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strawberries for curtaintoad

congratulations on your 3 months of being a Wikipedian wendy (talk) 12:14, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the strawberries! :-) CURTAINTOAD! 20:33, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

picture of the day

hello curtaintoad, i like looking at the pictures of the day, do you have a favourite? wendywendy (talk) 12:56, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I am thinking of some. :-) CURTAINTOAD! 20:43, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Well, now that you have had time to think about it, have you decided which picture of the day is your favourite?, I like the boabab trees :) wendywendy (talk) 03:14, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

I am still thinking of some. :) CURTAINTOAD! 04:52, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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Brave

It made more sense to go that way. Stop adding "as" in the parentheses. It was fine as is. --Smartie2thaMaxXx (talk) 14:45, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for telling me. :) CURTAINTOAD! 20:41, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your previous message. However, on the page Brave (2012 film), I've added "(previously titled The Bear and the Bow)" again. Regards, CURTAINTOAD! 07:06, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

No, don't worry, someone reverted my edit. Regards, CURTAINTOAD! 09:48, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Bjelleklang - talk 20:48, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for your advice! :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 03:17, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Your usage of helpme

Hi, I have replaced your helpme above with the template stating no question has been asked. What is your question? Please don't use the template unless you actually have a question. Legoktm (talk) 03:31, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Someone has already replied to my question. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 03:37, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Ok, you can remove the substituted template above then, but please don't add {{help me}} again without a question below it. Thanks, Legoktm (talk) 03:53, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:01, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

RE this: Put your name at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Subscribe to get talk page messages. A lot of projects deliver updates through subscriptions as to what is going on with their projects. See Category:Wikipedia sign-up lists for subscription delivery. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 20:34, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 October 2012

Special report: Examining adminship from the German perspective

Unlike the long-running disputes that have characterised attempts to reform the RfA process on the English Wikipedia, the German Wikipedia's tradition of making decisions not by consensus but knife-edged 50% + 1 votes has led to a fundamentally different outcome. In 2009, the project managed to largely settle the RfA mode issue in 2009 indirectly.

Arbitration report: Malleus Fatuorum accused of circumventing topic ban; motion to change "net four votes" rule

One clarification request concerns the civility enforcement case – specifically, Malleus Fatuorum's perceived circumvention of his topic ban. It has resulted in thousands of bytes spent in vitriolic discussions, multiple blocks, and "no confidence" motions against the Arbitration Committee and one arbitrator, among other ramifications.

Technology report: Wikivoyage migration: technical strategy announced

Planning for Wikivoyage's migration into the WMF fold built up steam this week following a statement by WMF Deputy Director Erik Möller about what the technical side of the migration will involve. Wikivoyage, which split from sister site Wikitravel in 2006, is hoping to migrate its own not-inconsiderable user base to Wikimedia, as well as much of its content, presenting novel challenges for Wikimedia developers

Discussion report: Good articles on the main page?; reforming dispute resolution

Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...

News and notes: Wikimedians get serious about women in science

It is well known that women are underrepresented in the sciences, and that high-achieving female scientists have often been excluded from authorship lists and passed over for awards and honours solely on the basis of gender. Also significant has been the underplaying in the academic literature, news reporting, and online, of women's current and historical contributions to science.

WikiProject report: Where in the world is Wikipedia?

The WikiProject Report normally brings tidings from Wikipedia's most active, inventive, and unique WikiProjects. This week, we're trying something new by focusing on Wikipedia's dark side: the various regional and national WikiProjects that are dead or dying. How can some tiny municipalities and exclaves generate highly active, cross-language, multimedia platforms be successful while the projects representing many sovereign countries and entire continents wallow in obscurity? Today, we'll search for answers among geographic projects large and small, highly active and barely functioning, enthusiastic about the future and mired in past conflicts.

Featured content: Is RfA Kafkaesque?

Eleven articles, including one on Franz Kafka, three lists, one image, and one portal were promoted to 'featured' status this week.

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Abdullah Alam (talk) 07:07, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Personal information

Just to let you know, we've had to remove some personal information from your userpage, for your own safety. --Rs chen 7754 07:11, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for telling me. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 07:22, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'd suggest being careful about what you post on the internet... there are some very bad people out there. :( --Rs chen 7754 07:42, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks; I'm still learning. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 07:54, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 October 2012

News and notes: First chickens come home to roost for FDC funding applicants; WMF board discusses governance issues and scope of programs

The first round of the Wikimedia Foundation's new financial arrangements has proceeded as planned, with the publication of scores and feedback by Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) staff on applications for funding by 11 entities—10 chapters, independent membership organisations supporting the WMF's mission in different countries, and the foundation itself. The results are preliminary assessments that will soon be put to the FDC's seven voting members and two non-voting board representatives. The FDC in turn will send its recommendations to the board of trustees on 15 November, which will announce its decision by 15 December. Funding applications have been on-wiki since 1 October, and the talk pages of applications were open for community comment and discussion from 2 to 22 October, though apart from queries by FDC staff, there was little activity.

WikiProject report: In recognition of... WikiProject Military History

This week, we're checking out ways to motivate editors and recognize valuable contributions by focusing on the awards and rewards of WikiProject Military History. Anyone unfamiliar with WikiProject Military History is encouraged to start at the report's first article about the project and make your way forward. While many WikiProjects provide a barnstar that can be awarded to helpful contributors, WikiProject Military History has gone a step further by creating a variety of awards with different criteria ranging from the all-purpose WikiChevrons to rewards for participating in drives and improving special topics to medals for improving articles up to A-class status to the coveted "Military Historian of the Year" award.

Technology report: Improved video support imminent and Wikidata.org live

The TimedMediaHandler extension (TMH), which brings dramatic improvements to MediaWiki's video handling capabilities, will go live to the English Wikipedia this week following a long and turbulent development, WMF Director of Platform Engineering Rob Lanphier announced on Monday ... Wikidata.org, a new repository designed to host interwiki links, launched this week and will begin accepting links shortly. The site, which is one half of the forthcoming Wikidata trial (the other half being the Wikidata client, which will be deployed to the Hungarian Wikipedia shortly) will also act as a testing area for phase 2 of Wikidata (centralised data storage). The longer term plan is for Wikidata.org to become a "Wikimedia Commons for data" as phases 2 and 3 (dynamic lists) are developed, project managers say.

Featured content: On the road again

Thirteen articles, ten lists, nine images, one topic, and one portal were promoted to featured after peer reviews.

Recent research: WP governance informal; community as social network; efficiency of recruitment and content production; Rorschach news

A paper in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, coming from the social control perspective and employing the repertory grid technique, has contributed interesting observations about the governance of Wikipedia.

RE:Your invite

Thanks for inviting me to join the Nintendo task force. I'm afraid I really don't know much about Nintendo, so I probably wouldn't be much help. If you know of anything I could do despite my lack of Nintendo knowledge, I'd be willing to reconsider. AutomaticStrikeout 20:52, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you ;) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 21:00, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

To learn about Nintendo, click here. Cheers! CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:56, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. AutomaticStrikeout 22:15, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

U.S. Roads

By the way, I noticed your account since you signed up for the WP:USRD newsletter. Is roads something you're interested in? --Rs chen 7754 22:22, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes. =) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 22:26, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Okay. Would you be interested in working on road articles? If so, what states would you be interested in working on? --Rs chen 7754 22:33, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Interested in all of the states in the U.S. :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 22:50, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Okay, cool! Here's what I think are the best three ways to start editing road articles:

I would read WP:USRD/NEW. It is a guide for new users as to how the U.S. roads project works. If you want, you can look at the other project pages too.
One good way to get started editing that's pretty basic is bringing stub-class articles to start-class. Category:Stub-Class U.S. road transport articles has a list of stub-class articles. To bring it to start-class, an article needs a Route description and a Junction list. (It could be History and Junction list, but histories are harder to write). Idaho State Highway 50 is a good example of a Start-Class article.
WP:HWY/IRC. IRC is a chat service that we use to communicate, and we can help you quickly on there. There is a web-based client, but it may be helpful to download an IRC client like Chatzilla or Trillian (Windows) or Colloquy (Mac).

Let me know if you have any questions! --Rs chen 7754 03:43, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 03:44, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

fyi

fyi... Don't use the template messages in the case as you did with GiantSnowman. That message is usually used for vandalism type cases. Plus, most "experienced" editors hate the template messages like that. There is absolutely nothing wrong to drop them a message. But next time, write your own message and include why you thought the edit was wrong. Bgwhite (talk) 08:06, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 08:31, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Your reversion of me - this edit - was actually incorrect and has since been reverted itself by another user. I strongly advise you to familiarise yourself with MOS. Regards, Giant Snowman 11:55, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for telling me. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 21:24, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Wywin (talk) 07:57, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 November 2012

Op-ed: 2012 WikiCup comes to an end

J Milburn is a British editor who has been on the site since 2006. He is one of two judges of the WikiCup. Here, he uses an op-ed to explain the way the WikiCup works and to review this year's competition, which ended recently.

News and notes: Wikimedian photographic talent on display in national submissions to Wiki Loves Monuments

The results of most of the national heats for Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) have been published on Commons. A maximum of 10 images have been submitted by all but eight of the 34 participating countries, and the international jury for what is the largest competition of its type in the world is set to announce the global winner in four weeks' time.

In the media: Was climate change a factor in Hurricane Sandy?

Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and has caused millions of dollars in damage. Naturally, Wikipedia covered it. But was Wikipedia's coverage unbiased?

Discussion report: Protected Page Editor right; Gibraltar hooks

The Signpost's weekly roundup of topics for discussion on the English Wikipedia.

Featured content: Jack-O'-Lanterns and Toads

This week, the Signpost interviewed two editors. The first, PumpkinSky, collaborated with Gerda Arendt in writing the recently featured article on Franz Kafka and won second prize in the Core contest last August. The second, Cwmhiraeth, collaborated with Thompsma in promoting the article Frog, which was featured last week. We asked them about the special challenges faced while writing Core content and things to watch out for.

Technology report: Hue, Sqoop, Oozie, Zookeeper, Hive, Pig and Kafka

The Wikimedia Foundation's engineering report for October 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. TimedMediaHandler also went live.

WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Songs

This week, The Signpost sings along with WikiProject Songs which focuses on articles about songs of every generation and genre. The project initially began as a rough outline in October 2002 and was reimagined in March 2004 using its parent WikiProject Albums as a template.

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Rushbugled13 (talk) 02:07, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Longbyte1 (talk) 02:34, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

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