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The Signpost: 4 April 2011
- News and notes: 1 April activities; RIAA takedown notice; brief news
- Editor retention: Fighting the decline by restricting article creation?
- WikiProject report: Out of this world — WikiProject Solar System
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: AUSC appointments, new case, proposed decision for Coanda case, and motion regarding CU/OS
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Epsilon Eridani
Hello,
User Iridia suggested that you might have an interest in the FAC underway here concerning the article about Epsilon Eridani. Thank you. Regards, RJH (talk) 15:23, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not an exoplanet or stellar expert - stars are much too small for me. ;-) I'll see if I can persuade an astronomer at the meeting I'm currently at to take a look, though. Mike Peel (talk) 15:54, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you kindly.—RJH (talk) 22:16, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
Cancer research
I saw this in the news, sounds like a great idea. Does this kind of project happen often?--Physics is all gnomes (talk) 16:05, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
- Not very often right now - this was pretty much the pilot event in the UK. :-) I'm hopeful that it can be replicated at other organisations/groups around the UK, though. It's one of the many things that Wikimedia UK is up to; we're running a WikiConference next Saturday in Bristol if you want to come along and find out more. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 08:44, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 April 2011
- Recent research: Research literature surveys; drug reliability; editor roles; BLPs; Muhammad debate analyzed
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Japan
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two cases closed – what does the Coanda decision tell us?
- Technology report: The Toolserver explained; brief news
Wikipedians at Man Uni
Hello. I am Mancunian Wikipedian and also a Man Uni alumni.
I think Manchester University (or just Manchester in general) should have it's own Wikipedia Society. I understand you are busy but would you be interested?--Aa2-2004 (talk) 13:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
- Also great work on the Upper Brook Street Chapel article.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 13:47, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
It would be great for there to be a Manchester wikipedia society. Sadly, as a staff member, I can't really help form one or join it. Perhaps this should be a topic to discuss at the upcoming wikimeet - Wikipedia:Meetup/Manchester 7? & thanks for the comment on the upper brook street chapel article - it's a real shame that the building is in the state it is now. :-( Mike Peel (talk) 13:49, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
- I was not aware of the Wiki-meetup. Will try to make it.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 16:58, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 April 2011
- News and notes: Commons milestone; newbie contributions assessed; German community to decide on €200,000 budget; brief news
- In the news: Wikipedia accurate on US politics, plagiarized in court, and compared to Glass Bead Game; brief news
- WikiProject report: An audience with the WikiProject Council
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Case comes to a close after 3 weeks - what does the decision tell us?
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 25 April 2011
- News and notes: Survey of French Wikipedians; first Wikipedian-in-Residence at Smithsonian; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Somerset
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Request to amend prior case; further voting in AEsh case
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
WP Physics in the Signpost
"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Physics for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Other editors will also have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 02:48, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
Talkback
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... I'm keen to be there if I can, if only to meet the profoundly dead (see above) Victuallers (talk) 11:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
- ... and I.
- James F. (talk) 18:43, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 2 May 2011
- News and notes: Picture of the Year voting begins; Internet culture covered in Sweden and consulted in Russia; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Physics of a WikiProject: WikiProject Physics
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two new cases open – including Tree shaping case
- Technology report: Call for RTL developers, varied sign-up pages and news in brief
This Month in GLAM: April 2011
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The Signpost: 9 May 2011
- In the news: Billionaire trying to sue Wikipedians; "Critical Point of View" book published; World Bank contest; brief news
- WikiProject report: Game Night at WikiProject Board and Table Games
- Features and admins: Featured articles bounce back
- Arbitration report: AEsh case comes to a close - what does the decision tell us?
Geonotice
Hi Mike Peel, I changed the geonotice for Cambridge from "Sunday 21st May" to "Saturday 21st May", as the meetup page says that the meetup is taking place on the 21st, which is a Saturday. If this was wrong, feel free to revert. Best. Acalamari 09:56, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
- Oops; good catch. Thanks for fixing it. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 10:09, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
Feedback on the European Southern Observatory article
Dear Mr. Peel,
I am writing regarding the recent submission of the article on the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for peer review. I have noticed you are an experienced Wikipedian with an interest in astronomy and astrophysics so I was wondering if you would be able to give a read through the article and let me know what should be improved for it to meet FA criteria.
Thanks in advance for your help, Barbara Ferreira (on behalf of Lars Lindberg Christensen, director of ESO's education and public outreach department.) Lars Lindberg Christensen (talk) 14:47, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 May 2011
- WikiProject report: Back to Life: Reviving WikiProjects
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Motions - hyphens and dashes dispute
- Technology report: Berlin Hackathon; April Engineering Report; brief news
The Signpost: 23 May 2011
- News and notes: GLAM workshop; legal policies; brief news
- In the news: Death of the expert?; superinjunctions saga continues; World Heritage status petitioned and debated; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Formula One
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Injunction – preliminary protection levels for BLP articles when removing PC
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
The Signpost: 30 May 2011
- News and notes: ArbCom referendum goes live; US National Archives residency; financial planning; brief news
- In the news: Collaboration with academia; world heritage; xkcd; eG8 summit; ISP subpoena; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Royal Railway
- Featured content: Whipping fantasies, American–British naval rivalry, and a medieval mix of purity and eroticism
- Arbitration report: Update – injunction from last week has expired
- Technology report: Wikimedia down for an hour; What is: Wikipedia Offline?
This Month in GLAM: May 2011
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The Signpost: 6 June 2011
- Board elections: Time to vote
- News and notes: Board resolution on controversial content; WMF Summer of Research; indigenous workshop; brief news
- Recent research: Various metrics of quality and trust; leadership; nerd stereotypes
- WikiProject report: Make your own book with Wikiproject Wikipedia-Books
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Two cases pending resolution; temporary desysop; dashes/hyphens update
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Improvement drive
Dear Mike, I was thinking of organizing an improvement drive for articles about science and engineering people, schools/departments etc at UoM for the month of July. Not sure how to go about this but thought you would have some ideas! Billlion (talk) 20:18, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
- Hi Bill. Definitely - that sounds great. :-) July could work if it's a small-ish drive - but probably a bit longer is needed to plan a bigger one. Perhaps we could talk about this in person some time next week? Mike Peel (talk) 00:00, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 13 June 2011
- News and notes: Wikipedians 90% male and largely altruist; 800 public policy students add 8.8 million bytes; brief news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Aircraft
- Featured content: Featured lists hit the main page
- Arbitration report: More workshop proposals in Tree shaping case; further votes in PD of other case
- Technology report: 1.18 extension bundling; mobile testers needed; brief news
The Signpost: 20 June 2011
- News and notes: WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Elemental WikiProject
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: One case comes to a close; initiator of a new case blocked as sockpuppet
The Signpost: 27 June 2011
- WikiProject report: The Continuous Convention: WikiProject Comics
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision for Tree shaping case
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
This Month in GLAM: June 2011
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Manchester meetup
Thanks for your message. I missed it because of family matters, but I hope I can make the next one. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:58, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
- OK - look forward to meeting you in September then. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 20:05, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Manchester wikimeets
Hi, sorry I couldn't make it for the last meet-up. Should be able to make the next one.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 20:00, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
- Great; hope to see you there. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 20:05, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 July 2011
- News and notes: Picture of the Year 2010; data challenge; brief news
- WikiProject report: The Star-Spangled WikiProject
- Featured content: Two newly promoted portals
- Arbitration report: Arb resigns while mailing list leaks continue; Motion re: admin
Manc Wiki
Hello mate. I'd like to come but I don't get back from holiday until 18th Sept so I wont be able to come. I'll be interested in coming to the one after next. Regards IJA (talk) 09:33, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 11 July 2011
- From the editor: Stepping down
- Higher education summit: Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit recap
- In the news: Britannica and Wikipedia compared; Putin award criticized; possible journalistic sockpuppeting
- WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Albums
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Tree shaping case comes to a close
- Technology report: WMF works on its release strategy; secure server problems
The Signpost: 18 July 2011
- In the news: Fine art; surreptitious sanitation; the politics of kyriarchic marginalization; brief news
- WikiProject report: Earn $$$ free pharm4cy WORK FROM HOME replica watches ViAgRa!!!
- Featured content: Historic last launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour; Teddy Roosevelt's threat to behead official; 18th-century London sex manual
- Arbitration report: Motion passed to amend 2008 case: topic ban and reminder
- Technology report: Code Review backlog almost zero; What is: Subversion?; brief news
The Signpost: 25 July 2011
- Wikimedian in Residence interview: Wikimedian in Residence on Open Science: an interview with Daniel Mietchen
- Recent research: Talk page interactions; Wikipedia at the Open Knowledge Conference; Summer of Research
- WikiProject report: Musing with WikiProject Philosophy
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: New case opened; hyphens and dashes update; motion
- Technology report: Protocol-relative URLs; GSoC updates; bad news for SMW fans; brief news
Mike, as you're an astronomer, I wonder if you could weigh in with your opinion at the above AFD? Thanks, The Cavalry (Message me) 15:04, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads-up; I've left my viewpoint on the AfD page. Mike Peel (talk) 15:49, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks - knew you could help! The Cavalry (Message me) 19:07, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 01 August 2011
- In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news
- Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team
- WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia
- Featured content: Featured pictures is back in town
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision submitted for one case
- Technology report: Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news
The Signpost: 08 August 2011
- News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
- In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
- WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
- Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
The Signpost: 15 August 2011
- Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix
- WikiProject report: The Oregonians
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress
- Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection
The Signpost: 22 August 2011
- News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
- WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation
- Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography
- Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration
- Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed
glamwiki.org down?
Apparently, it's not just me (more than an hour). I wasn't sure if you were already aware. Dominic·t 19:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
- Odd. We've just moved to a new server, but this should be working ok now... Will take a look when I'm back on my laptop... (from my phone) mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.197.127.83 (talk) 19:50, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
- OK, the problem was with the nameservers - I'd updated them in the domain registrar's control panel, but they hadn't propagated to the rest of the world. I've applied a work-around, and the domain should now be working again. Thanks for letting me know. Mike Peel (talk) 09:16, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 August 2011
- News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
- Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety
- Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Four existing cases
- Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment
Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Trudi Canavan
Category:Trudi Canavan, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:49, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: August 2011
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The Signpost: 05 September 2011
- News and notes: 24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive
- WikiProject report: Riding with WikiProject London Transport
- Sister projects: Wiki Loves Monuments 2011
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Opinion essay: The copyright crisis, and why we should care
- Arbitration report: BLP case closed; Cirt-Jayen466 nearly there; AUSC reshuffle
I'd like to suggest an amendment to the Cine City page..
Hi, I'm David Babsky, who's mentioned in that article as an owner of Cine City.
(I've mentioned this in the Discussion page about that article, but there doesn't seem to have been any response to that.)
I'd like to suggest a factual amendment to the CC article; the last sentence of the 'history' section reads thus: "It was purchased by David Babsky, who kept the cinema open until July 2001, when it closed due to competition[3][10] from a new multiplex cinema in nearby East Didsbury.[7]" This is not quite true, and SHOULD read: "It was purchased by David Babsky, who kept the cinema open until July 2001, when it closed - reportedly due to competition[3][10] from a new multiplex cinema in nearby East Didsbury[7], but actually because Babsky's Mancunian parents had died in '97 and '99 and, having no further reason to remain in Manchester, he sold it and returned to London."
The first sentence of the next 'Closure and redevelopment' section should read, to be factually accurate: "Just prior to the cinema's closure, it was purchased by Develop UK,[11] ..." etc.
Instead of making these corrections myself, I thought that as you seem to have supervised this article you might prefer to make these corrections yourself.
All the best, Yours, David. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidBabsky (talk Edited Fri 2nd Sept 2011, 3:40 pm. DavidBabsky (talk) 14:41, 2 September 2011 (UTC) • contribs) 14:39, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- Hi David. Thanks for getting in touch. :-) The problem here is that Wikipedia articles can only use information that has been stated elsewhere - otherwise there's no way for the readers of the article to be able to double-check that information. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth for the background on this - and note that although a lot of what that page says doesn't directly apply here, it still does in general terms. When I was contributing information to the article (which, BTW, was both a pleasure in terms of digging out the information about the cinema's history and development, and a tragedy for how the story ended), I made a point of checking that everything stated in the article could be tied down to reliable external sources. Given the completely open nature of the construction of Wikipedia articles, this strikes me as being a very important approach to stick with (e.g. should the article be vandalised, either on Wikipedia or on a content reuser's site, the errors introduced could be easily identified by a little research). So: please could you publish this information in a source that can be referenced in the article? E.g. could you write an article describing Cine City's history for a local newspaper or historical society publication, or put together a website describing the cinema's history? I'm sure that it would make for fascinating reading, as well as being a good reference for the Wikipedia article. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:06, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Many thanks, Mike - I've left my reply on the Talk:Cine_City,_Withington page. Yours, David. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.70.249 (talk) 15:35, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Physics World Article
Well done on the article in the September Physics World. Nice to see CC images used and credited. Is there a plan to target fields other than Physics too? JMiall₰ 17:03, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks. :-) This was part of WMUK's larger theme of reaching out to scholarly organisations in the UK - but those of us involved can only do so much (being busy volunteers and all), so we'd love help in reaching out to other fields, or to watch others take the initiative, if you're interested. Mike Peel (talk) 21:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- Possibly, but I'm mostly a physicist myself so Physics World would be the obvious fit. Something like IEEE Spectrum or Engineering & Technology magazine might be options along the same kind of lines as Physics World but covering a different readership. What was the origin of your article, did it stem from the IOP workshop contact or earlier? JMiall₰ 11:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 12 September 2011
- News and notes: Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked
- WikiProject report: Politics in the Pacific: WikiProject Australian Politics
- Featured content: Wikipedians explain two new featured pictures
- Arbitration report: Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications
- Technology report: What is: agile development? and new mobile site goes live
- Opinion essay: The Walrus and the Carpenter
Meet up
Hi Mike, Sorry I did not come to the meet up today. In all honesty I had forgot about it till I got your reminder, and was in two minds about going or not. And the weather swayed me and I stayed at home. Sorry.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 18:16, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 September 2011
- From the editor: Changes to The Signpost
- News and notes: Ushahidi research tool announced, Citizendium five years on: success or failure?, and Wikimedia DC officially recognised
- Sister projects: On the Wikinews fork
- WikiProject report: Back to school
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case
- Technology report: MediaWiki 1.18 deployment begins, the alleged "injustice" of WMF engineering policy, and Wikimedians warned of imminent fix to magic word
- Popular pages: Article stats for the English Wikipedia in the last year
The Signpost: 26 September 2011
- Recent research: Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym previews
- News and notes: WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content
- In the news: Sockpuppeting journalist recants, search dominance threatened, new novels replete with Wikipedia references
- WikiProject report: A project in overdrive: WikiProject Automobiles
- Featured content: The best of the week
The Signpost: 3 October 2011
- News and notes: Italian Wikipedia shuts down over new privacy law; Wikimedia Sverige produce short Wikipedia films, Sue Gardner calls for empathy
- In the news: QRpedia launches to acclaim, Jimbo talks social media, Wikipedia attracts fungi, terriers and Greeks bearing gifts
- WikiProject report: Kia ora WikiProject New Zealand
- Featured content: Reviewers praise new featured topic: National treasures of Japan
- Arbitration report: Last call for comments on CheckUser and Oversight teams
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Assistance needed regarding GLAM / best practices.
Hello Mike, I wonder if you would be kind enough to help me please. I had a great idea given to me last night by one of the visitors to the #wikipedia-en IRC channel, to have the Open University produce some short basic chemistry lectures for Wikimedia Commons. Now it just happens that I live in the town where their headquarters, Walton Hall is located, so I'm pretty much in the right place to try and discuss this with the OU.
The problem is, I've never approached an organisation like this, and I am looking to find out if there are any best practices or suggested routes given by the WMF for approaching public organisations with requests for material.
I found your name on the list of contacts at the Outreach Wiki, so I'm hoping you might be able to give me a few pointers in this respect. It strikes me as a very good idea, and I'd like to pursue it if possible.
Your help would be warmly welcomed.
Regards, BarkingFish 22:49, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 October 2011
- Opinion essay: The conservatism of Wikimedians
- News and notes: Largest ever donation to WMF, final findings of editor survey released, 'Terms of use' heavily revised
- In the news: Uproar over Italian shutdown, the varying reception of BLP mischief, and Wikipedia's doctor-evangelist
- WikiProject report: The World's Oldest People
- Featured content: The weird and the disgusting
Microgrant-some minor issues
I'd prefer to contact you via email regarding these RDN1F TALK 16:46, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
- Sure. The email link on the left should work - otherwise, just email anything at mikepeel.net. Mike Peel (talk) 19:49, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: September 2011
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The Signpost: 17 October 2011
- News and notes: Arabic Wikipedia gets video intros, Smithsonian gifts images, and WikiProject Conservatism scrutinized
- In the news: Why Wikipedia survives while others haven't; Wikipedia as an emerging social model; Jimbo speaks out
- WikiProject report: History in your neighborhood: WikiProject NRHP
- Featured content: Brazil's boom-time dreams of naval power: The ed17 explains the background to a new featured topic
John Rylands
Hello, don't know if you already know about this. I intend to go. Bye.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 19:25, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
- Hi. Yup, I'll be there - see you then. Mike Peel (talk) 20:17, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 October 2011
- From the editors: A call for contributors
- Opinion essay: There is a deadline
- Interview: Contracting for the Foundation
- WikiProject report: Great WikiProject Logos
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion; request for amendment on Climate Change case
- Technology report: WMF launches coding challenge, WMDE starts hiring for major new project
The Signpost: 31 October 2011
- Opinion essay: The monster under the rug
- Recent research: WikiSym; predicting editor survival; drug information found lacking; RfAs and trust; Wikipedia's search engine ranking justified
- News and notes: German Wikipedia continues image filter protest
- Discussion report: Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful
- WikiProject report: 'In touch' with WikiProject Rugby union
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined
- Technology report: Wikipedia Zero announced; New Orleans successfully hacked
This Month in GLAM: October 2011
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The Signpost: 7 November2011
- Special report: A post-mortem on the Indian Education Program pilot
- Discussion report: Special report on the ArbCom Elections steering RfC
- WikiProject report: Booting up with WikiProject Computer Science
- Featured content: Slow week for Featured content
- Arbitration report: Δ saga returns to arbitration, while the Abortion case stalls for another week
The Signpost: 14 November 2011
- News and notes: ArbCom nominations open, participation grants finalized, survey results on perceptions on Wikipedia released
- WikiProject report: Having a Conference with WikiProject India
- Arbitration report: Abortion and Betacommand 3 in evidence phase, three case requests outstanding
The Signpost: 21 November 2011
- Discussion report: Much ado about censorship
- WikiProject report: Working on a term paper with WikiProject Academic Journals
- Featured content: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: End in sight for Abortion case, nominations in 2011 elections
- Technology report: Mumbai and Brighton hacked; horizontal lists have got class
The Signpost: 28 November 2011
- News and notes: Arb's resignation sparks lightning RfC, Fundraiser 2011 off to a strong start, GLAM in Qatar
- In the news: The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia, fundraiser fun and games, and chemists vs pornstars
- Recent research: Quantifying quality collaboration patterns, systemic bias, POV pushing, the impact of news events, and editors' reputation
- WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Bugle
- Featured content: The best of the week
This Month in GLAM: November 2011
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The Signpost: 05 December 2011
- News and notes: Amsterdam gets the GLAM treatment, fundraising marches on, and a flourish of new admins
- In the news: A Wikistream of real time edits, a call for COI reform, and cracks in the ivory tower of knowledge
- Discussion report: Trial proposed for tool apprenticeship
- WikiProject report: This article is about WikiProject Disambiguation. For other uses...
- Featured content: This week's Signpost is for the birds!
The Signpost: 12 December 2011
- Opinion essay: Wikipedia in Academe – and vice versa
- News and notes: Research project banner ads run afoul of community
- In the news: Bell Pottinger investigation, Gardner on gender gap, and another plagiarist caught red-handed
- WikiProject report: Spanning Nine Time Zones with WikiProject Russia
- Featured content: Wehwalt gives his fifty cents; spies, ambushes, sieges, and Entombment
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Wiki loves Monuments
Hi Mike
Really nice to meet you at Glamcamp, you told me about a meeting you are having soon and said I should come, can you tell me where the page is for it?
Many thanks --Mrjohncummings (talk) 18:01, 17 December 2011 (UTC) Monmouthpedia
- Hi John. Likewise. :-) The page is at wmuk:Wiki Loves Monuments brainstorm - you'd be very welcome to attend and contribute to the discussions! Mike Peel (talk) 19:44, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks Mike, I'll put my name down. --Mrjohncummings (talk) 18:27, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 December 2011
- News and notes: Anti-piracy act has Wikimedians on the defensive, WMF annual report released, and Indic language dynamics
- In the news: To save the wiki: strike first, then makeover?
- Discussion report: Polls, templates, and other December discussions
- WikiProject report: A dalliance with the dismal scientists of WikiProject Economics
- Featured content: Panoramas with Farwestern and a good week for featured content
- Arbitration report: The community elects eight arbitrators
The Signpost: 26 December 2011
- Recent research: Psychiatrists: Wikipedia better than Britannica; spell-checking Wikipedia; Wikipedians smart but fun; structured biological data
- News and notes: Fundraiser passes 2010 watermark, brief news
- WikiProject report: The Tree of Life
- Arbitration report: Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales
- Technology report: Wikimedia in Go Daddy boycott, and why you should 'Join the Swarm'
The Signpost: 02 January 2012
- Interview: The Gardner interview
- News and notes: Things bubbling along as Wikimedians enjoy their holidays
- WikiProject report: Where are they now? Part III
- Featured content: Ghosts of featured content past, present, and future
- Arbitration report: New case accepted, four open cases, terms begin for new arbitrators
This Month in GLAM: December 2011
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The Signpost: 16 January 2012
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- Arbitration report: Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near
Meetup in Oxford?
I think Meg Schwamb from Planet Hunters mentioned that the Zooniverse is keen to support a wikipedian science edit day in Oxford - we can provide a venue, and potentially recruit experts from the university to be on hand to help improve articles with the assistance of wikipedians. As an expert in these things, I'm interested in whether you think they'd be any take up, what we could do to attract people, and how to find enthusiastic people. All thoughts welcome! Cheers Chrislintott (talk) 09:49, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 23 January 2012
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The Signpost: 30 January 2012
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- Technology report: Why "Lua" is on everybody's lips, and when to expect MediaWiki 1.19
SOPA/Media page
Hi. Maybe just an old dog not ready for a new trick, but I have encountered and responded to you here. Maybe you'll want to carry my refinement work over to meta. (No big demand for change or reversal. Just thoughts, there ... plus my bit.) Thanks. Swliv (talk) 17:17, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks. Have replied there. Mike Peel (talk) 17:25, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 20 February 2012
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Manchester meetup venue
You may be interested in meta:talk:Meetup/Manchester/12#Venue. Especially the discussion of how it is advertised. Do you know how to get the advert changed? Yaris678 (talk) 07:59, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
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List of solar eclipses in the 21st century
Hi Mike,
Great job with getting List of solar eclipses in the 21st century up to featured list status! I have nominated the article to go up on the main page in the Today's Featured List section. Some concerns about the article have been raised here. If you are willing to help address these concerns, it would be greatly appreciated.
Neelix (talk) 21:38, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 12 March 2012
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- Featured content: Featured content on the upswing!
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The Signpost: 26 March 2012
- News and notes: Controversial content saga continues, while the Foundation tries to engage editors with merchandising and restructuring
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- Featured content: Malfunctioning sharks, toothcombs and a famous mother: featured content for the week
- Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review at evidence, article titles closed
- Recent research: Predicting admin elections; studying flagged revision debates; classifying editor interactions; and collecting the Wikipedia literature
- Education report: Universities unite for GLAM; and High Schools get their due.
The Signpost: 02 April 2012
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- WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Signpost
- Featured content: Snakes, misnamed chapels, and emptiness: featured content this week
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The Signpost: 09 April 2012
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- Featured content: Assassination, genocide, internment, murder, and crucifixion: the bloodiest of the week
- Arbitration report: Arbitration evidence-limit motions, two open cases
Speedy deletion nomination of Administrator of NASA
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- Not enough time looking at the page history I think, if so then this change, might have been spotted as the problem. I have repaired the four year old redirect. --Fæ (talk) 09:41, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
- Interesting knee-jerk reaction here. Revert vandalism rather than nominating perfectly useful redirects for deletion, please. ;-) Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 09:51, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 April 2012
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- Technology report: Wikimedia Labs: soon to be at the cutting edge of MediaWiki development?
Meetup 28th April
Hi, Mike. Sorry had to dash off. Thanks for posting the photo.
Am happy to hear what everyone thought of the Sir Ralph. If people not thrilled and would prefer to try somewhere else, no offence will be taken. Regards, Hengistmate (talk) 18:37, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 April 2012
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- Arbitration report: R&I Review remains in voting, two open cases
Talkback
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British Library
Hi!
This is just to let you know that I've just recently started as the Wikipedian in Residence at the British Library, building off the 2011 British Library project which you participated in. I'll be working here full-time for the next six months; I'm still meeting people here to discuss projects that they're interested in working on, but if you've any suggestions, please do let me know!
We've currently got two events in the calendar:
- World War I Editathon, 16 June - organised jointly with JISC
- GLAM-WIKI 2012, 14-15 September - conference hosted by WMUK and the British Library
and I'm in the process of restarting the individual collaborations program - there's currently one article with a specialist looking for a Wikipedian, and hopefully I'll be adding more over the next few days.
(I'm planning to use the old participants list for any future messages - if you'd rather not be contacted, please leave a note there.)
Thanks, Andrew Gray (talk) 11:26, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the message, but I was kinda already aware of that. ;-) Congrats! Look forward to following and participating in the BL GLAM projects over the next 6 months! Mike Peel (talk) 12:30, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 May 2012
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The Signpost: 21 May 2012
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The Signpost: 28 May 2012
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The Signpost: 04 June 2012
- Special report: WikiWomenCamp: From women, for women
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- Featured content: On the lochs
- Arbitration report: Two motions for procedural reform, three open cases, Rich Farmbrough risks block and ban
- Technology report: Report from the Berlin Hackathon
The Signpost: 11 June 2012
- News and notes: Foundation finance reformers wrestle with CoI
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- Featured content: The cake is a pi
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