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66.27.70.252

This user continues to linkspam the chastity belt and the erotic sexual denial pages. As you can see by her "contributions" [1]

How can we begin the process to ban this user? zabadoh 23:17, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Are you that desperate?

You're gonna fight me now without hesitation? 24.188.203.181 21:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Look man it was just a simple misunderstanding that burned, understood? 24.188.203.181 21:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

I just didn't agree with some stuff and look what happened. 24.188.203.181 21:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

If you're gonna kill off my account, it would be wrong because of what I was trying to understand. 24.188.203.181 21:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Removing warnings from talk pages

Removing a warning straight out would, in my book qualify as vandalism. If necessary I would report them to WP:AIV. Archiving so as to hide them is a bit more iffy though, I don't regard it in the same way because they are well within their rights to archive their talk. If they continue to vandalise (other than moving warnings to archives), report them to AIV and direct the dealing admin to the archives as evidence of other warnings given. Viridae^Talk 09:35, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

RfC on Liquid Snake

Hello: There's an RfC on Liquid Snake which you may wish to comment on. --Emufarmers^(T/C) 05:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

The conflict with User:Targetter and me (User:Ptkfgs) began with regard to a content dispute on British Shorthair. Should I add that to the Description section? (I have not participated in an RfC before). I do not want to endorse the description as-is, because I have not (and as far as I know, Targetter has not) been involved in a dispute on Solid Snake. —ptk✰fgs 05:17, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I've been paying attention to this mainly via the messages exchanged on talk pages; if this is actually several different conflicts going on, then you should make note of that; I'm not entirely sure whether you should modify the statement I made, or create a seperate one. (This is my first RfC as well, if it means anything; you may need to ask someone with more experience for guidance.) --Emufarmers^(T/C) 05:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I will go ahead and alter the description; if you are willing to endorse the altered description I don't see how it could spoil the RfC. —ptk✰fgs 05:21, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I think what we're actually disputing is not his actions on Solid Snake and British Shorthair, but his total incivility towards the lot of us. I would classify this as one single incident. Also, it looks like we have the 2 endorsements on our side, and Snake's opposition. Are we ready to proceed with discussion? --Targetter ^{(Lock On)} 06:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I think that's accurate; additionally, I think it is accurate to note that the conflict probably arose out of the two edit disputes named in the description. I feel that the description and the selection of diffs accurately reflects the nature of the dispute. Snake Liquid still appears to be editing his response, so we might want to hold on the discussion until he's finished. I am going to sleep at any rate, so I'll look again tomorrow. —ptk✰fgs 06:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the warm welcome! :) --Fopkins | Talk 04:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk pages

HI,

I know that removing warnings is a violation of policy. Can you please show me where blanking one's talk page is otherwise prohibited? I have not been able to find it. Cheers,  :) Dlohcierekim 14:32, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

What's stated at Help:Talk page#Etiquette certainly seems to imply that continually blanking one's own talk page goes very strongly against Wikiquette and civil discourse, although the actual policy regarding such removals seems to still be in development, depending on where you look. This is an issue that seems to burst up in fits and spurts; I've observed several instances of people removing messages constantly, and such disputes do tend to get ugly. --Emufarmers^(T/C) 14:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for you response. I sometimes have trouble locating policies, etc. Cheers :) Dlohcierekim 15:00, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

strangely uplifting

Thanks for your feedback ("strangely uplifting") about my Wikipedia user page. Also, thanks for your work in dealing with vandalism. I often wonder what motivates editors who put a significant amount of effort into dealing with vandalism. --JWSchmidt 17:35, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

robin hood

i am developing this article no need for asistance. Please do not be offended i am just saying that you dont have to help if you dont want to. Miles Fallconet 09:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

regarding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Generally, it's good form to note why you're making a reversion.

Also, I advertently reverted your reversion when I was fixing the infobox, so if you plan to change it again, could you take care not to go just back to the version with the messed up infobox. Thanks!--Birdmessenger 21:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, looked at the history more closely and saw that you were trying to revert the broken infobox. My mistake.--Birdmessenger 21:40, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

:) Nuts; and I was already working on a politely-worded response noting the circumstances. (Popups don't allow for customized edit summaries; I wouldn't have reverted with popups if I'd intended to revert your changes.) --Emufarmers^(T/C) 21:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Contact

Hi again. First, sorry for acting weird about being contacted. I'm somewhat paranoid about my presence on the Internet. I should probably set up alternate means for communication, as you suggested, but I have trust issues about giving that kind of thing out to the world.

Second, I really appreciate your vote of confidence. It really means a lot -- thank you. I'm afraid, however, that I don't have the time or the patience to be an admin. I feel admins are expected to conform to a high standard of helpfulness, one that I may be too lazy to adhere to, and I am rather one-sided in my contributions (which are overwhelmingly minor counter-vandalism edits). I've also only been here for around two months and I don't have a firm grasp of policy yet. I don't even know how much longer I'll be around, at least in a significant context, but I don't think I'll be leaving Wikipedia anytime soon. This is basically contingent on my workload in the next few months.

I also make numerous errors in my edits, and am probably not always as tolerant of vandals as I should be. Above all, I think putting the block button in my hands would be a bad idea, and I'd rather leave that kind of judgment up to experienced admins. Besides, the only benefit I can really see to adminship is this ability to block, which doesn't necessarily improve my chances of helping control vandalism. There are already scores of people who have become or will become administrators solely to lend a hand to AIV in times of large backlogs.

Sorry if I made this too long. I just wanted to let it be known that my recalcitrance to contact Wikipedians outside of Wikipedia is nothing personal, and that there are a number of reasons why I shouldn't be an admin.

I really do thank you for your suggestion. I've noticed many good edits by yourself -- maybe adminship is in your future. Again, I'm honored that you thought of me for this, and if you do want to keep this in a private channel, I can clear our conversation off my talk page. I may not be helping out in an administrative capacity any time soon, but I would be happy to add your user pages to my watchlist so I can help stop vandalism to them (not that I assume anyone would hold anything against you).

I am thankful for your gesture, and I wish you a happy editor tenure here. Maybe I will even be able to help you out down the road. If you ever need help with something, particularly an issue of vandalism, please feel free to contact me. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 22:51, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

David Gabrielle Martyn

I won't remove the tags if you at least allow users to see the article in its entirety. As of now, you continue to revert the article to its previous, disjointed version. Moreover, every time that I've provided external links, you or someone else has removed them. This is a very credible story of a very incredible man. I have my suspicions as to why you continue vandalize the article, which I will elaborate on the deletion page later. CDiPoce 01:51, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

AIV

They stopped vandalizing an hour ago though. If they had been continuing to vandalize, yes, I could block without warning. --Woohookitty^(meow) 08:12, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Could be. That page's patrolling is sparadic. Not as bad as WP:PAIN though. I swear sometimes that I'm the only admin patrolling that one. --Woohookitty^(meow) 08:25, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Re User pages

In most of the cases, they are new users and know nothing about red links yet. It is not a negative thing to remove those links. If they don't want they would just remove it or comment about it. I am an admin and i am here to make this place convivial and not to bother anybody. It is adviced to avoid red links anyway. At the end, it is up to the user h/self. Cheers -- Szvest 09:45, 9 August 2006 (UTC) ^{Wiki me up™}

Spoken Article questions

I responded to your questions on my talk page, hope my answers help!  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 21:04, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Herman Göring

I don't really know what you mean but here is my view. Göring received the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, which is a higher variant of the Knight's Cross (both are based on the same enactment) which in return is a higher variant of the Iron Cross (also same enactment). I therefore would classify him as a recipient of the Knight's Cross since this comprises the Iron Cross as well. By the way Göring did also receive the Knight's Cross on 30 September 1939 as well.MisterBee1966 10:17, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I think I addressed your concerns. Please review!MisterBee1966 12:54, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Your request for rollback

Emufarmers, per your request on WP:RFR, I have enabled your account with the rollback feature. Please read documentation on the tool, and remember that it is to be used for the removal of vandalism only—it must not be used to aid edit warring.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at my talk page. Anthøny 02:01, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Andrew Cuomo controversy

Thank you! It looks much better. -Phil5329 (talk) 15:49, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Question about Shoessss comment

I didn't quite follow your oppose to Shoessss RFA You said: Plenty of problems, but the answer to Q5 is particularly perplexing
My response:

Hmm, I was thinking that was one of the better answers. What am I missing? Were you just referring to the awkward "reporter or reportee" comment, or are you saying that this is not a time for a no warning block? --SPhilbrickT 12:42, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

I see you responded at the RfA. Thanks, but I'm still confused - I elaborated at the RfA talk page--SPhilbrickT 17:21, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

site building

wpf.c is short and sweet. I'm reminded of Munthe more than Wallace, though - "what you give away, you keep forever..." sj 07:07, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

east coasters

we need to get together with alkivar sometime. .. sj

Your question on Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit Subcommittee/October 2009 election/Jredmond

Hi - just FYI, I've posted an answer to your follow-up question on Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Audit Subcommittee/October 2009 election/Jredmond. Feel free to follow up more, if you like. Thanks! - Jredmond (talk) 05:47, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

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Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

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GLAM-Wiki Baltimore meetup

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Becoming a Campus Ambassador

Hello Emufarmers, It was a pleasure meeting you at Wikipedia Higher Education Summit recently, and from our conversations I think you would make a good Campus Ambassador at UMass Amherst. There should be one class in the fall that will require assistance, and I think you are the one for the job. Campus Ambassador Maximilianklein (talk) 04:12, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter

The first ever WikiProject National Archives newsletter has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. Dominic·t 21:22, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter July 2011 News Featured article contest This week, our first multilingual featured article contest was announced. We are aiming to improve the articles on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, or Bill of Rights to featured or good status in English and other languages. Prizes for winners will be a gift package from the National Archives including a book of your choice or a tote bag, and other swag, plus, of course, a special barnstar. August 6 backstage pass Plans are in the works for a meetup and backstage pass event at the National Archives II facility in College Park, MD. There will be a regular social meetup, a discussion with Dominic about WP:NARA, a tour of the building by NARA staff, and then time for a scanathon and editathon in the research rooms and library until the building closes at 5 pm. Keep your schedules open! From our recent uploads: ...see more. Special requests: This section includes special requests from the NARA staff: Archival Recovery Team The National Archives' Archival Recovery Team (ART) is a team of law enforcement agents and archivists who investigate NARA's lost and stolen documents. They have received media attention ([2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]) and would like to request an article be written for the team, if Wikipedians deem it notable. It is hoped that making more information about the group available on Wikipedia will increase public awareness of the documents they are seeking to recover. Ongoing Today's Document challenge The Today's Document challenge is an opportunity for Wikipedians to get their work related to National Archives holdings spotlighted on Archives.gov and the National Archives' tumblr. Each day the National Archives selects a document related to the day's date to showcase. The goal is to get articles related to the selected documents on the main page in ""Did You Know...?" the same day that the National Archives features the document. Alternatively, other appropriate articles related to National Archives holdings not already selected will be used for new documents of the day by NARA staff and posted to their tumblr. Wikisource WP:NARA has a sister WikiProject on Wikisource, WS:NARA. On Wikisource, editors transcribe, proofread, and arrange documents. This helps to make little-known documents more discoverable, or well-known documents more searchable, and improves accessibility. See the files being worked on. If you are new to Wikisource and would like to participate, there are experienced Wikisourcerors willing to be mentors. New contributions A list of some recent contributions to the project: Wikipedia District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act (Fetchcomms) Court of the Patriarchs (CutOffTies) Opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom (Fetchcomms) Wikisource1 Memorial of Queen Liliuokalani in relation to the Crown lands of Hawaii Petition from women of Brookline Resolutions of the Joint Committee on the Washington Monument H. R. 4982 A Petition For Universal Suffrage Susan B. Anthony petition for remission of fine Alexander Hamilton's commission to take rank as Colonel 1Credit goes to Prosody, Theornamentalist, Inductiveload, Digipoke, George Orwell III, Kathleen.wright5, BirgitteSB, and Zhaladshar Tools Archives.gov grabber (Slakr) Future plans Major image contribution The National Archives has hundreds of thousands of digitized documents in its holdings. We are working on a bulk upload to Commons of one particular cache of about 123,000 TIFF master files in the next few days! Once uploaded, these will require a massive community effort to help categorize the files on Commons and add them to articles on Wikipedia or transcribe them on Wikisource. Inclusion in the online catalog We are currently working on a system for including links to pages on Wikimedia projects in the National Archives online catalog. The Wikimedia projects are hosting an increasing number of transcriptions of National Archives documents and high-quality image and video files that are not available through NARA's own site. Links to these Wikimedia pages in the documents' actual catalog records will benefit the end user by providing them access to further resources about the documents, and they will also demonstrate the National Archives commitment to supporting Wikimedians' efforts. To stop receiving this newsletter, please remove your name from the list.

DC Meetup, July 29

DC Meetup 21 - Who should come? You should. Really.
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DC-area Meetup, Saturday, August 6

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
	On Saturday, August 6, the National Archives is hosting a Wikipedia meetup, backstage pass tour, and edit-a-thon in College Park, Maryland. Meet staff and fellow Wikipedians, go behind the scenes at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Dominic·t 21:22, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Just spreading Wikilove...

...like an STD!!!

Theo10011 (talk) 13:28, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Comm375

Hey - wanted to leave you a link to the course page Debaser42 (talk) 03:10, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! —Emufarmers^(T/C) 03:43, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

You're invited! Wikimedia DC Annual Membership Meeting

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DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
	You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a special backstage pass and scanathon meetup with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided! Dominic·t 16:08, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

David Ferriero? The eminent 21st-century Massachusettsian Archivist of the United States? I wish I could come. :-( —Emufarmers^(T/C) 16:26, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC

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Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!

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FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 17:24, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

December 2011

Sorry about that. Misclick. I've rolled back my revert of your edit. Apologies for the derp. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 00:35, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

National Archives ExtravaSCANza

You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success! This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions1 as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic·t 01:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC) 1 Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.

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You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Women in Science Edit-a-Thon!

Who should come? You should. Really.
	She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup! We look forward to seeing you there!

Sarah (talk) 22:47, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

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My talk page is getting depressingly newslettery. I need some fresh blood on it; does anybody know of any bears I can poke? —Emufarmers^(T/C) 01:27, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

You've made nine edits this year (only two of which were to articles, by the way). Perhaps if you were a bit more involved, you'd have a more colorful talk page. --MZMcBride (talk) 05:02, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Bully. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 11:23, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Passing by, saying hi. Also, why so serious? wctaiwan (talk) 12:48, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

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You're invited! New England Wikimedia General Meeting

	New England Wikimedia General Meeting
	The New England Wikimedia General Meeting will be a large-scale meetup of all Wikimedians (and friends) from the New England area in order to discuss regional coordination and possible formalization of our community (i.e., a chapter). Come hang out with other Wikimedians, learn more about ongoing activities, and help plan for the future! Potential topics: What is a Wikimedia chapter and should we work towards one? Planning of regular Boston meetups (any other New England cities?) Planning for upcoming coordinated events (Wikipedia Love Libraries, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiknic, etc.) Outreach to universities (WikiProject Academical Village) and cultural institutions (GLAM) Wikimania DC is this summer. Your ideas!
	Sunday, April 22 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Conference Room C06, Johnson Building, Boston Public Library—Central Library 700 Boylston St., Boston MA 02116
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Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner

Please join us for a Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner on Saturday, May 5. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Wikimedians from the DC area, discuss upcoming Wikimedia DC activities and events, and have fun over dinner and drinks. All ages are welcome! Kirill [talk] 04:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Hi. I improved Pregnancy Discrimination Act. You're welcome. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Good job! —Emufarmers^(T/C) 19:48, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon!

Please join us for the second Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon! This event will focus on Smithsonian history including the history of the Institution's museums, archives, research centers and the people behind them. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the Archives, work within them & with staff, and learn more about the world's largest museum complex. We hope you'll join us on Friday, May 25. Please sign up here! Sarah (talk) 21:44, 7 May 2012 (UTC) Note: You received this message because you were listed here. If you no longer wish to receive messages of this nature, please remove yourself from that list.

You're invited to Masterpiece Museum Edit-a-Thon!

"Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Wikimedia DC present the "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon. Drawing from their vast vaults of art, the caretakers of the Smithsonian American Art Museum have meticulously drawn forth canvas jewels to import into Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles. The museum directors and staff are excited about this project, and would love to have experienced Wikimedians help in the effort! Kirill [talk] 17:59, 29 July 2012 (UTC) When August 10, 2012, 10 AM - 4 PM Where Smithsonian American Art Museum, 7th & F St NW, Washington, DC Signup Details & signup

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries

Backstage at the Smithsonian Libraries is part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries 2012, the second annual continent-wide campaign to bring Wikipedia and libraries together with on-site events. Running this fall through October and November, libraries (and archives) will open their doors to help build a lasting relationship with their local Wikipedian community.

Organized by Wikimedia DC, this event will take place on October 12, 2012, and will include new editor training, a "backstage pass" tour of the National Museum of Natural History, and an edit-a-thon. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Kirill ^[talk] 18:43, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

UMass Amherst Edit-a-thon Oct 22

Check it out: Wikipedia:Meetup/UMass Amherst/1 :c--Pharos (talk) 17:09, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

You're invited: Ada Lovelace, STEM women edit-a-thon at Harvard

U.S. Ada Lovelace Day 2012 edit-a-thon, Harvard University - You are invited!

Now in its fourth year, Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and related fields. Participants from around New England are invited to gather together at Harvard Law School to edit and create Wikipedia entries on women who have made significant contributions to the STEM fields. Register to attend or sign up to participate remotely - visit this page to do either. 00:18, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Case citations in article leads

Hi. In case you have any interest, I started a discussion here about case citations in article leads. --MZMcBride (talk) 16:26, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Some stroopwafels for you!

You may enjoy these stroopwafels as I test the abuse filter. Legoktm (talk) 00:48, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

I don't want your pitywafels. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 00:57, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

DC Meetup #33

December 10 is Ada Lovelace's birthday! Not only was she the world's first computer programmer, but also the world's first female open source developer! Come celebrate with Wikimedia District of Columbia at Busboys & Poets for an informal get together!

The Washington, DC event will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012 at Busboys & Poets on 5th St NW & K St NW near Mt Vernon Square. The area is easily accessible by the Red Line Chinatown stop and the Yellow Line and Green Line Mt Vernon Square stop, as well as by WMATA buses.

Kirill ^[talk] 14:12, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Holiday Party and Wiki Loves Monuments Exhibition

Please join Wikimedia DC and four other local media nonprofits—the National Press Club's Young Members Committee, 100Reporters, IRE and the Fund for Investigative Journalism—in winding down another year with a night of well-mannered frivolity.

The festivities will take place on Friday evening from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the Zenger Room on the 13th Floor of the National Press Club, located on 529 14th Street NW, near Metro Center. There will be meat and vegetarian appetizers as well as a cash bar with specially reduced drink prices all night long. In addition, we will be exhibiting the finalists of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo contest at the event.

Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 04:36, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassadors update

Hi! You're getting this message because you are or have been a Wikipedia Ambassador. A new term is beginning for the United States and Canada Education Programs, and I wanted to give you an update on some important new information if you're interested in continuing your work this term as a Wikipedia Ambassador.

You may have heard a reference to a transition the education program is going through. This is the last term that the Wikimedia Foundation will directly run the U.S. and Canada programs; beginning in June, a proposed thematic organization is likely to take over organizing the program. You can read more about the proposal here.

Another major change in the program will take effect immediately. Beginning this term, a new MediaWiki education extension will replace all course pages and Ambassador lists. (See Wikipedia:Course pages and Help:Education Program extension for more details.) Included in the extension are online volunteer and campus volunteer user rights, which let you create and edit course pages and sign up as an ambassador for a particular course.

If you would like to continue serving as a Wikipedia Ambassador — even if you do not support a class this term — you must create an ambassador profile. If you're no longer interested in being a Wikipedia Ambassador, you don't need to do anything.

Please do these steps as soon as possible

First, you need the relevant user rights for Online and/or Campus Ambassadors. (If you are an admin, you can grant the rights yourself, for you as well as other ambassadors.) Just post your rights request here, and we'll get you set up as quickly as possible.

Once you've got the ambassador rights, please set up at a Campus and/or Online Ambassador profile. You can do so at:

• Special:CampusAmbassadorProfile
• Special:OnlineAmbassadorProfile

Going forward, the lists of Ambassadors at Special:CampusAmbassadors and Special:OnlineAmbassadors will be the official roster of who is an active Ambassador. If you would like to be an Ambassador but not ready to serve this term, you can un-check the option in your profile to publicly list it (which will remove your profile from the list).

After that, you can sign on to support courses. The list of courses will be at Special:Courses. (By default, this lists "Current" courses, but you can change the Status filter to "Planned" to see courses for this term that haven't reached their listed start date yet.)

As this is the first term we have used the extension, we know there will be some bugs, and we know the feature set is not as rich as it could be. (A big wave of improvements is already in the pipeline. And if you know MediaWiki and could help with code review, we'd love to have your help!) Please reach out to me (Sage Ross) with any complaints, bug reports, and feature suggestions. The basic features of the extension are documented at Wikipedia:Course pages, and you can see a tutorial for setting up and using them here.

Communication and keeping up to date

In the past, the Education Program has had a pretty fragmented set of communication channels. We're trying to fix that. These are the recommended places to discuss and stay up-to-date on the education program:

1. The education noticeboard has become the main on-wiki location for discussion of the Education Program. You can post there about broad education program issues as well as issues with individual courses.
2. The Ambassadors Announce email list is a very low-traffic announcements list of important information all Ambassadors need to be aware of. We encourage all Ambassadors (and other interested Wikipedians) to subscribe to the list; follow the instructions on the link to add your email address.
3. If you use IRC regularly, or need to try to reach someone immediately, the #wikipedia-en-ambassadors ^connect IRC channel is the place to find me and fellow Ambassadors.

Ambassador training and resources

We now have an online training for Ambassadors, which is intended to be both an orientation about the Wikipedia Ambassador role for newcomers and the manual for how to do the role. (There are parallel trainings for students and for educators as well.)

Please go through the training if you feel like you need a refresher on how a typical class is supposed to go and where the Ambassadors fit in, or if you want to review and help improve it. If there's something you'd like to see added, or other suggestions you have for it, feel free to edit the training and/or leave feedback. A primer on setting up and using course pages is included in the educators' training.

The Resources page of the training is the main place for Ambassador-related resources. If there's something you think is important as a resource that's not on there, please add it.

Finally, whether or not you work with any classes this term, I encourage you to post entries to the Trophy Case whenever you see excellent work from students or if you have great examples from past semesters. And, as always, let students (and other editors!) know when they do things well; a little WikiLove goes a long way!

--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 20:47, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

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DC happy hour on Thursday, February 28!

Please join Wikimedia DC for Happy Hour at the Capitol City Brewery at Metro Center on Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 34. Hope to see you there! Harej (talk) 02:22, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Invitation to a discussion: Wikipedia and legislative data

Hi Emufarmers, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)

There will be an introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon in the afternoon, and a Sunshine Week Reception in the evening. I hope you can make it!

• Please sign up here
• Announcement on Cato's blog
• Background from Cato sponsor Jim Harper's perspective
• Background from Wikipedian Pete Forsyth's perspective

Hope to see you there! -Pete (talk) 19:11, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, March 9!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Guapo's at Tenleytown-AU on Saturday, March 9 at 5 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 35. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 13:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

You are invited to a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29

In honor of Women's History Month, the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, 2013 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. The event is focused on encouraging women editors while improving Wikipedia entries about women artists and art world figures. This event is free of charge, but participation is limited to 20 volunteers, so RSVP today! Sarasays (talk) 23:12, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, April 13!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 PM All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 36. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 19:02, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

You are invited to the "All Things GW" editathon on Saturday, April 20

The "All Things GW" editathon on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is a rare chance to go behind the scenes in the University Archives of the GW Libraries and use their unique resources to research and update Wikipedia pages related to The George Washington University and the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Did you miss our last D.C. history editathon? This is your is your chance to come edit with wiki-friends using different great collection! The event includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the University Archives and a show-and-tell of some of its most interesting treasures, snacks, and the editathon.

Participation is limited to 30 volunteers, so RSVP today! Dominic·t 07:22, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

DC meetups on April 19 and 20

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for two exciting events this weekend:

On the evening of Friday, April 19, we're hosting our first-ever WikiSalon at our K Street office. The WikiSalon will be a twice-monthly informal meetup and collaborative editing event to help build the community of Wikimedia enthusiasts here in DC; please join us for its inaugural session. Light refreshments will be provided.

On Saturday, April 20, we've partnered with the George Washington University to host the All Things GW Edit-a-Thon at the Teamsters Labor History Research Center. Please join us for behind-the-scenes tours of the University Archives and help edit articles about GWU history.

We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events! Kirill ^[talk] 20:07, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, May 11!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, May 11 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 23:07, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

DC WikiSalon on May 24

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of May 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 18:22, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

organized by Wiki Project Med

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

Please go to the event page to get more information, including a detailed program schedule.

If you are interested in participating, please register by sending an email to [email protected]. Please indicate if you are coming in person or if you will be joining us via the webinar. After registering, you will receive additional information about how to get to our campus (if coming in-person) and details about how to join the webinar. Klortho (talk) 00:47, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

DC WikiSalon on June 6

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Thursday, June 6 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 11:52, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Have time on Saturday?

I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk) 04:05, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 19:36, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Join us this Sunday for the Great American Wiknic!

	Great American Wiknic DC at Meridian Hill Park
	You are invited to the Great American Wiknic DC at the James Buchanan Memorial at Meridian Hill Park. We would love to see you there, so sign up and bring something fun for the potluck! :)

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Harej (talk) 15:30, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 00:10, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

You're Invited: Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian

File:SAAM facade.jpg American Art Museum

Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum You're invited to the Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon, part of a series of edit-a-thons organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to add and expand articles about American art and artists on Wikipedia. This event will include a catered lunch and special tours of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and the Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013 Smithsonian American Art Museum Meet at G Street Lobby (9th St. & G St. NW, Washington, D.C.) Capacity is limited, so please sign up today! If you would not like to receive future messages about meetups, please remove your name from our distribution list. Message delivered by Dominic·t 00:06, 12 July 2013 (UTC).

Luce Foundation Center

2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting

You are invited to the 2nd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, on 20 July 2013 in Boston! We will be talking about the future of the chapter, including GLAM, Wiki Loves Monuments, and where we want to take our chapter in the future! EdwardsBot (talk) 10:11, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24!

Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, August 24 at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please see the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 03:51, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Are you free on Wednesday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 24 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 11:26, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!

Are you free on Saturday, September 14? If so, please join Wikimedia DC and local Wikipedians for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages are welcome!

For more information and to sign up, please visit the meetup page. Hope to see you there! Kirill ^[talk] 18:43, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 5 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 14:42, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 26 at our K Street office.

The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.

We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 05:38, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!

Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.

If you're interested in attending, please sign up at the event page. We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill ^[talk] 01:57, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

New England Wikipedia Day @ MIT: Saturday Jan 18

NE Meetup #4: January 18 at MIT Building 5

Dear Fellow Wikimedian, You have been invited to the New England Wikimedians 2014 kick-off party and Wikipedia Day Celebration at Building Five on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus on Saturday, January 18th, from 3-5 PM. Afterwards, we will be holding an informal dinner at a local restaurant. If you are curious to join us, please do so, as we are always looking for people to come and give their opinion! Finally, be sure to RSVP here if you're interested. I hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk)

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Meetups coming up in DC!

Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

• Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
• Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk) 00:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Coming up in February!

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

You're invited: Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March

Women's History Edit-a-thons in Massachusetts this March - You are invited!

New England Wikimedians is excited to announce a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons that will be taking place at colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts as part of Wikiwomen's History Month from March 1 - March 31. We encourage you to join in an edit-a-thon near you, or to participate remotely if you are unable to attend in person (for the full list of articles, click here). Events are currently planned for the cities/towns of Boston, Northampton, South Hadley, and Cambridge. Further information on dates and locations can be found on our user group page. Questions? Contact Girona7 (talk)

DC Meetups in March

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

• Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
• March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
• Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

An exciting month of wiki events!

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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You're invited!

NE Meetup #5: April 19th at Clover Food Lab in Kendall Square

Dear Fellow Wikimedian, New England Wikimedians would like to invite you to the April 2014 meeting, which will be a small-scale meetup of all interested Wikimedians from the New England area. We will socialize, review regional events from the beginning of the year, look ahead to regional events of 2014, and discuss other things of interest to the group. Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested. Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider signing up for our mailing list and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. We hope to see you there! Kevin Rutherford (talk) and Maia Weinstock (talk)

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

• This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
• On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

• On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
• Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
• You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial edit-a-thons

Adrianne Wadewitz edit-a-thons in Southern New England

As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a worldwide series of tributes, New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows: May 21st at Northeastern University's Snell Library, in the Digital Scholarship Commons on the second floor May 22nd at Brown University's Rockefeller Library, in the Digital Scholarship Lab June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time. If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

Washington, DC meetups in June

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

• On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
• Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
• The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
• Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
• Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

New England Wikimedians summer events!

Upcoming events hosted by New England Wikimedians!

After many months of doubt, nature has finally warmed up and summer is almost here! The New England Wikimedians user group have planned some upcoming events. This includes some unique and interesting events to those who are interested: Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County, with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA), where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand 3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting, which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: Wikimania 2014 in London If you have any questions, please leave a message at Kevin Rutherford's talk page. You can unsubscribe from future notifications for Boston-area events by removing your name from this list.

Wiki Loves Pride Invitation

You are invited! Wiki Loves Pride

You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride, a global campaign to create and improve LGBT-related content at Wikipedia during the month of June, culminating with a multinational edit-a-thon on June 21. The project is being spearheaded by two organizers with roots in the Pacific Northwest. Meetups are being organized in New York, Philadelphia, Portland, and Vancouver, and some cities are still planning events. You can also participate remotely. Wikimedia Commons will also be hosting an LGBT-related photo challenge. If you want to host an event, please do let us know! Feel free to showcase your work here! Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Pride PDX Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/Wiki Loves Pride 2014 https://www.facebook.com/events/804661466218694 If you have any questions, please leave a message here.

The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Education Program

Are you still active as a campus ambassador? — xaosflux ^Talk 02:20, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Picture your self leading the masses to improve Wikimedia one article at a time.

• Show the Internet who is the better editor.
• Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
• Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
• Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

• Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”

  A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.

• Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon

  Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM

• Saturday, September 20: September Meetup

  Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM

• Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon

  Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM

• Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Soliciting Feedback for Art Feminism grants

Hi Emufarmers, we are laying plans for the 2015 Art Feminism editathon. As part of this process we have written two linked PEG and IEG grants. We have given extensive community notice, but haven’t generated substantial feedback. We would really like your feedback, comments and questions, and if you support the grants, your endorsement of one or both of them. Additionally, we have confirmed International Women's Day, March 8th 2015 as the date of the international editathon. We hope you will be able to participate, as an organizer, facilitator, or participant. On behalf of my co-organizers. --Theredproject (talk) 21:17, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

End-of-the-year meetups

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

• February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
• February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
• February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.harewikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!

Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

• Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
• Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
• Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
• Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March

Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

• Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM

  Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM

  An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.

  More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)

• Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM

  In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM

  Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM

  Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

• Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM

  Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

  More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

• Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm

  See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia

• Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm

  Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.

• Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM

  Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!

• Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

  An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

James Hare

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Some stroopwafels for you!

:) Kfiegenbaum (talk) 03:45, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

This Friday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Cambridge, MA on October 16! (drop-in any time, 6-9pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

February events and meetups in DC

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:

• On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
• On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
• On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
• On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
• On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

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 [email protected]!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

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March events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

• On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
• On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
• On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
• On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

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 [email protected]!

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Sunday July 16: New England Wiknic @ Cambridge, MA

Sunday July 16, 1-5pm: New England Wiknic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" at John F. Kennedy Park, near Harvard Square, Cambridge, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 16 New England Wiknic (also on Facebook) 1–5pm - come by any time! Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia banner! We hope to see you there! --Phoebe (talk) 16:32, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

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OTRS help

Hi. Recently, I've looked into trying to become an OTRS volunteer, but for the life of me I can't figure out what to do. I think I signed the relevant policy, but I can't tell. How do I proceed / what do I do / can you please help me? --DannyS712 (talk) 03:10, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

Hi, DannyS712. You would have to apply on Meta. However, I notice that your account is only 3 months old; we generally expect OTRS volunteers to have been around longer. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 09:52, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

@Emufarmers: Would you be willing to take a look at my contributions? I wanted to volunteer because I can help in multiple languages, so edit requests about the english wikipedia that are not made in English would be somewhere I could contribute. I'm happy to answer any questions you have about me --DannyS712 (talk) 00:07, 27 December 2018 (UTC) try to fix ping --DannyS712 (talk) 00:08, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

@DannyS712: Alabama v. North Carolina looks good, though I think you might have the wrong year in the decision section. :-) Beyond that, I don't know how to evaluate thousands of gnome contributions. The fact that you have so many edits in such a short time is a little curious to me. I suppose it suggests that either you're enthusiastic and quickly got sucked into editing, or you previously edited under a different name. Is one of those right?

In any event, you are free to apply, but, as I said, we usually expect people to have been around for longer before we take them on OTRS. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 10:24, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Haven't edited before, but now I'm kind of addicted. Happy holidays --DannyS712 (talk) 10:26, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Hi again. Would you be willing to take another look at my contributions? I'd like to put my language skills to good use, and I found that even if I don't know a wiki's procedures I can still try to help out (I just finished creating a user script for the Galician wikipedia). Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 01:46, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Prabhas's birth name

Hey,

I saw your below comment on my talk page. So please find my comment on that

Hello, could you explain this edit? I reverted it, since the reference gives his second name as Satyanarayana, not Suryanarayana. It's not a particularly reliable-looking source, though, so if you've got a better one that says something else, I'd be happy to change it back. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 01:52, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Hello,

Prabhas is an India film actor who recently appeared in the multilingual film Saaho (2019) after the multilingual blockbuster Bahubali (2015 and 2017). For the promotion of his latest release Saaho, he appeared on the 69th episode of season 2 (Overall 199th episode combining both seasons) of Indian Hindi stand-up comedy and talk show The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony TV on 25th August 2019. During a question and answer session with the audience (between 06m:48s to 09m:13s in the above episode link with English subtitles), he agreed with two of the audiences that his full name is Venkata Surya Narayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati which can also be verified here (A Facebook post by a Prabhas fan page) and here on IMDB. Additionally his father's name is Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju. In Telugu Culture (and many Indian cultures) sons use their father's name in their full name. So I think we should change his name to Venkata Surya Narayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati.

Radhamadhab Sarangi ^{(Talk2Me|Contribs)} 18:54, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

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If the letter was somehow 'lost in the mail' I have posted a copy at en:User:Jbhunley/Letter to WMF Ombudsman Committee. I look forward to the resolution of the matters raised.

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Jane Harmen

I don't recall the sources of these things, but I can find some

"I don't see anything in the source about the age at which she moved to Los Angeles..."

https://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/harman/early.html

"or about being in the Smith College Young Democrats."

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/harman-jane

Also, the statement that she was Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard contradicts the reference

The Phi Beta Kappa statement was in the article before I edited it. I just moved it to a different place.

Brynne Rebele-Henry image

Brynne Rebele-Henry was signing her books in the book signing tent at the Texas Book Festival. I asked to take her photo. Regards Nv8200p talk 11:35, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

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Jack London

Jack London was also played by actor Michael Aron in the Star Trek The Next Generation Episodes Time Arrow Part 1 and Part 2. He is working as a Bellhop in the hotel Data takes refuge in and receives Advice from Mark Twain that if he wishes to write, he should write what he knows. Jack proclaims his desire to travel to Alasaka

Just noticed this wasnt mentioned in his article ShrapnelX2 (talk) 22:42, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

ShrapnelX2: I'm not sure why you're contacting me about this. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 03:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Nom

You need to add your nom of Nojus Bartaška, to the articles page.2.65.93.53 (talk) 12:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

I don't know what you mean. The nomination template is on the article. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 17:31, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Lithuanian Wikipedia deletion policy

Hi, you asked me about the subj via email. We don't really have any formal policy, just a set of guidelines governing when the article should be deleted. Generally speaking Deletionism rules supreme in LT Wikipedia and no bureaucracy gets in the way of deleting articles. Most common reasons these: very little content (definition only or even less), so bad that it's easier to write anew from scratch than fix it, copyright infringements, obvious advertisement, obvious vandalism, lack of notability. We dont have any formal process either, any regular user who spots an article matching aforementioned criteria, marks it with appropriate template and admins just delete them at their discretion. When someone is against deletion they usually express it by just fixing the problems of the article if possible. I don't know if we ever had a single "keep/delete" vote though theoretically that would be possible as a last resort. You mentioned you had a particular article in mind so if you want it to be considered for deletion just mark it {{delete}} if it's urgent, the reason is obvious just by looking at the article and you don't expect anyone to disagree. Otherwise you can use {{PTR}}. If it's a matter of copyright violation we have a {{Copyvio}}, if the lack of notability - {{Reikšmingumas}}. If you have any more questions feel free to ask on our forum page. --Nomad (talk) 03:22, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Nomad, that's very helpful, thank you. It would be interesting to have a comprehensive survey of the deletion processes (formal or informal) of all of the projects. :-)

I will mark the article with a template and start a discussion on the talk page. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 04:41, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

About Check User policy in Vietnamese Project

Hello, I want to discuss with again about your message [11] left in our project. According to CheckUser policy, we have this: After gaining consensus (at least 70%–80% in pro/con voting or the highest number of votes in multiple choice elections) in the local community, and with at least 25–30 editors' approval, the successful candidate should request access at Steward requests/Permissions with a link to the page with the community's decisio. It means that any candidate can have at least 70%-80% voting. In our project, we determined this number is 80% which complies with the Meta policy. Why do you ask us to change to the rate to 70%? Where and when do Meta agree this rate? Alphama (talk) 00:38, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi Alphama, the issue with your policy was that it appeared to permit promotion based on a bare majority vote of 20 users or 80% support from any number of users, rather than requiring both a certain number and a certain percentage of votes being in support. My understanding is that your new policy is compliant (at least when I examined it in April). As far as the required percentage threshold is concerned, I don't think there's any problem having it be 80%—you just can't set the threshold below 70%. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 07:25, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

But why the Meta policy requires both (like quotation above) and it also makes confused about the rate 70%-80%, can I understand that the minimum is 70% and the maximum is 80%? Alphama (talk) 07:04, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

For why it requires both, I believe the idea is to ensure that a candidate has broad support, and that a large enough pool of users is participating that it isn't just a handful of users choosing their friends to be CheckUsers.

As for the percentage, I suppose the policy is written somewhat ambiguously; it could be saying that projects must require a percentage between 70% and 80%, or it could just mean that projects can set the requirement as high as they want as long as it is above 70%. The second interpretation makes more sense to me.

The German Wikipedia requires 50 support votes, versus "25–30" in the global policy, which suggests that the global policy is understood to set minimums and the projects are free to make their requirements as strict as they want. Also, the proposed changes to the global policy would explicitly state: "Local community may adopt a stricter policy of CheckUser access..."

Thus, my understanding would be that if the Vietnamese Wikipedia community wants to require that CheckUsers receive at least 35 support votes with 85% of votes in favor, you are free to do so. Likewise, if you want to add account age or edit count requirements, that seems fine to me. (I take it that these are options currently being discussed.)

But this is only my opinion on the matter. If you want a ruling from the ombudsman commission, you will need to contact the full commission. Similarly, if you want to know what the stewards' interpretation is, you would have to ask them. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 07:46, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Jinan Qingqi‎

Hello Emufarmers, you literally helped this paid spammer by doing what they were hired for. GSS ^💬 06:29, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi GSS, the article was a massive blob of accreted unreferenced material. Restoring it to an older version that at was mostly based on some thin referencing seems like an improvement to me. I don't support paid editors, but I'm not aware of a policy that requires us to maintain articles in a bad state just to spite them. Also, all the material I removed was likely also added by undisclosed paid editors. :-) —Emufarmers^(T/C) 06:41, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

I know and I was waiting for them to terminate the contract for repeating multiple failed attempts. Please see my note on the ticket. GSS ^💬 06:45, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Subrata Dass

Hi —Emufarmers , Please refer to the official history page of Cadbury and you can see the pic of John Cadbury yourself . The picture you put back is that of George Cadbury , John's son . I hope you will revert this back 22:59, 12 Jun 2020 (UTC)

Hi —Emufarmers Please see the link here , which has George Cadbury's pic

Hello Emufarmers Any update here ? Another link for John Cadbury straight from the Mondelez Website which lists him as one of the founders

http://mondelezinternational.cms.mdlzapps.com/about-us/our-founders Do update this ASAP — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subratadass (talk • contribs) 17:21, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Removal of maintenance template - paid

Hello Emufarmers, This is in regard to the maintenance template added to Fractal Analytics stating that "this article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments". I investigated this and the following measures have been taken: 1. There were frequent voluntary updates done by User:Sachi bbsr. Fractal has not paid this user in any form or manner and there is no commercial obligation existing between them. The user has also been requested to not update the page going forth. 2. In the course of the investigation, I also discovered that I as an employee should not have been updating this page per Wikipedia policy. I have declared myself as paid and going ahead will not be updating this page directly again.

Keeping the above points in mind and in good faith, could you please have the paid maintenance template removed from the page. If not, let us know what actions should be taken from our side to get this done. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinaynair85 (talk • contribs) 08:05, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

@Vinaynair85: What is, or was, the nature of the voluntary relationship between Sachi bbsr and Fractal? —Emufarmers^(T/C) 08:55, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

There is no relationship at all - he is not an employee neither has Fractal hired him for anything to date. He came and updated the content on the Fractal page on his own free will. We did not see it important at that time to wave/flag it off. We have asked him to refrain from updating the content on this page going ahead. Vinaynair85 (talk) 09:03, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

@Vinaynair85: Per WP:OUTING, I'm not allowed to post the evidence here that shows where Sashi bbsr was hired to work on the article, but it's out there on the web and I can (and will) email it to WP:ARBCOM if it becomes necessary to block you for not being here to build an encyclopedia but advocate on behalf of your company. Also, that you edited the article before disclosing your employment means that there's been undisclosed paid editing (nevermind that the undisclosed paid editing template should have made you realize that you shouldn't be editing... unless you were originally planning to hide your employment from us).

And if he wasn't hired by you guys, then why were you in contact with him and what position were you in to ask him to stop? Honestly, refusing to admit that he was hired as a freelancer just gives the impression that Fractal cheats its freelancers. Ian.thomson (talk) 09:20, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Ian, You are making a very serious accusation against a firm that carries a very good reputation in the market amongst its vendors. I am again repeating Sachi bbsr had voluntarily made updates on the Fractal Wikipedia page and then sent us a note (which I am unable to disclose over here) to the official email address that he has done this (he touched based with Fractal first). We DID NOT HIRE HIM for anything. We ignored his message until we saw the maintenance note on the page. Following that, since he had touched base with us, we replied to him back on the same email asking him to refrain from doing any further updates. Also, I am not sure if you see how diligently I have been in following what you have asked of me. I strongly believe in supporting this community and knowing that I had made a mistake I have course-corrected myself immediately. You may please check with the user Sachi bbsr and ask him if he was hired by us at any point of time to reaffirm. Vinaynair85 (talk) 11:45, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

@Vinaynair85: Sachi bbsr was indefinitely blocked from Wikipedia 5 months ago, so we can't really quiz him about his business practices. But what about the user Mar11? The issue is that even if we believe you about Sashi bbsr, the article was originally created by someone else who is also blocked for likely undisclosed paid editing.

As far as a path forward, for the tag to be removed, an editor would need to review the article and decide that it is in a state where the tag is not necessary. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 17:37, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello Emufarmers, I am not aware as to who MAR11 is. I had started looking at the Wikipedia page around 2019. Regarding the path forward for the page, I am assuming that you are also an editor. If yes, may I request you to review this page and ascertain if it is in a state to remove the tag? Thank you.223.229.133.198 (talk) 10:49, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

I'll pass. I note that another editor appears to have looked at the page and decided more tags were warranted.

You are free to request further review on the article talk page or a noticeboard. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 18:38, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

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Is modification on image and uploaded it on wiki violates copyright?

Dear,

There are so many discussions about my uploaded files. I just want to know if I edited or modified any taken photos as such that it looks so different from the original photo. Is that still considered copyright infringement or violation?

Scenario 1:

If that's the case, then how are youtube channels like Failarmy, KhilliBuzzChiru, chottochele, BadmasBipua, SSTroll and so on uploading others' Tiktok videos, Insta reels? Not only this but these YouTubers are trolling, abusing the original creators and using their videos they’re making money, and yes that too without permission.

Also, YouTubers like magicshowfootball, 6oonclassic, NinetyVirus, Football-Show, TeoCRi  kGZ, soccerprime697, J9Studio, AshStudio7, Score90 and so on are using live football matches videos with some edits on their channels. No! none of them are affiliated or associated or authorized with those tournaments or by fifa or by leagues. Some of them even have subscribers in millions and are also verified by youtube.

They literally making money with those videos so aren't they violating copyright?

Scenario 2:

Even many free images are also selling ”as it is” on photo selling sites like shutter stock, adobe stock. Need proof? Here are some of them:

Example 1: Where these same images are freely available (meaning free commercial license) in Pixabay 1, Pixabay 2, Pixabay 3 these are also available on photo selling site Alamy 1, Alamy 2, Alamy 3

Example 2: Where these same images are freely available (meaning free commercial license) in Pixabay 1, Pixabay 2  these are also available on photo-selling site Adobe Stock 1, Adobe Stock 2

Example 3: Where these same images are freely available (meaning free commercial license) in Pixabay 1, Pixabay 2, Pixabay 3 these are also available on photo selling site Shutter Stock 1, Shutter Stock 2, Shutter Stock 3

Example 4: Where this same image is freely available (meaning free commercial license) in Pixabay, it is also available on photo selling site Dreamstime

Note: All of them from Pixabay (The 2nd best free image source after Wiki) are either featured in the Editor's Choice or Outstanding by Pixabay which means it was reviewed rigorously by the team to choose if those are genuine or not.

As the photos are selling without the original author’s permission (yes, the Pixabay and photo selling owner are completely different - checked through their social medias and names) so aren't they violating copyright?

Scenario 3:

Even I got many promotional emails (as I subscribed) from “Trademark Factory” ( a company that registers copyrights and trademark like stuffs) is using others’ gifs in the emails. You may say ohh they are doing that because it’s meant for personal use. No! It’s not! Promotional emails are also a commercial asset and many are buying products from those email links. How can that be meant for personal use?

I got a image in my emali in which they’re using others' copyrighted materials (yes the below image not belongs to them):

That image was originally taken from the Buzzfeed

I have many of these. But due to laziness, I just mentioned one.

So aren’t they also violating?

Then you might say Youtube and Wikipedia are different at their field. But they originate from the same country "USA" and isn't the copyright law apply equally to them?

On the other hand, I just uploaded photos that were modified as such which makes totally different from the original photos. Where these YouTubers literally using others clips without permission and making money.

Where I just uploaded them for nonprofit - wiki and obviously want to help travelers. How? Because as most of them seek wikipedia for many travel related infos, if they get appropriate images with that it will be greatly helpful.

Even most of the news websites use others image just by citing the source. Is just citation enough to bypass the copyright and that too without permission?

My Intention:

To be honest, I have no bad intentions at all in uploading these images.

1. I uploaded Belgharia Railway Station.png, Agarpara Railway Station.png, Barahat railway station.jpg, TEMPERATURE DANGER ZONE.jpg because there were no better images portraying the station/subject or the previously uploaded image were insufficient in portraying the station/subject.
2. I uploaded Sealdah Station.jpg, because that will give better comparison between past and current view of sealdah station with the image  Sealdah Station (BOND 0481).jpg with the image Like this:

1. I uploaded Eleta Kingsley.jpg because there was no other image of him.
2. By uploading images on wiki, I really want to help travelers and people who are hungry for knowledge. Travelers will get appropriate images along with infos. Seriously I felt this too helpful and needed when I have gone through this situation while traveling to mnay places.

Modification:

Below I am mentioning the images I modified:

Agarpara Railway Station.png was modified originally from https://goo.gl/maps/eShLwydsyoN5Bifg6

Barahat railway station.jpg was modified originally from https://goo.gl/maps/gq4AVizsbd6oKDYV8

And the similar was done for the images Belgharia Railway Station.png, Eleta Kingsley.jpg, Sealdah Station.jpg, TEMPERATURE DANGER ZONE.jpg, Habra Railway Station.png (on these images collection from 3rd parties was involved but with modification)

But also note: Among my uploaded images 1) বন্ধু (Friends).png; 2) খাদ্যের গুনমান নির্দেশক.png 3) Old Sealdah Station.jpg the first two I completely own.

For 1) I am the photographer and the editor for this image. I reuploaded this (originally uploaded in 2020) because I uploaded it with my site’s name in the photo, caption, and even in the description. That’s why I  allow deleted the photo and again uploaded it. The pic was drawn on my finger and captured by me.

For 2) I edited this photo from the starting to finish by myself through photo editing software. So, yes in these 2 photos, no collection or source was made or any 3rd parties were involved. I completely own and photographed these.

For 3) It was already proven (though no way I ever claimed myself as the owner of that photo). It’s in the public domain and found on a 1900s postcard see the proof here.

In Short:

1. Is modification on images violate copyright? Except for the 3 images বন্ধু (Friends).png; Old Sealdah Station.jpg; খাদ্যের গুনমান নির্দেশক.png simply delete those rest other files If modification still violates the copyright! If not, please keep them!
2. I used modification on the image as such that it looks different from the original. Still people on the internet like youtubers, news agencies are using others images “As it is” and that too without permission. And they said they can use others as long as they cite others. Yes, I heard good YouTubers saying that citing images of others is enough: Source What? Is this called copyright? Just cite others and now you can use them? If that’s the thing then what is copyright? To what extent it can be used?

One more thing to ask: As per wiki CC4.0 stated Wikimedia images can be modified and used if it is distributed under the same share-alike license means CC4.0. I just want to ask if I use Wikimedia images as it is or modified in commercial blog posts or in any commercial writings, is this completely fine to use? Mean, is this copyright-free to use?

(I added many images while sending this same message to the VRT by email but as I can't add images here you can consider the sourced links)

Thank you, HridoyKundu (talk) 16:35, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

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forums.tokipona.org

jan Emufarmers o! jan Emufarmers li lawa e lipu forums.tokipona.org. ni li sina ala sina?

tenpo suli la, ijo pona li toki pona ala lon lipu. ilo jaki mute taso li pana e jaki. lipu li weka la sona mute pi tenpo majuna kin li weka. ni la o ni e lipu: ijo o ken lukin taso o ken pana ala.

sina toki tawa mi la, o mu e mi kepeken {{Talkback}}.

hey Emufarmers, are you the Emufarmers that is an admin on forums.tokipona.org? It's inactive since a long time. Only spambots post there anymore. But if the forum disappears from the internet, then a lot of information about the early days of toki pona disappears too. Can you change the forum to read only mode? When you reply, please {{Talkback}} on my talk page. thank you! --Alison (Crazytales) (talk; edits) 21:09, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Crazytales, the forum had gotten broken over the years as software versions changed. I fixed things recently, but in the process, whatever anti-spam measure I'd put in place probably got removed. I've cleaned up the spam and disabled account registrations. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 04:27, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

thanks, i do appreciate it! --Alison (Crazytales) (talk; edits) 02:14, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

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Hi! Thanks for your email, I've replied there. Seems pretty intractable to me , but open to suggestions. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:01, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, don't know if You're the right person to ask this. I put my authority control links on my user page. Can I just simply do that? Does Wikipedia/ whomever need additional proof that it's me? I saw over at User_talk:Lturilli that he's got an identity verified template there. I won't do COI edits on myself, I'm not notable, but just out of curiosity, what's its use? Thanks. --Ouro (blah blah) 06:56, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

@Ouro: the template that I occasionally add to people's pages indicates that I have verified that they are who they say they are, where there might otherwise be concern that they are impersonating an article subject. As far as your user page goes, you can put whatever biographical details you like, to the extent permitted by policy. There isn't generally any need for verification, especially for longtime editors, since on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog, and nobody cares. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 07:51, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

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mi wile e sijelo lon lipu forums.tokipona.org

toki! mi jan Kekan San pi lipu Jutu ni

mi wile e sijelo lon lipu forums.tokipona.org. sina weka e ken ni la seme la mi taso li ken kama e sijelo? sina pona. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gregdan3 (talk • contribs) 14:47, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Gregdan3: toki, jan Kekan San. Please send me an email via Special:EmailUser and I will create an account for you. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 19:13, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

forums.tokipona.org appears to be down again

Hi, sorry to bother again- it looks like the old toki pona forums are down again. did something happen? thanks! Gregdan3 (talk) 16:15, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

@Gregdan3: It's working for me. —Emufarmers^(T/C) 19:40, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Oops- false alarm, Firefox redirected me to the HTTPS version without warning. My bad! Gregdan3 (talk) 21:57, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

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