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The Signpost: 30 April 2012

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Bye

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Just to let you know I've decided to leave Wikipedia. Thanks for all your help over the past two years, bye. :)--AcidBrights (talk) 08:16, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Talk:The Voice UK/GA1

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A Good Article Review of The Voice UK has started and been put on hold for an initial seven days. SilkTork ✔Tea time 15:26, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

There are only two days left of the hold and no work has been done. No worries if you are too busy right now - that happens! I can close the GAN and you can nominate later, using my comments as a guideline for working on the article. SilkTork ✔Tea time 13:16, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Yes, Please do that. — M.Mario (T/C) 15:09, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Closed. SilkTork ✔Tea time 20:13, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

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List of Doctors characters

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Hi there. I have seen your change to the cast lists for Doctors. Just wondered if this is used elsewhere, as it appears very confusing? Thanks. Adamiow (talk) 11:13, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

I agree with Adamiow that the table was confusing. I've changed it back for now, so perhaps a discussion on the talk page can take place about changing/improving it. Also, it's nice to see you back Mario. :) - JuneGloom Talk 22:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2012

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WikiCup 2012 May newsletter

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We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is   Cwmhiraeth (submissions), whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader,   Grapple X (submissions), is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall.   Miyagawa (submissions) leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by   Casliber (submissions), our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user,   Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:38, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 June 2012

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Wass up?

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Hey long time no speak how are you? Best, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 19:24, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Im great! I suttely edited that article, ahaha! Yeah; you? How's the GA's coming along? — M.Mario (T/C) 19:33, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Well the ironic thing was I didn't ping you because you fixed something on that article lolz. I wanted to see if you were still editing and come to find out you recently edited Always Mine which was a shock to me. I had thought I was looking at my edits which then got me pissed but then found out you are still here so yay!!! lolz Thanks for your edits anyways..I am now at 13 GAs with 6 GANs so that brings me with 19. How about you? Best, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 19:36, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Wow! I missed a lot! I should probably review a few of yours, to get back in the flow of everything. ATM, im coming a going. Oh, although I havent been back for a while, I have just revamped Body of Proof articles, with today recently creating one, (Talking Heads (Body of Proof)) and its on DYK. Im guessing the GAN process has been fine now, since after (was it a year ago), the little mishap at the GAN page. I look at the articles now. — M.Mario (T/C) 19:42, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Well I haven't been active too much either just too much stress in RL and I haven't been feeling like expanding articles like I used to anymore. IDK maybe because of the current drive has gotten me the boost I needed but I'm just taking it slow for now. BTW whats up with the change username? Best, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 21:13, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Actually, that is the same way I have felt. I changed my name as "Mayhem" suggested I was trouble, as pointed out by my good friends at FAC, so I changed it. If you ever need any help, you know where my talk page is! — M.Mario (T/C) 15:22, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
Hmm well I guess but there are others who have worse usernames but I won't get into that lolz... thanks buddy! :D BTW a GAN drive is currently going on if you are thinking about reviewing articles. Best, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 03:51, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

File:Helping Hand (Body of Proof).jpg listed for deletion

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Helping Hand (Body of Proof).jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Peripitus (Talk) 01:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

File:Talking Heads (Body of Proof).png listed for deletion

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Talking Heads (Body of Proof).png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Peripitus (Talk) 10:06, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

File:Mac and Caroline.jpg listed for deletion

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Mac and Caroline.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Peripitus (Talk) 10:11, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 June 2012

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DYK nomination of Helping Hand (Body of Proof)

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  Hello! Your submission of Helping Hand (Body of Proof) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Ruby 2010/2013 16:23, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

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Hey. Just wanted to get your view on whether it's time to move Diane and Ricky to past, and Tiffany and Morgan to returning; not credited to appear in any of the episodes we have information for which is Friday 6 July. Arsenalfan24 (talk) 22:06, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, if the characters are not credited to appear in any more episodes then yes I believe. However I did not watch EE tonight, did it show them leaving, if so yes. — M.Mario (T/C) 22:11, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Not exactly, and news sources they are to appear for a 'few' weeks, 2 weeks they've been on-screen almost. Not sure though.Arsenalfan24 (talk) 22:13, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Yes, I would say that they have departed. So, if you would do the honours. (Ricky and Diane to past; Tiffany and Morgan to returning). — M.Mario (T/C) 22:16, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, all done :). Arsenalfan24 (talk) 23:33, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jasmyn Banks

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  Hello! Your submission of Jasmyn Banks at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:54, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Soap Articles

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Hey Mario. Just touching base but why do you think it's acceptable to unlink fictional character without any source of discussion. These wiki-links have been instated since 2007ish and now you decide to unlink them all. You have done things before without discussion, like the removal of storylines from the lead. You've done the unlink to both EastEnders and Hollyoaks articles and you should not take it upon yourself to unlink these essential words to a soap opera character article. GeorgePing! 09:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

'Fictional character' and 'soap opera' are common terms which do not need to be linked. This was told to me by a experienced WP:FAC reviewer, as well at WP:GAN too. — M.Mario (T/C) 15:07, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
That's one person's opinion Mario. If you are making project wide changes, you should try to discuss them first or else you will annoy people, as seems to have happened here. For what it's worth, my opinion is that yes fictional character is a common term, but soap opera less so, because different nationalities have different names for continuing dramas.GunGagdinMoan 15:56, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
So Mario, you thought you would just bypass what the little people might say. Without an actual discussion on the topic it was always going to be brought up.Rain the 1 17:01, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank you Gungadin, I will put this towards WP:EE or WP:SOAPS? I think I agree with you about the soap opera term actually, so I think I will support what you said when the discussion is made in the future. — M.Mario (T/C) 18:37, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Oh and Rain, I missed your point. Did I ever use the term "little people"? Most likely actaully you probably have more edits and created more successful articles than them, so actaully, they are probably the "little people". :) — M.Mario (T/C) 18:39, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Helping Hand (Body of Proof)

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Yngvadottir (talk) 08:03, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 July 2012

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Images

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Hi, one of the images you nominated has just been deleted, which is a shame. However, if I added Reception specifically talking about that scene, could I? This image for example, does the same thing File:Wishin' and Hopin' - Grey's Anatomy.jpg. — M.Mario (T/C) 16:39, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

That image you've picked there is a poor example. It is a nondescript screenshot that is clearly decorative and adds little to reader's understanding. If you have an image that is not talked about by reliable sources directly (that is the thing as depicted is talked about, not the scene around it or things vaguely associated with the thing depicted) then you are often treading on shaky ground. These shots of some cast members, sitting, talking, walking, standing or doing other normal things don't usually tell the reader anything significant. If someone acted well sources will say this, but this does not mean that you need a still photo of them to back it up. If a source talks at length about a character's makeup/costume or some set design or other visual thing, you may find in the course of writing the article that you cannot make part of the subject matter adequately comprehensible without illustration. I think that if you don't reach this point—where the image is required as text alone is inadequate to convey what the reliable sources are saying—then a non-free image should be considered. - Peripitus (Talk) 12:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much for that, it was much clearer that what other users have said! You know the user who uploaded that image I used as an example, I would look at the rest of his uploads, they all have the same rationale, and seem a bit dogdy. — M.Mario (T/C) 21:21, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi again! Im currently reviewing a few articles at GA, and I was wondering whether the images on them are intact or not.

- I hate to report photos- its just I dont want to pass an article- but then recieve backlash. Thank you very much. — M.Mario (T/C) 19:14, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

While it's part of the good article criteria that non-free images have appropriate copyright statements and non-free rationales, I think there is merit in not muddying the water by tying non-free image rationale evaluations with good article evaluation. The images have copyright notices and rationales for use. That the rationales may be poor is something I think to debate elsewhere - Peripitus (Talk) 10:23, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Callie Torres

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Hi, M.Mario. I've undone your change to the infobox picture caption, because it is more descriptive as it was. It is also a standard on all Grey's Anatomy character pages. Anyways, thanks for the review! TRLIJC19 (talk) 23:22, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Rebecca Harper.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Rebecca Harper.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails the first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

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Request

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I was wondering if you could peer review my article Awake (TV series) at Wikipedia:Peer review/Awake (TV series)/archive3. Also, I can confirm that I review the rest of your Body of Proof articles by tomorrow. TBrandley 06:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Wishin' and Hopin' (Grey's Anatomy)

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Hello! First, I would like to thank you for reviewing this article, that I have put my back into. However, there seems to be a misunderstanding. Please, see the article's talk page to see what this is about. Thanks again, Jonathan Harold Koszeghi (talk) 08:55, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Body of Proof

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Helping Hand Body of Proof episode article has passed GA! TBrandley 16:34, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

GA review Wishin' and Hopin' (Grey's Anatomy)

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The image has been removed. Jonathan Harold Koszeghi (talk) 19:11, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

GA reviews

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Hi, M.Mario. Can you please finish the GA reviews for Goodbye (Grey's Anatomy) and Arizona Robbins tomorrow? Thanks, TRLIJC19 (talk) 04:34, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Good Article Review

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Hello! I was wondering whether you could finish the GA review you've already started for Wishin' and Hopin' (Grey's Anatomy). Please see Talk:Wishin' and Hopin' (Grey's Anatomy). Jonathan Harold Koszeghi (talk) 20:22, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Wishin' and Hopin' (Grey's Anatomy)

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I have already renominated it, and I have addressed all the issues. I respect your choice to fail the article, but I was wondering why did you do it so quickly? Jonathan Harold Koszeghi (talk) 10:49, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Because you uploaded another image! I had no choice but to, as I had earlier stated that the rationale needs to be strong to get to GA status, and is was not, again. I think also having fresh eyes on the article will be better. Just dont upload any more images for the article! And, most likely, if you get a good reviewer, it will pass. — M.Mario (T/C) 10:52, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Society Hill (Body of Proof).jpg listed for deletion

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Society Hill (Body of Proof).jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 19:34, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

From Peripitus's talkpage

If one of my images I have uploaded has a strong rationale and helps the reader understand the article better, but has been nominated for deletion, what can I do? File:Society Hill (Body of Proof).jpg was nominated, however the nominator has been rather rude towards me, and has not allowed me to get my point across, Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2012 July 8#File:Society Hill (Body of Proof).jpg. I tried to explain to him, and although I may have made mistakes, I feel the image fits the criteria. If your free, can you put your point across? — M.Mario (T/C) 15:33, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

M.Mario, you seem to have a few misteps here. You tried to dispute the deletion discussion by removing the deletion link and discussion then, when this was rightly reverted, you edited some else's post. These are by no-nos in deletion discussions. You can't dispute a nomination by summarily closing it and it is very very bad form to edit another's post (re: your striking out of the link to NFCC#8). You disagree with the nomination - all you can, and should, do is make your point about how you think the image does meet the criteria—which you've done—then leave it for someone to assess argument strength and close the debate. - Peripitus (Talk) 22:50, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

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Letting Go DYK hook

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Hello, I've reviewed your DYK hook for the Body of Proof episode "Letting Go" and have suggested an alternate hook due to concerns with the first one. Please respond to the suggestion or make your own when you are able to. Toa Nidhiki05 17:39, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Talking Heads (Body of Proof)

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of All in the Family (Body of Proof)

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  Hello! Your submission of All in the Family (Body of Proof) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! LauraHale (talk) 22:59, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

FAC

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Please IMDb external link on Poppy Meadow. An external link is not a reference! TBrandley 16:12, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I agree with the others editers point. Although IMDb is not being used as a reference but an external link, I still see no point on having it, brings no extra detail to the article. — M.Mario (T/C) 17:14, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
External links ought to be to reasonably reliable sources, which IMDb cannot seriously be claimed to be. In fact I've seen a move to purge all references to IMDb from Wikipedia. But what I really came to say M.Mario is that the FAC delegates don't like nominators using the {{done}} {{not done}} templates as it screws up the archiving, so it's only a matter of time before one of them spots it and complains. Malleus Fatuorum 21:31, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Jasmyn Banks

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Can you revisit Template:Did you know nominations/Jasmyn Banks so we can move the review along? :) Thanks. --LauraHale (talk) 03:18, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Letting Go (Body of Proof)

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Hi: The wrong hook was used when this article was promoted to the Did You Know prep area, so I switched it to the ALT1 that the reviewer had passed - but it's been mentioned at Wikipedia talk:Did you know as being boring. Can you think of another possible hook? The only one I could come up with is the fact the murder was filmed in Fairmount Park, but you don't give a source for that and I couldn't find it in the references I examined. Got a source for that, or any other ideas? Yngvadottir (talk) 20:53, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for All in the Family (Body of Proof)

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Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

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Dana Delaney

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Unfortunately, correcting perspective in human photographs is incredibly difficult. Small distortions that you wouldn't notice in a landscape or a building are really noticeable in humans - especially with a subject like Ms. Delaney whose conventional beauty is partly a product of a very symmetrical face.

That said, I'll be glad to crop the image or do something similar. I would likely upload such as a new image, as the current image is used in dozens on articles in multiple languages. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:49, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Okay, I will soon put it to the workshop, thanks for your explanation too :) — M.Mario (T/C) 19:29, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi

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Hi! Thanks for your comments at my Editor Review page. Also, if "Say Hello to My Little Friend" gets a copy-edit, do you think it would be ready for FAC? Thanks again! TBrandley 19:26, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, any article can get to FAC if it's good enough! Do you mind if I start having a look, correcting things, etc? I think Twitter isnt a reliable source, but I will look into it. — M.Mario (T/C) 19:30, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Of course! I would really appreciate if you could look! Thank you so much! TBrandley 19:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
No problem, whilst were talking, did me and my co-nominator complete all your points on Poppy Meadow's FAC nomination? I think we did them all, if so could you put Support at the bottom of the page in bold, saying why you think it should be a FA? — M.Mario (T/C) 19:40, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I think most have been addressed. But, one issues, you wrote you didn't fix because it isn't a RS, but per WP:IMDB IMDb should be in "External links", as that section isn't for references. Thanks! TBrandley 19:45, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I am currently questioning the Twitter source. It is by the official Twitter page. WP:ELPEREN says it can be used sometimes. Not really sure. TBrandley 19:47, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Im going to regretfully say no to this, as, as a project (WP:EE) we decided IMDb links were pointless, and gave no extra information to the article, so we decided we were never going to have them. Its different for every projects. — M.Mario (T/C) 19:49, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Yes but, WP:ELPEREN is for External links, and your using it for a reference. — M.Mario (T/C) 19:50, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
(edit conflict) That's okay; if you don't want IMDb that is fine. I go through you fixes on your FAC page. For the Twitter, it also says below if it can be used as a source directly below. TBrandley 19:53, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Here's a good link to look at: WP:TWITTER. — M.Mario (T/C) 19:55, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Have changed some of your edits. Example: "It originally broadcast, etc". Thanks, TBrandley 20:15, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Actually, instead of me editing the article, why dont you nominate this article for a PR Review? I think that would be best. — M.Mario (T/C) 20:31, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I would, but first I getting a copy-edit, as I already have a PR currently. Rules say you can have 1 at a time. TBrandley 20:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Okay, yes! Hang back on it for a while, and try to get the PR youve got on hold at the moment finished. Also, Dr. Banks was deleted right? Why not redirect it? — M.Mario (T/C) 20:36, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I plan on creating List of Awake characters soon, which I'll redirect to. TBrandley 20:39, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Wow! You have a major passion for Awake articles!! :D Have you had a chance to look at Poppy? You know supporting it and all. — M.Mario (T/C) 20:41, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Sure do. I'll look at Poppy. TBrandley 20:43, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! — M.Mario (T/C) 20:44, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Letting Go (Body of Proof)

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Requesting

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Was wondering if you could leave feedback at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Awake (TV series)/archive1. Thanks, TBrandley 16:02, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

List of EastEnders characters (2000)

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Hey Mario. Sorry about this. I must've hit the rollback button by mistake. GeorgePing! 21:26, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

That's fine! — M.Mario (T/C) 21:35, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

List of Eastenders present and future characters

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Hi M.Mario The reason why I deleted some characters on Eastenders because some of these people are not related to he List of Eastenders present and future characters article. Like for Example (Michael; Michael Leader) , (Harry Black; Harry Holland) & (Glen James; Glen Copper) those characters are not related to Eastenders if you click the link where it says the names of people it will tell you what they are and what it Means.

From User:Quinser's 21:13 29/07/2012

Ah, I just commented at the administrators page you posted at. These characters do not have an article/list entry, so that it why you will not find them in Michael, Harry Black and Glen Cooper. — M.Mario (T/C) 20:24, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 July 2012

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From the modeling of social dynamics in a collaborative environment to why the number of Wikipedia readers rises while the number of editors doesn't.
Wikimedia Foundation published its Annual Plan, focusing on technical improvements, editor retention, and structural reforms over the coming year. The movement's total revenue, including almost all chapter funding, is slated to rise by 35%, from $34.2 million to $46.1 million, and global spending to more than $42.1 million. The foundation's own core spending will grow by 15% to $30.2 million in 2012–13.
We continue our Summer Sports Series this week with WikiProject Horse Racing. Started in November 2005, the project has grown to include nearly 8,000 articles maintained by 34 active members. There are 10 Featured Articles and 19 Good Articles included in the project's scope. In addition to preparing articles for GA and FA status, the project attempts to create requested articles and locate requested images. We interviewed Redrose64, Montanabw, Tigerboy1966, Ealdgyth, and Cuddy Wifter.
Eight new featured articles, five new featured lists, and eight new featured pictures. The highlights include a new featured picture of Frank Sinatra, created by William P. Gottlieb and nominated by Tomer T. Sinatra (1915–98) was a highly successful American singer and film actor whose career spanned 60 years. This image dates from around 1947.
In the light of recent questions over the long-term reliability of Wikimedia wikis, the Signpost caught up with CT Woo, the Wikimedia Foundation's director of technical operations.
Arbitrator Kirill Lokshin proposed a motion requiring the alteration of any instances of an editor's previous username in arbitration decisions to reflect their name changes. The Devil's Advocate has initiated an amendment request for the controversial Race and intelligence case.

WikiCup 2012 July newsletter

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We're approaching the beginning of 2012's final round. Pool A sees   Cwmhiraeth (submissions) as the leader, with 300 points being awarded for the featured article Bivalvia, and Pool B sees   Grapple X (submissions) in the lead, with 10 good articles, and over 35 articles eligible for good topic points. Pool A sees   Muboshgu (submissions) in second place with a number of articles relating to baseball, while Pool B's   Ruby2010 (submissions) follows Grapple X, with a variety of contributions including the high-scoring, high-importance featured article on the 2010 film Pride & Prejudice. Ruby2010, like Grapple X, also claimed a number of good topic points; despite this, not a single point has been claimed for featured topics in the contest so far. The same is true for featured portals.

Currently, the eighth-place competitor (and so the lowest scorer who would reach the final round right now) has scored 332, more than double the 150 needed to reach the final round last year. In 2010, however, 430 was the lowest qualifying score. In this competition, we have generally seen scores closer to those in 2010 than those in 2011. Let's see what kind of benchmark we can set for future competitions! As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:28, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Poppy Meadow

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This is a note to let the main editors of Poppy Meadow know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on August 1, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 1, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Poppy Meadow is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Rachel Bright. She was introduced by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood on 11 January 2011 as the best friend of established character Jodie Gold (Kylie Babbington) in scenes filling in for those cut from a controversial baby-swap storyline. Poppy returned to the series in June 2011 as a supporting character and comedy element, in a move that was generally welcomed by the tabloid press; her storylines focused on her friendship with Jodie and their intertwined love lives. Both Jodie and Poppy left the series on 14 November 2011, but the possibility was left open for Poppy to return in the future. In June 2012 Bright reprised her role as Poppy, quickly moving into Walford and resuming her employment at the local beauty salon. Poppy was introduced into the series in what critics described as "bizarre and utterly irrelevant" and "pointless" scenes, which substituted for cut scenes of the dead baby's parents at the graveside. Guardian critic Stuart Heritage considered Poppy to be "perhaps the greatest television bit-part character of the modern age" and several Daily Mirror writers gave Poppy positive reviews upon both of her returns. (more...)

UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

That's really quite something; you get an FA and a few days later a main page appearance. You must have friends in high places. :-) Malleus Fatuorum 05:19, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for all your help, im delighted! :) — M.Mario (T/C) 16:42, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Precious

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Thank you for quality work on Poppy Meadow in the context of the series, a character introduced as "bizarre and utterly irrelevant" but brought to fame, also for the presentation of your contributions on your user page, nothing but content, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 1 August 2012 (UTC)-
What a honour! Thank you very much! — M.Mario (T/C) 16:42, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Request

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I saw your name at WP:PRV, and was wondering if you could give some PR comments for "Give Peace a Chance"? Thanks, TRLIJC19 (talk • contribs) 16:59, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Body of Proof GA reviews

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I have finished GA-reviewing several of your Body of Proof articles. There are a few issues in each that need to be addressed before they can be promoted, however. Cheers--Gen. Quon (Talk) 23:26, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Request

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Hi M. I was wondering if you could leave comments at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Say Hello to My Little Friend/archive1 for FA status. Thanks! TBrandley 15:58, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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Hello, M.Mario. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Say Hello to My Little Friend/archive1.
Message added 17:58, 4 August 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

TBrandley 17:58, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

EE Free images file changes

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Why did some of the pictures need cropping? Some just needed the watermark removing. Some actors look brighter than they do in real life now. I think Ricky Norwood's picture has been totally ruined. Did you ask anyone at WP:EE for their thoughts?Rain the 1 01:26, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 August 2012

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At this year's Wikimania, I [Brandon Harris] gave a talk entitled The Athena Project: Wikipedia in 2015. The talk broadly outlined several ideas the foundation is exploring for planned features, user interface changes, and workflow improvements. We expect that many of these changes will be welcomed, while others will be controversial. During the question-and-answer period, I was asked whether people should think of Athena as a skin, a project, or something else. I responded, "You should think of Athena as a kick in the head" – because that's exactly what it's supposed to be: a radical and bold re-examination of some of our sacred cows when it comes to the interface.
On August 1, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) portal was launched on Meta. The FDC will implement the Wikimedia movement's new grant-orientated finance structure in accordance with the WMF board's recent resolutions. As a volunteer committee, the FDC will make recommendations to the WMF board on a $11.4 million budget for 2012–13.
Arbitrator Kirill Lokshin proposed a motion for a procedure on the alteration of an editor's previous username(s) in arbitration decisions to reflect their name change(s). ... The Devil's Advocate initiated an amendment request for the controversial Race and intelligence case.
This week the Signpost interviews Casliber, an editor who has written or contributed significantly to a startling 69 featured articles. We learn what makes him tick, why he edits, and why he can write on everything from vampires to dinosaurs, birds to plants. He also gives some advice to budding featured article writers.
The Wikimedia Foundation's engineering report for July 2012 was published this week on the Wikimedia Techblog and on the MediaWiki wiki, giving an overview of all Foundation-sponsored technical operations in that month (as well as brief coverage of progress on Wikimedia Deutschland's Wikidata project). ... At least one fibre-optic cable was damaged at the WMF's Tampa site on August 6, leading to a sharp downwards spike in traffic lasting over an hour and almost three hours of disruption for readers around the globe.
This week, we spent some time with WikiProject Martial Arts. Since April 2004, the project has been the hub for discussion and improvement of martial arts articles, including all disciplines and national origins. The project maintains a variety of conventions for handling the names and descriptions of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, Sikh, Filipino, Okinawan, and hybrid martial arts. WikiProject Martial Arts has spawned or absorbed several subprojects focusing on boxing, kickboxing, sumo, and mixed martial arts.

WikiProject Grey's Anatomy Weekly Newsletter: August 6, 2012

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WikiProject Grey's Anatomy Newsletter: The Week of August 6, 2012

Hello members of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy! We are sending out our weekly newsletter with updates about the project and tasks. First of all, we would like to welcome three new members to the project: M.Mario, Tvlover96, and Mattom123; we look forward to collaborating with them. We have several new achievements and updates to be announced! List of Grey's Anatomy episodes, developed by TRLIJC19 and Jonathan Harold Koszeghi, is now a featured list candidate! If promoted, it will be our first piece of "in-house" featured content! Feel free to leave comments or voice your opinions here. Grey's Anatomy, Grey's Anatomy (season 3), and "Give Peace a Chance" are in the preparations for FAC. An administrative board has been added to the project, to make sure the internal processes run smoothly. Any member has the chance to join, and further information is given at the project page. Currently, however, all the positions are filled, so if you are interested, please contact the coordinator and you will be placed on a waiting list. There are many things to be done for the project, in an attempt to exemplify its best work. Below is a list of tasks, and guidelines:

Tasks and Gudelines
Please try to follow these tasks to the best of your abilities. As with any guideline, there may be exceptions, so use common sense when applying them.
  • Character Pages
  • Main Page (Grey's Anatomy)
    • Keep an eye out for vandalism, as that tends to occur at that page.
  • General
    • Many users and IPs have been erasing "surgical resident" from fifth year residents characters' occupations in infoboxes and at List of Grey's Anatomy characters. This should all be held off until more info is given on their current occupation in the season premiere. Revert if you see this, and if it's persistent; warn users.
    • Some IPs/Users have been changing Lexie Grey's article as well as Callie Torres, going against MOS. Revert if you see this, and try to explain to the IP/User why this is wrong.

Weekly Initiative!
The weekly initiative this week, an extent of last week's, is to develop a Grey's Anatomy-related stub or start-class article, using the relevant guidelines above! Model your article off of a Grey's Anatomy page with GA status. Use your Wikipedia skills to fix MOS inconsistencies, copyedit, add more information by researching, and remove unreferenced claims! Barnstars will be awarded to users who destub/de-start their articles, and get the quality level promoted to at least 'C' class! You can determine if an article meets the 'C' class criteria by asking a member of the project's administrative board to review the article. Please do not change the article's quality rating yourself; you must have it reviewed by a member of the committee. A list of stub and start class Grey's Anatomy articles can be found at the project's main page. Take part in this initiative, have fun destubbing/starting articles, feel proud after the article you cleaned up looks better, and be rewarded with barnstars! Help make a difference and get started! Furthermore, if you notice that any user has participated in any weekly initiative and was not rewarded, give them a barnstar ASAP!

Have fun, and don't forget to cite everything you write! We hope to see several expanded articles soon!

--The community of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy (Written by project coordinator TRLIJC19)

WikiProject Grey's Anatomy Weekly Newsletter: August 13, 2012

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WikiProject Grey's Anatomy Newsletter: The Week of August 13, 2012

Hello members of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy! We are sending out our weekly newsletter with updates about the project and tasks. We have several new achievements and updates to be announced! List of Grey's Anatomy episodes, developed by TRLIJC19 and Jonathan Harold Koszeghi, is still a featured list candidate! If promoted, it will be our first piece of "in-house" featured content! If uninvolved with the list, we urge you to leave comments, review the article, and support or oppose it here. Grey's Anatomy, Grey's Anatomy (season 3), and "Give Peace a Chance" are also still in the preparations for FAC, while List of Grey's Anatomy cast members is being developed by TRLIJC19. "Losing My Religion" is now a GAN; it was developed by Sofffie7 and copyedited by TRLIJC19. There is currently a discussion awaiting feedback here; please provide your input there. There are many things to be done for the project, in an attempt to exemplify its best work. Below is a list of tasks, and guidelines:

Tasks and Gudelines
Please try to follow these tasks to the best of your abilities. As with any guideline, there may be exceptions, so use common sense when applying them.
  • Character Pages
  • Main Page (Grey's Anatomy)
    • Keep an eye out for vandalism, as that tends to occur at that page.
  • General
    • Many users and IPs have been erasing "surgical resident" from fifth year residents characters' occupations in infoboxes and at List of Grey's Anatomy characters. This should all be held off until more info is given on their current occupation in the season premiere. Revert if you see this, and if it's persistent; warn users.
    • Some IPs/Users have been changing Lexie Grey's article as well as Callie Torres, going against MOS. Revert if you see this, and try to explain to the IP/User why this is wrong.

Weekly Initiative!
The weekly initiative this week is to create a non-existent/redirect Grey's Anatomy episode article, using the relevant guidelines above! Model your article off of a Grey's Anatomy episode article with GA status. Use your Wikipedia skills to research information, copyedit, remove unreferenced claims, and add pictures! Barnstars will be awarded to any user who creates a well-sourced article, that has a quality of at least 'start'! To determine the quality, ask a member of the administrative board to review your article; please do not change the article's quality yourself. Take part in this initiative, have fun creating an article, feel proud after the article you created is existent, and be rewarded with barnstars! Help make a difference and get started! Furthermore, if you notice that any user has participated in any weekly initiative and was not rewarded, give them a barnstar ASAP!

Have fun, and don't forget to cite everything you write! We hope to see several expanded articles soon!

--The community of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy (Written by project coordinator TRLIJC19)

Missing My Baby at FAC

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Hey would you mind giving some comments? =) Best, Jonatalk to me 23:16, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 August 2012

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In a certain way, writing Wikipedia is the same everywhere, in every language or culture. You have to stick to the facts, aiming for the most objective way of describing them, including everything relevant and leaving out all the everyday trivia that is not really necessary to understand the context. You have to use critical thinking, trying to be independent of your own preferences and biases. To some effect, that's all there is to it. Naturally, Wikipedians have their biases, some of which can never be cured. Most Wikipedians tend to like encyclopedias; but millions of people in the world don't share that bias, and we represent them rather poorly. I'm also quite sure that an overwhelming majority of Wikipedia co-authors are literate. Again, that's not true for everyone in this world. Yet we have other, less noticeable but barely less fundamental biases.
The Bangla language, also known as Bengali, is spoken by some 200 million people in Bangladesh and India. The Bangla Wikipedia has a very small active community of about ten to fifteen very active editors, with another 35–40 as less active editors. The project faces particular challenges in being a small Wikipedia, and Dhaka-based WMF community fellow User:Tanvir Rahman is working to understand these challenges and to develop strategies that can improve small wikis that have strong potential to expand their editing communities.
A request for arbitration was filed late last week, ending the three-week long absence of pending cases.
Six featured articles were promoted this week, including Business US Highway 41, which was a state trunkline highway that served as a business loop in Marquette in the US state of Michigan.
Three weeks into a month-long evaluation of code review tool Gerrit, a serious alternative has finally gained traction in the review process: Facebook-developed but now independently operated Phabricator and its sister command-line tool Arcanist.
This week, we interviewed the lively bunch at WikiProject Dispute Resolution. Started in November 2011 to study and discuss improvements to Wikipedia's resources for resolving disputes between editors, the young project has supplemented dispute resolution efforts currently handled at the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard, Mediation Committee, and other venues. Over 40 editors have signed up to provide feedback, a variety of ideas have been proposed, and a manual for dispute resolution has been created.
Current proposals and requests for comments include a competition to redesign the main page ...

DYKs for Body of Proof episodes

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Hey ;) I reviewed your noms for "Broken Home" and "Buried Secrets", but you need to give proof of two DYK reviews you've done, or they will dump them both! Thx Rcej (Robert) – talk 02:39, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

FAC

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Hi. Since all of your comments for Say Hello to My Little Friend's FAC have been addressed, I was wondering if you could support/oppose there now. Thank you. TBrandley 04:27, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 20 August 2012

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The Wikimedia Foundation sometimes proposes new features that receive substantive criticism from Wikimedians, yet those criticisms may be dismissed on the basis that people are resistant to change—there's an unjustified view that the wikis have been overrun by vested contributors who hate all change. That view misses a lot of key details and insight because there are good reasons that Wikimedians are suspicious of features development, given past and present development of bad software, growing ties with the problematic Wikia, and a growing belief that it is acceptable to experiment on users.
The Core Contest is a month-long competition among editors to improve Wikipedia's most important "core" articles—especially those that are in a relatively poor state. Core articles, such as Music, Computer, and Philosophy, tend to lie in the trunk of the tree of knowledge; by analogy, featured-and good-article processes generally attract more specialist topics out on the branches.
In the Utah Court of Appeals this week, the majority opinion in Fire Insurance Exchange v. Robert Allen Oltmanns and Brady Blackner relied on Wikipedia for the basic premise of their legal opinion, and included a concurring opinion devoted solely to the issue of citing Wikipedia in a legal opinion.
Thirteen featured articles were promoted this week, including pelicans, which are a genus of large water birds comprising the family Pelecanidae, characterised by a long beak and large throat-pouch. They have a fossil record dating back at least 30 million years and are most closely related to the Shoebill and Hammerkop. These fish-feeders have a patchy relationship with humans: the birds are sometimes persecuted and sometimes feature in mythology.
New embeddable scripting ("template replacement") language Lua received considerable scrutiny this week when it began its long road to widespread deployment, landing on the test2wiki test site on Wednesday (wikitech-l mailing list). ... the fourth in our series profiling participants in this year's Google Summer of Code (GSoC) programme.
This week, we spent some time with WikiProject Korea. Started in September 2006, WikiProject Korea covers the history and culture of the Korean people, including both countries that currently occupy the Korean peninsula. This task has proven difficult with North Koreans notably absent from the Wikipedia community due to tight control over access to external media. The project is home to over 16,000 pages, including 15 pieces of Featured material and 66 Good and A-class Articles.

DYK for Broken Home (Body of Proof)

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Grey's Anatomy Weekly Newsletter: August 27, 2012

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WikiProject Grey's Anatomy Newsletter: The Week of August 27, 2012

Hello members of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy! We are sending out our weekly newsletter with updates about the project and tasks. Big apologies for the lack of the newsletter last week! What a busy two weeks it's been! We have several new achievements and updates to be announced! List of Grey's Anatomy episodes, developed by TRLIJC19 and Jonathan Harold Koszeghi, is now a featured list! "Give Peace a Chance", written by TRLIJC19, was promoted to a featured article last night, after spending only 7 days in candidacy! "Losing My Religion" was listed as a good article last week, developed by Sofffie7, TRLIJC19, and Jonathan Harold Koszeghi. List of Grey's Anatomy cast members, developed by TRLIJC19, recently entered the process of featured list candidacy—we urge you to review the list here. Grey's Anatomy, developed by TRLIJC19, and Grey's Anatomy (season 3), developed by Jonathan Harold Koszeghi, are still in the preparations for featured article candidacy. There are many things to be done for the project, in an attempt to exemplify its best work. Below is a list of tasks, and guidelines:

Tasks and Gudelines
Please try to follow these tasks to the best of your abilities. As with any guideline, there may be exceptions, so use common sense when applying them.
  • Character Pages
  • Main Page (Grey's Anatomy)
    • Keep an eye out for vandalism, as that tends to occur at that page.
  • General
    • Many users and IPs have been erasing "surgical resident" from fifth year residents characters' occupations in infoboxes and at List of Grey's Anatomy characters. This should all be held off until more info is given on their current occupation in the season premiere. Revert if you see this, and if it's persistent; warn users.
    • Some IPs/Users have been changing Lexie Grey's article as well as Callie Torres, going against MOS. Revert if you see this, and try to explain to the IP/User why this is wrong.

Weekly Initiative!
The weekly initiative this week is to search the internet, and find season 6 reviews to add to Grey's Anatomy. Search through google archives, and news websites, to find reviews that talk about season 6 in entirety. Please make sure the reviews you find come from a highly reliable source such as a major news site, or a well-known magazine. If you find some reviews, please post them on the talk page of Grey's Anatomy, where they will be evaluated for quality. If you find a suitable review, that fits the criteria we are looking for, you will be awarded a barnstar! Take part in this initiative, have fun searching for reviews, feel proud after the review you find is added to the main article, and be rewarded with barnstars! Help make a difference and get started! Furthermore, if you notice that any user has participated in any weekly initiative and was not rewarded, give them a barnstar ASAP!

Have fun, and don't forget to only look at renowned sites! We hope to see several season 6 reviews posted on the talk page soon!

--The community of WikiProject Grey's Anatomy (Written by project coordinator TRLIJC19)

DYK for Buried Secrets (Body of Proof)

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Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 August 2012

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Wikimedia editors have been debating a community proposal for the adoption of a new project to host free travel-guide content. The debate reached a new stage when a three-month request for comment on Meta came to an end, with a decision to set up the first new type of Wikimedia project in half a decade. The original proposal for the travel guide unfolded during April on Meta and the Wikimedia-l mailing lists, centring around the wish of volunteer contributors to the WikiTravel project to work in a non-commercial environment.
A monthly overview of recent academic research about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, edited jointly with the Wikimedia Research Committee and republished as the Wikimedia Research Newsletter.
Developers were left one step closer to an understanding of the code review outlook this week after the creation of a graph plotting "number changesets awaiting review" over time. The chart, which also shows the number of new changesets created on a daily basis, reveals a peak in the number of unreviewed changesets in mid-July, followed by a short drop. The current figure stands at approximately 219 unreviewed changesets.
This week the Signpost interviews Mark Arsten, who has written or contributed significantly to ten featured articles; most have related to new religious movements, and some have touched on other controversial or quirky topics. Mark gives us a rundown on how he keeps neutral and what drives him to write featured content; he also gives some hints for aspiring writers.
This week, we hopped in a little blue box with a batch of companions from WikiProject Doctor Who. Started in April 2005, the project has grown to include about 4,000 pages about the world's longest-running science fiction television show, its spinoffs, and various related material. The project is the parent of the Torchwood Taskforce and a child of WikiProject British TV and WikiProject Science Fiction. With new Doctor Who episodes airing this week and a 50th anniversary celebration around the corner, we thought now would be a good time to inquire about the famed Time Lord.
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia.
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