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Is this the best silly British story you have ever heard?
editWhen British people say they are “less paranoid” than Americans, what are some examples of what they mean?
This is a good example:- "I was staying on a campsite in rural Surrey. After coming from work I got off the train and headed out of the village into pitch darkness. Another chap followed me, so I turned to him and asked “Sorry, I forgot. Is it my turn to be the serial killer or yours?”. And so we walked home together that night."
Xmas letter - 2023
editThis year has not been easy although I have survived. I am getting old. On the good side, I am still walking 5 to 7 km every day. There are three walks that I do regularly. To the south east, I can walk through Lord Reserve and Koornang Park and then via the beginning of the Rosanna Street Reserve to Packer Park. To the south west I can get to the Rosstown Reserve. Ross was a complete idiot who build a factory at one place and a storage building at another place quite a distance away, and then a railway between the two, before going bust. The railway is now the Rosstown Reserve which is a lovely walk. I often walk it to Princes Park, which is quiet a large park. To the north west I can get to the Caulfield Racecourse, which is open to the public in the morning, but not the afternoon when the horses are exercised. There is a nice small park just to the south of the racecourse. You can also walk though a tunnel to the middle of the racecourse, where there are two small lakes.
However, my memory is clearly not as good as it was. I am still spending quite a time on Wikipedia, but not creating new articles. I check my watch list, which shows edits to articles I an interesting in, many times a day. I then revert nonsense that many add to Wikipedia. It is amazing that it actually works, but it certainly does. It works because of hundreds of people like me that quickly revert nonsense. While editing Wikipedia, I learn quite a lot. Posted to family and friends on 20 December, 2023.
2024
editHi all, I hope you had a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year. At 84 I am beginning to think I am getting old. My memory is not what it was. However I am still able to do a walk every day, usually of 5 to 7 km and sometimes more. There are three nice walks to the east, west and north. My son, James, and his wife, live a bit further into Melbourne and I see them at least once a week and we chat every day by Facebook or phone. My son, Michal, who lives in New Zealand, phones me every couple of days. I have a zoom chat with them and my two daughters, Barbara and Alison who live in the UK, every week.
However, my memory is not getting better, so I am investigating moving into an aged care home which is not very far from where I live at present. I have now visited it and it is a nice place and near where I often walk. I will be allowed to go out everyday for a walk. Recently I have not been going to various events unless I go with Jim and Guia and it will be nice to be chatting to people much more frequently than I do now. I am still not sure when I will actually move in. I will keep you informed.
I should have dated the 2 paragraphs above. It was a few weeks back from today 16.02.2024. I am still uncertain about what is happening. However, I gather I will still have my computer in the care home. Bduke (talk) 03:07, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
I am now living in Arcare Carnegie - Aged Care Facility. As you see I do have my computer here working well and I spend quite a time on it. Bduke (talk) 05:21, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors 2023 Annual Report
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Rosemary Gillespie
editThank you for voting Keep for Rosemary Gillespie proposed deletion. She was often mentioned in Australia's parliament, her exploits were followed in the major Australian newspapers. And congratulations for being a Wikipedia editor for a long time. LPascal (talk).
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Seventy years ago
editToday, 15/05/2024 is the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister running the first 4 minute mile. Only a few years after that I lived as the Senior Student in an annex of the Queen's College, Oxford University, opposite to the Oxford University Running track. The staff there had watched the race from the room I lived in. For those who now think a 4 minute mile is no big deal, it was a massive deal until Roger did it. After that many others did it.
Lookwide Camp
editWant to look at Lookwide Camp? Thanks! --evrik (talk) 05:25, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- A nice article that I see is mostly written by you. Well done. Bduke (talk) 10:58, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
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Happy First Edit Day!
editHey, Bduke. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:47, 31 October 2024 (UTC) |
This Month in Education: October 2024
editThis Month in Education
Volume 13 • Issue 8 • October 2024
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- WikiChallenge African Schools wins the “Open Pedagogy” Award 2024 from OE Global
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editA barnstar for you!
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I was down Wikipedia rabbit hole, looking at elections - as you do - and I decided why not go into the talk pages and discover the Wikipedia projects (never done it before, I've only made like 10 contributions to Wikipedia). Long story short after about an hour I discovered the page WikiProject_Elections_and_Referendums/Members and decided to click on a random name that had Australia in the description, since its the country I live in. And I fell upon this gem. This is probably one of the best User pages in the whole site. I am greatly satisfied with my discovery and this has made my day. I wish you well into the future and thank you for your contributions to this lovely site. -Sam Samsam21amb (talk) 10:36, 25 November 2024 (UTC) |
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Administrators' newsletter – December 2024
editNews and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2024).
Interface administrator changes
- Following an RFC, the policy on restoration of adminship has been updated. All former administrators may now only regain the tools following a request at the Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard within 5 years of their most recent admin action. Previously this applied only to administrators deysopped for inactivity.
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- Technical volunteers can now register for the 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. Application for travel and accommodation scholarships is open from November 12 to December 10, 2024.
- The arbitration case Yasuke (formerly titled Backlash to diversity and inclusion) has been closed.
- An arbitration case titled Palestine-Israel articles 5 has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case will close on 14 December.
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