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Welcome!
Hello Delzen, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:14, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- You're welcome! I hope you like Wikipedia and stay. If you have any questions or comments at all, please don't hesistate to contact me at my talk page or email me. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 17:59, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Contents
- 1 Davidson High School (Saskatchewan)
- 2 Craik Sustainable Living Project
- 3 buying beers and whatnot
- 4 Deleting articles
- 5 You're welcome!
- 6 Wikimedia Canada
- 7 IP 207.195.79.254 Blocked - reply
- 8 Saskatchewan WikiProject
- 9 Sandbox
- 10 Sask Wikipedian get together
- 11 RSS feeds
- 12 Fair use rationale for Image:Briarpatch Cover.jpeg
- 13 Review Requested
- 14 Craik Meetup Page
- 15 WikiProject on Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
- 16 Newsletter for Wikipedia Saskatchewan
- 17 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 1 - June 2007
- 18 Meetup
- 19 Happy birthday Canada
- 20 University of Saskatchewan Celebrate the Anniversary
- 21 New proposed July newsletter
- 22 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter July 2007
- 23 August Volume 1, Issue 3 Newsletter
- 24 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3 - August 2007
- 25 Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Newsletter/September 2007
- 26 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter : Volume 1, Issue 5 - October 2007
- 27 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6 - November 2007
- 28 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 7 - December 2007
- 29 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:DHSlogo.jpg
- 30 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 1 - January 2008
- 31 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 2 - February 2008
- 32 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:CSLP logo.png
- 33 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 3 - March 2008
- 34 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 4 - April 2008
- 35 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 5 - May 2008
- 36 WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 6 - June 2008
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I noticed you created Davidson High School (Saskatchewan), which is good, but could you add a link to the school's web site (and/or other links related to the school). When I do a Google I only find the web sites of other school(s) with an identical name, but a different location. --Rob 19:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey, as Nandesuka appears to be busy, I've taken a look at that article. Was the original taken from another website? I just need to know so that I know whether to delete the original as a copyvio and move the temp page in, or merge the histories. Please respond on my talk page. Thanks! Hermione1980 02:14, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for stepping in, Hermione -- I've been absolutely swamped. Delzen, I apologize for my unseemly delay, and I hope you'll forgive me. The stuff on the temp page looks good to me. The stuff on the main page was a copyvio from a web site (where should be in the copyvio notice). I'd suggest deleting the existing main page, and then re-creating the article with the text from the temp page. Nandesuka 02:43, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- Will do. ::phew:: At least I know how to delete and move. I'm not so sure about merging histories... Hermione1980 02:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- I want to thank you for being so patient and understanding about this article! If there's anything else you need help with, just let me know. Hermione1980 01:29, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] buying beers and whatnot
Hi - Re your question about thanking folks, please see Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign. There are a variety of barnstars people use, as well as the less obtrusive Image:WikiThanks.png (to see in context click on any of the user pages that refer to the image). -- Rick Block (talk) 17:12, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- I see you've created a user page for yourself - you're on your way to becoming a true Wikipedia:Wikipediholic. -- Rick Block (talk) 05:32, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for the beer! I'm actually more of a Guinness man, but as long as it's not Bud Lite I'll drink it. -- Rick Block (talk) 00:48, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Deleting articles
A good place to start is Wikipedia:Deletion policy. The short form is that there are a set of criteria for "Speedy deletion" that any admin can use to delete an article quickly (see WP:CSD), and then there is a more involved process called "articles for deletion" (WP:AFD) where people spend a few days trying to reach a consensus as to whether to keep or delete an article. My honest advice is that you stay as far away from all the deletion stuff as possible, because it will only depress you.
I deleted the article you mentioned, though, as it was clear nonsense. Want to write a useful stub in its place? :-) Nandesuka 04:10, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] You're welcome!
You're welcome, and thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 15:36, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wikimedia Canada
Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there! -- user:zanimum
[edit] IP 207.195.79.254 Blocked - reply
You can view the contribution history of that ip address at Special:Contributions/207.195.79.254. Tom Harrison Talk 21:41, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
If you look in "my preferneces," I think you can set your local time. Alternatively, some people choose to display and work in UTC, since editors work from many different time zones. Tom Harrison Talk 22:30, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Saskatchewan WikiProject
Hello. A new WikiProject about Saskatchewan has been started as an attempt to better organize information in articles related to the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. If you would like to participate, you can Saskatchewan articles, add Saskatchewan content, or visit the project page, where you can join / edit the project and/or contribute to the discussion. WikiProject Saskatchewan
So I would like to send to you the first ...
SriMesh|talk Julia 02:25, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Err... just curious... why did you place an article on Big Arm No. 51 on Sandbox? [1] Did you mean to try Wikipedia:Sandbox? :) - Estel (talk) 21:40, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sask Wikipedian get together
Hey I guess it's a very good idea to get to know each other. I can't commit but I'll give it a try. We can also try to arrange a Wikimeetup.--Victor D PARLE 01:09, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
- Hey, I was first to sign in for the meetup. I've been to Craik before, in winter this year. The folks are very friendly.--Victor D PARLE 19:45, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
- This is an excellent idea! I think this particular date will be awkward for me, it is our busy season, and one is off on holidays already :-( But if another is planned, I will get there. Will see what happens with this one if I can make it or not... Thanks for the note about this meeting. SriMesh | talk 05:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- Well, hello again, I can get the day off after all :-) so I will pop down to see you'se. Has anyone else replied? SriMesh | talk 03:31, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] RSS feeds
[2] would let you watch for warnings and other changes to the talk page for 207.195.79.254 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • http • block user • block log). It doesn't appear to be possible to watch for contributions using RSS, but read WP:RSS for more information. Tswsl1989 18:32, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- The Wikipedia RSS Article is quite good, and has a few useful links, including a tutorial. Tswsl1989 07:32, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading Image:Briarpatch Cover.jpeg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 16:42, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Review Requested
Could you please help to create the first newsletter for WP SASK ? ... a pilot perhaps could start similar to....WP SASK Newsletter Do you have any other ideas ... it seems like other WP projects have tried to use newsletters, would it be helpful for WP SASK to also have one?.... SriMesh | talk 23:15, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Craik Meetup Page
I moved the Craik meetup page to the following Wikipedia:Meetup/Saskatchewan1/Craik. Plus I organized it somewhat. It's could still use more organzing and whatnot. So don't be alarmed if you see some changes. Also take a look at it's talk page. Thanks. Mr. C.C. 07:58, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject on Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
I have just started a new WikiProject on Saskatchewan communities and neighbourhoods. I encourage you to join. You can find it here at WP:SKCN. Mr. C.C. 08:36, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Newsletter for Wikipedia Saskatchewan
Do you wish to receive a newsletter like this?
[edit] WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 1 - June 2007
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The Performing Community: New WikiProject: by SriMesh
- Thanks to many contributors like you, we're proud to state that our province is coming together to provide direction related to Saskatchewan article content and format. Saskatchewan Wikipedians have also helped to identify missing or unfinished Saskatchewan articles. There is already one featured Saskatchewan related article and two featured Saskatchewan related lists followed by several "B-Class" rated articles. (Featured Articles).
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Wiki Meetup: by SriMesh
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Two New Articles On Saskatchewan Communities: by Fishhead2100
Articles Up For Adoption: by Fishhead2100
- Articles needing adoption require people to take on the task of reasearching, editing, revising, and more. Anyone can adopt an article. If you are unclear on which articles need adopting, don't hesitate to ask.
Outreach Department Establish: by Fishhead2100
- WikiProject Saskatchewan is pleased to announce that the Outreach Department has been established. It is designed to be a centralized location where we will work on recruitment and member interaction efforts. Thanks to WP:NV for the idea and codes.
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- Thanks to WP:INO for some newsletter ideas and codes.
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Looking forward toward more contributions from you! Happy Editing
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The Editor's Desk
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Welcome: by SriMesh
- This would be our first full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us.
- Advertisements for recruitments within your WikiProject sub-groups are also welcome. If you see a new Saskatchewan created article by a Wikipedian who has not signed up at Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan, please extend a welcome to them. We'll run special sections, and recurring columns in the coming issues.
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Saskatchewan Roads: by SriMesh
- The Saskatchewan Roads Wiki Project has been merged within the scope of WikiProject Canada Roads recently. It is a group of wikipedians who work on providing information about Saskatchewan roads and highways. Their contributions gain more significance as we try to provide more information about our thoroughfares. You can help too. Contact the members on the Saskatchewan Roads wiki project pages to learn how you can help in making the best highway pages in Wikipedia!
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Collaboration Of The Month
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Article Improvement Drive collaboration by UserSriMesh
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Newsletter Naming
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Invitation by SriMesh
- An invition is extended to members / subscribers to design a new WP Sask newsletter name with its own banner or font style. This would give a similar appearance to the WP Sask newsletter as the Wikipedia community newsletter name the Signpost which used the old english font for its unique naming. A proposal could be offered up for our own Wiki Project name for the new WP Sask newsletter similar to....Star Phoenix, Leader Post, Herald, Booster, or Times Herald (which are already in use for SK newspapers)....Something is needed for the WP Sask Newsletter.
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[edit] Meetup
I've added an issue in the agenda, have a look. Also I've a work schedule from 5:00 pm on Saturday, so can we try to wind up by 3:00 pm-ish? --Victor D PARLE 05:55, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
- Sure I'll be bringing my laptop. I'm looking forward to the meetup and excited too! --Victor D PARLE 06:13, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
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- I've added the to do list. If it receives your and User:SriMesh's approval then I can transfer it to the main projects page.--Victor D PARLE 23:42, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Happy birthday Canada
Happy Canada day! Bonne fête Canada! --Victor D PARLE 08:51, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] University of Saskatchewan Celebrate the Anniversary
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- Please go to Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive and vote for this University of Saskatchewan article!!! Tell any and all other Saskatchewan editors / students you know who wiki to vote also please!!! Help Requested...Could you modify the comment on the vote page so that more folks will vote for the article? SriMesh | talk 05:08, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you for your vote!!!! Will soon change, and add U of S to the peer review pages...will wait to see how the Collaboration and Improvement Drive goes until it expires.....New article begun...University of Saskatchewan Academics as well.
SriMesh | talk 02:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] New proposed July newsletter
Have begun a new newsletter in its fomrative stages, and added wiki meet up notes....WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 2 - July 2007 Do you think it is a good to go, or should it be amended? Do any of your students wish to propose ideas or how they enjoy learning about information processing / Saskatchewan in this or another newsletter. Maybe in the school year... (summer probably not so good) September / October issue could be devoted to the students opinions about Saskatchewan / Wikipedia and what they are doing/learning....? SriMesh | talk 02:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter July 2007
Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Newsletter/July 2007 one more revision underway, and then delivery will commence....SriMesh | talk 02:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] August Volume 1, Issue 3 Newsletter
The WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and Saskatchewan Wikipedia / Wikimedia activity as known/reported.
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- Please comment about the formation of a new concept - a Saskatchewan Portal
Take a peek at the Canadian Portal. There are four provinces, BC, ON, PQ, and Nunavut. There are also four Canadian cities with portals of their own as well.
Portals are pages intended to serve as "Main Pages" for specific topics or areas. Portals may be associated with one or more WikiProjects; unlike WikiProjects, however, they are meant for both readers and editors of Wikipedia, and should promote content and encourage contribution.[1]
A unique concept by Portal India was to add a quiz as well India/Quiz
Portals introduce the wikipedia reader to new developments by the wikiproject showing selected biographies, articles, pictures to feature periodically, and archive the previous suggestions. The portal may list information introducing the portal subject, categories, did you know, to do, other wikiprojects and news features as well.
Whereas Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan is an organization created to promote Saskatchewan usage and participation in Saskatchewan article editing and development.
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- The Academics and alumni articles have been created to assist the U of S article
- Category sorting - more to do - ensure all articles are within a category/multiple categories.
- Photographs on Wiki commons have been resorted into categories and subcategories.
Prepare a welcome/invitation template for recruiting potential members
- Create new articles (e.g.
Sports in Saskatchewan, Health in Saskatchewan)...
- Sports in Saskatchewan is a newly created article, and is receiving help from afield to further the sections and edit copy.
- Associate famous personalities to their home communities (e.g. Lorne Babiuk to Canora, Saskatchewan)...
- As New articles are created check the wiki link at the bottom of the article title 'What Links Here. Here related articles and biographies are listed which should have reciprocal links or information upon the newly created main article page.
- Geographical classification of Saskatchewan (consensus needed, e.g according to Weather Canada/Environment Canada)
- Discussion is invited to help organize the areas of the Saskatchewan Wikiproject.
Original Reporter - Victor D PARLE
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Northern Saskatchewan Focus' For the northern areas of Saskatchewan these are newly created articles: Ajawaan Lake, Nistowiak Falls. There are major expansions made to Prince Albert National Park, Churchill River. These are primarily natural areas, landforms etc. If others have this interest, there is a lot to do such as obvious entries such as Lac La Ronge (and the provincial Saskatchewan parks ), and some of the famous lakes in the north, some named for explorers and fur traders. Fremte 03:01, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
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University of Saskatchewan
Suggest Bot
- SuggestBot uses your prior contributions to predict other articles you might want to edit. This robot may give you some recommendations you may like to attempt. SriMesh | talk 01:24, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Current debates:
- Quite a few of the topics of debate have been addressed by visiting editors who have helped in various ways to address ongoing concerns. Requests for assistance with online existing wikipedia Saskatchewan articles were given improvements / changes where needed.
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The Editor's Desk
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Welcome:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's third full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. Archives:
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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WikiProject Saskatchewan/Request Progress of Wikiproject articles known to be created or expanded recently.
- Charles Agar has been created but needs a re-direct for the Saskatchewan Charles Agar biography.
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When looking through some Saskatchewan Highway articles (especially those containing intersection lists), you may notice that there are red links to potential Saskatchewan road articles (especially Range and Township Roads). However, many of these roads do not appear on the List of Saskatchewan provincial roads. If you happen to read over any highway articles, and you notice a red link to a road that does not appear on the provincial roads list, please add the road's name to the appropriate section on that list. Eventually, I believe that we will have a list of all known Saskatchewan rural roads. Thank you. Ultraflame | talk 01:35, 7 August 2007
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
- New articles on Saskatchewan communities have been started. A few of them have little to no information. The articles are:
- There are still articles needing attention and please pick one at the Adopt-An-Article department of the the Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods project.
Signed..User:Fishhead2100 04:35, 4 August 2007 (UTC).
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Editors of Volume 1 Issue 3
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Please pop by and check out our latest newsletter additions. SriMesh | talk 03:05, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Hello! Here is the new October newsletter for WikiProject Saskatchewan, showing recent developments, challenges, and successes for the 'Saskatchewan wikipedia community. Thank you for perusing our newsletter!
Please help develop the November newsletter by adding your new Saskatchewan related article contributions on wikipedia. Also add any considerations for WikiProject Saskatchewan|SK articles, roads, communities and neighbourhoods article growth on Wikipedia. Or just pop a note in to add a seasons greetings to others on Wiki Saskatchewan. SriMesh | talk 02:26, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
SriMesh | talk 00:41, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
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- Wishing you'se all a happy, joyous holiday season! SriMesh | talk 02:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for all your work. All the best in the New Year! Delzen (talk) 18:37, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
- Add your greetings here!
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New Year Resolutions
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Pop into the 2008 first edition for January and add your new year's resolutions online at Wikipedia Saskatchewan! WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 8 - January 2008. SriMesh | talk 03:10, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
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The Assessment Department is new. Please help to assess via quality and importance Saskatchewan articles by using the parent Canada wikiproject template {{WikiProject Canada |class= |importance= | sk=yes }} along with the Assessment guidelines.
See also wikiproject template for other work groups with their wikiprojects as well as provinces which can be added to the Canadian template
The new template and assessment table worklist is produced periodically and was created by Arctic Gnome. Thank you very much! Please take a moment to send an award or other recognition
New Template Saskatchewan
- AT Bot requests, another very kind user has also offered to help with the transition process (Thank you also to Ρх₥α )
The request conglomerated together the following tasks to help show the quantity / quality of Saskatchewan related articles:
- tag all articles in Category:Saskatchewan and all of its subcategories with {{WikiProject Canada |sk = | class=| importance=}} and if {{WikiProject Canada | class=| importance=}} already exists, then can just |sk=yes be added to the Canada template?
- all articles which have a Saskatchewan related stub Saskatchewan-politician-stub / Saskatchewan-stub / Saskatchewan-geo-stub to be tagged in their talk pages for wikiproject Saskatchewan and be classified as stub as such: {{WikiProject Canada |sk =yes | class=stub| importance=}}
- add GA or FA to to the class parameter of {{WikiProject Canada}} articles if any other template has such a parameter value on the talk page.
- add stub to the class parameter if a stub tag is present on the article page.
- Replace the old tag {{Saskatchewanproject}} with the new parent wikiproject tag: {{WikiProject Canada |sk =yes | class=| importance=}} and if {{WikiProject Canada | class=| importance=}} already exists, then can just |sk=yes be added to the Canada template?
- add to the class area FL for any Featured-class lists articles if any other template has such a parameter value on the talk page.
- add to the class area List if the Saskatchewan related item in category:Saskatchewan articles if any other template has such a parameter value on the talk page.
Watch Arctic Gnome's assessment table worklist for progression undertaken by Ρх₥α. It is a very exciting time. Please take a moment to send an award or other recognition
Progress Report
Unassessed Saskatchewan Articles See this category: Unassessed Saskatchewan articles which bear the old template, and also this page Unassessed SK Articles
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Want to add a new article/image to Portal Saskatchewan? Help Page!
What's New?:Portal:Saskatchewan has a new section! This new section gives access to complete instructions on adding articles and images directly into the portal - step by step. The Saskatchewan Portal was created via instructions in creating a box portal. Clicking the edit button on the main Saskatchewan Portal page does not help at all to add to the various sections as is usually the case with creation of wikipedia articles. The instruction page give immediate access to the transcluded pages which need to be accessed to change additions to the Saskatchewan Portal!
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- Please feel free to sign up as a Spotlight administrator and nominate more excellent and notable Saskatchewan editors on Wikipedia who deserve attention, and honour. For every wikipedia user who is mentioned in the spotlight department, they will receive a Wikipedia Saskatchewan Ribbon on their user pages for excellent service! Every newsletter will bring an update to the Spotlight Department, so please keep tuned for other excellent contributors.
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Looking forward toward more contributions from you! Happy Editing
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The Editor's Desk
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Welcome and Seasons Greetings!:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's seventh full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. The actual WikiProject Saskatchewan began on April 19, 2007, with its first newsletter delivered in June, and the Saskatchewan Portal with its randomly featured articles and images of Saskatchewan was created August 18, 2007. As the year 2007 comes to an end, Saskatchewan has a stronger presence on wikipedia and we look forward to exciting innovations and expansion in 2008.
Archives:
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- Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007
- Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007
- Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007
- Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007
- Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007
- Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- Other wikiproject newsletters
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Wikipedia talk WP SK :
- For more new updates of new items happening amongst editors of Wiki Project Saskatchewan stay tuned at: Wikipedia talk WP SK
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways
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New template See Template:WikiProject Canada for the full template, however for Saskatchewan roads, add {{WikiProject Canada |class= |importance= | sk=yes |road =yes}} to the talk pages.
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods - There goes the neighbourhood!
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WikiProject Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
Signed..Mr. C.C. 08:08, 12 August 2007 (UTC).
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New Articles
New wikipedia members
Pages needing attention
- A pilot project has also started in the creation of the to do listing. This project helps to narrow down the scope of Wikipedia's tags which relate to existing Saskatchewan articles.
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Editors of December 2007
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SriMesh | talk 15:42, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:DHSlogo.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:DHSlogo.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 05:30, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
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Happy New Year! Member's personal resolutions.
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A time to reflect on 2007 and prepare for the future bringing in the new 2008 year. Personal wikipedia Saskatchewan members new year's resolutions are here:
- Learn something new about Saskatchewan. SriMesh | talk 02:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- To be more involved in the project. Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 22:41, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- Add your one or several Personal member New Years Resolutions here!
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Wikipedia Saskatchewan Project New year's resolution
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If the Wikipedia Saskatchewan Project pages could talk - what would they wish for - the types of growth and changes for 2008 for Wikipedia Saskatchewan pages.
- Develop a bizzilion awesome articles about Saskatchewan so the WWW visitor is wowed by our province ( and survive those silly AFD tags!!! ) SriMesh | talk 02:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- Add your one or several Wikiproject New Years Resolutions here!
- Develop quality articles. Increase the amount of good and Featured articles about Saskatchewan related content.
- Develop top importance articles about Saskatchewan such as those about crown corporations. the provincial government and its several departments. From the Saskatchewan wiki meeting held back on 23 June 2007 it was discussed to develop an article on Health in Saskatchewan, and to improve to feature status articles: Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Regina.
- The University of Saskatchewan became a good article to celebrate the 2007 anniversary of campus, and should now have a peer reveiw to continue on to becoming a feature article. The List of University of Saskatchewan alumni was developed to assist this article and help would be appreciated providing citations for each entry, and to help add to the list.
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What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot, and new members are being invited. At Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles please check out our new Saskatchewan related articles - of which there are an assorted variety numbering close to 50 new items since the last news letter!
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Tagged articles
- Improve articles of Saskatchewan quality which have been tagged. Some of these are listed [[3]] and have been compiled with AWB.
Outreach
Highway Picture Template
- Just as there is only one image needed for upload for Saskatchewan locator maps, and then various towns can be updated upon this image. So, too there should be a highway picture template, so that the various numbered highways 1, 33, 34, 58, 913, 914, etc can all have their own image without needing to create a bizzilion numbered images online.
2004 Election
- Our 2004 Saskatchewan election has resulted in an amazing number of politician biographies coming online! This was an awesome achievement, and something to be proud of!
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- Qyd (talk · contribs) and Arctic.gnome (talk · contribs) are editors of a wide variety of Canadian related articles, and of note as of this date is the enormous amount of work they have undertaken to help amalgamate all the various provincial wikiprojects and Canadian sub projects into one umbrella assessment department. This unique assessment department means that Saskatchewan related articles can be assessed for their own provincial merit, and also belong to the Canadian wikiproject as well. It also means that editors from both Canada wikiproject and Saskatchewan wikiproject can unite in their efforts to provide banners and ratings to articles. This will result in a huge improvement in quality on wikipedia, resulting in Saskatchewan's spotlight award for Qyd (talk · contribs). January 2008 newsletter Please pop into the Spotlight Department and read all the brief introductory Wikipedia Saskatchewan bio. Congratulations are sent out to Qyd (talk · contribs)] and Arctic.gnome (talk · contribs) at this time.
- Please feel free to sign up as a Spotlight administrator and nominate more excellent and notable Saskatchewan editors on Wikipedia who deserve attention, and honour. For every wikipedia user who is mentioned in the spotlight department, they will receive a Wikipedia Saskatchewan Ribbon on their user pages for excellent service! Every newsletter will bring an update to the Spotlight Department, so please keep tuned for other excellent contributors.
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Welcome and Happy New Year!:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's eighth full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. Archives: Volume 1, Issue 7, December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007, Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007 Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- Just as panic begins to settle in as to what in the world the next newsletter should mention, new areas of development and growth come about. The coming year of 2008 should provide not only more Saskatchewan articles, but also more articles with higher ratings with the assistance of more editors, and a new assessment department umbrella. The highways and roads project has given a good base for development, and to strengthen the presence and notability of roads and highways and effort is being called upon to help these articles improve, now that they too are under the assessment umbrella.
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Wikipedia talk WP SK :
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways The WikiProject Canada Roads is undergoing an overhaul. It is aiming to produce some Good articles and Featured articles of highway content pertaining to Canada, and for the Saskatchewan Roads and Highways for Saskatchewan highways. As Saskatchewan is still a work in progress this is a challenging endeavour for as the guidelines are followed as laid out at either Highway wikiproject, they become red link farms because wikilinked articles have not been developed regarding the communities, provincial and regional parks and rural municipalities which the highways meander through. Please keep apprised of the progress, and if any Saskatchewan articles rise above stub we will list it on the main page.
There is also discussion started about assessment and navigation boxes on the talk page. Please peek in to add any comments you may have.
If you want to add your name as a particpant to the Canada Roads wikiproject [here]. To join the Saskatchewan Roads wikiproject sign on the main here please.
Recently articles Saskatchewan Highway 1, 33, 34, 58, 913, 914 have been improved, but they need more help so they can become articles nominated as Good articles. Please help out if you are able, even to create community and rural municipality articles for these Highway articles would be an enormous help.
To keep updated on proposals, deletion debates, etc. add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News}} or {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News|right}} to your userpage to produce the box of notices in the above right. See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods - There goes the neighbourhood!
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods
The List of ghost towns in British Columbia has given a base to create a new article named Ghost towns in Saskatchewan. Please help to contribute, as Saskatchewan has about 1/5 the number of towns that it had in its heyday between the boom years of the 1920's and the industrial revolution of the 1940's. Signed..Mr. C.C. 08:08, 12 August 2007 (UTC).
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We hope you'll enjoy visiting our WikiProject. Our Portal showcases articles we love! Discover the wonderful new articles, images, news items and quotations that are featured by our editors.
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Welcome to our We Love Saskatchewan Valentine Day Contest.
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Show Your Favorite Saskatchewan Article Just How Much You Care On Valentine's Day.
Place a Saskatchewan related article up for peer review, good article nomination or Feature article nomination, and automatically receive an I Love Saskatchewan Award!! Write in to the editors or leave a note on the talk page letting us know.
Or write in to our editors or leave a note on the talk page letting us know of stubs, or other short articles that have expanded fivefold and automatically receive an I Love Saskatchewan Award!!
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Congratulations! Your image Image:Elizabeth II Sask.jpg was the random picture of the day for October 7, 2007. It looked like this:
. Again, Congratulations! - Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 11:46, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations are extended out to Victor D! (October 8, 2007) Congratulations! Your image Image:Sask Legislative Bldg.jpg was the random picture of the day for October 8, 2007. It looked like this:
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On 24 January 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Transportation in Saskatchewan Did you know...that 250,000 kilometers (150,000 miles) of roads complement air, pipeline, hiking trail, and waterway travel to provide transportation in Saskatchewan?. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Welcome and Happy Valentine's Day!!:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's ninth full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us.
- Archives: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008, Volume 1, Issue 7, December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007, Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007 Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Portal Saskatchewan is now under peer review for improvements.
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What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot, and new members are being invited. At WikiProject Saskatchewan New articles please check our new Saskatchewan related articles. There are approximately 50 new articles since the last news letter!
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways To keep updated on proposals, deletion debates, etc. add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News}} or {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News|right}} to your userpage to produce the box of notices in the above right. See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads. Input is requested relating to notablity and which SK roads and highways merit articles.
There have been two highway articles up for peer review. Saskatchewan Highway 11, Saskatchewan Highway 58 and Saskatchewan Highway 1 are still at highways peer review. Saskatchewan Highway 913 could go for a good article nomination. Achievement of good article or Feature article status would give direction for the project to follow.
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods - There goes the neighbourhood!
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There has been quite a number of Saskatchewan community articles created as of late. Experienced editors are requested to help improve articles to good article or feature article status.
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods
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- {{Saskatchewan topics}} template needs new articles such as Tourism in Saskatchewan. The template currently wikilinks to articles, lists and categories. The lists and categories should be replaced with new articles where appropriate.
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Quality growth. Phase II
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- Drm310 (talk · contribs) is our current editor to receive the Spotlight Saskatchewan Award. Drm310 has contributed to the growth of Saskatchewan articles on wikipedia through creation. Articles already existing have seen improved lead paragraphs, sections, section headings, consistency and standardized formatting. Drm310 has tirelessly contributed to the expansion and improved quality of articles, which is the current focus of the Wikproject. A large thank you goes out to Drm310 at this time. Pop by and give Drm310 a pat on the back for their work on WikiProject Saskatchewan.
- Please feel free to sign up as a Spotlight administrator and nominate more excellent and notable Saskatchewan editors on Wikipedia who deserve attention, and honour. For every wikipedia user who is mentioned in the spotlight department, they will receive a Wikipedia Saskatchewan Ribbon on their user pages for excellent service! Every newsletter will bring an update to the Spotlight Department, so please keep tuned for other excellent contributors.
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Editors of March 2008
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SriMesh | talk 06:03, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
....Your participation will contribute enormously to the success of future newsletter editions! We look forward to working with you and thank you for your support.
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Hope this delivery is finding you well!SriMesh | talk 02:02, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
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Folks who have received the February I Love Saskatchewan Award!! are .... (in no particular order)....:
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Article Improvement Drive: Articles can now be assessed, and this is the showing for top rated GA and FA class articles as well as stub articles. Please help rate articles, and contribute to improved status.
- We have now reached over 1,799 assessed articles!
- There are currently about no Saskatchewan articles at WP:GAN waiting to be reviewed. :-( If you have not considerably edited one of the articles, you can perform a review by following these instructions.
- There are currently no Saskatchewan related articles waiting to be assesed for feature article... :-( FACs.
- Please help B class articles move into GA class and GA class articles move toward Feature status.
- Add content to stub articles to improve their status.
- In December there were over 797 articles which needed template changes from the original Saskatchewan talk page banner to the new Canada - provincial talk page banner. This has been completed!!!
- Wikiproject Saskatchewan now has 0.5% FA articles 0.22% GA articles, about 5% B class articles, about 35% Start class articles and 68% stub class articles.
- Saskatchewan related articles contribute 1,799 / 19,566 articles, or 9.19 % of Canadian related articles!!!
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What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot. The archives of new articles for Saskatchewan are listed at Saskatchewan Search Result archive 1, the current search results, not yet archived are at, Saskatchewan Search Result.
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Portal Saskatchewan
- The Portal Saskatchewan peer review has produced some excellent suggestions, many of which have been enacted. Some of the portal categories should be added to Saskatchewan wikiproject such as the instructions on how to add content to a box portal concept.
- To go forward to apply for PORTAL feature status, 10 articles, 10 biogrphies, 10 images which are qualified as good or feature should be added to the portal in the various areas.
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- Shanemcd (talk · contribs) has contributed to the organization of which placenames are town, villages, hamlets, etc by going above and beyond the call of duty. Sorting out List of communities in Saskatchewan and the various section lists have shown significant improvements. Consistency and attention to detail on the various incorporation dates, and status of the many and several communities is producing more accurate lists for visitors to wikipedia viewing Saskatchewan articles. This provides an improvement in quality on wikipedia and so a large thank you goes out to Shanemcd at this time.
- So the next time you think a user has made a significant contribution, or basically anything else to Saskatchewan related articles, why don't you give them a reward to show your gratitude? Nominate excellent and notable Saskatchewan editors on Wikipedia who deserve attention, and honour. For every wikipedia user who is mentioned in the spotlight department, they will receive a Wikipedia Saskatchewan Ribbon on their user pages for excellent service! Every newsletter will bring an update to the Spotlight Department, so please keep tuned for other excellent contributors.
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Welcome to March 2008!!:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's tenth full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. Archives: Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2008, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008, Volume 1, Issue 7, December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007, Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007 Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Saskatchewan Wikiproject News
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Wikipedia talk WP SK :
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways - Life is a highway...
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways To keep updated on proposals, deletion debates, etc. add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News}} or {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News|right}} to your userpage to produce the box of notices in the above right. See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads
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- Sources: Wikipedia:Notability (highways), Wikipedia talk:Notability (highways)
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods - There goes the neighbourhood!
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods
I, Fishhead2100 aka Mr. C.C. have been organzing the project as of late. Moving and adding items to the appropriate pages.
As was mentioned many months ago, we want to also bring Indian reserves to the forefornt. Start those articles on Indian reserves.
There is going to be a new banner for the project, but it still on the works. Once completed it will alow for assesments via the banner.
Signed... Mr. C.C..
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Wikiquote Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan There is a new Saskatchewan related article on Wikiquote. If you know of any notable quotations which refer to Saskatchewan, please add them to Wikiquote.
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Wikinews Saskatchewan
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Category:Saskatchewan The Saskatchewan news articles entered into wikinews are also now a part of the Saskatchewan Portal. If you know of a late breaking news story that would be awesome to add to Wikinews, and would like to try being a wiki-reporter, add it to Wikinews!
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Wikicommons Saskatchewan
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2007 Grey Cup There are new Saskatchewan images on WikiCommons! Please let us know of anymore images which have been added. If you are a photographer or artist and would like to add Saskatchewan related media, sign in to Wikicommons. Remember to include a category for Saskatchewan when uploading images for any Saskatchewan related content.
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Saskatchewan There are some Saskatchewan articles on Wikisimple! If you have written an in-depth article on a Saskatchewan related topic, add the content to Simple English using easy words and shorter sentences. Remember to include a category for Saskatchewan when adding new articles for any Saskatchewan related content.
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Wiktionary: Saskatchewan and Simple English Wiktionary There is a definition on Wiktionary for Saskatchewan. If you have written an in-depth article on a Saskatchewan related topic, and have used a term unique to Saskatchewan, add the definition to either wiktionary.
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Obtain this awesome javascript code from this page,(not the edit page ) to help assess articles. It will supply the banner template, allow you to place your default rating in, and show the current rating of the article on the article page if any banners have rated the article. So you are allowed to check out the talk page banner from viewing the article page. Install the following code on your User:YourUserName/monobook.js file page. see full code for Canada talk page banners on this talk page
For these and other helpful scripts see WikiProject User scripts
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It is time to award the April Fools barnstar to April Fool pranksters who have made an April Fool prank in good faith...From April Fools' Day; Quotes about April Fools' Day; :"April 1st: This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four." — Mark Twain
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What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot, and new members are being invited. At Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles please check out our new Saskatchewan related articles - of which there are an assorted variety numbering close to 50 new items since the last news letter!
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Wikipedia launches new project!!
- There is now a Wiki for left handed viewers of wikipedia. Please help to edit our right handed articles for the new left handed wikipedia! The new format will be ready to view on April 1, 2008! Please help rotate all content on existing Saskatchewan related articles from the left side of the article to the right side of the article by 180 degrees for ease of clicking on links and handling article content for left handed viewers.
New Talk Page Banner Addition
- The Saskatchewan communities has been joined by Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian communities. Now all communities, neighbourhoods, cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rural municipalities, and any place name can have a rating within the Canada talk page banner. In this way, all articles can be rated as belonging to Canada, and any province or territory as well as any demographic can have their own rating.
- The full Canada template is located at Template:WikiProject Canada. When rating articles for Saskatchewan related content, add supporting work groups also such as: cangov, ppap, riding, canlaw, education, tvshow, music, road, sport, geography, and now community!!
Hackers have infiltrated Saskatchewan related articles
- Hackers have "hacked" into Wikipedia, and into this wikiproject site, breaking through our security. For some time now the hacker who was named ap®1L_f001$’ has been making attempts to break through our security on this site, and has now gained access and has made changes to website articles on wikipedia and wikiproject Saskatchewan articles. Please see this article for how you can help.
Wikinews
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Welcome and April's Fools!!:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's eighth full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. Archives: Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2008, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008, Volume 1, Issue 7, December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007, Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007 Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways To keep updated on proposals, deletion debates, etc. add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News}} or {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News|right}} to your userpage to produce the box of notices in the above right. See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads
- New highway change for Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan adopted the International metric system in 1971, and even though school trustees would like the imperial system returned to the classrooms, there is a new change intended for Saskatchewan. The latest news to hit the province of Saskatchewan is to adapt the new traffic directionality concept that Saskatchewan drivers will undertake. As of the beginning of the month, drivers will begin driving on the left side of the road rather than the right side. Which Side Of The Road To Drive On? Left Or Right For more information on changes to Saskatchewan Highways.
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods
Prince Albert is one of the Saskatchewan city articles which has been growing by leaps and bounds. Many communities are being created and are picked up by the new article robot. Please help to tag these and all community articles with the new assessment talk page banner at Template:WikiProject Canada. *Stub class just barely introduces the topic, much is missing.
- Start class gives a bit more knowledge but it shows one of these to expand upon a stub article;
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- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies.
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This months Spotlight Award goes to SriMesh (talk · contribs). She is the creator of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan, the project newsletter, and countless other departments within the project including starting the Saskatchewan portal. She has also took it upon herself to start, edit, revamp many Saskatchewan based articles. As well, she is an active member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods. SriMesh has tirelessly worked towards improving the quality of Saskatchewan related Wikipedia articles.
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Mother's Day
- Help to celebrate May, write a biography about someone's mother to celebrate Mother's Day. Some women who are listed at Sk Requests are...MLA Anne Smart, Violet Stanger, Carol Carson, Suzanne Murray, Carolyn Jones. Here is a conversation in regards to standardization of MLAs and MPs. Please feel free to add to this listing at requests
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What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot, and new members are being invited. At Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles please check out our new Saskatchewan related articles - of which there are an assorted variety numbering close to 50 new items since the last news letter! Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles about curling, crown corporations, Government ministries, aviation pioneers, and communities are a small sampling of the newest arrivals about Saskatchewan!
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- Assessment of articles has shown improvements since the last update in the March newsletter. At that time there were 1,799 assessed articles, compared to 2,138 today; a 119% increase. Feature articles and lists were at 5, and have climbed to 8 articles. 4 GA class articles for Saskatchewan have increased to 6 at GA. 39 B class articles have increased to 89 at B Class, a 228% increase. Start class are currently at 505, Stub at 1,503, and List class at 27. There are currently 2 articles which rate top importance, 40 at high, 652 at mid, and 1,444 articles rated as low importance.
- Canadian Projects which overlap with Saskatchewan articles have been listed. The Canadian projects are:Music, Television, Geography, Governments of Canada, Education, Electoral Districts, Politics, Law, Roads, Communities, Military History, Sport and CFL. There are now more than 31 sports articles with both Saskatchewan and the sports project tagged. The Saskatchewan communities have both the Saskatchewan and community tag upon several articles. The Saskatchewan TV section is the shortest listing. Please help out discussing if Electoral districts in Canada should be merged with WikiProject Political parties and politicians in Canada. The discussion is here...Merge Proposal
Barnstar Contest
- Would you like to receive or present a barnstar to someone? Enter a challenge or task for Saskatchewan at the Award Center. View this page as an awarder and/or an awardee.
- Check out the Sk Hwys Contest and win awards!
Trivia Question
- The winner/s of the Wikiproject Saskatchewan Trivia contest will be announced in the next newsletter. To win this months trivia barnstar submit your answer before Sunday May 18. The answer to Trivia Question #1 will be published in the Volume 2, Issue 6 - June 2008 newsletter.
- Trivia Question #1: Gillies, District of Saskatchewan, North West Territories established in 1903, is now known as which community of Saskatchewan?
- Trivia Question #2: Does anyone wish to submit the second trivia question to Volume 2, Issue 6 - June 2008. Pre-requisite: the answer shouldn't be in the top 10 google results. :-)
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Welcome and Spring greetings!!:
- The WikiProject and newsletter keep members up to date with new research and articles, helps to expand their wikipedia editing skills and provide an outline for article creation in various Saskatchewan topics. WP SK is growing, both in terms of the range and variety of topics available about Saskatchewan, and the number of subscribers willing and able to assist. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated on how we could improve our newsletter in the coming months. This spring issue is being created during an April blizzard, very Saskatchewan for our spring months ;-)
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's twelfth full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. Archives: Volume 2, Issue 4, April 2008, Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2008, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008, Volume 1, Issue 7, December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007, Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007, Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- If you would like to get involved, we welcome feedback on existing newsletters, and suggestions for further topics. Any and all contributions to the Newsletter are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Wikipedia talk WP SK :
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways
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Good Articles
As well the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (Saskatchewan) has been started as the provincial highway network articles all link to this article.
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods
There is a discussion started for M of S procedures when providing rural municipalites in a listing, infobox or template. Please feel free to add your two cents to the discussion as well.
Signed..Mr. C.C. 08:08, 12 August 2007 (UTC).
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Spotlight Department
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- Wyldkat (talk · contribs) has contributed several articles about the province of Saskatchewan amongst these have been Politics of Saskatchewan, Fort Carlton, Fort Carlton, and Malcolm Norris to name a few. As well, Wyldkat keeps an eye on existing articles, categories and listings and brings them into line with many of Wikipedia's policies and Manual of Style proceedings. Presently Wyldkat has been maintaining talk page banners and initiates the rating system. For the past few years Wyldkat has provided coherency and standardization for Saskatchewan related articles.
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Summer Days!
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Canadian Rivers Day
- Canadian Rivers Day occurs on the second Sunday of June, this year, June 8, 2008. Please help commemorate this special day by expanding existing SK river articles or creating Sk river articles which do not yet exist!
Father's Day
Summer Solstice
- In 2008, the solstice occurs and summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 20 at 7:59 p.m. EDT or 6:59 p.m. CST. Help celebrate summer in Saskatchewan by taking pictures of various communities in Saskatchewan as things are greening up and submitting them to wikicommons with the proper Saskatchewan category.
National Aboriginal Awareness Day
- June 21 is National Aboriginal Awareness Day in Canada. In order to celebrate, honour and acknowledge the culture, heritage and achievements of Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan, please create the needed articles at Indian reserves in Saskatchewan.
July 1 Canada Day
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Saskatchewan Elementary Schools
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For those elementary schools which cannot stand alone due to notability, The information about current schools can be written up in the locality in the manner prescribed by WP Education in Canada. The school article title would then have a redirect to the locality such as Saskatoon Public School Division.
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What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot at Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles. Come welcome to members to wikipedia, send an invite to join Saskatchewan wikiproject, and help rate new articles by added the Saskatchewan banner to the talk pages.
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WikiProject Sports facilities
Agriplace, Saskatoon, for instance has been newly created.
Barnstar Contest
- Would you like to receive or present a barnstar to someone? Enter a challenge or task for Saskatchewan at the Award Center. View this page as an awarder and/or an awardee.
- Check out the Sk Hwys Contest and win awards!
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Welcome to summer, and WikiProject Saskatchewan!!:
- This would be WikiProject Saskatchewan's thirteenth full-fledged edition of our Newsletter, and we'd like to start by saying we are very happy to have you among us. Archives: Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2008, Volume 2, Issue 4, April 2008,Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2, February 2008, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008 Volume 1, Issue 7, December 2007, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2007, Volume 1, Issue 5, October 2007, Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 2007 Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2007Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2007
- Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
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Wikipedia talk WP SK :
- Creativity Help - Does anyone feel creative and wish to replace the Saskatchewan emblem which was on the Wikiproject user box template with another image?
- For more new updates of new items happening amongst editors of Wiki Project Saskatchewan stay tuned at: Wikipedia talk WP SK
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways
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Saskatchewan Roads and Highways To keep updated on proposals, deletion debates, etc. add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News}} or {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News|right}} to your userpage to produce the box of notices in the above right. See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods - There goes the neighbourhood!
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Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods
See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods
Signed..Mr. C.C. 08:08, 12 August 2007 (UTC).
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- #M@sk (talk · contribs) and Bohunk8283 (talk · contribs) have each been creating a plethora of new article on wikipedia in relation to Saskatchewan. M@sk has been filling in some requested articles and gaps in existing templates which is much needed. Bohunk828 has been creating a wide variety of Saskatchewan articles. A thank you and Saskatchewan wikiproject spotlight goes out to both of you at this time.
- Creativity Help - Does anyone feel creative and wish to replace the Saskatchewan emblem on the spotlight award with another image?
- Please feel free to sign up as a Spotlight administrator and nominate more excellent and notable Saskatchewan editors on Wikipedia who deserve attention, and honour. For every wikipedia user who is mentioned in the spotlight department, they will receive a Wikipedia Saskatchewan Ribbon on their user pages for excellent service! Every newsletter will bring an update to the Spotlight Department, so please keep tuned for other excellent contributors.
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- The winner/s of the Wikiproject Saskatchewan Trivia contest - Trivia Question #2- will be announced in the next newsletter. To win this months trivia barnstar submit your answer to -Trivia Question #2- before the end of June. The answer to Trivia Question #2 will be published in the Volume 2, Issue 7 - July 2008 newsletter.
- Trivia Question #1: Gillies, District of Saskatchewan, North West Territories established in 1903, is now known as which community of Saskatchewan?
- Answer Trivia Quesion #1: Blaine Lake, Sasaktchewan. (From May Newsletter )
- Trivia Question #2: Bonnington, Assiniboia, North West Territories is now known as which community of Saskatchewan?
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