User talk:Kakofonous

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Master Juba

Hi, Kakofonous. I'm curious whether the article Master Juba fits under the banner of Wikipedia:WikiProject Percussion. Since I know you read the article and that you are a member of that project, I hoped you might offer your opinion. One of Juba's greatest legacies was the addition of African American percussion to American dance, but I'm not sure if that counts for your project. At any rate, feel free to add the banner to his page if you think it belongs there. Thanks! — Dulcem (talk) 04:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Not sure if Master Juba specifically fits, but juba dance definitely does. If you want to help me do some work on it (as it's not in the best shape right now), that would be great, as it's a project I'm considering taking on. Cheers! Kakofonous (talk) 22:39, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I've got juba dance on my watchlist. I can't say that I have access to many helpful sources, but a few of the ones used for Master Juba do have a little here and there. I'll be keeping an eye on things and will gladly pitch in where I can. — Dulcem (talk) 23:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good; I've got a good source for expansion, just don't know exactly when I'll start. Once again, great job on Master Juba! Kakofonous (talk) 23:06, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Grime

• Yo, nice work on the above article, your edits there are going to make it tremendously easier to maintain that page. Happy editing! Jdcooper (talk) 17:39, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Kakofonous (talk) 22:39, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Old Court-New Court controversy

Thanks for your review of Old Court-New Court controversy. Just wanted to make sure you had seen my comments on the article's talk page. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 14:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the pass. I will try to find more information on these cases when things settle down for me a bit, especially if you think it has FA potential. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 16:14, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Writing for the Signpost

Hello. You expressed interest in writing for the Wikipedia Sign?post (sorry for the delay in responding). I'm sending this message to everyone who commented, so if you have any questions I haven't answered, please feel free to ask me, and I'll try to respond to specific questions.

Essentially, what I'm looking for is writers who can step in and write on subjects that are newsworthy from week-to-week. The content of the stories obviously varies each week depending on what's happening; this is discussed below.

There are three major parts to writing an article:

1. Choosing a topic
2. Writing the article
3. Submitting the article

Part 1: Choosing a topic

As said above, topics will vary from week-to-week. For this week, these particular issues may be newsworthy:

• Bureaucratship candidacies — There are a lot of bureaucratship candidacies this week, for the first time in about six or seven months. I'm personally covering this one for next week, but this is a good example of what might be newsworthy.
• Encyclopedia of Life — This encyclopedia of species has been getting some press, and relates somewhat to Wikimedia project Wikispecies.
• Hidden categories — For those technically inclined, this is a new feature that has some interesting implications.

For more ideas, and for ideas in the future, check the tip-line -- there are usually some good ideas there.

Once you've decided on a topic, make sure to sign up for it in the newsroom, under "Special stories", so that users aren't duplicating each others' work (though multiple writers are certainly free to work together on a story).

Part 2: Writing the article

Now, you've decided on a topic and signed up for it. To write it, create a subpage in your userspace. For my story this week on the bureaucratship candidacies, for example, I'll create it at User:Ral315/Bureaucratship candidacies. The name isn't a big deal, of course -- I'll change it if necessary.

Formatting the story isn't important; for your first article, you should mainly focus on writing a good story, and I'll take care of the formatting when we publish. Try to write it in a newspaper-like tone, avoiding personal comments and opinions in favor of straight-forward facts. The size of an article varies based on what the story is, but a good minimum goal for most stories is two-to-three good paragraphs. Longer articles are even better, so long as they're well-written.

Part 3: Submitting the article

Now, all you have to do is post a link to the article in the newsroom, where you signed up for it earlier. That's it! You're done!

Again, if you have any questions at all, please contact me, and I'll try to respond as soon as possible.

Thanks for your interest in writing for the Signpost. Ral315 (talk) 03:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, seriously....

I've been seeing you all over my watchlist, and all around RfA/other adminish areas. Are you interested in an RfA? Because you're awesome. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 09:49, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I think I'd like to stick around for a few more months and stack up a few more (thousand) edits before I take the big plunge. Thanks for the support, though! If you want to nominate me then, I'd more than happily accept. Thanks again, Kakofonous (talk) 11:24, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I'll keep my eye on you ;) (and don't worry, I had this page watchlisted). dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 11:27, 29 February 2008 (UTC)