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Dear Tinu,

I am an Indian Wikipedia contributor, and I _hate_ articles of towns and cities which lack coordinates. Therefore, I decided to do something about it, and I adopted some methods (used some Python scripts with the Yahoo! Maps API) to get the coordinates of various missing places, cross-check them on Google Maps, and then enter them on their page. I adopted this for Madhya Pradesh, and thankfully, managed to eliminate all but a handful or articles from Category:Madhya Pradesh location articles needing coordinates; I'll try to eliminate it fully.

Next, I wish to take up Tamil Nadu. However, I was hoping to use a bot to complete this task. I looked at the pywikipediabot sample scripts and wrote up a bot to remove the existing latitude/longitude (blank) spots in articles and replace them with mine. My idea is, if I separately create a text database of location coordinates, I can use a script to do the edits semi-automagically, to save time, and my fingers some pain.

Do you think this is a good idea? While I will reread the documentation for the bots, do you have any specific suggestions or comments regarding this?

Thanks! Kumar Appaiah (talk) 17:03, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

It is a very great idea.. something that I have been thinking also to start... Now that you are near ready, register a Bot username and please file a

BAG member , would like to see a trial of the bot. If successful, it will be a gr8 help to Indian settlements articles. One suggestion is that there is avoid rewriting the articles that already has geo-coordinates , if you have such plans in case. Looking forward to hear from you -- Tinu Cherian

- 17:42, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Tinu! I'll get down to writing a bot, create an account, and let you know when I request approval in a few days. - Kumar Appaiah Update: Here it is: Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/Kumar Appaiah Bot. Suggestions welcome. - Kumar Appaiah (talk) 23:07, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Tinu, sorry if I am being impatient, but could you just confirm that the steps I have taken for requesting approval are the correct ones? I understand that review might take a long time, but that's fine. Thanks, and sorry for the trouble. :-) - Kumar Appaiah (talk) 01:26, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

The WikiProject Films Newsletter Volume IV, no. 8 - August 2009
Project news Are you interested in helping the project continue to grow while collaborating with other users? Elections for the election page . Nominations will run from September 1-14, with the voting stage lasting from September 15-28. The tag and assess drive has been postponed to the beginning of October. The drive will focus on reassessing all of the Start, Stub, and Unassessed articles. In addition, articles will be tagged with the proper task forces and improvement tags. Keep an eye out for details of the drive, as awards will be provided to participating editors. After a WT:FILM . The results of the July 2009 article improvement drive are now available. With an initial goal of each member contributing to a single article to a higher class over the course of July, participation only included a few members. Consider visiting the improved articles to see how you can further expand a film-related article you are interested in. Our project currently has over 60,500 film-related articles, with 55,900 that have been assessed by our Film |class=}} template to a film article's talk page so the project can get a better idea of what work still needs to be done. Below is a table showing a breakdown of our articles by class. Are you new to the project or are interested in getting involved with new areas of WP:FILMS? Remember to keep an eye on the variety of task forces open for various genre and regional film topics. If working on backlogs interest you, there are multiple articles that you could use your help . Spotlight Update : Multiple films and film-related articles have reached GA and FA status in August 2009. One FA and two GAs were also delisted. National Film Registry (8/18) The Warped Ones (8/12) Vampyr (8/15) Hard Target (8/17) Watchmen (8/17) Tucker: The Man and His Dream (8/18) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (8/20) The Hudsucker Proxy (8/23) Triumph of the Will (8/21) The Care Bears Movie (8/16) The Lion King (8/16) Member news New members to the project since the last issue include: Bertaut, Theologian777, Paperoverman, Andrewire, Godardmelville, Tim1357, Valkyrie Red, BlueLankan, Jusdafax, FixingEntertainment, UKER, & Jihad Santoso. Recipients of the Core articles . Remember that any editor can give the WikiProject Films Award to another WP:Films member. If you do present this award, please make mention of it here or tell one of the newsletter editors who will then include it in the next issue. Please add your name to the member list if you have not already. Film pages by quality Quality Total FA 186 FL 472 A 1 GA 1,407 B 1,350 C 9,533 Start 68,479 Stub 95,900 List 12,925 Category 51,225 Disambig 351 File 105,920 Portal 19 Project 227 Redirect 9,671 Template 9,328 NA 1 Assessed 366,995 Unassessed 7 Total 367,002 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 962,796 Ω = 5.44	Current proposals and discussions Coming to theatres Opened last weekend (8/28): The Final Destination Halloween II Taking Woodstock Opening this weekend (9/4): All About Steve Carriers Extract Gamer Opening next weekend (9/11): 9 (9/9) I Can Do Bad All By Myself Sorority Row Whiteout Beyond a Reasonable Doubt#Remake Other September releases: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (9/18) The Informant! (9/18) Jennifer's Body (9/18) Love Happens (9/18) Bright Star (9/18) Pandorum (9/25) The Invention of Lying (9/25) Surrogates (9/25) Did you know... ... that music festival, was the basis for the Ang Lee film of the same title ? ... that My Boy Jack, a 2007 film starring Daniel Radcliffe and David Haig, is based on one of Haig's plays of the same name? ... that the Canadian documentary film Act of God investigates the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning? ... that Nazi -owned company Continental Films? ... that the creators of the 1996 The West traveled over 100,000 miles (160,000 km) to gather footage and conduct research? ... that directorial debut at age 90? ... that that Only Clouds Move the Stars has received more international film awards than any other Norwegian film? ... that the director of the Who the Hell is Juliette? intentionally misspelled the name of the film's title character in the credits ? From the editors If you've just joined, add your name to the as desired . Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy! Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue (Issue 9 – September 2009). Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing! Contributors to this issue Nehrams2020 (Lead Editor/Distributor) PC78 (Editor) Archive of past newsletters view talk edit 2006: Nov Dec 2007: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2009: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2010: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2011: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2012: Jan–Feb
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Hi Tinucherian - I wanted to let you know that I have removed the link to the news story that you included in your message of condolence. His family is no doubt extremely distressed by this tragedy. If, perchance, they choose to look at his talk page, it will probably be a little easier for them if they don't wind up clicking a link that takes them back to one of the very sad news stories about the incident. I hope you don't mind; if you really feel it is important for it to be there, I will not revert you. Best, Risker (talk) 05:28, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

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The WikiCup Newsletter Round IV, Issue 3 - September 12, 2009 Archive after Pool leaders In this round of the WikiCup, the bottom four contestants of the top eight will be eliminated on September 30th, while the top four will continue with the same score for an additional month. On October 31, a winner will be announced. Top 4 Durova (875) Ottava Rima (650) Theleftorium (618) Shoemaker's Holiday (441) Bottom 4 Sasata (426) Candlewicke (277) Mitchazenia (257) Juliancolton (253) All scores are accurate as of 18:57, 12 September 2009 (UTC). Content Leaders As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants in this round with the most: Featured articles Ottava Rima (3) Featured lists Nobody Featured topics Nobody Featured pictures Durova (24) Featured sounds Shoemaker's Holiday (1) Featured portals Nobody Good topics Theleftorium (1) Good articles Theleftorium (11) Did you know? items Ottava Rima (27) In the news items Candlewicke (20) For Round 1 stats, see Newsletter 10 . For Round 2 stats, see Newsletter 18 . For Round 3 stats, see Newsletter 27 . WikiCup At a Glance As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 4 final total of: 5 Featured articles 0 Featured lists 0 Featured topics 36 Featured pictures 1 Featured sounds 0 Featured portal 1 Good topic 31 Good articles 77 Did you know? items 20 In the news items This combines with the Round 3 totals to make a grand total of: 37 Featured articles 61 Featured lists 5 Featured topics 229 Featured pictures 26 Featured sounds 6 Featured portal 7 Good topics 298 Good articles 621 Did you know? items 133 In the news items Biggest Jumps The difference between each contestant's point total from last week, and their point total from this week are: Rank User LF TF D 1 Durova 694 875 181 2 Theleftorium 526 618 92 3 Juliancolton 198 253 55 4 Ottava Rima 604 650 46 LF = Last Week's score, TF = This Week's score, D = Difference between last week and this week's scores Generated from this diff. From the Judges About three weeks left in this half of the round. Keep working hard, no matter what spot you're in. You're all doing great, so let's keep it up! :) ' talk, and The Helpful One If you don't wish to receive this newsletter in the future, remove your name from this list. If you are not a participant, but would still like to receive this newsletter, feel free to add your name to the list.

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From the coordinators The voting phase of the eighth coordinator elections, for the October–March term, started on 13 September and will run until 23:59 Sat 26 September. Each candidate garnering twenty or more endorsements will be appointed, to a maximum of fifteen. This election has a strong field of sixteen candidates running, offering many skills and representing all aspects of the project. The Contest Department is going from strength to strength and drew a massive number of entries in August (see the results below). If you haven't fielded any entries yet, please think about doing so. It's great fun!  Roger Davies talk 14:02, 11 September 2009 (UTC)	Articles of note New featured articles: Convoy GP55 George Koval HMS Endeavour James Newland John Lerew Kaiser class battleship Keith Johnson (cricket administrator) König class battleship Siward, Earl of Northumbria Unification of Germany Victoria Cross for Australia New featured lists: List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign Marine Corps Brevet Medal Order of battle at the Battle of San Domingo New featured pictures: "Students Going to Man the Fortifications" "Our New 'First Lord' at Sea" New A-Class articles: 24th Infantry Division (United States) Bayern class battleship Derfflinger class battlecruiser Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld Ellis Wackett No. 3 Commando Operation Pleshet SMS König SMS Hindenburg
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The WikiCup Newsletter Round IV, Issue 5 - September 26, 2009 Archive before | Archive after Pool leaders In this round of the WikiCup, the bottom four contestants of the top eight will be eliminated on September 30th, while the top four will continue with the same score for an additional month. On October 31, a winner will be announced. Top 4 Theleftorium (938) Durova (914) Ottava Rima (910) Sasata (849) Bottom 4 Shoemaker's Holiday (679) Candlewicke (370) Mitchazenia (347) Juliancolton (306) All scores are accurate as of 20:05, 26 September 2009 (UTC). Content Leaders As of this newsletter, the following is a list of participants in this round with the most: Featured articles Ottava Rima (5) Featured lists Theleftorium (1) Featured topics Nobody Featured pictures Durova (25) Featured sounds Shoemaker's Holiday (7) Featured portals Nobody Good topics Theleftorium (1) Good articles Theleftorium (17) Did you know? items Ottava Rima (37) In the news items Candlewicke (20) For Round 1 stats, see Newsletter 10 . For Round 2 stats, see Newsletter 18 . For Round 3 stats, see Newsletter 27 . WikiCup At a Glance As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 4 final total of: 9 Featured articles 1 Featured lists 0 Featured topics 38 Featured pictures 7 Featured sounds 0 Featured portal 1 Good topic 48 Good articles 117 Did you know? items 21 In the news items This combines with the Round 3 totals to make a grand total of: 41 Featured articles 62 Featured lists 5 Featured topics 231 Featured pictures 32 Featured sounds 6 Featured portal 7 Good topics 315 Good articles 661 Did you know? items 134 In the news items Biggest Jumps The difference between each contestant's point total from last week, and their point total from this week are: Rank User LF TF D 1 Sasata 454 849 395 2 Theleftorium 730 938 208 3 Shoemaker's Holiday 516 679 163 4 Candlewicke 325 370 45 LF = Last Week's score, TF = This Week's score, D = Difference between last week and this week's scores Generated from this diff. From the Judges Four days left! :( I can't image any way that something you nominate even as early as today will pass before Wednesday. If anything you've already nominated passes between now and Wednesday, or you still have things you haven't added to your submission pages, now is the time to do it! This half of the round ends this Wednesday (September 30) at 23:59 (UTC), and the bottom four contestants will be eliminated. The top four will keep their score from the first half, and continue competing through October 31. Good luck everyone! talk, and The Helpful One If you don't wish to receive this newsletter in the future, remove your name from this list. If you are not a participant, but would still like to receive this newsletter, feel free to add your name to the list. --EdwardsBot (talk) 01:06, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

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