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Winged unicorn

I notice in the history you added a lot of good information there. It looks like some editors (Throwaway, Pupsicle, Nail) have been removing all sorts of it though. I almost wonder if there should be some kind of task force dedicated to preserving all the various information there which people keep trying to censor. Ranze (talk) 04:59, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #41

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Hello Ren,

Back in November you commented that we wanted to promote the non-profit. I just wanted to corrected you in you allegations. You're totally wrong in your allegations. No one is looking to promote anything,fyi we work within the Hispanic Media. We don't need promotion, we do promotions, and Mr. Mendez is well known and respected "Icon" within the Community. If your decision was based on that it was a poor one, or are you racist or prejudice? I feel sorry for you and others that wanted to write something in Wikepedia,but that's quite alright, because modern times Wikepedia is not the only one in the red, and to be candid it's not necessary for us. We work in the Hispanic Communications. Thank-You, Mary L. Luna (MLL (talk) 02:42, 19 January 2013 (UTC))

Hi Mary L. Luna. I am not Ren. That was another editor that posted on your talk page. I proposed that the article you created (Victor Mendez aka "El Negrito de La Buena Suerte" aka "El Bombon de Chocolate) be deleted because I did not feel it met our notability guidelines. No personal slight was intended. If you do work for a company that does promotion, please read our policy on conflicts of interest. Gobōnobō + c 03:07, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Lesbian Herstory Archives

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AFT5 newsletter

Hey all; another newsletter.

  • If you're not already aware, a Request for Comment on the future of the Article Feedback Tool on the English-language Wikipedia is open; any and all comments, regardless of opinion and perspective, are welcome.
  • Our final round of hand-coding is complete, and the results can be found here; thanks to everyone who took part!
  • We've made test deployments to the German and French-language projects; if you are aware of any other projects that might like to test out or use the tool, please let me know :).
  • Developers continue to work on the upgraded version of the feedback page that was discussed during our last office hours session, with a prototype ready for you to play around with in a few weeks.

That's all for now! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 16:18, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

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Some baklava for you!

Thanks for adding the image to Ginetta Sagan. I'd been trying to get Amnesty International to release one through a media request for a while now, but I think you're right that fair use is the way to go here. Cheers, Khazar2 (talk) 01:55, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks Khazar2. I hope Amnesty does get back to you, as it would be preferable to have a freely licensed image. Thank you for starting the article for Ginetta Sagan. Gobōnobō + c 17:43, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #42

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
  • Development
    • Updated demo system
    • Improved design of sites code in core
    • Fixed SQLite compatibility
    • Worked on implementing references handling in statements user interface
    • Useful error messages will be shown in statements user interface in case of data value mismatches
    • Switched the demo system to Labs’ puppet
    • Selenium tests for length constraint, claim edit-conflicts
    • Setting up dispatcher script on internal test machine
    • More work on wikibase.getEntities() function for Scribunto/Lua-Templates
    • AbuseFilter is now working with Wikibase
    • The change dispatcher script is now ready for use on the WMF cluster
    • Initial implementation of {{#property}} parser function for the client
    • Created a widget for the client to connect a page to a Wikidata item and add interwiki language links to a page
    • Preparing a page to list unconnected pages on the clients
  • Discussions/Press
  • Events
  • Other Noteworthy Stuff
  • Open Tasks for You
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WikiCup 2013 January newsletter

Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. Colorado Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (Irish Citizen Army Grapple X (submissions)) had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. Florida 12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:

Featured articles, portals and topics, as well as good topics, are yet to feature in the competition.

This year, the bonus points system has been reworked, with bonus points on offer for old articles prepared for did you know, and "multiplier" points reworked to become more linear. For details, please see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring. There have been some teething problems as the bot has worked its way around the new system, but issues should mostly be ironed out- please report any problems to the WikiCup talk page. Here are some participants worthy of note with regards to the bonus points:

  • United States Ed! (submissions) was the first to score bonus points, with Portland-class cruiser, a good article.
  • Australia Hawkeye7 (submissions) has the highest overall bonus points, as well as the highest scoring article, thanks to his work on Enrico Fermi, now a good article. The biography of such a significant figure to the history of science warrants nearly five times the normal score.
  • Chicago HueSatLum (submissions) claimed bonus points for René Vautier and Nicolas de Fer, articles that did not exist on the English Wikipedia at the start of the year; a first for the WikiCup. The articles were eligible for bonus points because of fact they were both covered on a number of other Wikipedias.

Also, a quick mention of British Empire The C of E (submissions), who may well have already written the oddest article of the WikiCup this year: did you know that the Fucking mayor objected to Fucking Hell on the grounds that there was no Fucking brewery? The gauntlet has been thrown down; can anyone beat it?

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:33, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #43

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
  • Development
    • Deployment on the Hebrew and Italian Wikipedia ([1] [2] [3])
    • Switched the Wikipedias over to a new, more scalable dispatching changes script for propagating changes from the repository to the clients
    • Fixing various deeply buried bugs and a few minor bugs reported after deployment
    • Preparations for next deployment on wikidata.org
    • Working on property parser function for the client
    • Implemented robust serialization of changes for dispatching
    • Resumed work on linked data interface
    • References can now be created, edited and removed on existing statements
    • Several minor user interface fixes
    • Styling of the user interface for statements
    • Selenium tests for references
    • Selenium tests for non-JS SpecialPages
    • Worked on puppet
  • Discussions/Press
  • Events
  • Other Noteworthy Stuff
  • Open Tasks for You
    • Test statements on the [demo system before the roll-out to wikidata.org on February 4
    • Hack on one of these
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Thanks, ambassador!

Hi Gobonobo - I was soooo happy to see you on my course page! Thank you - I look forward to our collaboration!!! May I have students introduce themselves to you? We have nineteen students. I'm elated that you joined us!Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 20:49, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello. I too look forward to collaborating. Students are perfectly welcome to introduce themselves if they like. I'll probably make my own introductions on their talk pages after they've started editing. If you or they have any questions or need help, just leave me a note on this page. Gobōnobō + c 22:15, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Harriet Pilpel

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Wikidata weekly summary #44

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
  • Development
    • Deployment of the first parts of phase 2 (infoboxes/statements) on wikidata.org done - see it live for example here, here and here
    • Diffs for statement edits can now be shown
    • Started work on query definitions
    • Edit links are now disabled in the interface when the user does not have the rights to edit
    • Edit links are now hidden when viewing old revision
    • Worked on search field for WikibaseSolr
    • More work on Lua templates for Wikibase entities
    • Worked on bugfixes in the statement user interface
    • New features in the statement user interface (references counter/heading)
    • JavaScript editing for table showing labels and description of the same item in different languages
    • Repaired and updated the demo system
    • Resumed work on Linked Data interface
    • Support for enhanced recent changes format in client
    • There are automatic comments for statement edits as well in the history now
    • Special page for unconnected pages, that is pages on the client that are not connected to items on the repository
    • Added permission checks for statements, so a user that can not edit will not be able to edit or that only a group can be allowed to do some changes like creating statements
  • Discussions/Press
  • Events
    • FOSDEM
    • upcoming: office hour (English; German later)
  • Other Noteworthy Stuff
  • Open Tasks for You
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Some falafel for you!

Thanks for agreeing to help as our course's online ambassador! Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 20:51, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much. I love falafel. Gobōnobō + c 19:29, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

John P. Surma

Missed that, thanx. I converted the bare URL for the ref on the Penguins to a cite as well.Naraht (talk) 21:09, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Looks good. Thanks. Gobōnobō + c 19:29, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello!

Hi Gobonobo,

My name is Abbey Maynard and I just wanted to introduce myself to you. I am with Drake University's Global Youth Studies course as well as a new member of Wikipedia. I am interested in writing about disabled youth in Greece, specifically. I had a friend who recently visited Greece and told me that there are no entitlement programs for those with mental and physical disabilities so many of the homeless population is, in some way, disabled. Mental disabilities is what I would really like to research, however, I have a bit of a problem. I don't know where I should even start looking for an article to build off of. If you have any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it! Hope to here from you soon!


Abbey — Preceding unsigned comment added by AbbeyMaynard (talk • contribs) 03:58, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Abbey. Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for introducing yourself. I think homeless Greek youth with developmental disabilities is probably too narrow of a topic for its own article, but the topic could potentially be addressed in another article that has a broader focus. For instance, the article for street child has a 'By country' section that currently has nothing for Greece. Wikipedia has a handful of articles for homelessness by country, such as Homelessness in Canada, but there is not yet an article for Homelessness in Greece. I hope that helps. Gobōnobō + c 19:29, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

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Hello!

Hi! My name is Rachel and I am also involved in the Global Youth Studies class at Drake University. Thank you for your willingness to help our class! I am looking forward to learning from you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbachman (talk • contribs) 18:19, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Rachel. Welcome to Wikipedia. I look forward to working alongside your class. Feel free to leave a note for me here if there's anything you need help with. Gobōnobō + c 19:29, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Online Ambassador request

Hi Gobonobo--I'm a history professor interested in assigning a Wikipedia class project this spring. I'd like to have an Online Ambassador to work with us; are you available? The course is 30 students, and they'll be working in small groups. HIST495jb (talk) 01:04, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi HIST495jb. My spring schedule is pretty busy and I don't think I'll be able to take on another class. There's a list of other online ambassadors at Special:OnlineAmbassadors. If you are interested in working through the Wikipedia Education Program, there's more information on the program at this link. Good luck to you. Gobōnobō + c 18:07, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

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Drake Youth Studies- Ashley Thompson

Hey, I am a student in the Drake Youth Studies course, and just wanted to touch base with you to see what you think about my idea for a wikipedia page, and if you think it should be its own page or added to an existing one. I am wanting to research youth in Cambodia following the Khmer Rouge and hopefully up to youth today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AshleyMichelleThompson (talk • contribs) 16:53, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ashley. I think that your topic could be incorporated into the Childhood and adolescence in Cambodia article. This Wikipedia article entirely relies on a single source from 1987 and could be expanded and revised. I think that any take on modern Cambodian youth must take into consideration the Khmer Rouge and the Vietnamese occupation. Gobōnobō + c 18:52, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello!

Hello Gobonobo! My name is Shelby Hill-Killerlain and I am a student at Drake University. I look forward to working with you in the future as our online ambassador! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shelby.Hill-Killerlain (talk • contribs) 19:39, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Shelby. Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for the note. If you find that you need any help or have any questions, leave a message for me on this page and I'll get back to you. Gobōnobō + c 18:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello

Hello Gobonobo! I hear that you are my online ambassador for my project. I am a student at Drake University and my topic is youth violence and specifically human trafficking in the Dominican Republic. I am excited to learn from you and receive feedback about my project! Melholle (talk) 21:06, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi Melholle. I'm interested in learning more about your topic. We have an article for human trafficking in the Dominican Republic which I believe mostly duplicates the 2010 US Trafficking in Persons report. I invite you to take a look at it. I think that article could be expanded if you were so inclined. Gobōnobō + c 18:22, 14 February 2013 (UTC)