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WikiProject Films April 2009 Newsletter

The April 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:47, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Date

Thanks for correcting my typo about the Fawcett documentary! Abrazame (talk) 05:04, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Can we put a "bot" on Jason Gould's entry to immediately reverse any allegations that he is HIV positive?

{{helpme}}

Greetings. There are persistent rumors that Jason Gould (Barbra Streisand's son) is HIV positive. These allegations periodically turn up in Mr. Gould's Misplaced Pages entry. These are sourced with not-so-reliable websites from the UK. I just reverted one.

Is it possible to set up a bot on Jason Gould's Wiki article that would immediately revert any future such entries? As a Wiki policy for a Biography of a Living Person, I think this is important. To the best of my knowledge, Jason Gould has never acknowledged that he is HIV positive. Even if the BLP policy does not specifically address that, I believe it is common sense and a matter of basic human decency.

Having an entry like that in Misplaced Pages would be irresponsible and potentially libelous. Barbra Streisand has the clout and wealth to take legal action, and this would bring about very negative publicity for Misplaced Pages. I love Misplaced Pages, and I want to protect its reputation.

Comments? Thank you very much. LA Movie Buff (talk) 17:28, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Hiya.

I don't think that a bot would be appropriate - not sure though, so I'll leave this query open for now.

I did wonder about the funky new abuse filter, but apparently not - it says, "Filters are applied to all edits. Therefore, problematic changes that apply to a single page are likely not suitable for an abuse filter.".

I think that the norm for such issues is just for many people to watchlist the page... but I will ask around.

In the meantime, I'm leaving the helpme tag in-tact, in case others can add ideas etc.  Chzz  ►  17:40, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you so much. That's a wonderful idea to leave this "in-tact" so that others may analyze this. It could lead to the implementation of new Wiki policies that would improve it. Good call! LA Movie Buff (talk) 17:44, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

You might ask at Misplaced Pages:Bot requests if someone would be willing to do this. You will surely get more feedback from folks who are more familiar with bot policies and issues about whether and how to do this with a bot. Tim Pierce (talk) 17:55, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! LA Movie Buff (talk) 17:59, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

I have removed helpme now;

For more help, you can either;

• Leave a message on my own talk page; OR
• Use a {{helpme}} - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put {{helpme}}, and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~~~~ at the end; OR
• Talk to us live.

Best wishes,  Chzz  ►  19:23, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Regarding the above - the problem with leaving the tag on is, it keeps popping up a message in the help channel to alert us that there is a user requiring help. Quite a few of us have our computers set up so that they beep or something when that happens, so...well, it would get pretty annoying if the helpme stayed in place when we couldn't do anything about it :-) The solution for things like that is, to enquire elsewhere - on the relevant talk board. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  20:23, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, you've all been very helpful. I am going to keep this info for future reference. As it stands, I think Jason Gould's article is safe with so many people watching it. I certainly am. Misplaced Pages is not a place for gossip based on rumors from unsubstantiated sources. LA Movie Buff (talk) 22:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Tidiness

If you make a mistake like Talk:81.96.205.134, please clean-up after yourself by tagging the article {{db-author}}. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 18:52, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I certainly will. That was the first time I did that, and yes, I made an error. I will improve my tidiness in the future. Thanks so much for your help! LA Movie Buff (talk) 18:55, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Films May 2009 Newsletter

The May 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:32, 31 May 2009 (UTC)