User talk:Julia W/Archive 6
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Thanks for the note, I'll try to be there more regularly. And well done for resurrecting some of the stronger points from earlier discussions of FPC page rearrangements. Btw, WP is very slow for me today - has that been a problem generally? With seasonal greetings, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:21, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
- Could you perhaps delete the now-empty page at File:American buffalo proof vertical edit.jpg for me? It had an FP star that's been moved to the currently used File:2006 American Buffalo Proof Obverse.jpg and File:2006 American Buffalo Proof Reverse.jpg. I also wondered if you'd be interested in maybe picking one or two of the marine snail articles that Llez has Commons FPs for, and expand them enough that they could be nominated at FPC on en. These are the articles: Bolinus cornutus, Cassis cornuta, Siratus alabaster, Lambis millepeda. Also wondering what your plans are with Nhobgood images - various people seem to be picking them off one or two at a time, but there's no coherent effort as yet. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 17:20, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply and notification. Article looks good - well-sourced! I'm not sure how much time I can give to thinking about fruits and the coordination of Nhobgood noms, but I'll try to keep it in mind and get back to you at some point. Happy New Year. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 12:01, 3 January 2011 (UTC) PS: Fruit nom just in.
DYK
Hi Maedin, starting yesterday, if you already have 5 DYK credits then you need to review a hook in the T:TDYK queue before your's can be promoted to the main page. I've reviewed yours but can you review one when you have the time and not this underneath you nomination once it is confirmed? By the way, if you get details from google books (as I assume the tyrian purple fact was) then this tool is very useful at making references and saving you time. SmartSE (talk) 22:52, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
- Hi Smartse, thanks for the note, I hadn't been aware of the new requirement until I nominated Bolinus cornutus today. I left a note there now to say I've reviewed a nomination.
- Thanks also for the link to the google books tool, that will be useful! talk00:10, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Maasai woman with stretched ears.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Makeemlighter (talk) 15:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
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Will you close this nomination, please? Thanks. Makeemlighter (talk) 21:13, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sure! Sorry, I haven't been paying much attention to closures recently, might have taken me ages to notice it, so thanks for the ping, :) talk21:26, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks. We've been covered for the closures lately, but Juju and I both voted on this one - quite a coincidence considering how infrequently I vote! Thanks again, and Happy New Year. Makeemlighter (talk) 21:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- FYI, I created a delist archive for 2011 and moved that nomination there. Makeemlighter (talk) 21:58, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, I should have realised it needed a new archive. Oops, Thank you for fixing it for me. talk07:43, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry, I should have realised it needed a new archive. Oops, Thank you for fixing it for me.
- FYI, I created a delist archive for 2011 and moved that nomination there. Makeemlighter (talk) 21:58, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks. We've been covered for the closures lately, but Juju and I both voted on this one - quite a coincidence considering how infrequently I vote! Thanks again, and Happy New Year. Makeemlighter (talk) 21:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
William Buelow Gould
Hi Maedin.
Thanks for the review - it was starting to get a bit old there. :) Yeah, am fine with the new hook. I think DYK is really just a way to get some increased early traffic to an article and maybe a few more links in, so whatever reads most easily is good (it possibly should have an 'in' or 'of' in the "to the penal colony Van Diemen's Land" as it wasn't just one big prison colony and there were many free-settlers by then, but I think it gets the message across; it's already in the queue now, so probably too late to change it). It was my first nom there BTW.
I was going to add the picture of Gould as you suggested (had it all written out in the nom) but ended up pulling back based on the licensing. I think it's the self-portrait, but unfortunately couldn't find an actual site that listed both the pic and its name/date so thought just to be safe we better not put it on the mainpage. I have seen the self-portrait in person, but it was many years ago now and I can't remember.
BTW have just received permission from the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office to publish some of his work on Wikipedia (I was actually hoping to get it before it went to DYK, but they've been on holidays). They're pretty high res unlike the version of the portrait I've got. Technically I think they'd be out of copyright, but it's good to have the official permission. Do you know whether that should go through an OTRS?
Cheers, --jjron (talk) 03:21, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. Didn't think I could edit that page to change the hook myself, maybe admins only? Was thinking of doing an admin run just so as not to be limited in simple things like that. Heh, no wasn't taking it particularly personally with it lingering, thought if it gets in good, and if not, doesn't matter... Good idea, will drop Milburn a note. Thanks, --jjron (talk) 13:34, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Bolinus cornutus
DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
- Excellent work on Bolinus cornutus! Added to Portal:Gastropods. --Snek01 (talk) 00:06, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you! :) talk07:24, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you! :)
ACC Account Suspended
Hi Maedin! I received the notification in my email that my ACC access had been suspended from lack of use. I had intended to be an active participant on the ACC team. However, I noticed that every time that I went on IRC using the link provided by Unfortunately, that was where my difficulty began: I could not figure out which freeware/shareware client to use with Microsoft Internet Explorer (MS IE). I thought I could use ChatZilla, but the more I read about it, the less I understood it to be usable in MS IE. You can see elsewhere that I’ve explored this dilemma before. If you have any suggestion as to the right/best client for me to use with MS IE, I’d like to return to doing ACC work. Thanks! — SpikeToronto
- Hallo, I've unsuspended you now, so that you can use ACC as soon as you get your cloak.
Your main issue here is not whether you are using a webchat service or an IRC client. You'll notice on the login page of the webclient that Stwalkerster linked you to that there's an option called "Auth to services". Clicking this allows you to enter your cloaked username and password (once you have one), and you then join the channel cloaked, and no one can see your IP address. (I think this simplicity actually makes it easier to use than ChatZilla, which I've always found a little over-complicated, not being much of an IRC user myself, :P)
Do you already have a nick registered with the freenode network? If not, that's where you need to begin, I think, see here: [1]. It's painless.
Then you definitely need a cloak; I take it from the conversation you linked that you've already read the guidance on cloaks at Meta. Make your request here: [2]. I remember it used to take a long time for cloaks to come through, I'm not sure if this is still the case or not. The interface looks different from what I recall and it may be that it's more reliably maintained now? I guess you'll find out!
Once you have been informed that your cloak is in place, I think you should be able to "Auth to services" and enter the channel cloaked. If it doesn't work for your "first time" though (it should, but just in case), you'll have to enter the channel, IP revealed, and then type
/msg nickserv identify <your password>
. That will "identify" you and enact your cloak for as long as you remain in that session. Next time you log in you'll have to identify in the same way again (unless you use "Auth to services", which is obviously better).As for IRC clients, please do not pay! I understand that mIRC was recommended to you, but there's really no need to pay for a client, there are many good free ones. I've used ChatZilla most often because I use Firefox, but I recommend Pidgin. It's open source, free, browser-independent, easy to use, and integrates with loads of different networks: Pidgin. It's simple to enter channels wearing your cloak, but then it is in the webclient, too. You can try both once you have your cloak and see which you prefer.
Hope this helps, feel free to ask more questions if you need to. No guarantee that I'll be of use, but I try! :)
talk22:24, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
- Wow! That’s amazing advice!! I will read it all again at the beginning of the week. It’s just that it’s 12:45AM here now … I love that I do not have to use an IRC client. I was wondering what the “Auth to services” box was for! I’ll go through your instructions step by step this week. It’ll be great when my IP is hidden. It seems my ISP doesn’t change them very often. I’ve had the current one well over a year and really do not want to be trackable. What might happen if people could find that I’m in Toronto?! Thanks again! — SpikeToronto 05:50, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- UPDATE: I was so excited about all this information, that I decided to get going on it now. So, I registered my nick. Then I started making the cloak request, only one part would not work for me. When I send this string,
/msg MemoServ send wmfgc IRC cloak request
, I get the following message:MemoServ- You are not logged in.
.I tried it on the following channels: wikipedia-en-accounts, wikipedia, and MemoServ. Same response each time. Any advice? Thanks! — SpikeToronto 06:51, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- UPDATE: I was so excited about all this information, that I decided to get going on it now. So, I registered my nick. Then I started making the cloak request, only one part would not work for me. When I send this string,
- I think the problem is that you had not already identified before sending the msg to MemoServ. You need to use your nick registration info and send
/msg nickserv identify <your password>
. You should then see a response:You are now identified for SpikeToronto
. It has to know that you're the owner of the registered nick. Once you've done that, try sending the msg to MemoServ again, and you'll probably getThe memo has been successfully sent to wmfgc.
Let me know if identifying first does the trick or not, :) If not, we'll have to think of something else!talk09:22, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- I think the problem is that you had not already identified before sending the msg to MemoServ. You need to use your nick registration info and send
- Worked like a charm! I received
MemoServ- The memo has been successfully sent to wmfgc
. As for your postscript, I understood what you were telling me! I knew it wasn’t about the cloak yet. You were quite clear. I’ll let you know how things progress. Thanks again! — SpikeToronto 19:04, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- Worked like a charm! I received
- You're welcome. Glad it worked, :) talk19:42, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Glad it worked, :)
- Still haven’t got my cloak. I know, I know. It’s too early. I’m just so excited since you unlocked the secrets of IRC cloaks for me! Guess I should be patient and do some backlogged editing on my to-do list while I wait.… Thanks and keep your 00:27, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
- Consider them crossed! You'll have your highwayman/talk08:27, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
- Consider them crossed! You'll have your highwayman/
- Totally. My first choice, too, :) talk06:38, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
- Totally. My first choice, too, :)
- Have you logged into IRC to check if the cloak is active now, or are you waiting to be informed? I don't think they give notifications, so I would test it by logging in. If it's still not in place, I'd pester them by now (as I think they suggest it takes about a week for cloaks to come through). talk13:05, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
- Have you logged into IRC to check if the cloak is active now, or are you waiting to be informed? I don't think they give notifications, so I would test it by logging in. If it's still not in place, I'd pester them by now (as I think they suggest it takes about a week for cloaks to come through).
- Ah! I thought I would be getting a notification either on my talk page or through email. So, I will give the IRC a try. Lemme scroll up to where you told me how to do it … Btw, how far to the right do you think we can go before one of us outdents?! Thanks! — SpikeToronto 20:34, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Had to outdent to fit in what I am about to put on your page. Sorry I ruined the test. Anyway, I just went on to IRC and received this response:
[15:35] NickServ- You are now identified for SpikeToronto.
[15:35] == wikipedia/SpikeToronto is now your hidden host (set by services.)
[15:35] -MemoServ- You have 1 new memo.
[15:35] -MemoServ- To read them, type /msg MemoServ READ NEW
[15:35] == gateway/web/freenode/ip.xx.xxx.xx.xxx is now your hidden host (set by syn.) [Actual IP address removed]
[15:35] == wikipedia/SpikeToronto is now your hidden host (set by syn.)
The way I interpret that, I am now cloaked. Would you agree? Thanks! — SpikeToronto 20:50, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
P.S. By the way, the memo referred to by MemoServ was: wmfgc has read a memo from you sent at Jan 09 18:59:56 2011, which most likely was the memo one has to send as part of the acquiring-a-cloak process. — SpikeToronto
- I'm glad you outdented, because I wouldn't have given in, ;) Yes, you now have a cloak! The wikipedia/SpikeToronto is the important part. Congratulations! I'm sorry I didn't answer your message from the 18th sooner, your cloak may have been in place for a while. Enjoy your newfound invisibility, talk22:23, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
- Don’t worry about not getting back to me sooner. I knew you’re very busy and there was no urgency on my part. As for the outdent, I was hoping we’d have reached a point where the text was practically vertical! Alas, it was not to be … sigh. On the other hand, I now have a cloak! Harry Potter, ya ain’t so special anymore! :) — SpikeToronto 01:33, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
- Uh-oh. I happened to re-read my first response to you and just realised I said, "Once you have been informed that your cloak is in place..." No wonder you were waiting. I was pretty sure that notifications weren't given, so I have no idea why I said that. Sorry to have been misleading and careless! Clearly not a brainy Hermione, talk12:37, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Uh-oh. I happened to re-read my first response to you and just realised I said, "Once you have been informed that your cloak is in place..." No wonder you were waiting. I was pretty sure that notifications weren't given, so I have no idea why I said that. Sorry to have been misleading and careless! Clearly not a brainy Hermione,
- To be honest, I’d not remembered that you had said that. It just made sense to me that one would be informed since, otherwise, one would have to keep logging in — revealing one’s IP address — to check if one were cloaked. Anyway, it’s an interesting procedure. There’s no interaction with a named person. It’s as if I prayed to the gods atop Mount Olympus and they answered my prayers! (There’s a first time for everything, I guess …) ’Tis all done now. And it never would have happened without your patient help. Thanks! — SpikeToronto 20:39, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed, it does make sense to be informed. However, I bet there are other methods of finding out if you're cloaked or not that don't involve revealing your IP. You don't have to log in directly to a channel where others can see you, for example. Ah, yeah, I've just tried the webchat link and if you remove the channel before logging in, it works fine and it's just you and freenode, no users around. Sorry, I should have thought of that before, :-\ Rats, that's my fault, :( I knew you could but for some reason thought it might not work on the simple webchat client and didn't even bother to check. Eeeep. talk07:31, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed, it does make sense to be informed. However, I bet there are other methods of finding out if you're cloaked or not that don't involve revealing your IP. You don't have to log in directly to a channel where others can see you, for example. Ah, yeah, I've just tried the webchat link and if you remove the channel before logging in, it works fine and it's just you and freenode, no users around. Sorry, I should have thought of that before, :-\ Rats, that's my fault, :( I knew you could but for some reason thought it might not work on the simple webchat client and didn't even bother to check. Eeeep.
The Guidance Barnstar | ||
Thank you for all your help! I never could have got it done without you. Thanks again! — SpikeToronto 09:52, 23 January 2011 (UTC) |
- That's really sweet, thank you very much! You were fun and very friendly, it was my pleasure to be helpful, :) talk12:37, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Awww, shucks, :) talk07:31, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
- Awww, shucks, :)
DYK for Großbottwar
nominate ) 00:02, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Will you close this if you get a chance? I participated. Thanks. Makeemlighter (talk) 07:35, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
ACC Account SuspendedHi sorry, I have been away and forgot to put myself as inactive on the list, can you reactivate my account for me. Many thanks Corruptcopper (talk) 16:55, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Theodore Le MartinHi Maedin, Theodore Le Martin is a mangled FrAnglicisation of a person who is universally/correctly known in France as Léon Lemartin . (Depending on your point of view, the mangling either goes all the way back to the New York Times circa 1910-11, or back to the laissez faire attitude of the French clerk in 1883 who mispelled his birth certificate.)
Idiotically, when I started to expand the article, I immediately created Léon Lemartin as a redirect to Theo, so now I need a friendly admin to
If you are active this week can you help please. Thanks in advance. Chienlit (talk) 19:30, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Conversion of old monetary values to modern equivalentsHi Maedin, I have a question that I don't even know the right words to use to ask of Wiki or even Google? So I wonder if you or any of your myriad followers know the best way to appreciate/convert old monetary values. Is there a template(s), a table(s), a page(s) that I have never found?
As you doubtless know I recently wrote that Leon Lemartin was paid '30 francs per flight' but I have no real grasp on whether this was a pittance or a gold mine.
Many thanks if you can help? Chienlit (talk) 13:49, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
HahaOops! I see I need to make the code less able to accept improper entries. On a related issue, did you notice the script remove pages from your watchlist? Makeemlighter has been having this problem lately. Jujutacular talk 03:57, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
video tutorialsHi Maedin! I just came across an old village pump thread where you were interested in making video tutorials. Is that something you ever followed through with, or something you're still interested in? Wikipedia:WikiProject Screencast started a few months ago to organize the production of those kinds of videos. Also, have you considered becoming an Online Ambassador? If that sounds like something you're interested in, I encourage you to apply. Cheers--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 17:22, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Denoising!Thank you Maedin! It's very kind of you. (but... how did you know?) --Cephas (talk) 13:54, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Donald Pleasence restorationwithout some headroom reporting - mission accomplished! talk ) 02:20, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Cool comment, man.Sweet, turtle power, :) Thanks talk 22:26, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
Would you consider closing this? I'm nominator and Makeem commented, so I believe that means it falls to you. Sorry, it's a tough one ;) Jujutacular talk 04:18, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
FP PromotionI just realized that this image was promoted to FP. Thanks for the editing you made to it! --Murdockcrc (talk) 19:54, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
FP pagesYou're too modest. I noticed these fixes too. I started doing that almost exactly a year ago. I planned to check every single page, but I got frustrated pretty quickly. I've been trying to check through a page every once in a while. I did this a few weeks ago, and I meant to bring it up on FPC talk. About 2/3 of the way down, you'll see that I removed one completely. That image had apparently been deleted, although I couldn't quite figure out the whole story. I wasn't sure if we needed to change the FP count or if that had already been taken care of when we did our FP count check as we approached 2500. Probably need to ask at FPC talk, but I figured I'd get your opinion first. Best, Makeemlighter (talk) 23:33, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
WP Somerset in the SignpostCopied from my talk page & the project talk page to ensure wide coverage. "WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Somerset 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. Other editors will also have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day.— Rod talk 07:42, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
History of timekeeping devices Spoken ArticleHi, just wondering if you are still working on the Spoken Article version of History of timekeeping devices. If not, I will be removing the article from the list in 7 days. Thanks! Cognate247 (talk) 03:47, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
June 2011
You have been
page protection .You and the other editor have been edit-warring at edit-warring. Sandstein 20:49, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
Let me just say I hope this incident has not marred your commitment to Wikipedia. Admins should not be afraid to step into the fray. Samsara (FA • FP) 21:33, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
(Misusing this talk page in an attempt to get in contact)Are you the same Maedin Tureaud who was in the production of "One's a Pawn of Time" that I (Prospero Frobozz) directed? If so, drop me an e-mail at [email protected]! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.180.183.249 (talk) 04:55, 4 June 2011 (UTC) POTD notificationHi Maedin, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 21:09, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Global renameI hereby confirm that I am currently globally renaming my account Maedin to Julia W. Julia\talk 06:33, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Done on eo:WP --Arno Lagrange ✉ 13:23, 22 September 2011 (UTC) POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 16:59, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 16:24, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
SurveyHi Julia! I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate! It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate! Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google! Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk ) 03:30, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello Maedin!Hola Julia, como estas? I pray and hope you are doing well. I have not been around for a long time, and I feel very rusty! I forgot how to navigate, write, edit, interact, etc. I feel like fish out of the water. With best wishes and fondest regards. — Preceding PD. I even forgot how to sign. If you would like to tutor me again, I might be encouraged to coming back. Please consider and let me know. I still have the same email. Mil gracias! Grancafé. — Preceding Join WP:ROALD!
-- We hope you can join Mario 18:54, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 20:15, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 20:40, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 19:46, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 20:09, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 18:54, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 20:44, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Nice meeting youHi Julia, was great meeting you yesterday at the Manchester meetup. Hope to see you at the next one! the wub "?!" 20:52, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Edit warringI agree with The wub. Also... You know you were talking about reporting someone for edit warring? What is the correct approach? I've come across Bill Gaede though STiki. The weird thing is... they ARE talking about it on the talk page... but in the least communicative way possible. They are obviously both newbies because they haven't worked out how everyone else uses talk pages. Yaris678 (talk) 21:46, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
POTD notificationHi Julia, Just to let you know that the Featured Picture chat } 17:13, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Eu wiki new usernameyour username has been renamed. --Kabri 11:30, 14 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kabri (talk • contribs) RE: Rename on gl.wikipediaI've just changed your username to Julia W on gl.wikipedia. Sorry for the delay. Cheers! --Toliño (talk) 12:24, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
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