User talk:Pure Oxygen

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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!!!

Hello Pure Oxygen! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. You may also push the signature button located above the edit window. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! -- -- Chris Lester talk 19:38, 16 September 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Cleaning up vandalism Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

[edit] Diocesan College

Hi Chris Just curious -- when was evensong made non-compulsory? Cheers -- Chris Lester ^talk 21:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Chris

It was made non-compulsory in the Headmasters Letter - here is the link

http://www.bishops.org.za/docs/PrincipalsNewsletterDecember2006_1075.pdf Pure Oxygen 06:28, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Wow! This Aussie thinks its amazing! Thanks!!!! -- Chris Lester ^talk 08:19, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm curious. What does he think is amazing? Pure Oxygen 09:41, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Re Diocesan College - thanks for doing my dirty work... :) I was too lazy to read through the quick changes ... plus my adsl line is rather slow today :( -- Chris Lester ^talk 19:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, no problem. I'm impressed with the "new look". Good work -- Pure Oxygen 19:29, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Signpost

Right now, there are two specific positions I'm looking to fill:

• Features and admins- Compiling all the promoted administrators, articles, pictures, sounds, topics, portals, etc. It sounds like a tough job, but once you get the hang of it, it'll only take 20-30 minutes. See this week's Features and admins for an example of what you'd have to do.

• In the news- This position will take a little more time. It basically means following news stories about Wikipedia, and reporting on them (not just articles that cite Wikipedia, because there are too many of those to get anything useful). See this week's In the news for an example (although I'd really prefer the article to be longer than that, I had to publish a short version this week due to time).

However, what I'd really like most is a couple reporters to just fill in the cracks, reporting on things that don't fit into one of our features (things like Michael Snow's report on Wikipedia traffic from Google, and Sam Blacketer's report on the furor over Wikipedia:Wikipedia is failing). If they're big enough for a full story, they get one; if you can only make a paragraph's worth of copy out of it, you can move it into the News and notes report, which covers all the small stories. Most of these stories can be easily taken by reading Foundation-l and WikiEN-l mailing lists. Also, if I see a story worth covering, I'll leave a note in the newsroom about it, under "special stories". If you do decide that you want to write about a story, just make a note that you'll take care of that particular story.

All stories are due around 17:00 UTC every Monday. If you'd like to take a stab at it, that'd be great; let me know if you have any further questions, or if you need help with your story. I'm not around much on the weekends, but I'll try to keep an eye on my talk page. Ral315 » 17:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania 2007

Hi Pure Oxygen

Wikimania 2007, which is being held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 3-5, is offering opportunities for travel scholarships to Wikimania for active users of Wikimedia projects from the continent of Africa. Although the original scholarship deadline has passed, please, if you are interested, you may still apply at http://wm07schols.wikimedia.org/apply.php. Sincerely yours, Cary Bass 21:13, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sheerness FAC

Hi. I'm sorry to bother you, but as a Wikiproject Grammar member, I just wondered if you would be willing to have a look through the Sheerness article. It is currently a Featured Article Candidate and needs a copy-edit for grammar by someone who hasn't yet seen it. Any other ways to improve the article would also be welcome. Thank you very much, if you can. Epbr123 23:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania 2008 in Cape Town

Hi. Would you be interested in helping to ensure Wikimania 2008 is held in Cape Town? If so, please go to the Cape Town bid page, and sign up on the discussion page. Feel free to dive right in with adding suggestions, or fleshing out the bid! I'd greatly appreciate any help, no matter how small. Greenman 23:56, 30 August 2007 (UTC)