User talk:Livitup/Archive 8

Copy-edit request
Since Mark seems quite pleased with your copyediting, I was wondering if you could look into either Belenggu or Poedjangga Baroe. They are both in line for an FAC nomination. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:15, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll be happy to. I'm working on an article for Mark right now, and as soon as I can finish it (hopefully by the middle of next week) I'll take a look at yours.   Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 13:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Just the one is fine, although whichever you choose is up to you (Poedjangga Baroe is slightly shorter, if it makes a difference). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:48, 14 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hey, hope your trip has gone well and that it isn't too hot where you are. Clarence 13X just finished a peer review, so it's good to go for a copyedit whenever you're ready. I'll probably nominate it at FAC when you're done. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 23:08, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * And Sadler was just promoted, thanks for the help on that! Mark Arsten (talk) 22:09, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey, back from your trip yet? Just thought I'd ping you again about Clarence. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 23:13, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Mark, I'm a horrible person; I just haven't had any time the last few weeks to do anything on "personal time". However, things are calming down, and after this weekend, I should be back on-wiki for a while.  I will tackle both of these copyedits seriously, starting Monday.  Sorry, to both of you, for the delay.  Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 01:00, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, don't feel bad about it. Better late than never, I've kept busy etc. Believe me, if waiting a little longer than I had planned for a copyedit was the most difficult part of my life--I'd have it pretty good. But I am interested to see your changes to the article. Watch for unneeded commas, someone mentioned that to me after reading an article of mine the other day. Thanks! Mark Arsten (talk) 02:18, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, "you-time" and work comes first. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:14, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Page Triage newsletter
Hey all. Some quick but important updates on what we've been up to and what's coming up next :).

The curation toolbar, our Wikimedia-supported twinkle replacement. We're going to be deploying it, along with a pile of bugfixes, to wikipedia on 9 August. After a few days to check it doesn't make anything explode or die, we'll be sticking up a big notice and sending out an additional newsletter inviting people to test it out and give us feedback :). This will be followed by two office hours sessions - one on Tuesday the 14th of August at 19:00 UTC for all us Europeans, and one on Wednesday the 15th at 23:00 UTC for the East Coasters out there :). As always, these will be held in #wikimedia-office; drop me a note if you want to know how to easily get on IRC, or if you aren't able to attend but would like the logs.

I hope to see a lot of you there; it's going to be a big day for everyone involved, I think :). I'll have more notes after the deployment! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 20:06, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

New Pages newsletter
Hey all :)

A couple of new things.

First, you'll note that all the project titles have now changed to the Page Curation prefix, rather than having the New Pages Feed prefix. This is because the overarching project name has changed to Page Curation; the feed is still known as New Pages Feed, and the Curation Toolbar is still the Curation Toolbar. Hopefully this will be the last namechange ;p.

On the subject of the Curation Toolbar (nice segue, Oliver!) - it's now deployed on Wikipedia. Just open up any article in the New Pages Feed and it should appear on the right. It's still a beta version - bugs are expected - and we've got a lot more work to do. But if you see something going wrong, or a feature missing, drop me a note or post on the project talkpage and I'll be happy to help :). We'll be holding two office hours sessions to discuss the tool and improvements to it; the first is at 19:00 UTC on 14 August, and the second at 23:00 on the 15th. Both will be in #wikimedia-office as always. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 15:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Appearance
of the extraterrestrial coming soon ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

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 19:14, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Request for your assistance for The Wikipedia Library
Hi! You signed up to be a helper at the Highbeam project page. As The Wikipedia Library expands, I am seeking some assistants who can collaborate on project administration by spending a few hours now and then working on a variety of tasks.

Right now I am looking for help on the Questia round 1 signups, reviewing editors' applications to check for edit count (1000), account history (1 year), and current blocks. Note, there is no subjective judgment required, just a factual criteria-check. Here's what you can do:
 * 1) Sign up for a section of 50 applications at this page
 * 2) The first check involves using Popups (enabled in Special:Preferences -> click "Gadgets", check the box to enable Popups, then click save).
 * 3) By hovering over a username on the applications list, Popups will show the edit count, age of account, and whether the editor is blocked on English Wikipedia
 * 4) If an editor is blocked, list their name at this page
 * 5) If an editor does not meet the 1-year/1000 editor check using Popups, open their user talk page in a new tab in your browser.
 * 6) Then, you then need to check if the editor meets the criteria on another Wikipedia language project.
 * 7) To check global contributions use the Global Contributions surveyor] on toolserver.
 * 8) Toolserver is a bit slow so I find it helpful to have 3 tabs running simultaneously.
 * 9) Scroll down to the bottom of the toolserver results to see if 1000 edits or 1-year age of accounted are met at another project.  You can also see if the editor is blocked on another project.
 * 10) If neither Popups nor the Global Contribution Surveyor met the criteria, then list their name at [less than 1000 edits, or less than 1 year old account|this page]
 * 11) Mark your section ✅ at this page

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much! -- User:Ocaasi 19:50, 8 September 2012 (UTC)