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Hope you're well :) Feel free to leave me a note if you have any questions. Whether I'll be able to answer them or not is another story! hugs, -- phoebe 05:06, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

there's a comic book author who writes about the history of science who is also a librarian?!? why didn't I know about this earlier? --phoebe 06:38, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ken, This article is superb. Really. It's wonderfully written, well referenced, in proper style (!) and about a compelling subject. You should get a first-article award or something :) The only things I did was link some more of the terms (how much to link is sort of a personal preference; not going overboard is good but linking proper nouns is also good); and I took out the awards information from the bibliography and put it in its own section so the bibliography would be a little cleaner; again, this is kind of a personal-preference call and one could go either way. I also changed the 'other links' header to be 'external links', which is standard terminology. The only thing I'd suggest is if you have specific sections you can footnote from some of your other sources, go ahead and do so, since that is really the kind of thing you have to have the original sources in hand to do. And, of course, if the other books have isbns include those; but I figure you know that already & would if they did. All in all though, this is excellent work. Congratulations. Now you, too, have the ultimate time-wasting hobby! (just keep telling yourself you're making the world a better place) :) --phoebe 07:07, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In Patrick Stewart (soldier), the version you mention ([1]) has the inline link, but for some reason I couldn't get it to appear correctly in the "References" section. I wanted just the title to show, not the URL in brackets. That wouldn't work, and I didn't know why, and I lost patience, so I just put the link (appearing correctly) in the "References" section, with no inline link. It's the article by Sean Whaley. The title should make it clear which passage it supports. An inline link would be better, though, if it can be formatted properly.

By the way, I'm pretty sure the symbol does NOT appear on Stewart's tombstone. I think there's a "memorial wall" that has a plaque for each veteran buried in the cemetery. Stewart's space was blank until the recent installation of the plaque with the Wiccan symbol. JamesMLane t c 17:03, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey there! Thanks for the sweet note. I had a lovely weekend: I was in Montreal going to RecentChangesCamp. :) cheers, -- phoebe/(talk) 19:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Kenllama, I saw on Phoebe's page that you're wondering how to do ibid. on Wikipedia. Short answer: you don't. Wikipedia:Footnotes#Citing_a_reference_more_than_once has more info. I'll bet there's a technological solution waiting to be implemented here, though. It's definitely a nuisance repeating the same book info just for a changed page number. --Ben Kovitz 20:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

aha! Ben beat me to it. Thanks, Ben :) -- phoebe/(talk) 22:14, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did I reply to your question already? I don't think I did. There's not a good way to do "ibids" that I know of, unfortunately. References with the ref tag are auto-numbered, so if one gets moved it's not a big deal. This is good for wikitext, but does mean that they aren't tied to each other in a way that would permit ibids. I usually cite out the full reference the first time I use it with the <ref> tag, then in subsequent refs will just use academic style -- <ref> Taylor, p. 3.</ref>

It looks like you already know about <ref name="taylor"> Taylor, big book of wikis</ref> and <ref name="taylor"> formatting, but this is good if you don't care about citing specific pages.

Bah! Something to spec out and/or code for future versions. -- phoebe/(talk) 22:13, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. I found User:Kenllama/ERM and Electronic Resource Management System while creating VITAL/VTLS and will be writing articles about the other systems, especially those used in Australian Universities. I'll likely be expanding this mainspace page soon, but thought you would like a chance to merge in your user space info first. Cheers, John Vandenberg ^(chat) 12:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi John -- thanks for thinking of me with regard to the ERM article. I've never gotten around to working up an article, and am not likely to soon. If there's anything you want to cadge from it, feel free! Thanks! Kenllama/(talk) 01:20, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is curious that you dont think your userpage is "ready", yet the page Electronic Resource Management System is less informative. A few times I have found that has happened to me to. I think the moral of the story is to push pages into mainspace as soon as possible. I've just moved Research Quality Framework into mainspace, despite it being a mess...

After my post last night, I thought perhaps we could move your page into mainspace as Electronic Resource Management, and then redirect it to Electronic Resource Management System (or tag them both with merge tags, and see what happens), so then your contributions are within the main body of content, and I can then re-use your work without any GFDL concerns. --John Vandenberg ^(chat) 02:00, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John -- I've worked over my page a bit and incorporated it into Electronic Resource Management System. (The whole History section was just copy-and-paste from the DLF report. I've condensed and paraphrased it so it's much shorter now.) The "Features" section is also very-little-changed from the original source. If you want to have a whack at paraphrasing it a bit (or perhaps mixing it up with content from other sources), I'd be grateful. (The original text is not online, unfortunately; that came from a conference presentation I happened to have attended.)

So far, I'll I've done is tip my content into the article; I've not done anything with the as-yet-vacant Electronic Resource Management page. I'd be glad for you to do whatever you want with the pages at this point! Kenllama/(talk) 15:02, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a heap. I'll do some heavy revising and expanding over the next few days, and will ping you when I'm done. John Vandenberg ^(chat) 21:43, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I reverted because the editor was adding hundreds of external links to the Bomb magazine website which seemed like spamming to me. Feel free to discuss it on the talk page of the article or add the link again if you feel strongly about it. All good wishes . Teapotgeorge^Talk 16:41, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

YES...Incorporate any useful info into the article and add the interview as a reference rather than as an external link....much better. Teapotgeorge^Talk 20:17, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kenllama. Thank you for your message. You will find a good bunch of references on Eusebia on Google Books [2]. For the "Eusebia" used by Ashoka, you can look at Edicts of Ashoka, and the direct content and translation of the edict here: File:AsokaKandahar.jpg. Cheers PHG (talk) 13:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yay! :) If you want your signature to display with spaces, here's how. Cheers, -- phoebe / (talk to me) 20:15, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know. I'll ask next time I see him... Hobit (talk) 17:26, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to say hi! I'm working on a presentation about librarians & wikipedia, and it made me think of you. Glad to see you're still editing. Cheers, - phoebe / (talk to me) 02:20, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the new ref. It states that Fornes won 13 Obies, but I can only count 9. Can you find any references that clear this up? Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:55, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're right. The Obie website only lists 9, so I'm going to use that citation instead and revert the number. Thanks Kenirwin/(talk) 12:43, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clearing that up. If you look at Fornes' article, you can see several places where it says "citation needed". Do you have references for any of that information? If you can add any references in those places, it would be a big help! Thanks very much! -- Ssilvers (talk) 14:20, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I picked off one easy one, and I'll see what else I can do. -- Kenirwin

Good one. Any others you can add would be great! You can automatically sign your talk page messages with four tildes like this: ~~~~ Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:50, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I was just browsing the education pages and saw that you're working on a class this term... hope it's going well :) Aside from WMF stuff, my big project is working on WP:UCD. Got any agriculture articles you need references for? :) -- phoebe / (talk to me) 20:43, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, Ken, and welcome to Women in Red. It's good to have another librarian ready to help out. I hope you will also help to reduce the gender gap by creating more women's biographies. Let me know if ever you need any help or experience any problems. You are of course also welcome to contribute to our WiR talk page. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 07:03, 17 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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On 10 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary Jobe Akeley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that mountaineer Mary Jobe Akeley was hailed as "the first white person and probably the first human being" to explore a remote peak in the Canadian Rockies that she called "Big Ice Mountain"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Jobe Akeley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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@Rosguill: -- thanks review the article and for alerting me to this problem; I've updated the article structure to comply with your suggestion. Thanks! Kenirwin/(talk) 21:09, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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@MainlyTwelve: Thanks! Kenirwin/(talk) 16:19, 22 March 2019 (UTC) .[reply]

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Citrivescence (talk) 03:27, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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After reading and enjoying The Wood Wife, I checked its history and saw that all of the best parts were from you. Great job! It's one of my favorite books, and you captured it. Schazjmd (talk) 23:19, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Schazjmd: - Thanks! I loved the book and came back to the Wikipedia page a while back and realized how much better it could be. I'm glad you appreciated it. Kenirwin/(talk) 02:39, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

On 23 April 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Antonia Franceschi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Antonia Franceschi starred in the 1980 film Fame, set at the same High School of Performing Arts that she attended in real life? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Antonia Franceschi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Just a quick note to say that a CSD can only be honoured if every revision of the article meets the criteria (eg: imagine somebody walking up to an established article and replacing it with a copyvio). As the page started life as a redirect to Fortune telling fraud, we can always revert to that. I was thinking of sending it to AfD, but I've replaced the article with a disambiguation page, which seems to make the most sense. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 20:32, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Ritchie333: - thanks; I wasn't familiar with that wrinkle, though it makes sense. I agree that a disambiguation page seems like the right answer.Kenirwin/(talk) 20:42, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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May I suggest a snappier hook for your DYK nomination. "that sculptor Alice King Chatham used plaster casts to design custom-fitted oxygen masks and helmets for Project Mercury astronauts?"

I know she did more than that but mentioning the Mercury mission will draw people in and focus the hook on the most interesting aspect of her career.--- Coffeeandcrumbs 03:15, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Coffeeandcrums -- I think that's a fine idea.

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On 18 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robyn Benincasa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robyn Benincasa ran a marathon four months after having surgery for osteoarthritis and being told she might never run again? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robyn Benincasa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 19 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alice King Chatham, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sculptor Alice King Chatham used plaster casts to design custom-fitted oxygen masks and helmets for Project Mercury astronauts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alice King Chatham. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, ), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Citrivescence (talk) 22:23, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Citrivescence: - Hi, thanks for your feedback. Re-reading the article, I found the History section to be a bit chatty and have tried to make it more encyclopedic in tone. If there are other areas you saw as needing some work on tone, I would welcome some more specific direction. Thanks! -Kenirwin/(talk) 01:21, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Kenirwin: No problem. Thank you for creating the page! Citrivescence (talk) 14:49, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Citrivescence: - did my edits accomplish what you were looking for? If so, one of us can take down the Tone note; if you think there's still more to do, I'd be interested in knowing what in particular it needs. Thanks! - Kenirwin/(talk) 20:11, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Kenirwin: Yes, thanks for making those edits. I have removed the tag. Citrivescence (talk) 13:55, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Citrivescence: - Thanks! -Kenirwin/(talk) 15:34, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kenirwin, were you planning on returning to your review here, now that a new hook has been proposed per your request? If you do, please note that a QPQ will be required by the nominator, who has over five prior DYKs. (If you weren't planning on returning, please let me know, and I'll see about finding it a new reviewer.) Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:04, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sure - I can go back to that. -Kenirwin/(talk) 15:21, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have created an article about the distinguished modern American playwright, Arlene Hutton, whose work I admire. However, I had tried to include as much information about the subject as I could find, resulting in an article that I myself find to be both too long and overly detailed, with perhaps some subjective language. As a result, the article received several tags from another editor, which I would like to get rid of. Two of these are as follows:

“This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. (March 2019)”

“This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. (March 2019)”

(Although the tags were put on in March, I have only had time to deal with the situation now.)

I feel that the article needs an objective eye to review and improve it. Since you are a highly experienced editor, and have worked on articles about women playwrights, I thought I might turn to you to examine the article as it is and edit it as you deem fit. If you then feel that the problem has been dealt with, you may remove the tags. Please let me know if you would be willing to do this.

In any case, thank you very much for your time.

Dylanexpert (talk) 21:30, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dylanexpert: - thanks for thinking of me. i'll have look and see what I can work on in the next day or two. I'm always glad to see improved coverage of women playwrights in Wikipedia! - Kenirwin/(talk) 03:32, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dylanexpert: - one thing you might consider is creating separate articles for some of the plays and including briefer coverage in the main article. What might seem like excessive detail in an author article might be appropriate in an article on the play itself. Also, the tags at the top of the article suggest you might have been hired to write the article; I don't know if there's any formal method for addressing that, but can you verify that you are writing solely from your passion for the topic and not for pay? If so, it would be good to make such an assertion on the talk page for the article. I'll keep looking at the article over the next few days and let you know if I have other ideas too. -Kenirwin/(talk) 03:44, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for agreeing to look over the article. I very much appreciate it. I'll look into ways of dealing with the problem you mention with the third tag and also whether there should be separate articles for individual plays. Again, thank you!

Dylanexpert (talk) 11:47, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing. Here are a few concrete suggestions:

* Most of the direct quotes from her ("As she put it...") should go -- those deviate from the encyclopedic style, and they do not contribute much to understanding about her.

* Some of the sources are not quite up to Wikipedia standards. It's super tempting to use sources like her bio from Ensemble Theatre or an alumni profile from a school, but those are less journalistic than our preferred sort of sources. The bio in particular is likely something that she or her agent wrote, and thus deviates from the WP:V and WP:NPOV. I might be interesting to see what from the article falls away if you disallow those sources or use them very little.

In general, I think you've got a good article in there, but it will want some tightening up. Good work. -Kenirwin/(talk) 01:45, 7 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the kind words. With your permission, I will place your comments on the article's talk page to justify my changes and allow me to eliminate the two tags. As for her biographical information, I see your point, but on the other hand, it's rather hard to find "journalistic preferred" sources for biographical material on a playwright who is not a celebrity. However, I will remove as much of the other biographical material as I can. Again, thanks for your time and patience.

Dylanexpert (talk) 14:42, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dylanexpert: -- I appreciate how hard it is to find good sources for less famous playwrights. Wikipedia's policy take on this is to include less information if you can't get it from more reputable sources. I would suggest thinning the article based on sources that you can feel more confident about, and then linking to the less-reputable sources as "Further reading". I know it hurts to do that, but I think that's what's needful to clear the tags. - Kenirwin/(talk) 19:36, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Just wondering what “‘X is Y’ format” means? I'd be happy to tweak the article accordingly, but I haven’t come across that phrase before. Seasider53 (talk) 00:12, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seasider53 The reviewer was referring to the DYK hook itself. I'm not sure why such a thing matters if the hook is interesting and I have over 300 DYKs (not counting nominations of other people's work). SL93 (talk) 03:25, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seasider53 -- as SL93 said, "x is y" refers to the format of the hook sentence. The DYK guidelines suggest that we 'Try to avoid hooks that take the form of "... that X is Y?"'. I agree with SL93 that it's not a deal-breaker; I couldn't think of a way to improve it. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it. - Kenirwin/(talk) 13:59, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year from Women in Red | January 2023, Volume 9, Issue 1, Nos 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 Online events: New: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run M & N | Geofocus East Asia Continuing: #1day1woman | Women who died in 2022 See also: Editing For Effie collaboration with the Smithsonian, January 8 & 9 (global event) Tip of the month: De-orphan and incorporate an article into Wikipedia using the Find Link tool Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red Feb 2023, Vol 9, Iss 2, Nos 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259 Online events: New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women | Justice | Folklore Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman Tip of the month: Explore Wikipedia for all variations of the woman's name (birth name, married name, re-married name, pen name, nickname) Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red Mar 2023, Vol 9, Iss 3, Nos 251, 252, 258, 259, 260, 261 Online events: New: Geofocus Mediterranean | Art + Activism | Alphabet run Q & R Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman | Folklore See also: #Visible Wiki Women Wikimedia challenge to add more images of women to Commons Tip of the month: Mobile phone readers may only see the article "lead" – take some time to make it shine! Include something to keep people reading. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red Apr 2023, Vol 9, Iss 4, Nos 251, 252, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266 Online events: New: Gender studies | Health | Dance | Alphabet run S & T | Books by women Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman | See also: Women in Red is supporting Every Book Its Reader through our Books by women event. Tip of the month: When writing about a book, check WP:NBOOK for notability, then see MOS:NOVEL, WP:NONFICTION or WP:POETRYSTANDARDS for guidance. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red May 2023, Vol 9, Iss 5, Nos 251, 252, 267, 268, 269, 270 Online events: New: Alphabet run U, V, W | Disability | Women in Education | CEE women Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman | See also: Wikimedia CEE Spring 2023/CEE Women - Wikimedia contest with postcards and prizes The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th Tip of the month: Use the Google translate app and camera on your phone to translate text from an article or book Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 6, Nos 251, 252, 271, 272, 273 Online events: New: Alphabet run X, Y & Z | LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride | Women in Music Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman See also: Women in Green: June 2023 GA Editathon event page Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride/2023 global campaign The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th Tip of the month: Looking for new red links? Keep an eye out for interesting and notable friends, family, or associates of your last article subject, and re-examine group photos for other women who may still need an article. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 7, Nos 251, 252, 274, 275, 276 Online events: New: Women in Red's 8th anniversary | Alphabet run A & B | Sports Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman Tip of the month: Look out for contributors interested in writing about women and invite them to join Women in Red Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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	Women in Red 8th Anniversary
	In July 2015 around 15.5% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. As of July 2023, 19.61% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. That's a lot of biographies created in the effort to close the gender gap. Happy 8th Anniversary! Join us for some virtual cake and add comments or memories and please keep on editing to close the gap!

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Women in Red August 2023, Vol 9, Iss 8, Nos 251, 252, 277, 278, 279, 280 Online events: New: Alphabet run C & D | Indigenous women | Film and stage | Geofocus: Arab League Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman See also: Wikimania 2023 will be held in Singapore, 16–19 August, and will be facilitated by the affiliates in the ESEAP (East/South East/Asia/Pacific) region. Tip of the month: Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand the criteria for status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red September 2023, Vol 9, Iss 9, Nos 251, 252, 281, 282, 283 Online events: New: Alphabet run E & F | Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Celtic nations Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman Tip of the month: The books she wrote might be notable, too; learn 5 quick tips about about book articles. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red October 2023, Vol 9, Iss 10, Nos 251, 252, 284, 285, 286 Online events: New: Alphabet run G & H | Women in STEM | Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman See also Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article editathon Tip of the month: When creating an article, check to see if there is an entry in the sister project Wikidata. If your subject is listed, the Wikidata information can be useful Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red November 2023, Vol 9, Iss 11, Nos 251, 252, 287, 288, 289 Online events: New: Alphabet run I & J | Geofocus: Indian subcontinent | Women in Politics Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman See also Wikipedia Asian Month November Contest Tip of the month: When translating articles from another language Wikipedia, don't forget to include attribution in your first edit summary. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red December 2023, Vol 9, Iss 12, Nos 251, 252, 290, 291, 292 Online events: New: Alphabet run K & L | Women who died in 2023 | Honoured Women Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman Tip of the month: Avoid copyright problems by rewriting in your own words. You can check any article or draft with Earwig's copyvio detector. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red | January 2024, Volume 10, Issue 1, Numbers 291, 293, 294, 295, 296 Online events: New: Education (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run M & N | Temperance women Continuing: #1day1woman | Women who died in 2023 Announcement In 2024 Women in Red also has a one biography a week challenge as part of the #1day1woman initiative! Tip of the month: Check out the new navigation on our Women in Red Project home page. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298 Online events: New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcement Please let other wikiprojects know about our February Black women event. Tip of the month: AllAfrica can now be searched on the ProQuest tab at the WP Library. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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Women in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301 Online events: New: Alphabet run Q & R | Art+Feminism | Find Her Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements Celebrate Women – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024 Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024 Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest Tip of the month: When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names and pseudonyms, to be sure an article doesn't already exist. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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