User talk:Keilana/Archive16

Hi. We're organizing an office hours session with the Teahouse to bring in mentors from across the wiki to try out Snuggle and discuss it's potential to support mentorship broadly. The Snuggle team would appreciate it if you would come and participate in the discussion. We'll be having it in #wikimedia-office ^connect on Wed. July 17th @ 1600 UTC. See the agenda for more info. --EpochFail^{(talk • work)}, Technical 13 (talk), TheOriginalSoni (talk) 17:37, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Biophysics wiki-edit contest was over yesterday, and I think we're in pretty good shape, even in geographical and subject-matter diversity. Of the 16 people who signed up, 7 have made very respectable entries, 2 did a trivial amount, and the rest did nothing at all. So our task now is to decide which 6 of the 7 should win, give all of them feedback on their articles, help them fix minor issues, and see if there are any that could be worked up to Good status, have a DYK, etc.

I'll send a short message to the 7 entrants in the running, who are:

• pablo.gainza - Protein design
• danielkeedy - Protein dynamics
• Mgrosasco - Voltage sensitive phosphatase
• Jkriege2 - Light sheet fluorescence microscopy
• Jajava - Membrane fluidity (also edits to Membrane lipids, Physics of skiing)
• Shanata - Single-molecule experiment; Model lipid bilayer
• LeDucdAuge - Photoactivated localization microscopy

How about each of us pick a couple of entries we'd like to judge in detail, then correlate (hopefully in the next few days) to make sure all are covered by 1 or 2 judges? My preferred 2 would be Protein dynamics and Protein design. If it suits them, I'd suggest that Keilana and RockMagnetist do only one entry in detail, but go thru all the articles for style, format, policies, & possible upgrades. (Anyone else is of course also encouraged to make such comments.)

For confidentiality, I'd suggest that you send evaluative comments, and we work out the initial entry assignments, thru email - I'm at jsr@kinemage.biochem.duke.edu. We need to work out who's doing what as soon as feasible, so we can proceed asynchronously thru vacation schedules. (Thus a warning - if you don't reply with your preferences soon, you may get stuck with what others didn't want!) But we don't need to settle on the 6 winners until early Sept, so we can take into account how the entrants respond to our feedback, as well as correlating all our overall impressions. - Dcrjsr (talk) 17:23, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! That sounds great, I'll send you an email right away. Thanks for thinking through the logistics of this. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:03, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

At WP:Featured article candidates/Perseus (constellation)/archive1, a copyedit was requested. I see you listedd on the GOCE page for copyedits, so would you be interested in doing this? StringTheory11 (t • c) 23:16, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@StringTheory11: Sure, I'll get started on that right away. Good luck with the FAC! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 18:06, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Keilana :) I've been looking through some archives at deleted articles, and I believe Robert Babikan, which you deleted after an AfD discussion, is now notable enough for an article. As a result, could you restore the article into my user area? That way, we keep together the page history, and I (possibly) have to spend less time redoing the article. Thanks in advance :) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 08:50, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Luke! I've restored it to User:Lukeno94/Robert Babikan, good luck with the article! Best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 13:36, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Perfect, thanks :) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 13:41, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• In case you hadn't realized, I've finished the rewrite and republished it. :) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 18:05, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear it, and happy I could help! :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 18:14, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 09:14, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

User:Dusti - responded. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 09:19, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh boy, this is going to be fun :) Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 09:24, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You've Got Mail Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 09:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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		To Keilana: thank you for improving the article "Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome". Axl ¤ [Talk] 17:01, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It took me a while to work out the difference between hyphens, endashes & emdashes. :-) Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 17:01, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Aww, thank you! I'm trying! And thanks for sorting out my dash/hyphen mess. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 17:37, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey i haven't been on in months. I'm so sorry. I just dissapeared. But i'll try to work on some stuff here. RaidenRules! (talk) 19:16, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That'd be great! :) Good to hear from you. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:28, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well I'll try RaidenRules! (talk) 22:15, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're fluent in french right? I'm thinking an English article on her might be good! :) Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 21:37, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh! Yes, I think a translation project is in order. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:18, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Keilana,

I apologize for the inconvenience, but have no other way than appealing for administrators’ help recover a deleted article.

I published a film article entitled Drits (Derivas), a film by Portuguese director Ricardo Costa. It is the second film from an autobiographic trilogy, Faraways. The article was kept untouched by several months. To my surprise, it was recently eliminated and redirected to the director’s page with no discussion. I undid the redirection, but saw the article was proposed to deletion. Reason: independent, verifiable, secondary resources. I argued that the article couldn’t have but primary sources (the producer’s ones) as it is an upcoming film, like many others listed at upcoming films. A film that has not yet been premiered or distributed may not be commented. Besides, none of the films so listed has ever been deleted or even contested.

At last, in discussion, user User:reddogsix proposed that the article should be renamed to Drifts (film) or similar, and at the same time put at the disambiguation page of Dritf this reference «Drifs, unreleased film by Ricardo Costa (filmmaker). I created a new page for the same article entitled Drifts (Portuguese film). As the semantic root “drift” seemed to be the problem, I replaced the article name to Derivas (Drifts) and published it once more with some improvements. As a result, the article was fast deleted and I blocked for three days.

In the meantime, a new article about the trilogy was published: Faraways, which was proposed to fast deletion as well by the same user, User:reddogsix.

Although unreleased, although having no reliable secondary sources, Drifts is unquestionably an outstanding film for its uniqueness and characteristics: autobiography, comedy, docufiction, metafiction in one. I guess that “outstanding” may be a synonym for “notable” in such cases and that articles like this shouldn’t be deleted without previous cared analyses: important information may be lost.

This sequence of interventions is clearly a personal attack by User:reddogsix, supported by two or three user friend. It has no other explanation. It contributes in nothing to improve articles quality. Mists article, which I created on 10 September 2010, is the latest example. The article structure was unreasonably modified, loosing clarity and useful content.

NOTE: sent to 30 administrators.

Thanks for your attention, User:Tertulius 22:56, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A few months ago you said something about helping you with a project. What's on your mind? Best! Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 19:48, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey MissBono, I am really busy with work and traveling to Wikimania next week and don't have time to take on any additional projects. I'm so sorry! :/ Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:26, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No problem.Whenever you have time, we'd love to have you someday around WP:U2 and give us your thoughts. Thank you very much! We are working on the next newsletter. Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 13:41, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I don't know when I will have some serious free time but when I do I will definitely drop by. I remember the project very fondly from "back in the day"! :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 14:26, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You are awesome! Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 12:19, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I can't wait to meet you!!! :) SarahStierch (talk) 03:53, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh! I can't wait to meet you either! I'm super excited! :D Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 04:33, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 07:04, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 00:33, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

x2 Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 08:35, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keilana, this is super! I just started putting our new course page together yesterday, and already an offer from an OA, AND a budding biologist at that! My students are going to be thrilled (although they don't realize it yet) that a 'peer' bio student is going to be our go to Wikipedia guru!! I'll share with you some of the 'reflection' comments students gave me at end of semester related to their work on wikipedia. Several discovered their 'hidden geek'. I'm also professionally interested in how wikipedia assignments and their impact on student learning are being assessed, etc. Given your current lab interests, I'll see if I can get a student interested in a Drosophila development related stub. Looking forward to chatting with you much more. Very psyched for the new semester. (Also- have you ever thought of working on the article about Nicole Marthe Le Douarin? She did AMAZING work creating chimeras of quail and chick embryos- which required cutting out and switching tiny bits of neurula stage neural tube between quail and chick embryos and making major contributions to the understanding of neural crest cells.) Hakeleh (talk) 16:13, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Keilana. I would to learn from your experiences in Chicago with running a university education program. In the Netherlands we might start such a program. Your learning experience is very important for us in planning such a program. Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 08:20, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Ad Huikeshoven: I'm happy to offer whatever expertise I have, but I'm not in charge of any formal program. I've got some experience as an Online Ambassador and as far as I know, I'm the only active Education Program person working in Chicago, but I'm not doing anything on a larger scale than just me. I'm working on starting one but it's very slow going. Perhaps we can learn together? :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 08:30, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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This is a note to let the main editors of Auriga (constellation) know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on August 17, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or one of his delegates (Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), Gimmetoo (talk · contribs), and Bencherlite (talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 17, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Auriga is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name is the Latin word for "charioteer", associating it with various mythological charioteers including Erichthonius and Myrtilus. Auriga is most prominent during winter evenings in the Northern Hemisphere, along with the five other constellations that have stars in the Winter Hexagon asterism. Because of its northern declination, Auriga is only entirely visible as far as 34° south. A large constellation, with an area of 657 square degrees, it is half the size of the largest constellation, Hydra. Its brightest star, Capella, is an unusual multiple star system among the brightest stars in the night sky. The resultant of its position near the winter Milky Way, Auriga has many bright open clusters in its borders, including M36, M37, and M38, popular targets for amateur astronomers. In addition, it has one prominent nebula, the Flaming Star Nebula. In Chinese mythology, Auriga's stars were incorporated into several constellations, including the celestial emperors' chariots, made up of the modern constellation's brightest stars. (Full article...)

UcuchaBot (talk) 23:02, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Use it well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:24, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mwahahahaha! (They were totally velvet, btw) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 09:53, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• And yet you'll never hear a song called "Brown Velvet"... "He wore brown velvet... browner than velvet were his eyes... and I can still see brown velvet through my tears"... just doesn't work. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:15, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. We need a song about brown velvet shoes, then... Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:46, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

- except for the lack of food! I felt honoured to be made acquainted with your project and I really meant what I said. Stay in touch. Warmest regards, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:56, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! It was lovely to meet you for real. I will definitely stay in touch. Best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any pict of the even in commons already? Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 13:00, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, check out commons:Category:Wikimania 2013. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:48, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I cannot follow common links but I will see if I find something :) Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 13:25, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Found it! :) who is this guy? File:Wikimania_2013_04330.JPG? Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 13:28, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This guy is de:User:Michael Jahn WMDE --Sebastian Wallroth (talk) 18:31, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And this girl File:Wikimania_2013_04414.JPG. I mean in Wikipedia, usernames, ya know :) Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 13:33, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'd ask the uploader :) Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 17:44, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Dust. What's the username of the uploader? Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 17:45, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's listed on the page. For those two, it appears to be Sebastian Wallroth — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dusti (talk • contribs) 17:47, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Seems inactive since 2011, Dust. I'll try in his German user page. Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 17:51, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This girl is meta:User:SereinWMfr --Sebastian Wallroth (talk) 18:31, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 18:36, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, would you like to comment, at Wikipedia:Move_review/Log/2013_August#Western_Assam_and_Lower_Assam. भास्कर् Bhagawati Speak 09:56, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, would you mind adding "reviewer" to Bellatrix Kerrigan, please? It's my alternate account; I could give it the userright myself, but I'd rather another admin do it instead. :) I'll be away from my own Internet for a while and need to use that account rather than this one; I'd like the reviewer right on it. Thanks! Acalamari 22:53, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Acalamari: Done. Good to hear from you! :) Hope all's well. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 01:17, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Keilana! Much appreciated. :) Yes, I'm well; hope you are, too! Acalamari (from Bellatrix Kerrigan) 10:22, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Sorry if I annoy you with silly question, but English is not my native language and sometimes I hit on something I don't understand, and... while reading your userpage I saw this "Hat collectors" and I was wondering if that literally means a person who collect hats or... anything else? Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 17:47, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Miss Bono, a "hat collector" is someone who collects metaphorical hats, someone who wants to collect rights or positions just for the sake of having them, not because they actually want to do those things. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 17:54, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thanks very much for your explanation and for your comment at the TH :) Best! Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 18:00, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana!

It was super cool to meet you at the dinner with Andrew in Hong Kong. I'm so impressed with the work you're doing to improve the Wikimedia world. Is there a barnstar for "Crushing it at a dinner party table full of cognoscenti"? You were definitely the most interesting person in the room :) When I got home, I told my wife about you and said I hope our daughter grows up to know so much about the world and to make similarly meaningful contributions.

Hope to run into you again sometime.

all best wishes, Matthew (WMF) 22:17, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Last time I told my wife about a really cool girl I met, she didn't take it too well... anyways, seems you've made a stir Kei! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:46, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm just jealous ya'll went to Hong Kong while I'm stuck here in Canada. Psht. Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 00:35, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco - psh. It was definitely those brown velvet shoes that made a stir... Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 00:42, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am so flattered, Matthew, by your kind words. I really enjoyed meeting you and hearing everything you had to say at dinner, and I do hope we cross paths again soon. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 00:42, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be flattered, you probably deserve it. I wish you had been elected for arb, you would have know to make people talk to each other. - But now you decided never to apply again, and I guess I come to see why. My attempt was this. What yould you have said? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:49, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gerda. I just wish people would remember everyone else's humanity and treat each other with kindness and respect, but I don't know how to make them do that. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 16:14, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Probably being nice with other people even if they don't treat people kindly... that will show them that civility is the right path to follow :) Oh, and sorry for poking my nose in this. Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 16:51, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That and more face to face meetings--so much harder to troll me when you look me in the eye. Incidentally, lots of people were talking about Keilana's presentation as well. She made a great impression on a lot of people. Matthew (WMF) 17:48, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Matthew. I strongly regret not being there. I think I will never be able to attend to any of those meetings... :'( except if one of those is in Cuba. Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 17:56, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Matthew - you flatter me! But I agree, it's so much easier to get over conflicts and build rapport in person. I wish I could solve all of my onwiki conflicts with a coffee meeting and a little in-person compassion. It's so easy to forget that the words on the screen are being written by humans with feelings and lives. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:18, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Miss Bono: Wikimania in Cuba sounds awesome! (he says from his personal capacity and in no way representing the Wikimedia Foundation or its assigns:) Matthew (WMF) 23:02, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Matthew (wmf): Yeah, I dream of that. Hopefully one day I can be at a Wikimania meeting :)... Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 12:03, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hong Kong was close to me...but bad timing :P ...anyway, Keilana, am trying for a mighy 5x expand of Pavo (constellation) - target is > 1505 words. Finally played around with Phoenix (constellation) and am quite happy with it - it's at FAC. I think we all need to have a look at Perseus too. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:14, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Casliber: If you want help with Pavo, I'm happy to contribute. Sandbox or mainspace? I'll drop a review of Phoenix off in the next few days and see what's up with Perseus. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 17:41, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mainspace is fine - I virtually never use sandbox but I generally edit low-traffic articles anyway...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:18, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, once I'm through moving in I'll start doing some work. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 19:31, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this. Coming back after an absence to find that an article you started has been drastically expanded is one of the unique joys of contributing to Wikipedia.

Best wishes, Lithoderm 18:51, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Lithoderm You're so welcome, it was a joy to work on. Thanks for the compliment! Best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:16, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:

1. Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
2. Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
4. Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
5. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
6. Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
7. Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
8. Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), Dana boomer (submissions), Status (submissions), Ed! (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:25, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi K. There's a small backlog of just two requests here. If you have a moment could you pop across and do whatever is necessary - I don't actually know a lot about files, it's not my stamping ground. Cheers, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:43, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 06:56, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:55, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On 31 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fatimata Seye Sylla, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Fatimata Seye Sylla has spearheaded efforts to get Senegalese women and children Internet access? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fatimata Seye Sylla. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

The Special Barnstar

Could'nt decide what other barnstar to award therefore your recieving this barnstar for reviewing my Request for file mover rights. Thanks for that + providing such a good explanation for the declination. Would be overjoyed if you explain what Parlez ici means. Can you tell me what other policies I need to read other than Wikipedia:File mover before I request it again? Oh and I will provide you the list of file move requests I made.    ☸    08:13, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is (only for files uploaded by me)   ☸    08:46, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 22:42, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your work! I remembered you were working on it, but oddly enough, it doesn't appear at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Article_alerts#GAN for the moment. Maybe it will soon! I should list it at WP:MEDGA2013 b/c I'm trying to keep track of all the promoted articles in the "med" scope. Thanks for your contributions!! Best. Biosthmors (talk) 15:15, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Biosthmors! Thanks so much! I'm really happy with the way it turned out. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 12:12, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! Miss Bono ^[zootalk] 15:30, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:31, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We are all getting ready for our first deadline for the course wikipedia page project. Get ready for a bunch of students to sign up on the course page and start saying hi. Hi from me, for now. Hakeleh (talk) 19:15, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Hakeleh: Hi! I can't wait to hear from all of them! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:09, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana Kohw 19:31, 11 September 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kohw (talk • contribs)

Hi Keilana! Hope you're having a good week. Slj758 (talk) 20:44, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! Looking forward to working with you :) hope you are doing well! Blairwal (talk) 02:35, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hi keilana!! Heykei1 (talk) 02:58, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! Looking forward to starting on this Wikipedia project! Nia2993 (talk) 04:42, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Keilana! Can't wait to work with you on the Wikipedia project! Stack0711 (talk) 16:10, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! Hope all is well. Look forward to working with you throughout this semester! Take care. Ran21 (talk) 01:10, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! Mbeez (talk) 19:44, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! NJSfour (talk) 22:19, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! DSKireai (talk) 00:57, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Keilana, looking forward to working with you! E9P2 (talk) 01:39, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! Allielew00 (talk) 17:11, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Keilana! Can't wait to ball out on this Wikipedia project! SOTTET05 (talk) 20:04, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana!! Choidah (talk) 20:39, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

HELLO Keilana! Cant wait to start working with you. Wildcator (talk) 23:57, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Obligatory Hey Keilana. Another Dev bio kid checking in. Josemags (talk) 17:07, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there Keilana, thanks ahead of time for all the help you're willing to give us with our projects this semester! Quigend (talk) 19:13, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! A little late but just checking in from Developmental Bio. Thanks for all your help with the project! BASEDbio (talk) 22:10, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, thanks for helping us this semester. Look forward to working with you! T1d7 (talk) 03:56, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Keilana, sorry this is so late but I appreciate you helping us with our Dev Bio wiki projects! Vicktory7 (talk) 03:08, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keilana, sorry to interrupt your busy life. If you were intending to make a statement at WP:Arbitration/Requests#John_Carter, I think the request phase is going to close soon. The Arbs are asking if there are any more parties that wish to make a statement. Cheers. Ignocrates (talk) 22:40, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Much of the proposed evidence in this case is from years ago and I think your fresh eyes in the mediation process would be an invaluable contribution for the arbitrators to consider. By the way, although I'm aware there was a dispute mediation case, I haven't read over any public portions of it so I don't know anything about your experience of this particular process, positive or negative. I just understand that it is more recent than conversation about this case from 2011! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:17, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really sorry but I have three huge exams coming up and I don't have time to do something so involved. My apologies. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:46, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just wait until grad school, "involved" will take on a new meaning. The important question is, have you ever heard of Garfield Goose and Romberg Rabbit? Seriously, good luck on your exams! Ignocrates (talk) 19:44, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Chicago girl, have you ever heard a harmonica instrumental called "Riding the L" by Billy Boy Arnold? That's really close to my sound. If not, check out Paul Butterfield's version of "Born in Chicago" by Nick Gravenites. Cheers! Ignocrates (talk) 02:08, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Ignocrates: Thanks for the well wishes and the music recommendations! I'm always looking for new music to entertain me while I study. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 03:25, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keilana, I'm not sure if you have any interest in commenting on this ARBCOM case, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Ebionites 3/Workshop, but the Workshop phase has been extended until October 19th. Your perspective would be welcome. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:00, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Liz, sorry but I really don't have time...I barely have time to edit, let alone give arbitration evidence. All my best. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 02:43, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, I thought you might have a break in your studies. So many Editors who participated in this dispute at some point over the past year have stopped editing WP so there are only 5 or 6 people involved in the proceedings. Good luck with your work! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:11, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana-

I'm new to editing in wikipedia and am working on this as part of a program at Johns Hopkins. You were listed as an ambassador for my molecular biology class. It's nice to meet you, looking forward to having you as a resource! Grabriggs (talk) 00:17, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please join the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at THATCamp Philly, September 27, 2013, held at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Bring your own content to work on, or get an early start on Ada Lovelace Day with our resources about women in science, chemistry and the history of science. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:28, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Please fill out this short form to receive your Cochrane access in about 1 week. Best, Ocaasi ^{t | c} 17:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

YAY! Thank you! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 03:36, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Keilana,

My name is Anja, I am a student at JHU taking Molecular Biology this semester. I have a B.S. in Microbiology and currently work for a large seed manufactures. I am glad to have you as an ambassador listed, as I am sure I will have lots of questions! AjoneWiki (talk) 02:25, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a student in the MS Bioinformatics courses at JHU. Just posting a quick hello. KevinBrownJHU (talk) 18:19, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings, Keilana. Talk:Bradley Manning/October 2013 move request is now underway. Cheers! bd2412 T 21:07, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@BD2412: I'll keep an eye there and try to rustle up two other admins to close. I would prefer to not close this alone, as I have found that having three work on it helps make sure the decision is solid and unbiased, and that the nuances of the discussion have been ascertained. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:46, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That is certainly a reasonable proposition. I am very glad to have had a panel to close the last one! Also, thanks again for accepting this task. bd2412 T 21:51, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hmm.. see Talk:Bradley_Manning/October_2013_move_request#Keilana_as_closing_admin. --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 00:33, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I respect your decision in this matter, and wish you well. bd2412 T 03:54, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Me too. I hope my comment didn't seem harsh, as it wasn't intended as such.Two kinds of pork (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, I am also participating in the JHU Molecular Biology project for expanding articles and I'm looking forward to discussing it further with you. Sarah Facci (talk) 02:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).

The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I caught your latest YouTube video. I didn't catch the editor name of the main narrator. It would be nice if you pointed the narrator at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive253#Comments requested before I implement consensus at WP:VisualEditor/Default State RFC and Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 117#VisualEditor now opt-in only for all users on English Wikipedia. His characterization of me as some kind of bad guy that unilaterally turned off a crowning achievement of the WMF both angered and amused me. My act was far from unilateral, as the first link will show. His repetition of James's falsehoods about me implementing something that overloaded WMF's servers showed a certain sloppiness of research, and the second link should show that most people familiar with the situation recognized that James wasn't telling the truth.—Kww(talk) 23:39, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Kww: I believe you're referring to User:Fuzheado? Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 01:07, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana!

I am a student in Dr. Ogg's molecular biology class. I am in my 2nd semester of the biotech AAP program at JHU. I look forward to every help you will be able to offer me when necessary. Sincerely. Mtee87 (talk) 01:20, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, I'm about to vote for Wikimedia DC board members, and I see you're running. I understand you're not in DC; have you been calling in to board meetings or other DC meetings? - Dank (push to talk) 16:08, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Dank: Hi! Yes, I am in Chicago - Skyping into meetings is the plan. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 03:20, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I understand Nobel Prize foundation published a photo of Michael Levitt taken by you on this page. Congratulations! --Jarash (talk) 11:19, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Jarash: I don't see it, maybe it was a placeholder. Still, that's awesome! Thanks for the heads-up! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:10, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) You are awesome! =]. Congrats! Miss Bono ^{[hello, hello!]} 15:21, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Are you up for doing another quick stab at WP:PERM? It's all a bit backlogged recently and I just haven't got time fat the moment for anything other than the low hanging fruit ;) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:40, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Kudpung: I'll definitely take a look over lunch and see if I can knock out a few! :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 16:13, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I had this cool idea of doing a double mainpage with this and Corona Australis.....so if you wanna help punting it into GA/FA territory....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:21, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Casliber: That sounds super cool and I might actually have time sometime in the near future! Woohoo! (I've been super busy keeping up with school and such but that is lightening a little bit. I'll take a look this weekend.) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 19:37, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Heya - So glad you will be helping out with our event at Brown tomorrow; thank you so much in advance! I haven't had the chance to add all of those WikiProject tags to the women on the to-do list but I will ask folks at the event to add them whenever they go in and make their edits. But I also wanted to ask you: I'm planning on surveying in-person participants using Survey Monkey and was wondering if there's any data that would be helpful for me to collect that you might use for the project you proposed for next year? I know Sarah Stierch has been collecting data on such events, so I will use her last survey as a model. I also definitely still want to chat with you about collaborating on your proposed project, but just wondered if any data from this event -- such as looking at how users continue or don't continue as regular contributors -- might be useful. Anyway, just let me know! Thx Girona7 (talk) 15:45, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Girona7: I'm so sorry I didn't get back to you soon enough with this! If there's still a chance, I would like to look at the participants' contributions over time - retention at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months would be interesting to see. I would also be interested in probing their motivations for contributing. I'll be looking at these metrics specifically for my pilot and it would be great to be able to compare retention from this event to the Loyola events, to see what factors might be affecting retention. We definitely should chat soon - our event got pushed back two weeks because of issues with scheduling and permission and such, so I have a little more lead time. Shoot me an email (keilanawikigmail.com) and we can email or Skype or whatever. :) I hope everything went well today - I'm working on a woman scientist today in solidarity. :) All the best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:51, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Keilana: No worries at all! It's been a slightly hectic few days for all of us, it sounds like ;) Would love to have you take a look at user retention over time, and if there's anything I can do to help with that, just let me know. Right now I'm compiling a list of contributions beyond what folks self-reported. I have all the contributions from in-person participants done and now need to do the remote participants, whom I'm assuming are more likely to be established contributors. Anyway, I'll definitely email you later in the week or this weekend at the latest so we can plan some more Wiki goodness :) Cheers, and thanks again for your contributions for this event! Girona7 (talk) 06:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Girona7: Indeed it has been super hectic. I look forward to hearing from you - good luck with the data compilation! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 23:05, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am leaving this message regarding redirecting precursor mRNA page into primary transcript page. I have discussed this issue with some classmates and professor, and we agreed in suggesting the redirecting since the two terms basically refer to the same concept. Thank you for your time on this comment! Kohw 23:24, 14 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kohw (talk • contribs)

@Kohw: Hi! From my knowledge (I'm a sophomore molecular biology student) that seems fine. Do you need help performing the redirect? (Incidentally, I would suggest redirecting the other way around, but I would ask your professor first.) I hope this helps! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:54, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Keilana: Hi! I talked to my professor and she suggesting redirecting precursor mRNA into primary transcript (so merging precursor mRNA page into primary trancript). Would you help in performing the redirect?

@Kohw: Hey, I think it'd be a good skill for you to learn to do it yourself, but I can walk you through. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that all of the information in the precursor mRNA article is in the primary transcript article. You can use an edit summary like "merging info from precursor mRNA". Then you replace the text of the precursor mRNA article with this: #REDIRECT [[primary transcript]]. Does that make sense? Let me know if you need more help! (If I'm not around, feel free to ask at the Teahouse, where you'll get a good answer. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 23:18, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Newtonlee (talk) 04:49, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Keilana. I'm dropping you a note to let you know (or remind you) about Flow, the structured discussion system for Wikipedia that we're building. You may have heard about some of the longer-term vision for Flow in the past, but in the last two months we've been moving quickly to narrow down the short-term scope of the project, and we're keen to get feedback.

First: we've written up an explanation of the "minimum viable product" – the set of features that will be in the first, on-wiki deployment. Because discussions on Wikipedia are complex and varied, we're approaching Flow development as an incremental process of uncovering user needs for different types of discussion. The first release will be limited to a few WikiProject talkpages only, with the goal of testing out our first stab at peer-to-peer discussion functionality and improving it based on feedback from the WikiProject members who use it. If you've got any thoughts on the MVP, or on the philosophy we're trying to follow with this software, let us know on the Flow talkpage. If you know of a WikiProject that might be interested in testing this out, let Maryana know on her talkpage :)

Second: we're having a set of discussions around some experimental features we'll be trying in the first release. These include indenting and nesting of comments and comment editing. If you've got any practical thoughts on these, we'd appreciate hearing them. For background and feedback on the design, there are the ongoing set of design iteration notes, a Design FAQ, and a page for design feedback.

The software prototype is still in early development, and changing daily in small ways, with major goals updating every 2 weeks. If you've got comments about other bits of the software, we'll be holding an IRC office hours session in #wikimedia-office at 18:00 UTC on 17 November to talk about Flow as a whole, and fielding questions on the talkpage before and after then.

Third: this is a pre-newsletter announcement of a new WP:Flow/Newsletter signup page! If you'd like further updates, details, and requests for input, please add your name there.

Thanks, Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Due to multiple-human-error (the best kind of error!) the Office Hours meeting was announced with the wrong month. The logs for today's (quiet) meeting, can be seen at m:IRC office hours#Office hour logs.

The updated time and date of our next IRC office hours meeting is: 18:00 UTC on 24 October. Thanks, and sorry about the mixup. Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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...more witches! I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 21:02, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Haha! Taking a look now. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 16:35, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 14:40, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey-- thanks so much for your help and enthusiasm at the edit-a-thon yesterday. I posted some stats up on the meetup page in case you're interested in seeing what we accomplished. We should do this again next year!

Let me know when you get those photos posted and I can take care of adding them to the meetup page! I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 19:35, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@I JethroBT: My Wikimedia Commons app is still being cranky and I don't know how to fix it. I'll try and upload the photos to Facebook or Google Drive and get around it that way. Sorry it's taking so long! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:44, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Any chance you'll be able to get to those pictures today? I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 16:36, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try while I'm on the train. Will drop you a text/email once I get it done. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 16:42, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for helping make the Wiki Loves Libraries event on Saturday successful. Do you mind if we Facebook about it?

TeriEmbrey (talk) 14:05, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@TeriEmbrey: Thank you for hosting! You are more than welcome to Facebook about it. That would be great! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 15:45, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it was my fault. The bot does not recognize the <noinclude> TAG and this message has been sent to all the inactive users of Wikiproject U2. Remove this section whenever you want. Sorry once again. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 14:04, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Trick or Treat! Happy Halloween Keilana! I hope you have a great day and remember to be safe if you go trick-or-treating tonight with friends, family or loved ones. Happy Halloween! —  dainomite   15:14, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply] Help spread Wikilove by adding {{subst:User:Dainomite/HappyHalloween}} to other users' talk pages whether they be friends, acquaintances or random folks.

TheGeneralUser has given you some caramel and a candy apple! Caramel and candy-coated apples are fun Halloween treats, and promote WikiLove on Halloween. Hopefully these have made your Halloween (and the proceeding days) much sweeter. Happy Halloween! If Trick-or-treaters come your way, add {{subst:Halloween apples}} to their talkpage with a spoooooky message!

Hi Keilana! Wishing you a very happy Halloween :-) TheGeneralUser (talk) 22:08, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

1. Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
2. Hawkeye7 (submissions)
3. Sasata (submissions)
4. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
5. Casliber (submissions)
6. Adam Cuerden (submissions)
7. Miyagawa (submissions)
8. Piotrus (submissions)
9. Ealdgyth (submissions)

All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:

• Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
• Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
• Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.
• Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.
• Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
• Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.
• The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds.
• Finally, the judges are awarding Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.

Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:26, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana! My group and I are submitting a did you know hook for out developmental biology wikipedia class assignment! It is... Did you know that increased levels of angiopoietins 1 and 2 promote tumor metastasis and inflammation? Hope this is good! If there are any issues please let me know. Thank you. Ran21 (talk) 03:53, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ran, that looks great! If you want help getting a Did You Know nomination in, please do ask. I'm happy to help! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 16:35, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Keilana! The hook that my group and I are considering for the class assignment is: "Did you know that in rare cases it is possible for someone to have the two female XX chromosomes and appear phenotypically male?" We were wondering if this would work! (The article itself still needs editing.) Thanks a bunch! Nia2993 (talk) 05:33, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nia, the hook sounds okay, good luck with the article! Let me know if you need more help! :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 18:09, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, when you get the chance, could you please delete Angiopoietin: Functions and Mechanisms? This page was created by accident. Mbeez (talk) 17:14, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Mbeez: Done. No worries. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 18:19, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Keilana. Any chance you could handle a technical move for me? Apparently I can't move The Sacred Twenty to an existing redirect made Sacred Twenty to the same article. I don't think the definite article "the" is necessary in the title, so I'm just scrapping it for this move. I have it listed at WP:RM, but in case you're around... I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 19:42, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@I JethroBT: I don't see it on the RM page, so I assume someone else took care of it for you. Sorry I wasn't around! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 18:08, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, I am in Dr. Ogg's Molecular Biology class at JHU this semester. You recently reviewed the extrachromosomal DNA page that I am working on for the class project. I know that there are some major issues with the reference section, but I cannot figure out how to fix them. I've been doing different things via trial and error and nothing seems to fix the problem. If I remove the ref tags, then the in-line citations don't seem to work right. I've tried going through and changing the way the citations were written in the text (using an actual citation rather than a named citation) but I still seem to get both the number linked on the ref list AND the citation in the area below. I am really struggling with this fix and would greatly appreciate any advice that you have that can help me correct the situation. Thanks so much! Jfitz1974 (talk) 04:33, 7 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jfitz, I've tweaked the formatting and I think I've got it to what you were intending. Could you check it out and see if I solved it? If you want, I could show you how to make a shortened footnotes list like the one in Barbara McClintock so there's no duplicates. Hope this helps! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:55, 7 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! It looks much better now. I would love for you show me how to make the shortened footnote list when you have a chance! Thanks! Jfitz1974 (talk) 17:36, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, I hope you are well and having a great time in Berlin! I just wanted to bring Wikimedia LGBT, a proposed user group and thematic organization that promotes the development of content on Wikimedia projects which is of interest to LGBT communities, to your attention. I am sure you are so busy with your current projects, but I hope you might be able to direct people to this group if they are interested in LGBT content in any way. Of course, you are also more than welcome to indicate your interest/support, if you wish. Hopefully we can get some LGBT-related GLAM/Education/etc. projects up and running in the near future. Best, --Another Believer _(Talk) 20:17, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Another Believer: I've signed on as a supporter! Great project! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 21:04, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated, --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:05, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Susan Gerbi 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) 04:19, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Susan Gerbi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Susan Gerbi worked with Joseph Gall to develop in situ hybridization for her Ph.D. research? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Susan Gerbi. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:38, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just discovered Wikipedia Weekly and I wanted to say thank you for your kind reviews. I'm working on the latest list right now, and I think you'll have a lot to talk about when you see it. Serendi^podous 21:28, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Serendipodous: Hi! I can't wait to see what you've been working on. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 20:59, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know when the next Wikipedia Weekly entry will be posted? Serendi^podous 22:59, 15 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Serendipodous: - We're planning to record Saturday night US time, and it'll be live on YouTube. After that it'll get posted pretty quickly, by Sunday morning I think. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 05:59, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Much appreciated :-) Serendi^podous 15:00, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Keilana, I'm wondering if I can remove this message from the Blastocyst page once I finish my inline citations: {{No footnotes}} Thanks! NJSfour (talk) 20:53, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@NJSfour: Hi! You absolutely can remove that template if it doesn't apply anymore! Just delete the code from the top of the article. Let me know if you run into any problems. Keilana|^{Parlez ici}

Keilana. Why did you remove the page regarding The Company of Arts Scholars? we will be the 110th Livery Company and granted our status in either February or March 2014. Alan Cook. perhaps you could go to our website and contact the clerk who will forward your reply to me. www.artsscholars.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.139.226.248 (talk) 14:46, 13 November 2013 (UTC) Keilana. I need you to tell me why you removed the page for The Company of Arts Scholars, we will be the 110 livery company by March 2014, please reinstate the listing so that I can edit it and bring it up to date. Please get in touch. Rydens — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rydens (talk • contribs) 22:51, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Rydens: - Hi, I can't find the article you're talking about. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 19:33, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Go to Wikipedia. "Livery Company" scroll down to the heading, "Other guilds aiming to obtain a grant of livery" and you will find Company of Arts Scholars in red, if you click on that this is what you get. This page has been deleted. The deletion and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 05:36, 24 February 2013 Keilana (talk | contribs) deleted page Company of Arts Scholars (A7: Article about an eligible subject, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject) signed Rydens

@Rydens: Hi, I deleted the article back in February, if it has been covered in more reliable sources since then please do feel free to recreate the article. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 00:12, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is the page still out there or does it have to be started from scratch, I am new to Wikipedia so I am unfamiliar as to how these listings are formed, is there a template or a tutorial, did you block the page or delete it altogether, if you blocked it please unlock it and I will start to add content. Rydens (talk) 09:56, 25 November 2013 (UTC) @Rydens[reply]

@Rydens: I have restored it to your userspace and it is now located at User:Rydens/Arts Scholars. You can work on it there without worrying about it getting deleted as it is a draft. Hope that helps. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 16:41, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is going on? I now have someone else deleting The Company of Arts Scholars. 22:08, 25 November 2013 Rydens (talk) 22:10, 25 November 2013

Hi Keilana, We are working on developing the Homologous chromosome wikipedia page. In our "see also" section we are trying to link to the "Developmental biology" wikipedia article, but it keeps redirecting to the "Developmental biology (journal)" page which says that "Developmental genetics" redirects to the "Developmental biology" page, but it actually links to the "Genesis" page. Can you help us with this? Here's a cat.

Best, Quigend (talk) 20:46, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Quigend! The cat is thoroughly adorable. :) The problem was that you were capitalizing the second word, the proper title of the article is Developmental biology. I've already sorted it out, but should you need to link it again, that's the way to do it. Hope this helps, and good luck with your article! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:58, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Portal:U2

Miss Bono and myself have requested a portal peer review for Portal:U2.
We would appreciate any helpful advice at Wikipedia:Portal peer review/U2/archive1.

I would also like to remind all members of WikiProject U2 (and other interested editors) that U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for peer review (PR) by Dream out loud (t · c) on 10 November 2013; see discussion. Any feedback would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance and happy editing,
pjoef (talk • contribs) 14:29, 16 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Student editors of Cotransporter included an entire table list of diseases from a copyrighted web page, here, and I think it constitutes plagiarism, but maybe it's non-copyrightable "data"? It was in the article when you reviewed it, and you didn't flag it, so I thought I'd check with you first. Klortho (talk) 03:48, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Klortho: I assumed it was noncopyrightable data but maybe? Let me ponder it. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 06:08, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll leave it up to you. I put a question in my comments asking if they'd checked themselves. Klortho (talk) 13:29, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm a new Wikipedian working on the Library GLAM Page!

Bgschick (talk) 20:27, 21 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]