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"First they came…"

is a famous statement attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. The text of the quotation is usually presented roughly as follows:

First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

Peaceful reminder to myself

Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension.

The Signpost: 02 July 2012

Analysis: Uncovering scientific plagiarism

Op-ed: Representing knowledge – metadata, data and linked data

News and notes: RfC on joining lobby group; JSTOR accounts for Wikipedians and the article feedback tool

In the news: Public relations on Wikipedia: friend or foe?

Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations

WikiProject report: Summer sports series: Burning rubber with WikiProject Motorsport

Featured content: Heads up

Arbitration report: Three open cases, motion for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools

Technology report: Initialisms abound: QA and HTML5

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I responded on Dennis's page[1]. I absolutely accept you were working in good faith, and apologies for my note that I mis-typed - you'll see all on Dennis's page. However in fairness Buster7 all 3 users you selected were banned - it's not the idea that's the problem it's just where you started. I hope you understand that putting the comments of users (some of whom might be fanatstic ppl off-wiki) who are banned could come across the way I read it. But I'm sorry if I misunderstood your intention here--Cailil ^talk 20:00, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I also responded on Dennis's page. We are all back to square one. I had forgotten about L'Aqua. Remembering now, I think she jumped into the deep end too quickly and started a ball rolling that resulted in my friend getting crushed. Anyway, Thanks for reaching out to me and I return my extended hand to you. ```Buster Seven Talk 20:22, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 09 July 2012

Special report: Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo

News and notes: Russian Wikipedia blackout; WMF tools; Wikitravel proposal revisited

WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Football

Featured content: Keeps on chuggin'

Arbitration report: Three requests for arbitration

Technology report: Optimism over LastModified and MoodBar, but change in clock time causes downtime

Retain new editors

Hi Buster7! Zad68 created some teams for Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention. He currently placed you on the "Retain new editors" team. Are you interested in being a part of it? EpochFail is the team leader, but he will be out for the rest of the month so we'll need to start with some organization. I created Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Editor Retention/Retain new editors so we can centralize discussion. The page may be moved around later on. In any case, I hope you would be happy to join the team. Otherwise, you can always check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention#Project teams for some other teams that might interest you. Ryan Vesey Review me! 21:22, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I usually find new editors via "recent changes", welcome them, and, if someone hits an early roadblock, I try to be a calming, forwarding voice in the midst of their plight (whatever it might be). Usually it's because they try to run before they crawl. The "WikiPedia Turnpike" is not a safe place for new drivers. Anyway. I'm on board and eager to work. ```Buster Seven Talk 21:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 July 2012

Special report: Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair

News and notes: WMF enacts reforms at Wikimania; main page redesign; 4 millionth article milestone

WikiProject report: Summer sports series: French WikiProject Cycling

Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations

Wikimania: Young chapter shows experience beyond its years

Featured content: Taking flight

Technology report: Tech talks at Wikimania amid news of a mixed June

Arbitration report: Fæ faces site-ban, proposed decisions posted

Welcome messages

Hi there,

You managed to leave welcome messages for two of the users I was training in a workshop today, while the workshop was in progress - well timed! Thanks for doing this sort of patrolling...

What's the template you're using? It's a lot more attractive than {{W-screen}}, my usual fallback. Andrew Gray (talk) 17:11, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar. I have a bunch of welcomes saved. The one you ask about is User:Buster7/Welcomes#WikiGuide Welcome. Its from when the WikiGuide project was active. Now, I pretty much do them one at a time. First, I edit the B7/Welcomes page by resigning which changes to todays date. Then I cut-n-paste and I go to recent changes and look for talk redlinks. I only welcome editors that are already doing some editing or have created a sandbox. I figure the chance of retention is a bit higher if they are already busy working on an article or in a sandbox. BTW...I'm curious...who were the users? If I'm not to rushed I look for new editors that may be in a "situation" and a friendly welcome will ease their perplexity. I find that many of the templates that new editors get are very BLUNT. I try to balance that whenever possible. Nice to meet you. ```Buster Seven Talk 17:45, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]