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DYK for Deep-fried butter

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 13:31, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-23

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15:39, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement weekly vote

• Hello Northamerica1000:

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DYK for Multigrain bread

Harrias ^talk 07:31, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Bean chips

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:03, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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Where to put a nomination

Hello, at Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/Nominations I put Criminal transmission of HIV in society and social issues. It's in WikiProjects Crime, Medicine and Law. Would you say this is the most appropriate section? Thanks, Rubbish computer 17:20, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

@Rubbish computer: It's a social issue, so sure, that works. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:33, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Rubbish computer 23:11, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey! Thanks for reminding me with that one, I didn't actually know it has that rule, however, may I otherwise, like for example, can I modify a version of the original text from other sources? Will it still be validated as a copyright to add or exclude more facts for the texts? Like the car wash's history dated back to 1946, and under that is full of facts, but I changed some of it, and mixed it with other more infos, will it still be a copyrighted text? Thanks for the reminder by the way. CryOceD (talk) 06:59, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello CryOCed. I recommend that you please read Wikipedia:Plagiarism, WP:COPYVIO and WP:PARAPHRASE in entirety, which will answer most of your questions. Essentially, Wikipedia content needs to be written in one's own words, with inline citations to the sources used. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:14, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm on it North America! Thanks. CryOceD (talk) 15:30, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Wait, I managed to make it in time again, but I am using my own words for this, I used a few words with the same meaning as of the old history, would you please give your compliment, if this is eligible on the Car Wash's history? Check it out in my sandbox. (My Sandbox). CryOceD (talk) 15:30, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

CryOCed: As per this comparison using Earwig's Copyvio Detector, the version at your sandbox is acceptable, in my opinion. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:39, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

@North America So can I add it back? I'll add the 3 references I got from that research. CryOceD (talk) 16:43, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

• CryOCed: Feel free to add the content to Car wash. Note that I have performed further copy editing at your sandbox version to further format the content. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:56, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Alright! Thanks! Northamerica1000 CryOceD (talk) 16:58, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

For the sharp eye at the reference links in Car Wash, thanks for the help! CryOceD (talk) 17:20, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Chinese tea and pine nut cookies

• Thanks CryOCed, now I just need some cookies to go with the tea. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:29, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

New Category request

They are taking so much time to review this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects#Category_request:_Category:Bengali_fictional_characters

I don't know whether it will be accepted or rejected. Can you take a look?C E (talk) 10:47, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

@CosmicEmperor: Accepted – I have approved your submission, which is located at Category:Fictional Bengali characters. The new category has been titled as such per precedent of category titling at Category:Fictional characters by ethnicity or nationality. Upon a review, I have added most of your listed suggestions at the nomination page to the category. I have not added the following articles from the list, because these articles are about works, rather than characters.

• Handa Bhonda
• Nonte Phonte

– North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:42, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks.C E (talk) 09:47, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

How to nominate an article for improvement

I want to nominate an article but I don't know how to. Rubbish computer 01:12, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

• Hi Rubbish computer: Below is a copy of the nomination template, from the instructions section. Fill it in and then add to the most appropriate categorial section on the page. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:30, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

To nominate an article, copy and paste the template text below to the top of the nomination section, filling in the name of the article and the class. You nomination text and signature should appear on the next line.

===(Article title)===
{{TAFI nom|article=Article|class=unknown|hits=Number of daily hits}}
*(Nomination text) ~~~~

Thank you. Rubbish computer 11:37, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

June 2015 Wikification drive.

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the June drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 04:48, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

@Wilhelmina Will: Thanks for the notification. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:15, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

GOCE June 2015 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2015 News May drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 38 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, and we got within 50 articles of our all-time low in the backlog. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Coordinator elections: Nominations are open through June 15 for GOCE coordinators, with voting from June 16–30. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Review

Mughlai paratha

Chicken Lahori --C E (talk) 13:55, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2015)

The term Buggy is generally used to refer to any lightweight automobile with off road capabilities and sparse bodywork. Hello, Northamerica1000. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Buggy (automobile) Pepperoni Australian Aboriginal sacred sites Paparazzi Atmosphere Previous selections: Types of chocolate • Deep frying • Food industry Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:18, 1 June 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Tech News: 2015-24

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from June 9. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from June 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from June 11 (calendar). [6] [7]
• If you use the Monobook skin, the buttons and other controls now look more the same in VisualEditor and other tools. [8]
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• The title of dialogs is now easier to see when it is near long buttons. [10]

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16:29, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Problem with types of chocolate

184.149.168.84 deleted the entire Japan section and I don't know how to get this back without reverting loads of edits. This is in the revision history. Rubbish computer 16:17, 27 May 2015 (UTC) I've got it back through copying and pasting so never mind. Rubbish computer 16:21, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Actually the section now needs some cleanup. Rubbish computer 16:24, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

• @Rubbish computer:  Fixed. I have restored the Japan section content from this version of the Types of chocolate article. The content is now properly formatted in the article. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:03, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Car wash copyvio

Hi Northamerica, Copyvio cleanup is not my area, so I was wondering if you could help with this. If not, do you know somebody who might have a free hand to help? I know you do a lot, so I don't want to burden you with anything extra. I think the edits were in good faith made by a new editor. Thank you! --Bananasoldier (talk) 03:46, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Bananasoldier: Cleaned. Copyright violations in Car wash have been removed. Of note is that upon further inspection, this Earwig's copyvio search denotes another initial potential copyvio with http://www.transformia.info/pages/seminar_reports/2_automatic_car_washing_system.pdf, but upon further inspection, the transformia.info appears to use information copied from the Wikipedia article. The content in question was in the article prior to the content at transformia.info being published in May 2010 (e.g. [13]).

For future reference, such requests for editors to investigate potential copyvio problems can be posted at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:04, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! --Bananasoldier (talk) 14:02, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Hey North - found more issues with the same editor. Could you consider revdels at Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower, CD180, and Uranium zirconium hydride? I believe the only conflict might lie with Mahboob Tower, since another editor has contributed a copyedit since the violation. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 17:21, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Also Cierva W.5. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 17:25, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

...and also Di(propylene glycol) methyl ether. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 19:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Updates

• Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower – Y Revision deletions performed. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:28, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
• CD180 – ibid. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:43, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
• Uranium zirconium hydride – ibid. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:51, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
• Cierva W.5 – ibid. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:01, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
• Di(propylene glycol) methyl ether – ibid. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:05, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mutton curry

Thanks from me and the project Victuallers (talk) 20:47, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Portal

Hmmm. We have about 3000+ articles tagged by WikiProject Equine (WPEQ). The portal is included on the wikiproject tag at each talk page and we also have it in the {{Equine}} navbox. Generally it's not been included in the articles otherwise. Not opposed to the concept, but trying to figure out if there is a way to do so consistently and elegantly... Montanabw^(talk) 20:46, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Montanabw: An improvement would be to include the image in the Equine navbox that's used in {{portal|Horses}} portal link (right), to make it more noticeable. It presently has the generic portal puzzle image. It may not be noticed there much, due to the tiny point size and generic image. Regarding using the portal link box on article pages, I'm for it because this informs users about an area to read related articles and attain new knowledge, improves traffic at the Horses portal and brings its existence to people's attention. Of note is that people often don't view talk pages, so they may never learn about the portal without it being present on article pages. For example, compare the page views for Mustang in April 2015:

• Mustang article: 13118 views
• Mustang talk page: 545 views

– North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:33, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

I thought the portal link DID have the Finnhorse image - certainly welcome to add it as needed! Or else the horse head we use for the userbox, {{User WikiProject Equine}}. I think you can just boldly add one or the other and no one will kick! I see your point about the portal on the article image, but we do have over 3,000 articles tagged for the project (and over 9000 for Wikiproject horse racing, which also has a portal, though not as good of one and not maintained.) The equine navbox is not in every WPEQ article, not sure... maybe post the idea at the WPEQ talk and see if anyone has ideas. I'm open to adding, but I think discussion would be good first. Montanabw^(talk) 00:56, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Montanabw: I added content below to the {{Equine}} navbox. The Finnhorse image stands out much more than the horse head image at this small size. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:06, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Horses portal

DYK for Paximathia

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:17, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Rob Schamberger unsourced

Hi,

Why do you add the unsourced on Rob Schamberger. 4 sources is not enoughth ???--Sismarinho (talk) 17:53, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

@Sismarinho: You're mistaken regarding my edits to this page: I removed {{BLP unsourced|date=May 2015}} diff and {{dead end|date=May 2015}} diff. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:58, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

TAFI acception/not accepted?

Hi, how does the system involving accepted/not accepted on WP:TAFI work? Can anyone do it or is it just admins and is there a set amount of votes that must be done before it's accepted/declined? --Anarchyte 10:08, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

@Anarchyte: Regarding nomination procedures, information is located on the nominations page here. Presently, only members of this project may close nominations as successful or unsuccessful. I suggest that you go through additional project pages and read them to learn more about the processes therein. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:01, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

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Relisting of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shirlee Smith

As the nominator, I would like to see it go for at least another week to get a consensus and allow any users to comment. SwisterTwister talk 16:24, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

@SwisterTwister: Per WP:RELIST, "Relisting debates repeatedly in the hope of getting sufficient participation is not recommended, and while having a deletion notice on a page is not harmful, its presence over several weeks can become disheartening for its editors. Therefore, in general, debates should not be relisted more than twice." However, per your request here and in the interest of a hopeful consensus being reached at the discussion, I have undone the no consensus closure and relisted the discussion for a third time at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2015 June 3. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:14, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

• N.b. After the third relisting, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shirlee Smith was closed by another administrator as no consensus. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:38, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement weekly vote

• Hello Northamerica1000:

This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaborations has begun at Week 27 of 2015. Thanks for participating!

Sent by Northamerica1000 using mass messaging on 18:18, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Railroad Gazette

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:22, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

For expanding Muara Bungo. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:58, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

@NeilN: Thanks. I noticed the mention of this article at your RfA, and became intrigued in the prospect of potentially expanding the article. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:02, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

@NeilN: Update: I have further expanded the article, and have nominated it for DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Muara Bungo. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:29, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

And work like yours shows why WP:GEOLAND exists. So much for, "Does this exist? Can I make an article about my kitchen?" --NeilN ^{talk to me} 18:35, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

@NeilN: Actually, I was a significant contributor to the Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features) page and the lengthy efforts for the page to (finally) become an official notability guideline. For what it's worth, Wikipedia even has a dab page for Kitchen sink. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:42, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

• My question is, is the name of the town Muara Bungo or Pasar Muara Bungo? Also, there is an image of the town on the Indonesian Wikipedia that can be copied to Commons and used on the article. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 18:56, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

@Editorofthewiki: Initially, it appeared that a page move to Pasar Muara Bungo was in order, which I performed. However, I made a mistake, because the three articles in other Wikipedia languages state (after using translation) that Pasar Muara Bungo is a district or sub-district of Bungo ([14], [15], [16].) As such, it appears that Bungo is the name being used for Muara Bungo. Also, most of the sources use the name Muara Bungo. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:55, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Tech News: 2015-25

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• Users have created more than 5000 articles with the new translation tool. [17]
• Editing a page is now faster. This is because some statistics about edit filters were removed. [18]

Changes this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from 17 June. It will be on all Wikipedias from 18 June (calendar).

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• You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on June 16 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
• You can join a meeting with the Wikidata team. It will be on June 19 at 16:00 (UTC). [19]

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15:04, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2015)

An example of sport – a view of the 1906 unofficial Olympic Games Hello, Northamerica1000. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Sport Global cuisine Caramel Arctic Candy apple Previous selections: Buggy (automobile) • Types of chocolate • Deep frying Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: EuroCarGT (talk) 00:14, 8 June 2015 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •