User talk:Sceptre/Archive 62

Wikiproject Articles for creation Needs You!
 WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive! The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from March 1st, 2013 – March 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive. There is a backlog of over 2000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out! Delivered by User:EdwardsBot on behalf of Wikiproject Articles for Creation at 13:55, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

IPBE
A heads-up that IP block exemption has been removed from your account, as it no longer appears necessary. Feel free to request it back if you find yourself hindered by IP hardblocks in future. WilliamH (talk) 16:14, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

FAR notification
I have nominated M62 motorway for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Rschen7754 19:45, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Russell T Davies
This is a note to let the main editors of Russell T Davies know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on April 27, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director or one of his delegates (,, and ), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/April 27, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Russell T Davies (born 1963) is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter notable for the 2005 revival of the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who. Born in Swansea, Davies joined the BBC's children's department on a part-time basis in 1985 and eventually wrote two series for the network, Dark Season and Century Falls. As a freelance writer in the mid-1990s, Davies' early scripts explored concepts of religion and sexuality among various backdrops: Springhill was a soap drama about a Catholic family in contemporary Liverpool; The Grand explored society's opinion of contemporary subjects during the interwar period; and Queer as Folk, his first prolific series, recreated his experiences in the Manchester gay scene. Works during the 2000s include Bob & Rose, which portrayed a gay man who fell in love with a woman, The Second Coming, which focused on the second coming and deicide of Jesus Christ, and Casanova, an adaptation of the Venetian lover's complete memoirs. Davies became the executive producer of the revived Doctor Who series in 2005 and oversaw a surge in popularity that led to the production of two spin-off series: Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:02, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Arbitration/Requests/Case/Sexology closed
An arbitration case regarding sexology has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
 * 1) Standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all articles dealing with transgender issues and paraphilia classification (e.g., hebephilia).
 * 2) User:Jokestress and User:James Cantor are banned from interacting with each other, commenting on and/or commenting about each other including their professional lives, works and on-wiki activities. This applies to all namespaces, but excludes dispute resolution that explicitly relates to both parties.
 * 3) User:Jokestress is indefinitely banned from the topic of human sexuality, including biographical articles.

For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 13:00, 25 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Discuss this

Precious
  freedom of opinion and expression

Thank you for quality articles such as Russell T Davies, who "explored concepts of religion and sexuality among various backdrops", and for developing articles, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (27 July 2007)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:39, 27 April 2013 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 468th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for June 15
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited IOS 7, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Siri (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:18, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of iOS 7
Hello! Your submission of iOS 7 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Crispulop (talk) 21:06, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject AFC needs your help... again
 WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive! The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from July 1st, 2013 – July 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive. There is a backlog of over 1000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

A new version of our AfC helper script is released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code cleanup, and more page cleanups. If you want to see a full list of changes, go to WikiProject Articles for creation/Helper script/Development page. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. Delivered at 13:00, 19 June 2013 (UTC) by EdwardsBot (talk), on behalf of WikiProject AFC

article for ya
Hi, came across your name in doing some edits, wanted to point you to Kristin Beck which I recently created. Would welcome your help to expand it if you think it's worthwhile. I think it's an interesting story. cheers --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 04:13, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/iOS 7
You promised a response and a new hook for this DYK nomination within a week, and it's been almost three now with no action. Absent a new hook and some sort of response soon, we'll have to close the nomination. Please respond as soon as possible. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:31, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for IOS 7
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 21
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Section 28, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Grace Academy (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:51, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Advice
Don't mess this up or become tense over it. I just plowed through the archives for a few mentions that back your assertions and tried to help. Taking a hardline is not in your interest, and I believe the 7 sources I mentioned help prove that your actions were not without considerable thought. You'd do well to strike or remove your confronting posts because not all editors see the content dispute and behavior as separate matters. Your behavior matters more then the content issue at this point, even if they are wrong, you want to move forward and not stay in the past. I added sources for the content dispute side, maybe an effective counter even, but that should be enough for future eyes to make a decision provided you don't become confrontational over the old issue. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:02, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, indeed. As I mentioned, I'm still extremely bitter about the way I was treated during the topic ban discussion and the talk page discussions leading up to it. As a trans woman myself, who had not come out on Wikipedia at the time, I did find the level of discussion rather personally offensive; being called "a repulsive lying bigot" and having my intentions as an a LGBT person called into question still rather hurts, and I never received an apology for it. Sceptre (talk) 01:14, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It is sad, personal attacks hurt regardless of the intention behind them. I've got my own long running dispute to worry about, but for what's it worth, try to move forward whenever possible. It's what everyone should do, ideally. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I have long held the philosophy on Wikipedia that the only things I will take personally are praise. All else is background noise. I did not see the discussion, nor will I look for it. I know how much things hurt even if one tries hard not to let them. Please laugh in the face of insults and rejoice in praise. Fiddle   Faddle  09:55, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Preferred gender pronouns
Hi Sceptre, I was hoping that I could just ask what your preferred gender pronouns are so I don't accidentally use the wrong ones. I assume it would be the she-series, but it's better safe to ask than accidentally use the wrong ones. Thanks, NW ( Talk ) 03:02, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, that would be fine. :) The silent coming out is taking people by surprise, isn't it? Sceptre (talk) 03:05, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Template parses to what a user has selected in the Wikipedia preferences, in this case:  NE Ent 09:48, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * There's also a script that will display an editor's gender on the heading of their user page and talk page, which is helpful since you don't have to go looking for it. - Aoidh (talk) (formerly User:SudoGhost) 09:57, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * A friend of mine who is trans*/genderqueer prefers gender neutral pronouns. Since finding that out, I have figured it is probably easiest to ask when it is possible that I might be wrong. NW ( Talk ) 12:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. I have a cousin who is M2F and the polite thing was to ask both what she preferred to be called (the family knew her only be her male name prior to my asking) and what pronouns to use. A polite question never gets taken the wrong way, a bad assumption can spoil a relationship for ever. Fiddle   Faddle  12:27, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Block
I have blocked you for 12 hours per this edit that violated your topic ban. (Per our discussion on irc earlier) This is an Arbitration Enforcement block under this remedy and has to be specially appealed. -- Guerillero &#124;  My Talk  03:08, 23 August 2013 (UTC)ere
 * Though I understand why you were blocked, I am grateful that it is brief. The list of quotes you posted on Jimbo's talk page is telling, sad and offensive to all compassionate people, not just transgendered people. I have always favored addressing people by the names of their choice, without regard to legalities. So, Jimmy Carter and Chelsea Manning. It's easy. And gender self-identification is intensely personal, and I believe in accepting people as they self-identify.


 * I wish you well.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  03:48, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Your post was well worth being blocked for. It raises the usual set of uncomfortable truths about bigotry that always require highlighting in the loudest forum one can find. Use your voice sparingly and only risk being blocked when it is worthwhile. This was worthwhile. I doubt it will go anywhere or make any difference, but it was worthwhile. The alleged wisdom of crowds always sees to it that bigotry remains as the overall consensus. Fiddle   Faddle  08:33, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Just to add my acknowledgment and appreciation. I hope your laudable post on the co-founder's page, where you cast much-needed light on some repellent commentary, will help guide enlightened editorial practice. Writegeist (talk) 17:37, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Email
I was about to send you an email and I noticed that you don't have email enabled. If you don't wish to receive email, that's fine; my message wasn't terribly important. But if you wish to, I just thought I would let you know that it isn't possible at this time. Best, NW ( Talk ) 13:03, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey, I'm just going to send you an email; I don't have Special:EmailUser active on my end due to harassment concerns. :) Sceptre (talk) 13:15, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Blocked again
Since you have continued your breaches of the topic ban immediately after the last block, I have blocked you again, for the same reason. Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:17, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

The edit was clearly as directly related to the Manning discussion as the previous ones for which you were blocked the other day. Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:34, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Have you reviewed JWales' post in which he asks that people not be blocked for violating their topic ban on his talk page especially if they are raisin concerns with Wikipedia's administration? NW ( Talk ) 12:23, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Now that you mention it, he also said that it would be unwise to allow his page to be used as a "useless battleground for editors who have been excluded elsewhere" – which is exactly what was happening here. But in any case, I don't see it as particularly relevant. Jimbo Wales needs to respect community-imposed sanctions just like everybody else. He has no more right to unilaterally declare his user space exempt from them than you or I would. Comments by other administrators on the AN thread were unanimous in saying Sceptre's edits were unacceptable. Plus, she was violating the sanction not just on Jimbo's page but at the AN thread itself too. ( –unsigned by Fut.Perf. (talk) 13:27, 24 August 2013‎ )
 * The arbcom ruling specifically allows appeals on AN. NE Ent 14:23, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Making an appeal, yes. Using the appeal thread as a pretext for again grandstanding about the topic from which they are topic-banned, no. Different thing. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:42, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Any replies to copy
Sceptre, if you wish for us to copy your replies to other talk-pages, then please post them below, with where-to-post each, such as after a timed comment "13:42". I or others will repost each reply segment (but might omit parts about Manning!). I have noted block at User_talk:Jimbo, which can resume next week if you wish to take a break for weekend. -Wikid77 (talk) 14:14, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

This needs to go to ArbCom
Sceptre is being treated like the US treats or wants to treat Manning, Snowden, Assange etc. and I don't think that's acceptable. Count Iblis (talk) 14:23, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree. I have no idea how the attitude most editors are showing comports with the Foundation's Non discrimination policy. Sceptre (talk) 19:53, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Did you really just compare Sceptre to Manning et al?! GiantSnowman 20:58, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * No comparison like that can be perfect. There does exist on Wikipedia a problem with dealing with controversial topics. E.g. in the Amanda Knox case Admins had been imposing a regime in which editors got unfairly blocked because of their POV. Jimbo intervened there when a banned editor posted on his talk page about this. It seems that this case may be similar, you have Jimbo again complaining that Sceptre should not have been blocked for bringing a real problem to his attention. By blocking Sceptre for that, the topic ban ends up being a de-facto cover to hide a real problem, similar to the US attempts to stop Snowden from leaking information to the media. Count Iblis (talk) 22:57, 24 August 2013 (UTC)


 * And with Sceptre topic-banned, then discussions were limited about trans issues in Manning case, where many of us were eventually shocked when U.S. national news reported "Chelsea E. Manning" announced a name/gender change. Plus, who knew wp:MOSIDENTITY covered such cases, and now the enwiki admins who move-renamed the Manning page are being accused of improper admin conduct, some wanting those admins sanctioned, with wild calls for desysopping. Meanwhile, I have been learning some developers do not want to fix the trivial wp:edit_conflicts which can be auto-merged by a few simple changes to MediaWiki utility diff3.c, and no one told me what "cisgender" meant because Sceptre is too afraid to discuss wp:COMMONNAME, where I have been debating the unusual forcing of dashes into names which 95%-99% of the world spells with hyphens. Sceptre is instantly seen as coherent, well-reasoned, and restrained (i.e., not "site-banned"), and yet another questionable case of "indef topic ban". BTW: I am indef topic-banned (2.3 years now) about Amanda Knox re "Murder of Meredith Kercher" and "all related institutions" across Italy! More later.... -Wikid77 (talk) 19:40, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Your edit on Jimbo's talk page
Just a brief comment on this edit you made to Jimbo's talk page: (I replied there yesterday, but you may not have seen it.) You referred to the writer Julie Bindel making 'horrifically transphobic comments in The Observer' back in January; I believe you actually meant Julie Burchill. Strictly speaking, this edit was a BLP violation, but I'm conscious of the prohibition against editing other user's comments so haven't altered it. If you would like to me to edit your comment to correct your mistake, feel free to say so. Robofish (talk) 00:44, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes please, it was a simple mistake that I would correct myself if I had the chance. Sceptre (talk) 01:00, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Jimmy's talk page
Sceptre, are you looking for another block? Seriously. I just undid that edit - feel free to reinstate it or whatev - but you're cruising for another topic-ban block. Just saying, and getting in here before someone else does ... - A l is o n  ❤ 19:40, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Seeing as Jimbo has actually said in respect to this discussion that blocking me should be disfavoured, and that I'm not directly referencing Manning, I feel okay about making the comment. Sceptre (talk) 19:56, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Evidence phase open - Manning naming dispute
Dear Sceptre.

This is just a quick courtesy notice. You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute/Evidence. Please add your evidence by September 19, 2013, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Seddon talk 23:22, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

ANI-notice
Hello. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Mark Arsten (talk) 02:36, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Arbitration clarification request closed
Hi Sceptre, the clarification request you submitted regarding Sexology discretionary sanctions has been closed and archived. The Committee clarified that discretionary sanctions were authorised for articles dealing with transgender issues and for articles dealing with paraphilia classification. The original discussion can be viewed [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification_and_Amendment&oldid=574441469#Clarification_request:_Sexology here]. For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:25, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

How to get article re-assessed by WikiProkect UK Roads?
Hi, my apologies for contacting you directly. Can you tell me how I can get an article re-assessed by the WikiProject UK Roads please? I have been working on Wade's Causewway the last couple of weeks and the project still classifies it as a stub, which I do not think is appropriate any more. Can you tell me how I can get it re-assessed please? I didn't see anywhere to register it for re-assessment on the project page. Many thanks -PocklingtonDan (talk) 20:37, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

October 2013 AFC Backlog elimination drive
 WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive!

The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from October 1st, 2013 – October 31st, 2013.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

A new version of our AfC helper script is released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code enhancements, and more. If you want to see a full list of changes, visit the changelog. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. --Mdann 52 <font color="Maroon">talk to me! This newsletter was delivered on behalf of WPAFC by EdwardsBot (talk) 15:27, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Doctor Who
I'm not entirely sure why you reverted my addition of a comment to the Doctor Who talk page. Could you advise me why you felt this was necessary? I have re-instated it pending any evidence that it contravenes anything, as no evidence as such was supplied. Thanks. drewmunn talk 16:26, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Apologies, I was on my iPad at the time looking at my watchlist. Sceptre (talk) 18:50, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Bradley Manning/October 2013 move request
Greetings. Because you participated in the August 2013 move request regarding this subject, you may be interested in participating in the current discussion. This notice is provided pursuant to Canvassing. Cheers! bd2412 T 21:39, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Lisa the Skeptic
I've done as User:Bencherlite suggested.

I removed Lisa the Skeptic from 23 November in the pending queue.

I nominated it for 24 November at TFAR.

Hopefully my nomination will not be futile.

Cheers,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 21:09, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I changed my nom date to 4 November. Hopefully this will be an acceptable compromise to accommodate all involved. :) &mdash; Cirt (talk) 21:35, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

The Stolen Earth
Hope you don't mind but I nominated The Stolen Earth for TFA on November 23. Please check Today's featured article/requests, I'm sure you would have a better blurb. Edgepedia (talk) 11:22, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I commented Support over there, with a note that I think it'd be awesome in an ideal universe for Wikipedia to have an article on Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor... &mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:23, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

File:Samesex marriage in USA.svg and grey color
Hey, I noticed you recolored the 7f7f7f grey on the map to a different shade. The different shade was not very distinguishable from the grey we used for New Mexico and the US territories, thus it was not optimal. Both I and one other use mistook the two colors. I have reverted the color back to 7f7f7f. In the future please discuss color changes before you make them. Thanks! Thegreyanomaly (talk) 00:10, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Heya, it was simply a change to be consistent with File:Recognition of same-sex relationships in the United States.svg. I don't mind that revert. :) Sceptre (talk) 00:13, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter
Books and Bytes Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013 by , Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved... New positions: Sign up to be a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Wikipedia Librarian Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted. New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis?? New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration Read the full newsletter ''Thanks for reading! All future newsletters will be opt-in only. Have an item for the next issue? Leave a note for the editor on the Suggestions page. --The Interior 21:07, 27 October 2013 (UTC)''

Disambiguation link notification for October 30
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Dual mandate, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Mike Hancock (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 14:21, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for November 1
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Dual mandate, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Mike Hancock (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 20:36, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: The Stolen Earth
This is a note to let the main editors of The Stolen Earth know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on November 23, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/November 23, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

"The Stolen Earth" is the twelfth episode of the 2007–08 series and the 750th overall episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which marks its 50th anniversary on 23 November 2013. The episode was written by show runner and head writer Russell T Davies. It is the first of a two-part crossover story with spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood, concluding with "Journey's End", the finale of the fourth series, which brings closure to several prominent story arcs created under Davies. In the episode, contemporary Earth and 26 other planets are stolen by the Daleks. As the Doctor (David Tennant, pictured) and his companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) try to find Earth, his previous companions Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), and Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) convene to contact him and mount a defence against the Daleks. The episode was received positively by the audience and professional reviewers. It received one of the highest Audience Appreciation Index ratings for a television programme, and when first shown was the second most-watched programme of the week. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:03, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for November 9
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited David Ward (politician), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page National Union of Students (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:43, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Important Notice
Hi Sceptre,

Most of user page has gone white. This is because you used gradient. It appears you use codings such as .css to make your user page. Please change it from gradient to linear-gradient so you get your color scheme again. Best, <font color="MediumSeaGreen">Sports <font color="LimeGreen">guy <font color="Green">17 :)  (click to talk • contributions) 21:24, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Request for comment
A request for comment has been started on an issue you have been discussing at Talk:Doctor_Who. Blethering  Scot  21:29, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

BLP
Please don't speculate on anyone being mentally ill without sources saying so.Two kinds of pork (talk) 13:56, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * - please don't remove other people's comments.
 * , I suggest you re-phrase your comment please. GiantSnowman 14:10, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. GiantSnowman 18:37, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive
<div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; background-color:#98FB98; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; font-size: 99%"> Hello, Sceptre:

WikiProject AFC is holding a two month long Backlog Elimination Drive!

The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from December 1st, 2013 – January 31st, 2014.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

A new version of our AfC helper script has been released! It includes many bug fixes, new improvements and features, code enhancements, and more. If you want to see a full list of changes, visit the changelog. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. EdwardsBot (talk) 09:17, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) at 09:17, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Notification of automated file description generation
Your upload of File:About me tengwar.png or contribution to its description is noted, and thanks (even if belatedly) for your contribution. In order to help make better use of the media, an attempt has been made by an automated process to identify and add certain information to the media's description page.

This notification is placed on your talk page because a bot has identified you either as the uploader of the file, or as a contributor to its metadata. It would be appreciated if you could carefully review the information the bot added. To opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions here. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 11:26, 8 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Another one of your uploads, File:Articles tengwar.png, has also had some information automatically added. If you get a moment, please review the bot's contributions there as well. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 12:22, 6 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Another one of your uploads, File:Barnstars tengwar.png, has also had some information automatically added. If you get a moment, please review the bot's contributions there as well. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 12:50, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library Survey
As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasit &#124; c 15:27, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Badri (1999 film) listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Badri (1999 film). Since you had some involvement with the Badri (1999 film) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Pam D  09:19, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

File:Opening crawl.jpg missing description details
Dear uploader: The media file you uploaded as: is missing a description and/or other details on its image description page. If possible, please add this information. This will help other editors make better use of the image, and it will be more informative to readers.
 * File:Opening crawl.jpg

If you have any questions, please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 04:42, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on changes to the AfC mailing list
Hello Sceptre! There is a discussion that your input is requested on! I look forward to your comments, thoughts, opinions, criticisms, and questions!

If you wish to opt-out of future mailings, please remove yourself from the mailing list or alternatively to opt-out of all massmessage mailings, you may add Category:Opted-out of message delivery to your user talk page.
 * This message was composed and sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of &#123;&#123;U&#124;Technical 13&#125;&#125; (t • e • c) 18:18, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

GOCE March drive wrapup
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:57, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014
Hi Sceptre. In case you are not aware, there is an upcoming campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related topics on Wikipedia, culminating with an international edit-a-thon on June 21. See Wiki Loves Pride 2014 for more information. If you are interested, you might consider creating a page for a major city (or cities!) near you, with a list of LGBT-related articles that need to be created or improved. This would be a tremendous help to Wikipedia and coverage of LGBT culture and history. Thanks for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:22, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Liberty GB
An article that you have been involved in editing, Liberty GB, has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Ivanvector (talk) 15:23, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Notification of a June AfC BackLog Drive
<div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; background-color:#98FB98; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; font-size: 99%"> Hello Sceptre:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a  month long Backlog Elimination Drive!

The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

The AfC helper script can assist you in tallying your edits automatically. To view a full list of changes, visit the changelog. Please report bugs and feature requests there, too! Thanks. Sent on behalf of (t) (c) by &#123;&#123;U&#124;&#125;&#125; (t • e • c) using the MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:45, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

2014 Isla Vista massacre
Please do not make edits to Wikipedia that reflect personal opinions/vendettas, or because of non-reputable sources, like you did at 2014 Isla Vista massacre. This is an encyclopedia that presents facts from reputable sources and unbiased views, not a blog page for opinions. Please do not remove links from articles again without considering why you are doing so. Thanks! Lord Laitinen (talk) 05:28, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

May 2014
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on [[2014 Isla Vista killings]]. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:48, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. --Slenderdan (talk) 05:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

May 2014
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring and violating the three-revert rule, as you did at 2014 Isla Vista killings. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice:. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:26, 26 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I recommend that you reread WP:INVOLVED, particularly the definition. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:35, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * You've been editing the article heavily, and reverted me on a point of substance rather than a point of administration. Were you to revert to a pre-conflict version, it wouldn't be a violation of INVOLVED, but because you actually joined one side of the dispute, you became involved. Sceptre (talk) 06:37, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * You reverted the same thing three times before he got involved. That's why you've been blocked. --Slenderdan (talk) 06:44, 26 May 2014 (UTC)


 * The edit-warring was about Category:Violence against men in North America, a category that with the removal of this page had only 2 entries and at the time had no definition of what articles should be in this category, and I can see BLP issues arising both with the category and its addition to this page. Apparently the perpetrator of this killing has written about his hatred of women, but not of men, which would justify the Category:Violence against women in the United States category (although I'd still like to see a definition for this one also). Adding the violence against men category appears to be stating that the perpetrator was acting because of his hatred of men (as well), and that doesn't seem to be justified - thus a BLP violation. I was about to close this as no violation when Crisco blocked. See also the discussion I've had with another Admin at User talk:Dominic. Dougweller (talk) 07:25, 26 May 2014 (UTC)


 * User:Crisco 1492, do you really think you are not involved? You have edited the article heavily, and you reverted Sceptre. I'm not excusing the 3RR violation, but you probably should not have pushed the block button. There seems to be more going on(adding a Cat that had no other articles) than simple content disagreement. I'm going to assume that you have some kind of interpretation of WP:INVOLVED that differs from standard practice, but the appearance is not good. Dave Dial (talk) 07:39, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Dave Dial, I will copy my reply to Dougweller from my talk page: "I do not consider reverting violations of policy being involved. If I were to do so, then I would have to ask another admin to block somebody who, say, spends an hour vandalizing articles and refuses to stop (not that Spectre was vandalizing, but 3RR violation was out of policy). Had this been an issue which I had feelings regarding, there could have been WP:INVOLVED issues, or if this had been a content dispute with neither party violating policy. I warned her, reverted her violation of 3RR, and blocked her when she reverted that and went to 5RR." As I've said elsewhere, I have no strong feelings regarding this issue. I was reverting a violation of policy. Nothing more, nothing less. After reverting Sceptre I opened a discussion to head off further disruption caused by edit warring over the category (which appears to have been successful, based on a quick scan of the history). If the community wants to crucify me for preventing conflict on a high traffic, high profile article, so be it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:47, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * And while we're at it, could we please limit discussion of my block to one page (perhaps here, so that Sceptre can participate?) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:49, 26 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Sceptre, I have unblocked you per consensus here and elsewhere that my block was inappropriate. My apologies. You are welcome to participate at the discussion regarding the category at Talk:2014_Isla_Vista_killings to build a consensus whether or not the disputed category should be included, but please do not edit war any further. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:42, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

June 2014
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on 2014 Isla Vista killings. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:16, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Leeds meetup
Hello! I don't know if you're aware but there is a wikimedia meet up in Leeds this Saturday (14 June) if you're interested. Hopefully you can make it. Regards IJA (talk) 18:09, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Sarah Brown
Please stop - this is a ridiculously petty edit war. You are letting your personal biases get in the way of objective editing. Regardless of what Brown uses, "equal marriage" is a term used in British political discourse exclusively by proponents of same-sex marriage, and is thus NPOV. And quite apart from anything, it's not at all obvious what it means to someone not familiar with British politics. To repeat myself yet again: if you think it's notable that she uses this term in preference to the more neutral "gay marriage", add a sentence or two to the article saying so. Otherwise, leave it as it is - you do not own the article. Wereon (talk) 12:53, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Both of you are seasoned editors, yet both of you are on the edge of WP:3RR. Please take this to the talk page for a wider audience. Next person to blindly revert gets blocked - A l is o n  ❤ 17:42, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Sarah Brown (politician). Thanks. ~ Excesses ~ (talk) 18:07, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for September 6
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Under-occupancy penalty, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Andrew George. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:28, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

FYI

 * Arbitration/Requests/Case -- thought you should be aware. Two kinds of pork (talk) 21:00, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force opened
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force/Evidence. Please add your evidence by October 17, 2014, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Arbitration/Requests/Case/Gender Gap Task Force/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 14:38, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Clarification motion
A case (Sexology) in which you were involved has been modified by which changed the wording  of the discretionary sanctions section to clarify that the scope applies to pages, not just articles. For the arbitration committee -- S Philbrick (Talk)  20:29, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

PW:ITN?Candidates
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. μηδείς (talk) 03:15, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

December 2014 GOCE newsletter
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:15, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for December 17
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages David Ward and Mike Hancock. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:05, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

GOCE holiday 2014 newsletter
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

GOCE 2014 report
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:54, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014
Hello! Your submission of Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! czar ⨹   04:34, 11 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Sceptre, it's been nearly two weeks. You need to address the issues raised in the review soon, if you wish to pursue this nomination. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:51, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

FYI
—Given that the remedy has just been enacted, I am providing this notice to everybody who has participated in the discussion on Jimbo Wales' talk page for their information. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  16:41, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 23
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Cucumber (TV series), you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Con O'Neill and Freddie Fox. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:49, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 30
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Banana (TV series), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Canal Street. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:31, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Reference Errors on 30 January
Hello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. as follows: Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=User:A930913/RBpreload&editintro=User:A930913/RBeditintro&minor=&title=User_talk:A930913&preloadtitle=ReferenceBot%20–%20&section=new report it to my operator]. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:20, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
 * On the Russell T Davies page, [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=644822921 your edit] caused an unnamed parameter error (help) . ([ Fix] | [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&preload=User:ReferenceBot/helpform&preloadtitle=Referencing%20errors%20on%20%5B%5BSpecial%3ADiff%2F644822921%7CRussell T Davies%5D%5D Ask for help])

February 2015 GOCE newsletter
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:52, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for February 20
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Superfish, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Lenovo Yoga. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 08:58, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

GOCE March newsletter
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:41, 22 February 2015 (UTC)