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User talk:Cameron11598/Archive 2
Disambiguation link notification for September 29Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Community Oriented Policing Services, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Director. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject. It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:56, 29 September 2016 (UTC) Note!Hey all! I may take longer to respond to questions, or comments left for me on this talk page or in other places. I'm currently in tech-rehersal and then have a production run for Temptation where I'll be running sound. I probably won't be around much the next two weeks. Sorry!--Cameron11598 (Talk) 23:07, 21 September 2016 (UTC) Access to Oxford University Press JournalsDear User:Cameron11598. I was recently given access to OUP journals through Wikipedia, but when I log-in to that venue, and I try to access one of the Journals listed by them (namely, "Journal of Theological Studies"), particularly the article published there by Cameron Mackay, entitled "The North Boundary of Palestine," I am asked again to give my username and password, and when I duly reply by giving the same information, I am denied access, or else asked to pay subscription costs. Is there a reason for this?Davidbena (talk) 23:24, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
A kitten for you! Cameron, I can't figure out how to answer your answer to my question. I tried e-mail, but it wouldn't allow me, saying something about authentication; it's an authentic e-mail addy, so I have no idea what's up with that. I wanted to thank you for your response to my questions; it was very helpful. One other question, if I may: can you use someone's autobiography or other books s/he's written as sources? And while I'm at it, how do you just go to a user's talk page and simply ask a question? Thank you very much for your help! Ginger-lyn Summer (and her six cats ;-) ) Ginger-lyn Summer (talk) 22:49, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
A questionHey Cameron, I have a question regarding the OUP "Reference" website. I searched up a certain historical figure (Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher) in Oxford Reference, and I got two hits that seem to be interesting. However, how can I now actually further view the sources itself? Sorry if this is a really "newb-like" question, but we all have to start somewhere don't we, haha. Bests and thanks in advance - LouisAragon (talk) 16:50, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
New page reviewer granted
Hello Cameron11598. Your account has been added to the "
The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator. — MusikAnimal talk 23:35, 31 October 2016 (UTC) Books and Bytes - Issue 19
 Books & Bytes
19:07, 1 November 2016 (UTC) OUP approval processHi Cameron, I'd just like to ask if there's a schedule for the next round of OUP approvals. There are currently three applications awaiting approval. Thanks, — Kpalion(talk) 16:58, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
Wikipedia:OUPHello. Just letting you know that I've left a request at Wikipedia:OUP. I would appreciate it a lot if this was approved now rather than for you to wait for the journal issue to be resolved, as I'd like to start citing the handbook I wikilinked to asap. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 16:04, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Quick closure at ANIHi, Cameron. I wrote up an explanatory note about my block of OD Paradox for ANI, but was edit conflicted by your close when I went to post. Non-admin closures are helpful, I wouldn't want to be without them, but you might consider giving the blocking admin a few minutes more to comment before closing. With thanks for all your good work. Bishonen | talk 17:20, 14 November 2016 (UTC).
New Page Review needs your helpHi Cameron11598, As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically). Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted. Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review. It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial. (Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC) HuggleHi Cameron11598, I saw you recently created a second account for Huggle just because you added 2FA. This is not necessary, you can use botpasswords for Huggle if you want to keep the edits on your own account. Just be sure to click "rollback" on the grants page. Happy editing, — xaosflux Talk 12:12, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
OUP book citationHello. I've just used an OUP book as an in-line reference for the first time. Can you please confirm that I have done this the way you want, or do I need to add via=OUP as we do with Jstor please?Zigzig20s (talk) 21:53, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open! Hello, Cameron11598. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC) New Page Review - newsletter
Hello Cameron11598,
 If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.
With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation. Sent to all New Page Reviewers. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:15, 26 November 2016 (UTC) . OUP renewal?Hi, I got OUP access back in November 2015, and now I'm getting warning emails that my Oxford Quick Reference access is about to expire (but none of the other OUP services as yet). Is there a description anywhere of how to apply for renewal? --Xover (talk) 12:52, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
Hello, could you please also renew my OUP access? It is set to expire this week. Thank you, GaryColemanFan (talk) 15:00, 4 December 2016 (UTC)
BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expectedNew Page Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:55, 7 December 2016 (UTC)) BBC 12-hour Editathon - large influx of new pages & drafts expectedAfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) (user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC) New Page Review - newsletter #2
Hello Cameron11598,
This is our second request. The backlog is still growing. Your help is needed now - just a few minutes each day.
ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO VOTE Sent to all New Page Reviewers. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:54, 11 December 2016 (UTC) . Curiouser and curiouserThis is pretty outrageous. Please read my comment at the bottom. What do you think? Quis separabit? 07:21, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Help with Newspapers.com account?Hi Cameron, I sent an email earlier regarding renewal of access. Would you be able to help? My ID from last year doesnt seem to be working. Thanks! Peripatetic (talk) 00:20, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
Extended confirmed protection policy RfCYou are receiving this notification because you participated in a past RfC related to the use of extended confirmed protection levels. There is currently a discussion ongoing about two specific use cases of extended confirmed protection. You are invited to participate. ~ Rob13Talk 15:56, 22 December 2016 (UTC) A barnstar for you!
Merry Christmas!.jpg) .jpg)   Hello Cameron11598: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 15:09, 24 December 2016 (UTC) ,_cropped.jpg)
Merry Christmas
Season's Greetings!
AlexEng(TALK) 05:12, 25 December 2016 (UTC) Seasons Greetings!Hello Cameron11598: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, -- Dane talk 08:19, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year, Cameron11598!  Cameron11598,
Merry, merry!From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 14:36, 25 December 2016 (UTC) Happy New Year, Cameron11598!Cameron11598, Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 2000 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Djibouti at the 2000 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe article Djibouti at the 2000 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1996 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Djibouti at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Happy New Year, Cameron11598!Cameron11598, Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages. Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe article Djibouti at the 1996 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed Caribbean?I understand you are the coordinator of the Oxford University Press access for the WP Library. I am specifically interested in the Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography, because this region is sorely lacking in the encyclopedia, but in addition, scarce on-line documentation for most of the Caribbean is available. If I were to apply to obtain access to Wikipedia:OUP, would I gain access to this specific journal? I live in Mexico and there is no access to English-language libraries in my city, no such thing as library membership, nor any means of ordering in volumes via inter-library coordination projects. Thank you for your assistance with my question. Please ping me, as I do not always receive notifications from WP on the watch-list notifications. SusunW (talk) 19:51, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
The Jinx
Thanks for a speedy library subscription renewalHi Cameron. I just wanted to drop you a line and say thanks for your speedy renewal of my lapsed Newspapers.com subscription. I use it more than any of the other Wikipedia library subs I've had in the past few years. --Danimations (talk) 04:18, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarification... I just logged in and realised that my service hasn't been restored as yet. Fortunately I don't have any pressing edits to make that require the service. 2 weeks is fine. Thanks again. --Danimations (talk) 04:32, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
Books and Bytes - Issue 20
Books & Bytes
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:00, 18 January 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1992 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Djibouti at the 1992 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Ambitious userThanks for the IRC helper note. Best Regards :) Shawrix (talk) 06:00, 25 January 2017 (UTC) Note of appreciationI'm not sure if anyone else noticed the subtle effort you made to de-escalate the tension in that discussion (including a concession you probably didn't need to make under the circumstances, and which I believe you made for diplomatic effect), before someone crossed a line. But I did notice and figured a shout-out was in order. Very conscientiously approached; glad to have you with us. :) Snow let's rap 01:38, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe article Djibouti at the 1992 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed New Page Review - newsletter No.2
Hello Cameron11598,
We now have 812 New Page Reviewers!  The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten.
This is even more important and extra vigilance is required considering Orangemoody, and
Coordinator electionKudpung is stepping down after 6 years as unofficial coordinator of New Page Patrolling/Reviewing. There is enough work for two people and two coords are now required. Details are at NPR Coordinators; nominate someone or nominate yourself. Date for the actual suffrage will be published later. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:11, 5 February 2017 (UTC) New Newspapers.com account?Do I need to start a new Newspapers.com account when I subscribe via the partnership, or can I use an existing account? Lizard (talk) 01:30, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!I got my passwords for OUP today and have finished my GA candidate and written another biography on an important Caribbean woman. I cannot thank you enough for your help in coordinating this project. For the Caribbean, sourcing is so hard to find and this source is invaluable. SusunW (talk) 01:24, 15 February 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1988 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Djibouti at the 1988 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Newspapers.comI just wanted to make sure, which citation format should I use,  It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 02:12, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1988 Summer OlympicsThe article Djibouti at the 1988 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold New Page Review-Patrolling: Coordinator electionsYour last chance to nominate yourself or any New Page Reviewer, See Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination. Elections begin Monday 20 February 23:59 UTC. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Djibouti at the 1988 Summer OlympicsThe article Djibouti at the 1988 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed Christine DaaéMadame Giry acts as a adopted mother to Christine in the 2004 film. In the original novel, where most information is taken for the article. Her adopted mother's name is Valerius. Gustave Daaé is the name in the 2004 film as well. The father has no name in the original novel. Which is why I made the changes I did. I have been studying this novel for over 20 years. That's why I felt the need to edit it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CCC5:B940:F902:D747:E6A1:6782 (talk) 07:36, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
GraphHopper revert?Why did you do the revert for the GraphHopper page? I just made it more precise. The 'developer' of the software is now not only one person and is driven by the mentioned company. Peatar (talk) 20:52, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
New Page Review - newsletter No.3
Hello Cameron11598,
Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. Please be sure to vote. Any registered, confirmed editor can vote. Nominations are now closed.
We now have 812 New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced. Discuss this newsletter here. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. March 2017 WikiCup newsletterAnd so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. It would have been 5 points, but when a late entrant was permitted to join the contest in February, a promise was made that his inclusion would not result in the exclusion of any other competitor. To achieve this, the six entrants that had the lowest positive score of 4 points have been added to the 64 people who otherwise would have qualified. As a result, some of the groups have nine contestants rather than eight. Our top four scorers in round 1 were:
The largest number of DYKs have been submitted by Vivvt and The C of E, who each claimed for seven, and MBlaze Lightning achieved eight articles at ITN. Carbrera and Peacemaker67 each claimed for five GAs and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga was well out in front for GARs, having reviewed 32. No featured pictures, featured topics or good topics yet, but we have achieved three featured articles and a splendid total of fifty good articles. So, on to the second round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article candidate, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:52, 1 March 2017 (UTC) 2017 Chinese Super LeagueHey, Cameron11598! The name Beijing 2014 was moved into Beijing Sinobo Guoan. Source:[1] 218.79.206.82 (talk) 17:14, 3 March 2017 (UTC) GAFYI, claim that GA for the WikiCup before it's too late. It passed. ~ Rob13Talk 05:02, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer OlympicsThe article Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed Autopatrolled granted Hi Cameron11598, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! ~ Rob13Talk 02:24, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
Newspapers.comThe renewals are being approved but we're still gated out of Newspapers.com, no emails to open the door are being received. What is up? Thanks for your prompt attention... Carrite (talk) 16:56, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
Just waiting on a response from the vendor. --Cameron11598 (Talk) 03:25, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
Newspapers.comHi Cameron. I see that my Newspapers.com subscription has been approved for renewal per your 1 March note on the page, but my account has expired. Might it have fallen through the cracks? Thanks, Coretheapple (talk) 17:57, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Aha, came looking for the same information. My subscription's been lapsed a week now, any news? - Penny Richards (talk) 19:20, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Page MoverHello Cameron11598. Your account has been added to the "
The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator. -- There'sNoTime (to explain) 17:38, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
Newspapers.com emailI was recently approved for a newspapers.com account and it was marked "Done" last week. But I am not sure what to do next. I had assumed from the instructions that I would receive an email but I haven't seen one yet and there is nothing in my spam box. Am I misunderstanding the process? Thanks. Rlendog (talk) 23:59, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Saint Lucia at the 2000 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Saint Lucia at the 2000 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Your GA nomination of Saint Lucia at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe article Saint Lucia at the 2000 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed Have yet to receive Newspapers.com accessHi Cameron! Sorry to bother you, I'm sure you're snowed under with requests but I filled in the Google form on the 11th of March (or maybe the day after?) when you sent the email and I have yet to hear anything. I understand there's a backlog & the process can be slow but since it's nearly been a month now I thought I'd check in. Thanks. --- PageantUpdater (talk) 23:11, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Books and Bytes - Issue 21
Books & Bytes
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:54, 6 April 2017 (UTC) Newspapers.comHello. Just to let you know that my Newspapers.com subscription appears to have expired and I've left a note to ask you to renew it. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 07:33, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
An update from the Sustainability Initiative Hi, Cameron11598! Thank you again for supporting the Sustainability Initiative, which aims at reducing the environmental impact of the Wikimedia movement. Over the past two years, more than 200 Wikipedians from all over the world have come together to push the Wikimedia movement towards greater sustainability. What's new? We are writing you this message because there is great news: The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has finally passed a resolution stating that the Foundation is committed to seeking ways to reduce the impact of its activities on the environment. Also, we have created a cool logo and found a nice name for the project which you can see on the right :-) What's next? Currently, we are working with Wikimedia Foundation staff to make sustainability a key priority for the selection of a new location for Wikimedia servers in Singapore. Also, we have presented the Wikimedia Foundation with a green energy roadmap to have all Wikimedia servers run on renewable energy by 2019. Please help! Let's keep this project moving forward – and there are several ways in which you can help:
If you have any questions, you can contact us on on Meta. Again, thank you very much for your support! --Aubrey and Gnom (talk) 08:57, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
QuestionDear Cameron I am working on new article and it needs some refrences which have been published in Times newspaper ( as an example on 26 january 1995), could you kindly let me know, is it any chance to find them through wiki ? regards --DejaVu (talk) 20:24, 10 April 2017 (UTC) It would be so helpul instead of going to local librerary and use micro-films system like flintstones :)
Check your emailIt may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.— ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:33, 11 April 2017 (UTC) A reboot of Titanic, pleaseRequested Movies TigraanClick here to contact me 15:12, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Volunteer Roll CallThis is a volunteer roll call sent to you on behalf of the current Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Coordinator, Robert McClenon, and is being sent to you because you have listed yourself as a volunteer at DRN. If you remain interested in helping at DRN and are willing to actively do so by taking at least one case (and seeing it through) or helping with administrative matters at least once per calendar month, please add your name to the roll call list. Those who do not add their name on the roll call list will be removed from the principal volunteer list after May 31, 2017 unless the DRN Coordinator chooses to retain their name for the best interest of DRN or the encyclopedia. Individuals whose names are removed after May 31, 2017, should feel free to re-add their names to the principal volunteer list, but are respectfully requested not to do so unless they are willing to take part at DRN at least one time per month as noted above. No one is going to be monitoring to see if you live up to that commitment, but we respectfully ask that you either live up to it or remove your name from the principal volunteer list. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 21:54, 27 April 2017 (UTC) (Not watching this page) Questions about Community Based De-adminshipCan you explain to me why you think it is vague? I'm just trying to understand so that I can make the best proposal possible. (Yes, I know this is a perennial topic, but as far as I am aware the proposed procedure has never been proposed before.) -Obsidi (talk) 00:58, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
May 2017 WikiCup newsletterThe second round of the competition has now closed, with just under 100 points being required to qualify for round 3. YellowEvan just scraped into the next round with 98 points but we have to say goodbye to the thirty or so competitors who didn't achieve this threshold; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Our top scorers in round 2 were:
Vivvt submitted the largest number of DYKs (30), and MBlaze Lightning achieved 13 articles at ITN. Carbrera claimed for 11 GAs and Argento Surfer performed the most GARs, having reviewed 11. So far we have achieved 38 featured articles and a splendid 132 good articles. Commendably, 279 GARs have been achieved so far, more than double the number of GAs. So, on to the third round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 13:16, 1 May 2017 (UTC) Newspapers.com still asking for Publishers Extra editionHi, Cameron. Thank you for processing my application. Do you know if there is a lag before the newspapers.com account change becomes effective? I still get buy-a-subscription notices on almost all click-throughs. Dovid (talk) 03:25, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
Newspapers.comHello Cameron. I am wondering...is it ok to ask for a specific newspapers.com article to be retrieved by someone who has access, or is that not done? Phatblackmama (talk) 18:40, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics
New Page Review - Newsletter No.4
Hello Cameron11598,
Since rolling out the right in November, just 6 months ago, we now have 812 reviewers, but the backlog is still mysteriously growing fast. If every reviewer did just 55 reviews, the 22,000 backlog would be gone, in a flash, schwoop, just like that! But do remember: Rather than speed, quality and depth of patrolling and the use of correct CSD criteria are essential to good reviewing. Do not over-tag. Make use of the message feature to let the creator know about your maintenance tags. See the tutorial again HERE. Get help HERE. Stay up to date with recent new page developments and have your say, read THIS PAGE. If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:42, 21 May 2017 (UTC) Newspapers.com Account Renewal InquiryMy request for account renewal with Newspapers.com is fairly recent, but it looks like other, earlier requests have gone unanswered for a few weeks now. Is there an issue on the Newspapers.com end vis a vis the Wikipedia program? I'm just curious since I'm actively working on a few pages, and now lacking access am finding it harder to complete some of the work. Cheers, Finktron (talk) 13:11, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
Publisher Extras - Newspapers.comCan anyone (not necessarily me) "break into" the Nevada State Journal? I'm virtually certain that this is Norman Dike's divorce from his first wife. "Virtually certain" ain't good enough, of course and I can't find the item anywhere else.--Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 20:18, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
Oxford University Press in TWLHi, my contact in the OUP tells me that, as a result of my work as WIR at the University of Oxford, that the Electronic Enlightenment biographical database has been added to the OUP Wikipedia Library accounts. I'd like to do some publicity around this and make it visible on the TWL pages. Have you had any notification about this? Thanks in advance MartinPoulter (talk) 08:37, 1 June 2017 (UTC)
Newspapers.com accessCameron, Many thanks for your message. I have enabled email. Good luck with your exams! I remember those days all too well.Schmausschmaus (talk) 10:34, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, Cameron Schmausschmaus (talk) 21:41, 3 June 2017 (UTC) WikiCup reviewsI saw your comment on the WikiCup page and I'm happy to give you a hand in a mutual agreement. If you can review my Arson in royal dockyards and Malcolm Kirk then I'll do a couple of yours, just let me know which ones you'd like done. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:47, 10 June 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Per requestHere's your memo: Cleanup Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Dat GuyTalkContribs 17:48, 11 June 2017 (UTC) Books and Bytes - Issue 22
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WikiCup 2017 July newsletterThe third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine. Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed. As we start round 4, we say goodbye to the fifteen or so competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed). If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 05:37, 30 June 2017 (UTC) Pecan PieThe idiot is blocked, though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skinnyjeans smellnice (talk • contribs) 20:04, 17 July 2017 (UTC) Hi Cameron, I have a renewal req at WP:OUP, for when you have a moment
TicketPlease review my note on ticket:2017062710024417. ~ Rob13Talk 15:19, 6 July 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer OlympicsThe article Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed New Page Reviewer Newsletter
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Publisher ExtraCan you get my Newspapers.com account upgraded please?—CycloneIsaac (Talk) 21:20, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
Newspapers.com subscriptionMy Newspapers.com subscription has expired. Can I get it renewed please? Thanks! HazelAB (talk) 00:26, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
Publisher ExtraHello Cameron. I have a subscription to Newspapers.com. Currently I'm paying $7.95 a month for The Palm Beach Post collection, so I'd love to have Publisher Extra. I haven't received an email about it though so I decided to ask here--12george1 (talk) 02:08, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
Hello, Cameron11598. I have an OTRS photo needed to get permission, could you help to check? Thank you. 天馬松風 (talk) 07:29, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
Speeding up applicationHeya. I re-applied for my 3rd year of Newspapers.com on the Library Card thingy. How long would the new system take and is it possible to get Publisher Extra for the 3rd go around? Mitch32(The many fail: the one succeeds.) 20:11, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
A kitten for you! Hi, Thank you. I actually wanted to delete it. There is another one of it which is way better than this one. That is why. Thank you Again Surge10 (talk) 18:26, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
German Articles to Review for NotabilityHi Cameron! Hope you're well! About a week ago we discussed about you looking into an article that I had written for new submission into Wikipedia. Prior reviewers had rejected it due to lack of notability, but those reviewers didn't speak German, and most of the secondary sources about the subject were in German. Because you speak German, you had said you'd be willing to look at the news items and determine whether they adhere to Wikipedia's rules regarding notability. The article in question is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Vision_Hope_International I was also confused about notability because of other articles in Wikipedia that seemed to run afoul of notability standards. These are: 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBM_(charity) << No independent references 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindernothilfe << No independent media sources (i.e., no secondary sources) 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PartnerAid << Only references the NGO's 2011 Annual Report (i.e., no secondary sources, no unbiased sources) Have you had a chance to look at any of these? Thanks! JosidRidolfo (talk) 11:44, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
Books and Bytes - Issue 23
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If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, go here. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:33, 24 August 2017 (UTC) WikiCup 2017 September newsletterRound 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best man (or woman) win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth 06:25, 1 September 2017 (UTC) Your GA nomination of Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2004 Summer OlympicsHi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2004 Summer Olympics you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. Your GA nomination of Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe article Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2004 Summer Olympics you nominated as a good article has passed You've got mailIt may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. Finktron (talk) 10:31, 6 September 2017 (UTC) You've got mailIt may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. Carbrera (talk) 04:01, 9 September 2017 (UTC) It's OkMe and her are makeing an efert of makeing the page better. thanks. New Page Reviewer Newsletter
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You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE 199.171.8.37 (talk) 17:21, 5 October 2017 (UTC) Noted the comments RE: revision to Tulsa Race Riot correction. Renaming a pertinent historical event in an attempt to 'negate or otherwise whitewash history' is definite;y not constructive.199.171.8.37 (talk) 17:21, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
Books and Bytes - Issue 24
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Arabic, Kiswahili and Yoruba versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta! Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:53, 21 October 2017 (UTC) New Page Reviewer Newsletter
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In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia. Regarding the prize vouchers - @Adityavagarwal, Vanamonde93, Casliber, Bloom6132, 1989, and SounderBruce: please send Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week. We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:41, 2 November 2017 (UTC) WikiCup 2018So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC) IndiaIsTheBest (talk) 17:57, 27 November 2017 (UTC) What? Are you serious for real?Where does the resource linked to Bharwads claiming Nandvanshi, even mention the word "Nandvanshi"??? Not even a single word in both sources!!! and you telling me to go on talk page? You should go on talk page to promote this Bharwad caste. Literally resend me a link where Nandvanshi is mentioned for bharwads on Nandvanshi page.
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