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Proposal: Requests for rollback
by Chris Jenkinson 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I didn't realise that MediaWiki 1.5 was so close to being introduced, otherwise I wouldn't have come up with my previous proposal, mentoring for admins, quite so quickly as I did! As unfortunately my proposal is not too popular, I have come up with a new one titled "Requests for rollback", taking advantage of the "privilege separation" available in MediaWiki 1.5. In a few words, it's a system like RfA but just granting rollback rather than all admin powers This proposal is described as how I imagine it would be implemented at: --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Talrias/Requests_for_rollback My reasoning behind creating this proposal is principally due to the following: * Useful for those who do not wish to be nominated on WP:RFA, either because they do not desire admin powers or because they would not be confident with them. * More people being able to quickly deal with vandalism is by no means a bad thing. * It devolves power to the community. I accept that some might say that is an unnecessary addition to Wikipedia, duplicating requests for adminship, but I believe that people who want to contribute to Wikipedia but do not wish to become full-fledged admins will benefit from the times when rollback can be used. I'd be interested in hearing other people's thoughts on this. Chris - -- Chris Jenkinson chris(a)starglade.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCwbLVEq6+ijeBrJ8RAg8oAJ0SARCFkmcR14G9ZJ4kyvfgJP8zPQCeK1hm S0KvMu3kfhdTh6bTO/cB3B4= =rVph -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[Fwd: Not Able to Contact Help Desk]
by Jimmy Wales 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Not Able to Contact Help Desk Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:17:12 EDT From: FamilyPTSDNet(a)aol.com To: jwales(a)wikia.com, board(a)wikimedia.org Hello, I'm writing to you because I had no other way of letting your organization know about the problem I'm experiencing with your website. I tried to set up a new account and received a message back that this site was unavailable. I read the articles in your help section and could not find an answer to this question. I saw a section on complaints about problems that need fixing and found a message there that said; > Ask your questions at the bottom. Please place resolved articles on Wikipedia: General complaints (resolved) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_complaints_%28resolved%29>> However, there was no form at the bottom or contact link for me to ask my question. I really like your work and would like to become more involved but feel shut out. If you can assist me with this I'd greatly appreciate it and I think others would find it a less frustrating experience as well when trying to set up a new account. Thank you very much, Anita Cape, Moderator of the Board Family Trauma Survivors' Network, Inc.

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Watchlist frozen
by Stacey Greenstein 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

My watchlist appears to be frozen at 6:47am EDT. Is there a remedy for this? en:UtherSRG

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Wikipedia is *already* written from a scientific POV
by Haukur Þorgeirsson 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

> For example, I think mention of Creationism is perfectly appropriate > for the article on [[Earth]]. Should it be the first mention? No. I wouldn't oppose such an addition. The article already contains some information on mythology. My main point is that Wikipedia says thinks like: "The planet formed around 4.57 billion (4.57×10^9) years ago and shortly thereafter acquired its single natural satellite, the Moon." Wikipedia could never say things like: "The planet was created around 10.000 years ago along with the Moon and the rest of the universe." While we can certainly describe the second view it is clearly something we'd have to attribute. The scientific facts can be stated in Wikipedia's own voice. This is a huge difference. Regards, Haukur

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Watchlist not showing anything
by Phil Boswell 01 Jul '05

01 Jul '05

My watchlist is refusing to admit anything has changed since 12:29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_M.D.&curid=1273596&diff=0&o…). More recently-changed watched items are showing up emboldened on Recent Changes. What's going on? -- Phil [[en:User:Phil Boswell]]

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Wikipedia enquiry
by mfairbc045 30 Jun '05

30 Jun '05

Dear Mailing list, I am searching for permission to use a frame enlargement from FULL METAL JACKET. Any ideas as to who I would contact about this? It's for a book on film art. Cheers, Marty Fairbairn, PhD Trustee, Upper Grand District School Board Member, Guelph Police Services Board 53 Ptarmigan Drive Guelph, ON N1C 1B4 Tel: (519) 824-1703 FAX: (519) 824-5421 Email: mfairbc045(a)rogers.com

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