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Welcome!
Hi Kirill, and welcome to WikiProject Women Scientists! We're glad you've joined us. There's lots of things to do over at our worklist. If you have any questions or want to collaborate, ask on the talk page. And again, welcome! :) Keilana| 02:22, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
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We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill 11:17, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- August 24 is a Saturday. Should this say August 21/28, or Saturday, August 24? bd2412 T 12:24, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- @BD2412: Oops! That should be Wednesday, August 21 for the WikiSalon; August 24 is our other meetup. Thanks for catching that! Kirill 13:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- No problem, thanks for the clarification. What time on Wednesday? bd2412 T 13:43, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- We usually run from around 7 PM to around 9 PM. Kirill 13:52, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- No problem, thanks for the clarification. What time on Wednesday? bd2412 T 13:43, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- @BD2412: Oops! That should be Wednesday, August 21 for the WikiSalon; August 24 is our other meetup. Thanks for catching that! Kirill 13:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
Aug 24 is not a Wednesday
You invite Wikipedians to a meeting on Wednesday August 24, but Wednesday this week is Aug 21. Please disambiguate your message. PraeceptorIP (talk) 00:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
- @PraeceptorIP: Sorry about that! The correct date is Wednesday, August 21. Kirill 09:55, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
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Proposed decision
Hello Kirill, would you be kind enough to review my comments regarding the FOF on me at the PD talk page before you vote? I'd appreciate it. Thank you. Malke 2010 (talk) 11:37, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
Your Wikimedia DC Posts on my page
I appreciate the invitations, but I am not interested at this time. Could you stop posting the invitations to my page unless I express an interest in the future? Thanks. Coviepresb1647 (talk) 02:53, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
- @Coviepresb1647: I've removed your name from the invitation list, which is located at Knowledge (XXG):Meetup/DC/Invite/List. If you'd like to start receiving invitations again in the future, please add your name to the list again. Thanks! Kirill 11:23, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
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For more information and to sign up, please visit the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill 18:32, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
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We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill 14:32, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
Wow! I saw that you had signed up, but you're all the way out in Maryland! Will you be in the Chicago area in late October? I, JethroBT 15:43, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
- @I JethroBT: I'm planning to come up specifically for the event, actually; it's just a two-hour flight from DC. It seems like a great opportunity to visit the Pritzker—which is something I had been meaning to do at some point in any case—as well as to reach out to the Chicago folks on behalf of Wikimedia DC. Kirill 15:56, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
- That's fantastic! I'm so glad you'll be joining us. See you in October, and in the meantime, since you're much more involved in MILHIST than myself, let me know if there are any articles we might consider focusing on for our edit-a-thon. I, JethroBT 18:28, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
Tech report
Since I haven't said it yet, I wanted to thank you for the help on this. It's somewhat frustrating trying to learn a new format when there aren't a lot of recent examples. Adam Cuerden 22:17, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden: True, there isn't a lot of recent material to work with, and the older stuff is of somewhat varied usefulness here. You've been doing great so far, however; it's obvious that you're putting in a lot of time pulling together all the different technical announcements and discussions into something that can actually be explained to the average reader. Keep up the good work! Kirill 01:10, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- Well, thanks! I was asked about doing it at Wikimania, and decided that, if I was going to do it, I'd do it right, so found a few people I could go to for help. =) Adam Cuerden 03:11, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
Tech report
Hey, Kirill, I ran the report by the Wikitech-ambassadors list, and they brought up the search thing that got edited out again. What can we do to improve the edited-out bit to something useable?
Improvements to the search infrastructure promise to make it more reliable. Now that the backend is fixed, new features, like the ability to search within a category, are planned. |
The plans were told to me when I talked to coders on IRC, so I can't link to something for that. Adam Cuerden 18:39, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden: Do we have any more information about the plans (i.e. timeline, proposed features, etc.)? I'm a little hesitant to simply have an announcement that improvements are going to be made unless there's something more specific to say about them; if the specifics aren't available yet, then perhaps it would make sense to wait until they are before reporting about this. Kirill 18:49, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- Well, the search improvements have happened (although they haven't spread to en-wiki yet, it's inevitable). The thing about them is that, while it's a vast improvement in code, it's pretty much invisible to users. As such, I asked about what the effect was, and was told that, now the base code is fixed, further improvements that are visible to users are possible, including the example.
- There ought to be something in that. The example isn't really the important part, it's just that the example shows why the improvement is relevant. Adam Cuerden 19:17, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- Personally, I don't think something that's invisible to users is worth reporting unless it's really significant; but, if the developers feel strongly about it, I'll add the blurb back. Kirill 19:29, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- I get the feeling it was a really major accomplishment for them. =) Adam Cuerden 19:40, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- Personally, I don't think something that's invisible to users is worth reporting unless it's really significant; but, if the developers feel strongly about it, I'll add the blurb back. Kirill 19:29, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- By the way, I've added a bit about the HTTPS switch. It's probably a bit wordy, though. Adam Cuerden 19:18, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
- I'll copyedit the additions momentarily. Kirill 19:29, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
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DC Meetings
Please cease inviting me. Much appreciated. allixpeeke (talk) 16:50, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
- I've removed you from the invitation list; if you'd like to be added again at some point in the future, please let me know. Kirill 16:54, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. :) allixpeeke (talk) 18:25, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
I am contacting you since you are an administrator interested in military history with a knowledge of Russian. I have been involved in a mini edit war with a dynamic IP in Russia over at World War II casualties of the Soviet Union#POW deaths. The user is misrepresenting the statistical data in the source G. I. Krivosheev. Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses/РОССИЯ И СССР В ВОЙНАХ XX ВЕКА The user cites as the source for his edits Лев Лопуховский, Борис Кавалерчик, "Когда мы узнаем реальную цену разгрома гитлеровской Германии? (Lev Lopukhovsky, Boris Kavalerchik, When shall we Learn Real Price of VG?) In my opinion this is a self published webpage that should not be considered a reliable source. What is the best remedy in this stitution?--Woogie10w (talk) 23:11, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
- @Woogie10w: This is quite interesting: while the webpage itself is obviously unreliable, the actual document being cited doesn't appear to have been produced by the same people responsible for the page; rather, judging by the formatting and citations, it seems to be a chapter from a book or a journal article of some sort that has merely been uploaded there. Unfortunately, I don't have the expertise to determine whether Lopukhovsky/Kavalerchik are a reliable source in their own right; while they certainly don't have the name recognition that Krivosheev does, they have written what appear to be actual, non-self-published books (e.g. http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/5440123/), and may thus be a legitimate alternative viewpoint to be considered.
- My suggestion would be to ask for assistance on evaluating these authors at WT:MILHIST and/or WP:RSN; perhaps someone who edits more on this topic will have more insight into whether they're serious historians. Kirill 23:28, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
RfC - Edit-warring
I've opened an RfC regarding a discussion that you were involved in. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:45, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
It's finally done, at least from my end. How's it look to you? I'd feel bad about being late if I wasn't ahead of everyone else in getting to "Needs copyedit" stage, despite this week being particularly slow for code. Adam Cuerden 18:58, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden: It looks good at first glance; I'll go through it in detail and edit the prose this evening. As far as being late, I wouldn't worry about it, as the publication date seems to have more-or-less permanently shifted to Fridays at this point. We're well ahead of the curve again, in any case; you've been doing a great job keeping us on a consistent schedule! Kirill 19:06, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
- Sounds good. Figure it's better to get it done a bit ahead; then there's no need to rush later, particularly since some of the writeups need a bit of digging (c.f. the first VisualEditor item, for instance. That's from James.) =) Adam Cuerden 19:22, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Just a heads up that I've added a section on Wikidata. It's a tech-heavy project that deserves more monitoring. =) Adam Cuerden 19:39, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
Security favour
Can I ask you a security favour? Please, leave me a talk back whenever you've seen this message. Thank you very much.
- Sure; please feel free to ask. Kirill 17:19, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- I recently request a speedy deletion for my user page for security reasons, and user Kudpung deleted it kindly. Then I asked this: Is there any way that someone can see the information that has been deleted form my page? and I got these two answers, so I was wondering if you could help me. Thank oyu so much.
Miss Bono 17:59, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- I recently request a speedy deletion for my user page for security reasons, and user Kudpung deleted it kindly. Then I asked this: Is there any way that someone can see the information that has been deleted form my page? and I got these two answers, so I was wondering if you could help me. Thank oyu so much.
- @Miss Bono: The best way to get this addressed would be to email the oversight team at . Kirill 19:25, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, ok. Thanks for replying :)
Miss Bono 19:27, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, ok. Thanks for replying :)
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Don't you think that's a bit much? This is akin to reprimanding someone for picking up trash because the person isn't the janitor. Please remove your dramatastic notice from the page.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 22:04, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
- No. Kirill 22:10, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
- You know, you could try using at least a little bit of politesse.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 22:14, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
- @The Devil's Advocate: Patroit22's post is clearly off-topic, but you're not supposed to remove other people's posts like this. Instead, request a clerk do it. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:26, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
- I wasn't concerned with its contents so much as how it was splattered across the evidence template. Were it properly formatted I would have ignored it and if it were in any way relevant I would have fixed the formatting.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 00:32, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
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A Quest for Knowledge and The Devil's Advocate-I regret that my format was incorrect. I dispute that it is off topic. I understand the topic is the name of the entry for the individual convicted of espionage and related charges to Wikileaks and is now confined at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Ft Leavenworth, KS. That person is Pvt. Bradley Manning. The request for pardon of Pvt. Manning is in the name of Bradley Manning and uses masculine pronouns. I have no issue if Knowledge (XXG) uses feminine pronouns for this individual and refers to her preference to be called Chelsea Elizabeth Manning if the entry title is Bradley Manning. I thought immediate blocking of an editor was to be imposed for any unauthorized removal of my post. Is that incorrect?Patroit22 (talk) 02:03, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
- Would you please let it go? Your post was restored.--The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 03:55, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Devils Advocate- The post was restored but it continues to be discussed with terms such as "trash. splattered and if it were in any way relevant." Would you please be a little more polite?Patroit22 (talk) 10:21, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Request for Comment
My post was discussed in the previous section. Request your comment if appropriate.Patroit22 (talk) 02:15, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Linda Katehi: Involvement in STEM
Hello Kirill Lokshin! I found your name on the list of members at the WikiProject Women scientists page and wanted to ask you for your help. Maybe you've seen the message I left on the Women scientists discussion page last week, but I'm looking for someone to help with part of the article for UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi.
Right now the information under the "Involvement in STEM" heading in her article is actually just about STEM in California in general. I'd like to replace this information with a few paragraphs that are about Katehi instead.
I am aware, as an editor with a conflict of interest, that I shouldn't fix up this information myself so I have shared on the article's discussion page a few paragraphs that I think would be a good replacement. Here is my earlier message. Would you be able to take a look at this and maybe help me out?
Thank you for looking at this. LindaF UC Davis (talk) 21:07, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
- @LindaF UC Davis: I'll take a look at the article this evening. Kirill 21:17, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
- Kirill Lokshin, thank you for your help with my request! As I mentioned on the Linda Katehi discussion page, I'm working on putting together some updated information for the "Work" section of the article. Would you be interested in looking at this?
- Thanks again! LindaF UC Davis (talk) 17:43, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- @LindaF UC Davis: I'd be happy to take a look at any further material; please let me know when there's something for me to review. Kirill 20:11, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
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Tech report
Sorry about missing this week. Just didn't feel that well for a couple days there. Adam Cuerden 13:21, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
- @Adam Cuerden: No problem. I hope you feel better soon! Kirill 16:36, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
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Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Kirill 16:31, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the information Kirill. Cheers from Irondome (talk) 18:15, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
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Discriminatory speech by Cjarbo2
You might want to add this diff, it demonstrates it better.--v/r - TP 15:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- @TParis: Added; thanks for pointing that out! Kirill 15:31, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- Well, when I reviewed the diff itself, at first, I couldn't find what exactly was based on gender identity. It wasn't until I read the rest of the comment that wasn't in the diff that I saw it (I use popups).--v/r - TP 15:33, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
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RM close description
I believe that Kirill's finding of fact 7 subtly misrepresents the close. The admins did analyse the arguments during the RFC that BLP required a move of the article, and rejected them as insufficient. That's a normal part of WP:CONSENSUS. Describing it as a "super-vote" is dismissive and cheapens the work that went into evaluating the discussion.
I've proposed an alternate finding of fact 7 at https://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning_naming_dispute/Proposed_decision#Analysis_of_change_of_article_title_by_closing_administrators . Multiple arbitrators have been pinged, but none have responded.
If you need Boz, BD2412 and I to explicitly insert the sentence "After carefully evaluating the comments about BLP in the discussion, we have concluded ..." into point 3, we certainly can, but that's a part of closing an RFC. I find it insulting that anyone thinks that we skipped it.—Kww(talk) 02:31, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
- Did you read the part in the above discussion where it was pointed out that both a numeric weighting and a "strength of argument" approach favors the conclusion that having "Bradley Manning" as a name is not a BLP violation? I don't know what more "authority" you think an admin closing a discussion needs.—Kww(talk) 14:00, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi, there is a problem with your formulation that I explained at WT:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute/Proposed decision#Incorrect claim in proposed finding of facts. But it appears that you didn't see it and that several other arbitrators didn't read the talk page before voting. Meanwhile, others have found other things to criticise with the proposed finding. I suggest that you have a look here: WT:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manning naming dispute/Proposed decision#Gerard_explanation. Hans Adler 08:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. You're being contacted as you've previously used global message delivery (or its English Knowledge (XXG) counterpart). It doesn't feel so great to be spammed, does it? ;-)
For the past few months, Legoktm has built a replacement to the current message delivery system called MassMessage. MassMessage uses a proper user interface form (no more editing a /Spam subpage), works faster (it can complete a large delivery in minutes), and no longer requires being on an access list (any local administrator can use it). In addition, many tiny annoyances with the old system have been addressed. It's a real improvement! :-)
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Precious again
bulwark against the stream of time
Thank you for quality articles about historic battles such as Battle of Bicocca and those to come, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (19 October 2008)!
A year ago, you were the 261st recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
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My browser didn't kick me out with an edit conflict, so somehow I have added my spam to the spam page and you've changed it to start, and it's now delivering my newsletters. I'll watch it and then kick it off for your spam. Apologies. — JamesR 01:03, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
- No problem; thanks for keeping an eye on it! Kirill 01:04, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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Technical question
It appears that most of the milhist coordinators have no real objection to the idea of collapsing the history table, however I wanted to ask you if it would be possible to collapse the table in such a way as to keep the current tranche visible on the table, or if in order to keep the current tranche visible we would need to emancipate the section from the table to ensure that it would remain visible. TomStar81 (Talk) 21:09, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
- I think it should be possible to collapse one but not the other; let me play around and see what I can do. Kirill 21:11, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Linda Katehi: Work
Hello again Kirill Lokshin! It took me a little longer than I thought it would, but I've pasted another portion of the Linda Katehi article on the discussion page for other editors to look over. I've rewritten the information under the "Work" heading this time, because it doesn't have footnotes to support the information, which I understand information on Knowledge (XXG) should have. Here is the new message about this if you're able to help out again.
Thank you for looking at this. LindaF UC Davis (talk) 16:14, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
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Please stop spamming my talk page
I am kindly requesting that you stop placing messages on my talk page asking me to join different events. You may remove this message after reading it. I just want this spam to stop. Sebwite (talk) 18:08, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
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Meetup reminder
Hey Kirill. I'm pretty sure don't actually need one of these since you're flying out here, but I just wanted to send a reminder about the meetup next Saturday at the Pritzker Military Library. If you need a reminder on the details (there have been some updates-- like a free lunch!), be sure to check out the meetup page. See you next week, and I'm looking forward to talking with you! I, JethroBT 22:46, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
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Linda Katehi: Reorganization and 2011 Occupy protest
Hello, Kirill Lokshin. Thank you again for your previous help on the Linda Katehi page. I recently left two new messages on the discussion page for editors to look over about restructuring the entire article in order to organize the information more logically and about condensing the information about the protest in 2011 so that the section just focuses on Katehi's actions. Here is the new message about reorganizing the page and you'll find my other message directly below that one. If you're able to help out again can you look over either, or both if you have time, of these messages and let me know what you think?
Thank you for looking at this. LindaF UC Davis (talk) 23:54, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks!
Hey Kirill! I think you are probably on your plane back home or soon will be. It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday, and thank you for bringing your humor and enthusiasm to the edit-a-thon. I hope you enjoyed visiting Chicago and the Pritzker. Keilana and I really appreciated your company yesterday. Also, I was able to crunch some of the data last night, and we accomplished a lot! Check out the meetup page if you're interested in checking it out. If I'm ever around DC, I'll let you know. I, JethroBT 19:40, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
- @I JethroBT: I had a lot of fun at the edit-a-thon; thank you for setting it up! You and Keilana did a great job organizing the event, and I'm confident that, between the two of you, Wikimedia efforts in Chicago are in good hands. Please keep me posted on future events; I'd like to drop by again sometime if my schedule works out. Kirill 21:56, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
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Please check Talk:John Ashley Kilvert that you kindly reviewed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:00, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: I've replied on that talk page. Kirill 23:03, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
- I liked what you did. I didn't realize when I asked that you are an arb ;) - please run again, I will vote for you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
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- Thank you for the kind words; however, I do not intend to run for another term. Kirill 10:24, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
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- Thank you for the kind words! Kirill 17:07, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
Good Faith Question
Having never filed an arbcom request before, I wanted to ask you a question: Hypothetically, how much evidence should be presented under ideal circumstances for a case to move forward? I imagine that the rule here is the more the better, but I would like to know if quality counterbalances quantity, and (hypothetically) whether there was an unofficial minimum amount of evidence I would need for an arbcom case in order to have a shot at the case being accepted? TomStar81 (Talk) 00:48, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Swiping your idea
Hi Kirill, I was thinking of utilising the same concept as @Milhist to signal the FAC delegates/coordinators as a group. I was just planning to clone the @Milhist template and template/doc pages to do it; are there any hidden obstacles I should be aware of? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:30, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
- @Ian Rose: There aren't any obstacles that I can think of; adapting the template should be as simple as creating a copy and then substituting the correct user names as needed. Kirill 14:52, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
- Tks mate, I think it's working -- obviously I second AGK's sentiments below... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:59, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Flow testing
Hey Kirill :). As mentioned on the Milhist coordinators talkpage, we've opened Flow up for community testing. I'd be really grateful if you could hammer on the system (if you haven't already!), let me know any bugs you find, and leave a note at the 'first release' page explaining what you, as a member of Wikiproject Military History, would need to see to be okay with it being deployed on that wikiproject's talkpage.
Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
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Blocked IPs
There is a serious backlog of about 20K individual IPs that are blocked without expiration. I have broken the IPs into groups of 5000: m:User:とある白い猫/English Knowledge (XXG) open proxy candidates. So they are effectively blocked until time ends. This creates considerable potential collateral damage as the owners of IPs tend to be not very consistent. Some of these IPs are on dynamic ranges which results in arbitrary blocks of good users. Vast majority of the blocks go back years all the way to 2004 - some were preemptively blocked. Nowadays even open proxies normally do not get indefinite blocks.
The problem is that no single admin wants to review this many IPs and very few have the technical capability to review. Such a technical review would be non-trivial for individual IPs which in my humble opinion would be a complete waste of time. I feel ArbCom could step in and provide criteria for bulk action. A bulk unblock of all indefinite blocks (with exceptions if the specific single IP unblocks are contested) before - say - 2010 would be a good start.
Open proxies tend to be better handled at meta as open proxies are a global problem for all wikis.
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I need some help.....
I set up the Stub Contest, which is running at present and Mitchazenia and I are marking entries as we go. The main aim was expanding stubs but I also added regrading stubs that have been expanded to the scoring as well...this has backfired somewhat in that folks are reclassifying thousands of articles that had been marked as stubs but have been since buffed (the idea is that this is a good way to clarify how many stubs there are).
Anyway, we need some help scoring, so if you had any spare time to do some wikignoming this would be great as I am busy with Xmas shopping and all sorts of crap IRL (also my house doesn't have aircon and it is stinking hot here right now....). E.g. Wizardman has re-rated over 1000 articles from stubs to start class or better. I've checked 225 of them so far - see Knowledge (XXG):Stub Contest/Entries/Wizardman. What I've been doing is ticking them once checked and once completed, then putting the tally on the scoreboard. Can you see how it works? There are some issues with scoring between stub and start as there are some conflicting criteria on the assessment page, but I've generally been a bit lenient.
i.e. if you have any time to even do a few I'd be insanely grateful.....cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:58, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Help needed
Hi, I just logged in an incident on ANI. Check this . I feel that the action by the admin in discussion was harsh, sudden and one sided. Whilst I wait for the discussion on ANI to progress, I am placing a request to you if you can review this independently and give me your feedback. Cheers AKS
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- Thank you for your kind words! Kirill 22:05, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Good Tidings and all that ...
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:08, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
WWI task force talk page
Hi Kirill. One of the threads you archived recently from the MILHIST co-ordinators page was this one (about re-activating various talk pages). One of the areas I'm hoping to do more work on this coming year is on various articles related to World War I, so I was hoping that the World War I task force would have its own talk page where that could be discussed. There are a number of editors I've noticed doing lots of work in this area, and if there is going to be a sustained effort at co-ordination it likely needs to start soon. I was going to bring this up at the co-ordinators' talk page, but looking at some of the recent discussion I'm not sure the timing is great. When do you think would be a good time to suggest this? Please feel free to copy this over to the best location for it to be discussed. Carcharoth (talk) 15:09, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
- @Carcharoth: I would suggest waiting a week or two and then bringing it up on the coordinators' talk page again. I don't expect that there will be any controversy about re-enabling the separate talk page, but, as you say, the timing might not be the best right at this moment. Kirill 15:14, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
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You've chosen an interesting method to recuperate from the stresses of ArbCom. :) Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 10:39, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
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Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Knowledge (XXG) enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?
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Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
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Did meetup happen?
I was at the Kogod Courtyard for the DC meetup to day promptly at 3:00pm. I didn't see any group that seemed to be the Wikipedians. One group had a sign "meetup" but it was the DC Philosophy Club. Anbothe was a photographer's group. Where was everyone? was this canceled? DES 23:58, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
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DC Meetups in March
Happy March!
Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.
Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:
- Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
- March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
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We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.
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An exciting month of wiki events!
Hello there,
I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Knowledge (XXG) in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.
First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.
On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Knowledge (XXG)'s coverage of African topics.
The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.
There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!
All the best,
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RfC advice
Would you please mind e-mailing me Kirill? I'm a bit tangled in a prospective RfC and would appreciate some advice. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:35, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
- @Buckshot06: Email sent. Kirill 12:27, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
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Disappointment
You requested I put this in writing - I cannot express to you the degree of disappointment I am experiencing re: shoes. Keilana| 10:39, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
- Wow Kirill, I cannot even begin to state how disappointed I am in the fact that she had to put shoes on this very talk page in order to make her point. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 10:52, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
- Mr. Lokshin, you are instructed to wear these shoes at the next Board meeting. (And don't tell me that Emily won't be there to enforce it, because I won't be either.) Harej (talk) 05:12, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you, James, for this necessary step. Ed 05:48, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- The nightmare continues today. Keilana| 10:49, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you, James, for this necessary step. Ed 05:48, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- Mr. Lokshin, you are instructed to wear these shoes at the next Board meeting. (And don't tell me that Emily won't be there to enforce it, because I won't be either.) Harej (talk) 05:12, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
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- Excellent. Your intent to comply has also been noted with the appropriate authorities. Keilana| 12:29, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- So, uh, do you have a second suitcase for your shoes you generally bring (and if not, will you have one for Wikimania 2014)? Steven Zhang 12:31, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- I have a larger suitcase that I usually use for longer trips. I'm actually going to be spending more than a week in London—I'm planning to fly in before Wikimania and do some touristy things—so I'll be using that anyways. Kirill 12:33, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- So, uh, do you have a second suitcase for your shoes you generally bring (and if not, will you have one for Wikimania 2014)? Steven Zhang 12:31, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
- Excellent. Your intent to comply has also been noted with the appropriate authorities. Keilana| 12:29, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
@Keilana: I have uploaded the documentation of his misdeeds, taken shortly after you pointed it out the other day. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:39, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
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Your input is invited on this round of FDC proposals!
Hello! I'm reaching out to you on behalf of the Funds Dissemination Committee to request your input on the four proposals that have been submitted to the FDC in this round. The FDC reviews these proposals on behalf of the Wikimedia movement, as it is movement money that they spend, and in order to review them effectively we need to understand your perspective on them, and to ensure that any questions you have about them have been appropriately answered. The proposals are linked to from meta:Grants:APG/Proposals/Community/Review#Proposals_for_review. Please provide your feedback through the talk pages for each proposal.
In particular, please take a close look at the Wikimedia Foundation's draft annual plan. As they have a projected budget of over $60 million (including the grants that they will provide to other movement entities), their plans need extra scrutiny by the community to make sure that they are spending the movement's money effectively.
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Two edit-a-thons coming up!
Hello there!
I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:
- This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
- On Saturday, May 10 we have the Knowledge (XXG) APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.
We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.
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Meet up with us
Happy May!
There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:
- On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
- Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
- You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.
Come one, come all!
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