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Richie McCaw

I am really really sorry for that. I was going to improve the article, but due to I edited from the phone, there must be some great effect. Yes it is a mistake. Pleasure to hear that you changed it. Thanks so much... Gihan Jayaweera (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:56, November 1, 2015 (UTC)

Good to hear from you

I was glad to get your Halloween greeting. By the way, your continued good work does not go unnoticed. Donner60 (talk) 09:50, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 October 2015

This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2015)

Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Allegra Versace

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Comedy horror • Team sport

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Tech News: 2015-45

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes

  • You can now see how many editors are using a gadget on a wiki on Special:GadgetUsage. [1]
  • If you are using the mobile version of Wikipedia, you can now see Wikidata descriptions under article titles in search results. [2]
  • Editing conflicts are now detected when you edit on a mobile device. Before, this did not work properly on mobile. [3]

Problems

  • On October 26 the Wikimedia sites went down for ten minutes. [4]

Changes this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 3. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 4. It will be on all Wikipedias from November 5 (calendar).

Meetings

Future changes

  • A help link will be added to Special:Search. Administrators might have to update the MediaWiki:Search-summary message to avoid two help links. [5]
  • Empty list items could be allowed in the future. If so, this could affect some templates. [6]

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16:43, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:K6ka/Dashboard

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A tag has been placed on User talk:K6ka/Dashboard, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Sorry about Alexander Hamilton

I fixed my changes to the Alexander Hamilton page; it was not constructive and was only made for the sake of a joking reference to the Hamilton musical. I took a screenshot and then removed my edits. Sorry for inconveniencing you, I didn't realize anyone would notice so quickly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.138.86.153 (talk) 17:55, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 04 November 2015

This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2015)

Marie Serneholt at the 48th Guldbagge Awards.
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Marie Serneholt

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Wiki Welcome

Thanks for the welcome!

Rufus RenoRufus (talk) 05:14, 9 November 2015 (UTC)--RenoRufus (talk) 05:14, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the welcome!

Thanks for the welcome... I'm mostly using wiki for politics, in the UK and elsewhere. Some great content on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhont (talk • contribs) 12:16, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI talk

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Tech News: 2015-46

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Recent changes

  • Superprotect has been removed. [7]
  • You can now switch between the wikitext editor and the visual editor without saving. You will not lose the changes you have made. [8]
  • JSON dumps of the production search indexes are now available. They can be imported to Elasticsearch. [9]

Problems

  • Some translations for the Thanks and Echo extensions were missing. Translators have been asked to help and this should be solved soon. [10]

Changes this week

  • Thumbnails of 16-bit TIFF files will be displayed properly. Before, this didn't work. [11]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 10. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 11. It will be on all Wikipedias from November 12 (calendar).

Meetings

  • You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 10 November at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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17:18, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Mistake

I don't know where the source came from but that was not a mistake

Wigintonn (talk) 17:50, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Erwin

Hi,

My edit on Lee Erwin (footballer) was genuine and it has been removed.

Thanks.

Aeph24195 (talk) 17:50, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Autoblock appeal

This user's request to have autoblock on their IP address lifted has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.
K6ka/Archives/2015 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
127.0.0.1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

Block message:

Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "History of Persia". The reason given for History of Persia's block is: "Copyright violations".

Accept reason: Trusted user. This my my first clearing of an autoblock so please let me know if I messed something up. NeilN talk to me 19:20, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to be of bother. This IP address is a school IP address, and is shared by multiple users. I didn't realize this IP was under an autoblock until I tried to mark a completed request at WP:CHUS as done. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 19:12, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You made a mistake

"If you think I made a mistake...." Yep. You did. I am cleaning up the Sussex Vampire entry, moving the Firesign Theater comment to the Giant Rat of Sumatra page and putting a "Further" template on that section. I edit as an IP address by choice and have been an editor here for more than 9 years. No offense intended by you, i am sure, and none taken by me. I will continue the work i was doing, and trust you to understand it was not vandalism, even though it resulted in a net loss of 200 characters on the page. Thanks. catherine yronwode, not logged in 75.101.104.17 (talk) 18:59, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that, I must've misread your changes! Do accept my humble apologies -- it was nothing against you or IP editors. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 19:12, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No apology necessary! I actually undertook this as part of the revision of the Giant Rat of Sumatra page, due to the discovery of seven new species of giant rats... Please see that page and proofread it, if you would be so kind, Thank you. Sincerely, catherine yronwode, not logged in 75.101.104.17 (talk) 19:52, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Help

I have already requested a new username here but it's been 2 days and I haven't received a response and my entry appears in neither rejected nor completed requests. What is happening. Where do the 'being processed' requests go? Help me out. --IzWeirdTho (talk) 14:37, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@IzWeirdTho: It appears your request has been rejected for being too similar to an existing username. You should've received an email informing you about the request being declined. You may file another request if you wish. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 15:07, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

Really, I think you would make a good RfA candidate. I noticed sometime ago that you were a global renamer, so when you left a message on my talk page today (thank you for that, by the way!), I remembered that and thought a person with such a right might be a good candidate for RfA. As you might know, I'm very active in RfA reform and I started the now massive Phase I RfC for RFA2015. I firmly believe that we need more admins, and I did not change my mind at all just because I managed to pass RfA. (There's a good plenty of candidates just as good or even better that didn't pass; it really all depends on who shows up.) Back to the point, I looked into your contributions a bit more, and I was rather impressed with what I saw. Your CSD log looks very good, and the statistics on your participation at AfD seems to show that although you know the policies, you do also think for yourself (e.g., you don't always choose easy AfDs and pile on with the "winning side" just to improve your stats). That's a good trait in an administrator. You also seem to be very active in anti-vandalism. You have about two years of experience and around 15,500 non-automated edits. Obviously, the trust that comes with the global renamer tool would also work in your favor. Your weak point seems to be content creation, though. You would definitely get some opposition for that, but I think there's a considerable chance that your other work would outweigh that in the eyes of the voters. Let me know if you would like me to nom, but you could also ask someone else. I really just wanted you to consider the possibility of running. It would be my first nomination, and in any case I'm not in good repute amongst the anti-RfA-reform crowd (they showed up at my RfA, and not in the support section), so there might be some degree of guilt by association. (The nominator really does matter, you know.) --Biblioworm 00:05, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Biblioworm: Thank you for your comments! You're definitely not the first person who has suggested that I run for RFA and offered to nominate me. You are correct in the fact that content creation is a bit lacking, but I do personally think that opposing a candidate solely for lack of content creation even when everything else is fine is absurd.
I am, however, a bit confused at your point about my participation at AFD. "I participate in AFD?" Well, I do, but very rarely, and definitely not enough to stop someone from opposing me for it. Granted, I don't have much interest in working in AFD, so if I got the mop, I won't be seen there very often, if at all.
I've received advice and/or offers from other users about me running for RFA. They're at User_talk:K6ka/Archive_8#Why_aren.27t_you_an_administrator.3F, User_talk:K6ka/Archive_9#Adminship, User_talk:K6ka/Archive_10#Administrator, and User_talk:K6ka/Archive_12#Adminship. I've also received some advice over IRC. My response to every one of them had something to do with RFA being "mean and tough". I am happy to see that there are Wikipedians out there that do realize the need for new administrators and the need to change RFA, which Jimbo describes as being a broken process. While I can't really decide which option is best, I do agree on one thing: RFA needs to be changed. Dramatically. And maybe our mindset on what sysops do as well.
I may consider a nomination sooner or later (Although, I'm not one to make promises!). I'll definitely contact you if I decide to run, and I can certainly ask you for advice (especially considering you've been through the pepper spray and tomatoes, and you're still in one piece). I may or may not pass my first RFA, but I know that, even if I fail, there will always be some Wikipedians out there that will keep me from being discouraged.
Good luck at RFA2015! (It sounds like some sort of international event, doesn't it?) --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 00:48, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article

Hello, i did an interview with Bob on my radio show and he told me there. I will post the interview to my web page in a day or two and i will include it as a reference.

Thank you.

I have a question, I'm a journalist and I have alot of Canadian Knowledge. Maybe you could help me create a page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.202.58.135 (talk) 18:40, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Spontaneous Combustion

The source was Richard Mitchell himself, my uncle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.107.177.147 (talk) 19:18, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 11 November 2015

This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2015)

A continuum of goods and services
Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Goods and services

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Marie Serneholt • Allegra Versace

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Give me a reason

I've read the article about the notability, now. Can you give me a reason why do you keep putting a speedy deletion notice for an article i spent a long time building... this is all i get? I just don't understand what you're doing... can you make me understand? explain? AfrcnBeauty23 (talk) 18:02, 16 November 2015 (UTC)afrcnBeauty23[reply]

@AfrcnBeauty23: You're not allowed to remove speedy deletion tags from articles that you have created yourself. Also, creating alternate accounts to keep removing those tags is definitely not acceptable, and neither is going to someone else's article to slap CSD tags on them in an act of vengeance. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 18:05, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a thing, I didn't ask you to tell me what am I not allowed to do, or what am I doing to commit vengeance on someone... I'm asking you to give me a reason why do you keep putting a notice on my article, this isn't personal, it's business. I've read the notability article. and as far as I know, I've reached the line... so why are you doing that? what are your reasons? this isn't about you or me.. it's about my article. Maybe just review it again, I'm not forcing you to remove the notice, I'm just asking for a reason so that I would know what to do, and no. this is not an alternate account, just so you know... AfrcnBeauty23 (talk) 18:16, 16 November 2015 (UTC)AfrcnBeauty23[reply]

@AfrcnBeauty23: Because it genuinely is not notable. When I Google the subject, I can only find links to social media websites. Anyone can simply create an account on any of those websites to get their identity on the web. That doesn't make them notable for inclusion on Wikipedia. We need some reliable sources to prove that the subject 1) Exists, and 2) Is worth including on Wikipedia. If you want to keep your work, you may find the Drafts namespace to be of benefit. Also, my previous reasoning for re-adding the tag was justified. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 18:22, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay then... problem solved right? I knew I should have done this article somewhere else, but thanks, I hade a cool experience here in wiki, as a writer, it improved me... I knew better things, and I knew how to be less childish, speaking of being childish, I'm sorry I slapped a CSD tag on someone else's article just to commit vengeance, I mean it. Okay, I better get going now, my experience here today in wiki as an article writer changed how I see this website, everybody must have been working hard here... thanks again, nice meeting you.. AfrcnBeauty23 (talk) 18:30, 16 November 2015 (UTC)AfrcnBeauty24[reply]

Tech News: 2015-47

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes this week

  • You can use TemplateData to indicate how you want a template to be displayed in wikitext. Tools like VisualEditor that edit templates will soon use this information. [14]
  • Echo notification icons in MonoBook will look more like other icons in the theme. [15]
  • The Community Tech team is doing a community wishlist survey to understand what they should be working on. They are now accepting proposals in all languages. You can create your proposal in the small box above the blue button and click it when you're done.
  • Wikis can make the welcome notification link to a specific page. [16]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from November 17. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 18. It will be on all Wikipedias from November 19 (calendar).

Meetings

  • You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 17 November at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

  • Internet Explorer 8 will no longer have JavaScript support. You will still be able to browse and edit Wikipedia, but will not be able to use some features. This can be solved by upgrading to a newer version or switching to a different browser. The change will happen in January 2016. [17][18]

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19:39, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Edits

Hello, I would like to apologize for the edits on "Casa de los Azulejos: Difference between revisions"

This is a shared IP at a public school so there are many people here.

64.30.37.124 (talk) 16:18, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How much work

how much work do you do on Wikipedia? 204.84.165.5 (talk) 21:39, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What's going on here?? This wasn't me...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:2600:1010:B05A:1601:AC66:BA5A:F055:A3E6

For some reason, I got 2 revert notices from you for vandalism that not only were NOT made by me, but weren't shown as being part of my account. I've been editing here for years, and obviously have never vandalized once (why would I). Can you please look into this when you have a chance, and let me know if my account has somehow been compromised? I don't think it has, however - I have certainly never given anybody my password...online or offline. Thanks.

Bomb319 (talk) 17:10, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bomb319: You were "pinged" because my warning message contained a link to your userpage. Wikipedia has a system called Echo (notifications) that pings people if someone makes an edit on a discussion page that contains a link to their userpage (Like this message; I used the {{Ping}} template, which really just links to your userpage, so you get pinged). You were pinged because my warning message contained a link to your userpage, not because I sent you a message or that you did anything wrong. The message was intended for the IP user, not you. I hope this clarifies the situation. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 17:31, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Ah, OK. Thank you for replying and taking the time to explain what happened :)

Bomb319 (talk) 00:14, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 18 November 2015

Bot automation at Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement

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Diwali

Hello, I originally made that request but my IP address changed, it was never answered properly as you will be able to see that the user who initially answered never replied after I suggested a compromise instead they changed it so it appeared to be answered, but it never was. (120.144.35.113 (talk) 09:10, 21 November 2015 (UTC))[reply]

So you knew about this request, but you ignored it after it was changed back. You shouldn't have changed it to answered because it never was. (124.180.201.95 (talk) 23:21, 22 November 2015 (UTC))[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2015)

Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Coffee production in Cuba

Please be bold and help to improve this article!

Previous selections: Goods and services • Marie Serneholt

Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations

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How do I make a new Wikipedia page/person

Can you please tell me how to make a new person on wikepedia James is secretly your mum (talk) 18:02, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edit

I am new to this, where does the source go exactly? I know stupid question...help? Primadonalounge (talk) 18:06, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Primadonalounge: See the Help:Footnotes page. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 18:09, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2015-48

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  • A new Pageview API has been announced. Feedback is requested to help decide which data to add to it next.

Changes this week

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Meetings

Future changes

  • From 1 December, the MediaWiki API will no longer support the dbg, txt, and yaml output formats. [19]

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20:26, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything

Hey, thank you for contacting me! I dissagre with that title of the the first episode because it cant be the same name with the title of the series. In addition the Greek Episode says the title in greek after the intro... Gazakias1970 (talk) 18:08, 24 November 2015 (UTC)gazakias1970[reply]

@Gazakias1970: Where does it say that the first episode of the series can't be named the same as the title of the series? —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 18:11, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This wasn't me, either...

I received a revert notice from you that was apparently directed to me because of my current IP address. I'm staying at an airbnb and using its wifi; anyone who has stayed at this house might have used the same IP address if it's static, which I don't know. I have never edited the Hydrology page, and I am logged in with my user name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geneal~enwiki (talk • contribs) 01:55, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Geneal~enwiki: I believe you're barking up the wrong tree, because 1) Your user talk page doesn't have any warnings, and 2) I actually have never edited the Hydrology page before. You got the notification because you probably accessed Wikipedia before you logged in; when not logged in, any messages sent to that IP address will be visible to anyone using that IP address. You can safely ignore those messages and log in, where those warnings should not appear again for the duration of your login session. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:03, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 November 2015

This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2015)

The First Geneva Convention (1864) is one of the earliest formulations of international law.
Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

International law

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Previous selections: Coffee production in Cuba • Goods and services

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Problems

  • On September 29 users' skin preferences were removed by mistake on small and medium-sized wikis. This changed preferences back to Vector. Restoring all data would cause even more problems. Affected users who want to have their preference changed back globally can ask for it as a comment on Phabricator task T119206 until December 21 2015. [20]
  • Some scheduled tasks were not working properly from September to recently. This meant some pages in the special pages namespace were not updated. It has now been fixed. [21]

Changes this week

  • Wikinews, Wikispecies, MediaWiki.org and Meta will be able to use information from Wikidata. [22][23]
  • There are no MediaWiki deployments this week (calendar).

Meetings

Future changes

  • Category watchlists are now available on test wikis and MediaWiki.org. The plan is to enable it on most wikis in January. [24]
  • Cross-wiki notifications are being developed. When this is done you will not have to go to the wiki where something happened to be notified. [25]

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16:16, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Tools

Hey there. Just wondering what tools you use while doing your Recent Changes Patrol. I see that you almost instantly leave messages on talk pages after reverting something. Just curious. --allthefoxes (Talk) 17:55, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Allthefoxes. I use a wide variety of tools to assist me with recent changes patrolling. The one you probably saw me use is called Huggle, a standalone application written in C++. I also use STiki, another standalone application written in Java, and Twinkle, a browser gadget, written in Javascript. I also use popups, which can make viewing diffs in recent changes faster. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 18:07, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brady Haran "Professional Flag Critic"

I would like to push through the update to for "Professional Flag Critic" on Brady Haran's page based on information from the following source: Hello Internet #52 [1]

Haran and his co-host, CGP Grey, make the case for which why they should be considered "Flag Critics" at 14:30 of the podcast. Thank you for your consideration!

--50.206.99.186 (talk) 18:13, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but this does not belong in the "Associated acts" section, and I'm afraid it may not have much of a place in the article either; not everything that someone says or does is worth including on Wikipedia. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 18:20, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Grey, CGP. "20,000 Years of Torment". Hello Internet. CGP Grey. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

Faderman

YOU'VE GOT MAIL.

WitchyWordy (talk) 19:12, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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