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213	Apocynaceae (talk)	Add sources
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5	Kamarupa of Bhaskar Varman (talk)	Cleanup
84	Tezpur University (talk)	Cleanup
66	Meitei language (talk)	Expand
0	Turritella banksii (talk)	Expand
1	Chicoreus banksii (talk)	Expand
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10	Stretch-o-Vision (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
504	Life (magazine) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
12	Modern recession of beaches (talk)	Merge
32	Beach evolution (talk)	Merge
4	Douglas-Hart Nature Center's Plant Registry (talk)	Merge
4	Dischidia ruscifolia (talk)	Wikify
11	Fundus (seabed) (talk)	Wikify
8	Thomson Reuters Realized Volatility Index (talk)	Wikify
5	Solenostemma argel (talk)	Orphan
1	Ceropegia dinteri (talk)	Orphan
1	Erica plukenetii (talk)	Orphan
13	Asclepias purpurascens (talk)	Stub
9	Cliff stabilization (talk)	Stub
1	Asclepias involucrata (talk)	Stub
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The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2013

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter
Volume 6, No. 2 — 2nd Quarter, 2013
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In the media: Jimmy Wales is not an Internet billionaire; a mass shooter's alleged Wikipedia editing

Featured content: Queen of France

WikiProject report: Puppies!

News and notes: Wikipedia's medical collaborations gathering pace

Discussion report: Snuggle, mainpage link to Wikinews, 3RR, and more

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AvicBot2 sandbox edits

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167	Apocynaceae (talk)	Add sources
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79	Large milkweed bug (talk)	Add sources
11	Varhadi dialect (talk)	Add sources
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121	National Informatics Centre (talk)	Cleanup
244	Imphal (talk)	Cleanup
67	Meitei language (talk)	Expand
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10	Morelia carinata (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
389	Life (magazine) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
74	Sylheti language (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
30	Beach evolution (talk)	Merge
106	Texas Triangle (talk)	Merge
39	Physical Geography of Assam (talk)	Merge
10	Fundus (seabed) (talk)	Wikify
7	Thomson Reuters Realized Volatility Index (talk)	Wikify
176	Nerdcore (talk)	Wikify
6	Solenostemma argel (talk)	Orphan
2	Ceropegia dinteri (talk)	Orphan
1	Erica plukenetii (talk)	Orphan
10	Asclepias purpurascens (talk)	Stub
9	Cliff stabilization (talk)	Stub
2	Asclepias involucrata (talk)	Stub
13	Akmon (talk)	Stub
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The Signpost: 24 July 2013

In the media: Wikipedia flamewars

WikiProject report: WikiProject Religion

Discussion report: Partially disambiguated page names, page protection policy, and more

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184	Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell (talk)	Add sources
54	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (talk)	Cleanup
1	Quercus diversifolia (talk)	Cleanup
754	Indira Gandhi National Open University (talk)	Cleanup
2	Engelhardia hainanensis (talk)	Expand
48	Index of India-related articles (talk)	Expand
15	Young Person's Guide to History (talk)	Expand
1,643	Lou Reed (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
295	Xavier: Renegade Angel (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
49	Chittagonian language (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
27	Raised beach (talk)	Merge
22	Textiles and dresses of Assam (talk)	Merge
2	Douglas-Hart Nature Center's Plant Registry (talk)	Merge
4	Dischidia ruscifolia (talk)	Wikify
158	American (word) (talk)	Wikify
292	Silchar (talk)	Wikify
2	Lagetta lintearia (talk)	Orphan
1	Tillandsia vicentina (talk)	Orphan
0	Thunbergia annua (talk)	Orphan
7	Asclepias californica (talk)	Stub
10	Khortha language (talk)	Stub
5	Asclepias eriocarpa (talk)	Stub
82	Water Wizz (talk)	Stub
4	Asclepias cryptoceras (talk)	Stub
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Please comment on Category talk:Days of the year in India

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The Signpost: 31 July 2013

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News and notes: Gearing up for Wikimania 2013

Arbitration report: Race and politics case closes

Featured content: Caterpillars, warblers, and frogs—oh my!

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24!

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The Signpost: 07 August 2013

Arbitration report: Fourteen editors proposed for ban in Tea Party movement case

Traffic report: Greetings from the graveyard

News and notes: Chapters Association self-destructs

WikiProject report: WikiProject Freedom of Speech

Featured content: Mysterious case of the grand duchess

Discussion report: CheckUser and Oversighter candidates, and more

The Center Line: Summer 2013


Volume 6, Issue 3 • Summer 2013 • About the Newsletter
Departments Assessment roundup Portal selected articles and pictures	Features Rewriting Infobox road and incorporating Wikidata Driving around the Pearl of the Orient Fixing our shields licensing	State and national updates Project news in brief Task force reports for CA, GA, MI, MN and WI
Archives • Newsroom • Full Issue • Shortcut: WP:USRD/NEWS

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2	Gratiola neglecta (talk)	Add sources
123	Beach nourishment (talk)	Add sources
8	Cardamine concatenata (talk)	Add sources
1	Onosma taurica (talk)	Add sources
8	Crassula capitella (talk)	Add sources
456	Konkani language (talk)	Cleanup
1,458	Boa constrictor (talk)	Cleanup
38	Government Law College, Mumbai (talk)	Cleanup
73	Khasi language (talk)	Expand
2	Raphitoma nivea (talk)	Expand
0	Propebela nivea (talk)	Expand
378	Silvassa (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
6	Kamarupa of Bhaskar Varman (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
45	Gurram Jashuva (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
6	West LegalEdCenter (talk)	Merge
41	Marine terrace (talk)	Merge
3	Geography of Assam (talk)	Merge
625	Indian English (talk)	Wikify
13	Central University of Gujarat (talk)	Wikify
22	Hazarika (talk)	Wikify
2	Brachyurophis (talk)	Orphan
1	Jacobinia macedoana (talk)	Orphan
2	Malea pilosa (talk)	Orphan
5	Asclepias erosa (talk)	Stub
3	Asclepias nyctaginifolia (talk)	Stub
4	Asclepias linaria (talk)	Stub
14	Dhundari language (talk)	Stub
27	Bundeli language (talk)	Stub
4	Asclepias subverticillata (talk)	Stub

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The Signpost: 14 August 2013

News and notes: "Beautifully smooth" Wikimania with few hitches

In the media: Chinese censorship

Featured content: Wikipedia takes the cities

Special report: Jimmy Wales: media favors entertainment over raising public awareness

Discussion report: Wikivoyage, reliable sources, music bands, account creators, and OTRS

WikiProject report: For the love of stamps

Arbitration report: Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds case closes

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Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!

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The Signpost: 21 August 2013

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175	Coastal management (talk)	Add sources
31	Sonchus oleraceus (talk)	Add sources
10	Submersion (coastal management) (talk)	Add sources
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30	Mongo Wrestling Alliance (talk)	Add sources
198	Sea foam (talk)	Cleanup
11	Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti (talk)	Cleanup
140	Panjab University, Chandigarh (talk)	Cleanup
0	Gymnobela nivea (talk)	Expand
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15	Kalami language (talk)	Expand
36	Breaking India (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
89	Battle of Talikota (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
76	Utkala Brahmin (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
19	Asteridae (talk)	Merge
14	Traditional crafts of Assam (talk)	Merge
89	Culture of Assam (talk)	Merge
95	Mary Shelley's Frankenhole (talk)	Wikify
345	Bharat Heavy Electricals (talk)	Wikify
13	E. W. Kemble (talk)	Wikify
12	Lux Industries Limited (talk)	Orphan
5	Sinclairs Hotels Limited (talk)	Orphan
2	Journal of Material Culture (talk)	Orphan
4	Michael Braun (drummer) (talk)	Stub
11	Asclepias fruticosa (talk)	Stub
2	Asclepias solanoana (talk)	Stub
8	Asclepias subulata (talk)	Stub
23	The Rising Son (talk)	Stub
7	Asclepias asperula (talk)	Stub

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AvicBot bug: Bot modifies HTML comments

Hi, I just observed that your bot modifies embedded HTML comments as in this edit: [1] While it was fine to fix the double redirect in the first redirect statement, comments must remain untouched by bots, no matter what the contents might be. In this case, the comment contained a "convenience hint" to other editors to make them aware of the fact that another parallel redirect exists, which should become the target page, once a separate article about the OCTOPUS network is written. You will find similar comments in many redirects. Your bot changed this to become completely meaningly. So, please leave editing HTML comments to humans. Thanks. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 12:31, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Such "hints"should be written out, not merely commented out redirect coding. But I believe this is a problem with pywikipediabot's code, not my own. I'll see if I can track it down. ^Avic _ennasis @ 05:36, 26 Elul 5773 / 05:36, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

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248	Coastal erosion (talk)	Add sources
14	Eating's Not Cheating (talk)	Add sources
7	Saccharum arundinaceum (talk)	Add sources
10	Demansia (talk)	Add sources
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14	Icelandic hip hop (talk)	Cleanup
16	Bulgarian hip hop (talk)	Cleanup
13	Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering and Technology (talk)	Cleanup
26	Bibliography of India (talk)	Expand
1	Rocroithys nivea (talk)	Expand
37	Shina language (talk)	Expand
71	Babu (title) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
44	Kamrupi dialect (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
92	Bumper (broadcasting) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
3	Gonolobus condurango (talk)	Merge
27	Boulengerina (talk)	Merge
494	Indo-Aryan languages (talk)	Merge
343	Idea Cellular (talk)	Wikify
13	Senegalese hip hop (talk)	Wikify
5	Goans in science and technology (talk)	Wikify
2	The International Journal of Press/Politics (talk)	Orphan
5	The Counseling Psychologist (talk)	Orphan
0	Isolepis carinata (talk)	Orphan
4	Asclepias albicans (talk)	Stub
15	Malvi language (talk)	Stub
15	Kangri language (talk)	Stub
10	Mewari language (talk)	Stub
7	Asclepias fascicularis (talk)	Stub
4	Asclepias vestita (talk)	Stub

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Content: Is more content needed?
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Sawai Madhopur Junction railway station

As both Indian Railways & the platform board both list the station as Sawai Madhopur Junction, the article should be named Sawai Madhopur Junction railway station. I am not sure if moving it between Sawai Madhopur Junction railway station & Sawai Madhopur railway station is really doing any good. I have made a similar comment of the article's talk page & also with a couple of editors who have made changes on the page. Do put in your comments if you see fit. Superfast1111 (talk) 04:53, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

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Are double redirects still being fixed by bots?

I've noticed that the redirect bots are working a lot more slowly than usual, if they are working at all. This could become extremely problematic in the event of page moves when disambiguation pages are created. --Jax 0677 (talk) 15:30, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

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13	Varhadi dialect (talk)	Add sources
66	Large milkweed bug (talk)	Add sources
54	Tezpur University (talk)	Cleanup
130	National Informatics Centre (talk)	Cleanup
165	Imphal (talk)	Cleanup
1	Turritella banksii (talk)	Expand
1	Chicoreus banksii (talk)	Expand
65	Meitei language (talk)	Expand
30	Live PA (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
16	Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
3	Deuduar (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
71	Snake antivenom (talk)	Merge
15	The Xtacles (talk)	Merge
1	Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry (talk)	Merge
10	Fundus (seabed) (talk)	Wikify
5	Thomson Reuters Realized Volatility Index (talk)	Wikify
9	Goa civil code (talk)	Wikify
6	Solenostemma argel (talk)	Orphan
1	Ceropegia dinteri (talk)	Orphan
1	Erica plukenetii (talk)	Orphan
9	Akmon (talk)	Stub
7	Asclepias purpurascens (talk)	Stub
7	Asclepias amplexicaulis (talk)	Stub
10	Cliff stabilization (talk)	Stub
18	Accretion (coastal management) (talk)	Stub
1	Asclepias involucrata (talk)	Stub

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We have changed the number of suggested articles and which categories they are selected from. The number of stubs has been greatly reduced, the number of articles needing sources doubled, and two new categories added (orphans and unencyclopaedic articles). We have also modified the layout of the suggestions and added sortable columns with various types of information about each article. The first two columns are:

Views/Day: Daily average number of views an article's had over the past 14 days.
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Content: Is more content needed?
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