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I'm the London Underground manager who commissioned the memorial and oversaw today's event. We have not at this stage issued a press release at request of other stakeholders. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.197.113.243 (talk) 00:04, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to review our proposed Wikipedia article. I feel that the rejection in its current state however seems unfair, when compared to the current precedent, for example but not limited to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielden_Chair_of_Pure_Mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollis_Chair_of_Mathematics_and_Natural_Philosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_Professor_of_Sanskrit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_of_Natural_Philosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Professor_of_Egyptian_Archaeology_and_Philology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regius_Chair_of_Law,_Glasgow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_of_Ecclesiastical_History,_Glasgow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Mildert_Professor_of_Divinity

We followed these accepted articles closely, could you explain in slightly more detail why you think our piece is not fit to be accepted when compared to the above articles? In particular we look to the Fielden chair article as this too is an academic position at the University of Manchester.

Thank you again for your time,

Chrismartin1000

Chrismartin1000 (talk) 09:57, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page Mz7 (talk) 20:15, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

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YOU EMAILED ME SAYING YOU UNDID AN EDIT I MADE TO NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLS WIKIPEDIA PAGE UNDER THE PROJECT SPARC PARAGRAPH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY 'IT DID NOT APPEAR CONSTRUCTIVE TO ME". I WAS PART OF PROJECT SPARC AND THE NAME IS AN ACRONYM FOR WHAT I WROTE..WHICH IS "SIMULATED PROJECT APOLLO RESEARCH CAPSULE". NOWHERE ELSE IS THAT MENTIONED IN THE INFORMATION AND THAT WAS THE PROJECTS ACTUAL NAME. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:558:6026:B9:A474:BD65:F1E4:4AE8 (talk) 01:34, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the message. However, please stop using all caps in your messages. Doing so looks like you're shouting and it is considered disruptive. You are welcome to reinsert the information as long as you do so encyclopedically. It would also be better if you cite your sources, so we can verify what you are adding is true. Please bear these points in mind while editing Wikipedia. (Welcome, by the way) --Mz7 (talk) 01:40, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello, I am a lead organizer for Freeform Festival. You undid my edit on the listing for the festival I request that either my edit be reinsituted , or preferably for the festival to be removed from this listing. It is not an official burning man regional, and it is no longer held in new jersey. The main issue is that burning man regionals must adhere to certain guidelines and restrictions. Though there are certain similarities, We are a separate event with our own identity. We are not affiliated with Burning Man and are not obligated to adhere to those restrictions and guidelines as required by the Burning Man Organization. If this festival is listed on this page, then it can cause confusion for people when they come expecting one thing and there are differences to other burning man regionals. This is a pain for us as we have to explain to people over and over that we are a separate event. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation -Michael Beerley — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.242.18.39 (talk) 14:30, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 15:43, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

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I'm not an administrator, but thank you for the barnstar! Mz7 (talk) 13:55, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your help! Perhaps if we were placed on the page for transformational festivals as an example, it would be more appropriate. -Michael — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.242.18.39 (talk) 22:23, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for thanking me for my edits on Somerset Amphitheater. Have a great day! MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:10, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the thank you for my thanking you for your edits to Somerset Amphitheater! Mz7 (talk) 02:25, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi.

I can't say whether your timing could have been best or worst, but I just noticed that I have received the authorization – which I had requested earlier – necessary to edit {{prod}} and remove the bold effect there. (This template was under full protection.)

But other than that, we've been replacing the boldface format in full length templates for a while.

Best regards,
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O.K. I don't edit articles here very much and have not edited anything at all in years. .. None of the other names in the Bercovici article has any references except for links to other Wikipedia articles. .. Although Leonardo Bercovici was an historically significant person, someone has deleted the article on him for no apparent good reason. .. The information I provided came from the obituary in the LA times and from the article on IMDB. .. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-23/news/mn-6341_1_leonardo-bercovici .. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073394/ .. Bercovici's UCLA course is not listed in the current catalogue, if course, since he has passed. .. I will leave it to you to fix the thing since you deleted it. .. I am fed up with political squabbles amongst the editors, so I will not. .. If you opt not to restore my edits or the improperly deleted article on Leonardo Bercovici, Wikipedia will just be the poorer for it. .. At least one of Bercovici's UCLA students dedicated her book to him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.45.170.204 (talk) 12:39, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 18:00, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi,

I have been working on a new article on Cynthia Carlson and it was declined a second time. I'm not clear on what the problems are so I don't know what I must do to get it accepted. You identified it as being like an essay rather than an encyclopedic article, a difference of which I'm not capable of distinguishing. I did recently edit it with regard to any non-factual descriptions but those changes were minimal.

You also indicated that any "contentious" items must be cited "using an inline citation" for stuff like the person's birthplace, age and personal life. It is unclear to me how I get a citation for these things... for example for the person's age, do I need to find a link to their birth certificate?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Murray

LINK TO ARTICLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Cynthia_Carlson

Mursimon (talk) 15:25, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi. I'll take a look at the draft as soon as I can. I'm a bit busy. A few quick notes: Where did you find the information about Carlson's personal life, etc.? If a reliable secondary source publishes the information, then cite that secondary reliable source. We need to do this because Carlson is a living person, so we have to be extra careful about their privacy and what information gets posted. Specifically, Wikipedia has policy called "biographies of living people". Regarding dates of birth, the policy reads: "With identity theft a serious ongoing concern, people increasingly regard their full names and dates of birth as private. Wikipedia includes full names and dates of birth that have been widely published by reliable sources, or by sources linked to the subject such that it may reasonably be inferred that the subject does not object." If you cannot find a reliable source verifying the exact birthday, I would only list the year. Do not write from personal knowledge that you cannot verify through reliable sourcing (this is because of Wikipedia's no original research policy). Again, I will take a look at the draft as soon as I can. Mz7 (talk) 22:12, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

I have looked at your submission again, and it looks like you've removed the "essay" element of the career section. The article shouldn't be trying to sell a point, so thank you for those edits. I have a few questions.

• It looks like you've included a plethora of lists of exhibits Carlson has set up, among others, in the article. Wikipedia is not a directory, so I don't think it is necessary to list so many "Selected One Person Exhibitions", Public Collections, or Group Exhibitions. I think it may be best to remove those sections altogether, since they don't really belong in an encyclopedia entry.
• Are the "Selected Bibliography" and "Periodicals" sections supposed to be works that verify the content you wrote in the article? If so, they should be combined under one "References" section; there is no need to differentiate them.
• Again, please add more inline citations, especially after information about the subject's personal life. You've included a few already. As a matter of fact, if the sources you have included in your "Selected Bibliography" section verify this content, I would just cite that using an inline citation. You don't need to add a reference to the subject's birth certificate; rather, it is acceptable to cite (using an inline citation) any reliable source documenting the information (could be a newspaper, book, or the subject's official website). If there aren't any reliable sources for the entire date of birth, I would just put the year of birth.

Overall, I think the article is well written and the subject is suitable for Wikipedia. These are just three of the most glaring things that should be fixed before we can pass it. If you have any more questions, ask them below and I will be happy to answer. When you think you've addressed all the issues, leave a message here again and I'll be glad to review the submission again. Best, Mz7 (talk) 02:20, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

• • Thanks for your constructive advice Mz7. I was beginning to feel like I wasn't going to get anywhere with this article because of my limited knowledge of writing.

Mursimon (talk) 13:59, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Mz7 - Thanks for the notification on the acceptance of the article on Cynthia Carlson. It was a bit of a surprise, mostly though that one editor should be able to override another's commentary. In general, I believe that it is a poor practice. But that aside, I am very pleased that the article has been accepted, allowing me to take my time to make the changes I had been working on. So thank you very much for your efforts and contributions to the process. Mursimon (talk) 23:16, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

@Greatpumkin: Thanks for the WikiLove, but I don't drink. Mz7 (talk) 22:37, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Ok everyone likes kittens! :)

Greatpumkin (talk) 22:38, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello! I can not seem to get the references / urls to look quite right..when you get a chance can you kindly do a few? My Father and the Man in Black Greatpumkin (talk) 02:47, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

@Greatpumkin: Certainly — I'll get to it first thing in the morning. I'll be signing off for the night now. Mz7 (talk) 03:11, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks so much, it's one of my blind spots.. I just need some practice I guess:) I really appreciate this, I'm a big Johnny Cash fan Greatpumkin (talk) 03:13, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 16:32, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

You beat me to it. Thanks for filing the SPI at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Usarid. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:49, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

@Northamerica1000: You're welcome! Although I'm sure you'll get me next time. Mz7 (talk) 02:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi there,

Umm, my only account is crines so I'm not sure what to say. I am new and might not have signed all my comments correctly but only comments with crines or no signature are mine... When I refer to previous above I'm referring to comments I made in conjunction with arguing a deletion request. I'm also referring to other users' posts and adding additional information. I have made multiple entries under crines and a couple before I learned how to sign but they were made to add more detail to the discussion. Posts but signed by crines or without signature are not from me.

Thank you and I apologize for the ones I didn't know how to sign correctly. Crines (talk) 02:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

@Crines: Thank you for your response. Now that I think about it, the "as I mentioned above" piece of evidence was probably hastily added. I've struck it. Nevertheless, I think there is still reasonable grounds to suspect the abuse of multiple accounts here, so we will see what technical evidence shows. Regards, Mz7 (talk) 02:58, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi :@Mz7:, As commented on the investigation page, I read the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAML) article and found the information precise and correct. That was my only reason to recommend to "keep" it in bold. Please, let me know what else can I do to demonstrate that I am not using multiple accounts, or being influenced by anyone to use my account for other's purposes. Best Regards. Nohorbee (talk) 06:21, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks so much for all your help and direction with "My Father and the Man in Black" Greatpumkin (talk) 20:17, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

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Fresh from the oven. I hope it is not too sweet for your taste. Thank you for reviewing my article Got to Believe (season 2). Terrencedg (talk) 03:04, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

@Terrencedg: Mmmm, tasty! --Mz7 (talk) 03:42, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi.♥SmartRaven305 (talk) 15:45, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi.♥SmartRaven305 (talk) 15:47, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I never touched guardians of a I don't know, maybe I did something wrong, but thanks anyway.It's good to get advice.♥SmartRaven305 (talk) 15:53, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks again for that I guess something weird happened.SmartRaven305 (talk) 15:58, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello?SmartRaven305 (talk) 15:59, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi there, SmartRaven305. Thanks for your message. The reason I sent you that message is because I saw you made this edit. It was probably some mistake, considering you didn't know, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Note that talk pages aren't live chat sessions, and I might not be able to respond immediately. Also keep in mind that Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, and there are certain things Wikipedia is not. Nevertheless, I thank you for your contributions, and I hope you decide to stay and become a Wikipedian. Best, Mz7 (talk) 16:13, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Would love to continue the discussion over Adam's 33 side-projects. :)

I have posted my thoughts/points, as well as a chart of sorts with evidence/non-evidence of the 33 projects.

We can then work out how to incorperate them into the article or whatnot.

Blessings, RhettGedies (talk) 18:12, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

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Deleted a few of your userpages, but there's this which redirects here. Not sure if you want that gone. Doesn't make a lot of sense :) §FreeRangeFrog^croak 01:29, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

@FreeRangeFrog: Oh yes, I remember creating that because someone vandalized the page two years ago. Yes, please delete it. I don't think there is any usefulness left in it. Mz7 (talk) 02:29, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Alright, all set! §FreeRangeFrog^croak 02:37, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! Mz7 (talk) 02:38, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

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I need your help. There's been a discussion on whether List of programs broadcast by Toon Disney should be deleted or not. So far, there are two votes for keep, five for delete, and one for merge. - FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 02:15, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Rogers Hornsby ancestry is well-known in Texas. The following link is one reliable source verifying that Rogers Hornsby was the descendant of Reuben Hornsby.

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fho61 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.19.21.84 (talk) 01:24, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page Mz7 (talk) 01:31, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your recognition. I must say being able to block the vandals makes RC patrolling seem less repetitive. Cheers! Gilliam (talk) 02:05, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! Mz7 (talk) 02:07, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the help and welcome. I appreciate it. Fayaway69 67.164.74.180 (talk) 15:38, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

@Fayaway89: You're welcome! --Mz7 (talk) 17:41, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks alot, I am newest editor and have done much more edits manually against vandalism. Your suggestions on TeaHouse proved to be useful.A.Minkowiski (talk) 19:31, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! Mz7 (talk) 21:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

I have removed the Notability template placed on this article, I have explained my reasoning at the article's talkpage. Further discussion should occur there.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:36, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I wasn't as organised as I should have been. I have placed a detailed response to their good work on Talk:Ian McFarlane. So, hopefully they won't see us as drive-by taggers ('cos I'm not into that). I apologise for putting you in an uncomfortable situation. You were completely justified in tagging that article, and at the end of the day Wikipedia has an improved article. I have done a copyedit on Ian McFarlane to fix some MOS & a typo. Have a great day.CaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 11:58, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

@CaesarsPalaceDude: Absolutely no fault on your part. This is what the {{notability}} tag is for: to notify other users that notability has been questioned, so that people interested in the article can work to improve it. And what do you know? Had you not wrote the question at the Teahouse, the article would probably be left unchanged for years to come. I totally agree: at the end of the day, we have a better Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions, and have a nice day! Mz7 (talk) 01:51, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

I have tagged the article Ayers Rock (band) for POV, after placing a detailed explanation of the (multiple) issues on the talk page. The dynamic duo from last time, and Mr. Ian McFarlane are the names which are coming up. Could you, please, have a look at the article & the talk page? I'm not asking for anything else. I am prepared to run with this one. Thanks for your thoughtful actions on Ian McFarlane. Have a great day.CaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 11:10, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

I've replied at Talk:Ayers Rock (band). Cheers, Mz7 (talk) 19:48, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello,

This picture of the Designer Tim Gosling has been released to me by the photographer who works with Tim Gosling and I filled in the release form and he has sent in evidence which I posted as follows : ( yes) The license statement can be found online at: [ http://www.mainstreamimages.co.uk/terms.asp ] ( No ) The license agreement has been forwarded to Wikimedia's copyright service at "permissions-en@wikimedia.org".

This is a publically used portrait of the Designer and it is freely available online.

I have been given permission to use it on the Wikipedia site.

Please can you reinstate the image now?

Thanks. Custardpieboy (talk) 12:10, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello Custardpieboy. I do not have the necessary privileges to view the email containing the permission to use the photo. If you have already sent an email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, wait for an email in response. The OTRS agent who will review your email will make the necessary changes for you. For some reason, the link you have provided to mainstreamimages.co.uk appears to be down. It might be a temporary thing, so I'll try later on tonight. For the purposes of clarification, could you provide a link to the image that you have been given permission to use? Best, Mz7 (talk) 19:17, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hi M27. Thanks for helping . The link to the picture of Tim Gosling is : https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Tim_Gosling_-_Furniture_Designer.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1

I have also lost the piece of work that I put on to illustrate the work of the designer - File:Straw Marquetry Bar Cabinet.jpg) ( this also has permission for use

Also I have provided links to other pages and from other pages and would like to have the orphan status removed please? Custardpieboy (talk) 13:10, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

@Custardpieboy: I'm sorry, but in order for me to see the images you have to first upload them to Wikipedia. Again, I do not have the privileges to verify the permissions for the images. If you sent an email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org with confirmation of the permission to use the images, you will have to wait for an email in response. Do you think you can provide an external link to the images, as in a website (not Wikipedia) where you can see the images? Unfortunately, http://www.mainstreamimages.co.uk/terms.asp appears to be not working, so I can't see the permissions. I'm sorry for being so unhelpful, but Wikipedia needs to make sure that all copyrights are respected. Sincerely, Mz7 (talk) 17:58, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

How do I make my rows of articles into what your page looks like?SmartRaven305 (talk) 14:17, 13 April 2014 (UTC)♦

Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 14:31, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you so much Mz7!SmartRaven305 (talk) 13:22, 14 April 2014 (UTC)♥

Hi Mz7, I have a question, I easily can do steps one and two to make an animal picture appear on an article but when I try to scroll down to step three, it does not work,do you know why?Sincerely SmartRaven305 (talk) 13:35, 14 April 2014 (UTC)♥

@SmartRaven305: I am assuming you are referring to the Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard. If you want to upload an image from your computer to Wikipedia, there are certain things you have to know. Wikipedia is free content, meaning everything on Wikipedia can be used by anyone for any purpose as long as they credit Wikipedia as the source. In order for this to hold true, we can't use pictures that are fully copyrighted. Therefore, we have a very stringent image use policy. We can't simply use any random image from the Internet. The best way to ensure that the image you are uploading is OK to use on Wikipedia is if you created the image yourself (ie with your own camera). Otherwise, you have to make sure the image is available under an acceptable free license. For step 3 in the File Upload Wizard, you have to select one of the choices in order to proceed: 1) if you can demonstrate the image is a free work, 2) the image you are uploading is copyrighted, but it is okay to use on Wikipedia because it satisfies very special conditions, or 3) you don't know the copyright status of the image. If you select the last option, the File Upload Wizard will stop and tell you not to upload it, this is because Wikipedia takes copyrights very seriously. If this doesn't answer your question, leave a follow-up below and I will be happy to clarify. Mz7 (talk) 23:41, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mz7,

I got a message from you regarding my articles to be reviewed through the AFC process. You asked "Would you like your articles to be reviewed through the AFC process, or do you want to leave them in the main article namespace". If I want to skip the AFC process, what is going to happen? and what if I want to go through the AFC process? Thanks.

Cheers,

An Chi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anchiguo (talk • contribs) 15:51, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Cheers, Mz7 (talk) 21:48, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Mz7,

Thanks for the reply and explanation. I will skip the AFC process for those articles. Thanks for removing the banners asking for an AFC review.

Best,

An Chi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anchiguo (talk • contribs) 22:55, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi I am A.Minkowiski, you might remember I was searching for "How to fight against vandalism" and you answered me on TeaHouse. I've successfully enabled Twinkle and fighting against vandalism and reporting vandals on W:AIV quickly if they go overhead and the they were successfully blocked. It would make easy for me if I would have ROLLBACK rights to fight against vandals. I leave request for WP:ROLLBACK @ Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback but haven't got any response from there. I am requesting you if you grand me such rights. I am well aware about guidelines and usage of ROLLBACK, so I can assure I will use them positively. Thank you. Best regards. A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 13:31, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi A.Minkowiski. The rollback right is granted by administrators. I am not an administrator on Wikipedia, so I do not have the technical privilege to grant you the right. Note that usually, accounts should have at least 200 edits to show the necessary experience for rollback, but it is ultimately at the discretion of the administrator who reviews your request. Regardless of the outcome, Wikipedia is certainly improving positively from your editing. Best, Mz7 (alt) (talk) 16:30, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

I successfully got ROLLBACK. Thank you A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 19:54, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

@A.Minkowiski: I noticed. Good luck and happy editing! Mz7 (talk) 19:55, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

Your suggestions were quite helpful, without your help I might not have known about Wikipedia guidelines of vandalism and how to fight against vandalism. Thanks again. A.Minkowiski ^{_Lets t@lk} 19:59, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

I am very happy you have helped me with all my questions, thank you so much.♥SmartRaven305 (talk) 12:44, 21 April 2014 (UTC)Sincerely,

Thanks for the welcome to Wikipedia. I am pretty low key on here, but lately have had an urge to create pages for some high schools that used to be in my area. I have noticed that Northeastern High School (Indiana) is still in my sandbox, how do I get that out of there to make more pages? Also If I delete a sandbox article before approval, will that take it off the list of those waiting for an approval for completion? Is there a limit on how many articles I can create at one time? Thanks again! Fantasyleaguer (talk) 14:53, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

There is absolutely no limit on how many draft articles you can develop at one time. Here's what you can do: you can create multiple sandboxes in your userspace. To do this, you can create user subpages. Simply navigate to the search bar and type in "User:Fantasyleaguer/Title of Draft", cleverly replacing "Title of Draft" with the title of your draft. This will open up a new subpage for you to develop your article in. You can create as many drafts as you want, as long as you are updating them regularly. When you are finished, type {{subst:submit}} at the bottom of the page, and it will put up for review. Alternatively, you can go to WP:WIZGO and create a draft directly in the Articles for Creation workspace, or even create an article directly in the main article space—skipping the review process altogether. Just to make things clear: Northeastern High School (Indiana) is actually not in your sandbox; your sandbox page redirected to the article because the entire sandbox moved itself to the article page. A redirect was left behind. If this is confusing, don't worry, I have fixed it; the article has indeed been accepted, and your sandbox is now empty. However, if you delete an article submission prior to approval, it will be taken off the review list, so create multiple subpages to get around that. If you are still confused, leave a follow-up below and I'll be happy to clarify. Best, Mz7 (talk) 21:36, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

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Look at the Tara Teng page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Teng

Dude maintaining it is a weird creepo and the notability of "Tara Teng - Abolitionist" is questionable

Give him a wikipedia nerd spanking or something at least stop protecting him — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:558:6040:14:2012:EDA9:196E:4A2B (talk) 03:12, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi there. Please don't make personal attacks against another editor. The article is well-written; I do not see any neutrality or notability issues. Everything in the article appears to be reliably sourced with an inline citation (the superscript number in brackets). This is the result of good research and article development on the part of the editor who wrote the article, nothing else. If you are interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia, I recommend getting yourself acquainted with our five pillars and reading the introduction to editing. Best, Mz7 (talk) 03:34, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry, do you honestly not see why this behavior is incredibly creepy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:7:1500:80:D9A6:34F2:324F:24A4 (talk) 15:43, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

What, researching a person in order to write a decent encyclopedia article about them is creepy? Under that logic, all biographers are creepy people. We are here to build an encyclopedia. In order to do that, we need to make sure everything we write is verifiable, in a neutral point of view and not original research. To do all of that, we have to dig deeply into what has been published about a person in reliable sources to produce a decent biography of the subject. This is Wikipedia, an encyclopedia. If you keep assuming editors here are stalking a subject, you may find it difficult to fit in. Mz7 (talk) 00:16, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

FilmandTVfan28 has been putting the unsourced creators of "Peep and the Big Wide World" Can you stop him?

86.152.98.159 (talk) 19:20, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 21:33, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Hey there. Look, I know you said not to get involved with the edit war on the Dinosaur Train article and, well, apparently, and as you already know, that user is bringing up the same subject again. He/she is starting an edit war and blaming me for the incident. I'm trying not to get involved in it, just so you know. All I've been doing is to click edit and nothing else. I don't wish to keep explain my edit to that user again. Might I suggest we get that article protected so this incident never happens again. - FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 05:14, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Never mind. I believe the issue has been resolved. - FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 05:56, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi. I'm a bit busy this week due to impending exams, so I apologize for my unresponsiveness. I'll try to drop in every now and then to add my two cents. Just to let you know, an admin declined my request for page protection. Best, Mz7 (talk) 03:21, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hello Mz7, since you are the only one willing to have a neutral point of view in the current Dinosaur Train dispute, I just wanted to ask if you checked out that episode yet. Tell me if you think I've made a valid point, sincerely - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 15:37, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi there. I'm sorry, but I'm a bit bogged down by exams this week. It should be better next week. Perhaps an adequate compromise to this discussion is to use a more mild wording than "has a crush". I'm not sure what though. I'll see what I can do. Mz7 (alt) (talk) 16:17, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Hello Mz7! I noticed that somebody began to review my article, and you reverted this step - may I ask what happened there? And while we're at it, couldn't you just review it? Razalduria (talk) 20:42, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 23:00, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for clearing that up! I hope this is the right space for answering, I'm still new to all this... :) Razalduria (talk) 23:32, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

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Can you please undo the edit you allowed on the Fastest Production Cars page. The Ultimate Aero does not qualify for this list as it did not meet the 20 car requirement. There is extensive discussion about this on the archived talk pages. Thanks NealeFamily (talk) 22:27, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

I have undone the edit. Thanks for letting me know about the requirement. Mz7 (talk) 22:35, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I was hoping when you get a chance could you kindly help clean up the citations in this article? I can not seem to get the hang of it, its sort of a mess ;( Alter Egos Greatpumkin (talk) 15:28, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

 Done Mz7 (talk) 02:44, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

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I am a student at American University taking a class titled Wikipedia and the Public Knowledge. For a project, I am looking at the trends and similarities among the articles nominated for deletion. I see you have an active role in deleting articles and was wondering if you could offer some knowledge on the subject. Is there a certain type of article that commonly gets nominated for deletion? Notability seems to be a large reason to delete an article- what are other prevalent reasons? Thank you so much in advance for any help you can offer on this subject.

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Replied on your talk page. Mz7 (talk) 22:22, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Please resist the urge to attach ban notices to userpages: the blocking admin or ArbCom clerks can do so if there's a reason to do so. Ban tags are usually used for prolific vandals or sockmasters, not for editors who've run afoul of arbitration sanctions. We're not here to shame people. Acroterion (talk) 01:22, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

@Acroterion: Thanks for the message. I've always seen ban-tagging more of a way to prevent time-wasting, rather than as a badge of shame (although I can definitely see how it can be such!). If the editor was fairly active on Wikipedia, users unaware of the editor's editing status may continue to approach the editor for help. I don't think this matter is a huge deal, and in the future I'll defer to the blocking admin's discretion. I generally have a mild curiosity in dispute resolution on Wikipedia, and this instance was a case of curiosity I couldn't overcome. Kind regards, Mz7 (talk) 01:31, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem, I may be more sensitive to it than some because I've seen recent examples of editors getting tag-happy and using as a shaming device, or just getting it wrong. I just blocked someone a couple of days ago who had 20 socks who was tagging everything in sight: if anyone needed to be ban-tagged, it was them. In matters of dispute resolution and arbitration enforcement, it's my feeling that the less said and done, the better, so that productive people are encouraged to come back and do things differently. Acroterion (talk) 02:26, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

@Acroterion: Your words make perfect sense. Thanks again, Mz7 (talk) 02:31, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with Alter Egos :) looks awesome! Greatpumkin (talk) 03:01, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

My posts WERE vandalism on John Anistons page. All the others were facts. I was simply testing. I apologize once again. I promise this will be the lat time I vandalize any page on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bambam536 (talk • contribs) 20:20, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

@Bambam536: No hard feelings, really. Just don't do it again. If you want to test out your editing skills in the future, use the Wikipedia:Sandbox. Be sure to check out our welcome page and our introduction to editing. We're glad you have an interest in contributing constructively. The five pillars of Wikipedia is a good summary of our basic principles. Happy editing, Mz7 (talk) 20:41, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

Thanks! I added almost all the needed sources (it is still under construction). But I disagree about the notability issue. It's a perfectly usefull list. May I take that label out? --Jbaranao (talk) 14:28, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

@Jbaranao: Tags removed. Thank you for adding the sources! I was surprised that not every item on the list had a standalone article—perhaps they can be created soon! Best, Mz7 (talk) 19:50, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

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This is CharlieBrown25 here, I just wanted to inform you that I hve made a proposal to the dispute resolution noticeboard - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 05:43, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the notification. I've added my statement. Mz7 (talk) 13:41, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi,

Thanks for reviewing the article I created. I appreciate your comment that everything contained in that article (which admittedly was very little) is already contained in the article "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain". However my concern is this: whilst the tune of the former is the same, and presumably originated from the latter, it is not usually considered a variant of it, and a straight redirect to "Coming 'Round the Mountain" would seem very confusing to anyone (including me) familiar with "Shove Yer Granny" – indeed the relevance of the redirect is only discovered tucked away in a sea of information much further down. Do you think it would be wise to create a sub-heading in the article itself that the redirect could point to using a hashtag? But then would a new sub-heading have to be created for every variant listed in the article to make the layout uniform? Or is there another way of creating an "anchor" on the page at the "Shove Yer Granny" lyrics that can be directly linked to without using a sub-heading?

Regards, R160K (talk) 15:45, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello R160K. I'm not familiar with the song, so I apologize if my action seemed hasty. I had assumed it was a variant of "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain". If the song is prominent enough, I suppose creating a separate section for it would be OK. Try to find reliable sources to support your additions. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 23:44, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing the Syed Abdul Rasheed Koya Thangal nom - obviously there's a bug with the Curation toolbar where if you open an AFD using the curation tools for a page that has previously been deleted, it adds it to the original AFD discussion rather than opening a new page. Mabalu (talk) 19:42, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

@Mabalu: You're welcome! I'll look into this bug and see if I can report it to get it resolved. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 19:45, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

I made a note at Wikipedia talk:Page Curation. Mz7 (talk) 19:39, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

My article, Warren A. Serman Elementary School need more information. I need to edit it, I was not done with the article. Please kindly give me the guidelines that is necessary to edit my article.

P.S. I you misspelled my articles name when you redirected it, naming it "Warren A. Serman Elementary School" while it's supposed to be "Warren A. Sherman Elementary School". Best, Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 00:50, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Crab rangoons: I have reverted my redirect action. You can find the page again at Warren A. Sherman Elementary School (I corrected the misspelling). Note again, subjects need to have had significant coverage in reliable sources to justify having their own article on Wikipedia. Elementary schools rarely garner this significant coverage unless they have a clear claim to notability (for example, if the school was the center of a significant event documented in the media). Please update the article to show that notability is met. If it isn't, it could get redirected again, or nominated for deletion. Best, Mz7 (talk) 00:59, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

...and which state do you live in? I live in the Rhode Island, which is also in the Eastern Time Zone. Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 00:56, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello. I am typically uncomfortable with disclosing too much about my personal self too plainly. I do currently live in the United States in the Eastern Time Zone, so you can be assured we are active more or less in the same times of day. Mz7 (talk) 02:36, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Gandalf's Fist Hello Mz7! Thaks for taking your time to review the article about Gandalf's Fist! Well, unfortunately, "Classic Rock presents Prog" (aka Prog Magazine), which is the equivalent to "Metal Hammer UK" and "Classic Rock Magazine" (same publisher) does have a website, but no online articles. I could send you scans of the Articles/Reviews about Gandalf's Fist (or upload them onto some private webspace and send you the url), but I'm not sure if this is legal? They got 2 interviews in that magazine, which is not achieved easily. I could add in several reviews at ProgArchives.com - All their releases earned 4-4.5/5 Stars over there - also some achievement. They DO have a name within the Progressive Rock Scene, which peaks in Geoff Barton's "TOP20 of 2013 Critics Choice".

So if I add more sources/references, how could I resubmit it for review? DO I have to leave your comment in there? Do I have to remove it? Razalduria (talk) 09:36, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello Razalduria. I certainly wouldn't object if you send me a scan on an external website. If you can show that this band has received significant coverage in reliable sources, you can show that this band is notable enough for Wikipedia. Note that editors have varying opinions on what is considered "significant coverage". Usually, 2 interviews in one magazine isn't enough. Some editors call for a wide variety of coverage from a diverse range of sources. To resubmit it for review, just hit the blue "Resubmit" button in the red "submission declined" box and follow the instructions. The re-reviewer probably won't be me to allow for a third party opinion. You should leave my comments on the submission page, so the re-reviewer can take them into consideration and evaluate whether the issues have been fixed. Cheers, Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello Mz7,

I am a student of and assistant to Rev. Patrick McCollum. His wikipage is WAY out of date. If you check out his page, you will see that it has been MANY times and all the work she does is being ENTIRELY undone by the same guy (from Slovenia) over and over. How do we block that kind of user abuse? We have no problem with adjustments to that page that are in integrity with Wikipedia's guidelines, but this is ridiculous.

Thank you for your service on Wikipedia! It is such an amazing resource! :o) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.53.38.7 (talk) 18:48, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page Mz7 (talk) 19:51, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello there, this is CharlieBrown25 (talk) 22:52, 16 May 2014 (UTC). I would like to propose an idea. Because there is no reliable source that states the crush, could you or someone you know email The Jim Henson Company and ask them if it is true or false. If you can get an administrator to do it, it would probably be answered. - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 22:52, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

I've made comments at Talk:Dinosaur Train. Best, Mz7 (talk) 00:03, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

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	For clearing out all of Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests. Jackmcbarn (talk) 04:59, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

@Jackmcbarn: I honestly had thought CAT:ESP was a thankless job, as there's no centralized log for all edit requests. You proved me wrong. Thank you! Mz7 (talk) 14:56, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Mz7

I am wondering if you are able to create my article; Warren A. Sherman Elementary School's talk page. Thanx.Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 21:15, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

@Crab rangoons: I'm not exactly sure what you are asking. The talk page of your article is located at Talk:Warren A. Sherman Elementary School. If you would like to start a discussion thread, click the "New section" tab at the top of the page next to the "edit" button. Cheers, Mz7 (talk) 22:13, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

First of all thanks for reopening my article, second what I meant, but never mind. I resolved my queries. Thanks and best, Cheers!-- Allied Rangoon‧talk 02:44, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello, this is CharlieBrown25 here, I'd like to say that I've decided to forfeit my attempts to put the Shiny/Gilbert romance plot on the Dinosaur Train page. You really helped me see that that element wasn't neccesary to the page. In fact, I'd like to thank you for your contributions to this dispute, you really tried to make everyone content, and it was nice when I was dealing with aggresive editors like FilmandTVFan28; it's hard to start off at Wikipedia being attacked by people like him, and you really made me feel accepted here as a real member. Sincerly - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 01:13, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

• And I just noticed that you support my request to unblock the article, thanks again, for everything. Excessivly Thankfully - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 02:15, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! Mz7 (talk) 18:59, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

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Hello, this is CharlieBrown25 here. Before I say this, I'd like to establish that what I said still stands: I will not put in the crush info anymore. And I'd like to start work on rewriting the Dinosaur Train page as soon as possible. There's just one thing that's bothering me though, and I would like to know about it, just for the record. Before I knew that Wikipedia was meant to be written from a real-world perspective, everyone (namely FilmandTVFan28 and SummerPhD) said that they wouldn't allow it in the article because I didn't provide any reliable sources. If Wikipedia was written from a fictional standpoint, (as I initially thought it was), why wasn't the show alone a reliable enough source? Honestly, I could have seen a few nerves being rattled if I'd said "Shiny is madly enamored with Gilbert. When they are apart, she pines for him incessantly. Not a day ends without her thinking about him, and the stinging tears pour down her face and dampen the ground. And it isn't until they meet again, that her spirits are lifted, because she knows she will once again feel the tender embrace of her true love, on the softly lit crest of Pteranodon Terrace..." But I didn't. I said it was "a crush". A silly, seemingly unmutual, crush. I just don't understand. I thought I'd ask you since you've become my favorite Wikipedia thus far, and I know I can trust you to give a good answer. Sincerely - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 04:50, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

@CharlieBrown25: Hello again. Speaking generally, if the crush was the subject of discussion of newspapers, magazines, books, or scholarly studies, I think a mention in the article (if not more than a mention) would be warranted for the purposes of documenting such coverage. But the crush hasn't had this coverage. As a matter of fact, it was a conclusion you drew from examining implicit elements of the show. A statement for which no reliable sources exists is called original research. Original research includes combining sources in a way to suggest something that the sources individually do not. Wikipedia articles must not contain original research.

I think that the reason nerves were rattled was because of the edit warring that occurred. As described in the edit warring policy, edit wars do not help in solving disputes and actually creates an animosity between editors. Therefore, it is often considered disruptive editing, and it does have the tendency of rattling nerves. Just know that both FilmandTVFan and SummerPhD wanted what was best for Wikipedia, and they both saw your editing as contrary to the interests of the project.

With regards to using the show itself as a source for information, I have seen a few cases where this practice is acceptable. The article for Amy Rose, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, is a good example of an article about a work of fictional content that is written from a real-world perspective, while still mentioning details about the character's personality. If you look at the "Personality and abilities" section of that article, you will notice that the article does indeed describe an infatuation (a kind-of "crush") of the character. The source for that info, you'll see, is the instruction manual for one of the Sonic games. The manual actually explicitly confirms this detail of Amy's personality, and it used in the article as a means for verification despite being a source affiliated with the subject. The issue with your case is the Dinosaur Train show does not explicitly confirm such a crush. Rather, it is a conclusion that must be drawn from examining elements of the source—original research. It's also a rather insignificant aspect of Shiny's character, whereas Amy's infatuation for Sonic is very significant. I hope this explanation is satisfying. Best, Mz7 (talk) 22:24, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's a good point. But did you ever get the chance to watch the episode "Gilbert Visits the Nest"? (Make sure not to get this confused with the episode "Gilbert the Junior Conductor". Because the plots are entirely different.) In it, the entire episode focuses on Shiny's relationship with Gilbert, and climaxes at the end, when the following was Shiny's actual dialogue: "I'm sorry if I was acting so nutty before... it's just... I... like you... visiting! I like you visiting, [nervous chuckle]". Can anyone honestly say that's not explicit evidence? Because if no one can present another possible scenario, that proves the fact. Sincerely - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 02:09, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi, CharlieBrown25 here again. I'm new to Wikipedia (as you know) and I'm just learning about all the things you can do here (I just learned how to slap FilmandTVFan28 with a trout) :-). I'd like to know, is there some kind of award I can give you for keeping a level head in such a heated debate. I wanted to return the joy I felt when I saw that Wiki-pie you gave me, under that mess of angry comments from others. (Although I would've preferred cherry) :-). - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 05:09, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

@CharlieBrown25: I typically don't seek out awards, but to answer the question of how you can give awards, you can give WikiLove to any user by clicking the heart tab at the top of their user talk page (next to the "Edit" and "View history" tabs). Wikipedia:Awards is also a summary of what awards are for and their different types. Mz7 (talk) 22:31, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

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Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor team has mostly worked on the new citation tool, improving performance, reducing technical debt, and other infrastructure needs.

The biggest change in the last few weeks is the new citation template menu, labeled "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽". The new citation menu offers a locally configurable list of citation templates on the main toolbar. It adds or opens references using the simplified template dialog that was deployed last month. This tool is in addition to the "⧼visualeditor-dialogbutton-reference-tooltip⧽" item in the "Insert" menu, and it is not displayed unless it has been configured for that wiki. To enable this tool on your wiki, see the instructions at VisualEditor/Citation tool.

Eventually, the VisualEditor team plans to add autofill features for these citations. When this long-awaited feature is created, you could add an ISBN, URL, DOI or other identifier to the citation tool, and VisualEditor would automatically fill in as much information for that source as possible. The concept drawings can be seen at mw:VisualEditor/Design/Reference Dialog, and your ideas about making referencing quick and easy are still wanted.

• There is a new Beta Feature for setting content language and direction.  This allows editors who have opted in to use the "Language" tool in the "Insert" menu to add HTML span tags that label text with the language and as being left-to-right (LTR) or right-to-left (RTL), like this:  <span lang="en" dir="ltr">English</span>. This tool is most useful for pages whose text combines multiple languages with different directions, common on Right-to-Left wikis.
• The tool for editing mathematics formulae in VisualEditor has been slightly updated and is now available to all users, as the "⧼math-visualeditor-mwmathinspector-title⧽" item in the "Insert" menu. It uses LaTeX like in the wikitext editor.
• The layout of template dialogs has been changed, putting the label above the field.  Parameters are now called "fields", to avoid a technical term that many editors are unfamiliar with.
• TemplateData has been expanded:  You can now add "suggested" parameters in TemplateData, and VisualEditor will display them in the template dialogs like required ones.  "Suggested" is recommended for parameters that are commonly used, but not actually required to make the template work.  There is also a new type for TemplateData parameters: wiki-file-name, for file names.  The template tool can now tell you if a parameter is marked as being obsolete.
• Some templates that previously displayed strangely due to absolute CSS positioning hacks should now display correctly.
• Several messages have changed: The notices shown when you save a page have been merged into those used in the wikitext editor, for consistency.  The message shown when you "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cancel⧽" out of an edit is clearer. The beta dialog notice, which is shown the first time you open VisualEditor, will be hidden for logged-in users via a user preference rather than a cookie.  As a result of this change, the beta notice will show up one last time for all logged-in users on their next VisualEditor use after Thursday's upgrade.
• Adding a category that is a redirect to another category prompts you to add the target category instead of the redirect.
• In the "Images and media" dialog, it is no longer possible to set a redundant border for thumbnail and framed images.
• There is a new Template Documentation Editor for TemplateData.  You can test it by editing a documentation subpage (not a template page) at Mediawiki.org: edit mw:Template:Sandbox/doc, and then click "Manage template documentation" above the wikitext edit box.  If your community would like to use this TemplateData editor at your project, please contact product manager James Forrester or file an enhancement request in Bugzilla.
• There have been multiple small changes to the appearance:  External links are shown in the same light blue color as in MediaWiki.  This is a lighter shade of blue than the internal links.  The styling of the "Style text" (character formatting) drop-down menu has been synchronized with the recent font changes to the Vector skin.  VisualEditor dialogs, such as the "⧼visualeditor-toolbar-savedialog⧽" dialog, now use a "loading" animation of moving lines, rather than animated GIF images.  Other changes were made to the appearance upon opening a page in VisualEditor which should make the transition between reading and editing be smoother.
• The developers merged in many minor fixes and improvements to MediaWiki interface integration (e.g., edit notices), and made VisualEditor handle Education Program pages better.
• At the request of the community, VisualEditor has been deployed to Commons as an opt-in. It is currently available by default for 161 Wikipedia language editions and by opt-in through Beta Features at all others, as well as on several non-Wikipedia sites.

Looking ahead:  The toolbar from the PageTriage extension will no longer be visible inside VisualEditor. More buttons and icons will be accessible from the keyboard.  The "Keyboard shortcuts" link will be moved out of the "Page options" menu, into the "Help" menu. Support for upright image sizes (preferred for accessibility) and inline images is being developed. You will be able to see the Table of Contents while editing. Looking further out, the developers are also working on support for viewing and editing hidden HTML comments. VisualEditor will be available to all users on mobile devices and tablet computers. It will be possible to upload images to Commons from inside VisualEditor.

If you have questions or suggestions for future improvements, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting a note at mw:VisualEditor/Feedback or by joining the office hours on Thursday, 19 June 2014 at 10:00 UTC. If you'd like to get this newsletter on your own page (about once a month), please subscribe at w:en:Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Newsletter for English Wikipedia only or at meta:VisualEditor/Newsletter for any project. Thank you! Whatamidoing (WMF) 22:16, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello again, you make a good point how the List of Sonic Comic characters should have a real-world perspective, and I'd like to help fix/or contribute to the new article in the future. Unfortunately I'm pretty inexperienced on Wikipeida and this specific kind of writing style, so I'm not quite sure how do to it correctly and was wondering if you could give some pointers?

Below is the entry for a character from the page in it's original/current state. Under that is a edited version I've tried to make compliant with WP:MOSFICT

Eclipse the Darkling

Eclipse is a member, and oldest living survivor, of the almost extinct alien race called the Black Arms. He was created by Black Death specifically to destroy Shadow the Hedgehog, the entity responsible for foiling the Black Arm's original invasion and destroying their leader, Black Doom. Eclipse was bio-engineered with special abilities tailored to fighting Shadow; he can prevent Chaos Energy based attacks, has mastery of Chaos Control himself, has limited mind-control capacities over those he has a mental connection with, plus the ability to transform himself into a much stronger version for a brief period of time. Eclipse is also almost unique among the Black Arms race in that he has free will, not controlled by the hive-mind.

Despite his design purpose, Eclipse initially did not want to kill Shadow the Hedgehog, who he believed could be a valuable asset to his endangered race if persuaded to join the Dark Arms again, and also believed they had a family like bond due to the nature of their births, considering Shadow his brother of sorts. After Shadow and his teammates killed Black Death and destroyed the New Black Comet, Eclipse was inconsolable and swore revenge on the hedgehog.

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Eclipse the Darkling

Introduced in Sonic Universe issue #59, Eclipse is a member of the almost extinct alien race called the Black Arms. In his origin story Eclipse was created by the character Black Death specifically to destroy protagonist Shadow the Hedgehog, who, in the video game Shadow the Hedgehog as it fits into the series canon, is responsible for foiling the Black Arm's original invasion plans and destroying their leader, Black Doom.

Eclipse was bio-engineered with special abilities tailored specifically for fighting Shadow; he has mastery of Chaos Energy, limited mind-control over those he has a mental connection with and the ability to transform himself into a much stronger form for a brief period of time. Eclipse is also almost unique among the Black Arms race in that he has free will, not controlled by the hive-mind.

Despite his design purpose, in the story Eclipse initially did not want to kill Shadow the Hedgehog because of his belief they had a family like bond, due to the similar nature of their births. After Shadow and his teammates killed Black Death and destroyed the New Black Comet in Issue #62, Eclipse was devastated and swore his revenge.

How would you improve this edit? Does this in your opinion satisfy the real-world perspective goal? MegaMuffinMan (talk) 15:19, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

@MegaMuffinMan: The new text is a step in the right direction, but I think what is key to improving this article is sources - in addition to rewriting the content. Currently, the article is too long to find sources for everything feasibly. List of Sonic the Hedgehog video game characters is a more-or-less well-written list. It describes character traits and game appearances from the perspective of the real world, and provides a source for most pieces of information. To provide sources for all of the information in the comic characters list, combined with the task of rewriting in-universe content, I think starting from scratch is the better alternative. If the article is deleted and you want to rewrite the article yourself, you can save it to your own computer or ask an administrator move it to your userspace—or you can just start entirely from scratch. Mz7 (talk) 23:10, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Thankyou for the reply, you're very kind.

I understand the need for referencing is high priority, but that too I'm a little hazey about what is considered acceptable.

Sourcing to the original comic books is probably not kosher yes? Because that would constitute original research. But what about referencing other publications by the company about their own material? Such as the [| official encyclopedia ]. Does that constitute a source, like a video game manual?

What about statements by the (current) author of the comic? Wikipeida says the creator of the work is an acceptable source, but the work-for-hire nature of Archie Comics makes if unsure if that still applies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MegaMuffinMan (talk • contribs) 07:24, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

@MegaMuffinMan: I have seen cases where it is acceptable for the actual fictional work to be used for verification, as long as the verification is explicit and obvious. Making a claim and supporting it with details from the source that otherwise don't verify the claim at all is original research. I'm not exactly sure what the precedent for that is, so you may have to drop a line at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Fictional characters or another user's talk page. I think that List of Sonic the Hedgehog video game characters is a more or less well written character list. I'd like to see the comic list written like the video game one. Best, Mz7 (talk) 02:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, you've been very helpful — Preceding unsigned comment added by MegaMuffinMan (talk • contribs) 04:43, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Just for your info :
Almost all requests for edits on this page are for edits to the map template. Most edits to the map are NOT properly done, since many editors don't have the skill (or inclination) to do edits properly.
So please don't tell people to do edits themselves just because they are allowed to. Those who ask others to edit are usually doing the map (and WP) a favour.
(If I had more time I would be doing more edits to the map myself, including format corrections.)
However, it would help if those requesting edits presented them in point form, one line per suggested change, followed by references.
Anyway, thanks for your help :) André437 (talk) 17:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

@André437: Thanks for the tip. When I considered the edit request, I assumed the editor knew how do it themselves. I didn't realize the map's code was so intricate. It would certainly help if the requested changes are made clearer. Best, Mz7 (talk) 17:49, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Just wanted to say thank you for moving the page 57th Dynasty to draft:57th Dynasty. I am new to page creation. I was wondering if it were possible whilst still in draft mode, to change the article name to "The 57th Dynasty"? I will probably have other questions or queries as i continue to create this page and would like to know, if I might ask of your assistance from time to time (if needed)?

Kind regards,

CH Cornelius Henson (talk) 00:19, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

@Cornelius Henson: Certainly. To rename a page, go to the top right corner of the page, and you should notice small dropdown menu next to the "Read", "Edit", and "View history" tabs. In the menu, there should be one option: "Move". Following that option will take you to a page where you can change the title of your draft. For more detailed instructions, see Wikipedia:Moving a page. If you have any further questions, just let me know. Cheers, Mz7 (talk) 00:25, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

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