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DYK for Conquistador (song)

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DYK for Pink Turns to Blue

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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.
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NYT paywall

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I don't know how to get around the current NY Times paywall, although for current articles (since 1981), you can see the maximum amount for each browser that you have installed. I have five browsers installed to see five times the maximum.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:51, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

(Don't Fear) The Reaper GA

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There were some slight concerns over at the GA review of the article, though it's very close to passing. Bruce Campbell (talk) 06:24, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Passed. Bruce Campbell (talk) 21:42, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 August 2012

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Talk:St._Jimmy

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I just did a non-admin close of the RfC at St. Jimmy. I thought I should also drop you a note that your behavior there wasn't ideal (others were also problematic and goading, but you crossed the line IMO). You are a significantly more experienced editor than I, so I'm not sure what exactly I should say other than suggesting you consider toning down the language a bit. Good luck and best wishes in any event. Hobit (talk) 19:15, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

  • I fully understand having been there far too often (WP:ANI has been fun today for example). You seem like a generally calm type, just felt useful to say "hey, watch that" in the hopes it would help some. Good luck! Hobit(talk) 02:03, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 20 August 2012

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Your GA nomination of Jack Ely

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The article Jack Ely you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within 5 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Jack Ely for things which need to be addressed. Kürbis(✔) 12:23, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 August 2012

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Your GA nomination of Jack Ely

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The article Jack Ely you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jack Ely for comments about the article. Well done!Kürbis (✔) 09:41, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Hold Your Head Up (song)

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What about this version of 'Hold Your Head Up' that served as a DAB. Probably they were all performances of the same song. But should we preserve this information anywhere? Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 17:22, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

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