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Marrakesh

Thank you very much for promoting the article to GA. It was tough as rightly said that mnay people had contributed to it with different formats. Can you kindly leave a message of this promotion to GA on our talk pages. Thanks for all the efforts you put in to review it.--Nvvchar. 00:21, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes indeed and I agree. And for the fact that moth Paris and Marrakech are highly complex cities, producing a comprehensive but concise article with high quality prose throughout is highly demanding!! Thanks for your review!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 19:33, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Main Page appearance: Ranavalona I

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Ranavalona I (c. 1778–1861) ruled the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. After positioning herself as queen following the death of her young husband, Radama I, she pursued a policy of isolationism and self-sufficiency, reducing economic and political ties with European powers, repelling a French attack on the coastal town of Foulpointe, and taking vigorous measures to eradicate the small but growing Malagasy Christian movement. She made heavy use of forced labor to complete public works projects and to form a standing army that she deployed to pacify outlying regions of the island and expand the realm. European intermediaries unsuccessfully tried to use divisions between traditionalist and pro-European factions at court to hasten the succession of her son, Radama II. Her European contemporaries generally condemned her policies and characterized her as a tyrant at best and insane at worst, characterizations that persisted in Western scholarly literature until the mid-1970s. Recent research has recast Ranavalona's actions as those of a queen attempting to expand her empire while protecting Malagasy sovereignty against the encroachment of European cultural and political influence. (Full article...)

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GA

Thanks! Hope you are enjoying your time in Madagascar! We could use photos of some towns and villages as well as lemurs hehe! Let me know when you want we to do the review.Tibetan Prayer^᧾ 06:12, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do the GA review later on today. Can you find some info about Malagasy cinema to expand Cinema of Madagascar? Like most African nations I'm sure it's very small, but I'm pretty sure there is something to say about it. Thanks for all of your photos!Tibetan Prayer^᧾ 10:12, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll definitely do the review later on today. Not sure why you asked Sabre to review it. I'd have done it a month ago but for the fact that you said you were in Madagascar for 4 weeks and didn't think you'd want to have to address GA points while on holiday. Apologies if you'd rather I had done it back then.Tibetan Prayer^᧾ 12:26, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

UDI

Hi Lemurbaby, thanks again for your GA review of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence. I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that it's now at FAC. If you're interested in contributing to the review there, the link is here. Thanks, and I hope you're having a great day. —Cliftonian (talk) 07:26, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Your GA nomination of Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka

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Proposed deletion of Ibitekerezo

Hello, Lemurbaby. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Ibitekerezo, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:

edit the page
remove the text that looks like this: {{proposed deletion/dated...}}
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Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Jeremy112233 (talk) 20:52, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ibitekerezo

I have added some more text with book references. You may like to see before I nominate it for DYK. Thanks.--Nvvchar. 00:17, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It is already an approved DYK. It should be appearing on main page shortly.--Nvvchar. 23:29, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka

The article Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Dr. Blofeld -- Dr. Blofeld (talk) 17:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong assumptions (FAC)

With your interest in Madagascar-related topics i always pictured you as someone from Madagascar or maybe as a French :). My apologies for jumping to conclusions, i certainly didn't mean to imply anything negative with it. GermanJoe (talk) 07:43, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cool DYK

I know from the edits that other people helped with the Ibitekerezo article and DYK. But as you were the first editor of the article, figured I'd pass on how cool the article was. Really interesting read. Thanks. AbstractIllusions (talk) 03:10, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ibitekerezo

On 23 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ibitekerezo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ibitekerezo explains the history of Rwandan dynasties in poetic form? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ibitekerezo. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 12:03, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article Feedback Tool update

Hey Lemurbaby. I'm contacting you because you're involved in the Article Feedback Tool in some way, either as a previous newsletter recipient or as an active user of the system. As you might have heard, a user recently anonymously disabled the feedback tool on 2,000 pages. We were unable to track or prevent this due to the lack of logging feature in AFT5. We're deeply sorry for this, as we know that quite a few users found the software very useful, and were using it on their articles.

We've now re-released the software, with the addition of a logging feature and restrictions on the ability to disable. Obviously, we're not going to automatically re-enable it on each article—we don't want to create a situation where it was enabled by users who have now moved on, and feedback would sit there unattended—but if you're interested in enabling it for your articles, it's pretty simple to do. Just go to the article you want to enable it on, click the "request feedback" link in the toolbox in the sidebar, and AFT5 will be enabled for that article.

Again, we're very sorry about this issue; hopefully it'll be smooth sailing after this :). If you have any questions, just drop them at the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) 21:45, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two questions

Hi Jagwar, it was fascinating reading about the process of your development of the Malagasy Wictionary and Wikipedia. It's incredible what one dedicated and altruistic person with initiative and the right combination of knowledge can do for the benefit of others. I have a couple of questions for you.

1) I'm thinking of developing the article on Malagasy language with some of the resources I own, including books with a linguistic focus. But I'm no linguist, and I want to be sure I don't make mistakes. Would you be interested / willing to work with me on it to ensure the final article is complete and correct?

2) Would you mind if we get in touch by email or maybe on Facebook? I have an idea I wanted to discuss with you off WP. Lemurbaby (talk) 04:24, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lemurbaby, thank you for your comment on the blog.

To respond your first question, I am very interested in working with you on the Malagasy language article. I am sure your addition to the English language article aboout Malagasy language will be very interesting as well as your past -- and of very high quality -- contributions on Madagascar-related articles.

If you want to contact me just send me a mail by using the email user function of the English Wikipedia (it didn't enable it here, I don't know why...). Best regards, Jagwar - (( talk )) 12:37, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I sent you an email, looking forward to your thoughts. Lemurbaby (talk) 04:27, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jagwar, I hope you got my email a while back. We've missed the application deadline for this year, but if you'd like to be considered for next year just let me know. I'm happy to give you more details on how it all works. I realize it might seem weird to be "head-hunted" in this way, but for this type of opportunity nominations are only ever made by people like me who come into contact with people I think would be good candidates. Members of the band AmbondronA were selected by my colleagues a couple of years ago for this opportunity, and every year there are more. I think the work you've done to bring Malagasy language articles to Wikipedia deserves recognition. In the meantime, I'm hoping to get started on the Malagasy language article while in Washington DC in October. Hope to be in touch soon. Best, Lemurbaby (talk) 16:27, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've got your mail a few months ago, and replied it. You can consider me for next year. About it, I have one question: am I obliged to fill the nomination form in the US embassy of my country of citizenship? If the case, I won't be able to fill it, unless I can do it in an US embassy in my country of residence (France). The academic year has started so I'll be quite busy for the next 3 months. On Wiki, I am currently on mg.wikipedia doing some article translation and on Wiktionary helping the Tamil language community with my programming skills. Despite all this, I'll still try to find the time to do some work the article, your collaboration and recommendation will be welcome. Again, thank you for your interest in Madagascar. Jagwar - (( talk )) 17:52, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo

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As a more personal follow-up, I see you speak French. (Unfortunately I do not.) Do you have access to the written sources, particularly Rabearivelo (2007)? There's something I would like to check. – Quadell ^(talk) 19:01, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oops! Nevermind, I found it online here. I look forward to working with you on this article. – Quadell ^(talk) 19:06, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have finished my review and placed the nomination on hold.

There are some minor changes or clarifications which need to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 (or so) days, the article will pass; otherwise it will fail. I look forward to your replies! – Quadell ^(talk) 14:51, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just as a heads-up, I will be out of town and away from all internet access from early Saturday the 21st until late Monday the 23rd, and the book-ending Friday and Tuesday are dodgy as well. So if you leave comments regarding this review during that time, I won't be able to get back with you until Tuesday or Wednesday at the earliest. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 18:34, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo

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Presidential Council (Benin)

Hello again, Lemurbaby. Thanks for agreeing to review Presidential Council (Benin) for GA status. Unfortunately, the nominator, User:QatarStarsLeague, has not edited in nearly a month, although when he stopped editing he had several article up as GANs. I noticed this when I reviewed Al-Mansuriya, which is very close to GA status already. Another article he nominated, French Sudan, was recently reviewed; I took the nomination over, making the all improvements requested by the nominator, and the article was promoted. (It was already quite close to GA status.) On the other hand, another of his articles, Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants, was also reviewed... but it needed extensive expansion. I don't have that expertise, so I chose not to get involved, and the GAN failed.

If you feel the Presidential Council (Benin) is nearly at GA level, I'll be happy to take the nomination over (at least, if QatarStarsLeague doesn't return). But if it's going to take a major extension or extensive rewrite, I'll probably pass on that. Just keep me in mind. All the best, – Quadell ^(talk) 15:00, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bahrain Tamarod

Thank you very much for reviewing and promoting the article. I would also appreciate it if you have some comments about what the article needs to be ready for a FAC. Mohamed CJ (talk) 06:42, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Your GA nomination of Three Horses Beer

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Your GA nomination of Andrianampoinimerina

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Quid pro quo at GAN

Hi Lemurbaby. I've noticed you have had a couple musician articles waiting at GAN for over a month - i've had one waiting there for over a month as well (DJ AM) and I don't relish the idea of waiting another month or longer before someone reviews it. Just making you an offer, if you start reviewing mine i'll review one of yours. No worries if you're not interested though. Have a nice day. Freikorp (talk) 22:59, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 29, 2015

A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? - Dank (push to talk) 13:14, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It looks great! Thank you for doing this. - Lemurbaby (talk) 01:27, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure, I was happy to get one of yours. - Dank (push to talk) 02:11, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Rwanda FAR

I have nominated Rwanda for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Cordless Larry (talk) 15:12, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 12 August 2015

News and notes: Superprotect, one year later; a contentious RfA

Superprotect was a novel page protection level implemented on August 10 last year, without warning.

In the media: Paid editing; traffic drop; Nicki Minaj

The Atlantic discusses "The Covert World of People Trying to Edit Wikipedia—for Pay".

Forum: Community voices on paid editing

The community speaks out on paid editing.

Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015, part 2, a community event

Our ongoing Wikimanía coverage.

Traffic report: Fighting from top to bottom

The charts are led this week by UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey, who won her last match at UFC 190 (#9) in 34 seconds.

Featured content: Fused lizards, giant mice, and Scottish demons

Watch out for icebergs.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Wikimedia technical news.

Blog: The Hunt for Tirpitz

During World War II, the German battleship Tirpitz was a major threat to Allied convoys travelling across the North Atlantic and Arctic Sea.

The Signpost: 19 August 2015

Op-ed: WP:THREATENING2MEN: The English Wikipedia's misogynist infopolitics and the hegemony of the asshole consensus

Nothing makes Wikipedians more angry than a discussion of gender and feminism on Wikipedia.

In the media: Politically controversial science; "Wikipedia hates women"

A new article in PLOS ONE about Wikipedia's science coverage has attracted media attention.

Featured content: Dead parrots, live frogs, a symbolic kiss and what do we get? Enrique Iglesias!

This week's featured content.

Travelogue: Seeing is believing

Tony the Tiger tours New York City.

Traffic report: Straight Outta Connecticut

It's a long way from the leafy bowers of Greenwich, Connecticut to the concrete barrens of Compton, California.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Blog: How Wikipedia responds to breaking news

Wikipedia is capable of covering news like any news agency.

Your GA nomination of Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Brigade Piron -- Brigade Piron (talk) 01:01, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Will keep this on hold as long as you need. If there's a delay, though, please drop me a message on my talk just to check I've seen you're back. Best, —Brigade Piron (talk) 22:32, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'll have time to work on it Sunday evening. - Lemurbaby (talk) 11:07, 22 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 August 2015

In focus: An increase in active Wikipedia editors

Does the data mean good news for the encyclopedia?

In the media: Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia

The Russian Wikipedia is blocked, more blocks may be on the on the horizon.

Op-ed: Wikimania—can volunteers organize conferences?

Should paid event staff supplement the work of volunteers?

News and notes: Re-imagining grants

The Wikimedia Foundation's grant structure.

Featured content: Out to stud, please call later

This week's featured content.

Arbitration report: Reinforcing Arbitration

The recently closed Arbitration Enforcement case.

Recent research: OpenSym 2015 report

A look at the research presented at the OpenSym 2015 conference.

Your GA nomination of Zahamena National Park

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The Signpost: 02 September 2015

Special report: Massive paid editing network unearthed on the English Wikipedia

Nearly 400 accounts blocked in largest paid-editing bust ever.

News and notes: Flow placed on ice

The WMF collaboration team announced this week that Flow will no longer be under active development.

Discussion report: WMF's sudden reversal on Wiki Loves Monuments

A conflict regarding fundraising banners on the Italian Wikipedia is resolved.

Featured content: Brawny

This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 16 August to 24 August.

In the media: Orangemoody sockpuppet case sparks widespread coverage

Also vital statistics regarding Ja Rule.

Traffic report: You didn't miss much

The late-summer smash success of Straight Outta Compton remains the chief talking point of the English-speaking world, interrupted only by the welcome return of a Google Doodle.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

The Signpost: 09 September 2015

Gallery: Being Welsh

The National Library is now releasing some of the nation's most treasured collections to Wikimedia Commons for everyone to use and enjoy.

Featured content: Killed by flying debris

Tony1 interviews a prolific featured content participant, Ian Rose.

Op-ed: DYK, or proudly displaying incorrect information on the Main Page with alarming regularity

Fram tells us why DYK is a problem.

News and notes: The Swedish Wikipedia's controversial two-millionth article

First bot-created article generated from Wikidata; the Orange Bar of Doom has finally met its doom; active editor numbers still on the rise; arbitrator to resign; ne templates added in wake of Orangemoody case

Traffic report: Mass media production traffic

This week's theme in popular articles revolved entirely around mass media productions.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

section begin "tech-newsletter-content"

In the media: Calling all scientists!; More Wikipedia editors in the Netherlands than all of Africa combined

A recap of Wikipedia in the media this week

Your GA nomination of Rainivoninahitriniony

The article Rainivoninahitriniony you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Rainivoninahitriniony for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tomandjerry211 (alt) -- Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 21:41, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 September 2015

Editorial: No access is no answer to closed access

On Wikipedia's commitment to open access and its obligations to readers and editors.

News and notes: Byrd and notifications leave, but page views stay; was a terror suspect editing Wikipedia?

WMF CFO to depart, notifications come and go, and questions about the possible editing by a recently arrested terrorism suspect.

In the media: Is there life on Mars?

Probably not. Also, Whitehall still editing Wikipedia.

Featured content: Why did the emu cross the road?

This week's featured content.

Traffic report: Another week

No particular trends to spot in this week's top article traffic.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

The Signpost: 23 September 2015

In the media: PETA makes "monkey selfie" a three-way copyright battle; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

PETA launches a copyright lawsuit over the infamous photograph.

Op-ed: Can we please stop bashing Wikipedia?

No, really, just stop.

Featured content: Inside Duke Humfrey's Library

This week's featured content.

WikiProject report: Dancing to the beat of a... wikiproject?

This time of year features the Latin Grammy Awards, so here for an interview are WikiProject Latin music.

Traffic report: ¡Viva la Revolución! Kinda.

This week, drug lord and wannabe Bolivar Pablo Escobar was joined by a whole host of somewhat more primetime-friendly political insurgents.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Bara people

Hi, I started the GA review of this, looking forward to working with you. If I don't notice your changes right away, feel free to drop me a note on my talk page. Peace, delldot ∇. 02:40, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Bara people

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Your GA nomination of Bara people

The article Bara people you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Bara people for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Delldot -- Delldot (talk) 03:00, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Betsimisaraka people

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Your GA nomination of Antankarana

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The Signpost: 30 September 2015

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraising report, Montreal to host 2017 Wikimania

A year of fundraising and a controversial decision.

In the media: Irish legislative editing; coffee quarrel; more sports vandalism

More Wikipedia editing in the news.

Op-ed: Wikipedia needs more administrators

Low numbers of active admins and high standards for adminship make a troubling combination.

Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?

A look at newly published Wikipedia research.

Tech news: Tech news in brief

Community technical news

The Signpost: 07 October 2015

Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption

Kazakhstan and Wikipedia: A marriage made in hell.

Traffic report: Reality is for losers

English speakers, like most of humanity, are primarily a northern-hemispheric people, and as autumn draws close and the days grow shorter, as a group we tend to huddle around our flickering screens and remember what matters: TV, movies, sports and, of course, crazy doomsday prophecies.

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Some of Wikipedia's newest featured content.

Gallery: Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Pakistan

These winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments Pakistan 2015 contest were shared with the Social Media mailing list recently.

Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs

A new case was opened for ArbCom as the Genetically modified organisms case was accepted and opened on 28 September.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

A reproduced version of the Wikimedia tech newsletter.

In the media: Jailed Saudi blogger wins award; PR editing and Wiki-embarassment; Pakistan's third-richest person?

A summary of Wikimedia's mentions in the media

Your GA nomination of Bara people

The article Bara people you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Bara people for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Delldot -- Delldot (talk) 03:42, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 October 2015

Op-ed: WikiConference USA 2015: built on good faith

We believe that human interaction can only make Wikipedia stronger.

WikiConference report: US gathering sees speeches from Andrew Lih, AfroCrowd, and the Archivist of the United States

Three days at the US National Archives.

Editorial: Why the news media needs a Wikipedian in residence

The news coverage we usually see about Wikipedia is neither in-depth, nor specialized, nor systematic.

News and notes: 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate

Everyone's talking about money.

Traffic report: Screens, Sport, Reddit, and Death

For the second consecutive week, the most viewed article had less than one million views, the only two weeks that has happened in all of 2015.

Featured content: A fistful of dollars

This week's featured content.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Blog: Third Wikimedia Spain conference takes place in Madrid

On September 25, 26 and 27, Wikimedia Spain celebrated its third Wikimedia Conference at the Colegio Mayor Universitario Isabel de España in Madrid.

Your GA nomination of Samoëla

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Samoëla you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shaidar cuebiyar -- Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:01, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've finished my review. You have seven days to address the issues that I've identified: good luck.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 09:46, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 21 October 2015

Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

Time to clean up our mess.

News and notes: Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA dismissed; Affiliates mailing list launched

District court judge decrees that the WMF lacks standing.

In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"

"The lunatics are running the asylum."

Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus

Examining the conflict and its participants.

Featured content: A more balanced week

Featured content

Op-ed: Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications

When given a choice between journals of similar impact factors, editors are significantly more likely to select the “open access” option.

Arbitration report: Four ArbCom cases ongoing

Open cases before the Arbitration Committee.

Traffic report: Hiding under the covers of the Internet

We live in a harsh, uncertain world.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Your GA nomination of Zahamena National Park

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Zahamena National Park you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:40, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've left comments for your consideration.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 21:46, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Samoëla

The article Samoëla you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Samoëla for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 18:53, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 October 2015

From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help

A call for volunteers.

News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles

The community reacts to another milestone.

In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA

The week's news coverage about the encyclopedia.

Op-ed: It’s time to stop the bullying

Gangs of bullies and trolls rove the internet and make life difficult for the rest of us.

Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement

A divisive case before the Committee opens.

Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth

What's this all aboot, eh?

Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages

New research about Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.

Featured content: Birds, turtles, and other things

This week's featured content.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Community letter: Five million articles

The community celebrates.

The Signpost: 04 November 2015

Op-ed: You are invited to participate in the Community Wishlist Survey

The WMF wants your ideas for technical improvements.

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation finances; Superprotect is gone

WMF funding and the death and life of a controversial feature.

In the media: Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov: propaganda myth or history?

The difficulties of verifying encyclopedia content.

Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad

The week in article traffic.

Featured content: Christianity, music, and cricket

This week's featured content.

Gallery: Princess of Asturias Awards 2015 ceremony

Wikipedia received the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for global cooperation on October 23.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

The Signpost: 11 November 2015

Op-ed: As one thousand of us requested, Superprotect has been removed

Assessing the end of a controversial feature.

Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee

It's that time of the year again.

Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review

Fallout from a recent security breach.

Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling

Featured content

In the media: Sanger on Wikipedia; Silver on Vox; lawyers on monkeys

Are the inmates running the asylum? Are journalists copying Wikipedia? Are monkeys filing lawsuits?

Traffic report: Doodles of popularity

More doodles, more traffic.

Gallery: Paris

Reflecting on the tragedy in France.

The Signpost: 18 November 2015

Special report: ArbCom election—candidates’ opinions analysed

Our annual election coverage.

In the media: Icelandic milestone; apolitical editing

Icelandic Wikipedia hits 400K articles; how do Wikipedia editors stay neutral?

Discussion report: BASC disbanded; other developments in the discussion world

Discussions around the encyclopedia.

Arbitration report: Ban Appeals Subcommittee goes up in smoke; 21 candidates running

Updates on the Committee. You know, besides the election.

Featured content: Fantasia on a Theme by Jimbo Wales

The week in Featured Content.

Traffic report: Darkness and light

Paris and Diwali.

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:32, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 November 2015

Op-ed: Wikidata: the new Rosetta Stone

Wikidata is set to become the main open data repository worldwide.

News and notes: Fundraising update; FDC recommendations

Updates on the Wikimedia Foundation.

In the media: Erasmus Prize awarded to Wikipedia; trouble on the Russian Wikipedia

The worldwide community wins a prestigious award while the Russian community struggles with government interference.

Recent research: Do Wikipedia citations mirror scholarly impact?; co-star networks in silent films

Scholarly research about Wikipedia and related projects.

Featured content: Caves and stuff

Featured content

Traffic report: J'en ai ras le bol

The week's most read articles.

Arbitration report: Third Palestine-Israel case closes; Voting begins

Another long-running case has been closed, while the voting process for this year's Arbitration Committee Elections has begun.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland urge Reiss Engelhorn Museum to reconsider suit over public domain works of art

The suit concerns copyright claims related to 17 images of the museum’s public domain works of art.

The Signpost: 02 December 2015

Op-ed: Whither Wikidata?

Issues of quality and verifiability threaten the project.

News and notes: Online harassment consultation; High voter turnout at ArbCom elections

How the community can have its say on two important matters.

In the media: Is Wikidata as transparent as it seems?; Wikimedia Fund-raising drive launches

Concerns about Wikidata and WMF fundraising.

Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes

The new Netflix series heads the list.

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Newly promoted featured content.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

The Signpost: 09 December 2015

News and notes: ArbCom election results announced

The three scrutineers announced the results, a little more than three days after the close of voting.

Op-ed: Wikidata: Knowledge from different points of view

A response from Wikidata.

In the media: Political editing in the context of the US presidential primaries

Another election, another series of edit wars.

Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 winners

The top 25 images.

Traffic report: So do you laugh, or does it cry?

Another death tops the report this week.

Featured content: Sports, ships, arts... and some other things

This week's featured content.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community technical news.

The Signpost: 16 December 2015

In focus: Drone photography: New possibilities and new challenges

Creating content in the sky.

In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015

Jimmy Wales finds his words edited on the Internet.

Arbitration report: GMO case decided

Keeping up with the committee.

Featured content: An unusually slow week

Featured content

WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations

Tackling content gaps through collaboration.

Traffic report: A feast of Spam

More data, more problems.

Gallery: WikiConference USA 2015: images, slide decks, and videos

A look back at October.

The Signpost: 30 December 2015

News and notes: WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee

In a monumental move, the Board ousted one of its own

Arbitration report: Second Arbitration Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended

The latest news from ArbCom

Featured content: The post-Christmas edition

A report covering material promoted from 13 to 26 December

Traffic report: The Force we expected

In a development that should surprise no one, Star Wars takes the first place prize

Year in review: The top ten Wikipedia stories of 2015

We review the top ten stories that defined the Wikimedia movement in 2015

In the media: Wikipedia plagued by a "Basket of Deception"

The latest news coverage from around the movement

Gallery: It's that time of year again

Christmas time is here.

Your GA nomination of Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache

The article Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Brigade Piron -- Brigade Piron (talk) 22:41, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Zahamena National Park

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Your GA nomination of Parti des déshérités de Madagascar

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