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Please comment on Talk:Prehistoric Bajada "hanging" canals of southeastern Arizona
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Featured_picture_candidates/Pembroke_College
Hey, Herald, could you possibly make the decision on whether Featured_picture_candidates/Pembroke_College should be promoted? It's very clear-cut, I realise, but someone who hasn't voted needs to edit it and add Promoted or Not promoted to it before it can be closed.

Don't worry about the rest of the closing process. Just add an appropriate decision as a note at the bottom. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:12, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like its done. Thanks.. The herald  07:52, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2014-44
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Problems
 * There was an issue with files from Commons on October 21. You could only see those with names between 140 and 159 characters by visiting Commons itself.
 * There was a problem with cut and paste in VisualEditor in Firefox. It was fixed quickly.
 * There was a problem with editing math in VisualEditor. It was fixed quickly.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki will now come to Wikipedia sites every Wednesday, instead of every Thursday.
 * The new version of MediaWiki ( 1.25wmf5 ) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 23. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from October 28, and on all Wikipedias from October 29 (calendar).
 * VisualEditor now uses autovalues for templates if they are in TemplateData.
 * VisualEditor's menu items now show their shortcuts beside them.
 * VisualEditor now opens faster when you click "edit".
 * The rules for plurals in translations changed in some languages. Interface translations are currently not being updated from translatewiki.net; this process will start again on November 6.  

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Halloween cheer!


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Halloween
Thank you for the Halloween cheer!! We will be celebrating festively here on the small island of Bonaire. Wishing you a Happy Halloween! Atsme  &#9775; Consult  12:18, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

Brendan Rodgers
Regarding this - it was not a good faith edit, it was pure vandalism, using a homophobic insult. However thanks for reverting so quickly! GiantSnowman 13:28, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks bro.. Its been some time since I last used Igloo. So clicked the wrong button..-- The herald  13:31, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

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Junshi
Can you explain why you reverted the edit made in the "Junshi" article? I believe this edit helped the article, as vassal is not a common term. Warsilver (talk • contribs) 13:56, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Though you had done that, but I fear about overlinking in the lead section of the stub. Though its my lame argument, you may devote your time in improving the article (if interested). Further more, you may revert the edit, but methink you can improve the article. -- The herald  13:03, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Dragon Warrior
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Hi, I've made some revisions and resubmitted the article "The Program for Research In Mathematics, Engineering and Science (PRIMES)". In your last communication with me, you said to notify you when we had resubmitted and you'd look at it again. I've added additional text and references. Thanks, Dodecahedronic (talk) 15:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Please revisit "The Program for Research In Mathematics, Engineering and Science (PRIMES)"
Hi, (not sure if the earlier post I made went through, so apologies if this is a duplicate). In your rejection of my article "The Program for Research In Mathematics, Engineering and Science (PRIMES)" you said to contact you to re-examine it once it was edited. I've provided some additional sources and some additional text to the article, and it has been resubmitted. Thanks for your feedback. Dodecahedronic (talk) 15:59, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Two envelopes problem
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Nigel Akkara
I am a new wiki user. I had submitted an AFC: Nigel Akkara on @25th August 2014. However you have replied that it cannot be accepted as yet due to lack of reliable sources. Would you please explain and help me as to how I may overcome this problem ? Passthebuck (talk) 09:27, 3 November 2014 (UTC) Passthebuck
 * Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Myself, Benison and am ready to help you with any needed help. The reason why I have rejected your article submission was due to the lack of suitable and proper citations (references). Here in Wikipedia, we need exact and trusted sources for an article submission to be approved as an article. What you need is an organized layout and proper placement of citations which you have now. This page may also be good for you. Thanks.. -- The herald  13:06, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Tech News: 2014-45
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Recent software changes
 * The "Special:Cite" page is now called "Special:CiteThisPage". That way, you know it's to cite the page, not to add a reference.
 * You can no longer use the  keyword for text searches. It caused issues with the new search tool. It will come back later.

Problems
 * There was a bug in VisualEditor with Internet Explorer. It hid tools like the link editor when you opened them. The bug was fixed on Monday.
 * Issues with the new search tool caused geo data code to show up on pages on Monday and Friday. The mobile "nearby" tool was also broken. The problem is now fixed.
 * HHVM caused server issues on Thursday. They are now fixed.

Software changes this week
 * The new version of MediaWiki ( 1.25wmf5 ) has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since October 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from November 4, and on all Wikipedias from November 5 (calendar).
 * Some wikis have icons at the top of a page to show if it is protected or featured. Icons show up using CSS. You can now use the  tag in these templates instead to add the icons. [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Skinning#Page_status_indicators]
 * VisualEditor now tells you if you're editing a re-used reference. This helps you avoid changing it if you just want to add a new one.
 * The icons in VisualEditor's template editor tool for adding more fields are back, along with other fixes.
 * After November 6, all wikis will have the tool to edit TemplateData. [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:TemplateData]

Future changes
 * The new search tool will come to the last wikis in the coming weeks. This includes Wikipedia in French, Chinese, German and English.

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WikiCup 2014: The results
The 2014 WikiCup champion is, who flew the flag of the Smithsonian Institution. This was Godot13's first WikiCup competition and, over the 10 months of the competition, he has produced (among other contributions) two featured lists and an incredible 292 featured pictures, including architectural photographs and scans of historical documents. , 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. , WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.

A full list of our prize-winners follows:


 * wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 181 featured pictures in the final round.
 * wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 65 did you knows in the final round.
 * wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for four featured articles in the final round.
 * wins the prize for fourth place
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins the GA prize for 27 good articles in round 2 and the review prize for 28 good article reviews in round 1.
 * wins the FL prize for three featured lists in round 2.
 * wins the FPo prize his work on featured portals.
 * wins the topic prize for a nine-article featured topic in round 3.
 * wins the news prize for 28 in the news articles in round 3.

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New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (November 2014)
Hello Wikimedians! The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for:


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