Jump to content

User talk:RolandR/Archive 15

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archive 10←Archive 13Archive 14Archive 15Archive 16Archive 17Archive 18

The Signpost: 26 April 2018

  • From the editors: The Signpost's presses roll again
    Following Kudpung's op-ed "Death knell sounding for The Signpost?" in the 29 March issue, user comments encouraged a burst of enthusiasm to keep the newspaper in print.
  • Signpost: Future directions for The Signpost
    How to revive and evolve The Signpost? Big blue-sky proposals and small concrete proposals from the community and from two regular Signpost contributors.
  • In focus: Admin reports board under criticism
    A recent Community Health Initiative survey found only 27% of respondents are happy with the way reports of conflicts between Editors are handled on the Administrators' Incident Noticeboard (ANI).
  • Special report: ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide
    New major editing policy starting immediately: creation of articles in mainspace is to be limited to users with confirmed accounts
  • Op-ed: World War II Myth-making and Wikipedia
    Wikipedia's myth of the clean Wehrmacht and what you can do about it. Or, how not to be one of "the worst distributors of pro-Nazi perspectives and the Wehrmacht myth".
  • Discussion report: The future of portals
    What should we do about Portals? Keep them, delete them, or mark them as historical? Or should they be more closely connected with their WikiProject(s)?
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:50, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 May 2018

  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Portals
    After a recent Village Pump discussion, the Signpost looks at WikiProject Portals.
  • News and notes: Lots of Wikimedia
    De-recognition of Brazil user groups; brute-force attack on Wikipedia; Wikimedia Conference 2018; and assorted other silly things.
  • Gallery: Wine not?
    May 25 is National Wine Day in the United States.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:18, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Reliable source

The determination of a reliable source is not simply based on the website it's from. Alssa1 (talk) 21:49, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

I have read briefly the information about Reliable Sources (RS). It doesn’t appear to name specific sites. However there seems to be an understanding within the Wikipedia community that certain sites such as twitter and YouTube are not RS. A recent example arose on the bellingcat page. Eliot Higgins had written something on his verified twitter account which was then quoted on the bellingcat page. It was later removed on the grounds that twitter isn’t RS. In the maths community thee are results that everyone “knows” are true but which have never been written down. They are known are “folklore”. It feels as though something similar exists within the Wikipedia community. Personally I would prefer that this “folklore” be written down somewhere but there may possibly be reasons for not doing so. Is this a fair assessment? Burrobert 04:44, 28 May 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burrobert (talk • contribs)
In this instance, Alssa is attempting to add an anonymous attack video on YouTube as a reliable source for a negative assertion about a controversial public figure. This is unacceptable by any criterion. RolandR (talk) 09:40, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
An anonymous attack video? Where the hell did you get that idea from? Alssa1 (talk) 11:04, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
So who is responsible for the video with the machine-generated voice which you added? On what grounds do you claim that this is a reliable source? RolandR (talk) 13:43, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
I have no idea regarding the machine generated voice, I'm referring to the clips IN the video, NOT the machine voiced commentary (if you can call it that). Alssa1 (talk) 18:55, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Ok that’s fine, but what are your views on my other comments. Is it “folklore” that twitter and YouTube are not RS? Are there any occasions on which either could be used as a source or are they always forbidden? Do you know of any examples? Burrobert 10:36, 28 May 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burrobert (talk • contribs)

You would have to check the reliable sources noticeboard. There is no blanket ruling, each instance is treated on its merits. But in principle, a confirmed Twitter feed can be used to verify information about the user (but not about other people), or about their views. A YouTube account of a reputable news provider will be considered as reliable as any other site (printed or online) from the same source, so could be used in some circumstances. RolandR (talk) 13:39, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks RolandR. That seems like a reasonable policy. Burrobert 17:29, 28 May 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burrobert (talk • contribs)


Request for consensus on capitalization of "independent"

Hi, you may be able to provide insight on the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Politics and government#Stylistic question about capitalization of "independent" in an infobox. It's clear that "independent" should not be capitalized in a sentence (except if it's the first word), as is the usage in Independent politician, because it is a common noun and not a proper noun, like Republican. Should it be capitalized in an infobox or when it's abreviated in parentheses, i.e. Bernie Sanders (i) vs Bernie Sanders (I)? I look forward to your thoughts at the talk page, above. Sincerely, HopsonRoad (talk) 22:09, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

he.wp

Hi,

May I ask you a favour? Could you please ask on he.wp to have my user page semi protected? Our old friend, or an impersonator, have been leaving nasty messages there on my user page (if I understood google.translate right), thanks, Huldra (talk) 21:03, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

I've just had a look, and the abuse doesn't even make sense - it seems to be just half a sentence. I suspect that the abuser was not a Hebrew speaker, but was using a machine to make an (unsuccessful) translation of their comment. Since, unless I am missing something, this was the only offensive edit, I doubt that this would suffice to have your page protected. I will try to look at the Hebrew WP tomorrow, to see how their page protection works.
And I doubt that this is JA; it is abusive, but not as disturbing as many of his comments. Has he been stalking you here, too? As you may have noticed, the death of the main suspect has virtually eliminated abuse of me - thus confirming our suspicions. RolandR (talk) 23:13, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
yeah...I somehow was in doubt that this was him...he signed himself with his full first name (J.), and he usually never does that.
But the abuse has been all over...on several wikis I have never edited, like on he.wp, de.wp and wikiquote. It all started about 3 years ago, when I got a SUL account :(
I am lobbying over at meta to get a global semi protect of all my user pages....I am sick of wasting all this time on rubbish like this.
Delighted to see that your abuse have virtually stopped! Not a second too early....Huldra (talk) 23:53, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 28

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 28, April – May 2018

  • #1Bib1Ref
  • New partners
  • User Group update
  • Global branches update
    • Wikipedia Library global coordinators' meeting
  • Spotlight: What are the ten most cited sources on Wikipedia? Let's ask the data
  • Bytes in brief

Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Italian and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!
Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:33, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 June 2018

  • News and notes: Money, milestones, and Wikimania
    Major grants announced, a new milestone for Afrikaans Wikipedia, a new WMF technical engagement team, an effort to start up a new library, two new admins – or maybe three fewer depending on your math.
  • Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page
    Community discussions include style updates to project-wide icons and the main page, procedural questions on royal names and jettisoning unsuitable drafts, and deeper questions of compliance with European privacy laws and the perennial issue of shrinking admin corps.
  • Traffic report: Endgame
    Two celebrities hang themselves, and the FIFA World Cup is underway
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:29, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

A.W. Peet

Notability is based on published papers (Under the name Amanda. W. Peet) and awards recieved (also under Amanda W.). So their birth name is relevant to the lead per your edit-summary (as its the name by which they are notable). Regards, Only in death does duty end (talk) 11:28, 12 July 2018 (UTC) Just to add - their notability precedes their gender identity confirmation by about 10 years - even if their wikipedia article did not. Only in death does duty end (talk) 12:50, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Courtsey note: speedy deletion declined at S.J. Goldsmith

Just to let you know that I declined your request for speedy deletion of S.J. Goldsmith. There is enough assertion of significance to prevent speedy deletion; however, as I noted in my edit summary, you are free to nominate the article via the AfD process if you think Goldsmith lacks the notability to have an article. —C.Fred (talk) 17:46, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 29

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 29, June – July 2018

Hindi, Italian and French versions of Books & Bytes are now available in meta!
Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:02, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

...on Facebook? :)

Hi RolandR, thank you very much for your additional message -- I have actually not noticed that this was also a copyright violation. I just wonder about the last part of your warning message... "on Facebook"? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 14:10, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I must have been dreaming, and typing on autopilot! RolandR (talk) 14:14, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Apology

I'm sorry about editing your comments on the talk page. You were 100% correct to make this edit. I had the tab of the main article opened at the same time as the talk page and I must have edited them both by mistake. I apologize wholeheartedly. --GHcool (talk) 01:35, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Apology accepted; I can see that this could have been accidental. Please ignore my angry warning on your own talk page. RolandR (talk) 01:37, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2018

  • Special report: Wikimania 2018
    "Bridging knowledge gaps, the ubuntu way forward".
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:04, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 October 2018

  • In the media: Knowledge under fire
    Can Wikipedians help save the world's knowledge and shine a light on current events?
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:45, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes New Years Double Issue

Books & Bytes

Volume 1 Issue 3, December/January 2013

(Sign up for monthly delivery)

Happy New Year, and welcome to a special double issue of Books & Bytes. We've included a retrospective on the changes and progress TWL has seen over the last year, the results of the survey TWL participants completed in December, some of our plans for the future, a second interview with a Wiki Love Libraries coordinator, and more. Here's to 2014 being a year of expansion and innovation for TWL!

The Wikipedia Library completed the first 6 months of its Individual Engagement grant last week. Here's where we are and what we've done:

Increased access to sources: 1500 editors signed up for 3700 free accounts, individually worth over $500,000, with usage increases of 400-600%

Deep networking: Built relationships with Credo, HighBeam, Questia, JSTOR, Cochrane, LexisNexis, EBSCO, New York Times, and OCLC

New pilot projects: Started the Wikipedia Visiting Scholar project to empower university-affiliated Wikipedia researchers

Developed community: Created portal connecting 250 newsletter recipients, 30 library members, 3 volunteer coordinators, and 2 part-time contractors

Tech scoped: Spec'd out a reference tool for linking to full-text sources and established a basis for OAuth integration

Broad outreach: Wrote a feature article for Library Journal's The Digital Shift; presenting at the American Library Association annual meeting
...Read Books & Bytes!

— Preceding unsigned comment added by MediaWiki message delivery (talk • contribs) 16:31, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Engels in Category:German Calvinist and Reformed Christians

Engels was obviously not a Calvinist christian for the entirety of his life, but apparently, he was a devout adherent of Calvinism in his younger days [1][2][3][4].

[1] "the young Engels. His was a (Calvinist) Reformed upbringing and the faith he inherited was taken up with a zeal and exuberance he would later transfer to communism." - Roland Boer http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0008429810389019

[2] "Engels grew up as a devout, if critical Christian. His family was of the Reformed (Calvinist) part of Christianity. Indeed, his mother was of Dutch background, coming from a country – Holland – that was deeply Calvinist in its north." - Roland Boer https://politicaltheology.com/revolutionary-christianity-friedrich-engels-and-the-aufhebung-of-religion/

[3] "Frederick Engels was born in 1820, in the German city of Barmen. Brought up as a devout Calvinist he moved to England in 1842 to work in his father's Manchester textile firm." - Verso Books (featured authors page) https://www.versobooks.com/authors/776-frederick-engels

[4] "Friedrich Engels (1820– 1895), who grew up in a Reformed family of entrepreneurs, focused on the democratic and republican character of Calvin’s constitution of the church, contrasting it with German Lutheranism that was, according to him, “a willing tool in the hands of petty German princes”." - Stefan Laube https://books.google.com/books?id=cBuwCQAAQBAJ&q=1820-1895#v=snippet&q=1820-1895&f=false

There are hundreds of other sources that verify this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AdamSmithFan (talk • contribs) 16:49, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes, Issue 30

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 30, August – Septmeber 2018

  • Library Card translation
  • Spotlight: 1Lib1Ref spreads to the Southern Hemisphere and beyond
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Bytes in brief

French version of Books & Bytes is now available in meta!
Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:43, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

ArbCom 2018 election voter message

Hello, RolandR. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2018 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 December 2018

  • Gallery: Intersections
    Biology or technology? Form follows function in nature and the constructed world.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:47, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes, Issue 31

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 31, October – Novemeber 2018

  • OAWiki
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Bytes in brief

French version of Books & Bytes is now available on meta!
Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:34, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 December 2018

  • News and notes: Some wishes do come true
    NPP wins the wish list poll; Wikipedia editors will be able to work better at night; new WMF appointments and new arbitrators; and who wants to be an admin?
  • In the media: Political hijinks
    Wikipedia says 'ta' to British M.P. and 'buh-bye' to U.S. President's image vandals.
  • Discussion report: A new record low for RfA
    Plus: reliable sources, notability, and fallout from the self-blocking software changes.
  • WikiProject report: Articlegenesis
    Discovering how new and unregistered users make articles with the members of WikiProject Articles for Creation.
  • Blog: News from the WMF
    In and around the WMF and its projects from the WMF's web site.
  • Essay: Requests for medication
    When the desire to continue to have the privilege of editing Wikipedia overrides the body's innate desire to choke the living shit out of some bastard who really has it coming.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:36, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 January 2019

  • Technology report: When broken is easily fixed
    Emergency server switch goes smoothly; technical glitches resolved; a new way to transfer files to Commons.
  • News from the WMF: News from WMF
    The world’s largest photo contest, a $1 million gift, Wikipedia’s birthday, WF appoints Valerie D'Costa.
  • Essay: How
    A narrative to get you oriented to how this place works, and to the key policies and guidelines.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:50, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

BDS

Hey. Your revert of me here implies that I only made the edit because of the request. Just wanted to say that I made the edit because, after seeing the request, I was surprised it wasn't already included. See, eg, the ADL ([1]) under the "Is BDS Anti-Semitic?" heading. I'm not going to reinstate, because I know this is a sensitive topic, but the category should be included. --DannyS712 (talk) 23:43, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Also, its in Category:Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, which itself is in Category:Boycotts of Israel, which is in Category:Antisemitic boycotts, which is in Category:Antisemitism, so unless the pre-existing categorization was wrong, there wasn't a big different based on my edit. --DannyS712 (talk) 23:45, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. That categorisation, too, was inappropriate and pejorative, and I have removed it. RolandR (talk) 23:54, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
@RolandR: And yet still Category:Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions -> Category:Boycotts of Israel -> Category:Anti-Zionism -> Category:Antisemitism. Its clear that BDS has long been categorized in a sub-sub-sub category of antisemitism. Given that it is, indeed, a form of antisemitism, please consider reverting your edits. --DannyS712 (talk) 00:01, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
Certainly not. BDS is not a form of antisemitism, and your repeatedly asserting that it is does not make it so. I, like many other Jews, support BDS, and I am outraged that you therefore consider me to be an antisemite. I urge you to strike out your assertion, which I take as a personal attack. RolandR (talk) 00:28, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
@RolandR: We shouldn't have the debate about if we consider BDS to be anti-semitic or not. I just ask if you have any sources that say it is not anti-semitic. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 00:54, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
Haaretz. Forward. 40 Jewish groups. Gideon Levy. Boycott from Within. Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods. Daniel Blatman. Do you want more? RolandR (talk) 01:23, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
@RolandR: And yet there is Jewish Voice, Center for Security Policy, National Post, and Huffington Post. There is clearly a divide between sources, and between jews themselves, regarding whether or not its anti-semitic. I respect your view, and won't restore your removal of the antisemitism category. But, I do intend to revert your removal of the categories from Category:Boycotts of Israel and Category:Anti-Zionism and restore them back to the last stable revision. Also, I suggest you take a look at Anti-Zionism#Anti-Zionism and antisemitism. We clearly disagree about this, and I suggest that any further debate be held at the talk page of BDS, anti-zionism, or anti-semitism. --DannyS712 (talk) 01:46, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes, Issue 32

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 32, January – February 2019

  • #1Lib1Ref
  • New and expanded partners
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Bytes in brief

French version of Books & Bytes is now available on meta!

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:30, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 February 2019

  • From the editors: Help wanted (still)
    This may be too wordy, verbose and loquacious – and possibly redundant – but as you know, it takes others to check our work, and if there were more people in the Newsroom, we'd be able to double check ourselves and produce a better product for our readership; if you think you are up to it, you are welcome to join us and even copyedit the Editor-in-Chief's article intros.
  • Discussion report: Talking about talk pages
    This month's major discussions include a WMF talk page consultation and a proposed current events noticeboard.
  • Featured content: Conquest, War, Famine, Death, and more!
    Horsemen of the apocalypse all represented in recently promoted content, alongside new life, pretty birds, great music, and other miscellaneous topics.
  • Traffic report: Binge-watching
    Netflix shows and TV sports dominate. A US politician breaks into the top 10.
  • Technology report: Tool labs casters-up
    Tool labs goes kaput, bots running wild (not really), interface administrators step into the breach, new gadgets and other tech happenings.
  • Gallery: Signed with pride
    A gallery of user signatures created by Wikipedians themselves.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:16, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. Icewhiz (talk) 10:47, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Category clipping

I clipped the category of Category:Jewish resistance members during the Holocaust because the people in question were diffused into subcategories of that category, such as Category:Jewish partisans. The parent category is redundant with the subcategories. I also moved people into subcategories in some cases. Asarelah (talk) 14:03, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 March 2019

News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia

Ernie Tate

Could you please take a look at the article on Ernie Tate you contributed to in the past? It's been nominated for deletion so needs to be improved in order for it to remain. Thanks. CosmosCagoul (talk) 19:05, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 April 2019

  • News and notes: An Action Packed April
    New Administrators, April Fools, our competitors, and other associated updates
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:37, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes, Issue 33

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 33, March – April 2019

  • #1Lib1Ref
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Bytes in brief

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:41, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 May 2019

  • From the editors: Picture that
    The North Face sneaks in advertisements, apologizes after being caught
  • Arbitration report: ArbCom forges ahead
    Resignations, new cases, administrator security, and more
  • Technology report: Lots of Bots
    Admin bots, approved bots, bots on trial, lots and lots of bots
  • Essay: Paid editing
    We've been talking about paid editing forever
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:11, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Your warning

On May 25, your sent me the message: "Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize pages by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did at Communism, you may be blocked from editing." I tried to correct the reference to the book "Communism: The Great Misunderstanding" published in 2016. This book was replaced with new one (second edition), published in 2019. I believe that it was beneficial to provide with new better reference. Although I forgot to type the year of publication (2019) I did provide correct ISBN number for the book. Please reconsider. Thanks, Prosto aneg (talk) 18:10, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Hmm, this is very odd. After you replaced the ISBN, I checked the reference. Using the Open Library link, as I always do, I found that it led to the title "Relative value of different weights of tin coating on canned food containers: Report of an investigation by a Technical committee representing the National canners association, the American sheet and tin plate company, and the American can company", published in 1917 by the National canners association. However, on further investigation, I see that clicking on the Google Books link, which I prefer not to do, does indeed lead to the correct title. I have never before come across a case where two different ISBN databases give different books, and I shall pursue this further.
Meanwhile, my apologies for the accusation of vandalism. I will strike out my edit to your talk page, unless you have already done so, and I invite you to repeat your edits. RolandR (talk) 21:04, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

The June 2019 Signpost is out!

  • Technology report: Actors and Bots
    Database changes, new scripts, Tech News, and more.
  • Gallery: Unlike the North Face, Wiki Loves Earth
    Wikimedia photographers surge to contribute to the Wiki Loves Earth campaign even while rogue clothing company The North Face replaces wiki illustrations with advertisements.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:53, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi! :)

Hi @RolandR . Sorry if this is a silly question but I was just wondering- how do I know which copy of an article I should revert back to if the current one is vandalism? I would be much helped if you could tell me. Thanks! :) TomSmithNP (talk) 11:36, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

In the instance I responded to, on Leon Trotsky, you were reverting from a good version to a previously-vandalised one. If you do not understand how to identify and respond to vandalism, you should not be making such edits. I advise you to read the appropriate guidelines before continuing. RolandR (talk) 11:42, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah, I see!!!! Thanks SOOO much! I'll try not to do that again! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomSmithNP (talk • contribs) 11:45, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes Issue 34, May – June 2019

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 34, May – June 2019

  • Partnerships
  • #1Lib1Ref
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Bytes in brief

French version of Books & Bytes is now available on meta!
Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi! :)

Hi @RolandR . Sorry if this is a silly question but I was just wondering- how do I know which copy of an article I should revert back to if the current one is vandalism? I would be much helped if you could tell me. Thanks! :) TomSmithNP (talk) 11:36, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

In the instance I responded to, on Leon Trotsky, you were reverting from a good version to a previously-vandalised one. If you do not understand how to identify and respond to vandalism, you should not be making such edits. I advise you to read the appropriate guidelines before continuing. RolandR (talk) 11:42, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah, I see!!!! Thanks SOOO much! I'll try not to do that again! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomSmithNP (talk • contribs) 11:45, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes Issue 34, May – June 2019

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 34, May – June 2019

  • Partnerships
  • #1Lib1Ref
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • Global branches update
  • Bytes in brief

French version of Books & Bytes is now available on meta!
Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited List of United Kingdom MPs: G, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Mildred Gordon (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 07:49, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 July 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:18, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:42, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 35, July – August 2019

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 35, July – August 2019

  • Wikimania
  • We're building something great, but..
  • Wikimedia and Libraries User Group update
  • A Wikibrarian's story
  • Bytes in brief

Read the full newsletter

On behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:58, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 September 2019

  • Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup
    Summary of actions around a formerly banned former administrator: Arbitration Committee action and withdrawn request for adminship
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:07, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2019

  • Arbitration report: October actions
    An "unblockable" is blocked; a former arb resigns.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:12, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 election voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 on Monday, 2 December 2019. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2019 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:06, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 36

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 36, September – October 2019

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:21, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 election voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 on Monday, 2 December 2019. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2019 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:06, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 36

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 36, September – October 2019

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:21, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 November 2019

  • Essay: Adminitis
    Some humor about the otherwise serious subject of burnout.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:24, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Season's greetings

Happy Noam Chomsky Day!

Hi RolandR, wishing you a Happy Noam Chomsky Day. Thank you for the work you have put into maintaining the Noam Chomsky article throughout this year and on its road to GA. Our resource helps 1.7 million annual viewers learn about a living humanitarian who's done so much to promote human rights and understanding.

Happy editing,
czar 09:00, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 December 2019

  • Discussion report: December discussions around the wiki
    Regarding integrity of information presented by Wikipedia, as well as the processes and people who ensure it remains trustworthy.
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:38, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

English needed

Hey, I remember you are a translator from Hebrew to English so I need your help on a small thing.

This is the summery of the Hebrew source: 

ב2020 מכרז להקמת בית מלון ומתחם נופש בכפר הוצע ליזמים על ידי משרד התיירות ומנהל מקרקעי ישראל. המתחם כולל תכנית לבניית 120 יחידות אירוח ושטח לבניית חנויות, מתקני ספורט, בריכה, שטחים פתוחים ועוד. ההחלטה על המכרז הגיעה בעקבות עליה בתיירות צליינים לארץ הנותנת לגליל הזדמנויות חדשות לאור אתרי הדת, ארכאולוגיה ונוף הרבים המצואים בו. כאוכב מצטרף לכפר שיבלי בו פורסם לראשונה מכרז למלון בכפר בדואי.

This is what I came up with: 

In 2020, a tender was offered by the Ministry of Tourism and Israel Land Administration for the construction of a hotel and tourist resort in the village. The compound includes a plan for 120 accommodation units and space for shops, pools, parks, sports fields and more. The decision was made in light of a rise in pilgrim tourism to Israel which creates new opportunities for the Galilee thanks to its religious, archeological and natural sites. Kaukab joins Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam, where a tender for hotel construction in a Bedouin village was offered for the first time in history.

The problem is that there are a lot of words from the worlds of real-estate and tourism which are absent from my English vocabulary and I suppose that my grammar was also slaughtered in the process. Thanks in advance.--Bolter21 (talk to me) 09:31, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Bolter. Real estate really isn't my expertise either, but I'll try to check the terms. On first glance, this looks fine. The English is perfectly correct and comprehensible, but a bit clunky, so I'll rewrite it at the same time. It's more than thirty years since I was in Kaukab, but I used to know people there; it must have changed a lot since 1984! RolandR (talk) 12:30, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 January 2020

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:09, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 37

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 37, November – December 2019

Read the full newsletter

On behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:10, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:RolandR/Archive_15&oldid=948102164"