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== Top 10 ==
== Top 10 ==
I don't generate the info myself, and the list is compiled weekly, so I'd have to drop the week. <b>[[User:Serendipodous|<font color="#00b">Serendi</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Serendipodous|<sup><font color="#b00">pod</font></sup>]]<font color="#00b">[[User talk: Serendipodous|ous]]</font></b> 19:33, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
I don't generate the info myself, and the list is compiled weekly, so I'd have to drop the week. <b>[[User:Serendipodous|<font color="#00b">Serendi</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Serendipodous|<sup><font color="#b00">pod</font></sup>]]<font color="#00b">[[User talk: Serendipodous|ous]]</font></b> 19:33, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

== Chevron with Oak Leaves ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid lightsteelblue;" | By the order of the coordinators of the Military history WikiProject, Parsecboy, Cam, TheEd17, Dank, and Saberwyn are hereby awarded this Chevron with Oak Leaves award for the roles that each played in assisting with the creation of the 63-article Featured Topic [[Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/Battlecruisers of the World/archive1|Battlecruisers of the World]]. Since each of you have an equal claim to an award for the years long effort that they put into the total project by working on their corner of it and each of you has made contributions of truly incredible quality or importance in the area of military history, culminating in the completing the single largest FT to date on Wikipedia and passing a milestone by bringing an entire classification of ships - battlecruisers in this case - up to GA-Class, A-Class, or FA-Class. As ''Majestic Titan'' editors, you are collectively being recognized for this outstanding accomplishment with this shared WikiChevron with Oak Leaves Award, the first of its kind to be award to a group of editors. Congratulations to each of you for your outstanding achievements, and keep up the good work! For the coordinators, [[User:TomStar81|TomStar81]] ([[User talk:TomStar81|Talk]]) 07:12, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 11 September 2013

Signpost Q&A

Hi Ed. Just checking in on this. CorporateM (Talk) 16:48, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh damn, I missed this message, sorry Corporate. With a few tweaks, I can put it in next week's edition! Will get back to you asap. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 16:39, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@CorporateM: Okay, what I'd like is an introduction to the topic (despite appearances, many readers will not have engaged in the paid editing debates before). Otherwise, all I'll change is the byline, to make it clear that the Signpost isn't asking the questions. Also, what name would you like to be known by? Can I include the business name? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:49, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done I will email you the byline info. CorporateM (Talk) 13:04, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Military history coordinator election

Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Kirill [talk] 17:25, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tech report

Working on it. Will let you know ASAP. Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:37, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Email

I've sent you an email, but it's not urgent. J Milburn (talk) 17:49, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Will reply asap, J. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:16, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Teh report

Will get this done tomorrow morning. Sorry; I get bad allergies, and haven't been sleeping right because the cats keep waking me. About all I got done today was half an image in the new FP set I've been working on. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:42, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, thanks Adam Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:16, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have a report on Wikidata coming in as the lead story; and, while I want to add more brief news, I made a start on my initial sources. I have enough brief news for publication, anyway. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:36, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Adam, you've got until about 3pmEST tomorrow. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 16:39, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed your vote for TomStar81

Please check my edit - I presume that was your intention! [[1]] Rgds Farawayman (talk) 12:50, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but you don't have to say "support"—it's rather redundant, if you think about it. ;-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 16:39, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Peninsula 400

The DYK project (nominate) 16:06, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 September 2013

The Bugle: Issue LXXXXX, September 2013

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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 23:37, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Possible DYK issue

Miyagawa and I collaborated on HMS Grasshopper, but he nominated it by himself while giving me credit for working on it. Is this going to be a problem for the bot whenever it makes the main page? Or should I add myself as a nominator to forestall any issues?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:26, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think so. Worst case, we can manually add it. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:49, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Op-Ed on Wikipedia's urban renewal

A discussion at the WikiProject Council got me thinking about how WikiProjects, GLAM initiatives, classroom outreach, meetups, and other collaborations would benefit from some degree of community planning. I'd like to write an Op-Ed exploring this way of thinking about Wikipedia's various neighborhoods and communities. The Op-Ed would also argue that Wikipedians need to institute some form of urban renewal for the myriad dead and dying projects. I thought about running this idea as a special for the WikiProject Report, but since it would be mostly my opinion and the theory could be applied to more than just WikiProjects, I feel it would be more appropriate to run it as an opinion piece separate from the WikiProject Report. Would you be game for that? –Mabeenot (talk) 04:37, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would definitely be game for it—it sounds like a very interesting idea. Let me know when you've come up with a working draft. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:49, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tech report

Tech report should be done tonight, after the rehearsals for The Sorcerer. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:35, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Adam. We'll be publishing Friday morning UTC. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:49, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 September 2013

Congratulations

G'day, in recognition of your successful election as a co-ordinator of the Military History project for the next year, please accept these co-ord stars. I look forward to working with you over the next year. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 06:27, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinator of the Military history Project, September 2013 – September 2014
Thanks, Rupert. Best of luck with your year-long lead coordinatorship. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:34, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cup newsletter

I'm back online, but I still have a lot on my plate. I've drafted a newsletter to be sent out later this evening here. Anything you'd like to add? J Milburn (talk) 19:18, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me. I'm really sorry for not getting to this before you were back online. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:37, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2013 September newsletter

In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Canada Sasata (submissions), Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and New South Wales Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).

The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup.

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. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:45, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tech report

Sorry. I have three rehearsals a week at the moment and have been struggling with time. This goes back to one rehearsal a week at the end of the month, after which the Tech report should stop being fortnightly. Adam Cuerden (talk) 04:33, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 02 October 2013

Wikimedia Highlights from August 2013

Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for August 2013, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement
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Congratulations!

 Military history reviewers' award 
By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your good work helping with the WikiProject's good article, Peer, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period July-September 2013, I hereby award you this Military history WikiProject Reviewers' award. AustralianRupert (talk) 07:39, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

Thanks, Rupert! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:52, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 09 October 2013

Really nice work on the paid advocacy coverage, BTW. I really appreciated the links to the anonymous e-mail and past cases to better contextualize this situation. A very informative and compelling read. I, JethroBT drop me a line 18:39, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

Great work on the Signpost article this week. I looked for a single malt Scotch to give you, but there was none on the menu. SchreiberBike talk 00:52, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some bubble tea for you!

To go with the 'waffles, for the excellent reporting, both this week, and in general :) Keep up the good work! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An op-ed on the community

Hi, Ed17! I've written an op-ed on how to prevent conflicts to damage the Wikimedia community. Where do I show it to you? Thanks! --NaBUru38 (talk) 21:53, 13 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Could you either email it to me or put it in a Google Doc and send me the link? Thanks! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:56, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I just mailed you :) -- NaBUru38 (talk) 16:48, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@NaBUru38: I've replied to your email! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:11, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Flow Newsletter

Hey The ed17. I'm dropping you a note to let you know (or remind you) about Flow, the structured discussion system for Wikipedia that we're building. You may have heard about some of the longer-term vision for Flow in the past, but in the last two months we've been moving quickly to narrow down the short-term scope of the project, and we're keen to get feedback.

First: we've written up an explanation of the "minimum viable product" – the set of features that will be in the first, on-wiki deployment. Because discussions on Wikipedia are complex and varied, we're approaching Flow development as an incremental process of uncovering user needs for different types of discussion. The first release will be limited to a few WikiProject talkpages only, with the goal of testing out our first stab at peer-to-peer discussion functionality and improving it based on feedback from the WikiProject members who use it. If you've got any thoughts on the MVP, or on the philosophy we're trying to follow with this software, let us know on the Flow talkpage. If you know of a WikiProject that might be interested in testing this out, let Maryana know on her talkpage :)

Second: we're having a set of discussions around some experimental features we'll be trying in the first release. These include indenting and nesting of comments and comment editing. If you've got any practical thoughts on these, we'd appreciate hearing them. For background and feedback on the design, there are the ongoing set of design iteration notes, a Design FAQ, and a page for design feedback.

The software prototype is still in early development, and changing daily in small ways, with major goals updating every 2 weeks. If you've got comments about other bits of the software, we'll be holding an IRC office hours session in #wikimedia-office at 18:00 UTC on 17 November to talk about Flow as a whole, and fielding questions on the talkpage before and after then.

Third: this is a pre-newsletter announcement of a new WP:Flow/Newsletter signup page! If you'd like further updates, details, and requests for input, please add your name there.

Thanks, Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Due to multiple-human-error (the best kind of error!) the Office Hours meeting was announced with the wrong month. The logs for today's (quiet) meeting, can be seen at m:IRC office hours#Office hour logs.
The updated time and date of our next IRC office hours meeting is: 18:00 UTC on 24 October. Thanks, and sorry about the mixup. Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 21:48, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance with 28th Infantry Division Article.

Go Phigtens referred me to you. For about the last month I have been both editing and expanding the aforementioned article. Could you, or someone you recommend review it and provide me with a critique??? Also, GP stated that the article could be raised in class from "Start" to "C". How do I get that done??? You may contact me by email or talk page.User:JCHeverly 20:22, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@JCHeverly: Hi there! I dabble in military matters, but mostly naval. For a topic like the 28th Infantry Division (United States) , I'm pinging Ed!, who has far more experience in these types of articles than possibly anyone else on Wikipedia. Regards, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:14, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost book reviews

I recall that the Signpost use to run book reviews of books related to Wikipedia but I haven't seen one in a while. I'm reading a recentish book right now that I'd like to write a short review of if you are interested. Thanks. Gamaliel (talk) 20:42, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Gamaliel: "Awhile" is right, we haven't had one since 2010! I'll be happy to run a review of it, though we'd it'd have to be of at least medium length so that it can run as a stand-alone piece. Is a thousand words okay? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:14, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
A bit longer than I thought, but I'll see what I can do. I'll whack out a first draft when I finish the book and we can see how things stand then. Thanks! Gamaliel (talk) 21:17, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That sounds great! Thanks for getting in touch with me. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:21, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'm not quite sure how I did it, but my review is now exactly 1000 words. If I had tried to round it off like that, I wouldn't have succeeded. Anyway, obviously I'm open to suggestions for changes, revisions, whatever. Thanks. Gamaliel (talk) 04:31, 7 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Gamaliel, I completely missed your message. I'm slating this in the newsroom for next week so I don't miss it again. My sincere apologies. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:21, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Don't give it a second thought. I see from your talk page that you've been very busy. Gamaliel (talk) 16:54, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors September 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
The September 2013 drive wrap-up is now ready for review.
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Bookmark is now Books and Bytes

Despite your advice, we've gone with Books and Bytes. Bit cheesy, but relates to the library's work. Here's the link Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter/October2013. Cheers, The Interior (Talk) 17:31, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's alright. ;-) I almost forgot it, but it's there now! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:35, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 October 2013

Nomination of Arborlon for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Arborlon is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arborlon until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. TTN (talk) 17:08, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

Hello, The ed17. Please check your email; you've got mail! The subject is Signpost related.
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Sven Manguard Wha? 18:21, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue XCI, October 2013

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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Nick-D (talk) 22:23, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Sinking of the Lusitania FAC

Hi. Thanks for the feedback at The Sinking of the Lusitania's FAC. I've responded in one way or another to all of it, and I've also left you a question. Do you think you'd have the time to revisit? Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:17, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reminding me—I've given some replies. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 08:38, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 23 October 2013

GOCE Blitz wrap-up; join us for the November drive

Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up

Participation: Out of eleven people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we copy edited 42 articles from WikiProject Film's backlog, reducing it by a net of 34 articles. Hope to see you at the November drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest and Torchiest, Baffle gab1978 and Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor and The Utahraptor.

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Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter

Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013

by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)

Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...

New positions: Sign up to be a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Wikipedia Librarian

Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.

New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??

New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges

News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY

Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions

New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration

Read the full newsletter

Thanks for reading! All future newsletters will be opt-in only. Have an item for the next issue? Leave a note for the editor on the Suggestions page. --The Interior 21:09, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP:FT topic question

Hello, you recently commented on the Featured Topic nomination Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/Battlecruisers of the World/archive1. There have been three different versions of the topic box proposed - could you take a look at them and offer an opinion as to which is best? Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 18:39, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

16 October Signpost

Perhaps "which was not included in the most recently deleted article about Emad Rahim but was deleted after this Signpost was published" would be better than the current "which is not included on the current article but was only deleted after this article was published." [2] —rybec 20:50, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed this again—thanks for the note, as the sentence didn't make a whole lot of sense with the article deleted. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 13:44, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I know it's late in the day...

...and you seem to be away, but I have started a draft of tonight's newsletter. I going to make "the announcement" in it, if there's no objection. Any additions welcome. J Milburn (talk) 17:55, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

  1. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
  2. Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions)
  3. Canada Sasata (submissions)
  4. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
  5. New South Wales Casliber (submissions)
  6. Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions)
  7. London Miyagawa (submissions)
  8. Poland Piotrus (submissions)
  9. Wyoming Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

  • New South Wales Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
  • Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
  • Portland, Oregon Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
  • Scotland Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
  • Republic of Rose Island Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
  • Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
  • Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
  • Ohio ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
  • United States Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
  • The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to British Empire The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
  • Finally, the judges are awarding Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:22, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Highlights from September 2013

Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for September 2013, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement
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Template:...

Hi, this is to inform you, as a contributor to Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2010 May 9#Template:..., about a discussion at Template talk:... regarding the purpose of Template:.... --Redrose64 (talk) 17:11, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder

You said in the Newsroom that you'd publish on Friday but that's come and gone. Please publish! Thanks, --Pine✉ 06:40, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately it's hard to plan publishing time when on vacation. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:01, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

BC FT in the next signpost

Since the BC FT is the largest FT in Wiki, I hope that we can get a few extra lines in the next issue of the Signpost.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 08:26, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sturm/Crisco/Ed, I was counting on doing a big write-up on it. Has it been discussed prominently in the Signpost before? Cdtew (talk) 15:38, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not as such, but there have been write ups about our special project before. I was thinking though that the emphasis should be on assembling the topic to give the whole GT/FT process more publicity.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:58, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • If there is need of assistance in explaining the process, I can help out. GamerPro64 20:56, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, Crisco and Gamer. We've done in-depth looks at FTs before—I only remember because I was the one who was interviewed, back before I was the Signpost editor. ;-) I don't think we've had a close look at the process itself, though. It's up to you how you'd like to structure it! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:01, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost space for the WikiCup?

Hi- do you think you'd be able to find some space in the next WikiCup for something like this? J Milburn (talk) 14:34, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, definitely. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:01, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 October 2013

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-10-30/News and notes

How did this happen? --Rschen7754 00:05, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ed, there is a lot of discussion on that article's talk page. I have some issues with publishing that piece in the Signpost in its current form, especially in N&N. I also take issue with putting a sensationalistic image from that article, that appears nowhere on Wikivoyage, on the Signpost cover page this week. You do a lot of work for the Signpost but I think you should be more careful. --Pine✉ 07:04, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, I think the cabbage issue was overblown. I think this is more serious. --Pine✉ 07:05, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ed, I'm trying to not make this personal, but I don't think the Signpost handled this very well. While there may very well be cause for concern with the policies of the English Wikivoyage, the story was incredibly one-sided and came off as a complete attack piece. Honestly, many other Wikimedians hate the English Wikipedia already (I'd venture to say that we are the most hated wiki out of all 900+); a story done like this, in this particular manner, certainly doesn't help matters. If anything, the editorial should have been written by someone more neutral (was the COI issue something you were aware of?), and have given established Wikivoyage editors (possibly even from different language Wikivoyages) a chance to respond. Even in past editorials attacking/criticizing Commons and the English Wikinews, they were given a chance to respond; this news and notes piece was an attack and nothing less. --Rschen7754 06:09, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You need to stop your ranting. And I must say that I find your bullying, and your support on WV of the bullies' brigade, hard to reconcile with your role as trainee clerk at ArbCom. Who thought of that? The most unsuitable trainee I've ever seen. Tony (talk) 08:17, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rschen is basically right. If the Signpost aspires to a high degree of journalistic integrity, this piece was not well handled. As an opinion column it might have been fine, although it would still warrant disclosure of Tony's past on WV and a different choice of photo illustrations. As a news piece written in the voice of the Signpost, it's totally unethical. Tony1 promised to be "deeply committed to letting Wikimedians know what a corrupt and bullying power structure has developed [on Wikivoyage]." Even if his banning was unjust, no one could mistake him for an objective reporter on Wikivoyage with that history. The fact that the bit ran without response or commentary from Wikivoyage contributors gives the appearance that this was an authorized hit piece, not exactly what we've come to expect from the Signpost. Nathan T 00:28, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have to disagree, Nathan - that is exactly what I've now come to expect from the Signpost. Unfortunately. --Avenue (talk) 01:44, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the comments. The Wikivoyage article raises some pertinent (in my mind) issues that should at least be considered. While I think that Tony could have done himself and the Signpost a service by not making the comments he did, he limited himself to the sex and drug policies and realities. There's no mention of any "power structure" at Wikivoyage or anything like it. However, we do take all comments into consideration. Getting viewpoints from Wikivoyage editors could have been done, yes (though with the time realities of a limited amount of Signpost writers, not always; typically it isn't a large problem), as could have an editor's note acknowledging Tony's previous interactions on the site. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:55, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Ed. I was hoping for something a little more substantial than "we take all comments into consideration," but I appreciate that you recognize that the article should have included an editors note for disclosure and some editing for balance. Would you consider a post-pub revision that removes the photos and adds an editors note reflecting your current view? Nathan T 13:25, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry to see that this Nathan character has chosen to smear me on the mailing list. Way down now in my estimation—and I'd always taken him to be a voice of reason: no longer. I'll be responding soon. He should get his facts right, to start with. Tony (talk) 06:11, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There's a difference between a smear and criticism, Tony. The only thing aside from facts that I included in my post to wikien-l was my opinion that publishing the piece as-is was an ethical lapse for the Signpost. You haven't successfully rebutted any of those facts - the source of the quotes complained that the quotes were taken out of context and chose to provide the full e-mails to clarify his/her meaning. You didn't even address the illustrations, or the failure to allow Wikivoyage editors to respond to the criticism. The fact remains that you have a history with Wikivoyage and its administrators; while you don't consider it to be significant, evidently others (including Ed, see above) do. Nathan T 13:25, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The story was almost entirely facts. The issues needed coverage, and I would write it all over again. I've pointed to the four sentences that were summary or conclusory, which in context or in isolation don't look "inflammatory" or "aggressive" to me. "There's a difference between a smear and criticism"—maybe, and your post was both: it included slanderous and false allegations that you need to withdraw. Tony (talk) 13:40, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I never used the word aggressive. Takedown is entirely accurate and not pejorative. Inflammatory is self-evident as, indeed, people were inflamed. I'm not sure what you believe ought to be withdrawn. You've chosen not to respond to the rest of my criticism. Nathan T 14:24, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, let's be a bit more nuanced. Saying that Tony has a COI with regards to all of Wikivoyage is like saying his blocks on the English Wikipedia gives him a COI when reporting on anything here. As such, I do not think Tony has a COI when talking about sex and drug tourism on Wikivoyage—but I do think that an editorial note could have been added to explain that. At this point, it's too late to see any benefits from an editor's note; readers will see the talk page and judge for themselves. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:22, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do you at least accept that Tony is perceived to have a conflict of interest? --Avenue (talk) 20:54, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's been spun that way, sure, but I fail to see where the conflicts Tony got involved with on Wikivoyage appear in the story, and it's not like he came up with these topics during the time he was blocked! Regards, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:47, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Considering his past comments such as "From now on, I'll be deeply committed to letting Wikimedians know what a corrupt and bullying power structure has developed here. This is so dysfunctional it is laughable." and "You may censor me on this site, but you can't censor me on other sites." I would venture to say that this is a reasonable concern.
Perhaps a more productive discussion though is, how does the Signpost plan to handle these sorts of stories on sister projects in the future? --Rschen7754 05:33, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think no differently, actually. I'm sorry you see fit to keep ranting about the same thing, personalising your attacks rather than discussing the improvement of Wikivoyage. The Signpost often comes in for criticism for its journalism, and if we meekly buckled to every party who chooses to gripe, there would be no investigative journalism in this huge worldwide movement. As for your role as a trainee clerk at ArbCom, I seriously question whether you're fit for it, given your propensity to bully and harangue in an attempt to sideline serious discussion of the substantive issues. It would have been wiser, from a position of responsibility, to keep more distance after initially voicing your opinion. Tony (talk) 06:57, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • I was asking Ed. --Rschen7754 07:12, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • You can ask anyone you like. Tony (talk) 08:32, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • With regards to the question, it's hard to say. Every story comes with wildly differing challenges over wildly differing projects. I'm sorry that I can't have a specific answer for you. 16:56, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Titan's Cross nomination

As you are listed as a member of Operation Majestic Titan, you are receiving this message to notify you that a new Titan's Cross nomination has been opened. You are therefore cordially invited to iVote or offer your opinion on the nomination. Sincerely, TomStar81 (Talk) 05:43, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of coffee for you!

You've made huge contributions to "Majestic Titan", amon other topics. Glad to be colalborating together. DPdH (talk) 08:49, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, DPdH! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:55, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia LGBT

Hi Ed, I hope you have been well since we met at GLAM Boot Camp in DC! I just wanted to bring Wikimedia LGBT, a proposed user group and thematic organization that promotes the development of content on Wikimedia projects which is of interest to LGBT communities, to your attention. I am sure you are so busy with your current projects, but I hope you might be able to direct people to this group if they are interested in LGBT content in any way. Of course, you are also more than welcome to indicate your interest/support, if you wish. Hopefully we can get some LGBT-related GLAM/Education/etc. projects up and running in the near future. Best, --Another Believer (Talk) 20:20, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Another Believer, thanks for the message! I included a note in last week's Signpost. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:54, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Oh yes, about Ukraine? I think a Wikimedia blog post is in order as well. --Another Believer (Talk) 01:20, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 06 November 2013

MassMessage

Check out http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-November/000488.html. Uses for this have been discussed on the EE list. --Pine✉ 08:24, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there's a message on User talk:Jarry1250 about it, as he's the one who codes LivingBot. Manually publishing next week will be so much fun ;-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 08:35, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Wikipedia:Non-free_content_review#File:Alagoas.jpg

Hey Ed. I closed this little discussion, and you may not like how I saw the discussion and the weight of the arguments, but it is what it is--you get to keep the original and the class. Anyway, your acquaintance and partner in crime, Sturmvogel 66, doesn't agree and has reverted my removal of the image from the other articles. Can you talk some sense into him? Whatever he thinks he's doing, it's not productive, and Werieth will have a hissy fit. I don't want to throw my administrative weight around and start warning and what not. (Warning: apparently my mass rollback has been repaired, and for a second I was tempted to see if it works...) Thanks Ed, Drmies (talk) 04:32, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the delay, Drmies, but it appears to have worked itself out. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:15, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RfD nomination of Paranor

I've nominated Paranor for retargeting at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2013 November 13#Paranor. Since you participated in the AfD discussion for the page, you may be interested in commenting on this proposal. --BDD (talk) 19:13, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Highlights from October 2013

Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for October 2013, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement
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A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
You did an amazing amount of work for this week's Signpost! Pine✉ 06:06, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Pine! Thankfully I didn't have to manually publish. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:15, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Pine: to be fair, you think I did more work than I really did... my bad. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:45, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 13 November 2013

The Bugle: Issue XCII, November 2013

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Signpost Leave of Absence

Ed, for reasons I didn't foresee (and that were unforeseeable) back when I committed to working for Signpost, I am going to be taking an extended leave of absence from Wikipedia. It's nothing life-threatening or tragic or anything, just changes that are of the vastly more time-consuming variety. I will assist, if you'd like, in trying to drum up another contributor for the Featured Content section. I will also try and pitch in when and if I am able, but will likely be away for extended periods of time for the foreseeable future. I'm sorry to spring this on you, but I figure its best to let you know rather than to just stop showing up. Cdtew (talk) 18:48, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Real life happens, no worries. :-) Assistance would be most welcome if my messages around the site don't get any replies. Thanks for letting me know, and best of luck! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:59, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Signpost request

I'll help, if you still need an extra pair of hands. Considering I started the little blurb sections for the bugle a while back I think I am qualified enough to do this, so where do you need me, chief? :) TomStar81 (Talk) 21:57, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@TomStar81: Hey Tom, we could use someone to do the lists and pictures each week—Dank has thankfully agreed to do the articles! Thanks very much. I appreciate it. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:10, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a page or a section or something I can watchlist, and when should I have the info done? TomStar81 (Talk) 07:03, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@TomStar81: Ideally, it should be done by Thursdays US time; we tend to publish a little late, though not this late every week. The page you'll want to keep an eye on is Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom. Scroll down and you can start the FC section whenever you'd like. WP:Goings-on will be helpful, as will looking at prior reports, and I'm happy to answer any questions you might have (and help with the first couple editions). Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 11:02, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Sister projects

The interview thing kind of lost its steam half way and 4 projects (Wikiquote, Wikispecies, Wikinews, and Commons) hadn't even gone through the first round of interview. Wikivoyage and Wikidata joined after the interviews had been conducted and I believe I don't need to include these 2 projects since they have been covered quite extensively in Signpost already and not a lot of time has passed since they were added. I am open to the idea of restarting it or having a follow-up to do some then-and-now comparisons, but it takes a lot of effort to do this again. And here's why:

Of all the contacts listed on the interview page, aside from Meta, we only have 1 editor from Commons and 1 from Wikinews who can be considered as active within their own community. The rest all retired or moved on (they may still be editing in other projects, but not the one that they hold/held an admin or bureaucrat position and expressed interest in doing an interview for that project). OhanaUnitedTalk page 20:51, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @OhanaUnited:, thanks for the quick reply. I was hoping I could tempt you into rebooting the whole section, even if you have to find different people. If you did do a comparison, even if the old contacts have moved on, new editors' thoughts compared with the old could make for interesting reading! But if you feel that a regular interview would be more interesting, then that works just as well. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 11:02, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The original intent was to introduce the projects to a wider audience because most of us only have basic understanding of what that project involves. Without a background review, it would be hard to do comparisons. OhanaUnitedTalk page 16:41, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, okay—that makes sense. If you're interested, please put some questions together (when you have time!) and I'll put a notice in the Signpost and send notices to their village pump equivalents. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:31, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 20 November 2013

This months signpost

Hi The ed17; I saw that you were looking for people to help out at the signpost; but I was wondering what it would entail; and if any past experience was necessary? Thanks, Matty.007 11:40, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Matty.007:, no past experience with the Signpost is necessary, although we like to see a good track record of article writing (side note: given my interests, I was pretty happy to see two ship articles in your contribution list). Perhaps you'd like to help find a partner—I'm still looking as well—and chip in with "In the media"? Does that sound like something that would appeal to you? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:31, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
In the media sounds like something that would interest me, and be fun. What do you mean by find a partner? Thanks, Matty.007 21:55, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"In the media" often has a pretty good amount of news articles to cover, even if it's only short mentions, and I think it would be much less of a burden on anyone to have two or more people working on it. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:55, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost help

I feel a bit guilty in not having served up more "Dispatches", but I'm afraid that time and pressures haven't allowed it. However, I am preparing something for you to print in a couple of weeks or so, when Wehwalt achieves the impressive mark of 100 featured articles. This will take the form of a series of questions and answers about his work – he and I are in the process of agreeing the questions. Of course, until the magic 100 is passed the interview will be on hold, but at his rate of productivity it should be some time earlyish next month. Brianboulton (talk) 12:23, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Brianboulton:, that's quite alright. 100 is quite a number, and I'm interested in seeing what you come out with! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:31, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the signpost

I know that the other foundation sites don't get that much attention, and, maybe, they shouldn't. I saw that the English Wikisource only had a few hundred editors total last month, so it wouldn't be that unreasonable to say that maybe it doesn't need that much attention. But, I was wondering what you might think of, maybe, something like a perhaps monthly report from it, describing things going on there. over at wikisource:Wikisource:Scriptorium, I, being the nonrepentant troublemaker I often am, have started stirring some things up, and it is I suppose possible that maybe something good could come of it. But I also think that getting more publicity to it would help as well. Maybe, some sort of alternating column in the Signpost, with perhaps alternating reports from WikiQuote, Wikisource, Commons, WikiVersity, and the other entities might be not a bad idea. I will probably watch this page to the extent that I continue to watch any pages around here, being more or less retired to wikisource for the near future, but if you wished to respond in a way I might see more quickly, you might respond at either wikisource:User talk:John Carter, or, maybe, if you wanted probably broader attention, start a separate section on the Scriptorium page. John Carter (talk) 17:23, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @John Carter:, thank you for your comments. You caught me at the right time; I'm currently hoping to tempt OhanaUnited into restarting his "Sister projects" section (2008–09) for this exact reason, and I'm preparing to start a Wikisource 10th anniversary story. The problem with a recurring column is that it would require a large amount of writers—I can't think of anyone who has the necessary breadth to cover all of those projects—and that major news doesn't come out of those projects as often.
Even if we don't have a regular column, I'm happy to feature the sister projects more when notable events happen, especially if it's just a short in "News and notes". However, I need to know when these things happen, and not being an editor on these projects, I have no idea. I think the easiest and most beneficial short-term solution is to get editors to contact me when they believe their project has something that should be mentioned and/or featured in the Signpost. Your thoughts? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:31, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Your idea is a good one. Some sort of regular discussion in a sister projects section, or in a separate news and notes section, would probably help a lot. There are some regular editors in wikipedia who regularly work on other projects, and it is possible that maybe they could put together sections on the projects in which they are involved, maybe reducing the workload on OhanaUnited in the process. I tend to agree that there isn't a lot of major news from them, and from what little I've seen WikiVoyage and some of the others might not have a lot of people involved either. I think, maybe, between me, Charles Matthews, who seems to be the backbone of the DNB projects both here and at wikisource, and maybe AdamBMorgan, we might be able to feed you at least "update" material for "News and notes" on things like the monthly collaboration there, any major developments which might happen, and maybe any particular milestones reached, and the like. Someone else already suggested an interview with Charles might be among the better options for an article for inclusion in the Signpost.
One thing I think might, maybe, be really wonderful, which I myself am probably all but incapable of really helping bring about, given my own very limited range of activity, might be if we could, somehow, get some sort of fairly regular topical cross-project collaboration. Someone already suggested such there, for, maybe, reference works particularly relevant to specific WikiProjects here. Some biographical dictionaries of politicians and military figures, and some topical histories, come to mind. At wikisource:User:John Carter I've got a whole [expletive deleted] list of PD reference works which are still apparently of some utility which could perhaps be used for those purposes.
Anyway, if you do post at the Scriptorium, you certainly could ask for any individuals who might be willing to do some regular updates and give you notice of developments. I could try to do so myself, and maybe the others I mentioned above, as well as potentially others. John Carter (talk) 22:26, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Most of Wikivoyage's news has come from its introduction and consequent lawsuit against two editors(!). I'd love to have update material for Wikisource—I got to try it out as part of the GLAM-Wiki boot camp in DC and think it's a very worthy project, even if its mission isn't as 'sexy' as some of the other projects out there. As for Charles, we actually got a tip about the project on our suggestions page, but there just wasn't room with the other stories we had at the time, and it wasn't clear what the significance was.
A cross-project collaboration is a bit out of my scope as the Signpost editor, but looking at the Scriptorium discussion, I would absolutely love to have a digitized copy of Jane's Fighting Ships. While I can't speak for everyone at Milhist, I love the older sources because it gives me more information to work with, even if I have to qualify it (cf. South American dreadnought race). If you'd like, I can message the Milhist coordinators to see if we can (a) add that excellent list to a resources page and (b) see if anyone is interested in working with Wikisource to transcribe them. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:37, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Is there at this point, maybe, something like a (maybe optimally monthly) WF equivalent of the Signpost which does or might offer regular coverage of the other entities which might be broadly circulated, maybe as a special section of a regular Signpost issue or an accompaniment, which might cover the issues in them, and maybe regarding the Education project and others, and if there isn't might there be some way to propose or start such? John Carter (talk) 17:02, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost writers needed

Count me in. I have been interested in writing for the Signpost for some time but was never quite sure how to go about requesting such.--Mark Miller (talk) 22:09, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mark! Thanks for putting your name forward—I've seen you around before under your old name and seem to recall that you made a good impression, although I have absolutely no memory as to why. :-) Would you be interested in teaming up with Matty.007 above to power the "In the media" section on a weekly or biweekly basis? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:51, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. That sounds very interesting.--Mark Miller (talk) 23:01, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Bi-weekly to start sounds good. Or, perhaps Matty and I could take turns if weekly is needed. Could you link me to a past article to get an idea of the section and how it has been handled in the past?--Mark Miller (talk) 23:05, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Never mind. I found a few old ones. I will look them over.--Mark Miller (talk) 23:07, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(pinging Matty and you here) That sounds great! Don't be afraid to take it in a slightly different direction—as long as you aren't spewing fire, we should be okay. As for some details:
  • This automated feed on Wikipedia Review should help you a lot, as will Google News.
  • Most items you do won't conflict with other sections, but occasionally "News and notes" will take things like this that have gotten news coverage but fit into our scope better as a Wikimedia-wide issue. Which leads to the next point...
  • If you can both email me, we'll set up an email chain so we can keep everyone up to date on what we're doing. This will also allow me to connect you with the four other nominal contributors to "In the media". None of them are able to actively participate due to other commitments and real life, but they should be able to provide tips, tricks, and links to relevant articles for you. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:37, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, thanks; I'll do that in the next few days. Before, though, I would like to have a look at old editions of 'In the Media', and probably having a chat with Mark, and organising where best to talk, talking to current/past editors of the Signpost; all that stuff. Thanks, Matty.007 18:47, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Don't Trust Anything on Wikipedia"

I would like to help out, and perhaps I can volunteer in the future, but in the meantime, you might be interested in this article and the resulting comments from the New York Post. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 22:15, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, George. Very interesting reading with many familiar names in there. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:51, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Public Domain Day 2014

Hey Ed, I'm game for an article. How do you envision it? I see it as (just initial thoughts to be revised): definition, examples of authors whose unpublished work would be PD on Jan. 1 (would be great to have some examples uploaded to Commons on that date). Then explanations: What led to the the Bono Act, quotations from Lawrence Lessig, Maria Pallante (Register of Copyrights), and others (I think Morris Udall (senator of AZ at the time) gave pertinent remarks in his dissent against the Bono Act). Then a concluding section--invoking Aaron Swartz--on the benefits of open access, on the meaning of the Constitution (guarantees that everything goes public domain) and final words saying it's the public's responsibility to preserve that trust (and indicating how that responsibility is to be executed). Other ideas? I know you're busy so I'll try to the lion's share of work on this unless you have others in mind who also feel strongly about it. -- kosboot (talk) 04:50, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure we could find others, if you'd like, and I wonder if you'd rather have an op-ed slot. It'll give you more freedom to make your point, rather than having me tone it down into more of an analysis. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:31, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
How about both? An objective article and I could write/contribute to an op-ed? -- kosboot (talk) 04:05, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That could work well too; the objective piece could take on more of the facts, and the op-ed take on what it means when the public doesn't preserve the trust. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:31, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I'll start to work on the op-ed. -- kosboot (talk) 13:16, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds great. I'm slotting this in for either the 25 December or 1 January edition—the other will be devoted to the year in review. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:14, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost help

I'd be more than willing to work on the Featured report! öBrambleberry of RiverClan 16:42, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Brambleberry of RiverClan: Hi Bram, thanks for getting in touch with me! I like your articles, but looking at your contributions, they're a bit sparse. Are you sure you'll be active enough to participate on a weekly basis? If so, we should be okay to go. Thanks, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:31, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Of course I'd be active enough; I've had a few life things get in the way of editing recently, but they've cleared up! öBrambleberry of RiverClan 13:41, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
All right, just making sure—I don't want to burden you further! This week's section is going to be finished by Koavf, but Dank will be dropping out starting next week, and it should be a relatively stable contributor pool after that. As for how to do the section, this one's not too difficult! As I told Tom above (though I don't know if he is still planning to help out), ideally, it should be done by Thursdays US time; we tend to publish a little late each week. The page you'll want to keep an eye on is Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom. Scroll down and you'll locate the FC section. WP:Goings-on will be helpful, as FC goes by that week division (as in, this week's report will have everything from Goings-on/17 November). Looking at prior reports will give you the desired format. Thanks for offering, and I'm looking forward to working with you! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:42, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Book review

I've one already written for the WMF Research Newsletter, it just need a native English speaker to copyedit it. See User_talk:Tbayer_(WMF)#Book_review. As soon as it is c/e-ed, we could add it to the Singpost (probably with the next WMFRN?). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:35, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, we can add it alongside this coming week's research report! Would you be able to add a closing paragraph with your overall assessment of the book? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:40, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'll look into it. In the future, if you reply to me here, please WP:ECHO me, I'll soon stop checking for replies on other editors' talk pages. Cheers, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:56, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding Piotrus' earlier suggestion to wait until the English version is available for pre-order, it has indeed just appeared on Amazon [3], with the publication date of May 14, 2014 ("just" meaning that it wasn't there when I checked about a week ago).
With around 12 kB (1972 words), it would still be feasible to include the review into the "recent research" section and have it benefit from the additional readership of the Wikimedia Research Newsletter version. However, this month's edition is already quite meaty (more than twice as long as the October version). Also, I'm not sure if the requested copyedit of the review has already taken place, and we are very late with publication this week. But if Ed wants to prepare it for inclusion as a separate section in this issue, that's OK with me - we should then see to include a brief mention in the research section too, linking to the full review. Or we integrate the full review into the December version of the research section.
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:58, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Piotrus: and @Tbayer (WMF): I think I'm just going to delay publishing for a day and put it under 12/4; we're really, really late this week, partially because of the US holiday, and partially from a few other things. So, you have a day. ;-) I'm be sure to notate this as the "November research report" somewhere though. Sorry for the confusion.Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 16:50, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Cc User:Tbayer (WMF) As far as I know nobody has c/e it yet. I'd really prefer for someone to proofread it, but I have no idea where else to ask - this is a signpost article, not a generic one, so I'd assume you would know who to ask for help with this. I'd also prefer for this to be on a separate page, not part of the WMF; I think it is traditional for our book reviews to be separate? We can of course link it from the research newsletter, perhaps with a short summary? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:20, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki tools --> Signpost

Hi The ed17. Way back I worked with you to get an article about WP:Snuggle into the signpost. I was originally hoping to make a theme out of the opportunity and get some other wiki tools reported on. Remember the dot was one of the users I asked. It looks like he's turned around and has something ready for editing into an upcoming signpost issue. Could you see our conversation on my talk page: User_talk:EpochFail#Syntax_highlighter_and_the_Signpost? Thanks! --EpochFail (talk • contribs) 15:55, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey EpochFail, I'll look at it now. Thanks for the note! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:14, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Top 10

I don't generate the info myself, and the list is compiled weekly, so I'd have to drop the week. Serendipodous 19:33, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Chevron with Oak Leaves

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By the order of the coordinators of the Military history WikiProject, Parsecboy, Cam, TheEd17, Dank, and Saberwyn are hereby awarded this Chevron with Oak Leaves award for the roles that each played in assisting with the creation of the 63-article Featured Topic Battlecruisers of the World. Since each of you have an equal claim to an award for the years long effort that they put into the total project by working on their corner of it and each of you has made contributions of truly incredible quality or importance in the area of military history, culminating in the completing the single largest FT to date on Wikipedia and passing a milestone by bringing an entire classification of ships - battlecruisers in this case - up to GA-Class, A-Class, or FA-Class. As Majestic Titan editors, you are collectively being recognized for this outstanding accomplishment with this shared WikiChevron with Oak Leaves Award, the first of its kind to be award to a group of editors. Congratulations to each of you for your outstanding achievements, and keep up the good work! For the coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 07:12, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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