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Re: Admin Coachin

Well, Dylan620 suggested that I could teach you and him simultaneously in the same form as classroom. Would you be open to such a format? –Juliancolton 02:13, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Of course.. only problem is the time difference. User:Itfc+canes=me 12:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

That shouldn't be too difficult to work out. Would you like more of an overall adoption program, or more advanced coaching system? –Juliancolton 13:45, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

"a more advanced Coaching".... please... when can we start (I have an eye appointment at 4:00 UTC - have to leave at 3:30) User:Itfc+canes=me 13:50, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

As soon as possible. Just create a sub-page in your userspace dedicated to coaching. –Juliancolton 14:16, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Located at http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Itfc%2Bcanes%3Dme/coaching User:Itfc+canes=me 14:27, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Sunderland A.F.C. season GA review

Hello there. I must take issue with your recent review of the above page, for a number of reasons. 1) You failed it on the basis that it was not in a neutral point of view, but having read the article, I do not see a problem. Please provide some examples of what needs to be changed. Secondly, you failed it on account of the images. There were no actual images, which is not a failing point for GA; it does say where appropriate, and in this case, there are no free images available. You failed it on these two points, without putting the article on hold, and then failed to explain your reasoning for this instant failure. I ask you to revisit the page and reconsider this review, or explain clearly why this does not meet the GA criteria so the nominator/active editors can improve it. Thank you, PeterSymonds (talk) 17:30, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Peter... I found a few free-images and... it is biased towards sunderland slightly... I apologise for not putting it on hold... I couldn't get the template to work....

No prob. :) Thanks for putting it on hold. Could you possibly revisit the review page and add what specifically needs to be improved? It's very difficult for the primary author of the page to review his own work, if there is bias. Listing the sentences which require work would be a great help to the authors. As for the free images, I'm sure the nominator would be happy to add them to the article if you tell him where they are. :) Thanks again, PeterSymonds (talk) 17:48, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey ITFC, just got back from holiday, I see you've taken the time to review both of my GACs. I think you've made a slight mistake in that you have listed Sunderland A.F.C. as on hold and Sunderland A.F.C. season 2007-08 as just being reviewed while they should be the other way round if anything. If you'll detail on the season article GAC what I need to do and I'll get right round to it. Cheers. Sunderland06 (talk) 18:35, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Its there... - needs pictures and not to be slightly biased.... and sunderland... can you correct me mistakes. User:Itfc+canes=me 20:11, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I've corrected it, but I think you really need to be more specific and detailed as to where it is biased. Also you couldn't link me to the available pictures could you? Sunderland06 (talk) 20:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I'll get into it... ok sunderland... this is only my second one... so I'm a noobie! User:Itfc+canes=me 20:59, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I appreciate it, I know GA reviewing is hard, that's why I've never tried it. Thank you. :D Sunderland06 (talk) 21:08, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Lol! User:Itfc+canes=me 21:26, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi, its nearing the week point for the GAC hold, when it reaches that point, can you please fail the article so I can renomminate it. Oh and can you also remove the note on WP:GAC next to Sunderland A.F.C. saying its under review, unless you're going to review it. Thank you. Sunderland06 (talk) 16:36, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Ok. User:Itfc+canes=me 17:58, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

(out) Actually can you keep it held for a bit longer, I've opened this discussion to gain some outlook on whats going on. Thanks. Sunderland06 (talk) 00:10, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Its been a week since I opened that discussion and no one has commented on it, I think you can just go ahead and fail the article now. Thanks. Sunderland06 (talk) 22:13, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Polo

Cyclonebiskit is making a sandbox for Polo.--Kirk76 17:18, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm just getting practice up for the moment..... User:Itfc+canes=me 17:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews

I saw your great edit to Hurricane Paloma (2008) and I would really like to reuse some of the text you added on Misplaced Pages sister project Wikinews. Unfortunately Wikinews uses the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license (with attribution to Wikinews) so I can not add it to the Wikinews article unless you agree to using these copyright terms for this edit. Would you be OK with using these license terms for the one edit mentioned? Thanks, Anonymous101 (talk) 15:15, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes... of-course... Thanks. User:Itfc+canes=me 20:14, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks Jason!!! Merry XMAS back. Itfc+canes=me (talk) 22:40, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Itfc+canes=me - its nice to see you around again.Jason Rees (talk) 22:44, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

well there never is much activity this time off year, esspecially as most people are waiting for the Northen Hemisphere to come alive again with Hurricane Activity. If you are looking for something to do then you could help out with 2008 PTS which needs a lot of work doing to it IMO including the making of several articles. Jason Rees (talk) 20:52, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok... I am also having a decent go at Invest (meteorology). User:Itfc+canes=me 20:53, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah i saw that and for some pieces of infomation on that check the JTWC FAQ and the WMO Website Jason Rees (talk) 21:13, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Already done that Jason.. I'm prepping the wording on a word Document.... I'm doing TS Higos as well. User:Itfc+canes=me 21:14, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Enrolling in more than one project is a good thing

I'm in both the meteorology and tropical projects right now. Trust me, your help in improving met related topics would be appreciated. There hasn't been much activity in the met project in quite some time. I've actually improved most of the GA articles we have in the met project to GA (there aren't that many met GAs.) I'd appreciate any help you could provide. If outflow is not your thing (though the article does need significant help), go through the articles and see which one is a better fit for your editing. Like the tropical project, some of the more basic topics need the most help...just look around. Excellent examples of this include wind and precipitation (meteorology). Thegreatdr (talk) 17:34, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok... Thegreatdr... i'll have a look. User:Itfc+canes=me 20:49, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Special Barnstar
		Thank you, Itfc, for signing my guestbook with a comment that told me I was doing a good job here on Misplaced Pages. I'm glad you appreciate my contributions, and it feels good to at least be trying to get back into the swing of things, after a month-long vacation from the mainspace. Ciao, and thanks for signing! :D --Dylan620 Contribs 23:20, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

You really do think I'd make a great admin? Thank you, but I don't think I'd be ready yet. Either way, I'll contact Julian about the matter, and see what he thinks. Julian is my mentor, after all. Thank you for your consideration, though, and I'd be happy to receive your support later on, probably around July or August 2009. FWIW, my admin areas of choice would be blocking, protecting, deleting, WP:AN, WP:ANI, and improving fully protected tropical cyclone articles. Even so, that means I'll be in for quite the learning experience. Cheers, Dylan620 _Contribs 13:29, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

P.S.: You're welcome. :)

Are you sure you didn't mean RfA, as in Requests for Adminship? I'd be pretty frightened if you nominated me as an Article for Deletion. And when I have enough knowledge and exercise, I'll let you know. --Dylan620 _Contribs 13:38, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

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:-) --Dylan620 _Contribs 13:42, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure you'd nominate a user up for community ban at AfD, that's for sure. Or any user in general, but that's what EfD is for. :P --Dylan620 _Contribs 13:45, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :D --Dylan620 _Contribs 13:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Oops, didn't realize the AfD thing was a joke. --Dylan620 _Contribs 13:58, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi!

Hi there Itfc+canes=me! What is the meaning of your username? Just curious, since you said it sums you up. Chamal 13:49, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I see :) Interesting name though. Grabs the attention, you know? Chamal 14:00, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

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Severe weather RfC

Severe weatherThe severe weather article is currently undergoing a Request for Comment as to its structure and organization. The RfC can be found here.

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Itfc+canes=me/sandbox/2009 atl hurricane season

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Update banner on Keynsham Town F.C.

Hi, Way back in June 2008 you added an update banner to the Keynsham Town F.C. article. A discussion has been started on the talk page asking what this is for. Can you remember what needed updating? was it the squad info - in which case it has been removed. Could you help with a comment on the talk page or would you be happy for the update banner to be removed?— Rod 14:05, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

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WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - October 2012

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter Volume III, No. 1 – October 2012 September-December 2008, 2009, 2010, January-April 2011 | November 2012 Project News There are currently 15,862 Good Articles listed at WP:GA. The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 345 unreviewed articles. Out of 439 total nominations, 24 are on hold, 66 are under review, and 4 are seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article! Even just reviewing one will help! The oldest unreviewed articles are: General sejm, Prime Minister of Vietnam, Tanisha Thomas, Kosta Pećanac, and Jilly Kitzinger. The categories with the largest backlogs are: Social sciences and society (80 articles), Sports and recreation (70 articles), Music (63 articles), Theatre, film and drama (52 articles), and History (41 articles). Please consider reviewing articles within these sections. There are currently 13 articles up for reassessment at Good Article Reassessment. Please help out and go to WP:GAR and review an article! Remember that anyone can review articles that are listed under "Community Reassessment" even if another user has already listed their opinion...the more opinions, the better! Member News There are currently 222 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to all the new members that joined during the past 17 months! If you aren't yet part of WikiProject Good Articles and interested in joining WikiProject Good Articles, go here and add you name. Everyone is welcomed! This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all! If you haven't done so already, please remember to add your name to this list if you are still interested/active with this WikiProject. If you are no longer interested/active you don't need to add your name anywhere, you're name will be moved into a "inactive participant" list at the beginning of November. Inactive users will not receive future newsletters from this WikiProject via their talk page. GA Task forces There is currently not much going on at this time but there is a very large backlog. Until the next backlog elimination drive, please help reduce the number of nominations by reviewing articles and helping other reviewers that may need second opinions. Thanks to everyone who committed some time to help reduce the nominations backlog during the June-July 2012 backlog elimination drive. Most barnstars have been given out but there are still a few left. Participants that haven't gotten a barnstar yet should get it soon. Possible Fall/Winter 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive A discussion is currently being held on the WikiProject's talk page on weather another eliminations drive should take place within the next few months as the last one proved to be extremely successful. Please take the time to go to the the talk page and include your opinion on if you would be interested in taking part in a Fall/Winter 2012 elimination drive. Good Articles of the Month Each month, 5 random good articles will be choose to be featured here as the good articles of the month. Barry (dog) I Love Bees Miles Copeland (Home and Away) London Country North East The Daily Show Some Tips About References/Sources Having references included in articles is one of the most important aspects to a good article, let alone Misplaced Pages! Without them, no one would ever know what is true and what is false and Misplaced Pages probably wouldn't be where it is today. So this month, I will talk about how to check for references, how reliable they are, and so on and so forth. The first thing to do when reviewing an nominee is to do a quick scan of the article. One of the things to look for is if the article has references! If you don't see a list at the bottom of the article page, quick-fail it. For newcomers, quick-failing is failing an article when you spot a problem before actually conducting a full review. If you do find a list of references (and in most cases you will) make sure to look through each and every one. If you want to save some time, use this tool as it will tell you if there are any problematic references in the article you are reviewing. Next, check the reliability and type of the references/sources. In terms of the type of reference, check to see how many primary and/or secondary sources are included. Primary sources are the ones published by the subject of the article. For example, if the subject of the article has to do with the iPhone 4s and the source is published by Apple, it is considered a primary source. Secondary sources are those not published by the subject of the article (or in close relation to it). 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Finally, one of the more basic things to look for is that every statement in the article has at least one reference! The only case that a statement doesn't need a reference is when it is common sense that the statement is defiantly true and/or in the case where the statement can't be challenged, as per what Misplaced Pages says, "All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable published source using an inline citation." From the Editor After a long 18 month hiatus, the third volume of the WikiProject Good Articles newsletter is here! Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue of the newsletter here or on the editors talk page. Also, Happy Halloween...in advance!!! PLEASE READ: If you do not wish to receive future WikiProject Good Articles newsletter's on your talk page, please remove your self from this list. 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WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter - February 2013

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter Volume IV, No. 2 – February 2013 For past newsletters click here

In This Issue Featured editorial: Time to make a Sweep by Hahc21. Project News: Several proposals are currently ongoin at the project, including two requests for comment. Good Articles of the Month: See which articles were picked this year of records: 282 articles passed in January! GA Task Forces: Some minor notes this month Member News: Member news Read this newsletter Single-page Unsubscribe Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot · 12 February 2012

Good Article Nominations Request For Comment

A 'Request For Comment' for Good Article Nominations is currently being held. We are asking that you please take five to ten minutes to review all seven proposals that will affect Good Article Nominations if approved. Full details of each proposal can be found here. Please comment on each proposal (or as many as you can) here. At this time, Proposal 1, 3, and 5 have received full (or close to) support. If you have questions of anything general (not related to one specif proposal), please leave a message under the General discussion thread. Please note that Proposal 2 has been withdrawn and no further comments are needed. Also, please disregard Proposal 9 as it was never an actual proposal.

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers: Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with, the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available". Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497). Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along. A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk) This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 01:31, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK RfC

• As a listed GA participant, you are invited to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the question of whether Good Articles should be eligible to appear in the Did You Know? slot in future. Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Thank you in advance. Gilderien Chat|Contributions03:19, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Naming conventions for tornado outbreaks

There is currently a discussion ongoing regarding altering the naming conventions for tornado outbreak and tornado outbreak sequence articles. Please feel free to view and comment on the discussion here. Ks0stm 22:33, 9 September 2013 (UTC) You are receiving this notice because you are listed as a member of WikiProject Severe Weather. If you would not like to receive future WikiProject Severe Weather notifications, please add your signature at User:Ks0stm/Notify list.

GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

Hello! A GAN Backlog Drive will begin in less than 4 days! In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate per review. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00. At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or leave a message on the Backlog Drive talk page. And remember, there are less than 4 days before the drive starts!--EdwardsBot (talk) 03:22, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

Hello! Just a friendly reminder that the GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on December 31, 2013! If you know anyone outside of the WikiProject that may be interested, feel free to invite them to the drive! If you have any questions or want to comment about something regarding the drive, post them here--EdwardsBot (talk) 00:14, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Discussion on changes to the format of the tornado table

Due to your membership in

March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

• This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Misplaced Pages Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
• Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
• The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
• An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

--Dom497

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:58, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

GAN March 2014 Backlog Drive

The March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive has begun and will end on April 1, 2014! Sent by Dom497 on behalf of MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive

Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!

TheQ Editor recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.

If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.

At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.

As always, the more participants, the better, and everyone is encouraged to participate!

Sent by Dom497--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:52, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

GA Cup

Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!

As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:

For all of you that do not know what the WikiCup is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.

For more info on the proposal, click here. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).

The discussion for the proposal will take place here. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.

--Dom497, Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:29, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles - GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2014-15 GA Cup WikiProject Good articles is holding a new competition, the GA Cup, from October 1, 2014 - March 28, 2015. The Cup will be based on reviewing Good article nominations; for each review, points will be awarded with bonuses for older nominations, longer articles and comprehensive reviews. All participants will start off in one group and the highest scoring participants will go through to the second round. At the moment six rounds are planned, but this may change based on participant numbers. Some of you may ask: what is the purpose for a competition of this type? Currently, there is a backlog of about 500 unreviewed Good article nominations, almost an all time high. It is our hope that we can decrease the backlog in a fun way, through friendly competition. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors! Sign-ups will be open until October 15, 2014 so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the four judges. Cheers from NickGibson3900, Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:04, 15 September 2014 (UTC) To receive future GA Cup newsletter, please add your name to our mailing list.

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 Misplaced Pages 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) 13:52, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

38th edition of The Hurricane Herald

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Newsletter/Archive 38 - here's the link to the latest newsletter! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:51, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

39th edition of The Hurricane Herald!

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Newsletter/Archive 39 ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:55, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiProject Weather: Map Dot & Template/Infobox Colors

Dear project member, This message is being sent out to encourage new ideas and feedback on those proposed in regard to the colors debate for WikiProject Weather. For those who are unaware of what's been happening over the last year, I will give a brief summary. We have been discussing proposed changes to the colors of the dots on tropical cyclone maps and templates and infoboxes across the entire weather project in order to solve issues related to the limited contrast between colors for both normal vision as well as the various types of color blindness (MOS:ACCESS). We had partially implemented a proposal earlier this year, however, it was objected to by a number of people and additional issues were presented that made it evident this wasn't the optimal solution. We tried to come up with other solutions to address the issues related to color contrast, however, none of them gained traction and no consensus was generated.

We need your help and I encourage you to propose your own scale and give feedback on those already listed. Keep in mind that we are NOT making a decision on any individual proposal at this time. We are simply allowing people to make proposals and cultivate them given feedback from other project members. Please visit our project page for additional details. The proposal phase will close no later than December 31st at 23:59 UTC. Noah 04:13, 21 November 2022 (UTC)