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Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 | |
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You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:57, 23 December 2015 (UTC) |
Shearonink,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America1000 00:57, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
I'd have no objections; I agree, the current title could be a bit confusing. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:15, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
The name was actually Renée. It was constructive as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LXA43 (talk • contribs) 17:54, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
User:Alex1977-1 has deleted the Wine fraud scams section again and added a fair bit of content. I am not fimlar enough with the subject to be comfortable reverting the his last edit. Just the heads up. Krj373*(talk), *(contrib) 17:46, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon | |
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You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign.
The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC) (Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17) |
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Greetings from Wikimedia DC!
February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:
We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!
Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!
Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim | |
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You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology.
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Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:28, 11 February 2016 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar | |
I just wanted to give thanks to you for clearing up the dispute at User:GoneAwayNowAndRetired/Wikipedia is broken and failing. I also wanted you to know that I thought it was an essay in userspace -- it was actually the user page. (Also, it was cleared up when you removed the essay template.) Hdjensofjfnen (Is something wrong?) 22:49, 22 February 2016 (UTC) |
Hey Shearonink. I'm mortified and shamed by your "helping hand." Guffaw. Guffaw...ROTFLMAO! Many thanks for the helping hand. You deserve the "Random Acts" Barnstar! Regards Tapered (talk) 07:39, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
I've opened a case @ Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard re Sandy Hook. Tapered (talk) 09:51, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts. We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events. This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to help us engage new communities!
And bring your interested friends and colleagues! For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. --Pharos (talk) 21:49, 2 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Greetings from Wikimedia DC!
Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:
Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.
Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!
Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:29, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:01, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
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I'm sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.17.49 (talk • contribs) 19:53, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
My apology for deleting your edit. I didn't see any mention of mass murder in the article until a second read. Sorry about that. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:36, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also place our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:19, 6 April 2016 (UTC) |
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Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim | |
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On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:18, 25 April 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi, shearonink, It's B-dog 12.0 responding to your incorrect comment on my talk page. The reason it was incorrect is I got the information about India's population on www.worldometers.info, feel free to visit the site to check it's reputablity if you wish to. However, I am going to put my edit back on Demographics of India. Thank you and goodbye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B-dog12.0 (talk • contribs) 21:35, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
Editor of the Week | ||
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week for your determination and dedication to help the encyclopedia grow. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project) |
Editor Worm That Turned submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week and Sainsf seconded it:
I nominate Shearonink to be Editor of the Week for his hard work on Wikipedia. Shearonink has been around a long time (20K edits, 36% to articles) and talks a lot of sense, but hasn't had much recognition of those facts. He used to live in at the IRC help channel, helping out those who needed it and that used to be a lot of people (I don't really go in there any more, so I can't talk for more recent events). Ever since his friends have started leaving, he seems to have slightly disappeared. I wanted him to know that it's not just his friends who appreciate who he is! It is all of Wikipedia.
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Shearonink |
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Editor of the Week for the week beginning May 15, 2016 |
Hard worker, talks sense. Former IRC help channel participant. "One of the most thoughtful, considerate editors I know" was said of him by a veteran editor. |
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A DYK machine |
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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk 11:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon. This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:50, 21 May 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nathaniel G. S. Hart you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 13:21, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon | |
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Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives. A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Light refreshments will be provided. Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events. |
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The article Nathaniel G. S. Hart you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nathaniel G. S. Hart for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 17:21, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism! AfroCrowd!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our AfroCrowd June calendar, June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events. |
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Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events. |
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Ok, if anyone is interested and you have sources that you think I should use or thoughts about the subject that seem important, please post them here. I'll either start a draft version in my userspace or maybe in "Draft" and post the link for working on it here. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 15:33, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic | |
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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.
We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:55, 5 July 2016 (UTC) |
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THIS. YES. Shearonink (talk) 00:59, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
I saw that too. I was asked if I could change the conviction to read "In 2000, prior to his involvement in the investment sector Achom and several others fell foul of the UK’s department of trade and industry and a conviction was secured against him and four other defendants at Southwark crown court in 2000. Subsequently, he was disqualified from holding UK directorships for eleven years."
Sound familiar? I turned that gig down as it was totally against guidelines, looks like someone took it though. I posted on his talk page a few days ago, saw he edited afterwards, so when I get home tonight I will have to go to COIN when I can post from my laptop and not my phone. MPJ-DK 18:21, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
Understood about infobox template and children's names Savolya (talk) 17:02, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
Anyone watching my talkpage - I can't seem to remember my password for IRC. Is there any way to recover my nick? I signed up so long ago, I can't remember... I do like to have that plus sign next to my name in "help"... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 15:59, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can , contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse. |
....See ^^^ above. Is there any way to recover a lost password to IRC? I'm still me, just haven't been in there in so long I can't remember what my password is... Yes, yes, I know that technically IRC isn't actually part of WP but am hoping someone knows the answer... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 23:10, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
Just in case you missed, it she died on Sunday 24 July. - 220 of Borg 14:19, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Shearonink. the Marni Nixon article does not use the citation templates. Instead it uses manual formatting, which I find preferable because it dispenses with the unnecessary coding. When someone added the ref you mentioned with the template formatting, I converted it to manual formatting per WP:CITEVAR, which says: "Editors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style ... without first seeking consensus for the change. ... If the article you are editing is already using a particular citation style, you should follow it. ... [A]void ... adding citation templates to an article that already uses a consistent system without templates". -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:25, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC) P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections |
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Because you have participated in a previous RFC on a closely related topic, I thought you might be interested in participating in this new RFC regarding Donald Trump.Anythingyouwant (talk) 17:54, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi Shearonink,
My edits of Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, in which the edits of the anonymous user with the IP address 69.87.223.166 and "Daveisedit" (who are the same person) were reverted, were made to keep the article as factual as possible. Their edits were made as a joke, but I did not find them funny and know they misinform any viewers of this page.
Now that the page has been locked, I am requesting that you revert to the page with revision 744140003.
Cyprus3 (talk) 01:12, 14 October 2016 (UTC)cyprus3
Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon | |
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On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects. The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon. The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists:
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Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists. The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio. The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:29, 19 October 2016 (UTC) |
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My Chinese isn't the best (I could see what something is talking about but I don't understand all the nuances in Chinese.. I'm ZH-1) but I can tell you where to check on ZHwiki: zh:Wikipedia:Guestbook_for_non-Chinese-speakers. Some editors there can take a look :) WhisperToMe (talk) 02:15, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences | |
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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!. This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign. Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice:
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I would like to thank you for information about paid editing. I didn't know about it before. Will take care in future.Usman Khalil 15:47, 21 November 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usman Khalil (talk • contribs)
Hello, Shearonink. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim | |
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On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition Tales of Our Time following the event. The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 09:46, 23 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Hello Shearonink. Your account has been added to the "New page reviewers
" user group, allowing you to review new pages and mark them as patrolled, tag them for maintenance issues, or in some cases, tag them for deletion. The list of articles awaiting review is located at the New Pages Feed. New page reviewing is a vital function for policing the quality of the encylopedia, if you have not already done so, you must read the new tutorial at New Pages Review, the linked guides and essays, and fully understand the various deletion criteria. If you need more help or wish to discuss the process, please join or start a thread at page reviewer talk.
The reviewer right does not change your status or how you can edit articles. If you no longer want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. In case of abuse or persistent inaccuracy of reviewing, the right can be revoked at any time by an administrator. — xaosflux Talk 19:22, 29 November 2016 (UTC)
If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.
With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation.
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Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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I was looking over some of my edits and logs and came across User:Nicole Haddad/sandbox. I had nom'ed this as a CSD/G2 since the User does not exist but you removed the CSD Template and then created the User account with this template: [2]. But, the User still does not exist, this "User sandbox" was created by User:Tysmooth... Was wondering if you could tell me why the CSD was removed/declined. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 04:17, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
U2 is only for when the user doesn't exist, i.e. nobody's ever registered that precise name as an account. My edit summary is copied from the logs (see Special:Log/Nicole_Haddad), which show that such an account had been registered seventeen minutes before the page was created. I wasn't the one who created it; you can tell that it was registered by someone new because if it had been created by someone with an account, it would have said "[username 1] created account Nicole Haddad". So basically, the criterion doesn't apply because the user existed. Nyttend (talk) 04:44, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
Just letting you know I got your post and will take the time over the holiday to take a look. Daniel Case (talk) 04:31, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
Hello Shearonink: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Doug Weller talk 15:25, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
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Right on time, as you say :) O Fortuna!...Imperatrix mundi. 13:03, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment on the Pontius Pilate's wife GAR. I had completely forgotten about it until I checked it just now for another reason. I thought it had been closed months ago, and was surprised to see someone commented on as late as Dec29.
Anyway, regarding your comment that it could be renamed to "cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate's wife", I agree that while the current article is grossly unbalanced, I think renaming it would be a bad idea. She is a saint in several Christian traditions (not the ones that produced the literary works emphasized in our article currently, mind you) and she is emphasized in several (non-canonical) early Christian works.
The fact that she's only mentioned in one sentence of the NT isn't really relevant, since plenty of first-century figures important in later Christianity (and figures who probably were important in first-century Christianity) are barely mentioned or not mentioned at all in the NT. Thecla, for example, is not mentioned anywhere in the NT, but she was the protagonist of another work of early Christian literature that was very popular among early (proto-orthodox) Christians and probably predated some of the later NT texts (like 2 Peter).
Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 01:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Henrietta Lacks you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shudde -- Shudde (talk) 14:20, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
The article Henrietta Lacks you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Henrietta Lacks for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shudde -- Shudde (talk) 16:00, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
I adjusted the rolling stock table so that the notes column is fixed to 20% of the table's width. Let me know how it looks on your end. Jackdude101 (Talk) 01:48, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
I got rid of the "In service" column. This is actually a good long-term change, as it will decrease the urge by amateur editors to constantly update this criteria whenever they hear new rumors from blogs and forums on which locomotives are working and not working (it's almost impossible to get up-to-date info like this from formal publications and Disney pretty much never gives out these kinds of details). I increased the notes column width from 20% to 25%, as well. Also, the reason why there are no notes for the No. 1 locomotive is because I did not come across anything of note about it specifically while doing my research. Jackdude101 (Talk) 02:23, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
I did one other change to the table: I combined the "Builder" and "Builder number" columns into one column. It's mentioned more than once in the article that all of the WDWRR's locomotives were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works anyway. Jackdude101 (Talk) 03:16, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
Talk:Crazy Eddie/GA1... Shearonink (talk) 05:01, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing this article - it's really appreciated! Just a note that I'm largely Wiki-absent over the holidays but will look at this in the first week of Jan. Have a happy new year! --Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 20:06, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi and thanks again for your GA review! But can you have a look at the close again please? Right now it says "A good article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Currently a good article nominee" simultaneously. SteveStrummer (talk) 05:05, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for agreeing to perform a review of the Whiskey Rebellion article. Best Regards,
The article Henrietta Lacks you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Henrietta Lacks for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shudde -- Shudde (talk) 17:41, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
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Nicely done! Henrietta Lacks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:30, 7 January 2017 (UTC) |