User talk:Zlrussell
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before the question. Again, welcome! --Thw1309 11:35, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
Adoption
Hi. I notice that you've requested adoption, and I'd like to offer to adopt you. If you'd like to accept, please leave me a message on my talk page. --Sopoforic 01:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
:We can start now. If you'd like, tell me a little about what you'd like to get out of the adoption. Generally, when I adopt users, I just make myself available to answer questions, and occasionally offer suggestions; if you'd prefer more active guidance in any way, then let me know and I'll do whatever I can. I'll look forward to working with you. --Sopoforic 02:56, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
'Everything I know' is a bit of tall order, but I like your spirit! There are some things which are best learned by participation, but I'll help where I can. How about this: I'll provide you with a list of the broad areas of wikipedia knowledge I have, and you can tell me how much you feel you know about them, ask me any question you have, and let me know which you'd most like to start with.
- Basic wiki syntax
- Image use
- Templates
- Copyright issues
- Citations/referencing
- Articles for Deletion/Speedy Deletion/etc.
- Good Article/Featured Article process
- Dispute resolution
- Blocking
- Protection
- Wikiprojects
- Anything I've missed that you'd like to discuss
Note that I'm likely to respond to general questions with a brief summary and links to pages where you can learn more. You should always feel free to ask for clarification or more detail. I've left off that list many smaller (and possibly large) policies and processes that I don't encounter very much, although I am fairly familiar with most of them. I'll tell you now that templates aren't my strongest point--I've made a couple, and done a little modification, but we'd be better off finding someone more knowledgeable if you have complicated questions about parser functions.
Regarding myself: I'm around pretty frequently in the evening US Eastern Time (GMT-5), and often into the morning hours. University starts again in a week, and based on my schedule right now I'm likely to check things throughout the day as well; so, basically, I'll be around any time. --Sopoforic 03:39, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
:Very well, image use: it's covered basically at WP:IMAGE, but there are several subtopics. Image syntax, which lets you choose how to position the image, what size to make it, what caption to give it, and such. See also the manual of style section on images for tips on how to use them in articles.
:After this, we have free use and fair use. Free use images are those that are licensed under a free license, or are public domain. Here free licenses are GPL, GFDL, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, the Free Art License, and several others (there is a list here and extensive information about the public domain here). In particular, the licenses must allow commercial use and derivatives, and must not be specifically for wikipedia, since we want the images to be usable by downstream users as well. These images should generally be moved to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/ the Commons] (which only accepts free images) so they can be accessed by any Wikimedia project.
:Fair use images are any images that aren't under a free license. We have strict policies (here) that determine when a fair use image can be used; basically, they can be used only when they cannot be replaced by a free image, and when they contribute substantially to the article in which they are used. Each image used under fair use must have a fair use rationale explaining why it is acceptable in each article in which it is used (the guideline for that is here). In particular we do not allow fair use images on user pages, and we usually do not allow fair use images of living people--since those could be replaced by a free photo. Also, featured articles should not contain fair use images.
:Finally, I think, we have featured pictures. These are pictures released under a free license that have been determined to be be of the highest quality, and which are of great encyclopedic value.
:I think that covers all the major points of image use; if I've left something out that you want to know, or if you have any questions, feel free to ask. You needn't contact me to let me know when you're around--the communication on-wiki is asymmetric, and is rather poor at imitating symmetric communications. Treat it more like email; leave me a message when you want to discuss something, and I'll respond to it when I see it. I was just letting you know when I'm around so you'd have an idea of when you could expect me to respond, and so you'd know the reason for delays. --Sopoforic 04:15, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Creating articles
I assume you mean creating new articles, since you've already made edits to existing articles. The canonical set of pages on this topic are Wikipedia:Your first article, Wikipedia:The perfect article, and Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles (which is fairly large).
The most important part of writing a new article is choosing a topic: your topic must be notable. In essence, we consider a topic notable if multiple, independent sources (independent of both the subject of the article and each other) which are reliable have written about it substantially (not just a passing reference). The full general guideline is at Wikipedia:Notability, which has links to subject-specific guidelines. We require notability mostly because notability (by our definition) ensures that there will be sufficient sources to write a neutral article on the subject.
After choosing a topic, you should find reliable sources that describe it. Wikipedia prohibits original research, so any statements we make in articles should be backed up by references to reliable sources--any disputed material that isn't cited may be removed by any editor. In particular, biographies must be well-referenced: unreferenced negative statements in biographies are to be removed in all cases; that is not to say that all biographies must be positive (although they should be neutral), only that negative statements should be backed up by our sources. We don't want to libel anyone.
Once you've chosen your topic and found your sources, you may begin to write the article. The manual of style has a lot of information about our common style, and I find Wikipedia:Guide to layout and WP:LEDE to be extremely useful when I'm writing an article. It's also important to keep in mind the guidelines on external links and fair use images while writing your article. As well, I'd like to remind you that the lead section should only summarise the article, and should not contain any information not found elsewhere in the article. Many articles have an incorrect lede--I've even done this myself--so try to be sure yours isn't one of them.
Once you've got the article text done, be sure to categorize the article into any appropriate categories so that it can be found and maintained. You might also consider submitting something to Wikipedia:Did you know in order to expose your article more. If you think your article meets the criteria at Wikipedia:What is a good article?, you could submit it as a good article candidate.
You needn't write a featured article all by yourself, though. Even a good stub is a vaulable contribution, since it encourages participation by other editors as well.
That ought to be a pretty thorough guide to all you need to know for article creation. If you have any questions, just let me know, and I'll be glad to explain further. Happy editing. --Sopoforic 20:31, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for [[:Image:Callaway logo.gif]]
Thanks for uploading or contributing to :Image:Callaway logo.gif. I notice the image page specifies that the image 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 image 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 'image' 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 "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI 23:47, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi.
Noticed your improvements to the Callaway article. Good so far. Remember when uploading images that unless you provide a Fair-use rational for images you get from other web sites, they will probably be deleted by an administrator. I also fixed the image page for the picture of the school building because you didn't choose a license for it. Anyway, nice to "meet" other "family" on WP! -- ALLSTAR ECHO 01:06, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
:Also remember when you comment on someone's user talk page or on an article's talk page, sign your comments with four ~ symbols.
:Example: Oh Thanks a lot. I would like yout help on improving the page if you have the time.
:Those four ~ symbols will automatically sign your comment! When I do it, it gives the yellow and green signature you see here---> -- ALLSTAR ECHO 01:46, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi, and Invitation!
Welcome to [[WP:LGBT|WikiProject LGBT studies]]!
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Userboxen and subpages
Hey, it's been a while. It's good to see that you're still contributing. As for userboxes, I'm afraid I'm no expert, but I can point you in the right direction. Wikipedia:Userboxes contains a good bit of instructions on how to create userboxes (and note also the already-created userboxes contained in the lists linked at the bottom of the page). If you do have trouble creating one, feel free to ping me and I'll check and see if I can discover the problem; if I can't work it out, you can always ask over at Wikipedia:Requested templates for more expert help (and if you're doing anything too esoteric, it might be better to ask there first, since my template-fu is not so strong).
You also asked "Also, could possibly expand my userpage by adding a new page?". I think that by this you mean that you want to create additional user pages--if so, then see WP:SUBPAGE#How_to_create_user_subpages for information on that; the whole of WP:SUBPAGE should be more or less useful to be aware of. I personally use subpages as a sort of personal sandbox to work on new articles and templates (like User:Sopoforic/Sandbox), and also for organizational purposes--I have a subpage containing the barnstar I received (User:Sopoforic/Barnstars), for example. (If this isn't the question you meant to ask, then please just reply with a clarification on my talk page.)
One thing further: I notice that about a third of your edits are to your user page; while there's nothing wrong with making your user page look nice, and editing it as you see fit (indeed I have about as many edits in my userspace as you have total), I'd like to encourage you not to worry too much about your user page. Ultimately, your contributions to the encyclopedia are much more valuable, and people will judge you much more on the content of your edits to the encyclopedia than the beauty of your user page (in fact, Betacommand has told me that he doesn't even look at user pages--when he wants to learn about an editor he goes straight to their talk page, which he considers more useful; this is probably not a bad idea).
I hope that this helps you out. As always, feel free to contact me if there's anything more I can do from you; I'm happy to hear from you, especially if I can help you in some way. Cheers. --Sopoforic 21:37, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Regarding [[Callaway High School]]
I'm glad you have a project that interests you. I made a small edit to Callaway High School to fix some issues with whitespace and a missing parameter; it should be clear how this worked. Since you're editing this article somewhat heavily, I wanted to make sure that you were aware of the watchlist feature of Mediawiki. It's very useful for monitoring changes to pages you're interested in--I have 537 pages on my watchlist at the moment, but I've had as many as around 800 at one point. It can get a little overwhelming when you have a lot of pages on there, but it's very manageable even with several hundred pages watched.
One other thing I wanted to check with you: you added :Image:Callaway school.jpg to the article, having uploaded it to commons. Then Allstarecho marked it as Public Domain. Has this image really been released into the public domain? I see that it came from the school's web site, and in general images on school web sites aren't in the public domain. If you have got an email releasing it into the public domain (or under some acceptable license), you will want to forward that to the permissions queue (the process is outlined at Wikipedia:Requesting_copyright_permission#When_permission_is_confirmed). I think I mentioned it at some point before, but you should note that 'by permission' is not an acceptable license for images on Wikipedia (or especially on the Commons).
If you made a mistake in uploading the image to commons, and it isn't in fact free (by our--wikipedia's--quirky definition of free), then let me know and I'll request it to be deleted from commons. Or, if you prefer, you can request deletion for it yourself; the commons deletion guidelines give pretty clear instructions on how to do that.
Good luck with your projects; let me know if there's anything I can do to help you. --Sopoforic 00:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Non-free images on user page
Much though I hate to be the bearer of bad news, non-free images are not allowed on user pages. You may link to the images (by placing a colon before the name, like :Image:Wikipedia.png), but not display them. I've converted them to links in this way; you may remove them entirely if you desire. --Sopoforic 02:35, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Regarding: Image:Royal Rumble - 00hr 16min 36sec edited.jpg
Well, the {{tl|WWE-photo}} template is inappropriate--it isn't an official publicity photo, it's a screenshot; I've removed that. I also modified the FUR slightly; you'll want to replace the 'source' with whatever the title of the video you took the screencap is--probably Royal Rumble 2007 or something, but I don't know. Otherwise this doesn't seem too bad. I'm not familiar with this event in particular or PPV events in general, but I am going to assume that the people attending (shown in :Image:Undertaker winning the Rumble.jpg) were not allowed to bring cameras with them. If people were allowed to take photos of the event it's a little less clear, since we might hope to get free photos. Still, at present it seems to me that you just need to be a little more clear about the source of the image.
I'm going to end here without any further discussion of fair use rationales (unusual for me, since I seem to be a bit long-winded) since it's 4am and I have class tomorrow--today. Good night. --Sopoforic 08:07, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
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The LGBT studies project has been rather quiet of late. Though we've added over 180 new members in the last year, only a small percentage are active participants. If you haven't visited our project or talk page in a while, please stop by for a look. Also, if you happen to bump into another editor who you feel might enjoy working with us, please extend an invitation. There's lot's do do, and the active members would sincerely appreciate some help. Welcome to the 11 new members that joined us in September: Bu852, JuniorMuruin, Laualoha, JereKrischel, Dybryd, Sexperts, Ctjf83, Allstarecho, Johnandbob, Carlossuarez46, and Carterdriggs! Our Peer review project is struggling at the present, with only a few people reviewing the articles. While it is certainly possible to submit articles for a general peer review, a review by members of the LGBT community can be of additional value for LGBT specific writing. There are several articles currently up for review on a wide range of topics. At the very least, reading the articles will undoubtedly broaden your intellectual horizons :-) At the moment, David Le Brocq, Malmö Devilants and Trajectory Hermeneutics are up for deletion review. Please take a look at them and make your voice heard at the deletion review. Articles nominated for deletion also present a challenge for improvement. See what you can do, and watchlist our deletion review page. ;FA & GA article news Since our last newsletter, Fun Home and GayFest have been promoted to Good Article status. Congratulations to all editors who have worked so hard to improve them! While the T-Z list was promoted to Featured list on September 26, 2007, we have had no articles reach Featured Article status since Homer's Phobia was promoted last March. In fact, one article of our Project was delisted: Andrew Van De Kamp. Please take a look at out listed articles and see if you'd like to try to take one to Featured status (there are almost 8,000 to choose from). Additionally, Conversion therapy has been nominated for Featured status. Please read the article and give feedback at the Feartured Article Candidates page. (See also our FA-class list.) ;Pederasty article controversy The Pederasty articles continue to be a point of controversy both within and outside of our community. Various editors have suggested that to include them as LGBT Project related somehow taints the project and brings Wikipedia into disrepute. Other editors have stated that the articles, and especially the Pederasty article, are part of the core of LGBT studies. Well meaning editors continue to remove our tags from the articles themselves as well as the talk pages. If you have time, please read the articles and watchlist them to protect them from vandalism and well meaning but counterproductive edits. ;List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people The list of LGBT people has survived its 4th nomination for deletion. Please watchlist this list to protect it from vandalism and unsourced additions. There are many in Wikipedia who would like to see this Featured status list removed from the project. It is up to us to keep it to such a high caliber that it never is removed. Our project member David Shankbone is now working as a journalist for Wikinews, as well as continuing to improve our project and Wikipedia as a whole with his photographs. A sincere thank you goes out to him for all of his hard work. Wikipedia would not shine nearly as brightly without your contributions, David. The surviving life partner of prominent LGBT rights activist Barbara Gittings recently called one of our editors and, among other things, complimented us on what a great job our project is doing on Wikipedia. Thanks to everyone who contributes to this project, either through their article edits or support for other project members. We really are making an difference here! ;Member assistance Some of our project members have been having difficulties related to editing on the encyclopedia. If you are feeling frustrated or distressed by your editing experience, please don't keep it to yourself. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, and we are all here to help one another. Drop a line on our talkpage or on another editor's page, and other members of the LGBT project will happily give you the support you want and need. Lastly, Halloween is just around the corner. More than most holidays, Halloween is a holiday embraced by and tailor made to our community (though God only knows why we are invisible in the Halloween article here. Perhaps somebody would like to rectify that editing oversight). Have fun, everybody, and remember to both trick and treat! |
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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time — get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!
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=Alice and her harasser=
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes
=Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher=
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.
="My Fellow Americans"=
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.
=Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages=
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?
=Beat writer arouses Irish guy=
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.
=Love those Texas Longhorns=
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).
=Point and Counterpoint=
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.
=Drudgery on offer=
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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="My Fellow Americans" redux=
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.
=This month's Wiki stars=
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!
=And the Oscar goes to...=
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.
= Fresh faces to brighten our pages =
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.
=Leather and lace=
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!
=Late breaking news=
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).
=Champagne dreams and caviar kisses=
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out.
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In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
Kisses,
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Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus lane! Ho, ho ho (but not that kind of ho!) and Merry Christmas, everybody! Yes, that's right. It's time for the Christmas edition of the LGBT Love Boat newsletter. This homo Love Boat is cruising into Christmas and counting down the days to a brand new year! It doesn't matter if you're Christian or belong to some other, more obscure sect. Jesus loves you one and all, so let's curl up around the fire, sing some carols, drink some egg nog, and have a gay old time. But before we do, perhaps your chipper cruise director Miss Julie should spread the gender bendin' news from [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies|everyone's favorite project.... ]] ----- {| width="100%" |
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Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen!
Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken!
Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think".
Wallowing in cash from the latest [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate beg-a-thon], the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do.
I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me".
Everybody loves a sequel
Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win??
Not quite the second coming, but special just the same
Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!"
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WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
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Project Updates
This Month in Wrestling History
Professional Wrestling Article Stats
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colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Professional wrestling articles | colspan="6" | Importance | |||
{{Top-Class|category=Category:Top-importance Professional wrestling articles|Top}} | {{High-Class|category=Category:High-importance Professional wrestling articles|High}} | {{Mid-Class|category=Category:Mid-importance Professional wrestling articles|Mid}} | {{Low-Class|category=Category:Low-importance Professional wrestling articles|Low}} | Total |
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{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class Professional wrestling articles|FA}}
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{{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class Professional wrestling articles|FL}}
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{{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class Professional wrestling articles|GA}}
| || 5 || 24 || 59 || 88 | ||||
{{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class Professional wrestling articles|B}}
| 1 || 17 || 65 || 201 || 284 | ||||
{{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class Professional wrestling articles|C}}
| || 1 || 14 || 76 || 91 | ||||
{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Professional wrestling articles|Start}}
| 2 || 50 || 213 || 1767 || 2032 | ||||
{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Professional wrestling articles|Stub}}
| || 1 || 22 || 564 || 587 | ||||
{{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class Professional wrestling articles|List}}
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{{Future-Class|category=Category:Future-Class Professional wrestling articles|Future}}
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{{Assessed-Class}}
| 3 || 77 || 377 || 3273 || 3730 | ||||
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- Based on the members list, there are currently 198 members participating in WikiProject Professional wrestling.
- On the calendar:
- For the month of September:
- 2 - TJ Spyke's birthday
- 8 - Perry8331's birthday; WWE presents Unforgiven
- 12 - Altenhofen's birthday
- 14 - TNA presents No Surrender
- 15 - Gavyn Sykes's birthday
- 16 - Bmg916's birthdays
- 21 - BionicWilliam's and Rossyboy10's birthdays
- 30 - LBMixPro's birthday
- Mick Foley's WWE contract expired on September 1, and he has signed a short-term deal with TNA.
- At Unforgiven:
- Matt Hardy won the ECW Championship in a Championship scramble match.
- Chris Jericho won the World Heavyweight Championship, in a Championship scramble match also.
- Afa Anoa'i, Jr. made his debut as "Manu".
- Nathan Jones was injured in Thailand, after he was hit by a truck. Jones had recently signed a deal with TNA, but will now be out for at least 3 months.
- The Collaboration of the Week has recently been revamped, and we will now have 6 collaborations at a time. The current collaborations will stand until they reach a certain goal, e.g. Good article status.
- Wrestling Legend: Kamala (wrestler)
- Current wrestler: Samoa Joe
- Tag team or stable: Dudley Boyz
- Stub article: Gino Brito
- Pay-per-view: WrestleMania 23
- List: List of professional wrestling terms
- Articles for Deletion
- Current: List of WWE Intercontinental Championship tournaments, Total Combat Wrestling, and Wrestlemania win loss records.
- Kept:
- Redirected/Merged: Intercontinental Champion
- Deleted: Beer Money Inc (professional wrestling) and Smackdown vs Raw 2009 Roster.
- Images for Deletion
- Current:
- Deleted: Image:Cheerleadermelissa5yw.jpg, Image:Spike_Piledriver1.gif, and Image:Royal_Butterfly5.gif
Contributors to this Issue:
- {{User|IMatthew}}
- {{User|NiciVampireHeart}}
- {{User|SRX}}
- {{User|Wrestlinglover}}
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