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Hello Mabeenot, I saw you editing for the Signpost. I do not know if I am at the right place, but maybe you/others can mention the Teylers Challenge, see: Wikipedia:GLAM/Teylers/Multilingual Challenge and announcement writing contest. Greetings - Romaine (talk) 20:46, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

I have added it to the news sidebar of the WikiProject Report in this week's issue of the Signpost. Thanks for letting me know. -Mabeenot (talk) 21:24, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Great!! :-) Romaine (talk) 21:29, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

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I really liked this week's project report (even if still to be published)! – SJ + 01:04, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! -Mabeenot (talk) 02:51, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I wonder if it would be helpful if you reminded interviewees that they should sign each individual answer, so that other editors' answers can go below each and be clearly identified. I think I got it wrong when I first replied to the disambiguation project interview a while back, and Grutness didn't sign their answers this time for the stub-sorting project (I added their name, and also bullets for clarity, before adding my answers). It's not immediately obvious, to someone coming to it for the first time, how the questionnaire page works (I think I assumed last time round that each editor had their own copy of it somehow). Thanks. PamD 13:49, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I'll see what changes I can make for the next set of interviews. -Mabeenot (talk) 00:31, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I've formally requested the article move you've previously discussed; please re-express your opinion here, thank you. Rostz (talk) 12:35, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Xx236 (talk) 10:33, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

You need a big notice asking people to sign and to not remove previous interviews. I think some people may think it is a space just for them. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 18:33, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

• Sounds like it's the same suggestion I was making a couple of posts earlier! How about something like:

Perhaps?

And maybe add a couple of specimen answers below the first question:

"Sample answer 1 - signature 1"

"Sample answer 2 - sig2"

to make it really clear? PamD 19:09, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks for the offer, but I'm going to decline -- I'm not really involved in the science fiction Wikiproject at all, though I do write a lot of articles on sf magazines. I don't think it's a very active project, in fact; there's no coordination nor much activity of any kind, so it might not be a good choice for a Signpost interview. Thanks -- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 18:36, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Hi Mabeenot! I saw your post on my talk page (and else where) about the Signpost interview for the Women's History Project. FYI I am also writing a small opinion piece which will feature thoughts from Wikimedians and scholars on why more women should be participating to improve Wikipedia content. So just an FYI :) (They don't have to run at the same time, would be nice to spread it out for the month perhaps). Thanks for your efforts! SarahStierch (talk) 15:46, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello Mabeenot, just dropping by to thank you for your stellar (and sadly, lonely these days) work at the WikiProject Report desk. It's really a great asset to the Signpost to have a report of such a consistent standard. I was wondering if you might take a look at this proposal for a sort of cross-wiki WikiProject report and give me your read on it. I thought it might run in some form under the aegis of the WikiProject Report desk, or reworked as a separate feature. Your opinion would be appreciated. Regards, Skomorokh 01:47, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Mabeenot. I've read some of your WikiProject Reports with interest, and it's great that you showcase our many excellent projects. However, I'm wondering how you'd feel about a report on WikiProject History, which is dormant and is difficult to revive. I'd like to talk more in depth about this later, but perhaps a Signpost article might get the WikiProject gang to help out and revitalize salvageable parts of the project. Thank you, dci | TALK 19:19, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Added this to the proposals at the WikiProject desk. -Mabeenot (talk) 16:55, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabeenot, We prepared answers for your questions on cs.wiki. Feel free to short them and polish :) However, I tried encouraged several people join the interview, but unfortunately nobody wanted :/ Best regards --Chmee2 (talk) 15:25, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll start putting it all together. -Mabeenot (talk) 17:02, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabeenot, just want to thank you for your help with Signpost article and for everything associated with this! I am happy that we were able published story about our project on en.wiki and maybe inspired somebody else! Really thanks! --Chmee2 (talk) 07:22, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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Hello, could you to work on this article, please? Biodiversity of New Caledonia. It is a very important archaic species group in Paleobotany and evolution.85.251.99.49 (talk) 08:10, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello mabeenot, I also have been working on this article in response to the same request. I think I have got further than you, but of course I do not know. Could you please let me know where we stand, because I don't want a lot of edit conflicts and double work, and I should guess that you do not either. If you like I can send you a copy of my work so far, including lede and part of the next section. Thanks. JonRichfield (talk) 16:50, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Go ahead. I just rewrote the lead and since my expertise is not in this field, I probably won't be much help in the body of the article. -Mabeenot (talk) 17:16, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much by your unselfish cooperation in Article "Biodiversity of New Caledonia". Muchas gracias por tu colaboración desinteresada en el articulo "Biodiversidad de Nueva Caledonia". 85.251.99.49 (talk) 23:11, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I saw you posted requests on Antonu's talkpage and you added the alt code of the 2.0 on the barnstar template. Can I ask you that you add the alt code to the barnstars, that I asked him to update as 2.0, thanks. --e^xtra999 (talk) 13:59, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Sure. It looks like you've had many barnstars updated over the past couple years. Could you put together a list of all the 2.0 barnstars you've requested that need an updated template? -Mabeenot (talk) 16:37, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done -Mabeenot (talk) 18:03, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

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Hi,

I changed the map in the Signpost, even though it was already published. I hope you approve. I think it was EdwardLane who suggested this one. Regards, MathewTownsend (talk) 01:17, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Looks good. Thanks for the update. -Mabeenot (talk) 06:13, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

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Hi,

Tony1 explicitly ask me to add a large image at the end of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-04-30/WikiProject report on his talk page. Please review his talk page request and discuss with him what is appropriate. Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk) 03:26, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Mabeenot, really fine piece of work this week. I thought the maps-are-emotions thing might have been brought out more (even put in the title to attract those readers!); but no matter.

I just suggested somewhere a map at the bottom, but it's no big deal. I wonder whether you might in future consider a big map centred across the top ... but it might cause problems with the side-bar; just a thought. Well done. Tony (talk) 04:49, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Indeed a nice piece! Mabeenot, I just wanted to notify you quickly - in particular if you had wondered about the readership numbers - that we linked to it on the official Wikipedia/WMF social media channels (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Identi.ca). We might start featuring Signpost pieces more often again. (In related news, we are holding an IRC Office hour about blog.wikimedia.org on Wednesday, inviting suggestions for blog postings.) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 01:54, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! That's a nice bump you gave us. I hope you do decide to continue featuring Signpost pieces. I'll check out the office hour and think of some suggestions. -Mabeenot (talk) 04:49, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Hey Mabeenot, I saw that no one from WP Robotics responded to you for an interview. Do you have a report that can run tomorrow, or should we go without one? Sorry for the hassle. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:35, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Luckily, I have a backup. We'll run WikiProject Languages. -Mabeenot (talk) 06:08, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi,

(copied from Signpost)

Is it ok if I added some images to this report? I haven't looked around much yet, but pics like these? MathewTownsend (talk) 14:50, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

What do you think? MathewTownsend (talk) 15:19, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I was just typing you a reply. Some projects don't really lend themselves to having a gallery of pictures, so I'm not too concerned about including images for this article. The images you've chosen to the right will be fine, so feel free to add them if you like. -Mabeenot (talk) 15:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I added enough images to sort of reach the bottom of the article. I tried to find images that were directly applicable to language articles, demonstrating the variety of languages, and with variation in type of image. Please remove or change any you don't like. I'm so passionate about images because for me it makes the text more understandable and interesting to me. And there are probably other readers like me that find text tough going without images. Thanks for putting up with me. Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 01:18, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Nicely done. Thanks! -Mabeenot (talk) 03:09, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

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	This is for tirelessly writing the Wikiproject report every week, always doing it on time and helping me with my own. Thank you Mabeenot! Rcsprinter (rap) 13:34, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! -Mabeenot (talk) 17:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

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The WikiProject Report would like to focus on the Counter-Vandalism Unit for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 04:46, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Certainly. However I am rather busy until Friday. Would it be a problem if I were to answer the questions after that point. -- A Certain White Cat ^chi? 13:16, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

That's fine. The interview is scheduled to be published June 11. -Mabeenot (talk) 14:52, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

By the way is there any special reason why you want to interview me? The questions appear a bit generic because CVU grew out of my userspace. I am not complaining, just trying to establish what you want to know. :) -- A Certain White Cat ^chi? 18:12, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I've invited several contributors from CVU to participate in the interview, which is why the questions are geared toward the many facets of the project. I wanted to make sure you were part of the interview since you started the CVU. I hope you'll be able to share with us why you started the CVU, some of the challenges associated with building it, and how it has grown. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:22, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I'd be very interested. I'll try to see what I can do. I am unsure if this is what you are looking for though as the questions on the signpost page are a bit too generic for me to answer to the questions you poised here. Could you perhaps come up with questions specifically for me like the ones you asked here? This can be an interview for the following week's signpost if you like. perhaps a follow-up to this weeks signpost. What do you think? -- A Certain White Cat ^chi? 00:19, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Your motivation for starting the project can be your answer to the first question, since you didn't really have to join the project like everyone else. I've added an open-ended question at the end where you can share other thoughts. Unfortunately, we have other projects scheduled for the following weeks, so we can't dedicate more than one week to a given project. -Mabeenot (talk) 01:34, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

See this. --Kasper2006 (talk) 06:27, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Just to give you a heads up that I'm looking to respond to the interview in the next couple of days when I get the time. SFB 06:42, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello Mabeenot, and thank you for interviewing WP Korea. the interview page, however, couldn't attract many response from the project participants. May I ask you when is the due date for this interview? Could WP Korea be featured in Signpost if we could have one or two more interviewees? Many Thanks, --PBJT (talk) 17:43, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

I originally scheduled WP Korea for June 18, but it was postponed when nobody responded for about a week. Now that there are two replies, I've brought the project back to the schedule for August 27 after the big Summer Sports Series has concluded. If you can attract more participants, please go for it. Now you've got a couple months to work with. -Mabeenot (talk) 04:32, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much for postponing the due date, Mabeenot. I was interested in answering those questions, but since I'm new to the Wikipedia and have not contributed to any of the project's good articles I hoped that more experienced users could answer them. I left messages at some of participants' talk pages, and will update the rescheduled interview at the project's talk page. Hope the project could attract one or two more interviewee's by July 27 (assuming a month's buffer before its target date August 27.) Best, --PBJT (talk) 21:30, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Mabeenot! I'm honoured to have been selected for such a prestigious interview. I will answer it, but I must remind you that I've been working mainly in the Spanish-language articles on motorsport. If that's a problem, then I'm sure other WikiProject members will gladly respond. Thank you! --NaBUru38 (talk) 16:27, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

I hope you'll include some of your experiences with the Spanish Wikipedia in the interview and mention the differences you see between the two wikis. -Mabeenot (talk) 16:32, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Great idea! --NaBUru38 (talk) 16:45, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi there MABEENOT, VASCO from Portugal here,

i humbly accept your invitation, and swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God! Cheers, keep it up - --Vasco Amaral (talk) 17:02, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite, but I haven't been very active as of late, so surely there's someone better than me. I also did an interview back during the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, if you can't find anyone else and really need an interview, I suppose I could do it. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 13:07, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi :). That would be a nice start. I guess a throughout July form is better since it will ensure longevity. Thanks! ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 09:05, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

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I believe you were the intended recipient of this. :-) Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 06:59, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Yep. I've seen it before and already responded on his talk page. He posted the request in more than one place. -Mabeenot (talk) 10:26, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

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Hi

Apologies, I have just seen your post about featuring the Robotics Project. It must have been tucked away between some others as I did not see it after I returned from holiday and it was archived without me even seeing it.

I can only apologise again and hope my not replying did not cause any issues. If there is a chance for something to go into a future edition I would be extremely happy to go ahead, though I would request an e-mail as well as I am only around for infrequent periods during July. Chaosdruid (talk) 03:17, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

That would be great!

I'll try and make sure I don't miss anything you post this time :¬)

Thanks Chaosdruid (talk) 04:52, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabeenot, are there a few pics from cycling at WP.fr that could be used? Tony (talk) 16:44, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

If specific needs come to your attention, feel free to refer any specific needs/requests to my attention. I added to mu user page to make clear areas of active interest ... Prof D Meduban (talk) 17:31, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabeenot. I'm the lead coordinator of WP:GOCE and I've seen Dank's removal of the GOCE notice from the 30 July project report, which he has mentioned on one of our pages. I just wanted you to know how much your inclusion of such notices throughout our drives is appreciated. Please don't stop! Kind regards, --Stfg (talk) 15:44, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Just letting you know. Thanks!Fomeister (talk) 22:01, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Hey there...I notice you're the regular writer for the signpost wikiproject report, and I was wondering if you would consider featuring Wikiproject Dispute Resolution at some point (hopefully before the end of June?). We're trying to get some visibility to increase participation in dispute resolution, and think this may help. Cheers, Steven Zhang ^{Get involved in DR!} 11:39, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. I've added your request to the list and I can at least guarantee that WP Dispute Resolution will be included in next week's news sidebar and for several more weeks to come if you'd like. As for a full interview, the next few months are pretty tightly packed because we're trying to put together a special series this summer. One of our interviews preceding the series in June is not panning out, but there's currently another project ahead of you (WP Punk Music). If another space opens, I'll try to squeeze you guys in. -Mabeenot (talk) 00:05, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your idea to feature the Wikiproject DR in the signpost...hopefully it does some good. Steven Zhang ^{Get involved in DR!} 03:15, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Hey, um, are we in the signpost this week or next week? Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 05:10, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikiproject Dispute Resolution is scheduled for August 13, the first project we'll feature after the summer sports series ends. -Mabeenot (talk) 05:20, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Any chance it can be this week? It'd co-incide with changes to DRN, and we could really use the extra volunteers this month :-) Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 05:51, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

This week's Report is actually about to be published (it was supposed to run Monday, but the Signpost is running late as usual) and it'd be a strange break in the middle of the series anyway. I could still squeak a news item into the sidebar before the final call, so if you'd like to announce some changes at DRN send me a short blurb pronto. -Mabeenot (talk) 05:57, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't know where you post this or even if you just be bold and fix it yourself, but "nidan" doesn't direct to the right place. Dan653 (talk) 18:27, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for finding the mistake. I've corrected it now. For Signpost articles, it's okay for readers to be bold with typos and incorrect links. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:18, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabeenot. When I requested a link in the Projects Report for the GOCE September drive, I made a really stupid blunder and gave you a link to last year's September drive page. I've made a quick fix by redirecting the September 2011 drive page to the September 2012 page, but is it feasible to change the link in the projects report at this stage? The correct link is:

WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2012

Sorry about this, and thanks for all your help. --Stfg (talk) 08:02, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

<sigh> I'm doing very badly today, aren't I! I've adjusted the link myself. Sorry to have troubled you. --Stfg (talk) 08:11, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Haha. No problem. -Mabeenot (talk) 23:28, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, the report wasn't finished and was rather short (only one person!) at publishing time, so we dropped it for this week w/ Casliber's blessing. I moved it back to its interview page. Regards, Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 10:23, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi

Apologies for not getting back to you, but as the bot was not working and the editorial team pages were down, I could not really answer some of the questions. I am completing the questionnaire now and will get it back to you within the hour.

Should I wikilink anything or is that not used within the article?

Thanks Chaosdruid (talk) 13:33, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

No problem. Feel free to wikilink whatever you'd like. I look forward to publishing your responses in the Signpost. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:42, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Sorry - my back went tonight, so not been able to sit here for long, I am trying to get other editors to contribute as well, so will get back to you tomorrow if that is ok? Thanks Chaosdruid (talk) 23:39, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

OK -Mabeenot (talk) 00:06, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

I have completed my bit (though I may go over it once more to check accuracy) - can you tell me how long other editors would have to add to the page before any deadline? Thanks for your patience :¬) Chaosdruid (talk) 20:37, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

WP Robotics is currently scheduled for September 24. A second contributors added their comments to the interview a few hours ago, which should be enough to publish. However, the more the merrier! -Mabeenot (talk) 15:44, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello. Could you explain why the scheduled WikiProject Report of The Signpost concerning the Indian Cinema Task Force has been pushed back by a week? I was expecting it to come out on September 10. ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 09:45, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Everything has been pushed back a week. No report was published this week due to some editing issues and miscommunication. -Mabeenot (talk) 15:59, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

This is mostly my fault, Ankit. My apologies. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 19:20, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for updating the GW seal and adding the new logo and photos. The lack of those details to the page was hurting the university's web presence. Are you affiliated with GW at all? Jonlhussey (talk) 18:54, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

moin Mabeenot, indeed i liked your international efforts very much and would be glade to help out with some contacts - for example via the translation committee teams on meta. however, i do recommend to pick up my point on email correspondence, because i do (so to speak) home-in on en.wp only once a week to orchestrate news and notes but have no "daily" activities here (at least not on wiki). thus, its only fair and in the best interest of sound procedure, if you can get hold on me more easily and mail usually does the trick :), all best --Jan eissfeldt (talk) 22:51, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello I have made the relevant changes. Please see if I need to do anything else.Ananyaprasad (talk) 05:22, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

• Kindly check the article pleaseAnanyaprasad (talk) 06:39, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Have edited the author's name as a page has been made on her name. I guess to do this is alright. Please helpAnanyaprasad (talk) 15

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I hve noticed it is being considered for deletion just because someone else by the aurhor's name and the book's name was trying to make similar pages. I respect Wikipedia and understand that if someon is doing like this, he/she shld be banned or enlightened. I do not know about this user. I think this article deserves to be here. Love's JOurney I know is a bestseller in India nad reliable evidences are given too. KEEP IT. This weekend I might not be here with no internet access so please try and understand01:57, 6 October 2012 (UTC)Ananyaprasad (talk) 05:58, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for reviewing the article I submitted for inclusion in Wikipedia, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/John Boultbee (Artist). The message I received indicated that the article included copyrighted information. I'd appreciate knowing to what that refers. I assume it refers to the illustration I have used. I retrieved that from Wikimedia Commons which indicates the image is in the public domain. If this is the case, I can remove the image. If it is something else, please let me know so I can amend the entry. Cheers.Pgboultbee (talk) 18:54, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

The copyright violation message I sent referred to the direct copying of the sentence "Some pictures of 1797 of cattle and sheep at Petworth, signed "J. Bolteby" are probably his." from this website as well as close paraphrasing other sentences from that website. Another editor tried to save the article by removing the sentence that was directly copied, but the article has again been flagged as a copyright violation by the user Jorgecarleitao. You'll need to contact him for further information. –Mabeenot (talk) 02:33, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on File:DW A Town Called Mercy titlecard.png, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. MASEM (t) 21:18, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Mabeenot,

Just to let you know I greatly appreciate your recent coverage of wikiprojects in the Signpost. I am ashamed to say that for the longest time I viewed them as annoying banners that I had to manouver around in order to read the contents of talk pages. Ottawahitech (talk) 18:29, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind feedback. I hope you continue to enjoy reading about WikiProjects in the Signpost and maybe join a few projects covering topics that intrigue you. Happy editing! –Mabeenot (talk) 18:34, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the speedy response. I will look forward to your continued coverage. Actually I have been hunting for quite some time for a wikiproject that not only interests me but that is also active (I have many inteterests) and that I can contribute to. So far, unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful. 18:55, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

I hope it is OK to suggest a topic for Signpost coverage: heated discussion regaring the renaming of all "women" categories to "female" at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2012_September_12#Categories:Women_by_occupation Ottawahitech (talk) 05:22, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

I've copied it to the Signpost's suggestion page. –Mabeenot (talk) 05:35, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

• Thank you. I was not sure if there was such a suggestion box at the Signpost (still not sure how to find it - I guess I'll have to dig when I get a chance) Ottawahitech (talk) 16:06, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Articles for creation Backlog Elimination Drive

WikiProject AFC is holding a one month long Backlog Elimination Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running from October 22, 2012 – November 21, 2012.

Awards will be given out for all reviewers participating in the drive in the form of barnstars at the end of the drive.
There is a backlog of over 1000 articles, so start reviewing articles! Visit the drive's page and help out!

EdwardsBot (talk) 00:12, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; milestone for the Fortifications task force; contest results Articles: The month's new Featured and A-class content Book reviews: Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/News/October 2012/Hawkeye7 on mission command Op-ed: The ed17 on how The Bugle could be improved

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

I hinted at it in the Newsroom, but I want to reemphasize how awesome this week's WP report is. Nice work! Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:02, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! –Mabeenot (talk) 06:00, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the great report! The implications are mind-blowing. Having being associated with WikiProject India, I would say you are spot on about India. However, there are areas of activity beating the trend such as the recent collaboration and grading of over one lakh unassessed articles in Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2012. AshLin (talk) 13:31, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Sounds exciting. Let me know when you host another assessment drive so we can mention it in the Signpost. Keep up the good work! –Mabeenot (talk) 18:15, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. I hope this is the right place for my message?!? I can't contact the woman who blocks my article. And for a while I gave my article right and independet sources. And now? Could it be so difficult - I thought wikipedia is a free encyclopedia?

Thank you and kind regards Claudia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Claudia vdH (talk • contribs) 18:28, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I was more thinking of having a separate interview, just specifically focusing on WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech. If I do this one, could we also do that one next? — Cirt (talk) 18:43, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

 Done, answers given here, thank you for the opportunity! — Cirt (talk) 20:06, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

WP Freedom of Speech is still a young project. Let it grow and mature a few more months. We'll conduct an interview when there's plenty to talk about. –Mabeenot (talk) 05:54, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Okay that sounds like a good idea. :) Thanks again for the opportunity to talk about human rights and freedom of speech! — Cirt (talk) 07:14, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: The month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Sturmvogel_66, AustralianRupert, and Nick-D look at ships, soldiers, and railways Op-ed: Nick-D on navigating the FA and A-Class review processes

Articles for creation is desperately short of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors, in reviewing submissions in the pending submissions queue. Currently there are 1839 submissions waiting to be reviewed and many help requests at our help desk. Do you have what it takes? Are you familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines? Do you know what Wikipedia is and is not? Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions? Can you review submissions based on their individual merits? If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog. You might wish to add {{AFC status}} or {{AfC Defcon}} to your userpage, which will alert you to the number of open submissions. Plus, reviewing is easy when you use our new semi-automated reviewing script! Thanks in advance, Nathan2055talk - contribs

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

Date Saturday, December 8, 2012 Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104 Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand. Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki. Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration. Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 03:54, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Mabeenot. You are invited to join WikiProject Brands, a WikiProject and resource dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of brands and brand-related topics. To join the project, just add your name to the member list. Northamerica1000(talk) 16:27, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: The month's new Featured and A-Class content Book reviews: Simon Harley on British battleships and Nick-D on the French Resistance Interview: Five editors discuss some less-represented areas of military history Op-ed: Ian Rose looks back on 2012

	Happy Holidays!
	Hope you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, Mabeenot! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:10, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

		The Signpost Barnstar
		To each of the generous contributors at the Signpost who wrote articles during what is a busy holiday time in much of the English-speaking world, thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia and happy holidays. Pine✉ 06:13, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Hello,

Today's Article for Improvement is one WikiProject that could really benefit from having an interview on the Signpost on it. Currently, few editors have signed up, and fewer are active on it. But seeing that it might be possibly going to the Main Page in due time (per this), it would be very useful for the Project to have an interview on the project before that happens so that we could interest other seasoned editors to help around.

Would it be possible then if you could give us an interview for TAFI (for as early as you could- The project would benefit a lot more if editors come on in early than late) so more editors can come and help?

Thanks and cheers, TheOriginalSoni (talk) 23:22, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi Mabeenot. My term as GOCE lead coordinator comes to an end in a few hours, and I just wanted to thank you for helping us by making sure our notices get published at the right times. Thanks indeed for all your work on the Signpost. Have a great year in 2013. Yours, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 14:44, 31 December 2012 (UTC)