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Thank you for adopting me. I appreciate it. You took me in when I needed help learning how to use Wikipedia. I will work alongside you even when I don't need you anymore. Ian (talk) 07:53, 8 October 2010 (UTC) |
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In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference NYC 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Ambassador Program and Wikipedia Academy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).
In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.
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This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 16:13, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
Hey Mono, I emailed you. Ian (talk) 06:12, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi there Mono! You may be wondering, what have I done to sound the alarm this time? Nothing. I'm messaging you in regards to the adopt-a-user program, which currently has a backlog of users wishing to be adopted. This doesn't make much sense, as we have a considerable list of users offer adoption, so there shouldn't be any backlog. I've begun to eliminate this backlog myself through a matching program, but I need your help to make it work. Of course, adoptees and adopters don't have to go through there, but I believe it helps eliminate the backlog because someone is actively matching pairs.
On the list of adopters, I have modified the middle column to say "Interests." It's easier working with other users that have similar interests, so if it's not too much to ask, could you add your interests in the middle column? For example, if I was interested in hurricanes, computers, business, and ... reptiles? I would place those in the middle column. Counter-vandalism and the like can also be included (maintenance should be used as the general term). The more interests, the better, since adoptees can learn more about you and choose the one they feel most comfortable working with. The information about when you're most active and other stuff can go into the "Notes" section to the right.
Finally, I've gone around and asked adoptees (and will in the future) to fill in a short survey so adopters can take the initiative and contact users they feel comfortable working with. We all know that most adoptees just place the adopt me template on their user page and leave it - so it's up to us to approach them and offer adoption. So, please take a look at the survey, adopt those that fit your interests, and maybe watchlist it so you can see the interests of adoptees and adopt one that fits your interests in the future.
Once again, thank you for participating in the adopt-a-user program! If you wish to respond to this post, please message me on my talk page.
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I need to talk with you about something, but you don't have email enabled. Could you please email me? My address is on my userpage. Ta. → ROUX ₪ 20:14, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
Still asleep? He said he is most active at about 20 Wikipedia time. (I started at 2030 wiki time) Ian (talk) 06:15, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't! Wikipedia is my life! Ian (talk) 10:06, 11 October 2010 (UTC) Seriously! I can't be sane without it! I've fallen into that habit, Airplaneman!
Oh, looks like I learned something new today! You know, the star(*) thing. Ian (talk) 17:42, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Where is Mono? I emailed him! Ian (talk) 19:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Well, thanks. Anyway, what exactly is an RL?Ian (talk) 08:54, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I am translating Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/TuEntidad.es. When I finish, I will resubmit the entry. I hope it will get enough references, its ok other languages than English? See you soon. RedeWa (talk) 21:35, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
Mono!? Email me. I will email you in code. I'll explain it all in the email. Ian (talk) 21:36, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
We'll do all the adoption talking at my Adoption page, that way we can keep at least that conversation under control. Ian (talk) 17:48, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for keeping an eye on the truth (and my work) on Mentor High School. Hope I did this right and didn't screw up your page. =) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.68.22 (talk) 22:50, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
Do you own this user account? If not, why are you using it's userspace to redirect to User:Dripping Flame? When signing posts, please include at least one link that contains the actual username of the account with which you are editing. –xenotalk 15:05, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't know if you're aware, but your user talk page is squished to the right half of wide screen monitors. –xenotalk 19:20, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Mono, I had an idea. Maybe we could each grab up a couple Wikipedia friends and do a false revert war. I'll take Airplaneman and Access Denied. Let's do a user subpage on my page so I can easily reach it and you can easily reach mine. Here: User talk:Ian.bjorn There. Let's do it when you're ready. Leave me a message on my talk page when you want to start. Ian (talk) 05:46, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Clever, Mono. I thought maybe we make a sandbox and one of us makes something we like and the other changes it. Then we can see what it's like to be in a revert war. Ian (talk) 00:19, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Ian, please read WP:MYSPACE one more time. Access Denied [FATAL ERROR] 00:36, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Ok, Ok. I just had this crazy idea and now I know it's wrong. Ok, I'll have to find out about it when someone pulls me into one. But then, I'll ask for help winning it. How's that? Ian (talk) 01:32, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Uh, I knew that already. 3RR, been there, done that. You win it by having many friends with you to overwhelm him so you don't get it violated. Ian (talk) 02:54, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Ian, why don't you try getting the pink chunk below 50 percent ? Access Denied [FATAL ERROR] 03:06, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
If you want to talk more, do so live on my IRC channel. THENEWMONO™ 03:11, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello fellow motto contributor. Discussions arer still open on Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Nominations#Suggested changes and still require further input especially on ideas 10-17. Please could you voice your opinion as this is going to be closed in early November. Please help out or even make any new idea suggestions. Simply south (talk) 15:22, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Please insert this text:
Category:Non-free audio samples by artist
It seems unlikely that there are enough pages to support this category. Hello, please take into account that there are many similar categories in the Category:Non-free audio samples by artist. The categories are needed in order to set a link from other Wikpedias, where nonfree content is not allowed. -- 84.132.58.246 (talk) 12:50, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
Oh really? You can't just, um, go ahead and do it? It is totally non-controversial, just for this one task. :) -- Cirt (talk) 05:10, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
Do you know when the next meeting will be? I'm afraid I missed a lot from WP:WWF/D/2010/O and so I'd like to know what other opportunities might arise. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 07:32, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
Since you have created the File:File:OMT logo.png for OMT, could you also make an logo of a similar font and design for ONAU using elements from File:Arihant 1.jpg or File:ACTION.GIF? WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 23:13, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). THEMONO™ 00:22, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Hey Mono, I just wanted to let you know that I reverted your edit to DASHBot/VANDALWARN1. I want to stick with consensus for vandalism warning, and I'd prefer it if you'd consult me before making a settings change without consensus. Regards, Tim1357 talk 02:57, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
TIFFs take forever to load, and you should crop it so it's much smaller and leaves out the MBA (which I so dearly want now, although paying $200 for an extra 64GB is ridiculous). But the Apple website seems to use pngs; why not use that instead? /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 03:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
I am not seeing why a free image couldn't be made that provides the same information to the reader as File:MacBook Air October 2010 Promotional Image.png and File:MacBook Air television advertisement (screenshot).jpg. Especially the first one, but even the second one could be restaged. Angus McLellan (Talk) 10:31, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
No, it could not. How would you get
We want to be accurate; it would likely be a derivative work anyway. The first one will be replaced as soon as:
So, that's why. THEMONO™ 22:54, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
OK, Mono. number one is this: when are you going to email me? I'm sorry. Number two? Check status. Ian (talk) 23:07, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
User:Mono/TB Ⓢock 22:50, 24 October 2010 (UTC) User:VerballyInsane/TB VerballyInsane 13:21, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
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Article of the month – Alan Kulwicki, selected as a good article
Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck. Despite starting with meager equipment and finances, he earned the 1986 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award over drivers racing for well-funded teams. After Kulwicki won his first race at Phoenix International Raceway, he debuted what would become his trademark "Polish Victory Lap". Kulwicki won the 1992 Winston Cup championship by what was then the closest margin in NASCAR history. He died early in 1993 in a light aircraft accident, and was unable to defend his championship. He has been inducted into numerous racing halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Kulwicki was known for being a perfectionist and doing things his own way. An engineer by trade, his scientific approach to NASCAR racing inspires the way teams are now run. Despite lucrative offers from top car owners, he insisted on driving for his own race team, AK Racing, during most of his NASCAR career. Described by his publicist as "a real hard type of person to get to know", he remained a bachelor throughout his life. (More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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((Resolved)) Had a false alarm vandalism, from alt account of yours. 173.49.140.141 (talk) 00:40, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Can you help me with User:Perseus, Son of Zeus/List of Heroes of Olympus characters, to be moved to List of Heroes of Olympus characters or List of The Heroes of Olympus characters, if you've read The Lost Hero! Thanks! Perseus!-Talk to me 18:02, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the barnstar. I was glad to help out with the drive. Backtable Speak to meconcerning my deeds. 02:35, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
Hey mono, I see you're using AWB on the monomium account. I thought that was only for Windows computers; are you using it on a Windows computer or your Mac (using Wine)? Just wondering, Airplaneman ✈ 00:16, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
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The sun is pretty big,[1] but the moon is not so big.[2] The sun is also quite hot.[3]
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Hi there! I thought you might be interested in the December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive. We're currently recruiting help to clear a massive backlog (22,000+ articles), and we need your help! Participants in the drive will receive barnstars for their contributions! If you have a spare moment, please join and wikify an article or tell your friends. Thanks! |
In accord with our practices with respect to younger editors, I've suppressed earlier versions of the userpage of one of your adoptees, Ian.bjorn. This is in no way a reflection on the user, or on you or your adoption activities. Another administrator, DragonflySixtyseven, has left a brief note on the user's talk page, with a link to some guidance for him in this respect. Please feel free to ping me or email me if you have any questions. Risker (talk) 05:53, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
((Resolved)) Codedon (talk · contribs) may be coming back. Would've emailed, but you don't have it on. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 02:26, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. The article came along very good, hope it wont be erased. And sure, im very pleased to help writting in Wikipedia even tough the school project is over. Natquintana (talk) 05:12, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Mono, if you or WikiCopter have a TUSC I can approve both of you on the MDB interface so you can approve your own requests next time. Regards, —Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм • Champagne? • 8:04pm • 09:04, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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Article of the month – Auto Club Speedway, a recent good article
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.Construction of the track, on the site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill, began in 1995 and was completed in late 1996. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 91,200 and 28 skyboxes. In 2006, a fanzone was added behind the main grandstand. Lights were added to the speedway in 2004 with the addition of a second annual NASCAR weekend. In 2011 the track will host only one NASCAR weekend. (More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi there Mono! I got your talkback message on my talk page, but I can't seem to find a message for me on the page it links to. Also nice to see you've come back! Sumsum2010·T·C 04:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
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Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.
A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.
This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!
You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.I think I've fixed ((Big Yellow Button)) now. Perseus (t • c) 20:04, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello Mono. This is not a 'recently created article'. Also, I can't find the other 'existing article on the subject' in the page's history. It could be Sindh Mastiff (currently a redirect to Bully Kutta).([2]) --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 10:42, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
I regret to inform you that your edit to the AfC logo was reverted. This was done for two reasons. First, the Wikipedia logo is copyrighted, and (even if we did get the okay to use the logo there) that would change the license of the AfC image. Second, several people on the IRC remarked that the change looked poor in smaller sizes, such as the templates used at AfC submissions and at people's talk pages. I think a better solution would to create and upload alternate versions using local language lettering for the logo (the way we do for the Wikipedia top banner).
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Sven Manguard Wha? 02:20, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
Hey Mono, can I ask you what your comment at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Access Denied was about? Were you sarcastically mocking the opposes or was that a serious oppose? Swarm X 07:15, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi I'm Aab114 (talk) 13:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC), and my team is cole35, libby8181, Lizz101. We have 6 people total. Were a team of students and we would like to improve the article, "Dictator." How should we start to edit this? Right on the site or is there another option that would be better? Thanks! Aab114 (talk) 13:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
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I can't find the awards page for the wikification drive anymore for some reason. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 02:51, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Really. Use something accessible.
That snowflake pic is awesome! /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 22:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
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Hi! I am grateful for your help!
One first puzzle is with regard to an entry that students in my class posted to wikipedia. It was rapidly deleted. I am not sure why. I am not sure how to fix it and get it loaded properly.
The info on the deletion is at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Querying_Wikipedia
The draft entry was saved in a Word file. You can see it at
https://www.yousendit.com/download/RlRxNU1GT01KV05FQlE9PQ
We look forward to your advice.
Many thanks, warm regards, Ed Fox (fox@vt.edu) (Edfox0714 (talk) 22:58, 19 December 2010 (UTC))
Can you come to IRC now? Nolelover and I are waiting and talking. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 02:16, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
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Please note this discussion, and I'll talk to you when I get back from vacation. Nolelover It's football season!
User:DeltaQuad/Christmas2010
I've started the page for our annual review of the year, and Tony and I were wondering if you'd like to do something humorous (Tony suggested an award the most embarrassing wiki-moment, the biggest drama award) for the review. Thanks, wackywace 10:38, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
The motto idea for those between 25th December and mid January needs consensus dtermined badly on which version should be used for which day or even whether the whole idea should be scrapped or postponed. Please help by discussion and determining consensus at WT:Motto of the day/Nominations#Christmas series and Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/Specials. The deadline is Friday at 9pm UTC. Simply south (talk) and their tree 23:48, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Sorry about disappearing on IRC last night! Something, probably rain related, shut down my internet until this morning. Sumsum2010·T·C 22:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
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Dear Mono, Best wishes to you and your family this holiday season, whether you are celebrating Christmas or a different holiday. It's a special time of the year for almost everyone, and there's always a reason to spread the holiday spirit! ;) Love, --Meaghan [talk] ≈ 15:34, 22 December 2010 (UTC) |
Hello Mono! I'm Aab114 (talk) 14:04, 23 December 2010 (UTC). I'm working on a project. My team is Liz101, Cole35, and Libby8181.We have other members but some of them do not have accounts. But anyway, were working to improve the article, "Dictator." We would like some ideas on how to start this whole process. We did leave a message before but, we never got a reply. Thank you so much, Aab114 (talk) 14:04, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
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ManhattanGMAT, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
Thank you for helping Wikipedia! Chzz ► 23:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
- Dwayne was here! ♫ 17:51, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Wishing you all the very best for the season. Thanks for all your help and support this year. Merry Christmas and may Santa be good to you! – SMasters (talk) 04:17, 24 December 2010 (UTC) Click to play! |
Hey Mono, I would just like to ask you to please get feedback on your changes, I have discussed them with some users on IRC and we would like you to get consensus on all of your changes to AfC. We do appreciate the contributions but there are reasons why some things were the way they were. Thanks. JoeGazz ▲ 14:23, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
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I am proud to announce that a file relating to NASCAR has been promoted to featured status, the first for our project. The nomination, which ened December 15, 2010, was nominated by Nascar1996 and received nine supports. This couldn't have been accomplished without our projects participants, so thank you and I hope you continue to improve the project. -- Nascar1996 21:19, 16 December 2010 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Article of the month – 2010 Sylvania 300, a recent Good Article
The 2010 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 19, 2010, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The 300 lap race was the twenty-seventh in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the first race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Clint Bowyer, of the Richard Childress Racing team, won the race, with Denny Hamlin finishing second, and Jamie McMurray third. Pole position driver Brad Keselowski maintained his lead in the first lap, but in the second lap Tony Stewart pulled ahead. Chase for the Sprint Cup participants Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin were in the top ten for most of the race, but in the closing laps all of them suffered spins or other problems. Hamlin was the only one to recover and finish in the top five. With two laps remaining, Tony Stewart was leading the race when he ran out of fuel, giving the lead to Bowyer, who also led the most laps in the race with 176. There were eight cautions and twenty-three lead changes among eight different drivers during the race. The race was Clint Bowyer's first win in the 2010 season, and the third of his career. The result advanced Bowyer to second in the Drivers' Championship, thirty-five points behind Hamlin and ten ahead of Kevin Harvick, but because of a penalty three days after the race, he fell to twelfth in the standings. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty-two points ahead of Toyota and seventy-four ahead of Ford, with nine races remaining in the season. A total of 95,000 people attended the race, while 3.68 million watched it on television. (More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thank you very much for the feedback on the Biography of Jean Pedersen. I will search for more verifiable sources. Thank you also for your time in helping me with my project. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JenniferJeanPedersenHooper (talk • contribs) 13:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
I am sorry I forgot to sign my comments before. Clearly, I am new to this media and format requirements. I meant no disrespect.
JenniferJeanPedersenHooper (talk) 13:50, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I wondered what was up with this guy's name. He has been warned about his name and he still has it, while all he does is add unsourced information to film articles. --uKER (talk) 20:46, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
I read your feedback on Heku and have added more resources. So each piece of information has the book listed. Is that correct? Sorry if I'm being a pain, I'd like to be able to push this out. I tried to reply to your feedback but... alas... couldn't figure out how.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Creteloc/Heku
Creteloc (talk) 23:26, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
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You might want to slow down or tweak the parameters or something if you have many edits like these... Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 03:25, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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Maybe I do have a grudge against him. Maybe I don't like the fact that some time back, he looked at every article I'd edited in the last week and tagged them all with QD tags or wrong multiple-issues tags. Maybe I don't like the fact that I can't say good morning to him without him throwing policies at me that are completely inapplicable. Or maybe I just don't like the fact that he recently deleted other users' TP comments from a third user's page (diffs at the ANI). Either way, I think his edits should be restricted in light of these things. Feel free to disagree Purplebackpack89 22:50, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
“ | Before we can create the article, it needs reliable sources to satisfy our criteria for inclusion. If the series been covered in a newspaper, magazine, or something similar, we can create the article, when those references are added. MonoALT (talk) 23:28, 27 December 2010 (UTC) | ” |
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So the actual books don't count? Heku is a fictional species created by the author solely for the series of books (published books). So how can the books not be used as a reference? There can't be scientific research or exhaustive articles on a species created for a series of fictional novels. Is there a way to still make this page happen? I can't help but liken the heku to Star Trek's Klingons or even Star Wars Wookies. They don't exist for actual scientific research. I have added more web page references though, if that helps. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Creteloc/Heku
Creteloc (talk) 00:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Awww guess I'm SOL. She's a new author and hasn't been feature in any newspapers that I can find, nor has she won any awards. Maybe someday the world will learn. Thanks though :(
ETA I just had a thought... what if the author writes the wiki? How much more reliable can you get? Not sure if she will but I can e-mail.
Creteloc (talk) 14:51, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Mono, thank you for helping get my ManhattanGMAT article moved to the AFC page. I assume that it was approved because after a few days on the AFC page, the article has now been moved to the mainspace. However, after a few days in mainspace, it quickly got tagged as "may not meet notability guidelines". I was hoping you could help me sort that out; I took great care to have the article reviewed and revised for notability before even moving it into the AFC, so I think it should be OK. Could you point me in the right direction of how to respond to the notability tagging? Thank you! ImTheBombardier (talk) 20:52, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Mono! Thanks for reviewing my Boeing Technical Fellowship entry! You mentioned the entry didn't have enough citations; I believe I've corrected that. Could you check? Thanks for all your work maintaining Wikipedia! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smintisgood (talk • contribs) 04:28, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Mono. Seeing as you are a member of the Percy Jackson Task Force, I was hoping you'd be able to tell me which books specific facts found in the Physical description section on Luke Castellan come from. The two I think need referencing are the facts about the dragon-inflicted scar, and the tree-nymph Juniper. Thanks, Brambleclawx 15:18, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
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For helping out at Requests for feedback. We really can use the help.--SPhilbrickT 20:59, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
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Good morning. First of all, I am not an expert in wikipedia. I know you reviewed "Sebastiane Award" article. Could you help me which are the improvements I have to do?. 24 hours passed from your review and I don't have clear the things to change.
This is a traslation from Spanish wikipedia (es).
Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zinesebastiane (talk • contribs) 10:52, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
I just wanted to pop over and tell you that your comment there was unacceptable. Looking at your talk page I would say that you may want to begin practicing what you feel he is not. Refrain from editing other users' talk pages in the future unless you can abide by WP:TPNO Thank you. 173.22.27.100 (talk) 20:21, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Raul Calvoz, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
Thank you for helping Wikipedia! Mono (talk) 23:21, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
My name is Brandon Mudd, I'm TJ Zizzo's PR rep and I'm trying to establish a page for him on Wikipedia. Can you let me know what I need to do to ensure the page goes live? Obviously, there are people who are able to put together pages easily, but every time I've tried to put one together, it seems I need clearance from God in triplicate to get it approved. Also, any and all photos that have been or will be put on his page are shot personally by me, so obviously I have the proper clearance. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
-Brandon W. Mudd — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skippy05 (talk • contribs) 23:22, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
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Article of the month – 2010 Ford 400
The 2010 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on November 21, 2010 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The 267 lap race was the thirty-sixth in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Kevin Harvick clinched third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Edwards, who started in the second position on the grid, remained behind him. On the fourth lap, Edwards became the leader of the race. Hamlin, the points leader, before the race, spun sideways early in the race, resulting with damage to his splitter. Afterward on lap 73, Martin Truex, Jr. became the leader, but after the final pit stops Edwards was first. He maintained the lead to win the race, after leading 192 laps. There were ten cautions and 25 lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Edwards' second win in the 2010 season, with the other being only one week earlier during the Kobalt Tools 500. Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship, 39 points ahead of Denny Hamlin. Johnson's team owner, Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, and Chevrolet won the Manufacturer Championship with 261 points, 44 points ahead of Toyota. A total of 67,000 people attended the race, while 5.605 million watched it on television. (More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I assume the newsletter is complete, but thought I should ask before sending it, as you are also a cord. for it. I'm going to add a little more right now but it seems complete for. Sumsum2010·T·C·Review me! 03:27, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hey Mono, it's User:Panyd (though not really, shh). I was wondering if I could please have your pdf copy of the leaflet you made. I want to get some printed out and handed out IRL! All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 17:15, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
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I just saw your edits to this and they made my day. I've been gone for a good year or so; thanks for making my return much more enjoyable. Cheers! :) m.o.p 02:57, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Mono, that was a bit uncivil. --Perseus8235 18:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
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Article of the month – 2010 Price Chopper 400, a recent GA
The 2010 Price Chopper 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 3, 2010 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The 300 lap race was the twenty-ninth in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The race was also the third event in the ten round Chase for the Sprint Cup competititon , which would concluded the 2010 season. Greg Biffle, of the Roush Fenway Racing team, won the race, with Jimmie Johnson finishing second and Kevin Harvick third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Jeff Gordon, who started in the third position on the grid, remained behind him. Twenty-three laps later Jeff Gordon became the leader of the race. After the final pit stops, Paul Menard became the leader of the race, but with less than fifty laps remaining, Biffle passed him. He maintained the first position to lead a total of sixty laps, and to win his second race of the season. There were five cautions and twenty lead changes among twelve different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Greg Biffle's second win in the 2010 season, and the sixteenth of his career. The result moved Biffle up to eighth in the Drivers' Championship, eighty-five points behind Jimmie Johnson and sixteen ahead of Jeff Burton. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty-seven ahead of Toyota and seventy-seven ahead of Ford, with seven races remaining in the season. A total of 100,000 people attended the race, while 5.25 million watched it on television. (More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hello, there is an upcoming, very informal discussion on IRC on the freenode channel ##chzzalpha connect (quick webchat link) on the 6th March 2011 at 17:00 UTC concerning ways to improve help over IRC, and other matters relating to Wiki?edia channels in general, but mostly about #wikipedia-en-help.
This is just a friendly, informal chat. Nothing official, no fixed agenda. There is nothing 'secretive' about it - anyone is quite welcome. Some of you had a chat there, the other day. We wanted to invite them to carry on discussions, at a prearranged time - and thought it courteous to ask group contacts and channel founders too. Or if you signed up manually.
If you aren't at all interested, feel free to remove yourself from the names we've spammed this to, which is in User:123Hedgehog456/IRC informal chat users. If you didn't sign up, well, people have been adding loads of names to the list, so someone might have accidentally added your name.
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So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions) (first, with 487 points) and Hurricanehink (submissions) (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. Casliber (submissions) finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to Jarry1250 (submissions) for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to Stone (submissions) for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.
Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.
Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:46, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Because I have noticed you commenting at the current RfC regarding Pending Changes, I wanted to invite you to the IRC channel for pending changes. If you are not customarily logged into the IRC, use this link. This under used resource can allow real time discussion at this particularly timely venture of the trial known as Pending Changes. Even if nothing can come from debating points there, at least this invitation is delivered with the best of intentions and good faith expectations. Kind regards. My76Strat 09:09, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
Sorry to hear about your indefinite wikibreak. Let me say for the Wikipedia community that your 17,271 edits and 1.5 years of contributions have made Wikipedia—the largest English encyclopedia in human history—a better place for readers and editors alike. Thank you.
If you have time, I'd appreciate your input here. Don't forget, you are still lead coordinator for WikiProject Wikify, and if you really do intend to leave indefinitely, well ... "If the executive coordinator was unable to perform his or her duties, the assistant coordinator would become executive coordinator." Guoguo12--Talk-- 03:36, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
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"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Wikify for an upcoming edition of The Signpost. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, you can find the interview questions here. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. If you have any questions, you can leave a note on my talk page. Have a great day. – SMasters (talk) 08:01, 7 March 2011 (UTC) |
Done, it should be up for you now. As it's newly turned on here at ENWIKI, keep an eye out for anything odd or surprising. Thanks! --joe deckertalk to me 02:30, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
WikiProject Wikify's March Mini! Hello, I thought you would be interested in the March Mini, a coordinated effort by WikiProject Wikify members to eliminate the 2008 backlog of articles tagged with ((wikify)) and/or ((dead end)). Come join in the fun! There are only three prizes to be won, including a special barnstar created just for this drive! Regards, |
Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Wikify at 04:05, 9 March 2011 (UTC).
Thanks for your comment about the new article. There's actually not a lot of new content, and I feel like it is better presented in a unified iPad article. I've prepared a sandbox of iPad with all the new content merged in; see this diff. I appreciate your enthusiasm about making it a Good Article but I feel like iPad itself needs some serious attention to continue to deserve that distinction, and a merger will get it much-needed attention. With that in mind, would you care to revisit the discussion? HereToHelp (talk to me) 02:46, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
((subst:AFC submission/submit))
to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Gabriele449 02:04, 16 March 2011 (UTC)