User talk:Penwhale/Archive10

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Celebrity Big Brother 2009

Celebrity Big Brother 2009 needs to have its protection changed to semi. The article is already badly out of date and logged in users need to be able to add the last few celebs who entered the house to the article. Cheers! John Sloan (view / chat) 22:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, came here to say the same thing. Semi-protection should be fine, and perhaps shortening it could be considered too. There's a high level of vandalism at the moment because it's the first night of the new series, but it should be more manageable after a few days I imagine. Either way, semi-protection should be worth a shout. No autoconfirmed accounts were vandalising, I don't think. Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 22:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Could you guys work out the editing on the talk page for the time being? I'm thinking of shorten the full-prot duration, but it's too prone to vandalism/revert warring at the moment. - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 22:20, 2 January 2009 (UTC) That being said, if any admin feels that it's overly done or the duration needs to be changed and I'm not online, they can do so without consulting me. - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 22:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

GMC

I had no involvement in the case, nor do I plan on involving myself in the case, so I felt I had no conflict of interest to run the CU. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 00:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Just saying :P - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 10:54, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Your comments

Hi, I saw your comments on my RfA. I'm just curious by what you meant about taking into consideration what people said. Do you mean I should try again in a few months? Enigma^msg 17:18, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I thought I heard that the b'crat may use judgment call on your RfA, but if that doesn't happen, most people have mentioned that they could change their mind after a while, so I wouldn't give up. - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 17:30, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

You're invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 18th, Columbia University area Last: 11/01/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, look at our approval by the Chapters Committee, develop ideas for chapter projects at museums and libraries throughout our region, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the November meeting's minutes and the December mini-meetup's minutes).

We'll make preparations for our exciting museum photography Wikipedia Loves Art! February bonanza (on Flickr, on Facebook) with Shelley from the Brooklyn Museum and Alex from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We'll also be collecting folks to join our little Wikipedia Takes the Subway adventure which will be held the day after the meeting.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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NYC Meetup: You're invited!

New York City Meetup—Museum Extravanganza Next: February 6-7, at the Met Museum and the Brooklyn Museum Last: 01//2008

Join us the evenings of Friday February 6 and Saturday February 7 around Wikipedia Loves Art! museum photography events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

There will also be a special business meeting on Saturday dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues with guests from the Wikimedia Foundation.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Ping?

Are you allright, Penwhale? You've gone suddenly quiet. — Coren ^(talk) 00:07, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Not THAT quiet... but 3 math classes will do that to you sometimes. - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 03:13, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Wiki ban help

Hello, My name is John and last night I tried to create an account from my house and it said I was banned Jan 27th until April 27th. I was just hoping you could help me since I have never used wiki before.

It said I (IP 98.231.22.5) was banned by Nishkid64 who gave the reason

CheckUser evidence has determined that this IP address (or network) has been used abusively. This address (or network) has been blocked temporarily or permanently to prevent further abuse. In extreme cases, an entire network may be blocked to prevent an abusive user from continually changing their IP address in order to evade blocks or abusing multiple accounts. If you are a registered user and are seeing this message, please follow these instructions. Administrators: CheckUsers are privy to confidential system logs not accessible by the public or administrators due to the Wikimedia Foundation's privacy policy, and therefore must be consulted before this block can be removed. Users: If you already have an account in good standing, you may request IP block exemption to bypass this block. Post an unblock request to your user talk page.

: .

I was just hoping you could help me figure this out. Maybe someone was using my internet? I'm not sure, but I was hoping to see the incident that happened. I am sending this from my account I created at school (nflmockdraftaces), but it is in reference to my home IP which is 98.231.22.5

I'm new and not sure what to do. Help! :)

Thanks for your help, John nflmockdraftaces (talk) 16:19, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Happy Penwhale/Archive10's Day!

User:Penwhale/Archive10 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Penwhale/Archive10's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Penwhale/Archive10! Peace, Rlevse ~ A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. (March 4th for you) — Rlevse • Talk • 23:58, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

You're invited!

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, sign official incorporation papers for the chapter, review recent projects like Wikipedia Loves Art and upcoming projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the January meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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You're invited...

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday May 17th, Columbia University area Last: 03/29/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, establish a membership process for the chapter, review the upcoming Wiki-Conference New York 2009 (planned for ~100 people at NYU this summer) and future projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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You're invited...

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday September 13th, Columbia University area Last: 07/25/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference New York, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Takes Manhattan and Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Wikis Take Manhattan

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Fall 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan (our cool team galleries)
• Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan (our awesome video)

WINNINGS? The first prize winning team members will get Eye-Fi Share cards, which automatically upload photos from your camera to your computer and to sites like Flickr. And there will also be cool prizes for other top scorers.

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's fantastic new event space nestled between Chinatown and SoHo. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

148 Lafayette Street

between Grand & Howard Streets

FOR UPDATES

Please watchlist Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan. This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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You're invited!

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Wikipedia Loves Landmarks, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example particular problems posed by Wikipedia articles about racist and anti-semitic people and movements (see the September meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Check_Game is currently up for deletion, along with this and 94 other Price is Right games

You are welcome to comment in this deletion discussion. You are being contacted because you participated in the first AFD in 2007. Ikip (talk) 21:48, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Boo!

Boo! Pretty scary huh? Thanks for the comments on the arb page. Ikip (talk) 03:23, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Psst...

Psst¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 23:23, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

"[Jack Merridew] does not bait me or you--he baits those susceptible to it, and is, I must admit, very skilled at this"

FYI: User_talk:Zinc5000#Intellitar_Page

Future perfect is involved in helping criticize a newbies article which I userfied. Jack Merridew came first, followed by Future perfect.

What concerns me is that Future Perfect appears to be very aware of Jack Merridew's edit history, my edits to this newbies page first, Jack Merridew hounding me (following me) to this article, but his only actions on this page are to criticize the newbie some more, helping Jack Merridew try to bait me.

This is prima fascia evidence of Future Perfect being an involved editor, so any blocks by him against me by him, hopefully will be treated the same as User:A Man In Black was when he blocked me. Future will lose his adminship.

The worst part of all this is how this newbie is being treated. Two editors with an agenda against me are tearing apart the contributions of this editor. Ikip 13:11, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Refactoring

Thank you very much for your assistance in properly formatting my response in the arbitration case that I am involved in. As a fairly inexperienced editor I am still learning the esoterica involved in many proceedures and help like this is greatly appreciated. Rapier1 (talk) 21:01, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Mentorship committee

Penwhale--
This unexpected pair of questions may be interesting, but not easy.

(1) Would you consider becoming a part of a "mentorship committee" which would seek ArbCom approval?

(2) While declining to be named among the offical "mentors" seeking ArbCom approval, would you consider becoming an advisor or consultant to the members of my "mentorship committee", if one does develop.

At present, there is no committee; and indeed, I have to consider that this kind of unconventional grouping may not evolve. As you will know, no one has agreed to participate, but some are considering what to do.

In effect, I'm asking you and others to consider whether this might be more of an opportunity than a burden. --Tenmei (talk) 02:52, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

I have always offered to help, but I'm limited by my availability. Once school resumes my editing rate will drop again. I'm not sure how well I can help in this case. (It doesn't make sense for me to directly mentor you either because of COI issues.) - Penwhale | ^{dance in the air and follow his steps} 03:03, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. As a gesture of recognition and appreciation, I reiterate a familiar rhetorical question: "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?" -- Analects of Confucius, Part 1, "Learning" --Tenmei (talk) 17:43, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Season's greetings

Thank you for being one of the people who has made 2009 such an interesting and enlightening year for me. It has certainly had its challenges, but also many highlights. I wish you peace and contentment in 2010, and a joyous holiday season to you and yours. In honour of the season, I hope you will enjoy a little musical token. Your choice: traditional or cheeky. Best, Risker (talk) 04:32, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Best Wishes for 2010, FloNight♥♥♥♥ 11:48, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Copyediting

Penwhale, I am going to attempt a slow copyedit of the Arbitration guide "maintained by clerks" et al. for readability. Just FYI, so as not to do any damage. Let me know if it gets too edgy, ok? Best, Kaisershatner (talk) 16:19, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Go ahead, but post on clerks' board too. - Penwhale | ^{dance in the air and follow his steps} 16:22, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day NYC

Wikipedia 9th birthday coin

You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia Day and the 9th anniversary (!) of the founding of the site at Wikipedia Day NYC on Sunday January 24, 2010 at New York University; sign up for Wikipedia Day NYC here. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends!
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NYC Wikipedia Meetup Sunday, March 21

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 21st, Columbia University area Last: 11/15/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikipedia Day NYC, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia at the Library and Lights Camera Wiki, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, for example User:ScienceApologist will present on "climate change, alternative medicine, UFOs and Transcendental Meditation" (see the November meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back. And if the weather is good, we'll have a star party with the telescopes on the roof of Pupin Hall!

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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socks

i am being accused of sock pupertary, can any one pls help, i think i contact you with my case... pls review and help, thanxAlxknight (talk) 23:07, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

NYC Wikipedia Meetup Saturday, May 22

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday May 22nd, OpenPlans in Lower Manhattan Last: 03/21/2010

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wikimedia Chapters Meeting 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wiki-Conference NYC and Wikipedia Cultural Embassy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)

Our 2nd annual Wiki-Conference NYC has been confirmed for the weekend of August 28-29 at New York University.

There's still plenty of time to join a panel, or to propose a lightning talk or an open space session. Register for the Wiki-Conference here. And sign up here for on-wiki notification. All are invited!
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Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday October 16th, Jefferson Market Library in Lower Manhattan Last: 05/22/2010

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, review the recent Wiki-Conference NYC 2010, plan for the next stages of projects like Wikipedia Ambassador Program and Wikipedia Academy, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the May meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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NYC Meetup: Saturday, December 4

We meet outside by the trees at 5:00 PM.

Our next Wikipedia NYC Meetup is this weekend on Saturday Dec 4 at Brooklyn Museum during their awesome First Saturdays program, starting at 5 PM.

A particular highlight for the wiki crowd will be 'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958–1968', and the accompanying "WikiPop" project, with specially-created Wikipedia articles on the artists displayed on iPads in the gallery.

This will be a museum touring and partying meetup, so no excuses about being a shy newbie this time. Bring a friend too!

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

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Mentoring question

Please examine Talk:List of tributaries of Imperial China#Japan. Can you suggest alternate ways I might have been more effective in this very limited dispute? In this small thread, can you suggest lessons learned the hard way which I could have drawn from this editing experience? --Tenmei (talk) 21:59, 23 December 2010 (UTC)