User talk:Jjron/Archive 5

Successful featured picture nomination

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Ants eating cicada, jjron 22.11.2009.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Maedin\talk 07:45, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 14:54, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

FPC closing

Hey John, I was looking over Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mitchell Map and I personally wouldn't have closed it as successful. Four supports and an oppose wouldn't exactly do it for me. Care to comment? upstateNYer 05:29, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

• I thought the minimum was 5 supports anyway. Maybe he didn't differentiate between normal and weak supports. I don't really have a problem with this promotion, though, since the major objection was that it's too big of a file. Makeemlighter (talk) 07:48, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Can't really remember my flawed reasoning ;-), but I think having actually read the comments, the two 'weak supports' gave as their reason for being 'weak' that the filesize is too big (Milburn for example stated he only viewed part of the file due to its size, thus felt he could only give a 'weak'). Now I hate big files as much as (in fact probably more than) almost anyone, however being big isn't a reason to oppose per se, they've actually been encouraged on many fronts, thus I essentially took it as five supports (I assume you're saying four supports as 3 full + 2 half, rather than a miscount? As I've said before I personally don't apply that strict mathematical interpretation as a hard and fast rule, I look for reasoning). This is where the closer discretion comes in I suppose; in fact I was probably semi-conscious of my natural bias against it for being so big, so was maybe more cautious to 'avoid' that. Does that make sense? --jjron (talk) 13:03, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
    • I still don't really see why we don't give a quick sentence or two explaining the closing decision, particularly when it's close like that one was. I know it was opposed when it came up in the Big Discussion, but I wasn't really satisfied with the reasons why. It only takes at most 30 seconds to do, and saves these sort of questions down the line (and satisfies the curiosity of those who do see the decision but can't be bothered to debate it! ;-) ). Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:37, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
      • Ah, but nothing's quick :-). Explaining that decision may take 10 minutes, not 30 secs. FWIW watching closings for some time I suspect that giving any justification seems to lead to more rather than less further debate - and thus yet more time consumed. For example a few recent closures where I've put 'no quorum' have led to challenged decisions, to the extent where I will no longer be using that in closings. I'm not sure whether it's a psychological thing (where are the wikishrinks when you need them?), but perhaps if people think they see any indication of uncertainty in the closing, they think it's ripe for challenge. However I welcome you to show us the way and take on closing with fully detailed reasonings for each ;-). --jjron (talk) 06:29, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

K, just checking. I personally wouldn't pass it, but as long as you have a reasoned explanation, I no longer have an issue. upstateNYer 03:13, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, Udaipur, 1649-53

The nomination recently closed by you as "Not promoted" (4 Support, 0 Oppose, 0 Neutral). User:Mcshadypl asks on the page: "Am I missing something here? Why was this not promoted?" I do want to ask you the same question. Note: The nomination was placed in "Nominations older than 7 days - decision time!" on 15th and closed on 17th. Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 02:21, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

• That image lacks the 5 supports necessary for promotion. Makeemlighter (talk) 03:14, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. If an immediate renomination possible?? Where is the 5 support clause written? Note there were no comments or opposes. It was in "Nominations older than 7 days - decision time!" only for 3 days. Could it have been put in "Older nominations requiring additional input from users"? --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 04:23, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

An immediate renom is allowed, but usually not recommended (usually best to wait a month or two). The five supports is at the top of the FPC page (3rd paragraph, "...with four or more reviewers in support (excluding the nominator(s)) and the consensus is in its favor...". FWIW three days would usually be considered quite a long time in decision time - in general closers try to do it as close as possible to the seven days, or you end up with awkward situations like that now seen on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pinnacles National Monument which on votes should have promoted after seven days, but now seems to have tipped into not promote territory after having been left too long. The Older noms section is merely meant to be a section for users to clarify their situation, not to garner new votes per se. --jjron (talk) 05:40, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 06:48, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Clouds id?

Hey jjron, Could you id the clouds in this pic? --Muhammad(talk) 02:17, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Hey. Nah, can't sorry. Clouds are far from my strongpoint, so I'd basically just be guessing. There must be some good cloud identification site on the internet. It kind of looks like there may be two main types, with potentially a third at top, but maybe all just variations (as I say I just don't know enough). I think the other thing that could be important to know (given this is taken from above) is the approximate altitude. Maybe you could ask at Portal:Weather. --jjron (talk) 10:47, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I thought there were three types but was not quite sure. I put it up at the portal. Thanks --Muhammad(talk) 14:23, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Promoted FP: Robbie McEwen

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Robbie McEwen, Cyclist, jjron, 2.01.10.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Elekhh (talk) 22:12, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. --jjron (talk) 12:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Brown Falcon Image in Icelandic Art Show

Alexander Zaklynsky Reykjavik 101 Iceland

I have found your work and the images are impressive. I have gone as far as using them as inspiration for an art work. an image can be seen at the following link http://www.losthorse.is

If you would like to be in contact my Email is alex@losthorse.is

Thank you for the wonderful capture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.149.4.83 (talk) 22:35, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the the information and the compliments Alex, and nice work. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 10:36, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

File:TWGTT-Haas-&-Benjamin-Postmatch,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg

Hi, this image lacks a license. Regards Hekerui (talk) 14:31, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

That's sad that you didn't get notified before. I always try to do it. Best wishes Hekerui (talk) 20:51, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Omg your images are really good, I somehow hadn't looked before. Keept it up :) Hekerui (talk) 20:53, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

You could request undeletion of the image from the deleting admin Rocket000 and then add a proper license. This would work for other images of yours that were deleted, too, and is really no problem for admins. Hekerui (talk) 11:25, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Brighton Beach, Vic Pano, 10.01.2009.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 22, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-03-22. howcheng {chat} 19:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Good one

• Still following your work. AwesomeSyler.mi4 (talk) 12:48, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

• Thank you, both. --jjron (talk) 16:00, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

PPR question

Hi. Quick question. I was going to archive some of the noms over at WP:PPR when I saw "...creating a new archive (by nomination date) when necessary." at the top of the archive page. Since all of the noms are from before April, do they belong in the Jan-Mar archive? I started the Apr-Jun one already, but I stopped adding them after I saw that. I'm sure it's not a big deal; I just wanted to be consistent. Thanks! Makeemlighter (talk) 04:02, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Replied on Makeem's talkpage (a bit tardily). --jjron (talk) 14:06, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Hey

Hi, Is everything ok? Seen very little of you, the past few weeks --Muhammad(talk) 19:04, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Replied (at last) on Muhammad's talk. --jjron (talk) 15:52, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Review of closure process 2

Because you've contributed to FPC either recently or in the past, I'm letting you know about the above poll on the basis of which we may develop proposals to change our procedures and criteria. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 11:03, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for that, looks like I've missed it though, but that's OK... --jjron (talk) 15:55, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Shane Kelly

Apparently that's true. Unfortunately, it's also copy/paste, so... HalfShadow 16:37, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

I think that may be a circular reference. It seems like that page is just directly quoting the Wikipedia article. If you click on 'more' it goes up to about the first 1000 characters in the WP article, then just gives an ellipsis and a link to the WP article. Go back to it in a few days and all that gunk will probably be gone. Either that or someone there has just copy and pasted the WP article in - the first four sentences are word for word from the WP article, and they've been in WP for over a year, and were clearly a rework of far earlier text.

In fact, if you scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "If you know more about Shane Kelly, you can add more facts here »" it then takes you to an edit page. Click on "Edit Description" under the bio and it gives the warning message "This descriptive summary comes from Wikipedia. Would you like to replace it and write one specifically for Freebase?". So definitely just a WP ripoff. --jjron (talk) 17:00, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Gary Sinise on stage

Since you voiced an opinion at the unsuccessful WP:FPC nomination, I thought you might consider the Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Gary Sinise on stage nomination.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:48, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Haven't actually bothered to participate at VPC for a long long time, but good luck with the nom. --jjron (talk) 13:46, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Demetri McCamey signals a play‎

Do you have any thoughts on my tilt adjustment at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Demetri McCamey signals a play‎?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:15, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

I'd say there's still just a tiny tilt, but it does look better now, especially at the top. However I'm not really sure what you've done - it seems like you're saying you've done a 'perspective correction' rather than a 'tilt adjustment', which may explain why the top looks better? Why? Why not just fix the tilt? --jjron (talk) 13:56, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I have attempted a rotation. Is this what you want?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:17, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Yeah. --jjron (talk) 12:59, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Demetri McCamey signals a play

Please see Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Demetri McCamey signals a play.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:10, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Commented. --jjron (talk) 13:03, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

"Single-Use" FPs

I'm starting a discussion here. NauticaShades 16:40, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. --jjron (talk) 13:40, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Rollback granted

I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when using rollback:

• The Rollback user right is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback can be used to revert vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Maedin\^talk 06:36, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

P.S. If you don't like the [rollback] links in contributions and/or your watchlist, you can remove either or both with some CSS. Add

• /* hide rollback from Watchlist */ .page-Special_Watchlist .mw-rollback-link {display:none;}

and/or

• /* hide rollback from contributions */ .page-Special_Contributions .mw-rollback-link {display:none;}

to your css subpage. Maedin\^talk 06:36, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. --jjron (talk) 12:01, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Reviewer rights

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, is currently undergoing a two-month trial scheduled to end 15 August 2010.

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under pending changes. Pending changes is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial. The list of articles with pending changes awaiting review is located at Special:OldReviewedPages.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Wikipedia:Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. Maedin\^talk 06:38, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

And cheers again. --jjron (talk) 12:01, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates/Ratner Athletic Center

I see you rendered a cursory opinion at Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates/Ratner Athletic Center. I am trying to tweak things in response to feedback and need some opinions.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:44, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

• Just commented at the linked talkpage. Come on Tony, please start listening to the feedback you're getting. This is really starting to waste a lot of people's time. --jjron (talk) 14:31, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
  • Did you think I tweaked the usage in counterweight? I was requesting comment on the proposed format on the talk page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:48, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Image peer review

I hope you are doing well. I see that you are a frequent contributor to to WP:PPR and was wondering if you could peer review some images I've gathered. I have a gallery at Commons of images I've uploaded in the past that I think meet size requirements, but am unsure on the other criteria. Could you please take a look and see if there are any possible FPCs? I recognize that if any had potential, they would likely need to be altered, but I'd like to know which have a shot. If you're interested/have time, feel free to comment here or on the talk page of the gallery. If you have any questions, please let me know. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 03:26, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

Replied here. --jjron (talk) 15:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I only took the image of the pool (which is likely a long shot, but it met size requirements, so I included it just in case). The rest I either got permission for from Flickr (that's how I get the majority of the images I upload to Commons) or from military public domain images. There's no hurry if you're busy, and if you can only review a few, that works for me. Could you take a look at File:StanleyTucciMay09.jpg, File:BarnPennMar08.jpg, File:MileyCyrusApr09.jpg, File:MaryHartAAFeb09.jpg, and File:FA18CHornetOverSanDiegoNov08.jpg? --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:14, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Replies here about those five. --jjron (talk) 14:34, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the helpful comments, I appreciate it. I figured many of the ones in the gallery had some issue(s) that could turn them away from FPC, so it's good to find out in advance instead of wasting editors' time by nominating. I know that the barn image just barely met the size requirements, but figured the preferred larger size designated at WP:WIAFP would be ideal, not necessarily the actual requirement. Concerning the chopped-off head of the Cyrus image, although I would have also preferred a better cropped headshot, I figured that it was allowable due the passing of File:MARTAKIS1.jpg. That's why I'm also unsure if File:AngusMcLarenApr09.jpg would work as well for its tight crop. For the Tucci image, although it's b&w, it is similar to File:Mark Harmon 1 edit1.jpg or File:Jesse Jackson, half-length portrait of Jackson seated at a table, July 1, 1983 edit.jpg. I figure since its the best picture that we have of him available now on the encyclopedia, that if it became an FP, it could be demoted and replaced if we ever do get a high-quality color image of him. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:18, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

More replies here. --jjron (talk) 09:13, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Looks great. What would you recommend as the next step? --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:58, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you again for your assistance. I have nominated the image if you would like to follow it. It'll be interesting to see how it goes. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:48, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Thought you might enjoy this...

Not sure if you were monitoring this nomination at all. I asked for comments on the edit vs. the original. When I checked back later, I saw this and did a major face-palm. I was very relieved to see a clear consensus form, and you should be too - I was going to ask you to close it! Cheers, Makeemlighter (talk) 23:50, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Funny. Couldn't have been better if the Original and Edits had alternated. :-) Nearly needed some closer discretion there. --jjron (talk) 01:12, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Speedy closes

I've suggested a speedy close on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Richard Cordray, Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/BMW M3 and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/HomelessParis, if you fancy doing the honours. If you return the favour on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool (you've already commented, closing it wouldn't be mega-legit) I'll close that, and we will have cut down the number a little- keeping the page moving can only be a good thing. J Milburn (talk) 01:56, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Yep, will take a look later. Am heading out atm. FWIW I may withdraw Apollo Bay just to clear some space, as that's obviously failing, not that I usually withdraw as it tends to look like you're sulking. --jjron (talk) 05:07, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Ah, Makeem's beaten me to it anyway... --jjron (talk) 05:10, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Suggested Snidely as well, though time's almost up on that one anyway. --jjron (talk) 05:15, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

And FWIW, Trafalgar Ships has actually been withdrawn. --jjron (talk) 05:16, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

My bad. I've been spending entirely too much time on the FPC page lately. And, apparently, watching your talk page too! Makeemlighter (talk) 05:20, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Not a problem, I wasn't complaining. FWIW I've withdrawn Apollo Bay if someone wants to sweep that up - with a bonus prize for whoever can pick up the stitching error that no-one detected! :-) --jjron (talk) 08:51, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Given your participation in Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, I thought I'd inform you about Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:50, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but I'd have to oppose it there too; as I suggested at FPC, I believe it's quite reproducible, so many of the technical issues still matter at VPC. (I wish you hadn't notified me; I don't usually watch VPC.) --jjron (talk) 08:48, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Have a few minutes?

Hi. Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/brown bear running and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Edward Teller, 1958 (2) both need closing. I've participated in both, you in neither. I think you see where I'm going with this! If you get the chance...thanks!! Makeemlighter (talk) 05:30, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

• Nevermind, Maedin got them. Makeemlighter (talk) 22:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
  • No worries. --jjron (talk) 11:02, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Kyndra Miller Rotunda

They haven't replied. I'm gonna have to delete it. Feel free to close it. J Milburn (talk) 11:49, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Rosella

[Copying this over] Hey Adam, Just wondering why you put the Rosella D&R Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/File:Platycercus eximius diemenensis.jpg into both Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/archived removal requests 5 and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/July-2010? Usually only goes in archived removal requests. --jjron (talk) 17:07, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

I put it into both because it was an odd nomination - the images being promoted because of it were new images, not particularly similar to the one they replaced, so I decided the best thing to do was to treat it as a delist and a promotion, doing the full process for both. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:49, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

I thought that may have been the case. It just looked odd when I stumbled across a delist nom amongst the regular closings, so was just wondering if it was intentional. I think you pointed out on the talkpage something about maybe having to look into making 'official guidelines' for handling these delist noms differently when the replacement is considerably different from the delist original - could have to do so. (BTW I noticed my question ended up on Commons, but only later; I just followed a direct 'talk' link off your sig, however having just checked it, it seems to go to en:wiki now. Odd.) --jjron (talk) 06:49, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

When I first came back to en-wiki, I was still far more active at commons than here; that's switched now. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:53, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up...

...on my home address being included with that picture. Not sure how I missed it when I transferred the info to Commons. Must have been hung over that day. Anyway, thanks! The Eskimo (talk) 15:53, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Replied here. --jjron (talk) 16:35, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mike Godwin 2

Hi, just letting you know that I have renominated the image. I'm contacting you as you participated in the first discussion. J Milburn (talk) 11:29, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

VPC

— raekyT 23:42, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Will take a look. --jjron (talk) 15:39, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Please revisit Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool and evaluate reshoot.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:56, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

You made me laugh

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		For the best support vote I've ever seen, I award you this barnstar. Makeemlighter (talk) 16:39, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Lol. Cheers. When I saw the orange 'talk' bar thing I thought it'd probably be someone here to complain. :) --jjron (talk) 15:51, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Charlie Gardiner

Please revisit Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Charlie Gardiner.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:37, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Copy Edit Drive invitation

Expand to see content

There are currently 2,858 articles in the backlog. You can help us! Join the September 2010 drive today! The Guild of Copy-Editors – September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive The Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invite you to participate in the September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 September at 23:59 (UTC). The goals for this drive are to eliminate 2008 from the queue and to reduce the backlog to fewer than 5,000 articles. Sign-up has already begun at the September drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars A range of barnstars will be awarded to active participants. Some are exclusive to GoCE drives. More information on awards can be found on the main drive page. Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! — ɳorɑfʈ Talk! and S Masters (talk).

POTD notification

POTD

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Gov Davey's proclamation-edit2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 23, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-08-23. howcheng {chat} 18:27, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. Tis already on the mainpage, so too late for action. :) --jjron (talk) 14:11, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Re: Walter Lindrum

Hello. You have a new message at User talk:SMcCandlish#Walter Lindrum's talk page. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 07:21, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

FPC delist notification

Hi. I just wanted to let you know that one of your images was delisted and replaced over at FPC. You should have been contacted earlier, but people tend to skip that step nowadays. The change is pretty non-controversial, so I hope you won't have any complaints. Best, Makeemlighter (talk) 19:13, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Yeah, they've been skipping those sort of protocols and common courtesies for a long time. Typical of the pig-ignorance of most involved there these days, with the exception of yourself and about half-a-dozen others. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 13:41, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Darn!

Hi there. I noticed on my watchlist that you removed some links from your user page, and upon further inspection, I discovered you've retired from participation at FPC. I figured as much, but I'd hoped you were only taking an extended break. I wanted to let you know that you'll be missed, and we'll always welcome you back if you choose to return. You have been consistently one of the best photographers and reviewers we've had. FPC is rather strange now. Quite a few of the big names from when I first showed up no longer participate: MER-C, Fir, Janke, and Durova come to mind. That's the way Wikipedia works, I suppose, with lots of users coming and coming. Anyway, I'm glad you'll still be contributing to the rest of the encyclopedia. See you around. Makeemlighter (talk) 05:45, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Yeah, after having some down time earlier this year I have not been heartened at all by the place since I returned; I may just be getting cynical, but it seems that the general level of discourse is worse there than ever. After giving it another break I decided I don't really miss it at all, and that what time I do have to dedicate to Wikipedia could be much better spent on far more productive uses. Am still in the process of revamping my userpage (you've noticed the first steps, but it is still pretty FP heavy, so I'm going to scale that down further), and at that time I will post a bit of a critique of FP/FPC, though not something I want to spend too long on. It's true what you say about many of the 'big names', or what I may characterise as the better contributors, passing by the wayside - even the likes of Diliff and Muhammad are little more than 'part-timers' these days. Perhaps it's just that you inherently hold a bit more respect for those that were there when you first arrive, but maybe it's not just that. I just find FPC a sadly combative place these days, where it used to be far more friendly - sure there were always disagreements, but most people operated in good faith, a trait that seems to be getting rarer. Two users in particular (you probably don't need too many hints) seem to strive to make it particularly miserable, and there appears little will from most users in combating them. Anyway, you are one of the few users left there that I have any time for, so happy to deal with you. Cheers, --jjron (talk) 17:25, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Happy Jjron's Day!

Jjron has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, so I've officially declared today as Jjron's Day! For being a great person and awesome Wikipedian, enjoy being the star of the day, Jjron! Signed, Neutralhomer A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, click here. Have a Great Day...Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Very kind of you. --jjron (talk) 14:14, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

You are quite welcome. :) A little history on the program, they come from two users, User:Rlevse and myself. We have seperate programs, but the same general award. There were two other users who did the same thing (one was the starter of the program) but have since left Wikipedia. Rlevse and I try not to cross paths in award, so people don't get the award multiple times. Keep up the great work! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:25, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

GOCE copy edit drive

Expand to see content

Greetings, the Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invites you to participate in the November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 November at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 November at 23:59 (UTC). The goal for this drive is to reduce the backlog by 10% (approximately 500 articles). We hope to focus our efforts on the oldest three months (January, February, and March 2009) and the newest three months (September, October, and November 2010) of articles in the queue. Sign-up has already begun at the November drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars A range of barnstars will be awarded to active participants, some of which are exclusive to GOCE drives. More information on awards can be found on the main drive page. Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! — The UtahraptorTalk to me/Contributions, S Masters (talk), and Diannaa (Talk)

File:Picador Richard Flanagan 2002 GouldsBookofFish cover.jpg

Thank you for the much improved version!--Shirt58 (talk) 09:38, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. Reply here. --jjron (talk) 09:43, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

November 2010 backlog elimination drive update

Expand to see content

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive! GOCE November 2010 backlog elimination drive progress graphs We have reached the midway point in our backlog elimination drive, so here is an update. Participation report — The November drive has 53 participants at this point. We had 77 participants in the September drive. In July, 95 people signed up for the drive, and in May we had 36. If you are not participating, it is not too late to join! Progress report — The drive is quite successful so far, as we have already almost reached our target of a 10% reduction in the number of articles in the backlog. We are doing very well at keeping our Requests page clear, as those articles count double for word count for this drive. Please keep in mind the possibility of removing other tags when you are finished with an article. If the article no longer needs {{cleanup}}, {{wikify}}, or other similar maintenance tags, please remove them, as this will make the tasks of other WikiProjects easier to complete. Thanks very much for participating in the Drive, and see you at the finish line! Your drive coordinators –The UtahraptorTalk to me/Contributions, S Masters (talk), and Diannaa (Talk) Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of The Utahraptor (talk) at 16:17, 14 November 2010 (UTC).

GOCE elections

Expand to see content

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Elections are currently underway for our inaugural Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, Friday 1 December – 23:59 UTC, Tuesday 14 December. All GOCE members in good standing, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are six candidates vying for four positions. The candidate with the highest number of votes will become the Lead Coordinator, therefore, your vote really matters! Cast your vote today. Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors via SMasters using AWB on 01:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive Conclusion

Expand to see content

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive! We have reached the end of our fourth backlog elimination drive. Thanks to all who participated. Stats GOCE November 2010 backlog elimination drive graphs 58 people signed up for this drive. Of these, 48 people participated in the drive. Although we did not eliminate the months we planned to (January, February, and March 2009; and August, September, and October 2010), we did reduce the backlog by 627 articles (11.2%), which was over our goal of 10%. 49 awards will go out to 33 of 48 participants. Check out the complete list of barnstar winners here. Barnstars If you copy edited at least 4,000 words, you qualify for a barnstar. If you participated in the September 2010 backlog elimination drive, you may have earned roll-over words (more details can be found here). These roll-over words count as credit towards earning barnstars, except for leaderboard awards. We will be delivering these barnstars within the next couple of weeks. Our next drive is scheduled for January 2011. In the meantime, please consider helping out at the Wikification drive or any of the other places where help with backlogs is needed. Thank you for participating in the last 2010 backlog elimination drive! We look forward to seeing you in January! Your drive coordinators –The UtahraptorTalk to me/Contributions, S Masters (talk), and Diannaa (Talk) Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors at 23:42, 2 December 2010 (UTC).

POTD notification

POTD

Hi John,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Parliament House, Canberra, Pano jjron 25.9.2008-edit1.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 1, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-01-01. howcheng {chat} 00:55, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Cheers. Gee it must be a long queue these days. --jjron (talk) 01:04, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I might have held that one for January 1, that being the Federation of Australia anniversary (also see Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 1, 2011). howcheng {chat} 02:40, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Ah, fair enough. Looks a good call. A very Australian New Year. Have a good one. --jjron (talk) 04:29, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Year-end Report

Season's Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2010. Read all about these in the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report. Highlights Membership grows to 503 editors 2,589 articles removed through four Backlog elimination drives Our encounter with Jimbo Wales Guild home pages reorganized and redesigned Report on our inaugural elections Guild Plans for 2011 New barnstars introduced Requests page improved Sign up for the January 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Get your copy of the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report here On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. See you in 2011! – Your Coordinators: S Masters (lead), Diannaa, The Utahraptor, and Tea with toast.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 06:25, 31 December 2010 (UTC)