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Voting open for ArbCom

Voting has opened for Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2017.

Just in case you need some guidance in voting there are lots of voter guides available, e.g. User:Smallbones/ACE2017 . Smallbones_(smalltalk) 00:27, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And don't forget <User:Carrite/ACE2017>. Really now, is canvassing voters' guides here appropriate? Carrite (talk) 04:01, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So far they haven't sent talk page notifications to eligible voters this year, but here you get service with a smile :-) Smallbones_(smalltalk) 11:31, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So far only 107 people have voted. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 11:35, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Full alphabetical list of guides:

Boing! said Zebedee: User:Boing!_said_Zebedee/ACE2017
Carrite: User:Carrite/ACE2017
Collect: User:Collect/ACE2017
Ealdgyth: User:Ealdgyth/2017_Arb_Election_votes
Elonka: User:Elonka/ACE2017
Gerda Arendt: User:Gerda_Arendt/ACE_2017
J947: User:J947/ACE2017
Kudpung: User:Kudpung/VG2017
Patient Zero: User:Patient_Zero/ACE2017
Power~enwiki: User:Power~enwiki/ACE2017
QEDK: User:QEDK/ACE2017
RegentsPark: User:RegentsPark/ArbVotes2017
SilkTork: User:SilkTork/ArbNotes_2017
Smallbones: User:Smallbones/ACE2017
Tazerdadog: User:Tazerdadog/ACE2017
TParis: User:TParis/2017_ACE_Guide
Tryptofish: User:Tryptofish/ACE2017 ////////// Carrite (talk) 04:09, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone ahead and just transcluded Template:ACE2017, which contains the list of all the voter guides, among other things, at the top of this thread. Mz7 (talk) 07:36, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout

Haven't had one since 2012, time for another? There have been four so far. Maybe in time for Festivus and the other approaching seasonal holidays? Randy Kryn (talk) 17:09, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid that with the annual fundraiser coming up, several people who visit this page would be unable to complain about the WMF's budget and experience terminal jonesing. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 18:49, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, maybe sometime in 2018. It sounds like a productive (and restful) event. Randy Kryn (talk) 21:16, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I was probably too quick to dismiss this. Lots of folks, myself included, would likely benefit from a good break from expressing their opinions. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 01:50, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just curious...

Has WMF experienced any decrease in monetary contributions based on en.WP's political slant or is everything still on track? ^{Atsme📞📧} 23:23, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just curious... are you familiar with the logical fallacy of begging the question? In any case, the WMF's fundraising stats are pretty easy to find; I've pasted them here, to the right. How do those data impact your assumptions? MastCell ^Talk 01:09, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, MastCell. The impact the data has on me is #1 - a sigh of great relief considering how aggressively I've promoted WP to educators, and #2 - how I have seriously considered establishing a local chapter. It's good for editors to know these stats because it actually does have an impact on one's credibility when promoting the encyclopedia anyone can edit. I will review the stats you've provided to see how I can best apply them in my future presentations. It is also an indication of great potential for lightening the work-load of unpaid volunteers who devote their time and energy into helping make WP the best it can be. ^{Atsme📞📧} 01:33, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why

Why does Jimmy invite people to edit his user page, when it wouldn't be appropriate to change his own words? Benjamin (talk) 04:55, 28 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]