normally do, so feel free to delete those redirects and change the "next week" dates instead. I also noticed that a move Rudget did left a blue link to an unpublished story, so left a note on his talk page as well. More generally, about those "next week's issue" links, I noticed that when a report is sporadic or an issue is missing, the links break down. For example, this report is followed by this report, but it is difficult to get to the next or previous ones in the series unless you know how many issues forward or back to go. Are there any lists of reports in sequences like that or notes on where the sequences have missing bits? Carcharoth ( talk) 16:37, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, happened to look at User:Ral315/News and notes and noticed a small error. Isaac was actually Jeff's husband. They were married in the Netherlands in 2001, shortly after the Netherlands became the first country to legalize gay marriage. Their wedding photo illustrates the Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands article. -- JayHenry ( talk) 23:53, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you, I replied with a question. You probably did cover it, though, about whether uploads and admin actions were included in your numbers check. Thanks! :) rootology ( T) 01:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to invite you to join the newly-formed Rock music WikiProject. There's alot of Rock-related articles on Wikipedia that could use a little attention, and I hope this project can help organize an effort to improve them. So please, take a look and if you like what you see, help us get this project off the ground and a few Rock music pages into the front ranks of Wikipedia articles. Thanks! -- Be Black Hole Sun ( talk) 20:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Ral! Thank you for moving me off the Spamlist. I have now returned after a much longer Wikibreak than I thought I'd be on. Can you place me back on again? Thanks! P.S. - You Rock! LaughingVulcan 01:15, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
You do a good job with The Wikipedia Signpost. Thanks for helping to providing everybody with news!! Cricketmania ( talk) 03:43, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but due to fairly severe illness, it's likely I'll have to miss out a week - I just can't focus long enough to edit the interview I have. =/ I might be able to get it done tomorrow, if I do it the moment I get up. I'll also try and call in some favours and get someone else to do the final work on it. Shoemaker's Holiday ( talk) 22:34, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
It seems like a lot of 2008 releases do not have SPV, as suggested by the red-link on this page (P.S. I keep mixed up between you and Raul654 OhanaUnited Talk page 01:36, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
Does Signpost report new crats? See Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-07-28/Features_and_admins. If so, I should have been in that one as I became a crat the day before L'Aquatique became an admin. Thank you. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:43, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
What sort of things (if i was interested) would that section contain? «l| Ψrom3th3ăn ™|l» (talk) 11:52, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315! This is Emir34 again. I was interested in this "Help Wanted!" thing. I really am good at media and news like this and if you accept you'll be making a perfect choice. I am not an administrator but could I join? If you reject, could you at least write a message at my talkpage? Thanks a lot. Emir34 ( talk) 16:45, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Have you ever seen de:Wikipedia:Kurier? It is the german version of the Signpost. There is no editorial staff, it´s written by who want to write. Maybe this model is something for the signpost too? You could open one of your pages as a try and look what you get. Some time ago we vote if we stay with this model or if we change to the Signpost-model. We stick to it, because it is more stable. Yes, sometimes there is a edit-war, but you get used to it as an wikipedian. -- 195.4.207.211 ( talk) 19:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Hey, I see you've got plenty of responses to your request, but I still thought I'd throw my offer in. I follow news alerts for wiki and wikipedia already in my RSS every day, watchlist and contribute to the tip page, and have real world news writing experience. Let me know if you want my help, Steven Walling (talk) 21:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd be glad to help a bit, just
call when you need me!
Jon
How's the weather? -
talk about me behind my back
19:14, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
Same here. In addition to normal topics, I think we could probably put together a 3-4 week series of articles on the Rfa Review, which is coming up with some very interesting statistical data on the RFA process. UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 16:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd love to help in whatever way I may.-- Dark Green ( talk) 14:48, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
I'd love to help! I've written for a GTA newspaper with a reach of approximately 100,000 people monthly. You may see my blog for more writing samples. Perfect Proposal 15:24, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know, Steve was never an admin, he was using other admin accounts to make actions. Ryan PostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 02:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
I see you've had a good response to the 'call for help'! - That's fantastic! - I also saw that someone mentioned the fact that the German Wikipedia equivalent publication is of the 'anyone can edit' variety... would you consider maybe opening up an issue or two to this approach to see how it works? - I think it's worth trying! I'd be most interested to hear your thoughts! cheers :-) Privatemusings ( talk) 08:06, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
Would it be wise for your sign-post bot to ignore retired users? User:BenBurch was flagged with the bot. Yeago ( talk) 15:42, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
More than happy to help with whatever excess work you've got over at the Signpost, either regularly or on a case-by-case basis. Mr. IP 《 Defender of Open Editing》 07:59, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Ral, "bound by tradition" cuts no ice with me, nor with a lot of other people; can you expand on the broader implications of this justification in terms of change and stasis on WP, and whether this is purely a personal opinion? It makes a dispatch that is updating policy and style guidelines look foolish when it fails to agree, right at the top, with the major change it announces. Tony (talk) 03:28, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Ral, with the double dispatch, I'm not able to figure out how to fix the footer at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-25/Dispatches. But then, I haven't had my morning quota of coffee yet, either. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 14:21, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey Ral315. I've just written an essay, User:Haza-w/ABF, outlining my concerns with certain attitudes evident in many participants at RfA. It's similar in outlook to WTHN, and so I was wondering whether you could have a quick read through it, and comment on whether it's unfounded or too cynical, or if there's anything that I've omitted that could be added. (While I'm here, this page is in the red category Category:Rouge admins... could be your own deliberate wit, but I thought I'd point it out.) haz ( talk) 21:37, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
This page has not been added to any categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar pages. |
Ceiling Cat ( talk) 02:19, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
Could you do me a favor? I see you were the one that protected Oded Schramm's userpage. I'd like to add a comment saying RIP. Thank you. HPJoker Leave me a message 22:51, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I have a suggestion you could use on your Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost. To reduce space on user pages, could you add a little "Hide" and "Show" button. I think it could be useful for users that would like to hide it or for others that want it to be shown.:) Cheers! - -- SwisterTwister ( talk) 08:11, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey Ryan, we've been doing a bit of housekeeping here at DYK, and it is a bit undermanned. I figured it might be worth popping something in the signpost to gee up interest:
DYK updates have been a bit slow and there's a bit of a shortage of admins actively involved. We are asking folks who listed themselves on Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins to update details on this page - User:Olaf Davis/DYKadmins, so we can grade everyone's involvement. Any admin keen to get involved is most welcome as a few of the regulars would appreciate a break!
How's that? Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 14:34, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, is it normal practice to protect the talkpage of a deceased Wikipedian before his on-wiki friends and collaborators have a chance to say anything? From his talkpage, it does look like there are a few who might want to - although they might have come here asking themselves if that were the case. Was there vandalism of some sort that led to the protection, maybe? Avruch T 13:30, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which passed with a count of (166/43/7). I appreciate your comments and in my actions as an administrator I will endeavor to maintain the trust you have placed in me. I am honored by your trust and your support. Ral315 I have enjoyed when our Wikinews/Signpost paths cross and hope to be able to collaborate with you in the future. Thank you, Cirt ( talk) 02:04, 16 September 2008 (UTC) |
Ral, we're starting to run out of Dispatch ideas and people willing to write them; meeting the weekly deadline is also a strain on me, and although I find others willing to help out, no one does so consistently, so the weight is always on my shoulders. I can continue to drum up interviews, or even write something short and simple each week if needed, but the idea of going to bi-weekly Dispatches has also come up. What do you think? Churn out something short and simple and probably trivial each week, or move to bi-weekly, with the option to fill in the weekly slot if we have something worth saying? I'll follow here to keep the conversation together. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 18:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Ral, as discussed for signpost. The 2008/9 Schools Wikipedia is now available for browsing here to allow final changes before (free) downloads are launched 15 Oct. The schools wikipedia has millions of users offline and the online version is just overtaking Citizendium on Alexa so improvement is worthwhile.. project page at Wikipedia:Wikipedia CD Selection has more info. -- BozMo talk 10:28, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, just a heads up that I've written a brief story for the Signpost at User:The wub/post, hope this is ok to publish. It's evidently been far too long since I wrote anything for the post, what was the template for the nifty formatting/byline again? Anyway, I hope to contribute a bit more often in future. As always, thanks for all the hard work you do as editor. the wub "?!" 13:58, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
We had a short conversation about the deleted deletion logs (Oh, the irony :D) quite a while ago, so I figured I'd give you a poke about it again. By now, we have our very own, shiny robots.txt, so what about we simply undelete the deletion logs and add them to the local robots.txt? That should solve the Google problem, at least. -- Conti| ✉ 13:00, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
YOUR USERPAGE WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM KAT QUOTA BUT I HAZ FIXED IT FOR U. Ceiling Cat ( talk) 06:32, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral. I recently pointed someone to an old Signpost story, and realised one of the links to a discussion needed updating to point to the archived discussion. Wanted to let you know in case you had any objections. Carcharoth ( talk) 11:30, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Not sure if there is a bot muck-up but there does seem to be a delivery issue of the Signpost not arriving. -- Banjeboi 21:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, I can write a short piece (or a couple of paragraphs for BRION) about this. However, to avoid repeating a previous disappointment, I'd like your assurance that you are willing, in principle, to publish something about this topic. Please let me know on my talk page so I can start working on it. Thanks, -- Zvika ( talk) 19:00, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Good day! I saw your plea for writers, and I'd like to help. Specifically, I'd like to try doing a few interviews, as I've always liked reading them and I'd like to see more of them. I've never done an interview before, so how would I go about doing it? Email? Secret sub-page?
I went through the archives, and to the best of my knowledge, the following people have been interviewed: Matthewedwards, Ruhrfisch, Mav, Rick Block, John Broughton, Domas Mituzas, Michael Snow, Jimbo Wales, Florence Devouard, Sue Gardner, and Erik Möller. While Jimbo can obviously be interviewed again, naturally I'll try to find users who haven't been interviewed before. Perhaps User:Ealdgyth, User:SandyGeorgia, or User:Raul654. What do you think? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 20:29, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Given that you were the Admin that protected the page I figured I would come to you. After an extensive discussion, it has been determined that the infobox should not have any external links present in the box. So, could you remove the external links section and information from the template? BIGNOLE (Contact me) 22:32, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
I read the Signpost less often than I'd like to, but when I do, it's always informative and enlightening. I caught your most recent note by pure chance, and am sorry to hear it's become a burden. I'd like to find a way to contribute on occasion. But more than that, I'd like to thank you for your persistent efforts with it -- it's an important part of the glue that keeps this wacky community together. - Pete ( talk) 09:48, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, i am on wikipedia since 2006. Now a days i find many times vandalism across it so can you please grant me the ability of rollback feature so that i can fight the vandalism here, i would be very thankful for your any other advice. BurhanAhmed ( talk • contribs) 10:52, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
The signpost bot usually posts the signpost weekly on my talk page/signpost page, but the latest one it's posted was the September 15 th issue. Is there a problem with the bot? That's almost two months ago. NeonFire ( talk) 17:35, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
... for the kindness (but my prose does stink, and I couldn't round up a copyeditor this time). Please dip in if you see anything that needs attn. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:12, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
thanks for the kind review of How Wikipedia Works! I appreciate it. I'll add just a short note with where readers can find the full text, if that's ok.
What needs to be done at the Signpost? Now I have more time and can help out more :) best, -- phoebe / ( talk to me) 05:38, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
I enjoyed your signpost article on How Wikipedia Works. It seems to me that you should create an article. There should also be a category for books about WP and possibly a template.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 15:51, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
There's been talk of getting a new editor. Thought I'd let you know that I think you're a very good editor, and now that the timing seems to be back on course, I don't believe dropping you as Editor-in-Chief would make sense. And, er, that's all. ;) AGK 17:29, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Is the signpost posting bot working properly? The Signpost hasn't arrived on my talk page for quite a while even though it has been published. Thanks! – ukexpat ( talk) 19:48, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello Ral315, I was wondering what is the status of the writer for the 'arbitration report'? I saw that there has been no regular editor for weeks and I would be willing to take on the regular authorship of that column if Seresin does not plan on continuing. Icewedge ( talk) 07:00, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis? 2. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity? 3. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee? 4. How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Can you provide an examples of situations where you feel the Committee handled a situation exceptionally well, and why? Any you feel they handled poorly, and why? 5. What is your opinion on confidentiality? If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public? 6. Why do you think users should vote for you?
1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis?
2. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity?
3. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee?
4. How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Can you provide an examples of situations where you feel the Committee handled a situation exceptionally well, and why? Any you feel they handled poorly, and why?
5. What is your opinion on confidentiality? If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public?
6. Why do you think users should vote for you?
John Vandenberg ( chat) 16:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
— Rlevse • Talk • 22:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, being online, I thought I'd drop these in as requested.. feel free to poke me with any follow ups, or for any reason at all :-) cheers, Privatemusings ( talk) 10:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis? 2. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity? 3. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee? 4. How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Can you provide an examples of situations where you feel the Committee handled a situation exceptionally well, and why? Any you feel they handled poorly, and why? 5. What is your opinion on confidentiality? If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public? 6. Why do you think users should vote for you?
thanks to Ral for dropping these questions in, and I'm happy to field any follow ups, or discuss anything further at the appropriate election subpages :-) cheers, Privatemusings ( talk) 10:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
I think the handling of cases where real world factionalism have seeped into Wikipedia conflicts has been poor in general. ArbCom still acts, and proposes remedies, under the presumption that most participants in disputes do so for the good of the encyclopedia but disagree on how to go about it. This used to be mostly true, and is still true in some cases, but there are now battles being waged about real world concerns where Wikipedia is just another battleground and the participants do not care about writing an encyclopedia.
ArbCom needs to learn to protect the encyclopedia and editors from those warriors who have gotten very good at gaming with faux civility, edging the rules, and other subtle manipulation of a system that was designed with the presumption that, ultimately, everyone was trying to improve the encyclopedia. Admonitions to "play nice" are futile gestures when participants are not of good faith, and it's high time the Committee started waking up to that reality.
Ultimately, however, editors should vote for me because they can trust that I will continue what I've always done: remain impartial in disputes, avoid needless drama, be quick to act decisively, but most importantly to be willing to admit and correct the errors I make. To err is human, to act as though one is infallible is what destroys trust.
— Coren (talk) 16:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
Kurt Weber (Go Colts!) 18:59, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
User:AnthonyQBachler —Preceding
undated comment was added at
21:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC).
What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.), on this or other wikis?
None
Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity? Not on wikipedia.
Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee? It would look good on my resume, and I am looking to get more involved in wikipedia than I have been these last several years.
How do you feel the Arbitration Committee has handled cases and other situations over the last year? Wikipedia hasn't come to a crashing halt, so I wont criticise anything they have done.
What is your opinion on confidentiality? As an arbitrator no information other than the decisions on the committee is appropriate for release.
If evidence is submitted privately to the Committee, would you share it with other parties in the case? No.
Would you make a decision based on confidential information without making it public? Yes.
Why do you think users should vote for you? I bring to the committee several benefits. I am a member in good standing of MENSA, I am a veteran, have previously held a security clearance, and I am a mature responsible citizen.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints off-wiki, I've decided I need to withdraw from the election. Thank you for the interview offer, but I don't really have the time to spare for the election or (if I were to be elected) the Arbitration Committee. I'll leave a detailed reasoning on my candidate talk page that you're welcome to quote in lieu of my responses to the questions. Thanks again, and best of luck with the Signpost. Hersfold ( t/ a/ c) 04:21, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I'm Ral315, editor of the Wikipedia Signpost. We're interviewing all ArbCom candidates for an article this week, and your response is requested.
Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press on Tuesday, but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks, Ral315 ( talk) 10:25, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315. Thanks for giving me and the other candidates another forum to present our views so that the community can make an informed choice.
Lankiveil ( speak to me) 11:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC).
Thanks Ral, here they are. Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 11:58, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press on Tuesday, but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks,
Ral315 (
talk)
10:25, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Cool Hand Luke 18:49, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral, I will answer the questions tomorrow evening (Monday) UTC time. If by "Tuesday" you mean a different timezone, or if you need the answers sooner could you let me know? Thanks. Carcharoth ( talk) 21:33, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Marlith (Talk) has given you a kitten! Gifts of kittens promote Wikilove and holiday spirt. Hopefully this one has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and raise the holiday spirit! Send kittens to others by adding {{ subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Marlith (Talk) 04:38, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
The Dispatch didn't go through the Workshop and I just found out about it; do I have time to review it and clean it up? It doesn't look finished, and I didn't even know about it. So much for setting up a Workshop and working hard to get others to coordinate efforts there. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 07:06, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315. I edited the Wikipedia Signpost/2008-12-01/Arbitration report because I didn't understand what a civility parole was. This got me thinking about writing for the Signpost. I looked at Signpost/Newsroom, but wasn't sure how to help out. If you have a suggestion for a topic, I would be happy to take a stab at writing an article on it either for the December 8th issue or the issue to follow that one. -- Suntag ☼ 08:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
G'day Ral, one idea I had for getting folks to start referencing BLPs maybe was to post a link to this page along with a short rationale on why sourcing BLPs are good (both legal and personal reasons!). Apparently there are rather alot.... What do you think? Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 04:03, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Could you send over the wikipedia thing that looks like a newspaper? If you decide to, then send it the same way you did to Shrewpelt. Thank you for checking!- Warriorscourge ( talk) 00:30, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Ral315. I left the following message on the Help Desk but Teratornis suggested you may have a better idea how to fix this. So I paste it here:
One of the rotating messages of the fundraising banner has a spelling error. " Merci et bravo pour votre impartialité ! — Benoit from Luxembuorg, donated 30 EUR" Luxembourg is spelled wrongly. Please pass this on to the right department. Thanks. Dr.K. ( logos) 07:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Dr.K. ( logos) 09:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Ral, I'm unsure what to do with Wikipedia:FCDW/TempFPreview; it's still not at the standard I'd like for a Dispatch, but I haven't located anyone who is willing or able to finish it up to the usual Dispatch standards. If you feel it's good enough, I guess it could run. We've also got Wikipedia:FCDW/WBFLN just about ready. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
How do you upload pictures, if they are from google do you need a copyright signed paper or whatever -- Hippieslayer ( talk) 23:29, 28 December 2008 (UTC)Hippieslayer
Dear Ral315,
Wishing you a happy a new year, and very best wishes for 2009. Whether we were friends or not in the past year, I hope 2009 will be better for us both.
Kind regards,
Majorly talk 20:58, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Have you considered doing the signpost like the Germans? It doesn't have issues, it just has one page. Anyone who wants to add an article can. - Peregrine Fisher ( talk) ( contribs) 04:08, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Edward_Owens included mention of the Edward Owens hoax in the Chronicle for Higher Education, and while I didn't track down that link myself, I'm sure you'll agree that if true such mention fits in with "in the news" sorts of blurbs. You know best, but only have so many eyes. Best wishes in 2009 and love your work! BusterD ( talk) 13:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
ArbCom have just put together a proposal reforming CheckUser and Oversight appointments. The text in full is here, where a straw poll is running. Thought you'd like to know :) -- ROGER DAVIES talk 19:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Ral315, this is Punk Boi 8. I was banned in early 2007 for disrupting your newspaper and trying to have pages included that are not newspaper standard. I apoligise for the disruption I caused to the Signpost. Thanks -- Punk Boi 8 ( talk) 08:54, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Currently RALBOT delivers the signpost to subscribed users.
I put the mini-signpost on my talk page by transclusion, but it doesn't update until my talk page is edited or purged.
Could you add a task to RALBOT to purge pages of users who transclude {{ Signpost-subscription}} or, if that's not a good idea, purge pages of users who sign up for purging? davidwr/( talk)/( contribs)/( e-mail) 01:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Feel free to say "no!" to the following request, but it would be great to get a bit of coverage in the signpost for the following pet project of mine:
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Every little bit of publicity helps! :) - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 18:29, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your work on the Signpost over the years. It has been a wonderful resource for me and many others, and I greatly appreciate the huge body of quality effort you put into it. Here, have a barnstar:
The Barnstar of Diligence | ||
For over three years of amazing service as editor-in-chief of the Wikipedia Signpost. kotra ( talk) 17:45, 16 February 2009 (UTC) |
An Absolute Multitude of Barnstars | ||
One barnstar is not enough. I'm giving you one for every week that you ran the Signpost. Since posting around 169 barnstars here might just kill the servers, this makeshift one will hopefully adequately cover my gratitude as well as that of the entire Wikipedia community. Thank you ever so much. GARDEN 21:16, 18 February 2009 (UTC) |
The Signpost Barnstar | ||
I award this, the first Signpost Barnstar, to to Ral315 for his years of hard work.-- ragesoss ( talk) 18:26, 19 February 2009 (UTC) |
Hi there,
I haven't bee able to figure out how to do this so I was hoping you could help. Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Issue/NextTemp currently emits a date in format MD, right now the Signpost is published with articles dated DM. As it works we must subst: the template, then modify the date to be DM. I was wondering if it would be possible for /NextTemp to be in DM already in order to take out the extra step. Thanks! §hep Talk 01:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
The Signpost Barnstar | ||
I award this, the second Signpost Barnstar, to to Ral315 for his years of hard work on the Signpost. Enigma msg 04:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC) |
Hi
A user whom you blocked indefinitely two years ago is back in uploading copy-vio images. I have raised the issue here. I need your input to proceed on this matter as one of the clerks want further diff to substantiate the case against him even though he actually admits to be a sock master. There are now 1,074 pages which he seems to want to "upgrade" to GA status. I believe there is a serious risk of legal exposure here. Anwar ( talk) 15:27, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
User:Ral315/Archive 31 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, Peace, A record of your Day will always be kept here. |
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:35, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Re. signpost / Spotlight
I've added some more info, as a suggestion, in Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions#Requests_for_WikiProject_features.
I hope that this was the right place to write it; I'm leaving this note in the hope that someone will look at it a bit, and see if it could be included. I think that it's an important project, and it works well with many people - hence we need the publicity! Chzz ► 22:37, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Wikipedia:Deletion log. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. MBisanz talk 23:48, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Please refer to Talk:Repeating_decimal#Theorem of repeating decimal. What is your opinion?-- Ling Kah Jai ( talk) 13:08, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
I have sent you an e-mail. -- Tenmei ( talk) 01:39, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Greg Kohs says you or the other list moderator on Foundation-I censored his critique of the Wikimedia Foundation business model. I hope it wasn't you because I thought you have better judgment than to do such a silly act. Chutznik ( talk) 22:06, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello Ral315! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 830 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{ unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:
Thanks!-- DASHBot ( talk) 04:31, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I am leaving you this message as part of a personal effort to revive the Queen WikiProject of which you are listed as a participant. If you are not interested in committing yourself to contributing to Queen related articles please go about removing yourself from the participants list on the project page. On the other hand if you are interested in the project and do wish to contribute, I encourage you to head over to the project's talk page to work towards outstanding tasks and share ideas on how Queen-related articles may be improved.
Thanks for reading this, and I look forward to your response. Such a legendary group deserves to be honoured with quality articles on Wikipedia and it is a great shame such a project has gone inactive.
TheStig 20:49, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your edits to The Signpost. Please note that chronological items are not linked unless there is a very good reason to do so. WP:MOSDATE. Tony (talk) 06:09, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. -- DQ (t) (e) 23:50, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
A discussion has begun about whether the article Jeopardy! Million Dollar Masters, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.
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A discussion has begun about whether the article Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.
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As it appears that you were the first editor(back in 2006) to introduce the notion and wording that an image can be an attack page too, you may be interested to join a debate on the attack page discussion page proposing the removal of the word and debating the merits of expanding the definition to include image+caption combinations. Please inform anyone else you think may be interested to contribute whatever views they hold on it --— Tumadoireacht Talk/ Stalk 05:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Template:Contribs has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. c y m r u . l a s s (talk me, stalk me) 08:27, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to interview the former editors in chief of the Signpost for an article in the Signpost. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new contributors to the newspaper. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. Have a great day. - Mabeenot ( talk) 04:25, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, back in 2008 you protected this template. I do not really see a need for protecting this template, the reason given was "very high-risk template" which I doubt – it is only used on 50 pages or so, and there has not been much vandalism, if any. Even if it needed protection, autoconfirmed protection would have been sufficient. Since I am not sure you are still active here, I am also requesting its unprotection on Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. Thanks, SPQRobin ( talk) 10:18, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
You have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. X Ottawahitech ( talk) 14:57, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Template:MathCOTM has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Magioladitis ( talk) 23:24, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
As one of the previous contributors to {{ Infobox film}} or as one of the commenters on it's talk page, I would like to inform you that there has been a RfC started on the talk page as to implementation of previously deprecated parameters. Your comments and thoughts on the matter would be welcomed. Happy editing!
Template:Current-Math-COTM has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Magioladitis ( talk) 11:59, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions/Upcoming matches. Since you had some involvement with the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions/Upcoming matches redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. -- Tavix ( talk) 23:34, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
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