User talk:R Lee E

Light pollution and Backpacker Magazine

Hello.

You made an edit to the Light pollution page back on June 10th or thereabouts where you mentioned a study by Backpacker Magazine. I was wondering if you have any more specific details of this, because I was hoping to cite it more accurately. I've trawled through the online edition of Backpacker Magazine, but the only actual reference to light pollution I've been able to find is in this 1999 article. It's also the only Backpacker Magazine article I've been able to find in the IDA's listing of media coverage about light pollution.

Can you be any more specific, such as a date or issue number, so it can go into the article's references?

Thanks. Izogi 00:06, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

(Re: User talk:Izogi#Light Pollution) Thanks muchly. There's no need to copy it out word for word -- just the issue, date, number, year, maybe page number, whatever, for the study to be identified, would be enough. I guess it's one of those things they haven't published online. I just thought it'd be able to look more authoritative if interested people could track it down.

Image:Hugebaobab.jpg

Hi Lee - thanks for uploading the pic Image:Hugebaobab.jpg; to be retained on wikipedia it needs an indication of its copyright status (see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for details). Could you add the relevant tag, please, and indicate if you took the photo yourself, or copied it from a public domain or other free use source. A note about where the tree is would also be of interest! - Thanks, MPF 23:13, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Promotional Links on Infrared Sauna

Thanks for the note on removing the promotional link from Infrared Sauna. I couldn't help but notice that the link in question has also been repeatedly added to Sauna and also repeatedly removed as a promotional link. Each time it is added from a different IP, which seems slightly suspicious to me. The same has also been done with Bikram Yoga and Bathing. From what I have seen, I would say that this person is placing links to their site in whatever category they can find that will fit.

If you still don't consider this promotional then please let me know.

Cindos 20:06, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

In Sauna's case, you're decision to remove the link was correct. Why should an infrared sauna FAQ be on the normal sauna article anyways? But I would consider it fitting to have a link to a infrared sauna FAQ page on Infrared sauna. R Lee E 04:30, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

Using parenSplit hack

Oops, that was my fault - bug in the popups :-) hopefully fixed now. Try refreshing to clear your cache. By the way, does it work on IE or have you noticed any problems? I don't have a windows machine to test it on. Lupin 19:31, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Well, I'm curious as to why its only affecting me. I'm having some lengthy discussions in the chat room right now about it. And no, it's not fixed. Still happens on IE. R Lee E 19:38, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

ok yes, when i cleared my cache it worked. So tell me, why did this happen? Why did this only happen to me? And what is parensplit hack? R Lee E 19:42, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

You're using my popups script - I recently added a fix which I call a parenSplit hack that gets around some broken behaviour of konqueror and IE. The message you saw was intended for my eyes only; it indicates that the fix is in effect. Since I don't regularly use those browsers I forgot to take it out from my copy before releasing it into the wild. So it's nothing to worry about! Thanks for raising this issue. (If you're still worried that something insidious is happening, take a look at last edit of User:Lupin/popups.js. All I did was comment out a line with a javascript alert on it). Again, if you notice any more broken behaviour on IE then I'd be grateful if you could tell me so that I can try to fix it. Lupin 19:57, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

I thought something insidious was going on in the beginning, 'cause i didn't remember downloading your script. Great script BTW! R Lee E 22:21, August 12, 2005 (UTC

Loss Prevention

Thanks for helping me out with the edit on the (Loss Prevention) article. I like the article without the subtitles I think it lends article to be read more to its duration. Let me know if there is anything else that needs editing.

Tom Fearer

Absolutely, and great work on the article so far. Perhaps they could be bolded though, this would prevent subcategories from forming, and help distinguish the seperate sections. BTW, to sign anything you post, rather than typing your name out manually, you can just type:

~~~~

It will automatically insert your signature. 8*) Keep up the good work! - R Lee E (talk, contribs) 22:21, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

Requesting comments on template alteration

Hello. I see you are using one or more of the User instruments templates in your Babel box. Inspired by some recent developments, I want to rework all the templates in there (including ones used on user pages), to make them more like the regular Babel templates. However, I thought I should hear from the people this would affect before actually doing it. Please weigh in at User:Ddawson/User instruments. Ddawson 10:13, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

• No problem here. Even if the change causes a problem, I expect it will be minor, and I won't mind altering my userpage if I have to. Do what you gotta do. On a side note, can I suggest a harmonica, and percussion template as well? Good work so far. - R Lee E (talk, contribs) 19:07, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

Well, you were right to put this comment initially on the above-referenced page; you just didn't put it where I asked for comments. You see, I've asked a couple of dozen people for comments, and I want them all to appear in one place. Anyway, this shouldn't require any editing of user pages. As for percussion: Ack, a mass noun! I hadn't considered that. I guess I'll have to remove 'the' from the descriptions. (Or do you have another simple idea?) Ddawson 21:46, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Okay. You asked for it, you got it. Percussion and harmonica have been added to the category. Ddawson 05:30, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

sweediddlydoo, thanks! - Cobra Ky (talk, contribs) 07:28, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Categories

Categories: Hurricane Katrina | Wikipedia news | Fictional deities | Intelligent design | Internet memes | Joke religions | Parodies are all on your user page, more importantly your user page is listed in all these article space categories. Can you fix it plesse. Rich Farmbrough 09:04, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

• Ofcourse, I hadn't considered that. Will fix. - R Lee E (talk, contribs) 22:36, September 7, 2005 (UTC)

Your personal site?

So do you have your own website? I might have missed it on your user page - it's quite busy! --J. J. 03:23, 2005 September 9 (UTC)

• No, as of now, I have no personal website. I have a crapload of webspace, but no domain, and currently no incentive/time to make a site about or for myself. And yes, my userpage is very busy. I basically use my userpage as my wikipedia 'main page'. It's got everything I use and need at arms reach. - R Lee E (talk, contribs) 08:10, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

Baobab

You have truly provided a very amazing picture of a baobab-Tree and I would love to use it for the german Wikipedia, where I am currently writing an extensive Article on the Baobab (see de:Affenbrotbaum (Art). Unfortunately your picture is missing some information about the rights to use and is therefore in danger of getting deleted. I would therefore recommend to put a GFDL-information on to your picture.

Best regards --205.188.117.74 08:49, 11 September 2005 (UTC) de:Benutzer:BS Thurner Hof

Atlanta International School

The copyrighted information is fine, I put it up as the school's student body president.

Thanks,

Afrooz Family

The charter is here. (Relating to Esperanza)

Hello R Lee E, the Charter for Esperanza is up. Take a looksie :) Redwolf24 (talk) 02:54, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Esperanza made less bureaucratic

Hello again, I have (unilatterly) taken away the 'assembly' idea, as per my reasons at that edit summary and per Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Charter. I have left the admin general, as some leadership is good. Now, all you have to do is be a member to establish consensus, the whole assembly idea is gone. Also, I have added an advisory committee, of four members, with limited power besides watching over the admin general and making sure he doesn't do anything stupid. Please look at the ammended charter, and I would love a comment. Redwolf24 (talk) 00:27, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

The last time I'm spamming you all with Esperanza stuff

Hello R Lee E. As you may or may not know, there have been some troubles with Esperanza. So now, as a last ditch to save the community, please vote at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Reform on all neccisary polls. P.S. I'm very sorry for spamming you all with these messages, and this will be the last time. I recommend putting ESP on your watchlist. Cheers and please look at that, let's stop the civil war then. Redwolf24 (talk) 02:51, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia news category

The use of {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost}} on your user page puts that page into Category:Wikipedia news which is likely to cause confusion since your user page isn't a news page. Could you link to it instead or use subst: and remove the category please? Angela. 18:55, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Brain Teasers/Trivia:

Hi, I'm just posting a friendly notice stating that I have got Brain Teasers/Trivia on my user page that you're welcome to have a go at. Will post new questions one day after they have been answered. Thanks... Spawn Man 04:42, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

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Planetary habitability

In looking through "what links here" I noticed you'd listed Planetary habitability as one of your faves. I've shipped it off to FAC Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Planetary habitability if you'd like to comment. Cheers (and glad you like the article), Marskell 13:56, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Absolutely. Give me a bit to review the article so I can comment with my support vote. - Cobra Ky (talk, contribs) 21:33, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Image:Flag of the United States.png

You have been using this image in your signature. It is now scheduled to be replaced entirely with Image:Flag of the United States.svg, a scalable vector image of better quality. In order to eliminate the old image I have begun to replace it (among other places) on various talk pages where your signature appears. Please change your signature to use Image:Flag of the United States.svg instead. Thank you. – Krun 21:16, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for the heads up. - Cobra Ky (talk, contribs) 21:33, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

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Esperanza elections

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Hi R Lee E: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name here by 15 December 2005.

Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December and all Esperanza members are encouraged to join in.

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News from Esperanza

Hello, fellow Esperanzians! This is just a friendly reminder that elections for Administrator General and two advisory council positions have just begun. Voting will last until Friday, December 30, so make sure you exercise your right to vote! Also, I'm pleased to announce the creation of the Esperanza mailing list. I urge all members to join; see Wikipedia:Esperanza/Contact for more information. All you need to do is email me and I will activate your account. This will be a great way to relax, stay in touch, and hear important announcements. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?)

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An Esperanzial note

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Celestianpower ^háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
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Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower ^háblame 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
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Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #1

Reach out Reach out is a program aimed at allowing users to bring issues that they have had in Wikipedia to a listening, sympathetic and caring audience: "No one can know how we feel if we do not say. We cannot expect to get understanding if we do not ask for it. No one will dispute that sometimes life's issues are too much for one person. It is fair to say that sometimes Wikipedia's problems fall under the same heading. This is a place where you can bring the bruises that can sometimes be got on this project for attention." Stress Alerts The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them. Note from the editor Welcome to this new format of the Esperanza Newsletter, which came about during the last Advisory Council meeting - we hope you like it! The major changes are that each month, right after the Council meeting, this will be sent out and will include two featured programs and a sum up of the meeting. Also, it will be signed by all of the Advisory Council members, not just Celestianpower. Have an Esperanzial end of March, everyone!

The last AC meeting (full log) Future meetings are to be held monthly, not fortnightly as before. Bans and Access level changes (apart from autovoice) in the IRC channel are to be reported at the new log. In the IRC channel, there is going to be only one bot at a time. The charter requires members to have 150 edits and 2 weeks editing. Why this is the case will be clarified. A new Code of Conduct will be drafted by JoanneB and proposed to the Esperanza community. The NPA reform idea is to be dropped officially. Charter ammendments are to be discussed in future, not voted on. The Advisory Council is not going to be proposed to be expanded by the Advisory Council themselves, if others want to propose it, they will listen. Signed... Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 17:47, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #2

Barnstar Brigade The Barnstar Brigade is a new program aimed at giving more very deserving yet unappreciated users barnstars. It will officially start on 2006-04-09, but signing up is encouraged before this date: "Here in Wikipedia, there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go un-appreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go un-noticed. Sadly, these editors often leave the project. As Esperanzians, we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. A project the size of Wikipedia has thousands of editors, so there are plenty of people out there who deserve recognition, one just has to find them. The object of this program is not to flood editors with Barnstars, but to seek out people who deserve them, and make them feel appreciated." Stress Alerts The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them. Information Welcome to the second issue of the new format Esperanza Newsletter - we hope you still like it! This week, it was delivered diligently by our new dogsbody. MiszaBot (run by Misza13): any execution complaints should go to him. Content comments should be directed at the Esperanza talkpage. Thanks!

The last AC meeting (full log) The next elections: Approval voting as before and, also as before, an previous leadership member can run. Please submit your name for voting in the relevant section of this page. Voting starts on 2006-04-23 and ends on 2006-04-30. There will be three places up for grabs as KnowledgeOfSelf is leaving Wikipedia. Please see the previously linked page for full details. The Code of Conduct is now ready for extensive discussion! Specific comments should go to the Code of Conduct talk page, discussion of having one at all should be directed to the main Esperanza talk page. The current process for accepting proposals for new programs has been deemed fine. All Advisory Council members and the Admin Gen are to endevour to be bold when viewing discussion. If they feel that consensus has been reached, they will act accordingly. A plea from the editor... The propsed programs page is terribly underused! Please leave any comments, good or bad, on the page, to help us determine the membership's thoughts on the ideas there. Signed... Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 19:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Celestianpower ^háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

Administrator Coaching The Administrator Coaching program is a program aimed at preparing Wikipedians for Adminship or helping them understand the intricacies of Wikipedia better. Recently, changes have been made to the requirements of coachees. Please review them before requesting this service. This would be something like the Welcoming Committee, but for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins. Stressbusters The Stressbusters are a subset of Esperanza aiming to investigate the causes of stress. New eyes on the situation are always welcome! Note from the editor As always, MiszaBot handled this delivery. Thank you! Also, congratulations go to Pschemp, Titoxd and Freakofnurture for being elected in the last elections! An Esperanzial May to all of the readership!

The last AC meeting (full log) Posting logs of the Esperanza IRC channel are explicitly banned anywhere. Violation of this rule results in deletion and a ban from the channel. A disclaimer is going to be added to the Esperanza main page. We are humans and, as such, are imperfect. Various revisions have been made to the Code of Conduct. Please see them, as the proposal is ready to be ratified by the community and enacted. All members will members to have to re-confirm their membership after accepting the Code of Conduct. Referendums are to be held on whether terms of AC members should be lengthened and whether we should abolish votes full stop. Admin Coaching reform is agreed upon. Signed... Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, Pschemp and Freakofnurture 20:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

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It's the same picture on the guqin article, only rotated. - R_Lee_E (talk, contribs) 02:34, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Which picture? There are lots of pictures in the guqin article. What you should do is make a link to the picture that you rotated, and copy the licensing information from that image description page. —Bkell (talk) 02:41, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! —Bkell (talk) 17:37, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

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 Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

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

August Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: To-Do List The Esperanza To-Do List is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an argumentative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few! This program has not been very active, but has lots of potential! What's New? In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here. Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs. To improve both the layout and text of the front page, in an attempt to clarify the image of Esperanza, the front page is going to have some redesigning take place. Please take your creative minds to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign to brainstorm good ideas. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) In order to make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed, a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers. Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed! The In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals page: Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been archived. For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, General Esperanzial Actions has been created. Two small pieces of charter reform will be decided on in a straw poll at Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance. One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter. Until cooperation with the Kindness Campaign is better defined, it remains as a proposed program. There is a page for discussing the front page redesign. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 05:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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September Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors! What's New? September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves! Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there! The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself! The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it! TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly! Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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November Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Admin Coaching (needs coaches!) Admin Coaching needs coaches!!! If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider signing up to be a coach. Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by HighwayCello, is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins. What's New? The Tutorial Drive is a new Esperanza program! In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia. Consider writing one! A discussion on how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia has been started; please add your thoughts. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived. There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia. The suggestion of adding a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages is being considered; join the discussion if you are interested! In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias. A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted! Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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AfD notification

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TfD nomination of Template:Future music festival

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File permission problem with File:Sp3r500w.JPG

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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) 12:59, 23 November 2015 (UTC)