Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Media/Archive 2

GA reassessment of Demi's Birthday Suit
I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. You are being notified as your project's banner is on the article talk page. I have found some concerns which you can see at Talk:Demi's Birthday Suit/GA2. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 01:48, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Opinion needed
Was the Courante published in the "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (The Netherlands)" or in the "Dutch Republic (The Netherlands)"? See Talk:List of newspapers by establishment date Gun Powder Ma (talk) 12:37, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Categorizing question
I've been working in fits and starts on The Advocate. It started as a newspaper and transitioned to (and is still published as) a magazine. Is there a guideline as to whether it should be categorized as both a newspaper and a magazine? Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk) 00:31, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Both. WP:CAT, WP:COMMONSENSE. — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 14:30, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

C-SPAN improvement project
Because the TV channel C-SPAN falls under the scope of this WikiProject, I want to make an announcement, a disclosure and a request for assistance.

The announcement is that I am interested in updating and improving several articles and some non-article pages (such as categories) related to C-SPAN, its shows and related subjects.

The disclosure is that I work with C-SPAN's communications team, so I have a potential conflict of interest with the subject, and I've already posted a similar notice on the Conflict of interest/Noticeboard discussion page. Also: this is not my primary account, but one I plan to use for potential COI topics; I've posted a thorough explanation of this account's creation on my user page.

The request is for your assistance. I intend for any edits I make to be constructive, although with the exception of non-controversial edits, that can be in the eye of the beholder. I've found in my early outreach / requests for help only silence, so I am hoping to find someone willing to look over my shoulder, and provide a non-conflicted perspective. I'll watchlist this page, but also feel free to leave a comment on my Talk page.

First things first, the articles Q&A (talk show) and Q & A (C-SPAN) are about the exact same C-SPAN series. I've proposed a merger on the former's Talk page, and while I suppose it's as unobjectionable an edit as can be, demonstrating good faith is important to me as I get started. Cheers, WWB Too (talk) 19:31, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Q&A replacement suggestion
I posted a request here recently (see above) regarding improvements to the Wikipedia article about the C-SPAN TV show Q&A. That has since been resolved, and my second wish is now to replace that article’s text with a better one of my drafting, available in my subspace here. This article is currently a stub and I have written an expanded version to include just a bit more information, with reliable sources (online and offline) to verify the material. I followed the MOS for TV series in re-organizing the page, and have added an infobox. As stated before, I have a potential COI with this subject, so I would appreciate any feedback from a non-conflicted point of view. If you like the replacement, please feel free to move it. If you have any questions, I’ll be watching this page and my Talk page. And since I don’t think this update is at all controversial, if there are no objections within a reasonable time period, I may just move it myself. Cheers, WWB Too (talk) 14:20, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Update: settled here. WWB Too (talk) 19:33, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of Werner Erhard vs. Columbia Broadcasting System for deletion
A discussion has begun about whether the article Werner Erhard vs. Columbia Broadcasting System, which is relevant to the subject of this WikiProject, should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Werner Erhard vs. Columbia Broadcasting System until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 18:04, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Allegations of Jewish control of the media
There are a number of discussion threads in the talk page concerning what this article should be called and also on whether the scope needs to be decided first. Members of this project may wish to participate.

Discussions on the name include whether the name should be simply "Jewish control of the media", whether it should have terms that identify it as a myth, conspiracy theory or antisemitic canard, or whether it should include terms such as "accusations" or "allegations" which identify the allegations/accusations as a matter of debate without assuming an a priori stance. Discussions on scope include whether it should be confined purely to the conspiracy theory or should look for evidence of Jewish influence on the media, whether it should include matters regarding Israel/Zionism, and whether it should be rolled up into a broader article on the Jewish World Conspiracy which currently exists only as a redirect.--Peter cohen (talk) 00:58, 3 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I have now nominated this article for deletion. See Articles_for_deletion/Allegations_of_Jewish_control_of_the_media.

Culture.si - 2000+ free text articles
Culture.si This is a portal by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia with over 2000 articles about Slovene culture. The text is under the same license as Wikipedia; you have to atrivute the source. Just wanted to let you know about this. --U5K0 (talk) 13:13, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * This project is about "the media", not "content and the media it is conveyed on in general". This is a more important note for WT:WikiProject Slovenia. — SMcCandlish   Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 14:30, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

New page - created - Dan Savage bibliography
Newly created page, Dan Savage bibliography. Feedback and ideas for additional information and secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. -- Cirt (talk) 06:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Dan Savage bibliography

List Peer Review - Dan Savage bibliography
This page is undergoing a List Peer Review, feel free to provide feedback, at Peer review/Dan Savage bibliography/archive1. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 19:10, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Dan Savage bibliography

Request for comment - Santorum (neologism)
Request for Comment discussion started, please see Talk:Santorum_(neologism).
 * Santorum (neologism)
 * Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 14:30, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

New AfD of article in this project
Please see Articles for deletion/United States journalism scandals (3rd nomination). BigJim707 (talk) 14:49, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Created new article on US Supreme Court case = Time, Inc. v. Hill
I have created a new article on the U.S. Supreme Court case, Time, Inc. v. Hill. Feedback and especially help with additional research would be appreciated, at the new article's talk page. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:18, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Time, Inc. v. Hill

Archiving fault, discussions have been deleted
The archiving malfunctioned on this page, I've deleted the faulty config, too tired to repair the mess though, help would be appreciated. Penyulap  talk 22:25, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed. And a forced-archival bot should never be used on a low-traffic project talk page like this, or it effectively kills collaboration. That kind of bot is intended for very high-traffic talk pages that become ridiculously long in short spans of time (e.g. Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style). — SMcCandlish   Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

New article on film director Oliver Blackburn
I've created this new article. If you've got additional input for secondary sources, please feel free to suggest them at the article's talk page, I'd really appreciate it. :) Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 07:43, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oliver Blackburn

New article on music composer François-Eudes Chanfrault
I've created this new article. If you've got additional input for secondary sources, please feel free to suggest them at the article's talk page, I'd really appreciate it. :) Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:50, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * François-Eudes Chanfrault

Dan Savage bibliography for Deletion?
Dan Savage bibliography has been nominated for deletion. The discussion is at Articles for deletion/Dan Savage bibliography. Thank you for your time, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 14:38, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Articles for deletion/Dan Savage bibliography

Fuck (film), freedom of speech-related quality improvement project
As part of a quality improvement project on a topic related to freedom of speech, I've greatly expanded upon and improved the quality of the article at page, Fuck (film). Any further suggestions for additional secondary sources and referencing would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 20:19, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Fuck (film)

List Peer Review for Dan Savage bibliography
Please see discussion, at Peer review/Dan Savage bibliography/archive2. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:10, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Dan Savage bibliography
 * List Peer Review for Dan Savage bibliography

New article: Urofsky v. Gilmore
I've created the new article, Urofsky v. Gilmore. Suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page, Talk:Urofsky v. Gilmore. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 05:32, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Urofsky v. Gilmore

Fuck peer review

 * 1) Fuck (film)
 * 2) Peer review/Fuck (film)/archive1

I've listed the article Fuck (film) for peer review.

Help with furthering along the quality improvement process would be appreciated, at Peer review/Fuck (film)/archive1.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:36, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Fuck featured article candidate discussion
Fuck (film) is a candidate for Featured Article quality &mdash; comments would be appreciated at Featured article candidates/Fuck (film)/archive1.
 * Fuck (film)

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:07, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Beck v. Eiland-Hall for Peer Review

 * Beck v. Eiland-Hall

I've placed the article up for Peer Review.

Participation would be appreciated, at Peer review/Beck v. Eiland-Hall/archive1.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:38, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Created category for Streisand effect
I've gone ahead and created the category for Category:Streisand effect.
 * Category:Streisand effect

Please feel free to populate it with related articles.

Discussion is welcome at Category talk:Streisand effect.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:45, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Portal:Freedom of speech - for peer review
I've placed Portal:Freedom of speech up for portal peer review. Comments would be welcome, at Portal peer review/Freedom of speech/archive1. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:41, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Portal:Freedom of speech

Media articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release
Version 0.8 is a collection of Wikipedia articles selected by the Wikipedia 1.0 team for offline release on USB key, DVD and mobile phone. Articles were selected based on their assessed importance and quality, then article versions (revisionIDs) were chosen for trustworthiness (freedom from vandalism) using an adaptation of the WikiTrust algorithm.

We would like to ask you to review the Media articles and revisionIDs we have chosen. Selected articles are marked with a diamond symbol (&diams;) to the right of each article, and this symbol links to the selected version of each article. If you believe we have included or excluded articles inappropriately, please contact us at Wikipedia talk:Version 0.8 with the details. You may wish to look at your WikiProject's articles with cleanup tags and try to improve any that need work; if you do, please give us the new revisionID at Wikipedia talk:Version 0.8. We would like to complete this consultation period by midnight UTC on Monday, October 11th.

We have greatly streamlined the process since the Version 0.7 release, so we aim to have the collection ready for distribution by the end of October, 2010. As a result, we are planning to distribute the collection much more widely, while continuing to work with groups such as One Laptop per Child and Wikipedia for Schools to extend the reach of Wikipedia worldwide. Please help us, with your WikiProject's feedback!

For the Wikipedia 1.0 editorial team, SelectionBot 23:19, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Article which could use help
This article links to this project: Dominant group (art). I think it could use some help making its meaning more clear to non-experts. Thanks. BigJim707 (talk) 19:53, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

C-SPAN video + External links project invite
I'd like to invite anyone involved with this project to help out with a project I have been working on related to C-SPAN. The C-SPAN Video Library has thousands of landing pages about specific individuals who have appeared on the network, and Wikipedia editors have recognized the value of including these in External links by creating Template:C-SPAN and adding a relevant parameter in Template:CongLinks.

Unsurprisingly, however, the C-SPAN Video Library link is missing from many articles, including a few that may surprise: George H.W. Bush for one, and Edward Kennedy for another. I work with C-SPAN's media team (I helped bring their main article up to GA status earlier this year) and I suggested that I find as many gaps as possible and then seek to invite other editors to help fill them. They agreed. To this end I have started a project page in my own user space to identify pages where it is missing and make available the specific markup text necessary to include that link, and keeping whatever relevant markup was there before. You can see the first few I have located here, and more will be posted soon: User:WWB_Too/C-SPAN_ELs

I'm posting this here because the main C-SPAN page is included in this WikiProject, and I figure I stand the best chance of finding interested collaborators here. Please let me know if you'd like to help, or if you have any other questions. Cheers, WWB Too (talk) 19:54, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Mass media
Hi! I have recently decided to take on the mass media article (which is a VA - vital article) as a pet project. The article is currently a stub class. At the moment I am trying to work through it, albeit at a snails pace, and as a less-than-experienced editor, I am finding it to be quite a challenge. My aim is to rally together a few editors from various Wikiprojects to bring their unique skills and knowledge to help this important article grow and flourish. I was wondering if anyone from your project could give me a hand. --Coin945 (talk) 08:22, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Missing topics
I've updated my list of missing topics related to journalism and media - Skysmith (talk) 13:47, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
 * It might be more productive to convert this into a todo page for these Journalism and Media projects. — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject cleanup listing
I have created together with Smallman12q a toolserver tool that shows a weekly-updated list of cleanup categories for WikiProjects, that can be used as a replacement for WolterBot and this WikiProject is among those that are already included (because it is a member of Category:WolterBot cleanup listing subscriptions). See the tool's wiki page, this project's listing in one big table or by categories and the index of WikiProjects. Svick (talk) 20:00, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Link doesn't exist; project has to be re-apply to be updated by the tool. — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Categorization of articles on media
{{Unresolved|1=Category cleanup proposal was deleted by malfunctioning bot before ever being discussed. Restored 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC). Category:Mass media belong to the categories Communication, Public opinion, Entertainment and Popular culture. There is nothing called "Media" or "Communication media", so the article Media (communication) is left without an own category. That's not what happens in several Wikipedias, for example the German, Franch, Latin, Dutch, Indonesian, Portuguese and Spanish versions. In addition, very little categories within Category:Mass media include the word "mass". Shoulkd we let everything as it is, rename the category to Category:Communication media, or split some categories into this new one? --NaBUru38 (talk) 00:02, 14 May 2011 (UTC); updated 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Merge redundant media projects into taskforces/workgroups
There are too many media-related WikiProjects. Just for starters, WP:JOURN and WP:MAG should arguably merge into WP:WPMEDIA absent some really compelling reason not to. It's completely absurd that all three of these projects have banners at places like Talk:Sports Illustrated (and there are probably even worse examples, with 5 or more media-related project banners, for topics that span more than one medium). — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 01:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC); updated 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Merge proposal: WikiProject Journalism into WikiProject Media
I propose a merger, right now, of WP:JOURN into WP:WPMEDIA as a task force a.k.a. work group, as it serves no real purpose being separate, and does nothing unique that I can see other than lead to more talk page clutter and lot of identical talk page posts, meanwhile confusing editors as to which project page they should take their issues to. — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 01:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC); updated 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Preliminary merge proposal discussion: Medium-specific (film, TV, magazines, etc.) projects into WikiProject Media
I also, but separately, propose a serious discussion about merging, down the road, all the medium-specific projects into this one (WP:FILM, WP:MAG, WP:TV, etc.), for the sake of centralization and consistency, and again for reduction of talk page clutter. — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 01:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC); updated 14:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Proposed rename
After all's said and done, and regardless of the resolution of the above, this should be renamed to WikiProject Mass media, with a WP:MASSMEDIA shortcut, because "media" is too vague and ambiguous (see WP:MEDIA for just how much so), and we all know this project is about mass media, not every possible medium of expression, like very small oil paintings being used as postcards, or communicating artistic expression through posing nude in public, or whatever. It's about mainstream publication and communication media. — SMcCandlish  Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 14:45, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Template:ESPYs
There is a discussion about the use of ESPYs at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Sports.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:27, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Media will have interest in putting on events related to women's roles in media. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 18:36, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Additions to Bloomberg Markets article
Hey everyone, I wanted to propose additions to the Bloomberg Markets article. Right now the article lacks any significant information and has been flagged for poor citations. I have create a built-out draft of the article in my sandbox User:RivBitz/Bloomberg_Markets_Sandbox for review. I tried to seek assistance in the WikiProject:Journalism, but didn't find anyone to help. I would like to note that I work on behalf of Bloomberg L.P. and realize that creates a conflict of interest. To ensure that any edits I propose are handled under all Wikipedia guidelines I would appreciate it if someone else would take a look at my draft, and if deemed appropriate, please implement the changes into the current article. Thank you for your help.--RivBitz (talk) 19:10, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:HighBeam
HighBeam describes a limited opportunity for Wikipedia editors to have access to HighBeam Research. —Wavelength (talk) 18:16, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

C-SPAN Video Library / External links project
Hi, I'd like to invite any interested editors to help with a project adding links to C-SPAN interviews with notable public figures to those Wikipedia articles.

The basic idea is that there are many articles about public figures who have a page on the C-SPAN Video Library and, while there are templates with parameters for C-SPAN website URLs in External links sections, many articles do not currently include them. For example, in the George H.W. Bush article, you can see that a link has been added for "Appearances on C-SPAN programs". These links are potentially a great resource for readers of the articles they're added to and also for editors who can use the interviews to add more detail to articles.

I created a Reward board entry for the project—I am working with C-SPAN on this project—so if you're able to help out you can claim the rewards (a barnstar-style award, and C-SPAN hat) described there. The full list of articles to add links to, with instructions, is in my user space: User:WWB Too/C-SPAN ELs

Let me know if you'd like to help out. Cheers, WWB Too (talk) 16:22, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Template:Communication studies
Hello, WikiProject Media editors. Some of you may be interested in the new navigation box, referenced above. Your contributions and edits are most welcome. Thanks, DA Sonnenfeld (talk) 10:55, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Freedom of speech = New WikiProject
Hi there, I'm notifying this WikiProject due to its relevance to Freedom of speech. I've recently gone ahead and created WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech. If you're interested, here are some easy things you can do: Thank you for your interest in Freedom of speech, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:30, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech
 * 1) List yourself as a participant in the WikiProject, by adding your username here: WikiProject_Freedom_of_speech.
 * 2) Add userbox User Freedom of speech to your userpage, which lists you as a member of the WikiProject.
 * 3) Tag relevant talk pages of articles and other relevant pages using WikiProject Freedom of speech.
 * 4) Join in discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Freedom of speech.
 * 5) Notify others you think might be interested in Freedom of speech to join the WikiProject.

Ethnic media
I've just found the page at Ethnic media, which reads more like an academic essay than an article. I've just tagged it as such, but I'm not really sure whether there is a possibility of improvement or whether it should be at AfD instead? I'm not really familiar with the topic area, so I thought I'd get advice here. Thryduulf (talk) 09:39, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Concentration of media ownership and Internet
Hi, folks! This article doesn't seem to discuss the apparition of Internet and the effects in the diversification of media ownership. Can anyone add information on this? Thanks! --NaBUru38 (talk) 15:34, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Depiction of a fictional character
There's a for the use of an image of Marvin Pontiac, a fictional character purportedly releasing the album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits, actually by John Lurie. Diego (talk) 09:27, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Disability in the media
The article Disability in the media has so far been written almost exclusively from a disability rights POV, contributions from a media studies/practice POV would be welcome. Roger (talk) 07:31, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Development communication
If there are any participants in this WikiProject who can assist in editing the article, Development communication, your assistance would be much appreciated! Thanks, DA Sonnenfeld (talk) 09:17, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Community Media vs Citizen media vs Participatory media
Hi Media Gurus. Just dropping in to say that - to the casual reader - it appears that these articles cover very similar topics, possibly leading to WP:content forks. Also, it might be worth considering reason #2 in WP:merging. Regards, 1292simon (talk) 12:43, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Revival
I believe that this project is currently inactive and I am looking to revive it.

While there is still editing going on in this area, greater co-ordination and goals to work towards would be helpful. Together we can re-create an exciting Wikiproject.

Are there any fellow editors who would be interested in invigorating this project?

--Andrewaskew (talk) 05:57, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Mass media by topic and Mass media by interest
Hi, folks! What's the difference between Category:Mass media by topic and Category:Mass media by interest? I believe that these should be merged, don't you think? --NaBUru38 (talk) 18:57, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Proposed revision to Template:Infobox_television_channel
Hi there, I've posted a suggestion on the Infobox television channel template Talk page and I'm looking for other editors to weigh in. I'm proposing updating the infobox to create a "Streaming media" parameter to link to a network's online media website; I suggest putting this in the infobox in place of the underused "Internet television" parameter. Please take a look if you're interested! Cheers, WWB Too (Talk &middot; COI) 15:00, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

New article on gender studies lecturer Nicholas Chare
I've created a new article on gender studies lecturer, Nicholas Chare.
 * Nicholas Chare

Further help with expansion would be most appreciated.

Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:00, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Horrible Histories
Hi. We're having a discussion on the fate of Horrible Histories TV show at: Horrible Histories (2009 TV series). As a relevant Wikiproject, we would greatly appreciate it if you would voice your opinion on the talk page, or to have a crack at editing and improving it. Thankyou for your time. :)--Coin945 (talk) 13:22, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Missing topics page
I have updated Missing topics about Media and Journalism - Skysmith (talk) 10:54, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Governmental financial aid to newspapers
In Swedish there is an article (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presst%C3%B6d) about "press support" in Sweden and abroad. The article says that "Several nations has its counterparts to Swedish press support, including Belgium, France, Greece, Italy and the Nordic countries." Do we have any articles about that, except the one about Press support. Is the title for that article appropriate? --Produdi (talk) 09:33, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Media (communication)
What do people think of this article? It seems to have started as a split from Communications but it's confusing and in part based on a self-published book. It seems to have no focus and I think it's a candidate for a redirect or AfD. Dougweller (talk) 15:54, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Freedom of speech portal for Featured candidate
I've nominated Portal:Freedom of speech for Featured quality consideration, discussion is at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Freedom of speech. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:48, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Notice of posting to TFA nominations
I've added Fuck (film) to TFA nominations, discussion is at Today's_featured_article/requests. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:34, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Gonomot
A new online newspaper stub. I'm not sure what's best. Maybe non-English sources. It's just been PRODded. Many thanks for taking a look.

Links:


 * Notability (web)
 * http://gonomot.com/

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:27, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Fuck peer review, again

 * 1) Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties
 * 2) Wikipedia:Peer review/Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties/archive1

I've listed the article Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties for peer review.

Help with furthering along the quality improvement process would be appreciated, at Wikipedia:Peer review/Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties/archive1.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:07, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Fuck (film)
This is a note to let the main editors of Fuck (film) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on March 1, 2014. 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/March 1, 2014. 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:

Fuck is a 2005 American documentary film by director Steve Anderson, which argues that the word is key to discussions about freedom of speech and censorship. The film provides perspectives from art, linguistics, society and comedy. Linguist Reinhold Albert Aman, journalism analyst David Shaw, language professor Geoffrey Nunberg and Oxford English Dictionary editor Jesse Sheidlower explain the term's history and evolution. The film features the last interview of author Hunter S. Thompson before his suicide. It was first shown at the AFI Film Festival at ArcLight Hollywood; it has subsequently been released on DVD in America and in the UK and used as a resource on several university courses. The New York Times critic A. O. Scott called the film a battle between advocates of morality and supporters of freedom of expression, while other reviews criticized its length and repetitiveness. Law professor Christopher M. Fairman commented on the film's importance in his 2009 book on the same subject. The American Film Institute said, "Ultimately, [it] is a movie about free speech ... Freedom of expression must extend to words that offend." UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Above was posted to my user talk page, posting here as well. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:20, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Not in Front of the Children
I've recently gone ahead and created an article about the book, Not in Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth.
 * Not in Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth

Help with suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated at the article's talk page, at Talk:Not in Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:27, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
I've recently created the page List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.

Additional help with research, secondary source suggestions, and quality improvement ideas would be appreciated, at Talk:List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:04, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Dan Savage bibliography for FLC
I've gone ahead and nominated Dan Savage bibliography for WP:FLC consideration, the discussion page is at Featured list candidates/Dan Savage bibliography/archive1. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 12:46, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Dan Savage bibliography
 * 2) Featured list candidates/Dan Savage bibliography/archive1

Free Expression Policy Project
I've created an article on the organization Free Expression Policy Project.

Suggestions for additional secondary sources would be most appreciated, at Talk:Free Expression Policy Project.

Cheers,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:26, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

List peer review for List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
I've started a list peer review for List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, feedback to further along the quality improvement process would be appreciated, at Wikipedia:Peer review/List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!/archive1. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 19:58, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia:Peer review/List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!/archive1

Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties for Featured Article
I've nominated Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties for Featured Article candidacy.

Comments would be appreciated, at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties/archive1.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 05:32, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Featured List nomination for List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
I've started a Featured List nomination for List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.
 * 1) List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
 * 2) Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!/archive1

Participation would be appreciated, at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of awards and nominations received by Penn & Teller: Bullshit!/archive1.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 15:27, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Archived some threads
I've archived some inactive threads to subsections which were notifications about discussions that have since been closed. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:01, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

The Houstonian
I've recently gone ahead and created an article about the newspaper, The Houstonian (newspaper).
 * The Houstonian (newspaper)

Help with suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated at the article's talk page, at Talk:The Houstonian (newspaper).

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 03:31, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Popular pages tool update
As of January, the popular pages tool has moved from the Toolserver to Wikimedia Tool Labs. The code has changed significantly from the Toolserver version, but users should notice few differences. Please take a moment to look over your project's list for any anomalies, such as pages that you expect to see that are missing or pages that seem to have more views than expected. Note that unlike other tools, this tool aggregates all views from redirects, which means it will typically have higher numbers. (For January 2014 specifically, 35 hours of data is missing from the WMF data, which was approximated from other dates. For most articles, this should yield a more accurate number. However, a few articles, like ones featured on the Main Page, may be off).

Web tools, to replace the ones at ~alexz/pop, will become available over the next few weeks at popularpages. All of the historical data (back to July 2009 for some projects) has been copied over. The tool to view historical data is currently partially available (assessment data and a few projects may not be available at the moment). The tool to add new projects to the bot's list is also available now (editing the configuration of current projects coming soon). Unlike the previous tool, all changes will be effective immediately. OAuth is used to authenticate users, allowing only regular users to make changes to prevent abuse. A visible history of configuration additions and changes is coming soon. Once tools become fully available, their toolserver versions will redirect to Labs.

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Radical media
Hello fellows! I'm currently enrolled in INF-KMD Knowledge, Media, Culture and Society at the University of Toronto. The topic that I'm working on is 'radical media' as action-oriented alternative communication. It would be a great if you could help me improve the page! User:Junohk/sandbox --Junohk (talk) 21:47, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Four-paragraph leads -- a WP:RfC on the matter
Hello, everyone. There is a WP:RfC on whether or not the leads of articles should generally be no longer than four paragraphs (refer to WP:Manual of Style/Lead section for the current guideline). As this will affect Wikipedia on a wide scale, including WikiProjects that often deal with article formatting, if the proposed change is implemented, I invite you to the discussion; see here: Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Lead section. Flyer22 (talk) 16:46, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Created new article = Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars

 * Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars

I've created a new article on the book, Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars.

Help with researching additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at Talk:Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 08:58, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties promoted to Featured Article
Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties was promoted to Featured Article quality.

Thank you very much to all who helped with this successful quality improvement project related to freedom of speech and censorship,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:39, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

New article = Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence

 * Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence

I've created a new article on the book, Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence.

Help with researching additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at Talk:Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:18, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Freedom of Worship (painting)/archive1
Feel free to participate at Featured article candidates/Freedom of Worship (painting)/archive1. P.S. I am not sure if this belongs in the project, but it sort of uncommon for political statements through art to be accompanied by sociopolitical essays in major magazines. If I am wrong to include this project feel free to detag this article.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:54, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Media At Wikimania 2014
Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost

For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 15:01, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

R U Professional peer review
I've started a peer review for the WP:GA quality article, R U Professional.

Comments to help further improve quality would be appreciated, at Peer review/R U Professional/archive1.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 19:20, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

Notification of a TFA nomination
In the past, there have been requests that discussions about potentially controversial TFAs are brought to the attention of more than just those who have WP:TFAR on their watchlist. With that in mind: Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties has been nominated for an appearance as Today's Featured Article. If you have any views, please comment at Today's featured article/requests. Thank you. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:16, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

New article on viral video - From The Doctor to my son Thomas
I've created a new article on viral video From The Doctor to my son Thomas.
 * From The Doctor to my son Thomas

Help or suggestions with additional secondary sources would be appreciated on the article's talk page, at Talk:From The Doctor to my son Thomas.

Thank you, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:18, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel
I've started a new article on the book by Janice Dickinson &mdash; No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel.
 * No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel

Feel free to help out with additional secondary sources, and/or chip in with collaborative discussion at Talk:No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel.

Thank you, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:39, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

The Man from O.R.G.Y.
I've created a new article on the 1970 film The Man from O.R.G.Y.
 * The Man from O.R.G.Y.

Please help expand with additional secondary sources, or feel free to suggest them at the article's talk page.

Thank you, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:58, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Galaxis new article
Started new article on 1995 film Galaxis, help with expansion from secondary sources would be appreciated, or feel free to suggest some on the article's talk page.

Thank you, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 23:50, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Good Article promoted in 2013, nominated for deletion

 * 1) Critical response to She Has a Name
 * 2) Articles for deletion/Critical response to She Has a Name

WP:GA article Critical response to She Has a Name, promoted in 2013, nominated for deletion, discussion page is at: Articles for deletion/Critical response to She Has a Name. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:47, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Article alerts
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Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Deletion discussion for newspaper The Globe
Ongoing deletion discussion to decided whether or not to delete article on newspaper The Globe (student newspaper), with discussion page at Articles for deletion/The Globe (student newspaper).
 * 1) The Globe (student newspaper)
 * 2) Articles for deletion/The Globe (student newspaper)

Further research would be most appreciated, and/or suggestions for additional secondary sources, at Talk:The Globe (student newspaper).

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 21:30, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Hustler Magazine case, Requested move
Please see Talk:Hustler_Magazine,_Inc._v._Falwell.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 12:39, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Streisand effect category deletion discussion

 * Category:Streisand effect
 * 1) Categories_for_discussion/Log/2015_March_12

Category:Streisand effect has been nominated for deletion, the discussion is at Categories_for_discussion/Log/2015_March_12.

Feel free to participate there.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 02:11, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride
 You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride!


 * What? Wiki Loves Pride, a campaign to document and photograph LGBT culture and history, including pride events
 * When? June 2015
 * How can you help?
 * 1.) Create or improve LGBT-related articles and showcase the results of your work here
 * 2.) Upload photographs or other media related to LGBT culture and history, including pride events, and add images to relevant Wikipedia articles; feel free to create a subpage with a gallery of your images (see examples from last year)
 * 3.) Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

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If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's main talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing!

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The Walt Disney Company listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for The Walt Disney Company to be moved to Disney. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:30, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

List of the oldest newspapers listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for List of the oldest newspapers to be moved to Lists of early newspapers by region. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 23:04, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.

Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015
Hi there; this is just a quick note to let you all know that the 2015 WikiCup will begin on January 1st. The WikiCup is an annual competition to encourage high-quality contributions to Wikipedia by adding a little friendly competition to editing. At the time of writing, more than fifty users have signed up to take part in the competition; interested parties, no matter their level of experience or their editing interests, are warmly invited to sign up. Questions are welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! Miyagawa (talk) 21:59, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of NewsBank for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article NewsBank is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/NewsBank until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 08:24, 3 October 2015 (UTC)