User talk:Phantomsteve/Archives/2015/March
The Signpost: 04 March 2015
We received a large amount of feedback in our survey indicating that our readers found the idea of contributing to the Signpost difficult due to our opaque internal structure.
The Wikimedia Foundation released their Quarterly Report last week covering the three months October to December of 2014.
Last week, my colleagues on the Signpost produced a news report covering a minor controversy about a report commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation. Written by the staff of The Lafayette Practice, a French research firm, it proclaimed the WMF as a leader in the practice of participatory grantmaking.
The Report this week is dominated by the Academy Awards, taking the top 4 spots and 13 of the Top 25.
In the first of what the author hopes will become a regular feature of the Arbitration report, the Signpost speaks to veteran arbitrator Newyorkbrad, who recently retired from the committee after almost seven years of arbitrating. The Signpost was keen to hear his thoughts on his time on the committee and on the past, present, and future of ArbCom.
Before being indefinitely blocked, User:FergusM1970 made more than 4600 edits on the English Wikipedia, spread over eight years. In the last two years, he was paid to edit several articles for clients that included the Venezuelan energy company Derwick Associates. We spoke with him about his experiences.
Numerous news outlets are reporting that the domain loser.com now redirects to the Wikipedia article for rapper Kanye West. Page views on West's Wikipedia article skyrocketed to almost 250,000 views on March 2, up from less than 19 thousand the previous day.
Two featured articles, four featured lists, and 38 featured pictures were promoted this week..
The Signpost has arranged to mirror Tech news from Meta-Wiki to supplement the long-form tech coverage in our infrequent Technology report..
Black History Month is celebrated annually in the United States in February, to commemorate the history of the African diaspora. For this occasion, Wikipedians worked together to honor black history and to address Wikipedia's multicultural gaps in the encyclopedia, hosting Wikipedia edit-a-thons throughout the United States, from February 1 to 28, 2015.
re: Deleted Page Tepperman'sHi Phantomsteve. Looks like you deleted the page for Tepperman's that I was working on (18:31, 3 February 2015 Phantomsteve (talk | contribs) deleted page Tepperman's (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tepperman's). Is there any way for me to recover a copy of this? Based on the note above (that admins are able to revert actions by other admins), I'm hopeful that I might be able to recover the page, if only to continue working on it off-line in an effort to get to compliance. When deleted, the page was under revision (using the feedback received) to try to get it to the point where it was deemed "compliant" with the guidelines. Now that it's been deleted I've not only lost the draft, but also the feedback I was using in my efforts to reach compliance. Any help/ direction you can offer would be appreciated. If you're able to place a short note on my talk page when you've responded here, I would also appreciate that. Ntepperman (talk) 16:00, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
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The Wikimedia Foundation gave the Signpost an advance copy of the results of a survey of English Wikipedia readers regarding Wikimedia fundraising, due for official release today.
The community has arranged a number of commemorative initiatives focused on the gender gap, under the banner "WikiWomen's History Month".
ThinkProgress tech reporter Lauren C. Williams wrote a long article on how the Gamergate controversy has spilled over onto Wikipedia.
In an effort to protect and maintain the privacy of Wikipedia's thousands of editors, the Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the United States' National Security Agency, Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.
A dull week, with only three new entries in the top 10; a UFC champion, a Google Doodle and a Hindu festival involving people throwing powder at each other (though that does sound fun).
Six featured articles, three featured lists, and forty featured pictures were promoted this week.
I continue to be excited about the Core Contest because I see it as a way of encouraging the expansion of broad articles that are typically neglected by our article improvement incentives.
kezia noblen deletion letter and requesthi there, Firstly thank you for taking the time to read this, i have been in touch with wikipedia and madia and was notified that this was the best best way to talk a deleted page through, the title kezia noble was originally deleted by yourself and i have gone through the notes of 2010 and since then kezia noble has outgrown a lot of people within her industry, She is an author of a book best seller, and has been in the news and tv chanells very often to discuss ongoings within the dating expert communities. This obviousley shows that she is a person of importance within her field as the top media enterprises are always seeking her for answers. Kezia has gone on to offering a noticed certification to her students kezia Has hit the 1million views mark for TOTAL FREE DATING ADVICE over and over on nearly all her videos on the video forums Kezia Noble References include: Book http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13229670-the-noble-art-of-seducing-women sky news http://news.sky.com/video/1372939/dating-tips-have-gone-way-too-far This Morning ITV http://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-topics/are-we-suspicious-of-charming-men Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kezia-noble/four-best-pick-up-lines_b_5645506.html Esquire TV http://tv.esquire.com/shows/women-we-love The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2288927/Kezia-Noble-Glamorous-sex-guru-claims-teach-men-woman-bed.html
Men’s Health http://www.menshealth.co.uk/sex/mens-health-dating/5-flirty-ice-breakers-206957 BUZZFEED http://www.buzzfeed.com/hollybaxter/meet-the-woman-who-teaches-men-to-be-pick-up-artists#.tvkewX3pn Sir, we are willing to take out any self promoting on our page and make any changes you will require for Kezia Noble page to be back up and running via wikipedia , any other changes and stye that you request we are willing to follow , but i can confirm that Kezia is a noticed coach worldwide and Has much media attention with lots of Free Advice that has helped millions of men around the world. Thanks for taking the time to read this and i await your response in order to handle this matter Faithfully Jimmy Sandhu — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kezia12121 (talk • contribs) 22:12, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
dear phantom steve, firstly when i say our page i mean mine and my teams page which we are making, its nothing personal, secondly there are many dating coaches on wikipedia with self promoting all the way, even links to products etc.... heres just one as an example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_La_Ruina . could i please know why there are so many dating coaches on wikipedia who are of much less importamce than kezia please? they are using wiki as a gate way to sales when kezianoble wants to be recognised as an individual expert who provides a lot of free help and an author ? than you for your time sir Jimmy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kezia12121 (talk • contribs) 23:13, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
WP:RFPPHi there's a message that relates to your protection of Cirex in 2011 at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Current requests for reduction in protection level. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 18:37, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 March 2015
We announce with sadness and gratitude that Signpost publication and newsroom manager Pine will be stepping back to focus on other Wikipedia and Wikimedia-related endeavors.
This process is now entering its long-awaited final phase with the upcoming SUL finalization, scheduled for April 15, less than a month away. ... Wikimedia Foundation chief talent and culture officer Gayle Karen Young announced her retirement from the Foundation this week. Young will be replaced in that role by interim chief operating officer Terry Gilbey. According to the Foundation's job description for the title as it was applied in the past, Gilbey will be in charge of "overall administration and business operations of the Wikimedia Foundation."
On March 13, Kelly Weill of Capital New York revealed that numerous Wikipedia edits originated from 1 Police Plaza, the headquarters of the NYPD. Most of the attention has focused on a number of their edits to articles about incidents of alleged police brutality and controversial police practices.
The publication of the Wikimedia survey findings on fundraising questions came three months after significant concerns were voiced about the design and wording of the December 2014 fundraising banners and e-mails.
Four featured articles, four featured lists, and thirty-five featured pictures were promoted this week.
If not for Kayne West's dubious repeat at #1, the 2015 Cricket World Cup (#2) would have made the top spot, albeit in a generally slow news week. . The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015
Last week the WMF announced the release of its long-awaited open-access policy.
Once when I was young, growing up in the 1990s, my father pulled his collection of railroad slides out from the basement, set up his projector, and shared a glimpse into American railway history with our family.
Four featured articles, three featured lists, and twenty-two featured pictures were promoted this week.
The Wikipedia Commons annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded, with 6,698 people voting, its largest participation yet.
This week's list is reminiscent of lists from the early days of this project: a preponderance of famous faces, Reddit threads, and Google Doodles.
The authors attempt to answer the question "Who are the most important people of all times?" Their findings clearly show that different Wikipedias give different prominence to different individuals.
A university gives a top Wikipedia editor free and full access to the university library's entire online content—and the Wikipedia editor, who is unpaid and not on campus, then creates and improves Wikipedia articles in a subject area of interest to the institution. Moved from Wizrdman's talk page:
Hi Thetechgirl. There really wasn't much in the article - about 8 lines, basically a brief description of the qualifications and how to obtain the designation. The three refs that were there were included were from Info Security Magazine (which seems to be based on a press release), and the second is from the organisation's own website... neither would be considered independent. The third one was from ZDNET, and the mention of the qualification is on a list of ones that "are paying off" (so one line about this qualification, which hardly could be considered significant coverage). None of these would be suitable in themselves from what I can see. Before I would consider restoring it to your userspace, could you perhaps give a couple of sources here to indicate the kind of independent and reliable sources you would be using? Please leave a talkback on my talk page, as that is easier for me to monitor! Thanks, PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 01:40, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
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