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Wikimania 2014

Hi!

My name is Victor and I'm a storyteller and video producer for the Wikimedia Foundation. I'll be looking to capture stories about Wikimedians at Wikimania in London in a week. Here is an example of the kind of thing that I'm aiming to do. I saw that you're attending Wikimania and I was wondering if you might have some time to talk about your work on Wikimedia projects. Anyway let me know if you are interested, I'll be at Wikimania from the 6th-10th of August and would need maybe 30 minutes of your time. I can answer any questions you may have. I’m best reached at vgrigas(at)wikimedia.org

Thanks!

Vgrigas (talk) 19:34, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 July 2014

Book review: Knowledge or unreality?

Recent research: Shifting values in the paid content debate

News and notes: How many more hoaxes will Wikipedia find?

Wikimedia in education: Success in Egypt and the Arab World

Traffic report: Doom and gloom vs. the power of Reddit

Featured content: Skeletons and Skeltons

Wikimania

I will be at wikimania. Come talk to me face-to-face, if you are there. --Guerillero | My Talk 04:46, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

Media Viewer RfC draft principles & findings

Hello. This is a courtesy note that the draft findings and principles in the Media Viewer RfC case have now been posted. The drafters of the proposed decision anticipate a final version of the PD will be posted after 11 August. You are welcome to give feedback on the workshop page. For the Committee, Lord Roem ~ (talk) 02:47, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 August 2014

Technology report: A technologist's Wikimania preview

Traffic report: Ebola

Featured content: Bottoms, asses, and the fairies that love them

Wikimedia in education: Leading universities educate with Wikipedia in Mexico

News and notes: "History is a human right"—first-ever transparency report released as Europe begins hiding Wikipedia in search results

Media Viewer RfC arbitration case - extension of closure dates

Hello, you are receiving this message because you have commented on the Media Viewer RfC arbitration case. This is a courtesy message to inform you that the closure date for the submission of evidence has been extended to 17 August 2014 and the closure date for workshop proposals has been extended to 22 August 2014, as has the expected date of the proposed decision being posted. The closure dates have been changed to allow for recent developments to be included in the case. If you wish to comment, please review the evidence guidance. For the Arbitration Committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:00, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 August 2014

Special report: Twitter bots catalogue government edits to Wikipedia

Traffic report: Disease, decimation and distraction

Wikimedia in education: Global Education: WMF's Perspective

Wikimania: Promised the moon, settled for the stars

News and notes: Media Viewer controversy spreads to German Wikipedia

Op-ed: Red links, blue links, and erythrophobia

In the media: Monkey selfie, net neutrality, and hoaxes

Featured content: Cambridge got a lot of attention this week

User:Jaynamller/new article name here

Hello User:Guerillero. I recently joined Wikipedia:WikiProject Abandoned Drafts and have noted I am working through Category:Stale Userspace drafts and nominating for deletion stale drafts which are unusable. I asked at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Abandoned_Drafts#Category:Stale_Userspace_drafts whether there is a category we can place articles into which might have useful content. User:Jaynamller/new article name here is one such example. The person would meet notability guidelines. I've had a look at the list of project participants and you are fourth on the list and the only editor who is active. Could you possibly give some guidance here. Thanking you, PNGWantok (talk) 20:26, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Hi Guerillero, I remade my user page for my account after you deleted it. You can leave a note on my talk page if you want. Eiji Mendoza (talk) 01:12, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

@Eiji Mendoza: if you would like to discuss this, please send me an email --Guerillero | My Talk 06:31, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 August 2014

Interview: Improving the visibility of digital archival assets using Wikipedia

Traffic report: Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero

WikiProject report: Bats and gloves

Op-ed: A new metric for Wikimedia

Featured content: English Wikipedia departs for Japan

Block

Is the CU review for 98.196.234.202 public on Wiki? If so, where can I find it? - Cwobeel (talk) 02:14, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

@Cwobeel: It is not public and the results will not be made public for a variety of reasons.--Guerillero | My Talk 02:15, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

I understand. Thanks. - Cwobeel (talk) 02:21, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Media Viewer RfC arbitration case - motion to suspend case

You are receiving this message as you have either commented on a case page or are named as a party to the case. A motion has been proposed to suspend the Media Viewer RfC arbitration case for a maximum of 60 days due to recent developments. If you wish to comment regarding the motion there is a section on the proposed decision talk page for this. For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs). Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) at 02:33, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

Deleting my files

	I am mad
	Why did you delete my files!? Eiji Mendoza (talk) 01:17, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

@Eiji Mendoza: The files that you uploaded were copyright violations, so they needed to be deleted --Guerillero | My Talk 01:50, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Page deletion

Hello. You deleted my user page around 8 months ago ("09:04, 29 December 2013 Guerillero (talk | contribs) deleted page User:JDiala (Mass deletion of pages added by Dwpual; Vandalism"). I have no recollection of doing anything of the sort. This is a completely false accusation. The reason I'm asking you about this now as opposed to earlier is that I've more or less been on a Wikipedia hiatus during this time. Can I re-create my page? Thank you. JDiala (talk) 00:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

@JDiala: looking at the page in question, it only has a single deleted edit on it from Dwpual. Looking further, the account named `JDiala` has never saved an edit to the userspace on wikipedia. --Guerillero | My Talk 01:54, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

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Please unprotect vani hari

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The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
The protection is keeping it from getting updated and new things are being published. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.166.188.114 (talk) 18:34, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 August 2014

In the media: Plagiarism and vandalism dominate Wikipedia news

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WikiCup 2014 August newsletter

The final of the 2014 WikiCup begins in a few short minutes! Our eight finalists are listed below, along with their placement in Round 4:

Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer, finished top of Pool A and was the round's highest scorer. Godot is a featured picture specialist, claiming large numbers of points due to high-quality scans of historical documents, especially banknotes.
Casliber (submissions) is a WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist every year since 2010. In the semi-final, he was Pool B's highest scorer. Cas's points primarily come from articles on the natural sciences.
Czar (submissions) was Pool A's runner-up. Czar's points come mostly from content related to independent video games, including both articles and topics.
Adam Cuerden (submissions) was Pool B's runner-up. Another featured picture specialist, many of Adam's points come from the restoration of historical media. He has been a WikiCup finalist twice before.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) won the WikiCup in 2012 and 2013, and enters this final as the first wildcard. She focuses on biology-related articles, and has worked on several high-importance articles.
12george1 (submissions) is the second wildcard. George's points come primarily from meteorology-related articles. This year and last year, George was the first person in the competition to score.
Sturmvogel 66 (submissions), the third wildcard, was the 2010 champion and a finalist last year. His writes mostly on military history, especially naval history.
Bloom6132 (submissions), the fourth and final wildcard, has participated in previous WikiCups, but not reached any finals. Bloom's points are mostly thanks to did you knows, featured lists and good articles related to sport and national symbols.

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