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The Signpost: 04 December 2013
- Traffic report: Kennedy shot Who
Summary:Doctor Who nearly got cancelled in its first week because its premiere was swamped by coverage of the JFK assassination, which happened the same day. Thankfully, producers saw fit to rerun it the next day, which is now its official anniversary date.
- Recent research: Reciprocity and reputation motivate contributions to Wikipedia; indigenous knowledge and "cultural imperialism"; how PR people see Wikipedia
Wikipedia works on the efforts of unpaid volunteers who choose to donate their time to advance the cause of free knowledge. This phenomenon, as trivial as it may sound to those acquainted with Wikipedia inner workings, has always puzzled economists and social scientists alike, in that standard Economic theory would not predict that such enterprises would thrive without any form of remuneration.
- Discussion report: Musical scores, diversity conference, Module:Convert, and more
Recent discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
- News and notes: One decade of Wikisource; FDC recommendations raise serious questions
The sister project Wikisource, the digital library that hosts free-content primary sources, is now a decade old. Wikisource, which now has versions in 63 languages, is the sixth type of project to reach ten-year milestone and will be the last until 2016. The Wikimedia Foundation's volunteer Funds Dissemination Committee has published its recommendations to the Board of Trustees on 11 new applications for annual grants by 11 WMF-affiliated organisations. The maximum total budget for the current and upcoming March rounds is US$6M.
- WikiProject report: Electronic Apple Pie
This week, we returned to WikiProject Apple Inc. for a peek at their newest articles about the latest in gadgets and software. The last time we took a bite out of WikiProject Apple, they had just finished merging WikiProject Macintosh and WikiProject iPhone OS. Today, the project is hard at work rewriting their primary article, improving the subject's outline, and adding to the project's list of 25 Good Articles and 6 Featured Articles.
- Featured content: F*&!
Seventeen articles, four lists, and twenty-eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status in the last two weeks.
- Arbitration report: Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute case opens; New discretionary sanctions draft proposal available for review
The Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute case has opened. The second draft of the discretionary sanctions proposal is now open for review.
This week's article for improvement
Hello, Rcsprinter123:
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection. Posted by: Northamerica1000(talk) 18:44, 5 December 2013 (UTC) |
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The Wikipedia Library Survey
As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi t | c 15:45, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
Bacon WikiCup 2012 Award
Hey! If you've got a good memory, you'll remember that about a year and a half ago, you participated in the Bacon WikiCup 2012. Unfortunately I became inactive before I could give out the awards, which I apologize for. It's been forever since I disappeared from Wikipedia, but I decided to check back in out of nostalgia. I know I'm really pushing it with "better late than never", but here it is: your very-long-overdue medal. Cheers, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:29, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
| Bacon WikiCup 2012 - Participant Medal | ||
| Due to your work in expanding bacon-related content during the Bacon WikiCup 2012, you have been awarded the Bacon WikiCup 2012 Particpant Medal. You received a final score of 86, earning yourself third place. Congratulations, and thank you for your great work! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:29, 9 December 2013 (UTC) |
- This made my day, even though there's only 20 minutes of it left. Thank you SuperHamster! Rcsprinter (articulate) @ 23:40, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
RE: Q-go
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Q-go#Notability. -- Trevj (talk • contribs) 12:38, 10 December 2013 (UTC) -- Trevj (talk • contribs) 12:38, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
RC Sprinter
| Quick work, much appreciated | |
| RC Sprinter! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:49, 12 December 2013 (UTC) |
The Signpost: 11 December 2013
- Traffic report: Deaths of Mandela, Walker top the list
When one edits this page for too long, one is tempted to appoint oneself as the psychoanalyst for the human race, or at least the English-speaking portion thereof. Since nearly everyone uses Wikipedia, the constant stream of TV updates, pointless celebrity scandals, and inquiries after who has died can seem like a dreary peek into humanity's surprisingly banal collective consciousness.
- In the media: Edward Snowden a "hero"; German Wikipedia court ruling
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales caught headlines last week when he referred to former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden ... Loek Essers of the International Data Group, (IDG) News Service is reporting that a German court has held Wikipedia liable for its content, but still does not have to fact check the information in advance.
- News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments—winners announced
Amid great anticipation the international prize winners have just been announced for the fourth annual Wiki Loves Monuments, now the world's largest photographic competition and one of the biggest events on the Wikimedia movement's calendar. ... The first prize has gone to David Gubler's photograph of a Swiss train crossing a viaduct.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Wine
This week, the Signpost interviewed the Wine WikiProject.
- Interview: Wikipedia's first Featured Article centurion
On 7 December, Wikipedia editor Wehwalt reached the momentous milestone of 100 featured articles with History of Chincoteague, Virginia. Quite apart from the reading and research, that's around three-quarters of a million words of finalised text, not counting footnotes, image captions and the rest.
- Featured content: Viewer discretion advised
Three articles, one list, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia last week.
- Technology report: MediaWiki 1.22 released
On 6 December, the latest version of the MediaWiki software was released. In development from March 2013 through October 2013, the release featured anti-spam and counter-vandalism improvements.
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Australian Highway 1 maps
Thank you for making Highway 1 maps for each state. I have, however, noticed some problems with them:
- File:Australian national highway 1.svg is only PD in the US (or countries with similar copyright laws), and not necessarily Australia – a whole bunch of Australian route markers, including that one, were taken off commons and uploaded locally here under the precautionary principle. Therefore, maps using them should also be uploaded locally, and not on Commons, and note that the route markers are {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} (for example, see File:Great Northern Highway route map.png)
- Highway 1 doesn't have a single route marker along its entire length. The National Highway 1 marker you've used for all of them is actually only used for the portions of the route that part of the National Highway (Australia), and then only in the states that don't use alphanumeric route markers for it. That is why there are seven route markers in the Highway 1 (Australia) infobox (and in fact the M1 and A1 route markers in New South Wales are a slightly different style). Therefor, all the maps (apart from Tasmania, actually) are inaccurate. It's probably better to just leave the route markers off, especially for New South Wales where it changes between M1 and A1 about 8 times.
Anyway, once again, thanks for taking the time to make the maps, and hopefully we can sort these problems out - Evad37 [talk] 04:32, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for contacting me with your concerns. I will correct the route markers soon. Rcsprinter (message) @ 17:15, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
Your KML maps
... aren't very precise. I mean, if you zoom in at all on them, you start see a whole lot of line segments approximating the route. Compare this to the KML for Great Eastern Highway, for example, and you'll see a clear difference. Does this have anything to do with the "Automatically updated from ShareMap.org"? Plus you should really be using {{Attached KML|display=inline,title}} in articles, unless the KML doesn't apply to the whole article. - Evad37 [talk] 18:12, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
- OK, I'll make them accurate, and do all new ones accurate. What difference does
inline,titlemake? Rcsprinter (gossip) @ 20:00, 16 December 2013 (UTC)- Per the template documentation: Simply placing the template in an article generates a box. In addition, the links can be placed near the top right of an article title, similar to coordinates by using one of the
|display=options - Evad37 [talk] 03:08, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 18 December 2013
- WikiProject report: Babel Series: Tunisia on the French Wikipedia
This week, the Signpost interviewed the Tunisia WikiProject on the French Wikipedia.
- Traffic report: Hopper to the top
An animated Google Doodle for computer programmer and naval rear admiral Grace Hopper generated another record-breaking hit count for the year, though the count for the list overall was lower than for that of the previous holder.
- Discussion report: Usernames, template data and documentation, Main page, and more
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- News and notes: Nine new arbitrators announced
A little more than six days after the close of voting, the results of the annual Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) elections have been announced. Of the 22 candidates, 13 managed to gain more supports than opposes, though only one gained the support of more than half of the voters. Eight were elected to two-year terms, and a ninth will serve for one year.
- Featured content: Triangulum, the most boring constellation in the universe
Seven articles, three lists, and eight pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia this week.
- Technology report: Introducing the GLAMWikiToolset
This week, the GLAMWikiToolset, or GWToolset, is being deployed to the Wikimedia Commons. It allows for GLAM organizations to batch upload content based on various metadata stored in an XML schema. In the past this has been done by various bots, but now it will be easier for GLAMs to do it directly.
The Signpost: 25 December 2013
- Recent research: Cross-language editors, election predictions, vandalism experiments
Analyzing edits to the-then 46 largest Wikipedias between July 9 and August 8, 2013, a study identified a set of about 8,000 contributors with a global user account who have edited more than one of these language versions in that time frame.
- Featured content: Drunken birds and treasonous kings
Five articles, two lists, and five pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia.
- Discussion report: Draft namespace, VisualEditor meetings
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
- WikiProject report: More Great WikiProject Logos
We saved one last special report for 2013. After our well-received review of great WikiProject logos a couple years ago, it was only a matter of time before we collected a new batch of interesting iconography that showcases the creativity of the Wikipedia community. Hopefully, these logos will also inspire other projects to liven up their drab pages.
- News and notes: IEG round 2 funding rewards diverse ambitions
A significant move by the Wikimedia Foundation has been to broaden the types of activities it funds to develop several different programs for judging and allocating that funding, and to set up volunteer committees that initially assess applications for funding.
- Technology report: OAuth: future of user designed tools
Last month, the OAuth extension was deployed to all Wikimedia wikis. OAuth is a standard used for allowing users to authenticate third-party applications, also known as consumers, to take actions on their behalf.
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how do i reply to a dessushion or a dessushion post? Mudak568 (talk) 03:07, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
Happy New Year Rcsprinter123!
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| Hello Rcsprinter123: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Northamerica1000(talk) 05:20, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
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