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== DYK for The Softwire ==

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|}  [[User:Dravecky|Dravecky]] ([[User talk:Dravecky|talk]]) 05:30, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

== Good Article nomination ==

I've reread [[PJ Haarsma]] several times over the past month or so and I feel that it is ready for a GA nomination. The process usually takes a month--so if you would like, I would be happy to nominate the article. I strongly feel that it safely meets GA criteria and I doubt that it would fail. Dixie [[User:Hag2|Hag2]] ([[User talk:Hag2|talk]]) 19:19, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

:It would be great if you could do that. Thank you, Dixie. Let me know what you need from me.--[[User:Kethra|Kethra]]{[[User Talk:Kethra|talk]]} 20:23, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

::Okay. Here is what I would like you to do. This link [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations] will take you to the nomination page. Once there, the instructions ask for a nominator to list the article in a particular subsection (see the list on the right). My current thinking is that I want to list your article in the EVERDAY LIFE category rather than the LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE because past experience has shown that more reviewers follow the EVERYDAY category. Let me know which of the two you would prefer. (LITERATURE may produce a more thoughtful and better reviewer. EVERYDAY could produce a ''blitzkrieging'' character who merely wants to say that he has reviewed a Good Article. I have seen some fairly pathetic reviews which do little more than fill-in-the-blanks of the "How to Review a Good Article".) You will notice that there is a backlog of articles. **Additional remarks five minutes later. On second thought after looking through the long EVERYDAY list, I believe we should list it in the LIT. Dixie[[User:Hag2|Hag2]] ([[User talk:Hag2|talk]]) 21:30, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

:::LIT sounds good to me.--[[User:Kethra|Kethra]]{[[User Talk:Kethra|talk]]} 23:20, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

::::[[PJ Haarsma]] is now a GA candidate. In the interim, take a look at this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_CD_Selection]. I think you will find the subject interesting. I ran across it while surfing through Peer Review requests—specifically the [[Talk:Benjamin Harrison]] page. There, you will see the box for a tag <nowiki>{{tl|WPCD-People|small=yes}}</nowiki>. As soon as we can figure out how to get both [[PJ Haarsma]] and [[The Softwire]] listed into the next CD selection (2010?), I think we should attempt gaining access for that. (All of your planned articles on the Haarsma material would be further input too.) [[User:Hag2|Hag2]] ([[User talk:Hag2|talk]]) 13:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

== message for you ==

See [[User talk:Hag2#PJ Haarsma]]

==The WikiProject Novels Newsletter - March 2009==

This has been an automated delivery by [[User:BrownBot|BrownBot]] ([[User talk:BrownBot|talk]]) 17:04, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

== WikiProject Novels Newsletter - June 2009 ==

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{{Portal|Novels}}[[Image:Book collection.jpg|50px|left]] <big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels|Novels WikiProject]] Newsletter'''</big> '''Issue 30 - June 2009'''

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; Member news

* '''Coordinators election'''. An election has been long overdue, and therefore one will begin shortly. If you wish to stand, please put your name in by June 28, when voting will start. Members are encouraged to vote for the candidate they wish to support by July 21 at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Coordinators/June 2009|Coordinator Elections]]. [[User:The_ed17|The Ed17]] has decided not to stand for re-election. His work as Assistant Coordinator, along with [[User:Kevinalewis|Kevinalewis]], since the last elections in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Coordinators/October 2008|October]] is highly appreciated by all members of the project.

* The Novels Project now has 128 active [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Members|members]].

* 17 positions remain unfilled at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/JobCentre|Job Centre]]. Members who are active project contributors are encouraged to apply even if they can only fill a position for a short time.

* The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/His_Dark_Materials_task_force|''His Dark Materials'' task force]] has been set up, and the role of coordinator has been undertaken by [[User:Pmlinediter|Pmlinediter]].

; Project news

* On April 7, a fact about novelist [[Karin Bang]] appeared on the main page in the DYK section.

* On April 10, a fact about ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]'' written by [[Seth Grahame-Smith]] appeared on the main page in the DYK section.

* On April 23, a fact about the protagonist ''Cousin Betty'' in [[Honoré de Balzac]]'s ''[[La Cousine Bette]]'' appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column.

* On April 25, a fact from the article ''[[Blanca Olmedo]]'' written by [[Lucila Gamero]] appeared on the main page in the DYK section.

* On June 9, a fact from ''[[The Fox and the Hound (novel)|The Fox and the Hound]]'' by [[Daniel P. Mannix]] appeared on the main page in the DYK section.

* On June 15, a fact from ''The Road to Yuba City'' by [[Tracy Kidder]] appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column.

- '' Contributors are [[User:Alan16|Alan16]], (who searched the archives).''

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; Task force and related news

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject His Dark Materials task force|''His Dark Materials'' task force]] has begun. This task force is dedicated to improving all articles in the scope of [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy. The main purpose of this taskforce is to expand, cite, and promote all articles in scope of the series. They welcome any advice or help that members of WikiProject Novels may be able to offer. If interested, [[WT:WikiProject Novels/His Dark Materials task force|drop a note on their talk page]].

:– Position of editor for the task force has been undertaken by [[User:Pmlinediter|Pmlinediter]].

; Peer review and assessment news

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Peer review|Peer Reviews]] are still open for seven articles – ''[[The Last of the Masters]]'', ''[[The Kindly Ones (Littell novel)|The Kindly Ones]]'', ''[[Flowers for Algernon]]'', ''[[World War Z]]'', ''[[Sector General]]'', ''[[Petals of Blood]]'', and ''[[Scenes of Clerical Life]]''. Feel free to submit any novel-related article that you are working on for review, and please consider stopping by and reviewing an article, as we need more reviewers for our articles!

:– [[User:the_ed17|the_ed17]] ([[User talk:the_ed17|talk]]) and [[User:Alan16|Alan16]] ([[User talk:Alan16|talk]])

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; Member in Focus

* Hi, I have been a member of this project for a few months now, and after finally gotten to grips with Wikipedia I have decided to take on the role of writing this newsletter (currently by myself, but any help would be appreciated) with some helpful tips from [[User:the ed17|The Ed17]]. After undertaking this I realise why it was so difficult to keep it going. I will, however, persevere. From the members, I would encourage you to vote in the '''Coordinator elections''', and take up roles at the Job Centre. The project has struggled recently, and I am hoping to try and revive it. If, with the publication of this newsletter, there are a couple of things that aren't quite up-to-date (like the Collaboration part), you can be certain I am working on it. I will be trying to get a newsletter out on around the 21st of every month. Finally, thanks for the help Ed. Regards, [[User:Alan16|Alan16]] ([[User talk:Alan16|talk]]) 23:41, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

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; Current debates

* A [[Kenneth Oppel]] task force has been proposed. You can comment [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/GeneralForum#Kenneth Oppel Task Force|here]]. Oppel is a [[Canada|Canadian]] author who specialises in Young adult fiction.

; Novel related news

* American writer Michael Hemp wins the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Action/Adventure category for his novel, ''The Nadjik Pheromone''.

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; From the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Outreach|Outreach Department]]

This is my first attempt at the newsletter, and I hope it at least gets close to the previous high standards set by [[User:Kevinalewis|Kevinalewis]] and [[User:the ed17|The Ed17]]. I will once again encourage you to vote in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/June_2009|Coordinator elections]], as I hope it could be the springboard to revitalise the project. I'll keep working on the newsletter, partially because I like the stress, and partially because we need it to get members and would-be members interested. Hopefully the start of great things. Regards, [[User:Alan16|Alan]].

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; Collaboration of the Month

* Because there has been little activity on our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Collaboration|Collaboration]] page for a long time, I have made an executive decision, and chosen '''''[[The Tin Drum]]''''' as our Collaboration of the month. '''All members are asked to assist where they can.''' The next collaboration is due for selection on 21 July, 2009 so [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration#Candidates|nominate and vote]].

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; Newsletter challenge

This month's article is '''''[[Mindplayers]]''''' by science fiction author [[Pat Cadigan]]. It is a previous, uncompleted challenge.

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== WikiProject Novels - Coordinator Election ==

Hello. To begin, every member of WikiProject Novels will be getting this message (the joy of macros) so if you wish to get in touch with me, please post a message on [[User_talk:Alan16|my talk page]]. I would encourage anyone who so wishes, to stand in the '''''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/June_2009#Election_process|Coordinator Elections]]'''''. If you wish to stand, please do so by 23:59pm, June 27. Voting will the continue to 23:59pm, July 21. Can everyone please check-out the '''''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/June_2009#Election_process|Coordinator Elections]]''''' page. Also, the collaboration of the month is ''[[The Tin Drum]]'', so if you have any spare time, please check it out. And I apologise to the seven of you for whom this will be a repeat message. Regards, [[User:Alan16|Alan16]] ([[User talk:Alan16|talk]]).

== Coordinator Election ==

Hello. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Coordinators/June_2009|Coordiantor Election]] has begun. All members are encouraged to vote by the deadline, July 28. To vote simply add '''support''' to the ''comments and questions for..'' section of the member of your choice.

3 users are standing:

*{{user|Alan16}}

*{{user|Kevinalewis}}

*{{user|Pmlinediter}}

Regards, [[User:Alan16|Alan16]] ([[User talk:Alan16|talk]]) 19:45, 29 June 2009 (UTC).

==Proposed deletion of The Seventh Sun==

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A [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion]] template has been added to the article [[The Seventh Sun]], suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process  because of the following concern:

:This game has not received any significant coverage from reliable, third-party sources - and therefore is not notable enough for inclusion ([[WP:N]])

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Criteria for inclusion|criteria for inclusion]], and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]" and [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|Wikipedia's deletion policy]]). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the <code>{{tl|dated prod}}</code> notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on [[Talk:The Seventh Sun|its talk page]].

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the [[WP:PROD|proposed deletion process]], the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion criteria]] or it can be sent to [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|Articles for Deletion]], where it may be deleted if [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] to delete is reached. [[User:Marasmusine|Marasmusine]] ([[User talk:Marasmusine|talk]]) 08:44, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

:Hi Kethra, thanks for your edits to [[:The Seventh Sun]]. However, I have removed several sections that you sourced through forum posts, as these are not usually acceptable for verification ([[WP:V]].) [[User:Marasmusine|Marasmusine]] ([[User talk:Marasmusine|talk]]) 09:20, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

::Understandable. At this point in production, those reviews (not my fault the reviews were in forum format!) are all that's available from a verification standpoint, besides the game's official website.--[[User:Kethra|Kethra]]{[[User Talk:Kethra|talk]]} 20:35, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

== The WikiProject Novels Newsletter - July 2009 ==

The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Outreach/Newsletter July 2009|July 2009 issue]]''' of the Novels 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. Thank you. [[User:Alan16|Alan16]]([[user_talk:Alan16|talk]])

==WikiProject Novels - Narnia Task Force==

Hi! You would be glad to know that a new wikipedia ad has been created by [[User:Srinivas|Srinivas]] to encourage users to join [[WP:WPNAR|Chronicles of Narnia Task Force]]. You can display that ad on your user/talk page too using the following code: {{tlx|Wikipedia ads|2=ad=190}}

-- [[User:Alan16|Alan16]] ([[User talk:Alan16|talk]]) 10:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

==WikiProject Novels - August 2009 Newsletter==

The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Outreach/Newsletter August 2009|August 2009 issue]]''' of the Novels 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. Thank you. [[User:Alan16|Alan16]] ([[User talk:Alan16|talk]]) 17:31, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

== [[WP:YA|WikiProject Children's Literature]] Roll Call ==

{{divbox|white||[[Image:Alice par John Tenniel 30.png|75px|left]]<big>'''WikiProject Children's and Young Adult Literature Roll Call'''</big>Hello {{PAGENAME}}! [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature|WikiProject Children's literature]] is currently holding our second annual roll call. Your username is listed on the members list, but we are unsure which editors are still interested in the project. If you still consider yourself to be an active member of the project, please move your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature/Participants|'''Active Members''']] list. If you no longer are interested in this project, please move your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature/Participants#Former members|'''Former Members''']] list, and you will no longer receive messages regarding this project.}}

==[[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[The Seventh Sun]]==

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The article [[The Seventh Sun]] has been [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed for deletion]]  because of the following concern:

:This information is not attributed to reliable, third-party sources ([[WP:V]]), and no assertion of notability is presented ([[WP:N]])

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be [[WP:DEL#REASON|deleted for any of several reasons]].

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the <code>{{tl|dated prod}}</code> notice, but please explain why in your [[Help:edit summary|edit summary]] or on [[Talk:The Seventh Sun|the article's talk page]].

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing <code>{{tl|dated prod}}</code> will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. The [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion process]] can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion. [[User:Marasmusine|Marasmusine]] ([[User talk:Marasmusine|talk]]) 19:43, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

==File:TheSeventhSunLogo.jpg==

I have tagged [[:File:TheSeventhSunLogo.jpg]] as {{tl|orphaned fairuse}}. In order for the image to be kept at Wikipedia, it must be included in at least one article. Otherwise, it will be deleted in seven days. [[User:Melesse|Melesse]] ([[User talk:Melesse|talk]]) 03:06, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

==Images==

Hi, I nominated two pictures you uploaded for deletion: the fair use rationale of [[:File:KNTR-Founders2008.gif]] is disputed and [[:File:PJ Haarsma Presentation.jpg]] is missing evidence of permission. Regards [[User:Hekerui|Hekerui]] ([[User talk:Hekerui|talk]]) 16:05, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

==New WikiProject Novels initiative==

We have begun a new initiative at the WikiProject Novels: an improvement drive. As a member listed [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Members|here]], you are being notified. Please see [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels#5-5-5 Improvement Drive]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration]] for more details. Also I would like to remind you to keep an eye on the project talk page at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels]]. Thanks, [[User:Sadads|Sadads]] ([[User talk:Sadads|talk]]) 02:09, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

==WikiProject Novels Collaboration for February==

Thank you everyone who participated in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Collaboration#Past_Drive:_January_2011| January Collaboration]], it was quite a success with 5 new C class articles, 3 stub kills and several articles were removed from our backlogs. In support of the [[Wikipedia:Contribution_Team/Backlogs|Great Backlog Drive]], the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels/Collaboration| WikiProject Novels Collaboration]] for February is going to help remove backlog candidates in the backlogs related to [[WP:Novels|WikiProject Novels]]. Please join us, and help us wikify, reference, clean up plot sections and generally improve Novels content, [[User:Sadads|Sadads]] ([[User talk:Sadads|talk]]) 21:50, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

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== Task force Science fiction for wiki project novels ==

Excuse me, my name is Liberalufp and I will be the new coordinator of the task force. With me as coordinator things will be very different, for one the task force at the moment is run down and only has 10 members. In effort to make this task force a major success and living up to its goals, I will be taking the reins and will be requesting for each one of you to do your assignment I will be assigning you and message me on my talk page when it is done. If you wish not to do the assignment let me know. I am sorry if this is harsh and tyrannical but we have over 4,000 articles that need taking care of. Everything is optional and do not feel pressured. If you have any objections or Questions please message me on my talk page.--[[User:Liberalufp|Liberalufp]] ([[User talk:Liberalufp|talk]]) 02:02, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

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