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Hi, PC78 - thanks for the adds to the LGBT project! Have you considered becoming an official member of the project? All it takes is adding your name to the membership list... :) -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 22:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Spider Woman
Please explain why you removed the reference to the Dine Spider Woman. Dine Spider Woman is a complete and seperate cultural identification and should not be just a incidental note on another page. I will write the page soon, but don't just take off the Dine reference. She lives on top of Spider Rock, a soaring, 800-foot-high free-standing spire in Canyon del Muerto.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Al95521 (talk • contribs) 17:35, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Morrison
_ _ No, i'm actually an advocate for the value of red lks on LoPbN, pretty much as a case of their value anywhere in WP. Without reviewing, what sticks in my mind in this case is
- blue lks to non-bio articles that don't even include bios (and in one case is the target of a rdr, that turned the deletion of a n-n bio into sort of a merge into the article on the person's works)
- mentions that seemed to me to suggest unsuitability of the person as the subject of non-deletable bio.
The theoretical criterion i aspire to apply is
- actual bio articles (but i've got a little hedging trick called ((Deln trk list entry)) for those i suspect are deletable), and
- rd lks likely to correspond to people who could have non-deletable bios.
_ _ Now, i may have erred on one or more Morrisons in my relative haste, and if in your mind i haven't closed all cases, i'd be more than happy to reconsider per your specific inputs, and respond. --Jerzyâ¢t 17:16, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
LGBT Project Template
Hi, PC78! Glad to see you adding the template to articles - There seem to be so many! Two comments to consider. One, go ahead and rate the article when you add the banner - most of the time it's easy (stub), but be bold and rate however you want. Two, the "talkheader" template should only be used on pages that see a lot of comments - see the talkheader page for more info. And thanks again for your help!! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 07:30, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Helping out with the Unassessed Wikipedia Biographies
Seeing that you are an active member of the WikiBiography Project, I was wondering if you would help lend a hand in helping us clear out the amount of [unassessed articles] tagged with ((WPBiography)). Many of them are of stub and start class, but a few are of B or A caliber. Getting a simple assessment rating can help us start moving many of these biographies to a higher quality article. Thank you! --Ozgod 21:34, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for helping out - it is greatly appreciated! In time you will get the hang of it - seeing which articles are or are notstub or start class. Right now the important thing for us to do is get them tagged so they can move onto the next phase of development. Again, thank you for contributing! --Ozgod 07:20, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I wrote a response to your vote here. Crumbsucker 21:00, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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WikiProject Films February Newsletter
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I've removed the speedy deletion tag from the above article. While the subject might not be notable, the article does assert notability in a reasonable way. You may wish to list it at WP:AFD instead, to get a broader consensus on the article. Thanks for your time and your hard work reporting these articles - even though I'm not deleting this particular one, your efforts are very much appreciated. KafzielTalk 13:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
DYK
On 15 March, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Teresa Cheung, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.
I only moved the notes from the opening down to the main text where db and spouse was developed further, just a common practice. And the 1959 flag is appropriate, as she was born before 1997. --regards, Camptown 11:14, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
In this edit, you said that Berdiyev is a living person. However, there are rumors floating around saying that he might be dead. Would it be possible to change the template so that it would say "possibly living person"?--Ed¿Cómo estás? 00:43, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
I just removed the line. Thanks!--Ed¿Cómo estás? 00:56, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
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DavidShankBone deserves kudos for his current drive to provide quality LGBT photos from the NYC area. One of the more recent photos is posted on Michael Musto, and you can check out the gallery on David's user page.
Project News
There is now the beginning of a list of core topics to possibly be included in the Wikipedia 1.0 release. Your suggestions are welcome; there may be many core LGBT topics still missing.
We have a list of people categorized as LGBT whose articles need to be checked for reliable sourcing. This effort is necessary and urgent, to comply with Wikipedia's policy on living persons. Please take a few moments to source one article; if you've got time, do another.
SatyrTN identified all the articles that were in subcategories of Category:LGBT but not yet tagged with the project's banner, about 1,400 articles. These have been completed, though SatyrBot will make periodic runs through the cats to find any new entries. Thanks Satyr!
The number of articles within our project's spectrum (6,667 currently) should now be relatively stable and only grow with article creation. However, if you find a category that should be included, please let SatyrTN know so it can be included in the bots runs.
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I believe I may have moved it to GA status before I became an active participant in WP:BIO and became aware of the whole process of rating and assessing articles. --Ozgod 03:44, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
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Maundy Thursday
Hi - I see you've said this movie has a pedophile theme. I've only been able to find that the protagonist had an 'abusive' father. Was this sexual abuse and if so, what age was the boy? Thanks. Tony 09:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)Tony
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A taskforce dealing with LGBT publications has been proposed. If you are interested in getting involved, consider signing up at the projects' page.
Our core topics list is looking good. It's still a bit slim on LGBT history articles, non-American LGBT media, and important LGBT biographies. Do you have suggestions?
David Shankbone has done an amazing job taking photographs of LGBT celebrities. Thanks David! People interested in collaborating with him and setting up a photography taskforce should contact him or drop a note at the project's talkpage.
The LGBT Portal still needs a bit of love and attention :-). Again, any good quality (free) photos you come across on LGBT articles can be added to the gallery here. Volunteers to help out with the Portal are extremely welcome- make yourselves known on the Portal's talkpage. Updates to the current news items are helpful.
Deputy coordinator elections
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I know that's what wiktionary is for. But does it really matter? Many words have disambiguation articles where the word's meaning is told like that, and I think at least some people will look up ditto on Wikipedia to just fast check what it means. Well, whatever.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.181.111.212 (talk) 09:59, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
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WikiProject Biography is holding a three month long assessment drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unassessed articles. The drive is running from June 1, 2007 â September 1, 2007.
Awards to be won range from delicacies such as the WikiCookie to the great Golden Wiki Award.
There are over 110,000 articles to assess so please visit the drive's page and help out!
Monthly Challenge: June Stub Review! Take a moment and sift through the roughly 3,600 Stub-class LGBT articles. Are they still stubs? If not, make an assessment change. Even better, do you see anything you can add/edit to increase the rating? Let's see if the project can lower the number of stubs down below 3,000!
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Wardrobe
Hello, User:PC78, you seem to have more of an idea than I how to do a rename here, for Wardrobe, which is surely going to be consensus soon, do you think? If you would care to, I suggest by all means you do it then, whenever is best, if you are happy with that. I will follow what you do, because I haven't done any renames yet, nor quite know how to follow the instructions for that procedure in full.
The alternative is we call for help from another User, or Help, but if you are happy to do it, that would be fine by me. Regards, User:Newbyguesses - Talk 02:41, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Re: Isha Sesay
Hi there; no, ((Cite web)) isn't a requirement, but I prefer it because citation templates provide a high degree of uniformity and professional look to the articles, and if something needs to be changed format-wise in the future, you only have to change the template to affect all the related articles. Just a neat, simple way of doing things. I highly recommend it! ;) You can check out WP:CITET to see some of the other citation templates available for different purposes.
Out of curiosity, why was the "Minister for Economic Development" bit removed? It is the specific title given in the Mano Vision citation, as opposed to just the generic "advisor" title. Also, images are normally best left at the top of the page, rather than somewhere midway (though, to be honest, I should have removed the image entirely as it constitutes a fair-use violation). -- HuntsterT • @ • C 17:04, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Gotcha regarding "advisor"...good middle ground. Weak rationale for the image, perhaps, but I do suppose it skims by for now. Don't be surprised if it eventually is removed, as I doubt an admin would permit it to stay. -- HuntsterT • @ • C 17:21, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Your note in page history reads "(tagged for inappropriate tone - reads more like a fan site or essay than an encyclopedic article)". I'm something of a Wiki novice; can you cite 2-3 of the most glaring examples? I want to be sure I'm on right track, as it seems I'll be appealing to you in particular for removal of this stigmatic tag. (My computer crashed before I could sign. This is Relgif)71.222.115.225 08:48, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
PC78 - Thank you. Your critiques are sound. In fact, I have no objection to your skimming the effusiveness off the text as it stands as of this morning. If that significantly shortens it, so be it. Your work will serve as an example to me, not only at this page, but on any future pages. Relgif 18:57, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
PC78 - I believe I have addressed a number of your concerns by removing material that betrayed obvious partiality. This was mainly a subtractive process; I have located several good sources I intend to use to make the piece more informative, specific, and less "editorial". Thank you.Relgif 03:48, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Image:Harisu_DoDo_commercial.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Harisu_DoDo_commercial.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:
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If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use criteria. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that any fair use images which are replaceable by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rettetast 19:11, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
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Re: Linkspam
From what I've seen, the Korean film reviews are blanketed across multiple Korean films indiscriminately. The strong Wikipedia presence despite its minimal reputation seems to suggest a cheap contribution to "link farms" in External links. I've left alone reviews and similar pages that have actually been implemented into the article. I'm not targeting just these reviews -- I'm working off my subpage, based on widespread external link distributions that I've encountered or links that I've come across in subsequent clean-ups. Let me know if there is an issue. External links ought to be for supplementary content that can help the article but does not have a place for it -- meaning, for a historical film, a historian's review would be appropriate for it, and not an indiscriminate link choice that doesn't take into account the topic of the film. Erik (talk • contrib) - 18:38, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
(I'll respond here since the thread seems to have led here). It seems that your reason for deleting these links is simply because they are "blanketed" across Wikipedia. There is a very good reason for this. It is the most reliable and thorough English-language source for information and reviews of Korean films available. (If you know of a better one, please provide it, as that imaginary source would be very useful for improving these articles.) The articles and reviews linked at these sites-- at least the ones I've seen removed-- are not at all "indiscriminate." They all pertain directly to the film or actor which is the subject of the article. When we've got so many completely unsourced articles, to remove these links is to remove valuable sourcing from these articles, and to lessen their quality. Rizzleboffin 19:52, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Butterfly hidden MV
If memory serves, the MV will appear when u click on the butterfly on the menu in the 2nd disk ( or the 1st disk XD ) Enjoy! Da Vynci 11:27, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Korea Assessment
I think tonights run will probably work now, although of course there's still a few non-standard categories that cam't be counted. I changed a lot of stuff here ... if there's anything you don't like, just go ahead and change it. -- Prove It(talk) 14:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Monthly Challenge: Submit an article to our Jumpaclass competition! Languishing unloved, it is a great way to improving that article you always meant to improve but never got round to. Challenge someone else to go head to head and see who can improve their article most!
Our Deputy Coordinators have been doing a fabulous job so far. Well done!
The portal is now looking very snazzy, well done to Fireplace for all his hard work.
The list of LGBT people to be sorted has now beed reduced by 20%. Please help us with it, all of us adding just one person a day would have a dramatic effect!
The Core Topics is now largely complete. The original aim of getting some kind of publication out of it is extremely long term - any short term uses we can make of it are welcome on the project talkpage.
A suggestion was made this month that we start our own wiki. Although the conclusion was that we felt we were a part of Wikipedia rather than a stand alone organisation, it seems there is an LGBT wiki already, at http://lgbt.wikia.com/wiki/Main_page . Members may be interested in getting involved there.
The Collaboration is now getting rather short on suggestions. Article nominations for August through December would be welcome on the talkpage.
There is now a list of Missing LGBT Topics. Help is needed to work out which topics can be made redirects or need to be created. Please contribute is you can.
An LGBT banner that was created for Wikipedia's internal ads system has now been adapted so it can be placed on blogs and websites. The html is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:LGBT"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Qxz-ad48.gif" height="53" width="445"></a> Please credit Miranda and link to her userpage: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Miranda">Miranda</a>. The banner can be seen in action here. If you have a blog or a website, please consider adding the banner, either in a post or as part of your profile.
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Barnstar
The Original Barnstar
Thanks a lot for your interest in Korea & its wikiproject. I love your contributions to the templates, project pages, etc. Many of these technical stuffs people usually don't know how to handle or willing to. Wikimachine 16:44, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Janghwa Hongreyon-jon
A ((prod)) template has been added to the article Janghwa Hongreyon-jon, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice explains why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the ((dated prod)) notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you endorse deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please tag it with ((db-author)). NeilN 02:31, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
Korea
If you look at the current version, the Three Kingdoms image bleeds into the text. Is this preferrable to the amended layout I worked on?Shehzadashiq 08:45, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
I think I have figured out what the problem is. I use firefox and you use IE. Both browsers display pages differently. In firefox bleeding is shown whilst in IE it is not visible. Sorry about that.
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I would like to award you this barnstar for being an active part of the team working towards the improvement of the ((Infobox actor)) template. It has been a great pleasure and I look forward to more such collaborative work. -- Kudret abi 20:02, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Name tables
Hi PC78,
Thanks for your question, and all your good work on Korea-related topics. I think it would be best to merge the two templates, but this will be a bit tricky -- not because of the order (I'm not sure the order in ((Koreanname)) is quite right anyway), but because two of the sets are labeled differently in ((Koreanname)) and ((Koreanruler)) (namely the posthumous (post/ph) and birth (b/born) names). So either the alternate labels will need to be incorporated into ((Koreanname)), or each invocation of Koreanruler will need to be checked and converted by hand.
I'd volunteer for the job, but seem to be a bit pressed for time at the moment. "Real life"... so overrated. :-( Cheers, -- Visviva 20:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
Goguryeo-guk literally means "Goguryeo country". The sites you have seen on the web are mostl likely about the state of Goguryeo. The creation of the Goguryeo-Guk article was a futile attempt to name one of the brief revival movements for Goguryeo. In historical texts, there was a mention of this said revival movement, but it was not called Goguryeo-country. Even the original creator of the article agrees with the deletion of this page, and the contents be moved to a new article titled revival movements of GoguryeoOdst 23:31, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
What??? I think that's exactly what I said. well, in that case, What I say now overlaps whatever different thing I may have said before. Odst 23:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
I did say there was no such thing in that context. You do not seem to have much knowledge of the Korean language. In speech, when one says Goguryeo-guk, it means nation of Goguryeo. It is as if one says a country called Korea, for example. The word Goguryeo-guk is only reserved for some parts of speech. There is no official term such as Goguryeo-guk, as Goguryeo is called simply called Goguryeo.
I apologize if what I said before on the talk page caused confusion for you.
Odst 23:59, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Korean district
Sorry for the late response. I was busy working on my little project for Wikipedia. The template you are current working looks great. The only concern I have is 'Short form.' I don't think it will be used a lot and this kind of information usually goes into the intro section of articles. Also, it would be great to rename it (or create new one and redirect the old one) to ((Infobox Korean district)) like other infoboxes.
In addition, I totally agree with moving ((Koreanname)) to ((Infobox Korean name)). As I was always told, WP:BB :D eDenE 03:07, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Info box actors
I thought we decided at WikiProject Actors the convention is to use gold for living actors and silver for deceased. Please respect this. I find is frustrating that despite establishing the Actor/Filmmaker project on wikipedia I am not permitted to have a say in the infoboxes!!! Personally I am not a fan of the off yellow color anyway ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦"Expecting you?"Contribs 11:17, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Great idea I've seen what has been done now it keeps silver by death date and blocks out colors other than silver or gold. Great!!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦"Expecting you?"Contribs 11:24, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I didn't say we "own the info box" but we certainly have every right to administer and upkeep it as much as "admin" do. I've said all along I strongly prefer the silver. I can't do much more than this than state my opinion. If we must have gold why can't it actually be a gold color rather than an off yellow?. The doubt the guarders of the box are going to listen to a word or my opinion anyway ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦"Expecting you?"Contribs 11:44, 10 August 2007 (UTC).
Films
OK thanks. Its funny as I keep coming across your name today!!! You did Miracle on 1st Street didn't you. I'm currently drawing up a list of films by country of the world - including America! Please feel free to add any missing film to List of South Korean films or whatever you are interested in. Yes the infobox thing does need to be decided on - but it would be good if you could select the color that appeals to you in your preference options wouldn't it. This would save a lot of disgreements. It can be difficult deciding on a format that millions of people ar happy and agree with!!! Regards ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦"Expecting you?"Contribs 12:15, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
DYK
On 12 August, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jang Jin-young, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
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Article News
The ongoing effort to create a comprehensive list of LGB people has begun to bear fruit - /A AND the /W-Z lists have been featured! Congratulations to Dev920 and SatyrTN who nominated them respectively. Please consider pitching in the the remaining lists to help us get them finished before the end of the year.
Project News
WP:LGBT now has an IRC channel! It is #LGBTProject on Freenode. Users without IRC or Xchat can use the java app at java.freenode.net to access the channel from their web browser. Hope to see you in there sometime!
David Shankbone has taken a LOT of photos. An idea has been mooted to create a page for listing people who are willing to take images in their area on request, please give your thoughts here.
Considerable discussion has recently been held on our coverage of same sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships. You may be interested to read it.
The list of LGBT people to be sorted has now been reduced by over 30%. Please help us with it, all of us adding just one person a day would have a dramatic effect!
A gay cabal conspiracy ghost has been created to do with what you will. :)
Member News
Since the last newsletter was released, we have had more members been labelled inactive than who have signed up - please consider recruiting a few more people if you can, a WikiProject is only as good as its members. :)
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Deleted
I have deleted User:PC78/Sandbox/a per your request. SchuminWeb (Talk) 07:51, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Your last edits to this template look good, with the exception of "Vietnamese name". I don't want to revert over such a small detail, but can you fix it please? Cheers! PC78 19:10, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Oops, I made a typo in the code. Thanks for pointing that out! —Remember the dot(talk) 19:14, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for your kind invitation to join the WP Korea project; much appreciated. My main focus is on martial arts articles, but if I start working more on Korean articles later, I would be honoured to join. In the meantime, I will continue contributing to Korean articles as I am able. Janggeom 03:05, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Korean name infobox
Hi! May I ask you which is the right infobox I can use in the future? User:^demonBot2 has changed a hugh number of boxes a few days ago, e.g. Hong Sung-Heon. So I used the same style. Now you changed this style to the next style... I am confused... and it is not nice to have so many different styles! Please inform me what to do. Thanks and :) Doma-w 02:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your answer. I understand, but then there is no need for this Template:Infobox Korean name anymore, when the box is styled individual for every person. Happy editing :) Doma-w 10:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I would like to have at least all Olympic competitiors from Korea with the same infobox. And for me the easiest way is to use Template:Infobox Korean name, without a change of color and width. I only want to know which infobox I can use for all Olympic competitiors from Korea, without thinking about color and width. Is there a way? Up to now I thought there is a reason for the color of this infobox? I am back later. Thanks :) Doma-w 10:57, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for being so patient to me! Now I understand the system with this infobox. Kind regards :) Doma-w 19:51, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion of templates
Hello. Please be careful when applying speedy deletion tag to templates. For one thing, most templates cannot and should not be speedy deleted (see WP:CSD for details) and should be sent to templates for deletion. The other important thing to remember is that you absolutely must use the noinclude tags or a whole bunch of pages on which that template is transcluded will end up in the speedy deletion category. Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 02:50, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Actually, it was (and still is) transcluded on Template talk:Vietnamese which ended up in the CSD category. In any case, even for obvious cases of deletion, please go to TfD unless there is some urgency to delete the template. In some cases, what may look like a test edit may end up being a deprecated template in which case a redirect would be a better solution. Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 15:24, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Width
I'm speaking as someone who uses the templates and needs to adjust things. Often the "width" parameter is not already given and I have to try out a half dozen different names for this parameter until I find the right one. For the user on the ground implementing these templates, keeping things simple and standardized is best. Badagnani 17:57, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
I use the parameter name all the time; in fact just did for an article that did not previously have it. Simplest really is best. Badagnani 18:01, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Oh, clever! I do use the function a lot, also in the Chinese box which is nearly identical to the Korean one (as we modeled it on the Korean one). Badagnani 18:13, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Change in image
This change makes the logo look bad. Could you please check these things before you implement them? Badagnani 19:22, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
It doesn't. For one, one cannot even read the text. It would be really wonderful if you would fix this. Badagnani 19:24, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
It was standard/preferable/fine before. Now the lavender box (which should just be a bar) surrounds the image, looking very strange and non-standard; the image is not centered, and it's too small. The previous way was just fine. Badagnani 19:27, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
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End of WP:Bio assessment drive
I have reraised the issue (see towards the bottom) as to whether assessors should receive all the awards they qualify for or only the highest one. Your input is appreciated. BrokenSphereMsg me 18:13, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
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Question +
Hey there. If you have time, I have a question over at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Actors_and_Filmmakers#pre-FAC_advice_needed. I have a feeling no one is going to respond, and you seem quite experienced, so I would very much appreciate it if you would please take a look. Also, if you can, check out the section below that; I seem to be the only person giving the FAC article in question a close reading. Thanks, Melty girl 15:03, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Changing redirects
(removing comment made in mistake)
I went through the entire discussion there, and while it is highly confusing, I see that the end result was your statement. My apologies. Ariel♥Gold 23:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
I really want to apologize again, because I have been trying to figure out how the heck that page even ended up on my watched list! And I realized it was this edit that got my attention on Vandal patrol, which I reverted as it was a cut/paste of an existing disamb page, creating a WP:FORK. (And boy, was my explanation worded badly, lol. I meant he pasted a disamb page and ended up typing it totally wrong, sheesh lol) However, you should note that there is an edit war going on with that page, for some silly reason (I honestly can't see why anyone is so picky about where it goes. If it goes to one place and they want the other, the link is at the top, what's the big deal? lol) But while I did revert my edit, Reginmund has reverted me. So I will leave it to you and remove it from my watched list, lol. Sorry again. Ariel♥Gold 23:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Re: Iron maiden
Is this an actual policy to redirect an ambiguous capitalisation as to title by ambiguous capitalisation? Because there has already been discussion over it. The consensus on Talk:Iron maiden (torture device) was about moving the page, not the redirect. If you want to discuss where the redirect should go, feel free because consensus can change but don't substitute consensus for a different topic with it. Reginmund 00:10, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Keep it civil. I think that it is common sense to direct a a grammatical difference to its grammatical difference. If it has a different title to disambiguate, although I don't generally agree with that, it is fine considering that it is specified. Now, do you actually want to discuss the redirect? Because there has already been a discussion. If you want to open another one, go ahead but mind you that the redirect and the title aren't the same thing. Reginmund 00:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
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It was deleted at the request of Madman as a temporary deletion for a history merge and housekeeping. It is not permanent, but I will restore it if the deletion is entirely unnecessary. the_undertowtalk 23:35, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
It's back - have a blast :P the_undertowtalk 18:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Isha Sesay
Isha Sesay is no longer an ITN journalist, that's why I have removed her for this category once again. GMctalk 20:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Cillian Murphy FAC
Hey, if you have the time and inclination to do an FAC review, I've self-nominated Cillian Murphy, and there don't seem to be that many people available to review. I'd love to get your expert opinion. It's at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Cillian Murphy. Thanks! --Melty girl 18:39, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello – thanks for the message. I reviewed the deletion discussion at your request, along with the article's history and revisions, and I stand by my conclusion.
The discussion lasted 12 days, 10 of which were after the translation and rewrite. The article was originally created as a tribute to this man, if it wasn't an autobiography (I don't think it was, but it's possible). The creator tried nine times to return it to his original version, Korean text included. More importantly, though, after it was translated and rewritten, only two editors in 10 days voiced an opinion who had not already participated in the discussion. Both favored deletion. Another factor: two of the 'keep' positions said 'weak keep.' The translator didn't even change his 'weak keep' position after he translated the article. That's not exactly a robust statement of confidence.
AFD is not a vote – it really is a discussion, and a simple 4-3 count of !votes isn't sufficient. The closing administrator reads and considers the entire discussion, then determines consensus, but we also have to look at the article's content, its history, and the number and type of articles linked to it. Then we use our best judgment as trusted community members to evaluate the whole package and determine what's best for the encyclopedia.
Taking all those factors into consideration, I came to the conclusion that the man is just not notable, and I deleted the article. If he becomes notable sometime in the future, the article can be recreated. If you disagree, of course, you can open a deletion review discussion. Thanks again for the message. :-) KrakatoaKatie 21:59, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
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The three-month long Summer Assessment Drive, organized by Psychless, was a huge success! It ran from June 1 – September 1, and reduced the backlog of unassessed articles from 113,385 to 56,237. In all, over 100,000 articles were assessed. Over 60 people contributed in some way.
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The article itself is primarily focused on plot summary which make up its content.
In your edit summary, you stated that a "merge of some kind would be preferable". If you believe this case, please:
Effect merger of the page with another; or
Propose a merger with another page. To this end, I would suggest you select one of the templates under the Category:Merge templates and attach it to the top of the article.
In the meantime, could I ask when you will be actually undertaking either the merger or proposed merger which you are proposing? --Gavin Collins 12:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
The LGBT studies project has been rather quiet of late. Though we've added over 180 new members in the last year, only a small percentage are active participants. If you haven't visited our project or talk page in a while, please stop by for a look. Also, if you happen to bump into another editor who you feel might enjoy working with us, please extend an invitation. There's lot's do do, and the active members would sincerely appreciate some help.
Our Peer review project is struggling at the present, with only a few people reviewing the articles. While it is certainly possible to submit articles for a general peer review, a review by members of the LGBT community can be of additional value for LGBT specific writing. There are several articles currently up for review on a wide range of topics. At the very least, reading the articles will undoubtedly broaden your intellectual horizons :-)
At the moment, David Le Brocq, Malmö Devilants and Trajectory Hermeneutics are up for deletion review. Please take a look at them and make your voice heard at the deletion review. Articles nominated for deletion also present a challenge for improvement. See what you can do, and watchlist our deletion review page.
The Pederasty articles continue to be a point of controversy both within and outside of our community. Various editors have suggested that to include them as LGBT Project related somehow taints the project and brings Wikipedia into disrepute. Other editors have stated that the articles, and especially the Pederasty article, are part of the core of LGBT studies. Well meaning editors continue to remove our tags from the articles themselves as well as the talk pages. If you have time, please read the articles and watchlist them to protect them from vandalism and well meaning but counterproductive edits.
The list of LGBT people has survived its 4th nomination for deletion. Please watchlist this list to protect it from vandalism and unsourced additions. There are many in Wikipedia who would like to see this Featured status list removed from the project. It is up to us to keep it to such a high caliber that it never is removed.
Our project member David Shankbone is now working as a journalist for Wikinews, as well as continuing to improve our project and Wikipedia as a whole with his photographs. A sincere thank you goes out to him for all of his hard work. Wikipedia would not shine nearly as brightly without your contributions, David.
The surviving life partner of prominent LGBT rights activist Barbara Gittings recently called one of our editors and, among other things, complimented us on what a great job our project is doing on Wikipedia. Thanks to everyone who contributes to this project, either through their article edits or support for other project members. We really are making an difference here!
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Some of our project members have been having difficulties related to editing on the encyclopedia. If you are feeling frustrated or distressed by your editing experience, please don't keep it to yourself. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, and we are all here to help one another. Drop a line on our talkpage or on another editor's page, and other members of the LGBT project will happily give you the support you want and need.
Lastly, Halloween is just around the corner. More than most holidays, Halloween is a holiday embraced by and tailor made to our community (though God only knows why we are invisible in the Halloween article here. Perhaps somebody would like to rectify that editing oversight). Have fun, everybody, and remember to both trick and treat!
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I note that you have removed the notability which I placed on this article. Could you kindly explain why you think the subject matter of this article to be in accordance with WP guideline on fiction? --Gavin Collins 16:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time — get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project'sLove Boat newsletter from your cruise directorMiss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!
Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes <bright smiles all around>.
Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.
"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.
Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?
Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.
Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).
Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.
Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.
Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.
Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!
Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).
Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out.
In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen!
Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken!
It's Britney, Bitch!
Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think".
Game show for nerds
Wallowing in cash from the latest beg-a-thon, the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do.
Jón Þór Birgisson
I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me".
Everybody loves a sequel
Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win??
Not quite the second coming, but special just the same
Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!"
Battle of the Wikipedia Stars!
Indomitable Ann Bannon is holding her own in Wikipedia's answer to American Idol: The Featured Article candidate list! For four feverish weeks, she has mastered the challenges and not been eliminated from the competition. Drop by the FAC page and show Ann you love her....or give her the hook (I'm not supposed to tell you how to vote). Giving our plucky Ann reason to hope is the recent promotion of List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa-Sc. If Miss Julie has her way, we will have the entire alphabet of Queerdom Featured here on Wikipedia soon! And I would be remiss if I did not give a warm, Lesbian salute to our own Belovedfreak, who showed Wikipedia with But I'm a Cheerleader that even pom poms are no protection from the Love that dare not speak its name, and got a gold star for her efforts.
Climbing the Wikipedia career ladder is User: Tim1965, who has not only written, but is now promoting Reel Affirmations to Good article status. Best of luck, Tim, and remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. We're sure you'll be trading that green circle for a gold star soon (assuming you get the green in the first place!).
Santa needs elves
Yes, I know: packages need buying, trees need trimming, egg nog needs drinking. The holidays make many demands on our time. It's ...well, it's a bitch, is what it is. So I wouldn't blame you for skipping this little section and putting off my request until next year. But...think of the children. Our future. They need quality information about the homosexual "lifestyle" if we are to indoctrinate them properly. That's why I am asking you to drop by our Peer review area and give your meaning as to the efforts of your fellow gay Wikipedians. And think: in this season of kindness and good will to all, isn't it nice that I am pointing you to someplace where you can (in a Wikiloving way, of course) rip someone a new asshole? Think about it...and those children with their shiny, bright eyes, thanking you for contributing to their future.
Even more festively, consider joining in on the deletion discussions of our favorite articles. Here you can bandy about such words as "homophobia", "Right-wing Christian agenda" and my personal favorite, "just who do you think you're pushing around?!?!?". If you play your cards right, there might even be an extra present under the tree for you. :-D
Urgent Christmas appeal Tovojolo asked me to ask you to edit Elizabeth Bishop as part of the Collaboration Project. She's an old dead poet (Miss Bishop, not Tovojolo. I've never actually met Tovojolo. She's probably very young and attractive. Maybe somebody should ask if she's single), but she was a flaming homosexual long before most of us had even been conceived, so we owe her some respect. Tovojolo actually asked me for the last newsletter, but Miss Julie forgot. Bad Miss Julie. She was so busy boosting morale it just slipped right by her. Nemissimo, maybe you need to crack that whip again to get Julie back in line.
Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Friend of Dorothy has attracted the attention of a group of....the more senior elements of our gay society. They disagree with our thesis that Saint Judy was the possible source of the term, and demand we change the article to reflect their contention that Dorothy Parker was the origin. The problem is, their source didn't check out. So we agreed to disagree. Well, we at the project did. They got kinda mad at us, said unkind things, and started edit warring. Though they are old, they are certainly quick, and could revert the article faster than my nimble fingers could press the undo button. To quote the divine Miss Parker, every time I saw the article on my watchlist, I thought to myself, "What fresh hell is this?". The page was protected by sympathetic administrators, but keeping an eye on it will keep Dorothy safe from future Wicked Witches of the West or East.
Ambrosia
Our dear Benjiboi has been busy indeed, lately. He recently made fruit salad out of Fruit, turning a once nasty word into a damn good article, and saving it from deletion! Congratulations, Benjiboi! I hear he has turned his attention from fruit to poultry now. Before he is through, he will have turned every major food group gay on Wikipedia!
Christmas came early
Yes, indeed! Valued administrator WJBscribe was raised out of the mire of mid-level management and placed squarely into the Pantheon of Bureaucracy! And Miss Julie is just too proud of him not to mention that he got the most support votes in the history of Wikipedia! Congratulations, WJB! We know you will not prove the Peter Principle correct!
You!
Yes, you! It's you who make this project shine! It's you who make Wikipedia such a valuable resource for all humanity! And it's you who make Miss Julie's dull life just a little bit better. So I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for all you do here. Merry Christmas, everybody! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Kwanzaa!Delirious Dong Zhi!Delicious Diwali! And for our oppressed Iranian brothers and sisters, I wish you a safe and joyous Yalda. And if I didn't mention your favorite December holiday, well, it's because I feel it's so special I should just keep it between you and me. Always remember: You light up my life!
May we all have a joyous holiday season, and a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous 2008.
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Delivered on 20:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC).
SatyrBot 21:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)