WikiEN-l February 2006

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Userboxes and Mackensen
by Tony Sidaway 21 Feb '06

21 Feb '06

He hasn't left. He experienced the usual project-space induced brain implosion and resigned from the Arbitration Committee. The other fourteen victims are still struggling with the straining straps but I think we have them well under control.

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Re: [WikiEN-l] Userboxes and Mackensen
by Zzyzx11 at Wikipedia 21 Feb '06

21 Feb '06

Looks like Mackensen is still with us ... about a three hour wiki break: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mackensen&diff=40485477&oldi… ...but looks like a little streessed out: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Doc_glasgow&diff=prev&o… Zzyzx11 at en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Zzyzx11 zzyzx11(a)hotmail.com >The userbox war seems to have claimed a tragic casualty in Mackensen >who has blanked his user and user talk pages and resigned from the >ArbCom. I hope his decision can be reversed. >-- >David Boothroyd - http://www.election.demon.co.uk >david at election.demon.co.uk (home) >dboothroyd at westminster.gov.uk (council) _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

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Arbcom has completely lost its mind
by SPUI 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pedophilia_… 11) While not explicitly stated on Wikipedia:User page, it is implict there that users should refrain from creating user pages likely to bring the project into disrepute. The pedophile userbox (and the like) falls into this category. Note that this should not be construed to bar reasonable criticism of the project. Support: 1. Raul654 16:28, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 2. Fred Bauder 16:51, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 3. the Epopt 18:31, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 4. —Matthew Brown (T:C) 19:23, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 5. SimonP 19:55, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 6. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 20:13, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 7. Charles Matthews 22:02, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 8. Dmcdevit·t 22:40, 6 February 2006 (UTC) 9. Mackensen (talk) 00:44, 7 February 2006 (UTC) 10. Jayjg (talk) 03:34, 7 February 2006 (UTC) 11. Neutralitytalk 06:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC) 12. Sam Korn (smoddy) 15:55, 7 February 2006 (UTC) 13. Slight grammatical tweak. James F. (talk) 19:37, 7 February 2006 (UTC) Oppose: Abstain: We have gone from a "live and let live" culture to one of political correctness, where anything that could "bring the project into disrepute" is a bad thing. This just leaves me totally speechless, to the point where I'm considering making my user page more and more "disreputable" until I am blocked.

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Shoko Asahara Wikipedia article
by kosebamse＠gmx.net 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

It seems that convicted mass murderer Shoko Asahara is in the headlines (see examples at http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=asahara ). Looking up the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoko_Asahara I was somewhat annoyed to see that it reads rather hagiographical. Lots of talk about Asahara's achievements as a religious teacher, but very little criticism. The article in its present form is not likely to generate much public admiration for the quality of our work. My apologies for bothering the list with this, as the matter should normally be referred to peer review et al.; however I thought it might be a little urgent. I am afraid I won't be able to help myself, as I know next to nothing about the person and the relevant sources are likely to be in Japanese. Kosebamse -- Telefonieren Sie schon oder sparen Sie noch? NEU: GMX Phone_Flat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/telefonie

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Userboxes and Mackensen
by David Boothroyd 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

The userbox war seems to have claimed a tragic casualty in Mackensen who has blanked his user and user talk pages and resigned from the ArbCom. I hope his decision can be reversed. -- David Boothroyd - http://www.election.demon.co.uk david(a)election.demon.co.uk (home) dboothroyd(a)westminster.gov.uk (council)

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FYI, from WaPo -- Chinese WP: Reference Tool On Web Finds Fans, Censors
by Katefan0 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/19/AR200602190… k

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Disturbing post on Reference Desk, requiring action
by Robert Merkel 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science#Painless_suic… As a concerned human being, I would like to see if we can help to locate this user ASAP and get them some help if at all possible (and assuming they haven't acted already). The Reference Desk didn't exactly cover itself in glory there, but that's a second-order issue. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Merkel robert.merkel(a)benambra.org http://benambra.org I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully. -- George W. Bush. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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This is an interesting one or even more userbox stuff
by geni 20 Feb '06

20 Feb '06

[[Template:Polemical userboxes]] may or may not be a candidate for T1 (I suspect that technicaly it is but the trouble caused by deleting it would be kinda not good). However it was listed on TFD. Fair enough considering some of the things that have turned up on AfD over the years it isn't the most extream. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/… [[User:MarkSweep]] then deleted the nomination. A bit of a streach of [[Wikipedia:Speedy keep]] but nothing particularly extream. Certianly no more extream than applying T1 to [[Template:Polemical userboxes]] (no don't worry I'm not going to). [[User:MarkSweep]] then proceeds to block [[User:CFIF]] (the nominator) for 48 hours. [[User:CFIF]] has 2269 edits with 1604 in the article namespace http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=CFIF&dbname=en… He wasn't warned. We treat outright vandles better than that. -- geni

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Well, it made me smile ...
by charles matthews 19 Feb '06

19 Feb '06

Tough sledding on this list recently. Try this: [[fake orgasm]] has {{verify}}. Charles

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Interface with Mediawiki (Wikipedia)
by Apeksha Bhambhani 19 Feb '06

19 Feb '06

Hii all , We have developed a web mapping application . And would like to integrate it with MediaWiki - software which runs Wikipedia . Our mapping application uses MapServer,Php/Mapscript , as the scripting language and MySql as the database. Our application accepts user clicks on the image provided by us .And points are plotted .We have developed a Php file to accomplish this. Could anybody tell us how to interface our application with Mediawiki so as to contribute to Mediawiki and Wikipedia. Any help would be appreciated . Will our php file be interfaced as a Special Page / Extension - HELP ? Apeksha --------------------------------- Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars.

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