Greetings from the North,

I saw that you had rsvp'd to the Wiki Loves Pride event in June. Who might I talk to about hosting a mini editathon during the Information Architecture Summit, May 5-8 in Atlanta? (iasummit.org). I am a member of the NYC Wikimedia group and have been accepted to host an editathon and introduction to Wikipedia editing activity as part of the conference game night, which is usually held on Saturday night. I would love to invite Wikipedia Atlanta members to participate as facilitators. I did an introduction to Wikipedia at this event last year in Minneapolis and was happy to get assistance from three local Wikipedians.

There is a possibility of an offsite meeting that is being arranged by attendees who had considered boycotting the event due to recent anti-LGBT legislation but felt a better idea might be to host an open discussion of inclusiveness and diversity. An editathon might be a good complement. I had seen the plans for a Wiki Loves Pride event in Atlanta in June so it could be a nice lead up to that activity: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2016/Atlanta

Please let me know if you are interested and I can forward additional details. Looking forward to my Atlanta visit! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nwhysel (talk • contribs) 12:20, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Nwhysel - Just saw this today - sorry. tdempsey (talk) 21:42, 4 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I just came across your Gilbert Baker page, and I noticed that the content for it came almost directly from http://www.keywestcityofcolors.com/press/press_Gilbert.html. I looked around the site and couldn't find any information regarding it, but this might constitute a copyright violation. Instead of sending it to Wikipedia: Copyright problems where copyright violations go to die, I thought I'd appeal to you first to see if you wanted to fix it up and make it a bit more original. Let me know here or on the article talk page where I've copied this same comment. This is somebody I've never heard of, but I'd be interested in helping if you wanted. But I'll wait to hear from you. NymphadoraTonks 29 June 2005 04:36 (UTC)

Still not sure if this needs changing? tdempsey 03:03, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I just recently formed Cat:Gay Wikipedians; before that I was put in Cat:LGBT Wikipedians after it was decided to eliminate the original Cat:Queer Wikipedians (which someone else started up again). I started the new category because I'm gay, not "LGBT". I'm hoping other gay Wikipedians will join the category in the future. --Angr (t·c) 05:15, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Why? Why do we all have to belong to the same category? I have nothing in common with transsexuals and little in common with lesbians and bisexuals. It's like grouping Cat:Buddhist Wikipedians, Cat:Hindu Wikipedians, Cat:Jewish Wikipedians, Cat:Muslim Wikipedians, etc. into Cat:Non-Christian Wikipedians. --Angr (t·c) 06:02, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Good point - and I don't want a pissing match. I can agree to a Cat:Gay Wikipedians as a sub-category to Cat:LGBT Wikipedians and would hope you use both tags. I'm not for being so separate since there is much overlap in all the communities. Of course, there is specific information to communities, too.

But to have one person in a category? I would be interested in seeing how many people use it.

tdempsey 16:28, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The point of subcategories is to be included only in the hierarchically lowest appropriate one. Ideally, IMO, Category:LGBT Wikipedians would have hardly any user pages in it at all, just four subcategories Category:Lesbian Wikipedians, Category:Gay Wikipedians, Category:Bisexual Wikipedians, and Category:Transsexual and transgendered Wikipedians (or the like). Anyone in the upper category would be there because they couldn't decide which lower cat they wanted to be in, or didn't like to say. As for being the only one in it, keep in mind, Category:Gay Wikipedians is only six days old, it takes time before people notice new categories and decide to add themselves to them. When I added Category:Anglican and Episcopalian Wikipedians in September I was the only one in it for almost four weeks; now it has twelve people. --Angr (t·c) 19:23, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think you are missing the point. The purpose of Category:LGBT Wikipedians is to list people working on Category:LGBT and its sub-categories - the standard agreed upon on this website. I am a gay man and would not join Category:Gay Wikipedians since it is not descriptive or inclusive for our purposes. -- tdempsey 23:51, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that's the point of Category:LGBT Wikipedians at all. I think it's just a way for Wikipedians who consider themselves lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transsexual to identify themselves as such; it's no different from the categories of Wikipedians by location, religion, politics, profession, or any of the other subcategories of Category:Wikipedians. I'm not working on Category:LGBT or its subcategories, nor am I listed at Wikipedia:LGBT notice board#Active Wikipedians interested in LGBT issues. I'm just a gay Wikipedian. --Angr (t·c) 10:23, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed that you added both LGBT-stub and activist-stub to the Joe Solmonese article yesterday and I wished to make you aware that there is a recently created stub ((LGBT-activist-stub)) for activists who specialise in this one area of activism. Caerwine Caerwhine 04:06, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I recently asked a question about this and you cleared it up. - tdempsey 04:09, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there...just a couple of comments about some recent categorization you've done:

1. Wikipedia actually has a pretty explicit rule against filing articles in categories and subcategories of the first category at the same time; what this means is that if an article is already filed in Category:LGBT media or Category:Transgender and transsexual people, then it can't also be filed in the general Category:LGBT.
2. Pipetext after the category name is actually a filing scheme; you should only use a pipe followed by a space when you're applying the category to the absolute topmost defines-what-the-category-is article. So for Category:LGBT, the only article that should have [[:Category:LGBT| ]] on it is LGBT itself. Everything else should have either the category name with no pipetext at all if the appropriate filing letter is the first letter of the article title, or pipetext that defines how the article should be sorted alphabetically (e.g. [[:Category:Transgender and transsexual people|Araujo, Gwen]] or [[:Category:LGBT media|Body Politic, The]]) if the appropriate filing letter isn't the first letter of the article title.

Hope that helps a bit... Bearcat 02:14, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Bearcat!

I appreciate the tip. I am trying to get much more involved with Wikipedia and the LGBT category - and I was trying to figure out some of the finer points of categorizing. Let me know how I can be better in this area.

tdempsey 20:03, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I think you have put your User page into the wrong category. Your in the category for Wikipedians from Georgia, the country in Eastern Europe. If you are in fact from Georgia the US state, you need to move yourself to Category:Wikipedians in Georgia, USA. Thank you. Philip Stevens 19:59, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed - thanks! tdempsey 06:59, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Tdempsey. In case you are not aware, there is an upcoming campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related topics on Wikipedia, culminating with an international edit-a-thon on June 21. See Wiki Loves Pride 2014 for more information. If you are interested, you might consider creating a page for a major city (or cities!) near you, with a list of LGBT-related articles that need to be created or improved. This would be a tremendous help to Wikipedia and coverage of LGBT culture and history. Thanks for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! --Another Believer _(Talk) 16:32, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Will do, User:Another Believer! tdempsey (talk) 21:37, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Talk, How do we get Atlanta added to Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride/Participants?

Thank you, Another Believer!

I am open to any questions about the project. Please feel free to leave me a message here. tdempsey (talk) 06:50, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like to see other towns and cities in Georgia or the area get involved. Pensacola has a huge history but doesn't have the infrastructure to facilitate this project. Spread the word. tdempsey (talk) 06:53, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tdempsey. I'm excited about your Atlanta Edit-a-Thon. Have you nailed down a venue/time or will you be organizing remotely? Feel free to email me at dorothy@wikimedianyc.org to talk more. OR drohowa (talk) 15:44, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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• CHRIS Kids
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• Emory Hope Clinic
• ETC Magazine
• For the Kid in All of Us
• Fourth Tuesday
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• HRC Atlanta
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• Positive Impact
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My apologies - will create off-line before creating pages. tdempsey (talk) 20:48, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for adding your name as a supporter/participant and updating the Wiki Loves Pride 2015 page. If you are organizing an event in Atlanta, will you be creating a Wikipedia meetup page for the event? Not required, just curious. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:44, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Another Believer. I will be organizing a Wikipedia meetup in the next week. tdempsey (talk) 16:47, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:50, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Manuel's Tavern requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 18:54, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you RachelWex for a great Minnesota Wiki Loves Pride page. I modeled the Atlanta page after it. I was wondering if you had any training materials for workshops. I plan to do two - June for the traditional month and October for Atlanta's Pride. Cheers! tdempsey (talk) 19:37, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tdempsey! How awesome that you are facilitating a Wiki Loves Pride event in Atlanta. You can check out my "Wikipedia: How to Edit and Create Entries" subject guide that I made for events at work and elsewhere here: http://stcloud.lib.mnscu.edu/subjects/guide.php?subject=Wikipedia Keep in touch! RachelWex —Preceding undated comment added 21:48, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you RachelWex! tdempsey (talk) 20:32, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Tdempsey, I am organizing a mini editathon as part of the Information Architecture Summit to be held May 4-8 at the Atlanta Omni Hotel. One of the hosting organizations, the Information Architecture Institute (iainstitute.org) is doing a special working session at the Center for Civil and Human Rights on Saturday evening, May 7 on architecting the information of Georgia House Bill 757. I offered to facilitate a Wikipedia editathon for this event and could incorporate a lesson on finding and using wikidata to research local legislation, and am reaching out to local Wikipedians to invite participation. It seems it would be a good lead in activity to the Atlanta Wiki Loves Pride event in June. Is this something you would be interested in? Nwhysel (talk) 22:58, 27 April 2016 (UTC) Nwhysel (talk) 22:58, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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