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I would like to create an account in order to organise Scavenger hunts throughout Morocco, Bali and Thailand. I have around a thousand photos that I took a while ago which I am willing to share on Commons (which I only ever use to illustrate articles on Wikinews, I've never ventured into the domain of uploading), but it would be great to organise an event throughout the country to complete my collection (as well as better identify some of the buildings). I can be physically present for photo sessions in Rabat, and will coordinate with locals for Bali and Thailand. Thanks for this great initiative! Regards -- Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 08:49, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
Hello Alexander. This sounds very exciting. I have a few questions for you though.
Which location would you want to do first?
Are you thinking of doing country-wide scavenger hunts or just hunts in individual cities (for example, Rabat)?
Would we need to translate the interface to any particular languages for these events? Or would you be handling all the uploading yourself?
If we do need to translate the interface, would you be interested in assisting with the translations?
What are your plans for your existing photo collection? I can go ahead and help you get those photos mass-uploaded if you're interested.
Just got back from Khémisset where I was participating at the Aïd (but forgot to burn a CD with all the photos so they will have to wait a week). My initial plan is to upload all of the photos I have for Morocco, Bali and Thailand. Most of them are well named so I will be able to organise them by town or region. The next stage is to contact people to see what is missing, and organise photo sessions to complete my collection. I'm still working out how to approach people and will start with Morocco. I have some of the principal cities (Rabat, Meknès, Fès, Marrakech, Essaouria) plus sites such as Volubilis, can hop on a bus to Salé, but am missing places like Ouarzazate, Tanger, Agadir, the Sahara and many others. I'll use my experience with contacting people in Morocco before attacking Bali and Thailand, which again I have a lot of photos for, but am missing some important regions. The interface could remain in English as I could coordinate uploading, although French would be a plus. I can manage the translation if required. Can't help with Indonesian or Thai I'm afraid.
I'll get back to you some time this week to help coordinate further. Ping me if you don't hear anything from me by this weekend. Kaldari (talk) 17:03, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
Dist map
Hi Kaldari, thanks again for posting those easy-to-follow instructions for making distribution maps. I tried making one for the fungus Chorioactis geaster, which has a weird disjunct distribution—it is found only in Texas and southern Japan. The problem is that Japan is so small that the coloring isn't visible on the thumbnail. I'm thinking maybe a modified version with an inset picture of Japan that is expanded, but this is pushing my limited Photoshop ability. Two separate maps side by side? I haven't seen any examples of how others deal with something like this. Any suggestions? Sasata (talk) 03:06, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
That's a tough one. Not sure what the best solution would be, but I imagine a split map would work best. Kaldari (talk) 17:01, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for posting the instructions. But...Photoshop is rather expensive, proprietary software. Do you think you could add step-by-step instructions for GIMP or some other open source programme? Guettarda (talk) 14:17, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
I don't actually have GIMP, but I've added a section for GIMP instructions to the page if anyone wants to fill it in. Kaldari (talk) 16:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
Cool. Thanks. Guettarda (talk) 17:44, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
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Done. Just watch out for trolls. Kaldari (talk) 17:32, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Peace
Dear Kaldari,
I think you are taking the wrong approach. A simple search shows your only posts to my talk page are references to you having already "gone behind my back" to draw other people into issues that you have not attempted to discuss one-to-one. Conflict resolution policy requires this first step, as I'm sure you know well enough and just seem to have forgotten in this case.
If you have some difference of opinion with me, you have always been welcome to use my talk page, yet you have never attempted this. Well, let me take the first step. I'm quite happy to forget actions you've taken in the past and work things out via reliable sources one-to-one, drawing other helpful people into the discussion as necessary.
Are you willing to change, and to start working with me collaboratively or not? Or must you insist on attempting to "enforce" your way of thinking. Inviting others to take your side in a content dispute is putting temptation in their way. Not nice to them, let alone me.
There are times I've seen you desist sensibly. Our agreements are far more numerous than our disagreements. How about we spare others a lot of difficult work and let reliable sources speak for themselves?
Request for Arbitration Enforcement against Alastair Haines
Ciao, Kaldari. This is just a note to inform you that I've declined the request concerning Alastair Haines at Arbitration Enforcement, as the sanction you invoked has been rescinded by Sandstein the admin who placed it. Feel free to file another request citing a different sanction if appropriate. Cheers, Skomorokh 07:08, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
You removed the text in question right after someone added a comment supporting its inclusion. The RfC has only been open a little over one day. Please self-revert and wait at least a few days for editors have a chance to participate. Cla68 (talk) 04:27, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
When I went to remove the LaRouche material, 100% of the uninvolved editors in the RfC supported removing it, 3 of the involved editors supported removing it, one involved editor supported keeping it, and one involved editor was ambivalent. If the consensus has changed significantly since then, I'm sure someone will update the article appropriately. Kaldari (talk) 04:32, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
G'day Kaldari
I hope you don't mind, but following a note from John Vandenberg on the talk page of the arb pages, I moved your comments from the 'arbs' section back up to 'your' section - I think it's probably better to keep comments in 'named' sections just to generally keep everything manageable :-) Privatemusings (talk) 20:22, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Should We Call You the Admin of Destruction?
Wow - a destructive Admin... Thanks for removing the effective and useful diagram on the Menstruation article and replacing it with a less informative and essentially useless one... Ordinarily, one would think you are part of the watering-down of the media... Stevenmitchell (talk) 12:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
In my opinion, the new diagram is an improvement for 5 reasons:
The old diagram failed to mention the uterine phases
The new diagram shows where the two phases take place with respect to the reproductive organs
The new diagram is much easier to read at small sizes
The new diagram uses the standard Wikipedia color palette
The new diagram is SVG and thus can be scaled to any size
Sorry it doesn't meet your approval. Kaldari (talk) 16:09, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Follow this very simply... I actually derived the title from what I had observed on the article in question along with what was posted by numerous other Wikipedia editors who are replete with comments on your own User:Talk Page of how you have deleted constructive work (usually the editors themselves were the ones who were deleted and commenting on your page), was that you removed constructive contributions. I am very happy for you that you "by yourself" have decided to be the sole contributor to Wikipedia, but as it is a collaborative effort, I am suggesting that you deleted someone's else work that was worthwhile. Under the circumstances, I am rephrasing my point - If you felt so compelled about your own contribution, I believe (and I think this is the Wikipedia protocol) that you should have posted this new diagram on the Article Discussion page first or put it in the article along with the existing diagram. Now, because I don't agree with your position or contribution in this instance (and probably never will), you are apparently trying to call for my censorship. Hopefully, the powers that be, are not as narrow in scope or as bullying as you appear to be... (I will post this on your page as well)... Stevenmitchell (talk) 20:37, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
I have no interest in "censoring" you, nor am I concerned with the content issue (as I neither created the new diagram nor deleted the old one, and anyone that wants to is free to switch the diagrams back in the article). Your assertion that I "removed constructive contributions" is totally unfounded. If you have any evidence of this, please show me. The comments you mention on my talk page are all from problematic editors with long histories of Arbitration requests, topic bans, etc. You are free to investigate these for yourself if you feel inclined. Your disregard for Wikipedia's policy on civility (as well as Wikipedia:Assume good faith) is unhelpful. Your tone and style of discussion is, in my opinion, inappropriate for Wikipedia. Kaldari (talk) 21:08, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Arbeit macht frei
As you sad "The replica (sign) wasn't stolen, the original was." I actually fixed this before seeing your talkpage note. People are editing a bit blindly, not reading the whole article. An editor added a new section about the theft, I thought giving it too much weight, so I removed it and notified them. Seems NPOV now. Though, I suppose that some editors will be extremely upset by this theft. It is also an extremely historic artifact. I wonder if there have been any previous theft attempts? --220.101.28.25 (talk) 02:06, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Bog Turtle
Hello, I am a student working as a part of this project. I am working on the bog turtle article and reciently brought it to GA, with the help of some partners. Our goal is to achieve FA by 1/15/09. How would I go about making a distribution map if I don't have photoshop?--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 23:15, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Hmm, probably want to ask User:Sarefo about that one. Kaldari (talk) 23:44, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
OK, thanks.--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 03:07, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Copied from Casliber's page. Re source for 'punctatus'
Cas is in the land of Oz-Nod at this hour. I'm his self-appointed drudge for 'roots', which might offend an Aussie ear, so I'll sub or locum-tenens for him. Cassell's Lat Dictionary is not a good source, particularly because 'punctatus' is not stricto sensu a Latin word, in the sense of classical Latin, but a denotative term in biological nomenclature. It came into use from Late medieval Latin punctare, from Latin punctum (point) which had an Italian reflex puntare, which, reassimilated back to the Latinate terminology of modern science, then gave us punctatio/ punctatus. These details may be sourced reliably to The Oxford English Dictionary, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 2nd ed.1989 vol.X11, pp.838-839 sub. punctate/punctation, whose first definition then follows:-
'1.Nat.Hist, and Path.Marked or studded with points or dots; having minute rounded spots, or (esp.) depressions resembling punctures, scattered over the surface; of the nature of or characterized by such markings' (p.838)
In classical Latin it would be maculatus. Dante himself, when speaking of 'spotted' animals, used the word 'gaetto' as in quella fiera a la gaetta pelle (Canto 1, Inferno). Regards Nishidani (talk) 18:20, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
No sooner said than done ((In puncto acto)), guvner. Sex. 'Six.' P.G.W.Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1982 p.1750 sub.sex.Nishidani (talk) 18:41, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
Re:Monkey photo
Yes it's mine. Thanks for the heads-up and sorry for the late reply. --Muhammad(talk) 08:46, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
FPC nom
Just thought you may want to come back and see my post regarding the USS Annapolis in the Arctic featured picture candidate. Thanks. ❄ upstateNYer ❄ 18:17, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
beautiful article :) are you planning on doing more spider work in the future?
cheers! --Sarefo (talk) 13:13, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the compliment. I hope to do more spider articles in the future. They're pretty challenging though since most of the information is rather obscure (if it exists at all). Kaldari (talk) 22:33, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
A noiseless patient spider, I mark'd where on a little promontory it stood isolated, Mark'd how to explore the vacant vast surrounding, It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself, Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
And you O my soul where you stand, Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space, Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them, Till the bridge you will need be form'd, till the ductile anchor hold, Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul."
Happy New YearAwadewit (talk) 05:53, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
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Vandalism?
Be careful dishing out the vandalism warnings. On a very active page like Burj Khalifa it is possible that edit conflicts cause errors in judgement to be made. My edit was to correct a link and avoide a redirect in the link. Astronaut (talk) 18:08, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
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You're kidding, right?
Invoking COI over featured pictures is like trying to exclude the primary editor of a featured article from editorial discussions after it passes FAC. When you're joking it's best to include the smiley or people may miss the irony. Durova397 23:49, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
No, it's nothing like excluding a primary editor of an article from editorial discussions, because in this case we're talking about how the item is used, not discussing how the item itself can be improved. And in this case, you have a conflict of interest. Your interest is not solely in improving the quality of the article, it is also in protecting the status of the image you worked on. This is yet another example of how the Featured Picture process is becoming an end unto itself, rather than a way to encourage editors to offer high-quality images. Other examples includes:
Adding extra images to a stub article in order to qualify for FAC.
Adding several versions of the same image to an article so that they are all eligible for FAC.
Replacing high-EV images with low-EV images (which may be higher resolution) in order to qualify for FAC.
The idea to add "Featured Picture Stars" to image captions in articles.
Have you read the edit history? The stated reason for replacing the featured picture was esthetics, not encyclopedic value. You seem to be arguing that featured picture contributors may not discuss esthetics at article talk. I hate to think what would happen with Wikipedians such as Jerry Avenaim if that reasoning gained traction. Is it the limits of text communication or is there an angry edge to your side of this discussion? Durova397 01:01, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
An angry edge? I thought I was just stating the obvious :P Unlike everyone else involved in the discussion, you have something to gain from the image remaining in the article. That is the definition of conflict of interest. Therefore you should abstain from the discussion, right? The regular editors of the article should be free to discuss the images (and change them as they like) without image "owners" interjecting to "sell" the use of their images. If it were up to me, FPC nominators would be barred from adding nominated images to articles at all. Kaldari (talk) 01:28, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
The image's featured status is in no danger. It's also in use at chiaroscuro and Bartolommeo Coriolano. This conversation is a real eye opener, though. It's bizarre how far off kilter online interactions can drift, but it's really looking like you think the reason I do this is the selfish pursuit of status symbols? No wonder the hostile tone is so palpable, or the innovative attempt to apply COI. Let's clear the air. Durova397 02:23, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
I don't have to make this stuff up you know. The only reason you've cited for replacing your image in the Virgin Mary article (both in the edit summaries and on the talk page) is that it is a featured picture, as if there were some guideline against removing featured pictures from articles. I have yet to see you say anything about the encyclopedic merits of either picture. Nor does it appear that you have any other interest in the Virgin Mary article other than adding your image, judging by your lack of any other edits to the article. Kaldari (talk) 02:33, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
This is the second time in less than a week that you have attempted to tell other Wikipedians what I am thinking. Your surmises are badly off target, but you deliver them with a tone of assurance as if you were my confidant--which you aren't and never have been. I've tried several different ways politely to resolve this. Subtlety hasn't worked so here's the bottom line: that behavior ends now. Durova397 18:28, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Talkback
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This is not your problem but I already wrote to the problem and his site says it will be a while before he gets back to anyone. It's a bot run by Slakr--it's signing comments on the talk page after they have already been signed. And now my comments don't show up on the talk page either--the are just on the edit page. I'm trying to improve 'Virgin Birth (mythology)' because the patriarchy article is linked to Virgin Birth. No one has been working on it lately, so I don't think anyone else objects. Sorry--I don't know anyone else I can ask.--Hammy64000 (talk) 02:52, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
I look forward to seeing the new and improved version of this article at FAC soon - it was quite good. Let me know if you need any help acquiring sources, etc. Awadewit (talk) 16:32, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi, too bad the article didn't pass FAC. I thought it was really good. P. S. Burton (talk) 15:37, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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Aeons ago you assessed it for Smjwalsh. He has moved on to another long article <g> at Astor House (Shanghai) (pushing 250K). Meanwhile, I pruned Widney down a bit, and would really appreciate a quick glance if you have the time. I had one review at [1] but I think you may know better where it started from. It is still long, but I think you will find it substantially shorter than before. Many thanks! Collect (talk) 12:17, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I just noticed your comment on the Virgin birth (mythology) article history, about needing a section before the first heading. How do you do that? The first paragraph could be put there without its heading. I just wanted to finish the article because it is linked to patriarchy but there is no way for anyone to object to anything--the discussion page isn't working. --Hammy64000 (talk) 05:21, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
Thanks--I'll check out those pages here pretty soon. I just deleted the controversial stuff--it didn't fit in that article. I feel stupid that I didnt realize it--it was partly that I was following the argument in that book, and partly because it takes so much time and concentration to get something done that perspective disappears. Any idea how to fix that discussion page? Not that I need it now, but its probably better if someone is yelling at you while you are writing--it makes you think. Thanks again for your help.--Hammy64000 (talk) 03:11, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. Someone is disputing the Virgin birth article and I didn't even know it because my discussion page isn't working. The only place I can see it is on the discussion edit page. I only know to look there because someone tagged the article questioning the factual information! This is impossible! Can you suggest a fix for the discussion page?--Hammy64000 (talk) 15:21, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
re Alastair Haines RfAr 2
Excuse me, but how exactly am I an "involved party" in this? I would appreciate it if you would please remove me as an "involved party". Thanks. -- Cirt (talk) 19:46, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. -- Cirt (talk) 19:57, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the links to the other articles. I'll review them. I've already popped in to the Jehovah's Witness controversy and it appears that Alastair is just supporting neutral editing procedure. But I'll take a look at the other articles to make sure I understand the issue you've raised there.EGMichaels (talk) 16:12, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Kildari. Just letting you know what is happening right now. The administrator who looked at the Miraculous birth article had it all wrong. You can read his conclusion and my answers on that discussion page. It's probably not his fault. I'm thinking Ari had this all planned from the beginning and covered his tracks. The admin. couldn't find whether the article was moved or tell what the original was like. He blamed me for not contributing any progress since I arrived! I wrote the article. Anyway, this all fits Haines' profile. He said he would get even and this was a pretty smooth job of it. I'm either going to cancel my account or put the original article on my own page. Thanks for your help with him but I can't deal with this. I need to let go of it.--Hammy64000 (talk) 02:34, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
"On the other hand, it's not just about me. If this was Haines and he is willing and able to take an article for revenge and pretend it is his and think it is good fun--and also able to cover it up so no one can tell what happened, Wikipedia is in a world of hurt. It is possible he has a lot of accounts, or he has allies--or maybe he is doing it alone. Since I was his focus I would be silly to write another article here. I suspect I should have quit a long time ago. --Hammy64000 (talk) 03:27, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
The administrator cleared this up. I feel much better. --Hammy64000 (talk) 14:12, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
I thought something meaningful would happen after Ent found where Ari merged my article. He said that Ari didn't leave any clues about where it came from, as he should have. But now he is contributing to "Ari's" article. (It is not Ari, but Ari89.) I have looked a little bit but can't see how to suggest a new project and also articles for that project. Or how to set up a new article title. Sorry to bother you, but could you just tell me where to look? I've started to think that regular editors aren't supposed to do that. --Hammy64000 (talk) 01:13, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
I really need some feedback. Is the request for arbitration still going? Alistair is not working under his own name and not in the same article, but I'm pretty sure his is Ari. I was going to file a new request of arbitration, but I'm losing interest. I just wanted to finish the article. Just put the information out there. I don't enjoy fighting and frustration and he has more angles than I do. Will this arbitration help me with Ari? Can we find out if it is him? Basically they took my work and didn't give me credit. If it won't help with Ari, then how will it help? He won't ever quit.
I guess I only requested a comment from Ent and that is what he gave me--nothing else. First I don't know at this point what will make it better, and second, I don't know if I care. When I fought him over the Patriarchy article, it was because he was pushing some awful world view and telling women where they belong. On the Miraculous birth article, he is just rude and taking my work, and he changed the focus and organization, and used my ideas, tone and direction to create his own work--but what do I want to happen? I want to quit. This has never been a game with me. Basically, it is too hard to figure out. I can't fight the Alistairs. They are voracious. I can't even find the proper template to put a consensus flag on the article. This is the way the world is, right? I can't change it. And lately this is all I'm doing. Here is my position without the high-sounding rationale. I don't deserve this. He is wolfish and crude and mean. He doesn't know me but he hates me. He doesn't answer my comments on content or organization--just blusters. I fight him because he wants terrible things. He fights me because he wants terrible things. Why do I do this? There is really no good reason any more. For them it is all about the game and they are tireless. Let the Alistairs take over and plaster their darkness all over everything. I can't stop it. I have better things to do.--Hammy64000 (talk) 04:22, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, ~ Amory(u • t • c) 01:39, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
The evidence you have presented is a few hundred words over the limit. Could you trim it down? We usually give a little leeway past the 1000 word mark so it would be appreciated if you could get it down around there. Thanks, ~ Amory(u • t • c) 18:02, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
How does it look now? Kaldari (talk) 18:29, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Fabulous. You're well under the limit - thanks for the prompt response! ~ Amory(u • t • c) 18:32, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
If you have other evidence, please consider putting it on a subpage in your userspace rather than letting a word length completely limit the scope of conduct being examined. Someone else can bring it across if it's still relevant to his conduct today and requires examination. Ncmvocalist (talk) 06:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
Ah I see you blocked him just as I was about to warn him about the stuff he posted at sandbox. ;) --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 00:23, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
Sorry about that, I didn't see earlier in the history that the refs were ok. Seems like only a few refs for a Featured Article, but I didn't participate in that discussion, so it's not my call. Doc Quintana (talk) 00:26, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
womb veil
Thanks for your comments about the article womb veil. I feel somewhat less perplexed. I wonder whether you could put it on your watchlist? The other editor seems bent on bringing in stuff not directly relevant to this narrowly defined topic. I want to be open to perspectives and criticisms, but I feel that we're just not speaking the same language. Cynwolfe (talk) 12:02, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 April newsletter
Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to Hunter Kahn (submissions), our clear overall round winner, and to ThinkBlue (submissions) and Arsenikk (submissions), who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Judge iMatthew has retired from Wikipedia, and we wish him the best. The competition has been ticking over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. A special thank you goes to participants Stone (submissions) and White Shadows (submissions) for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! 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, Fox and The ed17 17:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Patriarchy
When do you let an article go? It probably could use some changes and I'm not dealing with this discussion very well. I'm too defensive and I'm really tired of it. --Hammy64000 (talk) 01:58, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
Note on Alastair Haines case:
If any parties have any relevant information to add, now is the time. Several arbitrators have spoken up in ArbCom's discussions that the facts of this case are clear, and that providing this additional time would be not useful. I strongly urge all parties to provide any further evidence and workshop proposals they have, and quickly. I will post this to all parties talk page and will update when any proposed final decision is available. (this is a note I've provided to all parties to attempt to give as much notices as possible of a proposed decision being moved up). SirFozzie (talk) 19:24, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
Courtesy notice..
Hi. This is a message to let you know that the proposed decision in the Alastair Haines 2 case has been posted. Please see this link for the proposed decision and to view the arbitrator's votes on this case. SirFozzie (talk) 05:09, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
This arbitration case has been closed. The following remedies have been enacted:
User:Alastair Haines is banned from editing Wikipedia for a period of one year, and thereafter pending further direction of the Arbitration Committee under remedy 2.
Should Alastair Haines wish to return to editing Wikipedia after one year, he shall first communicate with the Arbitration Committee and provide a satisfactory assurance that he will refrain from making any further legal threats against other editors or against the Wikimedia Foundation. Should Alastair Haines, after being permitted to return, again make a legal threat or a statement that may reasonably be construed as a legal threat, he may be blocked for an appropriate period of time by any uninvolved administrator.
To assist Alastair Haines in disengaging from Wikipedia, the case pages relating to this arbitration and all related pages have been courtesy blanked. As appropriate, other pages reflecting controversies to which Alastair Haines was a party may also be courtesy-blanked, particularly where the discussion is no longer relevant to ongoing editing issues. In addition, if Alastair Haines so requests, his username (and hence the username associated with his edits in page histories) may be changed to another appropriate username other than his real name. Editors who have been in conflict with Alastair Haines are strongly urged to make no further reference to him on-wiki following his departure.
Hi, I see a potential problem looming in the patriarchy article--the conversation hasn't been making much sense to me. Just wanted to be sure you are aware of it. Thanks. Hammy64000 (talk) 23:59, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi! You voted in support of this FPC, but now we're having trouble deciding which set to promote. Would you mind giving your preference? Thanks. NauticaShades 11:57, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
Your views are definitely needed and welcomed here. Feel free to add comment to the preceeding three sections of talk, too, if you care. Thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 19:28, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
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Sasata (submissions), our current leader, who, at the time of writing, has more listed points than 
Hunter Kahn (submissions) and 
TonyTheTiger (submissions) (second and third place respectively) combined. A special well done also goes to 
Fetchcomms (submissions)- his artcle Jewel Box (St. Louis, Missouri) was the first content to score points in the competition.
Staxringold (submissions) claimed the most featured lists (240 points) and featured pictures (35 points), 
Geschichte (submissions) claimed the most for Did you know? entries (490 points), 
Jujutacular (submissions) claimed the most for featured sounds (70 points) and 
Candlewicke (submissions) claimed the most for In the news entries (40 points). No one claimed a featured portal or valued picture.
ThinkBlue (submissions) and 
Arsenikk (submissions), who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Stone (submissions) and 
White Shadows (submissions) for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! 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, Fox and The ed17 17:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
