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== Transhumanism ==

Just letting you know that I've significantly changed and improved the lede section of the [[Transhumanism]] article in reaction to an Extropian's clumsly attempts to emphasize the role of Max More. --[[User:Loremaster|Loremaster]] ([[User talk:Loremaster|talk]]) 17:41, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

== Transhuman ==

For many years, there are have been minor disputes about the etymology of the word “[[transhuman]]”. The [http://www.transhumanism.org/resources/FAQv21.pdf Transhumanist FAQ] of the World Transhumanist Association has always argued it goes back to [[FM-2030]] (1966). However, some people dispute this by arguing that it actually goes back to Julian Huxley (1957) or even Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1949). However, although Huxley and de Chardin used terms like “transhumanism”, “transhumanity” and “transhumanizing”, we need to confirm that they excplicitly used the word “transhuman”. So my question is: '''Does coining and defining the words “transhumanism”, “transhumanity” and “transhumanizing” automatically mean that one has coined and defined the word “transhuman” even when one have never explicitly used that word?'''

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/March 2011|March 2011 GAN backlog elimination drive]] a week away ==
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[[WP:WPGA|WikiProject Good Articles]] will be running a '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/March 2011|GAN backlog elimination drive]]''' for the entire month of March. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 50. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/March 2011#Participants|here]]'''. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator [[User:Wizardman|Wizardman]], we hope we can see you in March. [[User talk:MuZemike|MuZemike]] <small>delivered by [[User:MuZebot|MuZebot]]</small> 00:11, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
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==Melbourne meetup==
Hey all, just a reminder that there's a meetup tomorrow at 11am in North Melbourne. There are more details at the [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Melbourne 19|meetup page]]. Hope to see you tomorrow! [[User:SteveBot|SteveBot]] ([[User talk:SteveBot|talk]]) 04:46, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

== WikiProject Transhumanism ==
Because of your extensive contributions to [[transhumanism]] in the past (thank you for that!), I would just like to let you know about the existence of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transhumanism]] :) --[[User:Pereant antiburchius|Pereant antiburchius]] ([[User talk:Pereant antiburchius|talk]]) 16:44, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

== July [http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ WMAU] Melbourne Meetup ==
Hi, At last month's June meetup we discussed the idea of setting up a Training Course at a University of the Third Age ([[U3A]]) to be held in 2013 and named '''Becoming a Wikipedia editor'''. In order to get this course up and running we are calling for volunteers to help develop the idea, and either tutor part of the course, or provide one on one help to students in the class. All local Wikipedians are welcome to discuss this at our 11am meetup to be held this Sunday on 22 July. Please add your name to the attending list at [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Melbourne 23]]. Food and beverages are provided. [[User:Cuddy Wifter|Cuddy Wifter]] ([[User talk:Cuddy Wifter|talk]]) 02:44, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

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== WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - October 2012 ==
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; Project News<ref name=asof>As of October 2, 2012 at 19:05 (UTC).</ref>

* There are currently 15,862 Good Articles listed at [[WP:GA]].

* The backlog at [[WP:GAN|Good Article Nominations]] is 345 unreviewed articles. Out of 439 total nominations, 24 are '''on hold''', 66 are '''under review''', and 4 are seeking a '''second opinion'''. Please go to [[WP:GAN]] and review an article! Even just reviewing one will help!

::The oldest unreviewed articles are: [[General sejm]], [[Prime Minister of Vietnam]], [[Tanisha Thomas]], [[Kosta Pećanac]], and [[Jilly Kitzinger]].

::The categories with the largest backlogs are: Social sciences and society (80 articles), Sports and recreation (70 articles), Music (63 articles), Theatre, film and drama (52 articles), and History (41 articles). Please consider reviewing articles within these sections.

::There are currently 13 articles up for reassessment at [[WP:GAR|Good Article Reassessment]]. Please help out and go to [[WP:GAR]] and review an article! Remember that anyone can review articles that are listed under "Community Reassessment" even if another user has already listed their opinion...the more opinions, the better!

; Member News

*There are currently 222 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to all the new members that joined during the past 17 months! If you aren't yet part of WikiProject Good Articles and interested in joining WikiProject Good Articles, go [[Wikipedia:WGA#Participants|here]] and add you name. Everyone is welcomed!

*This WikiProject, and the [[WP:GA|Good Article program]] as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!

*If you haven't done so already, please remember to add your name to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Active WP Good Article Participants|this list]] if you are still interested/active with this WikiProject. If you are no longer interested/active you don't need to add your name anywhere, you're name will be moved into a "inactive participant" list at the beginning of November. Inactive users will not receive future newsletters from this WikiProject via their talk page. 

; GA Task forces

* There is currently not much going on at this time but there is a very large backlog. Until the next backlog elimination drive, please help reduce the number of nominations by reviewing articles and helping other reviewers that may need second opinions. 

*Thanks to everyone who committed some time to help reduce the nominations backlog during the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/June-July 2012|June-July 2012 backlog elimination drive]]. Most barnstars have been given out but there are still a few left. Participants that haven't gotten a barnstar yet should get it soon.

;Possible Fall/Winter 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive

*A discussion is currently being held on the WikiProject's [[Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations#October/November Backlog Elimination Drive?|talk page]] on weather another eliminations drive should take place within the next few months as the last one proved to be extremely successful. Please take the time to go to the the talk page and include your opinion on if you would be interested in taking part in a Fall/Winter 2012 elimination drive.

; Good Articles of the Month

Each month, 5 random good articles will be choose to be featured here as the good articles of the month.

*[[Barry (dog)]]
*[[I Love Bees]]
*[[Miles Copeland (Home and Away)]]
*[[London Country North East]]
*[[The Daily Show]]

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; Some Tips About References/Sources

Having references included in articles is one of the most important aspects to a good article, let alone Wikipedia! Without them, no one would ever know what is true and what is false and Wikipedia probably wouldn't be where it is today. So this month, I will talk about how to check for references, how reliable they are, and so on and so forth.

The first thing to do when reviewing an nominee is to do a quick scan of the article. One of the things to look for is if the article has references! If you don't see a list at the bottom of the article page, quick-fail it.<ref>Before quick-failing the article, verify that one of the several referencing templates is correctly placed at the bottom of the article. If the template is not placed, try to place it to see if references are displayed. If this proof returns no references, then proceed to quick-failing.</ref> For newcomers, quick-failing is failing an article when you spot a problem before actually conducting a full review. If you do find a list of references (and in most cases you will) make sure to look through each and every one. If you want to save some time, use [http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Checklinks this tool] as it will tell you if there are any problematic references in the article you are reviewing. 

Next, check the reliability and type of the references/sources. In terms of the type of reference, check to see how many primary and/or secondary sources are included. Primary sources are the ones published by the subject of the article. For example, if the subject of the article has to do with the [[iPhone 4s]] and the source is published by [[Apple]], it is considered a primary source. Secondary sources are those ''not'' published by the subject of the article (or in close relation to it). Newspapers are examples of secondary sources and considered one of the better types to include in the article (not saying primary sources are bad). If you find that most/all of the references are primary sources, notify the nominator about this issue(s) and place the article on hold once you have completed the review. Only in the event that a secondary source can't be found as a replacement, then the primary source can remain. If there is a good mix of primary and secondary sources, that is perfect and no references need to be changed. 

Now, reliability. Forums are generally not considered reliable and some blog's may not be reliable either. Newspapers, most sources published by the subject, some blogs, etc. are considered reliable. If you don't know wether the source is reliable, ask for a second opinion. For more info about how to identify wether a reference is reliable or not, visit [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|this article]].

Finally, one of the more basic things to look for is that every statement in the article has at least one reference! The only case that a statement doesn't need a reference is when it is common sense that the statement is defiantly true and/or in the case where the statement can't be challenged, as per what Wikipedia says, "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation."

; From the Editor

After a long 18 month hiatus, the third volume of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter is here! Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue of the newsletter [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter|here]] or on the editors [[User talk:Dom497|talk page]].

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* ... that there are currently over 400 [[Wikipedia:Good articles/Video games|video game]] good articles?

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== WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre ==

{|{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Shell|introduction=Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

*'''Recruiters:''' The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#Becoming a Recruiter|this criteria]]. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with, the Recruitment Centre ''will not'' open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#The Process|the process]] and add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/List of Recruiters|list of recruiters]]. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#The Process|process section]] is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".

*'''Co-Director:''' The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact [[User:Dom497|me (Dom497)]].

*'' '''Nominators, please read this:''' '' If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central#Nominators That Are OK With A Recruitee Reviewing|this page]]. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to [[User talk:Dom497|contact me]]. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

''A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.''--[[User:Dom497|<span style="color:#1F75FE">'''Dom497'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Dom497|<span style="color:#00308F">'''talk'''</span>)]]

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== 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>03:13, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
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== GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive ==

{| {{WP:WikiProject Good articles/Shell|introduction=Hello! A [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|GAN Backlog Drive]] will begin in less than 4 days!<br/>

In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate '''per review'''. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00.<br/>

At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge.</br>

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or leave a message on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|Backlog Drive talk page]]. And remember, there are less than 4 days before the drive starts!--[[User:EdwardsBot|EdwardsBot]] ([[User talk:EdwardsBot|talk]]) 03:18, 27 November 2013 (UTC)  }}
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== GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive ==

{| {{WP:WikiProject Good articles/Shell|introduction=Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|GAN Backlog Drive]] has begun and will end on December 31, 2013!<br/>

If you know anyone outside of the WikiProject that may be interested, feel free to invite them to the drive!</br>

If you have any questions or want to comment about something regarding the drive, post them [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/December 2013|here]]--[[User:EdwardsBot|EdwardsBot]] ([[User talk:EdwardsBot|talk]]) 00:11, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
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== March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive ==

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

*This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively. 
*Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
*The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
*An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/March 2014|the drive page]]. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

--Dom497

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== GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive ==

The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/March 2014|March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive]] has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! <small>Sent by Dom497 on behalf of [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)</small>
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== WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive ==

Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!

[[User:TheQ Editor|TheQ Editor]] recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.

If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.

At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.

As always, the more participants, the better, and everyone is encouraged to participate!

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== GA Cup ==

Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!

As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:

For all of you that do not know what the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|WikiCup]] is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.

For more info on the proposal, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|click here]]. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).

The discussion for the proposal will take place [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|here]]. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.

--Dom497, Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor

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== WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup ==

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WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup|'''GA Cup''']], from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing [[WP:GAN|Good article nominations]]; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers.

Some of you may ask: what is the purpose for a competition of this type?  Currently, there is a backlog of about 500 unreviewed Good article nominations, almost an all time high.  It is our hope that we can decrease the backlog in a fun way, through friendly competition.

Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors! [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/Sign-up|Sign-ups]] will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now!

If you have any questions, take a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/FAQ|FAQ page]] and/or contact one of the four judges.

Cheers from {{noping|NickGibson3900}}, {{noping|Dom497}}, {{noping|TheQ Editor}} and  {{noping|Figureskatingfan}}.

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