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A birthday cake for you!

The Birthday Cake of WikiBirthdays!
Yeah, I baked myself a birthday cake to eat on my own birthday. ALONE! ...okay, fine, talk page stalkers are welcome to have a slice. k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 00:59, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2016)

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À la carte

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The Signpost: 2 May 2016

Happy Birthday 😊!

Hey, K6ka. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day!
Wseef (talk) 15:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Wseef (talk) 15:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

20:09, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for updating my username. I'm new to editing and the protocols surrounding Wikipedia. I appreciate your speed in dealing with it. SSN Stead (talk) 21:43, 4 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2016 May newsletter

FP of Christ Church Cathedral, Falkland Islands by Godot13

Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by New South Wales Cas Liber (submissions) and one by Montana Montanabw (submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by England Calvin999 (submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Lancashire Worm That Turned (submissions) and five each by Zanzibar Hurricanehink (submissions), Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), and Denmark MPJ-DK (submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by There's always time for skeletons Adam Cuerden (submissions) and five by Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) scored 265 base points, while British Empire The C of E (submissions) and Denmark MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with Denmark MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and New South Wales Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)

Gustaf Skarsgård
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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2016)

Gustaf Skarsgård
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23:22, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

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

Ozone-oxygen cycle in the ozone layer.
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16:01, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 May 2016

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

A small whirlpool in a pond
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Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 23 May 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

A friendly suggestion regarding Template:Vandalism Information

Hi K6ka. I edited the Vandalism template at 15:08 UTC on 22 May, because at that point of time, I already had been doing about 3 hours of solid huggle work, and it was within the last hour I faced an RPM of over 6-7. The first editor of the series of edits, I dream of horses was right in editing the template at that point of time, suddenly Defconbot updated with a level 0, which is not only unrepresentative of the situation at that time, it was clearly indicating it was unable to provide information, as good as malfunctioning. My last edit was at 15:45 UTC, which was 12:45 AM where I live, and I was going to sleep, therefore I did not make the revert back to Defconbot.

It was interesting to note that Defconbot then came back to normal shortly after (16:30 UTC), but I was certainly not there to see it. But even then, at the point of time I was active, I had grounds to make sure that the template reflected up-to-date information representative of the situation, which Defconbot was clearly not doing. At the end of the day, it's not about whether Defconbot is right or I am right or you are right; we just need patrollers to be on the beat whenever it is most required.

I would like to give a friendly suggestion that instead of going passive-aggressive in reminding other editors on your point, maybe you should engage in discussion with the editors in question. RCP and counter-vandalism is a collaborative effort, and the sum total of our actions is the defence of Wikipedia from disruption, not the defence of our point. Best regards, Optakeover(U)(T)(C) 02:09, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Optakeover: I understand your concern, and thank you for bringing it up to my attention. I wasn't exactly in the best of moods when I made that edit (I'm still pretty salty right now, having an entire weekend wasted doing something I hate and that leaves me tired doesn't leave me much room to be cheerful; I swear I'm not normally like this), but I was in fact frustrated because it has happened before, where people have edited the template despite the fact that DefconBot was working fine. (I'm also still cheesed at the fact that people leave level 2 headings on WP:CHU/S, so I feel like I have a lot to get ticked off about lately!) I did not notice DefconBot's edit at 15:00 UTC being it setting the template to level 0, only that there was an edit at 15:00 UTC, which led me to believe someone didn't check properly. In any case, I do apologize if I came in a bit too harsh, and I will be going to bed shortly anyhow so I can clear my mind. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 02:25, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you k6ka for your reply. Your message in the template is appropriate, and I understand why you do give reminders like this, because editors do make mistakes. Hopefully next time someone makes a repeated error, that you'd be sure to drop him a note instead. Have fun, and thank you for your involvement! Optakeover(U)(T)(C) 11:49, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

18:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2016

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

A photodetector salvaged from a CD-ROM. The photodetector contains 3 photodiodes visible in the photo (in center).
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Photodetector

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16:19, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

About your advice in my username change request

Hi K6ka,

I think what you have recommend in the Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple is a good idea. I have made it just now. Could you close the request? I will be very thankful :D

Regards, CanaryBot (talk) 01:48, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ivanhercaz and CanaryBot: No problem, it's done! —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 01:51, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]