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RFA and RFB status

RfA candidate S O N S% Ending (UTC) Time left Dups? Report
RfB candidate S O N S% Ending (UTC) Time left Dups? Report

No RfXs since 00:50, 23 June 2024 (UTC).—cyberbot ITalk to my owner:Online

The first chart denotes the status of current requests for adminship and requests for bureaucratship, and is automatically updated by Cyberbot I. If the chart has only the title rows, it means there are no requests of one or both types.

FAC and FAR status

FACs needing feedback
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2023 World Snooker Championship Review it now
Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945 Review it now
Susanna Hoffs Review it now
2023 Union Square riot Review it now


Featured article removal candidates
Jason Voorhees Review now
Battle of Red Cliffs Review now
Aston Villa F.C. Review now
Bernard Quatermass Review now
Exosome complex Review now
7 World Trade Center Review now
Mariah Carey Review now
Pokémon Channel Review now
William Wilberforce Review now
Concerto delle donne Review now
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Review now
Geography of Ireland Review now

The second chart lists the statuses of urgent featured article candidates and featured article reviews, and is also manually updated.

DRN status

The third chart lists the status of the current DRN discussions and is automatically updated.


Case Created Last volunteer edit Last modified
Title Status User Time User Time User Time
Peugeot 505, Peugeot 5CV In Progress Avi8tor (t) 11 days, 21 hours Robert McClenon (t) 1 days, 8 hours Mr.choppers (t) 13 hours
Norse Deity pages In Progress Dots321 (t) 4 days, 11 hours Robert McClenon (t) 18 hours Dots321 (t) 17 hours
List of South Korean girl groups In Progress 98Tigerius (t) 4 days, 5 hours Robert McClenon (t) 8 hours Robert McClenon (t) 8 hours
Benevolent dictatorship New Banedon (t) 3 days, 10 hours Robert McClenon (t) 1 days, 16 hours Banedon (t) 1 days, 7 hours
Talk:Taylor Swift Closed Gsgdd (t) 3 days, 3 hours Robert McClenon (t) 2 days, 13 hours Robert McClenon (t) 2 days, 13 hours
Kylie Minogue New PHShanghai (t) 18 hours None n/a Hotwiki (t) 11 hours

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Discussion

Welcome

Hello Sjones23! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I think its very important for you to browse through some of the links below so as to become familier with how Wikipedia works. If you need help you ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and another Wikipedian will show up shortly. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already loving Wikipedia and plan on becoming a Wikipedian you might consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor, just paste {{Adoptme}} into your userpage and you will be gladly adopted! Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Happy editing! frummer 01:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Admin coaching

Hello. I noticed your request for a coach over at Admin coaching, and I'm available. If you do not currently have an admin coach, I would be glad to be your coach. I do have a few of conditions though, and they are that you:

  1. watch your coaching page closely, and reply to every post there in a timely fashion
  2. fill in all of your edit summaries (if you find yourself forgetting, there's a setting in "my preferences" that will remind you)
  3. complete all the assignments you are given to the best of your ability. If you have trouble with an assignment, by all means, let me know, so we can discuss possible solutions and alternatives.
  4. don't go for your RfA or accept an RfA nomination except from me - I will nominate you when I believe you are ready

Please let me know if you agree, and we can get started.

I look forward to your reply.

King of 02:54, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have created the page User:Sjones23/Admin coaching, from which I will coordinate the coaching. Right now, it's pretty much blank, but I'll add more to it as we go. Be sure to check on it regularly. I'll start off by asking you the standard RfA questions on the page. Best regards, King of 03:04, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Qui

Hi. I would recommend that you get Qui, a tool that allows users to view each other's status more easily. This way, I can know when it is convenient to contact you, and vice versa. After you get it, just add me to your friends list. Note: It doesn't work very well in Internet Explorer, so if you have that, might be time to get Firefox. -- King of 23:05, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Admin coaching (2)

Have you read my note at User:Sjones23/Admin coaching? Sorry I didn't make this clear at the beginning, but when you have read a comment of mine on any of the coaching pages, please reply to acknowledge receipt of the comment. -- King of 15:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. You might want to see the new note I added to User:Sjones23/Admin coaching. (Don't forget to watchlist your admin coaching page if you haven't done so already. I general, reply to every message I add, even if your reply is just "OK I got it." This way I know that you read it.) Cheers, King of 03:30, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Admin coaching

Sorry I haven't contacted you in a long time. I was actually a little busy myself. So how is it going? If you have anything new to add, anything you learned, or any questions you would like to ask me, feel free to make a comment at User:Sjones23/Admin coaching#July 2009. -- King of 18:17, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just checking up

How's it going? Anything new? -- King of 06:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Everything's going okay for me. I am currently on a vacation from college doing a music major, so I am now active on Wikipedia. Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:08, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are now a Reviewer

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under flagged protection. Flagged protection is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Wikipedia:Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. Karanacs (talk) 17:35, 15 June 2010 (UTC) [reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For helping against the edit warring on Avengers (comics) and Captain America. Thanks! Fortdj33 (talk) 17:04, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:10, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Featured Article promotion

Congratulations!
Thanks for all the work you did in making Final Fantasy XIII a Featured Article! Please accept this Gamer's Barnstar. Your work is much appreciated. – Quadell (talk)
No problem! Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:10, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2011 WikiCup participation

Awarded to Sjones23 for participation in the 2011 WikiCup.

It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:45, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fairy Tail creation information

If you are interested in working in the Fairy Tail characters article, I have been adding a list of sources containing information about the author that may help in the making of a creation section:

Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 01:01, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Formal mediation has been requested

The Mediation Committee has received a request for formal mediation of the dispute relating to "Sailor Moon (English adaptation)". As an editor concerned in this dispute, you are invited to participate in the mediation. Mediation is a voluntary process which resolves a dispute over article content by facilitation, consensus-building, and compromise among the involved editors. After reviewing the request page, the formal mediation policy, and the guide to formal mediation, please indicate in the "party agreement" section whether you agree to participate. Because requests must be responded to by the Mediation Committee within seven days, please respond to the request by 5 December 2011.

Discussion relating to the mediation request is welcome at the case talk page. Thank you.
Message delivered by MediationBot (talk) on behalf of the Mediation Committee. 17:03, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Request for mediation accepted

The request for formal mediation of the dispute concerning Sailor Moon (English adaptation), in which you were listed as a party, has been accepted by the Mediation Committee. The case will be assigned to an active mediator within two weeks, and mediation proceedings should begin shortly thereafter. Proceedings will begin at the case information page, Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Sailor Moon (English adaptation), so please add this to your watchlist. Formal mediation is governed by the Mediation Committee and its Policy. The Policy, and especially the first two sections of the "Mediation" section, should be read if you have never participated in formal mediation. For a short guide to accepted cases, see the "Accepted requests" section of the Guide to formal mediation. You may also want to familiarise yourself with the internal Procedures of the Committee.

As mediation proceedings begin, be aware that formal mediation can only be successful if every participant approaches discussion in a professional and civil way, and is completely prepared to compromise. Please contact the Committee if anything is unclear.

For the Mediation Committee, AGK [] 21:52, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Welcome to Sailor Moon formal mediation

Hello—Sunray and I will be your mediators. We will be sharing the job of mediation, so anything shared with one of us should be expected to be shared with the other, unless specifically requested otherwise. As you may or may not also know, discussions during formal mediation are privileged, meaning that they cannot be used against you later; for example, if the case is referred to arbitration. This allows participants to speak freely and candidly about the issues.

To start off the case, we've decided to invite participants to share, privately, their perspectives with the mediators, Feezo and Sunray. We'd like to hear your thoughts on what the major issues are, what the ideal result of mediation would be, and what alternatives might be acceptable. Other relevant thoughts are of course welcome. Send these by email with the form at Special:EmailUser/Feezo.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 00:37, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RFA thank you

Thank you for your comment and support at my recent successful RFA. Being now the new fellow in the fraternity of administrators, I will do my best to live up to the confidence shown in me by others, will move slowly and carefully when using the mop, will seek input from others before any action of which I might be unsure, and will try not to break anything beyond repair. Best, Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:49, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Film November 2011 Newsletter

The June 2011 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. —Peppage (talk | contribs) 22:44, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sjones23, I'd like you to answer on that Page :S It might be common on en. to do that kind of reverts, but I don't like the idea that any "new" User's (I've got a SUL, mainly editing in de.) changes are wrong until proven to be right ... I gave source and reason for that rather small change after all ... --T3rminat0r (talk) 19:07, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, IMDB is not generally considered a reliable source (see WP:RS/IMDB). Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:10, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
So, if I gave this as a source, it'd be ok? (there's even some preview video of the actual acting there) --T3rminat0r (talk) 19:14, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that would work. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:27, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, Done :) --T3rminat0r (talk) 19:28, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

The December 2011 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

 
--Kumioko (talk) 03:15, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE newsletter

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors

Elections are currently underway for our third tranche of Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, 16 December – 23:59 UTC, 31 December. All GOCE members, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are five candidates vying for four positions. Your vote really matters! Cast your vote today.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 11:24, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Editing Naruto characters (Tsunade)

Hello. I didn't remove anything based on it being spoiler (although you might think it as an added bonus). It's just not useful to recount any possible plotlines that include her. It's just a "list of characters" page anyway, so the info should be summarized, and directly related to the character. There's still a lot of info as it was.

Also, you didn't just re-add those parts, but reverted my edit altogether, and so removed some info that I added. Why'd you do that? I'd like to revert your change, if you don't have any good reasons for this. Thanks.Pike84 (talk) 21:19, 21 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pike84 (talkcontribs) 21:16, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for my unintentional mistake that I had made and I already self-reverted the edits myself. However, I think the note on "presumedly gained through extremely precise chackra control" concerning Tsunade's superhuman strength may be counted as possible speculation, therefore it is unverifiable. Also, the unexplained jutsu on her appearance may be possibly removed as well. Would this help? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:34, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. They just seemed like parts that begged for explanations and those should be the most likely ones, but you're right: it hasn't been explicitly explained in the series as far as I remember. This is fine, thanks again for your considerationPike84 (talk) 22:40, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:54, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the 2012 WikiCup

Hello, and welcome to the 2012 WikiCup! The competition officially begins at the start of 2012 (UTC) after which time you may begin to claim points. Your submission page, where you must note any content for which you wish to claim points, can be found here, and formatting instructions can be found in hidden comments on the page. A bot will then update the main table, which can be seen on the WikiCup page. The full rules for what will and will not be awarded points can be found at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. There's also a section on that page listing the changes that have been made to the rules this year, so that experienced participants can get up-to-date in a few seconds. One point of which we must remind everyone; you may only claim points for content upon which you have done significant work, and which you have nominated, in 2012. For instance, articles written or good article reviews started in 2011 are not eligible for points.

This round will last until late February, and signups will remain open until the middle of February. If you know of anyone who may like to take part, please let them know about the comeptition; the more the merrier! At the end of this round, the top 64 scorers will progress to the next round, where their scores will reset, and they will be split into pools. Note that, by default, you have been added to our newsletter list; we will be in contact at the end of every month with news. You're welcome to remove yourself from this list if you do not wish to hear from us. Conversely, those interested in following the competition are more than welcome to add themselves to the list. Please direct any questions towards the judges, or on the WikiCup talk page. Good luck! J Milburn (talk) and The ed17 (talk) 17:56, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have reverted your additions to your WikiCup page per the above, which states, "you may only claim points for content upon which you have done significant work, and which you have nominated, in 2012. For instance, articles written or good article reviews started in 2011 are not eligible for points." Good luck in the competition! Eagles 24/7 (C) 04:53, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Sjones23; I just wanted to say that, while this is something that would normally be dealt with by the judges, Eagles247 is correct here, and those articles were not eligible. J Milburn (talk) 13:14, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE 2011 Year-End Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report

We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2011. Read all about these in the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report.

Highlights
  • Membership grows to 764 editors, an increase of 261
  • Report on coordinators' elections
  • Around 1,000 articles removed through six Backlog elimination drives
  • Guild Plans for 2012
  • Requests page report
  • Sign up for the January 2012 Backlog elimination drive!


Get your copy of the Guild's 2011 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012!
– Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus).

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 06:51, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Film December 2011 Newsletter

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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q4 2011

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MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 06:40, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yugioh lists

just wondering on your thought about askign for page proctetion sicne the user keep breaking the table and then reverts our reverts so is techincally vandelising--Andrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 20:48, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The idea of putting a WP:RFPP on the pages sound good to me. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:16, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Labyrinth Article Peer Review

Hi, I saw you made an edit to the Labyrinth (film) wikipedia page and thought I'd let you know that I have nominated it for peer review, as I have made extensive edits to the page. If you have the time to look at the page as it currently stands and leave any comments you may have, that would be great Rachael89 (talk) 15:55, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks very much for taking a look and adding your comments - I really appreciate it! Rachael89 (talk) 17:57, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:01, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

The January 2012 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

 
--Kumi-Taskbot (talk) 19:43, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to everyone who - whatever their opinion - contributed to the discussion about Wikipedia and SOPA. Thank you for being a part of the discussion. Presented by the Wikimedia Foundation.

There were updates after your peer review on Star Trek: The Original Series. I still don't understand "When doing conversions, please use standard abbreviations." I could not find which abbreviation. Some redundancies were cleaned, but I don't know which other redundancies. I wonder if you could give this article another review please. Thank you! George Ho (talk) 06:09, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There were more updates after the second review. I wonder if you could strike out some issues that are already resolved. --George Ho (talk) 02:03, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral-language RfC

Hi, Darth. I went to look for the WikiProject Film neutral-language RfC notice you had graciously volunteered to ost at at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All but I couldn't find it. Might it be somewhere else? -- Tenebrae (talk) 15:04, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If I am correct, it will be at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Request_board#Neutral_language_in_critical_reception. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:06, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 January newsletter

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Mauritius Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.

  • Florida 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
  • Florida 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
  • Russia Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
  • Russia Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
  • Byzantine Empire Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
  • Mauritius Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:18, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Due to mediation closing

i invite you to this discussion, due to you being part of the discussion before hand that never got resolved. the discussion is here]Lucia Black (talk) 17:43, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

All right, I have already notified WP:ANIME of this matter here. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 00:20, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks.Lucia Black (talk) 00:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 00:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, Lucia Black, there are some free speech and possible soapboxing issues going on. While we are still waiting for other Anime project members to get involved, should we let the discussion continue or just close it if possible? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE March copy edit drive

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their March 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate the remaining 2010 articles from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, Stfg, and Coordinator emeritus SMasters. 19:53, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Karigurashi no Arrietty

Hi, Sjones23. I'm Blitz Lutte 2. I send you this mail because there are conflict in the page of Karigurashi no Arrietty (The Secret World of Arrietty or Arrietty). Some wiki-users have decided to title Arrietty to its page because they don't consider The Secret World of Arrietty (put title by Disney in North American Territories) like official title in English. Look, Disney has seen late with the theatrical premiere of Karigurashi no Arrietty but Disney title usually is most well-known. Both United States and Canada have titled film as The Secret World of Arrietty. Disney is one of the producers of the movie in Japan and United States, in addition, Disney is distributor in North America and France. Then, what is the problem with title The Secret World of Arrietty? Please, I ask you for Karigurashi no Arrietty page will be The Secret World of Arrietty not Arrietty. Until the conflict is not finished it will not be possible change the title. I look forward to hearing from you.--Blitz Lutte 2 (talk) 19:40, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there. I think that one of the best places to ask for a page move can be found at requested moves. I think the official title should be "The Secret World of Arrietty", since Disney is the international distributor of several Ghibli films. As such, I am planning to file a request on the move if possible. Thanks, Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:19, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I'm Blitz Lutte 2 again. Hey, I'm looking requested moves of Karigurashi no Arrietty and I have a doubt. Are different comment and oppose? I ask you because I've seen in other pages (like Ponyo) where there only two replies (support and oppose). Then, in requested moves of Karigurashi no Arrietty I've seen three kinds of replies: comment, support and oppose. I'm almost new-user in Wikipedia in English so I don't know the differences. I know that support is positive and oppose is negative but comment I don't know. I look forward to hearing from you.--Blitz Lutte 2 (talk) 09:51, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 February newsletter

Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was Conradh na Gaeilge Grapple X (submissions), again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was United Kingdom Tigerboy1966 (submissions), thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions), Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), Wisconsin Miyagawa (submissions) and Scotland Casliber (submissions). February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from Minnesota Ruby2010 (submissions). At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.

The remaining contestants have been split into 8 pools of 8, named A through H. Round two will finish in two months time on 28 April, when the two highest scorers in each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers, will progress to round 3. The pools were entirely random, so while some pools may end up being more competitive than others, this is by chance rather than design.

The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which would otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 00:07, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Film's January–February Newsletter

The January 2012 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

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Late Spring

I would be honored to invite you, as an obviously very knowledgeable editor and a participant in the Japanese Cinema Task Force, to review the article I have edited on Yasujiro Ozu's Late Spring. I have worked on the article for about nine months, beginning on June 12, 2011. Although it is quite long, I believe that the importance of Late Spring both within the career of Yasujiro Ozu and within the overall history of Japanese cinema more than justifies the length. Indeed, there is quite a bit of detail that I felt it necessary to omit.

I wanted the reader with little or no knowledge of Japanese film history to understand: a) the significance of the Shomin-geki genre and the importance of Ozu to that genre; b) the pressures on filmmakers during the American Occupation and its censorship, and how Ozu dealt with those pressures; c) the central importance of both the screenwriter Kôgo Noda and the actress Setsuko Hara on this film and on the director's late period films in general; d) the importance of the theme of tradition versus modernity in this film; e) the central importance to the movie of the Noh play scene (which actually gave the film its title, as is explained in the section "The season and sexuality"); f) Ozu's complex and subtle approach to characterization, and the relationship of the characters to traditional Japanese archetypes (e.g., the patriarchal father); g) the uniqueness of Ozu's visual style; and h) the ambiguous nature of what he achieved, which is open to many (and contradictory) interpretations.

What I'd like to request that you do is: a) suggest possible improvements to the article and b) after corrections, support my attempt to promote the article as a Featured Article, which I intend to do quite soon.

I hope that I can get the article on Late Spring to the point where it sets some kind of standard for a Wikipedia cinema article.

Regards,

Dylanexpert (talk) 19:34, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed on article's talk page. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:08, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to you for the hard and extensive work you've recently done on The Muppets article. From a fellow editor, (one that often contributes to The Muppets article), keep up the great work! Jedi94 (talk) 03:07, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Move Arrietty to The Secret World of Arrietty

Hello, I'm Blitz Lutte 2 again. Finallyy. What will happen with the page? There are several support and little opposition. Can you change the page title? It's been seven days later and there are many sources that confirm that "The Secret World of Arrietty" is the most common title.--Blitz Lutte 2 (talk) 09:44, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Should we just close the move discussion if it is possible? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 16:47, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Why do you think about the move? There five supports, two opposes and two comments. I think that's clear. Arrietty should be moved to The Secret World of Arrietty.--Blitz Lutte 2 (talk) 01:38, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Apparently, there is no consensus and as this discussion is closed, some of the user who voted are quite new and we should give them time to get used to the Wikipedia policies to become more experienced. Also, the votes have less weight than the quality of the comments. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:42, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Then. Is there no possibility to change the name to "The Secret World of Arrietty"? It is the most common name and does not just because two users want to change is not fair no change. Is it possible to re-propose the name change later?--Blitz Lutte 2 (talk) 10:08, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Consensus can change. We can propose the name change a little later. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 14:21, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your opinion on a potential sock

Hey, I just wanted to know if you felt that the contributions of this IP, which keep getting undone as disruptive, indicate that it is a possible sock that would fit the pattern here. Thanks.--Yaksar (let's chat) 02:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think so, since the IP and the socks have identical edits to the articles. I have already filed a sockpuppet investigation on the matter here. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:36, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE March drive newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 backlog elimination drive update

GOCE March 2012 Backlog Elimination progress graphs

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors March 2012 Backlog elimination drive! Here's the mid-drive newsletter.

Participation: We have had 58 people sign up for this drive so far, which compares favorably with our last drive, and 27 have copy-edited at least one article. If you have signed up but have not yet copy-edited any articles, please consider doing so. Every bit helps! If you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us!

Progress report: Our target of completing the 2010 articles has almost been reached, with only 56 remaining of the 194 we had at the start of the drive. The last ones are always the most difficult, so thank you if you are able to help copy-edit any of the remaining articles. We have reduced the total backlog by 163 articles so far.

Special thanks: Special thanks to Stfg, who has been going through the backlog and doing some preliminary vetting of the articles—removing copyright violations, doing initial clean-up, and nominating some for deletion. This work has helped make the drive a more pleasant experience for all our volunteers.

Your drive coordinators – Dianna (talk), Stfg (talk), and Dank (talk)

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copyediting Fairy Tail characters list

Hi, on the List of Fairy Tail characters I have to disagree on changing the voice actor references, as the term seiyu isn't at the level of a Japanese loan word, well maybe among anime fans it is? Can we get it changed to anime voice format? AngusWOOF (talk) 03:57, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and I think we should use this wording, "In the Japanese version of the series, [character] is voiced by [Japanese voice actor/actress]. In the English dub, he/she is voiced by [English voice actor/actress]" (using List of One Piece characters as a model). Would that work? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 04:04, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. Thanks for fixing those. I also went ahead and did those ISBN corrections for Volume 10. AngusWOOF (talk) 04:43, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fairy Tale ce

I saw that you'd done a little ce on this. I was trying to work on it for the current GOCE..........but, it's too big for my interest and there're too many crufters jumping in and out.........I don't have the interest. I'm going to back away. You take it. Bddmagic (talk) 17:01, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. Thanks. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:06, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hiya, I have the gnn/gnr list ready for the List of Fairy Tail characters User:AngusWOOF/sandbox AngusWOOF (talk) 00:35, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Affirmative. I am going to put it on there at once. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:01, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

An award for you

A Barnstar!
Golden Wiki Award

In recognition of all the work you’ve done lately! 66.87.0.137 (talk) 14:21, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]