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== Congratulations on 5,000,000 articles! ==

{{notice|There are currently '''[[toollabs:five-million|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles''' on English Wikipedia.}}

for all your contributions, thank you.

[[User:Smallbones|Smallbones]]<sub>(<font color="cc6600">[[User talk:Smallbones|smalltalk]]</font>)</sub> 13:19, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
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Have you seen [['''[[Wikipedia:Five_million_articles|this page]]''']] Jimbo? Congratulations, indeed. Cheers! <code>&#123;&#123;u&#124;[[User:Checkingfax|Checkingfax]]&#125;&#125;&nbsp;{[[User talk:Checkingfax|Talk]]}</code> 13:27, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
:: The prediction date in [[WP:Five-million pool]] was won by a user voting as a teenager in 2007, voting in the [[WP:Six-million pool]] is closed, but the "[[WP:Seven-million pool]]" is still open to voting. --[[User:Wikid77|Wikid77]] ([[User talk:Wikid77|talk]]) 18:13, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
*Congrats Jimmy, and to the WMF and all Wikipedians and users! [[User:Jusdafax|<font color="green">Jus</font>]][[User talk:Jusdafax|<font color="C1118C">da</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Jusdafax|<font color="#0000FF">fax</font>]] 13:35, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
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Congratulations on this project!

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*--<font style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#008C3A 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;color:#000000">[[User:Pine|<font color="#01796F"><b>Pine</b></font>]][[User talk:Pine|<font color="#01796F"><sup>✉</sup></font>]]</font> 19:40, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

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<div>As of {{CURRENTDAYNAME}}, {{CURRENTDAY2}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, {{CURRENTTIME}} (UTC), The English Wikipedia has {{NUMBEROF|USERS|en|N}} registered users, {{NUMBEROF|ACTIVEUSERS|en|N}} active editors, and {{NUMBEROF|ADMINS|en|N}} administrators. Together we have made {{NUMBEROF|EDITS|en|N}} edits, created {{NUMBEROF|PAGES|en|N}} pages of all kinds and created {{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|en|N}} articles.</div>

We are approaching a billion edits. Alas, there is no way to include page views in the above list. :( --[[User:Guy Macon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guy Macon|talk]]) 23:07, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

:You mean "over 26 million User Names have already been used, so no wonder it's so hard for new users to find something suitable"!? [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 23:19, 1 November 2015 (UTC) <small> ... or are most of those [[Megagon|genuine ip socks]]? </small>

::How was my username not taken until 2014? --[[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] ([[User talk:Rubbish computer|''Trick'']]: [[Special:Contributions/Rubbish computer|''or treat?'']]) 01:00, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
:::One reason is that the word "rubbish" used as you are using it is a [[WP:ENGVAR|Britishism]], so millions of editors wouldn't have even considered it. But I think we are getting off-topic here. :) [[User:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]] ([[User talk:Newyorkbrad|talk]]) 02:00, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
::::Heh: never thought of that. Thanks, --[[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish computer'']] ([[User talk:Rubbish computer|''Trick'']]: [[Special:Contributions/Rubbish computer|''or treat?'']]) 02:10, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
:::::Yeah...but there are alot of aussies, kiwis and brits who'd use the word. Only the Americans who'd not...? [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]] ([[User talk:Casliber|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Casliber|contribs]]) 21:35, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
:::::<small>RC, I think your name is the height of [[Rubbish (magazine)|fashion]]. [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 18:19, 3 November 2015 (UTC) </small>
::::::''Only'' Americans in a bit of an understatement, considering that the U.S. population is higher than all the others you listed combined. [[User:Dustin V. S.|<span style="color:green; font-family:Times New Roman">''Dustin''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Dustin V. S.|(<span style="color:green; font-family:Times New Roman">talk</span>)]] 01:54, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
:::<small>{{ping|Martinevans123}} Thanks, but it turns out it's actually [[Rubbish (disambiguation)|a song by Carter the unstoppable sex machine]]. <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Rubbish computer|Rubbish computer]] ([[User talk:Rubbish computer|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Rubbish computer|contribs]]) 00:14, 10 November 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --></small>


== Telenor Youth Forum ==
== Telenor Youth Forum ==

Revision as of 10:29, 12 November 2015


    Telenor Youth Forum

    Hello, Jimmy. Congratulations on your serving as keynote speaker for the Telenor Youth Forum in Oslo next month. Could you briefly answer, are you being paid to serve as the keynote speaker, or is this a voluntary mission? - Checking the checkers (talk) 15:32, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    I am not being paid to serve as keynote speaker. Why do you ask? Oh, I see by looking at your contribution history that this is just trolling. Have a nice day.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 00:00, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm disappointed that you would characterize this as "just trolling". Telenor is in hot water right now, with its former CEO (your ceremonial handshake partner) being investigated for bribery and corruption related to buying wireless licenses in Uzbekistan. He's been dismissed from Telenor and all subsidiaries, and he was even denied 2015 bonus payments that were due him. Had you been accepting payment from Telenor, that wouldn't present very good optics. Baksaas' trouble has the potential to be a fairly big scandal (especially considering how many identifiable Telenor employees have been very recently polishing Wikipedia to enhance Telenor's reputation), but if you want to brush it under the rug, so be it. That's always your prerogative. - Checking the checkers (talk) 01:44, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    As I said, trolling.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 05:57, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Some trolls are "hit and run" while others are persistent. This particular one thinks "suck my socks" is amusing for some reason, but is very wrong. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:17, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I once gave a speech at Volkswagen. Got paid for it too. May have even had a photo with the CEO, although I don't remember. I'm also notable for being involved in an industry which relies on software. Quick, someone better draw a venn diagram suggesting in some vague way that their scandal somehow my fault or that I'm in some way corrupt.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 10:49, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd have asked for a groovy 60s Volkswagen Camper instead of money to speak for Volkswagen! Some comic relief is required here, this talk page is so serious.... If only we lived in a world where everybody was nice to one another!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:59, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Didn't you get the memo, Dr. B? All the not-nice people are to be banned from Wikipedia by the nice people and will henceforth have to sock-puppet. Мир и дружба!!! Carrite (talk) 16:32, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    American copyright slider

    For those of you who have a hard time keeping track of the copyright status of written material published in the USA, a correspondent has pointed me towards THIS pretty simple slider. It has been released under Creative Commons Non-Commercial license and maybe one of our copyright peeps can make it a part of Wikipedia. Carrite (talk) 16:42, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Unfortunately, it is too simple to be accurate. It ignores the case of works published after 1922 that would be in the public domain due to lack of copyright notice, or due to non-renewal, but where at least one of the authors is not a US national, or the work was published simultaneously in a non-US country. In these cases the copyright may have been restored in accord with the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which the slider fails to mention even in its notes. DES (talk) 01:23, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    More ArbCom Candidates needed

    Self-nominations for positions on the ArbCom Committee (see Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/Candidates) have been going on since Sunday and will continue until November 17. So far there are 10 declared candidates for the 9 open positions, so we'll have at least some choice, but more candidates are needed.

    It's not unusual at this early stage, but IMHO a couple of the current candidates would have great difficulty getting elected (perhaps are even unelectable), so the need for more candidates is even higher than the 10 candidates for 9 positions numbers suggest. I'm very happy to report that 5 or 6 candidates have come out strongly in favor of taking action against bullying. (That's preliminary of course - we'll see how they answer all the questions posed). Smallbones(smalltalk) 18:23, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    • How many non-club members (aka non-Admins) so far? AnonNep (talk) 18:48, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Quick count:
        • 5 who have never been admins
        • 2 former admins
        • 3 current admins (including 1 former arb and 1 arb clerk)
      • so it's a bit "anti-establishment" so far. Smallbones(smalltalk) 19:10, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Smallbones, we await your nomination. -- Euryalus (talk) 20:05, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    While I'll likely write a voters' guide, let's just say that I have the greatest sympathy for those folks who know that they don't have the time or patience to serve on ArbCom. Somebody has to step up to the plate with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning in the 7th game of the World Series. But I'm destined to remain in the minor leagues. Smallbones(smalltalk) 20:55, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm personally baffled as to how ArbCom will have any effect on the bullying, harassment, and paranoia that seems to be so engrained in the Wikipedia community. I see the community driving away this site's main resource, writers, in droves. And what remains are deletionists, sockpuppet avengers, and vandal fighters. Not only are those three demands a primarily negative aspect of the site, it's the bare minimum to keep this site going. This is a slow, but trickling losing proposition. Big, positive changes are what's needed here... that the community will accept. Sigh. --MurderByDeadcopy"bang!" 00:15, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yeah, I'd like Smallbones to run, too. That would be fun. Carrite (talk) 05:40, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Why not? It'd be very interesting to see what sort of job ArbCom's greatest critics make of arbitrating. I'd even go so far as to suggest that should not all places be filled, Jimmy coopt some of the greatest critics onto the committee. Would that result in deadlock? Or would realpolitik kick in and editors be forced to cooperate?  Roger Davies talk 07:44, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • My block log (which includes a 1-year siteban) disqualifies me from running. Besides, I'm against revealing my off-Wikipedia identity. GoodDay (talk) 06:21, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Disqualified is a strong term, I'm sure you are allowed to run. You have been block free for well over a year, people have made admin on similar gaps since their last block. As for identification, I think it is privately to the WMF it doesn't have to be public. ϢereSpielChequers 10:21, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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