User talk:Verrai/Archive11/Archive8

FriHost
The issue is not whether or not speedying an article is biting the newbie, the issue is whether a request should be honored or not. In this case, the article's author properly tagged the page and requested what needed to be done to make it acceptable. I was in the process of letting him know, when literally within a few minutes, I had the talk page pulled from beneath my feet. I restored the page, only to have it redeleted. No matter how you slice it, this is bad manners, not only toward him, but toward me. I don't dispute the speedy nomination - this page was a clear candidate - but I believe that a reasonable request should be accommodated. I wouldn't be surprised if the author has a very bad taste in his mouth about his experience with Wikipedia - he was certainly not treated with respect. Denni  talk 02:00, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
 * As I said in my nomination, it was for procedural purposes. I could not think of another way to allow the author some breathing space so (s)he could improve the article. I would not have done so if there had not been a confluence of circumstances - on one hand, the author's willingness to improve the article, and on the other, an admin who was chomping at the bit to delete it.


 * On a completely different topic, you have a beautiful userpage. I stand in awe. Did you build it yourself? Denni  talk 02:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

AfD
thanks for taking care of Wiki Constitution. i admire users who know these policies and take the resposiblity of applying them. see you around. ike9898 02:43, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Scottish elections
Thanks for that tidbit of information. I'm not sure where it'll come in handy apart from a pub trivia competition, but you never know your luck. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 06:02, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Protect from recreation
Hi again. I'm trying to track down the tag that protects a deleted page from recreation. There is a persistent author whose article is basically "we just started a band but we're not sure when we're going to start playing", clearly to me a cut-and-dried situation. Thanks for your help. Denni  talk 18:29, 20 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Found it. No need to respond. Thanks Denni  talk 23:00, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Deletion summaries
Hi, I have noticed that you often provide only a very short abbreviated deletion summary when you delete pages (like "a7" "nn-bio" and similar). Please keep in mind that most users do not know all of Wikipedia's speedy deletion criteria by heart. Please consider providing a brief "plain English" explanation without relying exclusively on "CSD jargon". Additionally linking to the relevant criteria so people can read it in full can also be useful, for example. This will help a "layperson" better understand why something was deleted when looking at the deletion log.

Most browsers have a autocomplete or other "form filling" features that allow pre-prepared boil plate texts to be inserted into web forms with just a few keystrokes. This is useful for inserting detailed deletion summaries without having to type out the same things over and over. Please consider looking into it. Thanks. --Sherool (talk) 17:33, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Button bar for WPac
Thank you for expressing your views on the proposed WPac button bar. You are invited to give your opinion on a set of factors regarding this here. -  SpL o T  (*T* C+u+g+v) 15:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC) 

has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!

Typhoon colour
Hey. Sorry I had to change it back, but last year during our AHS colours discussion I believe we agreed to avoid purple. – Chacor 01:21, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Canadian ridings
I think we can safely say that the Canada riding templates are a fait accompli. Hooray! Thanks for the help, eh? FUNgus guy 01:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Assessment Request
Since I am tired of asking for Hink's opinion on articles. I was wondering if you could check my Isaac article in progress.Mitchazenia (8000+edits) 21:44, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Need someone to close
The World's Longest Poem MfD has been going for a week and seems to have stalled. Could you close the discussion sometime soon? Al e  thiophile 1   2  3  20:00, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Concordia Newsletter
NEWSLETTER

Concordia is currently trying to relaunch. I, and all the members of the ex-council, wish to welcome new members to the group. We are a group who aim to promote remaining civil, in an environment where messages can easily be interpretated wrongly.

Help out now!
We are a community, so can only work though community contributions and support. It's the helping that counts.
 * Try and help people remain civil! Talk to them, and help them in any way possible. Do not be afraid to use the talk page.
 * Give people the Civility Barnstar.
 * Make and spread some Wikitokens so people know there are people to help if they want assistance.
 * Add banners or logos to your userpage to show your support.
 * Suggest some ideas! Add 'em to the talk page.

Decision Making
The council expired one month ago, but due to the current position of the group the current council will remain until the position of the group can be assessed, and whether it would be sensible to keep Concordia going. For most decisions, however, it will be decided by all who choose to partake in discussions. I am trying to relaunch because of the vast amounts of new members we have received, demonstrating that the aims are supported.

If you wish to opt of of further talk-page communications, just let us know here.

- Ian ¹³  /t  20:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC). Kindly delivered by MiszaBot.

FAR
The two week review period for Featured article review/Palladian architecture is up: can you revisit and indicate whether your concerns have been met? Sandy (Talk) 18:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

South Australian legislative election, 2006 FA candidate
Hello - I notice that you said the tables were confusing. I have made a few small changes, is it still somewhat confusing? Nobody else seems to have raised an issue with it's layout and I was just wondering what specific issues the table contains. Cheers for your input. Timeshift 18:28, 19 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately I cannot find a wiki page for invalid/informal/spoilt votes. Total enrolled is at the top, with informal votes, then down the bottom at the end of the votes it has a total tally for the amount of total valid votes. Add the informal votes to the formal votes and you get the votes cast figure. All verifiable through the provided citation and/or www.seo.sa.gov.au. It's relevant in terms of the fact that an election where an outcome was expected and/or people's apathy toward politics is rated in terms of if the informal vote has risen or lowered. I have fixed the number of candidates issue. Fixed primary vote to first preference. Parties that did not run should be included as suggested by previous comments throughout the FAC process, and is required anyway to show that CLIC (Peter Lewis) did not run in this election and subsequently lost a seat - the fact that areas are greyed out except for the minus percentage show that they did not run. Changed swing to change. Why id droop quota too technical for an election article? It's only a small link in the upper house results table and has no drawback to having it there as such... Timeshift 20:05, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Tropical cyclones WikiProject Newsletter #7
Number 7, December 22, 2006 The Hurricane Herald This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. This shortened late issue covers just global tropical cyclone activity in November, to prevent the next newsletter from being too large.

Tropical cyclone activity
 * One hurricane, Hurricane Sergio, formed in the eastern Pacific. Sergio was the longest lasting November Pacific hurricane recorded. Two other tropical cyclones, Tropical Storm Rosa and a tropical depression formed in the basin. None of the systems affected land.
 * An unusual extratropical cyclone developed in the northern central Pacific, resembling a subtropical cyclone at its peak.
 * A total of three typhoons formed in the western Pacific, and all the storms followed a similar track across the Philippines. Typhoon Cimaron formed at the end of October and lasted into November, killing 19 people. Typhoon Chebi existed during the middle of the month and was the weakest of the three causing minor damages. The most devastating storm of the month, Typhoon Durian hit the Philippines on November 30, killing at least 720 people in the island nation.
 * Two named cyclones developed in the Southern Hemisphere, Tropical Cyclone Yani in the South Pacific and Moderate Tropical Storm Anita in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Two unnamed depression also formed in the South Pacific. None of these storms affected land.

Editorial

The lateness of this edition is due to me being on an wikibreak and no-one taking up the slack. My wikibreak was the result of a lightning strike damaging my internet connection and frying my router, and the time taken for the replacement to arrive. As this issue is almost 3 weeks later than planned, only the monthly cyclone activity for November has been included. The next letter will be produced for January 7, 2006 and will be larger than normal to cover both month's Wikipedia news and December's tropical activity. There will be no Member or Storm of the month in January, to reduce the length; and the newsletter will return to normal in February.--Nilfanion (talk) 21:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Harry Potter
RHB(AWB) 21:19, 30 December 2006 (UTC), on behalf of WPHarry Potter

Tropical cyclones WikiProject Newsletter #8
Number 8, January 7, 2007 The Hurricane Herald This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. The WikiProject has its own IRC channel.

Tropical cyclone activity
 * Three tropical cyclones existed in the West Pacific during December. Typhoon Durian (Reming) was the deadliest and strongest of the three, killing over 800 people, in the Philippines and Vietnam and peaking at Category 4 strength. Typhoon Utor lasted formed on December 7 and lasted for 7 days, passing over the Philippines and causing severe floods in Malaysia. The final storm of the year, Tropical Storm Trami, lasted for three days and did not affect land.
 * The Southern Hemisphere saw a number of storms develop during December. The most significant was Cyclone Bondo, which hit Madagascar on December 23. Cyclone Anita dissipated early in the month, having formed in November and Cyclone Clovis developed on December 30 before reaching its peak in January. All of these storms were in the Southwest Indian Ocean, the only other cyclone was Cyclone Isobel that formed on December 31 to the north of Western Australia.

The Portal Portal:Tropical cyclones is designed as the entry point to the WikiProject's work and is recognised as a Featured Portal. The structure emulates that of Wikipedia's Main page and needs updating in a similar manner. The following are the key sections that need editorial attention:
 * Selected article: This is one of the articles of the project, rotated on a weekly basis. These are selected from the better-quality articles and discussed at Portal talk:Tropical cyclones/Selected article.
 * Selected picture: This is chosen from the pictures used in the articles and is rotated monthly. It is selected in a similar manner to the article on Portal talk:Tropical cyclones/Selected picture.
 * Did you know: This is rotated as new articles are created and contains an interesting fact from a few of the new articles.
 * Active tropical cyclones: The currently active tropical cyclones are listed here, and are linked to appropriately.
 * Tropical cyclone news: Recent events in Tropical cyclone activity, such as formation, landfalls and dissipation of storms.
 * Anniversaries: This significant anniversaries for each day in the last week. Unlike the others it refreshes automatically, but should be updated if a new significant event occurs.
 * Things you can do: Unlike the other sections which are reader orientated, this is aimed at editors to give suggestions of articles to work on.

Please keep all of these sections up-to-date and refresh them as new tropical cyclones develop and articles are created. Also please keep the suggestions to editors current and fresh.

New articles and improvements wanted

These tasks are those listed at Portal:Tropical cyclones/Things you can do:

 Requests: Original-content tropical cyclone articles: Papua New Guinea National Weather Service, Herbert S. Saffir, Hurricane Ginny (1963)  Copyedit: Rapid deepening  <li>Wikify: </li> <li>Merge: See here </li> <li>Cleanup: Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, Cyclone Leon-Eline </li> <li>Expand: Indianola Hurricane of 1886, Hurricane Carla, Hurricane Gilbert, Typhoon Nina (1975), 1970 Bhola cyclone, Typhoon Tip </li> <li>Stubs: Intertropical Convergence Zone, Kamikaze (typhoon), Typhoon Paka, Harry Cane of 1667, Hurricane Edna, Hurricane Janet More...</li> <li>Update: Tropical Storm Beryl (2006) </li> </li> </ul>

Main Page content
 * Entries from 9 project articles, including Tropical cyclone observation, Bill Proenza, Hurricane Tanya (1995) and Hurricane Erin (2001) appeared on the Main Page in the Did you know column during the past two months.
 * 1970 Bhola cyclone and Cyclone Tracy appeared on the Main Page in the On this Day column on November 13 and December 24, respectively.

New articles
 * November
 * Storm Articles included: Typhoon Muifa (2004), Hurricane Helene (2006), Hurricane Allison (1995) and Cyclone Heta.
 * Non-storm articles included: Effects of Hurricane Isabel in New Jersey, South Pacific convergence zone and 1969 Pacific hurricane season.
 * December
 * Storm Articles included: Hurricane Tanya (1995), Tropical Storm Dean (1995) and Tropical Storm Beryl (2000)
 * Non-storm articles included: Storm (novel), Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, List of fictional tropical cyclones and Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center.

Improved articles
 * Featured articles: Hurricane Edith (1971), Hurricane Fabian, Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina, Tropical Storm Bill (2003), 1995 Pacific hurricane season, Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina, Hurricane Erika (2003), Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004) and Tropical Storm Edouard (2002).
 * Featured lists: List of Baja California hurricanes and List of retired Pacific hurricane names.
 * Two articles were promoted to A-Class: Tropical cyclone and Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware.
 * There were a total of 32 new good articles including: Tropical cyclogenesis, Atlantic hurricane reanalysis, Hurricane Keith, Hurricane Fico, Tropical Storm Dean (2001) and Tropical Storm Arlene (2005).

Storm article statistics

Block this IP
Block this IP indfinetly: 167.206.204.101.

It's the IP address of a school server, appearently, and every time the block expires some other kid vandalizes again. I'm not big on indefinte blocks, but constant vandalism comes from this IP. Thanks. --Seldon1 16:09, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * IP addresses are never blocked indefinitely, only temporarily, so as not to discourage future contributions form that IP. (This is especially true for multi-use IPs such as school IPs and AOL proxy IPs where the odds are good that more than one person is editing form that IP.) I see someone has already seen to another block, but thank you for bringing it to my attention. (In the future, you may get a faster response at Administrator intervention against vandalism.) —Cuivi é nen 16:15, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Oldest still active
Just to say i have moved this conversation to Village pump (miscellaneous). Simply south 15:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)