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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jimmy Rollins you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 13:20, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
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Hey... I think i got most of the things wizardman noted, the stuff about his parents and being the "best defensive shortstop" I havent had time to try to look up since you know him better maybe you could take those things.. also i suck at writing leads and its been more your article so maybe you could take a wack at that too? If you don't have time, I'll probably take another look at it later this afternoon. Spanneraol (talk) 17:35, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
I applaud your Pennsylvania sports articles and edits. Great stuff. Much appreciated. Especially your tireless research in the Jerry Sandusky case. It's unfortunate that your name-change proposal ended in a stalemate —neither side having gained a consensus. The closing comment by the other administrator was interesting: I would like to develop a naming convention for scandal articles. I'm confident that a pattern already exists... particularly for abuse scandals. It requires research though. Any thoughts on going about this? Particularly in crowd-sourcing the research aspect. —Fluous (talk) 20:52, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind comments, Fluous. As tedious as they can be, I think an RFC is likely necessary on whether it's best to stick to the person who initiated the scandal, the institutions that were proven complicit, the institutions on which the scandal had an effect, or simply what a majority of the RS material says, the latter being what we have ... yet preposterously the RM ended the way it did. Oh well. If you want to draft an RFC in userspace somewhere, I would be happy to help when time allows. Thanks for inquiring. God bless, GoPhightins!00:55, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
A while back you mentioned combining the EotW award with the T-Shirt Giveaway program and I suggested we wait till our 2 yr Anniversary. I have a full plate. I am much to busy to take that on as an added responsibility. Do you have anyone in mind that might be interested? Maybe a call-out to WER members? ```Buster Seven Talk14:04, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
Unfortunately, I have been very centered on content recently while at Wikipedia and have been trying to get real life in order as well for the new year and getting a head start on Spring cleaning. Time is just not on my side for extra stuff these day but thanks for thinking of me!--Mark Miller (talk) 19:58, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
Not today but soon I will contact the Merchandise Giveaway Program and plug Li235 Done into filling out the form for each weeks "Eddy". We might as well start with Dr Greg, the first in 2015. As time goes on and Li235 has done a few maybe we can work backward and get last years awardees some shirts. Talk soon. Buster Seven Talk02:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
Hey Dirtlawyer. I am embarrassed to say that I never noticed this section. It must've come right around The Signpost or something, and I completely missed it. I have been sort of following what you've been doing over the last few weeks, and it seems that your template is a definite improvement. I haven't looked closely yet, but tentatively, I think it looks good and should be functional. GoPhightins!03:40, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
This is the first stage: deciding what data points to include. Stage two: upgrading graphics that are distinctly different than the infoboxes for NFL and CFL players. I will recruit a template editor/wikicoder to handle the graphics. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 04:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations to you and Spanneraol for your work on the article! I think it is only 5 or 6 weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training: gives me warmth on this cold day! Again, congratulations! Bob305 (talk) 15:47, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
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Best regards, TransporterMan 15:52, 8 January 2015 (UTC) (current DRN coordinator)
There are no strings to be pulled, whether by Go Phightins!, another administrator, or anyone else, since it's a community consensus that decided upon the fair-use guidelines. For better or worse, in order to preserve Wikipedia's reusability, the fair-use guidelines are restrictive in what they allow. Glad to hear that a new image has been put forth. isaacl (talk) 16:28, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
My apologies; it's hard to interpret the degree of levity with which a remark is made. I figured on some, but just for clarification, I expanded on the reasons behind the restrictions. isaacl (talk) 21:32, 9 January 2015 (UTC
Buster, I awarded him today ... wasn't sure if you still wanted me to skip him in the queue. Is the bio for the box, I assume? GoPhightins!02:12, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
All is good. Right, the Bio is for the Eddybox. I wanted the Bio to be personal and asked Eric for his input. He may still provide one and I usually don't give the Eddybox till Tuesday following...so there's still time. Buster Seven Talk 06:34, 12 January 2015 (UTC))Rewind---I just checked my E-mail. Eric has responded and I will make the changes, Thanks all. TRA! Buster Seven Talk06:39, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks
It has been pointed out to me that you seconded my nomination for "Editor of the Week", that was very kind of you, I don't think we've come across each other before. Thanks, I remain astonished. J3Mrs (talk) 15:53, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
I have seen some of your great work, and it was my honor to second -- actually fourth, I believe -- your nomination :-) All the best. GoPhightins!20:14, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks guys. I guess now you know why I have been reluctant to take on other tasks lately :-) If either of you are interested in writing anything, whether a one-time op-ed, writing a weekly section (or being part of a team to do so, with which you can divide it up such that you only are responsible for one or two a month), or anything else, let me know. GoPhightins!15:08, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
With Dennis's situation in mind, we should have a talk about the direction and leadership at WER. Titodutta's heartfelt response to Q-15 in his RfA makes it embarrassingly clear that we really don't have any plan or course of action to take when it comes to our declared goal---retaining editors. I thought maybe we could go thru the list of WER members and invite those interested to have a "brainstorming session" or something, to address the issue. Maybe focus on Admins that have visited and participated at the WER:talk page. Maybe a dedicated IRC-channel conversation. Something. I told Tito I would get back to him in a week or two. I'm sure he is busy with his visit to the Wikipedia Official Administrator Tailor to be fitted for his new velvet robe. I always wondered----Is the mink collar optional? TRA! Buster Seven Talk19:19, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
He is right; we don't have a bona fide plan per se, but at the same time, I don't think Dennis's vision was ever to create an action plan ... more to provide a sounding board for discussion. I am about to have a new Wikipedia commitment take the majority of my wiki-time, so I am not sure I will be able to lead a discussion, but if you start one, keep me posted ... perhaps I'll even enlist you in my new project to talk about it =p GoPhightins!19:40, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I have just now invited Editor LightBreather to invite the 80 or so editors from the members list that seem to her as though they may be women. I realize I do it with a little tongue in cheek trying to make the point that we can't really know the gender of an editor. Its really too bad that the discussion and the focus is now on this tangent but ......Buster Seven Talk08:24, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
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After todays events [2] and the potential for future upsetting events I wanted to let you know that I have stepped aside from any Project:WER talk facilitating or involvement for at least a month. I'll facilitate the Eddy Award stuff as usual and I'll most likely watch the page and work on the draft for the Signpost Op-ED, but that's all. I look forward to working with you again in March.Buster Seven Talk23:38, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Hey Buster, it was an unfortunate series of events for sure. This, though, is the time for strong project leadership. I'll see what I can do, but we need some true facilitation there ... let me know when you have something for the Signpost. GoPhightins!23:40, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
I won't abandon ship. I'll be sitting on the poop deck by the port bow. But I can't actively be involved at the level I had planned. I'll referee from the sidelines and let myself be heard if I see a major infraction. Its been just you and me for a lonf time. Maybe someone else will step into the void. Buster Seven Talk23:47, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
I have sent the following to the other coordinators. I include you in the mailing to keep you informed as to whats going on. No need to reply unless you want to...
I wonder if you could add Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Nominations to your watchlist. I don't expect you to second nominations (that is what the page is for, although that would nice). Rarely there is a discussion regarding policy. There is one now. Your input would be helpful. Buster Seven Talk21:42, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
One important thing I forgot to mention: Thanks for your post, where you explained the goal we had set two (!) years ago on focusing on an editor's positives, even if they were less than perfect in other ways. (In an ideal world, sure, a more rigourous process would be nice, but the cost/benefit ratio quickly becomes prohibitive.) isaacl (talk) 04:08, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Yes Ben, thank you much. I set up the "what they said..." page so their comments wouldn't get lost in the archives. I'm glad we can use them as an example of the positive editor retention effect of the eddy. Also, thanks for fixing the archives Isaacl. Buster7 (talk) 04:19, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Ben sorry for always pinging you and calling you to look at something. I know you are busy with your new assignment and adminship. The past week has been one thing after another at WER. I'm sure things will calm down soon and we can return to our normal Jack-rabbit pace. . Buster Seven Talk18:57, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I think the discussions will die down fast enough if left alone. We can only hope that someone drawn to whichever topic brought them to the page might stick around and contribute something: a new idea, a thank you to someone, a nomination, anything at all. Although I typically don't ping very specific persons to a WikiProject discussion page, the truth is many editors do it all the time, using whatever criteria they think is useful. So in the end, if any one shows up and helps generate a consensus towards anything constructive, that's great!
Regarding Editor of the Week: given that the default position of most people is to leave things as they are, I don't think there is much risk in the initiative being separated from the editor retention project. And even if it were, I don't think either Editor of the Week or the editor retention project will be changed. In theory, people could start campaigning for a completely new scope for Editor of the Week, but as it would be a lot easier for anyone interested in that to just start a new award, my guess is it wouldn't happen. isaacl (talk) 20:02, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I'll be putting out a formal update sometime soon, but I wanted to inform you that I've decided to push our start date back to mid-February rather than in January. There are number of reasons for this, but the biggest factor is that we are now facing the hard work of implementing our designs on the Mediawiki interface. It's a limiting environment to work with from a web-building perspective, and the team that worked on the Teahouse can offer similar testimonials to these challenges. We also want to make sure there is time for us and for you to test the environment out, ask questions at our project's talk page, and give us a little time to make any last changes before we start inviting editors to the space. If some of you know you will be unavailable during this time, it's totally fine if you need to bow out for the pilot. But we do need all the mentors we can get, so even if you can take the time to mentor just one or two editors, that would be fantastic.
Thanks a bunch,
I, JethroBTdrop me a line on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.
See either the WER Project main talk page or EotW's talk page for a "working draft" of the article. I put it in those two places to allow other members access and hopefully to stimulate their participation. I'll make sure any changes that are made will be correlated in both places.
How long should the article be?
Looking back over the past week, I'm really glad so many editors showed up and participated in some lively discussions. The only problem is that "The Consultation" came to a screeeching halt. But that's what happens when editors interject and divert the conversation off on a tangent. It is so hard to get it back "on thread". I call it "headed for the cow pasture where all the cow pies are. Once you step on one the stink won't go away" TRA! . Buster Seven Talk17:37, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
There are some editors who are keen on debating matters of injustice or inequity. While this can be useful at times, it would be nice if some who came for the injustice would stay for the main course, so to speak. But it's human nature,(*) and in a volunteer, consensus-driven environment, whoever shows up has to co-operate together.
(*) I'm as guilty as anyone else in wanting to respond when I see someone make contradictory statements; I have to keep asking myself if a response would help matters, or if it's best to just let it go. isaacl (talk) 18:00, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
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FRqankly, I don't intend to change the style, because I don't think there's much point: There are so many jokes I expected to be at least mildly controversial. Last week poked fun of a 1930s Sci-fi illustration by claiming it was for the story "The Woman Trapped in a Sex Toy". This week claimed we're all on amphetamines, and had a joke where I literally copy-pasted a previous description of Portsmouth Cathedral including the part where I said it was coming back in a few weeks, and I'd try to resist copy-pasting it. The "de Kock" puns of a couple weeks ago passed without question. I had a joke about "Christmas came and went and probably won't even call, the bastard." I pointed out that 16th century Nativities often use positioning of figures that make it look like Mary dropped the Christ child (though, to be fair, that's actually true). None of these raised even a twitter of protest. I don't think that I can possibly even try to predict what will annoy people, and, if we did, I'd probably not have actually cut the one that did raise protest. Adam Cuerden(talk)00:04, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
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