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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2016)

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Editor of the Week : nominations needed!

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2016 GA Cup-Round 3

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About image size

(About the page stereophonic sound )

Thanks for informing me.

I expanded the graph to maximum size , and aligned it to the centre, because it seemed to me that, it could give a better visualization about what's goes-on in a stereophonic sound. And the other image, was slightly increased than default; just because it is a diagram.

Not only for this page, where-ever in Wikipedia I encounter diagrams , whose labelings are not visible at-a-glance, or difficultly readable, I try to increase the image size. I didn't knew well about wikipedia's terms and conditions about image size (i'm not experienced user) , and i don't know whether those edits by me are being maintained or not.

While reading a scientific text, clicking on the diagrams all the time (to read the labelings) , is quite irritating.

In-fact many critical things actually may remained unnoticed if someone read a scientific text , not matching it with the diagram. And also, several times while reading Wiki pages i've noticed i've missed a diagram (didn't click on a diagram), Just because i couldn't read some labelings of the diagram at-a-glance, so didn't realize the importance. (think about a person trying to understand a phenomenon, thinking, scribbling on paper, flipping pages of books & websites, obviously be benefited if the person could realize, clicking on which link would reach to stronger answer. Or think about a non-expert , say a kid, is reading a topic. Normally it could fail to decide click on an image, and thereafter correlating the thought with text. (especially on a topic like stereophonic sound ... about which, the kid may be already preoccupied with a lots of popular misconceptions like stereophonic gadgets contain 2 speaker to increase loudness et cetera. )

However I've nothing to do if the sizes flouted rules and regulations. But , I always think, diagrams should appear in properly readable sizes. Surprisingly, there exists a trend to show photographs in larger size and diagrams in smaller size. But the thing should be opposite (with exceptions also). RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 13:37, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

@RIT RAJARSHI: I too agree that visibility matters when it comes to diagrams. However, the thing is, forcing image size like this often causes accessibility issues for mobile users. And, frankly, these guidelines aren't employed in some articles (whereas they should be) due to less scrutiny and overall article quality. In any case, if you think the guidelines regarding image size is unreasonable, you can always start a discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump to change the current consensus. Cheers! -- ChamithN (talk) 14:36, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

@ChamithN: To mean "like this" You cited a revision that was too old. But in latter revisions, i adjusted them. though the graph was kept big, the diagram made much smaller than the white space. Such as in the last revision did by me (that i found in contrib list) it was like that. It was happened because I took time to learn use of preview, sandbox, etc. I did the edits on the article's page in several steps , quite non-seriously and i'm sorry for that.

However, how to start a discussion in vlllage pump? Earlier i asked questions and lodged complaints on village pump, but i don't know about that consensus or discussion.

Thanks.

RIT RAJARSHI (talk) 15:15, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

As you can see, the images are still too large for the lead (in terms of Thumbnail sizes) in this revision. On a different note, it's quite OK to save edits contiguously as long as they are not test edits.

Regarding Wikipedia:Village pump, you just have to select the specific section where you think is the best to address your issue, and initiate a discussion (e.g: If you want to discuss about a change to a policy, then Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)). To do so, click new section from the toolbar and state your concern(s). Once you have done that, keep track of the discussion by adding the page to your watchlist. You'll know when it has reached a consensus. -- ChamithN (talk) 16:20, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Second law of thermodynamics

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Some falafel for you!

:) Airmoney (talk) 05:48, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Some bubble tea for you!

Thank for letting me know about the teacup??? thing, thank  ;) Airmoney (talk) 07:43, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Nvidia

Hi ChaminthN,

Thank you for your edits to the NVIDIA page.

Please can you be bold and help update the NVIDIA wiki page with up-to-date information.

The page has out-of-date financial information on it. It shows earnings from 2014, based in an SEC filing from March 2014. It makes sense to have the 10-k from March 2016 that reflects the most recent annual earnings.

Many thanks, Sam aka EndeavorTwo — Preceding unsigned comment added by EndeavorTwo (talk • contribs) 18:37, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2016)

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Untitled

Apologies for any edits that are incorrect or such, but in relation to the film The Gallows (2015), a slasher film defined here is put as- In Games of Terror: Halloween, Friday the 13th and the Films of the Stalker Cycle, Vera Dika defines the slasher as having a repeated plot structure, theorizing that all slasher films adhere to the following formula in one way or another.[2] According to Dika, the plot of a slasher film is always influenced by a past event in which the film's community, often teenage characters, commits a wrongful action, or the killer experiences some sort of severe trauma.[2] The present day plot typically involves the opposing objectives of both a killer and a hero/heroine. Slasher films often begin with a commemoration of this important past event[2] - an anniversary that somehow reactivates or re-inspires the killer. Often, the victim in a slasher film survives, but is maimed somehow by their experience with the film's killer.[2]

The Gallows plot follows four high school teenage characters, stalked and killed one by one by a masked, costumed male ghost killer brandishing a hangman's noose as a weapon, additional characters are killed, two off-screen and one additional officer character on-screen is that enough to categorize The Gallows as A)An American Teenage film, B)American Teen Horror Film and C) Slasher film?

Thank you for taking the time to read this message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.108.251.90 (talk) 05:41, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I have to admit that I wasn't aware that the plot revolves around 4 teenagers. Anyhow, was the target audience teenagers as well? If so, you could cite a source in the article to justify the categorization. As WP:CATDEF says, Categorization of articles must be verifiable. Combining multiple sources to reach a conclusion of your own is not acceptable per WP:SYNTH. Also, Category:Teen films defines itself as a list of "teen films," movies centering around the lives of teenagers, with teens as the target audience. Hence, it's pretty clear that both points must be addressed in this case; not just "movies centering teenage characters". Cheers! -- ChamithN (talk) 06:03, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

The Gallows Teen Target Audience

https://www.inverse.com/.../4508-the-gallows-delivers-the-year-s-most-illogical-scares

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Film-Review-Grisly-horror-flick-Gallows.../story.html

https://slashcomment.com/movies/the-gallows-review/

Thank you so much for responding, above are three sources of critical reception for the film which cites it's target audience of teenagers to young adults as well as the negative reception on it's broadcast of tired slasher film tropes. Would it now okay in accordance to the category submissions guidelines on Wikipedia and from the provided sources to categorize The Gallows with the categories of American Teen Horror Film, Teen film as the movie centers around the lives of the four primary teenage characters (three of which among the body count of seven victims in the movie, and the fourth teenage character a secret antagonist working in conjunction with the film's masked, hangman noose wielding killer) and Slasher film? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.108.251.90 (talk) 06:42, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Could you check those links again, please? None of them seem to be working. Nonetheless, that second link doesn't appear to be leading to a reliable source. -- ChamithN (talk) 08:17, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Links that are broken and missing

My apologies all three links are now damaged or missing, here are some working link sources stating in review and analysis of the film it serving as a found footage teenage slasher film.

http://moviepilot.com/posts/3354106 http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=17678 http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Film-Review-Grisly-horror-flick-Gallows-fails/story-26891970-detail/story.html http://collider.com/the-gallows-20-things-to-know-about-the-horror-thriller/ http://www.moviefone.com/2015/07/07/best-teen-horror-movies-ranked/

I can find more substantial sources if you wish, but the film in review, analysis and it's own promotion by Warner Bros is fashioned a found footage slasher horror film, the sole focus of the film is four different teenagers, three associated with each other in terms of friendship and a relationship, and one by romantic interest. The film following the death of the masked, killer antagonist at the beginning who himself died at a teenage age at the same high school goes in duration as the found footage of these teenagers lives prior to their Beatrice High School entrapment, and eventual deaths by Charlie Grimille. The source collider.com and their article on the film contains extracts from interviews with the directors/writers Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff stating their inspiration from slasher films in making The Gallows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOhBFz80-Ek

The above link is for a TV spot for The Gallows in title cards fashioning Charlie as the new icon of horror with a signature weapon the noose, naming Jason as having his machete and Freddy as having his glove. Numerous taglines attributed to sites such as Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb such as: "This July Hang With The Cool Kids (also seen in the TV spot linked above", also the film itself in Bluray exclusive special features has Jason Blum interview Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff on the set of The Gallows and discuss the film, in which the target audience of western teenagers and young adults is stated and inspiration for Charlie and the structure of the movie derives from the golden age of scary, trapped in a psychologically testing setting slasher films of the 1970's such as Halloween (referenced in title) and Friday The 13th (1980) referenced also by title. The special feature I am referencing on the bluray exclusive special features of the film (searched online with Google Videos for it but could not find nothing but Google Search references to the feature) is entitled Charlie, Charlie. Would categorizing it with the three categories be okay please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.108.251.90 (talk) 11:17, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your detailed explanation, and also for finding alternative links. While some of them do mention that the movie is mainly target for teens, some don't; however, after doing a quick Google search I too was able to find a good amount of sources that indicate the movie is indeed targeted primarily at teens. So, all in all, I guess there is no harm in categorizing the article under teen horror. Make sure to cite sources where necessary. You don't have to cite categories specifically, but instead, you could attribute genre(s) to the above links (sources). If you don't know how to that, WP:REFBEGIN would be a good place to start. Best, ChamithN (talk) 13:16, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Verifying the categories

Thank you so much for responding and verifying the categories of teenage film and slasher film. 58.108.251.90 (talk) 21:13, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome. -- ChamithN (talk) 21:20, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Finals

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Tuesday saw the end of Round 3. Sainsf, for the third time, won with a sizable 487 points and a shocking 29 articles reviewed. In second, MPJ-DK had 168 points and 7 reviewed articles. In second place, MPJ-DK earned 168 points with just 7 articles, and in third place, Carbrera received 137 points with just 9 articles. Our two wildcard slots went to J Milburn with 122 points and Sturmvogel 66 with 101 points. In Round 3, 65 reviews were completed! At the beginning of the GA Cup, there were 595 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 3, there were 394. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of the GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [3]; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months [4]—nothing before 2016. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Finals for the GA Cup so that are successes continue. To qualify for the Finals, contestants had to earn the highest scores in each of the three pools in Round 3; plus, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users in all of the pools. For the Finals, users were placed in one pool of the remaining five users. To win the GA Cup, you must have the most points. The Finals started on June 1 at 0:00:01 UTC' and end on June 30 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about the Finals and the pools can be found here. A clarification: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We wish all the contestants the best of luck! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2016)

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Infobox and children

This deletion surprised me. I've been here since 2003 and have never heard of this policy. We have myriad biographies which apparently violate it. Where is the policy? -- BullRangifer (talk)

@BullRangifer: It was this actually; it's not a policy per se. Anyways, in my edit summary, by "those" what I meant was children and relatives, not everyone. My mistake there. -- ChamithN (talk) 04:23, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Notable and "notable enough to have an independant article of their own" are not the same thing. -- BullRangifer (talk) 14:04, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, that too was a mistake on my part. Sorry about the confusion I caused. I was thinking of notability in terms of Wikipedia's WP:GNG. Nonetheless, as far as I can tell, Rose Dorothy Dauriac mentioned in the edit is not independently notable enough to be mentioned in the infobox. So, other than the confusion I caused with my edit summary, I believe there was no harm done. -- ChamithN (talk) 16:12, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Keeping in mind WP:BLPNAME, I always give an expectation of privacy within Wikipedia articles to non-notable children of WP:BLPs. If they are only notable for being "child of {article subject]" then my rule of thumb is their names should probably not be mentioned within the Infobox. Shearonink (talk) 18:43, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

I actually tend to agree with both of you. The mention in the body is good enough. It was the "notable enough..." part that surprised me, because that's not the way we have ever applied the guideline. We frequently list non-notable children in the infobox, but I'm uncomfortable with listing very young children there. I'm fine with things as they are in the article. -- BullRangifer (talk) 02:42, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

I do not want this please

I had a tough time last time I was here, its me I am working with WordPress cc 4.0 I think all I do is research articles and post with my opinion but I have many locations. Leearango123 02:06, 10 June 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leearango123 (talk • contribs)

@Leearango123: Sorry to hear that. But, you should know that Wikipedia doesn't publish original thought. Also, this is definitely not constructive. -- ChamithN (talk) 04:10, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2016)

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Question for you

How does one accept one's own edits on a protected article? Specifically, I'm automatic, but if someone who is not makes an edit and I make one afterward, my edit also will show as "pending review". This has happened a few times with Christina Grimmie; the only method that worked was to restore the previous accepted version and re-do my edit. TIA. 🖖ATS / Talk 20:42, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

I have PC reviewing rights. So, I can accept pending changes, including my own edits, on articles if necessary. I think if someone edits an article while there are pending changes to be reviewed, their edit(s) too will get flagged as pending, regardless of their autoconfirmed status. Provided that you've been editing Wikipedia for a long time (even longer than I have been), you could definitely get the rights if you request at WP:PERM/PCR. Cheers! -- ChamithN (talk) 20:53, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Much obliged! 🖖ATS / Talk 20:59, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2016)

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2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final/Wrap-Up Hello to our truly awesome GA Cup competitors! Thursday, June 30 saw the end of the 2016 GA Cup. It was a huge success. In the final, our five competitors reviewed an astonishing 207 articles, the most in any GA Cup final thus far. We continue to reach our goals and make a substantial impact in how quickly articles are reviewed for GA status. On March 1, the start of this competition, the article longest in the queue had languished there since June 26, 2015 [5]; in the July 1, 2016 list, the average wait length is just four months [6]. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for their enthusiasm, and for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success. Remember that most articles can't even be considered for FA status unless it's been passed to GA first, so our efforts have created hundreds of potentials FAs. That is, as they say, a big deal. The final this time represented a real horse race between our 1st and 2nd place winners. First-time competitor (who had won all previous rounds) Sainsf earned an impressive 1456 points with 91 articles reviewed during the final. Close behind, in second place was Carbrera, also a first-time competitor, reviewed the most articles (94). Their enthusiasm was a treat to witness. Congrats to you both! The competition went relatively smoothly, with very little drama this time. We had to clarify one rule: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We were strict about adhering to this clarification, especially at the end of the final. We intend on stressing it in the stated rules for our next competition, which will be announced soon, so watch out for it. We also intend on applying for a grant through Wikimedia to include gift certificates for our winners, to further incentivize the GA Cup. MrWooHoo should receive special recognition for acting as our main judge, and for stepping in for the rest of the judges when real-life busyness took over. He reviewed the majority of the submissions during our final round. Thanks for your hard work, and for the hard work of all our judges. We look forward to the next competition. Again, thanks to all our competitors, and congrats to our winners. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2016)

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This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2016)

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The Signpost: 21 July 2016

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This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2016)

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