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Keilana, I am doing my first ever GA nomination. The reviewer has asked for "wikilinking of the medical concepts" and said that you might be able to assist me. Frankly, I'd appreciate any help, as first it is medicine, which I know little about and second the sourcing is all in Spanish, so I have Spanish medical terms which is pretty "Greek" to me LOL SusunW (talk) 22:49, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar |
I was particularly gruff with you recently and I wanted to apologize. I hope you accept this barnstar in recognition of all the good you do. MONGO 04:34, 8 August 2015 (UTC) |
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Thank you for the corona brightening the day in an unusual double, - The cabal of the outcasts is proud of you!--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
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![]() | On 16 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Molly Shoichet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Molly Shoichet is a fellow of all three Canadian National Academies, the only person to hold this distinction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Molly Shoichet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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Airplaneman ✈ 01:37, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Toni von Langsdorff at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yunshui 雲水 13:15, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
You all are really cool. :)
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...doing on Cambridge city hall's front lawn? Anmccaff (talk) 06:36, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi Keilana, wanted to let you know the link to your talk page in your signature doesn't work in my mobile browser (latest Android Chrome). I don't see anything wrong with your signature that's causing the issue; it might be the sup tags, but that's just a guess. Other users' talk links work fine for me. I recommend you and your friends test this and see if you can replicate the issue. Hope this is helpful. Townlake (talk) 15:03, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I'm glad you're getting more involved in building prep sets. I just want to mention that just as we try to alternate topics in each prep – alternating bios and non-bios, U.S.-based and foreign subjects, we also try to alternate the lead images in succeeding prep sets. A general rotation is: bio (or painting showing people), nature, buildings, graphics, food, and back to bios. Best, Yoninah (talk) 09:56, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article DOCK8 deficiency, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that DOCK8 deficiency is a rare disease that causes the production of too much immunoglobulin E? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/DOCK8 deficiency. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.
In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was
Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.
The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:
The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.
Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!
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![]() Greetings, all! We hope that everyone had a nice summer. Saturday saw the end of Round 2. Things went relatively smoothly this month. The top 2 from 4 pools, plus the top participant (the wildcard, or "9th place") of all remaining competitors, moved onto Round 3. We had one withdrawal early in Round 2, so he was replaced by the next-highest scorer from Round 1. Round 2's highest scorer was Pool D's Tomandjerry211, who earned an impressive 366 points; he also reviewed the most articles (19). Close behind was Zwerg Nase, also in Pool D, at 297 points and 16 articles. The wildcard slot went to Good888. Congrats to all! Round 3 will have 9 competitors in 3 pools. The key to moving forward was reviewing articles with the longest nomination dates, as it has been in every round up to now. For example, 2 competitors only needed to review 2 articles each to win in their pools, and each article were either from the pink nomination box (20 points) or had languished in the queue for over 5 months (18 points). The GA Cup continues to be a success in many ways, even with fewer competitors this time. For some reason, the competitors in the 2015 GA Cup have reviewed fewer articles in Round 2, which has made the judges scratch their head in confusion. We've speculated many reasons for that: the summer months and vacations, our competitors are saving their strength for the final rounds, or they all live in the Pacific Northwest and the heavy wildfire smoke has affected their thinking. Whatever the reason, Round 2 competitors reviewed almost 100 articles, which is a significant impact in the task of reviewing articles for GA status. We've considered that the lower participation this competition is due to timing, so we intend to discuss the best time frame for future GA Cups. For Round 3, participants have been placed randomly in 3 pools of 3 contestants each; the top editor in each pool will progress, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users. Round 3 will start on September 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on September 28 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Good luck to the remaining contestants, and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6 and Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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Keilana, our dates have firmed up and per our prior discussion, I'm going to need the 'noratelimit' bit on September 30 for a tutorial and sign up session and on October 10 for the actual edit-a-thon event. If you'd like to just go ahead and grant it now, I'll remember to remind you to revoke it after the 10th so neither of us have to remember to do those things last minute. I promise I won't abuse (or, indeed, in all likelihood use it at all) it in the interim. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 14:19, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi Keilana, I've reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Vida Latham and there are some issues to be solved. starship.paint ~ KO 00:44, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
You've got mail. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 14:15, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
Hello, the revert of my changes to the lineup of the current team of Cloud9 (esports) for the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive was "a mistake" and probably a hasty decision. The (now restored) lineup consisted of the name of one player from the team copied five times. I assume the correct lineup was ommited from the field of view of the reverter due to subsequent acts of vandalism. I restored the correct lineup, which was last included on September 24th, and sourced hltv.org (a scene page) in my edit summary. Weblinks could be:
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I'd like to request a second glance the next time, especially if the previous content had such an exposed flaw, the editor has an account (and was apparently not sanctioned for vandalism) and the change had an edit summary. Sincerely --Soulblydd (talk) 17:46, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
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Dear Keilana,
I’m Alex, currently a finance fellow (i.e intern) at the Wikimedia Foundation. I worked before for Wikimedia France, planning the Hackathon Lyon 2015 mainly. I'm today contacting you because of your activity for Wikimedia Women User Group.
Last year, Finance Fellows produced a financial report that included financial activity from every chapters. It was great and has been presented at the Wikimania in Mexico.
If you haven’t seen the results of the Report 2013, here they are: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-wide_Financial_Trends_Report_2013
We’re currently starting the Report 2014 and this year we also want to include user groups to improve the scope of our work. I want to tell you that I’ve tried to make the process as short and easy as possible, so that shouldn’t require a lot of your time.
The aim of such a report is global. It helps having an idea of how the money is used across the movement, it helps chapters and user groups to learn about best practice and finally it leads to more transparency through a qualitative work, which I believe is important.
Could you briefly tell me if you had any income and expenses in 2014? If you are not the person responsible for this, please tell me who is the user the most likely to know this information.
I’ll be your contact for this project this year, I’m looking forward to working with you!
Cheers, ACella (WMF) (talk) 23:32, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I might have messed up this ping - I did it over 4 edits. Could you possibly link me to the program for the NIOSH Wikipedia conference James mentioned in that thread? --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 09:50, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Vida Latham at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 20:56, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you so much for the barn star. It made my day. I do very much appreciate the support. Ambrosia10 (talk) 22:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
Dear Fellow Wikipedians,
I JethroBT (WMF) suggested that I consult with fellow Wikipedians to get feedback and help to improve my idea about "As an unparalleled way to raise awareness of the Wikimedia projects, I propose to create a tremendous media opportunity presented by launching Wikipedia via space travel."
Please see the idea at meta
Thank you for your time and attention in this matter. I appreciate it.
My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:07, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ University of Chicago on October 15! (drop-in any time, 3-7pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
FYI . Is there a list somewhere of the scientists lacking articles? NE Ent 00:35, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors October 2015 Newsletter
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Hi Keilana, I've put together a provisional list of people and projects who should be invited to participate in the Women in Science editathon in November. You will see one section covers editors who are active in the area of women scientists. Perhaps you would like to add a few names yourself? I intend to send invitations out to the WikiProjects as soon as we have firm dates and to the individual editors at the beginning of November. Is that OK with you?--Ipigott (talk) 12:27, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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The second-ever GA Cup is now over! The competition officially ended Thursday. Congrats to everyone who participated, and especially to our finalists. The winner of the 2nd GA Cup is Zwerg Nase! He earned 408 points, over 100 points more than he earned in all previous rounds. He tied with our second-place winner, Sturmvogel 66 with 367 points, in number of articles reviewed (24), and they earned almost the same points for reviewing articles that were in the queue the longest (Zwerg with 322, Sturmvogel with 326). Basically, they tied in points, but what made the different for Zwerg was the advantage he had in reviewing longer articles. It seems that the rule change of earning more realistic points for longer articles made a difference. All of our contestants should be proud of the work they were able to accomplish through the GA Cup. Congrats to these worthy opponents! Our third and fourth place winners, Johanna and Tomandjerry211, also ran a close race, with 167 points and 147 points respectfully. We had one withdrawal; we found it interesting that competitors dropped out in Round 2 and 3 as well. One of the original judges and co-creator of this competition, User:Dom497 stepped down as judge during Round 3; as stated previously, we will miss his input and wish him the best. The judges were pleased with our results, even though fewer users competed this time compared to our inaugural competition. We recognize that this might be due to holding the competition during the summer months. We intend on looking more closely when we should conduct this contest, as well as other aspects of the GA Cup. We've set up a feedback page for everyone's input about how we should conduct the contest and what rule changes should be made. If you have any ideas about how we can improve things, please visit it and give us your input. Again, thanks to all and congratulations to our winners! Please stay tuned for the start of GA Cup #3. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo. |
I sent you an email a day or two ago. I did not get my "cc" but I think that's an issue with my email provider not Wikipedia. If you did not get the email, please let me know and I'll get it to you some other way. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:44, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 4 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vida Latham, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vida Latham advocated for women in dentistry and medicine throughout her career in both fields? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vida Latham. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
![]() | On 6 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article ATR-16 syndrome, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ATR-16 syndrome causes very similar symptoms to ATR-X syndrome, despite being on different chromosomes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ATR-16 syndrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Keilana, thanks for making the necessary fixes there. If you could just reinstate the tick in your new addition, we'll be all set; I don't want to do it myself, because I'd feel obligated to redo the review myself in that case. Again, my thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:17, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.
This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science.
Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.
Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.
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Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · logs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · logs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · logs) 18:39, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vaginal discharge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that vaginal discharge can be cheesy, frothy, or fishy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vaginal discharge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Well, I got the recipe, along with pictures and video of how to roll the pastry... I am thinking she made a batch just to show how to make it. I will see what I can do to get it over to you. --kelapstick(bainuu) 23:43, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
North America1000 02:53, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
In honor of your adorable kitty, I have created the following, for use when people need to take a deep breath and pet the kitty! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 02:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
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Sniff sniff... Shark cat smell blood in this discussion. Shark cat advise deep breaths and getting bigger boat. Also catnip. Alternatively, just look at the kitty and be happy. |
I feel we need a fresh new uninvolved face to the committee, and wish you the best of luck. You do have support for your run =) - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:54, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Even though you already have my support for your ArbCom candidacy, this answer alone would have won me over. Deep-dish pizza is indeed real pizza - anybody who disagrees is wrong; in fact, this should probably be asked of all the candidates. Anyone who opposes deep-dish pizza must withdraw. :P Acalamari 21:52, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Vera Lebedeva at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 01:47, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
Keilana, having reached my daily limit here, I've emailed you an inquiry via Commons. Tony (talk) 04:46, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Citrullinemia type I, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that citrullinemia type I is a rare disease that can cause hyperammonemic coma? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Citrullinemia type I. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:01, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
I have been using Wikiversity to teach physics and astronomy courses for a couple of years now. See Physics equations Astronomy How things work Quizbank, and OpenStax College.
My question is whether the Wikipedia Education Program could help me organize my monitoring of what students do. Up till now, I have been focusing on creating practice quizzes and developing software to write exams. Now I want to develop labs. --Guy vandegrift (talk) 20:47, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
Music in your ears and heart! (in a box) - Thank you for being willing to serve in arbitration, making it less absurd than what I have seen, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:01, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:30, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
What will happen if i take overdose of sidective? Rokib-Ul-Alam88 (talk) 10:04, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Congenital lactic acidosis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that congenital lactic acidosis is a rare disease with no proven treatment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Congenital lactic acidosis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Hey, I love how you recommended that editors focus on an article that tugs at their heartstrings. So, I decided to do a crazy thing right up that alley. I've been working on this big expansion of the garage rock article, which is currently being reviewed for GA. I'll make some more extensions to it later and see if it can eventually reach FA. I'm guessing that you follow music. Well, here's an article about that time back in the 60s when there was a band on every other block! And, the incredible thing is that a lot of these bands went to the local studio and cut records, so we have literally tens of thousands of recordings of this wonderful music that is rarely ever heard, but would be an inspiration to anyone that loves rock & roll. A lot of people do not realize that in addition to happening at the summit of rock's golden age, garage rock was also the golden age for all-female rock bands. There were hundreds of them! I added a section about some of these great bands, but I am going to go back soon and expand the section to include even more. So, give the article a read and enjoy! Garagepunk66 (talk) 19:05, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
Page stalker here. Garagepunk66 you might be interested in the virtual editathon being discussed for January by WikiProject Women in Red in our ideas cafe Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/Events. Feel free to add any red links for articles on women or women's groups to the on-going music list Wikipedia:WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in music. SusunW (talk) 19:37, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi! This is so minor, I guess, that I'll ask here. In a recent reply for the ACE you mentioned "inter-committee disagreements" (my bold, my link). I presumed you meant "intra-committee disagreements", but... Explanation: as far as I know, in Portuguese usage (I am portuguese) "inter-" would refer, in this context, to conflicts with another comittee(s) - but I can not think which is the other one. While "intra-" would mean conflicts inside the ArbCom itself - which I presumed makes more sense. The wiktionary links above are of no help as they list them simultaneously as synonyms and antonyms! If it is only me with some difficulty over the English language, please tell me here, otherwise, maybe you need to rephrase the reply. I hope I was not too confusing... Thanks, and good luck - Nabla (talk) 20:50, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 25 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome is a rare neuronal migration disorder that causes too many folds on the brain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Given your expertise, your assistance at the dispute at this article may be helpful. Best.4meter4 (talk) 14:49, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 28 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marie Lebour, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Marie Lebour studied the life cycles of marine animals until she was 88? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marie Lebour. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
![]() | On 29 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vera Lebedeva, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Soviet physician Vera Lebedeva instituted a successful program to reduce infant mortality in her country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vera Lebedeva. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Because there simply weren't enough cats on your talk page. Σ;3
Since you probably found User:GrammarFascist/About my cat unsatisfying, you'll find a photo of my cat here; her name is Princess Elizabest, she gets fussy about any changes in our household's schedule, and she enjoys having the toes of her back feet tickled, but her favorite thing is giving kisses, which she even prefers to being petted. One of her nicknames is Princess Kissyface.
GrammarFascist contribstalk 20:41, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Doris Calloway at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Edwardx (talk) 00:38, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your participation in the Women in Science Virtual Edit-a-thon, 8 to 29 November 2015, hosted by Women in Red together with Women scientists. It was held in parallel with a meet up at the New York Academy of Sciences on 22 November. In addition to improvements, we created well over 300 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated!
Hope you will also join us for the WiR Women in Religion Virtual Edit-a-thon from 5 to 15 December.--Ipigott (talk) 11:31, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 3 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hyoid bone fracture, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fractures of the hyoid bone are often caused by strangulation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hyoid bone fracture. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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![]() | On 5 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dorothea Leighton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dorothea Leighton is one of the founders of the field of medical anthropology? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothea Leighton. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:02, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi Keilana,
We communicated last spring about some work I was doing with a women's health editathon, and you later mentioned starting a women's health user group tied to Wiki Project Medicine. Could I PM you about a project I'm now working on related to this? Thanks! Steelyskoal (talk) 17:44, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
I don't see any particular issue with you hearing cases regarding WMDC; however if any case arises involving either a) sharks or b) cats, I'd suggest serious self-reflection as to whether you can maintain the necessary degree of impartiality. Should a case involving Sharkcat, broadly construed, arise, well, we shouldn't even have to ask. NE Ent 03:21, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
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Congratulations on your election as an arbiter! Cheers! Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:36, 9 December 2015 (UTC) |
Welcome to the 2016 Arbitration Committee. A few moments ago, you should have received an email from me asking you such simple questions as what email address you want to use for committee business. Welcome! Courcelles (talk) 19:50, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations, amiga! I'm happy for you! --Rosiestep (talk) 03:10, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
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I couldn't find any shark hat photos to accompany this. Congrats on being elected to ArbCom! You're going to do awesome. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:35, 9 December 2015 (UTC) |
![]() | On 10 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marguerite Lehr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Marguerite Lehr conducted a televised lecture course on mathematics in the 1950s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marguerite Lehr. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Looks like we may have assembled the best ArbCom yet!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS Atsme📞📧 05:38, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
Great to see that you've been elected to ArbCom. I'm abundantly sure you'll do us all proud. Cheers, and have fun, --ceradon 07:14, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice Agogino, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American mechanical engineer Alice Agogino won the NSF's Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1985? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alice Agogino. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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