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The Signpost: 09 January 2012

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The Signpost: 16 January 2012

Special report: English Wikipedia to go dark on January 18

Sister projects: What are our sisters up to now?

News and notes: WMF on the looming SOPA blackout, Wikipedia turns 11, and Commons passes 12 million files

WikiProject report: WikiProject Beer

Featured content: Lecen on systemic bias in featured content

Arbitration report: Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near

Technology report: ArticleFeedback moves into new trial phase; and how MediaWiki integrates with Facebook, IPv6, and PostgreSQL explored

Arbitration

You are involved in a recently filed request for arbitration. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests#Request for review and arbitration and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. Additionally, the following resources may be of use—

Thanks, JCAla (talk) 18:13, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of discussion at the Administrators' Noticeboard

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. -Niceguyedc ^{Go Huskies!} 17:20, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 23 January 2012

News and notes: SOPA blackout, Orange partnership

In the news: World watched as Wikipedia shut down for SOPA blackout

WikiProject report: The Golden Horseshoe: WikiProject Toronto

Featured content: Interview with Muhammad Mahdi Karim and the best of the week

Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications

Technology report: Looking ahead to MediaWiki 1.19 and related issues

The Signpost: 30 January 2012

News and notes: Update on Global Development, Wikipedia Day NYC is a success, JFK audio on Commons

In the news: Zambian wiki-assassins, Foundation über alles, editor engagement and the innovation plateau

Recent research: Language analyses examine power structure and political slant; Wikipedia compared to commercial databases

WikiProject report: Digging Up WikiProject Palaeontology

Featured content: Featured content soaring this week

Arbitration report: Five open cases, voting on proposed decisions in two cases

Technology report: Why "Lua" is on everybody's lips, and when to expect MediaWiki 1.19

The Signpost: 06 February 2012

News and notes: The Foundation visits Tunisia, analyzes donors

In the news: Leading scholar hails Wikipedia, historians urged to contribute while PR pros remain shunned

Discussion report: Discussion swarms around Templates for deletion and returning editors of colourful pasts

WikiProject report: The Eye of the Storm: WikiProject Tropical Cyclones

Featured content: Talking architecture with MrPanyGoff

Arbitration report: Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure

Technology report: October's coding challenge: results now in; progress on 1.19 steady; and why for a while interwiki links were no more

RFC/U

I have decided an RFC/U is on order for TG's shoddy sourcing and edit warring of uncited content into articles. As you expressed alarm over one aspect of his behaviour I am informing you in case you would like to endorse it.[1] Darkness Shines (talk) 13:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That seems reasonable. Though eventually a community ban would probably be the most appropriate action. but here on wp it is a good idea to go in a methodical step wise fashion. best wishes in your endeavors to keep wp neutral anf free of POV warriors. i will add in my 2 cents to the RfC as time permits.--Wikireader41 (talk) 01:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 13 February 2012

Special report: Fundraising proposals spark a furore among the chapters

News and notes: Foundation launches Legal and Community Advocacy department

In the news: Scholars and spindoctors contend with the emergent wikiorder

In focus: Skirmishes in the 'great sectarian war of the Internet'

WikiProject report: WikiProject Stub Sorting

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Betacommand 3 closed, proposed decision in Civility enforcement, AUSC candidates announced

Technology report: January sees prototype new geodata API; but February looks to be a testing time for top developers

The Signpost: 20 February 2012

Special report: The plight of the new page patrollers

News and notes: Fundraiser row continues, new director of engineering

Discussion report: Discussion on copyrighted files from non-US relation states

WikiProject report: WikiProject Poland

Featured content: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Civility enforcement closed, proposed decision in TimidGuy, two cases remain open

Technology report: Major strands of development cycle coalesce as 1.19 is deployed to first wikis

The Signpost: 27 February 2012

News and notes: Finance meeting fallout, Gardner recommendations forthcoming

Recent research: Gender gap and conflict aversion; collaboration on breaking news; effects of leadership on participation; legacy of Public Policy Initiative

Discussion report: Focus on admin conduct and editor retention

WikiProject report: Just don't call it "sci-fi": WikiProject Science Fiction

Featured content: By plane, by ship, and by stagecoach: Featured content goes trekking this week

Arbitration report: Final decision in TimidGuy ban appeal, one case remains open

Technology report: 1.19 deployment stress, Meta debates whether to enforce SUL

The Signpost: 05 March 2012

News and notes: Chapter-selected Board seats, an invite to the Teahouse, patrol becomes triage, and this week in history

In the news: Heights reached in search rankings, privacy and mental health info; clouds remain over content policing

Discussion report: COI and NOTCENSORED: policies under discussion

WikiProject report: We don't bite: WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles

Featured content: Best of the week

Arbitration report: AUSC appointments announced, one case remains open

Technology report: With the 1.19 deployment now (mostly) complete, developers consider possible "mini" deployment later in the month

WikiProject India Tag & Assess 2012 Contest

Hello friends, we are a number of editors from WikiProject India have got together to assess the many thousands of articles under the stewardship of the project, and we'd love to have you, a fellow member, join us. These articles require assessment, that is, the addition of a WikiProject template to the talk page of an article, assessing it for quality and importance and adding a few extra parameters to it.

As of March 11, 2012, 07:00 UTC, WikiProject India has 95,998 articles under its stewardship. Of these 13,980 articles are completely unassessed (both for class and importance) and another 42,415 articles are unassessed for importance only. Accordingly, a Tag & Assess 2012 drive-cum-contest has begun from March 01, 2012 to last till May 31, 2012.

If you are new to assessment, you can learn the minimum about how to evaluate from Part One of the Assessment Guide. Part Two of the Guide will help you learn to employ the full functionality of the talk page template, should you choose to do so.

You can sign up on the Tag & Assess page. There are a number of awards to be given in recognition of your efforts. Come & join us to take part in this exciting new venture. You'll learn more about India in this way.

ssriram_mt (talk) & AshLin (talk) (Drive coordinators)

Delivered per request on Wikipedia:Bot requests. The Helpful Bot 01:45, 12 March 2012 (UTC) [reply]

The Signpost: 12 March 2012

Interview: Liaising with the Education Program

Women and Wikipedia: Women's history, what we're missing, and why it matters

Arbitration analysis: A look at new arbitrators

News and notes: Sue Gardner tackles the funds, and the terms of use update nears implementation

In the news: Britannica runs out of print as Jimmy Wales anointed UK transparency tsar

Discussion report: Nothing changes as long discussions continue

WikiProject report: WikiProject Women's History

Featured content: Extinct humans, birds, and Birdman

Arbitration report: Proposed decision in 'Article titles', only one open case

Education report: Diverse approaches to Wikipedia in Education

Technology report: Git learning curve steep but not insurmountable, plus a diff style we can all agree on?

Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir

See Human rights abuses in Azad Kashmir the content you just added would be more suited there Darkness Shines (talk) 21:02, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think those 2 articles need to be consolidated. the pro pakistani lobby here on wikipedia would rather have the world believe that HR violations in Kashmir only happen in the Indian controlled part but the reality is that situation is worse in the area under Pakistani control according to neutral observers like UNHCR. This fact needs to be obvious to any reader who may not be as familiar with the ground situation as we are. Don't know if having info in separate article would be the best way to go for that reason. are you planning to write another article on Human rights abuses in Gilgit-Baltistan ? a tonne of info on that in RS on that. Keep up your strong work though.--Wikireader41 (talk) 21:22, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well I just started one on the situation in Balochistan after finishing reading HRH world report. I went looking to see if there were enough academic sources to bring it up to GA class and there are. I will be concentrating on that for the next few weeks. I will create a stub for now and expand on it later if that is ok with you? Darkness Shines (talk) 22:22, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BTW if you wish to merge Human rights abuses in Azad Kashmir into Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir please do so, once the section there gets to large a spin off can always be setup at the old article. Darkness Shines (talk) 22:25, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What is meant by "HR violations in Kashmir only happen in the Indian controlled part" is that issues in Pakistani Kashmir mainly revolve around political repression or the supposed lack of political autonomy thereof. Pakistan-administered Kashmir does not have any extensive issues related to mass killings, torture, arrests of civilians, rape etc., at the scale that these things are prevalent in Indian-administered Kashmir. So your observation is not really correct as far as human rights abuses against civilians is concerned. Mar4d (talk) 02:39, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is [| this link] considered reliable for the content it has?

A discussion on reliable source that I was part of [| here]. इति इतिUAनेति नेति Humour Thisthat2011 08:14, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

@ Mar4d you may want to read Freedom in the World 2011 - Kashmir (Pakistan) and compare it with Freedom in the World 2011 - Kashmir (India) to get a sense of which place has better human rights ;-). One part is partly free and another is not free. Azad Kashmir really is a misnomer.--Wikireader41 (talk) 19:51, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

@ Darkness Shines for reasons stated above I think consolidating the 2 articles is a good idea. moreover the article title states jammu and kashmir not Indian administered Kashmir. The readers will be better served if article discusses plight of Kashmiris on both sides of LoC. i will work on merging when I get some time. The persecution of Shias in Pakistan admin Kashmir by wahhabi fundamentalists needs further discussion [2]--Wikireader41 (talk) 20:22, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Moved it to Human rights abuses in Kashmir so all aspects can be covered. going to pass out now am quite drunk Darkness Shines (talk) 21:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 19 March 2012

News and notes: Chapters Council proposals take form as research applications invited for Wikipedia Academy and HighBeam accounts

Discussion report: Article Rescue Squadron in need of rescue yet again

WikiProject report: Lessons from another Wikipedia: Czech WikiProject Protected Areas

Featured content: Featured content on the upswing!

Arbitration report: Race and intelligence 'review' opened, Article titles at voting

Technology report: Bugmeister to leave at end of May, but developers keen to "chart" a path ahead

The Signpost: 26 March 2012

News and notes: Controversial content saga continues, while the Foundation tries to engage editors with merchandising and restructuring

WikiProject report: WikiProject Rock Music

Featured content: Malfunctioning sharks, toothcombs and a famous mother: featured content for the week

Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review at evidence, article titles closed

Recent research: Predicting admin elections; studying flagged revision debates; classifying editor interactions; and collecting the Wikipedia literature

Education report: Universities unite for GLAM; and High Schools get their due.

Technology report: A busy week: Git switchover, mobile site upgraded, and still time for three security releases

The Signpost: 02 April 2012

Interview: An introduction to movement roles

Arbitration analysis: Case review: TimidGuy ban appeal

News and notes: Berlin reforms to movement structures, Wikidata launches with fanfare, and Wikipedia's day of mischief

WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Signpost

Featured content: Snakes, misnamed chapels, and emptiness: featured content this week

Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review in third week, one open case

Technology report: Somewhere amongst the endless discussions about Gerrit lie details of hackathons, performance blips explained and more

Dispute resolution survey

Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite

Hello Wikireader41. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released.

Please click HERE to participate.
Many thanks in advance for your comments and thoughts.

You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang ^{DR goes to Wikimania!} 01:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]