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Sorry, let me clarify what was meant. You don't need to publicly disclose either the names or the character of accounts for which you have for valid privacy concerns disclosed to ArbCom, but your statement should state how many of those accounts there are, should explicitly name any accounts not disclosed to ArbCom, and should state that you have never edited from any other account. [[user talk:Skomorokh|<span style="color: black;"><font face="New York">Skomorokh</font></span>]] 13:45, 23 November 2010 (UTC) |
Sorry, let me clarify what was meant. You don't need to publicly disclose either the names or the character of accounts for which you have for valid privacy concerns disclosed to ArbCom, but your statement should state how many of those accounts there are, should explicitly name any accounts not disclosed to ArbCom, and should state that you have never edited from any other account. [[user talk:Skomorokh|<span style="color: black;"><font face="New York">Skomorokh</font></span>]] 13:45, 23 November 2010 (UTC) |
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:Should be sorted now. –[[user:xeno|<font face="verdana" color="black">'''xeno'''</font>]][[user talk:xeno|<font color="black"><sup>talk</sup></font>]] 14:04, 23 November 2010 (UTC) |
:Should be sorted now. –[[user:xeno|<font face="verdana" color="black">'''xeno'''</font>]][[user talk:xeno|<font color="black"><sup>talk</sup></font>]] 14:04, 23 November 2010 (UTC) |
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::Not quite; it needs to be a categorical statement that rules out the possibility that you have used accounts that are disclosed neither publicly nor to ArbCom. I'm not even sure what you mean by the current disclosure in your statement, but let me suggest something along these lines: "I have used alternate accounts, which are listed [[User:Xeno/contribs|here]]. I have also edited from ''x'' other accounts, which for privacy reasons I have disclosed only to ArbCom. Aside from these, I have never edited Wikipedia from another account." |
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::The whole point is that the statement should ensure that either all of the candidates accounts are known to either the community or ArbCom, or that the candidate is lying. Almost all the other candidates have appropriate disclosures (key words: "never", "only"), and I really don't want to have to delist candidates over phraseology. Best, [[user talk:Skomorokh|<span style="color: black;"><font face="New York">Skomorokh</font></span>]] 14:24, 23 November 2010 (UTC) |
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Arbcom
Any chance you might be interested in running for arbcom? - jc37 02:26, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
- It sounds like a dreadful job, so it really depends on whether the field of candidates yields a suitable number to offer the community a good selection. If not, I will offer to serve. –xenotalk 18:59, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
- Well at least you seem to be fairly fore-warned of what to expect (lol)
- Please let me know if you decide to : ) - jc37 19:29, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
- Against my better judgment: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates#Xeno. –xenotalk 04:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- I'd have never guessed you were a masochist. Your pain is our gain, I suppose. --Floquenbeam (talk) 04:46, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- Glad to have you join the party :P Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 04:50, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- You crazy Canuck!!
Thanks though. Maybe I can find 11 folks to support in good conscience after all. Amalthea 10:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- I'd have never guessed you were a masochist. Your pain is our gain, I suppose. --Floquenbeam (talk) 04:46, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- Against my better judgment: Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2010/Candidates#Xeno. –xenotalk 04:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
Welcome to the Arbcom Elections
Dear Xeno, thank you for nominating yourself as a candidate in the 2010 Arbitration Committee elections. On behalf of the coordinators, allow me to welcome you to the election and make a few suggestions to help you get set up. By now, you ought to have written your nomination statement, which should be no more than 400 words and declare any alternate or former user accounts you have contributed under (or, in the case of privacy concerns, a declaration that you have disclosed them to the Arbitration Committee). Although there are no fixed guidelines for how to write a statement, note that many candidates treat this as an opportunity, in their own way, to put a cogent case as to why editors should vote for them—highlighting the strengths they would bring to the job, and convincing the community they would cope with the workload and responsibilities of being an arbitrator.
You should at this point have your own questions subpage; feel free to begin answering the questions as you please. Together, the nomination statement and questions subpage should be transcluded to your candidate profile, whose talkpage will serve as the central location for discussion of your candidacy. If you experience any difficulty setting up these pages, please follow the links in the footer below. If you need assistance, on this or any other matter (including objectionable questions or commentary by others on your candidate pages), please notify the coordinators at their talkpage. If you have followed these instructions correctly, congratulations, you are now officially a candidate for the Arbitration Committee. Good luck! Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 04:57, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
Questions from Lar
Hi. Best of luck in your upcoming trial by fire. As in previous years I have a series of questions I ask candidates. This year there are restrictions on the length and number of questions on the "official" page for questions, restrictions which I do not agree with, but which I will abide by. I nevertheless think my questions are important and relevant (and I am not the only person to think so, in previous years they have drawn favorable comment from many, including in at least one case indepth analysis of candidates answers to them by third parties). You are invited to answer them if you so choose. I suggest that the talk page of your questions page is a good place to put them and I will do so with your acquiescence (for example, SirFozzie's page already has them as do the majority of other candidates). Your answers, (or non-answers should you decide not to answer them), that will be a factor in my evaluation of your candidacy. Please let me know as soon as practical what your wish is. Thanks and best of luck. (please answer here, I'll see it, and it keeps things together better) ++Lar: t/c 18:33, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- Shucks! I was hoping you might not notice my candidacy, sitting all the way at the bottom ;> I'll go ahead and draft up the answers. Thanks, –xenotalk 18:45, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
Request
Xeno, if you wouldn't mind, could you add language to your nomination statement to the effect of "I have never edited Wikipedia with an account other than those listed here", or whatever is appropriate to your situation? It would also be good to specify whether you have had other accounts disclosed only to ArbCom, as the statement is currently ambiguous about this. I am asking all the candidates to make sure their account disclosure is full and categorical. Cheers, Skomorokh 12:38, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, let me clarify what was meant. You don't need to publicly disclose either the names or the character of accounts for which you have for valid privacy concerns disclosed to ArbCom, but your statement should state how many of those accounts there are, should explicitly name any accounts not disclosed to ArbCom, and should state that you have never edited from any other account. Skomorokh 13:45, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
- Should be sorted now. –xenotalk 14:04, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
- Not quite; it needs to be a categorical statement that rules out the possibility that you have used accounts that are disclosed neither publicly nor to ArbCom. I'm not even sure what you mean by the current disclosure in your statement, but let me suggest something along these lines: "I have used alternate accounts, which are listed here. I have also edited from x other accounts, which for privacy reasons I have disclosed only to ArbCom. Aside from these, I have never edited Wikipedia from another account."
- The whole point is that the statement should ensure that either all of the candidates accounts are known to either the community or ArbCom, or that the candidate is lying. Almost all the other candidates have appropriate disclosures (key words: "never", "only"), and I really don't want to have to delist candidates over phraseology. Best, Skomorokh 14:24, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
WikiProject Banner cleanup
I updated some more of the logic for the WikiProject Banner cleanup here. A summery of some of the changes:
- More projects added
- Some projects disabled that didn't have any redirects
- disabled some that dont appear to be valid.
- Added some other talk related templates.
I am continuing to cruise through them but please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. --Kumioko (talk) 18:24, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
Talk page fixes expanded in AWB
You are probably interested to know that AWB rev 7415 does the following interesting things:
- Talk page genfixes: Move WPBiography above any WikiProject templates per WP:TPL when
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(en-wiki only) - Talk page genfixes: Move any other WikiProjects into WikiProjectBannerShell
- Talk page genfixes now done in category talk and book talk too
- WPBiography: remove diacritics from
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parameter in {{WPBiography}} - Kingbotk AWB Plugin 2.3.1.1:
- Disactivated set placement fixes (now done by general fixes)
Hopefully we have now a less buggy plugin. Further implementation delays due to real life engagements. -- Magioladitis (talk) 10:35, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- Cool. If my wishlist gets close enough to being completely fulfilled, I might just be able to start botrunnin' again! –xenotalk 14:29, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- I 'll inform you when this time comes. :) -- Magioladitis (talk) 14:33, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
My usurp
Sorry, thought I would message you to avoid clogging up WP:USURP. Just wanted to ask is it not possible to create an SUL while there are people with my username on foreign language wikis? For example, my current SUL doesn't have an account on every wiki in every language. Just wanted to check the technical side of things. Thanks. Tomayres (talk) 18:39, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- It's possible, but in general we try not to create SUL conflicts with existing accounts on sister projects. –xenotalk 18:45, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
- Ok thanks for letting me know. Will cross that bridge once I've managed to switch over on all wikis which could take a while. It may well be that by that time the Hungarian user will have become inactive, which could make life easier. Thanks for the help. Tomayres (talk) 19:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)