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Editor moving others' comments in discussion: help

Hello Yoda. I might need some advice, as I've got into my first one-on-one argument with another user.

Over on the Muhammad images discussion (I'm sure these things are taking their cue from our teaching examples), Niteshift36 moved a comment made by HectorMoffet so that it appeared Hector was replying to me, when he wasn't. I asked him on his talk page why he did it, he moved my question to my own talk page (this section) and replied there. I don't think his statements are true, it doesn't seem right to me that comments should be prevented in 'voting' sections when we are not supposed to be voting, but I don't know the wikiquette and I can't find any policy or guideline that directly addresses it.

Meanwhile, I posted a short reply to the moved comment, so that other editors would know it had been moved. (At the moment the disagreement is right at the bottom of this section). Niteshift challenged the need for this and when I explained, he accused me of trying to blame my errors on others. (?! What errors??) I'm trying hard not to get angry about this, but I don't think Niteshift is actually reading what I'm saying at all - he's just decided that because he's right, I must be wrong. I feel that his moving a comment out of its context is confusing and damaging to healthy debate. Now somebody else has accused the pair of us of 'penis fencing'. Which is kind of amusing since I don't have a penis to fence with, but really, whatever happened to civility and working together? Is it always like this?

Taking it back to my talk page won't solve the problem of Niteshift moving the comment, since he doesn't seem to want to listen. Hector and the person he replied to probably don't even know the comment was moved. Now I feel unable to say so. Advice please. ~ Kimelea (talk) 21:21, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Cancel the call for help. :) Guy Macon dropped by my talk page and put things in perspective for me. Your comments would still be very welcome, but I'm chilled about it now. ~ Kimelea (talk) 01:08, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Yoda, hah! Unfortunately, I've been quite busy for past little while - I'm often away for weekends, and realised that Wikipedia isn't the be all and end all.. so I missed this. You were asking for controversy, well it looks like you found it. Why not swing by WP:ANI for a bit more fun. (That's not a serious suggestion by the way, WP:ANI is a place to eat popcorn and watch, try not to get involved as there is no good outcome) - I hope everything's sorted, I'll try and have a good snoop before too long. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:54, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll be careful what I wish for next time. Since my last comment, the argument re-opened on my talk page and eventually closed. Yesterday I posted a complicated RfD (which took me ages trying to figure everything out) and within minutes I was being accused of very bad faith and forum shopping. That one's still ongoing. :/ Seems every time I gingerly touch WP: pages, my hand gets bitten off. It's like a dog pit in there.

Real Life absolutely comes first though. Enjoy the sunshine. :) Can you suggest some level-headed people I could turn to informally for advice if I get in a flap when you're not available? ~ Kimelea (talk) 13:16, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Well, off the top of my head, Steven Zhang's offered his help, Demiurge1000 is fountain of knowledge (though less available at the moment) and most admins are very good, Swarm, 28bytes and HJ Mitchell are ones I generally see talking sense. Worm^TT · (talk) 13:50, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

• Or you could just quit moaning about it and let it go. Sheesh......Hector didn't give a damn. Guy has told you that it would probably not be productive to continue, yet here you are, still complaining about it. You asked why I did it on my talk page and I told you why on yours. It didn't require your "help" in the RFC discussion. All this back and forth is a huge waste of time, yet here you are, still running around talking about me. Put the whip away, the pony is dead.Niteshift36 (talk) 15:01, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

For goodness sake. I'm answering people who ask about it, and Worm is my mentor. I'll waste my time how I choose, and that includes asking for more experienced users' advice on how I deal with conflict. ~ Kimelea (talk) 16:00, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

• Sorry, it looks like you started this discussion. When you start the conversation, it's not really "answering people who ask about it", now is it? Feel free to waste all the time you want. Feel free to ask advice. Also, feel free to stop talking about me. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:46, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I started it on 23rd March, asking advice from my mentor. My comment today that you complain is me talking about you, was: "Since my last comment, the argument re-opened on my talk page and eventually closed." Then you reopened it, here and on my talk page, and I'm the one whipping a dead horse? ~ Kimelea (talk) 18:56, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

• Yes, you are the one. Niteshift36 (talk) 20:00, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi Niteshift. Kimelea has been adopted by me, which means she is very likely to discuss editors and situations with me. What's more, she's got every right to sound off with me, and I can provide a counterpoint, as and when I have time. I ask that you don't take it personally - I can confirm I would never use my admin tools in this sort of situation, I'm just here to help a user learn how to handle everything on wikipedia, including disputes. Worm^TT · (talk) 12:40, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

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Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 13:39, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

So... Are you deliberately ignoring me or just too busy to get around to it? Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 13:07, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Definitely the latter ;) Of course I'm not deliberately ignoring you. I'm just well behind on all my adoption work. Worm^TT · (talk) 13:18, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

So... how soon can you get back to it? Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 00:43, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

MSU/US Education Program: Wiki-Project Management Interview

Greetings, I'm Stephen. I am a student at Michigan State University, and working on an exploration of the Wikipedia adminship process under the guidance of my professor, Jonathan Obar. I am contacting you to confirm our interview, as well as thank you for participating in our project.

You can reply to me via email - as my email address is listed in a Wikipedia email form to you - to confirm the interview. My questions should take no longer than 30 minutes to answer. Thank you again, and I look forward to working with you. Tarucstephen (talk) 15:04, 27 March 2012 (UTC) Replied by email Worm^TT · (talk) 13:19, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	For being a wonderful teacher and a great role model
	You are the best! MathewTownsend (talk) 15:43, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Worm^TT · (talk) 13:19, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Reverts

Will comply. I didn't intend to make any more reverts anyway. Thanks. Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 16:36, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. Worm^TT · (talk) 16:44, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

User:Swifty

User:Swifty has been blocked for disruptive editing and making legal threats. He has written to the Arbitration Committee that he has withdrawn the legal threats and is appealing for his block to be withdrawn. As part of his appeal he has requested that you be his mentor and guide. I know that you successfully adopt new users, so that appears to be a sensible choice. Do you have time at the moment to handle another user? You can respond via email if you wish. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 09:54, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi SilkTork. I had a long conversation with him last night by email and I am unconvinced that he's quite ready to come back to the community yet - as he still currently blames his entire predicament on Kww. I was planning to keep working with him offline, before either unblocking myself with conditions, or taking it ArbCom or the community. Either way, I'm certainly willing to take Swifty on, despite how busy I am - I've worked with him in the past and can generally see his point of view, and I think he can be a productive editor. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:03, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. It is likely going to come down to you to decide when he is ready to come back. We are still in discussion on the matter, though it's looking unlikely that the Committee will agree to unblock at the moment. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 11:22, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Doesn't surprise me too much, I think he'll be a valuable editor if we can get a couple of things sorted. Thanks for the comment. Worm^TT · (talk) 11:24, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

• FYI. Officially declined: User_talk:Swifty#Arbitration_Committee_Appeal. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 08:53, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

  So I noticed. I'm still making good progress with him, and his boyfriend, so I'm hoping that it might result in something positive. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:56, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

It is...

A personal attack. "Delete. Unmemorable, not a celebrity, this page is written for and by internet fanboys/trolls." ~ who has written most of the article? -- MST☆R ^{(Chat Me!)} 10:39, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

I know, but removing it looks like censoring the opposition. It's about as valid as "Zyzz has touched a generation" or any of the other pointless IP contributions. Look at the IP's contributions, realise how much credance will be given to the vote and ignore it. Leaving it there does much more than removing it. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:46, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Ruylong has reverted personal attacks against him, I have done it for him as well. I have redacted the part of where it calls myself and anyone else who edited the article, a "troll" - replaced with Redacted. If you think I should leave as is prior to redacting, I'll take up the advice. -- MST☆R ^{(Chat Me!)} 10:50, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Redaction is reasonable. The personal attacks Ryulong removed were direct and much worse. The ones you removed were indirect. I've also agreed with redaction on IP's talk. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:54, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Okay thank you. But it wasn't just soley because it inderectly reffered to me and others on the article - but seriously, if someone has nothing nice to say, they shouldn't say anything at all. One thing that frusturates me, is when people attack others - whether it be to someone I'm in an argument with, or not. The internet has many "Keyboard warriors". -- MST☆R ^{(Chat Me!)} 11:03, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Hey Worm

I know the tutorial can help me- I just wish Wikipedia was a bit more user friendly so everyone could have the opportunity to share their knowledge. You really need to take a lot of time and effort to learn the special formatting and to feel your way around in order to edit it. I guess that part of it is in some ways good though, so not every Joe'Schmo can come in and start editing articles. Maxasher (talk) 11:16, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker)Actually, this setup is really old and dates back to the very beginning of Wikipedia (2003). A new editor is being constructed as we speak which will allow for easy editing while preserviing this setup at the same time.—cyberpower ^Chat_{Limited Access} 11:19, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Awesome- I can't wait. Maxasher (talk) 11:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

2003? I thought it was 2001? It's a long time ago anyway. Whether or not it'll actually be used here is another matter, we're slow at adopting change! Worm^TT · (talk) 11:23, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Since 2001, the software's gone thru 2 major changes, which is why mediawiki is also known as phase3. Initially Wikipedia in 2001 used UseModWiki, a Perl software. In 2002 Magnus came up with phase two in php&mysql, which was rewritten later in the year by Lee Daniel Crocker into phase3, later renamed to MediaWiki, so the actual date would be 2002 :) Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 17:08, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Can you catch up your mentoring please?

I will ask again: How soon can you get back to your mentoring? I am starting to feel a bit neglected here.... Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 11:45, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Glad you're paying attention. I did it yesterday. :P Worm^TT · (talk) 11:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Just noticed that... Should check watchlist more often... Barts1a / Talk to me / Help me improve 11:50, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

No problems. It does happen. And I'm really sorry that I've neglected you over the past few days - I've been trying to help out 3 other people who were more in the stick than you :) Worm^TT · (talk) 12:06, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

A Kitten For You

Thanks for the help. Enjoy the kitten.

Maxasher (talk) 12:07, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the kitten. Enjoy the help ;) Worm^TT · (talk) 12:28, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Someone's gonna have a litter of these things pretty soon =P Jenova20 12:53, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

I was thinking the same thing! Worm^TT · (talk) 12:54, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Can you name this one Kit? =P Jenova20 13:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

LOL! Hi Kit Maxasher (talk) 08:41, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

"Long story..."

Hello, Worm^TT ·

Re: why I haven't registered. It's just that I currently don't have permanent email to speak of. At least not one that I'd want to associate with a non-temporary registration. I am in the process of consolidating some email addresses from wherever, and... well, somehow this hasn't risen to the top of my to-do list. Once I get a round tuit...(you know how that goes). Also, I tried to register awhile ago and the names I wanted were to too similar to others, and I don't like to have a bunch of usernames that I need to remember... yadda, yadda, yadda. (I guess this story wasn't particularly "long", but it sure was boring). Btw, an actual 'Round Tuit' doesn't have the word "Round" on it -- it simply is round. The one uploaded here is a counterfeit! ;)
~Thanks for responding; sincerely, etc.

~Eric F 184.76.225.106 (talk) 18:59, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

P.s.: I noticed the description for the 'Round Tuit' image: "Artist's impression of a round tuit" -- Hmmm... maybe I'll make a few "artist's impressions" of a $100 dollar bill! ~E.184.76.225.106 (talk) 22:14, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Rant on Civility

I thought I'd start Reader's comments on the talk page to your Rant on Civility. Presumably, others are welcome to join in (?) P.s.: oops, I re-read your post, it seems you're not ready to link to it yet. ~Eric F 184.76.225.106 (talk) 21:42, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello, again --

Sorry to be a bother. I didn't want to make disparaging remarks about an editor on the public forum, but I might need some help regarding the "Problem uploader" discussed on the Teahouse forum. If you check out his talk page, you'll get some idea what I'm up against -- he's a real piece of work. In addition to what you see there, he periodically "retires" and has at least one other account. It seems his philosophy is "the ends justifies the means".

I'm sure you have a full schedule, but if you can find a few minutes to check this out and let me know if I'm getting in over my head or not, I'd surely appreciate it. Thanks, sincerely, etc.

~Eric F184.76.225.106 (talk) 09:56, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Will have to look at this as soon as I can, but I have limited access on the weekends. Worm^TT · (talk) 19:37, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

That's okay, don't worry about it. I've posted on Commons AN board. ~Eric F 184.76.225.106 (talk) 00:02, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

First Good Article

I did it =D Citroën C3 Picasso - now a good article

Couldn't have done it without my mentor Jenova20 11:44, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Congrats, Jenova! :D ~ Kimelea (talk) 18:33, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks =D Jenova20 18:49, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Jenova, I have to say, I'm stunned. Last time I looked at the article, it looked like this. You mentioned that you had put it in for GA, and I've been planning to check it out for the past few days. Without meaning to be rude, it didn't occur to me that you could have expanded it quite so much and to such a high quality in such a short period of time. I didn't help there - you did that all by yourself, and I cannot tell you how proud I am of that Good Article! Well done, it's absolutely brilliant. Worm^TT · (talk) 19:36, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Well i had a good mentor didn't i =]

And Waggers who reviewed the status of it was very detailled in what i had to do, i managed to finish most of it in 2 days.

Problem is that now there's more eyes on it and it's a pain that there's unexplained removal of content already. Still, on the bright side i'm proud of it and it gave me tips on other projects. Thanks Jenova20 08:09, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

On a separate note, is there anything i can do about the lag of this [1] or do i have to wait? Thanks Jenova20 08:11, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Nothing you can do, Wikimedia's got server problems... oh and Jenova... my old iPhone battery's swelling!!! I'm freaked out! Worm^TT · (talk) 08:18, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

That happened to an old phone i had, you're best chucking the battery and replacing it.

...Of course yours is glued in by apple to prevent competition and buying a cheaper battery from someone else so i suggest you stop using it and take it to a phone shop or just call apple customer services.

IMPORTANT - if you ever want kids then switch it off and don't keep it in your pocket =P.

And if that was a joke then it went over my head. Jenova20 08:25, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

The screen popped off the front, so I unscrewed it at the bottom and it carried on expanding... Thought I'd leave it outside for a couple of hours in case it went bang. Can't seem to find a number for Apple customer services, trying to phone the nearest shop now, but they're not open yet. Looks like this is quite a common problem with the 3gs, ho hum!Worm^TT · (talk) 08:34, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

I would have suggested the sink but outside is good too. Every cloud has a silver lining...The Samsung Galaxy S3 is out this month or early next =D Jenova20 08:38, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Well I'm eligible for £126 out of warranty replacement. Pfft. And it seems it's unlike to actually explode... So they say. Ah well. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:55, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

It's "unlikely to actually explode"??

It's hardware expanding in size, flammable, corrosive, and with an electrical current and heat and they told you that?! Crazy. Did you tell them the screen popped off? Jenova20 09:06, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Shhh. Let me believe what they said and sue them when it does explode. I'm going to keep it out of harms way and bring it in store to see them duck and cover :D considered venting it, but gave up on the idea. And yes, told them that - "it's perfectly normal" HA! Worm^TT · (talk) 09:08, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Don't you just Love the way apple treat their customers =P

I was told my Sony Ericsson W880i would blow up if i didn't chuck the battery immediately, apple tells you it's harmless... someone's telling porkies... Don't forget to wear oven gloves as you bring it in. Jenova20 09:13, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm no Apple lover, I just use their products because I happen to think they're the best on the market at the moment. But I was quite surprised when I asked if there was an explosion risk and told flat out "no, it's probably done all it's going to do". On the up side, it's unplugged and it's not hot, so I would be surprised if it expanded any more after and hour or two. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:19, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

My W880i was unplugged and unused for 18 months before it expanded so don't get complacent. Whatever's inside appears to break down and expand no matter how much it's charged. Jenova20 09:50, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

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Good Article

Hi, me again. Just wondering how i add the 'Good article' icon to the top of my page in a way that takes me to the article (as you and a few others have done). Thanks Jenova20 08:47, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Put {{GA user topicon|article_name=Citron C3 Picasso|icon_nr=0}} at the top of your page :) Worm^TT · (talk) 08:57, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Oh and WHEN you get another one... copy and paste, change the article name, and increase icon_nr by 1. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:00, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for that =]

What article are you working on at the moment out of interest? Jenova20 09:07, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

None just at the moment. I've got my eye on fixing up Big Mac, have been wanting to do that for a while. Also the other two piers in Blackpool. Oh and there's a possibly interesting article on a gay murder spree that I've been thinking about writing. And Doom Bar of course. So quite a few possibilities! Check out my To Do page, you'll see sources I've collected. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:17, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

(Oh and it helps if I spell the article name correctly... you may want to sort that out on your link...) Worm^TT · (talk) 09:20, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Very interesting, i like "past - poor cornish people = lots of fish and potatoes" - probably not supposed to be funny but it was all the same =]

Fixed the link.

I'm going to probe for San Francisco (Cocktail) and see what i can find. Thanks Jenova20 09:58, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Food articles are hard, they're not allowed to be recipes, but good luck! Worm^TT · (talk) 10:20, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

This one does Cosmopolitan (cocktail) - should i find a better comparison/guide? I did read a policy before though about WP not being a how-to guide. Thanks Jenova20 10:23, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

No, that's a great guide. It's about the drink, not the recipe (which is in the infobox). Good choice. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:28, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, i'm falling at the first hurdle though. Every search for San francisco cocktail brings up "san francisco drink week" and if i include the word "cocktail" i get just recipes.

This could be a tough one... Jenova20 10:50, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

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I know when to admit defeat so i had San Francisco deleted...There just wasn't enough to make it notable as anything other than a bunch of recipes...I'm going to try and work on Citroën C4 Picasso + Pink News instead. Thanks Jenova20 14:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

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Puffin ^{Let's talk!} 19:13, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Got it, will do as soon as possible. Worm^TT · (talk) 19:15, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

I just wanted to thank you for nominating Straight pride for AfD; I had spent a couple days planning to and hadn't gotten 'round to doing so, so you saved me the trouble. --Nat Gertler (talk) 13:35, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

No problems. Takes me a while to make up mind on something, but I am sure that was the right thing to do. Worm^TT · (talk) 13:39, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

The official words:

The not-official as such words:

Thehelpfulone suggested I come ask you, as you know quite a bit about me from my mentorship. Thanks, Rcsprinter (yak) 14:27, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Upload

Howzat? File:Pink News Logo.png

Thanks Jenova20 18:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

can't display it here but it looks good Worm^TT · (talk) 18:46, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Apologies.

I'm surprised that was so easy, i expected a bigger challenge. Thanks Jenova20 19:40, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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Now onto the next issue...RWD Magazine This lists the same issue i'm trying to add to Pink News...but all about themselves and with no sources. My version is still a work in progress on the Pink News talk page but doesn't mention RWD and is at least referenced. Do i add RWD and link to the Pink News section from RWD or copy and paste it in both sections of both articles (when i've reworded it)? Thanks Jenova20 12:24, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Choice FM appears to be where Pink News got the image so i'm kind of thinking it's just hearsay that RWD is involved there, and the claim of their forums closing could just be down to people making claims it was Ashley Cole and Thompson...but since there's no references i'll have a look what i can dig up. Jenova20 12:43, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Dispute resolution survey

Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite Hello Worm That Turned. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released. Please click HERE to participate. Many thanks in advance for your comments and thoughts. You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang DR goes to Wikimania! 12:05, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

The Tea Leaf - Issue Two

Hi! Welcome to the second edition of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter of the Teahouse!

• Teahouse celebrates one month of being open! This first month has drawn a lot of community interest to the Teahouse. Hosts & community members have been working with the project team to improve the project in many ways including creating scripts to make inviting easier, exploring mediation processes for troubling guests, and best practices regarding mentoring for new editors who visit the Teahouse.

Springtime means fresh tea leaves...

• First month metrics report an average of 30 new editors visiting the Teahouse each week. Approximately 30 new editors participate in the Teahouse each week, by way of asking questions and making guest profiles. An average of six new questions and four new profiles are made each day. We'd love to hear your ideas about how we can spread the word about the Teahouse to more new editors.
• Teahouse has many regulars. Like any great teahouse, our Teahouse has a 61% return rate of guests, who come back to ask additional questions and to also help answer others' questions. Return guests cite the speedy response rate of hosts and the friendly, easy to understand responses by the hosts and other participants as the main reasons for coming back for another cup o' tea!
• Early metrics on retention. It's still too early to draw conclusions about the Teahouse's impact on new editor retention, but, early data shows that 38% of new editors who participate at the Teahouse are still actively editing Wikipedia 2-4 weeks later, this is compared with 7% from a control group of uninvited new editors who showed similar first day editing activity. Additional metrics can be found on the Teahouse metrics page.
• Nine new hosts welcomed to the Teahouse. Nine new hosts have been welcomed to the Teahouse during month one: Chicocvenancio, Cullen328, Hallows AG, Jeffwang, Mono, Tony1, Worm That Turned, Writ Keeper, and Nathan2055. Welcome to the Teahouse gang, folks!
• Say hello to the new guests at the Teahouse. Take the time to welcome and get to know the latest guests at the Teahouse. Drop off some wikilove to these editors today, as being welcomed by experienced editors is a really nice way to make new editors feel welcome.

You are receiving The Tea Leaf after expressing interest or participating in the Teahouse! To remove yourself from receiving future newsletters, please remove your username here. -- Sarah (talk) 21:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Dispute resolution survey

Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite Hello Worm That Turned. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released. Please click HERE to participate. Many thanks in advance for your comments and thoughts. You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang DR goes to Wikimania! 01:43, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Worm, I just happened to notice on Tony1's talk page a new user, Baboon43, left a message asking for help. Tony seems to be in the hospital at the moment, but Baboon's latest block will expire soon, if it hasn't already. Tony has advised Baboon before, but Baboon got blocked anyway, so maybe what Baboon needs is something more along the lines of what you do. I don't know what the formalities are with something like this, or if it is even appropriate for me to post about it here. Would you take a look and see what seems best? Regards, Neotarf (talk) 18:26, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Help!

For some reason i keep getting my talk page spammed with the signpost newspaper, i did make a newspaper rack for it as a place to store them (and i was hoping they would automatically go there but they evidently dont seem to do this even though i gave that link when i put my name down , what am i doing wrong? User:Goldblooded ^{(Talk/Discuss)(Complain)} 13:28, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Oh and by the way the ones that are already on that page i did manually but im asking how do i get it so they automatically go there ? User:Goldblooded ^{(Talk/Discuss)(Complain)} 13:29, 7 April 2012 (UTC)