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A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Misplaced Pages:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Richard C. Hoagland

Now, I'm curious about this: where did you get Hoagland's middle-name from? While this is the name that was in the article previously, no one has provided any source that actually calls him by that name. Alan Archer asked in the talk page, but no one has responded yet. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 19:38, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Proposal on Notability

Because you're a member of the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians, I'm notifying you that the inclusionist proposa Misplaced Pages:Non-notabilityl is in progress to define the role of notability in articles. Please help us make this successful! Also note the proposal Misplaced Pages:Importance is a deletionist proposla that seeks to officially introduce notabiltiy for the first time. Make sure this is defeated! --Ephilei 22:18, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

First edit anniversary

Salutations, Mr. Turner. I just wanted to wish you a happy wiki-birthday, on behalf of all of us at Esperanza! Happy editing, as usual, as well. Regards, Merovingian {T C @} 12:17, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the salutations. They're always appreciated. joturner 04:08, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging commons:Image:Philae from southeast.jpg

The Image commons:Image:Philae from southeast.jpg was moved some time ago to the commons-project. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. Any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Could you add the missing information to the image? Thank you --Kajk 14:44, 27 June 2006 (UTC) (For questions please contact me at my commons or german userpage)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Marisa Miller Shape cover.jpg)

This media may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Marisa Miller Shape cover.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently specifies that the image can be used under a fair use license. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that is not used in any articles on Misplaced Pages. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Misplaced Pages page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Abu Badali 02:03, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Merovingian. In reply to your question on Marisa Miller, the use of magazine covers to illustrate the article on the person depicted on the cover is against the Misplaced Pages policy on fair use. See counter-exemple #7 in Fair use Counterexamples. Hope you understand, let me know of any other questions. Best regards, --Abu Badali 04:04, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Here comes the Spiderman!

(Misplaced Pages:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spiderman)

I have threatened to climb the Reichstag, dressed up as and did so, became bollocked from editing for violating Misplaced Pages policy against climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spiderman, and then had it become an official policy on Misplaced Pages (and to be an official decree by the Supreme Cabal Regime of the English Misplaced Pages (SCREW)). Is Absolutley fantasitic!. This is so great!

"In extreme cases editors may be tempted to climb the Reichstag building dressed as Spiderman in order to promote their cause. This is absolutely forbidden and can result in an indefinite block from editing Misplaced Pages."

This single event is a great example of all the good qualities of our beloved Misplaced Pages! Horay!

Thats what I love about this Wonderful, wonderful website.

Next stop: The Kremlin!

Thankyou!

Dfrg.msc 08:57, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Image:Wynn letter.png is obsolete

RfA thanks

Ah, yes, I remember that first edit. Whether I would have ever gotten a user account if I hadn't ended up with an IP address that had vandalized previously, I don't know. But things turned out differently, and I'm quite happy to announce that my recent RfA which you supported has passed with a consensus of 67 supporting, 0 opposed and 0 neutral. Thank you for the vote of confidence, and if you have any comments on my performance as an administrator, let me know any time at my talk page. Thanks! TheProject 21:42, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

P.S. I appear to have broken your talk page. Sorry! :-)

Finally!

Thanks for adding semi-protection to eon8, should've been protected ages ago. ;)--Andeh 00:45, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

You may want to leave a note at the requests for protection page --> that you semi-protected it.--Andeh 00:51, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the helpful information and welcome. TV Newser 01:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Bricker Amendment

Hey, Merovingian!
For some time I have been working on revisions to the Bricker Amendment article. I finally posted it and have a PR at Misplaced Pages:Peer review/Bricker Amendment. I'd welcome your comments. I know you won't like all those references, but I'm hoping to get it as an FA and those voters want lots of footnotes. PedanticallySpeaking 16:19, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

RFA thanks

RfA Thank you

My RFA

Thank you for your vote in my RFA, which succeeded with a final tally of 66-0-4. If there's anything I can help you with now that I'm an admin, please let me know on my talk page. Again, thanks! Mangojuice 20:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Welcome!

Sorry it's a bit late, but welcome to the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject! We're looking forward to any future edits you can make to tropical cyclones, and we're happy to have you on board. Current projects include bettering the existing articles on retired hurricanes to GA or FA status. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Here's the latest version of our monthly newsletter. Enjoy!

Number 2, July 2, 2006

The Hurricane Herald

This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list.

Storm of the month

Other tropical cyclone activity

• Tropical Depression Two-E briefly existed near the Mexican coast on June 3 to June 4 and brought heavy rainfall to Acapulco.
• Tropical Storm Jelawat lasted from June 26 to June 29 in the South China Sea and made landfall on China. The storm caused flooding which killed at least seven people.
• Tropical Storm Ewiniar formed on June 30 east of Palau. It is forecast to reach typhoon strength.

New and improved articles

• New storm articles include: Tropical Storm Alberto (2006), Typhoon Patsy (1970), Tropical Storm Larry (2003), Cyclone Steve and Hurricane Danielle (1998).
• New non-storm articles include: Subtropical ridge and List of named tropical cyclones.
• New Featured articles: Hurricane Nora (1997), List of New Jersey hurricanes, Hurricane John (1994) and Hurricane Katrina.
• Articles which became A/GA class include: Tropical Storm Allison (A), Eye (cyclone) (GA), Tropical Cyclone (GA), Project Stormfury (GA), Hurricane Lenny (GA), Hurricane Epsilon (2005) (GA), Hurricane Esther (1961) (GA), Tropical Storm Henri (2003) (GA) and Hurricane Camille (GA).

New articles and improvements wanted

• New article: List of California tropical storms and List of New Jersey hurricanes are both featured lists, so why is there no List of Louisiana hurricanes or List of Cuban hurricanes?
• The current collaboration of the fortnight is Hurricane Fifi, please help improve this article.
• Please help to expand and improve the coverage of Tropical cyclones on Wikinews.
• Improvements are requested to Hurricane Janet, Hurricane Erin (1995) and Pacific hurricane season articles.

Member of the month

The June member of the month is Jdorje. The WikiProject awards this to him for his many contributions to the coverage of tropical cyclones on Misplaced Pages. Jdorje founded the WikiProject in October 2005 and established much of the categorizations the project depends on. His most significant contributions include the Featured article 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane and his track map generator with which he has created hundreds of track maps.

Main Page content

• Hurricane Floyd appeared on the Main Page as Today's Featured Article on June 17.
• Entries from 5 articles: Tropical Storm Larry (2003), Tropical Storm Henri (2003), Typhoon Kate (1970), Typhoon Patsy (1970) and List of named tropical cyclones appeared on the Main Page in the Did you know column during June.

Storm article statistics

Grade	April	May	June	July
FA	7	7	10	13
A	4	5	7	6
GA	0	3	5	18
B	62	66	82	79
Start	154	177	168	180
Stub	13	12	10	8
Total	240	263	282	303
percentage ≥Less than B	69.6	71.6	63.1	62.0

WikiProject subpages

This is a brief description of some of the subpages of the WikiProject, explaining their purpose briefly, to find out more read the pages.

• Assessments: Provides a series of guidelines to help with the assessment and improvement of articles. Discussion of how to improve specific articles is also held here and future nominations for FAC.
• Merging: Discussion of articles which could be merged is held here. Generally for less significant topics, their articles are likely to be listed here unless very well written.
• Article requests: A list of many possible subjects for articles, with comments on the worth of an article. If you have a topic which you think should have an article, list it here.
• Collaboration: Discussion of the collaboration of the fortnight is held here. Nominate an article for WikiProject collaboration or comment on the existing nominations on this page.
• Newsletter: The content of future editions of this newsletter and selection of Member of the month are discussed here.
• Other topics not relating to a specific article are handled on the main WikiProject talk page.

Thanks to Hurricanehink to maintaining the stats table and producing the storm summaries. Nilfanion (talk)

Here's some pointers to making a good tropical cyclone article. Dear Tropical cyclone editor,

As a member of the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject, you are receiving this message to describe how you can better tropical cyclone articles. There are hundreds of tropical cyclone articles, though many of them are poorly organized and lacking in information. Using the existing featured articles as a guide line, here is the basic format for the ideal tropical cyclone article.

1. Infobox- Whenever possible, the infobox should have a picture for the tropical cyclone. The picture can be any uploaded picture about the storm, though ideally it should be a satellite shot of the system. If that is not available, damage pictures, either during the storm or after the storm, are suitable. In the area that says Formed, indicate the date on which the storm first developed into a tropical depression. In the area that says Dissipated, indicate the date on which the storm lost its tropical characteristics. This includes when the storm became extratropical, or if it dissipated. If the storm dissipated and reformed, include the original start date and the final end date. Highest winds should be the local unit of measurement for speed (mph in non-metric countries, km/h in metric countries), with the other unit in parenthesis. The lowest pressure should be in mbars. Damages should, when available, be in the year of impact, then the present year. The unit of currency can be at your discretion, though typically it should be in USD. Fatalities indicate direct deaths first, then indirect deaths. Areas affected should only be major areas of impact. Specific islands or cities should only be mentioned if majority of the cyclone's effects occurred there.
2. Intro- The intro for every article should be, at a minimum, 2 paragraphs. For more impacting hurricanes, it should be 3. The first should describe the storm in general, including a link to the seasonal article, its number in the season, and other statistics. The second should include a brief storm history, while the third should be impact.
3. Storm history- The storm history should be a decent length, relatively proportional to the longevity of the storm. Generally speaking, the first paragraph should be the origins of the storm, leading to the system reaching tropical storm status. The second should be the storm reaching its peak. The third should be post-peak until landfall and dissipation. This section is very flexible, depending on meteorological conditions, but it should generally be around 3. Storm histories can be longer than three paragraphs, though they should be less than five. Anything more becomes excessive. Remember, all storm impacts, preparations, and records can go elsewhere. Additional pictures are useful here. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its peak, use a landfall picture in the storm history. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its landfall, use the peak. If the landfall is its peak, use a secondary peak, or even a random point in the storm's history.
4. Preparations- The preparations section can be any length, depending on the amount of preparations taken by people for the storm. Hurricane watches and warnings need to be mentioned here, as well as the number of people evacuated from the coast. Include numbers of shelters, and other info you can find on how people prepared for the storm.
5. Impact- For landfalling storms, the impact section should be the majority of the article. First, if the storm caused deaths in multiple areas, a death table would work well in the top level impact section. A paragraph of the general effects of the storm is also needed. After the intro paragraph, impact should be broken up by each major area. It depends on the information, but sections should be at least one paragraph, if not more. In the major impact areas, the first paragraph should be devoted to meteorological statistics, including rainfall totals, peak wind gusts on land, storm surge, wave heights, beach erosion, and tornadoes. The second should be actual damage. Possible additional paragraphs could be detailed information on crop damage or specifics. Death and damage tolls should be at the end. Pictures are needed, as well. Ideally, there would be at least one picture for each sub-section in the impact, though this sometimes can't happen. For storms that impact the United States or United States territories, this site can be used for rainfall data, including an image of rainfall totals.
6. Aftermath- The aftermath section should describe foreign aid, national aid, reconstruction, short-term and long-term environmental effects, and disease. Also, the storm's retirement information, whether it happened or not, should be mentioned here.
7. Records- This is optional, but can't hurt to be included.
8. Other- The ideal article should have inline sourcing, with the {{cite web}} formatting being preferable. Always double check your writing and make sure it makes sense.

Good luck with future writing, and if you have a question about the above, don't hesitate to ask.

--Hurricanehink (talk) 13:18, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for your kind welcome. Bye. --Cloj 14:06, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages in malagasy

Hi,
I'm trying to provide some background tasks on mg: but as I'm not admin there I have to ask for help :)
If you have a moment, can you please:

• delete most of the 0 byte-length pages that are tagged as to be deleted (check their history)
• unlock the mg:Category:Sakafo page
• if you have more spare time, add one of the mg:Template:Babel-1..-6 to your mg: user page :)

Many thanks in advance for your help,
Best regards from France,
-- AlNo (talk) 16:32, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your kind help and your quick answer. Best regards,

-- AlNo (talk) 21:09, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

May I ask you to unprotect those pages too: mg:Misplaced Pages:Mpandrindra and mg:Category:Mpandrindra? They are the local admin pages and nobody can ask for sysop rights nor vote... (you may also want to have a look at mg:Special:Log&type=protect).

I'm planning to request sysop status on mg: so that I won't disturb you any more after that :)

Thanx again,

-- AlNo (talk) 08:19, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanx, thanx, thanx :)

-- AlNo (talk) 22:43, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for reaching me. Little by little, I'm getting better at this Misplaced Pages thang. I hope I'm doing alright. Take care. Paz.

W. Edwards Deming

Ryan,

There have been several vandalism edits to the article by 12.156.192.131 and 68.166.70.117. 12.156.192.131 has made a few constructive edits and vandalism edits to several articles. What actions are appropriate other than reverting the vandalism? Thanks. Leaders100 17:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your guidance. Leaders100 04:26, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you kindly for the blanking revert on my userpage. Regards -- Banes 17:22, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Template Substitution

hey, I just wanted to tell you that my bot has been substing a lot of your welcome templates. Welcome templates should probably always be subst'ed. Regards, Alphachimp 05:18, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Froggy RfA thanks

Paying homage to my roots...

Samsara (talk • contribs) 17:28, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

PS: I took the company car (pictured left) out for a spin, and well... it's not quite how I pictured it. --Chris S. 23:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Paul Cyr RfA

I see you removed a vote which was cast by an IP. The same thing happened again - I'm just posting this message to alert you, so you can help me from preventing this happening again. The IP voter has already showed his intention of removing my removal of his vote and trying to make it count, so make sure you watch this by checking the history of the page. Cheers,  Killfest2  11:39, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

To my dear Ryan

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For always attaching nothing but kindness and beauty to your name, my dearest Ryan, I am in desperate need of thanking you. Here's to an awesome person with a great heart and a bright spirit, whom I am honored to call a friend. -- Phædriel ♥ tell me - 00:09, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

I hope you're doing fine, hun. Have a great weekend, my dear Ryan! :) Big hugs, Phædriel ♥ tell me - 00:09, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

My RfA thanks

Hello Merovingian, and thank you for your support at my Request for Adminship, which succeeded with an overwhelming final count of (105/2/0). I was very pleased with the outpouring of kind words from the community that has now entrusted me with these tools, from the classroom, the lesson in human psychology and the international resource known as Misplaced Pages. The 💕. Please feel free to leave me plenty of requests, monitor my actions (through the admin desk on my userpage) and, if you find yourself in the mood, listen to some of what I do in real life. In any case, keep up the great work and have a fabulous day. Grandmasterka 07:40, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your support!

Your input requested

Please come to Encyclopædia Dramatica to help vote in the deletion--Fùnciŏnar22:42, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Yet another RfA thankyou for your talkpage!

		Thanks for contributing to my successful RfA!
		To the people who have supported my request: I appreciate the show of confidence in me and I hope I live up to your expectations! To the people who opposed the request: I'm certainly not ignoring the constructive criticism and advice you've offered. I thank you as well! ♥! ~Kylu (u|t) 23:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I appreciate the early and constant support, thanks. :) ~Kylu (u|t) 23:24, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Administrators open to recall

You have listed yourself as an adminstrator open to recall. I would like to request that such a question be opened. Thank you. Hipocrite - «Talk» 20:47, 19 July 2006 (UTC)