User talk:AmandaNP/Archives/2012/September
GOCE September activities
CheckUser"CU will not draw a connection between an IP and a user except in rare circumstances of abuse." You know, I've been told this before, and I really don't know why it doesn't penetrate into my thick skull. My apologies.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:19, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
SPIRegarding the SPI which you recently closed [1], the problem is that the editor voted in a requested move twice, both as an IP editor, and as an account. This definitely qualifies as malicious sockpuppetry, no? It is important to establish whether or not he is a sock, so that if he is, his vote should be struck. Athenean (talk) 16:53, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
Modified your block and wanted to drop you a note. Block previous to yours was 1 month, then the IP is trolling on the unblock request, then accepted his own unblock request, etc. Since this is the second time for the same sock issue, and should be an indef if it was a logged in user, plus this other stuff, I bumped your 72 hours to 3 months and no talk page access. Ping me if there is an issue. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 01:09, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
The user with several IPsHello there. My user name has somehow been involved in an SPI that you made the relevant usercheck. I am decided not to say anything at the related forum and am simply waiting for the SPI to close; so that after that I may be able to explain you about the number of IPs I may be using and the reason. I will access you by mail, in order not to disclose my private information in public, as soon as the case is closed. All the best. --E4024 (talk) 07:27, 4 September 2012 (UTC) Regarding block on IP addressHi, I am Subha. I am really sorry for mishap. We are trying to set a Wikipedia club in Chandigarh. The IP address 115.252.32.0/20 is blocked for vandalism and as we have new editors who are facing problem with asking more members to join there is a sheer need of IP block exempt. Can you please suggest what needs to be done from our end? --SubhaUtter2me! 10:20, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 03 September 2012Some of Wikimedia's most valuable photographs have been shot and uploaded under free licenses as a direct result of the annual Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) event each September. Last year, the project was conducted on a European level, resulting in the submission of an extraordinary 168,208 free images of cultural heritage sites ("monuments") from 18 countries, making it the world's largest photographic competition. Organising the 2012 event—which has just opened and will run for the full month of September—has required input from chapters and volunteers in 35 countries.
Developers are currently discussing the possibility of a MediaWiki Foundation to oversee those aspects of MediaWiki development that relate to non-Wikimedia wikis. The proposal was generated after a discussion on the wikitech-l mailing list about generalising Wikimedia's CentralAuth system.
Five featured pictures were promoted this week, including a video explaining the recent landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars. NASA called the final minutes of the complicated landing procedure "the seven minutes of terror".
Since May 2012 I've been a Wikimedia Foundation community fellow with the task of researching and improving dispute resolution on English Wikipedia. Surveying members of the community has revealed much about their thoughts on and experiences with dispute resolution. I've analysed processes to determine their use and effectiveness, and have presented ideas that I hope will improve the future of dispute resolution.
Don't understandTried to login under my phone account and the IP is blocked but, I can login with my main account which I'm on now ?Mlpearc (powwow) 18:23, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Poop patrolHi DQ, I'm ready for the next run if its convenient for you. Ta ϢereSpielChequers 18:59, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Editor review/TheGeneralUser (2) Your review is required and will be greatly appreciated :)Hi DeltaQuad Tirgil34 socks
They are adding the exact same stuff as Aparhan and Greczia to several articles and are engaging in edit warring. Mendsetting (talk) 18:42, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I just wanted to make you aware of this report to SPI. The IP editor in August/September 2012 is making unsourced edits on the same topics as in April 2012, demographics and Inland Empire, California. The IP editor has been warned repeatedly on this issue over the past several months. The IP's edits in August were highly disruptive--they added a lot of unsourced information. The IP is also an admitted sockpuppet. In fact, it is worse than that. The IP initially lied and said he wasn't a sock [2] then he changed his story and admitted he was a sock [3]. You said this would be a "final warning" for logged out editing [4]. Thanks. Logical Cowboy (talk) 05:19, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
GNAAYou might want to have a look at User:Maractus userpage and contributions per [5]. —Cupco 21:12, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
PadmalakshmisxHi, by any chance could you have a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Padmalakshmisx. —Vensatry (Ping me) 04:35, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
You've got mail! Message added 19:46, 8 September 2012 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. SMS Talk 19:46, 8 September 2012 (UTC) Calm as MidnightHi. I see you blocked Calm as Midnight probably after using the CU tool. I also had a strong suspicion that it might be a a sock of Anderson, and probably also the same account as Voiyworthy. If this is so, it would help us to know or do we have to go the official route and open an SPI to get confirmation that they are all editing from new Zealand now that they have already been blocked? Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:06, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
IPv6Is is me, or did you just block 18,446,744,073,709.551,616 IP addresses with that /64 block? Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 01:45, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Page Curation updateHey all :). We've just deployed another set of features for Page Curation. They include flyouts from the icons in Special:NewPagesFeed, showing who reviewed an article and when, a listing of this in the "info" flyout, and a general re-jigging of the info flyout - we've also fixed the weird bug with page_titles_having_underscores_instead_of_spaces in messages sent to talkpages, and introduced CSD logging! As always, these features will need some work - but any feedback would be most welcome. The Signpost: 10 September 2012
Thanks to the initiative of Yuvi Panda and Notnarayan, the Signpost now has an Android app, free for download on Google Play. ... but would readers be interested in an iOS app for Apple devices?
Much like article content, the English Wikipedia's help pages have grown organically over the years. Although this has produced a great deal of useful documentation, with time many of the pages have become poorly maintained or have grown overwhelmingly complicated.
Philip Roth, a widely known and acclaimed American author, wrote an open letter in the New Yorker addressed to Wikipedia this week, alleging severe inaccuracies in the article on his The Human Stain (2000).
Three hip hop discographies were promoted this week, alongside seven other lists.
After a week's hiatus, the WikiProject Report returns with an interview featuring WikiProject Fungi. Started in March 2006, the project has grown to include over 9,000 pages, including 47 Featured Articles and 176 Good Articles. The project maintains a list of high priority missing articles and stubs that need expansion.
In dramatic events that came to light last week, two English Wikipedia volunteers—Doc James (James Heilman) and Wrh2 (Ryan Holliday)—are being sued in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Internet Brands, the owner of Wikitravel.com. Both Wikipedians have also been volunteer Wikitravel editors (and in Holliday's case, a volunteer administrator). IB's complaints focus on both editors' encouragement of their fellow Wikitravel volunteers to migrate to a proposed non-commercial travel guidance site that would be under the umbrella of the WMF.
In its September issue, the peer-reviewed journal First Monday published The readability of Wikipedia, reporting research which shows that the English Wikipedia is struggling to meet Flesch reading ease test criteria, while the Simple English Wikipedia has "lost its focus".
The Wikimedia Foundation's engineering report for August 2012 was published this week on the Wikimedia Techblog and on the MediaWiki wiki, giving an overview of all Foundation-sponsored technical operations in that month (as well as brief coverage of progress on Wikimedia Deutschland's Wikidata project, phase 1 of which is edging its way towards its first deployment).
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia.
Doncsecz as a sockpuppet of Stubes99Hello DeltaQuad, I was astonished to see that Doncsecz was blocked as a sockpuppet of Stubes99. It is true that he began sockpuppeting in order to evade a block given him for a duration of 24 hours, and it was also told Doncsecz by the blocking administrator that s\he seriously considered a much longer (2 weeks to 1 month) block due to Doncsecz's previous history of edit warring [6]. So if Doncsecz had received a longer block for block evasion, it may have been in order. However, it is unlikely that Doncsecz is Stubes99.
But, if we see it with toolserver comparsion, it envinces certain articles that they both edited: However, none of the articles edited by them both covers the primary interesting field of Doncsecz which relates to the Slovenian language and culture, and Doncsecz has been around on Wikipedia since 2007, they (Doncsecz and Stubes99) both come from the same country, which is Hungary. So it does not come as a surprise to me that there are some articles in Wikipedia that they both edited; given that they are both interested to edit articles which relate to history. --Nmate (talk) 07:09, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Block questionHi DQ, Special:Contributions/OMGuyZ indicates you blocked this user for a checkuser violation. There's no block message on his talk page, nor any link to related discussion. Could you clarify where this violation came from, and who he is a sock/master of? Thanks, ⇒SWATJester Son of the Defender 12:37, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Poop patrolHi DQ, I think I'm back on a weekly schedule! Ready for the next one already, and if poop patrol can be run before Friday it would be good as I'm running a training session and these make for a good exercise. ϢereSpielChequers 12:43, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
GOCE mid-drive newsletter
Hi DQ, just a pointer to discussion following Blade's close of this RfC. - Dank (push to talk) 18:22, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Please be aware of this log. Thanks. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 15:41, 18 September 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 17 September 2012
We now have a Facebook page at facebook.com/wikisignpost. We invite you to "like" the page and join the discussion there.
This week, we shine the spotlight on the Indian Cinema Task Force, a subproject that seeks to improve the quality and quantity of articles about Indian cinema. As a child of WikiProject Film and WikiProject India, the Indian Cinema Task Force shares a variety of templates, resources, and members with its parent projects. The task force works on a to-do list, maintains the Bollywood Portal, and ensures articles follow the film style guidelines. With Indian cinema celebrating its 100th year of existence in 2013, we asked Karthik Nadar (Karthikndr), Secret of success, Ankit Bhatt, Dwaipayan, and AnimeshKulkarni what is in store for the Indian Cinema Task Force.
Eight featured articles, six featured lists, ten featured pictures, and one featured topic were promoted this week.
The world's largest photo competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, is entering its final two weeks. The month-long event, of Dutch origin, is being held globally for the first time after the success of its European-level predecessor last year. During September 2011 more than 5000 volunteers from 18 countries took part and uploaded 168,208 free images. This year, volunteers and chapters from 35 countries around the world have organised the event. The best photographs will be determined by juries at the national and finally the global level.
1.20wmf12, the 12th release to Wikimedia wikis from the 1.20 branch, was deployed to its first wikis on September 17; if things go well, it will be deployed to all wikis by September 26. Its 200 or so changes – 111 to WMF-deployed extensions plus 98 to core MediaWiki code – include support for links with mixed-case protocols (e.g. Http://example.com) and the removal of the "No higher resolution available" message on the file description pages of SVG images.
 Hi DeltaQuad. I'm leaving you this message because you have previously been involved as an adopter with Wikipedia's Adopt-a-user program. A clean-up of this program is currently underway, and as part of the process I am trying to find out who is and isn't still interested in remaining an adopter. If you would prefer not to be part of the adoption program anymore, you need do nothing; when the overhaul of the project is completed your name will be removed from the list of active adopters. However, if you have current adoptees, an active adoption school or an interest in adopting in the near future, then please let us know by signing here. If you want to remain in the project and can currently take on more adoptees, there is a serious backlog at Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user; it would be enormously helpful if you could take on one or two of the users there. Please do keep an eye on the project for upcoming changes, we could use your opinions and your help! Yunshui 雲水 09:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC) Poop patrolHi DQ, I'm ready when you are:) ϢereSpielChequers 08:00, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
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Page Curation newsletterHey AmandaNP/Archives/2012. This will be, if not our final newsletter, one of the final ones :). After months of churning away at this project, our final version (apart from a few tweaks and bugfixes) is now live. Changes between this and the last release include deletion tag logging, a centralised log, and fixes to things like edit summaries. Hopefully you like what we've done with the place; suggestions for future work on it, complaints and bugs to the usual address :). We'll be holding a couple of office hours sessions, which I hope you'll all attend. Many thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 10:53, 24 September 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 24 September 2012
Oliver Keyes' (User:Ironholds) defense of Wikipedia against the recent Philip Roth controversy has drawn a significant amount of attention over the last week. The problems between Roth, a widely known and acclaimed American author, and Wikipedia arose from an open letter he penned for the American magazine New Yorker, and were covered by the Signpost two weeks ago. Keyes—who wrote the piece as a prominent Wikipedian but is also a contractor for the Wikimedia Foundation—wrote a blog post on the topic, lamenting the factual errors in Roth's letter and criticizing the media for not investigating his claims: "[they took] Roth’s explanation as the truth and launched into a lengthy discussion of how we [Wikipedia] handle primary sourcing."
A paper to appear in a special issue of American Behavioral Scientist (summarized in the research index) sheds new light on the English Wikipedia's declining editor growth and retention trends. The paper describes how "several changes that the Wikipedia community made to manage quality and consistency in the face of a massive growth in participation have lead to a more restrictive environment for newcomers". The number of active Wikipedia editors has been declining since 2007 and research examining data up to September 2009 has shown that the root of the problem has been the declining retention of new editors. The authors show this decline is mainly due to a decline among desirable, good-faith newcomers, and point to three factors contributing to the increasingly "restrictive environment" they face.
This week, we tinkered with WikiProject Robotics. From the project's inception in December 2007, it has served as Wikipedia's hub for building and improving articles about robots and robotics, accumulating two Featured Articles and seven Good Articles along the way. The project covers both fictitious and real-life robots, the technology that powers them, and many of the brains behind the robotics field
In the second controversy to engulf Wikimedia UK in two months, its immediate past chair Roger Bamkin has resigned from the board of the chapter. The resignation last Wednesday followed a growing furore over the conflict of interest between two of Roger's roles outside the chapter and his close involvement in the UK board's decision-making process, including the access to private mailing lists that board members in all chapters need. But the irony surrounding Roger's resignation is its connection with efforts by Wikimedians and collaborators to strengthen the reach of Wikimedia projects through technical innovation.
Late last month, the "Technology report" included a story using code review backlog figures – the only code review figures then available – to construct a rough narrative about the average experience of code contributors. This week, we hope to go one better, by looking directly at code review wait times, and, in particular, median code review times
Fourteen featured articles were promoted this week, including Dodo, along with six featured lists and five featured pictures.
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
My SPIHello, I notice you dealt with my SPI. As I am not a sockpuppet (and have actually contributed anonymously for a long time), do I need to find some way of providing exculpatory evidence? The instigator of the investigation is now seemingly going around fishing for behavioural evidence elsewhere, and it seems more like an attempt to get rid of someone they disagree with than to stop malicious behaviour. Apologies if this is trivial/not your concern/bad etiquette in this sort of situation. HauntologicalPhenomenon (talk) 05:37, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
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