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April 2014
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The Signpost: 02 April 2014
- News and notes: Wikimedia conferences—soul-searching about costs, attendance, and future
The run-up to the conference has seen the unfolding of two fractious threads on the Wikimedia public mailing list, both of which may serve as background for the last session at Berlin: "Future of the Wikimedia Conference".
- WikiProject report: Deutschland in English
This week, we visited with WikiProject Germany.
- Special report: On the cusp of the Wikimedia Conference
The annual Wikimedia Conference is about to start in Berlin, hosted by Wikimedia Germany, which won the bid to hold the event over three others. This will be the fifth time the chapter has hosted the Wikimedia Conference—it did so from 2009 to 2012, with attendance ranging from 100 to 180 Wikimedians. This year 160 people are expected at the four-day event, which is mainly for representatives of affiliated Wikimedia organisations. The conference has been built around two themes: Organisation, structures, and grants and Success and impact.
- Featured content: April Fools
The Signpost's "Featured content" writers had a bit of fun this week.
- Traffic report: Regressing to the mean
The mysterious fate of MH370 still tops the list, but in all other respects our readership has retreated from the real world into its pop-cultural happy place: TV, movies, music, Reddit and Google Doodles all made an appearance.
The Signpost: 09 April 2014
- News and notes: Round 2 of FDC funding open to public comments
Community review is open for the four applications in the second and final round of applications to the WMF's Funds Dissemination Committee for 2013–14. Three eligible organisations have applied for funding under the newly named "annual program grants": Wikimedia France, Wikimedia Norway, and the India-based Centre for Internet and Society, which last November was recognised as eligible to apply for FDC funding purposes.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Law
This week, we interviewed the Law WikiProject.
- Special report: Community mourns passing of Adrianne Wadewitz
"I remember laughing and talking and laughing and talking at Wikimania 2012. I took this picture of her that she used for a long while as a profile pic. Someone on Facebook said it looked 'skepchickal', which she loved."
- Traffic report: Conquest of the Couch Potatoes
Television has always been a topic of choice on this site, but it exploded this week. Fully six slots were devoted to television shows, as the final episode of How I Met Your Mother, one of the most popular Wikipedia searches of the last few years, coincided with the season finale of The Walking Dead and the upcoming fourth season of Game of Thrones. The number rises to 8 if movies released on video and new TV tech are are included.
- Featured content: Snow heater and Ash sweep
Five article, five lists, and ten pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia last week.
Madison Rising
Good morning. I noticed you Undid my editing of the Madison Rising Page. I changed some things to make it more unbiased and fact based. I would appreciate it if you leave my edits be, unless you have some sort of personal stake in the article. If you have an issue with anything that I correct on that page, please let me know. I am trying to eliminate the controversy and make it as clean and unbiased as possible. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Djabram (talk • contribs) 12:59, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
- You removed referenced text without explanation. You don't own the article and I have no personal stake in it but I will defend any article in Wikipedia from apparent vandalism, even if it's well-intentioned. Also, please sign your comments on talk pages (with four tildes) so people can know that the comments are yours and when you left them. Thanks. - Dravecky (talk) 19:24, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for the explination. I am fairly new to editing. I have done a little before...., I removed the "See also" section of this article because they seemed inflamatory, deragatory, and there is no evidence to substantiate linking that article to the references. I changed the wording of the article, because it is also filled with disputed information. I do not believe any of my changes can be factually disputed I appreciate your assistance and admire your dedication to ensuring Wikipedia remains a credible source of information. Please understand I am not trying to vandalize that page,I am simply trying to ensure it is actually correct. I will continue to learn to ensure I am following correct procedure. djabram 10:01, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
- Please see my extended comment at Talk:Madison Rising - Dravecky (talk) 18:31, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
An adorable kitteh for you!
Thanks for the help on the Madison Rising page. In haste, I may have reverted some of your work yesterday. Sincere apologies!
Cypella (talk) 04:32, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
- No worries. I've fixed up the references, cleaned up the prose, and fixed the "see also" section. Rather than a long list of vaguely related terms here, it would be better if you could find a way to include them in a few sentences integrated to the prose. - Dravecky (talk) 14:09, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
Indoor Football League
I hope I'm not stepping on your toes at all in my recent IFL edits. I gave them all some structure. I'd love your input on what I've done. DMC511 16:47, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
- No worries! I'm happy to see I'm not the only Wikipedian working on these articles. - Dravecky (talk) 17:09, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Fresh Eyes requested
Hello, I was wondering if you would mind taking a look at ongoing peer review on the WINC (AM) article. The article was promoted to GA status on April 10 and this is the PR prior to going to FAC.
The reviewer on the article, User:Finetooth, doesn't know much about radio stations and User:Casliber (the GA reviewer) says it looks a little "rough" still. Both agree a third set of eyes would be helpful, so we have pinged and messaged User:Hamiltonstone and User:Mlaffs, but since you work on radio station articles, I'm hoping you might be able to help as well. Thanks in advance...Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:40, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
- I have indeed had a look and left comments at that peer review page, if you want to check those out. hamiltonstone (talk) 01:09, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
- There is a lull in the PR, so if you seen anything that needs changed, please let me know and I will hop right to it. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 09:22, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 23 April 2014
- Special report: 2014 Wikimedia Conference—what is the impact?
The annual Wikimedia Conference wound up last Sunday, 13 April—a four-day meeting costing several hundred thousand dollars, hosted in Berlin by Wikimedia Germany and attended by more than 100 Wikimedians.
- Op-ed: Five things a Wikipedian in residence can do
Hey you—yeah you, the Wikipedian! Do you want to help a museum, a library, a university, or other organization explore ways to engage with Wikipedia? Great—you should offer your expertise as a Wikipedian in residence!
- News and notes: Wikimedian passes away
Cynthia Ashley-Nelson, who edited as "Cindamuse" on the Wikimedia projects, passed away in her sleep at the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin on 10 April.
- WikiProject_report: To the altar—Catholicism
This week, we visited WikiProject Catholicism.
- Wikimania: Winning bid announced for 2015
After just over a month of deliberation, the Wikimania jury has selected Wikimedia Mexico's bid to host Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City, with a proposed date of 15–19 July.
- Traffic report: Reflecting in Gethsemane
If I were the kind of person who made snap judgments based on flimsy evidence, I'd say our readership is in a funk.
- Featured content: There was I, waiting at the church
Fourteen articles, four lists, seven pictures, and one topic attained "featured" status on the English Wikipedia over the last two weeks.
April 2014
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References/Sources
Hi Dravecky,
I feel guilty adding so many links and then leaving it to you to do whatever it is you're doing to them. What's it called? I assume there's a tutorial somewhere...? I'd love to help.
Also, I'm not comfortable with the neologistic genre "Patriotic Rock". I was an AM/FM DJ too (30 yrs. in Tokyo.) Never heard 'a that beast. Why not call a spade a spade and just leave it as the title of the linked page, American patriotic music? Awaiting your always measured judgement. Cheers! Cypella (talk) 14:35, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
Reference list
Hi Dravecky,
I just wanted to apologize for reverting you there, I wasn't aware the different method is fine,
I disagree with it but I'm pretty sure edit warring is going to solve nothing lol,
Anyway thanks,
Regards, →Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 20:19, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 April 2014
- News and notes: WMF's draft annual plan turns indigestible as an FDC proposal
Like hammering a square peg into a round hole, the Wikimedia Foundation has submitted a draft annual plan for 2014–15 to its own Funds Dissemination Committee. Unlike the WMF's submission to the FDC's inaugural round in October 2012, the "proposal" does not seek funding.
- Traffic report: Going to the Doggs
Not much to report this week. The same post-Easter celebrations (4/20, Earth Day) were popular again this year, except last year we were still reeling from the Boston Marathon bombing.
- Breaking: The Foundation's new executive director
The Wikimedia Foundation has announced that its new executive director will be Lila Tretikov, until now a chief product officer in Silicon Valley.
- WikiProject report: Genetics
This week, we unraveled the mysteries of WikiProject Genetics.
- Interview: Wikipedia in the Peabody Essex Museum
Ed Roley, Associate Director of Integrated Media at the Peabody Essex Museum, talks about GLAM engagement with Wikipedia.
- Featured content: Browsing behaviours
Four articles and sixteen featured pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia last week.
- Recent research: Wikipedia predicts flu more accurately than Google
Can you predict the number of seasonal influenza-like illness in the U.S. using data from Wikipedia?
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