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/Archive3}}I have, as of 2009, started on a massive career change; from web developer to educator. Part of this is working on a degree in 'Technology and New Media in Education'. Such irony - studying how social media and new tools like Wikipedia are changing education means...I have less time to work on Wikipedia! I am here for a few minutes daily, even if I do not edit - if you have a question or comment for me, please do so!


New image project

Hi. This little form letter is just a courtesy notice to let you know that a proposal to merge the projects Wikipedia:WikiProject Free images, Wikipedia:WikiProject Fair use, Wikipedia:WikiProject Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia:WikiProject Illustration into the newly formed Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media has met with general support at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Files. Since you're on the rosters of membership in at least one of those projects, I thought you might be interested.

Conversation about redirecting those projects is located here. Please participate in that discussion if you have any interest, and if you still have interest in achieving the goals of the original project, we'd love to have you join in. If you aren't interested in either the conversation or the project, please pardon the interruption. :) Thanks. Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Reviews

By all means, I'd love have you write some new reviews for the Signpost! Your review of Cult of the Amateur was excellent; I should have remembered it.

The way I've been arranging things is, when a reviewer or a few reviewers have signed up for a book, then I make sure I have everyone's mailing address and I try to contact the publisher and request copies to be sent directly to each prospective reviewers. So far, every publisher that has responded by email has given us the copies I requested (even one very expensive reference book), although I think in two cases I just never heard from them (I'll try faxes or phone calls, which are harder to ignore).

So if you want to review any particular book(s), I can probably get review copies. Maybe one or more of these is the kind of thing you'd be interested in?: Viral Spiral (with me); Against the Machine (with Katalaveno); Content Nation (with me and Cryptic C62) ; eCulture; From Papyrus to Hypertext. I'm contacting the publishers of Content Nation and Against the Machine today, so if you're interested in those please let me know quickly and email me your mailing address; for the others, no rush.--ragesoss (talk) 14:57, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

:There's an "email this user" link in the "toolbox" on the left sidebar of my userpage (and anyone who else who as that option enabled, like you do).--ragesoss (talk) 23:48, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Per your request

USer:98.215.223.155 is still edit warring to ad a promotional/COI/spam link to a site on The Walking Dead despite many editors reverting and telling him to stop. You said there when you blocked him before to alert you if the problem continued, and it has. DreamGuy (talk) 16:39, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

:Semi-prot is probably not necessary, as just after DreamGuy left this message, I believe I resolved the issue in a compromise. - BalthCat (talk) 15:36, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (File:Sandler reads ode to bob.png)

Image:Ambox warning blue.svg Thanks for uploading :File:Sandler reads ode to bob.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Aspects (talk) 19:27, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (File:Edangerbook.jpg)

Image:Ambox warning blue.svg Thanks for uploading :File:Edangerbook.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Aspects (talk) 19:29, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Edangerbook.jpg

Thank you for uploading :File:Edangerbook.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

If it is determined that the file does not qualify under the non-free content policy, it might be deleted by an administrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. Aspects (talk) 16:29, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

The [[WP:ARS|Article Rescue Squadron]] Newsletter (September 2009)

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September 2009

25px Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from {{#if:|:{{{1}}}|Wikipedia}}. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the {{#if:|[{{fullurl:{{{1}}}|action=history}} page history]|page history}}. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. The additions I added have their own articles because they are notable and are covered in multiple reliable sources. I will consider you removing them again vandalism. So what if they are joke vampires? Cameron Scott (talk) 06:47, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

[[User talk:Mplating]]

I think you should have left your warning message there (after fixing the typo). It would be amusing for the user to see a warning that he might be blocked, after he's already been blocked. Reminds me of a scene from Love and Death. Sonja is fooling around with a pistol and it goes off with a loud bang. Boris says, "Be careful with that gun, it may be loaded." →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 07:41, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

:I just thought it would add to the humor of the situation. "His Royal Highness" rules a kingdom that's roughly the size of a small county in Iowa, and apparently bought a "knighthood" from a mail order house that probably also sells the right to have a star named after you, so it's no wonder the guy's a tad irritable. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 08:35, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

::And if he has a crown, I'm guessing he bought it during "Zirconium Week" on QVC. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 08:37, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Basics

As an administrator, I'd expect you to know that if you report a user at AN/I, you inform the user about it as it tells you to do at the top of the page. Please try and do this in future. --Cameron Scott (talk) 08:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

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Canadian Neonatal Network

Hi Thespian, my page Canadian Neonatal Network has been speedily deleted becuase of a conflict of interest and copyright infringemnet (much of the material used was from a website that I set up using approved language about the network's bachground, mission, goals, etc). Would it be possible for you to reinstate this, as it seems that I cannot touch it?

Thanks. Smackerella (talk) 20:23, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Dixiechicks The neighbor.jpg

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Thanks for uploading or contributing to :File:Dixiechicks The neighbor.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk 03:21, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

:Saying "Fair use of album cover for illustration of music single" is not a rationale, it is just a claim - details on this at Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline. See examples of "rationales" at :File:Elemeno p-urban getaway cover.jpg or :File:Faithless Mass Destruction.jpg or :File:FairyRingCover.jpg. And, my bot is clearly named as "Skiersbot" and is not allowed or used for this purpose- these were all done by me, and it's not the first (or 10th) time that I've been accused of being a bot. Skier Dude (talk 01:14, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Looking for Wikipedia Ambassadors

Hi! I'm leaving you this message because you are listed as a Wikipedian in Boston. The Wikipedia Ambassador Program is currently looking for Campus Ambassadors to help with Wikipedia assignments at schools in Boston and Cambridge, which will be participating in the Public Policy Initiative for the Spring 2011 semester. The role of Campus Ambassadors will be to provide face-to-face training and support for students on Wikipedia-related skills (how to edit articles, how to add references, etc.). This includes doing in-class presentations, running workshops and labs, possibly holding office hours, and in general providing in-person mentorship for students.

Prior Wikipedia skills are not required for the role, as training will be provided for all Campus Ambassadors (although, of course, being an experienced editor is a plus).

If you live near Boston and you are interested in being a Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, or know someone else from the area who might be, please email me or leave a message on my talk page.

If you're an experienced and active Wikipedian, you might be interested alternatively in becoming an Online Ambassador. The role of Online Ambassadors is to serve as mentors for students; it doesn't require any in-person outreach. Take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!

You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).

--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 21:17, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Beaverbrook.jpg

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Thank you for uploading :File:Beaverbrook.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of that website's terms of use of its content. However, if the copyright holder is a party unaffiliated from the website's publisher, that copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider verifying that you have specified sources for those files as well. You can find a list of files you have created [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=upload&user=Thespian}} in your upload log]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged per Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion, F4. If the image is copyrighted and non-free, the image will be deleted 48 hours after 01:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC) per speedy deletion criterion F7. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kelly hi! 01:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Recent Changes Camp 2011 – Boston, MA

Hi, can I interest you in Recent Changes Camp 2011 (Wentworth Institute of Technology, March 11-13)?

It is an Open Space Technology format unconference focused on wikis and collaborative practices.

Recent Changes Camp follows an unconference model of being free to participants and an Open Space model in having a program that is determined onsite by participants.

You can read [http://recentchangescamp.org/wiki/Boston/Invitation more here], and do feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues.

Hope to see you there on any or all of the days.

Dave Crosby (talk) 15:52, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Fix + Addition to Tuangou Article

Hi - the twangoo.co.za link on the article is missing an opening [ bracket, so it has this odd, orphaned closing ] bracket. Please fix:) Also, there is another rather large South African contender that is missing from this article (no shameless self-promotion, just trying to ensure the South African section is feature complete) - www.dealio.co.za

-H — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haitch to the izzo (talk • contribs) 11:38, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of [[Corinna Fugate]] for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Corinna Fugate is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Corinna Fugate until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Orange Mike | Talk 22:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Curious Directive

Thank you allowing me to edit the page. I have had some help editing the article by someone not involved in the company. Would you mind reviewing it for me? Many thanks and best wishes.

WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron/February 2012 Newsletter notice}}

Hi I created a page and its failing miserably and I need help to save it and work on it further , I didnt realize I have such a hard time with using the correct references and approach. please help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan's_Heroes_(band) its that page and It wasnt even 45% done. I have collected an extreme amount of references and can show notability as soon as I can clearly define what that is. Thanks in advance. best.CombatMarshmallow (talk) 05:30, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Thespian,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.9.115.210 (talk) 20:12, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

You're invited! [[Wikipedia:Meetup/New England|New England Wikimedia General Meeting]]

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Non-free rationale for File:Sideorderoflife pants.png

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Thanks for uploading or contributing to :File:Sideorderoflife pants.png. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 12:37, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

''You're invited: Ada Lovelace, STEM women edit-a-thon at Harvard''

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Invitation to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Brands|WikiProject Brands]]

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File:Fredmeyer edit 1.jpg Hello, Thespian.

You are invited to join WikiProject Brands, a WikiProject and resource dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of brands and brand-related topics.

To join the project, just add your name to the member list. Northamerica1000(talk) 17:13, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Jane Henson article regional spelling

Hello, Thespian. You commented on my talk page about a change of spelling that I made in the Jane Henson article. I generally agree about not changing regional variations gratuitously, and did so because I did not understand that this was one. However, the style references that you gave me implies to me that the article should actually be written with US variants, and so I am confused as to why you think it should not be, not withstanding my unintentional offense of calling the previous version a misspelling. Please respond via my my talk page, where I also went into a bit more detail on my reasoning. Thanks. (Esobocinski (talk) 18:24, 7 April 2013 (UTC))

RE: Deerlover

I've moved the thread on AN to ANI, as that's more-suited to your complain. I've also replied there. Regards, m.o.p 06:45, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

[[WP:FOOD]] Needs You!

Hi there Thespian! I've noticed you have yourself listed as a member of the Food and Drink Wikiproject. Unfortunately it looks like the project has been slowly sliding into inactivity except for a couple of people. That makes me a sad potato, and nobody likes a sad potato amirite?

If you'd like to turn my frown upside down, can you do two small things?

First off, go here and add {{tl|Tick}} ({{Tick}}) next to your name if you're still part of the project.

Second, go to the project talkpage and participate in a discussion about how to make the project more active, and how to go about making articles in our area of interest a lot better.

You don't want to make me cry, do you? Potatoes have a lot of eyes you know. So come on, join in! :)

— The Potato Hose 18:26, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Copies of deleted articles

Hi, I found you on the list of administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles. Can I get a copy of these articles.

Thank You. --Vic49 (talk) 22:39, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting

You are invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 in Boston! We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wiki Loves Monuments, and where we want to take our chapter in the future! EdwardsBot (talk) 10:19, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikiproject Food and Drink Newsletter - September 2013

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  • The project has been updated with new Goals, with target numbers of 500 each for Featured and Good articles, and for 10% of all project-related articles to be improved to B-Class or better.

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  • A new Welcome squad section has been added to the project's main page. If interested, please sign on!
  • A new DYK articles page has been created listing food and drink articles that have been featured on Wikipedia's Main page as Did you know entries. Please add new food and drink DYK articles to the list!
  • The project's Top-level importance nominations page has several new entries. New additions and discussion are always welcome.
  • A proposal to create a Chocolate Task Force is currently being discussed.
  • The new {{portal-inline|Hunger relief}} was created in June 2013.
  • The {{portal-inline|Coffee}} was significantly expanded in May{{ndash}}June 2013.

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:*Botak Jones

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colspan="8" class="ratingstabletitle" | Food and drink articles by quality and importance
rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: bottom" | Quality

! colspan="7" | Importance

{{Top-Class|category=Category:Top-importance_Food_and_drink_articles}}

! {{High-Class|category=Category:High-importance_Food_and_drink_articles}}

! {{Mid-Class|category=Category:Mid-importance_Food_and_drink_articles}}

! {{Low-Class|category=Category:Low-importance_Food_and_drink_articles}}

! {{NA-Class|category=Category:NA-importance_Food_and_drink_articles}}

! {{Unknown-Class|category=Category:Unknown-importance_Food_and_drink_articles}}

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{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=FA-Class 7][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=FA-Class 8][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=FA-Class 16][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=FA-Class 31]
{{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=FL-Class 2][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=FL-Class 2]
{{FM-Class|category=Category:FM-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=FM-Class 60][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=FM-Class 60]
{{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=A-Class 1][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=A-Class 1]
{{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=GA-Class 6][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=GA-Class 9][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=GA-Class 31][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=GA-Class 68][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=GA-Class 114]
{{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=B-Class 11][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=B-Class 10][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=B-Class 28][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=B-Class 29][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=B-Class 78]
{{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=C-Class 54][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=C-Class 296][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=C-Class 507][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=C-Class 677][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=C-Class 364][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=C-Class 1,898]
{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=Start-Class 40][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=Start-Class 412][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=Start-Class 1,255][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=Start-Class 3,014][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=Start-Class 2,002][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Start-Class 6,723]
{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=Stub-Class 4][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=Stub-Class 99][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=Stub-Class 726][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=Stub-Class 4,306][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=Stub-Class 5,049][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Stub-Class 10,184]
{{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=List-Class 6][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=List-Class 42][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=List-Class 49][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=List-Class 131][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=List-Class 31][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=List-Class 71][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=List-Class 330]
{{Category-Class|category=Category:Category-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Category-Class 1,513][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Category-Class 1,513]
{{Disambig-Class|category=Category:Disambig-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Disambig-Class 55][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Disambig-Class 55]
{{File-Class|category=Category:File-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=File-Class 682][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=File-Class 682]
{{Portal-Class|category=Category:Portal-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Portal-Class 427][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Portal-Class 427]
{{Project-Class|category=Category:Project-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Project-Class 193][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=Project-Class 1][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Project-Class 194]
{{Redirect-Class|category=Category:Redirect-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Redirect-Class 391][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Redirect-Class 391]
{{Template-Class|category=Category:Template-Class_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Template-Class 475][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Template-Class 475]
{{Assessed-Class}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class&quality=Assessed 122][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class&quality=Assessed 877][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class&quality=Assessed 2,604][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class&quality=Assessed 8,241][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class&quality=Assessed 3,838][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=Assessed 7,487][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Assessed 23,169]
{{Unassessed-Class|category=Category:Unassessed_Food_and_drink_articles}}[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class&quality=Unassessed-Class 2,894][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&quality=Unassessed-Class 2,894]
style="text-align: center;" | Total[http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Top-Class 122][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=High-Class 877][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Mid-Class 2,604][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Low-Class 8,241][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=NA-Class 3,838][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink&importance=Unknown-Class 10,381][http://tools.wmflabs.org/enwp10/cgi-bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=Food_and_drink 26,063]
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WP:Food

It would be appreciated if you joined in the conversation occurring at WT:Food regarding the layout and presentation of the project's main page. Northamerica1000(talk) 03:28, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiproject Food and Drink Newsletter - October 2013

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|number = 2

|month = October

|year = 2013

|headline = An updated front page, A new sister project and updates to our DYK page

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|articles = 26,552

|stubs = 10,197

|FA = 32

|GA = 120

|A = 1

|FL = 3

|FM = 60

|NA = 22

|members = 87

|new_members = *{{User|EdJF}}

|new_articles = *Bahamian cuisine

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New England Wikipedia Day @ MIT: Saturday Jan 18

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Dear Fellow Wikimedian,

You have been invited to the New England Wikimedians 2014 kick-off party and Wikipedia Day Celebration at Building Five on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus on Saturday, January 18th, from 3-5 PM. Afterwards, we will be holding an informal dinner at a local restaurant. If you are curious to join us, please do so, as we are always looking for people to come and give their opinion! Finally, be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

I hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk)

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You're invited: Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March

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colspan="2" style="font-size: 150%;" | Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March - You are invited!

| style="text-align: center;" | New England Wikimedians is excited to announce a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons that will be taking place at colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts as part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen%27s_History_Month Wikiwomen's History Month] from March 1 - March 31. We encourage you to join in an edit-a-thon near you, or to participate remotely if you are unable to attend in person (for the full list of articles, click here). Events are currently planned for the cities/towns of Boston, Northampton, South Hadley, and Cambridge. Further information on dates and locations can be found on [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_England_Wikimedians our user group page].
Questions? Contact Girona7 (talk)

You're invited!

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Dear Fellow Wikimedian,

[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_England_Wikimedians New England Wikimedians] would like to invite you to the April 2014 meeting, which will be a small-scale meetup of all interested Wikimedians from the New England area. We will socialize, review regional events from the beginning of the year, look ahead to regional events of 2014, and discuss other things of interest to the group. Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider signing up for [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston our mailing list] and connect with us on [https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaNewEngland Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/WikimediaNE Twitter].

We hope to see you there!

Kevin Rutherford (talk) and Maia Weinstock (talk)

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Edit-a-thon invite

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On May 3rd, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts will be hosting a Native American and Chinese Art edit-a-thon from 9:00-5:00 pm. You are more than welcome to attend, as there will be free food and drink, and an outing afterwards. If you are interested, please sign up here, as we would love to see you there!

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Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons

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As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a worldwide series of tributes, New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows:

We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time.

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Request for comment

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

Userfication request that does not seem automatic

You are listed at :Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles and since I don't want to inundate the people whose names start with the letter a, I have jumped to the Ts (given my username). I have made a request at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive262#Userfication of deleted and salted content. The article has been deleted through AFD twice and the first time was upheld at DRV. The first version was 49KB readable prose, while the second version was 33KB readable prose. Although many have argued the second was a recreation of the first, two separate admins reversed their own WP:G4 deletions upon further review. It seems that a third admin speedily declined another G4 although I am unable to see the history right now and did not notice this during the second AFD. I have a long history at successful recreations (12 articles now at WP:GA are formerly deleted articles that I have recreated, including "Cat Daddy" which was deleted 4 previous times). The second AFD seems to be an indictment against any future recreation of the article, which is befuddling to me. I would like to learn something from this seemingly odd result. I have requested a userfication that includes history and talk page so that I can investigate policy/guidelines. So far the best userfication offer was by {{u|Floquenbeam}} to restore it for a fixed 2 week expiry. I have stated that 2 months would be more appropriate than 2 weeks because no policy discussion can be guaranteed to conclude within 2 weeks and I have several that I would like to pursue. Floquenbeam, has stated his hesitance is based on assumptions of bad faith regarding my intentions and that I have made a phantom "refusal to agree not to bug people about tagging or edits they made to the article prior to deletion" which I never made (I was actually concerned about the 2 week expiry and forgot to assent to the request). I am unable to discuss things with Floquenbeam who has not edited in 3 days (since 20:43, 28 May 2014). As a frequent recreator of content, I would like a chance to become a better editor by examining the various policies related to this outcome with the content available for illustration and instruction.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:22, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

:Just so you know, Tony has forum-shopped this request at Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2014_May_6 and then Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Userfication_of_deleted_and_salted_content where he received answers he disliked. He has since requested on 9 different admin talk pages, including: User_talk:TParis, User_talk:Thingg, User_talk:Titoxd, User_talk:Thespian, User talk:Tawker, User talk:The Placebo Effect, User talk:Thehelpfulone, User_talk:Toon05, & finally User_talk:ThaddeusB who restored the article on request to User:TonyTheTiger/Jabari Parker's high school career. I apologize for spamming this message, but since Tony has failed to let you know that he has forum-shopped to successfully get the outcome he wanted, I felt you all deserved to know that you do not need to respond to his request. Cheers, TLSuda (talk) 16:44, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

New England Wikimedians summer events!

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After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested:

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August:

  • [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimania 2014 in London]

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New England Wikimedians summer events!

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colspan=2 style="font-size:150%; padding: .4em;"|Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!
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After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested:

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August:

  • [https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimania 2014 in London]

If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

This Friday: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/MA/Women in Architecture|Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA]]

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA on October 16! (drop-in any time, 6-9pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:27, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

November 2015 newsletter

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletter November 2015}}

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[[WP:ACE2015|ArbCom elections are now open!]]

{{Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/MassMessage}} MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:08, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

[[WP:ACE2015|ArbCom elections are now open!]]

{{Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2015/MassMessage}} MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Wikiproject Food and Drink Newsletter – March 2016

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|number = 4

|month = March

|year = 2016

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:*Carrot soup

:*Crab dip

:*English Cuisine

:*Esparza's

:*Grodziskie

:*Lemon Drop

:*Pizza cheese

:*Plum cake

:*Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

:*Royal Stag

  • There are presently 3,575 unassessed articles. Additional attention from the project's assessors is necessary and would be appreciated to reduce this backlog.

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|stubs = 10,580

|FA = 38

|GA = 176

|A =

|FL = 3

|FM =

|NA =

|members = 100

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18 new members!
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Wikiproject Food and Drink Newsletter – April 2016

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  • The following food and drink articles have recently been promoted to Good article-class:

:*Applesauce cake

:*Beurre Maître d'Hôtel

:*Chips and dip

:*Clementine cake

:*Copia (museum)

:*Dime Store (Portland, Oregon)

:*Naem

:*Old-fashioned doughnut

:*Pancake machine

:*Pink slime

:*The Modern Cook

  • For recent events regarding project-related articles, see Article alerts.

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|stubs = 10,607

|FA = 38

|GA = 185

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|FM = 71

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|members = 106

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6 new members!
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{{noping|VMS Mosaic}}
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{{noping|Omni Flames}}
{{noping|CAPTAIN RAJU}}
{{noping|Edwardx}}

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{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletter April 2016/New article list}}

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The WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter (August 2016)

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|headline = New featured article: Borscht, Good Article nominations

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For recent events regarding project-related articles, see Article alerts.

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|stubs = 10,764

|FA = 40

|GA = 209

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|FM = 71

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|members = 117

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7 new members!
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{{noping|Discott}}

|new_articles =

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletter August 2016/New article list}}

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[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink|WikiProject Food and Drink]] Newsletter: September 2016

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|headline = Good article Nominations

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The following articles were nominated for GA status:


ReaLemon
Carrot
Malvern Water (bottled water)

{{note2}} The articles ReaLemon and Carrot have not received any responses in weeks. Please help to improve the articles!

Help us out by...

For recent events regarding project-related articles, see Article alerts.

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|articles = 35,461

|stubs = 10,783

|FA = 40

|GA = 209

|A =

|FL = 3

|FM = 71

|NA =

|members = 114

|new_members =

1 new member!
{{noping|MeowMoon}}

Please consider joining the welcome squad to invite more members!

|new_articles =

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletter August 2016/New article list}}

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Extended confirmed protection

{{ivmbox|1=Hello, Thespian. This message is intended to notify administrators of important changes to the protection policy.

Extended confirmed protection (also known as "30/500 protection") is a new level of page protection that only allows edits from accounts at least 30 days old and with 500 edits. The automatically assigned "extended confirmed" user right was created for this purpose. The protection level was created following this community discussion with the primary intention of enforcing various arbitration remedies that prohibited editors under the "30 days/500 edits" threshold to edit certain topic areas.

In July and August 2016, a request for comment established consensus for community use of the new protection level. Administrators are authorized to apply extended confirmed protection to combat any form of disruption (e.g. vandalism, sock puppetry, edit warring, etc.) on any topic, subject to the following conditions:

  • Extended confirmed protection may only be used in cases where semi-protection has proven ineffective. It should not be used as a first resort.
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Please review the protection policy carefully before using this new level of protection on pages. Thank you.
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WikiProject Food and drink Newsletter: October 2016

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{{note2}} Our members page design has been tweaked so that members can easily see newsletter-receiving members. We also updated the format of adding your name (i.e. please use {{tl|Mailing list member}} instead on {{tl|user}}. See the page for yourself for more information!

The following articles were promoted to GA status!


ReaLemon
Carrot

One new GA nomination: {{GANentry|1=The Restaurant Marco Pierre White|2=1}} by {{noping|Miyagawa}}.

Some do's to do..

  • Please see the project's Tasks and To do sections for project and article tasks, and feel free to update the lists with new entries.
  • Please add all food/drink-related pictures on Wikimedia Commons to the project's categories.

Help us out by...

For recent events regarding project-related articles, see Article alerts.

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|articles = 35,572

|stubs = 10,820

|FA = 40

|GA = 212

|A =

|FL = 3

|FM = 71

|NA =

|members = 114

|new_members =

2 new members!
{{noping|VarunFEB2003}}
{{noping|JoshMuirWikipedia}}

Please consider joining the welcome squad to invite more members!

|new_articles =

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletter August 2016/New article list}}

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WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter: November 2016

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  • We have opened a Twitter account, '[https://twitter.com/WikiProjectFD @WikiProjectFD]. It will keep members to stay ahead of minor updates and will show articles for improvement each week. More information can be seen here!
  • We are creating a watchlist for all articles under the project's scope. If you have seen an article under our scope that hasn't been added to Category:Food Watchlist Articles, please help us by adding the category!

The finished watchlist will show here.

Some do's to do..

  • Please see the project's Tasks and To do sections for project and article tasks, and feel free to update the lists with new entries.
  • Please add all food/drink-related pictures on Wikimedia Commons to the project's categories.
  • {{note2}} Any Project Coordinators can help with the Twitter account. Emailing WikiPancake will give him/her access to the account.

Help us out by...

  • Assessing unassessed articles. As of September 27, 2016, there are currently about 3,700 unassessed articles!
  • Improving stubs
  • Reviewing and the "Food and drink" section in the Requested Articles section (and creating them!)
  • Removing inactive users from the active section to the inactive section using the [http://dispenser.homenet.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/useractivity.py?page=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Food_and_drink/Members/participants&days=183&view=table status tool].

For recent events regarding project-related articles, see Article alerts.

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|articles = 35,753

|stubs = 10,846

|FA = 40

|GA = 212

|A =

|FL = 3

|FM = 71

|NA =

|members = 115

|new_members =

2 new members!
{{noping|Rickludescher}}
{{noping|CatonMA2}}

Please consider joining the welcome squad to invite more members!

|new_articles =

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Newsletter August 2016/New article list}}

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins

Hello,

Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers

Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}}.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins).MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:48, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

[[WP:ACE2016|ArbCom Elections 2016]]: Voting now open!

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The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

20px Administrator changes

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20px Guideline and policy news

:*A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.

:*Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.

:*Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

20px Technical news

:*When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)

:*Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)

:* The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

20px Arbitration

:*The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

20px Obituaries

:* JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Sunday July 16: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wiknic 2017|New England Wiknic]] @ Cambridge, MA

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Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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