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Please comment on Talk:Akrafena

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The Signpost: 01 April 2013

RFC at WikiProject Freemasonry

This is going out to all who are listed as active members of WikiProject:Freemasonry. We are attempting to determine the "consensus of the project" on an issue relating to categorization. Please see: WT:WikiProject Freemasonry#Dispute over instructions at Category:Freemasons and share your opinion. Thanks. Blueboar (talk) 12:23, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 08 April 2013

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, April 13!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 36. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 19:06, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

DC meetups on April 19 and 20

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for two exciting events this weekend:

On the evening of Friday, April 19, we're hosting our first-ever WikiSalon at our K Street office. The WikiSalon will be a twice-monthly informal meetup and collaborative editing event to help build the community of Wikimedia enthusiasts here in DC; please join us for its inaugural session. Light refreshments will be provided.

On Saturday, April 20, we've partnered with the George Washington University to host the All Things GW Edit-a-Thon at the Teamsters Labor History Research Center. Please join us for behind-the-scenes tours of the University Archives and help edit articles about GWU history.

We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events! Kirill [talk] 20:11, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 April 2013

Double redirects via your bot

I noticed AvicBot is fixing double redirects, and in looking up whether I was boneheaded or not (I am) I noticed it's not on this list of bots that fix double redirects - you may wish to fill out its entry at your convenience. -- stillnotelf is invisible 18:40, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

my bad, I meant this to be to "la" not "a" but my keyboard stuck on the 'l' key didn't notice until just now. Redirect now in way of fixing this myself. Please fix thanks.Skookum1 (talk) 09:55, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 April 2013

Saraiki language

Dear, Saraiki is a language, it is not a dialect. Riasti dialect, Shah puri dialect,Multani dialect, Multani language, Thalochi dialect, Thalochi ,Derawali dialect articles. I suggest merging these articles , as the all these are same. And also be Redirected to Saraiki language. Also Jhangvi dialect is dialect of Saraiki. Kindly See these External Links #1 and #2.

The Center Line: Spring 2013

Volume 6, Issue 2 • Spring 2013 • About the Newsletter
Departments
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State and national updates
ArchivesNewsroomFull IssueShortcut: WP:USRD/NEWS
EdwardsBot (talk) 22:31, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 April 2013

Uklanjanje bot zastavice / Removal of bot flag

(Bosanski) Želim da vas obavijestim da je se na bs.wiki donijela odluka da se uklone bot zastavice kod neaktivnih i/ili interwiki botova. Vaš bot spada u najmanje jednu od ove dvije kategorije. Ova odluka je donešena zbog zbivanja oko Wikidata koje je dovelo do toga da su interwiki botovi postali nepotrebni. Ako želite da zadržite vašu bot zastavicu onda možete podnijeti taj zahtjev ovdje sa dodatnim informacijama o poslovima koje bi bot obavljao i na koji nacin. Imajte na umu da ovo treba da bude konkretan i koristan posao za zajednicu da bi se zastavica zadržala. Ako imate bilo kakvih pitanja kontaktirajte me na mojoj stranici za razgovor. Ukoliko ne reagujete na ovu poruku će se uklanjanje zastavice izvršiti nakon nekoliko sedmica. Međutim, uvijek ste dobrodošli da podnesete novi zahtjev za bot zastavicu.

(English) I want to inform you that on bs.wiki there has been a voting that resulted in accepting the removal of bot flags for inactive and/or interwiki bots. Your bot has been identified to meet at least one of these criteria. This decision has been made due to the new developments with Wikidata by which all interwiki bots have become unnecessary. If you want to keep your bot flag, then please report that here by indicating what new task your bot will be performing and how this will be done. Note however that this has to be a concrete and useful task for the community before it will be accepted. If you have any questions, please let me know on my talk page. In case of no response, the removal of the bot flag will be performed within a few weeks from now. However, after that period you are always welcome to file a new request for a bot flag.

-- Edin(r) 01:23, 27 april 2013 (CEST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edinwiki (talkcontribs)

Please comment on Talk:List of Israeli cities

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AvicBot and redirects from userspace

This is a feature request, not a bug report; I've not spotted any misbehavior. The "How to use sandbox" section of Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions has a question regarding a userspace sandbox: a page was created in userspace, moved to AFC space, moved to mainspace, and AvicBot correctly fixed the double redirect. Is there any way to tell the bot not to fix double redirects from userspace to mainspace, since confusion can arise for new users? Nyttend (talk) 04:28, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

{{Bots|deny=AvicBot}}should do it. There are other bots that fix redirects, though, so {{nobots}} might be better. Avicennasis @ 04:54, 28 Iyar 5773 / 04:54, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, May 11!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, May 11 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 23:11, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 06 May 2013

The Signpost: 13 May 2013

DC WikiSalon on May 24

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of May 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 18:26, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 20 May 2013

Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

organized by Wiki Project Med

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.

If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to [email protected]. Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 00:51, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 May 2013

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DC WikiSalon on June 6

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Thursday, June 6 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 11:56, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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392 Quality: High, Assessed class: C, Predicted class: FA Konkani language (talk) Cleanup
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24 Quality: Medium, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: C Walter Gibbons (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Unencyclopaedic
10 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Morelia carinata (talk) Please add more content Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Unencyclopaedic
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13 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Blackstrap Ski Hill (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Merge
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41 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Unassessed, Predicted class: Stub Life's a Bitch and I'm Her Pimp (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Wikify
12 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Fundus (seabed) (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more sources Wikify
4 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Start, Predicted class: Stub The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Orphan
4 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Solenostemma argel (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Orphan
2 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Ceropegia dinteri (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Orphan
17 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Akmon (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Stub
11 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Asclepias purpurascens (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Stub
126 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Start Newsreaders (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more sources Stub
12 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Cliff stabilization (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Stub
6 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Asclepias amplexicaulis (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Stub
2 Quality: Low, Assessed class: Stub, Predicted class: Stub Asclepias involucrata (talk) Please add more content Please create proper section headings Please add more images Please add more wikilinks Please add more sources Stub

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Views/Day
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Quality
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Content
Is more content needed?
Headings
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Images
Is the number of illustrative images about right?
Links
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Sources
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Have time on Saturday?

I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk) 03:52, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 June 2013

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill [talk] 19:58, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Merging categories to multiple targets

Hello; I'm not sure if AvicBot2 can still do category merges to multiple targets, but here there are bunch that could be done by a bot. (There are also some listed that have to be done manually, not by bot.) Thanks. Good Ol’factory (talk) 05:14, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 June 2013

AvicBot & CFDs

Hi, is AvicBot still processing CFD outcomes? The regular bot has been down all day but it doesn't seem to have noticed the control is set to enable. Timrollpickering (talk) 21:57, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Apparently not... Something has changed and the code is now broke. I'll see if I can get a patch on it soon. Thanks for the heads up. Avicennasis @ 08:11, 7 Tamuz 5773 / 08:11, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Monarchy of Canada

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Left of Center (song)

Greetings. Please change the redirect on Left of Center (song) from Left of Center (Sirius) to Left of center, because:

  1. The Sirius page is about a radio station, not a song;
  2. The Sirius page is mentioned on the disambiguation that is Left of center;
  3. There are at least two actual songs called "Left of Center" with references already (Suzanne Vega, Serj Tankian)
  4. It could probably be argued successfully that the Sirius station was named because of the Suzanne Vega song.

I have attempted to fix this myself, only to be undone. So I try this route.... -- Hooperswim (talk) 21:17, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

 Done Redirects can be repointed easily - but you shouldn't point a redirect at a redirect, which is why AvicBot fixed it again. this edit should solve the problem and show the difference. Avicennasis @ 05:17, 14 Tamuz 5773 / 05:17, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

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The bot has twice reversed my redirect (for the talk page but not the article). There is no double redirect, something seems to have gone wrong with the bot. In the mean time I have blanked the page - the Talk page is empty anyway. Thanks.--Mhockey (talk) 14:51, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

(edit conflict) This edit by you points the page to Talk:St Jude's Church which itself is a redirect to Talk:St Jude's Church, Kensington. There is no problem with the bot. Avicennasis @ 21:27, 15 Tamuz 5773 / 21:27, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I see the problem now - actually two problems. 1. My redirect should have been to Talk:St. Jude's Church, not Talk:St Jude's Church. 2. After an old move of St Jude's Church the original page was correctly redirected to the dab page here, but the original Talk page was not redirected, so it was left as a redirect to the wrong page. Now if someone could do a bot to check that talk pages follow article pages...--Mhockey (talk) 23:12, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

AvicBot and BLP

Please see this contribution page: [1].  This was used to attack a politician at 2013-06-15T17:56:13.  The edit was reverted at 2013-06-15T18:53:57.  But by 2013-06-15T18:44:19, AvicBot was spreading the BLP violation. 

It is my technical understanding, perhaps flawed, that double redirects are entirely ok.  So would it be possible to not "fix" a double redirect until at least 24 hours has elapsed?  Thank you, Unscintillating (talk) 21:23, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Scouting images

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Ah. Sorry, I did not know about that template to scrub against. I'll get that fixed for future page edits. Avicennasis @ 11:45, 16 Tamuz 5773 / 11:45, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

AvicBot bug report

This edit of AvicBot has replaced a perfectly correct redirect to an article by a buggy redirect to a dab page, asserting that the old redirect was a double redirect, which was wrong. D.Lazard (talk) 17:10, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

No bug - the page Axiom (computer algebra system) was a redirect, briefly, per this edit. At the time AvicBot made his edit, the page was a double-redirect. AvicUser Talk:Avicennasis 00:29, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

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