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Hello and

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Moved WWI Aviation

No offense, but I moved

World War I Aviation, which seemed like a better title for an interesting article. (The old title still works as a redirect.) Just letting you know so you can change the link on your User page. RussBlau
18:01, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Ca.60

Hi Franks - When a page has been noted as a possible copyright violation, you should not remove the notice. If you want to submit a revised version of the article, you should do so on a temporary subpage. As you've correctly surmised, it's the direct copying of the text that you identify as "the info section" that is the first problem.

All material submitted to Wikipedia must be available under the

GFDL
licence, or another copyright licence that is compatible with it. This is because Wikipedia is intended to be a free resource that anyone is allowed to copy for any purpose. That means that (for example) if someone wants to extract all the aircraft articles from Wikipedia, compile them into a CD-ROM or even a printed book, and sell them for profit, they're perfectly allowed to do so. This is why we can't be supplying other people's copyrighted text - the owner of the material must be happy not only for Wikipedia to use the material, but for anyone, anywhere to use the material for whatever they like.

At the end of the day, in this particular instance, it's only two sentences of text. Surely you can rewrite this in your own words?

The photos are more problematic - Italian photographs are protected by copyright for 70 years after the death of the photographer, or for 70 years after first publication in the case of a photo that is first published anonymously. If these two photos were originally published anonymously, or if the person who took them died before 1935, then there's no problem - do you have any way of checking this? --Rlandmann 7 July 2005 23:38 (UTC)

List of World War I flying aces

Hi,

I just thought i'd inform you that i've added a template to the United Kingdom section in an attempt to make that section look easier on the eye. Hopefully you like it. If so, do you want templates for the other sections?

Take care, SoLando 18:16, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Good, i'm glad :-) Well, i'll start on a template for Canada soon (looks complete, though I'll check "The Aeredrome" site to check). I have way too many articles half-finished right now :-( Anyway, great work on the list. I'd really appreciate any help you can give :-)
Take care, SoLando 22:27, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Bristol F.2 Fighter picture!

Glad you liked it! Ian Dunster 11:26, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Deontological ethics

Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

I just wanted to thank you for your very helpful and forthright attitude in editing this article. Many people find my habit of reverting good-faith edits I disagree with to be rather boorish, which I'm sorry for- it's not my intent. I just want you to know that I greatly appreciate your not taking it personally and discussing the matter civilly to a beneficial conclusion. Keep it up! :-) ausa کui × 10:25, 20 October 2005 (UTC)


Regarding Jmac800's

Dude stop assuming that all these people are white based of facial characteristics that is plain racsim. Just because many people in Greece today are white hod do you know that was the case 2000+ years ago (unsigned by User:Jmac800)

This is your own method of determining race, which I'm criticizing. If you agree it is racism then stop editing articles using this criteria. FranksValli 18:42, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

So you are bnasically tring to call me a liar. All of the people who I have claimed were black O have provided resources. There are plenty of people who assert Beethoven(Moor) and SS was black. Even the british government confirmed this in its muesuem.

Where did I call you a liar? FranksValli 23:03, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


Requesting images

{{

Reqimage}} on the talk page for much the same purpose. --Mairi
06:43, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Sorry no one let you know sooner; probably no one thought to check the history. Hope someone gets those images soon! --Mairi 05:40, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Great job with the Infobox

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Let's have us a drink sometime. —Silence 20:34, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

The first barnstar I've given anyone, for taking the time to politely contact me when you spotted my bitching, having the open-mindedness and patience to read through my pages of criticism, and making the changes

Template:Infobox Philosopher so desperately needed, all in a much more civil tone than I'll ever be capable of. You are one awesome dude; keep it up. -Silence
20:34, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia e-mail (ip:4.79.137.123)

I'm sorry that you got blocked as a side effect. There is an open proxy at [1] which uses that IP address. Such proxies are routinely blocked due to abuse. Unfortunately, blocks on a IP address also affect logged in users. I have unblocked the IP address; it can be temporarily blocked again later if needed. Of course, it would be best if the open proxy were closed or configured to not be able to edit Wikipedia. --cesarb 22:52, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Ibn Hazm

Hey. That anon who keeps reverting... well, does he have a point with the birth date? Where did you get November from? On the picture he's wrong. In any case, thanks for fixing the box. gren グレン 21:16, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Hi - I'm not sure the anon user has a point, but I found the dates on an Encyclopedia Brittanica article on Ibn Hazm. I left a note on the anonymous user's page to discuss this on Talk:Ibn Hazm. Thanks for helping revert - hopefully we can get this sorted out! --FranksValli 21:45, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks, I just hadn't seen where you got the date and I thought maybe the anon disagreed... but, since you got it from Britannica it seems that the anon can have no point. gren グレン 21:47, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Template:Philosophy topics RfC

We have a content dispute issue. Please comment on the

It's not so much a content dispute (that's been ongoing, and will continue to go on, regardless) as it is a fight over the title and tag name of the template. I think the two should be identical, for simplicity's sake. Also, "Philosophy Quick Topic Guide" is easier to refer to than "that box with 'Philosophy' at the top of it". Please help resolve this issue. Go for it! 01:47, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Urgent deletion issue

Hi, I created the Philosophy (navigation) template, and I voted for saving it too (as an IP). However, when I duplicated the template to adopt a new tag name, Infinity0 had a cow. We've been in an edit war since I started the template, and we escalated our battle to TfD, which was a big mistake, for now the whole project (both templates) is at risk because some people are voting to delete both. Meanwhile Infinity0 and I are voting to delete each other's TfD candidates, ironically pushing the delete votes for both templates into the majority. We need your help. Neither of us want both templates to die.

Here are the reasons to choose the "Philosophy Quick Topic Guide" tag:

  • Both templates are identical, as changes are ported after each round of disputes, to keep them that way. We've nearly come to a compromise on the few edits that we are still at odds over, but Infinity0 is one stubborn kid. Our competition has improved the template continuously, which is a good thing.
  • The conversion of the old tag to the new tag is complete.
    • The new tag has placement in Wikipedia articles. It is hooked in to the top level of the Philosophy hierarchy, and then some.
    • The old tag has virtually no placement in any Wikipedia articles. It's discussion page link sits on a bunch of users' talk pages, and that's about it. And since I placed most of the old tags, it didn't seem out of place for me to upgrade them.
  • Since the content of the templates are identical, and the fact that jousting will continue on whichever template wins, it makes sense to vote for the one that maintains the project's presence on Wikipedia.

Please vote to save the template:

click here
. For further discussions click here

Go for it! 04:02, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Jesus

Check out the Jesus article and edit it to keep it focused on Jesus and a biographical account of Him. Watch the Jesus page to keep it focused on Him. Thank you. Scifiintel 21:55, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: Vandalism

No problem, it's all part of the service :) Sparky 00:55, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

re: Edit to Epicurus

Wow, quick responce!

Is the style of singular nouns on Wikipedia limited to wiki? I've been told that with anchient names, an apostrophe is acceptable. Or is that not a factor considered in wiki? thanks

Hmm, and I though I'd start off with something small, that nobody would notice as my first wikipedia edit. Oops. tinfoil

'pedantries' might be a pedantic word, but I'm pretty sure it isn't a "pedantric" word.

dictionary help

'pedantries' might be a pedantic word, but I'm pretty sure it isn't a "pedantric" word.

I see. Thanks! --FranksValli 15:26, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Ibn Hazm

Silence removed the philosopher infobox and I reverted. I don't particularly care about the issue but I found the move to be too abrupt for a user that didn't edit the article. If you agree that it should be removed I have no problem with that, but I feel you should be able to weigh in. Could you go to the talk page and give your opinion on the matter? Thanks. gren グレン 10:40, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Hermann Göring photo and reference

i don't view this humorful use of a Nazi appropriate (that was your intent, humor, no?).

a similarly poor choice would be Hitler. unless you were South Park and using hyperbole to make a point. but certainly not when attempting to be a mediator, editor, etc. of high regard.

otherwise a nice page....best. (user: only visited from Chomsky photo link; won't likely return.)

There are very few things in the world that are inoffensive to everyone, and I'm sorry this one offended you. More importantly though, when something is out of bounds in humour, it gives that something a certain power and reverance. For instance, you might refrain from telling a religious joke because of a certain reverance - in doing so you acknowledge its power. The Nazis don't deserve this reverence. To refrain from telling jokes about them sets them apart from everything else and gives them power. To tell jokes about them is to bring them down on the level, or even sub-level, where they belong. I take what the Nazi's did very seriously, as it could happen again. As for the Nazi's themselves, I have never taken them seriously. FranksValli 13:52, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Copyright.

commons:Image:Thales2.jpg also appears elsewhere. I accept that the bust is old, but who took the picture? I believe you should look at [2] LoopZilla

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I would love your help.

Hi,

I know you are interested in christianity, and I recently started a new wiki over at wikicities which is on the subject of christianity. Christian Knowledge Base is the site.

The goal is to have a knowledgebase on christianity from a distinctly "C(hristian)POV" rather than the NPOV. It is not meant to be a mere Christian Encyclopedia, but to foster a real sense of community. I'd like to include things like current events, news, stories, and anything that would add to both an understanding of Christianity, but also its enjoyment. I'm looking for help to build a resource that could really enrich the lives of Christians.

I know you are busy but I am actively seeking new sysops/admins to help me build this site up, and I would be positively thrilled if you could contribute in any capacity whatsoever. nsandwich 05:51, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, FranksValli! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply

the discussion page. Fetofs Hello!
00:14, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Heya, thanks a lot for the support on the sophia star. :) -- infinity0 22:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Greetings from WikiProject The Beatles!

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 1 - May 2006
Project news
  • Since the Project began on the 4th March, 14 new articles that we know of have been created - to see a list and add any we didn't know about, visit the Project Log.
  • We've had 2 front-page appearances, with
    Did You Know?
  • We've got underway
    classifying our articles and building a first class Project infrastructure
    .

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  • Stick the following template {{Template:WPBeatles}} on relevant articles. We have 500+ already but may have missed some!
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Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Beatles WikiProject's newsletter! We hope that this newsletter will help members—especially those who may be unable to keep up with some of the rapid developments that tend to occur—find new things to do within the project that they may wish to participate in.

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Need help in discussing a list

Greetings; if you would visit the call for discussion at this page, I'd be grateful for your input. Thanks! Talk:List_of_German-language_philosophers Best, Universitytruth 13:21, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

VandalProof 1.2 Now Available

After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features

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, June 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 2 – June 2006

Beatles News
  • Guy Goma
    if you missed it!
Project News
  • The Beatles article has been approved for inclusion in Wikipedia Version 0.5, making it one of the first 20 articles to be selected and the first in the Music category.
  • Eleven new articles have been listed in the
    1 May
    .
  • The hottest Project page this month has been
    current naming policy
    was correct. The discussion had the added bonus of bringing in some new members.
  • Kingboyk and Lar have instigated an overhaul of the
    project talk page template and the possible use of MathBot
    .
Member News
  • Project member (and "co-instigator" of The Beatles Project) Lar was made an Administrator. Project member Kingboyk (the other guilty party) has been awarded a Music Barnstar for his contributions, including his work within The Beatles Project, and has also stewarded the KLF article to Featured Article status this month. Sometimes-contributor ZincOrbie has also been awarded a Barnstar for his work on the Badfinger article. Congratulations to all!
Issue of the Month

The matter of the article

History of the Beatles and the History section of the main article The Beatles continues to concern various editors, including DavidWBrooks and Vera, Chuck & Dave. Suggestions, comments
, or help with the task would be much appreciated.

From the Editors

The Beatles have been in the real world news recently, but work on The Beatles Project continues as before. This newsletter keeps you up-to-date with what has been happening with the project and, perhaps more importantly, what needs to be done (see the "Issue of the Month" above and the "To Do List" below-left).

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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 3
, July 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 003 – July 2006

Beatles News
Project News
  • Want to stay up on new project developments? Watchlist all of the WikiProject pages plus The Beatles and each of the 4 members, to get a feel for what's happening. Also monitor and regularly review Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/The Beatles articles by quality log. If an article is listed on there as "added", go check the article's history. If it's new since the Project began add it to the Project Log as a new article and up the counter by one :)
  • Ten new articles have been listed in the
    1 June
    .
Member News
  • Barnstars
    for unrelated activities.
Issue of the Month

Preparing articles for inclusion in

Wikipedia 1.0
.

From the Editors

It was a bit of a struggle to get this month's newsletter done, as we did it without a lead editor. Hopefully, next month you'll jump in and be our lead editor. Big news is that

WP:1.0
is coming along nicely and our article classification system has changed to conform to it.

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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 4
, August 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 004 – August 2006

Issue of the Month

Despite it being the lead news article of last month, there is still help required in the assessing of articles and the migrating of comments. Lar is willing to provide assistance to those unsure how to do this.

Beatles News
  • The Beatles in the news. Suggestions: [4] [5]
Project News
  • Featured Article
    status. It is hoped that the review will identify those areas that need some(/lots of) remedial work, and that the Project participants and those editors who are involved in the the FA admin pages to can work together to "save" the status of the article.
    • At the moment there is some discussion as to why it has been listed, and what may be needed to help it retain its FA status. It may well be that some work is going to be required in formulating a plan of action, and then some more in achieving those aims.
    • The FA status is obviously quite important to the Project, and it would be appreciated if participants are able to provide assistance in keeping the article up to standard. The editors would be grateful if those persons receiving this Newsletter could spare some of their time, energy and brainpower in keeping this jewel in our crown in its proper place. Please go to Wikipedia:Featured article review/The Beatles and get involved! Thank you.
Notable updates
Member News
From the Editors

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Please disambiguate your Beatles Article

the reference to the High Court has been replicated over Wikipedia. it whould ref to High Court as there are numerous High Courts. Can you pls fix. ta FedLawyer 12:38, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Earth Handle

This article was deleted because it read as a joke advert and not as a notable subject.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  21:02, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Red BAron

Hey man,

looks like we have simialr interest. Mostly philosophy, christianity and red baron.

The servers are still very much populated!

stop by my squadron http://rnas.pk5.net/forums/index.php

Leave a message

Image:Hermann_Wilhelm_Goering_Offiziell.jpg

I don't think you should flip the image. People's faces are not symmetric and accuracy (for example, the handedness of the Swastika) is more important than stylistic considerations.

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 5
, September 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 005 – September 2006

Beatles News
Project News
  • WPBeatles
    }} another major overhaul, and has assessed all of the Beatles articles. He would be grateful if other editors would leave comments on the state of articles, needed improvements and so on, by clicking the Comments link in the template. Also, feel free to revise the gradings—the assessments were done quickly, and article quality can change.
Member News
  • the biography WikiProject
    .
  • Liverpool Scouse has offered to take any desired pictures of the Liverpool area, upon request.
Issue of the Month

The

featured article status of The Beatles
was revoked.

From the Editors

A month of slow progress and some amazing efforts. Still need help getting comments shifted. Don't forget to

log
your accomplishments!

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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 6
, October 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 006 – October 2006

Beatles News
Project News
  • Some Project articles are having their Featured Article status reviewed, and the comments are not encouraging. The articles are A Day in the Life and A Hard Day's Night (song). (She Loves You has already had its FA status revoked.) Please participate in the discussion and help improve the articles!
  • In other Project news, the articles
    deletion
    , presumably as vandalism, but the deletions were quickly vetoed.
Member News
  • As usual, the self-effacing individuals who contribute to the Project are far too modest to mention any Barnstars or other awards they may have received. Obviously they feel their editing/contributing is reward enough.
Issue of the Month

The lead article of the Project recently lost its FA status, and now some of the other articles are being reviewed. Citations and references within articles are again the major concern. Contributors who have literature (books, magazines, links, etc.) are especially needed to provide the necessary citations. It is not enough for editors to know the facts; they need to be backed up by other sources. All help, both within the articles and the discussion, would be appreciated.

From the Editors

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Come back, Kingboyk! The children miss you!

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Fixed. FranksValli 18:37, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 7
, November 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 007 – November 2006

Issue of the Month

Again, the issue of the month is inline citations.

What is a featured article?
, and other song FAs are due for the chopping block. Inline citations are an important aspect of articles—they ensure verifiability and reliability, and they remove original research. Additionally, they give readers the option to read the original source material and view it within context.

Basically:

  1. All direct quotations attributed to Beatles members pooled from interviews need full inline citations.
  2. All critical comments about songs or albums need full inline citations to notable music critics, magazines opinions, or reviews, as opposed to being merely comments by Wikipedians.
  3. Inline citations need: author name, article name, publication date, and name of publication. Such info is still preferable even if quoting from an interview posted upon a website; when this is the case, place the URL link at the end of the citation with the date it was last accessed. (This will help editors retrieve the page using the Wayback Machine, should the link go dead in the future.)
Beatles News
  • The Beatles are due to release a soundtrack album,
    adaptation of the same name
    . It will feature remastered and remixed versions of their previously released songs, including some new medleys.
  • Paul's getting a divorce. Pain, arguing, and fighting abound.
Project News
  • The Wings tours are really nicely documented now (see Category:Wings tours), but Category:The Beatles tours is almost empty. Kingboyk and the rest of us would love to see (and read) articles on each Beatles tour, including the pre-fame tours of the UK—and the Hamburg trips, of course!
Member News
  • Our project members are too modest to report any awards they may have given or received.
From the Editors

Wherever possible, editors should help to trim down on list-like prose within Beatles articles. They should convert list-like sections into fluent, cohesive prose which ties an article's sections together. Lists make articles disjointed, awkward, and difficult to read.

Be sure to take part in the Featured Article drive, and don't forget those inline citations!

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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter Issue 8
, December 2006

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 008 – December 2006

Issue of the Month

Wikipedia's standards are improving all the time, with the result that many articles in The Beatles Wikiproject are being nominated for review of their

GA
status - and many are losing that accolade. It is difficult, with such a large number of articles and the ease with which editors may make changes which are detrimental, to maintain the standard of articles, let alone improve them. As ever, members efforts are both appreciated and needed to keep the Project on course.

Beatles News
  • A Beatles compilation called "Love", featuring tracks remastered by George Martin (with his son Giles), has been released and has made number 1 in Canada.
  • The impending divorce between Paul McCartney and the former Heather Mills continues to make the pages in the tabloid press in the UK.
Project News
  • The hottest Project page this month has been Paul McCartney (see above and below).
Member News
From the Editors

If one is to be mercenary about the subject, it should be noted that Paul McCartney is going to be more noteworthy than usual in the near future as his divorce case comes to court. In that case it is great to note that a small group of Project Members (plus another individual who does not feel compelled to register himself despite important contributions) have worked very hard, and in an atmosphere of good humour, to take the McCartney piece to a succesful Good Article nomination. Perhaps this is the method to use for future articles, a small dedicated team concentrating on one subject at a time. Of course, all members are invited to join any existing group or even go about forming their own. Please note any such action in the

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Excellent clarification

Thank you very much for your excellent clarification about the naturalistic fallacy and the is/ought problem. I have not edited the article one bit; clearly the way the article is now ought to be the way it should be. ;-) - Abscissa 21:17, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

No prob - I'm glad it helped :) FranksValli 03:20, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

List of World War I books

Thank you for the contribution ! Octopus-Hands 14:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

No prob :) FranksValli 22:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 9
, January 2007

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 009 – January 2007

Beatles News
  • The ongoing divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and the former Heather Mills continues to occupy the attention of the media - Heather Mills reportedly receiving unspecified death threats.
  • The British Post Office have released a series of stamps depicting various Beatles album covers.
Project News
  • The Paul McCartney article is being primped and primed for submission as a Featured Article candidate.
  • The good folk who have been working on the above article have turned their attention to the John Lennon page. Everyone is, of course, invited to contribute.
  • The hottest Project page this month has been the Macca (Paul for those not in the know!) article, again.
  • Other Project news... Please let the editors know if anything is happening, or just contribute it to the next newsletter.
Member News
Issue of the Month

The question of capitalising of the letter "t" in The of The Beatles has been raised again. It appears that UK style references (here and here) also maintains that the letter should be in lower case. If the Project is to be appear professional then it may have to change the format. Polite discussion is invited at

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Beatles/Policy
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From the Editors

It has been a fairly quiet time with regard to the Project (or at least that is how it seems). If you are reading this and wondering why your efforts in respect of a Beatles article has not been mentioned, it may be that you haven't told any editor. This is your Newsletter, which means you can contribute to it, so please do!

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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 10
, February 2007

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 010 – February 2007

Beatles News
  • George Harrison's handwritten lyrics to the song While My Guitar Gently Weeps have fetched $300,000 (£152,552) in a Scottsdale (Arizona, United States) memorabilia auction (15 January). It contained lines omitted from the final version of the song. Specifically :
I look from the wings at the play you are staging
While my guitar gently weeps
As I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging
Still my guitar gently weeps

On the reverse of the page appears the lyrics to Hey Jude in the hand of Mal Evans.

Project News
  • After a great deal of work
    Featured Article candidate
    . Unfortunately it failed to succeed. Among other comments, including the correct length of dash (or hyphen), from reviewers was that the article was too long and also that it needed further information included in some of the sections(!?) The promotor, and driving force behind the insertion of a great many references, citations and facts (and the remover of unwanted text, and splitter of information into daughter articles), Andreasegde vigorously argued the case for promotion but was unsuccessful.
  • WP:Good article
    status. The major editor to whom accolades should be directed is... Andreasegde.
  • Two new articles have been listed in the
    1 January
    :
.
  • The hottest Project page this month was possibly, despite the Article Status related issues regarding both The Beatles and Paul McCartney mentioned above, the third attempt to delete The Beatles trivia in less than a year. As was the case for the second attempt at AfD the result, after an energetic discourse, was keep but with a suggestion that the article be retitled to reduce the incidence of deletion requests. Editors are invited to discuss possible new titles, and/or the need for same, at Talk:The Beatles trivia.
  • Other Project news -
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Issue of the Month

Hottest issue or concern for this month is the perennial matter of Project articles losing their Good or Featured Article status. The main Project page now includes a status board that gives the current ratings of some of the more important articles. Let's make sure the core articles (The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) reach or retain Good Article status, if not Featured Article. If you are aware of another major article whose status is at risk, add it to the board.

Issue of last Month

Since there has been no response in the matter of the use of lowercase for the initial letter of the when applied with Beatles from the opponents, it is likely that the case for using lowercase only will be adopted as Project policy by default. User:LessHeard vanU will draw up a recommendation and submit it to the Policy talkpage in a few days.

From the Editors

We are pleased to welcome the contributions of Alexcalamaro to this newsletter. Any editor can include an item of interest or news; this medium can be an excellent tool for getting a comment seen by a great number of project members. As it says below, this is your newsletter.

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Stephen W. Thompson

Thanks for adding the source to my article about the first victory Bobby Jim

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter, Issue 11
, March 2007

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 011 – March 2007

Beatles News
  • On
    Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
    . For fans, this may mean that Beatle music will be available someday on iTunes. Despite rumors of a February 2007 release, the material is still unavailalble.
Project News
  • The articles
    Freddie Lennon, Julia Lennon, Mimi Smith, Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans have all been promoted to Good Article status. The identity of the individual largely responsible for this outcome remains a mystery, but anyone correctly identifying said person will be treated to dinner with Sir Sean de Garde (cost of meal, air tickets, hotel and trips to houses of ill-repute will be borne by the Mighty Crestville
    ).
  • There were no Project article adoptions for the month of February.
  • Project Policy has now been altered to reflect that the use of lowercase for the letter "t" of the word "the" in the Beatles is now considered the correct rendition.
Member News
  • New members to the project since the last issue include (although the first is a long time contributor who apparently has only just found the Participants section);
Tvoz
Freshacconci
Liamshaw
John Cardinal
Mezlo
ErleGrey
Captain Waters
Hey jude, don't let me down
Issue of the Month

See below. There is genuine concern that the Newsletter is getting stale in terms of content and variety, and that the same individuals are featured each month. Furthermore, lack of "news" is hindering the timely distribution as the editors wait for something to report. All Project editors are encouraged to give their news, suggestions and thoughts to keep the 'Letter vital and interesting. If making direct contributions do not appeal, please give a mention on the Newsletter talkpage and it will be incorporated!

From the Editors

Help is needed for the job of putting future Newsletters together. The present incumbent is finding it difficult to reflect the breadth of the Project, focusing on much the same individuals and articles each month, and has decided to beg for contributions from other individuals. Interested persons need only start working on next months issue to qualify. It really is that simple!

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WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 012 – April 2007

Beatles News
  • On Friday 30th March, a deranged fan was held after attempting to force his way into Paul McCartney's mansion. See here for more details.
  • Apple Computer over the use of the Apple trademark. On April 10th, the company announced that long-time chief executive Neil Aspinall had stepped down and had been replaced by American Jeff Jones. It was also announced that another long term dispute, this time with EMI over royalties, had been amicably settled prior to Aspinall's departure.[6][7]
Project News
  • The article "Jeff Jones (music industry executive)" suddenly becomes of top importance in the Apple sphere of Beatledom. User:Kingboyk has created a stub on the man, but the article needs urgent beefing up (including basic biographical data such as date and place of birth) and, if possible, a photograph of the new Apple chief executive.
Member News
  • The membership list has been trimmed, with inactive members listed seperately to help gauge the status of the project. If you've been incorrectly listed as inactive, please don't be offended - just move yourself back to the main list.
The Rutles: The legendary group who inspired lesser imitators like "The Beatles". WikiWorld, March 2007
From the Editors

This has been a tumultuous month for the project yet again.

We need your input on how the project should work and what it's role should be. And we need to start getting Featured Articles, folks! :)

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(Hope this is the right way to respond.) Only the top 591 pixels are delivered, regardless of computer, OS, browser, or location (tested in multiple offices and homes and cities). (Yes, did attempt to refresh, and force refresh.) Grjako 14:31, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
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Hm. Well, I believe you, of course. Might you be able to put a copy up on another web server so I can test it that way? Grjako 09:28, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

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17:25, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Awesome. Thanks for all the hard work. Remember 22:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject The Beatles

Your user name is on the “Inactive, or have just popped out for a cup of tea...” list on the Wikipedia:WikiProject The Beatles page. You can move it back to the “Participants” list if you feel this is not the case. :) -- WikiProject The Beatles 15:13, 28 November 2007 (UTC)