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Hello, What!?Why?Who?, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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In response to your question edit

Well, above all, you could check WP:WANTED to find most-wanted articles and create them. I suggest you do not recreate an article that was deleted by consensus, unless it has been substantially changed in content.

Also, if you have further questions, you could ask me, or place {{helpme}} on this page. You should get a response within five minutes. :) —La Pianista (TCS) 19:22, 2 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

You may add links by putting double brackets around the term, like [[link here]]. See WP:CHEAT for details.
You can name a link to another article under a different name. For example, [[cat|dog]] will create dog. —La Pianista (TCS) 02:40, 3 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Edit count edit

Hi, WWW (if I may call you that).

I noticed on your talk page that you were keeping track of your edit counts. You can find a live tool here.

And thanks for your comments on my WP:EFD - one of the very few supports I've gotten. I'll have you know it's all a joke, though - no one is actually getting deleted. ;) —La Pianista (TCS) 01:26, 5 November 2008 (UTC) Start a random conversation on my talkpage!--What!?Why?Who? (talk) 00:35, 7 November 2008 (UTC) Yeah I am 68.whatever it is...Again,..Ooops!--What!?Why?Who? (talk) 00:49, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

All right, then. What do you define as a "random conversation"? Don't do this too often, though - hate to be a killjoy, but have a look at this policy.La Pianista (TCS) 04:27, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
Pie. Think about it. Say it fifty times, and then say "nuke." Confuse yourself. Have fun! ——La Pianista (TCS) 04:34, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Apple pie is so deliciopus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Why ascosciate it with nuclear bombs?I thought you said you were proud to be American, y' know, apple pie, baseball fields,Little Suzie down the street and flags,etc.UNAMERICAN!!!--What!?Why?Who? (talk) 04:38, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
No way. Cake totally pwns. —La Pianista (TCS) 04:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
Wait...what was the question again? I'm afraid I've missed my cue... ——La Pianista (TCS) 05:59, 7 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Tb, again. ;) —La Pianista (TCS) 04:23, 8 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

guestbook edit

Thanks for signing my guestbook, is it ok if I edit your userpage, I can make it a little better...--Spittlespat 20:45, 8 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

If I want to edit your userpage you're gonna answer these questions. What's your favorite food, do you play pac-man, and what's your favortie movie.--Spittlespat 00:13, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Possible adoption edit

Hey, WWW. Spittle and I are thinking about adopting you. We'll co-adopt, seeing as he's pretty eager to help out. Here are two userboxes for you to put on your page:

A word about userboxes. You can place them in a table, like this (sample userboxes given):

{|style="float:center; background:none;"
|{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Edit Count Usefulness}}{{user please be nice}}{{User wikipedia/RC Patrol}}
|-
|{{User MOTD}}{{User WPClassical}}
|}

...which produces:

Quality, not quantity.This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia.
This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice.
This user frequently contributes to the Motto of the Day. Do you?


Or, you can put them in "userboxtop" format:

{{userboxtop|Title goes here}}
{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Edit Count Usefulness}}
{{user please be nice}}
{{User wikipedia/RC Patrol}}
{{userboxbottom}}

Which produces:

It's also considered professional to include some babel boxes. A simple babel template will work:

{{babel|en|es-1|fr-2|de-5|zh-0}}

..which creates:

Knowledge of a language is on a scale of 0 - native. See WP:BABEL for details.

Any questions, of course, can be directed to Spittlespat's talk page or mine. Cheers! —La Pianista (TCS) 00:41, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Oh, and a list of userboxes can be found at WP:UBS. —La Pianista (TCS) 00:41, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply


Another tb. Would you like to watchlist my talk page? —La Pianista (TCS) 04:33, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

userpage edit

Do you like the userpage I made for you? Go to your userpage right now. :D --Spittlespat 00:43, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

If you want to put on explosion on your page then type this in [[Image:Nuclear fireball.jpg|450px]]

Also if you want to change the size of the explosion just change the number in the px part such as this,

[[Image:Nuclear fireball.jpg|450px]]

If you're wondering what the heck is the px part it's this part, 450px you can make it smaller by typing doing this, 200px.

Get it? And also do you like the userpage I made for you?--Spittlespat 00:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Spittle had 3 explosions on his page because he wanted to blow me and pianista up. And it doesn't say he's a vandal, it says 'vandalize me', which links to his specisl vandalism page. It's a place where you can write anything you want. TopGearFreak Talk 18:57, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Guestbooks! edit

I was wondering if you wanted a guestbook like mine.--Spittlespat 00:56, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Actually, he's already created one. WWW, I suggest you add a link to it on your userpage so it will get more traffic. :) —La Pianista (TCS) 04:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Edit summaries edit

WWW, I think it's about time for your first mini-lesson.

I should first remind you about edit summaries. I'm sure you've noticed the little bar near the bottom of your screen in "edit" mode. It's considered good Wikiquette to fill the box in (see the link I provided you). As the article says, it doesn't have to be elaborate; just state what you have done. For instance, if you added a link, you can say "+ link." If you fixed punctuation, grammar, etc., you could just type "c/e," which stands for copyedit. And, if you've responded to another person's comment, you could just type "re."

Basically, the whole point of it is so that editors who search through the history of a page can quickly find out what you have done to change the article. So if they are looking for a specific edit, they will be able to find it easier.

Cheers! —La Pianista (TCS) 04:58, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

One last thing - Forgive me for snooping through your edits - I don't have anything better to do at the mo. ;)
I noticed you tried adding a category with curly brackets. That's not necessary - do it with regular double brackets, just like you do with internal links. —La Pianista (TCS) 05:06, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
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hiya edit

I just saw you on a couple of my friend's pages (lapianista and spittlespat) so I thought I'd say hi.. you can also check out my page or leave me a message or something- nice meeting you! ~ California Girl 23:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Barnstar! edit

MISTER ALCOHOL's Guestbook Barnstar
For signing my guestbook, I, Alberto García, hereby present What!?Why?Who? with this award. Cheers! -- MISTER ALCOHOL T C 06:18, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

What Why Who? edit

wuh? Chubbennaitor 17:08, 10 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

vandal edit

No I'm am not a vandal the vandalize page thing is just for fun. And also once you have 200+ edits you will become an novice editor! :D :D So have fun on Wikipedia! (and also feel free to give me the original barnstar sometime... :D :D :D) about the original barnstar award, do you know what a barnstar is?--Spittlespat 00:17, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Here you can put this userbox on your userpage! Just type in this: {{User:UBX/Caring cat owner}}

This should show up...

This user is a caring cat owner.

Age!!! edit

WWW, do you know that you, me and Spittlespat are all the same age???? I wonder who's oldest by months? TopGearFreak Talk 19:44, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

I was October... Let's ask Spittle. TopGearFreak Talk 20:12, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
'96 TopGearFreak Talk 20:41, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
You are August, Spittle's June and I'm October...1996!! Cool or what?? P.S. Are you a boy or a girl?? TopGearFreak Talk 18:59, 12 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
Ah, right. Ahem... shuffles feet Sorry, I must have missed that part about you being a boy. Woops TopGearFreak Talk 16:35, 14 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
I have a hidden subpage. Do you want to try and find it? TopGearFreak Talk 16:42, 14 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

wikipedia edit

So do you like wikipedia?--Spittlespat 21:10, 14 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

User:La Pianista/Adoptee classroom#User:What?Why?Who? edit

Follow the link to see your new assignment. :) —La Pianista (TCS) 03:07, 24 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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BTW, I've noticed you've been adding the {{stub}} template to an article here. It's not necessary, but it is better to specify the type of stub from the list at Wikipedia:SC#Stub messages and templates. —La Pianista (TCS) 01:26, 26 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Another tb.

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Another one. You can remove these later, if you want. —La Pianista (TCS) 01:24, 28 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

CONGRATS!! edit

You have gotten 2oo+ edits! I'm so proud of you. You have now become an novice editor. Please take this!

This editor is a
Novice Editor
and is entitled to display this Service Badge.
This editor is a Novice Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

--Spittlespat 17:44, 28 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Talk Page Formatting edit

Hi WWW! Just wanted to give you a quick lesson on talk-page formatting. This is what your posts look like when you write them. (This is just an example, you never actually wrote any of this!!)
Hi! How are you? I'm back on Wikipedia! What!?Why?Who? (Talk)
Oh, I just forgot to ask you. Have you seen Spittle lately? What!?Why?Who? (Talk)
Another thing. How do you apply for Rollback? What!?Why?Who? (Talk)

But when you save, it turns out like this:

Hi! How are you? I'm back on Wikipedia! What!?Why?Who? (Talk) Oh, I just forgot to ask you. Have you seen Spittle lately? What!?Why?Who? (Talk) Another thing. How do you apply for Rollback? What!?Why?Who? (Talk)

You've probably noticed this yourself. To avoid this, put one of these : marks before your comment.

It indents your comment.
Like this.
To indent it further, add more : marks.
This sentence is using 4 : marks.

Thanks! Now get out there and make lovely tidy comments!! :D TopGearFreak 17:08, 12 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

You're welcome!! TopGearFreak 21:00, 12 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

CONGRATS!! edit

You have gotten 2oo+ edits! I'm so proud of you. You have now become an novice editor. Please take this!

This editor is a
Novice Editor
and is entitled to display this Service Badge.
This editor is a Novice Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

--Spittlespat 17:44, 28 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Merry Christmas edit

Merry Christmas. Chubbennaitor 17:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! Yours is cool too! edit

Thanks! If you need any help with your page, I'm there!--Listen to your Princess, dear Wikipedians. (talk) 19:47, 18 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

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boy... edit

We haven't talked to each other in a while! Plus I heard you got a cell phone! Also Do you like WALL-E?--Spittlespat 01:33, 20 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Well do you like WALL-E? (p.s. I have a cell phone already!)--Spittlespat 20:33, 22 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
Did you get your awards on your talk page? It's a few messages before this one!--Spittlespat 00:20, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
I'm your friend right... so is topgear right...? Anyway...um Do you like any videogames??--Spittlespat 00:26, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

RE: WikiCup Questions edit

Writing an FA gets 50 points; this means getting it through a nomination. Edits to FAs count for the same as any other edit. Garden. 08:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup notice edit

The 2009 WikiCup will begin on January 1, 2009. The first round will run through March 31, 2009. For more information on this tournament, read the "about" section on the main WikiCup page.

This year, we have a different system in calculating points. At User:Garden/WikiCup/Submissions, you will find information about submitting your article (and other) work to earn points. Each contestant will have their own individual subpage for submitting completed work to us.

This year, User:ST47 will also be running one of his bots to calculate mainspace edits and read your submission subpages to calculate the point values you receive based on our scoring chart.

Questions or comment? Ask at the talk page or go directly to Garden or IMatthew's talk page. Good luck and Happy Holidays! -- ayematthew and Garden. 14:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Have we met edit

Have we met...? Chubbennaitor 17:53, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

I fooled you! edit

The Fooled You Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to What!?Why?Who? because i fooled him! You clicked 'new messages' in my user page' and you now have the shiny-star!

ROGERCHOCODILES 21:33, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hello edit

Are you online?--Spittlespat 00:02, 28 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Congratulations edit

The Hidden Barnstar
This user has found Music26/11's secret hidden page! Can you find it?

Also, a happy new year! --Music26/11 14:42, 16 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup edit

Delivered by neuro(talk) for Garden and ayematthew at 20:52, 31 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
Were they Huggle edits? If so, they are now discounted, along with AWB and TW. Sorry - see the talk page for more background on this. Garden. 12:25, 4 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Call of Duty: World at War GAN edit

Your recent nomination of the article Call of Duty: World at War appears to be premature, as you appear to have never contributed to the article before and in its current condition the article will not pass GAN. Would you consider withdrawing your nomination? The article just isn't in the shape it needs to be to pass, and I'm uncertain if your nomination was intentional and you were prepared to carry it through. -- Commdor {Talk} 20:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Well, as long as you realize that as the nominator the burden will be mainly on you to improve the article as needed during the review process, then it's fine. If you don't plan on setting aside some time and working in-depth to bring the article up to par, then I would suggest withdrawing the nomination. Just making sure you'll follow through, but if you're already aware of the expectations then you can ignore my statements. -- Commdor {Talk} 21:48, 5 January 2009 (UTC)Reply
Alright, and a Happy New Year to you as well. -- Commdor {Talk} 21:54, 5 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

It has been reviewed. Jolly Ω Janner 14:03, 11 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Are you planning on responding to the issues raised at the GA review? Jolly Ω Janner 16:41, 15 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

The article has failed GA. Just thought I should let you know. Jolly Ω Janner 17:46, 20 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

WP:MOTD edit

Please see Wikipedia_talk:Motto_of_the_day/Nominations#Running_dry Simply south not SS, sorry 18:39, 7 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

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WikiCup Newsletter edit

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WikiCup Newsletter edit

Wikicup edit

I see you get the wikinewsletter too...--Spittlespat 02:47, 21 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

People Excluded From the British Throne AfD edit

It would appear that the page has already been deleted. I did not "vote" delete, but I did see that there would be ongoing difficulties connecting the people on the one list with the people on the other. Every time the succession list changed, it would be necessary to change the "after this number" on the excluded list. Noel S McFerran (talk) 04:43, 21 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

FAC withdrawn edit

I appreciate that you are acting in good faith, but it is best if featured articles are nominated by people who have worked closely on them. In this way, they can give reasoned replies to reviewers and be familiar enough with the sources to act on suggested improvements. Someone who has not worked on the article can not provide this input, so the nomination may continue until opposition to it becomes so overwhelming that the article is failed; this takes away time from reviewers. While the WALL-E article is of reasonable quality, it is not yet of featured quality, and principal contributors must be consulted before a nomination, as required in the featured article candidate instructions. You might consider first working the article up through peer review and good article candidacy to prepare for its nomination.

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Speedy deletion of People excluded from the British Throne edit

A tag has been placed on People excluded from the British Throne, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the article or have a copy emailed to you. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:24, 24 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter edit

17:42, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Unsourced content edit

What!?Why?Who?, I noticed that you tend to make quite a few edits, but none of them ever seem to include the addition of sources. This project relies on reliable sources to ensure that new content is accurate, verifiable, and written from a neutral perspective. Otherwise, most of what you have been adding appears to amount to original research. In the future, please be sure to cite your sources when adding or updating content. Thanks, - auburnpilot talk 21:47, 26 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Guide to referencing edit

Click on "show" on the right of the orange bar to open contents.

Ty 00:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter edit

20:42, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by J Milburn, on behalf of the judges. 20:42, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter edit

23:34, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Motto on the 20th edit

Hi WWW! You may be interested in February 20th's motto of the day... (follow the link! Well done!) Queenie Talk 15:50, 17 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter edit

21:55, 22 February 2009 (UTC) The Helpful Bot 21:55, 22 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter edit

18:12, 1 March 2009 (UTC) The Helpful Bot 18:12, 1 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

you dropped out of the wikicup? edit

Wow! For a newish user you were doing pretty good, sorry that you had to drop out. :( :( --Spittlespat 23:44, 5 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter edit

17:04, 15 March 2009 (UTC) The Helpful Bot 17:04, 15 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Frequently used idea and approved areas edit

The Frequently used idea are needs updating seriously and now the future of the approved area is questioned. Please see the discussions at Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Nominations#Help with FUI and Approved area discussion. Simply south (talk) 22:56, 15 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Lá le Phádraig edit

Note the green sig. :D Queenie 15:12, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter edit

21:20, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


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WikiCup Newsletter XI edit

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heyyo edit

nice username.. :] thanks for the comment. ~ California Girl 23:06, 18 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter XVII edit

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MOTD edit

Would be gatreful if you have any ideas for mottos. Please help at WP:MOTD/N. Also see Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Archive 5#Archival Simply south (talk) 21:49, 25 May 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup newsletter XVII.V edit

This is just a quick reminder that the round ends this Friday, May 29, 2009. I wanted to let you guys know the current standings. If you are very close, but not close enough, work as hard as possible these next two days. Pool leaders are listed as usual, and under the 10 wildcards, are competitors that are still fighting for a spot. Also, if you currently have any un-reviewed GAN's up and you'd like them to be reviewed and counted for this round, you must place them on the appropriate thread of the WikiCup talk page.

Pool A
  1. Wales Shoemaker's Holiday (647)
Pool B
  1. Colombia ThinkBlue (247)
Pool C
  1. Sweden Theleftorium (455)
Pool D
  1. Denmark Candlewicke (539)
Pool E
  1. Mexico Durova (479)
Pool F
  1. Switzerland Sasata (961)
Current Wildcards
  1. United States Useight (393)
  2. Iceland Scorpion0422 (372)
  3. Thailand Rlevse (329)
  4. Japan Wrestlinglover (307)
  5. Cambodia Paxse (285)
  6. Maryland Ottava Rima (248)
  7. Mitchazenia (226)
  8. Republic of Ireland Juliancolton (181)
  9. Michigan the_ed17 (179)
  10. Isle of Man J Milburn (168)
  11. Confederate States of America Bedford (156)
  12. Toronto Gary King (147)
  13. New South Wales 97198 (142)
  14. Luxembourg Ceranthor (111)
  15. India Tinucherian (106)
  16. Vanuatu Matthewedwards (98)

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new archive? edit

I think you need to archive your talk page it is very full.--The other shadow 10:22, 24 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiCup Newsletter XXII edit

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WikiCup participates in the Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout edit

Hello all, iMatthew here. I just wanted to let you know about "The Great Wikipedia Dramaout" which starts this Saturday. The goal of the Dramaout is to spend five days working on improving articles and abstaining from any of Wikipedia's drama. I don't think that any of you will have a problem focusing on articles for five days, because of course, any work you get done during the Dramaout will count towards your score in the WikiCup. Details are on the page; hope to see you all signing up! :) iMatthew talk at 00:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

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WikiCup Awards edit

The 2009 WikiCup Participant Award
This WikiCup Award is presented to What!?Why?Who? for their participation in the 2009 WikiCup. Your contributions along the way have greatly improved the quality of many articles, pictures, and sounds on the English Wikipedia.

Congratulations! Hope to see you sign up for the 2010 WikiCup, here, if you haven't already! iMatthew talk at 22:47, 3 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

New Page Patrol survey edit

New page patrol – Survey Invitation


Hello What!?Why?Who?! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you  have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to  know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you.

  • If this invitation  also appears on other accounts you  may  have, please complete the  survey  once only. 
  • If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it.

Please click HERE to take part.
Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback.


You are receiving this invitation because you  have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey. Global message delivery 13:51, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Future of MOTD edit

I've decided to start a project discussion on this. Please see WT:MOTD. Simply south...... having large explosions for 5 years 18:06, 6 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:56, 24 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

New deal for page patrollers edit

Hi What!?Why?Who?,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)Reply