User talk:Keilana/Archive13

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--Anderson9990 - Talk to me - False Positive? Report it! 05:07, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Reviewer
Hi. Sorry to seemingly pass the buck back to you, but besides the canvassing, I had a feeling that you had more insight to the current situation than was immediately apparent. (and it would appear so : ) - jc37 05:24, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi! Nice to wiki-meet you. I did take a pretty thorough look at his contribs before flagging him with rollback, so thanks for your vote of confidence. :) I guess I can't really pawn my decisions off on random admin passers-by! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:30, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi Keilana, How is the studying going and article reading for our Brian and Behavior Class? I am learning so much. Ilsetap08 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilsetap08 (talk • contribs) 18:15, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

AndyTheGrump unblock
I'm a bit confused by your unblock note on Andy, since I had nothing to do with his original block. -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:25, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Then I completely misread the comments; let me take another look and I'll at least leave a note in the block log, if nothing else. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 18:26, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Note in the log would seem to be sufficient -- reblocking would probably be process for process' sake. -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:29, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * You're absolutely right, I took a look and that part was entirely my mistake. I've restored the original block settings, it's got more than a day left so I figured that would make sense. I stand by my unblock of Sceptre, however. Thanks for the note. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 18:31, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Block expires June 21, huh? :-) -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:34, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * WTF? I thought I copied the exact expiry time...Should be fixed now. Thanks :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 18:36, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Hio!
You've got mail regarding WP:DYK; nothing major. ⇒ T A  P  18:35, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keilana (talk • contribs)

Request advice re: becoming a mediator
I'm thinking, in the long run, about trying to become a mediator - it sounds both interesting and like something I'd be good at doing. I recognize I'm probably not yet where I need to be in order to be accepted. So would you mind giving me a few pointers as to what kind of experience I'm most lacking and where I should start in remedying that? Thanks! - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 21:15, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure! The easiest way to get involved in Wikipedia dispute resolution is to work the dispute resolution noticeboard or perhaps wikiquette assistance. I personally prefer the DRN. I would suggest that you first read through some archives to get a handle on how things usually go, then step in on one or two cases. If you feel comfortable mediating in more low-key situations like that, then do what I did and join the Mediation Cabal. It's often a first option for a dispute, and it's a good place to dip in a little deeper. Plus they have some helpful training materials. I don't believe MedCab is particularly busy right now - MedCom certainly isn't - but activity there, like any other area, waxes and wanes. I would also recommend reading through nomination and case archives for MedCom, to see what is asked of mediators. If you want more detail or some guiding (I'd certainly be willing to co-mediate a case with you, if that would help) please do let me know! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 22:06, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll start with DRN, and I'll be in touch. I think I'd like to co-mediate eventually, but I'd like to get more experience first. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 23:05, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That sounds great, let me know if you want a review of something or some advice for DRN. Good luck! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:07, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Just to update you, I've been doing extensive reading of the DRN archives and active cases lately. Real-life stuff is hectic for about another week, so I'm refraining from joining in until I'm more certain that I won't be going on any mid-case wikibreaks. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 23:50, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
 * That sounds like an excellent plan. Do you feel like you're getting the hang of how good mediators handle DRN things? I'd love it if you linked me to the first report you handle, just to see how you're doing. No pressure, simply curiosity and a desire to help. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 03:55, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

Requests for Permissions/Reviewer
You are right about not wanting to give me the Reviewer flag right now. i will re-request in a month or 2.--Anderson9990 - Talk to me - False Positive? Report it! 21:27, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That's good - please feel free to come to me with questions, and when you re-request, I'd love to take another look. Happy editing! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 22:08, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi Keilana,
I was wondering if my comment was easy to understand, and as I have not seen you about very much, and you seem quite nice, I thought to ask you, about this comment "I'll just suggest that combining an unblock request for the two editors will be every bit as satisfying to the community, and editors involved, as the combined discussion of their original block."

does it convey I am suggesting that the community was unhappy with the original confusion at ANI ? Penyulap  ☏  22:57, 27 Jun 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Penyulap! I'm flattered - you also seem quite nice! I think your comment is fairly clear in that you think the community would be equally satisfied with a combined discussion of an unblock as a block, but it doesn't come across whether or not you think the original discussion of the block would be satisfying. Does that make sense? Not a criticism on you at all, just something to think about when you word things. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:02, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Yes, I was unable to see what I was saying there, but I guess that there may be editors who aren't aware of what a complete mess the original discussion was. (the old problem where the mob turns on the accuser, and the guilty party benefits from that) Penyulap  ☏  23:09, 27 Jun 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that's very true. Thanks for the note! I hope we cross paths in the future. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:48, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I look forward to it. Penyulap  ☏  00:36, 28 Jun 2012 (UTC)
 * I've noticed you about, recently, too; and my view also was "Oooh! Another nice person :D "  Pesky  (talk ) 12:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Ohh, thanks Pesky! <3 Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:42, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

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New articles!
Nice new crater articles! I suggest getting them up to my volcanic complex article. :p ⇒ T A  P  21:46, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Too much work. :P Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 02:18, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for participating in my RFA! I appreciate your support. Zagal e jo^^^ 06:15, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

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Since U Been Gone
I have already revamped the article according to your review. :) It's a been a month and I just thought that perhaps you can finish your review soon. Thanks a lot :) — My December (talk) 22:21, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I will take one more look tomorrow and pass if there aren't major issues. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 01:00, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Still patiently waiting for your review :) — My December (talk) 15:27, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * That's funny, I just saved the edit promoting it and got pointed here. :P Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 15:41, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I just noticed that! :)) Thanks a lot for passing the article. :P — My December (talk) 22:03, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

FA congrats
Congrats on the Aries FA. Well done! Pumpkin Sky  talk  23:26, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! I really appreciated your comments. Best, Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 01:01, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Amir.Hossein.7055
Sorry, would you mind if I unarchived the latest Sockpuppet investigations/Amir.Hossein.7055 once more? I'm not quite sure if we aren't lumping together two different sockpuppeters here. To avoid future confusion, I'd like to ask the checkusers one or two more questions about this case. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:11, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure, go for it! Sorry for causing you trouble. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 07:19, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay, done, and I've given WilliamH a heads-up about it too. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:45, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

 * Thank you so much! I really appreciate your reviews of both of them, neither article would be as good without your input. Thanks again! Best wishes, Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 22:55, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Andromeda (constellation)
is how you convert to sfn. A next step would be to consider how many of those page ranges really are the correct pages; many could likely be narrowed to more specific pages and {sfn} lets you just fiddle as the sources dictate without having to concern yourself with naming and collating at all. I see some other things needful, so I'm going right back in there. Pleased to meet you. Welcome to Wikipedia; I see you've only been here five years ;) Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:23, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi! It's lovely to make your acquaintance. I do suppose Malleus warned me about your sfn proselytizing... Thank you so very much for your help! I don't know if I have all of the books still - I'm using most of them for Auriga (constellation) and Bootes (constellation) so I should be able to get more accurate pages at some point. Welcome to you too, for a newbie you seem to know your way around! ;) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:32, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * See the bottom of my user page: 7 years, 8 months and 5 days. Not my first account ;)
 * Adjusting the page ranges is optional, of course, but the option is there, and easy, now. See plainlist, which I'm thinking is next. It's about proper list structure, mostly in infoboxes. The other main thing I see as needful is de-cluttering the prose of full citation details. That stuff belongs at the bottom with inline references to it. It makes the prose much easier to edit in the editbox and the references much easier to maintain in their own section. See WP:LDR for that technique. Those other constellations would be current work? I've not yet looked at any of them. These should all be among our best articles; they're some of our oldest stories.  Br'er Rabbit  04:45, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * You should install
 * importScript('User:Ucucha/HarvErrors.js');
 * User:Ucucha/HarvErrors
 * It will help spot issues like . Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:52, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Ooh, okay, I'll take a look at both the script and LDR when I start writing tomorrow morning. I took a quick gander at LDR and I may need some help; wikicode is not my forte. Thanks so much! You're awesome. And yes, I'm on a crazy mission to feature all the constellation articles. 2 down, 86 to go! :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:58, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I already dropped the named refs into LDR format; the ones still inline need names to be dropped. I often view LDR as an interim step, a way to bunch the cite details so that they can be worked on as a group. They can then be migrated further to using all {sfn} (example). That's more work and usually isn't appropriate if the bulk of the sources used are not print works such as books and journals. You've got a lot of online stuff here, so LDR is probably the the way to go with them. See Pedro II of Brazil for a pure {sfn} example; almost 600 of them in there. And see SMS Schleswig-Holstein, which I did just before the talk with Mally came up. It's a good example of efn, too. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 05:28, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * One recommendation, don't use harv, it looks messy. sfn or harvnb are better. ⇒ T A  P  16:30, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * messy is mere opinion, although I don't use {harv} much. It is useful for citations within sentences in explanatory footnotes; {sfn} in main prose, and {harvnb} at the beginning or end of an {efn}, with some {harvnb} in more complex in-prose cites (often dropped to LDR). Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 20:17, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

BR, thanks so much for the help on Andromeda, Aries, and Auriga! I'll be sure to implement modern refs on Boötes too; will convert after I've finished the meteor shower section. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:45, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. I see you've begun on Boötes and quickly learned that {sfn} generates the ref tags and squeals rather loudly when wrapped with them explicitly. On the one at GAN, I didn't want to guess about the year fixes and the "star tales" one. All will get sorted in time. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 20:17, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hehe it made really large angry red text. When that's the most exciting thing to happen to you that day... I'll dig out my sources and take a look at Auriga. And that's a good motto! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 20:21, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

"When you feel how depressingly slowly you climb, it's well to remember that Things Take Time.''"


 * It's on my user page, sometimes ;) Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 20:39, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Aries post-FA
Sorry about that; per here. Also, let me know when you get to Southern Cross; I have the appropriate scholarly books to cite for the Māori myth there. Iridia (talk) 06:54, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I think I'll be doing that one sooner rather than later....I'm thinking Corona Australis I can push to GA as my first effort...but am keen to do the Southern Cross at some point soonish....Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:07, 6 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Iridia, not a problem, I'll have Auriga at FAC in a week or two if you're interested! :) I'm mostly focusing on the northern constellations, but if you'd like to collaborate on Crux, maybe the three of us could push it to FA. That would be fun! And Cas, if you want some extra sources on Corona Australis, I have a stack as big as a small human sitting on my desk. Most of them are northern-biased, but still have the info. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:41, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah - any that mention how they can't see it are great and'd be good to add :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:44, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Haha I can either email you salient quotes or just go for it, whatever you'd like. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:19, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Whatever is easier - it does strike me as a tad labour intensive to have to send to me, so maybe adding directly is fine. I can copyedit easily afterwards. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:53, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy to, I'll get right on that. What I will email to you is some data tables, up to you how you want to prosify them. I can't quite decide myself and it's your effort; I'll try to get those to you by the end of the weekend. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:23, 7 July 2012 (UTC)


 * PS: you may have missed Talk:Auriga_(constellation)/GA1.....Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:02, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops, forgot to watchlist it. Thanks for the review - I'm a mite busy this weekend but I'll do my best to get to it in the next day or two. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 14:24, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Just a reminder --> Talk:Auriga_(constellation)/GA1 ;) Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:38, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Composers
Did you know that Mercury craters pop up on the list of new musical articles, Liszt (crater)? You are doing stellar work "out there", awesome Wikipedian of 26 November 2008 and 22 April 2012 ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't know that! What I love is that Mercury is like a who's who of great artists, composers, and writers. Thank you so very much Gerda! Best, Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:17, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Change reverted on 'Soulja Boy'
Just as an FYI, I don't even know what a Soulja Boy is or what cranks it is that he is referring to. Maybe you got the IP wrong, or the wrong one was recorded. I haven't edited a wiki page in living memory. I remember trying to fix a bit of obvious vandalism at some point years ago, but that was on Starship Troopers and someone else beat me to it anyways so I didn't actually do anything.

Good luck finding whoever actually did whatever that unconstructive change was. Feel free to delete this message, too. I don't often use these edit pages.
 * Hi! You probably just got a new IP, which someone unconstructive was using. Sorry you got the wrong warning! All my best, Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 15:01, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Section merge
Hello, I have not made any changes, but, I wish to merge your rollback section with previous section using h3 heading (i.e. ===Heading=== ) because both are related. -- Tito Dutta  ✉  06:38, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

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Main page appearance: Andromeda (constellation)
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Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Located north of the celestial equator, it is named for the princess in the Greek legend, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus. Its brightest star, Alpha Andromedae, is a binary star, as is bright Gamma Andromedae, a colorful binary and a popular target for amateur astronomers. The constellation's most obvious deep-sky object is the naked-eye Andromeda Galaxy (M31, also called the Great Galaxy of Andromeda), the closest galaxy to the Milky Way and one of the brightest Messier objects. In Chinese astronomy, the stars that make up Andromeda were members of four different constellations that had astrological and mythological significance; a constellation related to Andromeda also exists in Hindu mythology. Andromeda is the location of the radiant for the Andromedids, a weak meteor shower that occurs in November. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Congrats. I shifted the SINBAD refs to sfnRef form and would do the others except for the fact that the page is going to soon be too busy for that sort of thing. I believe having all the full cites dropped below the actual footnotes makes thing much clearer. I gets them away from the [a] [b] stuff and by having them all aligned to the same left edge makes them more easily read. See Murray Chotiner for an example of where this would go when done for all.

I dropped in on a few of the other constellation articles I saw you working on. Let me know if you've questions or need help with something. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 22:39, 11 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Ooh, didn't know you could do that. Thank you so much! I'll update the rest when the article calms down a bit. I may ask for your help - you're definitely the guru of citation markup. Thanks again! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 02:16, 12 July 2012 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. I've been working on Andromeda Galaxy. Note that both articles cite, with citation information duplicated in both articles. Wouldn't it be cool if … Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:07, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Andromeda Galaxy definitely definitely needs to be pumped for FAC.....just a couple more nitpicks on Talk:Auriga (constellation)/GA1 BTW...Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC)


 * It seems pretty solid; cites are still a huge clutter throughout the article, but someone's working on it. User:Tycho Magnetic Anomaly-1 04:27, 12 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Precious again, the article and the referencing. Tricky to look up how often you two were called awesome, I see 2 for one (26 November 2008 and 22 April 2012) and 2 for the other (20 October 2010 and 18 February 2012), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:40, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Where in the Universe is 10.1086/499534 ???  Br'er Rabbit  07:55, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * cite doi/10.1086.2F499534
 * Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:cite doi/10.1086.2F499534
 * cite doi/10.1086.2F499534
 * Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:cite doi/10.1086.2F499534

Oh, look; 10.1086/519074 … <span style="-webkit-transform: rotate(-1deg); -moz-transform: rotate(-1deg); -o-transform: rotate(-1deg); transform: rotate(-1deg); position: relative; left: -4em; white-space: nowrap; background-color: #d7e7f4; background-color: rgba(215, 231, 244, 0.4); border: 1px solid #18a0ec; border-radius: 0.5em; -moz-border-radius: 0.5em; -webkit-border-radius: 0.5em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); -moz-box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); -webkit-box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); display: inline-block; margin: 0.5em 0; padding: 0.5em 0.8em 0.5em; font-variant: small-caps;" title="“Bollocks to the rules!”">— Sincerely, Street-Legal Sockpuppet <span style="display: inline-block; position: relative; bottom: -1em; -webkit-transform: rotate(2deg); -moz-transform: rotate(2deg); -o-transform: rotate(2deg); transform: rotate(2deg);margin-right: 0.4em; padding: 3px 4px 6px; background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 1px dotted Red; border-radius: 0.25em; -moz-border-radius: 0.25em; -webkit-border-radius: 0.25em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.25em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); -moz-box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.25em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); -webkit-box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.25em rgba(0,0,0,0.75);">  Br'er  Rabbit  <span style="border-style:solid;margin-left:-4px;border-color:#18a0ec transparent #18a0ec #18a0ec;border-width:7px;color:transparent;font-size:0">   09:35, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * cite doi/10.1086.2F519074
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 * cite doi/10.1086.2F519074
 * Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:cite doi/10.1086.2F519074
 * I honestly don't know how to thank you. I am so grateful for all your formatting help! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:30, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * You just did. I've been doing this for a long time (and with a lot of accounts). Have a look at Atmosphere of Uranus for where this cite doi mechanism can go. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 17:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC).

Congrats, and on the main page so soon!!♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:52, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you Doctor! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:30, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks very much! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:52, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Bivalvia
I don't know whether you saw, but Bivalvia was granted FA status a couple of days ago. The problems I had at FA mostly revolved about the formatting of the references rather than the prose. It was difficult but I learnt a lot we got there in the end.

Thank you for your help earlier in the process. Without your encouragement I would have left the article at GA. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:15, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yay, congratulations! You did good. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:31, 12 July 2012 (UTC)!

Autopatrolled
Hello. Since the last time you rejected my Autopatrolled request, I've made more articles without copyvios, close paraphrasing. I've recently promoted one of my articles to Featured list status, and I've one DYK. Can you please grant me Autopatrolled this time so that NPPer's don't have worry? If you reply please reply on my talk page. Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 07:35, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

July 2012 Study of authors of health-related Wikipedia pages
Dear Author/Keilana

My name is Nuša Farič and I am a Health Psychology MSc student at the University College London (UCL). I am currently running a quantitative study entitled Who edits health-related Wikipedia pages and why? I am interested in the editorial experience of people who edit health-related Wikipedia pages. I am interested to learn more about the authors of health-related pages on Wikipedia and what motivations they have for doing so. I am currently contacting the authors of randomly selected articles and I noticed that someone at this address recently edited an article on Staphylococcal infections. I would like to ask you a few questions about you and your experience of editing the above mentioned article and or other health-related articles. If you would like more information about the project, please visit my user page (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hydra_Rain) and if interested, please reply via my talk page or e-mail me on nusa.faric.11@ucl.ac.uk. Also, others interested in the study may contact me! If I do not hear back from you I will not contact this account again. Thank you very much in advance. Hydra Rain (talk) 19:01, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Auriga (constellation)
Congratulations. Now cut out the *happy dance*.

You should install a helper script: it should go here: It helps diagnose syntax issues with the various harv/sfn citation templates.
 * importScript('User:Ucucha/HarvErrors.js');
 * User:Ucucha/HarvErrors
 * User:Keilana/common.js

Please do this now and see a whole bunch of issues that got by Auriga (constellation)'s GA review. These things have been getting by FA reviews, too. Much of the point of the harv/sfn suite of templates is to link the footnotes to the actual sources. But things can go wrong, and have in this case. The Staal work is omitted from the sources. Readers looking to verify those bits will not get more than "Staal 1988". And one of Levy footnotes says 2005, while the other say 2008. It could be a typo, or another work, or another Levy...

I'll make you a deal; install the script, and I'll help with the article ;) Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 03:49, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * ;): don't include the "* ", just "importScript('User:Ucucha/HarvErrors.js');"
 * Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:14, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * and then 'refresh' your browser; view menu if you're using something normal. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:16, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I just installed it and I'm fixing the issues you mentioned. Thanks so much! It's nice to have a fellow-traveler in the stars. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:22, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Good; now that was helpful, ya? Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:44, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, the BRIGHT RED TEXT was a great reminder of how much of a dumbass I can be with references! It's definitely not my forte...I would like to think I'm much better at the research bit! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:46, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * The syntax is a bit picky. The script is a tool to save time. Note that I just got another user to install it; do read that, as it explains "false positives". And (I think he saw this thread;). Stay off Auriga for a bit; I'll do Sinbad. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 04:56, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I did, but I haven't tried the script out yet. Malleus Fatuorum 05:04, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * This isn't a script you 'use'. It just bitches about problems it sees on any page you visit. The rest is up to you. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 05:12, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Woo, I've done everything I know how to do reference wise with Auriga. Could you maybe walk me through dealing with non-book sources in sfn/harv format? Then I can be slightly less in need of lots of help. :P Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:00, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * With non-book sources you don't use the sfn/harv stuff. I'm sure Br&#39;er Rabbit will see you right though. Malleus Fatuorum 05:07, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * But you can! It's useful to separate the footnote from the sources for clarity and consistency. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 05:12, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * There are many things I can do, but some I won't do, no matter how much you twist my arms. ;-) Malleus Fatuorum 05:25, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * You don't have to, of course. However grouping the sources in one block makes a lot of sense. Using sfn for even the non-paginated items keeps the syntax in the prose short, simple, and consistent. I also like having the [a][b][c] apart for the actual sources as all that indenting make them hard to read. The [a] and such are part of the footnoting and are about finding where in the source the note is used, and the note itself is about abbreviating the full source. See Murray Chotiner for an example of mixed sources all going via sfn. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 06:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * That's mostly about ref which lets you set the footnote text directly. See how the Sinbad refs are done in Aries, for example. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 05:12, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Ooh, okay, that sorta makes sense. Can you drop me a note when you're done with Auriga so I can implement this new shiny method? Thank you again! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:18, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Gonna have a talk with Mally. Br&#39;er Rabbit (talk) 06:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Should i re-request now that i am on The final exam at the CVUA?--Anderson - what's up? If you believe there has been a mistake, report it on my talk page. 20:27, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Feel free to request, ask me if you have any questions. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 20:29, 20 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I made a couple of mistakes reverting vandalism a week ago but i have learnt from my mistakes.--Anderson - what's up? If you believe there has been a mistake, report it on my talk page. 20:35, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

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Anderson - what's up? If you believe there has been a mistake, report it on my talk page. 20:32, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Reviewer
I was wondering, why is my request taking so long to go through? Thanks.--Anderson - what's up?  23:44, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, as far as I know, not a lot of admins work permissions, so it may be a day or two. No worries! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:07, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Reviewer
If you grant me the Reviewer flag, please use the reviewer granted template on my talk page. Thanks!--Anderson - what's up?  01:40, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy to talk to the reviewing admin, but I'd like someone else to look at your request formally. If he/she does give you the flag and forgets to let you know, I'll be sure to do it for them. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 01:42, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I declined the request due to it not even being 30 days since the last request. That said, if you have any insight into this that you feel I may be missing, please let me know. - jc37 04:25, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Nope, that's fine by me. Thanks for taking a look! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 15:23, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, he requested that he wants the reviewer flag to be able to handle AFv5 Feedback. Anderson is already a rollbacker, and rollbackers may also handle feedback, so the only reason to request the reviewer right is to be able to help with pending changes when it comes back. Electric Catfish 10:51, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to the Wikipedia Ambassador Program
Hi Keilana!

Congratulations! Your application to join the Wikipedia Education Program as an Online Ambassador has been accepted. We are honoured to welcome you the Ambassador team!

The information below is provided to ensure that your new role as an Online Ambassador is a successful one. There are tasks listed, as well as reading material. Please make sure to complete the actions presented below, as quickly as possible.

The Wikipedia Education Program is a relatively new program that is continuing to experience change and transition. Our goal is to be better than we were yesterday. For this reason, please remember to check the information and talk pages of the United States Education Program and the Wikipedia Ambassador Program often. If you have any questions, please contact myself or one of your fellow Ambassadors.


 * Please complete the following, as soon as possible:
 * 1) Add your username to the official list of Online Ambassadors;
 * 2) Add a profile for yourself here; and
 * 3) Read and review the Wikipedia Ambassadors Principles;
 * 4) Read the United States Education Program's Memorandum of Understanding (provides list of current courses); and
 * 5) Select one (or more) of the courses from the MOU and add your name to their Online Ambassador slot.
 * 6) Sign up for the Wikipedia Ambassador Program announcements email list.

Support Structure
Online Ambassadors serve as a vital link in the Wikipedia Education Program, assisting new student editors transition into the Wikipedia editing community. They serve in a leadership role alongside the course instructor; local Campus Ambassador(s), who work with the class in person; and the Regional Ambassador, who checks in periodically with the pod to make sure everything is going well. Together, the instructor, Campus Ambassador, Regional Ambassador, and Online Ambassador encompass the course "pod".

The pod is the term we use to refer to the group of individuals that work together to help the students in a particular course successfully contribute to Wikipedia. A prototypical pod might look something like this:
 * A professor or course instructor who is fairly new to Wikipedia, leading a class of 20–30 students, who have been assigned to make significant contributions to new or existing articles related to the course subject.
 * Two Campus Ambassadors, one of whom is an experienced Wikipedian and one of whom is new to the encyclopedia. The Campus Ambassadors are provided with training to learn the basic policies and guidelines of Wikipedia and how to help students contribute effectively.
 * Two Online Ambassadors, one of whom is a moderately experienced Wikipedian, while the other is very experienced. Both have knowledge of community policies and guidelines and are available to provide editing guidance, answer questions, and assistance navigating the community. When needed, Online Ambassadors are also available for one-on-one mentorship.
 * One Regional Ambassador, a moderately experienced Wikipedian who coordinates assistance and support for universities and courses based on a large geographical region.

Role and Responsibilities
The list of the responsibilities of the Online Ambassador are presented in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In essence, the role of the Online Ambassador includes:
 * 1) Helping students in your class(es) when they ask for it and answer their questions;
 * 2) Serve as a liaison between the professor/student and the community;
 * 3) In general, keep an eye out for the students and professors and help them navigate the community;
 * 4) Helping students get feedback on their work (whether from you or other editors with an interest in or knowledge of the subject area)
 * 5) Be a good example for students, modeling good faith communication and editing practices; and
 * 6) Communicating regularly with the other members of your pod regarding the progress of the student, along with any issues that come up.

Online Ambassadors can also assist students that are outside of their pod. Generally, Online Ambassadors represent the Ambassador Program and provide assistance for students whenever encountered. While feedback on the style and formatting of student articles is essential, assistance may also be needed to review the articles substance and content. When needed, the Online Ambassador may request the assistance of WikiProjects that focus on technical issues presented in student articles.

Communication Channels
There are four main places for news, updates, and discussion about Wikipedia Ambassadors and the Wikipedia Education Program:
 * 1) Wikipedia talk:Ambassadors
 * 2) Wikipedia talk:United States Education Program
 * 3) The Wikipedia Ambassador Program announcements list. This is a low-traffic email list that is used for significant announcements that are relevant to the whole program. Please sign up as soon as you get a chance.
 * 4) Internet Relay Chat (IRC). If you use IRC, please consider adding #wikipedia-en-ambassadors and #wikipedia-en-classroom to your channel lineup. The latter is the main help channel for the program, where students and instructors seek live help.

Future communication tools are being developed. Newsletters about the program or messages for Online Ambassadors may occasionally be delivered to your talk page. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Again, welcome to the Ambassador team! We look forward to working with you!

Best regards, The Interior  (Talk) 04:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

User talk:SwisterTwister
Would you be willing to hide the revisions of the recent childish comments by Keegster69 at my talk page? Thanks, SwisterTwister   talk  02:27, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yup,I RevDel'd them for being disruptive personal attacks. NPP sucks sometimes! Keep on keeping on. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 02:36, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
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AIV
Hi Keilana. I see that you're on. There is a large backlog at WP: AIV and I hope that you can help out there. Thanks, Electric Catfish 20:01, 24 July 2012 (UTC).
 * Blarg, I have to actually use the tools? :P I'll take a look. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 20:04, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! In 6 months, I'll do it myself :). Electric Catfish 21:59, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
SarahStierch (talk) 22:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

You've got mail!
Thanks! Thine  Antique   Pen  16:52, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Interview
Do you want to run it this week or see if he will answer some more questions? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:28, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd like to see him answer the majority of them, so I wouldn't mind waiting a week. How about you? Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 00:30, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No biggie from me, there's already quite a bit of content (21 pieces of featured content were promoted this week) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:50, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * That's awesome! I'm sure we can get something out next week. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 00:59, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it looks ready for next week. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:20, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Needs further trimming, but it's ready in rough form. Gave you a cowriter credit. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:05, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * For some reason I didn't get a message bar about this. I'm sorry! I can do a quick copyedit. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 19:47, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Clarificationgiven
Indefinite block was really necessary? I mean even i am suspected as sock, i had never broke any rules, nor used multiple accounts or ips together for any kind of problematic content or edit war. I have realized the rules and agreed to perform no breach of rules, so what a 2 months old blocked account has to do with my contributions? Looking forward to your reply. 122.169.13.110 (talk) 05:48, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Feedback on Otter
While reviewing some 'flagged as abuse' posts on Special:ArticleFeedbackv5, I noticed your feedback on the Otter article. Apparently, the software has designated your post as abusive :-). Naughty Kei! AGK  [•] 12:16, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Haha! Seriously? That's hilarious. Maybe just checking the system out is abusive? I certainly hope the need for more cute otter pictures is not abusive...because then I'm a bad person... D: Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:33, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No, it's the abuse filter's fault. I've seen about 25 false positives in the past couple of days. It flags perfectly normal posts as "multiple obscenities". I help out at WP: EF/FP and nobody has filed a report yet about it. I should probably bring it up with IronHolds at the next IRC Meeting. Best, Electric Catfish 18:42, 29 July 2012 (UTC).

AIV 2
Hi Keilana! There's another major backlog at AIV. Can you please help out? Thanks, Electric Catfish 21:04, 29 July 2012 (UTC).
 * Sure! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 21:05, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Electric Catfish 21:34, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Aries (constellation)
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Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac, located between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. Its name is Latin for ram, and its symbol is (Unicode ♈), representing a ram's horns. One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, Aries remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. A mid-sized constellation, it is ranked 39th overall with an area of 441 square degrees (1.1% of the celestial sphere). Though it specifically came to represent the ram whose fleece became the Golden Fleece in Ancient Greece, it had represented a ram since late Babylonian times. Before that, the stars of Aries formed a farmhand. Because Aries is zodiacal, its stars were incorporated into different constellations in different cultures, including twin inspectors in China and a porpoise in the Marshall Islands. Aries is a relatively dim constellation, possessing only three bright stars: Hamal (Alpha Arietis, second magnitude), Sheratan (Beta Arietis, third magnitude), and Mesartim (Gamma Arietis, fourth magnitude). The few deep-sky objects are quite faint and include several pairs of interacting galaxies. Several meteor showers radiate from Aries, including the Daytime Arietids and the Epsilon Arietids. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you and fyi, responded to your talk on my talk
Hi Keilana! Thank you for stopping by my talk page and for your encouragement! :D I responded to your thoughts on my talk page but just realized, maybe I should note that here too? Please do stop by to read if you get a chance. Hope you like Brown/Pavarotti, w/ healthy dose of irony of course :D I'll be trying to figure out how to set up email - if people want to contact me privately - on my user page sometime in the next few days. Would love to hear from you again. Take care, Charlie Inks (talk) 15:35, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Go to Special:Preferences and put in an email address. Electric Catfish 21:07, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for this Catfish! I just noticed it! Appreciate your help! Charlie Inks (talk) 00:21, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Keilana! I think there's a rule about notifying other editors when you mention them by name. So I just wanted to quickly let you know that I did on my talk page in my response to getting an award!!! Oh My God... 'Kay Sister, I'll be emailing you in the next few days, yeah? :D Take care, and Cheers! :D Charlie Inks (talk) 00:21, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Teahouuuseeee
Hey Keilana. When ya gonna add yourself to WP:Teahouse/Hosts? ;) SarahStierch (talk) 17:25, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I totally forgot to do that! I'll go off and write something now. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 17:38, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse!
Hi Keilana! Thank you for signing up to be a future host at the Teahouse. Well, great news - the future is here: we'd love you to be a Teahouse host! Teahouse hosts do more than just answer questions. A few things we'd love to see you do as a Teahouse host:
 * First, declare your Hostness! Add yourself to the Host page! This page is where new editors and your fellow hosts can learn about you and get in touch with you easily if needed. By signing up here you declare that you know how to serve up a great cup of tea. Add yourself here.


 * Invite new users with our invite guide. Please invite new users to the Teahouse! At that guide you'll find some tips on how to invite. It's super important; we have plenty of Wikipedians answering questions, but not enough asking the questions!
 * Visit the tips page. The tips page provides you some basic tips on how to engage with visitors at the Teahouse. We have a special way of doing things - unlike other areas of Wikipedia! (Such as greeting new editors with a simple "Hi!" and being as easy to understand and friendly as possible.)
 * Join the conversation by participating on the host lounge talk pages. We also have an IRC channel now for hosts to get to know one another, develop your skills, and eventually the channel will serve as an additional help space for new editors!
 * To visit the IRC channel: (Feel free to ask me for help if you're having trouble connecting!)
 * Participate in developing the Teahouse further by getting involved in phase two. Learn more here.

I'm so happy that you volunteered to lend a hand at the Teahouse. I look forward to following your contributions and invitations, and your assistance in making the Teahouse a great and warm place for new Wikipedians. See you there :) SarahStierch (talk) 20:57, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Mail
<font face="Verdana"><font color="#078330">Steven <font color="#2875b0">Zhang  <font color="#d67f0f">Get involved in DR! 21:34, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Replied, thanks! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 21:44, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * And me. <font face="Verdana"><font color="#078330">Steven <font color="#2875b0">Zhang  <font color="#d67f0f">Help resolve disputes! 21:56, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

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AN/I
See here. Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 15:37, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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SarahStierch (talk) 17:00, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * De rien et merci! Always happy to help. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:42, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi
Hi, K. I removed my statement from the mainpage, only to put it in the talkpage. I'm still in. As usual, one user made a mess out of it, you can see for your self in the history of the main page and the talk page. Majuru (talk) 19:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks for the heads-up. I think it's all sorted now, yeah? Glad you're still in - hope we can find a solution soon. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 22:38, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

E-mail
Hello! :) I sent you an e-mail; I'll just bug you this once...I won't post a note here every time I send you a reply! :D Acalamari 10:52, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

RIghto...done now
Aaargh, last few days has been mayhem IRL....and pelican has been trickier than I thought...but anyway, I've finally finished the questions. Sorry about the delay....Casliber (talk· contribs) 14:33, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! Real life has been insane for me too the past couple days, family in town and Lollapalooza. Hopefully it'll be out by Monday! :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 00:35, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Ethanstraffin
Ethanstraffin left a message on their talk page pointing me to it about these links i removed because they were suspected to be inappropriate.. Could you take a look at them and let me know if they were appropriate or not.--Kindly, Anderson - what's up?  22:38, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Don't worry about it, I have discussed it with him.--Kindly, Anderson - what's up?  02:34, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah thanks, I managed to miss this one too. Sorry about that! My bad. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

The Tea Leaf - Issue Five
Hi! Welcome to the fifth edition of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter of the Teahouse!


 * Guest activity increased in July. Questions are up from an average of 36 per week in June to 43 per week in July, and guest profile creation has also increased. This is likely a result of the automatic invite experiments we started near the end of month, which seeks to lessen the burden on hosts and other volunteer who manually invite editors. During the last week of July, questions doubled in the Teahouse! (But don't let that deter you from inviting editors to the Teahouse, please, there are still lots of new editors who haven't found Teahouse yet.)
 * More Teahouse hosts than ever. We had 12 new hosts sign up to participate at the Teahouse! We now have 35 hosts volunteering at the Teahouse. Feel free to stop by and see them all here.
 * Phase two update: Host sprint. In August, the Teahouse team plans to improve the host experience by developing a simpler new-host creation process, a better way of surfacing active hosts, and a host lounge renovation. Take a look at the plan and weigh in here.
 * New Teahouse guest barnstar is awarded to first recipient: Charlie Inks. Using the Teahouse barnstar designed by Heatherawalls, hosts hajatvrc and Ryan Vesey created the new Teahouse Guest Barnstar. The first recipient is Charlie Inks, for her boldness in asking questions at the Teahouse. Check out the award in action here.
 * Teahouse was a hot topic at Wikimania! The Teahouse was a hot topic at Wikimania this past month, where editor retention and interface design was heavily discussed. Sarah and Jonathan presented the Teahouse during the Wikimedia Fellowships panel. Slides can be viewed here. A lunch was also held at Wikimania for Teahouse hosts.

As always, thanks for supporting the Teahouse project! Stop by and visit us today!

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Frog
I have been working for some time on the article Frog and have just requested a peer review here. I don't know how busy you are but if you felt like reviewing it I would be very grateful because you were so helpful over the Bivalvia article. Getting that through FAC was a learning experience that I hope I have put to good use in Frog. Please feel free to say no if you don't want to review it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm super busy this week - family in town, moving soon, working, lots of wiki-irons in the fire - but I'll do my best to get to it. If I don't get to the peer review I'll definitely take a crack at FAC. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 19:58, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

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Ambassador census
Hey Keilana, you should add your name and preferences here: WikiProject Academical Village/Online Ambassador Census. This is to better match up OAs with courses for the fall term. Thanks, The Interior  (Talk) 04:21, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. Is there anything else I need to do to make sure I'm able to help out this fall semester? Thanks! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:35, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Not really, just sign up for some courses in September. It sounds like there is a new course page setup, we'll have to see how that works.  Myself or someone from the foundation will be alerting the OAs when the course pages are up.  You could watchlist: Education noticeboard, might also be useful to look at the archives for issues and problems that have come up related to student editing in the past.  You could also read this for inspiration: Wikipedia in the classroom Tina Loo, an essay by a prof I worked with last spring who put together a great syllabus and got her kids really participating in Wikipedia (good content too).  These course projects can work out badly or very well; I think OAs can play an important part in making them go smoothly. Thanks again for signing up. Best,  The Interior  (Talk) 05:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Awesome, I can't wait!!! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:11, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

another PRProgrock sockpuppet
Could you take a look at Sockpuppet investigations/PRProgRock? He's back on another named account, trying to add his original research (backed up with false or misread references) into articles again. Thanks. MikeWazowski (talk) 17:35, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I think DQ took care of it, do ping me if there's something I can do. Thanks! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 18:18, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

HelenOfOz
Hello there. When you take tea with him or her maybe you can also ask the reason of his/her deep involvement in certain controversial political issues and absolutely nothing else in WP. Maybe you may also inquire how as a new user s/he is so capable in such a fast WP adaptation: Higher than common IQ or previous experience around here? All the best. --E4024 (talk) 19:08, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi E4, I really don't have time to take a look at this issue right now, real life is very busy for me. If you need admin attention, you could find another admin or ask at the admin's noticeboard. Sorry! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 18:17, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

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Invitation to be an Online Ambassador for Fall 2012
Hi, I'm an instructor for Brain and Behavior at Roosevelt University in Chicago, and my students will be editing existing Wikipedia articles as part of a class project this Fall. I and my students are newbies. I've completed the training at USEP. I'm wondering if you might be one of our class's online ambassadors? I've constructed most of my course page at Brain and Behavior articles. I anticipate that we'll need your help with questions about editing and making sure that we're all complying with Wikipedia guidelines. It would also be great if you could read some of the students' articles and provide feedback. Please let me know if you're able to help out. Thanks! Neuropsychprof (talk) 01:41, 15 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for agreeing to be an OA for my course! I have 2 questions off the bat. 1) I've identified some articles that need improvement and listed them as potential sites for my course. Do you mind taking a look at them (link above)? Do you know of similar articles that might be added to this list? 2) In creating my course project page, I accidentally created this one: Course to be deleted. How do I delete it? Thanks! Neuropsychprof (talk) 15:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Roosevelt University's PSYC 336 Brain and Behavior course
Hi Keilana, students have posted their first edits of articles for this course. When you have a chance, could you please review the articles that students are working on? Some articles are in better shape than others. Students have until 11/13 to improve their article and address reviewer feedback. Any recommendation you have regarding content, breadth, depth, style, etc. will be sincerely appreciated! Neuropsychprof (talk) 13:35, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

My new project - WWC
Hi Kei! I hope all is well. I wanted to stop by to share a new project with you that I am developing, called the WikiWomen's Collaborative. I would love your input about the project. Thank you for the consideration and I hope you'll participate in developing this exciting new project to bring more women to Wikipedia! SarahStierch (talk) 22:58, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * You can find the project page here.
 * On the talk page, you'll find a number of questions I'm seeking input on. I'm especially seeking thoughts about hosting the space off of Wikipedia (in the WordPress section). I hope you will join in on the conversation.
 * Finally, this project will be developed with volunteers from around the world who want to engage and support bringing new women to Wikipedia. If you think you'd like to be involved in some capacity, that'd be awesome. We're still working on developing roles, but, you can learn more about volunteer opportunities here.

My RfA
Sorry, I know this is pretty belated, but I just wanted to say thank you for participating in my RfA. I appreciate the advice you gave me, and especially that you'd go out of your way to offer me assistance towards the prospect of eventually passing a subsequent RfA. I'll be sure to remember it if ever I'm stuck on something down the road. ;)

On that related note, I've taken up content creation, AfD participation, occasional clerking at ANI, and dispute resolution (albeit to a lesser extent). There is quite a broad variety of things to take part in on Wikipedia, but I've been relatively inactive for so long that I'd forgotten just how fun editing could be. =)

Take care. Kurtis (talk) 14:09, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Kurtis, I'm really sorry that I couldn't support. But please do ask me if you need help - I'm pretty sure when your next RfA goes live I'll be strongly in the support column! Good luck. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:36, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

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Could you please enable rollback for this account, As it is an alt. account of User:Anderson.--Anderson (Public) (talk) 04:02, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll place a request at WP:PERM/R and provide a diff of the user rights of my main account.--Anderson (Public) (talk) 04:20, 22 August 2012 (UTC)--Anderson (Public) (talk) 04:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry I wasn't able to respond, real life intervened. Thanks for posting at PERM! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 19:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

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Feel free to take a look at the results and massage the text a bit. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I did a couple minor copyedits. Nice work! Let me know if you want to do another interview; I'd love to help. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 13:58, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

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I mentioned your name. Note that this is a renamed Anderson9000. - jc37 07:45, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
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DYK for Renoir (crater)
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WP:AFC
Keilana, I thought I'd participate at WP:AFC to gain experience around the reviewer right before re-requesting in 6 months.--Anderson (Public) (talk) 04:18, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * That sounds fine, just start slow and don't be afraid to ask questions. Also please remember that having additional userrights isn't a big deal, it's just a way to help out. It's not an honor or anything. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 04:24, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * that's true. Thanks for pointing that out.--Anderson (Public) (talk) 04:40, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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A couple of things at Fac....also was wondering if you'd done everything you wanted to at Corona Australis....Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:17, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't see that, thanks for the heads-up. I'm almost done with Corona Australis, things have been crazy the past few days - I have oodles of time tonight and tomorrow and should be able to finish it then. Maybe FAC Friday? Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 13:19, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure, whenever you're ready. I started playing around with Arcturus...damn star articles can be technical :/ - will help on Bootes, be good to kick that over the line and then pile on some more. Thought it'd be amusing to buff Corona Borealis...the two crowns would be good as a dual mainpage FA.....Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:52, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Cool. You can actually nom it whenever at this point, I'm just buffing and adding little nitpicky things I dig up at this point. :) I would love the help on Bootes, feels like I sort of lost the thread on that one, like, months ago. CBr would be oodles of fun too - are we allowed to have two co-noms up at once? I think Auriga will pass soonish - I'm tempted to just go straight for FA on Bootes, maybe we could get it ready in time? Of course you could have conom credit - you practically deserve it for all the other constellation FAs! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 03:04, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes we can have two co-noms. I'll be co-nomming Betelgeuse at some point as well...funny though, pays not to be too ambitious as sometimes you can end up with a whole stack of fixes. pelican looked a little wobbly for a while.....I'll nom CrA soon. nothing much will liekly happen for a day or two anyway....Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:38, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that makes sense. I've never had more than one going at the same time, that's for certain! And yes, considering the recent glut of constellation noms (oopsie) I'm sure it won't garner too many comments, at least not for awhile. I'll do a final checkover of everything on CrA also. I think we should get Boo over the top first, since it's closer, and then tackle CrB. Does that sound okay? Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 03:41, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

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I've got an admin help template on my TP, But there has been no response for nearly 2 hours. Could you take a look for me?--Anderson - What's up? 20:51, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 21:00, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

You've got mail!
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The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)
Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page. In this issue: Read the entire first edition of The Olive Branch -->
 * Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
 * Research: The most recent DR data
 * Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
 * Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
 * DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
 * Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
 * Proposal: It's time to close the Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard. Agree or disagree?

--The Olive Branch 19:11, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2) Your review is required and will be greatly appreciated :)
Hi Keilana ! I have started my second editor review at Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2). I will be greatly delighted, thankful and valued to have your review for me regarding my editing and possible candidate for Adminship. I see you also evaluate possible candidates for Adminship as you had chosen to do so on Request an RfA nomination, so do evaluate me too! As you are a experienced and long term Wikipedian so i have asked for your kind review. Take your time to review my editing and give the best review that you can :). Feel free to ask me any questions you would like to on the review page itself. It will be a great honor to have you review me for which I will truly feel appreciated and helpful! I always work to improve Wikipedia and make it a more better place to be for Everyone :). Regards and Happy Editing! TheGeneralUser (talk) 19:46, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

My what a lovely archive rectangle you have. :) <sometimes I just can't help myself> — Ched : ?  22:19, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hahaha thank you Ched! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 01:47, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 * note: I'm not dangerous .. just annoying .. :) — Ched : ?  03:30, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Lol, yes. :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 03:33, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Wikiproject Neuropsychology
Hi Keilana! I've recently discovered that you are an ambassador for the Neuropsych wikiproject for our course at Roosevelt University. I just wanted to introduce myself, and warn you that I am very new to Wikipedia editing. Actually, Wikipedia in general. I tend to steer clear of it in any educational context and mainly use it on my iphone to settle disputes among friends, or quickly research information I'm unclear about, for no other purpose than to know. Well, my name is Lyzzi. I look forward to working with you this semester.--Epottala (talk) 03:56, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello!
Im in the Brain and Behavior course that you are currently an ambassador for our wikiproject. My name is Justine and I might be coming to you alot because although I use wikipedia all the time I have never tried to edit or contribute to the articles. Actually after the creation of my username it all became a bit confusing but I'll get the hang of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justine28 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Dr. Lu's project
Hi Keilana,

I see a couple people have already sent you a message. I am also apart of Dr. Lu's neuroscience class. I look forward to your feedback. Thanks,Britt — Preceding unsigned comment added by R.EEGbrittry (talk • contribs) 21:02, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

The Tea Leaf - Issue Six
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New Brain & Behavior Wikipedia Project student
Hi Keilana! My name is Ingrid and I'm a psychology major at Roosevelt University in Lisa Lu's Brain & Behavior class. You are one of my online ambassadors for our Wikipedia editing project. I've never edited on Wikipedia before, but am looking forward to the challenge. I just wanted to introduce myself to a fellow science geek! <div style="border-style:solid; border-color:blue; background-color:AliceBlue; border-width:1px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks"> Hello Keilana, FutureSocialNeuroscientist has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. FutureSocialNeuroscientist (talk) 11:04, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello Keilana, My name is Dani and I am in Dr. Lu's Brain and Behavior class. I am very excited to be editing a Wikipedia page this semester and i'm really grateful to you for being an online ambassador for our class. Thanks for everything! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniadams9121 (talk • contribs) 03:31, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

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SarahStierch (talk) 22:39, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello!
Hello Keilana,

My name is Te' Monoski, and I am a student in Dr. Lisa Lu's Psyc 336: Brain and Behavior class. I just wanted to introduce myself and say thank you for helping us out with this project. I am a frequent user of Wikipedia, but I have never actually contributed or taken part in the Wiki-community. I look forward to the experience!

Thanks again! Tjm66680 (talk) 22:48, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi
I'm in Dr. Lu's Brain and Behavior class that you're working as an ambassador for. I thought I'd introduce myself and let you know that your help is appreciated.

Thanks

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Hi
Keilana,

I am a student in Dr. Lu's Psychology class. Thank you for your help this semester!

Matt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Psychmjr12 (talk • contribs) 02:40, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello Keilana!
My name is Brianna and I am currently enrolled in Dr. Lu's Brain and Behavior course. I would like to start off by thanking you for your time and effort. I know that you will be helping out often and I appreciate that. I believe I will enjoy this project and it will be useful in the future. I hope that I learn about all of the Wikipedia features quickly. I am looking foward to working with you throughout the semester.

Best, Bree DiZeo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dizeob3 (talk • contribs) 03:45, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

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Roosevelt University Project.
Hi! I am part of the Roosevelt University project for the Brain and Behavior class, just created my account and wanted to introduce myself! I'm Nick. --Narmstrong484 (talk) 11:21, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Roosevelt Wiki Project
Hi Keilana, my name is Jessica and I am participating in the Wikipedia project this fall for Dr. Lu's class. I just wanted to stop by and say hello and also thank you for taking the time to assist our class. --Jp728 (talk) 13:47, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello! I'm also in Dr. Lu's class, and I wasn't sure where to post this. Sorry if this isn't the right place, but thanks for your help and any tips you have! -- User:Bpetersenroosevelt 12:49, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Good Afternoon Keliana! I also am in Dr. Lu's psych class. I'm just stopping by to say hello and I look forward to working with you on the wiki project! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashleychanel3145 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Let's get the blogging party started!
Hi Keilana! Thank you for signing up to be a founding volunteer of the WikiWomen's Collaborative. I've started to draft ideas for blogs on meta, here! Feel free to chime in, and let's get this blogging party started! :) SarahStierch (talk) 00:14, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * and remember - school is more important!!! ;) SarahStierch (talk) 00:15, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'll pass school, I promise. :) I'll try to come up with a blog idea in my spare time though! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 01:31, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

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Spaghetti Nebula
Noticed you have Taurus up at FAC, so I thought to suggest a possibility rather than adding a new paragraph. of the Spaghetti Nebula, which is found between the bull's horns in Taurus, was recently uploaded at Commons and in fact just won an award from the Royal Observatory. I think the photo could be a nice addition to your article as it is not mentioned anywhere. If you'd like me to do it, just let me know.--Sadalsuud (talk) 18:19, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey Sadalsuud, I actually don't have it at FAC, though I think it'd be a great candidate soon. I would love a mention of the Spaghetti Nebula and will try to get to it tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up! :) By the way, I'm so impressed with what you and Cas have been able to accomplish on Betelgeuse. Nice work! Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 23:20, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It's been quite the learning curve.  It's great working with everyone here.--Sadalsuud (talk) 01:41, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #2)

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'''This edition The Olive Branch is focusing on a 2nd dispute resolution RfC. Two significant proposals have been made. Below we describe the background and recent progress and detail those proposals. Please review them and follow the link at the bottom to comment at the RfC. We need your input!'''

Until late 2003, Jimmy Wales was the arbiter in all major disputes. After the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee were founded, Wales delegated his roles of dispute resolution to these bodies. In addition to these committees, the community has developed a number of informal processes of dispute resolution. At its peak, over 17 dispute resolution venues existed. Disputes were submitted in each venue in a different way.
 * Background

Due to the complexity of Wikipedia dispute resolution, members of the community were surveyed in April 2012 about their experiences with dispute resolution. In general, the community believes that dispute resolution is too hard to use and is divided among too many venues. Many respondents also reported their experience with dispute resolution had suffered due to a shortage of volunteers and backlogging, which may be due to the disparate nature of the process.

An evaluation of dispute resolution forums was made in May this year, in which data on response and resolution time, as well as success rates, was collated. This data is here.


 * Progress so far

Leading off from the survey in April and the evaluation in May, several changes to dispute resolution noticeboard (DRN) were proposed. Rather than using a wikitext template to bring disputes to DRN, editors used a new javascript form. This form was simpler to use, but also standardised the format of submissions and applied a word limit so that DRN volunteers could more easily review disputes. A template to summarise, and a robot to maintain the noticeboard, were also created.

As a result of these changes, volunteers responded to disputes in a third of the time, and resolved them 60% faster when compared to May. Successful resolution of disputes increased by 17%. Submissions were 25% shorter by word count.(see Dispute Resolution Noticeboard Statistics - August compared to May)

Outside of DRN other simplification has taken place. The Mediation Cabal was closed in August, and Wikiquette assistance was closed in September. Nevertheless, around fifteen different forums still exist for the resolution of Wikipedia disputes.

Given the success of the past efforts at DR reform, the current RFC proposes we implement:
 * Proposed changes

1) A submission gadget for every DR venue tailored to the unique needs of that forum. 2) A universal dispute resolution wizard, accessible from Dispute resolution.
 * Similar to the one that was deployed, with great success, to the DRN.
 * Structured based on the specific issues most commonly dealt with at each forum.
 * Designed to improve the quality of requests for DR and the efficiency of DR at that forum.
 * Applicable at following noticeboards: Dispute resolution, Neutrality, Reliable Sources, Original Research, Biographies of Living Persons, Notability noticeboard, Fringe theories, Conflict of Interest, Ethnic and cultural conflicts, External links, Third opinion, Mediation Committee, Arbitration Committee.
 * Forms will merely fill out any existing templates (such as Arbcom's) and create a markup-free form in line with specific noticeboard practices otherwise.
 * Example form fields: What pages are involved? What users are involved? What is the issue? What resolution is desired?
 * This wizard would ask a series of structured questions about the nature of the dispute.
 * It would then determine to which dispute resolution venue a dispute should be sent.
 * If the user agrees with the wizard's selection, s/he would then be asked a series of questions about the details of the dispute (for example, the usernames of the involved editors).
 * The wizard would then submit a request for dispute resolution to the selected venue, in that venue's required format (using the logic of each venue's specialized form, as in proposal #1). The wizard would not suggest a venue which the user has already identified in answer to a question like "What other steps of dispute resolution have you tried?".
 * Similar to the way the DRN request form operates, this would be enabled for all users. A user could still file a request for dispute resolution manually if they so desired.
 * Coding such a wizard would be complex, but the DRN gadget would be used as an outline.
 * Once the universal request form is ready (coded by those who helped create the DRN request form) the community will be asked to try out and give feedback on the wizard. The wizard's logic in deciding the scope and requirements of each venue would be open to change by the community at any time.

3) Additionally, we're seeking any ideas on how we can attract and retain more dispute resolution volunteers.

Please share your thoughts at the RfC.

--The Olive Branch 18:42, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

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WikiWomen's Collaborative
Hi Keilana! I just wanted to let you know that the WikiWomen's Collaborative have launched! You can read all about it on this quick blog that I wrote! Do be sure to participate in the Facebook page and Twitter if you can, and suggest that your friends do as well. If you'd like to be a made an admin on Facebook, just let me know! Also, we've got our own blog channel now, so let's start getting those blogs rolling :) Happy to have you involved - let's do this! SarahStierch (talk) 22:47, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

New today
The return of the Andromedids meteor shower Iridia (talk) 04:32, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * That's wonderful! I'll incorporate the new information into the Andromeda article ASAP. Thanks so very much! :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 05:03, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

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