User talk:Miniapolis/Archives/2014/November

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The Signpost: 29 October 2014

Featured content: Go West, young man

By the way, there is a monster at the end of this article

In the media: Wikipedia a trusted source on Ebola; Wikipedia study labeled government waste; football biography goes viral

Noam Cohen reports in The New York Times (October 26) that Wikipedia's "Ebola Virus Disease article has had 17 million page views in the last month," an indication of the public's reliance on the online encyclopedia.

Maps tagathon: Find 10,000 digitised maps this weekend

Rather than the usual WikiProject Report, this week our guest author Jheald is telling us about a campaign to identify thousands of old maps which have been digitised, to make them available for georeferencing and upload

Traffic report: Ebola, Ultron, and Creepy Articles

Ebola virus disease leads the Report for the fourth straight week. The rest of the list is primarily a mix of pop culture topics, including movie Avengers: Age of Ultron (#4) whose trailer was leaked early, and the death of Oscar de la Renta (#7). A BuzzFeed article on creepy Wikipedia articles, no doubt well-timed with Halloween (#9) around the corner, was responsible for three articles in the Top 25, including June and Jennifer Gibbons (#10), Taman Shud Case (#17), Joyce Vincent (#25). And the internet-run-amok controversy of Gamergate cracked the Top 25 for the first time at #19.

Recent research: Informed consent and privacy; newsmaking on Wikipedia; Wikipedia and organizational theories

In new research conducted in light of proposed changes to data protection legislation in the European Union (EU), authors Bart Custers, Simone van der Hof, and Bart Schermer conducted a comparative analysis of social media and user-generated content websites’ privacy policies along with a user survey (N=8,621 in 26 countries) and interviews in 13 different EU countries on awareness, values, and attitudes toward privacy online.

Please review my copyedit

Hi Miniapolis,
Could you give your opinion on my copyedit of Jack jumper ant? I'm rather new to the GOCE (this is only my second major copyedit, and my first one in a backlog elimination drive), so I probably overlooked some things. Here's the diff of all my changes. Thanks, --Biblio worm 16:32, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Be glad to. I'm in the middle of a few things (mostly non-WP :-)), but will take a look later today. Thanks very much for your help and all the best, Miniapolis 17:49, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. I also just finished a copyedit of Empire, which you can see here, if you have the time. --Biblio worm 23:30, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Good work on both, and thanks again for your help. Just a couple of small things with Jack jumper ant—the article seems to be written in British English ("desensitisation"), so I think (although I'm most familiar with American English) "up to 3% (numbers below 10 are spelled out) of the human population have developed an allergy" is correct. I would've left gaster wikilinked, since I didn't know it redirects to "stomach". These are minor issues, except at the GAN, A-Class and FAC levels (which is why it's good to learn the ropes with backlog articles, where there's less pressure). There's a lot to learn, and you're doing fine. All the best, Miniapolis 02:14, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 November 2014

In the media: Predicting the flu, MH17 conspiracy theories

"Rachel Feltman, in The Washington Post (November 4), examined research in which a team, mostly from Los Alamos National Laboratory, headed by Kyle Hickman developed a model that enabled them "to successfully predict the 2013-2014 flu season in real time" by employing "an algorithm to link flu-related Wikipedia searches with CDC data from the same time." Apparently when individuals search for information about the flu and its symptoms in Wikipedia when they feel ill, this generates data useful in forecasting the the flu season."

Traffic report: Sweet dreams on Halloween

"It is, perhaps, ironic that humanity chose the week of Halloween to finally put its fears to bed. Let's face it: 2014 has been a year of tragedies, conflicts, plagues and pain, and eventually something had to break... Whether we at last came to terms with our limited ability to affect events, shoved those events under the carpet, or just decided to let go and move on, we turned our eye to more positive things, such as sports heroes, hotly anticipated movies, and lifelong learning; two Google doodles appeared in the top 25 for the first time since the beginning of August."

Your GA nomination of Sherlock Holmes

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sherlock Holmes you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SNUGGUMS -- SNUGGUMS (talk) 17:40, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

Talkback

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Your GA nomination of Sherlock Holmes

The article Sherlock Holmes you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Sherlock Holmes for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SNUGGUMS -- SNUGGUMS (talk) 21:43, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 November 2014

In the media: Amazon Echo; EU freedom of panorama; Bluebeard's Castle

"Technology media outlets are abuzz after the November 6 unveiling of the Amazon Echo, an Internet-connected voice command device"; "The EUobserver talks (November 4) with Dimitar Dimitrov (User:Dimi z) about the lack of freedom of panorama in some European Union countries and its implications for Wikimedia projects"; "Scott Cantrell, classical music critic for the Dallas Morning News, recounts efforts to verify an uncited claim in the Wikipedia article for the Béla Bartók opera Bluebeard's Castle."

Traffic report: Holidays, anyone?

This was very much a week dominated by holidays and pop culture over current events, with new film Interstellar taking the top spot followed by holidays Day of the Dead (#2), Guy Fawkes and his Night (#4 and #5), and Halloween (#8, and its third week on the list). And a foursome of television shows, all return visitors, appear to setting up residence on the greater Top 25: The Walking Dead (#11), American Horror Story: Freak Show (#14), Gotham (#16), and The Flash (#18).

Featured content: Wikipedia goes to church in Lithuania

Nine articles, two lists, and 55 featured pictures were promoted during the week of 26 October.

WikiProject report: Talking hospitals

We return to our interview format this week, speaking with the participants of WikiProject Hospitals. This project, formed in 2010, has no Featured content and only three Good articles, yet aided by around 30 hard-working Wikipedians covers a topic that is essential to life.

Thank You

	Thank You
	Thank you for participating in my topic ban. This really is a genuine thank you, no sarcasm is intended. I was in the wrong and I accept that. Rotten regard 23:44, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

GOCE Leaderboard

Hi Miniapolis,
Who updates the GOCE backlog elimination drive leaderboard: the regular participants, or the project coordinators? I'm asking this because based upon the number of words I've done, I should be listed on there, and I'm not. Thanks, --Biblioworm 16:05, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Biblioworm. We update our own numbers; I think there used to be instructions there to that effect, but they seem to have disappeared :-). Thanks for your help and all the best, Miniapolis 16:22, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. --Biblioworm 16:37, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the GA review

Hi Miniapolis, I do appreciate your attention to the yin yoga article. Your suggestions much improved it. WP is lucky to have such a skilled and public-spirited editor. EMP (talk) 23:04, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words. My GAN was summarily failed with a review not in accordance with the GA criteria, but that's the breaks. All the best, Miniapolis 23:30, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you ;-)

Hi Miniapolis; thank you for nominating me for the Editor of the Week award, your comments are very kind and i appreciate them. It's always nice when one's work is recognised. I'll try not to let my head swell up! :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 06:46, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

It's very well deserved; you, more than anyone, are keeping the GOCE afloat and I (and many others) really appreciate that. All the best, Miniapolis 14:56, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Thank you so much for all that you have done. You've done substantial work on this article, I'll be sure to include your name as one of the submitters in the FA nom. v/r - T P 23:06, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words, but all I did was polish the prose; the real grunt-work is sourcing. Good luck and all the best, Miniapolis 23:33, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your help. Because of your copyediting, Ford Island has now passed as a FA. It wouldn't have happened without you.--v/r - T P 02:17, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Great news! Happy Thanksgiving and all the best, Miniapolis 03:06, 28 November 2014 (UTC)