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Keilana, I am doing my first ever GA nomination. The reviewer has asked for "wikilinking of the medical concepts" and said that you might be able to assist me. Frankly, I'd appreciate any help, as first it is medicine, which I know little about and second the sourcing is all in Spanish, so I have Spanish medical terms which is pretty "Greek" to me LOL SusunW (talk) 22:49, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SusunW: My Spanish is es-2 at best, so I'm not sure I can help with the Spanish, but I've wikilinked a bunch of medical concepts - I hope that helps! Good luck with your first GA - hopefully the first of many. It's a really cool article! :) All the best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 04:13, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. They tell me it is not long enough, so I am trying to expand it with the few sources available. Story of my life. Nobody knows about them because there are no articles. There are no articles because there are no source articles. Vicious circle. SusunW (talk) 04:39, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SusunW: Welcome to the women scientists scholarship struggle...we need a support group or something. ;) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 05:42, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Surely it's easier to prove scientists than activists? At least with scientists they are considered professionals and not just pushy women... oh never mind, what am I thinking... I clearly need sleep. ;) SusunW (talk) 06:10, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SusunW: Go sleep! Tomorrow is another day for kick-ass writing. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 06:13, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think I have done all that I can with her. If you get a minute, could you peruse the article and see if I have made any blatant errors with the medical stuff? Also, I cannot find a template to document medial papers so I just used the "journal" citation. Is there a better way to cite her selected works? Thank you. SusunW (talk) 21:15, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SusunW: It looks great! Fantastic job!! Using {{cite journal}} is the right way to cite medical articles, so you did well with that too. Best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:44, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Fingers crossed (imagine, a Latina and a doctor, not a celebrity as a good article). They said a whole lot more about all of those procedures and postpartum fevers, but I didn't understand it, the translator machine made it gobbledeegoop and I figured most people could go to the links if they wanted more. I was kind of surprised that there is no article on vaginoscope, but just ended up SMDH. Thanks for your help. Really appreciate it. SusunW (talk) 22:58, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I can at least fix the lack-of-vaginoscope-article problem! *cracks knuckles* Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 06:00, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Woot! and then list it as a new article on Women in Red! SusunW (talk) 13:13, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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@MONGO: Hey, thanks so much. This is really kind of you! Apology accepted. :) Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 05:41, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome

On 9 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome is an X-linked genetic disease that causes intellectual disability, obesity, and growth problems? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Corona Australis

Thank you for the corona brightening the day in an unusual double, - The cabal of the outcasts is proud of you!--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jeanne Lampl-de Groot

On 16 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jeanne Lampl-de Groot, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jeanne Lampl-de Groot, a Dutch psychiatrist and protégée of Sigmund Freud, fled the Nazis twice? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jeanne Lampl-de Groot. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:47, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Molly Shoichet

On 16 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Molly Shoichet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Molly Shoichet is a fellow of all three Canadian National Academies, the only person to hold this distinction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Molly Shoichet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK nomination of Toni von Langsdorff

Hello! Your submission of Toni von Langsdorff at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yunshui ^雲 _水 13:15, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

You all are really cool. :)

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What's a proud Chicago girl...

...doing on Cambridge city hall's front lawn? Anmccaff (talk) 06:36, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Anmccaf: Hehe, I have a bunch of friends in Boston and went out to visit them last summer! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 17:05, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, good to see you managed to get out of the Sub-Carolingian Wastes while you were there. Anmccaff (talk) 17:27, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly heads up

Hi Keilana, wanted to let you know the link to your talk page in your signature doesn't work in my mobile browser (latest Android Chrome). I don't see anything wrong with your signature that's causing the issue; it might be the sup tags, but that's just a guess. Other users' talk links work fine for me. I recommend you and your friends test this and see if you can replicate the issue. Hope this is helpful. Townlake (talk) 15:03, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Townlake: Thanks for letting me know - I'll see if I can figure it out (or just change my sig). Cheers, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 17:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Prep building

Hi, I'm glad you're getting more involved in building prep sets. I just want to mention that just as we try to alternate topics in each prep – alternating bios and non-bios, U.S.-based and foreign subjects, we also try to alternate the lead images in succeeding prep sets. A general rotation is: bio (or painting showing people), nature, buildings, graphics, food, and back to bios. Best, Yoninah (talk) 09:56, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Yoninah: Thanks so much for the tips! I really appreciate it! Keilana (talk) 16:29, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for DOCK8 deficiency

On 29 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article DOCK8 deficiency, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that DOCK8 deficiency is a rare disease that causes the production of too much immunoglobulin E? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/DOCK8 deficiency. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Leadership

You are invited! → World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Leadership ← Come and join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Leadership
Dates: 7 to 20 September 2015

The Virtual Edit-a-thon, hosted by Women in Red, will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Women in Leadership to participate. As it is a two-week event, inexperienced participants will be able to draw on the assistance of more experienced editors while creating, translating or improving articles on women who are (or have been) prominent in leadership. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome. RSVP and find more details →here← --Ipigott (talk) 09:19, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Smithsonian APA Center & Women in Red virtual edit-a-thon on APA women

Asian Pacific American Women World Virtual Edit-a-thon

Dates: Friday-Sunday, 4 to 6 September 2015
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Sponsor: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

"The Smithsonian APA Center invites you to attend the 2nd annual Wikipedia APA an editathon for cultural presence, which will be held during the month of September 2015. We are thrilled to invite you to Wikipedia APA, an editing event for improving and increasing the presence of cultural, historic, and artistic information on Wikipedia pertaining to Asian Pacific American ("APA") experiences. The second Wikipedia editathon dedicated to APA content, this project will occur as physical events during September 2015... as well as remotely, with participants taking part from all throughout the world."

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Did you Know that 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women? Not impressed? WiR focuses on "content gender gap". If you'd like to help contribute articles on women and women's works, we warmly welcome you! WiR will be hosting one of this world virtual edit-a-thon. The 3-day event will focus on improving Wikipedia's coverage of Asian Pacific American women and their works (books, paintings, and so on).

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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 3

Greetings, all! We hope that everyone had a nice summer.

Saturday saw the end of Round 2. Things went relatively smoothly this month. The top 2 from 4 pools, plus the top participant (the wildcard, or "9th place") of all remaining competitors, moved onto Round 3. We had one withdrawal early in Round 2, so he was replaced by the next-highest scorer from Round 1. Round 2's highest scorer was Pool D's Tomandjerry211, who earned an impressive 366 points; he also reviewed the most articles (19). Close behind was Zwerg Nase, also in Pool D, at 297 points and 16 articles. The wildcard slot went to Good888. Congrats to all!

Round 3 will have 9 competitors in 3 pools. The key to moving forward was reviewing articles with the longest nomination dates, as it has been in every round up to now. For example, 2 competitors only needed to review 2 articles each to win in their pools, and each article were either from the pink nomination box (20 points) or had languished in the queue for over 5 months (18 points). The GA Cup continues to be a success in many ways, even with fewer competitors this time. For some reason, the competitors in the 2015 GA Cup have reviewed fewer articles in Round 2, which has made the judges scratch their head in confusion. We've speculated many reasons for that: the summer months and vacations, our competitors are saving their strength for the final rounds, or they all live in the Pacific Northwest and the heavy wildfire smoke has affected their thinking. Whatever the reason, Round 2 competitors reviewed almost 100 articles, which is a significant impact in the task of reviewing articles for GA status. We've considered that the lower participation this competition is due to timing, so we intend to discuss the best time frame for future GA Cups.

For Round 3, participants have been placed randomly in 3 pools of 3 contestants each; the top editor in each pool will progress, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users. Round 3 will start on September 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on September 28 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here.

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DYK for Toni von Langsdorff

On 9 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Toni von Langsdorff, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Toni von Langsdorff was inspired to become a physician because of spinal tuberculosis, but was almost foiled by an ophthalmologist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Toni von Langsdorff. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keilana, our dates have firmed up and per our prior discussion, I'm going to need the 'noratelimit' bit on September 30 for a tutorial and sign up session and on October 10 for the actual edit-a-thon event. If you'd like to just go ahead and grant it now, I'll remember to remind you to revoke it after the 10th so neither of us have to remember to do those things last minute. I promise I won't abuse (or, indeed, in all likelihood use it at all) it in the interim. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 14:19, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Vida DYK

Hi Keilana, I've reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Vida Latham and there are some issues to be solved. starship.paint ~ KO 00:44, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Replied! starship.paint ~ KO 05:31, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Lineup of the E-Sports team of Cloud9 in Counter Strike: Global Offensive

Hello, the revert of my changes to the lineup of the current team of Cloud9 (esports) for the game Counter Strike: Global Offensive was "a mistake" and probably a hasty decision. The (now restored) lineup consisted of the name of one player from the team copied five times. I assume the correct lineup was ommited from the field of view of the reverter due to subsequent acts of vandalism. I restored the correct lineup, which was last included on September 24th, and sourced hltv.org (a scene page) in my edit summary. Weblinks could be:

http://www.hltv.org/?pageid=173&playerid=203&eventid=0&gameid=2 (section teammates)
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/counterstrike/Cloud9

or preferably:

http://cloud9.gg/csgo/

I'd like to request a second glance the next time, especially if the previous content had such an exposed flaw, the editor has an account (and was apparently not sanctioned for vandalism) and the change had an edit summary. Sincerely --Soulblydd (talk) 17:46, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Soulblydd: My apologies - I did screw up. Thanks for letting me know! Keilana (talk) 18:08, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Books and Bytes - Issue 13

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New donations - EBSCO, IMF, more newspaper archives, and Arabic resources
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2nd Annual GA Cup - Round 4

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 4

GA Cup competitors and observers: Happy Fall! Get ready, we're about to move into the finals of the second-ever GA Cup!

Monday saw the end of Round 3. Out of the 8 contestants in the semi-finals, 5 have moved to the finals. The semi-finals were competitive. Our semi-finalists reviewed a total of 61 articles, or a grand total of 1,151 points. If you were to lump the top winners from each of the three pools together, it'd be a close horse race; they were within 35 points of each other, which can only mean that the finals will be an exciting race. Tomandjerry211, our top scorer in Round 2, again earned the most points in the semi-finals, with 288 points and 16 articles reviewed. Johanna came in second overall, with 251 points and 13 articles reviewed; Sturmvogel 66 came in third overall, with 221 points and 16 articles. Rounding out our wildcard slots are Zwerg Nase and The Rambling Man. These contestants were very strategic in how they reviewed articles. Like every other round in the history of the GA Cup, success depended upon reviewing oldest-nominated articles. For example, Johanna reviewed 5 articles that were worth the highest possible points. Congrats to all our finalists, and good luck!

Stay tuned to this space for more information about the 2nd GA Cup, including overall statistics and how this competition has affected Wikipedia. We regret to inform you that Dom497, one of our original judges and co-creator of the GA Cup, has stepped down as a judge. Dom, a longtime member of WP:WikiProject Good articles, is responsible for the look of the GA Cup and has been instrumental in its upkeep. We wish him the best as he starts his university education, and are certain that he'll make an impact there as he has in Wikipedia.

The finals started on October 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and will end on Ocober 29 at 23:59:59 UTC with a winner being crowned. Information about the Final can be found here.

Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6 and Jaguar, and MrWooHoo.

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You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Architecture

You are invited! Join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Architecture

Dates: 15 to 25 October 2015
Location: Worldwide/virtual/online event
Host/Facilitator: Women in Red (WiR): Did you know that only 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women? WiR focuses on "content gender gap". If you'd like to help contribute articles on women and women's works, we warmly welcome you!
Sponsor: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in association with Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, Women in Design, and Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design
Event details: This is a virtual edit-a-thon hosted by WiR in parallel with a series of "physical" Guggenheim edit-a-thons. It will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in architecture and design to participate. The campaign aims to further the goals of Ada Lovelace Day for STEM, and Art+Feminism for art, in a field that by its nature combines both. As the virtual edit-a-thon stretches over a week and a half, inexperienced participants will be able to draw on the assistance of more experienced editors while creating, translating or improving articles on women who are (or have been) prominent in this field. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome.
RSVP and learn more: →here←--Ipigott (talk) 15:21, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 September 2015

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraising report, Montreal to host 2017 Wikimania

In the media: Irish legislative editing; coffee quarrel; more sports vandalism

Op-ed: Wikipedia needs more administrators

Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?

Tech news: Tech news in brief

Movement Wide Finance Report 2014

Dear Keilana,

I’m Alex, currently a finance fellow (i.e intern) at the Wikimedia Foundation. I worked before for Wikimedia France, planning the Hackathon Lyon 2015 mainly. I'm today contacting you because of your activity for Wikimedia Women User Group.

Last year, Finance Fellows produced a financial report that included financial activity from every chapters. It was great and has been presented at the Wikimania in Mexico.

If you haven’t seen the results of the Report 2013, here they are: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-wide_Financial_Trends_Report_2013

We’re currently starting the Report 2014 and this year we also want to include user groups to improve the scope of our work. I want to tell you that I’ve tried to make the process as short and easy as possible, so that shouldn’t require a lot of your time.

The aim of such a report is global. It helps having an idea of how the money is used across the movement, it helps chapters and user groups to learn about best practice and finally it leads to more transparency through a qualitative work, which I believe is important.

Could you briefly tell me if you had any income and expenses in 2014? If you are not the person responsible for this, please tell me who is the user the most likely to know this information.

I’ll be your contact for this project this year, I’m looking forward to working with you!

Cheers, ACella (WMF) (talk) 23:32, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 07 October 2015

Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption

Traffic report: Reality is for losers

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Gallery: Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Pakistan

Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs

Technology report: Tech news in brief

In the media: Jailed Saudi blogger wins award; PR editing and Wiki-embarassment; Pakistan's third-richest person?

NIOSH conference

Hi. I might have messed up this ping - I did it over 4 edits. Could you possibly link me to the program for the NIOSH Wikipedia conference James mentioned in that thread? --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 09:50, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Anthonyhcole and James Hare (NIOSH): Hi! The ping didn't work so I'm glad you dropped me a note. :) There's not a formal program yet since we're still soliciting input, but (a) I can link you to it when it is finished and (b) we would love to have your input. Best, Keilana (talk) 13:26, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes please ping me when you've got a program. What date and venue do you have? --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 13:54, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It'll be at the National Archives from November 12-14. Keilana (talk) 14:35, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Vida Latham

Hello! Your submission of Vida Latham at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 20:56, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keilana, the above message was a courtesy ping here after you'd been pinged directly from the nomination template. This nomination has been hanging for a while now; please respond, if only to say when you think you can address the issues raised. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:25, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, yes, I will get to it soon, I've been busy with work/school/lab/etc. the past few weeks. Keilana (talk) 22:01, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's great. We're typically fine with that kind of delay, so long as the nominator checks in every seven days or so. Thanks for doing so. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:36, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Barn star

Thank you so much for the barn star. It made my day. I do very much appreciate the support. Ambrosia10 (talk) 22:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Grants:IEG/Wikipedia likes Galactic Exploration for Posterity 2015

Dear Fellow Wikipedians,

I JethroBT (WMF) suggested that I consult with fellow Wikipedians to get feedback and help to improve my idea about "As an unparalleled way to raise awareness of the Wikimedia projects, I propose to create a tremendous media opportunity presented by launching Wikipedia via space travel."

Please see the idea at meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikipedia_likes_Galactic_Exploration_for_Posterity_2015. Please post your suggestions on the talk page and please feel free to edit the idea and join the project.

Thank you for your time and attention in this matter. I appreciate it.

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:07, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This Thursday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ University of Chicago

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ University of Chicago on October 15! (drop-in any time, 3-7pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 October 2015

Op-ed: WikiConference USA 2015: built on good faith

WikiConference report: US gathering sees speeches from Andrew Lih, AfroCrowd, and the Archivist of the United States

Editorial: Why the news media needs a Wikipedian in residence

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Blog: Third Wikimedia Spain conference takes place in Madrid

Atlantic article

FYI [1]. Is there a list somewhere of the scientists lacking articles? NE Ent 00:35, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@NE Ent: Hi! There's several lists around, none of which is complete, I'm afraid. Wikipedia:WikiProject Women scientists/Worklist is one, User:Gobonobo has another, and mine has some too. I hope you find someone interesting to write about! Keilana (talk) 17:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Johanna Levelt Sengers looks notable with adequate sources -- despite the bait-and-switch at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women scientists/Worklist -- she's listed as a physicist, but her major award is for chemistry. NE Ent 19:54, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@NE Ent: Hmm, that's odd. She's also listed as Anneke Levelt-Sengers in some places too. But she seems quite notable nonetheless! :) Keilana (talk) 20:09, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom

You are involved in a recently filed request for arbitration. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Block of Eric Corbett and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. As threaded discussion is not permitted in most arbitration pages please ensure that you make all comments in your own section only. Additionally, the guide to arbitration and the Arbitration Committee's procedures may be of use.

Thanks, Black Kite (talk) 19:33, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

????(talk page stalker) How the heck is Keilana involved in this? NE Ent 19:41, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm wondering much the same thing, given that I've barely been around the past few weeks. Keilana (talk) 19:53, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cat

Cool links! My regards to the cat! Bishonen | talk 20:39, 23 October 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Thank you, she's a sweetheart...sometimes! :) Keilana (talk) 20:40, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The Signpost: 21 October 2015

Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

News and notes: Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA dismissed; Affiliates mailing list launched

In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"

Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus

Featured content: A more balanced week

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Traffic report: Hiding under the covers of the Internet

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Please check on something

Please check the edit histories of this user page and its associated talk page as well as this edit and do what you think is best. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 20:31, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

October 2015 GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors October 2015 Newsletter

September drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 25 editors who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.

October blitz: The one-week October blitz, targeting requests, has just concluded. Of the nine editors who signed up, seven copyedited at least one request; check your talk page for your barnstar!

The month-long November drive, focusing on our oldest backlog articles (June, July, and August 2014) and the October requests, is just around the corner. Hope to see you there!

Thanks again for your support; together, we can improve the encyclopedia! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978, KieranTribe, Miniapolis and Pax85.

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Invitations for Women in Science editathon

Hi Keilana, I've put together a provisional list of people and projects who should be invited to participate in the Women in Science editathon in November. You will see one section covers editors who are active in the area of women scientists. Perhaps you would like to add a few names yourself? I intend to send invitations out to the WikiProjects as soon as we have firm dates and to the individual editors at the beginning of November. Is that OK with you?--Ipigott (talk) 12:27, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ipigott: Thank you so much for doing this! It looks great. I actually can't think of anyone to add right now but if I think of anyone I'll drop the an invitation. Best, Keilana (talk) 14:03, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Worthy attempts!

	Avianic distractor
	Even grand attempts at diffusing conflict sometimes fail! -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 23:45, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@TheRedPenOfDoom: Heh, I'll keep trying. (and perhaps branch out from mammals and birds a little...) Keilana (talk) 23:48, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vested contributors arbitration case opened

You may opt-out of future notifications related to this case at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Vested contributors/Notification list. You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Vested contributors. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Vested contributors/Evidence. Please add your evidence by November 5, 2015, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Vested contributors/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, L235 (t / c / ping in reply) 01:19, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vested contributors retitled Arbitration enforcement 2

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5 Million: We celebrate your contribution

	We couldn't have done it without you
	Well, maybe. Eventually. But the encyclopedia would not be as good. Celebrate Smallbones_(smalltalk) 15:20, 1 November 2015 (UTC)\|}[reply]

5 Million: We celebrate your contribution

	We couldn't have done it without you
	Well, maybe. Eventually. But the encyclopedia would not be as good. Celebrate 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:41, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 October 2015

From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help

News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles

In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA

Op-ed: It’s time to stop the bullying

Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement

Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth

Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages

Featured content: Birds, turtles, and other things

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community letter: Five million articles

2015 GA Cup Wrap-Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Finals/Wrap-Up

The second-ever GA Cup is now over! The competition officially ended Thursday. Congrats to everyone who participated, and especially to our finalists.

The winner of the 2nd GA Cup is Zwerg Nase! He earned 408 points, over 100 points more than he earned in all previous rounds. He tied with our second-place winner, Sturmvogel 66 with 367 points, in number of articles reviewed (24), and they earned almost the same points for reviewing articles that were in the queue the longest (Zwerg with 322, Sturmvogel with 326). Basically, they tied in points, but what made the different for Zwerg was the advantage he had in reviewing longer articles. It seems that the rule change of earning more realistic points for longer articles made a difference. All of our contestants should be proud of the work they were able to accomplish through the GA Cup. Congrats to these worthy opponents!

Our third and fourth place winners, Johanna and Tomandjerry211, also ran a close race, with 167 points and 147 points respectfully. We had one withdrawal; we found it interesting that competitors dropped out in Round 2 and 3 as well. One of the original judges and co-creator of this competition, User:Dom497 stepped down as judge during Round 3; as stated previously, we will miss his input and wish him the best.

The judges were pleased with our results, even though fewer users competed this time compared to our inaugural competition. We recognize that this might be due to holding the competition during the summer months. We intend on looking more closely when we should conduct this contest, as well as other aspects of the GA Cup. We've set up a feedback page for everyone's input about how we should conduct the contest and what rule changes should be made. If you have any ideas about how we can improve things, please visit it and give us your input.

Again, thanks to all and congratulations to our winners! Please stay tuned for the start of GA Cup #3.

Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo.

Mail November 2015

I sent you an email a day or two ago. I did not get my "cc" but I think that's an issue with my email provider not Wikipedia. If you did not get the email, please let me know and I'll get it to you some other way. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:44, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David, I don't think I got an email from you. You can email me directly at keilanawiki

gmail.com and see if that works? Sorry for the technical trouble. Keilana (talk) 19:51, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Vida Latham

On 4 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vida Latham, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vida Latham advocated for women in dentistry and medicine throughout her career in both fields? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vida Latham. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for ATR-16 syndrome

On 6 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article ATR-16 syndrome, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ATR-16 syndrome causes very similar symptoms to ATR-X syndrome, despite being on different chromosomes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ATR-16 syndrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 04 November 2015

Op-ed: You are invited to participate in the Community Wishlist Survey

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation finances; Superprotect is gone

In the media: Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov: propaganda myth or history?

Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad

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Template:Did you know nominations/Edith Clements

Keilana, thanks for making the necessary fixes there. If you could just reinstate the tick in your new addition, we'll be all set; I don't want to do it myself, because I'd feel obligated to redo the review myself in that case. Again, my thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:17, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

All done, thanks! Keilana (talk) 00:17, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I hope it gets promoted soon. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:23, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2015: The results

WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points). All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. Cas Liber (submissions), a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to Rationalobserver (submissions). Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:

Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
Cas Liber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
West Virginian (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
Calvin999 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
Rationalobserver (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
Harrias (submissions) wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
Rodw (submissions) wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · logs), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · logs) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · logs) 18:39, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Vaginal discharge

On 10 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vaginal discharge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that vaginal discharge can be cheesy, frothy, or fishy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vaginal discharge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great to see this on the main page!! Something so woman-y on the Great White Male Main Page ;-) Great work! MurielMary (talk) 10:18, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @MurielMary: Aww thanks! If you wanna see more of this kind of content you should consider joining WikiProject Women's health! ;) Keilana (talk) 15:35, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Buuz

Well, I got the recipe, along with pictures and video of how to roll the pastry... I am thinking she made a batch just to show how to make it. I will see what I can do to get it over to you. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 23:43, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Kelapstick: !!!!!!! Thank you! Keilana (talk) 05:39, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Any time, let me know if they turn out. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 10:37, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely, will do! I'm suuuper excited! Keilana (talk) 11:19, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What was left out was adding water to the flour to make the dough. Optionally some salt (tsp) and an egg. I asked how much water, she said "enough to make it medium". Clearly not an exact science. --kelapstick^{(on the run)} 14:35, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That makes a lot more sense. I figure it's like some other types of dumpling dough....I'll experiment with it! After all, the worst that happens is I get better at making dumplings. Thank you again!!! Keilana (talk) 14:51, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I was happy to see this. Best of luck! --kelapstick^{(on the run)} 16:24, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, you too! (dumplings coming Monday. :D ) Keilana (talk) 17:04, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome! I'm off to work tonight, for an undetermined number of weeks. So I had to bring the Christmas tree in today (just because it's heavy). Far too early. --kelapstick^{(on the run)} 17:20, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, it's far too early indeed....I haven't even thought about Christmas decorations yet!

Emily, you have no idea how pleased I am to see you on that list! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 17:35, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aww, thanks Kudpung! Keilana (talk) 17:44, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 11 November 2015

Op-ed: As one thousand of us requested, Superprotect has been removed

Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee

Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review

Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling

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Talkback

Hello, Keilana. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Beurre Maître d'Hôtel.
Message added 02:53, 16 November 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:53, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just for you...

In honor of your adorable kitty, I have created the following, for use when people need to take a deep breath and pet the kitty! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 02:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sniff sniff...

Shark cat smell blood in this discussion. Shark cat advise deep breaths and getting bigger boat. Also catnip.

Alternatively, just look at the kitty and be happy.

@Fluffernutter: KITTY!!! Keilana (talk) 02:58, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can I get one of those for my pug? --kelapstick^{(on the run)} 15:21, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm actually selling them on Etsy, so...definitely! :) Keilana (talk) 17:34, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You'll have to send me the link. I now know what to get for those hard to buy for people. --kelapstick^{(on the run)} 01:34, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Arbcom

I feel we need a fresh new uninvolved face to the committee, and wish you the best of luck. You do have support for your run =) - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:54, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't yet (by a long road) decided which candidates I'll be supporting, but I wanted to thank you for running as an openly-female candidate. —GrammarFascist _contribs ^talk 18:09, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you both, that's very sweet! :) Keilana (talk) 19:26, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pizza

Even though you already have my support for your ArbCom candidacy, this answer alone would have won me over. Deep-dish pizza is indeed real pizza - anybody who disagrees is wrong; in fact, this should probably be asked of all the candidates. Anyone who opposes deep-dish pizza must withdraw. :P Acalamari 21:52, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Vera Lebedeva

Hello! Your submission of Vera Lebedeva at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 01:47, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost email

Keilana, having reached my daily limit here, I've emailed you an inquiry via Commons. Tony (talk) 04:46, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Tony, I'll take a look tomorrow morning. Keilana (talk) 04:52, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Citrullinemia type I

On 19 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Citrullinemia type I, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that citrullinemia type I is a rare disease that can cause hyperammonemic coma? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Citrullinemia type I. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:01, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am interested in the Wikipedia Education Program

I have been using Wikiversity to teach physics and astronomy courses for a couple of years now. See Physics equations Astronomy How things work Quizbank, and OpenStax College.

My question is whether the Wikipedia Education Program could help me organize my monitoring of what students do. Up till now, I have been focusing on creating practice quizzes and developing software to write exams. Now I want to develop labs. --Guy vandegrift (talk) 20:47, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Guy vandegrift: Hi! You should check out the Wiki Ed Foundation for more information! Best, Keilana (talk) 03:32, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Today

Music in your ears and heart! (in a box) - Thank you for being willing to serve in arbitration, making it less absurd than what I have seen, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:01, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gerda! Keilana (talk) 17:02, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:30, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am voting in support of your candidacy. Good luck. Townlake (talk) 03:46, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Good luck in the elections! You have my support as well. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 07:14, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, thank you both! :) Keilana (talk) 16:16, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really curious to see what the massmessage does to voter turnout. I'm arbitrarily hijacking your talk page because you were the first person I saw whose name I recognized to get one in the most recent batch, but there was a definite spike in votes in the time since the last tranche of message went out. I'm hoping to do (or convince someone else to do) statistical analysis of what effect they had, but since we randomize the way candidates appear, you wouldn't expect a consistent towards-the-front bias, and a large infusion of voters who take the times to inform themselves of the issues to any meaningful degree could be quite an exciting thing. (Although if we somehow quantified voter informedness and the average voter ahead of time was 2, an average totally informed voter was 1, and the average voter attracted by the mass message was 1.2, this wouldn't necessarily by an ideal thing, although I think it'd still something worth trying to adapt for some future elections.) Best, Kevin Gorman (talk) 17:45, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keilana, I think it's only fair to tell you that I too have voted for you. I would have liked to have been able to make a more thorough recommendation somewhere but it's probably considered inappropriate for candidates to be writing voter guides. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:32, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! That means a lot to me. :) Keilana (talk) 22:33, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

sidective overuse

What will happen if i take overdose of sidective? Rokib-Ul-Alam88 (talk) 10:04, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Congenital lactic acidosis

On 24 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Congenital lactic acidosis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that congenital lactic acidosis is a rare disease with no proven treatment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Congenital lactic acidosis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

An article that tugs at my heartstrings

Hey, I love how you recommended that editors focus on an article that tugs at their heartstrings. So, I decided to do a crazy thing right up that alley. I've been working on this big expansion of the garage rock article, which is currently being reviewed for GA. I'll make some more extensions to it later and see if it can eventually reach FA. I'm guessing that you follow music. Well, here's an article about that time back in the 60s when there was a band on every other block! And, the incredible thing is that a lot of these bands went to the local studio and cut records, so we have literally tens of thousands of recordings of this wonderful music that is rarely ever heard, but would be an inspiration to anyone that loves rock & roll. A lot of people do not realize that in addition to happening at the summit of rock's golden age, garage rock was also the golden age for all-female rock bands. There were hundreds of them! I added a section about some of these great bands, but I am going to go back soon and expand the section to include even more. So, give the article a read and enjoy! Garagepunk66 (talk) 19:05, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Page stalker here. Garagepunk66 you might be interested in the virtual editathon being discussed for January by WikiProject Women in Red in our ideas cafe Wikipedia:Meetup/Women in Red/Events. Feel free to add any red links for articles on women or women's groups to the on-going music list Wikipedia:WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in music. SusunW (talk) 19:37, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great idea! Garagepunk66 (talk) 19:41, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Garagepunk66: That's a great article! It's so cool to read about some of these bands - some of which I listen to regularly. :) Let me know if you need a review anytime! Keilana (talk) 22:18, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as it turns out, the article is currently under review for GA, but I'll keep you in mind for the future. I want to have it reviewed later for FA (probably this summer)--I want to add some more pieces before then. But, I'll keep you posted! Garagepunk66 (talk) 00:21, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck with the GAN! Give me a holler when you put it up for PR or FAN and I'll swing by and give it a thorough review. All the best, Keilana (talk) 00:25, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Guess what! The garage rock article just went GA!!! Garagepunk66 (talk) 06:17, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Woo! Congratulations!!! Keilana (talk)

inter? intra?

Hi! This is so minor, I guess, that I'll ask here. In a recent reply for the ACE you mentioned "inter-committee disagreements" (my bold, my link). I presumed you meant "intra-committee disagreements", but... Explanation: as far as I know, in Portuguese usage (I am portuguese) "inter-" would refer, in this context, to conflicts with another comittee(s) - but I can not think which is the other one. While "intra-" would mean conflicts inside the ArbCom itself - which I presumed makes more sense. The wiktionary links above are of no help as they list them simultaneously as synonyms and antonyms! If it is only me with some difficulty over the English language, please tell me here, otherwise, maybe you need to rephrase the reply. I hope I was not too confusing... Thanks, and good luck - Nabla (talk) 20:50, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nabla: You're absolutely right, Nabla, I screwed up there. I'll fix it. Your English is better than mine! Best, Keilana (talk) 22:23, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt it :-) Tks - Nabla (talk) 11:47, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PS: but my Latin may be better... I see you study Arabic. Can you point any place on the web where I can get a decent grasp of it? No hurry - its just something I would like to do for a long time - there is some Arabic influence in Portuguese - and I am not planning to do it any time soon, but given the chance I asked. So, feel free to forget about it or reply at a later less busy times :-) - Nabla (talk) 11:55, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nabla, unfortunately I studied Arabic in school so I don't know anywhere online. Sorry about that! Keilana (talk) 03:48, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, anyway - Nabla (talk) 14:46, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome

On 25 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome is a rare neuronal migration disorder that causes too many folds on the brain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fatimid desecration of Jerusalem

Given your expertise, your assistance at the dispute at this article may be helpful. Best.4meter4 (talk) 14:49, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look, thanks! Since it's US Thanksgiving and I'm at my parents' house I may not have time to look at it for a few days. I imagine it'll be in-depth and all of my Islamic history books are at my apartment so I may need them too. Ping me if I forget about it! Best, Keilana (talk) 22:31, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. Just pinging you with a reminder about this article. Also, you may wish to comment at Template:Did you know nominations/Fatimid desecration of Jerusalem. Best.4meter4 (talk) 01:05, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Marie Lebour

On 28 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marie Lebour, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Marie Lebour studied the life cycles of marine animals until she was 88? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marie Lebour. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 November 2015

Op-ed: Wikidata: the new Rosetta Stone

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In the media: Erasmus Prize awarded to Wikipedia; trouble on the Russian Wikipedia

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DYK for Vera Lebedeva

On 29 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vera Lebedeva, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Soviet physician Vera Lebedeva instituted a successful program to reduce infant mortality in her country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vera Lebedeva. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Because there simply weren't enough cats on your talk page. Σ;3
Since you probably found User:GrammarFascist/About my cat unsatisfying, you'll find a photo of my cat here; her name is Princess Elizabest, she gets fussy about any changes in our household's schedule, and she enjoys having the toes of her back feet tickled, but her favorite thing is giving kisses, which she even prefers to being petted. One of her nicknames is Princess Kissyface.

GrammarFascist _contribs ^talk 20:41, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More cats! Whee! Your Princess is sooo cute - she has kind of a little mustache. ADORABLE. My sweet kitty loves to give morning kisses as a gentle reminder for food...which quickly turns into a toothy demand if kisses don't do the trick! Keilana (talk) 23:12, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

1 moar, in a QAIbox --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:18, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What a cutie! Thanks Gerda! :D Keilana (talk) 00:20, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Doris Calloway

Hello! Your submission of Doris Calloway at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Edwardx (talk) 00:38, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for participating

Thank you for your participation in the Women in Science Virtual Edit-a-thon, 8 to 29 November 2015, hosted by Women in Red together with Women scientists. It was held in parallel with a meet up at the New York Academy of Sciences on 22 November. In addition to improvements, we created well over 300 new articles. Your contributions are appreciated!

Hope you will also join us for the WiR Women in Religion Virtual Edit-a-thon from 5 to 15 December.--Ipigott (talk) 11:31, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hyoid bone fracture

On 3 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hyoid bone fracture, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fractures of the hyoid bone are often caused by strangulation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hyoid bone fracture. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Religion

You are invited! Join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Religion

Dates: 5 to 15 December 2015
Location: Worldwide/virtual/online event
Host: Women in Red (WiR): Did you know that only 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women? WiR focuses on "content gender gap". If you'd like to help contribute articles on women and women's works, we warmly welcome you!
Event details: This is a virtual edit-a-thon hosted by WiR. It will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in religion to participate. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome.
RSVP and learn more: →here←

^{--Rosiestep (talk) 05:27, 4 December 2015 (UTC)}[reply]

DYK for Dorothea Leighton

On 5 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dorothea Leighton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dorothea Leighton is one of the founders of the field of medical anthropology? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothea Leighton. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:02, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 02 December 2015

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Questions about Women's Health on Wikipedia

Hi Keilana,

We communicated last spring about some work I was doing with a women's health editathon, and you later mentioned starting a women's health user group tied to Wiki Project Medicine. Could I PM you about a project I'm now working on related to this? Thanks! Steelyskoal (talk) 17:44, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Steelyskoal: Sure thing, you can email me through the Special:Emailuser function. :) Keilana (talk) 22:35, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Recusal

I don't see any particular issue with you hearing cases regarding WMDC; however if any case arises involving either a) sharks or b) cats, I'd suggest serious self-reflection as to whether you can maintain the necessary degree of impartiality. Should a case involving Sharkcat, broadly construed, arise, well, we shouldn't even have to ask. NE Ent 03:21, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Ne Ent: I definitely can't be trusted to be neutral with regards to sharkcat! :) Keilana (talk) 19:30, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you!

Congratulations on your election as an arbiter! Cheers! Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:36, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks much! Keilana (talk) 19:46, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations (and you've got email)

Welcome to the 2016 Arbitration Committee. A few moments ago, you should have received an email from me asking you such simple questions as what email address you want to use for committee business. Welcome! Courcelles (talk) 19:50, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! :-) Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:08, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And congratulations! Best, Sam Sailor ^Talk! 21:13, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! Don't get too burned out. Mz7 (talk) 21:49, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations Keilana :). –Davey2010^Talk 21:57, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, amiga! I'm happy for you! --Rosiestep (talk) 03:10, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations and Best.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 03:55, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! I think it was a foregone conclusion that you would be elected, nevertheless the results had some surprises. I know you personally and was always impressed by your bubbling enthusiasm for Wikipedia; don't let the awful work on the Committee depress you - you are really too nice for the job - and don't hesitate to take a break now and then. Good luck! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:22, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all very much! :) Keilana (talk) 04:46, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A torbie for you

	Congrats!
	I couldn't find any shark hat photos to accompany this. Congrats on being elected to ArbCom! You're going to do awesome. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 23:35, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aw, my favorite torbie! ;) Thanks. Keilana (talk) 03:06, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Marguerite Lehr

On 10 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marguerite Lehr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Marguerite Lehr conducted a televised lecture course on mathematics in the 1950s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marguerite Lehr. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!!

Looks like we may have assembled the best ArbCom yet!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS Atsme^📞📧 05:38, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wonderful!

Great to see that you've been elected to ArbCom. I'm abundantly sure you'll do us all proud. Cheers, and have fun, --ceradon 07:14, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Alice Agogino

On 10 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice Agogino, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American mechanical engineer Alice Agogino won the NSF's Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1985? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alice Agogino. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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