User talk:Bearian/ArchivesJanApr2015
Happy New Year
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Happy New Year Bearian!
editBearian,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Iryna Harpy (talk) 23:13, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
Happy New Year Bearian!
editBearian,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. NorthAmerica1000 01:42, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
2015 already
editHi Bearian. No frills - just a quiet ‘’all the best’’ to you for 2015 and I hope you’ll continue to be around on Wikipedia for a long time to come.--Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:18, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
Happy New Year!
editDear Bearian,
HAPPY NEW YEAR Hoping 2015 will be a great year for you! Thank you for your contributions!
From a fellow editor,
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:28, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 31 December 2014
edit- News and notes: The next big step for Wikidata—forming a hub for researchers
- In the media: Study tour controversy; class tackles the gender gap
- Traffic report: Surfin' the Yuletide
- Featured content: A bit fruity
The Signpost: 07 January 2015
edit- In the media: ISIL propaganda video; AirAsia complaints
- Featured content: Kock up
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Global regionalism
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The Signpost: 14 January 2015
edit- WikiProject report: Articles for creation: the inside story
- News and notes: Erasmus Prize recognizes the global Wikipedia community
- Featured content: Citations are needed
- Traffic report: Wikipédia sommes Charlie
Barnstars, kitteh, and blinky things go below here, thank you!
editThank you all for a good run of over seven years as your favorite administrator. Bearian (talk) 21:29, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Admin's Barnstar | |
We may have had our differences at times, but I think we can all agree you sure were a valued administrator, and your presence will certainly be missed. I wish you all the very best, Brian! Take care — MusikAnimal talk 23:29, 16 January 2015 (UTC) |
- Thank you, MusikAnimal, I hope we disagreed without being disagreeable. Bearian (talk) 21:34, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Your userrights
editI've granted you rollback and autopatrolled, since I figured it might sometimes be inconvenient for you not to have those. I'd be happy to grant you any other rights that are included in the admin package; do you want any of them? Template editor and IPBE particularly come to mind, but I don't think I ought to grant them without asking first. Of course I'll happily remove rollback and/or autopatrolled if you don't want them. Nyttend (talk) 00:14, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
- Those are fine, Nyttend, and thank you for being proactive. Bearian (talk) 21:35, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Special Barnstar | |
A token for all the small gestures of kindness you have given to others over the years, including me when I most needed it. Fæ (talk) 00:20, 17 January 2015 (UTC) |
- You are welcome! Bearian (talk) 21:35, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Many thanks
editFor all that you have done over the years. Your contributions to the project are innumerable and you will be missed so best wishes to you and yours in RL. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 01:45, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you from me as well, Bearian. I remember your RfA from all those years ago and while I respect your decision to step down from your adminship, it is a shame that your service as an administrator has come to an end...at least for now; I do hope that you'll pick the mop up again one day. Best. Acalamari 00:17, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
- You are both welcome, MarnetteD and Acalamari. Bearian (talk) 21:36, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 21 January 2015
edit- From the editor: Introducing your new editors-in-chief
- Anniversary: A decade of the Signpost
- News and notes: Annual report released; Wikimania; steward elections
- In the media: Johann Hari; bandishes and delicate flowers
- Featured content: Yachts, marmots, boat races, and a rocket engineer who attempted to birth a goddess
- Arbitration report: As one door closes, a (Gamer)Gate opens
Saturday February 7 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon
editSaturday February 7 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon | |
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You are invited to join us at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign (which also includes events in Brooklyn and Westchester!).
The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 06:02, 27 January 2015 (UTC) |
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The Signpost: 28 January 2015
edit- From the editor: An editorial board that includes you
- In the media: A murderous week for Wikipedia
- Traffic report: A sea of faces
The Signpost: 04 February 2015
edit- Op-ed: Is Wikipedia for sale?
- In the media: Gamergate and Muhammad controversies continue
- Traffic report: The American Heartland
- Featured content: It's raining men!
- Arbitration report: Slamming shut the GamerGate
- WikiProject report: Dicing with death – on Wikipedia?
- Technology report: Security issue fixed; VisualEditor changes
- Gallery: Langston Hughes
The Signpost: 11 February 2015
edit- From the editors: We want to know what you think!
- In the media: Is Wikipedia eating itself?
- Featured content: A grizzly bear, Operation Mascot, Freedom Planet & Liberty Island, cosmic dust clouds, a cricket five-wicket list, more fine art, & a terrible, terrible opera...
- Traffic report: Bowled over
- WikiProject report: Brand new WikiProjects profiled
- Gallery: Feel the love
The Signpost: 18 February 2015
edit- In the media: Students' use and perception of Wikipedia
- Special report: Revision scoring as a service
- Gallery: Darwin Day
- Traffic report: February is for lovers
- Featured content: A load of bull-sized breakfast behind the restaurant, Koi feeding, a moray eel, Spaghetti Nebula and other fishy, fishy fish
- Arbitration report: We've built the nuclear reactor; now what colour should we paint the bikeshed?
Liza Arzamasova
editHi Bearian,
You prodded Liza Arzamasova and I deprodded in the hope I could rescue it .... well I've AFD'd it here,
I originally buggered the ping up so I'm guessing the ping never worked,
Seeing as you prodded it I thought I should let you know :),
Anyway thanks, –Davey2010Talk 23:21, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 February 2015
edit- News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
- In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
- Gallery: Far from home
- Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
- Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
- WikiProject report: Be prepared... Scouts in the spotlight
The Signpost: 25 February 2015
edit- News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
- In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
- Gallery: Far from home
- Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
- Recent research: Gender bias, SOPA blackout, and a student assignment that backfired
- WikiProject report: Be prepared... Scouts in the spotlight
What is the proper title for such a section? Thanks.E.M.Gregory (talk) 02:30, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
- E.M.Gregory Legacy? Impact? Bearian (talk) 02:24, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 04 March 2015
edit- From the editor: A sign of the times: the Signpost revamps its internal structure to make contributing easier
- Traffic report: Attack of the movies
- Arbitration report: Bradspeaks—impact, regrets, and advice; current cases hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes
- Interview: Meet a paid editor
- Featured content: Ploughing fields and trading horses with Rosa Bonheur
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Sunday March 22: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference
editSunday March 22: Wikipedia Day NYC 2015 | |
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You are invited to join us at Barnard College for Wikipedia Day NYC 2015, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference for the project's 14th birthday. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:58, 9 March 2015 (UTC) |
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The Signpost: 11 March 2015
edit- Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey
- In the media: Gamergate; a Wiki hoax; Kanye West
- Traffic report: Wikipedia: handing knowledge to the world, one prank at a time
- Featured content: Here they come, the couple plighted –
- Op-ed: Why the Core Contest matters
The Signpost: 18 March 2015
edit- From the editor: A salute to Pine
- Featured content: A woman who loved kings
- Traffic report: It's not cricket
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Requesting an RFA nomination
editHi Bearian,
I requested an RFA nomination back in December 2013, but you were busy at the time, so I decided to self-nominate. That went down like a lead balloon, but it's been 15 months since then. I've made another 10,000 edits and addressed the concerns of many of the opposers. Since you were willing to nominate me last time, would you be willing to do so now? Thanks, --Jakob (talk) 20:41, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm too busy off-Wiki to do you justice. I will vote for you! Bearian (talk) 00:12, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- I've nominated now. --Jakob (talk) 01:24, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015
edit- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation adopts open-access research policy
- Featured content: A carnival of animals, a river of dung, a wasteland of uncles, and some people with attitude
- Special report: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2014
- Traffic report: Oddly familiar
- Recent research: Most important people; respiratory reliability; academic attitudes
deleted my page Pierra Akwero
editPierra Akwero exists even under this article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_International_2009 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danogwok (talk • contribs) 07:36, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Help in voting please
editCould you please have a look at voting for a keep or delete here? I only ask you because i noticed you had an opinion on another Islam-related AfD article. Thanks.--58.106.235.75 (talk) 08:47, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost, 1 April 2015
edit- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
- Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
- Traffic report: All over the place
- Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
The Signpost: 01 April 2015
edit- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
- Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
- Traffic report: All over the place
- Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
The Signpost: 01 April 2015
edit- In the media: Wiki-PR duo bulldoze a piñata store; Wifione arbitration case; French parliamentary plagiarism
- Featured content: Stop Press. Marie Celeste Mystery Solved. Crew Found Hiding In Wardrobe.
- Traffic report: All over the place
- Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
The Signpost: 08 April 2015
edit- Traffic report: Resurrection week
- Featured content: Partisan arrangements, dodgy dollars, a mysterious union of strings, and a hole that became a monument
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
- Arbitration report: New Functionary appointments
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Crispus
editWhen I saw Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fletcher Thornton was deleted for being a WP:BLP1E I saw WP:ONEEVENT. I saw that with Crispus Attucks "Little is known for certain about Attucks beyond that he, along with Samuel Gray and James Caldwell, died "on the spot" during the incident." With no history and known for a single event, what made him notable? Couldn't he be merged into Boston Massacre ? Maybe there is a problem with WP policy on this one since everyone in the AFD and you believe it shouldn't be deleted or even nominated. BTW, my cousin just graduated from BHSS. CrazyAces489 (talk) 06:34, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- CrazyAces489, sometimes WP:BLP1E is invoked when really the editors don't want an article about an accused criminal on Wikipedia, for whatever motives. While little is really known about Crispus Attucks, his contribution to the American Revolution received much notice in the 1970s during the run-up to the Bicentennial; he was lauded with scholarly and popular articles in the media, a museum was dedicated to his honor, and stamps were issued with his supposed likeness. All of that indicates notability. Fletcher Thornton has had none of that attention in the past 40 years. Bearian (talk) 17:32, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- With little known about him, what can they really write about him? It seems strange, but maybe it is wikipolicies that are strange to me. CrazyAces489 (talk) 17:37, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- We don't know much about Mary Magdalen either, or lots of other historical figures, but their impact on history is clear; that's what makes them notable. Bearian (talk) 18:02, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- With little known about him, what can they really write about him? It seems strange, but maybe it is wikipolicies that are strange to me. CrazyAces489 (talk) 17:37, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- ONEEVENT makes exceptions for those who are historically significant. For example, Lee Harvey Oswald is essentially famous for only one event, but it was historically significant. I'd submit to you that a person who is historically significant enough to be featured on a US coin and have numerous (not just one) schools in multiples states named after them, they were probably notable.Niteshift36 (talk) 21:31, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- Niteshift, is there a reason why you're on almost every page I go to? It's like you want us to be besties? I can be ok with that, but i'm just wondering. CrazyAces489 (talk) 21:48, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- Actually, I'm not. But you can keep pretending that if you like. Niteshift36 (talk) 00:08, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- It sure is a lot of them. [1] CrazyAces489 (talk) 15:52, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- Considering that I have over 29,000 edits, coming across you on a handful of articles is hardly noteworthy. Especially when you remove the ones where we actually didn't cross paths. But considering you're coming to my page to post, you'd be fairly hard pressed to make yourself the victim. Niteshift36 (talk) 02:49, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
April 29: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
editWednesday April 29, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our inaugural evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
Featuring a keynote talk this month on Lady Librarians & Feminist Epistemologies! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:28, 14 April 2015 (UTC) |
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The Signpost: 15 April 2015
edit- Traffic report: Furious domination
I was wondering if you could close a topic for me
editNot sure if this a proper, think is best to ask first. Am I able to request you for a close for an RfC, we haven't had many interactions in the past and you seem to be a neutral editor and is uninvolved. Is there any policy that restricts this? Valoem talk contrib 22:34, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
- The problem is that I'm too busy off-wiki/real life to be of much help. Thanks for the confidence in me. Bearian (talk) 23:50, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
- No problem, :) Actually if there is no policy violation, is it possible for you to look at this subject? I feel that you would be neutral. Valoem talk contrib 00:54, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
- Please link it here, Valoem. Bearian (talk) 20:19, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- No problem, :) Actually if there is no policy violation, is it possible for you to look at this subject? I feel that you would be neutral. Valoem talk contrib 00:54, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
- User talk:Valoem/Involuntary celibacy, For or against is fine, this topic has been debated extensively so if you feel uncomfortable I could go through AN. Thanks for taking a look! Valoem talk contrib 20:34, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 22 April 2015
edit- In the media: UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
- Featured content: Vanguard on guard
- Traffic report: A harvest of couch potatoes
- Gallery: The bitter end
The Signpost: 29 April 2015
edit- Featured content: Another day, another dollar
- Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide
- Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy
- Technology report: VisualEditor and MediaWiki updates