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my favorite wikipedia quotes
" Thanks for reviewing Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society
Hi Alternativity,
Thanks for reviewing Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society. I really just created the article because I saw the Society red linked in the article you created about Leonard Co. The article about him was quite interesting and well done. I hope I did not step on your toes by starting to create the article about the Society. Please feel free to expand the society article if you are so inclined. I have done a bit of research on the society and will be adding a few more references in the coming days. I do enjoy working in collaboration with others! ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 08:46, 16 June 2014" "(UTC)
Hi Carriearchdale! :D Thanks. :D I have to disagree about the Leonard Co being "well done" at this point because it's only about a tenth of the quality it should be. Hehe. But thank you. :D Thanks for getting to work on the society article. I've got a huge "to create" list still to get to and I'm afraid the society page isn't very high on my priority list yet. So I'm WAY glad someone's working on it. Hm. One suggestion, btw: are you active on Tagalog Wikipedia? Because there's a lot of work that needs doing there, making articles for native Philippine species. Anyway. Thank you for your work. Knowledge is an important weapon in the movement to protect Philippine biodiversity. And every helping hand is a step forward. :D Happy editing! -- Alternativity (talk) 11:29, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Memorable quotes
one of my favorite well written wikipedia quotes
rebuttal I agree with your concern about the burn out on editing. I do not agree that comments on ANI pages should exclude new editors. I also do not agree that that I have significant disregard for BLP. I have done exactly two edits in Ronan Farrow page (the biography is about Ronan, BTW, not Woody), the first edit was supported by an administrator on the BLP page as appropriate, and the second was to precisely respond to an experienced editors request. I have gotten ZERO feedback on any BLP violations except ad-hominem attacks. I am primarily a medical editor who is trying to learn the skills of controversial editing in an area with less importance (and zero importance to me, but I intend to see it through to its logical end, which could be as simple as an experienced editor with a calm voice saying: "bob, do X", which I will instantly). My position is well researched and your accusation is unfounded. As for my returning the favor to Carrie of reading the record and commenting, as we had previously tried to work together in another article. We have some established good faith, with exists broadly within Wikipedia editors, so can hardly be considered bad. I have read the transcript, and gave my opinion. You have chosen to attack the messenger with no assumption of good faith. I assume your good faith in wanting a good encyclopedia, but perhaps you might want to listen and see if there is a good argument being made by Carrie or I, and dispute the content on the basis of balance rather than assumptions. I doubt that you will find two more earnest editors than Carrie or I on Wikipedia, and if you want to attract more earnest editors Wikipedia should find ways to engage each of us on content rather than false accusation, misrepresentation, POV, or what you think our intent is. Wikipedia will die if it cannot find new voices and chooses to descend into a vacuous testosterone pit.Bob the goodwin (talk) 20:57, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks and accolades!
Thanks
Lyme Wars
Thanks for coming in and helping. I am not very good at Wikipedia (yet?) editing.
If you look at my sandbox, you can see where I was trying to head. I have 40-50 sections in the sandbox, and expert help can make this an excellent article. User:Bob the goodwin/sandbox
The Sceptical Chymist actually put the page up, but was working from my research. I appreciate any help to get that article complete. Bob the goodwin (talk) 09:04, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Athiyur
Hi there, just wanted to say thanks for all the work you've done cleaning up the Athiyur article. I have been trying to do this for months now, but the content seems to keep being re-added to article. I know you have asked questions about the article and the editor who keeps reverting and asking for edit protection. I have tried to explain to that editor in the edit summary and on his talk page why his edits were being removed or edited, but I don't think he fully understands how Wikipedia works. I get the impression he thinks that whatever he adds should stay, regardless of other editors or policy. The editor has even added welcome messages and holiday greetings to the reader, so I obviously haven't been able to get through to him. I'm thinking the difference in languages has something to do with this, as what makes no sense to me may make complete sense to him causing him to be annoyed when he gets reverted. Regardless of all this, I think it's obvious he is trying to contribute to the article in good faith, so it's not a bad idea to leave him a message if you happen to have to revert his edits. Anyways, like I said above, good work getting this cleaned up. Cmr08 (talk) 22:17, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the note Cmr08. I had just left you a note on your talk page. I am nearing the completion of my copy-edit work on the article Athiyur, and I am hopeful that there will be no more problems with inappropriate material, text, or images being added to the article by any editor. Of course all editors are welcome to edit the article, but I really hope we all have the same goal of improving the article and Wikipedia. I hope everyone has a great day today! Carriearchdale (talk) 22:25, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
...and btw Cmr08, thank you for noticing my copy edit work, and you are quite welcome! Carriearchdale (talk) 22:27, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, I seen the note. I think we were both messaging each other at the same time. Like I said above, I think this has more to do with not understanding how Wikipedia works, but considering he made no attempt to discuss and has been re-adding removed content without explaination, I don't really know what the story is. In situations like this, it's always best to assume good faith until we have a reason to assume otherwise. We will have to see how he reacts to the copy edits. Cmr08 (talk) 22:35, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks
Hi Carriearchdale. Thanks for reviewing Adam and Eve (public house). Yes, the article is short at the moment but I believe there are multiple secondary sources to improve the article (including finding a conclusive date of earliest record to a tavern on its site, either 1241 or 1249). May I ask your reason for tagging the article as an advertisement, and how I can solve that issue? Best, Duffit talk 14:40, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi Duffit,
The one external link you have listed on the article is also used as an inline citation in the article.
http://www.thegoodpubguide.co.uk/pub/view/Adam-&-Eve-NR3-1RZ
That site appears to be done in a promotional or advertisy writing style. Perhaps you could a different source to verify the saxon well. I think that having that link in the external links is probably okay, but if it were possible to have a source for the citation from a different secondary or tertiary source,that would be most ideal! Anyways I do very much like the way you have put the list together. If you have any more questions, or if I can help in any way with the article please do not hesitate to ask... I hope you a have a very great Saturday.
Cheers!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 14:57, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for the super quick response, Carriearchdale. :) I've completely excised the inline citations to the Good Pub Guide, but kept it as an external link as the GPG is a nationally known directory of pubs in the UK. I replaced the citation to the Saxon well to the Eastern Daily Press newspaper source. Does that solve the advertising issue? Hope you have a lovely Saturday too :). Best, Duffit talk 15:28, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks.
I don't know what a citation barnstormer is, but it made me really happy.
I am not sure I am doing a good job, but I want a good encyclopedia. I also want to learn to work within this environment. There is a lot of work that can be done if I figure it all out. I happen to think the Lyme wars stories is one of the all time great stories, I hope you are enjoying working with it. Let me know if I can do anything for you. I live in Seattle, and tend to stay up late, its nice to see someone awake at the same time! I will send you an email, if you want to discuss offline. Bob the goodwin (talk) 08:15, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Samsung Gear Fit
Hi,
Thanks for the talk message. I didn't actually create the article however; I had created it as a redirect to the Samsung Gear page, which was later turned into an article by another editor.
I'm more than ready to help improve the content, regardless.
--RaviC (talk) 14:22, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Wideo.co article
Hey Carriearchdale, not sure if this is appropriate location for a response as I'm still getting used to the communications side of this, but thanks for the message re the Wideo.co entry! I intend to spend some more time improving the article tomorrow so will certainly take your suggestions on board and will probably be in touch for further assistance!
Thanks, Will. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WillDalton (talk • contribs) 00:50, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
Great, please let me know if you have any questions, or if I can help in any way on the article.
ciao! Carriearchdale (talk) 02:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Thanks for the review of Groundnut pyramids. I know I see a lot of new articles during our Guild of Copy Editors' Drives, so it's nice to know my own articles pass scrutiny. Thanks again!
I saw on your profile that you like horses. Here's an image of a horse for you! You deserve a rest, just like the horse. I'm just passing by to say thank you for reviewing pages that I created! See you around :) 001Jrm (talk) 01:00, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate your taking the time to comment on a starter page!Valli Nagy 18:09, 1 June 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ValliNagy (talk • contribs)
You are welcome
You are welcome. Its my honor and duty to write articles on various academics!--Mishae (talk) 13:37, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Tag still there - possible edit conflict
Thanks for reviewing my latest contribution, Liane Davey. However, it seems the new article tag is still there... maybe there was an edit conflict that prevented the removal? Thanks again. Woz2 (talk) 23:35, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the note. I resaved it as reviewed, I think that got it. It was a really well done article. I enjoyed reading over the article.
Thanks for reviewing Llandissilio. It's only an infant, but hopes to grow over the next few days. All the best, Tony Holkham (talk) 11:39, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Robert P. O'Shea (talk) 04:45, 31 May 2014 (UTC). Perhaps you would also like to review Instrument myopia, which I just created. It is a little more rough than Adolf Wohlgemuth's page; I will be seeking expert advice about the history of instrument myopia and will add it once I have it.Robert P. O'Shea (talk) 05:35, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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You are quite welcome! Thanks for the note. I really appreciate it. It is really touching when an article writer takes a moment to say thanks.
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 04:29, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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My first time using Wikipedia, trying to figure out how to add Citations
Would you mind giving me a few minutes to figure out the process?
In fact, would you be open to helping me add the references with me? I can email them to you and we can split them. There's a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Morningstar90 (talk • contribs) 10:35, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thanks for the note. I think I had a clipboard error because that file was used on a different article. I fixed this article though. Sorry for the inconvenience.Thanks for letting me know! Looks like the article is shaping up well! ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 18:40, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Your rollback request
Hi Carriearchdale, I have granted rollback rights to your account in accordance with your request. Please be aware that rollback should be used to revert vandalism, spam and blatantly unconstructive edits; using it to revert any other type of edit - such as by revert-warring or reverting edits you disagree with - can lead to it being removed from your account...sometimes without any warning, as some admins do not give a warning if they become aware of any misuse. If you think an edit should require a reason for reverting, use a manual edit summary instead of using the rollback tool. For practice, you may wish to review Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback.
Also, I noticed that you were blocked earlier this year. I think you'll be fine with the rollback tool, hence why I granted it to you, but I would take extra care with it: if you're blocked for breaking 3RR again you could end up with rollback being removed from your account, even if you didn't use it to edit war. Good luck. Acalamari 21:00, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @Acalamari , I appreciate you setting that for me. I did have that one block several months ago, but that whole incident was well out of character for me, Since then I have been doing my very best to help to improve articles, and the encyclopedia as a whole. If you got a chance to look at some of my contribution list then I hope you saw something good. I will be very careful. Thanks! ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 21:13, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Deadbeat parent
hi, i recently had my deletion of some content in the "Deadbeat parent" article reverted by you. for reference, the section i deleted was:
"zero citations and lots of loaded language is ample reason to delete"
i feel that this was a good explanation for my action. note that there are, in fact, no citations in the entire section and there are two 'citation needed' entries, both six months old. additionally, the language of the section was full of loaded language: "so-called" debeat parents, "fraught with error", the new jersey legal system "ignoring" wibur's als. there is, to me at least, a strong feeling of bias in the whole section -- and no sources to back it up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.53.130.94 (talk) 21:46, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, It probably would have been a better idea to place a more references needed tag, or a citation needed tag just after the statements that you did not agree with. That would have given other editors an opportunity to find some more references, or citations to verify the statement. Blanking out a whole section is never the best thing to do because the community and editors as a whole would need to come to some sort of consensus to delete parts of, or all of the article. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask. ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 21:56, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A kitten for you!
Thanks for the review of Groundnut pyramids. I know I see a lot of new articles during our Guild of Copy Editors' Drives, so it's nice to know my own articles pass scrutiny. Thanks again!
I appreciate your taking the time to comment on a starter page!Valli Nagy 18:09, 1 June 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ValliNagy (talk • contribs)
Thanks!
Reviewer Award
I saw on your profile that you like horses. Here's an image of a horse for you! You deserve a rest, just like the horse. I'm just passing by to say thank you for reviewing pages that I created! See you around :) 001Jrm (talk) 01:00, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks sir for your appreciation regarding my contribution on Wikipedia. --Jeeteshvaishya (talk) 12:48, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You are certainly quite welcome! If you have any questions, or if I could help you with anything, please do not hesitate to ask! Please have a lovely day.
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Sure, I will get back and finish the copyedit presently. Please do let me know if you have any other pages you would like copyedited. You are doing a wonderful job with all the articles you are creating!
ciao!!! ````
Thank you very much, definitely I'll work with you. One more page for copyedit - Guntur.--Vin09 (talk) 11:36, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Why is your user page so cluttered?
Just curious, but you have like four and a half Babel boxes. ミーラー強斗武 (talk) 07:41, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Indefinite Block Proposal
Carriearchdale, pending resolution of that discussion, I have removed your Reviewer and Rollbacker rights. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
My name on wikipedia is Carriearchdale and I have been a registered member of wikipedia since 2007 contributing globally across some 35 wikipedias.
However, the SUL report for this account shows that you have contributed to 21 WMF projects. Under what account name did you make contributions to 14 other projects? BMK (talk) 22:36, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
response My account name is Carriearchdale. Always has been and always will be. Thank you for stopping in to enquire. I do appreciate that. Perhaps maybe you should update all your wikimedia softwares and such. Because I did make an error when I said around 35 global wikis. It is actually 38.
THIRTY EIGHT
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Most edits on en.wikipedia.org (12427).
Oldest account on en.wikipedia.org (2007-11-21 06:11).
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Again I do thank you for the inquiry. Plese do stop back in again sometime.
ciao!!! I do hope everyone has a great and fabulous evening! Carriearchdale (talk) 23:24, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Bullshit. For the last 17 on the list you don't even have a single edit. G S Palmer (talk • contribs) 23:58, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Why does it matter if she's active on however-many projects? ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 02:31, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It matters because she posted an appeal/justification on User talk:Jimbo Wales in which she seriously exaggerated her contributions to WMF projects in order to make herself look better. She wrote:
My name on wikipedia is Carriearchdale and I have been a registered member of wikipedia since 2007 contributing globally across some 35 wikipedias.'
This simple sentence is full of false impressions and exaggerations. Her account was made in 2007, but she didn't edit until January 2014, so the implication that she's a long-term editor is false. She is registered on 38 WMF projects but only actually edited on 21 of them, and on 11 of these her edits were simply to create a user page. That means that she's not "contributing globally across 35 [or 38] wikipedias", she's contributing to 10 WMF projects, and on four of those ten she's only got edits to a couple of articles. In truth, she's only contributed any significant edits to en.wiki, Commons, simplywiki, en.wiktionary and meta.
Now people contribute what they can when they can, everyone can do as much or as little as they like, so contributing 12,980 edits is a good thing (if they are good edits -- the AN/I seems to be showing that many of them are not). What's wrong is exaggerating your contributions in order to make yourself look better so that your unsupported allegations of another user being a paid editor might have a chance of being taken seriously. That's why it matters, not in the abstract, but because of how she presented herself. BMK (talk) 03:37, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I saw this on ANI a little while after I asked, so sorry that you had to explain here too. Also it's good that you put this up at Jimbo's talk page and ANI. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 03:53, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A chance for you to redeem yourself
Hello User:Carriearchdale, I'm User:Sturmgewehr88. It appears that, because of your behavior in the last few months, you are about to be indefinitely blocked on English Wikipedia. Because I believe in WP:Good faith, I'm going to spell something out for you: while many editors support indef blocking you, a majority of them are in favor of later unblocking you if you learn from your misdeeds and accept that what you did was wrong. They're not asking you to kiss their ass, just accept responsibility for your actions. I have also volunteered to be your WP:MENTOR after you're unblocked. I look forward to helping you become a better contributing editor to Wikipedia, but you have to take the first step. Also, when you request to be unblocked, please don't sound like a "victim"; you must genuinely regret and repent your past actions, otherwise no admin will unblock you. Cheers~ ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 23:06, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I do thank you for stopping in with your kind offer. I will certainly take it in under advisement. I am and always will fully accountable for my actions. I always have been and I always will be.
Also thanks for the note about the broken user boxes and such. I may be brilliant but I never said I could make a correct user box. I have been renovating on my user page, so please do pardon the dust. There is all kinds of code swirling around over there. I like your signature coding. I am very attract to the different script to write a couple in japanese script! Please do stop back in another time. Have a great evening! Also please see the response to the user who posted a question just above yours.
You can stop patting yourself on the back. Whistleblowers come with evidence of the malfeasance they're blowing the whistle on. You, however, have presented no evidence whatsoever, just unsupported accusations. You appear to merely be harassing an innocent editor. If you have real evidence of paid editing, then provide it, please. Put up, or shut up. BMK (talk) 01:09, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
oh, but I already have user bmk!!! I have done my due diligence. Maybe it's just that you are too far down on the FUCKING totem pole that you don't even know about it yet!!!
Don't you want me to have a wonderful rest of the evening? BMK (talk) 02:16, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Bothof you, stop acting childish. Carriearchdale, this section reads more like "I'm getting blocked anyway, YOLO" and violates WP:CIVIL, please don't make this any worse for yourself than it already is. And BMK, you should know better than to poke at her. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 02:38, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
As another editor said about Carriearchdale (not me), she exhibits "Scary, vicious, totally insupportable and unconscionable behavior". If someone behaves in that manner, they really should expect to get a tiny bit of their own back every now and then. In any case, I still want to find out if I'm supposed to have wonderful rest of the evening or not -- I won't to able to go to bed until I know. BMK (talk) 02:47, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, that sarcasm made me chuckle. Anyway, I understand your frustration with this behavior, but again that doesn't mean you can turn around and give it back. If it bugs you so much, don't post on her talk page (although if she does this somewhere else, that's a different story. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 02:53, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Again, and for the record, I have not, nor have I ever received any form of payment or compensation from anyone in any manner, shape, or form regarding my endeavors on Wikipedia. Anyone who states that this is not correct is making false, fraudulent, and libelous accusations, and is a liability to the organization as well as to editors whose sole aim is to contribute in good faith. Thank you to all of you for your support in this unwarranted and unfounded matter by this editor, Daniellagreen(talk)(cont) 03:09, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Daniellagreen: Be careful about using the "L" word ("Libel") as it could be interpreted as a legal threat, which can get you blocked from editing. I don't believe you meant it that way, so, if I am correct, you should make a statement here on the order of "I have no intention of taking legal action," if that is indeed the case. Please take this advice very seriously. BMK (talk) 03:14, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Right, thanks. I have absolutely NO intentions of taking legal action regarding my prior comment, and am only trying to look out for Wikipedia's benefit. Thanks, Daniellagreen(talk)(cont) 03:19, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ummm... it's "battleground behavior" when I move a comment I posted from the wrong place and put it in the right place? BMK (talk) 02:34, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's battleground behavior when you say/do something to instigate a conflict. What she said wasn't right, but that doesn't give you the right to do something you know is just as wrong. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 02:42, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oh Geez Louise, get fucking real, dude, your account is named after two deadly Nazi weapons, and you're lecturing me about this crap? Get over yourself - and I suggest you withdraw your offer to mentor Carriearchdale, you're clearly not qualified to do so, she'd eat you alive. BMK (talk) 02:50, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Really? For one, "Sturmgewehr" is a generic word, and any weapon is "deadly". And yes I am lecturing you, because you're violating these policies. And I find that unlikely. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 03:05, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)Beyond My Ken can be brash at times but as a whole he is generally spot on when it comes to policy. I do not see a problem with what he said, it is a little more forward than what I would have said, but as a whole he is correct when describing recent behavior, especially considering the discussion at ANI. ♥ Solarra ♥♪ 話 ♪ ߷ ♀ 投稿 ♀ 04:37, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Sturmgewehr88:This edit to me is extremely borderline, and if you do have an issue, I suggest taking it up with Beyond My Ken directly, but I do see where you have an issue. If both of you are amiable to it, I'd be happy to mediate. ♥ Solarra ♥♪ 話 ♪ ߷ ♀ 投稿 ♀ 05:50, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Solarra: Other than it being dickish, I don't have an issue with it, and will walk away and let User:Carriearchdale revert him. It was this edit that offends me, but again I'd prefer to walk away. Thanks for the offer though. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 06:05, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@S88: You need to get your facts straight -- I did not make that original edit, someone else did, I merely reverted you - but the other editor's change was accurate, and you need to give Carriearchdale the chance to make her own decisions, neither you nor I can make them for her. BMK (talk) 06:14, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Incidentally, I'm backing away - you might want to consider doing so as well. BMK (talk) 06:18, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I never said you made the original edit, I said you reverted me, after I restored the page to its original version, and left a dickish edit summary, which I could care less about. And what do you mean "you might want to consider doing so as well"? Was "I don't have an issue with it, and will walk away and let User:Carriearchdale revert him" not straightforward enough of my intentions? ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 06:48, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Talkback
need more edits on that page, has many issues, please correct them based on copy-edit tag. Vin09 (talk) 05:10, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes Vin09,
I will try to get back there today to finish. Thanks for the note. Please have a good day!!!
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 15:08, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question
Carriearchdale, I've been wondering. Why do you tell people to "govern [themselves] accordingly"? According to what? Yngvadottir (talk) 20:15, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You have been blockedindefinitely from editing based on community discussion here. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. the panda ₯’ 22:53, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It is worth noting that you received an offer to be mentored by one of the commenters at the ANI discussion. If I were in your current position, I might very seriously consider indicating whether you would be willing to accept such an offer. John Carter (talk) 23:23, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
many thanks and much gratitude to all!!!
I really would love to thank all my supporters both on this wiki and elsewhere. I was extremely proud to accept all the kudos I have been given here at wikipedia, as well as all my wonderful fans over at twitter. Although everyone has been most supportive, I would especially like to thank a group of persons who have excelled each at their own craft --- @AxMorgan, @QueenAmy13, @ZoeIrvin, @DonaldGResha, @YBE, @RealRagnvald, @nycdave, and all to the rest as well my some 11,000 thousand followers there at twitter!
I hope everyone will have the brightest day ever!!!
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 08:28, 12 July @LollyGirlLou over at twitter
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The tool to add templates and citations will now work for templates that include HTML comments or templates in their titles. [108][109]
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It will soon no longer be possible to order printed books of wiki articles via PediaPress. You will still be able to create PDF files. [117]
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"I will say it again. I liked Carrie. I really don't want to spend the time to look into the story that has everyone so worked up, but if I did, I might still think she had points. I am a rational person, so if she was getting in the way of the project I would not see that as a good thing, but I am not sure I am so thrilled with the implied threat that if I spoke up for her, that would mean that I was a bad guy too. But in a way, I am not much value to Wikipedia, because I couldn't contribute much without attracting buzz saws, so the implied threat has little to do with me be honest in my opinions, and has more to do with the aggressive community being at homeostasis.Bob the goodwin (talk) 08:51, 13 July 2014 (UTC)
I perused a lot of the stuff on Carrie. She definitely got on the wrong side of the crowd, but my sense is that the project didn't care if she was right, and mostly didn't want a trouble maker. It feels like the project is just fine with hidden paid editors, and there are probably a ton of them out there, but the project has very little supervision, and does not want anyone taking up oxygen by complaining. That is probably why I failed as well, as I was horrified at the aggressive games that undermined scholarship. I tried to make a case against her as I read the stuff, but it mostly came down to the idea that people wanted her gone, people pulled the plug because there was too much ink. I would mentor Carrie to be different in life, but I think you've all done her a favor by giving her a life again. Wikipedia publishes what the most aggressive person wants. There's a lot of money to be made if you can control the truth. The mob spilled over in their anger, and went after me? Why does so much anger float in this place? I hope I am wrong. I am done being mad, and want friends and not enemies. Go make good edits, and help the project. I can't. Bob the goodwin (talk) 10:26, 13 July 2014 (UTC)"
Merge
Pls have a look at this page, Guntur Coast, I suggested merge, can you take any action.--Vin09 (talk) 08:06, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Vin09,
Thanks for the note. Please email me any help requests by clicking email user in the left column of the talk page here. Have a quite exquisite evening!!!
To reiterate a deleted comment: Vin09, Carrie has been blocked indefinitely for several reasons. She cannot take action, as that would be block evasion. I don't know if there is any policy against emailing her, however. - Purplewowies (talk) 00:28, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There most definitely is not a policy against emailing her. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 01:38, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I do not know about the user was blocked. I didn't do any mailing, I use only wiki.--Vin09 (talk) 06:11, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
At the present time I have not yet made a decision as whether to place an unblock request here at the english wikipedia. MY decision is still pending based on several factors.
I am not abusing my talk page access by replying to a message left me by Vin09. Contrary to what andythegrump has so prematurely posted on the ANI, I merely asked to editor Vin09 to contact me via the email link on the left to "Please email me any help requests" Nothing was stated in my message left here to Vin09 about anything to do with advising him how to proceed with any matters here at english wikipedia. please govern yourselves accordingly, and as always I hope everyone will have a quite fantastic evening.
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 00:23, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the note. Since of course I cannot at present respond at ANI, I will leave any responses or comment here on my talk page.
ciao!!! 00:30, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
If it becomes critically necessary, I can ferry comments over for you. —LucasThoms 00:32, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In response to john carter post at ANI, I would say that equating his verbose and evilly creative attempts at translation of the actual meaning of the exact statement I typed in message to vin09, "Please email me any help requests by clicking email user in the left column of the talk page here," with intention of what statement meant would be impossible. It is quite difficult to understand how user john carter knows exactly what meant when I typed those nineteen words. How about keeping all the casting of aspersions to a minimum this time!!! To quote Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 00:54, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Being that it is customary to notify any user/editor whose wikipedia name is brought up at ANI, I would request that some neutral party notify Vin09 that his wikipedia name has been mentioned at ANI, if that has not already been done.
ciao111 Carriearchdale (talk) 01:24, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There is little if any way you could actually be of any "help" on wikipedia articles while blocked without basically violating the block and effectively attempting to skirt the block. You could reasonably have used fewer words to say "I'm blocked ask someone who isn't. I honestly can see no reasnon for you to request an e-mail on content while blocked except to circumvent the block or maybe being unwilling to say those fewer words.John Carter (talk) 01:15, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Being that it is customary to notify any user/editor whose wikipedia name is brought up at ANI, I would request that some neutral party notify Vin09 that his wikipedia name has been mentioned at ANI, if that has not already been done.
ciao111 Carriearchdale (talk) 01:24, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Please make a notice, and post at the ANI that user BeyondMyKen had just for at least the second time vandalized the Carrierarchdale user page by changing the information in the user box which lists the true and actually date I registered with wikipedia. beyondmyken changed the correct year date from 2007 to 2014. That edit was malicious, disruptive, and just continues to show the batleground and retaliatory actions of user beyonmyken towards Carriearchdale. Please see this diff if you wish to verify what I have typed here. [125]
If that's directed at me, I decline. I offered to help you figure out this current ANI case, not to be a proxy for the dispute between you and BMK. —LucasThoms 01:38, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It wasn't, but no problem, thanks for your help Lucas Thoms
ciao!! Carriearchdale (talk) 01:43, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
User:Carriearchdale, according to Template:User Wikipedian For, the template is supposed to be set to the day your account was created, not your first edit, so anyone changing this template on your user page to anything else is wrong. Cheers~ ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 03:48, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the note Sturmgewehr88. I hope you have a wonderful evening!!!
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 04:32, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The basics about contributing
"Wikipedia is the product of thousands of editors' contributions, each one bringing something different to the table, whether it be: researching skills,technical expertise,writing prowess, or tidbits of information, but most importantly a willingness to help. Nobody owns articles, so if you see a problem that you can fix, do so. Everyone is encouraged to copyedit articles, and add content if they have knowledge of or are willing to do the necessary research to improve the topic at hand."
Since you are unable to respond due to your block, any critical comments you have I can convey for you. ♥ Solarra ♥♪ 話 ♪ ߷ ♀ 投稿 ♀ 03:07, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Solarra for the note. I believe at this time it would be the best thing to say that I have no comment at this particular time. May I ask you Solarra, to either post, or tell me how long such a "discussion" is customarily run before closing it? Thanks for your time.
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 03:19, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
See WP:AFD for specifics, but generally discussions involving deletion are allowed to continue from 7 days from when they are opened. ♥ Solarra ♥♪ 話 ♪ ߷ ♀ 投稿 ♀ 03:22, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
notification to self for the record
"Wikipedia is the product of thousands of editors' contributions, each one bringing something different to the table, whether it be: researching skills,technical expertise,writing prowess, or tidbits of information, but most importantly a willingness to help. Nobody owns articles, so if you see a problem that you can fix, do so. Everyone is encouraged to copyedit articles, and add content if they have knowledge of or are willing to do the necessary research to improve the topic at hand."
from ANI - "Probably not as it would be easier to just dust off another sleeper account registered in 2007 and begin again anew. Hence the rather bizarre insistence that she has been around for seven years. She could be the greatest sock-master Wikipedia has ever seen, but unprovable since it's a sly move done over many years (seriously this goes deeper). I find that more believable than a user that doesn't do a test edit in seven years after registering an account. Froggerlaura ribbit11:06 pm, Yesterday (UTC−4)"
from ANI - "Um, given that it is blatant copy-paste plagiarism of this [92] (not a copyvio, as it is public domain), I think that deletion might be advisable. AndyTheGrump (talk) 11:06 pm, Today (UTC−4)"
end of quotes from ANI
ciao!!! update Carriearchdale (talk) 04:52, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
attempts to ask questions
A simple question. Did you copy-paste the article from the source I linked? AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:45, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
reposting for more clarity
"Wikipedia is the product of thousands of editors' contributions, each one bringing something different to the table, whether it be: researching skills,technical expertise,writing prowess, or tidbits of information, but most importantly a willingness to help. Nobody owns articles, so if you see a problem that you can fix, do so. Everyone is encouraged to copyedit articles, and add content if they have knowledge of or are willing to do the necessary research to improve the topic at hand."
Carrie, I wanted to share a little info with you on your user talk page use and give you appropriate notice. Generally speaking, I'm probably the most liberal minded when it comes to how someone uses their talk page when blocked. I've been in more than couple shouting matches defending user's rights in these cases. Still, there are some practical limitations you should be aware of. As long as the talk is more or less Wiki related, isn't soapboxing or violating WP:POLEMIC, etc., I'm pretty easy to get along with, with one caveat, that the idea is eventually the user will be unblocked, so the talk page use serves a purpose, to allow communication, working on future goals and/or articles, mentoring, etc. I find it very useful for that.
You are indef blocked. At some point you need to decide if you are going to seek an unblock or not. If you don't, then the generosity in using the talk page is somewhat diminished, because it isn't serving the above goal. The same holds true with email, to a lesser degree. If an editor has decided that they are not going to seek an unblock, or not seek one in a reasonable period, then use of the talk page falls under greater scrutiny. There is no hard and fast rule, but to me, once a few weeks or a month has passed and they are using the talk page regularly but have no intention of getting unblocked, then I have to at least reconsider the use. Of course, if they go away and come back 6 months later to ask, use isn't even an issue, as you weren't using the talk page.
The same is true of proxy editing, ie: asking others to make edits on your behalf. This is against policy as it is a means to bypass the block. We usually tolerate a small amount of this with temporarily blocked editors, if they are asking to fix small mistakes on articles they work on, as this improves the encyclopedia and the goal isn't really to bypass anything. Indef blocked editors, however, usually aren't afforded the same exemptions. Whether the proxy editing is via email or on the talk page is irrelevant, it is still against policy, so just be aware of that.
In short, soon you will need to either ask for an unblock, or expect talk page and email to get revoked if you continue the way you have. Some of the material you have posted borders on WP:POLEMIC violations, as we don't allow lists of quotes from "enemies" and such. In my singular opinion, the activities you have engaged in since being blocked have not been beneficial towards an eventual unblock. I'm fine with whatever you decide, but out of fairness, I wanted to give you fair and final warning of the repercussions of your choices. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 13:08, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for stopping in and leaving a note!
ciao!!! Carriearchdale (talk) 19:25, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Having read the comments by the user/editors at the page listed above, I was really quite appalled by most of the comments there so, I will mention no specific user/editor name in my comment. A few postings there are taking quite a gigantic leap by using words such as plagiarism and non-attribution.
I have works and writings that I have personally created all over the internet. I will leave my statement at that, since I am sure what I state here will really make no difference. Anyone that has some concrete evidence that I have plagiarized something, please take no offense, but please put up, or shut up about it. Casting aspersions onto a person or a member of wikipedia with no evidence is what I describe as a baseless allegation.
I mean really people, if this whole extended affair is some attempt to upset me or something, it doesn't. That draft was sitting in there minding its own business, waiting to be reworked. I hope all of you user/editors are also policing all other draft articles sitting in user spaces, because if you are not applying policy to all user/editors across the board, that could be seen as possibly continuing to strike out against one editor in a retaliatory manner for perhaps some other reason. I will end my statement at that for today. I do hope everyone will have a safe and fruitful weekend.
I can't speak for this case and have no opinion on the deletion itself (I didn't look at it), but I can from experience as an administrator: When an editor is blocked, it is common to dig around their area to make sure there aren't copyright vios, or polemic stuff, etc. You aren't being singled out in that respect, it is standard operating procedure to poke around a bit. The same is true with edit histories. Admin generally have tools and methods for doing all this fairly expeditiously as this is core to what the community expects from us, ie: act on their behalf. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 22:29, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the note Dennis Brown. What you are describing in your paragraph may at first look somewhat plausible. But if sny poster/user/editor that posted there has some evidence of the bad acts that they are alledging, they really should support their baseless allegation with some iron clad proof of wrong-doing. Perhaps I am not aware of the procedure you use in such a discussion. Are accusations by some poster there just accepted as fact? I can count to 20 or 28 whatever the number is, but please be aware Dennis Brown, "you" or "WP" or whoever can line up 100, 200, or 350 persons to mark a vote down, but whatever the outcome of the discussion, it does not mean I a not telling the truth. I stand by everything I have said. Posters can just keep on posting, and casting aspersions that I am "dishonest, deceitful, deceptive..." you can fill in the the other hate speech that billows in and around wikipedia. I am sure you probably read over some or most of it. The truth is the truth, and some people around wikipedia cannot handle the truth, and they instead go around making baseless allegations, accusations without merit, and just pure mistruths for whatever their reason. I have been surprised that during this ANI some posters, and even some admins are questioning others at the ANI regarding issues that have come up there. Maybe wikipedia has a small chance of turning itself around, I do hope so.
It is not a 'baseless allegation' that the text in your draft is to a large extent identical to material posted on the Niotso Wiki. It is a self-evident fact, that anyone can verify. You are of course free to provide an explanation for this - I suggest you do so. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:03, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I will not be answering any questions from persons who are making baseless allegations against me. But for the sake of civility andythegrump, maybe you should try thinking in a positive manner, and then use the assume good faith concept heralded around wikipeda, and try to imagine some scenario where you are actually mistaken, and there is a perfectly good reason that the draft article in userspace here, and the one posted over at the spot you listed had a lot of the same info, and were similar in nature. andythegrump, have you ever been wrong?
The fact that it was copied onto Wikipedia by Carriearchdale from the Niotso wiki is beyond dispute. Observe the Duplication Detector results comparing the last version of the page on the Niotso wiki and the first version of the page on Wikipedia. The last edit to the original source was 28 November 2013. The material was copied verbatim onto Wikipedia on 6 February 2014 with only minor changes, e.g. "we" → "they" and "is" → "was". The fact that the original source has a public domain license and regardless of who had contributed to it (at least 2 people), failure to credit it as the source is plagiarism. The motivation behind the failure to credit is another issue. Many inexperienced and even some experienced editors do not realise that all text copied onto Wikipedia must be credited to its original source. (Note that the Duplication Detector will not work if/when the WP page is deleted, although administrators can still compare the two urls manually.). Voceditenore (talk) 08:22, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In the "References" section is a link to the article that was obviously copied. Do we know what her intention was? ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 08:35, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No, only that with her next edit, one minute later, she removed the link [130] with the edit summary "copyedit" and never restored it. Voceditenore (talk) 08:40, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Note also that it was not copied into user space. It was created directly as an article and later userfied by an administrator [131]. – Voceditenore (talk) 08:59, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"But if sny poster/user/editor that posted there has some evidence of the bad acts that they are alledging, they really should support their baseless allegation with some iron clad proof of wrong-doing."
I find that highly ironic. Have you even at this late stage emailed ArbCom with the evidence for the allegations you have been making against another editor? Your continued misrepresentation of that issue off wiki would suggest not. Harry the Dog WOOF 09:04, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Voceditenore: Well then.. May the laws of copyright have mercy on her soul. ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 09:08, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
This has nothing do with copyright laws. It was simply a violation of Wikipedia policy on attribution, albeit something that many editors are unaware of. If it remains on Wikipedia (in any space), the problem can be easily rectified by simply acknowledging that the text was copied and from where. In fact, I have just done so. It's needed as long as the page is still on WP. Voceditenore (talk) 09:15, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Well, well, well I must say I missed this discussion when it occurred, but I will make a few comments about what several different persons stated in their post or asked.
"Note also that it was not copied into user space. It was created directly as an article and later userfied by an administrator" by voceditenore
Being created directly as an article usually means a person would use the article wizard to create an article. Another way of course is to use the AFC process. Please check your sources more closely. The work was in fact copied in my user space by the dear departed Cindy lady. I don't recall her exact wiki name but I believe I read where she passed while at a wiki conference in Berlin. Her loss was a hard blow to wikipedia. I believe she was a well loved wikipedian.
"The fact that the original source has a public domain license and regardless of who had contributed to it (at least 2 people), failure to credit it as the source is plagiarism." by voceditenore
This is not a fact, but a supposition, "an idea or theory that you believe is true even though you do not have proof."[1] by some uninformed individual. I suppose the person who wrote this might be able to hypothesize, and try to come to some probable conclusion, if they had all the facts regarding the works being discussed. They don't have all the facts. If I thought the facts might matter, I might decide to include them here, but alas, I believe the die has already been cast, so I will just leave that statement as is for the time being.
POINT OF FACT - I could most likely not be found guilty in any court, witch hunt, or tribunal of plagiarizing myself. Well maybe at sometime back in history where persons had no hope of defending themselves against any charge. Henry VIII and all his wives come to mind, maybe the Salem witch trials, or even please pardon the term nazi germany.
"I find that highly ironic. Have you even at this late stage emailed ArbCom with the evidence for the allegations you have been making against another editor? Your continued misrepresentation of that issue off wiki would suggest not." by harry the dog
As I have stated previously, I turned over any and all info regarding the possibility of Daniellagreen doing paid editing with non-disclosure, that had been given to me by another person over to one of my trusted advisors. I have no possession of the evidence or info any longer, and I have moved forward. I really do not know yet the outcome of anything my trusted advisor has done, or will do with anything he now has in his possession regarding that matter. My trusted advisor is a well informed, and responsible person, that as I understand is going to be handling the matter at the corporate level.
As I have stated here previously my decision on whether or not to appeal the ban imposed here is pending at this place in time.
End of statement for today. Please feel free to discuss if you like, or even ask questions, but remember I will not be answering questions from persons who are making baseless allegations here. I hope everyone has a bright and fantastic Sunday!!!
Not gonna comment on any part of that (because I have no opinion on it), other than the fact that you're blocked, not banned. See here for the difference. I wouldn't point it out, but it's been a source of a bit of confusion (i.e. the talk page abuse issue). Ciao! Yeah, I'll leave the ciao'ing to you. It's not right for me.—LucasThoms 04:47, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"As I have stated previously, I turned over any and all info regarding the possibility of Daniellagreen doing paid editing with non-disclosure, that had been given to me by another person over to one of my trusted advisors. I have no possession of the evidence or info any longer, and I have moved forward."
You made the accusations. You know what the evidence for them, if any, is. If you want to have any hope of being unblocked you must follow the proper procedures and either send the evidence directly to ArbCom or withdraw the accusations unreservedly and apologise unreservedly. Harry the Dog WOOF 09:08, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Public domain
Carrie, in regard to your statement above: ""The fact that the original source has a public domain license and regardless of who had contributed to it (at least 2 people), failure to credit it as the source is plagiarism." by voceditenore. This is not a fact, but a supposition, "an idea or theory that you believe is true even though you do not have proof."
You are mistaken. It has nothing to do with US copyright law in the United States, particularly since our editors are from all over the globe. Our policies are such that all Public Domain text and media must be attributed to the source or they are subject to be deleted. As Wikipedia is a privately owned website, this is a choice the Foundation made some time ago. For our purposes, it is considered the equivalent of plagiarism to do otherwise. Just as we define notability and civility differently here, so too do we define plagiarism in a way that might not reflect normal English usage. There is no such thing as global Public Domain anyway, and we choose to require that non-original PD material be sourced to verify ownership and licensing. Again, the laws of the United States are meaningless here, we have our own policies which are more stringent than the laws in the US. Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 11:54, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf14) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on July 17. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on July 22, and to all Wikipedias on July 24 (calendar).
CirrusSearch was removed as the primary search method from Wikimedia Commons and the Spanish (es) Wikipedia due to a high server load. The plan to enable it on the Dutch (nl), Japanese (ja), Polish (pl) and Russian (ru) Wikipedias was also postponed to a later date. [132][133][134]
The tool that stores information about languages (CLDR) was updated to its latest version. You can still help translate language names into your own language so they can be used in the sidebar and other places. [135]
Tablet users visiting the mobile version of Wikimedia wikis will be able to use a special version of VisualEditor starting on July 31. You can test the new tool by choosing the beta version of the mobile view in the Settings menu. Feedback is welcome. [139]
All windows in VisualEditor have now a new design. Main action buttons will always be located in the top bar and will use simple words rather than icons. [140]
You can now easily open links inside the link editor, for example to see their target. [141]
Several bugs related to the positioning of the cursor around some items (like images and references) were fixed last week. [142][143][144][145][146][147]
Future software changes
It will soon be possible to watch individual discussions in the Topic namespace rather than whole pages for talk pages using Flow. [148]
You can give comments about the new version of Winter, a proposal to have a fixed toolbar at the top of wiki pages. [149]
An IRC meeting to organize Pywikibot bugs will take place from July 24 to July 27 on the channel #pywikibot on freenode. [150]
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The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf15) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on July 24. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on July 29, and to all Wikipedias on July 31 (calendar).
You can now download the latest version of the anti-vandalism tool Huggle.
The cancel button in VisualEditor toolbar has been removed. You can still use the Read tab and the Back button in your browser to cancel your edit. [154]
If you try to use a template which has no suggested or required parameters in TemplateData, you will now be asked to add the parameters. [155][156]
You will no longer be able to edit a page if you can't create it, for example on pages protected against recreation. [157][158]
Wikidata will soon be able to store data about article status, for example "good article" or "featured article". If your wiki has highlighted content, please make sure it is on Wikidata's list. [161]
It will soon be possible to directly create empty pages, for example in the user namespace. [162][163]
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Recent software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf16) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on July 31. Due to the Wikimania 2014 conference, it will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on August 12, and to all Wikipedias on August 14 (calendar). [164]
You can now test a new tool to render wiki pages as PDF files. [165][166][167]
You can now download an update to the archive of Wikimedia Commons files (uploaded up to December 31, 2013). If you have free space on your computer, please help preserve the files. [168]
New users using the mobile Commons site now need to make 75 edits before they can upload a file. [169][170]
VisualEditor news
You will no longer see an edit confirmation message after making a null edit with VisualEditor. [171][172]
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Recent software changes
Due to the Wikimania 2014 conference, there were no MediaWiki changes this week. The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf16) will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on August 12, and to all Wikipedias on August 14 (calendar). [188]
Bureaucrats on all Wikivoyage wikis are no longer able to merge two accounts into one. [189]
VisualEditor news
Tablet users visiting the mobile version of non-Wikipedia wikis will be able to use VisualEditor starting on August 12. The feature will also be enabled on all Wikipedias on August 14. [190]
Future software changes
Internet Explorer 6 users will soon see a JavaScript-free version of Wikimedia wikis; JavaScript tools and scripts will no longer work on that browser. If you use Internet Explorer 6, make sure to update to a newer browser! [191][192][193]
If you visit a special page that requires you to be logged-in, you will soon be automatically redirected to the log-in page instead of seeing a warning. [194][195]
You will now always see recent changes to the source language text when editing a translation with the Translate extension. [196][197]
An IRC meeting to discuss VisualEditor will take place on August 14 at 09:00 UTC on the channel #wikimedia-office on freenode (time conversion). [198]
I think that over a month has passed since you were blocked, which is generally long enough for most people to make a decision. I think myself perhaps if no request is made in the next week there is a very real chance some sort of a ban will be requested.John Carter (talk) 21:40, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Why not leave her be? Let her on her own time, it's kind of ridiculous that you want to seek a ban when no disruptive conduct is taking place. Tutelary (talk) 22:18, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I did misstate the above and I apologize for that. I was misrepresenting through an error on my part the material Dennis included in the Notification section above. However I do note that in that section he indicated some sort of action might be taken then. It will likely be a noticeboard discussion and there are a number of possible outcomes of such discussion. John Carter (talk) 22:32, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
OK, what will the noticeboard discussion be about? Where is the incident here? Where is the conduct that a noticeboard would be needed? Tutelary (talk) 22:52, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf17) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since August 14. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on August 19, and on all Wikipedias on August 21 (calendar).
There is a new protection level called superprotection. At the moment, only some Wikimedia Foundation employees have access to it. Administrators can't edit "superprotected" pages. [199][200][201]
You can now create empty pages directly. A message asks you to confirm that you want to create an empty page. [202][203]
You can watch the first videos from Wikimania 2014. Some of them are about technical topics. More videos will come later.
Wikidata
After August 19, you can use Wikidata for inter language links on Wikinews. [205]
After August 19, you can use Wikidata for badges like "good" or "featured" articles. Next week, you will be able to show the badges in the article sidebar on Wikipedia, Wikisource and Wikiquote. [206]
Problems
There was an issue with ProofreadPage and WikiEditor on Wikisource wikis. It is now fixed. [207][208]
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VisualEditor news
There was a error when you put your cursor directly after a reference list. It is now fixed. [209]
You can now add colors to links in the editor using gadgets. You can do this to see links to redirects or disambiguation pages. [210]
If you use Internet Explorer, you will soon be able to use VisualEditor. [211][212][213]
Future software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf18) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since August 21. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on August 26, and on all Wikipedias on August 28 (calendar).
After August 26, you will have a central JavaScript and CSS page. They will be on Meta-Wiki and will work on all wikis. Read more on the help page. [214]
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Recent software changes
You can now test a new Beta Feature to see links to other wikis in the sidebar. The links come from Wikidata. [215][216]
You can now search pages that link to a page. Use the linksto: keyword in your search. [217][218]
A redirect to a section now changes the URL in the address bar of your browser. If "Dog" redirects to "Animals#Dog", you now see "Animals#Dog" instead of "Dog#Dog". [219][220]
If you are testing Flow, you now have a Flow tab in your Notifications. It is called "Messages". [221]
VisualEditor news
You can no longer delete required fields in templates. [222]
We fixed many Internet Explorer bugs. If you use Internet Explorer 11, you will get VisualEditor next week. Support for earlier versions is coming next. [223][224][225]
We fixed a bug where some of your typing could be undone when you used "cut" (Ctrl+X). [227]
You will no longer see empty or deleted categories among the suggestions when you add a category. [228]
Future software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf19) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since August 28. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 2, and on all Wikipedias on September 4 (calendar).
There is a proposal to build a database on Commons for file data. It will make it easier to see the author, license and topics. You can give feedback on this idea. You can also come to the IRC chat on September 3 at 18:00 (UTC) in #wikimedia-office at freenode. [229]
You can give feedback on Media Viewer until September 7. You can say what needs to be improved and ask other people to give feedback too. [230]
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
VisualEditor news
From Thursday, Internet Explorer 11 users will get VisualEditor. Support for earlier versions is coming next. [232][233][234]
Future software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf20) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since September 4. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 9, and on all Wikipedias on September 11 (calendar).
You will soon confirm a "Thanks" inline instead of in a dialog. [235]
You can read more about the plan to move to Phabricator, a tool that will help people develop the MediaWiki software and report bugs. [236]
Problems
There were problems with JavaScript and CSS on Friday, September 5 because of a code error.
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Recent software changes
You can now change the style of links to disambiguation pages. This is done with the mw-disambigCSS class. [237][238]
There was a problem on right-to-left wikis with Wikidata log entries. The text was messy in watchlists and recent changes. The problem is now fixed. The same problem will be fixed soon for user names. [239][240][241]
New users are randomly chosen for a test on 12 Wikipedias. They get messages with ideas of articles to edit. The ideas come from what they have already edited. [242]
Problems
There was a problem with loading images on September 10. [243]
VisualEditor news
If you don't select text when you add a link, the link now shows a number. [244]
The citation tool no longer offers to reuse a citation if there are none on the page yet. [245][246]
You can now use help buttons in the "Page settings" menu to see what the options are for. [247]
Future software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf21) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since September 11. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 16, and on all Wikipedias on September 18 (calendar).
These changes are coming with the new version:
If you use Internet Explorer 7, JavaScript will no longer work. JavaScript tools and scripts will no longer work in that browser. You should update to a newer browser. [248][249][250]
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Recent software changes
You can test a new Beta Feature called HHVM. It should make editing faster. Please report bugs if you see them. [251]
Problems
There was a problem on the English Wikipedia on September 19. It was due to edits on a template used on many pages.
Sites were down for users in the Pacific area around 7:00 UTC on September 20. It was due to a problem in the San Francisco data center.
There were two bad bugs messing up articles in some browsers in VisualEditor. We fixed the bugs and updated the sites. [252][253]
Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf22) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since September 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 23, and on all Wikipedias on September 25 (calendar).
If you have more than 2000 notifications, the oldest ones will be removed.[254][255]
In the "Vector" skin, the icon used for users will show a neutral gender. [256][257]
The VisualEditor template tool now tells you if a required field is missing. [258]
The "Cancel" button of the VisualEditor save window is now called "Resume editing". This shows that you can still edit and you won't lose your changes. [259]
There are new keyboard shortcuts in VisualEditor. Use Ctrl+Shift+6 for code and Ctrl+Shift+5 for strikethrough. [260][261]
In VisualEditor, you can now see that you are switching to the source editing mode. Before, it was not clear it was happening. [262]
Future site changes
You can see a plan for the move to Phabricator. It's the new tool to track bugs. A guided tour will be done via video on September 24. [263]
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There are now many more translations for language names. [266]
Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf1) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since September 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on September 30, and on all Wikipedias on October 2 (calendar).
Errors from Scribunto (Lua) are now shown on the page. Before, you had to click on "Script error" to see them. [267][268]
You can add an "autovalue" for a field in TemplateData. When users add the template to a page, the value will be added automatically. An example is when a clean-up template shows the date it was added. [269]
If you change a user preference but don't save it, it now asks if you want to save it. [270][271]
The PDF export tool has changed. The new one has better language support but it doesn't offer ZIM and EPUB formats. [272]
JavaScript authors: Many old methods will be removed soon. Please check your scripts and gadgets and replace the old methods by the new ones if needed. [273]
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Some wikis have a template to track bugs in Bugzilla. You should update it to work with Phabricator. You can look at the one on mediawiki.org to see how. [276][277]
A new tool can now create thumbnails of large TIFF images. This concerns files larger than 50 megapixels. These thumbnails are also sharpened. You can comment on Commons. [279]
The Media Viewer tool has a clearer link to the file page. It also has buttons to download, share and embed the file. You can enlarge images by clicking on them. [280]
Changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf2) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 2 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 7 October, and on all Wikipedias from 9 October (calendar).
If you make a code mistake when editing a Lua script, you won't be able to save your edit. [281][282]
We fixed some more Internet Explorer bugs. If you use Internet Explorer 10, you will be able to use VisualEditor next week. Support for earlier versions is coming next. [283]
On Thursday, the tool to edit TemplateData will come to 30 more wikis. [284][285]
You can help sort bugs in the Book and PDF export tool on October 8. [286]
1% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. [287]
Future changes
You can look at the plan of the Mobile team for their future work. [288]
More changes to Media Viewer are coming. It will be easier to disable it, and you will see the caption below the image. [289][290]
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The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf3) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since 9 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 14 October, and on all Wikipedias from 16 October (calendar).
5% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. You can also test it as a Beta Feature. [295]
Hello! Could you translate an article about boycott of Russian goods in Ukraine for the Farsi or/and Portuglese Wikipedia? Thanks for the help. --Trydence (talk) 14:34, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Recent changes
You can test a new system to see math using MathML. Go to your display options and choose "⧼mw math mathml⧽".
You can add badges in Wikidata for quality articles and featured lists. [299][300]
File information cleanup
You can join a wiki project to help tools read file information. It will help people reuse files.
See how to fix metadata. You can fix it by adding markers to templates and adding templates to files.
You can see a list of files missing machine-readable information on your wiki.
Developers fixed a security problem. If you use Internet Explorer 6, you won't be able to log in any more. You should use a newer browser. [302]
Changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf4) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 16. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 21, and on all Wikipedias from October 23 (calendar).
10% of logged-out readers are getting pages from servers that run the HHVM tool. HHVM should make pages load faster. You can also test it as a Beta Feature. [303]
If you add the same parameter twice in a template, it now puts the page in a tracking category. [304][305]
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Problems
There was an issue with files from Commons on October 21. You could only see those with names between 140 and 159 characters by visiting Commons itself. [306]
There was a problem with cut and paste in VisualEditor in Firefox. It was fixed quickly. [307]
There was a problem with editing math in VisualEditor. It was fixed quickly. [308]
Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki will now come to Wikipedia sites every Wednesday, instead of every Thursday. [309]
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf5) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 23. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 28, and on all Wikipedias from October 29 (calendar).
VisualEditor's menu items now show their shortcuts beside them. [313]
VisualEditor now opens faster when you click "edit". [314]
The rules for plurals in translations changed in some languages. Interface translations are currently not being updated from translatewiki.net; this process will start again on November 6. [315]
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There was a bug in VisualEditor with Internet Explorer. It hid tools like the link editor when you opened them. The bug was fixed on Monday. [319]
Issues with the new search tool caused geo data code to show up on pages on Monday and Friday. The mobile "nearby" tool was also broken. The problem is now fixed. [320][321][322]
HHVM caused server issues on Thursday. They are now fixed.
Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf5) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 4, and on all Wikipedias from November 5 (calendar).
Some wikis have icons at the top of a page to show if it is protected or featured. Icons show up using CSS. You can now use the <indicator> tag in these templates instead to add the icons. [323][324]
VisualEditor now tells you if you're editing a re-used reference. This helps you avoid changing it if you just want to add a new one. [325]
The icons in VisualEditor's template editor tool for adding more fields are back, along with other fixes. [326][327][328][329][330]
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Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 23:25, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact Ocaasi (WMF).
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Recent software changes
You may see a new tool on the mobile site of the English Wikipedia. It asks simple questions to make the article better. In the future, your answers will go to Wikidata. [335][336]
You can join two IRC chats this week to learn more about the file cleanup project. One will be on Wednesday at 18:00 (UTC) and the other on Thursday at 04:00 (UTC). You can ask questions during the chat if you need help to fix files on your wiki.
You can see a list of files to fix on the Labs tool. You can report bugs and ask questions on the talk page.
Problems
Wikimedia Labs was broken for a few hours on Thursday. It was due to a hardware problem. [338]
Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf7) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since November 5. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 11, and on all Wikipedias from November 12 (calendar).
You can now use more editing tools for tables in VisualEditor. You can add rows and columns, merge cells, and edit table captions. [339][340]
The style and insert menus in the toolbar of VisualEditor now show fewer tools. This helps you see the most common tasks. You can see all items by clicking "More". [341]
The way windows inside VisualEditor work has changed. VisualEditor should be faster and have fewer bugs. [342]
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Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf8) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since November 12. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 18, and on all Wikipedias from November 19 (calendar).
The new search tool ("CirrusSearch") will be on the English Wikipedia from November 19. [343]
Move from Bugzilla to Phabricator
The tool to track bugs will change on November 21.
You won't be able to add or edit bugs between November 21 and November 24.
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Recent changes
The move from Bugzilla to Phabricator is done. You can now report bugs in Phabricator. [345]
Problems
There was a problem when editing tables in VisualEditor. VisualEditor was trying to fix bad values for the colspan or rowspan option. VisualEditor now leaves the bad values to avoid making things worse. This was fixed on November 17. [346]
Software changes this week
The new version of MediaWiki (1.25wmf9) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since November 19. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 25, and on all Wikipedias from November 26 (calendar).
You will be able to try VisualEditor on many new wikis for the first time. After November 26, VisualEditor will become available on Wikidata, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikivoyage, and Wikinews wikis. You can find it in your Beta options. [347]
VisualEditor now tells you if your edit needs to be approved. [348]
You can now use VisualEditor's tools directly when you resume editing after closing the save window. [349]
VisualEditor's table editing tools now work better in right-to-left languages. [350][351]