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Hello! Looks like the migration broke it :( I'm working on fixing it now. Thanks for the notice! YuviPanda (talk) 14:36, 1 April 2014 (UTC) Publish script fix in https://github.com/Jarry1250/labs-signpost/pull/2. Tool fix in a few mins YuviPanda (talk) 18:13, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your efforts here! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:35, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Just a quick poke to see where we are on this. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:29, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

GOCE March drive wrapup
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Featured content is done
Sorry I was a little late. Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:13, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
 * That's quite alright, Adam, I'm grappling with double shifts in real life. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 18:21, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

I would very much appreciate
A second opinion over at Wikipedia talk:Top 25 Report, if you're willing.  Serendi pod ous  19:32, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 April 2014

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ITM
Hey Ed, I have not forgotten about ITM, and apologize for the inexplicable absence of it lately; between some real life busyness, the WikiCup, and a few other reasons, I just have not made the time to do it lately. It's one of those things that once you fall out of it, it's hard to jump back in - what am I covering, just this week, the last several weeks, whatever? This has led me to just ignore it a little, and for that, I sincerely apologize. With the aforementioned thought in mind, however, I think I could handle (and hopefully would have help from, , , etc.) a monthly edition of ITM for the last Signpost of the month, to recap media coverage from the preceding month. I would hope to start this in April, but am wondering what the deadline would be. I need a deadline, as that is the other thing; lately, I have had some chunks of time during which I could write ITM, but didn't know which issue it would be for. Anyway, I have sort of made personally justifiable excuses for not doing ITM lately, and would like to rectify the situation by doing it on a monthly basis. Another benefit of the monthly issue would be that it would be more comprehensive, as there would have been more coverage. What thoughts do you have on this? Thanks!  Go  Phightins  !  21:19, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey Phightins, thanks for the note! I'll take any version of ITM that you guys can muster up, so monthly would be fine. How does the first issue of each month sound? It'll give you a little extra time to summarize each month, and you won't be competing with the monthly research report. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:23, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds great; so for May, what would the deadline be; I have lost track of on which day we publish lately :-)  Go  Phightins  !  21:24, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringing this up, . I am likewise sorry for the lack of ITM lately. I dropped various articles in the Google doc, but was just too stretched to write them up. Let's get going again. The WR feed works again, by the way. Andreas JN 466 21:35, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I also would like to get back on this after being busy (wedding planning in my case). Andrew327 12:03, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey everyone. I haven't forgotten about ITM, I've just been crushed with work lately. I should be able to participate properly once the spring semester is over.  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 22:00, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Wikivoyage
Hey there again The_ed17,

Can you do another op-ed for the English Wikivoyage project? Wikivoyage had recently attempted to attract more Wikipedia contributors by creating this joke article for April Fools Day and I'd be interested in what other Wikipedians had to say about it, and you can perhaps just generalize the topic to a discussion about the Wikivoyage project as a whole. TeleComNasSprVen (talk &bull; contribs) 07:46, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * However you respond is fine with me, either on my talkpage here, or my Wikivoyage talkpage or in my inbox. TeleComNasSprVen (talk &bull; contribs) 10:36, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I read your post and completely forgot about it amidst Adrianne's death. Give me a couple days to respond in full, but in the interim, what exactly would you be looking for? I didn't hear anything about the joke article here on en.wp, so I'm not sure it had much of an effect. :/ Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:54, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Simply speaking, I'd like to know what other Wikipedians might think about their recent attempts to gain more publicity, and then expanded to cover what they might think of the project as a whole. --TeleComNasSprVen (talk &bull; contribs) 07:26, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * So you're looking for a editor on the English Wikipedia to comment on Wikivoyage's attempts to gain publicity? I'm not sure if that's a viable topic... or am I misunderstanding something? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:16, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, but this is looking less and less like news now, and more like old stuff. I understand if you decide to reject writing it as not being a "viable" topic of interest for Wikipedians to read, but could you explain why you would think it would not be? --TeleComNasSprVen (talk &bull; contribs) 06:19, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

FWIW, here's the page view stats--it got over 500 page views over a 2-day period. And here's the discussion--it beat out Xiamen for the April 1 front page. I don't see any discussion at the traveler's pub about this. I see User:TeleComNasSprVen is relatively new to WV; I wonder if more Signpost publicity is something the rest of the WV editors are eager for, if so, what form they would like it to take. —Neotarf (talk) 07:13, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * TeleCom, it could be reframed as a regular story on what WV is doing to attract more editors, or an op-ed taking a critical eye at those efforts and offering suggestions for improvement, but I'm not sure that an op-ed is the place for your idea... Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:29, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks; if you think a regular story instead of an op-ed is more suitable for WV I think it would be fine too. @Neotarf: A few Wikivoyagers mentioned coverage in the Signpost as part of the April Fools stunt, but I forgot where. TeleComNasSprVen (talk &bull; contribs) 17:16, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Re coverage, it's always helpful to know about events beforehand. :-) We have a suggestions page or my email is always open! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:18, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: March 2014
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April 9th FC
Very busy this weekend; I might miss out finishing it this week, but I'll do what I can. Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:20, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Adam! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:54, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you
For helping to work on a remembrance of Adrienne's work. 145.253.152.190 (talk) 20:51, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, but it's the least I can do. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:54, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

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This Month in Education: April 2014
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GA stat update
Can you update User:The ed17/Good articles by prose size and User:The ed17/Good articles by wiki text, which are 14.5 months old.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:03, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, give me some time and I'll run both scripts. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 18:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was trying to make some points at Talk:Stanley Kubrick/GA2 and would just feel better using current data.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:02, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The wiki text list is done. The prose size list is going to take a few hours to populate. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:21, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I am watching both pages. I see the first one already on my watch list.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:47, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The second one has been updated! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:37, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

I don't understand the statistics from the second one.
 * 8. Scotland in the early modern period (104 kB) The DYK check tool shows this to have: Prose size (text only): 104517 characters (16908 words) "readable prose size"
 * 9. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (100 kB) shows to have: "Prose size (text only): 96579 characters (16429 words) "readable prose size"--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:20, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't know if the proze size tool uses the same metrics as the page size tool, sorry! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:07, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

INS Khukri (1958)
Got here after Captain goes down with the ship. I started cleaning a bit, and found all those references (way too many) to that Russell Phillips site. Then I noticed that it is not automatically a reliable source--and then that for instance in this version there is a lot, a LOT of not-close paraphrasing at all. For a moment I considered zapping all edits after it. Can you, ship expert and admin extraordinaire, have a look at it? Drmies (talk) 22:50, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I was going to say "actually, he might be somewhat reliable—he's bee published by a real publishing company!" Then I realized that the only books they've published are Phillips' works and the public domain Germany’s High Sea Fleet in the World War. So there goes that. I'll punt this to Milhist in case there's someone who's more interested in Indian military history than me, but I'll take a scalpel to the article if no one replies. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:13, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

User:Greatestrowerever
User:Greatestrowerever will not change his signature to comply with policy. An IP left a message on his talk page, and he refused to change it, then I left a message, then he replied "No". A couple of years ago, he made a personal attack, you told him that he would be blocked if he attacked anyone else, he responded with an insult directed at you. What now? --Amaryllis Gardener talk 01:43, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, that was four years ago, so I'm not going to block now. However, I've left a lengthy comment there, so the ball's in his court. Let's see what move he makes. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 01:58, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Actually two, he made a comment four years ago, then changed it, not the date, two years later. I didn't mean you should block him now anyway, I was just pointing out his past behavior. --Amaryllis Gardener  talk 02:06, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries, I get where you're coming from! I have his talk page watchlisted now, so I won't miss his assuredly interesting reply. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:21, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 5
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Print edition
FYI, appears in print edition, I've noted this at diff. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 12:00, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Verified at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/#obituaries. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 12:04, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Cirt. I've noted it in this week's Signpost. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:07, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I've listed others at User_talk:Wadewitz, you may want to add/mention those, as well ? &mdash; Cirt (talk) 07:54, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see you did already, at Wikipedia Signpost/2014-04-23/News and notes. Thanks again, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 07:55, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, they're listed :-) Thanks Cirt! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 10:40, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Update: The AFD was closed as Keep, with rationale posted by the closing admin at Articles for deletion/Adrianne Wadewitz. Also, since Wikipedia Signpost/2014-04-23/News and notes was posted, Wadewitz was the subject of another article, this time in the Los Angeles Times -- which was reprinted in The Washington Post and tweeted by the Norman Lear Center at https://twitter.com/LearCenter/status/459362401909882880 -- and also reprinted in the Chicago Tribune. Worth an update in the next issue of The Signpost. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 12:01, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks Cirt! Your posts make my life a bit easier. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:45, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, my pleasure, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:07, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCVII, April 2014
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Perhaps as a WikiCup judge, you should know this?
I am leaving here a copy of a message left on the talk page of the Bivalves Project:

"Questions have been raised about the accuracy of science articles written by the prolific author . The background can be read in a regrettably long and bad-tempered thread at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. If you do not want to read the whole thing, start here. To her credit, Cwmhiraeth has initiated Editor review/Cwmhiraeth. It would help to generate light, rather than more heat, and to decide whether there is a serious problem, if scientifically-qualified editors uninvolved in the row could review some of Cwmhiraeth's articles and comment at the editor review. JohnCD (talk) 21:11, 14 April 2014 (UTC) This edit unsigned by User Cwmhiraeth at 06:23, 16 April 2014 "

There is no suggestion that Cwmhiraeth is deliberately abusing the system; her edits all appear to be good faith, but rushing to paraphrase without sufficient careful analysis of the sources has apparently lead to a fair number of small but significant errors of fact in many (but not all) of her articles, for DYK and even for GA and FA. I am concerned that competing (successfully in 2012) to be winner of the Cup has encouraged this rushed approach. Invertzoo (talk) 21:03, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Editor review
An editor review is underway of one the 2014 WikiCup competitors; see Editor review/Cwmhiraeth. I think that your opinions would be welcome especially with regard to the WikiCup. Snowman (talk) 22:29, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I do not want to put the judges under any undue pressure, so I have added this to the editor review; "I think that I have done the responsible thing to inform the three judges of this editor review. If the judges do not want to participate here, then perhaps that is understandable, so do not expect too much.". Snowman (talk) 23:07, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Noted, thanks. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:52, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia_Signpost/Templates/Story-preload/FC
I got tired of making the FC format anew each week... This should simplify things, as it now preloads this instead. Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:48, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
 * That's awesome! Nice work. I am ashamed to say that I never thought of doing that. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:52, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * To be fair, Wikipedia Templates are not for the unwary. If I didn't know templates on here very well, I'd never have known what to change to make it pre-load in the first place. (And, anyway, we've only recently got a good layout figured out.) Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:09, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I've added an intro to the editing page: Wikipedia_Signpost/Templates/Story-preload/FC/intro. Figure I'm not always going to be able to do an FC, but if I say what my goals are, it'll be easier. Adam Cuerden (talk) 04:05, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Nice work—that's very detailed. It's certainly much better than trying to explain all of it to each new contributor. ;-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:21, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Highlights from February 2014
Highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation Report and the Wikimedia engineering report for February 2014, with a selection of other important events from the Wikimedia movement About &middot; Subscribe/unsubscribe, 09:53, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
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FC
Ended up just doing it all myself. It's a bit chatty, but think it'll do. Adam Cuerden (talk) 23:59, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey Adam, that looks great. you may want to look at the blurb for the Fall of Phaeton, though. :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:13, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Fixed it: Had shortened the caption for the side image, so tried to add the information back in, but malhandled the change. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:21, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries, it looks better now :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:51, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

second opinion needed
over at Wikipedia talk:Top 25 Report  Serendi pod ous  12:57, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

WWII infobox
As you have edited that page, you are welcome to participate in a discussion that is taking place at Template_talk:WW2InfoBox. Thank you. <sup style="color:green;">walk <i style="color:green;">victor falk</i><i style="color:green;">talk</i> 03:17, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note—I've left a short comment. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 03:19, 29 April 2014 (UTC)