User talk:Blurpeace/Archive 2

Wikipedia Day NYC
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Community de-Adminship - finalization poll for the CDA proposal
After tolling up the votes in the revision proposals, it emerged that 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration.

A finalisation poll (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to;


 * gather opinion on the 'consensus margin' (what percentages, if any, have the most support) and


 * ascertain whether there is support for a 'two-phase' poll at the eventual RfC (not far off now), where CDA will finally be put to the community. Matt Lewis (talk) 01:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

WP:NODRAMA/2
Just a quick reminder that the Second Great Wikipedia Dramaout has begun. Please log any work you do at The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/2nd/Log. Good luck! -- Jayron  32  01:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

WP:FSC
Thanks for closing my old nom. It's been pretty slow going there ever since Shoemaker's Holiday stopped editing. I'm pretty much involved with every nomination there, but if you're able to do any more closings/!voting, or know any other editors that could help out, it would be much appreciated. Thanks again!  Jujutacular  T · C 18:09, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. In the long run, I intend to code a bot that will automate the process. Also, I'll try to get more editors involved in the !votes, as activity has been "lacking" since Shoemaker's leave. Thanks, –blurpeace (talk) 20:17, 18 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks again, blur! Staxringold talkcontribs 22:28, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Webcam screenshots
Hi Blurpeace,

You left a message for me about a screenshot I uploaded, it's now included in the relevant article and is no longer an orphan.

I wasn't sure which copyright policy to choose, and would like to ask you about the policies - non-free use seemed the closest fit. I put a note up on Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags, I think a subcategory is needed specific to screenshots from a live webcam. The other categories (movies, music videos, television, and vodcast) are not a good fit for live video from a webcam, since (unless the owner is recording it) the stream is impermanent and not a pre-existing thing like a music video. Do you have any suggestions for a better copyright designation for the screenshot? NYEarthling (talk) 23:07, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 January newsletter
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. We've had some shakeups regarding late entries, flag changes and early dropouts, but the competition is now established- there will be no more flag changes or new competitors. Congratulations to, our current leader, who, at the time of writing, has more listed points than and   (second and third place respectively) combined. A special well done also goes to - his artcle Jewel Box (St. Louis, Missouri) was the first content to score points in the competition.

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svg logo
bsd

hi, i just saw you converted a png logo i uploaded to svg. in the meantime i uploaded another one, if you don't mind, please vectorize it: File:Vila Isabel Futebol Clube c.png, and substitute the one on the wiki page.

how do i vectorize a logo?

ps- it cost nothing to credit sources. while it's nothing major, i still took some time to clean the logo and convert it from jpg. thanks, --Ben Stone 03:37, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello Ben Stone, though most vectorizations are done manually, I had done mine with automatic software. Though this method is more efficient, the output is usually of lower quality. That logo is too complex to be done automatically, so it should be left to a contributor with more expertise. Blurpeace  06:15, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * thanks. great stuff!--Ben Stone 06:26, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Spelling error in currency in James Baker American currency signature
I fixed the spelling error because it was wrong you put currencye in the image note of. I recorrected it and spelled currency. This is the way you spell currency not currencye. --Enoxod (talk) 05:22, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am aware of how one should spell currency. While I was moving my mouse over the text, I must have made a typo. Thank you for correcting it. Blurpeace  05:50, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Joel William Gonzales
Hi, I got here because since we both took part in the AfD discussion of this article. There is currently an open SPI into the user that created the article. You mentioned in the AfD that he "has requested deletion in good faith over IRC" and I think any indications of his future intentions would be relevant for the SPI, so your insights would be valuable there. Thanks. Smocking (talk) 02:10, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Never mind - abuse continued after the "good faith" and all socks are banned now. Smocking (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Non-free reduce
I know this file is probably going to be deleted anyway, but I suggest against making edits like this when it appears the file wasn't actually reduced.--Rockfang (talk) 07:24, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Feel free to ignore the above comment. ;) Rockfang (talk) 07:26, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure.   Blurpeace  07:33, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Your Advice

 * See discussion here.

right, your advice may have some merit, but it's lovely the way you just dodged the point about "two to tango" and how Jeffro did not respect my wishes, yet he expects me to respect his. Put all the onus on me. Nobody's perfect. Not Jeffro (or you) either. Nor me. But Jeffro has issues (with others too, as I've seen him on Talk pages....). I've had no other issues with "civility" with any other person, basically, on SCORES of articles, as far as actual words, per se. (Except for maybe Sally, but she and Jeffro act as one a lot of times anyway.)   Even with the Evolution blog, I was able to communicate somewhat with some, even if not in total agreement. (And some other editors and I are actually quite friendly.)  I'm just keeping it real and being frank. No "incivility" intended per se. Jeffro decided to chime in the other day with his nonsense, about something not even having anything to do with him. And even after I removed his stuff (from my own talk page) he constantly put it back in. How "civil" is that? (or are you just biased too?   seems so)      Singling me out, Blur, is not only unfair, it's also just not honest or accurate. (but it actually is not that big a surprise, I guess) Peace..... .Sweetpoet (talk) 20:57, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Final discussion for Requests for comment/Biographies of living people
Hello, I note that you have commented on the first phase of Requests for comment/Biographies of living people

As this RFC closes, there are two proposals being considered:
 * 1) Proposal to Close This RfC
 * 2) Alternate proposal to close this RFC: we don't need a whole new layer of bureaucracy

Your opinion on this is welcome. Okip  02:08, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 February newsletter
Round one is over, and round two has begun! Congratulations to the 64 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our first round. A special well done goes to, our round one winner (1010 points), and to and , who were second and third respectively (640 points/605 points). Sasata was awarded the most points for both good articles (300 points) and featured articles (600 points), and TonyTheTiger was awarded the most for featured topics (225 points), while Hunter Kahn claimed the most for good topics (70). claimed the most featured lists (240 points) and featured pictures (35 points), claimed the most for Did you know? entries (490 points),  claimed the most for featured sounds (70 points) and  claimed the most for In the news entries (40 points). No one claimed a featured portal or valued picture.

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RfC on Community de-adminship
You are receiving this message because you contributed to Wikipedia talk:Community de-adminship/Draft RfC and have not participated at Community de-adminship/RfC or been directly informed this RfC has opened. Please accept my apologies if you have been informed of and/or participated in the RfC already.

This RfC has opened and your comments are welcome and encouraged. Please visit Community de-adminship/RfC. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 16:15, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Arbitration/Requests
Your actions are discussed in this case. Shoemaker's Holiday talk 21:44, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Do note that I won't be commenting. Whatever further damage you bring to your reputation is on your head, Adam. Blurpeace  21:58, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think I will share some of my thoughts. Thanks, Blurpeace  00:45, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

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wrong photo for Carl E. Taylor
Blurpeace,

Are you the person who linked the wrong photo of Carl E. Taylor (b. July 26, 1916, d. Feb 4, 2010) to the bio that was put up in Feb 2010?

The photo now showing is from 1936 for a Carl Taylor who was photographed by someone in the Farm Security Agency -- and is absolutely *not* the person in this bio. I know. I am Carl E. Taylor's daughter. My brother has tried to get this delinked & another accurate photo put in place.

If you did make this wrong link, could you please undo it?

thanks, Betsy Taylor Betsy Taylor 15:22, 29 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Betsy M. Taylor (talk • contribs)
 * Done, but the correct image does not have the proper permission for use at Wikimedia. Please respond to the permission notice found here. Thanks, Blurpeace  10:33, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 March newsletter
We're half way through round two, and everything is running smoothly. leads overall with 650 points this round, and heads pool B. currently leads pool C, dubbed the "Group of Death", which has a only a single contestant yet to score this round (the fewest of any group), as well five contestants over 100 points (the most). With a month still to go, as well as 16 wildcard places, everything is still to play for. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

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Silviu Ionescu - Centralizing discussions
Please note I have moved the prospective article to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/2009 Singapore Romanian diplomat incident

This frees up the page Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/2009 Singapore Romanian diplomat incident, where we can discuss developments.

This hopefully avoids the problems of the various discussions split over several user talk pages.

The page title was changed following discussions and concerns over WP:BLP1E - further discussion can continue on the talk page.

Best,  Chzz  ►  13:28, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

improve an article
Hello, I am new in wikipedia and edited an article based on a german one. I saw on the article page a massage that I should rewrite this. Could you tell me which part of the article is not correctly and I have to change? I am not experienced, need some help. --Halinal (talk) 19:21, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello Halinal, can you please link me to the page that you are asking for me to look at? I am not sure of what you mean. Can you write your next message in German? Thank you. Blurpeace  00:28, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Hallo Blurpeace, der Artikel ist unter dem Titel: KUKA Systems zu finden. Ich verstehe nicht, warum auf der Seite Information steht, dass dieser bearbeitet werden muss. Welcher Teil müsste weg, bzw. geändert werden? Ich danke Dir für alle Tipps. Grüße --Halinal (talk) 07:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Hallo, ich bins nochmal. Ich habe im Forum für die Neulinge eine Nachricht bekommen, dass mein Artikel keine zuverlässige Quellen hat und wenn ich das nicht bearbeite, wird der gelöscht. Ich habe mir die Artikeln bei Wiki von anderen Unternehmen angeschaut und sie geben auch nur als Quellen eigene Website, sowie ich es gemacht habe. Ich habe keine anderen Quellen, da ich den Artikel übersetzt habe, das heisst meine Quellen sind die duetsche Version und die Website. Ich weiss es nicht was ich machen soll. Es ist echt kompliziert. Viele Grüße --Halinal (talk) 09:53, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Ich habe bereits einige Fußnoten hinzugefügt, ich hoffe das reicht. Gruß --Halinal (talk) 11:58, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Tokaido image
Hello Blurpeace, I have come across File:Tokaido Nagoya factory.jpg, which is an image from Wikimedia Commons and has an 'ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain' description attached. The original image appears to be from here, with a clear copyright statement on that page. I am not sure how to proceed since the image is on Wikimedia Commons rather than Wikipedia, and I don't wish to create a new account. (I looked at Wikipedia's guide on possibly unfree files and it looks like I would have to create an account on Wikimedia Commons.) Would you be able to look into, or provide guidance, on this potential copyright violation, please? Thanks. Janggeom (talk) 00:21, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I have gone ahead and deleted the image. Also, since you already have an account on Wikipedia, just click on "my preferences" at the top-right of your interface, and then click on "Manage your global account" or "Merge this account" (not sure what it's titled). After that, you're automatically registered at all other Wikimedia projects under the same username and password. Blurpeace  00:33, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Interesting. I knew about unified logins, but since Wikimedia Commons didn't show up on the 'list of accounts unified' (when I did this some time ago) I assumed that I didn't have an account on Wikimedia Commons. Thanks for looking into the situation above and for your clarification on the unified accounts. Janggeom (talk) 00:39, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure. Now, about the image, unless it's a clear copyright violation or meets Wikimedia Commons's speedy deletion criteria, you should nominate the image at deletion requests. The process is a combination of the English Wikipedia's FFD and PUF. Hope that helps, Blurpeace  00:48, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, it does look like it was there (or at least, it is there now), so I might have missed it before—if so, my oversight. Thanks again. Janggeom (talk) 00:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

File:Fiji Water logo.svg
Hi, I noticed that you uploaded File:Fiji Water logo.svg onto commons claiming pd-textlogo. THis only applies to logos from the United States and not from other countries like Fiji. Also the colouring and style in the "Fiji" is unusual, and not jsut plain text. Therefore I suspect that copyright does apply even in USA. However it could be loaded under fair use in en.wikipedia. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:57, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
 * "Commons accepts images of text in a general typeface and of simple geometric shapes, even if it happens to be a trademarked logo. Such images should be tagged with PD-textlogo. Any design which is an artistic work may be copyrighted, however," is what Commons:Licensing says. The 1999 Copyright Act of Fiji states in §2-1 "'artistic work' means a graphic work, photograph, sculpture, collage or model, irrespective of artistic quality." A graphic work is defined as "painting, drawing, diagram, map, chart, or plan." I do not believe it is a "photograph, sculpture, collage or model." Hope that helps. I should give notice IANAL. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  19:01, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for answering Graeme, Mike; I had asked him to do so over IRC as I was busy at the time. Adding onto his response: colors are not original, per se, and it has been accepted that simple wordmarks are not protected by most countries' copyright laws. Blurpeace  19:47, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

RfA
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HIH Prince Konstantin V Mustafaev
Hello!

I would like to ask if you can help me to confirm if image I'm using is OK with Wikipedia? MAy be I choose wrong COPYRIGH code - I will appreciate if there are any hints you can give me to make it right. In my opinion everything should be fine!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_upload#HIH_Prince_Konstantin_V_Mustafaev.jpg

Thank you

(Arch-TRHO 04:52, 28 April 2010 (UTC))
 * Hello Arch-TRHO, the license given at the Flickr page is acceptable but I'm not sure that the account holder is the "copyright holder" (i.e., the one legally allowed to choose the licensing). I would request an OTRS confirmation as the account does not look official. Sincerely, Blurpeace  21:05, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 April newsletter
Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to, our clear overall round winner, and to and , who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

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you are the best
i forgot my homework and i called my teacher and he said just make me a story on pocohantas and search up some details about her .so i did and when i return my homework he's gonna be all "oohhh"ing and "ahhhhhh"ing.yet thank you mam you rock like pizza prezels.و also my mom said you are a good writer at that i know i talk alot but im gonna get a A++++++++++.bye.A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IS WHAT I GIVE YOU --173.59.87.198 (talk) 19:20, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. But when you do use our work (I don't suggest taking word for word), please try and leave a little note at the bottom like, "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". &hearts; Blurpeace  21:46, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations!
I'm not the newest admin anymore! Now everyone has to beat up on you instead. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 03:45, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

RfA closed as successful
Congratulations. I've closed your RfA as successful, and UninvitedCompany has twiddled your bit. If you have any questions about anything related to using your newly-minted twiddled bit, please let me know. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:50, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks guys; no promises that I won't be blowing up the wiki soon. Blurpeace  04:08, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This should be fun to watch. :) Nice job, I guess I'll ignore that little sandbox error... Hi878 (talk) 04:12, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It happens to us all. Keegan (talk) 04:12, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Ignore the religious subtext of this song, but its lyrics are a fine summation of how to progress as an administrator. Thanks for taking on these extra tasks. Risker (talk) 04:16, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The backlogs at WP:FFD and WP:PUF are waiting for you. —  ξ  xplicit  04:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for that link, Risker! It's very fitting (BTW, I've always liked religious music). And sure will Explicit; probably get started on it sometime soon. Blurpeace  04:39, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 10:03, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Congrats! Enjoy the new buttons :) Orphan Wiki  10:28, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! Use your new tools well. Camaron · Christopher · talk 19:42, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Already said it on IRC but grats! and great link Risker.  James  ( T   C )  22:58, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Have fun, yet another person I can bug on IRC to delete stuff.  • ɔ   ʃ   →  02:49, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

A request
Since you are the newest administrator, I'm going to bug you with my problem. Could you delete this page for me? I decided I don't want it, and the CSD templates don't work with script pages, apparently. Thanks. Hi878 (talk) 05:37, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Done.   Blurpeace  05:40, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :) So, how do you like your new delete button? Hi878 (talk) 05:41, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * More work FTL? Blurpeace  06:09, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Earth Cabal
It doesn't matter if you support it; that is the point of being conquered. :) I'd like it if you would put the tag back, but I can't force you. Until we take over the wiki, that is... Hi878 (talk) 04:56, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

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BIHARI LAL BODYBUILDER
I'm sorry, what claims of notability does BIHARI LAL BODYBUILDER profess? You might want to brush up on the speedy deletion criteria yourself. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 03:55, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, to quote the article itself, "He won gold in the Bejing common games in 2008 held in China, and also got an award of honor from Punjab chief minister Sh Parkash Singh Badal." If I'm interpreting that properly, that means he's been at the Olympic games in Beijing (which passes WP:ATHLETE). The awards under "Main achievements" only further that. Sincerely, Blurpeace  04:26, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * What are the Commons games? Everard Proudfoot (talk) 04:31, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I thought that was a bad translation for "Olympic games", but I was probably wrong now that I've closely reviewed the sources (and used a friend; bodybuilding isn't an Olympic sport). He's definitely notable to an extent (i.e., not CSD worthy), but I suggest bringing this to AFD. I'd rather not see the article deleted per BLPPROD. The article seemingly suffers from systemic bias. Blurpeace  04:59, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I've notified WP:INDIA; hopefully they can assist in source collection. Blurpeace  05:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

yo
Regarding my edit on Orange insitution page, i clearly stated there was no comparison to the clan and the LOL at all? and to prove that i stated Ghana is a clear example of the acceptance of black people!

(Paddy 01:16, 22 May 2010 (UTC)) [paddytheceltic]

OTRS work
Any chance you're willing to take a look at the cases in the WP:CP backlog which are pending permission? I've already compiled a list at User talk:NuclearWarfare and I'd much appreciate your help. VernoWhitney (talk) 18:40, 25 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Taken from NuclearWarfare's talk page ( diff ).
 * Well, since I know you're active right now, I'll start with you if you don't mind. Whenever you get bored or have to work on something else, I'll go ahead and bother Blurpeace. I've listed all the ones in our backlog that have at least claimed permission to use, but of course there's no telling which ones have actually sent anything.
 * Louis S. Tisa – OTRS permission received
 * Details of a Sunset – Followup to OTRS not received; copyvio removed.
 * David Goldner – Can't find anything at all in the OTRS system.
 * All-In-One Code Framework – Can't find anything at all in the OTRS system.
 * Ancient Trader – Could not find anything in the OTRS system, 01:28, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Scarlett's Hope – Release was insufficient; delete until proper permission has been given, 01:28, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Cooby Creek Tracking Station – Could not find anything in the OTRS system, 01:33, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Tsalahouris – Could not find anything in the OTRS system relevant to the article's content, 01:34, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * American Association for State and Local History – Could not find anything in the OTRS system, 01:37, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Risk 2210 AD – Day Of The Dead – OTRS received at #2010051410025553. Continuing correspondence with site official for a proper release, 01:48, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Your help is much appreciated! VernoWhitney (talk) 16:10, 25 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I'll followup on the Risk article, but, in the meantime, that should complete the articles that you've requested NuclearWarfare and I review. Sincerely, Blurpeace  01:50, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for completing the work after I had to head out Blurpeace!  NW  ( Talk ) 02:37, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * [[Image:WikiThanks.png|43px|left|WikiThanks]] Thank You. I do have one other request for you though, since you're the one that deleted it (and I forgot to mention it along with the list): according to the tagger, the Cooby Creek Tracking Station article was clean as of the 11 October 2008 version. Any chance you could restore that version of it? VernoWhitney (talk) 03:47, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Done and no problem. Blurpeace  04:04, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for fixing the File:Roxanne, Roxanne excerpt.ogg to the version with the rational present. I'm still looking over how you did it and where I went wrong with this one, as it appears in one of my deletions of a previous version, had unintentionally managed to remove the rational that was present. Thanks again Blurpeace. Kindly Calmer   Waters  14:56, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. The deletion script seems to bugger up on that page (don't know why). Sincerely, Blurpeace  01:26, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 May newsletter
We are half way through round 3, with a little under a month to go. The current overall leader is, who has 570 points. He leads pool C. Pools A, B and D are led by, and  respectively. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Two of last year's final 8, and, have dropped out of the competition, saying they would rather their place went to someone who will have more time on their hands than them next round. On a related note, a special thank you goes to for his help behind the scenes once again. There is currently a problem with the poster, perhaps caused by the new skin- take a look at this discussion and see if you can help. The competition has continued to tick over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. Good luck to all! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 20:46, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Jennette McCurdy at the Kids' Choice Awards.jpg
I wasn't sure if you were aware of it, but an earlier version of this image was deleted from commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Jennette_McCurdy_KCA.JPG) because it is a Getty image: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/98093478/Getty-Images-Entertainment. I'm not privvy to OTRS discussions, though, so maybe that was worked out. -- &#124;  Uncle Milty  &#124;  talk  &#124;  23:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I wasn't aware of the photo being on Getty Images, therefore I will delete the photo and revert my changes to the article pending further correspondence. Thank you for bringing my attention to this! Sincerely, Blurpeace  23:39, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Happy to help where I can. -- &#124;  Uncle Milty  &#124;  talk  &#124;  23:42, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

AFC review tool
Thank you for your recent help at AFC. I noticed you closed the request manually and wondered if you had the AFC review tool. Your assistance at AFC is appreciated and this tool may interest you if hopefully you will continue to monitor AFC submissions for backlogs. Thanks for your contributions. My76Strat (talk) 18:46, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi My76Strat, I wasn't aware one existed. Please, drop a link.  Also, just FYI, I've been on AFC for some time. It seems like this message was crafted as a boilerplate for new editors. Sincerely,  Blurpeace  18:56, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I am not exactly sure what the "boilerplate" metaphor implies, but am inclined to believe you felt it was substitute text of an impersonal nature. I see that it is rather generic but nonetheless original text. I am the editor who is new to AFC, and welcome any advice you might impart to me in the future. With regard to the tool I think it matters which skin you are using. But I assert it is rather efficient opposed to manually closing your response. Cheers. My76Strat (talk) 19:14, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * In case you missed here is the advice from Chzz on how to activate the AFC tool for monobook: "Blurpeace importScript('User:Tim Song/afchelper4.js')"; If further technical information is needed Chzz at IRC would be a better source. Happy editing, and Sysoping. My76Strat (talk) 20:14, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice
Thank you for letting me know of the source of the confusion on the Vanbrugh FAR. More importantly, I apologize for my snippiness and "shooting the messenger". I've been out all day, and saw your message first on the heels of reading a rather inappropriate e-mail, and thought you were one of the "perps" involved in some off-Wiki nastiness. :) My apologies for the tone, and thanks again for helping clear that up.  Best, Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 22:33, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, no problem at all. The discussion seemed a little heated so it didn't really bother me. Happy I could help clarifying, Blurpeace  22:37, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, there do seem to be over-heated editors in there :) Best, Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 22:39, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

DO
I see you have signed up for the last dramaout. Consider notifying 3 good editors of this to encourage more participation. Perhaps saying

I am participating in this. Please consider doing the same! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Great_Wikipedia_Dramaout/3rd#Participating_Wikipedians 15:10, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

undue
Hey, if you are going to add an undue tag (or any critical tag) to a page, please start a discussion so that others can see what you are complaining about and address the issue. Thanks! 018 (talk) 04:07, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi O18, I've left a short rationale on the talk page. I hadn't initially written one because the action seemed uncontroversial. Sincerely, Blurpeace  04:39, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I think stating the obvious is a good thing for two reasons: (1) others might not see it, (2) if the article gets fixed in bits, then it is clear when it is close what the tag is about. 018 (talk) 13:06, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Woohoo
I can finally say now that I know how all those long complicated edit summaries get put in so quickly. Undo doesn't give such a detailed description and I always thought I had to add it myself after much labour, but now I finally know rollbacking is what does it. =) (In case you can't tell, I just did my first rollback after I was too late on my actual first attempt. This feature will be no problem for me and is MUCH quicker than undo. =D) CycloneGU (talk) 00:29, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm happy that you found the tool useful. Now, get to work! Sincerely, Blurpeace  00:56, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * YES...MASTA.


 * Seriously, though...I might end up taking a brief Wikibreak at one point, though hopefully not more than a day. It bugs me, but my g/f and I are finally splitting soon (at least in living arrangements unless a miracle happens).  It's going to be one heck of a hard go for me...especially because I get the feeling now that my family isn't exactly in my corner NEmore.  Oh, and I'm still unemployed. =/  Too bad you can't get paid to edit Wikipedia...  CycloneGU (talk) 04:34, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Remember, Wikipedia is just a hobby; real life matters come first. Sort out what's most important. We'll be here for when you return.   Blurpeace  05:30, 29 June 2010 (UTC)


 * But...but...I have FRIENDS here! *sob*


 * Kidding, kidding. I know that's what Wikibreaks are for, and I've gone on my share of them unannounced.  I don't intend to leave during the reviewing test because I am enjoying taking part in that discussion; on another note, I can now roll back spam with fancy edit messages in one click! =D  Granted, I've only been able to do that once this evening...last few reviews I've had to accept them all.  Guess that's a good thing. =)  CycloneGU (talk) 05:51, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Semi protection of articles on main page made by banned user
I disagree (obviously), the articles are created by a user banned from Wikipedia. If they go to the main page (and they could) then protection from new and anon. users seems a good idea. I do it routinely for pictures. However its not worth edit warring over (although it might have warranted a discussion) so lets hope you are right. Victuallers (talk) 17:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * So you are essentially saying that the page should be protected because...
 * It was made by a banned user.
 * It might at some point appear on the main page.
 * Neither are reasons for protection. If it is actually going to go on the main page, then maybe it can be protected, but if we were to protect things that might go on the main page, we'd end up protecting hundreds (if not thousands) of articles. --Deskana (talk) 17:45, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * ...umm its in a queue to go on the main page .... and all of this authors previous offers went there and then went to the main page. I think your example of (if not thousands) was a bit OTT, typically only about 50 or so go every day. Anyway I'm happy to leave the risk with you and I hope you're right. Cheers. Victuallers (talk) 18:26, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The protection policy states quite clearly that pre-emptive full- and semi-protection is not allowed, so I hope that you're not doing this. --Deskana (talk) 19:28, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

What is the best way to go about resubmitting a declined article for creation?
Prior to submitting the article for the band, Chicanery, I submitted a page for their album. Not knowing that the page for the band had to exist prior to the album page (the basis for declining the submission), I submitted the album page when I finished it, which was before my finishing the page for the band.

The declined album page is the only reverted entry that I have experienced, at this point, in my history of editing.

Since originally submitting, I have made some changes to the write-up for the album, and the infobox photo requires retrieval.

The declined submittal is at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Chicanery (album). What is the best way to go about resubmitting to Articles for Creation? Should I revise the original submission, or submit the revised copy as a first time submission? Could you possibly help me in retrieving the infobox image? Thank you for your help. Doc2234 (talk) 19:55, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 June newsletter
We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were (A),  (B, and the round's overall leader),  (C)  and  (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, as ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Though unaffiliated with the WikiCup, July sees the third Great Wikipedia Dramaout- a project with not dissimilar goals to the WikiCup. Everyone is welcome to take part and do their bit to contribute to the encyclopedia itself.

If you're interested in the scores for the last round of the Cup, please take a look at WikiCup/History/2010/Round 3 and WikiCup/History/2010/Full/Round 3. Our thanks go to for compiling these. As was predicted, Group C ended up the "Group of Death", with 670 points required for second place, and, therefore, automatic promotion. This round will probably be even tougher- again, the top two from each of the two groups will make it through, while the twelve remaining participants will compete for four wildcard places- good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17

Account creator rights
Hi, I was wondering if I could have the account creator right. Thanks. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:29, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. Blurpeace  03:39, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Harvip Foundation
Could you undelete this article? We have received permission in 2010052410033847. VernoWhitney (talk) 13:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. Blurpeace  19:48, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! VernoWhitney (talk) 19:50, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.221.0.179 (talk) 08:14, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Spirituality
Thank you for your note. I appreciate the need to keep articles neutral, which is exactly why I felt a need to edit an article that was very noticeably anti-God/Christian. It was very obvious that the writer had no understanding of Christian spirituality and was not able to define or represent it properly.

A note at the top of the page asked for more specific definitions of spiritualty from the various religions. I assumed that to mean that this was an honest desire for accurate representation of all the varying points of view concerning spirituality.

I do not assume to know or be able to express the spirituality of other religions or views. I leave that to those that hold other beliefs. But it is important that in defining and expressing Christian spirituality, knowing that the majority of readers are Christian, that the wording be accurate and not offensive to that belief system.

As it had been written, it was very offensive to Christians, referring to God as merely a "supernatural being" and seeming to use deragotory wording toward those that would hold such beliefs.

One must not forget that for Christians, Muslims, and Jews, God is our almighty Lord, not a mere supernatural being. It is insulting to read "spirituality" reduced to mere human emotion.

Further, how can one have an honest discussion of spirituality, and not include the original definitions?

I would hope that Wikipedia genuinely wants to be fair and neutral to everyone, and not hold Christians in disdain. Please allow us to express ourselves as everyone else is allowed to. I don't have time to spend correcting every error on the original article, so in some places, I put a warning that what has been written is not inclusive to every point of view - in particular, (the only religion I can attest to) Christianity.

Thank you again - Lisa


 * Ok - I see that you have already switched back things I'd taken much time to write and find documentation for. It doesn't appear that Wikipedia honestly wanted the veiwpoint of all religions. I won't waste my time writing again and I won't check back here again - You can keep your slanted view of spirituality. I've got things to do, and I will have to trust that most people find information concerning true spirituality from more reliable, unslanted sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.221.0.179 (talk) 08:20, 11 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Although you may not check back for this response, we did indeed hear your concerns. When we write our articles, we devote specific sections to discussion the various religions' definitions of spirituality. By adding Christianity to the general sections, you've actually slanted the entire article towards that religion. Hopefully you'll understand that what you might consider "secular", we consider "neutral" and "fact based". If you would like more information on how to properly add Christian beliefs to the article, please feel free to reply underneath this message. Sincerely, Blurpeace  08:44, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

RFPP
I've left a query to my request at RFPP.  Connormah  talk 00:49, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I responded there. Blurpeace  06:37, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Regarding Megan Rye article
Hi Blurpeace,

My Megan Rye article was the first I wrote for Wikipedia - I am a novice and will be editing this article to make it stronger, providing further content and context. Thanks for your support!

Rachelgregor (talk) 01:40, 22 July 2010 (UTC)


 * No problem. Blurpeace  06:40, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

User page deletion

 * See relevant article.

So, I created a set of pages, then they are flagged for deletion, but, the new page is even in my personal user-space, and the other page, is created by someone other then me, that i modified, and now its being threatened for deletion. according to: G2. Test pages.

This excludes the sandbox and the users' own user space, as well as pages that were created in error (see G6)

...my personal space shouldnt even be in question... i am beyond aggrevated and was just trying to do the right thing and fill in missing gaps of a pre-existing wiki, that portions keep getting re-done and deleted. Please help. --Lust2636 (talk) 06:00, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Invitation for interview
Hi! You are welcome to respond to questions regarding Wikinews and the Wikinews Arbitration Committee 2010 election here. This is for the Signpost's coverage of Wikinews in the Sister Projects section of the next week's issue. Thank you.-- Forty two  Thanks for all the fish! 01:09, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Happy 's Day!
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, click here. Have a Great Day... Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 04:37, 31 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm honored.  Thanks,  Blurpeace  06:30, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * You're Welcome! :) -  Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 06:36, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 July newsletter
We are half-way through our penultimate round, and nothing is yet certain. Pool A, currently led by has ended up the more competitive, with three contestants (,  and ) scoring over 500 points already. Pool B is led by, who has also scored well over 500. The top two from each pool, as well as the next four highest scorers regardless of pool, will make it through to our final eight. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Planning has begun for the 2011 WikiCup, with open discussions concerning scoring and flags for next year's competition. Contributions to those discussions would be appreciated, especially concerning the flags, as next year's signups cannot begin until the flag issue has been resolved. Signups will hopefully open at some point in this round, with discussion about possible changing in the scoring/process opening some time afterwards.

Earlier this round, we said goodbye to, who has bowed out to spend more time on the book he is authoring with his wife. We wish him all the best. In other news, the start of this round also saw some WikiCup awards sent out by. We appreciate his enthusiasm, and contestants are of course welcome to award each other prizes as they see fit, but rest assured that we will be sending out "official" awards at the end of the competition. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 22:31, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

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Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)
Our 2nd annual Wiki-Conference NYC has been confirmed for the weekend of August 28-29 at New York University.

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Deletion review of Brian Quintana
Hello Blurpeace. Please see WP:DRV. An editor is objecting to your restoring the article to main space "without any further improvements that would have addressed the issues at the AFD.." after Articles for deletion/Brian Quintana (2nd nomination) ended in delete on 5 July. EdJohnston (talk) 21:15, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

A question
Hello Blurpeace. I was discussing files and copyrights and such with a new user here and was referred to you by fetchcomms when I asked him for a second opinion. If you have a minute, may you please take a look at the bottom of the discussion? Thanks, Airplaneman   ✈  23:24, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Quite the clusterfuck. I'll see what I can do. Blurpeace  01:03, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Another sock of Mukesh
- harassing me on my talk page. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  12:18, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Blurpeace  12:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * He keeps harassing me on my talk page and started reverting my edits on other pages - . He did some time ago, when he created accounts named after me (see the list here). What can we do about it, other than blocking him, which is an obvious thing? Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  08:31, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I can only suggest that we put a rangeblock in place, if applicable, and continue blocking his accounts. He'll become tired of messing with Wikipedians' user talk pages eventually. In light of the given circumstances, semi-protecting your talk page may help. Blurpeace  11:29, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * My talk page has been protected as the user came again. He was blocked. Now he's here again as . Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  08:37, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

(undent) Blocked and tagged. I'll see about what can be done. Blurpeace 15:15, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.


 * Pool A's winner was . Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare.
 * Pool B's winner was . Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
 * Pool A's close second was . Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
 * Pool B's close second was . Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
 * The first wildcard was . Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago.
 * The second wildcard was . Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
 * The third wildcard was . Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
 * The fourth wildcard was . Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.

We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. only just missed out on a place in the final eight. was not far behind. was awarded top points for in the news this round. contributed a variety of did you know articles. said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to, who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to for these.

Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.

Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:06, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Socks
I suspect that User:Logicalthinker33 may be another sockpuppet of User:Jehonathan/User:Matrix356. The new account has appeared after the others were blocked and seems to have the same modus operandi. Is it possible to do a CheckUser, or should I wait to see how the new user pans out?-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 09:38, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd suggest that you report the account to WP:SPI with associated evidence. I think it'd be best if other clerks reviewed the account as well. Blurpeace  04:03, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * There was some discussion about this issue initiated by User:Logicalthinker33, now at Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive636. I remain unconvinced of the editor's veracity, but I'm prepared to see how things go in regard to the editor's future behaviour. Unless you would still recommend otherwise.-- Jeffro 77 (talk) 12:57, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by with 1175 points. closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:01, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16
In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference NYC 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Ambassador Program and Wikipedia Academy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Happy 10/10/10
I suppose I should've timed this message at 10:10:10 too, but frankly, I can't be arsed. You know how it is.

Did you know... that tenten in Japaense writing are a little wiggly thing, a bit like a quotation-mark, which makes e.g. "ka" (か) into 	"ga" (が) or "fu" (ふ) into "bu" (ぶ) ?

So, take time out to have a bit of a giggle.

All the best, and 10-10 'till we do it again.  Chzz  ► 08:49, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again
Hi Roman! Thanks again for coming out to the fundraiser on Thursday. It was awesome to meet you, and hopefully we'll see each other again soon. In the meantime, if you need anything (from me personally or from the community dept. at the Foundation), please don't hesitate to ask. All the best, Steven Walling at work 17:21, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Steven, no problem at all. It was my pleasure, really. I am highly appreciative of any evening well-spent. I suppose I share a similar sentiment in saying thank you too. Yours sincerely, Blurpeace  21:08, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Email
Hi, I sent you an email via Wikipedia regarding a project I'm working on. If you'd like me to write it here, let me know. Otherwise, I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katelin.tg (talk • contribs) 07:21, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

How's your Online Ambassador experience going so far?
Hi ,

We're starting to get into the busy part of the semester for Online Ambassadors, and we want to check in and see how you're doing, what your opinions about where we are now, and any feedback you may have.

Please answer these questions either on my talk page or send them to me by email.

1. How many mentees are you currently working with?

2. Have you reached out to students who don't have mentors yet? If not, would you be willing to?

3. What do you think of the content of messages on the Google Group?

4. What do you think of the volume of messages on the Google Group?

5. Do you participate on the Google Group much? If not, what would make you participate more?

6. Are there any problems you've experienced so far?

7. Is there anything else Sage or the rest of the Public Policy Initiative team could do to make your experience as an Online Ambassador better?

8. Are you okay sharing your username with your answers to our Public Policy Initiative team, or would you prefer to remain anonymous?

Thanks for your feedback! --Ldavis (Public Policy) (talk) 19:25, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

student looking for a mentor
Hey! I just noticed a student who requested Protonk as a mentor, but Protonk doesn't want to take on any more at this time. Perhaps you could offer to mentor ? Let me know if you don't want to, and I'll ask someone else.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 17:55, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, I can make time for it. Thanks, Blurpeace  22:59, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

two more?
Per recent discussions on the Ambassadors list, we're going to try out assigning mentors to some of the students that don't have one, beginning with Media, Politics & Power in the Digital Age. Would you be willing to mentor User:Mks12 and User:jrahaghi?

If so, please introduce yourself to each of them, perhaps along these lines:

"Hi! I'm Blurpeace, and I've been assigned as your mentor.  (If you'd rather choose your own mentor or don't want one, just let me know; you can request a different mentor from this list of Online Ambassadors.)

I'll keep an eye on your edits as you work on Wikipedia for your class, and try to pitch in where I can. If you'd like any help or advice, please let me know."

After that, don't forget to update Online Ambassadors/Mentors to list your mentees, and if you've reached your limit, move your entry down to the "additional ambassadors" section.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 19:05, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 October newsletter
The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is, with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to, with 2260, and third to , with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists –, , and. Also, congratulations to, who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.

Prizes will also be going to those who claimed the most points for different types of content in a single round. It was decided that the prizes would be awarded for those with the highest in a round, rather than overall, so that the finalists did not have an unfair advantage. Winning the featured article prize is, for five featured articles in round 4. Winning the good article prize is, for eighty-one good articles in round 5. Winning the featured list prize is, for six featured lists in round 1. Winning the picture and sound award is, for four featured pictures in round 3. Winning the topic award is, for forty-seven articles in various good topics in round 5. Winning the "did you know" award is, for over one hundred did you knows is round 5. Finally, winning the in the news award is, for nineteen articles in the news in round three.

The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 03:02, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

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Art repatriation
Hi Blur!

I put up my first draft of the wikiarticle I'm working on. I would love it if you could review it when you have time. Thanks a lot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_repatriation Psyoon (talk) 18:31, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Online Ambassador selection process
Please share you views on the current version of the proposed Online Ambassador selection process, which the steering committee has recommended for adoption by the ambassadors program. Once we settle on a selection process, we can start recruiting more Online Ambassadors for next term (in which we will have more students, and the students will be more involved with mentors from early on).--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 15:26, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Help with a project?
Hi Blurpeace, I am a UC Berkeley student trying to improve the quality of an article on "Patentleft," part of the Wikiproject United States Public Policy group. I am a little confused on how to do this and where to start finding sources and information about this topic. Any suggestions you have about this topic in general, where to find sources, and how to edit would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Tpka (talk) 21:08, 18 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi Tpka and welcome to the project! To get better acquainted with editing Wikipedia, try our cheatsheet which can be accessed from the search bar by typing WP:CHEAT. I do not personally know the legal topic you are writing about but am happy to answer questions regarding the nature of Wikipedia (e.g., types of sources, encyclopedic style and policy). I suggest starting in the UC Berkeley library and expanding your search from there. However, some of your questions may be best answered by your professor or another qualified professional. Sincerely yours, Blurpeace  23:44, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, I'll take a look at the cheatsheet page and the berkeley library. Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tpka (talk • contribs) 22:58, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

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NYC Meetup: Saturday, December 4
Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.

A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.

This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Planning for next term in the Wikipedia Ambassador Program
Hi Blurpeace. We're trying to figure out how many students we can mentor next term and how many additional Online Ambassadors will be needed. Based on the revised plan for what participating courses will be like next term, I've sketched out what will be expected of mentors. Please look that over, and then go to the online ambassadors talk page to indicate much mentoring and other ambassador activities you'd like to do next term. Thanks!--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 18:06, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Mentor for team of students
Hi, my name is James Fullerton, and I'm a teacher at Southern Lehigh Middle School in PA. Recently I've created a project that involves Wikipedia (WP) and small groups of students making a contribution to a WP article of their choosing, as long as the topic is related to the content of the course - being American Government, Civics, and Economics. For the past 4 weeks, students have become involved in the culture of WP, with many already narrowing in on a topic for their contribution. Here is the supportive material on Wikispaces (https://wikiedit.wikispaces.com/). Your assistance would be greatly appreciated! Would you be available to act as a mentor to a small group of students as they begin to offer additional content to an article of their interest? The team sizes are numbered between 5-7 students each. I will notify you as to who is in the teams with their WP user names. Jmfullerton (talk) 17:35, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

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If you have a moment....
As I am currently expanding and sourcing the unsourced, one-sentence stub that was first nominated, perhaps you might revisit the improving article and then perhaps even the AFD discussion. Thanks,  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 03:27, 28 December 2010 (UTC)


 * WOW. Fast.  Thank you and happy holidays.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 03:37, 28 December 2010 (UTC)


 * You're faster to the response; closed, because I can. Also, because I hadn't researched Greeneburg enough for my nomination to be valid. Merry Festivus to you too. Blurpeace  03:42, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * And no doubt the original mis-spelling of the name led to many desd-ends. Best,  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 20:37, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Plural nouns in sports in UK English
I can only assume that your edit of WP:ITN arises from lack of knowledge of this aspect of variance between UK and US English. There is an alternative blurb at ITN/C, and discussion at WP:ERRORS. Kevin McE (talk) 00:12, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, my mistake. Blurpeace  00:22, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Frank Hoar photograph
Hi. Re your note on this photo. I own the photograph which was taken by my late grandmother of my grandfather, the subject of the article. I would be happy to licence it on a 'free use' basis if that is what needs to be done. Could you tell me how I can do that in order that this photo can remain? Thanks. Francis Hoar (talk) 02:13, 31 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Greetings Francis, would you agree to license your photo freely under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License? The terms are simply that any reuser would have to credit you as the rights holder and keep any further use under the same terms. Sincerely yours, Blurpeace  05:07, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011
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