User talk:Simply south/January 2011 to July 2011 archive
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UK Waterways in the Signpost
"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject UK Waterways for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Also, if you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 01:13, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 3 January 2011
- 2010 in review: Review of the year
- In the news: Fundraising success media coverage; brief news
- WikiProject report: Where are they now? Redux
- Features and admins: Featured sound choice of the year
- Arbitration report: Motion proposed in W/B – Judea and Samaria case
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
January Metro
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Simply south (talk) and their tree 23:12, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hi. The note in the Metro about Kb is a good idea, though you might also want to link to the Wikiobit for Kbthompson. Best wishes for the New Year. -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:01, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 January 2011
- News and notes: Anniversary preparations, new Community fellow, brief news
- In the news: Anniversary coverage begins; Wikipedia as new layer of information authority; inclusionist project
- WikiProject report: Her Majesty's Waterways
- Features and admins: Featured topic of the year
- Arbitration report: World War II case comes to a close; ban appeal, motions, and more
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 17 January 2011
- WikiProject report: Talking wicket with WikiProject Cricket
- Features and admins: First featured picture from the legally disputed NPG images; two Chicago icons
- Arbitration report: New case: Shakespeare authorship question; lack of recent input in Longevity case
- Technology report: January Engineering Update; Dutch Hack-a-ton; brief news
The Signpost: 24 January 2011
- News and notes: Wikimedia fellow working on cultural collaborations; video animation about Wikipedia; brief news
- WikiProject report: Life Inside the Beltway
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: 23 editors submit evidence in 'Shakespeare' case, Longevity case awaits proposed decision, and more
- Technology report: File licensing metadata; Multimedia Usability project; brief news
Yes someone has noticed
This revision to your user page has been noticed. --Stewart (talk | edits) 17:25, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 31 January 2011
- The Science Hall of Fame: Building a pantheon of scientists from Wikipedia and Google Books
- WikiProject report: WikiWarriors
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Evidence in Shakespeare case moves to a close; Longevity case awaits proposed decision; AUSC RfC
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
My mottos
When will my approve motto appear in the template? --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 05:36, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
- NVM found it --Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 05:36, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 7 February 2011
- News and notes: New General Counsel hired; reuse of Google Art Project debated; GLAM newsletter started; news in brief
- WikiProject report: Stargazing aboard WikiProject Spaceflight
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Open cases: Shakespeare authorship – Longevity; Motions on Date delinking, Eastern European mailing list
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
DYK for Pontyclun railway station
 | On 12 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pontyclun railway station, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Pontyclun railway station, previously called Llantrisant, was originally two separate railway stations that were later merged into one? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Wikipedians at IC
Hi there! I'm Vinesh Patel, trying to found Wikipedians at Imperial College as a society. I noticed your message at the bottom of our Signpost mention - do you have any links with College or any feedback on the idea? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinnypatel (talk • contribs) 20:02, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi Simply south, thanks for your message. Yes, have just gotten into signing posts but forgot then, thanks. I tried the Wikipedians by alma mater page and sent out a real bunch of messages, but nothing came back! Please let me know if you know anybody at Imperial who might be interested if you think it's a good idea.Vinnypatel (talk) 22:08, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
Photo request
Hi! Do you do photo requests? Is Cheshunt convenient to your location?
If so, would you mind photographing:
- Tesco House, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 9SL (See the Google maps image)
Thank you WhisperToMe (talk) 19:11, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- Okay, an update - I checked Flickr and found that there was a free photo of the Tesco House there, so I uploaded it here: File:TescoHouseCheshunt.jpg
- If you want to take more photos of the building and upload them, though, you are welcome to
- WhisperToMe (talk) 19:19, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- It is a little out the way for me. If i am ever around Cheshunt station I'll think about it. Simply south...... 19:24, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- Alrighty - If you do decide to take another photo of the building and upload it, please let me know :) WhisperToMe (talk) 19:28, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- It is a little out the way for me. If i am ever around Cheshunt station I'll think about it. Simply south...... 19:24, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 February 2011
- News and notes: Foundation report; gender statistics; DMCA takedowns; brief news
- In the news: Wikipedia wrongly blamed for Super Bowl gaffe; "digital natives" naive about Wikipedia; brief news
- WikiProject report: Articles for Creation
- Features and admins: RFAs and active admins—concerns expressed over the continuing drought
- Arbitration report: Proposed decisions in Shakespeare and Longevity; two new cases; motions passed, and more
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
After several years of discussion the consensus was to split the Reading to Plymouth Line article into three articles - Bristol to Exeter line, Reading to Taunton line, and Exeter to Plymouth line. The split has now been done, though fairly crudely as I am not an expert on the subject. It will need an expert eye to look at it and smooth out the edges. SilkTork *YES! 15:22, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 21 February 2011
- News and notes: Gender gap and sexual images; India consultant; brief news
- In the news: Egyptian revolution and Wikimania 2008; Jimmy Wales' move to the UK, Africa and systemic bias; brief news
- WikiProject report: More than numbers: WikiProject Mathematics
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Longevity and Shakespeare cases close; what do these decisions tell us?
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Merrythought
Thank you for the DYK nomination - I did think about doing it before, but wasn't sure! Also, thanks for your edits to the page. I will try to get some photos of actual Merrythought teddy bears when I get my hands on some, in the near future hopefully! David (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah the only one of those three I would use is the teddy fence one, but the one on the article page is good enough and I think actually shows them in a better (post-restored?) state. I wouldn't make the page too image-heavy: perhaps when there's some better photos of the factory exterior/actual teddy bears available (I'll try to get round in the next month or two to take them myself) a gallery section can be added to the article. David (talk) 18:11, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- I'm just not sure if the factory one would really add anything to the article. It's a bit dull and generic really! And yes, the cottage is just opposite the factory, on the other side of The Wharfage. Nothing to do with Merrythought. David (talk) 19:11, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- I have found a teddy bear photo on flickr which hopefully can be used on Wikipedia. I'll give it a go. David (talk) 20:14, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- Teddy bear photo seems to work out fine (and is allowed etc). I see you wikilinked Ironworkers of Ironbridge — do you think this will have an article/are you intending to write it, or should the wikilink be removed? David (talk) 20:43, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
- I'm just not sure if the factory one would really add anything to the article. It's a bit dull and generic really! And yes, the cottage is just opposite the factory, on the other side of The Wharfage. Nothing to do with Merrythought. David (talk) 19:11, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 February 2011
- News and notes: Newbies vs. patrollers; Indian statistics; brief news
- Arbitration statistics: Arbitration Committee hearing fewer cases; longer decision times
- WikiProject report: In Tune with WikiProject Classical Music
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: AUSC applications open; interim desysopping; two pending cases
- Technology report: HTML5 adopted but soon reverted; brief news
Castle Green
Thanks for adding the images to the Castle Park article - I had seen them in Commons but was hoping to get hold of early 20th century photos rather than etchings, to clarify the point that the area still had much of its mediaeval charm in 1939. For now I intend to change the captions to say where the images fit into the street plan, hope you don't mind.
Also, sorry if this smacks of eggs and grandmothers, but are you aware that Castle Green was the name of a street? Here it is [1] Castle Green on pre-war map]. When I checked your edit ('sometimes known as Castle Green') I was surprised to see how right you were! I presume the idiomatic name comes from a folk memory of the old street. RedSquirrel (talk) 09:27, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
- Try this! [2] RedSquirrel (talk) 18:40, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
March Metro
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Better late than never. Simply south...... 22:12, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Simply south, one or more of your changes to this template on the 28th of February broke the template such that Whitechapel was incorrectly displaying as the next/last/terminal station, even when it wasn't - see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways#Next station Whitechapel?. I've reverted all the changes you've made that day, which has fixed the problem, even though I don't understand why what you did broke anything.
I'm not clear what your change was intended to do, so I've not been able to check what, if anything, broke as a result of my unmaking them - please do this. Please also check in future that any changes you make to templates do not break existing uses. Thryduulf (talk) 18:14, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Talkback
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
DYK for Merrythought
| | On 8 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Merrythought, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Merrythought is the last remaining teddy bear manufacturer in the United Kingdom? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:48, 7 March 2011 (UTC) 03:02, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 7 March 2011
- News and notes: Foundation looking for "storyteller" and research fellows; new GLAM newsletter; brief news
- Deletion controversy: Deletion of article about website angers gaming community
- WikiProject report: Talking with WikiProject Feminism
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: New case opened after interim desysop last week; three pending cases
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
DYK for Castle Park, Bristol
| | On 10 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castle Park, Bristol, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the ruins of St Peter's Church, Bristol, in Castle Park are a memorial to the victims of the 1940 Bristol Blitz? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:02, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 March 2011
- News and notes: Foundation reports editor trends, technology plans and communication changes; brief news
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: New case on AE sanction handling; AUSC candidates; proposed decision in Kehrli 2 and Monty Hall problem
- Technology report: Left-aligned edit links and bugfixes abound; brief news
The Signpost: 21 March 2011
- WikiProject report: Medicpedia — WikiProject Medicine
- Features and admins: Best of the week
- Arbitration report: One closed case, one suspended case, and two other cases
- Technology report: What is: localisation?; the proposed "personal image filter" explained; and more in brief
Artichoke-Boy
Hi, Artichoke-Boy here (remember me?). I want to thank you for giving me a barnstar on July of 2010, and I also want to apologize for my extremely late reply (...maybe "extremely" is too light a word!).
I would normally respond to messages as quickly as possible, but I have been unable to edit Wikipedia or even check my talk page for the past 10 months or so (due to personal reasons). I may be able to resume editing in the not-too-distant future, and I’ll be sure to contribute to the Motto of the Day project again.
Thanks again for the barnstar. ---Artichoke-Boy (talk)(sign) 22:24, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 March 2011
- News and notes: Berlin conference highlights relation between chapters and Foundation; annual report; brief news
- In the news: Sue Gardner interviewed; Imperial College student society launched; Indian languages; brief news
- WikiProject report: Linking with WikiProject Wikify
- Features and admins: Featured list milestone
- Arbitration report: New case opens; Monty Hall problem case closes – what does the decision tell us?
April 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits did appear to be constructive and has not been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the April Fool page to learn more about not falling for silly pranks like this. Thank you. Kayau Voting IS evil 15:41, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 April 2011
- News and notes: 1 April activities; RIAA takedown notice; brief news
- Editor retention: Fighting the decline by restricting article creation?
- WikiProject report: Out of this world — WikiProject Solar System
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: AUSC appointments, new case, proposed decision for Coanda case, and motion regarding CU/OS
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
St Pancras International - naming controversy
Hello, Since you took part in this before, you might like to know that there is a revived proposal under discussion at Talk:St Pancras railway station#Requested move. -- Alarics (talk) 20:03, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 April 2011
- Recent research: Research literature surveys; drug reliability; editor roles; BLPs; Muhammad debate analyzed
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Japan
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two cases closed – what does the Coanda decision tell us?
- Technology report: The Toolserver explained; brief news
Tornado outbreak
- Please move the outbreak page back to its original title. I had this discussion with another editor who did the same thing. There is no need to specify the location within the article title as there wasn't another major outbreak (or any other outbreak) at the same time. Most of the world's tornadoes take place within the United States so it's always assumed that the outbreak is in the country unless otherwise specified. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 16:27, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
- See User talk:Anthony Appleyard#Tornado move. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:40, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 April 2011
- News and notes: Commons milestone; newbie contributions assessed; German community to decide on €200,000 budget; brief news
- In the news: Wikipedia accurate on US politics, plagiarized in court, and compared to Glass Bead Game; brief news
- WikiProject report: An audience with the WikiProject Council
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Case comes to a close after 3 weeks - what does the decision tell us?
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
MOTD Special nomination for Easter Sunday 24 April 2011
Yes, I know I'm a bit late with this, but it would be very nice if we could have this nomination approved for next Sunday 24 April 2011. Please help, if you have a moment. Thank you, and happy Easter to you and your family!!! All the best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:19, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 April 2011
- News and notes: Survey of French Wikipedians; first Wikipedian-in-Residence at Smithsonian; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Somerset
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Request to amend prior case; further voting in AEsh case
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
MOTD's State of Emergency + 1st of May's Motto
As you probably already know, we are facing some problems at MOTD. I am personally monitoring all the nominations on a daily basis and I'm finding very difficult to aprove the motto for the next day. The number of nominations has grown significantly, but even then it seems not enough. Please, if you have time, take a look at the nominations. And, if you like some of them but you think they are not good enough for being approved because of the set of links or and etcetera, please, try to improve them where it is possible. At this rate, I fear that we will see the end of the project. Thanks in advance.
I have also added a special nomination for this Sunday, 1st of May (International Workers' Day or May Day). Please, take a look at it if you can.
All the best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 15:07, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
P.S.: I'm sorry to bother you again, but take a look at this if you can. Once again, thank you. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 18:29, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Small bit of advice
While scrolling down the TalkPage for the Royal Wedding, my eye (and curiousity) was caught by your new tagline (congrats on 5 years, BTW). So, I wandered over to your review request page...
If I were a reviewing admin, I might look oddly at a review request that didn't follow the instructions regarding entering the Username param for the sub-page: "Please make sure there is no space after your username, as this makes it hard for reviewers to reach your request."
Hope this helps. Cheers! — DennisDallas (talk) 17:32, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 2 May 2011
- News and notes: Picture of the Year voting begins; Internet culture covered in Sweden and consulted in Russia; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Physics of a WikiProject: WikiProject Physics
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two new cases open – including Tree shaping case
- Technology report: Call for RTL developers, varied sign-up pages and news in brief
Okay, I'm here again to bother you (again and again... sorry). Things seem to go much better at MOTD, right now. THANK YOU!!!
The reason why I'm writing you is the following: next Sunday (8th of May) is Mother's Day. I know that it is celebrated on different days around the world, but I'd love if we could (and are able to) make our "very-little" contribution in honour of all the mothers in the world. For the upcoming 8th of May (Sunday) there is already a motto in schedule, but I think that we can move the motto approved for that day to another date and to put one about mothers in place of it. Here is my nomination.
Thank you in advance and all the best! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 12:50, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
MOTD Barnstar for helping to keep our project "alive"
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| I award the MOTD Barnstar to Simply south for helping to keep our project "alive" during this difficult time. Without you and your so precious help and contributions, we all probably would have seen the end of this project. A BIG THANK YOU!!! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 19:46, 3 May 2011 (UTC) |
A brief note, please, read it carefully, especially the last part in bold: The last time we (our project) gave awards to our (its) members on last Summer, then the number of new nominations and reviews of the existing nominations has been diminishing. The end result was the "April crisis" with no mottos for about an entire week. On the contrary, I hope this award will help to maintain our level high or, at least, appropriate to its needs, the needs of our project. I think that around 10 minutes a week to "devote" to the project, when it is possible of course, should be more than enough to achieve the desired result.
Of course, I gave you this award personally, in a personal way and not in the name of the project. This is just a way to say a BIG thank you, so, refrain from returning the award to me or I would be overwhelmed by stars and banners and it is not my intention to "profit" on this, really! Please, do NOT return the award! And, there is no need to thank me, it was my pleasure.
Thanks again (I think I can speak for all the contributors to MOTD) and all the very best!!! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 19:46, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
May Metro
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Simply south...... trying to improve for 5 years 22:19, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
UK Light Rail Template
There was formerly another template, a list of Metro systems and undergrounds in the UK which used to appear on several pages such as LU, Merseyrail, Glasgow Underground. In the discussion of that template it was decided to decomission it and merge it with the Light Rail template as theres no definitive defintion between the two and a Metro could still be a light rail. There is also another Metro template Template:Britishmetros which you yourself created without any support or challenge but it is only used once as an illustration on a page discussing UK passenger rail Rail_transport_in_Great_Britain and a couple of legacy appearance where no one cleaned it from before it was recreated by you such as appearing on Docklands rolling stock page but not the Docklands article itself. The concensus was that there should be one template that listed all the non National Rail systems rather than multiple and so the 'Metro' section was created on the more popular Light Rail template.
--WatcherZero (talk) 00:36, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry If you didnt create it but I was going by your comments here Template_talk:UK_light_rail, Problem is any discussion will get bogged down into dicussion of what is Light Rail? which has no definable or concensus agreement going by past discussions and then there will be those who hijack it to argue that Merseyrail is an underground metro. Anyway back to the issue at hand, its one debatable (with multiple proponents and opponents) inclusion which simplifies the rail templates across many pages and for which most people seem happy for it to be there. The LU is clearly not Heavy rail and while it is light rail in technology through frequency and sometimes capacity some argue not light rail in a operational sense. Since theres no medium or inbetween cataegory to put it in people were happy for its inclusion in this template.
P.S. The agreed wiki definition is here under which its Light not heavy Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail --WatcherZero (talk) 01:58, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
WikiProject UK Railways in the Signpost
WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject UK Railways for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Other editors will also have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 16:37, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 9 May 2011
- In the news: Billionaire trying to sue Wikipedians; "Critical Point of View" book published; World Bank contest; brief news
- WikiProject report: Game Night at WikiProject Board and Table Games
- Features and admins: Featured articles bounce back
- Arbitration report: AEsh case comes to a close - what does the decision tell us?
The Signpost: 16 May 2011
- WikiProject report: Back to Life: Reviving WikiProjects
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Motions - hyphens and dashes dispute
- Technology report: Berlin Hackathon; April Engineering Report; brief news
ECML diagram
Gateshead station is the double station immediately south of the High Level bridge on the 1940 OS map. If you have a copy of Jowett's Railway Atlas, it's on p34. Possibly closed, but it was in the location shown. Mjroots (talk) 21:08, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
- I beat you to it
. Further corrections and improvements welcome. Mjroots (talk) 21:14, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
- According to Jowett's, Fletton Goods was immediately south of Fletton Jn (Just above captialised FLETTON on the map. No idea about the sidings as Newcastle, but I would say that Scotswood is the second station on the Tyne Valle Line after Elswick. I think my original, station-less link was better, was it not? Mjroots (talk) 21:45, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 23 May 2011
- News and notes: GLAM workshop; legal policies; brief news
- In the news: Death of the expert?; superinjunctions saga continues; World Heritage status petitioned and debated; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Formula One
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Injunction – preliminary protection levels for BLP articles when removing PC
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Word association games
Hi there
Would you mind taking a look at the other word association games, as I think I've made the most recent move on all of them and I'd quite like to get them going again.
The Signpost: 30 May 2011
- News and notes: ArbCom referendum goes live; US National Archives residency; financial planning; brief news
- In the news: Collaboration with academia; world heritage; xkcd; eG8 summit; ISP subpoena; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Royal Railway
- Featured content: Whipping fantasies, American–British naval rivalry, and a medieval mix of purity and eroticism
- Arbitration report: Update – injunction from last week has expired
- Technology report: Wikimedia down for an hour; What is: Wikipedia Offline?
The Signpost: 6 June 2011
- Board elections: Time to vote
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- Recent research: Various metrics of quality and trust; leadership; nerd stereotypes
- WikiProject report: Make your own book with Wikiproject Wikipedia-Books
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two cases pending resolution; temporary desysop; dashes/hyphens update
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Nomination of Zenjirou Tsurugi for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Zenjirou Tsurugi is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zenjirou Tsurugi until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. —Farix (t | c) 03:33, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
Nomination of List of Digimon Xros Wars characters for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of Digimon Xros Wars characters is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Digimon Xros Wars characters until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Crusio (talk) 16:02, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 13 June 2011
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The Signpost: 20 June 2011
- News and notes: WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news
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The Signpost: 27 June 2011
- WikiProject report: The Continuous Convention: WikiProject Comics
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- Arbitration report: Proposed decision for Tree shaping case
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Re MOTD
I just thought that given the very few participants on MOTD, it would be unlikely for a likely-to-be-snowed-in motto to get any opposes. But I will wait longer next time I close something. --The Σ talkcontribs 20:46, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
If you could contribute that'd be fab
I've started a discussion over on User:Pjoef's talk page, about the Motto of the Day project and it would be great if you could input your opinion: User talk:pjoef#About the MotD Project. Okay thanks. That Ole Cheesy Dude (Talk to the hand!) 14:48, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Cupcake For You!
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I hope you enjoy it (^____^). All the best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:10, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
I hope you enjoyed it (^____^), but I forgot to bring the drinks /o\ ...so...
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Moved to WT:LT#Tillingbourne Bus Company
I've moved the comments there as I think it woud be better if consensus is determined there. Simply south...... digging mountains for 5 years 01:32, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
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Simply south...... digging mountains for 5 years 21:46, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
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Pre-2007 Village Pups archives
Of interest? Thanks, - Jarry1250 [Weasel? Discuss.] 10:00, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
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List of Docklands Light Railway stations - Geographical coordinates
A number of the geographic coordinates give for stations are incorrect. I haven't checked them all, but several of the first few produce locations near Biggin Hill and Farleigh in south London.--DavidCane (talk) 23:09, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
- I've checked those on the individual station articles, and if the coords were in a separate
{{coord}}near to the bottom, I've altered it to|latitude=|longitude=in the infobox; this has placed a map in the infobox. When doing so I noticed that South Quay DLR station was still showing as the pre-2009 location, so I've fixed that. Checking by following the coordinates links shows that all DLR station articles (whether altered by me or not) were within 100 metres or so (with the exception of South Quay as noted above), so you can use those to check against. --Redrose64 (talk) 13:37, 13 July 2011 (UTC)- I was rather sloppy when I did them first. I kind of looked at the article without checking the source code and that is why the first time around it produced some surprising results. The second time around I thought it was just to do with inserting | in an order but I got that wrong as the template did not work at all. Hey, third time's the charm, which I checked with GeoHack and found I didn't need to use Google Maps or anything similar, as well as checking the source code and that's what got them corrected.
- Thanks for the South Quay spot. Simply south...... improving for 5 years 15:58, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
List of Docklands Light Railway stations
I have finished the copy edit/review of the text sections. I had to remove some duplicated information, so the text is now a bit too low to meet the five fold expansion needed for a DYK candidate. As I don't have access the the book sources, you should check that I haven't changed anything too much from the sources. The following references appear to need page numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10.--DavidCane (talk) 02:46, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
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