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Deletion of my page: "Selisse Berry"
Hello, You recently deleted my page titled "Selisse Berry" which I was in progress of expanding. Selisse Berry is the founding executive director the of largest LGBT Workplace Advocacy group in the United States. She is a trailblazer in LGBT equality and we have received many requests from our constituents to provide information about her on Wikipedia. Can you please restore the page that you deleted so that I may properly expand the entry? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajkeating (talk • contribs) 18:27, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : LIV (August 2010)
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I'm not seeing a claim to notability. Care to enlighten me? 69.181.249.92 (talk) 03:39, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Coordinator?
Will you be re-standing as a coordinator? I haven't seen you fill in your standing for reelection tab at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators/September 2010, and given that we still have room for a few more candidates to be elected/reelected I was curious to know if you were going to stand again. I would personally be very happy to welcome you back, but if you would prefer not to stand again I can certainly understand that. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:10, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
- I'm happy to see you've decided to stand again; even if you aren't reelected (and I don't know why you wouldn't be) I think that it helps the moral of the project members to have as many options as possible in the coordinator tranche makeup. TomStar81 (Talk) 02:44, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
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In gratitude of your service as coordinator for the Military history Project from March 2010 to September 2010, I hereby award you this WikiProject Barnstar. —TomStar81 (Talk) 23:16, 29 September 2010 (UTC) |
- Hi, Patar knight. I just wanted to say thanks for your efforts as co-ord last session and good on you for volunteering again. I'm sorry to see that you didn't more votes in the election. It was a very strong field this time, though, so I hope it won't leave you too disheartened. I hope to see you around the place still. Take care. Cheers. AustralianRupert (talk) 12:11, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
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The article Connaught National Army Cadet Training Centre has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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David Johnston move request
Could you please move David Lloyd Johnston to David Johnston, and appropriate links to David Johnston (disambiguation)? And could you please delete my typo, David Johnston (disambigulation)? Thanks. Richard Yetalk 01:03, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
Done This request has been processed. Happy editting. --Patar knight - chat/contributions 16:39, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
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Thomas Scott Adams
Hello,
I do not understand why my article was deleted. Thomas Scott Adams is a real person who ran for the Thousand Oaks City Counsel.
Sincerely, Jess —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.89.173.120 (talk) 03:42, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
- The subject of your article was clearly not suitable for inclusion. Being real is no threshold (I'm real and so are you, but we don't deserve articles), and running for a Council seat in a city of less than a quarter-million, and losing, with no other notable accomplishments, doesn't merit someone a Wikipedia article. Compare for example, the amount of candidates who have pages in the latest Ottawa municipal election for a metropolis of around 1 million people. Out of 25 candidates, only 5 have articles (1 was a provincial minister and former mayor, 1 was the former mayor and a prominent business man, and the other 3 were all long-time politicians, of which one is also a noted author, another was a mayor of a (now) suburb of Ottawa, while the last was an member of the provincial parliament). The other candidates are like your Thomas Scott Adams, they ran, didn't make it, but seem to have done little else of significance outside of the city. I'm sure that Thomas Scott Adams is a very agreeable person, but he doesn't meet our notability guidelines for politicians, unless you can prove he has received massive amounts of press coverage. Sorry, --Patar knight - chat/contributions 03:54, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
HLIND
why did you delete hawk light ind —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zacked101 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
- It didn't meet our notability guidelines, and gave no credible reason why it might meet those guidelines. --Patar knight - chat/contributions 21:01, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
Timothy Allison
Hello, Would it be appropriate to write an article about Tim Allison? He ran against Elton Gallegly, but lost. He is mentioned in the article "United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2010, but there is no separate article on him.
Thanks, 76.89.173.120 (talk) 05:07, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
- As a rule of thumb, losing candidates in relatively minor elections who don't receive extraordinary press coverage (e.g. Christine O'Donnell-esque) generally don't have articles, unless they've done something else of note. Sorry, --Patar knight - chat/contributions 21:02, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
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Why did you undo my edits to santa claus, it was informative, in neutral point of view and cited. Why undo it, it was constructive to this site? I demand to know!59.154.42.136 (talk) 04:38, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
- It isn't helpful. The tradition of Santa giving coal is already mentioned five times in the article , including one reference in the lede itself, so adding it is repetitive. It also brings undue weight to this rather minor tradition which isn't there in all cultures that have a Santa in them. Lastly, IMDB is not a reliable source, so it's not cited.--Patar knight - chat/contributions 04:47, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Reg: deletion of article on "Kotha Hari Krishna"
Hi Patar,
Please restore the article on the "Kotha Hari Krishna", he is a budding entrepreuner and source of inspiration for many, Also please provide me the content that has been deleted. Please mail the content to "ravi.nifty@gmail.com" Ravi.nifty (talk) 18:52, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
- I have not restored the article, per my reservations about that outlined in the e-mail I just sent you. However, the text is harmless, so I sent that to you, with the caveat that you do not repost this article. --Patar knight - chat/contributions 19:39, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
Deletion of da bomb
I created da bomb (which you speedied under G2) as a genuine {{wi}}
redirect page. The redirect may not be desirable, but in any case it was definitely not a test page. (I accept that I accidentally typed {{subst:longcontent}} instead of {{subst:longcomment}}, but such an error does not make it a test page.)
I wish to re-create the page, but I will not do so without your advice. — This, that, and the other (talk) 06:14, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
- Sorry, it seems that another user removed the {{wi}} template from the page, and made it seem like a test page, since now it only consisted of a non-existant template. I think that your best bet would be to make a disambiguation page at Da bomb, add a short explanation of the term, add all the search results with that in its name (there were at least 3 when I just searched), and then add Template:Wiktionary to that disambiguation page.--Patar knight - chat/contributions 06:29, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Done most of the the above. I might've screwed some things up because it's nearly 2 AM over here. --Patar knight - chat/contributions 06:36, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
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As you closed the first AfD, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Suicide of Nicola Raphael (2nd nomination). JohnCD (talk) 14:46, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
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- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Injunction – preliminary protection levels for BLP articles when removing PC
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 30 May 2011
- News and notes: ArbCom referendum goes live; US National Archives residency; financial planning; brief news
- In the news: Collaboration with academia; world heritage; xkcd; eG8 summit; ISP subpoena; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Royal Railway
- Featured content: Whipping fantasies, American–British naval rivalry, and a medieval mix of purity and eroticism
- Arbitration report: Update – injunction from last week has expired
- Technology report: Wikimedia down for an hour; What is: Wikipedia Offline?
The Bugle: Issue LXIII, May 2011
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The Signpost: 6 June 2011
- Board elections: Time to vote
- News and notes: Board resolution on controversial content; WMF Summer of Research; indigenous workshop; brief news
- Recent research: Various metrics of quality and trust; leadership; nerd stereotypes
- WikiProject report: Make your own book with Wikiproject Wikipedia-Books
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two cases pending resolution; temporary desysop; dashes/hyphens update
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 13 June 2011
- News and notes: Wikipedians 90% male and largely altruist; 800 public policy students add 8.8 million bytes; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Aircraft
- Featured content: Featured lists hit the main page
- Arbitration report: More workshop proposals in Tree shaping case; further votes in PD of other case
- Technology report: 1.18 extension bundling; mobile testers needed; brief news
Articles on Yossi Sheffi and ESI Group
Dear Patar knight,
I have a minor problem that I hope you can help me resolve. I wrote an article on Yossi Sheffi, which one administrator (JohnCD) looked over and suggested I move to the mainspace. After I did so, the article was reviewed by yet another administrator (Bearcat) who made a few helpful changes. Since the article has now been reviewed twice, is it possible for the "this is a new, unreviewed article" template to be removed from the top of the article page? If so, can you do it or tell me how I can do it? And should I restore the categories? It looks like they were removed by Bearcat when he reviewed the article. Thanks!
Also, I wrote an article on the ESI Group, which is posted at my sub-page (".../ESI Group"). I would feel better it it were reviewed before I move it to the mainspace. Would it be possible for you to review it and let me know if you think it's ready for the mainspace now or if there are changes that I should make to it?
Thank you very much!Michael Leeman (talk) 17:03, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 20 June 2011
- News and notes: WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Elemental WikiProject
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: One case comes to a close; initiator of a new case blocked as sockpuppet
The Signpost: 27 June 2011
- WikiProject report: The Continuous Convention: WikiProject Comics
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision for Tree shaping case
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 4 July 2011
- News and notes: Picture of the Year 2010; data challenge; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Star-Spangled WikiProject
- Featured content: Two newly promoted portals
- Arbitration report: Arb resigns while mailing list leaks continue; Motion re: admin
The Signpost: 11 July 2011
- From the editor: Stepping down
- Higher education summit: Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit recap
- In the news: Britannica and Wikipedia compared; Putin award criticized; possible journalistic sockpuppeting
- WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Albums
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Tree shaping case comes to a close
- Technology report: WMF works on its release strategy; secure server problems
The Bugle: Issue LXIV, June 2011
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The Signpost: 18 July 2011
- In the news: Fine art; surreptitious sanitation; the politics of kyriarchic marginalization; brief news
- WikiProject report: Earn $$$ free pharm4cy WORK FROM HOME replica watches ViAgRa!!!
- Featured content: Historic last launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour; Teddy Roosevelt's threat to behead official; 18th-century London sex manual
- Arbitration report: Motion passed to amend 2008 case: topic ban and reminder
- Technology report: Code Review backlog almost zero; What is: Subversion?; brief news
The Signpost: 25 July 2011
- Wikimedian in Residence interview: Wikimedian in Residence on Open Science: an interview with Daniel Mietchen
- Recent research: Talk page interactions; Wikipedia at the Open Knowledge Conference; Summer of Research
- WikiProject report: Musing with WikiProject Philosophy
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: New case opened; hyphens and dashes update; motion
- Technology report: Protocol-relative URLs; GSoC updates; bad news for SMW fans; brief news
The Signpost: 01 August 2011
- In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news
- Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team
- WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia
- Featured content: Featured pictures is back in town
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision submitted for one case
- Technology report: Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news
The Signpost: 08 August 2011
- News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
- In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
- WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
- Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
The Bugle: Issue LXV, July 2011
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The Signpost: 15 August 2011
- Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix
- WikiProject report: The Oregonians
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress
- Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection
The Signpost: 22 August 2011
- News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
- WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation
- Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography
- Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration
- Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed
The Signpost: 29 August 2011
- News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
- Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety
- Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Four existing cases
- Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment
The Signpost: 05 September 2011
- News and notes: 24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive
- WikiProject report: Riding with WikiProject London Transport
- Sister projects: Wiki Loves Monuments 2011
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Opinion essay: The copyright crisis, and why we should care
- Arbitration report: BLP case closed; Cirt-Jayen466 nearly there; AUSC reshuffle
The Bugle: Issue LXVI, August 2011
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The Signpost: 12 September 2011
- News and notes: Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked
- WikiProject report: Politics in the Pacific: WikiProject Australian Politics
- Featured content: Wikipedians explain two new featured pictures
- Arbitration report: Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications
- Technology report: What is: agile development? and new mobile site goes live
- Opinion essay: The Walrus and the Carpenter
The Signpost: 19 September 2011
- From the editor: Changes to The Signpost
- News and notes: Ushahidi research tool announced, Citizendium five years on: success or failure?, and Wikimedia DC officially recognised
- Sister projects: On the Wikinews fork
- WikiProject report: Back to school
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case
- Technology report: MediaWiki 1.18 deployment begins, the alleged "injustice" of WMF engineering policy, and Wikimedians warned of imminent fix to magic word
- Popular pages: Article stats for the English Wikipedia in the last year
The Signpost: 26 September 2011
- Recent research: Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym previews
- News and notes: WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content
- In the news: Sockpuppeting journalist recants, search dominance threatened, new novels replete with Wikipedia references
- WikiProject report: A project in overdrive: WikiProject Automobiles
- Featured content: The best of the week
The Signpost: 3 October 2011
- News and notes: Italian Wikipedia shuts down over new privacy law; Wikimedia Sverige produce short Wikipedia films, Sue Gardner calls for empathy
- In the news: QRpedia launches to acclaim, Jimbo talks social media, Wikipedia attracts fungi, terriers and Greeks bearing gifts
- WikiProject report: Kia ora WikiProject New Zealand
- Featured content: Reviewers praise new featured topic: National treasures of Japan
- Arbitration report: Last call for comments on CheckUser and Oversight teams
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 10 October 2011
- Opinion essay: The conservatism of Wikimedians
- News and notes: Largest ever donation to WMF, final findings of editor survey released, 'Terms of use' heavily revised
- In the news: Uproar over Italian shutdown, the varying reception of BLP mischief, and Wikipedia's doctor-evangelist
- WikiProject report: The World's Oldest People
- Featured content: The weird and the disgusting
The Signpost: 17 October 2011
- News and notes: Arabic Wikipedia gets video intros, Smithsonian gifts images, and WikiProject Conservatism scrutinized
- In the news: Why Wikipedia survives while others haven't; Wikipedia as an emerging social model; Jimbo speaks out
- WikiProject report: History in your neighborhood: WikiProject NRHP
- Featured content: Brazil's boom-time dreams of naval power: The ed17 explains the background to a new featured topic
Andrea Rene Adams Brown
I made some changes to the article Andrea Rene Adams Brown and was asking if you would look over it again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mathdude424 (talk • contribs) 17:58, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
- I've deleted the page because it was non-notable and is not appropriate for Wikipedia, which is not your personal webhost. The subject is not a prominent individual and thus is not suitable for inclusion. Please try to contribute to other parts of the encyclopedia. Regards, --Patar knight - chat/contributions 18:02, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
I think that this would be a great edit to your response
- I've deleted the page because I am a stupid canadian and I am not appropriate for Wikipedia, which is my personal webhost. The subject is not a prominent individual and thus is not suitable for inclusion. Please try to contribute to other parts of your mom. Regards, --Patar knight - chat/contributions 18:02, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
Done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mathdude424 (talk • contribs) 18:39, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
- Real mature, eh? --Patar knight - chat/contributions 18:45, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 October 2011
- From the editors: A call for contributors
- Opinion essay: There is a deadline
- Interview: Contracting for the Foundation
- WikiProject report: Great WikiProject Logos
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion; request for amendment on Climate Change case
- Technology report: WMF launches coding challenge, WMDE starts hiring for major new project
The Bugle: Issue LXVII, September 2011
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The Signpost: 31 October 2011
- Opinion essay: The monster under the rug
- Recent research: WikiSym; predicting editor survival; drug information found lacking; RfAs and trust; Wikipedia's search engine ranking justified
- News and notes: German Wikipedia continues image filter protest
- Discussion report: Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful
- WikiProject report: 'In touch' with WikiProject Rugby union
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined
- Technology report: Wikipedia Zero announced; New Orleans successfully hacked
Penn State Glee Club Page Deletion
Being a member of the PSU Glee Club, I am curious as to why our ensemble's page deleted. Would you be able to let me know what lead to this deletion and how I could possibly remedy the situation so we can once again have a presence on Wikipedia?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tubajoe0 (talk • contribs) 12:07, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- It was proposed for deletion and its rationale that it failed to meet our notability guidelines for musical groups and the general notability criteria. Since it was uncontested for seven days, I deleted it according to procedure. If you wish to contest the deletion, I can instantly restore the page for you, but you should verify the club's notability through reliable, third-party sources so it does not get deleted. If no progress has been made, I will submit the article to the Articles for Deletion forum so the community may discuss its deletion. Regards, --Patar knight - chat/contributions 17:42, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 7 November2011
- Special report: A post-mortem on the Indian Education Program pilot
- Discussion report: Special report on the ArbCom Elections steering RfC
- WikiProject report: Booting up with WikiProject Computer Science
- Featured content: Slow week for Featured content
- Arbitration report: Δ saga returns to arbitration, while the Abortion case stalls for another week
The Signpost: 14 November 2011
- News and notes: ArbCom nominations open, participation grants finalized, survey results on perceptions on Wikipedia released
- WikiProject report: Having a Conference with WikiProject India
- Arbitration report: Abortion and Betacommand 3 in evidence phase, three case requests outstanding
The Signpost: 21 November 2011
- Discussion report: Much ado about censorship
- WikiProject report: Working on a term paper with WikiProject Academic Journals
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: End in sight for Abortion case, nominations in 2011 elections
- Technology report: Mumbai and Brighton hacked; horizontal lists have got class
The Bugle: Issue LXVIII, October 2011
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The Signpost: 28 November 2011
- News and notes: Arb's resignation sparks lightning RfC, Fundraiser 2011 off to a strong start, GLAM in Qatar
- In the news: The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia, fundraiser fun and games, and chemists vs pornstars
- Recent research: Quantifying quality collaboration patterns, systemic bias, POV pushing, the impact of news events, and editors' reputation
- WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Bugle
- Featured content: The best of the week
The Signpost: 05 December 2011
- News and notes: Amsterdam gets the GLAM treatment, fundraising marches on, and a flourish of new admins
- In the news: A Wikistream of real time edits, a call for COI reform, and cracks in the ivory tower of knowledge
- Discussion report: Trial proposed for tool apprenticeship
- WikiProject report: This article is about WikiProject Disambiguation. For other uses...
- Featured content: This week's Signpost is for the birds!
The Signpost: 12 December 2011
- Opinion essay: Wikipedia in Academe – and vice versa
- News and notes: Research project banner ads run afoul of community
- In the news: Bell Pottinger investigation, Gardner on gender gap, and another plagiarist caught red-handed
- WikiProject report: Spanning Nine Time Zones with WikiProject Russia
- Featured content: Wehwalt gives his fifty cents; spies, ambushes, sieges, and Entombment
The Signpost: 19 December 2011
- News and notes: Anti-piracy act has Wikimedians on the defensive, WMF annual report released, and Indic language dynamics
- In the news: To save the wiki: strike first, then makeover?
- Discussion report: Polls, templates, and other December discussions
- WikiProject report: A dalliance with the dismal scientists of WikiProject Economics
- Featured content: Panoramas with Farwestern and a good week for featured content
- Arbitration report: The community elects eight arbitrators
The Bugle: Issue LXIX, November 2011
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The Signpost: 26 December 2011
- Recent research: Psychiatrists: Wikipedia better than Britannica; spell-checking Wikipedia; Wikipedians smart but fun; structured biological data
- News and notes: Fundraiser passes 2010 watermark, brief news
- WikiProject report: The Tree of Life
- Arbitration report: Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales
- Technology report: Wikimedia in Go Daddy boycott, and why you should 'Join the Swarm'
The Signpost: 02 January 2012
- Interview: The Gardner interview
- News and notes: Things bubbling along as Wikimedians enjoy their holidays
- WikiProject report: Where are they now? Part III
- Featured content: Ghosts of featured content past, present, and future
- Arbitration report: New case accepted, four open cases, terms begin for new arbitrators
The Signpost: 09 January 2012
- Technological roadmap: 2011's technological achievements in review, and what 2012 may hold
- News and notes: Fundraiser 2011 ends with a bang
- WikiProject report: From Traditional to Experimental: WikiProject Jazz
- Featured content: Contentious FAC debate: a week in review
- Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Betacommand 3
Military Historian of the Year
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The Signpost: 16 January 2012
- Special report: English Wikipedia to go dark on January 18
- Sister projects: What are our sisters up to now?
- News and notes: WMF on the looming SOPA blackout, Wikipedia turns 11, and Commons passes 12 million files
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Beer
- Featured content: Lecen on systemic bias in featured content
- Arbitration report: Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near
The Bugle: Issue LXX, January 2012
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The Signpost: 23 January 2012
- News and notes: SOPA blackout, Orange partnership
- WikiProject report: The Golden Horseshoe: WikiProject Toronto
- Featured content: Interview with Muhammad Mahdi Karim and the best of the week
- Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications
- Technology report: Looking ahead to MediaWiki 1.19 and related issues
The Signpost: 30 January 2012
- In the news: Zambian wiki-assassins, Foundation über alles, editor engagement and the innovation plateau
- Recent research: Language analyses examine power structure and political slant; Wikipedia compared to commercial databases
- WikiProject report: Digging Up WikiProject Palaeontology
- Featured content: Featured content soaring this week
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- Technology report: Why "Lua" is on everybody's lips, and when to expect MediaWiki 1.19
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beer hoops
why did u deletes the beer hoops page. it was awesome and everyone loved it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.29.125.232 (talk) 01:52, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 06 February 2012
- News and notes: The Foundation visits Tunisia, analyzes donors
- In the news: Leading scholar hails Wikipedia, historians urged to contribute while PR pros remain shunned
- Discussion report: Discussion swarms around Templates for deletion and returning editors of colourful pasts
- WikiProject report: The Eye of the Storm: WikiProject Tropical Cyclones
- Featured content: Talking architecture with MrPanyGoff
- Arbitration report: Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure
The Signpost: 13 February 2012
- Special report: Fundraising proposals spark a furore among the chapters
- News and notes: Foundation launches Legal and Community Advocacy department
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- Featured content: The best of the week
The Signpost: 20 February 2012
- Special report: The plight of the new page patrollers
- News and notes: Fundraiser row continues, new director of engineering
- Discussion report: Discussion on copyrighted files from non-US relation states
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Poland
- Featured content: The best of the week
MSU Interview
Dear Patar Knight,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
- Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
- Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
- All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
- All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
- The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,