User talk:Mono/Archive 5

Self-Whack
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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  02:19, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Pollen calendar
I removed your prod per WP:BEFORE. A quick Google search revealed thousands of possible sources and much information about this topic, see. Send it to WP:AfD if you disagree. Bearian (talk) 23:35, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Reply here. Bearian (talk) 23:36, 22 February 2010 (UTC) - FYI, I've started to work on it but must go offline for a while. Bearian (talk) 23:51, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Has potential. Might be better to merge into pollen.  Still, it is quite short and reads like a definition.  I'll hold off on the AfD is significant progress occurs in the next few weeks.-- iBen (talk) 23:54, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Bearian (talk) 18:42, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I've found two more cites. :-) Bearian (talk) 00:10, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Looking better.-- iBen (talk) 00:11, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks; I am done for now. P.S. Why is your talk page blue? Bearian (talk) 20:05, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks good except for the rather grim image.-- iBen (talk) 00:06, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Google
--iBen (talk) 23:43, 22 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Please see User:Xenobot/R. –xeno talk 14:41, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure what I did wrong. Could you help?--iBen (talk) 04:07, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Misleading edit summaries
Please do not use misleading edit summaries like this when making a potentially controversial change. The edit you made there was not a "fix" in any sense of the word; what you were doing was taking a widely-used redirect and changing it to point not to where it was intended to point in the hundreds of discussions where it has been used, but to a new and little-known page that you yourself are heavily involved in. Such a change should be discussed before being implemented, and it certainly should not be hidden behind a misleading edit summary. r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 04:52, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Not meaning to be misleading. In the future, I will describe what I am fixing.   for you understanding!-- iBen (talk) 00:04, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

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Subpages
Hi IBen. I have deleted the subpages that you asked to be deleted. I have had to make alterations to User talk:IBen/Archive 4, User:IBen/beta, User:IBen/beta, User:ClueBot III/Detailed Indices/User talk:IBen/Archive 3 and User:iBen/UserPageCode as these pages were erroneously being listed at Category:Candidates for speedy deletion. I am not very good with coding, so my changes have been pretty ham-fisted - my primary concern was to get the pages off CSD so they were not deleted by mistake. Let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Best wishes, Rje (talk) 02:39, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Probably a tranclusion error. Sorry for the fuss; wasn't expecting any errors like that.  I'll check up later and take a look in detail.   for catching that!--iBen (talk) 04:05, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd like to thank the diligent editors for catching that bug! In the future, we'll need to unlink pages first.--iBen (talk) 19:16, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Jonathan Benjamin Gill
Hello IBen. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Jonathan Benjamin Gill, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. Nancy talk  18:29, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * The article in question didn't make a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you for redirecting it to the existing article on the subject, which I didn't know existed (you beat me to it).--iBen (talk) 18:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd say that being a member of the biggest boyband in the UK at the moment (so the youngsters tell me) is a pretty credible assertion of notability but I guess we'll have to agree to differ on that one! Nancy  talk  18:46, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't know my UK boybands... I have to rely on references, etc.--iBen (talk) 18:48, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Patrick Beckert
Hello IBen. I've removed the speedy deletion tag you placed at Patrick Beckert, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7: the subject is an Olympic athlete, with plenty of coverage in online news. Thank you. MuffledThud (talk) 21:21, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * The only "fact" in the article is not cited, so I am removing it.--iBen (talk) 21:22, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Editor Review
Greetings, iBen! Per your posted requested, I have conducted an editor review for you. You may review it here. On a side note, I was surprised to discover there isn't a cool little template with nifty graphics and whiz-bangs to notify an editor of a pending or completed editor review. You wouldn't happen to know anyone who could make something like that, would you? ;) Happy editing, --~TPW stands for (trade passing words?) or Transparent Proof of Writing 04:28, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I could, with some effort!--iBen (talk) 05:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Longer response: Thank you for your review.  Great job, with plenty of places to go from here.  I really appreciate you taking the time to review me.  You made some great points and I appreciate all feedback, particularly constructive feedback!  I had a quick question:  when do you think (under what circumstances) that it might be good to apply for a RfA?--iBen (talk) 05:22, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I unsuccessfully applied about a month ago, so feel free to ask a second opinion. For you in particular I think the best goals to meet are getting an article to GA status and minimizing those A7 declines.  One GA would probably boost your article percentage of edits to 50% + and otherwise show your understanding of the "real work" some people want in admins.  I do very little CSD nominating myself and didn't get a lot of discussion surrounding that area, so I think just being double sure on those would be fine for you.  At your editing rate, I'm thinking a month, maybe two.  And even though I don't see very many people specifically opposing self-nominations, they really don't seem to be successful as often, so I would seriously consider asking someone else to nominate you when the time comes.  Best of luck!--~TPW stands for (trade passing words?) or Transparent Proof of Writing 14:34, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Adoption discussions
Hello Sarujo,

I saw you were looking into adoption! I'd like to offer myself to help you out! Being an experienced editor, with several successful articles and many edits, I thought I would be a good choice! I love to work with new users; they have so much potential! I know how it feels to be a newbie in the ever so confusing Wikipedia. I'm working on a New Users program and I would be so happy to work with you. Before you accept, you might want to look over the adoption guidelines and understand adoption is not:


 * Forever. Once experienced, an Adoptee will be able to graduate, though likely to stay in touch with their Adopter.


 * A social club. Though fun, Adoption is there to help users use and improve Wikipedia.


 * Just for the newest of users. It is also for users with limited experience who want to expand their involvement.


 * A shield. Adoptees remain solely responsible for their behavior.

There are many benefits to adoption and I'm glad you'd like to get involved. If you're interested, please drop me a line!

Thank you,

iBen (talk) 22:05, 25 February 2010 (UTC) --iBen (talk) 22:05, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes I am interested. Can't wait to get started. Sarujo (talk) 22:46, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Glad to help! Seems like you're decently experienced, however, want to touch up on some stuff.  How can I get you started?  ANy questions, things you're not sure about, etc.?--iBen (talk) 01:13, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Lets start with something simple, responses from other editor on what might be hot button issues if escalate. You try to make drastic changes to an article or template that you believe can help greatly, it gets removed several times, and you're instructed to "take it to discussion". You try to start a discussion in the corresponding article and project talk pages. Yet you get no response. What can be done, and does a sudden silence from other opposing parties always symbolize a consensus on your polite argument on said issue? Sarujo (talk) 02:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I'll come from now on. Sarujo (talk) 23:54, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Patrick Beckert
Thank you for notification of your speedy delete nomination. He is obscure, I agree. But notability rules allow any Olympic team member to have an article. On the other hand, someone could be a fairly well known professor but editors might have a hard time convincing WP of notability. The criteria is uneven. Are you interested in working with me to even it out? This would be a hard task but not impossible. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 16:01, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * for your concern. Sometimes, I can make mistakes and I appreciate people pointing things out for me.  If I nominated the article you created for deletion, please see Why was my page deleted? and the CSD criteria.  Remember to link to the article in question and reference policy.  In addition, be civil and polite.  Once again, thank you!--iBen (talk) 03:13, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

CSD of Stauroteuthis syrtensis
All species are inherently notable and are therefore ineligible for CSD (that is, unless it's a G3, G10, etc.). Please read over WP:DEFACTO, a nice essay about inherent notability.  fetch  comms  ☛ 23:17, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * for your concern. Sometimes, I can make mistakes and I appreciate people pointing things out for me.--iBen (talk) 03:42, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Is this a templated message? Because 1. I did not create the page. 2. It does not fall under the reasons in Why was my page deleted? 3. I linked to the article in the section heading as well as a relevant essay. 4. How was I impolite? I really do not understand.  fetch  comms  ☛ 03:11, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is a template. Comment and suggest changes at User talk:IBen/CSD Response.  Anyways, thank you for your feedback!  --iBen (talk) 03:13, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I strongly disagree with the idea of using template to respond to legitimate concerns. This template has not helped me in any way, completely makes me look like I have no clue what I'm doing (when I was trying to inform you of a small matter) and personally insults me. I feel like it's accusing me of being impolite or uncivil somewhere, telling me I'm the one who needs to read over the CSD criteria, and really doesn't mean anything because I didn't create the page. Because it does not even address my concerns, I feel like I'm being talked to by some sort of automatic tool that really can't tell what I'm talking about. I beg you to reconsider your use of templates like this--they even confuse new users. If you have made a mistake, then so be it. No need to tell me stuff I already know and make me feel stupid in the process.  fetch  comms  ☛ 03:40, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comment.--iBen (talk) 03:42, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Does this mean that you will be more careful when using this template (or not use it at all)?  fetch  comms  ☛ 03:58, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey, iBen, I came by this and thought I should add my two cents. My take on this situation is that yes, you templated the regular. To be frank, if I were templated, it would feel like a slap in the face, especially after donating my free time to further an encyclopedia. Even if you do not intend it, templating, in Fetchcomms's words, makes the user look like they "have no clue" what they are doing. Even if you mean well, your actions might be taken the wrong way. Please consider this next time, and give new articles some breathing room. It would be great if you could write another script that patrolled pages from the back of the backlog ;). Regards, Airplaneman  talk 05:19, 28 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.

Credits awarded after the end of round one but before round two may be claimed in round two, but remember the rule that content must have been worked on in some significant way during 2010 by you for you to claim points. The groups for round two will be placed up shortly, and the submissions' pages will be blanked. This round will continue until 28 April, when the top two users from each group, as well as 16 wildcards, will progress to round three. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup; thank you to all doing this last round, and particularly to those helping at WikiCup/Reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. Good luck! 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, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:47, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse!
Hi Mono! 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! During this pilot time, Teahouse hosts do more than just ask questions - they invite new users to the Teahouse and track those invitations, they also provide input and insight into the development of the Teahouse. A few things I'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 reach out. By signing up here you declare that you know how to serve up a great cup of tea. Add yourself here.


 * Learn more about your responsibilities as a host. Teahouse hosts have certain responsibilities during this pilot. If you feel you can't meet them, perhaps a host role isn't for you during this important pilot.
 * Invite new users with our invite guide. Aside from answering questions, the most important thing we need you to do as a host is to invite new users. Please follow these steps and invite as many as you can to experience the Teahouse. Also, please document your experience in the spreadsheet link provided on that page!
 * 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!)

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 :) Sarah (talk) 21:49, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

File:Signpost Logo.png listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Signpost Logo.png, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Cloudbound (talk) 20:25, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted
I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon, 1-3 June. Registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, then please register by May 1st and mention it in the registration form.

This is the premier event for the MediaWiki and Wikimedia technical community. We'll be hacking, designing, teaching, and socialising, primarily talking about ResourceLoader and Gadgets (extending functionality with JavaScript), the switch to Lua for templates, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Labs.

We want to bring 100-150 people together, including lots of people who have not attended such events before. User scripts, gadgets, API use, Toolserver, Wikimedia Labs, mobile, structured data, templates -- if you are into any of these things, we want you to come!

I also thought you might want to know about other upcoming events where you can learn more about MediaWiki customization and development, how to best use the web API for bots, and various upcoming features and changes. We'd love to have power users, bot maintainers and writers, and template makers at these events so we can all learn from each other and chat about what needs doing.

Check out the the developers' days preceding Wikimania in July in Washington, DC and our other events.

Best wishes! - Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation's Volunteer Development Coordinator. Please reply on my talk page, here or at mediawiki.org. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Volunteer Development Coordinator 20:22, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

The Tea Leaf - Issue Two
Hi! Welcome to the second edition of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter of the Teahouse! You are receiving The Tea Leaf after expressing interest or participating in the Teahouse! To remove yourself from receiving future newsletters, please remove your username here. -- Sarah (talk) 21:44, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Teahouse celebrates one month of being open! This first month has drawn a lot of community interest to the Teahouse. Hosts & community members have been working with the project team to improve the project in many ways including creating scripts to make inviting easier, exploring mediation processes for troubling guests, and best practices regarding mentoring for new editors who visit the Teahouse.
 * First month metrics report an average of 30 new editors visiting the Teahouse each week. Approximately 30 new editors participate in the Teahouse each week, by way of asking questions and making guest profiles. An average of six new questions and four new profiles are made each day. We'd love to hear your ideas about how we can spread the word about the Teahouse to more new editors.
 * Teahouse has many regulars. Like any great teahouse, our Teahouse has a 61% return rate of guests, who come back to ask additional questions and to also help answer others' questions. Return guests cite the speedy response rate of hosts and the friendly, easy to understand responses by the hosts and other participants as the main reasons for coming back for another cup o' tea!
 * Early metrics on retention. It's still too early to draw conclusions about the Teahouse's impact on new editor retention, but, early data shows that 38% of new editors who participate at the Teahouse are still actively editing Wikipedia 2-4 weeks later, this is compared with 7% from a control group of uninvited new editors who showed similar first day editing activity. Additional metrics can be found on the Teahouse metrics page.
 * Nine new hosts welcomed to the Teahouse. Nine new hosts have been welcomed to the Teahouse during month one: Chicocvenancio, Cullen328, Hallows AG, Jeffwang, Mono, Tony1, Worm That Turned, Writ Keeper, and Nathan2055. Welcome to the Teahouse gang, folks!
 * Say hello to the new guests at the Teahouse. Take the time to welcome and get to know the latest guests at the Teahouse. Drop off some wikilove to these editors today, as being welcomed by experienced editors is a really nice way to make new editors feel welcome.

Pending changes RFC find and replace edits
Two of your edits ([//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Pending_changes/Request_for_Comment_2012/Option_2&diff=prev&oldid=485922759 1] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Pending_changes/Request_for_Comment_2012/Option_1&diff=prev&oldid=485922847 2]) appear to use an automated tool to find and replace '#' with '*'. This was done indecriminatly and broke the CSS code that was used. Please be more careful when using such tools in the future. – Allen4names 17:19, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Another reason why Wikipedia shouldn't be using inline CSS styles or giving editors a button to replace stuff with. Cheers, theMONO 17:26, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * "[A] button to replace stuff with."? What gadget are you using for this? – Allen4names 06:25, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Never mind I found it at User:Cacycle/wikEd. – Allen4names 06:28, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It's actually built in by default into the Vector toolbar. See this and this. theMONO 18:58, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Is the enhanced editing toolbar at Special:Preferences what you are talking about? I do not have that enabled. – Allen4names 15:29, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

WMF
Hey Mono

You've got a userbox that says "I do some stuff for the Wikimedia Foundation. Edits here are not related unless noted." Can you explain what this entails, exactly? Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 04:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The WMF Often asks me to do things in a professional, not editorial capacity, which I do on a pro bono basis. I try to separate the two as to avoid problems between editors and the WMF. In an ideal world, the WMF would pay me a great sum of money that they don't have and I could go retire. That wouldn't fit in a user box, so I believe 'do[ing] stuff' is a decent summary. theMONO 05:34, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Ahh, gotcha. Am I right in thinking the new userpage template is you? Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 06:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Teahouse..ping!
Hi Mono, just pinging you from the land of the Teahouse to say hi and that we haven't seen you for a while! We'd still love to have you participate as a host, but I also understand that we (Wikipedians!) do get busy sometimes with other things, on and off-wiki. If you'd like to still participate, great! We'd love your help answering questions and inviting editors to the Teahouse. If you don't think you have the time to participate right now, no problem, just please let me know! Thanks Mono! Sarah (talk) 22:59, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

User script list deprecation
Wikipedia's list of user scripts is in bad shape, in that it is disorganized and contains many non-working, unmaintained, or thoroughly obsolete entries. Cleanup has been on the to-do list since 2007, but little progress has been made. Instead, the whole list is now set to be deprecated on 1 May 2012, to be replaced with a new list. This draft list has been up for about a month, and in that time I've been soliciting script users and authors to come add scripts they know to be working and relevant.

If you know of scripts that you would like to survive this deprecation (and are confirmed working and relevant), you're welcome to add them to the new list. Note that the old list will be retained and linked from the main list, so there is no real deadline. Thanks for your help.  Equazcion ( talk )  00:56, 22 Apr 2012 (UTC)

Teahouse
Hi Mono! I hope you are doing well! I really appreciate your contributions at the Teahouse. However, it appears you haven't been able to be that active at the Teahouse lately! I understand that we all get busy with real life and wiki-life. :) I hope you don't mind, but, for now I am going to remove you from the your hosts page and move you to our past hosts page which will be linked from the hosts page. You are of course encouraged to move yourself back to the active host page anytime, especially if I am wrong and you do expect to be more active at the Teahouse! You are always welcome to just drop by to lend a hand at your convenience. I'm really glad you were able to participate in the pilot! Enjoy the spring and see you for a cup of tea soon! Sarah (talk) 17:34, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Autopatrolled
Hey, I have removed your 'Autopatrolled' user box from your talk and user page because it doesn't state you have this on the 'verify' link. Cheers --Chip123456 (talk) 19:42, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That was supposed to be a reviewer box, but I believe that permission is now deprecated. --theMONO 00:31, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

The Tea Leaf - Issue Four
Hi! Welcome to the fourth issue of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter for the Teahouse!


 * Teahouse pilot wraps up after 13 weeks After being piloted on English Wikipedia starting in February, the Teahouse wrapped up its pilot period on May 27, 2012. We expect this is just the beginning for the Teahouse and hope the project will continue to grow in the months to come!

Thank you and congratulations to all of the community members who participated - and continue to participate!


 * What you've all been waiting for: Teahouse Pilot Report is released! We look forward to your feedback on the methodology and outcomes of this pilot project.
 * ....and if a pilot report wasn't enough, the Teahouse Pilot Metrics Report is out too! Dive into the numbers and survey results to learn about the impact the Teahouse has made on English Wikipedia.
 * Teahouse shows positive impact on new editor retention and engagement
 * 409 new editors participated during the entire pilot period, with about 40 new editors participating in the Teahouse per week.
 * Two weeks after participating, 33% of Teahouse guests are still active on Wikipedia, as opposed to 11% of a similar control group.
 * New editors who participated in the Teahouse edit 10x the number of articles, make 7x more global edits, and 2x as much of their content survives on Wikipedia compared to the control group.


 * Women participate in the Teahouse 28% of Teahouse participants were women, up from 9% of editors on Wikipedia in general, good news for this project which aimed to have impact on the gender gap too - but still lots to be done here!
 * New opportunities await for the Teahouse in phase two as the Teahouse team and Wikipedia community examine ways to improve, scale, and sustain the project. Opportunities for future work include:
 * Automating or semi-automating systems such as invites, metrics and archiving
 * Experimenting with more ways for new editors to discover the Teahouse
 * Building out the social and peer-to-peer aspects further, including exploring ways to make answering questions easier, creating more ways for new editors to help each other and for all participants to acknowledge each other's efforts
 * Growing volunteer capacity, continuing to transfer Teahouse administration tasks to volunteers whenever possible, and looking for new ways to make maintenance and participation easier for everyone.

You are receiving The Tea Leaf after expressing interest or participating in the Teahouse! To remove yourself from receiving future newsletters, please remove your username here. Sarah (talk) 16:46, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Want to know how you can lend a hand at the Teahouse? Become a host! Learn more about what makes the Teahouse different than other help spaces on Wikipedia and see how you can help new editors by visiting here.
 * Say hello to the new guests at the Teahouse. Take the time to welcome and get to know the latest guests at the Teahouse. Drop off some wikilove to these editors today, as being welcomed by experienced editors is really encouraging to new Wikipedians.

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 volunteers 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!

You are receiving The Tea Leaf after expressing interest or participating in the Teahouse! To remove yourself from receiving future newsletters, please remove your username here. Sarah (talk) 08:32, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Ricky Harris


The article Ricky Harris has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Unnecessary disambiguation page as there is only one article using the name Ricky Harris. This page should be deleted and Ricky Harris (actor) moved here. New hatnote added at actor's article solves the need to disambiguate.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. France 3470  ( talk ) 13:44, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

The Tea Leaf - Issue Six
Hi! Welcome to the sixth edition of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter of the Teahouse!
 * Teahouse serves over 700 new editors in six months on Wikipedia! Since February 27, 741 new editors have participated at the Teahouse. The Q&A board and the guest intro pages are more active than ever.
 * Automatic invites are doing the trick: 50% more new editors visiting each week. Ever since HostBot's automated invite trial phase began we've seen a boost in new editor participation. Automating a baseline set of invitations also allows Teahouse hosts to focus on serving hot cups of help to guests, instead of spending countless hours inviting.
 * Guests to the Teahouse continue to edit more & interact more with other community members than non-Teahouse guests according to six month metrics. Teahouse guests make more than twice the article edits and edit more talk pages than other new editors.
 * New host process implemented which encourages anyone to get started as a Teahouse host in a few easy steps. Stop by the hosts page and become a Teahouse host today!
 * Host lounge renovations nearing completion. Working closely with Teahouse hosts, we've made some major renovations to the Teahouse Host Lounge - the main hangout and resource space for hosts. Learn more about the improvements here.

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

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You're invited! - Wiki Loves Monuments - San Francisco Events
Hi! As part of Wiki Loves Monuments, we're organizing two photo events in the San Francisco Bay Area and one in Yosemite National Park. We hope you can come out and participate! Feel free to contact User:Almonroth with questions or concerns.

There are three events planned:


 * September 15, Saturday - A bike ride along San Francisco's waterfront
 * September 22-23rd, Saturday-Sunday - Wiki Takes Yosemite
 * September 29, Saturday - A sunset and harvest moon bridges, palace, boats and tower tour

We look forward to seeing you there!

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