Talk Page Archive 18: October 2018 to August 2019
Greetings!
The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which has been dedicated to improving contents that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
This is a global online edit-a-thon, which is happening in at least 5 language editions of Wikipedia, including the English Wikipedia! Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to list your name under the participants section, if you haven't done so already.
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For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).-- Jamie Tubers ( talk) 22:50, 03 October 2018 (UTC)
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-- Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 18:40, 14 October 2018 (UTC) via MassMessaging
-- Hi Ipigott. Thanks for the note on my talk page about WiR. I created a new page recently (I found the name in the WiR list of articles to be created), but it's been flagged as potentially not meeting Wikipedia's general notability guidelines. I was wondering if you had any advice. Thanks. Woofboy ( talk) 17:10, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you for creating so many articles about castles in Luxembourg! Zigzig20s ( talk) 12:37, 19 October 2018 (UTC) |
I have sent you a source I finally secured that I need help with. It is in German, and photocopies of the book, thus untranslatable via machine. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. SusunW ( talk) 17:51, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
New computers can be a problem. I've been working on this laptop for about two or three years and have not had any serious problems. Let's hope I can continue... On Getzova, I think the problem might simply be that her home town moved from one country to another during her lifetime with changes resulting in her country of birth, etc. Let's see what other sources reveal.-- Ipigott ( talk) 20:44, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
Hello.
Please look at this edit. En-dashes are used in ranges of numbers. Michael Hardy ( talk) 17:56, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi! Can you please sign the petition to TASS and RIAN requesting them to release certain historic photos (many of them from WWII, others of cosmonauts, women aviators, and historic events) for Wikimedia by adding your signature to the signature section? Many of the images would be very useful to the WiR project. Also, please do spread the word to other Wikipedians. Thanks, -- PlanespotterA320 ( talk) 03:11, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
Greetings!
Thank you very much for signing up to participate in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.
It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 200 articles created in over seven (7) languages! The figures soars to up to a thousand, if Wikidata entries are included. Furthermore, there have been about 5 in-person gatherings of Wikipedians in different countries across the world to create articles about African(a) cinema!
We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!
Thank you once again for being part of this global event!
Kind regards.-- Jamie Tubers ( talk) 22:50, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ipigott! Thanks for reaching out to me on my talk page. I am working on an article for a writer I recognized on the WIR list from the October science fiction & fantasy jam, and I've realized I don't fully understand when Wikipedia standards deem primary sources appropriate (if ever). I have read several times that I shouldn't use information from her own website, but is that a hard-and-fast rule? What if I directly quote her on an opinion/outlook/approach? And what about personal information other sources might not have? I've only found her birthdate on her website, but would it be better to leave it out? (This is what I'm working on: Liz Bourke draft). CactusPlum ( talk) 21:54, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
On 16 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Women in Iceland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first woman voted in as head of state says she would not have got her job if women in Iceland had not walked away from theirs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Women in Iceland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Women in Iceland), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Ipigott. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
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Thanks for the messages you sent and the links. The Wikipedia Adventure is exactly what I needed to get started.
Are articles about women in red done from start to finish by a single person? I'm not sure I want to actually write the article, but I am very interested in the research and formatting the article and references.
I hope I did this message correctly, starting a new section.
-- Aurornisxui ( talk) 16:27, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
Good afternoon, At this time I will be unable to participate in this. But I wanted to tell you about what I have found so far for Lily Ehrenfried. Wikipedia.fr and wikipedia.de both have articles on her, although neither has any citations. I did a search for her on both google.fr and google.de - some excellent resources on goigle.fr (she practiced in France). There was nothing about her in the French or German biographical dictionaries available on wikipedia. Thanks, Aurornisxui ( talk) 22:45, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Women's anniversaries in 2019 is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Women's anniversaries in 2019 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Fram ( talk) 14:06, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
I see that you already changed the class on the talk page. I think I have done about all I can do with it and would appreciate your critique and copyediting. If you don't have time, no worries. SusunW ( talk) 22:00, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ian, While working on my women writers project to assess/update the talkpage classifications of women writer award laureates, I came across Laura Adams Armer who also had quite a career as a photographer. Knowing that you are working on a women photographers project, I thought I'd mention her to you. I'm not suggesting including her in the timeline. It's just that she's from California, so she sparked my interest, and I thought maybe you'd be interested in glancing at her article, too. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 16:23, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you for your above and beyond work on Vera Strodl Dowling and Kathleen Fox (aviator). I am impressed on these lengthly articles that you made for them and hope to send some more notable women in aviation your way for creation. Thanks! MrLinkinPark333 ( talk) 05:01, 22 December 2018 (UTC) |
Varanasi, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Ikhtiar H ( talk) 12:14, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Happy editing into 2019 and beyond! -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 06:36, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Hello, {{SUBST:BASEPAGENAME}}! Thank you for your work to maintain and improve Wikipedia! Wishing you a
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
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Abishe ( talk) 10:28, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
On 31 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article First World Congress of Jewish Women, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1923 World Congress of Jewish Women in Vienna unanimously resolved to support the settlement of Jews in Palestine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First World Congress of Jewish Women. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, First World Congress of Jewish Women), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
Ipigott,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
SkyGazer 512
Oh no, what did I do this time? 23:42, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
Send New Year cheer by adding {{ subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
Happy
New Year!
Send New Year cheer by adding {{
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-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:18, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
... for your additions to List of peace activists. We're far too anglocentric (US or UK) here on en:wp, so it's good to learn about a whole bunch of Scandinavians. Appreciated. -- NSH001 ( talk) 18:02, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
I think I have finished with the preliminary re-write and amazingly found relevant photos (one more is pending for the 1888-1903 section, but I am not sure of the licensing yet). If you have time and the desire, would you give it a copyedit? If not, no worries. Thanks! SusunW ( talk) 22:20, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Wikipedia:Wikipedia/WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in architecture. Since you had some involvement with the Wikipedia:Wikipedia/WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in architecture redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 20:33, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
On 9 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lola Álvarez Bravo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that photographer Lola Álvarez Bravo was described by Alfonso Michel as Mexico's most important painter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lola Álvarez Bravo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Lola Álvarez Bravo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I see you've been adding lots of entries. Could you please consider going back and adding a link to the list page in their See also sections. This has been pretty standard practice for this article. Thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 16:51, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
On 14 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sirimavo Bandaranaike, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman elected as a non-hereditary head of government in modern history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sirimavo Bandaranaike. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Sirimavo Bandaranaike), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
– Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
Incidentally I wrote a new article about a Malayalam language play named Kithaab, on English Wikipedia, which has been reviewed and copy edited by more than four other users.
I am new to Wikipedia and do not know how to enlist the same on your page
Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/105 January 2019 Play! please help in the same.
Secondly please let me know if Wikipedia:WikiProject Women is having any page for translation request listing for women related articles, and how to enlist a translation request. I wish I can promote as many translations of article Kithaab in 2019 as possible.
Also please do see if you can contribute to translation of article Kithaab, on individual level.
Thanks in advance, and warm regards.
Bookku ( talk) 14:54, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
{{WIR-105}}
to the Kithaab talk page. It looks to me as if you should become a member of Women in Red. You can do so by clicking on "Join WikiProject" in the box at the top of the
Main WiR page. If you wish to have Kithaab translated into other languages, I suggest you list it on suitable redlists for the languages in question. You can find a list of projects similar to the English Women in Red in the left-hand margin of the main WiR page but the article may in fact be more suitable for inclusion in lists on literature. You've done a good job on this article. I hope there will be many more.--
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Hi Ian
Thanks SO much for your two messages...
Firstly, am I writing to you in the right section?
Paulatthomas ( talk) 11:01, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
Greetings!
The Months of African Cinema Global Edit-a-thon was concluded on 30 November 2018, and we've had amazing results. Over 570 articles were created across 8 language-Wikipedias. 7 in-person gatherings of Wikipedians were organized across different parts of the world.
All our winners have been recognized and you can check the complete list here.
For a pilot event, all our expectations were surpassed and we have you to thank for that. Thank you so much for being part of this global event! Thank you for helping to fix African content gaps on Wikipedia! We hope to see more of your participation in future AfroCine events and activities. Please remember to signup on the main WikiProject participants page, in order to get updated with these activities.-- Jamie Tubers ( talk) 23:50, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Ian
Thanks again for being the first to welcome me to Wikipedia. I love the idea of being part of this community and contributing. With so much information it's quite overwhelming. Could I ask for your help to review the changes I've made to my first draft article so I can ensure it's accepted next time I submit it?
I *think* I've just figured out the referencing/citation process but would you mind checking anything else I need to address on it?
Hope you don't mind me asking. I'm committed to spending time on this every day reading and learning - just would appreciate some support on the first post from an experienced contributor.
Thanks in advance.
Paulatthomas ( talk) 05:22, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
Thanks again so much Ian. I think I was editing at the same time you were publishing, so hope I haven't affected anything. Anyway, for now, I'm thrilled to have my first one live. I've learned loads already and hopefully the next one will be a bit easier. I have a list of notable women I want to write biographies for. 12:08, 28 January 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.207.139.116 ( talk)
Hallo Ian, I came across this lady while stub-sorting, and added a surname redirect and an entry at the Puech surname page. But I then wondered about the red-linked organisations, hoping that you know about {{ ill}} for adding links to other language wikis alongside redlinks ... and was surprised to find neither of them in French wikipedia. But I wondered whether Union pour le Suffrage des Femmes is actually Union française pour le suffrage des femmes otherwise known as French Union for Women's Suffrage? I can't see any mention of M-L P-M in either the en or fr article about it, and given how all these societies fragmented etc it may or may not be the same thing. Over to you! Pam D 08:31, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Ian, I must say I was taken aback by your latest edit summary at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red: "back to 17.79% - 10,686 new biographies of men but only 1,229 of women". This is by no means a criticism of you; rather, I'm venting my frustration over the factoid. Feels like "two steps forward, one step back". I wonder how many of those 10,686 new biographies of men are bot-generated or stubs, etc. No way to tell, I assume. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 17:36, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
On 9 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Goldberg Variations (play), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Tabori wrote Goldberg Variations as a play within a play, presenting biblical scenes satirically as a series of disasters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Goldberg Variations (play). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Goldberg Variations (play)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi Ipigott, Thank you for supporting the Sustainability Initiative with your signature! Maybe you know another Wikipedian who'd like to sign as well? :-) -- Gnom ( talk) 09:12, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
On 10 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Inter-Allied Women's Conference, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Inter-Allied Women's Conference, which opened in Paris 100 years ago today, marked the first time women were granted formal participation in an international treaty negotiation (conference organizer Marguerite de Witt-Schlumberger pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Inter-Allied Women's Conference. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Inter-Allied Women's Conference), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:01, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for the support on the Alison Phillips article, and the intro to the Women in Red group - great idea. Henrysask ( talk) 10:35, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi Ian: thanks for the welcome to Women In Red! Sure, so I've actually done three Edit-A-Thons so far [one at the University of Toronto - Sept 2018, then again this week (Feb 2019); and one in Ottawa (Feb 2019)]. You can see Edit-A-Thon stats here ( https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/users/Soulsinsync) and I'll elaborate below.
So in each Edit-A-Thon, my format is: teach a crash course to Wiki editing, editing session on expanding pages, and editing session on creating new pages. The Sept 2018 one was the most productive Edit-A-Thon, but the Ottawa one was the most inspiring for the event attendees (at least from my POV). Re: the 7 Feb one at UofT: I helped organize it but Alex Jung in this case taught participants. The event did have a lower turnout (9 editors?) due to poor weather - but regardless, with each Edit-A-Thon, everyone is excited to edit and do contribute edits (or in some cases: new pages) to Wikipedia.
I don't have anything else planned, but will give you a heads-up if things pop up. For now, I'm planning to create more pages for Canadian women scientists and keep an eye on new pages created from my previous Edit-A-Thons to polish them up.
Soulsinsync ( talk) 03:11, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Ian: Thanks! It's actually four articles now from the Museum one! Yep, I did mention the Women In Red project at the end of the Edit-A-Thon, and I'm about to send a follow-up email to participants to encourage them to keep going + give my contact info in case they want a helping hand with Wiki submissions. I'm hoping that will encourage them to keep editing. And yes, I'll be sure to list events at those two links in the future. The logistics and promotions of Edit-A-Thons to the local community usually takes up my time, so I tend to forget to list it on Wikipedia itself. - Soulsinsync ( talk) 17:30, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi Ipigott. I'm a newish editor and have found a little bug I don't know how to fix. I asked a couple of other editors and they don't know either. I'm hoping you do (or you know where I should ask!). The problem is this: When I am using the Visual Editor to add a link on a page to Joan Withers, there is a dropdown list of possible pages that match what I'm typing, that appears as I type her name in. However under that 'Joan Withers' there is some grey text that says 'NZ businessman'. This is incorrect, as she is not a businessman. However that text is not being sourced from her page, as there is no mention of the word 'businessman' on her page. Do you know how to edit that text underneath the name in the dropdown list that appears as you try to add a link?
I have found similar issues with other people occasionally but those appear to have since been fixed, so it must be possible to edit this text somewhere. Thanks for any help you can give me! DrThneed ( talk)
Thank you, I'll look there for help. And thanks for the encouragement! DrThneed ( talk) 23:10, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
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...for adding Sumiko Hennessy to the Social Work metrics. It's pretty funny; whenever I decide to write up a Colorado Women's Hall of Fame recipient, it often fits right into WiR's theme of the month! Yoninah ( talk) 20:32, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
I admire how talented you are with all your contributions. In accordance to the established rules of inclusion, each addition to the list must also provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notability and/or the person's link to Puerto Rico, otherwise the name will be removed. However, please add the name once with the proper source and all will be fine/ Wikipedia needs more editors like you. Tony the Marine ( talk) 22:52, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I have received a grant from WMF to support production of a
video tutorial regarding creating references with VisualEditor. I anticipate that the video will be published in March 2019. If this tutorial is well received then I may produce additional tutorials in the future for English Wikipedia and possibly other projects such as Commons and Spanish Wikipedia. If you would like to receive notifications on your talk page when drafts and finished products from this project are ready for review, then please sign up for the
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Hi. Thank you very much for copyediting and fixing the articles I am working about Women in the Spanish Civil War. :) It is very much appreciated as I know I have some issues dropping words, making typos, etc. I appreciate your offer on the issue related to repetitive text, and would love assistance in this regards. One of my problems has been that, for me, for these articles to make sense they need to have a broader context at times, as otherwise things appear out of nowhere. This is why the Elections in the Second Republic, October Revolution of 1934, Start of the Civil War and Ignored and erased sections are often repeated. Also, likely some other sections. Popular Front, POUM, PCE ones also have huge amounts of crossover material as POUM and PCE both fought with each other and were part of the Popular Front. I'm just feeling at a loss to know if some of that more general background material expressed in those sections can be removed without losing context, or if the original remaining content left would make sense. The article about feminism in this period, I will try to add more about political versus personal feminism. It is just every time I edit that article, I realize the topic could be massively expanded as it never seems quite comprehensive enough in terms of providing a full perspective of what Spanish feminism was in that period. (And some of the more important women get casual mentions, which also feels like a massive disservice.)
At the moment, I am planning to main space the following articles on 8 March 2019 (with potential name changes):
Any support would be appreciated. :) -- LauraHale ( talk) 15:30, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
You seem to have removed a lot of content from User talk:Nafpaktitism in violation of WP:REFACTOR. (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) Chris Troutman ( talk) 11:20, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
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Could you perhaps expand our stub on Herman David Koppel, including finding out why some use the full name and others just say Herman Koppel? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:08, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Ipigott Thank you for helping me out with Mme Wellington Koo. Sorry I wasn't more active in the process. I've been very busy at work. Clara dari Semarang ( talk) 13:35, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Ian. I just wanted to let you know that I submitted an article today about Laurel C. Schneider (theologian). As well, my daughter Mary Kate just submitted an article about Sr. Mary David Walgenbach. Any help or suggestions you can offer is always appreciated. Thanks for your ongoing attention to the 1000 Women in Religion Project. Dzingle1 ( talk) 20:04, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Ipigott, I changed the Bell Award date back to 2005 but wanted to ask, if the date of the announcement and the date of the award are different, which technically should it be? Perhaps I should have left it... Also, very happy you joined in on this article. I was trying to get my head around contributing but was experiencing some challenges, such as, not reading French and therefore not knowing whether google was accurately translating the information. Also got hung up on the referencing. I normally use the Cite tool. Perhaps, I should leave these articles for the more experienced Wikipedians. :- ) LorriBrown ( talk) 14:33, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
When I found the group photo of the Inter-Allied Women's Conference (woo hoo!) it gave a Polish attendee. I get absolutely 0 hits on Eva Mitzhouma, but strongly suspect this is not how her name would have been spelled in Polish. Ideas? SusunW ( talk) 16:06, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
Good morning Ipigott. I thought that you may be interested to know that the use of -ize instead of -ise within a UK variant of written English is usually a sign that the writer is using the Oxford spelling variety of British English. Which is entirely acceptable of course, but I was assuming that SusunW preferred her article in standard British English. Feel free to change it to Oxford spelling, or I could do it for you with a couple of clicks using a handy Wiki-tool if you wish. Happy editing. Gog the Mild ( talk) 08:47, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello! I think I received a "thank you" notification from you for my comment on notability at Draft talk:Sophia Wisniewska, but I've not received any feedback from any editors yet. I think my timing for submitting the draft for review was unfortunate, given the recent lawsuit announcement, but I believe the subject is notable outside the single incident and I'm hoping editors will take time to review again. Do you have any further thoughts? Any feedback is appreciated. Inkian Jason ( talk) 17:17, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello again! I've further expanded the draft's "Early life and education" section, added mention of additional board roles, moved the April 2019 update, and created a "Personal life" section, based on the profiles discussed above. I hope this helps demonstrate sufficient sourcing (+5 since submitting for review). Are you able to take another look at the draft, please? Thanks in advance, Inkian Jason ( talk) 20:14, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
I see the draft has gone live. Thanks again for your assistance. Inkian Jason ( talk) 13:55, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I enjoyed your articles on Bayarjargal Agvaantseren and Ana Colovic Lesoska. Have you considered nominating these articles to be featured in the WP:DYK section on the front page? Best, Philepitta ( talk) 01:37, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
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Would you take a look at this when you have time? I have some German references I cannot translate and need help with, and it needs a copy edit. I also think I need to make sure the medical terms are okay and the gender language is acceptable before it goes live. Not really sure what to call the profession, but literally he was a traveling medical specimen. (How the heck do you input that in wikidata?) When I started it wasn't sure how much I would find, but seems to me that even without a lot of biographical detail, it is approaching GA. I have yet to find photographs of Derrier, other than anatomical drawings. Not sure those should be used, but maybe. Your thoughts? SusunW ( talk) 20:39, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I see that you are creating categories like "Spanish women neuroscientists". Why would those cats be non-diffusing? That means that someone would be in "Spanish neuroscientists" and at the same time in its subcat "Spanish women neuroscientists" (is "women neuroscientists" grammatical?), which doesn't make much sense to me. I'm also not so sure that a neuroscientist's gender is a defining characteristic, but if it is, why not also make a category "Spanish men neuroscientists"? To me it seems at least mildly sexist to split women off in a separate category as if it is somewhat unusual that a woman would be a scientist at all (it isn't, of course). As you see, I'm confused... :-) Any guidance will be appreciated. -- Randykitty ( talk) 16:14, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
On 5 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oei Hui-lan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Madame Wellington Koo (pictured), the Chinese-Indonesian First Lady of pre-communist China, was featured as a "woman of style" in a 2015 fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oei Hui-lan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Oei Hui-lan), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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If you have time, a copy edit would be lovely. Thanks! SusunW ( talk) 22:38, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
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Personally, I don't have a list. However, for the Adidas event, this list was created and used. There there's the WikiProject Football list on Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Women's football task force/Open tasks. Hope that helps. -- KTC ( talk) 21:41, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
I noticed that you removed the tags for the talk page of Jeanne Hovine, saying that those tags are meant only for the talk pages of articles and not of users. However, Jeanne Hovine is indeed an article, not a user page. Could you please revert that edit? AenDire ( talk) 23:03, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
One of our Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion editors RosPost submitted her first full article on Anne Skorecki Levy. Wondering if you could take a look at it. She attended our edit-a-thon in Vancouver and was able to then get the biography posted. However it was rejected. Clayoquot gave her some good suggestions. Anything else you could add would be appreciated. Thanks Dzingle1 ( talk) 16:40, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
I have finished, except for the photo. I may have to upload a fair use image. The one that is on commons is not as far as I can tell in the PD in the US (70 years from 1928 publication=1998, after URAA). While I grant you its source was published in 1930 and did not give an author, the same image, credited to A. Deloge, Brussels, Belgium was published in Praca Szkolna on 31 May 1928, vol. VI, no. 5, pg=Cover Now it may be that Deloge died prior to 1928, but all I can find out about him is that he was a "famous professional photographer in Brussels". I thought I might have found another image 1896 but it is the same photographer and the only publication I can find was also published in 1928, pg 4. Maybe they were published in France or Belgium, but not sure how to look as French is muy difícil. If you could give it a copy edit and weigh in on the photo dilemma that would help. If I have to upload one as fair use, the older or the younger? SusunW ( talk) 22:49, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
SusunW: : It might be useful to list some of her most important papers, especially if they are available or have been summarized in English. Hope the plaster disaster is manageable. Back on this on Monday. Enjoy your weekend.-- Ipigott ( talk) 14:50, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Clovermoss. I started the article on Katherine Hughes (activist) (though many other editors have helped to make the article as it currently is). Anyways, since it's on my watchlist, I noticed that the article has been changed from start class to c-class. Does that have anything to do with the DYK nomination or is c-class a different thing? Clovermoss ( talk) 16:12, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
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Well, that's one WiR member the less, some 7 hours after your welcome! Maybe it is is a bad week, cheers, Johnbod ( talk) 17:17, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, can you translate the reception from es wiki?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:51, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I've read your post on the WikiProject talk page about Women in Red. I have added a lot of information about the Italy women's national football team, especially about Italy at the FIFA Women's World Cup. However, my work here on Wikipedia mainly specializes in Lebanese football and, unfortunately, there isn't enough information online about player statistics to be able to create their own articles. I have, however, improved Lebanon women's national football team and have nominated it for GA. I was wondering if it were possible for you to start the review? Thanks, Nehme1499 ( talk) 16:52, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
I think I'm done with it, but it needs a copy edit, if you have the time and inclination. Not sure it should be named this. I thought "Ж" = "Zh" in which case English sources giving the name as Zheni Bozhilova-Pateva seem more accurate. Your thoughts? SusunW ( talk) 21:49, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
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My unexpected suffragist for the month. If you have time or the inclination, can you give it a copy edit? Thanks! SusunW ( talk) 18:30, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Yet another surprise suffragette! I wish I had more info on her early life, but have found nada. Also seems like her archive and all of her photos are kept under lock and key by the Geographical and Historical Society. Even the College photo on Flickr has all rights reserved. :( Perhaps you can find a few details from Belgium? SusunW ( talk) 13:09, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
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Klarson GPS ( talk) 16:39, 19 July 2019 (UTC) Thank you for reading and expediting! I will definitely look to see the changes. I have some ideas for the next person. I am going to stay in my lane for now (women scientists and engineers). But I have always loved history - and particularly history of science - so may do some there in the future. And then when all else fails I can update the GPS sections of Wikipedia ;-)
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I do 4 sets of 50 throughout the day, gives you brain fuel like nothing else! Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Dutch would be useful, and Russian and Japanese for films! Spanish, French and Italian I'm actively working on, particularly Spanish and French.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:07, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
I see you have not yet gotten around to Martha Watts, so I may be overstepping to ask you to look at Avelino. No rush on either of them. (By the way, I have asked the graphics lab to remove the watermarks on the photos of Avelino and Luna. Hopefully they will be successful in that). SusunW ( talk) 19:05, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, as a new pages reviewer I have come across a page that links here Service de Renseignement de l’État and it extensively uses the adjective Luxembourgish which I always thought referred to the language. I have seen a discussion dating back to 2013 on the project page in which you participated and I wondered if there had been any consensus since. Thanks for your help -- Dom from Paris ( talk) 10:12, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
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A tag has been placed on Category:Sengalese activists requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 01:46, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your messages and comments about the page for Caroline Ford (and/or others, I'm working on a few). I note some people have added text to provide evidence of notability. Given her media profile and prizes it is likely she is quite notable, and the editors are just new and references are lacking. It is also possible she was noted for deletion after the wrong kind of photo was used? This is hard to disentagle. Would you please be able to take a look? Thanks so much DrPlantGenomics ( talk) 05:10, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks so much! Will you pls check /info/en/?search=User:DrPlantGenomics/sandbox to see if Fran Baum is OK? I have tried to rephrase as much as possible.
Also - I did not realize, can you pls explain why drafts are more suitable than sandbox? Thanks so much. DrPlantGenomics ( talk) 07:11, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you so much! I've added 4 media citations on her now. Very cool, thanks for finding those. In my academic writing 'media' is not notable, but it's great to learn the different stylist preferences on Wiki in order to improve pages I'm creating. I appreciate your help! DrPlantGenomics ( talk) 09:33, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
If you have time and the inkling, can you give this one a copy edit? I get that at the time she was born there Latvia wasn't in existence and I get that murdering indigenous people is definitely not in line with this month's other offering, but, by the time I got to that point, I was already too fascinated. One of those people about whom our assessment has changed over time, but is still very notable. SusunW ( talk) 22:45, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
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Now that Piotrus has fixed the various noun endings ;) and links, I think she is ready for you to copy edit, if you have time. No worries if you do not. I always appreciate you and your help, but realize that each of us has our own time restraints. SusunW ( talk) 14:53, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
Alicja's est un excellent article. GA digne! Susun a besoin de deux articles révisés entre-temps? Lesquels?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:30, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
Halo? Hoe gaad het met je? I have been learning a bit of German and Dutch as well as the others. I need somebody to speak French to, feel free to speak to me in French from now on! Tot ziens, tschüs!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:34, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
Merci beaucoup! Muito obrigado! Oui, je fais des cours de français et d’italien avec Duo Lingo. Excellent! Yes, it's such a great resource as they test you you on all areas from listening to writing. It's difficult to commit to doing it every day though, they email you every day! I've been managing 4 or 5 times a week though. I've also been watching English films with French, Spanish and Italian subtitles as well as some videos where people speak just speak for 30 minutes + and the language comes up in English and translated on screen. Those are excellent ways to learn I think. When my French improves I will speak in French but I'm still basic! Learning languages really seems to boost my brain in other areas too, including music and learning capacity! Annyeong, Leahaey! (Goodbye in Korean and Khmer!)♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:03, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
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Hi! Someone has placed this article up for speedy deletion as no "credible claim of significance or importance". Could you possibly help out with this as I have no idea what I'm supposed to do or say to create a credible claim of significance or importance to stop it from being deleted since I've never run across this type of problem before. According to Finna, they have two albums of their own, Gosnu and Eallinbálgát, which are listed in the article and perform on two other albums: Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick's Ima Ipmašat - Mánáidlávlagat and the Sámi Grand Prix 2002 album, which is a result of them participating in the competition of the same name. In addition, Aikio-Arianaick has made a short film in 2006 about the group called Dálvemáilmmi bivut or Sámi Winter Clothing in English. They've also been covered by NRK in Northern Saami, which I can translate on the weekend if need be. I don't know if this is enough or not. Thanks for any and all help. - Yupik ( talk) 08:00, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
Klarson GPS ( talk) 16:05, 29 August 2019 (UTC) I am afraid I messed up when I tried to submit my site on /info/en/?search=User:Tuija_I._Pulkkinen for review. Can you advise me on how to fix it? Maybe I can fix it but I am unsure.
I did ask the media person from Michigan for a photo - and hoped he would upload it - but at least he did send me one today . I did not upload it yet.
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Klarson GPS ( talk) 22:31, 1 September 2019 (UTC) thank you so much! i am scared to upload the photograph even though i have written permission. i read the rules and realize now it is really complicated to upload things that people email you. I was hoping they would upload it themselves ... The email is from her employer, so time stamped and identity provided, says it is from the University of Michigan, Engineering Communications and Marketing. states the name of the photographer and says the photographer gives explicit permission to use the photograph. it opens up the photo shown on her website - though he sent me the 11 Megabyte version. Maybe it would be easier if he just changed the text on their own website to say it can be used freely? What do you suggest?
Talk Page Archive 18: October 2018 to August 2019
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The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which has been dedicated to improving contents that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.
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I have sent you a source I finally secured that I need help with. It is in German, and photocopies of the book, thus untranslatable via machine. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. SusunW ( talk) 17:51, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
New computers can be a problem. I've been working on this laptop for about two or three years and have not had any serious problems. Let's hope I can continue... On Getzova, I think the problem might simply be that her home town moved from one country to another during her lifetime with changes resulting in her country of birth, etc. Let's see what other sources reveal.-- Ipigott ( talk) 20:44, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
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On 16 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Women in Iceland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first woman voted in as head of state says she would not have got her job if women in Iceland had not walked away from theirs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Women in Iceland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Women in Iceland), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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I see that you already changed the class on the talk page. I think I have done about all I can do with it and would appreciate your critique and copyediting. If you don't have time, no worries. SusunW ( talk) 22:00, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ian, While working on my women writers project to assess/update the talkpage classifications of women writer award laureates, I came across Laura Adams Armer who also had quite a career as a photographer. Knowing that you are working on a women photographers project, I thought I'd mention her to you. I'm not suggesting including her in the timeline. It's just that she's from California, so she sparked my interest, and I thought maybe you'd be interested in glancing at her article, too. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 16:23, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
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Happy editing into 2019 and beyond! -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 06:36, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
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On 31 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article First World Congress of Jewish Women, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1923 World Congress of Jewish Women in Vienna unanimously resolved to support the settlement of Jews in Palestine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First World Congress of Jewish Women. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, First World Congress of Jewish Women), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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... for your additions to List of peace activists. We're far too anglocentric (US or UK) here on en:wp, so it's good to learn about a whole bunch of Scandinavians. Appreciated. -- NSH001 ( talk) 18:02, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
I think I have finished with the preliminary re-write and amazingly found relevant photos (one more is pending for the 1888-1903 section, but I am not sure of the licensing yet). If you have time and the desire, would you give it a copyedit? If not, no worries. Thanks! SusunW ( talk) 22:20, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Wikipedia:Wikipedia/WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in architecture. Since you had some involvement with the Wikipedia:Wikipedia/WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in architecture redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 20:33, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
On 9 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lola Álvarez Bravo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that photographer Lola Álvarez Bravo was described by Alfonso Michel as Mexico's most important painter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lola Álvarez Bravo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Lola Álvarez Bravo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I see you've been adding lots of entries. Could you please consider going back and adding a link to the list page in their See also sections. This has been pretty standard practice for this article. Thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 16:51, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
On 14 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sirimavo Bandaranaike, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman elected as a non-hereditary head of government in modern history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sirimavo Bandaranaike. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Sirimavo Bandaranaike), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
– Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
Incidentally I wrote a new article about a Malayalam language play named Kithaab, on English Wikipedia, which has been reviewed and copy edited by more than four other users.
I am new to Wikipedia and do not know how to enlist the same on your page
Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/105 January 2019 Play! please help in the same.
Secondly please let me know if Wikipedia:WikiProject Women is having any page for translation request listing for women related articles, and how to enlist a translation request. I wish I can promote as many translations of article Kithaab in 2019 as possible.
Also please do see if you can contribute to translation of article Kithaab, on individual level.
Thanks in advance, and warm regards.
Bookku ( talk) 14:54, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
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to the Kithaab talk page. It looks to me as if you should become a member of Women in Red. You can do so by clicking on "Join WikiProject" in the box at the top of the
Main WiR page. If you wish to have Kithaab translated into other languages, I suggest you list it on suitable redlists for the languages in question. You can find a list of projects similar to the English Women in Red in the left-hand margin of the main WiR page but the article may in fact be more suitable for inclusion in lists on literature. You've done a good job on this article. I hope there will be many more.--
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Hi Ian
Thanks SO much for your two messages...
Firstly, am I writing to you in the right section?
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Greetings!
The Months of African Cinema Global Edit-a-thon was concluded on 30 November 2018, and we've had amazing results. Over 570 articles were created across 8 language-Wikipedias. 7 in-person gatherings of Wikipedians were organized across different parts of the world.
All our winners have been recognized and you can check the complete list here.
For a pilot event, all our expectations were surpassed and we have you to thank for that. Thank you so much for being part of this global event! Thank you for helping to fix African content gaps on Wikipedia! We hope to see more of your participation in future AfroCine events and activities. Please remember to signup on the main WikiProject participants page, in order to get updated with these activities.-- Jamie Tubers ( talk) 23:50, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Ian
Thanks again for being the first to welcome me to Wikipedia. I love the idea of being part of this community and contributing. With so much information it's quite overwhelming. Could I ask for your help to review the changes I've made to my first draft article so I can ensure it's accepted next time I submit it?
I *think* I've just figured out the referencing/citation process but would you mind checking anything else I need to address on it?
Hope you don't mind me asking. I'm committed to spending time on this every day reading and learning - just would appreciate some support on the first post from an experienced contributor.
Thanks in advance.
Paulatthomas ( talk) 05:22, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
Thanks again so much Ian. I think I was editing at the same time you were publishing, so hope I haven't affected anything. Anyway, for now, I'm thrilled to have my first one live. I've learned loads already and hopefully the next one will be a bit easier. I have a list of notable women I want to write biographies for. 12:08, 28 January 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.207.139.116 ( talk)
Hallo Ian, I came across this lady while stub-sorting, and added a surname redirect and an entry at the Puech surname page. But I then wondered about the red-linked organisations, hoping that you know about {{ ill}} for adding links to other language wikis alongside redlinks ... and was surprised to find neither of them in French wikipedia. But I wondered whether Union pour le Suffrage des Femmes is actually Union française pour le suffrage des femmes otherwise known as French Union for Women's Suffrage? I can't see any mention of M-L P-M in either the en or fr article about it, and given how all these societies fragmented etc it may or may not be the same thing. Over to you! Pam D 08:31, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Ian, I must say I was taken aback by your latest edit summary at Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red: "back to 17.79% - 10,686 new biographies of men but only 1,229 of women". This is by no means a criticism of you; rather, I'm venting my frustration over the factoid. Feels like "two steps forward, one step back". I wonder how many of those 10,686 new biographies of men are bot-generated or stubs, etc. No way to tell, I assume. -- Rosiestep ( talk) 17:36, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
On 9 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Goldberg Variations (play), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Tabori wrote Goldberg Variations as a play within a play, presenting biblical scenes satirically as a series of disasters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Goldberg Variations (play). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Goldberg Variations (play)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi Ipigott, Thank you for supporting the Sustainability Initiative with your signature! Maybe you know another Wikipedian who'd like to sign as well? :-) -- Gnom ( talk) 09:12, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
On 10 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Inter-Allied Women's Conference, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Inter-Allied Women's Conference, which opened in Paris 100 years ago today, marked the first time women were granted formal participation in an international treaty negotiation (conference organizer Marguerite de Witt-Schlumberger pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Inter-Allied Women's Conference. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Inter-Allied Women's Conference), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:01, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for the support on the Alison Phillips article, and the intro to the Women in Red group - great idea. Henrysask ( talk) 10:35, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi Ian: thanks for the welcome to Women In Red! Sure, so I've actually done three Edit-A-Thons so far [one at the University of Toronto - Sept 2018, then again this week (Feb 2019); and one in Ottawa (Feb 2019)]. You can see Edit-A-Thon stats here ( https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/users/Soulsinsync) and I'll elaborate below.
So in each Edit-A-Thon, my format is: teach a crash course to Wiki editing, editing session on expanding pages, and editing session on creating new pages. The Sept 2018 one was the most productive Edit-A-Thon, but the Ottawa one was the most inspiring for the event attendees (at least from my POV). Re: the 7 Feb one at UofT: I helped organize it but Alex Jung in this case taught participants. The event did have a lower turnout (9 editors?) due to poor weather - but regardless, with each Edit-A-Thon, everyone is excited to edit and do contribute edits (or in some cases: new pages) to Wikipedia.
I don't have anything else planned, but will give you a heads-up if things pop up. For now, I'm planning to create more pages for Canadian women scientists and keep an eye on new pages created from my previous Edit-A-Thons to polish them up.
Soulsinsync ( talk) 03:11, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Ian: Thanks! It's actually four articles now from the Museum one! Yep, I did mention the Women In Red project at the end of the Edit-A-Thon, and I'm about to send a follow-up email to participants to encourage them to keep going + give my contact info in case they want a helping hand with Wiki submissions. I'm hoping that will encourage them to keep editing. And yes, I'll be sure to list events at those two links in the future. The logistics and promotions of Edit-A-Thons to the local community usually takes up my time, so I tend to forget to list it on Wikipedia itself. - Soulsinsync ( talk) 17:30, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi Ipigott. I'm a newish editor and have found a little bug I don't know how to fix. I asked a couple of other editors and they don't know either. I'm hoping you do (or you know where I should ask!). The problem is this: When I am using the Visual Editor to add a link on a page to Joan Withers, there is a dropdown list of possible pages that match what I'm typing, that appears as I type her name in. However under that 'Joan Withers' there is some grey text that says 'NZ businessman'. This is incorrect, as she is not a businessman. However that text is not being sourced from her page, as there is no mention of the word 'businessman' on her page. Do you know how to edit that text underneath the name in the dropdown list that appears as you try to add a link?
I have found similar issues with other people occasionally but those appear to have since been fixed, so it must be possible to edit this text somewhere. Thanks for any help you can give me! DrThneed ( talk)
Thank you, I'll look there for help. And thanks for the encouragement! DrThneed ( talk) 23:10, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
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I admire how talented you are with all your contributions. In accordance to the established rules of inclusion, each addition to the list must also provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notability and/or the person's link to Puerto Rico, otherwise the name will be removed. However, please add the name once with the proper source and all will be fine/ Wikipedia needs more editors like you. Tony the Marine ( talk) 22:52, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
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Hi. Thank you very much for copyediting and fixing the articles I am working about Women in the Spanish Civil War. :) It is very much appreciated as I know I have some issues dropping words, making typos, etc. I appreciate your offer on the issue related to repetitive text, and would love assistance in this regards. One of my problems has been that, for me, for these articles to make sense they need to have a broader context at times, as otherwise things appear out of nowhere. This is why the Elections in the Second Republic, October Revolution of 1934, Start of the Civil War and Ignored and erased sections are often repeated. Also, likely some other sections. Popular Front, POUM, PCE ones also have huge amounts of crossover material as POUM and PCE both fought with each other and were part of the Popular Front. I'm just feeling at a loss to know if some of that more general background material expressed in those sections can be removed without losing context, or if the original remaining content left would make sense. The article about feminism in this period, I will try to add more about political versus personal feminism. It is just every time I edit that article, I realize the topic could be massively expanded as it never seems quite comprehensive enough in terms of providing a full perspective of what Spanish feminism was in that period. (And some of the more important women get casual mentions, which also feels like a massive disservice.)
At the moment, I am planning to main space the following articles on 8 March 2019 (with potential name changes):
Any support would be appreciated. :) -- LauraHale ( talk) 15:30, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
You seem to have removed a lot of content from User talk:Nafpaktitism in violation of WP:REFACTOR. (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) Chris Troutman ( talk) 11:20, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
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Could you perhaps expand our stub on Herman David Koppel, including finding out why some use the full name and others just say Herman Koppel? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:08, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Ipigott Thank you for helping me out with Mme Wellington Koo. Sorry I wasn't more active in the process. I've been very busy at work. Clara dari Semarang ( talk) 13:35, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Ian. I just wanted to let you know that I submitted an article today about Laurel C. Schneider (theologian). As well, my daughter Mary Kate just submitted an article about Sr. Mary David Walgenbach. Any help or suggestions you can offer is always appreciated. Thanks for your ongoing attention to the 1000 Women in Religion Project. Dzingle1 ( talk) 20:04, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Ipigott, I changed the Bell Award date back to 2005 but wanted to ask, if the date of the announcement and the date of the award are different, which technically should it be? Perhaps I should have left it... Also, very happy you joined in on this article. I was trying to get my head around contributing but was experiencing some challenges, such as, not reading French and therefore not knowing whether google was accurately translating the information. Also got hung up on the referencing. I normally use the Cite tool. Perhaps, I should leave these articles for the more experienced Wikipedians. :- ) LorriBrown ( talk) 14:33, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
When I found the group photo of the Inter-Allied Women's Conference (woo hoo!) it gave a Polish attendee. I get absolutely 0 hits on Eva Mitzhouma, but strongly suspect this is not how her name would have been spelled in Polish. Ideas? SusunW ( talk) 16:06, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
Good morning Ipigott. I thought that you may be interested to know that the use of -ize instead of -ise within a UK variant of written English is usually a sign that the writer is using the Oxford spelling variety of British English. Which is entirely acceptable of course, but I was assuming that SusunW preferred her article in standard British English. Feel free to change it to Oxford spelling, or I could do it for you with a couple of clicks using a handy Wiki-tool if you wish. Happy editing. Gog the Mild ( talk) 08:47, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello! I think I received a "thank you" notification from you for my comment on notability at Draft talk:Sophia Wisniewska, but I've not received any feedback from any editors yet. I think my timing for submitting the draft for review was unfortunate, given the recent lawsuit announcement, but I believe the subject is notable outside the single incident and I'm hoping editors will take time to review again. Do you have any further thoughts? Any feedback is appreciated. Inkian Jason ( talk) 17:17, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello again! I've further expanded the draft's "Early life and education" section, added mention of additional board roles, moved the April 2019 update, and created a "Personal life" section, based on the profiles discussed above. I hope this helps demonstrate sufficient sourcing (+5 since submitting for review). Are you able to take another look at the draft, please? Thanks in advance, Inkian Jason ( talk) 20:14, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
I see the draft has gone live. Thanks again for your assistance. Inkian Jason ( talk) 13:55, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I enjoyed your articles on Bayarjargal Agvaantseren and Ana Colovic Lesoska. Have you considered nominating these articles to be featured in the WP:DYK section on the front page? Best, Philepitta ( talk) 01:37, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
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Would you take a look at this when you have time? I have some German references I cannot translate and need help with, and it needs a copy edit. I also think I need to make sure the medical terms are okay and the gender language is acceptable before it goes live. Not really sure what to call the profession, but literally he was a traveling medical specimen. (How the heck do you input that in wikidata?) When I started it wasn't sure how much I would find, but seems to me that even without a lot of biographical detail, it is approaching GA. I have yet to find photographs of Derrier, other than anatomical drawings. Not sure those should be used, but maybe. Your thoughts? SusunW ( talk) 20:39, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I see that you are creating categories like "Spanish women neuroscientists". Why would those cats be non-diffusing? That means that someone would be in "Spanish neuroscientists" and at the same time in its subcat "Spanish women neuroscientists" (is "women neuroscientists" grammatical?), which doesn't make much sense to me. I'm also not so sure that a neuroscientist's gender is a defining characteristic, but if it is, why not also make a category "Spanish men neuroscientists"? To me it seems at least mildly sexist to split women off in a separate category as if it is somewhat unusual that a woman would be a scientist at all (it isn't, of course). As you see, I'm confused... :-) Any guidance will be appreciated. -- Randykitty ( talk) 16:14, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
On 5 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oei Hui-lan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Madame Wellington Koo (pictured), the Chinese-Indonesian First Lady of pre-communist China, was featured as a "woman of style" in a 2015 fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oei Hui-lan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Oei Hui-lan), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:01, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
If you have time, a copy edit would be lovely. Thanks! SusunW ( talk) 22:38, 10 June 2019 (UTC)
On 11 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aletta Jacobs, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs's legal challenge to be added to the Amsterdam electoral rolls backfired, leading to a constitutional amendment granting voting rights to men only? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aletta Jacobs. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Aletta Jacobs), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
Personally, I don't have a list. However, for the Adidas event, this list was created and used. There there's the WikiProject Football list on Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Women's football task force/Open tasks. Hope that helps. -- KTC ( talk) 21:41, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
I noticed that you removed the tags for the talk page of Jeanne Hovine, saying that those tags are meant only for the talk pages of articles and not of users. However, Jeanne Hovine is indeed an article, not a user page. Could you please revert that edit? AenDire ( talk) 23:03, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
One of our Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion editors RosPost submitted her first full article on Anne Skorecki Levy. Wondering if you could take a look at it. She attended our edit-a-thon in Vancouver and was able to then get the biography posted. However it was rejected. Clayoquot gave her some good suggestions. Anything else you could add would be appreciated. Thanks Dzingle1 ( talk) 16:40, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
I have finished, except for the photo. I may have to upload a fair use image. The one that is on commons is not as far as I can tell in the PD in the US (70 years from 1928 publication=1998, after URAA). While I grant you its source was published in 1930 and did not give an author, the same image, credited to A. Deloge, Brussels, Belgium was published in Praca Szkolna on 31 May 1928, vol. VI, no. 5, pg=Cover Now it may be that Deloge died prior to 1928, but all I can find out about him is that he was a "famous professional photographer in Brussels". I thought I might have found another image 1896 but it is the same photographer and the only publication I can find was also published in 1928, pg 4. Maybe they were published in France or Belgium, but not sure how to look as French is muy difícil. If you could give it a copy edit and weigh in on the photo dilemma that would help. If I have to upload one as fair use, the older or the younger? SusunW ( talk) 22:49, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
SusunW: : It might be useful to list some of her most important papers, especially if they are available or have been summarized in English. Hope the plaster disaster is manageable. Back on this on Monday. Enjoy your weekend.-- Ipigott ( talk) 14:50, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I'm Clovermoss. I started the article on Katherine Hughes (activist) (though many other editors have helped to make the article as it currently is). Anyways, since it's on my watchlist, I noticed that the article has been changed from start class to c-class. Does that have anything to do with the DYK nomination or is c-class a different thing? Clovermoss ( talk) 16:12, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
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Well, that's one WiR member the less, some 7 hours after your welcome! Maybe it is is a bad week, cheers, Johnbod ( talk) 17:17, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, can you translate the reception from es wiki?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:51, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I've read your post on the WikiProject talk page about Women in Red. I have added a lot of information about the Italy women's national football team, especially about Italy at the FIFA Women's World Cup. However, my work here on Wikipedia mainly specializes in Lebanese football and, unfortunately, there isn't enough information online about player statistics to be able to create their own articles. I have, however, improved Lebanon women's national football team and have nominated it for GA. I was wondering if it were possible for you to start the review? Thanks, Nehme1499 ( talk) 16:52, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
I think I'm done with it, but it needs a copy edit, if you have the time and inclination. Not sure it should be named this. I thought "Ж" = "Zh" in which case English sources giving the name as Zheni Bozhilova-Pateva seem more accurate. Your thoughts? SusunW ( talk) 21:49, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
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My unexpected suffragist for the month. If you have time or the inclination, can you give it a copy edit? Thanks! SusunW ( talk) 18:30, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Yet another surprise suffragette! I wish I had more info on her early life, but have found nada. Also seems like her archive and all of her photos are kept under lock and key by the Geographical and Historical Society. Even the College photo on Flickr has all rights reserved. :( Perhaps you can find a few details from Belgium? SusunW ( talk) 13:09, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hello WOSO editors! What a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France! There has been a lot of activity on tournament- and player-related Wikipedia articles with all of the worldwide coverage of the tournament and its players. Let's keep the momentum going. WOMEN IN SPORTS EDIT-A-THON FOR JULY + AUGUST! Get all the info here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/126 Sign up and help fill in the gaps within various articles related to women's football / soccer - whether they be players, teams, leagues, historical, administrators, referees, etc. Every little bit helps. Be sure to tag your article talk pages with {{WIR-126}}. These edit-a-thons are a great way to work with others to help bridge the gender gaps on Wikipedia. Thanks for your contributions!
WP:GNG takes precedence over WP:NFOOTY (which only includes the players in two currently active women's leagues)? Often times there is enough media coverage that meets WP:GNG or other notability guidelines. For more information, see WP:WOSO#Notability and be sure to tag the new article talk page with: {{WP Women's sport|footy=yes}}
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I have not used the talk page before - so apologies in advance if I am doing it wrong. I checked the status of the Véronique Dehant page, and it looks like there is a two month backlog. I am not sure if I should start another one ??? Best regards, Klarson_GPS (which I think I did with the four tildes). Klarson GPS ( talk) 20:33, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
Klarson GPS ( talk) 16:39, 19 July 2019 (UTC) Thank you for reading and expediting! I will definitely look to see the changes. I have some ideas for the next person. I am going to stay in my lane for now (women scientists and engineers). But I have always loved history - and particularly history of science - so may do some there in the future. And then when all else fails I can update the GPS sections of Wikipedia ;-)
Hi. What languages do you speak again? I've become more interested in languages recently. I've started doing a fitness regime which includes 200 pressups a day. I've noticed huge cognitive benefits and capacity foCite error: There are <ref>
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I do 4 sets of 50 throughout the day, gives you brain fuel like nothing else! Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Dutch would be useful, and Russian and Japanese for films! Spanish, French and Italian I'm actively working on, particularly Spanish and French.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:07, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
I see you have not yet gotten around to Martha Watts, so I may be overstepping to ask you to look at Avelino. No rush on either of them. (By the way, I have asked the graphics lab to remove the watermarks on the photos of Avelino and Luna. Hopefully they will be successful in that). SusunW ( talk) 19:05, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, as a new pages reviewer I have come across a page that links here Service de Renseignement de l’État and it extensively uses the adjective Luxembourgish which I always thought referred to the language. I have seen a discussion dating back to 2013 on the project page in which you participated and I wondered if there had been any consensus since. Thanks for your help -- Dom from Paris ( talk) 10:12, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Category:Sengalese women activists requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Eubiotics is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eubiotics (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Lpd-Lbr ( talk) 18:10, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Category:Sengalese activists requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz Read! Talk! 01:46, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your messages and comments about the page for Caroline Ford (and/or others, I'm working on a few). I note some people have added text to provide evidence of notability. Given her media profile and prizes it is likely she is quite notable, and the editors are just new and references are lacking. It is also possible she was noted for deletion after the wrong kind of photo was used? This is hard to disentagle. Would you please be able to take a look? Thanks so much DrPlantGenomics ( talk) 05:10, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
Thanks so much! Will you pls check /info/en/?search=User:DrPlantGenomics/sandbox to see if Fran Baum is OK? I have tried to rephrase as much as possible.
Also - I did not realize, can you pls explain why drafts are more suitable than sandbox? Thanks so much. DrPlantGenomics ( talk) 07:11, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you so much! I've added 4 media citations on her now. Very cool, thanks for finding those. In my academic writing 'media' is not notable, but it's great to learn the different stylist preferences on Wiki in order to improve pages I'm creating. I appreciate your help! DrPlantGenomics ( talk) 09:33, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
If you have time and the inkling, can you give this one a copy edit? I get that at the time she was born there Latvia wasn't in existence and I get that murdering indigenous people is definitely not in line with this month's other offering, but, by the time I got to that point, I was already too fascinated. One of those people about whom our assessment has changed over time, but is still very notable. SusunW ( talk) 22:45, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
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Thanks for creating Liv Inger Somby.
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Now that Piotrus has fixed the various noun endings ;) and links, I think she is ready for you to copy edit, if you have time. No worries if you do not. I always appreciate you and your help, but realize that each of us has our own time restraints. SusunW ( talk) 14:53, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
Alicja's est un excellent article. GA digne! Susun a besoin de deux articles révisés entre-temps? Lesquels?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:30, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
Halo? Hoe gaad het met je? I have been learning a bit of German and Dutch as well as the others. I need somebody to speak French to, feel free to speak to me in French from now on! Tot ziens, tschüs!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:34, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
Merci beaucoup! Muito obrigado! Oui, je fais des cours de français et d’italien avec Duo Lingo. Excellent! Yes, it's such a great resource as they test you you on all areas from listening to writing. It's difficult to commit to doing it every day though, they email you every day! I've been managing 4 or 5 times a week though. I've also been watching English films with French, Spanish and Italian subtitles as well as some videos where people speak just speak for 30 minutes + and the language comes up in English and translated on screen. Those are excellent ways to learn I think. When my French improves I will speak in French but I'm still basic! Learning languages really seems to boost my brain in other areas too, including music and learning capacity! Annyeong, Leahaey! (Goodbye in Korean and Khmer!)♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:03, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
Je parlerai cependant en français pour des messages plus courts!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:31, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
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Hi! Someone has placed this article up for speedy deletion as no "credible claim of significance or importance". Could you possibly help out with this as I have no idea what I'm supposed to do or say to create a credible claim of significance or importance to stop it from being deleted since I've never run across this type of problem before. According to Finna, they have two albums of their own, Gosnu and Eallinbálgát, which are listed in the article and perform on two other albums: Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick's Ima Ipmašat - Mánáidlávlagat and the Sámi Grand Prix 2002 album, which is a result of them participating in the competition of the same name. In addition, Aikio-Arianaick has made a short film in 2006 about the group called Dálvemáilmmi bivut or Sámi Winter Clothing in English. They've also been covered by NRK in Northern Saami, which I can translate on the weekend if need be. I don't know if this is enough or not. Thanks for any and all help. - Yupik ( talk) 08:00, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
Klarson GPS ( talk) 16:05, 29 August 2019 (UTC) I am afraid I messed up when I tried to submit my site on /info/en/?search=User:Tuija_I._Pulkkinen for review. Can you advise me on how to fix it? Maybe I can fix it but I am unsure.
I did ask the media person from Michigan for a photo - and hoped he would upload it - but at least he did send me one today . I did not upload it yet.
Thank you, Kristine
Klarson GPS ( talk) 22:31, 1 September 2019 (UTC) thank you so much! i am scared to upload the photograph even though i have written permission. i read the rules and realize now it is really complicated to upload things that people email you. I was hoping they would upload it themselves ... The email is from her employer, so time stamped and identity provided, says it is from the University of Michigan, Engineering Communications and Marketing. states the name of the photographer and says the photographer gives explicit permission to use the photograph. it opens up the photo shown on her website - though he sent me the 11 Megabyte version. Maybe it would be easier if he just changed the text on their own website to say it can be used freely? What do you suggest?