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DYK

Hi Gilderien,

You accepted my DYK application, but on this it has no picture. Is there a reason for this?

Thanks, Matty.007 18:53, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes. We receive more nominations at DYK with pictures than we have slots to accomodate them. Hence, the set-builder has to decide which of the available image is most informative, and is not too similar to one which has run recently. In this instance, yours was not selected.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:59, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Parsley Peel/GA1

Gilderian, just a reminder that you started this review a week and a half ago, but haven't been back since. I hope all is well, and you'll be able to return to it soon. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:31, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

I am sorry, I have had two residential university open days and a concert, but I should finish it tonight I think.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:55, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

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Gilderien, we moved your Teahouse host profile

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Good article recruitment

Hi Gilderien,
I'm currently looking for a recruiter to take me on for learning how to assess Good articles (from the Good article recruitment centre . Would you be happy to take me on? I won't be upset if you don't want to.
By the way, the reason I want to become a reviewer for good articles is that I believe Wikipedia needs many more good articles, and I can help by addressing the current backlog of reviews. Also, I think if I'm a reviewer I'll be able to write Good articles better and improve my standard of editing (I won't be assessing the articles I edit obviously). Jackc143 (talk) 11:47, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 July 2013

This is Wikinews' fundamental problem: it can neither do a good job providing a summary of world news, nor does it have any special focus that it does well. It's a collection of random articles, with only the occasional, passing resemblance to important current events.
This week, we traveled to Cymru with the folks at WikiProject Wales.
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In apparent acknowledgment of the urgency of two issues facing the Wikimedia movement—the need to engage both women and the global south—the WMF Board has appointed Ana Toni as one of its four expert members. Toni will bring rare expertise to the movement, and the Signpost understands that her skills in advocacy and her key roles in international NGOs are likely to be a natural match with the WMF as the hub of disseminating free knowledge around the world.
The fundamental idea of an infobox is clear: keep it simple and limited to essentials. At some point, however, these basic principles seem to have been abandoned, in favour of an approach akin to "the more the merrier".
Five articles, six lists, and ten pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
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Paris

Hi, I hope you don't mind me intruding. I see Tim's put it off for another 10 or so days. Might be a rush but I think we could at least get the sourcing sorted out by then. Do you mind if I let RBN know?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:08, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Not at all, and I would be delighted if the rest of RBN got involved. Have you finished work on Marrakech? It might be a bit of a stretch, but hopefully it would be approaching GA status by the start of July - I have to confess that I did not expect a review this quickly. Do you think withdrawing and renominating would be more manageable or should I go for it now?--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:19, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Yup, I edited Marrakesh earlier and I've nommed it. Given the way it was researched I think with a bit of polish it might make FA at some point. Tim has set it back until 2 July. let's just roll with that, a lot can change in 9 or 10 days. If by then it still isn't up to scratch then we could make it the July goal and renom in August. I'll introduce it as a one off "Article of the week". First off, I'll try to completely overhaul the referencing with mostly books using sfn.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 19:54, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. Would you mind giving me a brief outline of the whole sfn thing so I can assist, I've seen them around but never worked out how it all works.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 19:57, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes I have a few issues I want to clear up with you, not only this but with our RBn collaborations. First of all can you get in the habit of dating them 23 June 2013 rather than the slash and digits. All of us have agreed on one formatting system so our edits are compatible, and if you look about new articles now you'll see this is by far the most common date formatting. Second, use http://reftag.appspot.com/ to draw up your book refs, this way the formatting will be consistent with mine and Rosie and Nvv who also use it. Much quicker too. All you do is draw it up there, remove the accessdate and ref tag name (if using sfn) and add ref=harv on the end of the refs and in the articles instead of the full inline citation, remove the date, and simply add sfn|author surname|year of publication|p= with a {{ }} around it e.g sfn|Bloggs|1768|p=67 . Look at my 1-10 refs so far to get the gist of it. Please try to adopt this for other articles. Generally for our start class type RBN entries I don't use sfn as it is a bit slower and simply paste the ref maker straight in, inline. However for article like this which are intended to go to GA definitely get used to using sfn. See how much neater the first refs look now? If we go through every source systematically and try to replace as many web sources with sfn book notes as possible it looks much more professional and well-researched!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:53, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, I shall endeavour to do that in future. I wasn't aware there was an agreement to use that style of date. I might even redo the refs on some of my other articles.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 21:24, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Ipigott mostly still insists on not using citation templates but Nvv and Rosie use the same as me. Reached ref 27, if we could go through systematically we can keep an update on the RBN talk page.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:54, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

If you start from the top and I start from the bottom we won't edit-conflict each other.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 21:57, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Exhausting work, take 2 hours to get even 20-30 references sorted. First 55 or so refs should be clean now.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 15:12, 29 June 2013 (UTC

Thank you. May I ask why you removed the references for the locations? Is it because it is self-evident looking at the respective articles?--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:01, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes. The bulk of the sources have been addressed now but I removed a lot because the next stage will be to go through and source anything which is sparse. My feeling though is that a lot of the article needs work and I'm not sure we can really get it up to scratch in so short a time period but we'll see.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:24, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Happy with progress? I've somehow notched up 377 edits on it and have become the second most prolific editor on it!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:46, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Very. May I ask how you found that? I use this but it has started giving somewhat erratic answers.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 21:56, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
IN editing history just click "contributors" .♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 08:50, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

You're most welcome. thanks for working on an important topic!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:37, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Rev Jordahl Article Peer Review

Hello! I see you have done a lot of work on Christian WP articles. I thought perhaps you could do a peer review on this article? Thanks!

Article: V. Trygve Jordahl

Nasa-verve (talk) 22:22, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi, unfortunately I have never actually done a peer review before and I'm not sure I would feel comfortable doing one. I haven't actually done very much work, a few DYK churches and a Good Article only.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:38, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

GA Review

Hi. I have nominated Majura Parkway for GA. I tried to address all the feedback in the failed review at Talk:Majura Parkway/GA1, and double checked to make sure it complied with GA criteria. As I'm a still learning contributor as far as GAs go, and I know you have a lot of experience with GAs. I was wondering if you could review Majura Parkway. (I have also asked other experienced reviewers if they could review; though they all seem otherwise occupied) I would like to improve my ability to get to GA fast, and otherwise increase my understanding of the GA criteria, as i hope to bring more and more articles upto GA status; and therefore I would appreciate a comprehensive review. I will do my best to address any problems you may find. -- Nbound (talk) 12:23, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

I would be delighted to. Would you mind if I used it as a model review for my GA recruitee? --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:46, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
If you would like, though the previous reviewer has objected to the review for a non-GA reason (IMHO), so the outcome may be a little contentious (another of the reasons why I have been contacting experienced reviewers). I believe my argument against his concern(s) is quite sound (See Talk:Majura_Parkway#Renomination_at_GAN). But theres a small possibility of drama which may not be what you had in mind for your recruit. Let me know your decision :) -- Nbound (talk) 22:36, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 July 2013

This week, we explored the fantasy worlds of video game developer Square Enix by interviewing WikiProject Square Enix. The project began in September 2006 as a spin-off of WikiProject Final Fantasy, but today covers that, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and a variety of other game series, with exceptions explained in the interview below. The project is home to 32 pieces of Featured material and 104 Good and A-class articles.
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Last week the Wikimedia Foundation released its annual plan for July 2013 to June 2014. It provides a surprisingly frank view—of past achievements and failures, and future goals and risks—that could be afforded only by a non-profit that is confident and beholden to no commercial or political interests.
Four articles, five lists, and sixteen pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
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Thanks

Hello Gilderien. Just wanted to thank you for your reply here. I'm now watching the page where you moved the discussion to.--Jetstreamer Talk 22:16, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

No problem :) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 22:20, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
Yeah haha :) :) :D lol good one mate! brb getting crufified at wt:gan good idea. ★★KING RETROLORD★★ 02:46, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

GA recruitment quiz

Hi Gilderien, just to say I've begun to fill in the quiz here. Sorry for the delay but I've been off-wiki for more than a week, I'll finish it as soon as I can. Sorry, Jackc143 (talk) 13:46, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

No problem. I'll add some comments.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 14:21, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 July 2013

The Washington Post reported Tuesday on the most controversial articles on various language Wikipedias as determined by a cross-continental research group.
This week, the Signpost delved into the vast and complex areas of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that make up religion. WikiProject Religion has been around since 2005 and has a complex scope, in that it only takes articles that deal with religion in a non-sectarian sense, along with any articles that do not have a dedicated daughter project.
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
Contributors to Wikivoyage, the sister project adopted by the Wikimedia Foundation last year, are celebrating their 10th anniversary this week. ... The Wikimedia Foundation has announced via press release that it has partnered with Aircel to provide free mobile access to Wikipedia.
Death hangs over the top 10 this week, as tragic deaths both past and present continued to cast their pall over an already troubled world. The death of Corey Monteith led to a spike in interest in the man himself, his girlfriend and co-star Lea Michele, and the show that made them both famous, Glee.
Twelve articles, seven lists, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
The case Infoboxes was opened. The evidence phase continues in Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds. Voting on the proposed decision continues in the Tea Party movement case.

RetroLord

Get out of my head! :) Great minds think alike apparently. Dusti*Let's talk!* 22:21, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Were you trying to post as well? :) I must confess I saw a post around the 10th or so accusing RL of being MT and discounted it without even thinking about it despite what seem quite clear patterns retrospectively.--Gilderien Converse|List of good deeds 22:28, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
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