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WikiCup Newsletter XXIII
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Hello
Hi I was away for ICSE examinations (10 class final) Thanks for your kind merry Christmas and happy new year banner (half the year is over).

 E Renault Talk + 16:03, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

An impostor?
Hello - someone claiming to be you has opened an account at Wikipedia Review. Can you confirm whether or not you are him or her? Thanks Peter Damian (talk) 10:01, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Sigh, can't even go on Wikipedia Review without people think its an impostor... - Yes it is me  « l | ?romethean ™ | l »   (talk) 10:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Your post was quite naughty. Peter Damian (talk) 10:47, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Argh well, with naughty boy Gregory Khos running around at WR and meta I'm sure everyone will think I'm an angel :D  « l | ?romethean ™ | l »   (talk) 10:58, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Adoption request
Promethean, I would like to be adopted by you. Your talents in contributing to Wikimedia projects has impressed me, and I think you may be able to teach this old dog some new tricks. How do we get started with you acting as my mentor? -- Thekohser 20:45, 9 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi There, I kindly accept your offer as I will be more than happy to share the secrets of my trade. If there is anything you would like to know about Wikimedia and its projects (I'm sure you know enough about this one) or the more finer side of Wikipedia Administration than do feel free to ask. I will setup an adoption page for you shortly. I look forward to hearing from you.  « l | ?romethean ™ | l »   (talk) 07:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Please let me know when the formal adoption page is set up and ready to go. Meanwhile, I noticed that a page into which you'd put an awful lot of work just got deleted by an administrator at Meta.  I'd like some tutoring on how to avoid doing a lot of work that violates policy, then gets trash-canned, but maybe I should seek another mentor for that angle. -- Thekohser 14:04, 10 July 2009 (UTC)  I apologize for the spiteful comment above.  I think it would be best if I politely withdraw my request for mentorship, since that was just an attempt to make a mockery of you being a mentor.  Apologies for that, too. -- Thekohser 17:06, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I half expected this, I was willing to assume good faith however you yourself have admitted to what constitutes feuding, apologies or not. I'm afraid that in the interest of Wikipedia this will likely be referred to the Arbitration Committee for enforcement of the terms of your parole. I wish it didn't come to this but I'm afraid that it is unreasonable for me to bend over backwards for someone who isn't willing to change their conduct.  « l | ?romethean ™ | l »   (talk) 17:19, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Meta/En.wiki
Hi Promethean - will you please keep Meta discussions on Meta? Thekohser has some severe restrictions on en.wiki; restrictions he does not have on Meta. Bringing acrimonious Meta issues between the two of you over here is unfair to him, because he can't really respond as he would probably like to. He has already violated his civility restriction with you on here, both above and over at the reliable source page. Could you please keep a discussion rooted on the project where it began? It would be appreciated. Happy editing. -->David Shankbone  16:38, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I may not have a full picture of the timeline, but as far as I can tell, it was Thekohser who brought it to en.wiki with the above "request to be adopted". –xenotalk 16:49, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Dear David,
 * Whilst I'm well aware of your concerns, I must also impress that Thekohser (more fondly known as Gregory) approached me and asked me to be his mentor. Whilst I found his request somewhat bizarre given the happenings on meta that you speak of, it is something that I will fulfill to the best of my ability. The incident mentioned that occurred on meta has been laid to rest at last so that is no further need for discussion on that forum. I don't feel that Gregory has made any attempt to be uncivil to me and it is important to understand if it was it would only be able to be reported at ae by me (as it was a discussion between 2 people), something I don't intend to do as that would be un-mentor like. I can assure you that given that I have now adopted Thekohser, may aim is to help keep him out of trouble and not cause it. Kind Regards Brett 16:55, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * PS: Xeno is correct

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Request: GET http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Renaulte, from 208.80.152.30 via sq27.wikimedia.org (squid/2.7.STABLE6) to Error: ERR_CANNOT_FORWARD, errno (11) Resource temporarily unavailable at Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:24:51 GMT -- E Renault Talk + 15:34, 11 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Seems like a short outage on one of the Squid servers that I'm sure one of the developers in -tech would have looked at.  « l | ?romethean ™ | l »   (talk) 16:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

July 2009
Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits. Readers looking for accurate information will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, try the sandbox, where you can write practically anything you want. Sedd&sigma;n talk|WikimediaUK 01:35, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Please stop. You will find no sympathy at my talk page for your national side showing a poor display. Please troll somewhere else. Thank you. Sedd&sigma;n talk|WikimediaUK 01:42, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

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Abuse reports
Hi! I've been reviewing Abuse Reports in the hopes of "relaunching" the project, as (you might have noticed) the requests are building up and investigations are taking an extremely long time to complete. I plan to process a lot of these requests to once again make Abuse Reports a trusted and efficient anti vandalism "tool". I see that you've made contributions to AR in the past, but have been inactive in recent times. I only reviewed the open requests, so sorry if you're still active. Please ignore this if that's the case.

Otherwise, would you like to join me in processing the backlog of requests? Thanks. Netalarm 15:01, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup participates in the The Great Wikipedia Dramaout
Hello all, iMatthew here. I just wanted to let you know about "The Great Wikipedia Dramaout" which starts this Saturday. The goal of the Dramaout is to spend five days working on improving articles and abstaining from any of Wikipedia's drama. I don't think that any of you will have a problem focusing on articles for five days, because of course, any work you get done during the Dramaout will count towards your score in the WikiCup. Details are on the page; hope to see you all signing up! :)  iMatthew  talk   at 00:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

English speaking
I can speak English as a foreign language. Anyway, how is the simplest way to communicate on Wikipedia?

 Relly Komaruzaman   Talk   09:58, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

10:00:00 "PM" UTC
Isn't saying "10:00:00 PM UTC" kind of misleading? Wouldn't it be more accurate and clear to say "22:00:00 UTC"? -- Thekohser 13:20, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

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Skype
I have saved the Skype. Thanks for the information. But, a round table interview on Skype will be held at 10:00:00 p.m. Friday July 24, 2009 in UTC. My country time is WIB = UTC+7. It means my sleeping-child time. I guess, it's so hard for me to be on time. Actually, I don't have my own PC which is contected with internet. I'm sorry for Wikipedia.

 Relly Komaruzaman   Talk   14:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

ello
Thank you for the note on my Userpage. Is there anyone I may speak to about preparing for this open dialogue on Skype? I have done a little research on my own and have read and reread the Trustee role description and will do more research upon Wikipedia but I would like a headsup as to what the questioning may be so I may be fully and appropriately prepared.

Cheers

B9 hummingbird hovering (talk • contribs) 13:25, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Lovely, I am expert at winging it *heheheheeh*.
 * Thanx for ur prompt response mate
 * B9 hummingbird hovering (talk • contribs) 08:26, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * PS BTW, I really appreciate this adoption process that has been instituted. Is this a particular initiative of urs? R u the process driver?

Wikivoices Invite
Hello Promethean,

thank you very much for the invitation. I feel myself very honored. Unfortunately at 10:00:00 UTC on a friday would mean I was just at work. I may have net and even Skype connection, but I cannot be there and answer the question.--Wing (talk) 14:25, 19 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Hello Promethean, thank you very much for a second chance for me :-) Yes that would be really great. Normally after 20:00 UTC it would be ok for me because at this time I should be at home already. Saturnday July 25th would be bad for me because I must attend a wedding of two of my best friends, but at Sunday 26th I would be available the whole day. Please tell me which is good for you. Thank you very much. --Wing (talk) 06:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Promethean, actually I can both. Please schedule me a time outside of the window 4:00 - 18:00 UTC and not on saturnday and any time on sunday as you wish. I will be there with you. You know my Skype username?--Wing (talk) 18:44, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Your Pages
Hi Promethean, I just stumbled by your user page and couldn't help but drool a little, I was wondering if I could borrow your "Promethean's Talk Page" header and a few of the nav buttons? Thanks. - Jeffrey Mall | Talk2Me  | BNosey  - 19:52, 22 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't any credit for the overall design of my page. But yes you are more then welcome to pilfer it :-)   « l | Promethean ™ | l »   (talk) 01:32, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Skype also
Let me know if you're still missing my Skype name.--CastAStone//₵₳$↑₳₴₮ʘ№€ 09:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Notification
You have new messages from a adoptee.

Motto of the Day
<p style="font-weight:bolder;">Hi there, Promethean! Thought you might be interested in Motto of the Day, a collaborative (and totally voluntary) effort by a group of Wikipedians to create original, inspirational mottos. Have a good motto idea? Share it here, comment on some of the mottos there or just pass this message onto your friends.

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WikiVoices
Thanks for the invite -- however, I don't use Skype, though I am happy to answer anything asked during the program afterward in text instead. Cheers, Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 17:50, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Skype
Promethean, I have downloaded Skype on my Notebook, (I already have it installed on my Laptop but I don't have cam on that) I would really like to test it ASAP. My email is soliton108@yahoo.com.au and my 'contact addy' is sumthym like ah "B9_hummingbird_hovering" by memory... u wanna c if u can track me? And giv me a call so we can sort out if i need to get a headset or not...

ThanX m8

B9 hummingbird hovering (talk • contribs) 05:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

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