Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Beatles/Outreach/Newsletter/Issue 003

message: A note to any (potential) contributor - the layout of the newsletter is not set in stone. Improvements, or just preferences, are at the discretion of the editors; although the application of concensus is heavily encouraged. On a personal note, I would like someone else to be lead editor (or whatever title suits) although I would be pleased to contribute to this issue. Have fun!LessHeard vanU 10:15, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I really like the layout as it is, but if it can be improved... hey, it's a wiki! I do not want to be lead editor (I like that term better than editor in chief for what it's worth) but will be happy to copyedit and deliver as I did the last two issues... Oh, and LHVU, GREAT job on issue 002 man!  ++Lar: t/c 22:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Note to contributors

message: What a bummer, I liked Billy Preston a lot. Should we suggest pushing this article to FA??? ++Lar: t/c 19:16, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He deserves a better article than he's currently got (although it's not at all bad). Could suggest it at Colloboration of the Week perhaps? I think as an Apple artist and Beatle colloborator he's well within our remit, bit using this bad news to gain impetus on a wider Wikipedia scale might not be a bad idea. --kingboyk 19:21, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've not done a CoTW yet so I don't know, but I like the sound of that idea, that's for sure, and it gets things done faster... perhaps if it were taken it would be written up in the newsletter as a success rather than a plea. ++Lar: t/c 19:29, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's too long an article for WP:COTW it would seem, but it's eligible for WP:AID. Let's nominate it tommorow. Having recently acquired the 2 DVDs I've mentioned elsewhere I really feel for Billy Preston, I'd love to see him get an FA standard article. --kingboyk 22:09, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. See Wikipedia:Article_Improvement_Drive#Billy_Preston_.281_vote.2C_stays_until_June_15.29. --kingboyk 16:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Billy Preston]] 

message: Washes dishes, of course. Or: suggested the Project in the first place and has been involved in just about every development since then :) I prefer the first interpretation (except I hate washing dishes)! :) --kingboyk 22:07, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: However, it's the second one that's probably closer to the truth, though. And by the way, thanks! ++Lar: t/c 22:25, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: (enter Graham Chapman in Army Officer uniform) -  "Now look here! I have been asked by Mrs Winnipeg, South Shields, to remind your that this is an encyclopedia! There is far too much silly stuff going on, especially regarding Dish Washing. Dish Washing is an important part of the training of a young officer, and shouldn't be used in a humurous manner. I trust things will be more serious around here from how on! That is all! Carry on!" LessHeard vanU 12:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "Drip Dry or Wipe"?? In Kingboyk's case I'd say "hot air dry" ... ++Lar: t/c 15:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "what exactly does the chief dish-washer of a newsletter do?" 

message: Today's the day I was thinking it would need to go out but it's not looking quite ready to me. ++Lar: t/c 18:49, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I did some editing on it to work on the article classification stuff. Comments welcomed. Not sure what to do if no one else turns up today to commment. Go out a day or two late I guess, but that's a bad precedent... ++Lar: t/c 20:18, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree... if no one comments before midnight UTC, I'd say send it out as-is. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 21:29, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My only commment is that it should be sent out "on time". If it is a little thin, then we should try to make next months a little fuller - providing that there is the news to report.LessHeard vanU 00:01, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Alright, it's after midnight UTC (as per above timestamp). Send it out. I think it's ready. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 00:54, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry about not replying before. Looks fine to me too. --kingboyk 11:33, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

text: added some more content based on Kingboyk's suggestions on what to watch, and tried another run based on a workaround Martin suggested, no joy, AWB is still not working for me. I guess that serves me right for not testing AWB earlier. If the issue with AWB is not sorted by end of day today, I'll deliver by hand... ++Lar: t/c 14:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Thanks for the delivery Lar. Looks like a nice issue to me. --kingboyk 23:16, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That last addition to the articles list could have waited, considering it was done July 3 and our next newsletter will list additions since July 1.... But oh well, we'll just duplicate the count for one article. No one's going to notice, anyway.... —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 23:53, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  so where are we on this issue?