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Thanks for the Barnstar
Much appreciated!
Hi Arctic Kangaroo, thanks for the barnstar ! Very much appreciated ! :) — иz нίpнόp
06:59, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Reply NZ flag on your talk page
Hi,
Done, thanks for your suggestions and thank you also for fixing some grammar error on..
Malaysia national football team article. :) — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 10:15, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your occasional contributions to your rival team's football article as well. :D Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 15:04, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- No problem. By the way, I think you should put some images on the history section of the article. I've already search some free images on Flickr yesterday but didn't found any free related images. — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 15:38, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I am still learning the basics of the wiki language, so I may not know how to insert images. LOL. And, I am unable to edit Wikipedia from 14 dec onwards for about 1wk +. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 15:42, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, ok, but you can read here on how to upload an images, see HP:Files and WP:Uploading Image. About 1 week, Why ? — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 15:55, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
- Going for tour with my parents. And usually I have to study, so might not have much time to edit Wikipedia. Next year, I have to take PSLE as well. If you don't know what it is, it is the national exam for going-to-graduate primary school students. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 23:29, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
That sandbox edit
Just FYI, I was testing to see if a bug editing anonymously using the API that I was seeing over on Wikia was also happening here -- it's not. You did confuse me a bit when it wasn't there until I thought to look at the history though, and for that, I trout you.
Whack!
You've been whacked with a wet trout.
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.46.116.114.134 (talk) 01:26, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| For your excellent job on Malaysia national football team article. :) Keep up the good work ! — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 07:16, 12 December 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks a lot for the barnstar, Ranking Update. Greatly appreciated. :D Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 07:21, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Unjustified revert
Explanation please? Would you please preventively also prove that the statements you reverted were false? Thanks for your help. --grin ✎ 10:58, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
G1
Hi! I recently declined your tagging with WP:G1 because the criteria is not eligible for the article. G1 (patent nonsense) only applies if the article is gibberish and has no meaningful history (e.g. "sjmdv Marcjsfdhvmamamama Lalalnmm"). In short, if you can understand it, G1 does not apply. Please see WP:CSD or WP:G1 for more info. Have a nice day :) Mediran talk to me! 09:32, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Mediran, thanks a lot for guiding the newbie (that's me!) and correcting his mistakes. :) Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 10:09, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- It's my pleasure to help. ;) Mediran talk to me! 10:14, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
About your topicons
Hey, do you change your status (Offline and Online) manually? if no then please tell me about this.--Pratyya (have a chat?) 10:46, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Yes, it's manual. Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 10:50, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Thanks--Pratyya (have a chat?) 10:53, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
You are welcome Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 10:54, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
America's Next Top Model
Hi, there seems to have been a mistake made in this edit. I was removing obvious hoax info: note the dates go up to 2052! There has been a lot of vandalism on that page, but I was actually reverting it, not adding to it. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 12:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- Also note that I've RPP'd that page: Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection#America.27s_Next_Top_Model. Thanks, Altered Walter (talk) 12:59, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Well, I was actually just patrolling recently-changed pages when I encountered that. Anyway, great job that you have done. cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 13:02, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
That's possibly the most random vandalism I've ever had to my userpage
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Thanks, Mediran! Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 02:14, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
Merry Christmas Arctic Kangaroo

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Thanks, Ranking Update! Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 02:14, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
Haha, I am actually a freethinker, so I also don't need to celebrate Christmas, but sometimes my family just celebrate. :) Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 04:58, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
- Hehe, oh yeah, how about your holiday ? Did your enjoy it ? :) — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 05:05, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
Well, the holiday was still OK. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 11:00, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
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Merry Christmas, Mr T(Talk?) (New thread?) 06:22, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
SNFT
SINGAPORE CHAMPIONS LA SIAL. This is so good for the page, BTW. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 08:54, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
I am not referring to that. IP editor inserted true info of Singapore beating the Thais in the 2012 Final, although he probably forgot abt the 2007 Final.[] Yet you deleted it instead of adding another sentence for either the 2007 or 2012 Final. (the one that is not stated)[] Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 09:01, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
- I was reverting vandalism, his first edit triggered the blacklist log, it is not my fault the editor a) decided to trigger it in the first place, and b) s/he didn't provide a reliable source (for either 2007 and/or 2012). Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 09:14, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
No offense. I was just trying to tell you what exactly was happening. Happy editing! :) Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 09:19, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
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CVU
Off we go!
Are you ready for the next task? If yes (and I know that it is yes), come on now at User:Mediran/CVUA/Arctic Kangaroo for your next assignment. Thanks! :) Mediran (t • c) 01:29, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Hey Arctic Kangaroo, you still need to find 2 good faith edits to move on to the next task. I see that you already have experienced on reporting users to AIV. That's good, now you will have prior knowledge to our future tasks. Thanks! Mediran (t • c) 05:54, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Since I started becoming active in late November, I have been trying hard to extinguish vandalism in Wikipedia. I wanted to go through this course so that I can get the real meaning of vandalism, learn how to differentiate good-faith edits and vandalism. Basically, just to learn more about anti-vandalism and vandalism on Wikipedia to have a better understanding of them and how to handle vandalism. :) Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 06:04, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry, I don't get it. So you want to abort the course? Mediran (t • c) 11:40, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
No, not that. I am continuing with the course, just that I am saying that I want to learn more about and have a full understanding of anything related to vandalism on Wikipedia, which is what CVUA is all about. So, just feel free to teach me whatever is in the syllabus. Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 11:44, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
CVU
Your next task is ready. I will be going offline now. It's getting late here and I have errands tomorrow morning 'till afternoon thus, I will continue to give you task tomorrow (I guess at the evening). Keep up the good work. Mediran (t • c) 13:05, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
- Hey Arctic Kangaroo!!!! Hey Hey hey. First of all, thanks for that response in my talk page regarding an issue. Anyways, what you're going to do with the task with the table is that...
- Put the diff of your reversion at the column "Diff of edit"
- Put the diff of your report at AIV if there are some at the column "Your comment (optional)"
Vandal nomination
You have entered an incomplete nomination at AIV relating to an alleged IP vandal. Your nomination suggests that the editor in question is using multiple IPs, and I agree that it is important to stop this type of vandalism. But without either a complete IP address or any indication as to which article(s) is vandalised we cannot do much. --Anthony Bradbury"talk" 11:22, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Talk:Superman: The Legend
I'm a bit confused by your speedy deletion nomination of Talk:Superman: The Legend as a hoax- did you mean to tag this talk page, or the article itself?--Slon02 (talk) 19:52, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
- I was referring to the talk page. Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 08:57, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Regarding adoption [sorry for the late reply]
I would like to accept you as an adoptee, as you requested. What conditions would those be? I can already see you are being anti-vandal trained. Rcsprinter (gossip) @ 21:09, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
It's also evident you've nicked my bouncy wiki logo. :D Rcsprinter (orate) @ 00:32, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Well, I (probably) want to move it to the bottom right corner soon, 'cos it's blocked by WP's logo at the top. :) Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 00:35, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Hey Arctic Kangaroo. Thanks for that response in my talk page regarding an issue with an IP. Thanks also for your participation in CVU. Have a nice day! :) Mediran (t • c) 00:32, 29 December 2012 (UTC) |
No problem, I was just trying to help you as considering that this is Wikipedia, I could not stand his tone of talking to you. Anyway, thanks for the barnstar! :D Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 08:57, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Something about your CVU
Hey Arctic Kangaroo!!!! Hey Hey hey. First of all, thanks for that response in my talk page regarding an issue. Anyways, what you're going to do with the task with the table is that...
- Put the diff of your reversion at the column "Diff of edit"
- Put the diff of your report at AIV if there are some at the column "Your comment (optional)"
Note that at least two reverts and also at least two reports at AIV. Use Twinkle for easier reporting. Mediran (t • c) 11:05, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
WP:NOTVAND
Hi there. Just so you know, while you definitely had grounds to revert this edit, it was not vandalism. Twinkle gives you three options, so you should only press the "rollback (VANDALISM)" button for clear-cut cases. Not that your help is at all unappreciated! Thanks for helping to keep that article under control.
— Francophonie&Androphilie(Je vous invite à me parler) 15:45, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
User:Banana Fingers
Hi there AK, AL from Portugal here,
funny approach this user has, you talk to him kindly, he has nothing but an aggressive tone, has resorted to the same against me at Ángel Guirado (in my anon IP address, static that is), really feeling baffled here...
Happy 2013 - --AL (talk) 06:12, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry for bothering you. --AL (talk) 21:26, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
About Materialscientist's talk page
I noticed you reverted a message left on Materialscientist's talk page as vandalism, but I thought it was a legitimate (if incorrectly formatted) message so I put it back and reformatted it. Just wanted to let you know. - a boat that can float! (happy holidays) 10:05, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for alerting me, I really need to brush up on my skills when it comes to fighting vandalism.
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 10:07, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's OK, I still make mistakes even though I've been here nearly a year. :) - a boat that can float! (happy holidays) 10:13, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
My user page
Hi. I'm sure you meant well, but please do not make changes to my user page - the redlinked category is there for a reason. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:41, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
OK, no problem. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 11:43, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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- Haha, I have already seen your message. :P Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 15:07, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the wishes Arctic Kangaroo!

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Happy New Year to you too. I'm sorry for late wishing.. :)
Thanks Ranking Update! Never mind with the late wishes, 2013 is still very young! :) Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 09:25, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Doubt
Even tough you have a banner in your page that states your (very) busy status, i can't help but notice you have replied to pretty much every message in your talkpage, but i was not "fortunate" enough in that department (regarding the User:Banana Fingers incident), on two occasions.
Is there anything i have not done properly in recent times or in the far past towards you, or something in my overall site manners you do not appreciate? If so, i sincerely apologize, keep it up from Portugal - --AL (talk) 08:42, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
- No worries, you have never offended me in anyway, and your site manners are OK. You can retract the apology, and I apologize for not replying, as I usually reply to whichever I feel necessary.
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 09:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
- Many thanks (i'm a bit paranoid at times, thinking "did i do this" or "did i say that"), sorry for my hastiness. --AL (talk) 13:39, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Rights?
Do you have admin or reviewer rights? Your correct revert was also added in in the pending queue. --Tito Dutta (talk) 14:52, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- Well, admin is a long, long way to go. I would love to have reviewer rights, but in my opinion, just not sure whether I am fit for the role. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 15:24, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- You have 1186 edits you can request WP:AWB, reviewer and JSTOR etc rights! --Tito Dutta (talk) 16:38, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Malaysia national football team
Done,
I already restore the past results for 2012 in a collapsible box. Otherwise, if they (and also you) need to find out the others, for example the 2008–2011 results, they can check it here. Cheers! :D — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 16:52, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Adoption is set up
Look over to your adoption page, the first lesson is there already. We'll keep all conversation there, sign like you normally would (~~~~). After each lesson is a test, then after it all hopefully you will come out an excellent wikipedian. Rcsprinter (gossip) @ 16:09, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
January 2013 - UAAP Page
Hello. I did not make any disruptive editing. What I merely did was to replace the table included in the Women's Tournament with the template itself. I did so because it is easier to edit. As such, you won't have to edit both the page and the template itself. You can't block me for that. Besides, I know what I'm doing in the UAAP pages. I contribute to these pages every year. I appreciate your concern but I did not blank them in any way. If you have questions or anything, feel free to drop by my talk page. Thank you. Voncabriga 22:33, 6 January 2013
Sorry about that, but I really make too much mistakes. :( Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 14:57, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
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AIV
In response to your question at AIV, users who don't vandalize, don't have an inappropriate username, but repeatedly advertize ... you can warn them with {{uw-advert1}} through {{uw-advert4}} and then report them to AIV if they continue past the final warning. Same as vandalism, just different warning templates. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:13, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Why have you taken the modifications to the university of manchester students' union page offline
Hi,
Why does the changes to the unviersity of manchester students' union page constitute vandalism. Nealy ALL of the information is out of date on the current page. If you took the time to research this you could find that out easily. If you want wikipedia to be kept up to date, why delete up to date information?Holmes194 (talk) 15:58, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
University of Manchester Students' Union
How do my edits constitute vandalism when they are all up to date and correct? You have committed vandalism by taking all that information off. Try clicking on the citations at the bottom and you will realise that all of the links are broken. The organisation had a new constitution implemented this year and nearly all of the data on the wikipedia is now redundant.Holmes194 (talk) 16:03, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
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CVU
212.219.77.241
I did a WHOIS on this IP and it's a school, so I have replaced your suspected sock notice with a {{tl|sharedipedu} and blocked it for a week. I've no doubt Rob w 121 (talk · contribs) is one of the pupils, but I don't think, for a school, a sock notice about one of their pupils does much good. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:21, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the note, will be glad to apply this newly-acquired knowledge if I encounter similar situations again.
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 11:27, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
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Reviewer rights
Michael L. Baird
The Michael L. Baird article is badly written. It reads like a resume, and contains a large amount of irrelevant info. That's why I modified the article. 71.251.39.105 (talk) 03:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
- I understand your concerns over the way the article is written, but the info that you deleted talks about the person's career (or something like that), which is relevant as it is a biography of a living person. Perhaps, you can try to rephrase those info into a more encyclopedic manner. Cheers!
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 03:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
- Okay. I will do that. 71.251.39.105 (talk) 03:57, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks a lot, I would like to do it myself but I am not very knowledgable about that person. Will remove your warning(s) when I see you have done so corrctly.
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 03:59, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I apologize about the Pink section
I was NOT vandalizing. I just fixed an error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RJARPCGP (talk • contribs) 04:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
The stuff you removed was referenced. Before proceeding with your changes, please find a source for yoir info, discuss it on the article's talk page, and reach consensus. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 04:55, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
OK, I'm finding what appears to be two variants, O_O. What I hear is definitely the G-minor variant.
Shown here: -> http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0067839_U1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by RJARPCGP (talk • contribs) 05:07, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| Thanks so much for keeping a close eye out for vandalism! Tiggerjay (talk) 05:41, 13 January 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks Tiggerjay, much appreciated. I was actually wondering if that IP was you. LOL!
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 07:06, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Re:31.52.72.115
Hey Arctic Kangaroo, no problem. Now you'll know how to deal with the problem next time. --Regards, Webclient101talk 07:22, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
May I know..
Could you speak Malay? :) — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 08:12, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, except for a few basics (not all the basics!). But I would like to learn Malay. Cheers, Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 08:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm a Chinese (race only, I was never from China!) Singaporean. And, what does Bruneian mean? Your mother tongue is Chinese or Malay? Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 08:25, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, I know, just asking, Bruneian is a type of Malay too, my mother tongue is a Brunei Malay, (not same like the Malay language one, it have so many differents) but I can understand some of the Chinese language (not all) because my mother have a mix blood with Chinese too. — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 08:35, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
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Your removal of COI declaration on Profero
Hi - I notice you remove a COI declaration being made by the user who created the Profero article. Your note said you removed it as being "inappropriate". Can I ask on what grounds you removed it? I would have thought disclosing COI is entirely appropriate in this case. Thanks. --gilgongo (talk) 20:27, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Don't worry ! :)
Don't worry my friend, I won't go too long, there's still many work need to do on this Wiki. Yeah, I would be back once the problem has been settled. :) — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 20:02, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, I worried, because you have great contributions to articles like the Sabah-related ones (although I have not really looked at them yet), but not 100%. I knew that you would definitely come back to Wikipedia, looking at all the last-minute info addition and decorating of your user page before you "retired". :P Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 15:42, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Just wanted to say Hi!
It's good to see I'm not the only kangaroo on Wikipedia ;) -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 16:43, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
- Hi there Daemonic Kangaroo, I have known about the existence of another kangaroo on Wikipedia for a few weeks. I started becoming active around late November last year, but probably it's the time difference that's why you didn't notice me?
Cheers. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 16:49, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
CVU
WVIT
There is no edit war in regards to this article. I had removed miscellaneous, non-notable material from the article more than two weeks ago, and simply reverted after it returned. This warning is unwarranted. Other Side One (talk) 08:32, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
- What I mean is, that was just extra info about WVIT. So, what about discussing the matter with the other editors who object your edit on the article's talk page? Wikipedia is about consensus after all. Cheers and happy editing!
Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 08:36, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
- From what I have seen, the issue was already discussed at WT:TVS, and the consensus was/is against it. Other Side One (talk) 08:42, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
- Possible to show me the diff of the discussion? I don't see it on that page now (perhaps I was messed up by the tons of words there). Thanks a lot. Hop n hop (on the arctic ice) 08:48, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
- It's there, deep in the archives. Troublesome editors (Radiodj1520 being one) are the culprits adding this fancruft, which I'm sure Cowbert was not aware of when he reverted back. On that basis, I removed it again. Other Side One (talk) 10:40, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Outside opinion from involved editor
Agreed with the removal of this information, which I have done because it's probably the work of one of the sockpuppets who persist in adding this information; looking in the past, the network slogans were generally used in the past solely by stations with no promotional budget or to fill a minute of airtime with the network's imaging song fit in with awkwardly placed mentions of the station. These days they aren't used at all thanks to direct response advertising. By past consensus, using the 'network slogans' within local station articles have been removed, mainly because the only sources to find them would either take eons to find at the local library or through YouTube and TV Guide collector's sites (which violates WP:ADVERT. Nate • (chatter) 06:23, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
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You are welcome. Vandals "like" my talk page too... --Makecat 12:22, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
- If you look at my user page, my user page has been vandalised 3 times (probably more if I did not request semi-protection) and my talk page has been vandalised 7 times. LOL. Anyway, keep up your good anti-vandalism work. Cheers!
Arctic Kangaroo 12:28, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
- Well, I am trying to get a better grasp of anti-vandalism through the CVUA course. You can view it here. My trainer says that he will inform me when he feels I can apply for rollback. Anyway, I still make occassional mistakes in reverting vandalism, so I feel it's best I do more practice first. Arctic Kangaroo 13:08, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
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???
what are you doing? Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 15:43, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Don't mind him removing the warnings since admin can trace him down, but what he wrote after that was really insulting. Arctic Kangaroo 15:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- You're edit warring in a harassing way. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 15:48, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

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JamesBWatson (talk) 16:06, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Just to understand the situation better so I don't repeat the mistake again, may you explain what you mean by "harassment"? Thanks!
Arctic Kangaroo 04:13, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- Sure. When someone removes a message from their talkpage, it is to be assumed that they have read it, and they're allowed to remove it. The only messages they are not allowed to remove are block notices while blocked and some other templates (WP:DRC and WP:REMOVED). Reverting to the same message over-and-over again is like spamming your mailbox with stuff you've already seen. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 05:59, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- Just to understand the situation better so I don't repeat the mistake again, may you explain what you mean by "harassment"? Thanks!
- The thing is, I warned him, he removed the warning. After repeated times, I told him that I don't want to waste my time on him as admins can trace warnings and contribs anyway. From then, he started insulting me, which is not allowed in Wikipedia. So, how can I not remove it (moreover as mentioned, it's against me!) ? Arctic Kangaroo 06:04, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- (no "talkback" needed)You gave a final warning. That's enough. After that you either need to report him or walk away. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 06:07, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- OK, I will do that in future. Thanks a lot for guiding me!
Arctic Kangaroo 06:08, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- No problem, you're doing great. Just remember that sometimes it may seem like no-one cares for minutes or even hours after you report something. Gotta be patient. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 06:10, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- OK, I will do that in future. Thanks a lot for guiding me!
- (no "talkback" needed)You gave a final warning. That's enough. After that you either need to report him or walk away. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 06:07, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- The thing is, I warned him, he removed the warning. After repeated times, I told him that I don't want to waste my time on him as admins can trace warnings and contribs anyway. From then, he started insulting me, which is not allowed in Wikipedia. So, how can I not remove it (moreover as mentioned, it's against me!) ? Arctic Kangaroo 06:04, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Adoption
Hi AK. Could you please give me a link to where your adoption programme is taking place? Cheers. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:50, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- Here you go. :)
- Adoption: User:Rcsprinter123/Adopt/Arctic Kangaroo
- CVUA: User:Mediran/CVUA/Arctic Kangaroo
Speedy deletion declined: User:Riflow TH
Hello Arctic Kangaroo. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:Riflow TH, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid speedy deletion criterion. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 05:17, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Chartres cathedral
Many thanks for the quick work on this! Mcewan (talk) 10:20, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks
Thx for the barnstar. I'm quite new user in Huggle. You should also try out Huggle (you need rollback in eng wiki to use), I also tried twinkle at first but couldn't beat Cluebot and many other users with the speed of that. Then I started using STiki which was better than Twinkle, now I am using Huggle which is even better than other automated tools. My aim is to beat Cluebot but it's quite hard to beat the bot:P Anyway thanks for the barnstar. I really appreciate that. Torreslfchero (talk) 14:29, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Graphium/Archive 1. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:
- Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
- Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
- Rollback should never be used to edit war.
- If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
- Use common sense.
Your request for rollback

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Lord Roem ~ (talk) 15:10, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Proton Prevé
Tagging of User:Pushbuttons edit as Vandalism
Vandalism on Wikipedia has a specific meaning, which is that it is a" a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia." - You fail to show that occurred with your tagging of the edit. Sources like the financial times and the Property Council of Australia agree broadly with the changes made by Pushbutton and if you have specific concerns then they should be discussed as normal editing disputes are, not by reverting the edit as vandalism. Stuart.Jamieson (talk) 18:03, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- I'm very sorry about that. When I went through that edit yesterday, I failed to realise that the company had changed its name on 22 January 2013. I only referred to the page name and thus thought it was vandalism. I have reviewed the edit again, and I totally agree with it. So, do you think I should move the page? Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 02:42, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- No need to apologise to me, though perhaps one to Pushbutton would be in order (as well as removing the vandalism mesage). A page move would be sensible, but if you have any doubts use a requested move to check consensus. Stuart.Jamieson (talk) 09:06, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Graduate?
Hey Arctic Kangaroo! It's been days since you taken your task at your CVU course. And I was wondering if you want to graduate since you already have rollback rights. Because some trainers, if there students already got rollback, they let there students to graduate since an admin already confirmed this user's potentials to have that rights on his own. Well, hoping for your response. Thanks, Mediran (t • c) 04:06, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
How to use Twinkle?
Hello Arctic Kangaroo, What should I do after clicking the rollback (VANDAL) button? Am I supposed to write something on the user's talk? Hz.tiang (talk) 09:34, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

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User:Simbhu13
Why did you tag User:Simbhu13 for speedy deletion? I didn't understand what the problem was. Maybe you were right that the page deserves speedy deletion, but I don't know why; I didn't see any promotion there, much less pure vandalism. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 17:09, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Elikeh
Hello Arctic Kangaroo. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Elikeh, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Article claims coverage in reliable sources. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 06:14, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- It was actually another user who tagged it for speedy. I only did my duty to restore the CSD tag when it was removed by the page creator before any admin even reviewed it. Arctic Kangaroo 07:52, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- If you have let that page as it was ealier (before you reverted) then it would have been deleted as G8 (author blanked the page). Torreslfchero (talk) 10:28, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Keith Browner, Jr
I was just removing the comma because thought it was not needed or unnecessary. I hope I didn't do anything wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.78.231.251 (talk) 08:55, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- Don't worry, I'm not sure about it too. I felt that it was better to include the comma, as it is included in the page name. And, you did not do anything wrong. When I reverted your edit, I labelled it as a good-faith edit.
Arctic Kangaroo 09:01, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. 173.78.231.251 (talk) 11:30, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Wikilove
Sorry
I don't want you involved. If you don't stop messaging me, I'm going to report YOU. Now please leave me alone, stop re creating deleted material on my page, stop leaving me warnings and stop bullying me. All you have done is harass me. Just stop. Please just stop because I am getting really upset by your actions. Watchingeveryevent (talk) 10:11, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't see that you are willing to change. I'm not bullying you, just ask around. Constructive editors will say that it's fine to leave warnings on vandals' pages for disruption to Wikipedia, and I hope you can change, so I offered to explain things to you. But too bad, you snubbed my offer, so I can only let the admins handle you. It's as simple as that. Period. Arctic Kangaroo 10:14, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Drop the stick
I am not running around after you lot as you continue to goad people into misbehaving. Omitting the block notice on that IP was deliberate. Find something productive to do, please. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 12:24, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
- He'd have been well aware of the block when he attempted to edit. Whether or not you intended this to be grave-dancing, it's very easy to construe it as such. Which is why it is generally best, if a matter is being taken care of at ANI, to drop the matter and go and do something else. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 12:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Username report
Hi there, I have seen that you have been reporting usernames in WP:AIV but it would be better if you report it in WP:UAA where username reports are reported. Although admin will block those in WP:AIV, it would fit better to report it there. WP:AIV is only used for to report vandalism by users and IPs. Thanks. Torreslfchero (talk) 12:33, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
- Hi mate, those I reported at WP:AIV were what I feel as "usernames that don't look/feel promotional". Those I feel prmotional, however, have been reported at WP:UAA. You can check my contribs between 7pm-8pm (UTC+8) if you want to take a look and verify. Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 13:07, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
- Well, although you don't feel that you can always report it there (in UAA), they will be either blocked or be declined (your request). I know that you have very good contributions and also who know very well most of the things in wikipedia. Anyway, keep your good work on reverting and reporting vandalism. Thanks. Torreslfchero (talk) 13:12, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
About Vijay Bedi
Hi Arctic Kangaroo. I've had a little look at the article, and it seems to be OK to keep. Your thoughts? PS: 新年快樂 for 10 February 2013.--Shirt58 (talk) 12:54, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
- Hi there, I have taken a second look at the article, and I find it fine. So, CSD tag has been removed, including the CSD message I sent to the author. However, I added a stub tag to it as I find that it can be more informative. If you find stubbing it inappropriate, just inform me and I will be glad to discuss with you (and perhaps the author). And also, thanks for the CNY wishes. 祝你蛇年快乐 as well.
Arctic Kangaroo 14:18, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Wanna be my friend?
Vandalism warnings
Hi, AK! I wanted to ask you to please not skip levels when warning vandals, except for really bad stuff like personal attacks. In those cases you should use a 4im level warning. The reason is that the AIV folks are generally pretty insistent that a vandal get 4 warnings before they will act. Thanks! Gtwfan52 (talk) 09:11, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Well, I usually use this system.
Level 1 = AGF
Level 2 = No faith assumption
Level 3 = ABF, please stop.
Level 4 = ABF, stop or block.
im/single issue warning = LTA - Generally, I haven't really encountered too much problems with this system. The only problem I have enocuntered is that sometimes, I see an LTA user and give a im warning, and when he vandalise again I report him and they say "not sufficently warned". So, for this situation, I think using single issue "LTA" warning is better. Arctic Kangaroo 09:46, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
FYI
Regarding this edit, I'm pretty sure the IP is Chascharl, trying to avoid being reported for vandalism by logging out. He's been editing disruptively at List of Pair of Kings episodes and started vandalising my comments on the talk page. When I gave him a final warning for that he disappeared and the IP started making the same edits, but with some pretty weird edit summaries. --AussieLegend (✉) 15:46, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info, will make a report at WP:AN/I about this. You may want to help by adding more evidence. I have just launched the report. Arctic Kangaroo 15:48, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Fortunately the IP has been blocked for a week but I'll still comment at ANI. --AussieLegend (✉) 16:11, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
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Linda Riordan
Hey. I've taken a look at this article as it seems to have been the subject of some controversial removal of content and tried to ensure some balance. Looks like the comments the user - who may be the subject of the article - is objecting to were added on 2012-10-20 as the story was emerging and the full details weren't yet in the public domain. I'd appreciate some more sets of eyes on the article just to check - I've explained the rough thrust of my edits on the talk. Ta. Blue Square Thing (talk) 19:12, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Vandalism Warning
I'd love to know why I was threatened with a ban from Wikipedia when I do not, and never have, contributed any negative or vandalizing content. I assume this is regarding the Talk:Red-lipped_batfish page, for which I obviously had to switch accounts (i.e., log in) in order to remove the vandal comment which was, quite frankly, breaking the talk page. 69.249.227.39 (talk) 06:06, 11 February 2013 (UTC), aka Newms34.
Malaysia national football team
The reference is still the same...pls change back...Hang Li Po (talk) 06:40, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
The warning you placed on my talk page
Arctic,
From my understanding, you are allowed to delete content including warning messages from your own talkpage. Check. Mine is a shared IP and lot of people are using this. Unfortunately, some are misusing it too. 58.68.91.114 (talk) 07:10, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- I'm afraid to say that I can't confirm as you have no proof. I also just did a WHOIS check on your IP, but I don't see anything there to make me think you use a shared IP (but I may be wrong as I'm not very good at looking at those kinda thing). Refer to the report here. If you wish to be a constructive long-term contributor to Wikipedia, you may want to consider creating an account so you will not be affected by IP messages/blocks. Arctic Kangaroo 07:16, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Editing on one's own talk page
An editor is allowed to remove any and all content from their own talk page at their discretion, with a few exceptions. Those exceptions are block notices, sockpuppet notices and the rare placement of CSD or XfD notices. This provision is of course only for one's own talk page and does not extend to article talk pages or other editor's talk pages. See WP:UP. I might add that the above reply to the polite message 58 sent you was a bit WP:POINTy. You need to assume good faith, please! Thanks and happy editing! Gtwfan52 (talk) 07:24, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Edit warring on British Motorways
Hi Arctic Kangaroo,
I have accepted your edit-warring message, but may I register my disappointment in you taking sides on User talk:212.183.140.26 before you had heard my side of things and while I was still preparing my case. I would have expected more from you.
For the record, I chose to have the discussion on the M25 page as that is the most public British motorway page in Wikipedia.
May I also draw to attention that once the IP-editor signs off, (s)he cannot be contacted again. If you look at the changes made by User:212.183.140.50, User:212.183.140.5 and User:212.183.140.26, you will see that they all have the same look and feel. This is because IP addresses are allocated to them on the fly by the ISP, who in this case is Vodaphone who owns IP addresses 212.183.128.0 - 212.183.144.255. Martinvl (talk) 07:59, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- OK, it was my bad earlier on and thanks for guiding me on that. I have also reviewed your edits once again, I think you have valid points there. Just continue discussing until you reach a consensus. If needed, just call for admin help. Some of the better admins (just to name a few) are JamesBWatson, Materialscientist, Someguy1221 and Bongwarrior. Arctic Kangaroo 08:14, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- On the same subject, ... see M25 Talk page! –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 09:20, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- On the same subject, ... see M25 Talk page! –
- I have put my slant on this edit war there. Of course, the old wrangle over our still using miles/gallons rather than kilometres/litres related to our driving in the UK will continue to raise tempers –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 09:31, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- I have put my slant on this edit war there. Of course, the old wrangle over our still using miles/gallons rather than kilometres/litres related to our driving in the UK will continue to raise tempers –
- I just removed a particularly povvy sentence, and povvy bold emphasis on the word "kilometre" that had recently been added to many English motorway articles. That is all. 212.183.128.207 (talk) 11:28, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Koh Poh Koon
I've made a few changes to the Koh Poh Koon article. Reasons for all the changes I've made are explained in the edit summaries. Hill Gate (talk) 10:34, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| I was about to push the button at Huggle then at a nick of time, you have already reverted it. Wow, that's impressive. Well-deserved and keep it up. Mediran (t • c) 10:37, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
- Thanks Mediran.
Just FYI, after I revert vandalism, I usually track the vandal's activities for a while (sometimes days if he vandalise again in the next few days) or until he/she's blocked while simultaneously carrying on with other stuff on Wikipedia. :P Arctic Kangaroo 10:49, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Gift
Hye Arctic Kangaroo, you have a new gift message on Malay Wiki, hope you can check it soon. Btw, thank you also for updating my user page here. :P — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 06:20, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
- I copy and paste the message from there to the bottom. :B Arctic Kangaroo 14:26, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge revert
The user did include a reason for the deletion. He called it "trivia", which I, at least, can't argue with. - Denimadept (talk) 18:18, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
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Stubes99
The below arguments proove unequivocally that Electrofeel is Stubes99:
- Iconoscope was edited before by sock User:Stears81: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iconoscope&diff=prev&oldid=252753760 (an edit about Kálmán Tihanyi, just like Electrofeel ) Stears81 is not blocked, but it is a blatant sock of Stubes99 (the name is almost identical with the name of other socks: User:Stears555)
- Electrofeel writes about Kálmán Tihanyi. Kálmán Tihanyi article was also edited by Stubes99 before: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Tihanyi&action=historysubmit&diff=419092054&oldid=411167634
- Electrofeel edited History of television ([]), which was in the past even protected against Stubes99:
- Last but not least, I (Iaaasi) am the user that reported many socks of Stubes99 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Stubes99/Archive). When I reverted him, he immediately guessed that the IP was mine, even it was a proxy for another country:
I hope now you will finally block him and revert his illegal edit . The article must go to pre-banned users state 187.39.20.115 (talk) 12:46, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Your comment regarding my editing of Certification Marks
What on earth are you talking about? I removed one line that was demonstrably incorrect. The USPTO does not do ANYTHING to certify goods or services -- they hand out trademarks. Either that one line meant that the USPTO registered the trademark (which is, hey, exactly what their whole purpose is, hence it was a tautology) OR whoever wrote it meant that the USPTO was somehow administering the certifications (which is completely wrong, and in fact is so wrong on so many levels that whoever put it in should be the one you bitch at). 60.248.2.163 (talk) 06:03, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
You're referring to my having REMOVED MY OWN GODDAMN COMMENT FROM THE TALK: page ON THAT ARTICLE.
And the REASON that the fucking Wikipedia server listed my IP address there instead of my ACCOUNT is because the goddamned server treats logins through the SECURE SERVER as being wholly separate from pages edited when using an UNSECURE CONNECTION.
GET A LIFE.
- FINE*. I will LOG IN AGAIN (Just as I did now) AND EDIT OUT MY COMMENTS AGAIN USING MY OWN LOGGED-IN ACCOUNT. Are you *HAPPY* now?
MJustice (talk) 06:10, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Singaporean product used by global companies to deliver customer support
Arctic Kangaroo,
I've been watching some of the contributions you've done and I think that you have been doing a good job. Have you reviewed the article FocalScope Email Ticketing Solution? It's a Singaporean product which was developed in 2005. It has since then been recognised for "changing the ways emails are being handled" and is being deployed by companies such SingTel, American Express, DHL and Radisson Hotel to deliver their customer support. It's up for discussion, you might find it interesting to participate. Samira Holma (talk) 03:19, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
- Samira: Sorry, but I don't know about that. So, I may not be able to help out. :(
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Please don't revert my edits
As I guess you have noticed, I have redirect three articles (Wells Fargo Plaza (Billings), Granite Tower, and Crowne Plaza Hotel Billings) to List of tallest buildings in Billings. I did this because these three articles are redundant forks, and should be merged as per WP:REDUNDANTFORK. A. L. H. 06:20, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Your dealing with new users could use some improvment
Specifically on this page: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Dr. Diwakar Tiwari the exchange quoted below:
"This page should not be speedily deleted because... (Dr Diwakar Tiwari is my elder brother,who died in an accident recently.I want to write a page for him on Wikipedia,Please allow me to create the same.) --Santosh Kumar Tiwari 05:53, 24 February 2013 (UTC) In this case, this page can be deleted under speedy deletion crtiteria A7 (unremarkble individual person). Arctic Kangaroo 05:56, 24 February 2013 (UTC)"
Instead of explaining to a new user why their page was going to be deleted, linking to or explaining the actual policy, you threw some shorthand wiki jargon at them. New users cannot be expected to know what you are talking about. Please take the time to at least link the relevant policy to them, especially, as in the case of this fellow, they are clearly struggling to understand what is happening. If you are going to do antivandalism work you need to occasionally put yourself in the shoes of a new user who has no clue about the many and complicated wikipedia policies/guidelines. Thank you. ViridaeDON'T PANIC 07:07, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- OK, thanks for alerting me on this. I will take more caution in future. Arctic Kangaroo 07:09, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- appreciated. ViridaeDON'T PANIC 07:44, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
On a similar subject, anyone is allowed to remove a PROD template, including the article's author. See ViridaeDON'T PANIC 07:44, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- I didn't know that. Thanks for informing me about it, and I have removed the PROD template.
Arctic Kangaroo 08:09, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- If you still feel like the article should be deleted, feel free to AfD it. A PROD can't be re-added when removed, and thanks for removing it as per the authors wishes. ViridaeDON'T PANIC 08:17, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- I was not the one who nominated it for PROD. I was just restoring it when I saw it removed, without knowing that it should not be restored. Arctic Kangaroo 08:27, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah I know, I was just letting you know how you could go about continuing the process for this, or any other contested PROD ViridaeDON'T PANIC 08:36, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
- I was not the one who nominated it for PROD. I was just restoring it when I saw it removed, without knowing that it should not be restored. Arctic Kangaroo 08:27, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
A brownie for you!
| Thanks for protecting my DYK nomination, El Metro 4, from vandalism. I've been having some trouble with that IP user for over a year. Thanks again and keep up the good work! ComputerJA (talk) 07:20, 25 February 2013 (UTC) |
List of important publications in anthropology
Hi Arctic Kangaroo, I noticed that you were involved in editing anthropological articles. It has been requested by Cnilep that List of important publications in anthropology be moved to Bibliography of anthropology. Your comments on this request are most welcome. Please see Talk:List of important publications in anthropology#Requested move. Anthrophilos (talk) 22:43, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
Luna 2.
You seem to have made a minor error while reverting a vandal on Luna 2 and instead reverted the wrong users edit, I corrected it for you and just figured you should know. AnthonyJ Lock (talk) 09:23, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
I've tried Huggle.
I've tried Huggle before but disliked it due to the poor UI (Well, I dislike it) and I prefer to manually revert vandalism/test edits, etc as there is less chance of me making a mistake then. AnthonyJ Lock (talk) 09:30, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
- What's UI? Arctic Kangaroo 09:31, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
- User Interface see User interface and Graphical user interface AnthonyJ Lock (talk) 09:33, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
Is this right???
Should the ellipsis be there? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation&curid=146192&diff=541482951&oldid=541482606 Hz.tiang (talk) 10:06, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
- I don't see any reason why ellipsis should be used in an encyclopedia. I have reverted the edits and warned the user. Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 10:09, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
- I think the user had just added more dots.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation&curid=146192&diff=541484277&oldid=541484117
- Hz.tiang (talk) 10:13, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
- Every dog has its day. Just now I messed up, now's your turn. LOL. :P Arctic Kangaroo 10:18, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for reverting the silliness on my talk page. —Tom Morris (talk) 15:38, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
M'lumbo links
Hello Arctic Kangaroo, thank you for keeping Wiki in good shape! Please consider http://psychedelicjazz.wordpress.com/ as a link as it is a blog curated by M'lumbo themselves. Best, Paul — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.68.235.129 (talk) 17:29, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
Some baklava for you!
Thank you
Thank you for everything Arctic Kangaroo. The large "Welcome" box with the many links is very useful.
Thank you,
DevynCJohnson (talk) 01:16, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
- You are welcome. If you need any help, you may place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question below the template or go to the Teahouse to ask the question. Alternatively, I (and many other editors) will be able to offer help to you. Just leave a message on my/their user talk page.
Arctic Kangaroo 10:30, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Message from Picknick99
Hi Arctic
Re Alan Jones, I removed teh copy because I did accept that it was in breach, even though it was supplied to me by the write rof it as a template. I'm afraid in my e agerness to get on with the project I pasted it onlinhe when I should have just worke don it locally and then paste dit when i was satisfied. So i don't really want it onlinhe at the moment.
To be quite honest, I am finding Wikipedia confusing and somewhat stressful. Objections seem to fly thick and fast, even to people who may be BLP but are clearly eminent peopel with good references. There seems to be much to learn, but objectors seem to be quick to point out infringements but slow to help newcomers negotiate the intricacies of Wikipedia. ==picknick99== — Preceding unsigned comment added by Picknick99 (talk • contribs) 15:41, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Frankie Boyle
If you read the source used (The Daily Telegraph),it also states Boyle made jokes about the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy.Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.31.138.48 (talk) 15:20, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks Roo
He's mad at me because his article got zapped so he tried to create a userpage with the same content, which I blanked. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:11, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| I don't know why, but this edit appeared on STiki. Anyways, I often see you fight vandalism, so I think you deserve this. Keep up the good work! Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad 16:16, 7 March 2013 (UTC) |
- I was checking out your profile for the same reason; you keep popping up on Stiki and I noticed everything that you've been doing to help the project. Andrew327 18:05, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks Altaïr, greatly appreciated.
Arctic Kangaroo 10:05, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- My pleasure. It's because of the likes of you that makes Wikipedia a better place. You're doing a wonderful job, and not recognizing your work as a fellow anti-vandal would be a huge mistake. Have a good day! --Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad 12:14, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
CVU Academy Graduate
| CVU Academy Graduate | |
| Congratulations Arctic Kangaroo on your successful completion of this CVUA programme from the Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy. You completed your final exam with 100% and no issues came up during your 5 day monitoring period as well as in the rest of the course. Well done and congratulations again. Further information on your progress through the academy can be found at your Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy page. Mediran (t • c) 07:10, 8 March 2013 (UTC) |
A barnstar for you!
| The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| For the completion of your CVU final examination without any mistakes and also for maintaining Wikipedia free from harmful vandals. Thanks! :) Mediran (t • c) 07:16, 8 March 2013 (UTC) |
- Wow...a second barnstar from you. Thanks Mediran.
Arctic Kangaroo 10:08, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- You really deserve it AK. Also, that CVU Academy Graduate template above can also serve as a barnstar! As an answer to your query at the Academy page, I've added a new userbox {{User CVUA/Graduate}}. Happy Editing and Kudos!
Mediran (t • c) 10:22, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- You really deserve it AK. Also, that CVU Academy Graduate template above can also serve as a barnstar! As an answer to your query at the Academy page, I've added a new userbox {{User CVUA/Graduate}}. Happy Editing and Kudos!
Message from First Tier
Hey,
I was just on your user page and noticed that you have some contradicting language information that you might want to get sorted. Might have been vandalism but I'm not sure. You have the following contradictions: en fluent, later en-3. en-sg fluent, later en-sg-2. zh fluent, later zh-2.
Best of luck, First Tier (talk) 07:46, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
Kiosk
Hi dear friend. That pages are kiosk albums but when you click them, you see that's page of the band (kiosk). I deleted the redirect and that pages of albums that really don't exist should be deleted completely.Soroush90gh (talk) 09:59, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
CVUA Course
Hmm, does has tasks with deadlines? I might not be very free nowadays. But if it doesn't it should be okay. Hz. tiang 10:24, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- No deadlines. If got deadlines, then I myself also donno when can log on, then how???
Arctic Kangaroo 10:25, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- I think it should be fine with me, if the trainer is available on weekends. Hz. tiang 10:27, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- More trainers here, including me at the bottom of the "Available trainers" list. Read more about the course itself here. Cheers, Arctic Kangaroo 02:58, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
- I already did. Could you be my trainer for the course? Hz. tiang 04:07, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
- More trainers here, including me at the bottom of the "Available trainers" list. Read more about the course itself here. Cheers, Arctic Kangaroo 02:58, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
- I think it should be fine with me, if the trainer is available on weekends. Hz. tiang 10:27, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
Scannell
OASP is the new name of ACS - so it is the same school. 82.35.168.77 (talk) 08:16, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Shirt58 RfA
Hi Arctic Kangaroo, I noted you recently opposed Shirt58's RfA in part due to his non-answering of questions. Shirt58 has now explained that this was in part due to a car accident and has since answered some questions. I was wondering if you might come back to the RfA page and take another look. WormTT(talk) 11:56, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Removal of user subpage content
Thanks for keeping a lookout on my user subpages. It was I who removed the content, and I should of course have (1) provided an edit summary, and (2) done it while logged in with the correct account! See my recent question at the Village Pump. The removal was part of a move to a subpage of the alternate account. Sorry! --NorwegianBlue talk 14:21, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
FYI re Henley Business School, South Africa
Just letting you know that I've initiated a SPI, it's pretty obvious to me that the three Soapboxers are singing the same tune - See WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Garthswest. Perhaps you'd like to comment there. Roger (talk) 10:55, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
- Hi Mr Roger, I have never commented in an SPI case before, but I would like to help out at the above case. So, may you give me some guidance on how to comment?
Cheers, Arctic Kangaroo 13:43, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
- It's my first one too! But it looks quite simple, you can comment in the "Coments by other users" section where User:GrayFullbuster has already posted something so just put yours below it. Thanks for helping. Roger (talk) 16:34, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks...
...for that - I usually protect with Twinkle (which adds the lock automatically) but it's being awkward today so I've had to resort to the manual process - obviously I forgot the icon on that one! Cheers for tidying up. Yunshui 雲水 13:49, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
- No need to thank me. So...there's an admin version of Twinkle? Back to the point, I like to kaypoh (a Singlish term for busybody) in admin tasks, and I also just treat it as helping out admins.
Anyway, I hope to be an admin one day, so why not I get some practice first? Arctic Kangaroo 13:57, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
- The Twinkle menu does get longer when you get the bit, yeah. Confused the hell out of me the first time I saw it. Mind you, I've got so many extra scripts bolted onto my account now that these days I've no idea how many of my buttons are admin-only - I just bang 'em randomly until the effect I want happens... Yunshui 雲水 14:50, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Pop
Hey sorry, I changed "pop" earlier because someone had made it into a page that had a bunch of obscenities. Looks like everything is restored now though, thank you.
A barnstar for you!
A barnstar for you!
Thanks
Please delete this article
Hello
I have made a page insted of [] as there is a same page/article on that name which is another person so I have made a slight change to the article name. The link is given under. [] I want u to delete the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_ul_haq_Mujahid as this one is not good or hard to find as it coincides with the other article. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Watcher786 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
About Ranking Update
Hi, I'm Aplikasi from Malay Wikipedia, actually Ranking Update create the account in en.wiki and make many contributions but he in ms.wiki as admin. That's mean a homewiki in this wikipedia. I just help him to reply because he had told me that he was breaking with his reality life.----Aplikasi (Talk) 16:20, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
WikiDEFCON level
President of Malta
User Talk Page
Thanks for restoring it! :). Sitethief~talk to me~ 15:55, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
User:Happy8485
I'm not sure how to go about it, but can we get this guy (User:Happy8485) blocked? FOX 52 (talk) 16:55, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Dustin Keller
Why did you revert this? Seems constructive?? Sitethief~talk to me~ 17:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- Looking at it again, it IS constructive. I just saw the ( wrongly as {.
Arctic Kangaroo 17:06, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- No Problemo, it happens :). Btw, could you take a look at my talk page, I think the CVUA box is messing with my page?? Sitethief~talk to me~ 17:08, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- Many thanks! Sitethief~talk to me~ 17:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
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The template is silly, but yeah, thanks. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 15:45, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for the cookie, and yes, it did make my day better. It's nice to be cheered up once in a while. I hope you will have a good day too! :) --Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad 16:00, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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- Thanks for the cookie! :) Very delicious !! burppp ! Excuse me, can I have more please? hehe, btw, Happy Birthday to you ! Hope you stay healthy :) — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 16:06, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

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Happy birthday! Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 16:09, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for help us in ms.wiki with your contributions at there.----Aplikasi (Talk) 16:12, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, but..
A shortcut to mushrooms cookies
Hi Arctic Kangaroo. Thank you very much for the cookie. However, I see that you've gone rather over the top with their distribution. Perhaps it would be better that you focus on more productive areas of the encyclopedia, especially considering recent events? WormTT(talk) 16:18, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Mmm...tasty

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Many thanks mate, ate it all! Happy birthday, all the best in the world, wiki or not. --AL (talk) 16:49, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks...I am going on an extended wikibreak effective today, so good luck Gtwfan52 (talk) 17:05, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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Happy birthday! -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 19:48, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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Enjoy your birthday! Sitethief~talk to me~ 01:24, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
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happy happy Birthday AK!

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Don't worry. You'll also get something special from me. But on your Birth Day. And thanks for wishing me for my recovery. I'm fine these days. Hope I'll be okay from tomorrow.--Pratyya (Hello!) 06:08, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
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I was going to save it until tomorrow, but...

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Happy Birthday, AK!

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That was tasty! I'm so happy I guessed correctly your age! Again, Happy Birthday! Cheers, Hz. tiang 09:38, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
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Happy birthday :)

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It's a Fox! (What did I break) 01:39, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Happy Birthday Arctic Kangaroo
HBTY

Grin thanks your cookie, and wishes you three times the amount your've shared. Unless you're crushed by the amount of cookies I wish you happy birthday! If you got crushed then you exactly lived a whole year (so either of your dates should not have duplicated links to the same day), I hope your death was sweet and you can eat a lot of them until your reincarnation or resurrection, whichever happens first. ;-)
I hope you're fast, so watch out for cookies and don't let them falling onto you! :-)
Happy editing!
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Hé zhǎng Arctic Kangaroo. Many thanks for my cookie. I have no idea what I've done to deserve such a gift, but sugary treats are always gratefully recieved! And of course, 祝你生日快乐 (I hope that this is correct...). Have a great day! danno_uk 09:22, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
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Happy Birthday
Looks like we share a birthday :-)

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¡Feliz Cumpleaños!

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Happy birthday, Arctic Kangaroo!

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Help please
I need some help. I don't know how to leave a message to users and I would like to know how I can add an article to Wikipedia professionally. 8eet (talk) 13:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
- Hi 8eet, first, I don't see this worthy of a half barnstar. I don't think I did anything that deserves this barnstar. Secondly, I am sorry I can't really help you as I have only created 1 article so far (although I'm planning for another one soon). Perhaps, you may want to direct that question to the Teahouse. Alternatively, you can also place {{helpme}} on your talk page and post your question below that template. Cheers! :) Arctic Kangaroo 14:11, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion declined: König infinity lemma
Hello Arctic Kangaroo. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of König infinity lemma, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: redirects are cheap, and that seems a useful one. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 11:12, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
- No worries! There's a good guide to when, and when not, to delete redirects at WP:RFD#When should we delete a redirect?. Cheers, JohnCD (talk) 11:25, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hello, please see my edit summary here. Graham87 14:34, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
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94.254.x.x vandal
Hey there. I saw your report on AIV. For now, I'm not going to take any action, just because a block on the 254 octet would affect up to 32,000 people - I don't think the vandal warrants that level of response.
If you notice further vandalism coming from that range, feel free to let me know and I'll see whether or not it's worth blocking. Cheers, m.o.p 20:35, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
A question?
Hi AK, just wondering how many edits do you make a day? According to your edits counter, you make x times of edits in a week! That is alot!
x=9.6k / 7 months / 4 weeks = approx. 350 edits a week! OMG! That is 3 weeks of work for me! Hz. tiang 02:37, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- Did the edit counter say that? I just went to take a look but don't see anything about that. BTW, User:Ranking Update says that the edit counter is not accurate, so you want to see how many edits you make, look at your Preferences. I think that conversation should still be on his talk page. Arctic Kangaroo 07:17, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
Definitely a lot. I notice your edits typically comprise reverting edits and reporting others... A great way to chalk up a massive amount of edits, but maybe you could try contributing more to content.... Which is what this project is meant for. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 08:14, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, that's why if you look through all my contributions, now I am starting to edit the content of some towns in Singapore, some places in Australia etc. I'm also thinking of creating more articles. Just gradually starting, and then I'm also going to try and subscribe to SuggestBot's recemmended list, see what I can help. Arctic Kangaroo 08:17, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- I have admittedly tried to view your "Articles created" list... But it does not load! :( How many have you created? PS: I have duly watch listed your tp, so there's no need for talk backs. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 08:20, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- Just look at my user page, and you will know what and how many articles I have created. For new articles, I always write them in my sandbox part-by-part. So, you can view my planned/being-written articles there. If you want to add any info to the articles, please inform me on my talk page (if they are still in the sandbox) and if I agree, then feel free to do so. Or, you can wait until I create the article. Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 08:25, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- Just one? Okay. Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 08:35, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- Just look at my user page, and you will know what and how many articles I have created. For new articles, I always write them in my sandbox part-by-part. So, you can view my planned/being-written articles there. If you want to add any info to the articles, please inform me on my talk page (if they are still in the sandbox) and if I agree, then feel free to do so. Or, you can wait until I create the article. Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 08:25, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- If you want to see the vandalism levels, just refer to the history of Template:Vandalism Information. You may even want to add it to your user/user talk page. If you want to add it, you may want to take a look at the template's gallery, where you can select a design from tens of versions. To understand this template better, I also suggest that you take a look at my conversation with Vacation9 on his talk page. Arctic Kangaroo 09:46, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
Boxxy
Seriously - I'm seeing WP:3RR approaching over there. The edit made by the anon was sourced repeatedly. They, and two other editors including me, concur with this. Yet you're reverting blindly. Please either stop or bring it to the talk page, but you're at your limit for reverts for today - Alison ❤ 01:33, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
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Re: My en.wiki talk page
Thanks, but I can't promise because now I only open wiki when have some free time (especially in en wiki). About the study, maybe I will continue in Brunei. Nope, now I'm in Malaysia. Maybe at the end of the year I will back to New Zealand, perhaps. Anyway, thanks for being my talkpage stalker on ms wiki. :) — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 11:41, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
- Never mind. FYI, I also stalk your talk page here, but just that always no messages. :P Arctic Kangaroo 14:06, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
- Haha, never mind too. No, it's just a small problem. Btw, you already visit Taiwan? :3 Wahhh! — иz нίpнόp ʜᴇʟᴘ! 10:32, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Just went to Taipei last year! Didn't see any kangaroos, but saw lots of scrumptious snack stalls. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 14:59, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Reply to your other question: Yeah, PSLE. But usually, the most I can only go for 2 holidays a year in June holidays (which is 4 wks long) and December holidays (which is 6 wks long). March and September have 1 wk hols, but usually don't go. This year, probably (80% chance) need to wait till Dec. Anyway, go tour I will leave notice here one. Arctic Kangaroo 15:49, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
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Gosh, why aren't you asleep? ;) LOL. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 14:57, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Then why aren't you? :P Arctic Kangaroo 14:58, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Hm. Haha....How do you know I'm not? ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 15:00, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Posting while sleeping? Ridiculous. Arctic Kangaroo 15:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Haha, yes. Truth to be told, Wikipedia always pops up in my dreams... I wonder if THIS is a dream. Hard to tell now. :P ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 15:06, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Anyways, really sleeping now. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 15:08, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- But just now, were you hiding behind the closed doors of an aircon room in almost total darkness, and staring at Wikipedia on your phone while lazing on your bed? Arctic Kangaroo 15:10, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Naw, don't do that. 1) Strains your eyes... And plausibly might spoil your eyesight. 2) Editing on phones kinda suck... Unless all you do is press buttons, I.e. Those that counter vandalism. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 08:25, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
- Nah...just joking. Yeah, I do agree that editing on phones (as well as iPads and other mobile devices) suck. And that applies to surfing the net too. I only like to use computers to surf the net, except when I have no choice (like when go for tour).
Arctic Kangaroo 15:42, 28 March 2013 (UTC)- I beg to differ... All my WikiLife, I've been contributing with an iPad 2 (December 2011–April 2012), and subsequently from April 2012 onwards with an iPad 3. Pretty much okay. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 06:26, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
- Wow, you never edited with a computer before? Arctic Kangaroo 06:34, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
- Rarely, except when overseas. Not that I don't use the computer often... Just that I'm used to tablet-editing. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 06:40, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
- Wow, you never edited with a computer before? Arctic Kangaroo 06:34, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
- I beg to differ... All my WikiLife, I've been contributing with an iPad 2 (December 2011–April 2012), and subsequently from April 2012 onwards with an iPad 3. Pretty much okay. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 06:26, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
- Nah...just joking. Yeah, I do agree that editing on phones (as well as iPads and other mobile devices) suck. And that applies to surfing the net too. I only like to use computers to surf the net, except when I have no choice (like when go for tour).
- Naw, don't do that. 1) Strains your eyes... And plausibly might spoil your eyesight. 2) Editing on phones kinda suck... Unless all you do is press buttons, I.e. Those that counter vandalism. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 08:25, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
- But just now, were you hiding behind the closed doors of an aircon room in almost total darkness, and staring at Wikipedia on your phone while lazing on your bed? Arctic Kangaroo 15:10, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Posting while sleeping? Ridiculous. Arctic Kangaroo 15:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Hm. Haha....How do you know I'm not? ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 15:00, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
My talk page
Hi! Thanks for taking care of my talk page. Looks like we took care of each others' pages earlier. Also, thanks for putting back the comments by Officespaceenehruplace. It's a take-or-leave-it thing on this one but the question was legitimate - even if it is clear that the user was promotion-only. I had planned to answer. Not a huge deal, but thanks for putting the question back. And thanks again for taking care of the vandals! Wikipelli Talk 15:49, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
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Article
I got a article here for review. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Sheldon_Price 173.78.231.251 (talk) 01:58, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Stalking
How do I stalk your talk page? Hz. tiang 08:18, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- Something called watch listing. Better let your "teacher" explain. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 08:19, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- To watchlist a page, just click the star beside the edit tabs on top. To unwatchlist a page, you can click that star (which should be blue after watchlisting) or delete it from your watchlist by going to your watchlist and "editing" it. Arctic Kangaroo 07:09, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Unaccepted revision on Park Geun-hye
Hello, Arctic Kangaroo, I unaccepted the revision you accepted on Park Geun-hye because the edit was an act of vandalism, replacing correct Korean characters with incorrect Chinese characters in a Korean message box. If you have any questions, please contact me. smileguy91talk 12:52, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- I reverted your reversion per WP:BRD. I checked out the Hanja article and it says that "Hanja" is the Korean name for chinese characters. If you have any questions, just ask me.
Arctic Kangaroo 13:05, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
On another matter on FC Bayern Munich, I rejected this edit which you accepted. Bayern is still 2 points away from the 2012-13 Bundesliga title. Cheers.
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IP User's vandalism at CDG Airport
I would like to recommend blocking IP user 83.45.186.237.-Connor (talk) 14:58, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- Hahaha. I think I spend too much time fighting vandalism. I'm no admin (at least for now).
Arctic Kangaroo 15:00, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- You would be a good admin though. Also, fighting vandalism is helping all, so you are doing good for all. -Connor (talk) 15:28, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- Not gonna run for adminship now. The earliest I will go is in October. Cheers. Arctic Kangaroo 15:32, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- Also, I don't think I have sufficient skills and experience yet to run for adminship, although I look fine to some. :P Arctic Kangaroo 15:34, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) You have much experience. I think you could request for adminship this June or July. I'll try at November.--Pratyya (Hello!) 15:00, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
- You would be a good admin though. Also, fighting vandalism is helping all, so you are doing good for all. -Connor (talk) 15:28, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for fixing my user page. Can you do me another favour? Keep an eye on the self-promotion/idiocy at CSP UM Timișoara. A user is repeatedly adding images of himself but I don't want to break 3RR. --Biker Biker (talk) 15:21, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Regarding the favour, I have removed the images and added the page to my watchlist. I will be monitoring the user. Cheers.
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- Thank you. Always happy to return the favour. --Biker Biker (talk) 15:30, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. You have been blocked for 7 days for typical vandalism. See the block log to find out who blocked you.--Pratyya (Hello!) 14:44, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
- Shucks. I fell into your "block log" trap. BTW, I got this celebration thingy from Bonkers The Clown. :P Arctic Kangaroo 14:48, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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You approved two changes to this article. One was clearly unacceptable and one was unacceptable because it was extraneous and outdated . The big change even removed the PC1 Protection Template tag! Please take the time to read the edits that you are approving, or there might as well be no protection on the page at all. Thanks Higgyrun3 (talk) 19:18, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Just letting you know that I've added a source to the education portion of Nathalie Anderson's page per your request and resubmitted. Not sure what the policy is as I know I've seen other resubmissions get re-reviewed quite quickly despite the lengthy queue ahead of them. This is my first Wikipedia submission so I'm still learning the ropes. Thanks for your help.KrazWolf76 (talk) 01:26, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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- Hehe, thanks although I don't drink bubble tea in real life. ;) Arctic Kangaroo 08:24, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
- Neither do I, but I'm sure our little joker does ;-) Cheers - DVdm (talk) 08:27, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
- What? Bubble tea's so awesome! You're missing out a lot! Are you serious? Never? :-( LOL. ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 01:18, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
- Neither do I, but I'm sure our little joker does ;-) Cheers - DVdm (talk) 08:27, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Anon "stuff"
Hi there KANG, AL "here",
it was me in José Ribeiro a few minutes ago. Maybe i was wrong to remove the stub, but the rest were proper contributions (dash replacement, categories, etc). Sorry for any inconvenience, happy week - --AL (talk) 15:46, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
- Hey AL, thanks for informing me. BTW, I know you sometimes prefer editing using IPs. But just want to know if your IP changes and usually how often? Cheers, Arctic Kangaroo 15:49, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
- 99,99999% of the time it's static. It has changed two or three times in these seven years of editing, don't ask me why or how :) You can ask me "Why do you edit anon sometimes?" Lazy man, just lazy even to log in... --AL (talk) 16:08, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for that energy bomb! But i tell you, would like to be much more polite than what i am, that's what you get for being bipolar. --AL (talk) 16:11, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
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- Thanks Solarra. I see you have also just "woken up" from a long "slumber". Hope to see you more in action soon. Arctic Kangaroo 10:27, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think I can be as active as I once was, but I can certainly chip in where I can :-) ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ Talk ♪ ߷ ♀ Contribs ♀ 10:36, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Jimmy Swaggart Content Removal Explanation.
Hi. With respect to the message you recently left http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Johncheverly#April_2013 , I am at a total loss as to why Mr Swaggart has been lumped in w/ the Jim Bakker/PTL scandal??? Unless you have information that the national news media has failed to uncover for over 25 years, it is completely inaccurate and unfair to lump Swaggart in with the PTL scandal which was over a Ponzi Scheme --overselling timeshares at Heritage USA-- and using ministry funds to pay Jessica Hahn hush money to cover up an alleged rape by Bakker. As the Swaggart article explains in very good detail, Swaggart's issues were basically a pissing contest with Marvin Gorman and adultery with a prostitute/s...Despite his faults, Swaggart had nothing to do with Jim Bakker/PTL. Also, one of the links on the Swaggart article is dodgy: http://www.fmh-child.org/mycatholicfriends.html Some of the stuff on this site comes from Swaggart material, but a lot of it seems to be a bunch of garbage, such as the allegation that Swaggart was seeking out prostitutes because his wife Frances was a lesbian and would not have sex with him. I don't know if you are the article's primary editor, but whoever is can do better. johncheverly 14:55, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
- Hi. I'm sorry that I don't really know what is happening about this. I just saw that you removed the template without explanation, so I restored it. But based on the above reasons, I think it would only be reasonable to remove the template and the warning. Arctic Kangaroo 15:01, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
- If someone removes a template, the assumption should be either that the underlying issue has been resolved, or that the template was placed improperly in the first place. Why would you restore a template without verifying that the template is valid? If that means studying article content, so be it. We are here to improve this encyclopedia, not to slap templates on things we don't understand. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:47, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, Cullen. Please be aware, also, that I slapped the article with a tag several days before I removed the template stating that the template was completely wrong on the Swaggart page. I always try to warn the the article creator/primary editor in a good faith gesture before I boldly edit.johncheverly 21:08, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
- If someone removes a template, the assumption should be either that the underlying issue has been resolved, or that the template was placed improperly in the first place. Why would you restore a template without verifying that the template is valid? If that means studying article content, so be it. We are here to improve this encyclopedia, not to slap templates on things we don't understand. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:47, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Vaginismus
Hello, the previous edit can be easily verified from multitude of sources, and is not controversial. Please do not revert it. 141.136.222.121 (talk) 15:11, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Reply
Hello Arctic Kangaroo. I am editing articles in good faith with the information I have at hand. No vandalism intended. Excuse my factual errors, I'm new to editing here. Thanks for the heads-up.
Gluonman (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:43, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
- Phew. I'm glad and relieved to know that a fellow Singaporean here is editing in good-faith. I see that you have been here for a few years already, but you are rather busy, right? Even though you are probably quite busy, thanks for taking some time off every few weeks to help Wikipedia. Anyway, it would be even better if you are more active. Perhaps in future, we can work together on Singapore-related topics, or even work to create an article together.
(although I'm quite a suagu [mountain tortoise]) Arctic Kangaroo 15:55, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Articles for Creation (AfC)
Thanks for your message. 173.78.231.251 (talk) 20:52, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Article
I have this article for review here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Jayson_DiManche 173.78.231.251 (talk) 21:24, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Another Article
I have another article for a review as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Jacquies_Smith 173.78.231.251 (talk) 01:06, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Submission
I got this article for review here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Junior_Aumavae 173.78.231.251 (talk) 07:09, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Article submitted for Creation . Is editing the submitted article possible ?
Hello Arctic Kangaroo!
I would like to know your comments and a brief overview on this situation. I submitted the article corner tube boiler for creation here on the other hand I have already created the better and improved version of the page Corner tube Boiler. The latter has more references, pictures and not a complete stub anymore . Should I withdraw the previously submitted article ? Can I keep on adding info to the latter ?
Ghorpaapi (talk) 09:51, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Hello Ghorpaapi. Your AFC submission will not be granted as the article exists in the main space. And also I have taken the step.--Pratyya (Hello!) 14:24, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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Is he really available at Wikipedia? I asked you as you are his friend.--Pratyya (Hello!) 16:29, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
- We are still wikifriends. But he has taken a break/retired (?) from en.wiki to migrate to ms.wiki (Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia Malay wiki) to help out there. He's an admin on ms.wiki, but occassionally still come on en.wiki to take a look. :) Arctic Kangaroo 16:32, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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- ? Arctic Kangaroo 16:35, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
- It'll allow you and the world to see how many edits you got an month and your top edited pages. For example you see my XI! Tool. If you want to create see User:Pratyya Ghosh/EditCounterOptIn.js and User:Pratyya Ghosh/EditCounterOptIn.js. Cheers.--Pratyya (Hello!) 16:39, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Elmar Peintner
Do you understand the english language? Do you read my edit summary? Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information 3: Excessive listings of statistics Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information 3: Excessive listings of statistics Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information 3: Excessive listings of statistics Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information 3: Excessive listings of statistics --Aktuarius (talk) 17:06, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
- I would assume you know the topic better. So, what about the remaining content after you have removed some of the content? If it lists years A-Z, then you removed some content to make it A-F, won't it seem odd, perhaps even incomplete? Arctic Kangaroo 17:10, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
- I know, what an excessive list is. But I don't know which exhibitions are important and which not, so i arbitrarily shortened it by year. For me the here and there list is/was Compulsive hoarding. The same as i did with this excessive list at germanwiki de:Elmar Peintner. --Aktuarius (talk) 17:18, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Steve Varsano
Hi. Could you please tell me why you requested speedy deletion under G7 criteria while the author never requested speedy deletion. Sorry, if I haven't seen the request. See WP:NHD#Re-submitting a page --Ushau97 talk 17:17, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
- Hi again, I see that you are responding to other posts and not to this one. Please do respond --Ushau97 talk 08:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry Ushau, I forgot about this message. Anyway, it was in response to this edit made by the creator. Cheers. Arctic Kangaroo 08:36, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Paul McGugan
Any particular reason you reverted there? Yes, their addition was unsourced, but I don't see anything in it that would violate WP:BLP. Just that I'd rather we not seem too BITEy. — PinkAmpers&(Je vous invite à me parler) 03:50, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
- But even on a non-PRODded article that wouldn't in itself be grounds for immediate reversion. — PinkAmpers&(Je vous invite à me parler) 05:13, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Michael Ignatieff
I explained the change in content regarding the Ignatieff article in my summary and here it is again just in case you didn't read it: "As far as can tell Ignatieff is entitled to an honourable title since he spent his entire time in Parliament in Opposition"220.239.167.151 (talk) 04:24, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
I am going to set up a topic at talk about the honourable title in regards to Ignatieff. 220.239.167.151 (talk) 04:35, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
- Great. Let's discuss together. But possibly, between the discussion, I may need a few minutes off for lunch. So, I hope you won't get frustrated. That's the spirit of a good Wikipedian.
Arctic Kangaroo 04:37, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
- I am scrubbing it as I understand why he is entitled to the Honourable title. Therefore talk is not necessary now. 220.239.167.151 (talk) 04:39, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
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Re: Jupp Heynckes
Yes, but it is customary not to write the end date of his tenure as long as he is still working as manager. If the date was added, this would mean that his job is already over – that he was sacked or resigned. Same for players. --Jaellee (talk) 16:34, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
suzuki edit Hi, i just wanted to tell you that i did that edit because it was a fact, not an opinion. please reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.67.3.121 (talk) 20:37, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Tornado info
That tornado info I posted is relevant information that is visible in the sources. Please do not revert it! Thank you. Only trying to improve the quality of the page and depth of the information here. 184.58.26.140 (talk) 04:09, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Sharkguy05
- @Arctic Kangaroo - Most of what he adds is either nonsense or too specific. I was just looking over the edits myself and was getting ready to revert when I saw that you had done it yourself. I'm glad someone else recognizes that "Only trying to improve the quality of the page and depth of the information here" is getting to be a problem of screwing up the flow of the damage descriptions. United States Man (talk) 04:14, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, I don't know the meaning of "asphalt". I just reverted it because I felt that something was not right. Arctic Kangaroo 04:19, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- "Asphalt" is a type of pavement that is used in this area, along with "concrete". We just use "pavement" so it is easy for everyone to understand. United States Man (talk) 04:24, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, I don't know the meaning of "asphalt". I just reverted it because I felt that something was not right. Arctic Kangaroo 04:19, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Wait. Too specific? That summary was no more specific than the others. Important details such as when the tornadoes reached peak intensity and what occurred there were left for no reason. It was a confusing passage. You left big gaps in what EF intensity was in certain parts, or the towns they were near or impacted. That is perfectly relevant information directly from the official NWS survey, that deserves a place on wikipedia. Read they surveys please! There is no "flow" being disturbed here. I admit, I thought the fire hydrant thing was in the source posted but it wasn't. Other than that it is all there. Check them yourself please. If you want it to say pavement that is fine though, that is pretty trivial. Sharkguy05 (talk) 04:38, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Sharkguy05
Submission
I got this article here and I hope it was good enough. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Eric_Crocker 173.78.231.251 (talk) 04:20, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
TP reverts
How am I going to keep my vandalism count up to date when you and Solarra are so quick to revert the TP edits!
– S. Rich (talk) 04:35, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- Actually, Solarra is faster than me on average. I think you use RC Patrol, right? Actually, RC Patrol can also beat us Hugglers to reverting vandalism. It's a sometimes-this-sometimes-that kind of thing. BTW, if you want to use Huggle, you need the Rollback right first. Rollback is an alternative for RC Patrolling (not a software) but Huggle is a software you need to download. You can also use STiki to revert vandalism if you want to. Cheers.
Arctic Kangaroo 04:42, 7 April 2013 (UTC)- I got RB rights. Recently I switched to a MacBook and some of the tools won't work (like AWB) -- at least I haven't figured out how to make them work. Considering your encouragement I may go for HG & STIKI. At the moment, though, I'm going to continue on some of my other projects. Thanks again! – S. Rich (talk) 04:52, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Birth dates, heights, etc
I can try to find some sources and thanks for letting me know. 173.78.231.251 (talk) 05:04, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Another Submission
I got this other article here for review. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Thomas_Mayo_(American_football) 173.78.231.251 (talk) 06:22, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)
Reviewed and passed--Pratyya (Hello!) 06:47, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Article
I got a another article here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/D._J._Young 173.78.231.251 (talk) 12:51, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
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- Technology report: Latest tech news
Syntax highlighting, failed login notifications, watchlist filters, and more.
- Wikicup: 2017 WikiCup round 4 wrap-up
Ships, typhoons, birds, and more!
- Humour: Bots
They do the things you don't want to do (and sometimes things you don't want done).
The Signpost: 25 September 2017
- News and notes: Chapter updates; ACTRIAL
News from Wikimedia France, Wikimedia Macedonia, and Wikimedia Israel's; Autoconfirmed article creation trial begins
- In the media: Monkey settlement; Wikipedia used to give AI context clues
Also: Jeopedia, Dubaipedia, shaping science, fake quote reused by scholarly sources
- Humour: Chickenz
The best that poultry has to offer
- Recent research: Wikipedia articles vs. concepts; Wikipedia usage in Europe
Plus the latest research publications.
- Technology report: Flow restarted; Wikidata connection notifications
Plus more tech news, and the latest scripts and bots
- Gallery: Chicken mania
Complimenting this issue's Humour about chickens...
- Special report: Two steps forward, one step backward: The Sustainability Initiative
Finally we're seeing some initial successes, but the Wikimedia movement is still far from being environmentally sustainable.
- Traffic report: Fights and frights
Boxing, hurricanes, clowns, and more!
- Featured content: Flying high
Newly featured birds, planes, and high achievers
The Signpost: 23 October 2017
- News and notes: Money! WMF fundraising, Wikimedia strategy, WMF new office!
The Wikimedia Foundation publishes the latest fundraising report, convenes over the close of the strategic plan discussion, and moves into a new space.
- Featured content: Don, Marcel, Emily, Jessica and other notables
A variety of topics promoted.
- Humour: Guys named Ralph
If your name is Ralph, well sorry.
- In focus: Offline Wikipedia developed at OFF.NETWORK Content Hackathon
Advocates for sharing offline information gather to make content, software, hardware, and social decisions.
- Blog: The future of offline access to Wikipedia: The Kiwix example
A chat with a developer of open source software which allows users to download web content for offline reading, and the future of offline access to Wikipedia.
- In the media: Facebook and poetry
Fighting fake news and plagiarism.
- Special report: Working with GLAMs in the UK
Wikimedia UK's partnerships and achievements working with GLAM institutions.
- Traffic report: Death, disaster, and entertainment
Readers interested in the the death of Hef, Puerto Rico, films and television.
The Signpost: 24 November 2017
- News and notes: Cons, cons, cons
The first ever Wikidata conference was a con we wanted. Problematic paid editing while in a position of trust: not so much.
- Arbitration report: Administrator desysoped; How to deal with crosswiki issues; Mister Wiki case likely
Arbitration matters from October and November.
- Technology report: Searching and surveying
A new advanced search interface; the Community Wishlist Survey is back.
- Interview: A featured article centurion
Brianboulton talks about featured articles on his 100th promotion.
- WikiProject report: Recommendations for WikiProjects
A novel approach to recruit members for your project!
- In the media: Open knowledge platform as a media institution
Wikipedia seen as flawed but important; conservative think-tank fellow wants his say; volunteer in Madison wants to close the gender gap.
- Traffic report: Strange and inappropriate
Readers intrigued by the Netflix show Stranger Things, and by sexual assault allegations.
- Featured content: We will remember them
War memorials, soldiers, extinct species, and devastating hurricanes are some of the most recently promoted featured content.
- Recent research: Who wrote this? New dataset on the provenance of Wikipedia text
And other new research publications.
- Humour: Good faith (but still incomprehensible)
The entertainment value of Wikipedia.
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The Signpost: 18 December 2017
- Special report: Women in Red World Contest wrap-up
Global article creation contest/editathon exceeds expectations.
- Blog: Close encounters of the Wikipedia kind
Astronaut is first to specifically contribute to Wikipedia from space.
- Featured content: Featured content to finish 2017
Seventeen articles, twenty-nine lists, three pictures and one featured topic were promoted.
- In the media: Stolen seagulls, public domain primates and more
The media discuss online copyright issues, Wikipedia's coverage of the capital of Israel and creation of a "reasonably clean, honest and reliable" work on Earth and in space.
- Arbitration report: Last case of 2017: Mister Wiki editors
Evidence phase in Mister Wiki editors case is complete; the community is proposing remedies and the Arbitration committee is slated to make a decision by end of year. Meanwhile, voting has closed on 2017 elections.
- Gallery: Wiki loving
Winners of the international photo competitions Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments.
- Interview: Interview with Charlesjsharp, regular contributor of Wikipedia's Featured Pictures
Looking back on a decade of contributions including over 1,000 images and over three dozen Featured Pictures, Charles shares his wildlife photography experience and tips.
- Recent research: French medical articles have "high rate of veracity"
And other recent research publications.
- Technology report: Your wish lists and more Wikimedia tech
Including improved blocking tools, new user scripts, and the latest technical news.
- Traffic report: Notable heroes and bad guys
We like our heroes and bad guys.
- Humour: On their way to the WMF Incubator
u-nye-loo-lay-doo?Dochvetlh vISoplaHbe’.
The Signpost: 16 January 2018
- News and notes: Communication is key
Two new WMF Communications department leadership appointments; a new way for Wikimedia communities to communicate their capacities.
- In the media: The Paris Review, British Crown and British Media
Wikipedia manipulated and copied – again
- Featured content: History, gaming and multifarious topics
Historical and pop culture articles promoted.
- Interview: Interview with Ser Amantio di Nicolao, the top contributor to English Wikipedia by edit count
How do you make an average of 3,600 edits a week for over a decade? And what do you learn when you've done it?
- Technology report: Dedicated Wikidata database servers
Plus the latest technology upgrades, tools and news.
- Humour: Why don't we have an article about _________?
Notable missing articles.
- Arbitration report: Mister Wiki is first arbitration committee decision of 2018
In deciding to de-sysop an admin for efforts to evade discussion and review of paid edits made on behalf of a PR firm, Arbitration Committee doesn't significantly change the rules around paid editing, and leaves it up to the community whether to apply special restrictions to administrators.
- Traffic report: The best and worst of 2017
A look back at the most popular articles in a tumultuous and intriguing year.
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The Signpost: 5 February 2018
- Op-ed: Do editors have the right to be forgotten?
Should an editor's block history be a permanent "rap sheet", or does Wikipedia forgive and forget? A reform initiative has begun.
- Featured content: Wars, sieges, disasters and everything black possible
Exemplary content recognized between January 12 and January 20, 2018
- Recent research: Automated Q&A from Wikipedia articles; Who succeeds in talk page discussions?
Also: Polish quality, Russian political mythologization, and multilingual analyses
- Blog: New monthly dataset shows where people fall into Wikipedia rabbit holes
The Wikimedia Foundation's Analytics team compiles a clickstream dataset, now available as a series of monthly data dumps for English, Russian, German, Spanish, and Japanese Wikipedias.
- Interview: Interview with The Rambling Man, Wikipedia's top contributor of Featured Lists
Lessons on Creating a Featured List
- Traffic report: TV, death, sports, and doodles
The most popular articles for January 14 to 27
- Special report: Cochrane–Wikipedia Initiative
A partnership to improve and update Wikipedia's medical content
- Arbitration report: New cases requested for inter-editor hostility and other collaboration issues
Politeness and collegial behavior about to be taken up by Arbcom, and perhaps a revisit of the infobox question.
- In the media: Solving crime; editing out violence allegations
Also, did UCF really win?
- Humour: You really are in Wonderland
Enjoy the humour of another contributor
The Signpost: 20 February 2018
- News and notes: The future is Swedish with a lack of administrators
Sweden selected for Wikimania 2019; research report on shaping the future; a scarcity of RfAs.
- Recent research: Politically diverse editors write better articles; Reddit and Stack Overflow benefit from Wikipedia but don't give back
There might be good things about an edit war.
- Arbitration report: Arbitration committee prepares to examine two new cases
Editor in self-imposed exile and infobox wars a thorn in the side of arbitration committee.
- Traffic report: Addicted to sports and pain
The Superbowl, the Winter Olympics, death, and accusations of unspeakable things.
- Featured content: Entertainment, sports and history
An eclectic mix of promotions.
- Technology report: Paragraph-based edit conflict screen; broken thanks
And other recent tech news.
- Humour: Impossible and unexplained traffic report
Stubs get a lot of pageviews.
Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018
- Op-ed: Death knell for The Signpost?
Is The Signpost on its last legs?
- News and notes: Wiki Conference roundup and new appointments.
Wikimedia events, group recognition, and individual appointments are ongoing.
- Arbitration report: Ironing out issues in infoboxes; not sure yet about New Jersey; and an administrator who probably wasn't uncivil to a sockpuppet.
Arbcom considers new discretionary sanctions for infoboxes and an extension of 1RR.
- In the media: The media on Wikipedia's workings: the good and not-so-good
Diplomats join Wikipedia for International Women's Day, the perfect "Human", how fringe theories are sustained, and perennial plagiarism from our pages.
- Traffic report: Real sports, real women and an imaginary country: what's on top for Wikipedia readers
Wakanda still fascinates; the Oscars happened; Winter Olympics come to a close; and International Women's Day gets over a million page views.
- Featured content: Animals, Ships, and Songs
A plethora of content.
- Technology report: Timeless skin review by Force Radical.
Reviewing a browser skin providing equal emphasis on both content and editing tools simultaneously.
- Special report: ACTRIAL wrap-up.
Retrospective on article creation trial.
- Humour: WikiWorld Reruns
Nostalgia and trips down Memory Lane.
The Signpost: 26 April 2018
- From the editors: The Signpost's presses roll again
Following Kudpung's op-ed "Death knell sounding for The Signpost?" in the 29 March issue, user comments encouraged a burst of enthusiasm to keep the newspaper in print.
- Signpost: Future directions for The Signpost
How to revive and evolve The Signpost? Big blue-sky proposals and small concrete proposals from the community and from two regular Signpost contributors.
- News and notes: Photo of Kim Jong-un. Stephen Hawking death tops hits on many Wikipedias.
Finally a free image Kim Jong-un. WMF wins legal battle. Stephen Hawking death tops all Wikipedia hits.
- In the media: The rise of Wikipedia as a disinformation mop
Internet companies use Wikipedia to police truth; Citogenesis proven yet again; early birthday greetings; and trains
- In focus: Admin reports board under criticism
A recent Community Health Initiative survey found only 27% of respondents are happy with the way reports of conflicts between Editors are handled on the Administrators' Incident Noticeboard (ANI).
- Special report: ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide
New major editing policy starting immediately: creation of articles in mainspace is to be limited to users with confirmed accounts
- Opinion: Guideline for Organization Notability revised
The standards have been raised for sources used in judging the notability of nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
- Op-ed: World War II Myth-making and Wikipedia
Wikipedia's myth of the clean Wehrmacht and what you can do about it. Or, how not to be one of "the worst distributors of pro-Nazi perspectives and the Wehrmacht myth".
- Community view: It's time we look past Women in Red to counter systemic bias
Can Wikipedia mobilize the same energy to fill other gaps in coverage?
- Discussion report: The future of portals
What should we do about Portals? Keep them, delete them, or mark them as historical? Or should they be more closely connected with their WikiProject(s)?
- Arbitration report: No new cases, and one motion on administrative misconduct
Quiet month for the Arbitration Committee
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Military History
Combat, weapons, monuments and personalities.
- Blog: Why the world reads Wikipedia
What we learned about reader motivation from a recent research study
- Humour: Our Favorite Places to Whine About Stuff
You might not get all excersized about essays but they can be as fun as talk pages
- Traffic report: A quiet place to wrestle with the articles of March
The most popular articles from March 25 to April 14.
- Technology report: Coming soon: Books-to-PDF, interactive maps, rollback confirmation
Plus the latest tech news and userscripts.
- Featured content: Featured content selected by the community
Material promoted from March 2 through April 20.
- Gallery: A look at some famous and not as well-known border tripoints
Honoring a day in military history, as well as peaceful borders
The Signpost: 24 May 2018
- From the editor: Another issue meets the deadline
A busy office with minimal staff.
- Op-ed: Has the wind gone out of the AdminShip's sails?
Kudpung has some thoughts on the reasons for becalmed forums and the reluctance of candidates to (wo)man the rigging.
- Opinion: Integrating my many lives on Wikipedia
Thoughts on how looking for the truth on Wikipedia brings out unexpected things in the real world.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Portals
After a recent Village Pump discussion, the Signpost looks at WikiProject Portals.
- Discussion report: User rights, infoboxes, and more discussion on portals
A busy month for discussions on major topics.
- Featured content: Featured content selected by the community
Science, sportspeople, video games, and history feature heavily in the community's picks this month.
- Arbitration report: Managing difficult topics
Has an attempt to prevent historical revisionism become a content battleground?
- News and notes: Lots of Wikimedia
De-recognition of Brazil user groups; brute-force attack on Wikipedia; Wikimedia Conference 2018; and assorted other silly things.
- In the media: Wikipedia in Turkish politics; COI politics in Wikipedia; most cited work
And the burning question of the day, is the monkey selfie going to space with the rest of Wikipedia?
- Traffic report: We love our superheroes
No surprises here as the summer movie season begins.
- Technology report: A trove of contributor and developer goodies
Improved mobile app, searching, citations, inline maps, voting, and more.
- Blog: Why I write about women on Wikipedia
Editor SusunW delves into reasons why she has created hundreds of articles about women.
- Recent research: Why people don't contribute to Wikipedia; using Wikipedia to teach statistics, technical writing, and controversial issues
Too many women still don't know that Wikipedia is editable.
- Humour: Play with your food
Down the rabbit hole into the realm of third-grade mind.
- Gallery: Wine not?
May 25 is National Wine Day in the United States.
- From the archives: The Signpost scoops The Signpost
The dark and twisted world of Wikipedia's most powerful media institution: The Signpost.
The Signpost: 29 June 2018
- From the editor: The Admin Ship is still barely afloat, while a Foundation project risks sinking
A Wiki not so Simple, a mayor motivating an editathon, a Marshall Plan, and a Wikimania under a cloud of criticism
- Special report: NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement and a marriage?
Further developments on New Page Review and Articles for Creation work sharing
- Op-ed: What do admins do?
Admins volunteer to be abused – or so it seems
- Opinion: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes
So it shouldn't get credit for our work, either.
- News and notes: Money, milestones, and Wikimania
Major grants announced, a new milestone for Afrikaans Wikipedia, a new WMF technical engagement team, an effort to start up a new library, two new admins – or maybe three fewer depending on your math.
- In the media: Much wikilove from the Mayor of London, less from Paekākāriki or a certain candidate for U.S. Congress
Several online battles are juxtaposed with stories about cooperation and good deeds, Arbcom hovering over it all; notwithstanding, a good action movie script is not necessarily found here.
- Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page
Community discussions include style updates to project-wide icons and the main page, procedural questions on royal names and jettisoning unsuitable drafts, and deeper questions of compliance with European privacy laws and the perennial issue of shrinking admin corps.
- Featured content: New promotions
Enjoy the superb content
- Arbitration report: WWII, UK politics, and a user deCrat'ed
British politics case enters workshop phase and German war effort closes workshop, goes to Arbcom for proposals.
- Traffic report: Endgame
Two celebrities hang themselves, and the FIFA World Cup is underway
- Technology report: Improvements piled on more improvements
An AI assistant comes to watchlists; better mobile compatibility; new bots, tools and scripts; and more
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Africa
Colorful and moving.
- Blog: Wikipedia should be open for editors in Turkey
WMF appeals to Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet Arslan to lift the block of all language versions of Wikipedia for over a year.
- Recent research: How censorship can backfire and conversations can go awry
Studying ourselves: 'driven by a sense of mission' according to researchers.
- Humour: Television plot lines
In our next episode...
- Wikipedia essays: This month's pick by The Signpost editors
Some essays are funny, some are serious; some are just, well what exactly?
- From the archives: Wolves nip at Wikipedia's heels: A perspective on the cost of paid editing
Revisiting an editor's warning to count our kidneys and keep the wolves at bay
The Signpost: 31 July 2018
- From the editor: If only if
Ships and shoes – and if you don't like it here, just go away!
- Op-ed: The last leg of the Admin Ship's current cruise
How admin would-bes run the gauntlet.
- Opinion: Wrestling with Wikipedia reality
Wikipedia referees wag a finger at Professional Wrestling editors.
- News and notes: Another newspaper for Wikipedia; Wikimania 2018 ends; changes at NPR
New admins and Kudpung finally leaves NPP after 7 years.
- In the media: Blackouts in Europe; Wikipedia and capitalists; WMF Jet Set
One secret cabal that watches out for conspiracy theories, and another one out to stymie venture capitalists?
- Discussion report: Wikipedias take action against EU copyright proposal, plus new user right proposals
And more: a new user group for editing code, Women in Red, and arbitrator articles.
- Featured content: Wikipedia's best content in images and prose
Spanning the gamut from warfare and destruction to pop culture to celebrations of nature and humanity's achievements.
- Arbitration report: Status quo processes retained in two disputes
We don't have "state agents" in a political debate, but couldn't talk about it if there were.
- Traffic report: Soccer, football, call it what you like – that and summer movies leave room for little else
Finding the mathematician and Supreme Court nominee in this list is like playing Where's Waldo?.
- Technology report: New bots, new prefs
Useful new gadgets.
- Gallery: Independence days, national holidays, and football – all in July
Depictions of July events in several countries.
- Blog: Motivation of two editors
Those who study ancient Egypt.
- Recent research: Different Wikipedias use different images; editing contests more successful than edit-a-thons
And other recent findings, plus a roundup of research presentations at Wikimania.
- Humour: It's all the same
Merge WikiProject Professional wrestling and ANI.
- Essay: Wikipedia does not need you
Get over it!
- From the archives: The pending changes fiasco: how an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The Signpost: 30 August 2018
- From the editor: Today's young adults don't know a world without Wikipedia
Keep straight on – there are trolls in the hedgerows.
- Interview: 2018 Wikimedian of the Year, Farkhad Fatkullin
"Imagine a world in which every single human being is a Wikimedian. That's my commitment!"
- News and notes: Flying high; low practice from Wikipedia 'cleansing' agency; where do our donations go? RfA sees a new trend
WMF pays possible Orangemoody ring for user research, and ditches MediaWiki for publishing its own blog. Knife-edge closures at RfA.
- In the media: Quicksilver AI writes articles
But unfortunately its output is incompatible with open licensing.
- Discussion report: Drafting an interface administrator policy
Plus: Simple English Wikipedia stays open, a discussion on draft header templates, bias blind spot by admins offered cash?
- Featured content: Featured content selected by the community
Astronauts named Armstrong, babes of the Brits, Cortinarius caperatus and all that.
- Special report: Wikimania 2018
"Bridging knowledge gaps, the ubuntu way forward".
- Traffic report: Aretha dies – getting just 2,000 short of 5 million hits
Very high and very low hits; love and loss.
- Technology report: Technical enhancements and a request to prioritize upcoming work
Citation bot and mapframe enhancements; new licenses for Data space; possible hiccup on 12 September; per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking; and miscellaneous new bots and tools.
- Gallery: Leapfrog, historic Thai cave, and a rhythmic beat
Some of the best pictures of 2017.
- Recent research: Wehrmacht on Wikipedia, neural networks writing biographies
Readers prefer the AI's version 40% of the time – but it still suffers from hallucinations.
- Humour: Signpost editor censors herself
Nothing funny about it.
- Essay: Principle of Some Astonishment
Remind you of any Wikipedia articles?
- From the archives: Playing with Wikipedia words
The Wikipedia Plays.
The Signpost: 1 October 2018
- From the editor: Is this the new normal?
We keep on publishing as long as you keep on reading.
- News and notes: European copyright law moves forward
Wikipedia dodges a bullet in Brussels... maybe.
- In the media: Knowledge under fire
Can Wikipedians help save the world's knowledge and shine a light on current events?
- Discussion report: Interface Admin policy proposal, part 2
Plus: signatures, shortcuts, and reliable sources.
- Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbcom
No valid new requests for arbitration, no new cases.
- Traffic report: John McCain's death generates over 7 million hits, followed by historical low
Fourth highest view count of the year; lowest view count since 2014; death, sports, and movies ever constant.
- Technology report: Paying attention to your mobile
Plus the latest scripts, bots, and tech news.
- Gallery: A pat on the back
A pictorial ode to the end of summer.
- Blog: After a catastrophic fire at the National Museum of Brazil, a drive to preserve what knowledge remains
As the global community of volunteer Wikimedia editors mourns the destruction of this amazing museum, this post pays tribute to all editors who have contributed restlessly to tell the story of the National Museum, our history.
- Recent research: How talk page use has changed since 2005; censorship shocks lead to centralization; is vandalism caused by workplace boredom?
And other recent research papers.
- Humour: Signpost Crossword Puzzle
What is a four-letter word for...
- Essay: Expressing thanks
You know you should...
The Signpost: 28 October 2018
- From the editors: The Signpost is still afloat, just barely
A slightly thinner issue, but out on time.
- Op-ed: Wikipedia's Strickland affair
Is a missing article on a Nobel laureate a fail? What if her draft biography was declined as non-notable?
- News and notes: WMF gets a million bucks
And it's richer than ever.
- In the media: Bans, celebs, and bias
Breitbart begone; rescued by archivists; celebrating trolls?
- Discussion report: Mediation Committee and proposed deletion reform
Plus: two pending changes-related discussions, notability, and naming conventions.
- Traffic report: Unsurprisingly, sport leads the field – or the ring
Who's reading what?
- Technology report: Bots galore!
Bots can do anything you want – well, almost.
- Special report: NPP needs you
WMF continues to stonewall development; NPP wishes again relegated to stocking fillers.
- Special report 2: Now Wikidata is six
SPARQL adds sparkle to WMF projects.
- In focus: Alexa
We are all writing for Amazon.
- Gallery: Out of this world!
No special effects here, just beautiful celestial images.
- Recent research: Wikimedia Commons worth $28.9 billion
If it weren't free, of course.
- Humour: Talk page humour
Wikipedia has a long history of talk page tomfoolery.
- Opinion: Strickland incident
The reviewer who declined the article gives his perspective.
- From the archives: The Gardner Interview
The "holy-shit" slide.
The Signpost: 1 December 2018
- From the editor: Time for a truce
Lay down your verbal weapons.
- Op-ed: Looking back, looking forward: A beginner's experience on Wikipedia
The experiences of a new user on Wikipedia, told in their own words.
- Special report: The Christmas wishlist
What do the WMF devs have in store for the community?
- Opinion: The blogosphere migrates to Galaxy WMF
Suppose they gave a blog and nobody came?
- News and notes: Reviewer of the year, WikiCup winner, and the 2019 Wikimedia Summit
Looking both backward and forward to events concerning the community.
- Reflections: Wikipedia, history, and the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day
A personal reflection on Wikipedia's role as a repository of history.
- In the media: Court-ordered article redaction, paid editing, and rock stars
Real-world news competes with the usual celeb fascination for Wikipedia's commentators.
- Discussion report: Farewell, Mediation Committee
It was a good 15 years. Plus: admins, notability, substubs, and new padlocks.
- Arbitration report: A long break ends
Arbcom takes its first new case since June.
- Traffic report: Queen reigns for four weeks straight
The "Queen" of stage and screen, that is. Is there another?
- Gallery: Intersections
Biology or technology? Form follows function in nature and the constructed world.
- Recent research: Why do the most active Wikipedians burn out?; only 4% of students vandalize
And other new research results.
- Essay: No one cares about your garage band
Nope, don't care!
- Humour: The dark side of our favorite root vegetable
Wonky carrots invoke terror.
- From the archives: Ars longa, vita brevis
ARS might continue, but some Wikipedians might not.
The Signpost: 24 December 2018
- From the editors: Where to draw the line in reporting?
Tell us what you think!
- Op-ed: Wikipedia not trumped by Trump appointee
Did World Patent Marketing pay to get Wikipedia to include flattering information on their board member, now the Acting United States Attorney General?
- Special report: The Signpost got 380,000+ views in 2018, sounds reasonable enough, right?
A statistical insight into the English Wikipedia's very own online community newsletter.
- News and notes: Some wishes do come true
NPP wins the wish list poll; Wikipedia editors will be able to work better at night; new WMF appointments and new arbitrators; and who wants to be an admin?
- In the media: Political hijinks
Wikipedia says 'ta' to British M.P. and 'buh-bye' to U.S. President's image vandals.
- Discussion report: A new record low for RfA
Plus: reliable sources, notability, and fallout from the self-blocking software changes.
- WikiProject report: Articlegenesis
Discovering how new and unregistered users make articles with the members of WikiProject Articles for Creation.
- Arbitration report: Year ends with one active case
GiantSnowman asked to chill, and other disputes addressed by Arbcom (or not).
- Traffic report: Queen dethroned by U.S. presidents
The band relinquishes its first place hold; Aquaman is swimming into view for late December.
- Gallery: Sun and Moon, water and stone
Happy solstice, and happy New Year!
- Blog: News from the WMF
In and around the WMF and its projects from the WMF's web site.
- Humour: I believe in Bigfoot
Are you a believer?
- Essay: Requests for medication
When the desire to continue to have the privilege of editing Wikipedia overrides the body's innate desire to choke the living shit out of some bastard who really has it coming.
- From the archives: Compromised admin accounts – again
Compromised accounts – especially those of inactive admins.
The Signpost: 31 January 2019
- Op-ed: Random Rewards Rejected
Lab rats deflate research to be performed on the Wikipedia community.
- In focus: The Collective Consciousness of Admin Userpages
Did you know that there was an admin who thought that the metaphor of the mop was a joke, and now they know it's not?
- News and notes: WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
Rude or just forgetful? Eight-year WMF manager has disappeared; Facebook gives a million bucks, gets no love.
- In the media: The Signpost's investigative story recognized, Wikipedia turns 18 and gets a birthday gift from Google, and more editors are recognized
Heroes and unsung heroes: many good news stories about the work we are all doing together.
- Discussion report: The future of the reference desk
Plus: plagiarism from Wikipedia, user categories, and admin activity requirements.
- Featured content: Don't miss your great opportunity
Get yourself lost in 1730's Paris, and a wide range of other recently promoted content.
- Arbitration report: An admin under the microscope
Snowman flames newbies? Or just oversensitive snowflakes?
- Traffic report: Death, royals and superheroes: Avengers, Black Panther
The most popular articles of 2018 include a cornucopia of superheroes (Avengers: Infinity War)
- Technology report: When broken is easily fixed
Emergency server switch goes smoothly; technical glitches resolved; a new way to transfer files to Commons.
- Gallery: Let us build a memorial fit for such pain and suffering
A tour of some of the world's greatest memorials courtesy the Prime Minister of India.
- News from the WMF: News from WMF
The world’s largest photo contest, a $1 million gift, Wikipedia’s birthday, WF appoints Valerie D'Costa.
- Recent research: Ad revenue from reused Wikipedia articles; are Wikipedia researchers asking the right questions?
And other new research publications.
- Essay: How
A narrative to get you oriented to how this place works, and to the key policies and guidelines.
- Humour: Village pump
More talk pages you don't want to miss.
- From the archives: An editorial board that includes you
Four years - and nothing changed?
The Signpost: 28 February 2019
- From the editors: Help wanted (still)
This may be too wordy, verbose and loquacious – and possibly redundant – but as you know, it takes others to check our work, and if there were more people in the Newsroom, we'd be able to double check ourselves and produce a better product for our readership; if you think you are up to it, you are welcome to join us and even copyedit the Editor-in-Chief's article intros.
- News and notes: Front-page issues for the community
Encyclopedias for Deletion; Corinne; scholarships; partial blocks; and administrators headcount.
- In focus: Wikimedia affiliate organizations seek community participation in 2019 board election
This election will select 2 of 10 seats on the board. All Wikimedia users are stakeholders in the election outcome and should participate.
- Discussion report: Talking about talk pages
This month's major discussions include a WMF talk page consultation and a proposed current events noticeboard.
- Featured content: Conquest, War, Famine, Death, and more!
Horsemen of the apocalypse all represented in recently promoted content, alongside new life, pretty birds, great music, and other miscellaneous topics.
- Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbitration Committee
Snowed in, maybe.
- Traffic report: Binge-watching
Netflix shows and TV sports dominate. A US politician breaks into the top 10.
- Technology report: Tool labs casters-up
Tool labs goes kaput, bots running wild (not really), interface administrators step into the breach, new gadgets and other tech happenings.
- Gallery: Signed with pride
A gallery of user signatures created by Wikipedians themselves.
- Recent research: Research finds signs of cultural diversity and recreational habits of readers
When watchers want the whole truth, they wind up with the wiki! And Cultural Context Content comes out of a complete cartography.
- Essay: Optimist's guide to Wikipedia
Assume good faith even if it kills you.
- From the archives: New group aims to promote Wiki-Love
The creation of the Esperanza group.
- Humour: Pesky Pronouns
Not feeling blurbish right now.
The Signpost: 31 March 2019
- From the editors: Getting serious about humor
- News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive
- In the media: Women's history month
- Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding
- Featured content: Out of this world
- Arbitration report: The Tides of March at ARBCOM
- Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations
- Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles
- News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive
- Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention
- From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion
- Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur 37
- In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch
- Special report: Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride
- Community view: Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings
The Signpost: 30 April 2019
- News and notes: An Action Packed April
New Administrators, April Fools, our competitors, and other associated updates
- In the media: Is Wikipedia just another social media site?
Harassment, a black hole, the Mueller Report, and Mötley Crüe - just another social media site?
- Discussion report: English Wikipedia community's conclusions on talk pages
Plus: another round of paid editing discussion.
- Featured content: Anguish, accolades, animals, and art
April's admirable additions.
- Arbitration report: An Active Arbitration Committee
Policies and procedures, cases and controversies, and other ArbCom updates
- Traffic report: Mötley Crüe, Notre-Dame, a black hole, and Bonnie and Clyde
Round up the unusual suspects
- Technology report: A new special page, and other news
Welcoming English Wikipedia's newest admin (bot)
- Gallery: Notre-Dame de Paris burns
Photos and videos show the damage
- News from the WMF: Can machine learning uncover Wikipedia’s missing “citation needed” tags?
Wikimedia Foundation data scientists are using machine learning to predict whether—and why—any given sentence on Wikipedia may need a citation in order to help editors identify areas of content violating the verifiability policy.
- Recent research: Female scholars underrepresented; whitepaper on Wikidata and libraries; undo patterns reveal editor hierarchy
And other recent research results
- From the archives: Portals revisited
"The future of portals", a year later
- Humour: Jimbo and Larry walk into a bar ...
Some editors will do anything to get a laugh
- Opinion: The gaps in our knowledge of our gaps
What we know we don't know, and why it might matter more than you might think
- Interview: Katherine Maher marks 3 years as executive director
Maher discusses her tenure as ED, the editing community, harassment and diversity, the WMF's 3-5 year plan, airplane travel, books, and her future.
- Community view: 2019 Wikimedia Summit gathers movement affiliate representatives to discuss movement strategy
An overview of Wikimedia Summit 2019, a working conference to discuss the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Process, preparing draft recommendations for Wikimania 2019 in August.
The Signpost: 31 May 2019
- From the editors: Picture that
The North Face sneaks in advertisements, apologizes after being caught
- News and notes: Wikimania and trustee elections
Get ready to go to Wikimania in Stockholm where you might meet two new trustees
- In the media: Politics, lawsuits and baseball
Wikipedia finds itself up against China, Pennsylvania politicians and the Detroit Tigers
- Discussion report: Admin abuse leads to mass-desysop proposal on Azerbaijani Wikipedia
Neutrality and copyright concerns lead and part 2 of the talk pages consultation.
- Arbitration report: ArbCom forges ahead
Resignations, new cases, administrator security, and more
- Traffic report: Dark marvels, thrones, a vile serial killer biopic, that's entertainment!
Who will be next to fill the throne at the top of the list?
- Technology report: Lots of Bots
Admin bots, approved bots, bots on trial, lots and lots of bots
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey
The WMF keeps working to stop Turkey from blocking Wikipedia.
- Recent research: Wikipedia more useful than academic journals, but is it stealing the news?
And other new research publications
- Essay: Paid editing
We've been talking about paid editing forever
- From the archives: FORUM:Should Wikimedia modify its terms of use to require disclosure?
A debate from 5 years ago on whether we use to prohibit undisclosed paid editing
The June 2019 Signpost is out!
- Discussion report: A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia
Could this be a new relationship between the Foundation and ArbCom, and between the Foundation and enwiki?
- News and notes: Mysterious ban, admin resignations, Wikimedia Thailand rising
Many administrators resign related to Fram case; Wikimedia Thailand to host Wikimania 2020.
- In the media: The disinformation age
Or is it the information error?
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories that are from the Wikiverse.
- Traffic report: Juneteenth, Beauty Revealed, and more nuclear disasters
Readers look for info on what they watch, mostly Chernobyl.
- Technology report: Actors and Bots
Database changes, new scripts, Tech News, and more.
- Gallery: Unlike the North Face, Wiki Loves Earth
Wikimedia photographers surge to contribute to the Wiki Loves Earth campaign even while rogue clothing company The North Face replaces wiki illustrations with advertisements.
- Special report: Did Fram harass other editors?
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- Recent research: What do editors do after being blocked?; the top mathematicians, universities and cancers according to Wikipedia
And other recent research publications.
- From the archives: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching
"If you don't clean up this mess, the adults are going to come and take your toys away from you."
- Opinion: Why the Terms of Use change didn't curtail undisclosed paid editing—and what might
To reduce the incentives driving undisclosed paid editing, Wikipedia could simplify the process and meet outsiders halfway.
- In focus: WikiJournals: A sister project proposal
Academic peer review meets Wikimedia.
- Community view: A CEO biography, paid for with taxes
How an Irish state-level paid editor tried to turn me into the villain.
- Op-Ed: 2019 Wikimedia Affiliate Selected Board Seats Election Results
Wikimedia community organizations elect two members for the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees.
The Signpost: 31 July 2019
- News and notes: Wikimedia grants less accessible for travel, equipment, meetups, and India
WMF grants program changes position on funding random individuals globally and 100 crore people in one region
- In the media: Politics starts getting rough
Are we ready for the sharp elbows?
- Discussion report: New proposals in aftermath of Fram ban
Resysop requests on the ’crat board prove controversial; plus, aftermath of Framgate.
- Arbitration report: A month of reintegration
Arbitration begins setting new boundaries after the June blow-up
- Gallery: Classic panoramas from Heinrich Berann
It looks nice and cool up in those mountains
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories that are from the Wikiverse.
- Community view: Video based summaries of Wikipedia articles. How and why?
It's easy, education saves lives.
- News from the WMF: Designing ethically with AI: How Wikimedia can harness machine learning in a responsible and human-centered way
Or, how to avoid Artificial Ignorance
- Recent research: Most influential medical journals; detecting pages to protect
And other new research publications
- Special report: Administrator cadre continues to contract
A new record set: fewer than 500 active admins.
- Traffic report: World cups, presidential candidates, and stranger things
and don't forget the movies
- In focus: The French Wikipedia is overtaking the German
Who is growing? Who is not?
The Signpost: 30 August 2019
- News and notes: Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings
The oldest surviving Wikipedia edit restored to article history, Wikimania, and the mystery of a disappearing Funds Dissemination Committee.
- In focus: Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff
Working with leadership and the community, taking on both operational and strategic responsibilities
- In the media: Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism
And the media report it all
- Discussion report: Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users
Can we survive without IP addresses?
- Traffic report: Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes
And some summer flicks with the usual heroes and villains
- Op-Ed: We couldn't have told you this, but Wikipedia was censored
Should we break the law or publish the truth?
- Opinion: The Curious Case of Croatian Wikipedia
Or how to make a concentration camp disappear?
- Community view: Chinese Wikipedia and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong
From streets to Wikipedia - What are editors from Hong Kong facing?
- News from the WMF: Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year
Emna Mizouni was named the 2019 Wikimedian of the Year.
- Recent research: Special issue on gender gap and gender bias research
A roundup of many recent publications examining Wikpedia's gender gaps in participation and content, and their possible reasons
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories that are from the Wikiverse
The Signpost: 30 September 2019
- From the editors: Where do we go from here?
Our constitutional crisis may continue
- Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup
Summary of actions around a formerly banned former administrator: Arbitration Committee action and withdrawn request for adminship
- In the media: A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?
The internet may not be as stable as it seems
- Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads
Luck, Serena, Bianca, 9/11, bad films, mass murderers and other good stuff
- News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green
Wikipedia's footprint is equivalent to 251 average US homes’ energy use. Yes we can go green.
- Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report
And other recent research publications
- Gallery: Finding freely licensed photo collections
Wikimedia Commons is not the only place to find freely licensed photos
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories that are from the Wikiverse
- In focus: Wikidata & Wikibase for national libraries: the inaugural meeting
National libraries are planning to leverage Wikidata to interoperate and to bring information to the public
The Signpost: 31 October 2019
- In the media: How to use or abuse Wikipedia for fun or profit
Sweden, Poland, Armenia, Russia, the Vatican, and clueless English pubs.
- Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse
"It's time for Wikipedia to grow up."
- In focus: The BBC looks at Chinese government editing
But they aren't entirely sure they see it
- Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars
A discussion on info wars, government editing and our defences.
- Community view: Observations from the mainland
A different point of view
- Arbitration report: October actions
An "unblockable" is blocked; a former arb resigns.
- Traffic report: Wrestling with a couple of teenagers, a Nobelist, and a lot of jokers
Plus a few celebrities.
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Broadcast
The future of public broadcasting has arrived.
- Recent research: Research at Wikimania 2019: More communication doesn't make editors more productive; Tor users doing good work; harmful content rare on English Wikipedia
And other new research publications
- Essay: Wikipedia is in the real world
Editing can have serious consequences.
- News from the WMF: Welcome to Wikipedia! Here's what we're doing to help you stick around
Twenty questions to get you started.
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.
The Signpost: 29 November 2019
- From the editor: Put on your birthday best
"We get by with a little help from our friends"
- News and notes: How soon for the next million articles?
And when will we get the second extraterrestrial edit?
- In the media: You say you want a revolution
Everybody wants to change Wikipedia.
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.
- Arbitration report: Two requests for arbitration cases
Important or imprudent? Pondering portals. And an editor gets transported off-wiki for good.
- Traffic report: The queen and the princess meet the king and the joker
Could this be the end of the Terminator?
- Technology report: Reference things, sister things, stranger things
The latest tech news and updates.
- Gallery: Winter and holidays
Some interesting and unusual winter and holiday images.
- Recent research: Bot census; discussions differ on Spanish and English Wikipedia; how nature's seasons affect pageviews
And other new research publications.
- Essay: Adminitis
Some humor about the otherwise serious subject of burnout.
- From the archives: WikiProject Spam, revisited
Veteran editor: Wikipedia is losing existential battle against spam.
- In focus: An update on the Wikimedia Movement 2030 Strategy
Coming to the end of a long road formulating the strategy.
- Special report: How many people edit in your favorite language? Where are they from?
Only now can we say!


