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New Featured content IRC channel

Following on from the creation of #wikipedia-en-FL ^connect for discussing the WP:Featured list process, a new IRC channel for discussing all Featured content has been created. #wikipedia-en-FC ^connect. Please see WP:IRC for more on using IRC with Wikipedia. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 20:33, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

I find this news frankly alarming and disturbing. Since I work to keep my communications OnWiki, 1) I won't be there, and 2) I'll keep a close eye on the detrimental effect this will assuredly have on featured content. But, if y'all decide to congregate there, then please pass along the message that I am quite tired of being the only featured process to have to deal with archiving WP:GO every single week, and have noticed that the other processes don't touch it even when it has errors, leaving all the cleanup and janitor work to me, which I decidedly don't appreciate (she said with a smile). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:36, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Further feedback at WT:FAC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:46, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

But you smile so prettily, Sandy... --Dweller (talk) 20:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm frowning ugly right now (she said with a smile :-) Better discussion at WT:FAC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:52, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm watching it. I don't IRC. Just FAC. <grins> --Dweller (talk) 20:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

I am the king of hearts so hahaha

Featured picture: October 20, 2006

This image, Image:Pangong lake by martinl.jpg, appears to have been deleted several months ago. I'm sure it was lovely, but it should probably be removed from the main page of Portal:Featured content :) Plasticup ^T/C 03:20, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

All entries on the featured content page are randomly selected each time the page is purged. I've updated the random selection list to remove several delisted images, including this one, and to add about a hundred recently added images. --CBD 18:42, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I assumed it was randomly selected from a list because no one would actually choose a deleted image. It's good to know that you cleaned up the list as well. Plasticup ^T/C 18:54, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

protection

Does this page need it? Seems to be a lot of anon vandalism. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 02:31, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree, but I doubt it would happen because it's the talk page of a highly visible page and most would probably prefer to keep it unprotected. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 02:34, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Compare with Talk:Main Page. Even more visible. Receives even more vandalism and out of place newbie edits. Only has move protection. Other than the occasional User talk page which someone wants to silence we almost never protect talk pages, and then only temporarily. Vandalism here does little harm and most of the things I see seem more like new people trying to figure things out... which is a good excuse to drop a general 'welcome and instructions' template on their talk page. --CBD 09:31, 18 October 2008 (UTC)