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September

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September 2-8

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September 2

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Team Wikimedia Security   Done posted by Tilman

  • @wikimedia, repeated by @wikimedia: How Wikipedia volunteers help tech staff to protect the world's 5th

most visited website against security holes: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/30/team-wikimedia-security-has-a-spot-for-you/

--reviewed by Guillaume.

September 3

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Language engineering blog post   Done - posted by Guillaume

--reviewed by Tilman

September 4

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Privacy Policy blog post   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

--reviewed by LiAnna

September 5

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Wikivoyage logo post

Tighe's blog post   Done - by LiAnna

--for T/I would suggest: Wikipedians in Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia help Wikipedia Education Program expand across Arab World https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/05/wikipedia-education-arab-world/
Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:06, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Matthew! Posting now with your suggested tweet. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:08, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Extraneous "and" at the end, otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: EN Wikivoyage Destination of the Month: Madison, Wisconson, USA. The capital city is known as a lively college town. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madison
  • f/g: The English Wikivoyage Destination of the Month for September is Madison, Wisconson, USA. The state capital of Wisconsin is a lively college town full of restaurants, shopping, music and culture, just minutes from beautiful countryside. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madison
Typo "Wisconson", and f/g is a bit too much advertising-like for my taste, but still postable. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: The "Century" article on Wikipedia clearly needs more time to develop. Help expand today's EN Wikipedia #TAFI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century
  • f/g: The "Century" article on Wikipedia clearly hasn't had much time dedicated to helping it develop. You can join other Wikipedia editors to expand it as part of the Today's Article for Improvement project. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS/SHARES

OK, although I wish it would link to the file description page instead of the thumbnail that lacks licensing information. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 6

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Wikiexpedition blog post   Done scheduled for 9/7 -- Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM, could add quotes to "Wikiexpedition" though. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Engineering report post   Done scheduled for 9/7 -- Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

IIRC announcing the engineering report on FB/G+ is kind of a novelty, but let's experiment. LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:04, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiSkills   Done scheduled for 9/8 -- Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

T/I could be tweaked to "EU Commission's", but otherwise fine. Does the Commission or the programme have a Twitter handle? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:04, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would prefer "latest additions" over "newest texts", because 1842 is really not super new ;) Otherwise fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Closing " missing, otherwise fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage

*t/i: The current Wikivoyage "Off the Beaten Path" location is Soltau, Germany, a small resort town on the banks of the Südsee https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Soltau

  • f/g: The current Wikivoyage "Off the Beaten Path" location is Soltau, Germany. Soltau is a small resort town on the banks of the Südsee, which contains thermal baths and one of Germany's largest amusement parks. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Soltau
This was last month's location, and we already featured it back then [1]. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Seascape photos   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would remove "of the more" (or say "of the most" instead), otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

I'm not super fond of advertising single editathon events, because only a tiny proportion of the audience can realistically participate in person. But at least this one encourages online participation, so if you still think it's a good idea, go ahead. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:04, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 9-15

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September 9

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EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Made a few tweaks and typo fixes - LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:26, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP Tip of the Day

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

September 10

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Default HTTPS beta post

I think this would be a bit clearer on T/I:
Wikimedia projects can now opt in for beta program as @Wikimediatech moves to make HTTPS default on all sites: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/10/https-by-default-beta-program/
F/G looks fine to me. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:09, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jami's blog post   Done by LiAnna

--Would suggest for t/i: Op-ed discusses benefits of Wikipedia Education Program for Wikipedia and for students: <link>
--made a couple small edits to FB post Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, posted with your suggestions! -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 17:43, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource

Looks good (tweaked it a bit), could augment on F/G as follows:
From the latest additions to English Wikisource: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", the 1820 short story by Washington Irving that inspired the 1999 horror movie with Johnny Depp https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_(1864)
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:19, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP Tip of the Day   Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

--reviewed by LiAnna on the list. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:19, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD

Wikiversity

There's another topic on the main page today; suggest tweaking as follows:
  • T/I: Take a course about "Theory and Practice of Media Literacy", Featured Topic on English Wikiversity
  • F/G: Featured Topic on English Wikiversity: "Theory and Practice of Media Literacy." The course was originally taught by Professor Renee Hobbs in the fall of 2006 at Temple University's School of Communication and Theater, with subsequent updates and analysis. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Media_literacy
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage

  • t/i: At #Oktoberfest in Munich (Sept. 21), 6M visitors will drink about 6.6M litres (1.74M gallons) of beer. @Wikivoyage https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Munich
  • f/g: At the #Oktoberfest in Munich, 6 million visitors drink about 6.6 million litres (1.74 million gallons) of beer. Learn more about the city and its famous festival, which begins on September 21, in the Wikivoyage article. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Munich
Mention Wikivoyage directly, and the fact that it starts soon (Sept 21)? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

September 11

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WikiSkills blog post 2   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM, although we could also say "Yesterday's speech on military intervention in Syria" instead of "Speech on military intervention in Syria (2013)" on T/I. Also, how about linking @Wikisource and @BarackObama? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OTD   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM (tweaked the link to avoid a redirect), although "Instructional Design course" might be a bit clearer on T/I. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP Tip of the Day   Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The "succinct" pun doesn't really work until one already clicks the link, but I don't have a better idea right now. Postable but not great. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

Not essential, but OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Looks OK, wish he had included a link to the actual app though, or we could find a way to include it... Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes please, thanks ;) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 12

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VipsScaler post

EN Wikisource

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage

  • t/i: There are over 52 kilometres of maintained ocean beaches in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia @Wikivoyage https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gold_Coast
  • f/g: There are over 52 kilometres of maintained ocean beaches in the Gold Coast, a coastal city in the southeast corner of the state of Queensland in Australia. Learn more about it on Wikivoyage, the free worldwide travel guide anyone can edit: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gold_Coast
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP Tip of the Day

Nowikied it LGTM ;) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI

RETWEETS

September 16-22

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September 17

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Legal Intern blog post   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removed extra period. "Amazing exposure" seems a bit over the top to me, but I'm ok with it. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mentored Wikimedia tech   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removed duplicated "new" word in both; looks OK now. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed typo. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

reworded to avoid duplication of "feature". -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: #DYK The name of the country Guyana comes from Arawak Wayana and means "land of many waters"? More info @Wikivoyage https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guyana
  • f/g: #DidYouKnow that the name of the country Guyana comes from the Arawak Wayana language and means "Land of many waters"? Learn more about the country on English Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guyana
Fixed punctuation. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Buttered cat paradox   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: If a cat always lands on its feet and toast always lands buttered-side-down, try pondering the "Buttered cat paradox"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttered_cat_paradox

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 18

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Nepal post   Done by LiAnna

EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: New on Wikisource: Workhouse nursing (1867), by Florence Nightingale, detailing an early nursing experiment. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Workhouse_nursing
  • f/g: From the latest texts freely available on Wikisource: Workhouse nursing (1867), by Florence Nightingale, which details an early nursing experiment at the Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary, what is now called the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, part of King's College London. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Workhouse_nursing

From the latest texts on Wikisource: Workhouse nursing (1867), by Florence Nightingale, detailing early nursing experiment.

Tweaked T/I to match character limit, otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: EN Wiktionary #WordOfTheDay: "chirality," the phenomenon of objects being non-identical mirror images of each other https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chirality
  • f/g: EN Wiktionary #WordOfTheDay is "chirality," the phenomenon in chemistry, physics and mathematics of objects being non-identical mirror images of each other, like a person's left and right hands. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chirality
Tweaked T/I to match character limit, otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: #DidYouKnow that Casablanca boasts one of the world's largest artificial ports? Learn more about the city @Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Casablanca
  • f/g: #DidYouKnow that Casablanca, Morocco's largest city with a population of almost 4 million, boasts one of the world's largest artificial ports but has no ferry service? Learn more about the city on Wikivoyage, the free worldwide travel guide that anyone can edit. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Casablanca

WP Tip of the Day   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

f/g: Wikipedia #TipOfTheDay: Cite your sources. Wikipedia articles should focus on describing facts in a neutral fashion. When writing about facts, cite sources that can verify the information being presented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of unusual measurements   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Follow up with a reply tweet recycling [2]? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 19

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EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: Featured content from English Wikiversity: "The Bloom Clock" is a research and learning project about flowering plants. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Bloom_clock_project
  • f/g: From the featured content on English Wikiversity: "The Bloom Clock" is a research and learning project about flowering plants. The learning component involves helping people identify plants by means of visual keys, such as color. The research component is aimed at creating a language for discussing the bloom times of wildflowers and other plants that is neutral with respect to climate, region, and hemisphere. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Bloom_clock_project
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: Transnistria is a breakaway republic near Moldova, with military and other support from Russia. More @Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Transnistria
  • f/g: Transnistria has not been recognised by any UN member, but maintains its functional autonomy with military and other support from Russia. It is located on a strip of land between the River Dniester and the eastern Moldovan border with Ukraine. Learn more on Wikivoyage, the free worldwide travel guide anyone can edit. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Transnistria
LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: The "shape" article on EN Wikipedia is surprisingly simple. How would you help improve and expand today's #TAFI ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape
  • f/g: The "shape" article on English Wikipedia is surprisingly simple and lacking in detail. Join with other editors to help improve and expand Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape
Is "simple" really the best description for an article containing sentences like "If   and sgn r = sgn(Im p), then the quadrilateral is a trapezoid"? ;)
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'll do it and spell out the horribly obvious pun:
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:21, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Moon Museum   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: Moon Museum: ceramic wafer with art by Andy Warhol and others, rumored to be smuggled to the moon on Apollo 12 module. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Museum
  • f/g: The Moon Museum is a small ceramic wafer (three-quarters of an inch by half an inch) with artwork by prominent 1960s artists like Andy Warhol, reportedly attached covertly to the Intrepid landing module and left on the moon during the Apollo 12 mission. It is considered the first Space Art object. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Museum

RETWEETS   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Uganda one LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:05, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 20

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EN Wikisource

Beautiful book, but it seems that this text is not finalized yet. Unless the message is formulated as explicit call to help with the transcription and proofreading, we should keep the scope to the completed texts listed on the main page. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Photographer profile blog post   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ew.. LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Photic sneeze reflex   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: A surprising number of people (18-35%) suffer from photic sneeze reflex, sometimes called "sun sneezing." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex
  • f/g: A surprising number of people (18-35%) suffer from photic sneeze reflex, sometimes called "sun sneezing" or Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst (ACHOO). The syndrome is a hereditary trait which causes sneezing, possibly many times consecutively, when the subject is suddenly exposed to bright light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The message looks fine per se, but is that project really active? (Last edit dates to May.) If not, we shouldn't send people there. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:53, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: The "history of dance" article doesn't meet the high quality standards one expects of Wikipedia. Improve today's #TAFI. ithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance
  • f/g: The "history of dance" article clearly doesn't measure up to the high quality standards one expects of Wikipedia. Help edit Today's Article for Improvement and add citations to quality sources. #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance
LGTM. What about yesterday's "shape"? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:53, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Both look OK to me. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 23-30

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September 23

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EN Wikisource   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed typos and made a tweak, LGTM now. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:37, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 24

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Anasuya NPQ article

Fixed a typo, LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource

Suggested tweaks (e.g. to match the character limit and the fact that it's not a book, but a story):
  • T/I: New on Wikisource: The Fangs of Tsan-Lo (Weird Tales, 1946). "Of course I do not know about the unknown."
  • F/G: The Fangs of Tsan-Lo, by Jim Kielgaard: "Of course I do not know about the unknown. But I am sure that there is more to this world than any living man has even dreamed." Continue reading this story from the famous pulp magazine "Weird Tales" on English Wikisource, the free library that anyone can improve. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales_(Canadian,_2nd_series)/1946/January/The_Fangs_of_Tsan-Lo
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI

Not so sure about the creativity pun, because we don't really want to have people see the article as a place for personal creative expression ;) (To cite the article's definition of creative writring, newbies whose "writing that goes outside the bounds" of WP policies get burned easily.) Don't have a much better idea at the moment, so how about just:
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 25

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Wikimedia design experiment

Suggest some fixes on F/G:
  • The Wikimedia Foundation's design team is seeking commentary on a sketch of a simple experiment on mobile Wikipedia for "humanizing" the edit history logs, to showcase the community of people contributing to a given article. Leave your feedback in the comments on this blog post.
Otherwise OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:55, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List closed stations

I'm a bit confused about the call to action (and the value judgement) on this one -- "surprisingly" seems out of tone for us, and are we asking someone to map it out? I'm not clear on the purpose here. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, proposing a different one below (Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:41, 25 September 2013 (UTC)):[reply]

Bobbit Worms

Gah, too close to a different kind of Bobbitt, as Tilman noted. Trying another one. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:18, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiquote   Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

F/G looks OK; but I don't see a good way to bring the T/I below the character limit. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What about this? .@Wikiquote of the day: "…the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men..." https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/September#25
Yeah, I think that should work. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:56, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikivoyage   Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Looks OK-ish to me, although in general we should be mindful that those don't become too ad-like. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tip of the Day   Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Made minor edit; otherwise LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Made minor edit; otherwise LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 26

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Handedness of U.S. Presidents   Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

True, but the subject of the sentence is "number" given that presidents and years are both in prepositional phrases, so grammatically it should be a singular verb, even though it sounds/feels very weird. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, rather than discuss grammar, how bout I just re-write it? :) Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:09, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wikisource   Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

EN Wiktionary   Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD   Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle post:   Posted

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September 27

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Wikiversity   posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fastest train   posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI   posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Blog post about evaluation survey  Done

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:10, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewed by LiAnna. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:11, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RETWEETS

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:26, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 30

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TAFI   Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • t/i: The celebrities the paparazzi follow often have detailed Wikipedia articles, but "Paparrazi" needs improving. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi
  • f/g: The celebrities the paparazzi follow around often have detailed articles, but the English Wikipedia article on the photographers needs help. It's Today's Article for Improvement, #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi
Updating with LiAnna's suggestions. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OPW blog post:   Posted

(reviewed by Matthew & LiAnna)
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