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User talk:Ral315/Archive 25
Benoit's deathPerhaps my comment wasn't clear. I'm making a very serious comment to any Signpost editors that we should be careful about what we write about Benoir's death, and the issues surrounding it. I don't really appreciate you removing the comment as it was onpoint. - Ta bu shi da yu 07:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Signpost Q&AHello Ral, since I am traveling, I probably won't be able to answer your questions. Sorry & thanks for the election coverage; perhaps you can insert a note to that effect somewhere.--Eloquence* 01:13, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Wikinews writing competitionSeeing as Wikinews has just hit its "Andy Warhol" moment with the Benoit story, could you mention our proposed competition in the signpost? We're looking for people to take a look around and clue themselves up a bit about wikinews (eg article layout is completely different from 'pedia). Then make suggestions on how they could contribute so we can assess where to scale those contributions on our points system. And - of course - we need prize donors. The initial page for the competition is at Wikinews:WN:CONTEST, and I've bugged Eloquence and jwales for prize contributions. I want to see a decent prize pot, and perhaps some mainstream media coverage while we're still in the spotlight. It is a great opportunity for us to attract contributors. --Brianmc 10:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC) Re: Features & AdminsPlease do not continue to move Administrators and Bots to the bottom. The current setup is preferred because the amount of space required for featured pictures forces too much scrolling between featured content and admins/bots. The current layout also usually allows all of administrators and bots, and part of featured content to be visible without scrolling at all. Ral315 » 18:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Milestones on SignpostHello, I saw, you are very active at the Signpost. Can you tell me, what is the right procedure to add milestones to the Signpost? The current page is Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2007-06-25/News and notes. But if I add a milestone there, it'll not be on the current page any more in short time. Where to place milestones? Well, the milestone, I want to add is 10,000 articles on Low Saxon Wikipedia (nds) with nds:Erskine Caldwell. Thanks --::Slomox:: >< 17:35, 2 July 2007 (UTC) I'll have the story to you in about 20my 'real work' had a meltdown (server crash) and we've all be in a panic. --Thespian 17:44, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
More questions Are you going to add the sidebar to the story? Right now is says 'by Thespian and Sr13', but all I see is stuff that I wrote and you edited, not the stuff he was going to do. Is that getting added later? --Thespian 06:05, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
RFBSupported / added a question in my support. Reformat as you will, and good luck. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 08:20, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
RfB questionI've asked an optional question on your RfB, the same as I have asked of all current RfB candidates. Waltontalk 14:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
RE:Image map on WP:POSTThis should do the trick: <imagemap> Image:WikipediaSignpostHead.svg|500px|center|The Wikipedia Signpost rect 0 0 0 0 [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost]] desc none </imagemap> I've already made the change, so no need to worry. :-) —« ANIMUM » 20:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC) Your RfBApologies. Vote withdrawn. G1ggy (t|c|p) 06:10, 8 July 2007 (UTC) Features and adminsSince E is unavailable this week, I decided to do the f and a section. I'm a bit confused on the bots part, so could you help me on that? The draft is here. Good luck on your RfB, by the way. Thanks; Sr13 08:57, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
TROLLI'm horribly busy to-night, so Newyorkbrad has agreed to do this week's ROLL. David Mestel(Talk) 15:45, 9 July 2007 (UTC) Orphaned non-free image (Image:Version reviewing.png)
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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 21:42, 10 July 2007 (UTC) Your soon-to-be closed RFBHi Ral, I am here to wish you the best of luck in the closure of your current RFB. If you succeed, I'm sure you will make a great crat. Sincerely, -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 03:47, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Thank you!Thanks in part to your support, I am Wikipedia's newest bureaucrat. I will do my best to live up to your confidence and kind words. Andre (talk) 09:14, 11 July 2007 (UTC) P.S. Good luck on your own RfB. Don't be discouraged if you don't make it this time -- it took me 3 :)
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User page edit buttonsIm just wondering how you enable edit features for each section on your user page. I would like to do the same for my userpage, but I don't know how. Thanks - • The Giant Puffin • 19:30, 11 July 2007 (UTC) RambutanIt's certainly not something that, if I just saw on its own and out of context, I would block for. But given that this user has had serial problems with the 3RR on Doctor Who articles, violating it on multiple articles in a short period, and, at one point, managing something ridiculous like 8 reverts in two hours, I do feel like the 3RR should be applied with all possible strictness. Phil Sandifer 12:08, 13 July 2007 (UTC) Signpost In the news sectionHi there, I've noticed that the "In the News" section that used to be in the Signpost has disappeared in recent editions. Is this because of a lack of interest in that kind of story, or is this because of a lack of editors? I wouldn't mind volunteering to help write that section once a week. Cheers. enochlau (talk) 14:28, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
RFBRal - I've closed your request for bureaucratship as unsuccessful. As you know, I'm very sorry to do it - I would very much like to have seen you promoted. Raul654 01:32, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
RalbotYour bot seems to have stopped in the middle of the Js some 20 minutes ago - could you give it a kick start? --ST47Talk 20:47, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
RalbotYour bot's resending the Signpost for this week. I've blocked it. --Maxim 19:34, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
RalbotYour bot just sent me the Signpost of 16 July. He's three days late! SalaSkan 20:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Signpost reviewsJust caught the 16th's Signpost, and I was pleasantly surprised to find a book review. If you need/want any additional review work (volunteer of course) in the future, I'm your man. I've worked as a performing, film and literary arts critic for several years now with various local publications. The opportunity to write for/from a Wikipedian's perspective is compelling to me. I can almost certainly work on short notice if necessary, as I'm online just about every day and have ready access to a wide selection of books (Powell's rocks!) Cheers, VanTucky (talk) 22:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Citizendium and the SignpostI don't know if you or Michael is publishing this week, but I wanted to run this by you: I thought it might be useful if Mike Johnson (Citizendium Constable and a blogger on open.wikiblogplanet) wrote up a short piece to run alongside my report, describing the current plans and changes happening at Citizendium. I pitched it to him (here), but he's worried about whether it might too many feathers. Thoughts or editorial dictates?--ragesoss 22:47, 20 July 2007 (UTC) I know you really wanted to cover the story, but Thespian has already gathered information and (presumably) written a story by now. I have school tomorrow, so if you can add to the sidebar (and I know you can), feel free to credit yourself. Possible story for Signpost - not sure where it should goThe 24 July 2007 edition of Engines of our Ingenuity — "No 2253: The Commons Revisited" — comments on Wikipedia:
I might be worth a mention in next week's Signpost. (Read the article for more). Very interesting description of Wikipedia. — ERcheck (talk) 02:48, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
fyiI think I'm going to see if I can contact the people doing the Wikipedia Plays and do a 'soft' article on the troupe/theatre (akin to this one[1] which I did for a Toronto theatre before an opening of theirs) before I go down there and review the plays for the Signpost for the 6th. If I can arrange that, I'd like to run them in consecutive weeks; the 'Motivation' article one week and the 'Actualization' article the next. Judging from previous issues with theatre groups, they should be happy for the exposure, and it'll let us get 2 articles out of it. Just running that by you. --Thespian 22:59, 25 July 2007 (UTC) RalBotHi Ral. I saw on user:Ralbot that you were interested in programming a code specifically for RalBot and the Signpost. If you would like I could program something and give it to use as a .exe file. Let me know. ~ Wikihermit 00:47, 28 July 2007 (UTC) Wikimania
Hope to hear from you. Witty Lama 06:46, 29 July 2007 (UTC) Signpost not delivered yetHi Ral, I'm on the spamlist for the signpost, but the July 30th edition doesn't seem to be out yet on my talk page...if you have time please clarify. Takk! --Hirohisat Talk 23:23, 31 July 2007 (UTC) Signpost - July 30Hey Ral, just as a heads up (as far as I know), the July 30 edition of the signpost wasn't delivered to the spamlist. What's up? Giggy Talk | Review 04:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
Backup Signpost BotI questioned at WT:POST what happened to the bot. In the future, should my bot be designated as the backup bot, which would run if the signpost isn't delivered by the day after it's published? --(Review Me) R ParlateContribs@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 01:53, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Signpost updated for July 30th, 2007.Apologies for the late delivery this week; my plans to handle this while on vacation went awry. Ral315
I made a change. (possibly bold)You had linked 'from the editor' on all pages to Michael's coverage of the chapters issue (resumably because you're tired, at least partly my fault). Since that's not a 'from the editor', but instead him covering the subject, I went through and corrected it on each page so that people wouldn't follow it get something 'From the editor' and assume he was soapboxing instead of reporting. Please undo if I missed something. --Thespian 08:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Signpost QuestionHey, Ral. I'm interested in helping out in any way possible with the Signpost, perhaps even writing a bit for it, and figured you'd be the person to ask. The newsroom was a bit overwhelming, so I'm not sure where to start. Cheers, Arky¡Hablar! 01:34, 9 August 2007 (UTC) Editing the signpostHi, Ral, I have quite a few interesting stories for the signpost, what can I do?Holmes.sherlock 13:19, 13 August 2007 (UTC) CC 3.0Thanks for writing this story :) I am always impressed by the impartiality of Signpost stories. cheers, pfctdayelise (talk) 15:57, 15 August 2007 (UTC) Signpost Question(revived from archives)
Re:BJAODNThat's a reasonable reaction. Since the primary area where neutrality comes into question is the second half of the article, where I discussed the two sides of the debate, I think that could be scrapped and rewritten from scratch. I'd still like to be credited as a co-author or supporting contributor to the article. Shalom Hello 16:04, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Joining the SignpostI may not have looked hard enough, but I haven't seen any way to join the staff of the Signpost. If there is capacity available, I would be interested in joining. I have experience in journalism, and I have occasionally contributed to Wikinews. I'd love to be a freelancer, and I can help out whenever needed. Let me know how I can help. Sobar 02:19, 20 August 2007 (UTC) AWB Quick helpHi there, I noticed you used AWB on a page that i use. I'm trying to use it to fix some disambig problems in a particularly large category (9570 pages at last count). I have read the user's guide and i'm a bit stumped. Would you mind if i asked you a question? Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat 06:25, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
SignpostHey! I'm a big fan of the Signpost, and would love to know if I can help out in any way. I'm an ex-journalism/communication studies major (switched to poly sci), but I've got a working understanding of news style. Do we write in AP style, or anything in particular? Just curious. Let me know how I can help out! Also, I might give your WikiBiography contest a shot. Hope that's okay! GlassCobra 19:28, 23 August 2007 (UTC) StatusBotAbout a week ago, I added the StatusBot category to a few userpages of members of BAG, for the purpose of adding the {{ustatus}} template to the list on WP:BAG. Some users have disagreed with this, so I am going through the user talk pages of people I added the category to. Would you mind keeping the category, or would you prefer it to be removed? If you want it removed, you may either delete your subpage of User:StatusBot/Status, in this case, User:StatusBot/Status/Ral315, and remove the category from your userpage. This will hide the ustatus template and stop it being re-activated. Thanks! Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 01:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC) Signpost BotHi Ral315. I'd be willing to continue the "cross wiki" delivery of the signpost if you'd like. I'd have to go around to each wiki, but that wouldn't be much of a problem with a bot. Tell me what you think. ~ Wikihermit 02:58, 29 August 2007 (UTC) |
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