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You can also find me on freenode irc with the username Seddon
eruhugr — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.109.2.222 (talk) 08:30, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=500&group=sysop shows you as a Commons Admin: "Seddon (WMF) (A) talk contribs block (autopatroller, administrator (until 07:39, 2 December 2022), translation administrator) (Created on 13 April 2012 at 15:50)"
The list of Admins at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:List_of_administrators do not include you but I cannot find your removal from the list. I look at the tally at the bottom every now and then -- and this is the first time in a long while I have seen a discrepancy. Can you shed any light?
Thanks, . Jim . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 16:55, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
If 192 is not the last number on this list, there may be an error or there are some users assigned temporarily.Seddon talk 00:49, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
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@Levivich, Anomie, Kudpung, and BilledMammal: Hi Seddon, I see now where your green quote came from: Expenses incurred for services provided in the United States (for example, telemedicine and services provided over the Internet) that include recipients both inside and outside the United States shouldn't be reported in Part I.
Part I here refers to Part I of Schedule F (Statement of Activities Outside the United States). However, I think that merely means (taking the telemedicine example) that if you provide health advice over the internet via an American website, and you have people abroad using your service, then this does not represent an "Activity Outside the United States" and the expenses you incur in delivering that service don't belong in Schedule F. I don't think this passage refers to non-US employees.
For reference, the two FAQ paragraphs I linked in the RfC discussion were added at a later date by User:SLangan (WMF), after I specifically asked on the mailing list whether contractors listed in Part V 1a were included in the Line 15 salary costs (Risker had claimed they were). See [1], as well as an earlier evasive answer by Maryana Iskander here and the original question here.
There are more unanswered questions here. A particularly interesting comment on that page was (my emphasis):
As we’ve mentioned before in response to this question, using the Form 990 data to calculate an average salary is misleading. It often produces totals that match some of our highest-paid employees. As we will not release non-public salary information in public forums, we accept that the average number is much higher than the true average salary. We hire in over 50 countries and almost 50% of our people are based outside of the US, which is a reflection of our values as a global movement. People are in a wide variety of job types and levels, each of which are paid differently and by location. An average is difficult to calculate and while it may provide a data point, it lacks meaning for evaluating our performance as an organization. As we have shared before, we are in line with other open knowledge organizations (e.g., Mozilla, Creative Commons, EFF) in the financial, salary, budget, and staff information that we publish.
Also, the Wikimedia Foundation has grown since this data – the budget increased in the past year with the addition of more than 200 new people since 2020. This will not continue in the 2022−2023 fiscal year as we stabilize our growth and also ensure that new resources are delivering maximum impact for our mission as per the draft annual plan. SLangan (WMF) (talk) 14:00, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
I read that as them conceding that I was basically on the right track, because if I had been wildly out it would have been easy – and, I thought, advantageous – for them to point out where I had gone wrong. I mean I several times begged them to correct any error in my reasoning.
Of course, they may consider me a complete blabbering idiot not worth correcting.
I suggest we hat the last few exchanges we had in the Village Pump RfC, starting from your "I am not an accountant" to the end of Kudpung's 04:48, 20 November 2022 (UTC) post, and add a hatnote saying "Extended Form 990 discussion, continued on Seddon's talk page" with a link to this here talk page section. Alternatively, if you can think of a better way of doing it, please just go ahead!
Thanks for your help with this. Regards, Andreas JN466 16:20, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
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What the title says. This account seems to be reverting all your changes to date formats dating from September 2021. I don't know what's up with that. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 22:51, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi can I get a cheap flight to New York --Amypascale (talk) 23:36, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
My edit to the Spades, Indiana article was reverted to its previous state because it was deemed "not constructive." Before I contributed to the article, it was a stub and unhelpful to anyone who wanted to learn a bit about this town. The reversion to its original state appears unhelpful. Can you explain why this occurred? It's discouraging putting the time only to have your effort changed back to a stub article. --CreatrixInspirata (talk) 03:07, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
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On 1 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Passive Seismic Experiment Package, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (pictured) recorded one of the first instances of humans littering on another planetary body? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Passive Seismic Experiment Package. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Passive Seismic Experiment Package), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hello, I'm CLalgo. Thank you for your contributions. I appreciate the effort you made for our project, but unfortunately I had to undo your edit(s) because I believe the article was better before you made that change. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. The date-format changes you've made go against per MOS:DATEUNIFY: "Dates in article body text should all use the same format". More over, the change to mdy format wasn't on articles with relation to countries that use that format, as MOS:DATETIES demands. If you have any misgivings about my reverts, please reply here. CLalgo (talk) 07:00, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
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On 21 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Laser Ranging Retroreflector, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that scientists shooting lasers at a mirror on the Moon (pictured) discovered that their telescope was not where it should be? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laser Ranging Retroflector. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Laser Ranging Retroreflector), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Your hook reached 26,258 views (1,094.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2023 – nice work! |
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I requested a few days ago that Deftones (album) be protected due to a content dispute. So you say it isn't the venue to dispute that. Very well, it may not be, and it seems to have calmed down a bit for the moment, but my question remains: what do you recommend I do in the future when an editor is so persistent and unwilling to discuss before instating disputed content which is skewed to their point of view? Just leave it? Revert it under the definition of vandalism? I always learned that the old version stays, but it doesn't work when they keep pressing beyond 3RR. I knew what I was doing was bad, but I felt I had no choice, and requested the article be protected in order that both me and the user would be forced to discuss the issue before reinstating the questioned content. I simply wanted the edit-earring to stop. I would be happy to ask Mr. Quinlan if you think he would have a better answer for me. dannymusiceditor oops 17:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
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The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-
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Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Seddon! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:56, 30 November 2023 (UTC) |
I need to know whether to keep the following in a couple of modules I will be updating soon. On 3 April 2023 you added "notheme" to:
Presumably the second edit (to the sandbox) is not wanted? Do you still want the first edit? Don't sweat about it, I just want to know what to do. Johnuniq (talk) 04:38, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
On 19 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lunar Surface Magnetometer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Apollo Lunar Surface Magnetometer experiments confirmed the existence of permanent magnetic fields on the surface of the Moon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lunar Surface Magnetometer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lunar Surface Magnetometer), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
❄️ Happy holidays! ❄️
Hi Seddon! I'd like to wish you a splendid solstice season as we wrap up the year. Here is an artwork, made individually for you, to celebrate. It is fantastic to have editors like you at the foundation. Take care, and thanks for all you do to make Wikipedia better!Cheers,((u|Sdkb)) talk 07:03, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
@Seddon Sorry to interrupt you but I had to reach out to you here given I don't want to mess up the DYK nomination page with this petty query of mine. I just wanted to know whether the nomination is successful or not. User Rosbif73 made the necessary changes. By the way, please let me know of any future developments and any part I would possibly have to play being the nominator. Regards and yours faithfully, MSincccc (talk) 09:29, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
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On 19 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Solar Wind Spectrometer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Apollo 12 Solar Wind Spectrometer detected a gas-ion shockwave produced by the impact of the Apollo 13 S-IVB stage on the lunar surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Solar Wind Spectrometer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Solar Wind Spectrometer), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thanks for stopping by. Alt3 is nice but unless I am missing something, it is not mentioned in the novel? Can you add the relevant sentence w/ refs? I can't recall which source covered that. TIA! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:17, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
On 27 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment continuously overheated and had to be switched off during lunar noon? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites Experiment), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—Kusma (talk) 15:10, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
On 30 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment could detect gases leaking from an astronaut's life support systems on the Moon's surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cold Cathode Gauge Experiment), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 30 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lunar Surface Gravimeter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Lunar Surface Gravimeter (pictured) failed to turn the Moon into a gravitational wave antenna? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lunar Surface Gravimeter. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lunar Surface Gravimeter), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 3 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Apollo 14 Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment is credited with the first direct observation of water on the Moon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
On 9 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Heat Flow Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Apollo 16 Heat Flow Experiment was disabled when astronaut John Young tripped over a cable and tore it from its connector? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heat Flow Experiment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Heat Flow Experiment), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
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The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.
The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:
In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.
Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SounderBruce 05:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello Seddon,
As per your comments at Template:Did you know nominations/Jumalan teatteri, I have fixed the link at the first reference of the article Jumalan teatteri and added an alternative hook on the nomination page. JIP | Talk 16:48, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lunar Surface Gravimeter you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kusma -- Kusma (talk) 11:44, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
The article Lunar Surface Gravimeter you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Lunar Surface Gravimeter and Talk:Lunar Surface Gravimeter/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kusma -- Kusma (talk) 20:43, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
On 29 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Apollo 17 carried a 6-pound (2.7 kg) explosive charge as part of the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
Thank you for writing articles on the Apollo experiments that were surprisingly missing until you decided to take the initiative. Your articles are greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work :) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 01:33, 2 April 2024 (UTC) |
On 3 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lunar Traverse Gravimeter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Lunar Traverse Gravimeter's primary accelerometer was based on those operational on SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lunar Traverse Gravimeter. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lunar Traverse Gravimeter), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.