User talk:Pigsonthewing/Archive 62

Category edit
Andy, in regard to, is it wise to remove all of those focused See also entries and replace them with the functional index? Why would you do that? – Paine 15:19, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Yes 2) see 1. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:55, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Translation: Andy feels it's helpful to use a centrally-maintained list R template index, rather than a bespoke one at Category:Redirects from alternative names. Nevertheless, Andy, we seem to have lost Category:Redirects from railroad names with ampersands as a result of your change. If somebody thought it important enough to include in a focused list, then it probably ought to be in a general list (which I had assumed was exhaustive, given the size of the thing). In any case, wouldn't this be better discussed at Category talk:Redirects from alternative names? Cheers --RexxS (talk) 16:11, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * To add, a centrally-maintained list reduces the maintenance burden quite considerably and effectively insures that changes will be propagated to all categories. Considering that R templates are somewhat unstable, I think the use of the navbox is judicious. Alakzi (talk) 16:22, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * It is redundant since that navbar is in all the rcats' template documentations. I don't see how even the previous See also section did anything but distract editors from the reason for a cat's existence – the entries themselves.  Rcat documentation in the associated templates takes care of See also usage – that was probably one of the few, if not the only redirect cat with a See also section.  Inconsistency is a confusing hobgoblin for editors, isn't it? – Paine  18:10, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * You're right about that. Perhaps the navbox could be adapted for navigation between the R templates' categories? Alakzi (talk) 18:18, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Now that's an idea that even Andy might sink teeth into. :>) – Paine 18:30, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, Andy's in Dohar at the moment, Wikivangelising, and what he's currently sinking his his teeth into is anybody's guess. But is a dab hand with templates, and as he came up with the idea ... ;-) --RexxS (talk) 19:27, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Dohar? Ha - the pitfalls of being a non-rhotic speaker. ;-) I'll take a look. Have we got a table of all the templates with their categories, Paine? Alakzi (talk) 19:59, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, there is a table with the contents of the existing navbar (functional index) as well as an alphanumeric table beneath that found at Template messages/Redirect pages. The alphanumeric index is almost finished as there are still a few rcats that I need to update and add to that index. – Paine  00:54, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Translate us
Hello. You created en:Wikipedia:Translate us. I would like to request the translation of some articles I've created into other languages. For example, Lili Bosse into Hebrew. Is there a specific Wikipage where I can post the request please (other than WP Israel)? Moreover, I would like to be a Wikipedian-in-residence at various places in London. Would you be so generous as to exchange e-mails with me about this to let me know how it works? I would then "e-mail this use." Please reply on my talkpage to make sure I see your reply. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 14:17, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Interlanguage link templates
Hi, Andy. I notice that the TFD on Interlanguage link templates that you opened was closed "partially support merge... Please continue the discussion elsewhere."

Do you know if and where that discussion was continued? I'm an occasional user of one of the templates, and while I probably don't have anything productive to contribute to the discussion, I want to see how it ends up so I don't lose track of the surviving template. Thanks. TJRC (talk) 17:48, 15 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Most recently, AFAICT, at User talk:Alakzi/Archive 1. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:36, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! TJRC (talk) 20:46, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * There's also a discussion on the talk page of Illm about changing its display format. Alakzi (talk) 19:38, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * Using Wikidata to Improve the Medical Content on Wikipedia
 * Past: Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing) spoke about authority control in Wikidata (and sister projects) at the World Digital Library's Arab Peninsula Regional Group Symposium, organised in conjunction with the Qatar National Library, in Doha on 13 May. His slides, with an Arabic translation, will be online soon.
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 * New manual for adding inventory numbers to paintings on Wikidata
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Color box and Colorbox
You forgot to put the  tags around the. Useddenim (talk) 22:05, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

May 2015
Can you stop please. There are more keeps than merges on that discussion. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 18:20, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Two editors who are active in the project are AGAINST it. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 18:27, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The TfD was closed as merge, You and your friend don't get to overrule that. Can you stop edit warring, and making false allegations? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:29, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I am talking about the first editor from the Asian Games, I mostly edit the Pan American/Commonwealth Games. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 18:31, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I reject your appeal to authority; Wikipedia works by consensus. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 18:34, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * There is no consensus however!! Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 19:03, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes there is; it's recoded in the statement of the colleague who closed the discussion. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:06, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Pending mergers
I see the WP:TFD/H backlog hasn't improved much. Are there some we could do without having to jump through hoops? Alakzi (talk) 20:01, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm about to travel, but when I get back, mid-month, I'll take a look. Feel free to remind me. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:09, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I did Infobox Taiwan station the other day; Infobox China station is ready for replacement, save for the WP:TCATs, which I've been pondering how to handle. Alakzi (talk) 16:58, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * AWB, or a BOT? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:59, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The issue is with putting them in the right place; if I were to simply substitute the infobox, they'd be placed right underneath it. I'd considered extracting the date and place using AWB, but I don't think that the module API has got a function for inserting categories - though I've not looked very deep, admittedly. I could ask at WP:BOTREQ - or would you? Alakzi (talk) 17:05, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * If you substitute, and place the categories under the infobox, won't one of the regular cleanup-bots then move them? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:28, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I would think so, yes - but I wanted to avoid having to perform two edits. (And the possibility that someone would complain about my placing the categories there.) It's probably not such a big deal. Alakzi (talk) 17:39, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * There's a similar issue with categories in Infobox comics location. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:17, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Any ideas? Alakzi (talk) 21:10, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Alakzi my experience with subst infoboxes says that you won't avoid the double edits. -- Magioladitis (talk) 21:17, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. Alakzi (talk) 21:29, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Hannah, horses, hoopla
Andy, The RFCs I was referring to are here and here and most importantly here. (They are exempted from bot indexing, naturally.) The Bot request I referred to can be found here. You can read through it all but I'm not recommending it as a productive use of your time. I am not reverting you, but for the record I question the value of the edit in improving the article content. Regards Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:04, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Poppycock. Archivedotisbot has never edited Hannah Dodd. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:54, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
 * That's right. There was so much opposition that it was never run. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:06, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
 * That has nothing to do with your misguided use of Nobots on, or your removal of Dead link from, Hannah Dodd. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:12, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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Native names in infoboxes
Hey Andy,

I've been trying to find information regarding the use of native names in infoboxes and found only your reply here. Is there some MoS or discussion related to this you can link me (More infomaration: I'm trying to figure out what is the current style of adding native names in infoboxs - English name in header and a native_title field for original language or original language in header)?

Thanks in advance. --Gonnym (talk) 20:44, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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Infobox legislation merging
Re the Templates_for_discussion/Log/2015_March_22 discussion, I plan on replacing the current templates using the Infobox legislation as an underlying template, keeping state-specific deviations (such as state seals) intact. Int21h (talk) 01:37, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox Rabbi/doc
Template:Infobox Rabbi/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Si Trew (talk) 07:11, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

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Classical tables
Thank you for all your help with Classical discography row! If feasable it could be merged with Cantata discography row, perhaps to something called Classical table row, because I see use for movements of a work and performances of an artist or group also. Can we possibly keep part of the documentation separate, because a list of models for the cantata performers wold be really helpful - to copy instead of collecting the more or less same data in 150 or so cases - but clutter for people who need only help for a person's discography. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes; we can keep two sets of examples in the documentation; like we do for Infobox officeholder - and on separate sub-ages if necessary. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:56, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

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Talkback
Dustin ( talk ) 21:21, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
Hi Andy, I like this Wikipedia training.Simi1969 (talk) 17:36, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
I'm doing some wikipedia training and it is great. FurryRos (talk) 17:37, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
Hello Andy. I'm doing some Wikipedia training. Ginger and Lemon Tea (talk) 17:37, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
Hi Andy, this is an interesting and technical session! Kswade1 (talk) 17:37, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
hi, how are you? Rubbishusername42 (talk) 17:38, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Royal Society of Chemistry
Hi Andy,

I'm possibly interested in attending, although mainly for the photographic opportunities rather than the editathon. Do you know if there's anything more to see (of photographic interest) other than this main interior? My concern as far as photography goes is that if that specific location is going to be where the editathon takes place (an assumption I'm making, perhaps you could confirm), it's going to get in the way of a nice unobscured interior photo of the building. If you have any other idea of what we could photograph, please let me know. <font color="#006633">&#208;iliff   <font color="#800000">&#171;&#187; <font  color="#006633">(Talk)  17:21, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, we would be working in that space, the library. There are a few artworks, but they won't occupy you for a day. There are other rooms, too, but I don't know whether they'll be occupied. Perhaps we could arrange a separate visit for you? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:37, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

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Authority Control in TRwiki
Authority Control message of you at TRwiki village pump. I think I created all categories in Turkish and made necessary changes is module. What is next? Is there a cross-wiki bot that adds template to articles? --Mavrikant (talk) 07:25, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you; yes, User:T.seppelt has a bot that can help, if there is consensus on tr.Wikipedia. Also, it would be good if someone (you?) would kindly translate ORCID, ResearcherID etc, into Turkish. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:39, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I would enjoy helping. -- T.seppelt (talk) 11:43, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #161
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parameters.py Lua port
I've now (partially) implemented this in Lua; please see Template:Parameters. Alakzi (talk) 15:39, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * See also my suggestion to preload Documentation with its output here. Alakzi (talk) 23:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

I've also implemented the parameter name comparison function now; here's the comparison between Infobox London station and Infobox GB station to kick things off. ;-) Alakzi (talk) 19:33, 7 June 2015 (UTC) compare

Identical:
 * events2
 * years2
 * years4
 * image_name
 * years10
 * caption
 * latitude
 * owner
 * platforms
 * name
 * postgroup
 * events11
 * imagesize
 * locale
 * years8
 * original
 * events9
 * borough
 * pregroup
 * events4
 * years7
 * gridref
 * symbol
 * dft_category
 * years6
 * events10
 * years11
 * years9
 * years5
 * years3
 * years1
 * events7
 * events6
 * events3
 * image_size
 * manager
 * events1
 * events5
 * symbol2
 * longitude
 * events8

Similar:
 * years12; years13; years14; years15 < years; years1; years2; years3; years4; years5; years6; years7; years8; years9; years10; years11 [years]
 * symbol3; symbol4 < symbol; symbol2 [symbol]
 * owner1; owner2 < owner; Owner [owner]
 * events12; events13; events14; events15 < events; events1; events2; events3; events4; events5; events6; events7; events8; events9; events10; events11 [events]
 * manager1; manager2 < manager [manager]

Disparate:
 * alt_name
 * alt_name1
 * image_alt
 * map_type
 * label_position
 * railcode
 * railcode1
 * railcode2
 * tracks
 * access
 * access_note
 * fare_zone
 * fare_zone_1
 * fare_zone_note
 * interchange
 * interchange1
 * interchange2
 * interchange3
 * interchange4
 * interchange5
 * interchange_note
 * cyclepark
 * toilets
 * tubeexits03
 * tubeexits04
 * tubeexits05
 * tubeexits06
 * tubeexits07
 * tubeexits08
 * tubeexits09
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Tech News: 2015-24
<section begin="technews-2015-W24"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from June 9. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from June 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from June 11 (calendar).
 * If you use the Monobook skin, the buttons and other controls now look more the same in VisualEditor and other tools.
 * When you edit links and other items in VisualEditor, you now need to apply your change before closing the tool.
 * The title of dialogs is now easier to see when it is near long buttons.

Meetings
 * You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 9 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * You can join a meeting with the Language team. The meeting will be on June 10 at 14:30 (UTC).

Future changes
 * If you have a bot, you may need to fix it. The default continuation mode of the API for  will change at the end of June.

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe. <section end="technews-2015-W24"/> 18:18, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Andy
Hi Andy! I like wikipedia editing, maybe I will buy you a beer.... ADogCalledDarwin (talk) 13:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello
Hi Andy, I am learning how to use Wikipedia. Thank you for teaching us. Chocolatebunny84 (talk) 13:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
Thanks for the class Its really helpful :) Puffy molymoddragon (talk) 13:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Andy
From the Duke of Chutney Thedukeofchutney (talk) 13:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

hi andy
one or two sentences long. Neiltrevethan (talk) 13:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: May 2015
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The Wikipedia Library needs you!
<div style = "color: #936c29; font-size: 4em; font-family: Copperplate, 'Copperplate Gothic Light', serif"> The Wikipedia Library <span style="font-size: 2em; font-family: Copperplate, 'Copperplate Gothic Light', serif">Call for Volunteers

<div style = "margin-top: 1.5em; border: 3px solid #ae8c55; border-radius: .5em; padding: 1em 1.5em; font-size: .9em"> The Wikipedia Library is expanding, and we need your help! With only a couple of hours per week, you can make a big difference in helping editors get access to reliable sources and other resources. Sign up for one of the following roles:
 * Account coordinators help distribute research accounts to editors.
 * Partner coordinators seek donations from new partners.
 * Outreach coordinators reach out to the community through blog posts, social media, and newsletters or notifications.
 * Technical coordinators advise on building tools to support the library's work.

Sign up to help here :)  Delivered on behalf of The Wikipedia Library by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:16, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Template:Infobox something
I am listing at WP:RFD as I am unhappy this was done with no WP:CONSENSUS. Unfortunately my Internet just dropped in the middle of my edit to say why, so if I am more incoherent than normal, please excuse me. (Usually on a scale of one to ten I should say my incoherence was five, but at the mo it might be seven. I've got the Interweb back but if things seem even less sense than usual, let me apologise. The thrust of it is I don't see the need for multiplying redirects with spaces in editor space not user space, and the distinction I give there is not a question of technically what namespace it is but which hat you have on. These are in editor space and if they can't find an underscore they shouldn't edit.) Si Trew (talk) 23:48, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I might sign up as a technical coordinator, dunno, I am good at that. In real life I am a software engineer. I can manage people, and do it well, but it's not what I want to do in my spare time. It could suit me cos I am a great right hand man. Never wanted to be the boss, but always good right hand man. Not a lickspittle, the boss needs someone to trust and get things done, and to say no you are wrong and I can tell you why. Because I am very thorough and can tie lots of ends together, I would be good at that. Not quite ready to sign up but you may persuade me. Si Trew (talk) 23:51, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 June 2015
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 * Read this Signpost in full
 * Single-page
 * Unsubscribe
 * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:09, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #162
<div style="margin-top:10px; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. <div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:90%; padding-left:5px; font-family:Georgia, Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Read the full report &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) 12:08, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Discussions
 * Should we have a Wikidata User Group?
 * Events/Blogs/Press
 * Past: Thanks to everyone who participated in the Menu Challenge which made Wikidata shine at A Taste of Stockholm. The live results are still up at https://wikimedia-sverige.github.io/tastydata.
 * Upcoming: Donostia-San Sebastián Wikidata Editathon
 * Upcoming: Ateliers Wikidata in Paris
 * News about Wikidata FIST
 * Review of the big interwiki link migration
 * Timeline of Christopher Lee films
 * Wikidata map - 19 months on
 * A challenge was raised to calculate the degrees of separation to Kevin Bacon. Already one routine has been produced, the next step is to use live data so that we can work on reducing the number of intermediary steps.
 * Other Noteworthy Stuff
 * ViziData has been improved significantly
 * Wikidata Visualization Challenge winners announced: first prize to ViziData.
 * New paper: Peer-production system or collaborative ontology development effort: what is Wikidata?
 * Jura1 posted some data around property usage on items about people
 * Tpt is interning at Google now to free up more content from Freebase for us. He's adding more data to the Primary Sources Tool.
 * Did you know?
 * Newest properties: street key, relief location map, location map, McCune-Reischauer romanization, conifers.org ID, Dyntaxa ID, Project Gutenberg ID, UN/LOCODE, Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID, DBCS ID, Animator.ru ID, MobyGames ID, stated as, PGCH ID
 * Development
 * Deployed arbitrary access on all Wikivoyage and Wikiquote projects and announced the next ones. See d:Wikidata:Arbitrary access for more.
 * More fine tuning on entity usage tracking (relevant for arbitrary access)
 * Fixed bug that sometimes allowed multiple properties to have the same label in a given language (T102148)
 * More work on automatically creating redirects when merging items
 * More code review of the Wikidata Quality extensions (improved constraint reports and checks against 3rd party databases). Starting to look good for a first deployment.
 * The sitelinks heading hierarchy changed and includes a “Site links” heading now that is only shown on mobile. This is a DOM change needed to make Wikidata work better on mobile.
 * Started working on having PHPCS coverage for the major Wikibase.git code base to find small code issues more easily
 * Prepared Wikibase.git for the DataModel 3.0 switch
 * Released Wikibase DataModel Serialization 1.4
 * Released Wikibase Internal Serialization 1.4
 * New releases of several DataValue components, including DataValues Number 0.5, DataValues JavaScript 0.7 and ValueView 0.14.5
 * Monthly Tasks
 * Hack on one of these.
 * Help fix these items which have been flagged using Wikidata - The Game.
 * Help develop the next summary here!
 * Contribute to a Showcase item
 * Help translate or proofread pages in your own language!
 * Add labels, in your own language, for the new properties listed above.

Tech News: 2015-25
<section begin="technews-2015-W25"/> Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * Users have created more than 5000 articles with the new translation tool.
 * Editing a page is now faster. This is because some statistics about edit filters were removed.

Changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 17 June. It will be on all Wikipedias from 18 June (calendar).

Meetings
 * You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 16 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
 * You can join a meeting with the Wikidata team. It will be on June 19 at 16:00 (UTC).

Future changes
 * Developers are working on a new tool to get and send newsletters. If you read or write a newsletter, share your ideas about it.
 * If you use Pywikibot, soon you won't be able to use anymore.

Tech news prepared by tech ambassadors and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe. <section end="technews-2015-W25"/> 15:04, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Andy
Hi Andy, this is Fishling01, thanks for the Wikipedia training. Fishling01 (talk) 13:53, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

hi there
Can I buy you a beer? Hazoviolis (talk) 13:53, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
This is your piano talking. Only kidding, it's Ruth sitting in your training session. Ruthie147 (talk) 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Andy
Thank you for the very excellent Wikipedia training.

Telephone sanitiser (talk) 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello Andy
Greetings Andy. How about a pint? Richardalanburton (talk) 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Andy
Hello Andy, this session is very useful! Convenientvegan (talk) 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Andy
Thanks for the great training today Annette Hutchinson (talk) 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

RfC: Religion in infoboxes of nations
There is an RfC that you may be interested in at Template talk:Infobox country. Please join us and help us to determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 14:18, 17 June 2015 (UTC)