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== WikiProject Amusement Park Quarter 3, 2013 Newsletter ==

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==VisualEditor newsletter==
Hey Dom497! We've just deployed some fixes to the VisualEditor. These include:
*"Edit" will load the latest version, not the version you're looking at ([[bugzilla:49943|bug 49943]])
*"Edit" will load the latest version, not the version you edited last time if this is your second edit ([[bugzilla:50441|bug 50441]])
*VE edit section links will load the latest, not original, version in diff view preview ([[bugzilla:50925|bug 50925]])
*<nowiki><big><big>Foo</big></big></nowiki> and similar repeated tags will not get corrupted any more ([[bugzilla:49755|bug 49755]])

In the meantime, testing is proceeding well, and hopefully we can get some more fixes out over the next couple of days. If you're interested in helping out, we have [[Wikipedia:VE#How_to_help_out|a set of open tasks]] we'd really appreciate your assistance with :). Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 08:08, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

==VE newsletter==
Hey Dom497

We just deployed another VisualEditor release; bugs fixed include:
*Firefox 13/14 has been temporarily blacklisted, to avoid the insertion of broken links <nowiki>[[./that look like this]]</nowiki> ([[bugzilla:50720|50720]])
*Changing a reference in a template should no longer produce the bright red "you don't have a references block!" error ([[bugzilla:50423]])
*Notices are now shown if you're editing a protected or semi-protected page ([[bugzilla:50415]])
*The template inspector will no longer invite you to insert parameters that are already being used ([[bugzilla:50715|50715]])
*Same as above, but with aliases ([[bugzilla:50717|50717]])
*Parameter names in the template dialogue now word-wrap ([[bugzilla:50800|50800]])
*The link inspector will not show in the top left if you hit the return key while opening it ([[bugzilla:49941|49941]])
*Hitting return twice in the link editor will no longer introduce a new line that overwrites the link ([[bugzilla:51075|51075]])
*Oddly-named categories no longer cause corruption ([[bugzilla:50702|50702]])
*The toolbar no longer occasionally covers the cursor ([[bugzilla:48787|48787]])
*Changing the formatting of text no longer occasionally scrolls you upwards ([[bugzilla:50792|50792]])

Not specific bugs, but other things; cacheing is now improved, so people should stop seeing temporary breaking when the VisualEditor updates, and RTL support has received some patches. I hope this newsletter is helpful to people; I'll send out another one with the next deployment :). Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 10:18, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

==VE newsletter==
Hey Dom497! Another set of patches :). Today we have:

*Required template parameters are now automatically added to new templates ([[bugzilla:50747|50747]])
*Templates with piped links now display correctly when you alter them ([[bugzilla:50801|50801]])
*If your edit token expires, you're now informed of it ([[bugzilla:50424|50424]]).
*:You still won't be able to save - that's due to be fixed on Monday :).

More on Monday, I suspect. Hope you have a good weekend :). I should also have some news about the IP launch pretty soon. Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 13:27, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

(if you're seeing this and aren't the newsletter recipient - please do sign up [[Wikipedia:VE#Newsletter|here]])

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A file that you uploaded or altered, [[:File:Bolliger & Mabillard Logo.gif]], has been listed at [[Wikipedia:Files for deletion]]. Please see the [[Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2013 July 14#File:Bolliger & Mabillard Logo.gif|'''discussion''']] to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. <!-- Template:Fdw --> [[User:Sfan00 IMG|Sfan00 IMG]] ([[User talk:Sfan00 IMG|talk]]) 08:00, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

==VE newsletter==
Hey Dom497; hope you had a decent weekend :). We've got a pile of patches, some of which went out on Monday, some yesterday:

* If you insert wikitext such as links or section headers, you get a notice in the top right corner (over the save button). It doesn't go away until click, though once dismissed you don't get another one that edit. ([[bugzilla:49820|49820]])
* If your edit token expires, VE fetches a new one for you so you can save.  ([[bugzilla:50424|50424]])
* If the page is empty of content but does have something non-content (like a category or an HTML comment), VE no longer crashes on load - ([[bugzilla:50289|50289]])
* sub tags are no longer removed (([[bugzilla:49873|49873]])
* If you type at the end of links, they now extend
* Templates now only take a single click to insert
* Clear annotations clears links ([[bugzilla:50461|50461]])
* The link inspector stays open when you click to another item ([[bugzilla:50895|50895]])
* Typing after multi-byte characters no longer creats pawn icons ([[bugzilla:51140|51140]])
* Resizing thumbnails that have a default size set now works ([[bugzilla:50645|50645]])
* References made by tag:ref now display properly ([[bugzilla:50978]])
* The VE is integrated with the spam blacklist ([[bugzilla:50826|50826]])
* Feedbacl link goes to the right language ([[bugzilla:47730]])

There are a lot more improvements coming, but that's it for Monday and Tuesday. Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 08:28, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

== WP Amusement Parks in the ''Signpost'' ==

The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Amusement Parks 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, '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews8|here are the questions for the interview]]'''. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. [[User:Mabeenot|–Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 05:27, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

== WikiProject Amusement Park Newsletter Special (July 2013) ==

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<span style="font-variant:small-caps;font-size:105%;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:bold">Project News</span>

*An interview involving this WikiProject will be featured in the [[Signpost]]'s WikiProject Report on August 28, 2013. If there are any members who wish to take part in the interview, please go [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews8|here]] to answer the questions.

*For members that use [[VisualEditor]], as of the newsletter publishing date, most of the WikiProject's infoboxs and templates have very limited interaction with the editor. Over the next few months, code to allow full interaction with VisualEditor will be written. Currently, {{tl|Infobox amusement park}} and {{tl|Infobox attraction}} have code written but {{tl|Infobox amusement park}} is not being actively used as VisualEditor has not noticed that the code is there, yet ({{tl|Infobox attraction}} is working).

<center><small>Editor: [[User:Dom497|Dom497]]
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== Good Article Recruitment ==

Hi Dom, you seem to know whats up with the GA recruiter page so I'm asking you. Isn't a minimum of 15 reviews a bit low? It just doesn't seem like a high enough bar. Would you consider raising the bar to 30 perhaps, or some other number? Thanks, '''<span style="color:gold;">★</span>★[[User:Retrolord|King•Retrolord]]★<span style="color:gold;">★</span>''' 14:18, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

:{{Ping|Retrolord}} We would lose a lot of recruiters if I were to raise it up. I follow along every recruitment and IMO everyone is doing fine so I don't think there is a need to raise the review count to 30 (also, some recruitments seem to be stalling but that doesn't have to do with experience).--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 16:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

==VE newsletter==
Hey Dom497. The newest updates:
* Links now don't extend over space/punctuation/workbreaks when you type ([[bugzilla:51463]])
* Users with the "minoredit" preference set get working functionality ([[bugzilla:51515]])
* You can tab to buttons in dialogs, including the save dialog ([[bugzilla:50047]])
* We now show the <newarticletext> (or <newarticletextanon>) message as an edit notice ([[bugzilla:51459]])
* You can scroll dialog panels like in transclusions' templates' parameter listings ([[bugzilla:51739]])
* Templates that only create meta-data and no display content at all (like [[Template:Use dmy dates]]) now can't be deleted accidentally or deliberately, but still don't show up ([[bugzilla:51322]])
* FlaggedRevisions integration ([[bugzilla:49699]])
* Edit summary will get the section title pre-added if you launched from a section edit link ([[bugzilla:50872]])
Along with some miscellaneous language support fixes. That's all for today; as always, [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback|let us know if you spot more bugs]]. Thanks, [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Okeyes (WMF)|talk]]) 22:03, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

== Your editor review request ==

Hi there. You probably have forgotten about it already since it was made over a year ago. 

I am in the middle of clearing up backlogs for editor review, so I have [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Dom497|reviewed]] and archived your request. Cheers! [[User:Alex Shih|Alex Shih]][[User_talk:Alex Shih|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 22:42, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|Alex Shih}} Its already been a year (time goes by fast)!?!? Thanks for the review!--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 00:45, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

== Going to be gone ==

Hey Dom, I feel like this is [[User talk:Dom497/Archive/July - December 2012#Vacation|Déjà vu]] all over again!  Unfortunately, I will not be here for the Kings Island announcement. I'm making a trip to Canada (and of course Canada's Wonderland!) and might not be on at the time of the announcement so I'd greatly appreciate it if you could move [[User:Astros4477/Kings Island 2014]] into namespace. Btw if you have any tips/secrets for Canada's Wonderland, let me know! I'm looking forward to my first visit. Thanks, --<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.5em 0.5em 0.6em;"> '''[[User:Astros4477|<span style="color:black;">Astros</span><span style="color:blue;">4477</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Astros4477|<span style="color:darkblue;">Talk</span>]])</span> 01:44, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

== DYK RfC ==

* As a listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/participants|GA participant]], you are invited to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the question of whether Good Articles should be eligible to appear in the Did You Know? slot in future. Please see the proposal on its subpage [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Good Article RfC|here]], or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Good_Article_RfC&action=watch this link]. Thank you in advance. <span style="">[[User:Gilderien|Gilderien]] <span style="font-size:70%; vertical-align:sub;">[[User talk:Gilderien|Chat]]&#124;[[Special:Contributions/Gilderien|Contributions]]</span></span>02:45, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
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== VisualEditor newsletter for 06 August 2013 ==

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It's been almost two weeks since the last newsletter, and a lot of improvements have been made during that time.  The main things that people have noticed are significant improvements to speed for typing into long pages ({{phab|54012}}), scrolling ({{phab|54014}}) and deleting ({{phab|54013}}) on large pages.  There have also been improvements to references, with the latest being support for [[Wikipedia:List-defined references|list-defined references]], which are <nowiki><ref>s defined inside a <references></nowiki> block ({{phab|53741}}).  Users of [[Opera 12]] and higher have had their web browser removed from the browser black-list, mostly as a result of work by a volunteer developer ({{phab|38000}}).  Opera has not been fully white-listed yet, so these users will get an additional warning and request to report problems.

Significant changes were made to the user interface to de-emphasize VisualEditor.  This has cut the use of VisualEditor by approximately one-third.  You can read about these at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Updates/August 1, 2013]], but they include:

* Re-ordering links to the editors to put "Edit source" first and VisualEditor second
* Renaming the link for VisualEditor to "Edit<sup>beta</sup>"
* Disabling the animation for section editing.
* Changing all labels for the classic wikitext editor to say "Edit source", regardless of namespace.

There have also been many smaller fixes, including these:

* Horizontal alignment of images working correctly on more pages ({{phab|53995}})
* Categories with ':'s in their names (like [[:Category:Wikipedia:Privacy]]) now work correctly ({{phab|53902}})
* Magic JavaScript gadgets and tools like sortable tables will now work once the page is saved ({{phab|53565}})
* Keyboard shortcut for "clear annotations" - now {{keypress|Control|\}} or {{keypress|Command|\}} ({{phab|53507}})
* Fixed corruption bugs that led to duplicate categories ({{phab|54238}}) and improper collapsing when multiple new references were added in a row ({{phab|54228}}).
* Improvements to display elements:  The save dialog in Monobook is restored to normal size ({{phab|52058}}), pop-up notices on save now look the same in VisualEditor as in wikitext editor ({{phab|41632}}), and the popup about using wikitext has a link to the definition of wikitext that now opens in a new window ({{phab|54093}})

Most of the Wikimedia Foundation staff is traveling this week and next, so no updates are expected until at least August 15th.  If you're going to be in Hong Kong for [[:meta: Wikimania|Wikimania 2013]], say hello to James Forrester, Philippe Beaudette, and the other members of the VisualEditor team.

As always, if you have questions or suggestions, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting problem reports at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]] and ideas at [[Wikipedia talk:VisualEditor]].  Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] 23:15, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
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== Clermont Steel Fabricators ==

Did you happen to have a draft article floating around for [[Clermont Steel Fabricators]] at some point, or am I mistaken? It would be good to see this article developed because there are [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Clermont_Steel_Fabricators|a handful of pages that mention it]] and more that probably should. <span style="border:1px solid #0072BC;padding:1px;">[[User:Themeparkgc|<span style="color:#0072BC;padding-left:1px;">Themeparkgc</span>]]&nbsp;[[User_talk:Themeparkgc|<span style="color:#fff;background:#0072BC;">&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;</span>]]</span> 05:44, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

:I've always had this idea floating around in my head and I think it would be ok. The question is, is it notable enough? I'd probably say yes.--<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.5em 0.5em 0.6em;"> '''[[User:Astros4477|<span style="color:black;">Astros</span><span style="color:blue;">4477</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Astros4477|<span style="color:darkblue;">Talk</span>]])</span> 13:54, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

::{{ping|Themeparkgc}} {{ping|Astros4477}} Ya I had a draft, then I just never came back to it. I have restored it [[User:Dom497/sandbox 3|here]] and I'll start working on it again (you can help out if you want).--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 15:39, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

::{{ping|Themeparkgc}} {{ping|Astros4477}} {{done}} even though its just a stub.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 16:50, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

== Ping ==

Hi, I saw you added a ping in a recent edit - these only work if you sign in the same edit :) Although I think that the WMF idea seems to be a splendid one.--<span style="">[[User:Gilderien|Gilderien]] <span style="font-size:70%; vertical-align:sub;">[[User talk:Gilderien|Chat]]&#124;[[Special:Contributions/Gilderien|List of good deeds]]</span></span> 03:06, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
:{{ping|Gilderien}} Thanks for the head ups! I re-added the pings (look at the page history)...would it work now?--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 03:09, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
::Looks good :) --<span style="">[[User:Gilderien|Gilderien]] <span style="font-size:70%; vertical-align:sub;">[[User talk:Gilderien|Chat]]&#124;[[Special:Contributions/Gilderien|List of good deeds]]</span></span> 05:02, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

==You have a new message!==
{{talkback|Talk:Best Day Ever/GA1|ts=10:19, 16 August 2013 (UTC)}}
[[User:Mediran|<span style="color:blue; font-family:'Segoe UI', verdana, sans-serif, arial;">'''Mediran'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">'''t'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">c</span>]]) 10:19, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
:Hi! You have new replies! Thanks. :) [[User:Mediran|<span style="color:blue; font-family:'Segoe UI', verdana, sans-serif, arial;">'''Mediran'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">'''t'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">c</span>]]) 13:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
::More replies! :) [[User:Mediran|<span style="color:blue; font-family:'Segoe UI', verdana, sans-serif, arial;">'''Mediran'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">'''t'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">c</span>]]) 00:55, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

== Your help desk question ==

I attempted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2013_August_13#Spell_Check a response].— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:Green;">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: orange"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color: purple">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;'''·''' 20:23, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

:Thanks!--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 01:19, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

== You have a Barnstar! ==

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|Hey Dom497! Thank you very much for passing the "[[Best Day Ever]]" article. Also, I would like to award you this because I saw how persuasive and great you are on working to get articles to GA status (especially those with relation to amusement parks/B&M). Thank you and have a nice day! Cheers! :) [[User:Mediran|<span style="color:blue; font-family:'Segoe UI', verdana, sans-serif, arial;">'''Mediran'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">'''t'''</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mediran|<span style="color:#464646">c</span>]]) 01:39, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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:Thanks! :) --[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 02:30, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Goliath (La Ronde)]]==

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article [[Goliath (La Ronde)]] you nominated for [[WP:GA|GA]]-status according to the [[WP:WIAGA|criteria]]. [[Image:Time2wait.svg|20px]] This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period.  <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:GA bot|GA bot]], on behalf of [[User:QatarStarsLeague|QatarStarsLeague]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== VisualEditor newsletter for 21 August 2013 ==

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Both [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] and [[:mw:MediaWiki 1.22/wmf12|MediaWiki]] were upgraded recently.  For VisualEditor, this is the long-awaited post-[[Wikimania]] update with many bug fixes and enhancements.  Work also continues on '''speed at opening and during use''', as well as on the bugs reported here and at other Wikipedias.  The full report is [[:mw:VisualEditor/status#2013-08-15_.28MW_1.22wmf13.29|at Mediawiki]].

'''References''' are displaying properly, even when nested ({{phab|52749}}) or in image captions ({{phab|2000}}.  Reference lists are now always fully populated with references ([[bugzilla:50094|bug 50094]]).  Firefox users can insert an existing reference in the first paragraph ({{phab|54159}}).  Opera users no longer see corruption of categories when a reference was added ([[bugzilla:50385|bug 50385]]).  

'''Stray spaces''' are being stripped from the start of paragraphs to end one of the common <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> problems ({{phab|53462}}).  We also fixed a round-tripping bug that caused desirable '''whitespace in templates''' (used to make templates more legible, e.g., by putting each parameter in an infobox on a separate line) to get corrupted ([[bugzilla:51150|bug 51150]]). 

'''Wikilink handling''' was improved.  Users are not allowed to create internal links to invalid titles (titles that are actually impossible due to limits on acceptable character combinations in titles, not redlinks) ({{phab|35094}}).  You can extend wikilinks, but it won't do so over a wordbreak (like a space) (bugs [[bugzilla:49931|49931]] and [[bugzilla:51463|51463]]). 

A handful of fixes to the user interface were made.  The '''toolbar''' doesn't float over personal tools after opening a dialog or the inspector ({{phab|54441}}).  Toolbars were also re-written to be collapsible/expandable, with room for more icons.  Buttons in dialogs can now be activated using the {{key press|Tab}} and {{key press|Shift|Tab}} key commands ([[bugzilla:50047|bug 50047]]).  This saves time for editors, because you don't need to take your hands off the keyboard to click a button.  We fixed a handful of bugs that affected only certain articles or certain browsers, including toolbar buttons in Firefox ([[bugzilla:51986|bug 51986]]) and dialog panels that didn't always scroll correctly ([[bugzilla:51739|bug 51739]]).  Bugs with undo/redo getting confused have been fixed ({{phab|54113}}).

'''Images''', in addition to getting references displaying correctly, also saw improvements with a set-empty {{para|link}} parameter no longer corrupted (51963).  We corrected thumbnail images' display so that they look don't wrong in some contexts ([[bugzilla:51995|bug 51995]]).  Inserted images no longer explicitly set their alignment, but instead inherit the default position in compliance with the Manual of Style ([[bugzilla:51851|bug 51851]]). 

More '''edit notices, warnings, and metadata''' like information about [[Wikipedia:Pending changes|Pending Changes]] on an article now appear as appropriate ([[bugzilla:49699|bug 49699]]).  When new articles are created, users are now shown the ''<newarticletext>'' message ([[bugzilla:51459|bug 51459]]).  VisualEditor now handles templates that set "meta" items (like a category) and nothing else better ([[bugzilla:51322|bug 51322]]).  If the database is locked when a user tries to save with VisualEditor, they now get a message telling them as such and an opportunity to try again, rather than a silent failure ([[bugzilla:51636|bug 51636]]).  

When you '''save the page''', having the default preference set to "mark all my edits as minor by default" no longer overrides the setting in the save dialog ([[bugzilla:51515|bug 51515]]).  If you open VisualEditor from a section edit link, the section's title will be pre-filled in in the edit summary box when you go to save it ([[bugzilla:50872|bug 50872]]).  The size of the save dialog box in the Monobook skin has been fixed ([[bugzilla:50058|bug 50058]]).  Also, wikipage content handlers like '''sortable tables''' are re-run automatically after saving ({{phab|53565}}).

A very early version of the '''mathematics equation editor''' is now available for testing on [[:mw:Mediawiki]].  If you would like to help improve the user interface for math editor, please test out the extension at [[:mw:Mediawiki:Sandbox]] and leave your comments directly at the discussion page for the [[:mw:User:Jiabao wu/GSoC 2013 Project Work/Math Node User Interface|Math Node User Interface]] at Mediawiki.  You should be able to use your regular username and password should to login to Mediawiki.

For other questions or suggestions, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting problem reports at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]] and other ideas at [[Wikipedia talk:VisualEditor]].  Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] 17:30, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
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==DYK nomination of Banshee (roller coaster)==
[[Image:Symbol question.svg|25px]] Hello! Your submission of [[Banshee (roller coaster)]] at the [[Template talk:DYK|Did You Know nominations page]] has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath '''[[Template:Did you know nominations/Banshee (roller coaster)|your nomination's entry]]''' and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! <!--Template:DYKproblem--> [[User:IronGargoyle|IronGargoyle]] ([[User talk:IronGargoyle|talk]]) 13:22, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Goliath (La Ronde)]]==

The article [[Goliath (La Ronde)]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has passed [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]]; see [[Talk:Goliath (La Ronde)]] for comments about the article. Well done! <!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:GA bot|GA bot]], on behalf of [[User:QatarStarsLeague|QatarStarsLeague]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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==DYK for Banshee (roller coaster)==
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#27 August 2013|27 August 2013]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Banshee (roller coaster)]]''''', which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that '''[[Banshee (roller coaster)|Banshee]]''' at the [[Kings Island]] amusement park will become the longest [[inverted roller coaster]] in the world when it opens in 2014?'' The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Banshee (roller coaster)]]. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201308/Banshee_(roller_coaster) quick check])</small> and it will be added to [[WP:DYKSTATS|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 [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know? talk page]].
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== Edit-a-thon for Ramona Park ==

Hello -

I am working with the [[w:East Grand Rapids|East Grand Rapids]] MI Public Library as they embark on a [[outreach:GLAM|GLAM]] project. I'm a newbie, which is why I'm reaching out....

East Grand Rapids was the home to [[w:Ramona Park|Ramona Park]] and to the Jack Rabbit Derby Racer [http://www.eastgr.org/gallery.aspx?PID=16]. As a kick-off project they would like to expand [[w:Ramona Park|Ramona Park]] during an edit-a-thon. The Library is home to a local history room  - a room filled to the ceiling with memorabilia, photos and artifacts from Ramona Park. 

The plan is to upload much of this material via Commons (hopefully before the edit-a-thon on October 19, 2013 - coincidentally during Wikipedia Loves Libraries month).

One problem - there are few locally evident Wikipedia editors to actually ''show up at'' the library for an edit-a-thon.

Do you think if we set up a Google hangout, we might be able to entice a few Amusement Park editors to remote in? There is a possibilty of a cool tee-shirt [http://www.redbubble.com/people/ltdesignstudio/works/7310023-jack-rabbit-derby-racer?p=t-shirt] donated by the library for some, too!

I might be able to provide you/this project with a preview of the historical materials - it seems to me there might be more than one article to create.

Also I've come up with a DYK candidate: Did you know that '''President Gerald Ford''' worked at '''Ramona Park''', home to one of three '''derby racers''' in the US? (The Ford part is true, not quite sure of the derby racer stat, though!) 

Thanks for your consideration, [[User:Bdcousineau|Bdcousineau]] ([[User talk:Bdcousineau|talk]]) 23:33, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|Bdcousineau}} Hi there, I like what you're trying to do but with school starting in less than a week, I'm trying to keep my Wikipedia workload as low as possible. Maybe if you contact another WP:AP member, they can help. Sorry.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 03:35, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

::Ok, thanks! I'll try a few other WP:AP members. Hope your semester goes well! I'll prpbably send a notice as it gets closer, perhaps you can just watchlist us. Cheers, [[User:Bdcousineau|Bdcousineau]] ([[User talk:Bdcousineau|talk]]) 11:10, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Griffon (roller coaster)]]==

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article [[Griffon (roller coaster)]] you nominated for [[WP:GA|GA]]-status according to the [[WP:WIAGA|criteria]]. [[Image:Time2wait.svg|20px]] This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period.  <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:GA bot|GA bot]], on behalf of [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== WikiProject Report ==

The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Good Articles 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, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Interviews|here]] are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Hope you have a great day! -[[user:buffbills7701|buff]][[user talk:buffbills7701|bills]][[User:Buffbills7701/Anti-Vandalism Hall Of Fame|7701]] 14:32, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

== Article Feedback Tool update ==

Hey Dom497. I'm contacting you because you're involved in the [[WP:AFT5|Article Feedback Tool]] in some way, either as a previous newsletter recipient or as an active user of the system. As you might have heard, a user recently anonymously disabled the feedback tool on 2,000 pages.  We were unable to track or prevent this due to the lack of logging feature in AFT5.  We're deeply sorry for this, as we know that quite a few users found the software very useful, and were using it on their articles.

We've now re-released the software, with the addition of a logging feature and restrictions on the ability to disable. Obviously, we're not going to automatically re-enable it on each article—we don't want to create a situation where it was enabled by users who have now moved on, and feedback would sit there unattended—but if you're interested in enabling it for your articles, it's pretty simple to do. Just go to the article you want to enable it on, click the "request feedback" link in the toolbox in the sidebar, and AFT5 will be enabled for that article.

Again, we're very sorry about this issue; hopefully it'll be smooth sailing after this :). If you have any questions, just [[Wikipedia talk:Article Feedback/Version 5|drop them at the talkpage]]. Thanks!  [[User:Okeyes (WMF)|Okeyes (WMF)]] 21:38, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
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== [[:Leviathan (roller coaster)]] ==

Opps! [[WP:HG|Huggle]] detected it as vandalism and I reverted it, then I was confused. Oppps! [[User:EuroCarGT|<span style="color:cyan;">'''///Euro'''</span><span style="color:grey;">'''Car'''</span>]][[User talk:EuroCarGT|<span style="color:orange;">'''GT'''</span>]] 16:28, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

:No worries, we all make mistakes! :) --[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 16:32, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

== VisualEditor newsletter for September 5 ==

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<p>You can search for images directly in VisualEditor.  Click the media icon, which looks like this: [[File:VisualEditor - Icon - Picture.svg|24px]]  
<p>Then type a few keywords into the search box.  VisualEditor will search Commons for images or other files whose titles or descriptions contain those words, and will display thumbnail pictures of them for your review.  Click ''one time'' on the image you want to insert in the article.  
<p>For more details, read [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing images and other media files|VisualEditor's user guide]].}}

This Thursday's VisualEditor update was mostly about stability and performance improvements, and some preparatory work for major planned improvements, along with bug fixes for non-English language support and right-to-left text.  Everything that the English Wikipedia received today has been running on Mediawiki for a week already.

Officially, the problem with the link inspector not '''linking to a specific section''' on a page ([[bugzilla:53219|bug 53219]]) was fixed in this release, although that critical patch actually appeared here earlier.

A number of bugs related to '''copy-and-paste functionality''' were fixed ([[bugzilla:48604|48604]], [[bugzilla:50043|bug 50043]], [[bugzilla:53362|bug 53362]], [[bugzilla:51538|bug 51538]], among others).  Full rich copy-and-paste from external sources into VisualEditor is expected "soon".  

In other fixes, you can no longer add empty ref tags (<code><nowiki><ref/></nowiki></code>) ([[bugzilla:53345|bug 53345]]).  Selecting both an image and some text, and then trying to add a link, previously deleted the selected image and the text.  This was fixed in [[bugzilla:50127|bug 50127]]. There was another problem related to using arrow keys to move the cursor next to an inline image that was fixed ([[bugzilla:53507|bug 53507]]).

'''Looking ahead''': The next planned upgrade is scheduled for next Thursday, and you should expect to find a redesigned toolbar with drop-down menus that include room for references, templates, underline, strikethrough, superscript, subscript, and code formatting.  There will also be keyboard shortcuts for setting the format (paragraph vs section headings).

If you are active at '''other Wikipedias''', the next group of Wikipedias to have VisualEditor offered to all users is being determined at this time.  Generally speaking, languages that depend on the [[input method editor]] are ''not'' going to receive VisualEditor this month.  The current target date is Tuesday, September 24 for logged-in users only.  You can [[:mw: VisualEditor/Portal/Localization|'''help with translating the documentation''']].  In several cases, most of the translation is already done, and it only needs to be copied over to the relevant Wikipedia.  If you are interested in finding out whether a particular Wikipedia is currently on the list, you can leave a message for me at [[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|my talk page]].

For other questions or suggestions, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting problem reports at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]] and other ideas at [[Wikipedia talk:VisualEditor]].  Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] [[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|(talk)]] 21:35, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "[[Special:Contributions/Dom497|my contributions]]" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any '''articles''' will be deleted after seven days, as described on [[wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Files|criteria for speedy deletion]]. Thank you.<!-- Template:Orphaned --> [[User:Werieth|Werieth]] ([[User talk:Werieth|talk]]) 14:51, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

== Some Windseeker thing at another park ==
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So there's plans of a Mondial [[Windseeker]] ride coming to [[Adventureland (Iowa)]], I'm confused of putting it together into the Windseeker page or create a new article on the ride. The Adventureland park is a family-owned park and not a Cedar Fair park, so is it a good idea to create a new page or put into the same page? Another question is, is Windseeker a trademark of Cedar Fair or Mondial? [[User:EuroCarGT|<span style="color:cyan;">'''///Euro'''</span><span style="color:grey;">'''Car'''</span>]][[User talk:EuroCarGT|<span style="color:orange;">'''GT'''</span>]] 20:03, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

:{{tps}} I think we should make a different article about it or it might not even be notable enough for its own article. Wind Seeker is the model name, WindSeeker is the name of the ride at the Cedar Fair parks so I don't think they should be in the same article.--<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.5em 0.5em 0.6em;"> '''[[User:Astros4477|<span style="color:black;">Astros</span><span style="color:blue;">4477</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Astros4477|<span style="color:darkblue;">Talk</span>]])</span> 20:37, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
::Okay! So gather up some references and sources, not sure if it's notable, but rides with the same model have different pages. [[User:EuroCarGT|<span style="color:cyan;">'''///Euro'''</span><span style="color:grey;">'''Car'''</span>]][[User talk:EuroCarGT|<span style="color:orange;">'''GT'''</span>]] 20:51, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

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==DYK for Clermont Steel Fabricators==
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|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#9 September 2013|9 September 2013]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Clermont Steel Fabricators]]''''', which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ''... that '''[[Clermont Steel Fabricators]]''' is the manufacturer of [[Bolliger & Mabillard]] [[roller coasters]]?'' The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Clermont Steel Fabricators]]. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201309/Clermont_Steel_Fabricators quick check])</small> and it will be added to [[WP:DYKSTATS|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 [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know? talk page]].
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== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Griffon (roller coaster)]]==

The article [[Griffon (roller coaster)]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has been placed on hold [[Image:Symbol wait.svg|20px]]. The article is close to meeting the [[WP:GA?|good article criteria]], but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See [[Talk:Griffon (roller coaster)]] for things which need to be addressed. <!-- Template:GANotice result=hold --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== VisualEditor newsletter for September 19, 2013 ==

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<p>To add a category, type the name of the category you want to add in the search field.  To remove an existing category, click on the category in the list and then, in the dialog that opens, click on the "Remove" icon (trash can).  "Options" will allow you to set a [[Wikipedia:DEFAULTSORT|default sorting key]].
<p>For more details, read [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing categories|VisualEditor's user guide]].}}

VisualEditor has been updated twice in the last two weeks.  As usual, what is now running on the English Wikipedia had a test run at [[Mediawiki]] during the previous week.  

As announced, the '''toolbar was redesigned''' to be simpler, shorter, and to have the ability to have drop-down groups with descriptions. What you see now is the initial configuration and is expected to change in response to feedback from the English Wikipedia and other Wikipedias.  The controls to add <code><nowiki><u></nowiki></code> (underline), <code><nowiki><sub></nowiki></code> (subscript), and <code><nowiki><sup></nowiki></code> (superscript), <code><nowiki><s></nowiki></code> (strikethrough) and <code><nowiki><code></nowiki></code> (computer code/monospace font) annotations to text are available to all users in the drop-down menu.  At the moment, all but the most basic tools have been moved into a single drop-down menu, including the tools for inserting media, references, reference lists, and templates.  {{highlight|The current location of all of the items in the toolbar is temporary, and your opinions about the best order are needed!  Please offer suggestions at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback/Toolbar]].|lightyellow}}

In an eagerly anticipated upgrade to the '''reference dialog''', newly added references or reference groups no longer need the page to be saved before they can be re-used (bugs [[bugzilla:51689|51689]] and [[bugzilla:52000|52000]]).  The 'Use existing reference' button is now disabled on pages which don't yet have any references ([[bugzilla:51848|bug 51848]]).  The template parameter filter in the transclusion dialog now searches both parameter name and label ([[bugzilla:51670|bug 51670]]).

In response to several requests, there are some new '''keyboard shortcuts'''.  You can now set the block/paragraph formatting from the keyboard: {{key press|Ctrl|0}} sets a block as a regular paragraph; {{key press|Ctrl|1}} up to {{key press|Ctrl|6}} sets it as a Heading 1 ("Page title") to Heading 6 ("Sub-heading 4"); {{key press|Ctrl|7}} sets it as pre-formatted ([[bugzilla:33512|bug 33512]]).  {{key press|Ctrl|2}}, which creates level 2 section headings, may be the most useful.

Some improvements were made to '''capitalization for links''', so typing in "iPhone" will offer a link to "iPhone" as well as "IPhone" ([[bugzilla:50452|bug 50452]]).  

'''Copying and pasting within the same document''' should work better as of today's update, as should copying from VisualEditor into a third-party application  ([[bugzilla:53364|bug 53364]], [[bugzilla:52271|bug 52271]], [[bugzilla:52460|bug 52460]]).  Work on copying and pasting between VisualEditor instances (for example, between two articles) and retaining formatting when copying from an external source into VisualEditor is progressing.

Major improvements to '''editing with input method editors''' (IMEs; mostly used for Indic and East Asian languages) are being deployed today.  This is a complex change, so it may produce unexpected errors.  On a related point, the names of languages listed in the "languages" (langlinks) panel in the Page settings dialog now display as RTL when appropriate ([[bugzilla:53503|bug 53503]]).

'''Looking ahead:''' The help/'beta' menu will soon expose the build number next to the "Leave feedback" link, so users can give more specific reports about issues they encounter ([[bugzilla:53050|bug 53050]]).  This change will make it easier for developers to identify any cacheing issues, once it starts reporting the build number (currently, it says "Version [[false]]").  Also, inserting a link, reference or media file will put the cursor after the new content again ([[bugzilla:53560|bug 53560]]).  Next week’s update will likely improve how dropdowns and other selection menus behave when they do not fit on the screen, with things scrolling so the selected item is always in view. 

If you are active at '''other Wikipedias''', the next group of Wikipedias to have VisualEditor offered to all users is being finalized.  About two dozen Wikipedias are on the list for Tuesday, September 24 for logged-in users only, and on Monday, September 30 for unregistered editors.  You can [[:mw: VisualEditor/Portal/Localization|'''help with translating the documentation''']].  In several cases, most of the translation is already done, and it only needs to be copied over to the relevant Wikipedia.  If you are interested in finding out whether a particular Wikipedia is currently on the list, you can leave a message for me at [[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|my talk page]].

For other questions or suggestions, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting problem reports at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]] and other ideas at [[Wikipedia talk:VisualEditor]].  Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] [[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|(talk)]] 21:35, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
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== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)]]==

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article [[Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)]] you nominated for [[WP:GA|GA]]-status according to the [[WP:WIAGA|criteria]]. [[Image:Time2wait.svg|20px]] This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period.  <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:Moswento|Moswento]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/God of War: Ghost of Sparta/archive2|Ghost of Sparta FAC]] ==

If you have some spare time, would you care to review ''[[God of War: Ghost of Sparta]]''? --[[User:JDC808|<span style="color:green;">JDC808</span>]] [[User talk:JDC808|<span style="color:black;">♫</span>]] 05:35, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

:{{replyto|JDC808}} Hi, as mentioned in my page notice (seen when editing my talk page), I do not review FAC's. Sorry.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 19:43, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
::Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't even read that. --[[User:JDC808|<span style="color:green;">JDC808</span>]] [[User talk:JDC808|<span style="color:black;">♫</span>]] 23:17, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
:::{{replyto|JDC808}} No worries. :) --[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 02:01, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Tatsu]]==

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article [[Tatsu]] you nominated for [[WP:GA|GA]]-status according to the [[WP:WIAGA|criteria]]. [[Image:Time2wait.svg|20px]] This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period.  <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)]]==

The article [[Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has passed [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]]; see [[Talk:Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)]] for comments about the article. Well done! <!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:Moswento|Moswento]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== Help test better mass message delivery ==

Hi. You're being contacted as you've previously used [[m:global message delivery|global message delivery]] (or its [[w:en:User:EdwardsBot/Spam|English Wikipedia counterpart]]). It doesn't feel so great to be spammed, does it? ;-)

For the past few months, [[w:en:User:Legoktm|Legoktm]] has built a replacement to the current message delivery system called [[mw:Extension:MassMessage|MassMessage]]. MassMessage uses a proper user interface form (no more editing a /Spam subpage), works faster (it can complete a large delivery in minutes), and no longer requires being on an access list (any local administrator can use it). In addition, many tiny annoyances with the old system have been addressed. It's a real improvement! :-)

You can test out MassMessage here: '''[[testwiki:Special:MassMessage]]'''. The biggest difference you'll likely notice is that any input list must use a new <code><nowiki>{{#target:}}</nowiki></code> parser function. For example, <code><nowiki>{{#target:User talk:Jimbo Wales}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{#target:User talk:Jimbo Wales|test2.wikipedia.org}}</nowiki></code>. For detailed instructions, check out [[mw:Help:Extension:MassMessage]].

If you find any bugs, have suggestions for additional features, or have any other feedback, drop a note at [[m:Talk:MassMessage]]. Thanks for spamming! --[[User:MZMcBride|MZMcBride]] ([[User talk:MZMcBride|talk]]) 05:16, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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== Your [[WP:GA|GA]] nomination of [[Tatsu]]==

The article [[Tatsu]] you nominated as a [[Wikipedia:Good article nominations|good article]] has passed [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|20px]]; see [[Talk:Tatsu]] for comments about the article. Well done! <!-- Template:GANotice result=pass --> <small>Message delivered by [[User:Legobot|Legobot]], on behalf of [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]]</small> -- {{User-multi
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== VisualEditor newsletter on 16 October 2013 ==

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<p>You can create and edit multi-level lists in VisualEditor.  The first two icons let you set or remove list formatting.
<p>The last two are used to increase or decrease the indentation level.  This can also be done from the keyboard, by using {{Key press|Tab}} to indent the list and {{Key press|Shift|Tab}} to outdent it.
<p>For more information, read [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide]].}}

VisualEditor is still being updated every Thursday.  As usual, what is now running on the English Wikipedia had a test run at [[Mediawiki]] during the previous week.   If you haven't done so already, you can turn on VisualEditor by going to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|your preferences]] and choosing the item, "<code>{{MediaWiki:visualeditor-preference-enable}}</code>".

{{highlight|The '''reference dialog for all Wikipedias, especially the way it handles [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|citation templates]]''', is being redesigned.  Please offer suggestions and opinions at [[:mw:VisualEditor/Design/Reference Dialog]]. |yellow}}  (Use your Wikipedia username/password to login there.)  You can also '''drag and drop references''' (select the reference, then hover over the selected item until your cursor turns into the drag-and-drop tool).  This also works for some templates, images, and other page elements (but not yet for text or floated items).  References are now editable when they appear inside a media item's caption ([[bugzilla:50459|bug 50459]]).

There were a number of miscellaneous fixes made:  Firstly, there was a bug that meant that it was impossible to move the cursor using the keyboard away from a selected node (like a reference or template) once it had been selected ([[bugzilla:54443|bug 54443]]).  Several improvements have been made to '''scrollable windows, panels, and menus''' when they don't fit on the screen or when the selected item moves off-screen.  Editing in the "slug" at the start of a page no longer shows up a chess pawn character ("♙") in some circumstances ([[bugzilla:54791|bug 54791]]).  Another bug meant that links with a final punctuation character in them broke extending them in some circumstances ([[bugzilla:54332|bug 54332]]). The "page settings" dialog once again allows you to remove categories ([[bugzilla:54727|bug 54727]]). There have been some problems with deployment scripts, including one that resulted in VisualEditor being broken for an hour or two at all Wikipedias ([[bugzilla:54935|bug 54935]]). Finally, snowmen characters ("☃") no longer appear near newly added references, templates and other nodes ([[bugzilla:54712|bug 54712]]).

'''Looking ahead:'''  Development work right now is on rich copy-and-paste abilities, quicker addition of citation templates in references, setting media items' options (such as being able to put images on the left), switching into wikitext mode, and [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback/Toolbar|simplifying the toolbar]].  A significant amount of work is being done on other languages during this month.  If you speak a language other than English, you can [[:mw: VisualEditor/Portal/Localization|'''help with translating the documentation''']].  

For other questions or suggestions, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting problem reports at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]] and other ideas at [[Wikipedia talk:VisualEditor]].  Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] [[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|(talk)]] 18:35, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
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== [[WP:GARC|GARC]] and [[User:Gilderien|Gilderien]] ==

<del>Hi.  I signed up for Good article recruitment with Gilderien but he(?) hasn't edited for over a month. Is there anything I can do?</del> '''[[User:RainCity471|Rain<span style="color:#802222">City</span><span style="color:orange">471</span>]]''' ([[User talk:RainCity471|Whack!]]) 20:42, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

:Sorry, he's just emailed me&mdash;he'll on a sort of wikibreak.  Sorry, '''[[User:RainCity471|Rain<span style="color:#802222">City</span><span style="color:orange">471</span>]]''' ([[User talk:RainCity471|Whack!]]) 09:04, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

::{{replyto|RainCity471}} No worries! Thanks for showing interest in the recruitment centre!--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 02:17, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

== Leviathan and "Giga" ==

In your response on the talk page, you said "''Canada's Wonderland has never used the word "giga" in anything related to Leviathan''". However, the very last post in the [[Talk:Leviathan (Canada's Wonderland)/Archive 1#Leviathan IS A GIGA|original discussion]], you said "''B&M doesn't not consider Leviathan a Giga. However, Canada's Wonderland does. When I was at the park yesterday I noticed that the posters for sale said "Type of Coaster: Giga Coaster"''". I'm just wondering if this changed in some way, because your answers seem to conflict with one another. Thanks! --[[User:GoneIn60|GoneIn60]] ([[User talk:GoneIn60|talk]]) 18:39, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

:{{replyto|GoneIn60}} I forgot that I said that. But either way, it still supports what I said on the other page that "Giga" is a Cedar Fair term used only for marketing. To be honest, I don't care if we say that its part of the "giga-class"....as long as the article '''doesn't''' say the type/model is a Giga (because it isn't).--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 20:09, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

::Right, I agree. It's a "class" of roller coasters, not a "type". --[[User:GoneIn60|GoneIn60]] ([[User talk:GoneIn60|talk]]) 20:23, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

== GA backlog drive ==

Hi Dom497. Thanks for preparing the backlog drive page in your userspace. When do you think you'll be ready to move it into the project namespace? I think it would be good to have a centralized drive page, so that we solicit pledges from other users, we can post more information on the drive's page. [[User:Edge3|Edge3]] ([[User talk:Edge3|talk]]) 02:05, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|Edge3}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dom497/BED The page is here] but it isn't complete. If you think its a good idea to move it now and just place a notice saying the page isn't complete I'm fine with that.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 19:45, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
:{{ping|Edge3}} Oh, also, you said you would be willing to donate. Just so I can put it on the backlog page do you know how much you would be willing to (per review)? If you don't, don't worry about it.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 00:51, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
::You can put me down for 5 cents per review, and feel free to take your time on setting up the page. I probably won't start advertising the pledge drive until later this week. [[User:Edge3|Edge3]] ([[User talk:Edge3|talk]]) 01:02, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
:::Ok thanks!--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 01:03, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Edge3}} I have [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|finished developing the page]].--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 15:56, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
::::Excellent! Thanks for letting me know. I will start attempting to get more pledges. [[User:Edge3|Edge3]] ([[User talk:Edge3|talk]]) 23:46, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

== VisualEditor newsletter for November 2013 ==

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Since the last newsletter, the [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] team has worked on some feature changes, major infrastructure improvements to make the system more stable, dependable and extensible, some minor toolbar improvements, and fixing bugs.

A new form parsing library for language characters in Parsoid caused the corruption of pages containing diacritics for about an hour two weeks ago.  Relatively few pages at the English Wikipedia were affected, but this created immediate problems at some other Wikipedias, sometimes affecting several dozen pages.  The development teams for Parsoid and VisualEditor apologize for the serious disruption and thank the people who reported this emergency at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]] and on the public [[IRC]] channel, #mediawiki-visualeditor.

There have been dozens of changes since the last newsletter.  Here are some of the highlights:

*'''Accidental deletion of infoboxes and other items:''' You now need to press the {{Key press|Delete}} or {{Key press|Backspace}} key ''twice'' to delete a template, reference or image.  The first time, the item becomes selected, and the second time, it is removed.  The need to press the delete key twice should make it more obvious what you are doing and help avoid accidental removals of infoboxes and similar ([[bugzilla:55336|bug 55336]]).
*'''Switch from VisualEditor to the wikitext editor:''' A new feature lets you make a direct, one-way editing interface change, which will preserve your changes without needing to save the page and re-open it in the wikitext editor ([[bugzilla:50687|bug 50687]]). It is available in a new menu in the action buttons by the Cancel button (where the "Page Settings" button used to be).  Note that this new feature is not currently working in Firefox.
*'''Categories and Languages''' are also now directly available in that menu. The category suggestions drop-down was appearing in the wrong place rather than below its input box, which is now fixed.  An incompatibility between VisualEditor and [[:mw:Parsoid|the deployed Parsoid service]] that prevented editing categories and language links was fixed. 
*'''File:, Help: and Category: namespaces:''' VisualEditor was enabled for these namespaces the on all wikis ([[bugzilla:55968|bug 55968]]), the '''Portal: and Viquiprojecte:''' namespaces on the Catalan Wikipedia ([[bugzilla:56000|bug 56000]]), and the '''Portal: and Book: namespaces''' on the English Wikipedia ([[bugzilla:56001|bug 56001]]).   
*'''Media item resizing:''' We improved how files are viewed in a few ways. First, inline media items can now be resized in the same way that has been possible with block ones (like thumbnails) before. When resizing a media item, you can see a live preview of how it will look as you drag it ([[bugzilla:54298|bug 54298]]). While you are dragging an image to resize it, we now show a label with the current dimensions ([[bugzilla:54297|bug 54297]]). Once you have resized it, we fetch a new, higher resolution image for the media item if necessary ([[bugzilla:55697|bug 55697]]). Manual setting of media item sizes in their dialog is nearly complete and should be available next week.  If you hold down the {{Key press|shift}} key whilst resizing an image, it will now snap to a 10 pixel grid instead of the normal free-hand sizing. The media item resize label now is centered while resizing regardless of which tool you use to resize it. 
*'''Undo and redo:''' A number of improvements were made to the transactions system which make undoing and redoing more reliable during real-time collaboration ([[bugzilla:53224|bug 53224]]).
*'''Save dialogue:''' The save page was re-written to use the same code as all other dialogs ([[bugzilla:48566|bug 48566]]), and in the process fixed a number of issues. The save dialog is re-accessible if it loses focus ([[bugzilla:50722|bug 50722]]), or if you review a null edit ([[bugzilla:53313|bug 53313]]); its checkboxes for minor edit, watch the page, and flagged revisions options now layout much more cleanly ([[bugzilla:52175|bug 52175]]), and the tab order of the buttons is now closer to what users will expect ([[bugzilla:51918|bug 51918]]). There was a bug in the save dialog that caused it to crash if there was an error in loading the page from Parsoid, which is now fixed. 
*'''Links to other articles''' or pages sometimes sent people to invalid pages.  VisualEditor now keeps track of the context in which you loaded the page, which lets us fix up links in document to point to the correct place regardless of what entry point you launched the editor from—so the content of pages loaded through <code>/wiki/Foobar?veaction=edit</code> and <code>/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Foobar&veaction=edit</code> both now have text links that work if triggered ([[bugzilla:48915|bug 48915]]).
*'''Toolbar links:''' A bug that caused the toolbar's menus to get shorter or even blank when scrolled down the page in Firefox is now fixed ([[bugzilla:55343|bug 55343]]).
*'''Numbered external links:''' VisualEditor now supports Parsoid's changed representation of numbered external links ([[bugzilla:53505|bug 53505]]).
*'''Removed empty templates:''' We also fixed an issue that meant that completely empty templates became impossible to interact with inside VisualEditor, as they didn't show up ([[bugzilla:55810|bug 55810]]). 
*'''Mathematics formulae:''' If you would like to try the experimental '''LaTeX mathematics tool''' in VisualEditor, you will need to opt-in to [[:mw:Abut Beta Features|Beta Features]]. This is currently available on Meta-wiki, Wikimedia Commons, and Mediawiki.org.  It will be available on all other Wikimedia sites on 21 November.
*'''Browser testing support:''' If you are interested in technical details, the [https://wmf.ci.cloudbees.com/view/r-ve/ browser tests] were expanded to cover some basic cursor operations, which uncovered an issue in our testing framework that doesn't work with cursoring in Firefox; the Chrome tests continue to fail due to a bug with the welcome message for that part of the testing framework.  
*'''Load time:''' VisualEditor now uses content language when fetching [[Wikipedia:TemplateData]] information, so reducing bandwidth use, and users on multi-language or multi-script wikis now get TemplateData hinting for templates as they would expect ([[bugzilla:50888|bug 50888]]).  
*'''Reuse of VisualEditor:''' Work on spinning out the user experience (UX) framework from VisualEditor into oojs-ui, which lets other teams at Wikimedia (like [[Flow]]) and gadget authors re-use VisualEditor UX components, is now complete and is being moved to a shared code repository. 
*'''Support for private wikis:''' If you maintain a private wiki at home or at work, VisualEditor now supports editing of private wikis, by forwarding the Cookie: HTTP header to Parsoid (<code>$wgVisualEditorParsoidForwardCookies</code> set to true) ([[bugzilla:44483|bug 44483]]).  (Most private wikis will also need to install Parsoid and node.js, as VisualEditor requires them.)

'''Looking ahead''':  
* VisualEditor will be released to some of the '''smaller Wikipedias on 02 December 2013'''.  If you are active at one or more smaller Wikipedias where VisualEditor is not yet generally available, please see the list at [[mediawikiwiki:VisualEditor/Rollouts|VisualEditor/Rollouts]].   
* Public '''office hours on [[IRC]] '''to discuss VisualEditor with Product Manager James Forrester will be held on Monday, 2 December, at [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=19&min=00&sec=0&day=2&month=12&year=2013 1900 UTC] and on Tuesday, 3 December, at [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=01&min=00&sec=0&day=3&month=12&year=2013 0100 UTC].  Bring your questions.  Logs will be posted [[meta:IRC_office_hours#Office_hour_logs|on Meta]] after each office hour completes. 
* In terms of feature improvements, one of the major infrastructure projects affects how '''inserting characters''' works, both using your computer's built-in [[Unicode input]] systems and through a planned character inserter tool for VisualEditor.  The forthcoming '''rich copying and pasting''' feature was extended and greater testing is currently being done.  Work continues to support the '''improved [[mediawikiwiki:VisualEditor/Design/Reference Dialog|reference dialog]]''' to quickly add citations based on local templates. 
If you have questions or suggestions for future improvements, or if you encounter problems, please let everyone know by posting a note at [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback]]. Thank you! [[User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] 22:00, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
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== Barnstars ==

In a more normal Backlog drive. I would be expecting all my nominees (I have 12 articles at GAN right now) to be evaluated and be too busy to do a lot. I am not sure how this one is going to go, because it does not look like we are going to get that many reviews done. I.E., I am not sure how much time I will have. The barnstars are not such a big thing. I'll change my comment.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]] / [[WP:FOUR]] / [[WP:CHICAGO]] / [[WP:WAWARD]])</small> 08:05, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|TonyTheTiger}} Sorry, I don't understand what your trying to say up until the barnstar part. Regarding the barnstars, they aren't supposed to be a big thing; if you are reviewing for the barnstars, you are reviewing for the wrong reason.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 20:13, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
::Well a lot of elimination drive reviewers in the past have shot for barnstars. A disproportionate number did just enough reviews to get particular ones. Anyways, I have already revised my statement to say that I am not shooting for a barnstar, but could be motivated to review more if one of my articles gets reviewed.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]] / [[WP:FOUR]] / [[WP:CHICAGO]] / [[WP:WAWARD]])</small> 05:18, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

== Dynamic Attractions / RoboCoaster / KUKA / etc ==

Here's a series of business arrangements which rivals that of US Thrill Rides which we discussed a few weeks ago. I was going to build up the [[Dynamic Structures]] article but realised other articles were needed. Hope you can follow ;-)
* Dynamic Structures enters into the amusement industry by repairing Premier Rides' [[Poltergeist (roller coaster)|Poltergeist]] which [http://www.empind.com/portfolio/dynamic-structures-ltd/engineered-products was sufferring problems with steel fatigue]
* RoboCoaster Ltd. is [http://www.robocoaster.com/about founded in 2000] with the goal of developing robotic-based amusement rides
* RoboCoaster partners with KUKA and develops the [https://www.google.com.au/patents/US6776722 G1 systems] (e.g. Legoland)
* RoboCoaster partners with Dynamic Structures in 2004 to develop [https://www.google.com.au/patents/US6871596 G2 systems] which feature KUKA arms (i.e. Forbidden Journey)
* Dynamic Structures spins off some amusement ride development to a sister company Dynamic Attractions [http://www.dynamicattractions.com/dynamic-structures-forms-sister-company-to-focus-on-attractions/ in 2011]
* Dynamic Structures offers [http://www.empireds.com/portfolio/automatically-guided-vehicles/entertainment AGVs] in partnership with Snox, however, RoboCoaster appear to showcase [http://www.robocoaster.com/agvs an identical product] in conjunction with Simworx. These appear to be different to [http://www.dynamicattractions.com/products/dark-rides/ Dynamic Attractions' offering]
* [http://www.robocoaster.com/motion-theatre RoboCoaster] and [http://www.dynamicattractions.com/products/flying-theatre/ Dynamic Attractions] together offer a flying theatre, that appears to be different to that offered by [http://www.empireds.com/portfolio/motion-theatre/entertainment Dynamic Structures]
* Dynamic Attractions [http://www.dynamicattractions.com/dynamic-structures-forms-sister-company-to-focus-on-attractions/ is said to be led by] the founder of Premier Rides, who I believe was Jim Seay
* Dynamic Attractions proposed a concept for the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuP62IXqNtw Big Red] roller coaster, which uses track suspicously like Premier's, but no mention of that company
Anyway, I'm going to develop articles for Dynamic Attractions and RoboCoaster, and hopefully present all this in a nice clear way. <span style="border:1px solid #0072BC;padding:1px;">[[User:Themeparkgc|<span style="color:#0072BC;padding-left:1px;">Themeparkgc</span>]]&nbsp;[[User_talk:Themeparkgc|<span style="color:#fff;background:#0072BC;">&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;</span>]]</span> 06:10, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|Themeparkgc}} Um, I've been skiing all day and really want to go to bed (and its only 7 in Toronto!) so I'm not quite understanding what this has to do with UTR (is this referring to the "crazy" business model I said before? And if so, is this just to prove that other companies do the same? If so, yaaaa, I understand!!!). If not, can you please clarify...sorry.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 23:50, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

::Sorry, that was exactly what I was meaning. <span style="border:1px solid #0072BC;padding:1px;">[[User:Themeparkgc|<span style="color:#0072BC;padding-left:1px;">Themeparkgc</span>]]&nbsp;[[User_talk:Themeparkgc|<span style="color:#fff;background:#0072BC;">&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;</span>]]</span> 23:52, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

== GAN backlog drive review team ==

Hi Dom497. First of all, I want to thank you for maintaining the GAN backlog drive. It's running quite smoothly, thanks to your efforts. Do you still need help on the review team? I'd be happy to join you and assist your efforts. [[User:Edge3|Edge3]] ([[User talk:Edge3|talk]]) 05:38, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

:Thanks! And yes please!--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 12:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

== Reviewer ==

Hi Dom497,<br>
can an user who is reviewing articles at the GAN Backlog drive be a reviewer also provided that the user does not review the reviews of his own articles? [[User:Royroydeb|RRD13]] ([[User talk:Royroydeb|talk]]) 18:10, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|Royroydeb}} You can be part of the Review Team even if you are part of the drive. However, you can not review your own reviews.--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 19:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
::Thanks for your quick reply.But I have added my name here - [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013/Review Team]], but my name does not appear at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013]]. :-( [[User:Royroydeb|RRD13]] ([[User talk:Royroydeb|talk]]) 04:05, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Royroydeb}} Hey, I think I fixed the issue. Let me know if you still can't see your name. :) --[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 04:08, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

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I wish you a [[Mary Poppins|Merry]] [[Christmas]] and Happy New Year 2014! <br/>This greeting (and season) promotes [[Wikipedia:WikiLove|WikiLove]] and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a [[Christmas|Merry Christmas]], whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person.
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== GA review ==

Hey, question about reviewing GANs and who is credited with the GA. Instructions for reviewers say you should [[WP:BOLD|be bold]] and try to fix any minor things yourself. What if some things are not so minor, perhaps even substantial, but I as the reviewer am still willing to make the necessary changes to pass the article. I guess my first question is should I refrain from making too many changes myself? If that is okay, which I would think it would be, and the article does pass, would it be considered unseemly to credit myself with helping promote it (e.g. use {{tl|User GA}} template on my user page)? Thanks &mdash; [[User:MusikAnimal|<b style="color:black;"><i>MusikAnimal</i></b>]] [[User talk:MusikAnimal|<sup style="color:green;"><b>talk</b></sup>]] 17:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

:{{ping|MusikAnimal}} If you want to go ahead and fix all the issues you find in an article (big or small), '''in my opinion''' I wouldn't see that as an issue. Regarding who gets credit, '''in my opinion''', even if you don't make any edits to the article you can still give yourself credit for promoting the article as you are the one who reviewed it!--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>]]) 19:38, 27 December 2013 (UTC)






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