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The Signpost: 07 August 2013

Welcome!

Hi Kirill, and welcome to WikiProject Women Scientists! We're glad you've joined us. There's lots of things to do over at our worklist. If you have any questions or want to collaborate, ask on the talk page. And again, welcome! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 02:22, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 August 2013

Are you free on Wednesday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 11:17, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 24 is a Saturday. Should this say August 21/28, or Saturday, August 24? bd2412 T 12:24, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@BD2412: Oops! That should be Wednesday, August 21 for the WikiSalon; August 24 is our other meetup. Thanks for catching that! Kirill [talk] 13:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, thanks for the clarification. What time on Wednesday? bd2412 T 13:43, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
We usually run from around 7 PM to around 9 PM. Kirill [talk] 13:52, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Aug 24 is not a Wednesday

You invite Wikipedians to a meeting on Wednesday August 24, but Wednesday this week is Aug 21. Please disambiguate your message. PraeceptorIP (talk) 00:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@PraeceptorIP: Sorry about that! The correct date is Wednesday, August 21. Kirill [talk] 09:55, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXXIX, August 2013

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Proposed decision

Hello Kirill, would you be kind enough to review my comments regarding the FOF on me at the PD talk page before you vote? I'd appreciate it. Thank you. Malke 2010 (talk) 11:37, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your Wikimedia DC Posts on my page

I appreciate the invitations, but I am not interested at this time. Could you stop posting the invitations to my page unless I express an interest in the future? Thanks. Coviepresb1647 (talk) 02:53, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Coviepresb1647: I've removed your name from the invitation list, which is located at Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Invite/List. If you'd like to start receiving invitations again in the future, please add your name to the list again. Thanks! Kirill [talk] 11:23, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!

Are you free on Saturday, September 14? If so, please join Wikimedia DC and local Wikipedians for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages are welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please visit the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 18:32, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 21 August 2013

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 5 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 14:32, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WLL Chicago

Wow! I saw that you had signed up, but you're all the way out in Maryland! Will you be in the Chicago area in late October? I, JethroBT drop me a line 15:43, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@I JethroBT: I'm planning to come up specifically for the event, actually; it's just a two-hour flight from DC. It seems like a great opportunity to visit the Pritzker—which is something I had been meaning to do at some point in any case—as well as to reach out to the Chicago folks on behalf of Wikimedia DC. Kirill [talk] 15:56, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That's fantastic! I'm so glad you'll be joining us. See you in October, and in the meantime, since you're much more involved in MILHIST than myself, let me know if there are any articles we might consider focusing on for our edit-a-thon. I, JethroBT drop me a line 18:28, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tech report

Since I haven't said it yet, I wanted to thank you for the help on this. It's somewhat frustrating trying to learn a new format when there aren't a lot of recent examples. Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:17, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: True, there isn't a lot of recent material to work with, and the older stuff is of somewhat varied usefulness here. You've been doing great so far, however; it's obvious that you're putting in a lot of time pulling together all the different technical announcements and discussions into something that can actually be explained to the average reader. Keep up the good work! Kirill [talk] 01:10, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thanks! I was asked about doing it at Wikimania, and decided that, if I was going to do it, I'd do it right, so found a few people I could go to for help. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:11, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tech report

Hey, Kirill, I ran the report by the Wikitech-ambassadors list, and they brought up the search thing that got edited out again. What can we do to improve the edited-out bit to something useable?


The plans were told to me when I talked to coders on IRC, so I can't link to something for that. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:39, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: Do we have any more information about the plans (i.e. timeline, proposed features, etc.)? I'm a little hesitant to simply have an announcement that improvements are going to be made unless there's something more specific to say about them; if the specifics aren't available yet, then perhaps it would make sense to wait until they are before reporting about this. Kirill [talk] 18:49, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the search improvements have happened (although they haven't spread to en-wiki yet, it's inevitable). The thing about them is that, while it's a vast improvement in code, it's pretty much invisible to users. As such, I asked about what the effect was, and was told that, now the base code is fixed, further improvements that are visible to users are possible, including the example.
There ought to be something in that. The example isn't really the important part, it's just that the example shows why the improvement is relevant. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:17, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Personally, I don't think something that's invisible to users is worth reporting unless it's really significant; but, if the developers feel strongly about it, I'll add the blurb back. Kirill [talk] 19:29, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I get the feeling it was a really major accomplishment for them. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:40, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, I've added a bit about the HTTPS switch. It's probably a bit wordy, though. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:18, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'll copyedit the additions momentarily. Kirill [talk] 19:29, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 August 2013

DC Meetings

Please cease inviting me. Much appreciated. allixpeeke (talk) 16:50, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed you from the invitation list; if you'd like to be added again at some point in the future, please let me know. Kirill [talk] 16:54, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. :) allixpeeke (talk) 18:25, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

World War II casualties of the Soviet Union

I am contacting you since you are an administrator interested in military history with a knowledge of Russian. I have been involved in a mini edit war with a dynamic IP in Russia over at World War II casualties of the Soviet Union#POW deaths. The user is misrepresenting the statistical data in the source G. I. Krivosheev. Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses/РОССИЯ И СССР В ВОЙНАХ XX ВЕКА [1] The user cites as the source for his edits Лев Лопуховский, Борис Кавалерчик, "Когда мы узнаем реальную цену разгрома гитлеровской Германии? (Lev Lopukhovsky, Boris Kavalerchik, When shall we Learn Real Price of VG?) [2] In my opinion this is a self published webpage that should not be considered a reliable source. What is the best remedy in this stitution?--Woogie10w (talk) 23:11, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Woogie10w: This is quite interesting: while the webpage itself is obviously unreliable, the actual document being cited doesn't appear to have been produced by the same people responsible for the page; rather, judging by the formatting and citations, it seems to be a chapter from a book or a journal article of some sort that has merely been uploaded there. Unfortunately, I don't have the expertise to determine whether Lopukhovsky/Kavalerchik are a reliable source in their own right; while they certainly don't have the name recognition that Krivosheev does, they have written what appear to be actual, non-self-published books (e.g. http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/5440123/), and may thus be a legitimate alternative viewpoint to be considered.
My suggestion would be to ask for assistance on evaluating these authors at WT:MILHIST and/or WP:RSN; perhaps someone who edits more on this topic will have more insight into whether they're serious historians. Kirill [talk] 23:28, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RfC - Edit-warring

I've opened an RfC regarding a discussion that you were involved in.[3] A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:45, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-09-04/Technology report

It's finally done, at least from my end. How's it look to you? I'd feel bad about being late if I wasn't ahead of everyone else in getting to "Needs copyedit" stage, despite this week being particularly slow for code. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:58, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: It looks good at first glance; I'll go through it in detail and edit the prose this evening. As far as being late, I wouldn't worry about it, as the publication date seems to have more-or-less permanently shifted to Fridays at this point. We're well ahead of the curve again, in any case; you've been doing a great job keeping us on a consistent schedule! Kirill [talk] 19:06, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. Figure it's better to get it done a bit ahead; then there's no need to rush later, particularly since some of the writeups need a bit of digging (c.f. the first VisualEditor item, for instance. That's from James.) =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:22, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just a heads up that I've added a section on Wikidata. It's a tech-heavy project that deserves more monitoring. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:39, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Security favour

Can I ask you a security favour? Please, leave me a talk back whenever you've seen this message. Thank you very much. Miss Bono [zootalk] 15:03, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure; please feel free to ask. Kirill [talk] 17:19, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I recently request a speedy deletion for my user page for security reasons, and user Kudpung deleted it kindly. Then I asked this: Is there any way that someone can see the information that has been deleted form my page? and I got these two answers, so I was wondering if you could help me. Thank oyu so much. Miss Bono [zootalk] 17:59, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Miss Bono: The best way to get this addressed would be to email the oversight team at oversight-en-wp@wikipedia.org. Kirill [talk] 19:25, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, ok. Thanks for replying :) Miss Bono [zootalk] 19:27, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 04 September 2013

Notice

Don't you think that's a bit much? This is akin to reprimanding someone for picking up trash because the person isn't the janitor. Please remove your dramatastic notice from the page.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 22:04, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No. Kirill [talk] 22:10, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You know, you could try using at least a little bit of politesse.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 22:14, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@The Devil's Advocate: Patroit22's post is clearly off-topic, but you're not supposed to remove other people's posts like this. Instead, request a clerk do it. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:26, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't concerned with its contents so much as how it was splattered across the evidence template. Were it properly formatted I would have ignored it and if it were in any way relevant I would have fixed the formatting.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 00:32, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A Quest for Knowledge and The Devil's Advocate-I regret that my format was incorrect. I dispute that it is off topic. I understand the topic is the name of the entry for the individual convicted of espionage and related charges to Wikileaks and is now confined at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Ft Leavenworth, KS. That person is Pvt. Bradley Manning. The request for pardon of Pvt. Manning is in the name of Bradley Manning and uses masculine pronouns. I have no issue if Wikipedia uses feminine pronouns for this individual and refers to her preference to be called Chelsea Elizabeth Manning if the entry title is Bradley Manning. I thought immediate blocking of an editor was to be imposed for any unauthorized removal of my post. Is that incorrect?Patroit22 (talk) 02:03, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Would you please let it go? Your post was restored.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 03:55, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Devils Advocate- The post was restored but it continues to be discussed with terms such as "trash. splattered and if it were in any way relevant." Would you please be a little more polite?Patroit22 (talk) 10:21, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Comment

My post was discussed in the previous section. Request your comment if appropriate.Patroit22 (talk) 02:15, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Linda Katehi: Involvement in STEM

Hello Kirill Lokshin! I found your name on the list of members at the WikiProject Women scientists page and wanted to ask you for your help. Maybe you've seen the message I left on the Women scientists discussion page last week, but I'm looking for someone to help with part of the article for UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi.

Right now the information under the "Involvement in STEM" heading in her article is actually just about STEM in California in general. I'd like to replace this information with a few paragraphs that are about Katehi instead.

I am aware, as an editor with a conflict of interest, that I shouldn't fix up this information myself so I have shared on the article's discussion page a few paragraphs that I think would be a good replacement. Here is my earlier message. Would you be able to take a look at this and maybe help me out?

Thank you for looking at this. LindaF UC Davis (talk) 21:07, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@LindaF UC Davis: I'll take a look at the article this evening. Kirill [talk] 21:17, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Kirill Lokshin, thank you for your help with my request! As I mentioned on the Linda Katehi discussion page, I'm working on putting together some updated information for the "Work" section of the article. Would you be interested in looking at this?
Thanks again! LindaF UC Davis (talk) 17:43, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@LindaF UC Davis: I'd be happy to take a look at any further material; please let me know when there's something for me to review. Kirill [talk] 20:11, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 11 September 2013

Tech report

Sorry about missing this week. Just didn't feel that well for a couple days there. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:21, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: No problem. I hope you feel better soon! Kirill [talk] 16:36, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Military history coordinator election

Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Kirill [talk] 16:31, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information Kirill. Cheers from Irondome (talk) 18:15, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 26 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 05:27, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 18 September 2013

The Bugle: Issue LXXXXX, September 2013

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Discriminatory speech by Cjarbo2

You might want to add this diff, it demonstrates it better.--v/r - TP 15:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@TParis: Added; thanks for pointing that out! Kirill [talk] 15:31, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, when I reviewed the diff itself, at first, I couldn't find what exactly was based on gender identity. It wasn't until I read the rest of the comment that wasn't in the diff that I saw it (I use popups).--v/r - TP 15:33, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 September 2013

RM close description

I believe that Kirill's finding of fact 7 subtly misrepresents the close. The admins did analyse the arguments during the RFC that BLP required a move of the article, and rejected them as insufficient. That's a normal part of WP:CONSENSUS. Describing it as a "super-vote" is dismissive and cheapens the work that went into evaluating the discussion.

I've proposed an alternate finding of fact 7 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning_naming_dispute/Proposed_decision#Analysis_of_change_of_article_title_by_closing_administrators . Multiple arbitrators have been pinged, but none have responded.

If you need Boz, BD2412 and I to explicitly insert the sentence "After carefully evaluating the comments about BLP in the discussion, we have concluded ..." into point 3, we certainly can, but that's a part of closing an RFC. I find it insulting that anyone thinks that we skipped it.—Kww(talk) 02:31, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read the part in the above discussion where it was pointed out that both a numeric weighting and a "strength of argument" approach favors the conclusion that having "Bradley Manning" as a name is not a BLP violation? I don't know what more "authority" you think an admin closing a discussion needs.—Kww(talk) 14:00, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Finding of facts concerning David Gerard's explanations

Hi, there is a problem with your formulation that I explained at WT:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute/Proposed decision#Incorrect claim in proposed finding of facts. But it appears that you didn't see it and that several other arbitrators didn't read the talk page before voting. Meanwhile, others have found other things to criticise with the proposed finding. I suggest that you have a look here: WT:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute/Proposed decision#Gerard_explanation. Hans Adler 08:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help test better mass message delivery

Hi. You're being contacted as you've previously used global message delivery (or its English Wikipedia counterpart). It doesn't feel so great to be spammed, does it? ;-)

For the past few months, Legoktm has built a replacement to the current message delivery system called MassMessage. MassMessage uses a proper user interface form (no more editing a /Spam subpage), works faster (it can complete a large delivery in minutes), and no longer requires being on an access list (any local administrator can use it). In addition, many tiny annoyances with the old system have been addressed. It's a real improvement! :-)

You can test out MassMessage here: testwiki:Special:MassMessage. The biggest difference you'll likely notice is that any input list must use a new {{#target:}} parser function. For example, {{#target:User talk:Jimbo Wales}} or {{#target:User talk:Jimbo Wales|test2.wikipedia.org}}. For detailed instructions, check out mw:Help:Extension:MassMessage.

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Precious again

bulwark against the stream of time
Thank you for quality articles about historic battles such as Battle of Bicocca and those to come, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (19 October 2008)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago, you were the 261st recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 02 October 2013

EdwardsBot

My browser didn't kick me out with an edit conflict, so somehow I have added my spam to the spam page and you've changed it to start, and it's now delivering my newsletters. I'll watch it and then kick it off for your spam. Apologies. — JamesR (talk) 01:03, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; thanks for keeping an eye on it! Kirill [talk] 01:04, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!

Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.

If you're interested in attending, please sign up at the event page. We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 01:46, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Technical question

It appears that most of the milhist coordinators have no real objection to the idea of collapsing the history table, however I wanted to ask you if it would be possible to collapse the table in such a way as to keep the current tranche visible on the table, or if in order to keep the current tranche visible we would need to emancipate the section from the table to ensure that it would remain visible. TomStar81 (Talk) 21:09, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think it should be possible to collapse one but not the other; let me play around and see what I can do. Kirill [talk] 21:11, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Linda Katehi: Work

Hello again Kirill Lokshin! It took me a little longer than I thought it would, but I've pasted another portion of the Linda Katehi article on the discussion page for other editors to look over. I've rewritten the information under the "Work" heading this time, because it doesn't have footnotes to support the information, which I understand information on Wikipedia should have. Here is the new message about this if you're able to help out again.

Thank you for looking at this. LindaF UC Davis (talk) 16:14, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 09 October 2013

Please stop spamming my talk page

I am kindly requesting that you stop placing messages on my talk page asking me to join different events. You may remove this message after reading it. I just want this spam to stop. Sebwite (talk) 18:08, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 October 2013

Meetup reminder

Hey Kirill. I'm pretty sure don't actually need one of these since you're flying out here, but I just wanted to send a reminder about the meetup next Saturday at the Pritzker Military Library. If you need a reminder on the details (there have been some updates-- like a free lunch!), be sure to check out the meetup page. See you next week, and I'm looking forward to talking with you! I, JethroBT drop me a line 22:46, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue XCI, October 2013

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Linda Katehi: Reorganization and 2011 Occupy protest

Hello, Kirill Lokshin. Thank you again for your previous help on the Linda Katehi page. I recently left two new messages on the discussion page for editors to look over about restructuring the entire article in order to organize the information more logically and about condensing the information about the protest in 2011 so that the section just focuses on Katehi's actions. Here is the new message about reorganizing the page and you'll find my other message directly below that one. If you're able to help out again can you look over either, or both if you have time, of these messages and let me know what you think?

Thank you for looking at this. LindaF UC Davis (talk) 23:54, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 23 October 2013

Thanks!

Hey Kirill! I think you are probably on your plane back home or soon will be. It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday, and thank you for bringing your humor and enthusiasm to the edit-a-thon. I hope you enjoyed visiting Chicago and the Pritzker. Keilana and I really appreciated your company yesterday. Also, I was able to crunch some of the data last night, and we accomplished a lot! Check out the meetup page if you're interested in checking it out. If I'm ever around DC, I'll let you know. I, JethroBT drop me a line 19:40, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@I JethroBT: I had a lot of fun at the edit-a-thon; thank you for setting it up! You and Keilana did a great job organizing the event, and I'm confident that, between the two of you, Wikimedia efforts in Chicago are in good hands. Please keep me posted on future events; I'd like to drop by again sometime if my schedule works out. Kirill [talk] 21:56, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talk

Please check Talk:John Ashley Kilvert that you kindly reviewed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:00, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: I've replied on that talk page. Kirill [talk] 23:03, 26 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I liked what you did. I didn't realize when I asked that you are an arb ;) - please run again, I will vote for you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Anna Baetjer

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WP:ACE

As one of six sitting arbitrators whose terms are expiring, have you decided whether you will be running for re-election? 50.45.158.239 (talk) 05:25, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would vote for you (pictured)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:48, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the kind words; however, I do not intend to run for another term. Kirill [talk] 10:24, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wow. I don't know what to say. Its like the end of an era all over again. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:56, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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A barnstar for you!

The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
The Brilliant Idea Barnstar is awarded to "a user who figures out an elegant solution to a particularly burdensome bottleneck or problem, or who identifies a means to improve Wikipedia in a profound way." Your template is one of the best ideas I've seen on Wikipedia, and I think it deserves clear recognition. To Kirill Lokshin, for the idea behind Template:@MILHIST, I award this Brilliant Idea Barnstar. AGK [•] 16:11, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the kind words! Kirill [talk] 17:07, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good Faith Question

Having never filed an arbcom request before, I wanted to ask you a question: Hypothetically, how much evidence should be presented under ideal circumstances for a case to move forward? I imagine that the rule here is the more the better, but I would like to know if quality counterbalances quantity, and (hypothetically) whether there was an unofficial minimum amount of evidence I would need for an arbcom case in order to have a shot at the case being accepted? TomStar81 (Talk) 00:48, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Swiping your idea

Hi Kirill, I was thinking of utilising the same concept as @Milhist to signal the FAC delegates/coordinators as a group. I was just planning to clone the @Milhist template and template/doc pages to do it; are there any hidden obstacles I should be aware of? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:30, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Ian Rose: There aren't any obstacles that I can think of; adapting the template should be as simple as creating a copy and then substituting the correct user names as needed. Kirill [talk] 14:52, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Tks mate, I think it's working -- obviously I second AGK's sentiments below... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:59, 1 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Flow testing

Hey Kirill :). As mentioned on the Milhist coordinators talkpage, we've opened Flow up for community testing. I'd be really grateful if you could hammer on the system (if you haven't already!), let me know any bugs you find, and leave a note at the 'first release' page explaining what you, as a member of Wikiproject Military History, would need to see to be okay with it being deployed on that wikiproject's talkpage.

Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked IPs

There is a serious backlog of about 20K individual IPs that are blocked without expiration. I have broken the IPs into groups of 5000: m:User:とある白い猫/English Wikipedia open proxy candidates. So they are effectively blocked until time ends. This creates considerable potential collateral damage as the owners of IPs tend to be not very consistent. Some of these IPs are on dynamic ranges which results in arbitrary blocks of good users. Vast majority of the blocks go back years all the way to 2004 - some were preemptively blocked. Nowadays even open proxies normally do not get indefinite blocks.

The problem is that no single admin wants to review this many IPs and very few have the technical capability to review. Such a technical review would be non-trivial for individual IPs which in my humble opinion would be a complete waste of time. I feel ArbCom could step in and provide criteria for bulk action. A bulk unblock of all indefinite blocks (with exceptions if the specific single IP unblocks are contested) before - say - 2010 would be a good start.

Open proxies tend to be better handled at meta as open proxies are a global problem for all wikis.

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You're invited: Art & Feminism Edit-a-thon

Art & Feminism Edit-a-Thon - In a city near you! - You are invited!
The first ever Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014 across the United States and Canada - including Washington, D.C.! Wikipedians of all experience levels are welcome to join!

Any editors interested in the intersection of feminism and art are welcome. Experienced editors will be on hand to help new editors.
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I need some help.....

I set up the Stub Contest, which is running at present and Mitchazenia and I are marking entries as we go. The main aim was expanding stubs but I also added regrading stubs that have been expanded to the scoring as well...this has backfired somewhat in that folks are reclassifying thousands of articles that had been marked as stubs but have been since buffed (the idea is that this is a good way to clarify how many stubs there are).

Anyway, we need some help scoring, so if you had any spare time to do some wikignoming this would be great as I am busy with Xmas shopping and all sorts of crap IRL (also my house doesn't have aircon and it is stinking hot here right now....). E.g. Wizardman has re-rated over 1000 articles from stubs to start class or better. I've checked 225 of them so far - see Wikipedia:Stub Contest/Entries/Wizardman. What I've been doing is ticking them once checked and once completed, then putting the tally on the scoreboard. Can you see how it works? There are some issues with scoring between stub and start as there are some conflicting criteria on the assessment page, but I've generally been a bit lenient.

i.e. if you have any time to even do a few I'd be insanely grateful.....cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:58, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help needed

Hi, I just logged in an incident on ANI. Check this [4]. I feel that the action by the admin in discussion was harsh, sudden and one sided. Whilst I wait for the discussion on ANI to progress, I am placing a request to you if you can review this independently and give me your feedback. Cheers AKS

Thank you

The Barnstar of Integrity
Thank you for your work and leadership at Project Military history and for your service on the Arbitration Committee. This project owes you a debt of gratitude. — ArtifexMayhem (talk) 21:50, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your kind words! Kirill [talk] 22:05, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good Tidings and all that ...

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:08, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WWI task force talk page

Hi Kirill. One of the threads you archived recently from the MILHIST co-ordinators page was this one (about re-activating various talk pages). One of the areas I'm hoping to do more work on this coming year is on various articles related to World War I, so I was hoping that the World War I task force would have its own talk page where that could be discussed. There are a number of editors I've noticed doing lots of work in this area, and if there is going to be a sustained effort at co-ordination it likely needs to start soon. I was going to bring this up at the co-ordinators' talk page, but looking at some of the recent discussion I'm not sure the timing is great. When do you think would be a good time to suggest this? Please feel free to copy this over to the best location for it to be discussed. Carcharoth (talk) 15:09, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Carcharoth: I would suggest waiting a week or two and then bringing it up on the coordinators' talk page again. I don't expect that there will be any controversy about re-enabling the separate talk page, but, as you say, the timing might not be the best right at this moment. Kirill [talk] 15:14, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you

For your work on the arbitration committee. NE Ent 00:12, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year Kirill Lokshin!

Happy New Year!
Hello Kirill Lokshin:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, BusterD (talk) 06:47, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Meetups coming up in DC!

Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

  • Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
  • Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

I hope to see you there!

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You've chosen an interesting method to recuperate from the stresses of ArbCom. :) Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 10:39, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Coming up in February!

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Did meetup happen?

I was at the Kogod Courtyard for the DC meetup to day promptly at 3:00pm. I didn't see any group that seemed to be the Wikipedians. One group had a sign "meetup" but it was the DC Philosophy Club. Anbothe was a photographer's group. Where was everyone? was this canceled? DES (talk) 23:58, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DC Meetups in March

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

  • Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
  • March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
  • Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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An exciting month of wiki events!

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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RfC advice

Would you please mind e-mailing me Kirill? I'm a bit tangled in a prospective RfC and would appreciate some advice. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:35, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Buckshot06: Email sent. Kirill [talk] 12:27, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Disappointment

It's just not the same without them... :(
Kirill's other shoes, clearly not what we asked for in Berlin

You requested I put this in writing - I cannot express to you the degree of disappointment I am experiencing re: shoes. Keilana|Parlez ici 10:39, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow Kirill, I cannot even begin to state how disappointed I am in the fact that she had to put shoes on this very talk page in order to make her point. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 10:52, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mr. Lokshin, you are instructed to wear these shoes at the next Board meeting. (And don't tell me that Emily won't be there to enforce it, because I won't be either.) Harej (talk) 05:12, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, James, for this necessary step. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:48, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The nightmare continues today. Keilana|Parlez ici 10:49, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Keilana: Your concerns have been noted, and appropriate corrective action will be taken for Wikimania 2014. Kirill [talk] 12:27, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent. Your intent to comply has also been noted with the appropriate authorities. Keilana|Parlez ici 12:29, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
So, uh, do you have a second suitcase for your shoes you generally bring (and if not, will you have one for Wikimania 2014)? Steven Zhang Help resolve disputes! 12:31, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have a larger suitcase that I usually use for longer trips. I'm actually going to be spending more than a week in London—I'm planning to fly in before Wikimania and do some touristy things—so I'll be using that anyways. Kirill [talk] 12:33, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Keilana: I have uploaded the documentation of his misdeeds, taken shortly after you pointed it out the other day. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:39, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Your input is invited on this round of FDC proposals!

Hello! I'm reaching out to you on behalf of the Funds Dissemination Committee to request your input on the four proposals that have been submitted to the FDC in this round. The FDC reviews these proposals on behalf of the Wikimedia movement, as it is movement money that they spend, and in order to review them effectively we need to understand your perspective on them, and to ensure that any questions you have about them have been appropriately answered. The proposals are linked to from meta:Grants:APG/Proposals/Community/Review#Proposals_for_review. Please provide your feedback through the talk pages for each proposal.

In particular, please take a close look at the Wikimedia Foundation's draft annual plan. As they have a projected budget of over $60 million (including the grants that they will provide to other movement entities), their plans need extra scrutiny by the community to make sure that they are spending the movement's money effectively.

We will also send you a message to ask you for your input in future rounds of the FDC. If you don't want to receive such messages, then please say so below.

Thanks! Mike Peel (talk) 19:30, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two edit-a-thons coming up!

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

  • This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
  • On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.


Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

  • On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
  • Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
  • You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Request for comment

Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Washington, DC meetups in June

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

  • On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
  • Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
  • The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
  • Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
  • Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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A barnstar for you!

The Real Life Barnstar
THANK YOU for helping to put together a successful WikiConference USA and for attending the Cascadia meetup. You deserve much more than a barnstar. :) Another Believer (Talk) 13:10, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the kind words! I'm looking forward to seeing the next steps for the Cascadia group! Kirill [talk] 14:17, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hackpad for Evaluating WikiProjects

Hackpad Harej (talk) 15:27, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Now on IdeaLab! Harej (talk) 23:56, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy First Edit Day

Happy First Edit Day, Kirill Lokshin, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Vatsan34 (talk) 13:43, 8 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I've just filed a dispute resolution request regarding Somali Armed Forces and Somali Civil War. Please take a look. In eight years, I've never been as close to quitting this site entirely in the face of POVpushing. Buckshot06 (talk) 08:54, 27 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Potential task force?

I was wondering what you might tghink of maybe starting a MILHIST task force for one or more of the sister WMF entities. Not being as familiar with the broad area of military history as you are, I obviously don't know which would be a potentially greater priority, but I do think maybe wikisource might be the best "gateway" to developing the others, and maybe wikipedia itself. It could easily host encyclopedic PD material which could be potentially useful in developing and establishing notability of wikipedia articles, and some of the PD narrative histories could also be useful in developing content for the likes of wikibooks and wikiversity.

MILHIST also has the best tradition of all the WikiProjects of effectively being able to break up big tasks into more achievable units, which is an additional plus. With the comparatively recent indexes at wikisource:Category:Index, it might be possible to get even long volumes transcribed for easier use elsewhere. And, of course, if it suceeds, maybe it could inspire others to follow suit.

Anyway, I would be interested in your opinion. John Carter (talk) 15:11, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@John Carter: I'm not sure it would really be appropriate for a Wikipedia project to host a task force for working on a sister project like Wikisource; it's probably something that should be located on Wikisource (and organized by Wikisource contributors, not by Wikipedia ones). Having said that, I think it's a good idea, and I'd certainly be happy to collaborate with a MILHIST group on Wikisource or any other Wikimedia project. Kirill [talk] 16:32, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I asked about this at wikisource:Wikisource:Scriptorium#Possible topical WikiProjects? and got the "we do things differently here" responses visible there, which seem to indicate that the less-successful "single work" WikiProject model that has been used to date seems maybe less than likely to change anytime soon. I could however get together a list of the extant indexes which do exist there which could maybe be added to the wikisource:Portal:Military history and its extant offshoots and could try to get together lists of pages in Encyclopedia Britannica and other general reference sources that already exist there, which maybe could be put on a page there or here. User:Charles Matthews might be able to make a similar list of military biographies from the Dictionary of National Biography as well. John Carter (talk) 18:36, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
On that one point: yes, there are DNB lists here at WP:WP DNB already for artists, actors, naval people and so on. They take some time: like a working day to construct a proper list of a couple of hundred names. It is worth it if there is an actual demand. Charles Matthews (talk) 19:08, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

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DC Chapter space

Kirill, it was great, if brief, seeing you at Wikimania. I think that the DC Chapter should emulate the example of the London Chapter, and have a dedicated physical office space. In fact, I think that we should go beyond that and open a storefront in the Crystal City mall (which has some viable locations available at reasonable rents with useful neighbors like TechShop). Call it an experiment in a brick-and-mortar Wikispace, a place where local editors can come to work collaboratively and perhaps share some tools, while curious passers-by can stop in to learn about the Wikimedia movement. What do you think? bd2412 T 20:10, 14 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@BD2412: Hey, great to see you as well. In terms of space, we're currently using a co-working space (Cove) that we pay for based on actual usage, and we've been experimenting with having collaborative editing sessions there. Getting a full-time office would require substantially more money in terms of rent, and probably wouldn't be practical without having a full-time employee to manage the space; while that's something we can consider in our long-term plans, we simply don't have the funding to pursue it now. Kirill [talk] 02:47, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Please put a pin in it for the long-term plans, then - I have a firm vision of a brick-and-mortar component to Wikimedia. Cheers! bd2412 T 03:11, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikimania userboxes

If you're interested, I've created userboxes for all of the Wikimania conferences, for example:

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Cheers! bd2412 T 16:03, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Weird one

G'day Kirill, this one is a bit strange. The ACR pre-dates the GA (which I haven't struck before), and it is bringing it up on Category:Military history articles needing attention to tagging. Any ideas how to fix? Thanks, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 13:03, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Peacemaker67: I've fixed it. The issue is that someone incorrectly downgraded the article when it passed GAN; A-Class is higher than GA in our scale, so the MILHIST assessment shouldn't have been changed. Kirill [talk] 14:00, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of coffee for you!

Thank you for your helpful GA review and for the fancy new green blob on endometrial cancer! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 00:50, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Picture your self leading the masses to improve Wikimedia one article at a time.
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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC


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Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

  • Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
    A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
  • Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
    Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
  • Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
    Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
  • Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
    Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
  • Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

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{{Military navigation}}

Hey Kirill, would you happen to know why the boldfaced title in {{South American dreadnought race}} is oddly aligned? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:01, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@The ed17: This is apparently a known issue with the new navbox module (Template:Navbox#Known issues), and can be fixed by using <br clear="all" /> to explicitly insert line breaks. Kirill [talk] 23:10, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I figured you'd have the quick answer. Thanks, Kirill! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 15:11, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious again

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Thank you for quality articles about historic battles such as Battle of Bicocca and those to come, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (19 October 2008)!

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Two years ago, you were the 261st recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, - did you know that you earned more praise by this courageous edit? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:14, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

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I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

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Co-op: Pre-pilot discussion for mentors

Hey Kirill. I've posted some initial information and discussions points about the space for mentors here. Give it a read, ask questions on what's not clear, and feel free to add suggestions to the topics I've brought up about mentoring so far. I just pinged a bunch of people at once for this; I understand that sometimes it doesn't go through, so I wanted to make sure you were aware. Thanks, I, JethroBT drop me a line 22:39, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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End-of-the-year meetups

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

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Two questions for you

As you m ay have guessed, I have two questions for you:

  • First, is there a way to generate a list of GA, A, and FA class articles automatically for the special projects? It looks as though its done by hand over at OMT, but if there's a bot out there that could update the material it'd be a welcome addition to the club, I think.
  • Is there some way of getting a list of all military history specific articles promoted to FA class over the last year and the editors who nominated them? I know a great many of our members have at this point reached five such articles, making them eligible for the FA medal, but I've no idea who has reached that point yet, hence the question. TomStar81 (Talk) 19:04, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@TomStar81: Let's see:
  1. The best way to generate assessment statistics for the special projects is to add parameters for them in {{WPMILHIST}} and then set up a bot request to auto-update the article list; this is basically what we have set up for the task forces at the moment. In OMT's case, the assessment infrastructure is already there (see Category:Operation Majestic Titan articles), so all we'd need would be the bot request. If you can point me to where the list needs to end up, I can set it up for you.
  2. I'm not sure if there's a good solution to this. It's relatively easy to generate a list of promoted articles, but it won't have nominator information. I would suggest looking at the past twelve Bugle issues, since those have both article and nominator lists, and concatenating the list from those.
Kirill [talk] 20:05, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OMT's showcase material is here, but according to the history it's been in its current form since 2012, and I know we have had some major developments since then. As for the other request, its no biggie per se, its just that I like to double check at the end of the year to make sure that anyone who should've gotten an award for something did (ie five FAs means an FA ribbon, sister project awards handed out to editors for their work in an specific area like planes or ships, etc). FA is usually a good place to start, and I've done it before manually, it just gets a little trickier is all :) TomStar81 (Talk) 16:21, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Voting for the Military historian and Military newcomer of the year now open!

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To you and yours

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Happy New Year!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR Hoping 2015 will be a great year for you! Thank you for your contributions!
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Adjusting pilot start date - WP:Co-op

Hello Kirill Lokshin,

I'll be putting out a formal update sometime soon, but I wanted to inform you that I've decided to push our start date back to mid-February rather than in January. There are number of reasons for this, but the biggest factor is that we are now facing the hard work of implementing our designs on the Mediawiki interface. It's a limiting environment to work with from a web-building perspective, and the team that worked on the Teahouse can offer similar testimonials to these challenges. We also want to make sure there is time for us and for you to test the environment out, ask questions at our project's talk page, and give us a little time to make any last changes before we start inviting editors to the space. If some of you know you will be unavailable during this time, it's totally fine if you need to bow out for the pilot. But we do need all the mentors we can get, so even if you can take the time to mentor just one or two editors, that would be fantastic.
Thanks a bunch, I, JethroBT drop me a line on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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Museum hacks and museum edits

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

  • February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
  • February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
  • February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.hare@wikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!

Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.


Regards,

James Hare


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WP:Co-op news for December 2014 – Feburary 2015

Hey Kirill Lokshin, it's been a while. The Co-op team has been hard at work during over the winter, so let's get right into what's been happening:

Landing page draft. You know it's a draft when you need to squint at the logo, ha ha.
  • Graphic design work is nearing completion and development work is coming along slowly but surely. The main components of the space, profiles, the landing page, and the mentor landing page have all been built, and we're basically just putting the pieces together. We have close-to-final draft of the landing page, which is currently at User:Slalani/Landing_page, and in the thumbnail to the right. You can check out other components over at User:Slalani if you're curious. Soni, Slalani, and I are working together on some of the front page elements. We've also been doing some testing on test.wikipedia.org for profile building and matching. If you're curious about checking that out, let me know.
  • We've finished up a survey for newer editors to assess their experiences of using existing help spaces (e.g. Reference Desk, Teahouse, IRC, The Wikipedia Adventure) on en.wikipedia. Gabrielm199 is putting together a summary of that survey, and in the meantime, some findings from that survey of 45 newer editors include:
    • On average, editors found contributing to Wikipedia to be easier after using the help space compared to before.
      • However, after using one or more help spaces, only half of editors reported that editing, addressing social challenges, and resolving technical issues were easy or very easy. The other half of editors were either neutral, or reported that these matters were difficult or very difficult.
    • Just under 30% (11 of 38 editors) of newer editors said they probably would have stopped editing entirely had they not received support from the help space they used.
    • Editors frequently reported either 1) that they would not have been learn what they needed without the help space, or 2) That they could have found it, but admitted that it would have been difficult or taken much longer.
  • We will be making one final move of the pilot start date to March 4th, 2015. This is the last move (I promise), because we can't afford to run the pilot any later than that. So there it is: March 4th or bust! But we won't bust, because there are just a few things left on our plate before we can run our pilot successfully. I'll be alerting you about when you will be able to make mentor profiles soon, so when you get a message about that, please take a minute or two to create your profile here (otherwise, you won't get matched to any editors!).

Thanks to all of the new mentors who have joined over the past few months. Big thanks to Missvain to posting about our little project here to the gendergap-l mailing list. I, JethroBT drop me a line 00:47, 13 February 2015 (UTC) on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.[reply]

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