Special:Contributions/68.14.14.50 EEng ( talk) 16:29, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
And... User:Fwckturnip. EEng ( talk) 14:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
Another thought might be to merge it into another project, so it's not an isolate anymore. But the most obvious candidate, Wikipedia:WikiProject Ageing and culture, is so small I'm afraid it would simply be overrun. Another thought would be simply dismantling it, as someone suggested at ANI a while back, but the window for that may have passed for now. EEng ( talk) 20:15, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
DS notice here [8], restoring material based on non-RS here [9] (calling the removal "vandalism"), continuing here [10], earlier edit warring here [11]. EEng ( talk) 14:19, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
I wonder if, given the history of IP disruption, a semiprotect might not be appropriate: [13]. EEng ( talk) 02:25, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Special:Contributions/115.193.10.247 EEng ( talk) 02:06, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
Domlesch ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a heavy contribution sock that needs some attention. I've cleaned up after the other named accounts and IPs, but this one is a bit of heavy lifting. Can you take a look at some of it please? With the two new page move trackers, he has now taken to requesting moves at uncontroversial moves so that it doesn't show up on his logs. Also 80.134.93.78 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) among others in that range. Another range has been blocked by Bbb23. cheers. — Spaceman Spiff 15:03, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights! Can you tell me, why have been so many articles about East Timorese subdistricts deleted? Greetings, -- J. Patrick Fischer ( talk) 20:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Yes, I have seen some strange edits by this user. I was just wondering, because I didn't see in German Wikipedia articles deleted, because the author was banned before. Well, the articles were just stubs, maybe someone will find time to re-activate them one day. If this is the case, he/she can translate simply the German articles or use the sources there. I have enough to do in deWP. ;-) Greetings, -- J. Patrick Fischer ( talk) 05:39, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi. What is the reason for this and similar edits? I'm having trouble understanding how this is helpful to readers. -- R'n'B ( call me Russ) 10:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
Is this the right place Alexis Ivanov ( talk) 20:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Not gonna lie, I made some enemies, but all my previous conflicts were resolved as soon as possible and something weird happen, I was talking about the difference between Persian and Iranian in Al-Biruni's talk page and suddenly an IP addressing is harassing me, I have no problem with someone being against me, but feels like someone is after me who knows me from Wikipedia or has been lurking here, they used two different IP as far as I know, I 70% sure they are breaking some rules here, maybe you can look into that the weirdest part is he or she came to Wikipedia SOLELY to harass me.
Exhibit A: [ the talk page with of Al-Biruni someone appeared with no name]
His or her IP address to see what they do
Exhibit B: In the Al-Khwarizmi talk page
His or her IP address to see what they do
I urge you to deal with matter, this person is not here to edit or contribute anything of value, seems like an Iranian butthurt who got offended that there was a discussion. And accusation of being Turkish or Arab is being used which hold no water. Alexis Ivanov ( talk) 21:13, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
So it was you? First of all I never confronted the IP address. So you must be on some drugs or something be careful, you are moving in the wrong direction Alexis Ivanov ( talk) 03:13, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your most helpful copy-edits to the article I created, From The Doctor to my son Thomas.
The article is currently a Featured Article candidate, at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/From The Doctor to my son Thomas/archive1.
Were you thinking of commenting there?
Thanks again for the copy-edits, especially while it's at FAC, most appreciated,
— Cirt ( talk) 02:10, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you, for your comment, here.
Wise words, and injects a little sanity into the ongoing discussion.
Good luck,
— Cirt ( talk) 07:30, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Who's that LTA who always moves a stack of articles without discussing anything? I think Caracara15 might be them. I seem to recall you'd dealt with this a fair bit in the past, hopefully I haven't mixed you up with someone else. Jenks24 ( talk) 19:50, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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Two options for this Sunday: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon | |
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Wednesday December 9, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Hi Blade, Divyraj has been creating articles this month that look weird to me. They're well-formed, although very unreliably sourced, and contain tags that are dated well before this month. I'm not sure if they're undiscussed forks, have been taken from a mirror ... or something else. They certainly do not contain any attribution to indicate copying from another of our articles.
I've left an extremely brief note on their talk page and also nominated one of them for deletion under PROD because it really is pathetically sourced. Any chance of you trying to get your head round what is going on. Mine is fuzzy with meds. - Sitush ( talk) 19:57, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Im just trying to promote Indian History here, I gave the reference ":Maharana Sanga: The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. By Sarda Bilal" the date problem is because i took the format of the frame from a wiki article but did not copy anything, all thats written is from books. I probably failed to give proper references on paragraphs and would like help for that. Divyraj ( talk) 20:36, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Will wonders never cease? WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:EEng_reported_by_User:Alansohn_.28Result:_.29 EEng ( talk) 22:29, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi there - not sure what the backstory is with User:Tobias Conradi, but I happened upon the Kaiserbach valley article and was going to move it to Kaiserbach Valley as the typical English capitalization of proper nouns. Is there something I should know that encourages me to not do that? I didn't want to simply revert your revert of User:EdJohnston. Cheers - " Pepper" @ 21:09, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
And may your holidays be merry and bright . . . . Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 ( talk) 06:16, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 | |
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You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
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Hey, I was wondering if you could offer some insight with some heavy metal bands I nominated for AfD, Bloodlet, Amboog-a-Lard, If He Dies He Dies, Totenmond (this particular one has been twice relisted), Winter's Bane and Rain Fell Within. Any help is appreciated, cheers! SwisterTwister talk 05:36, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
The Blade of the Northern Lights,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Forgive me if we have met - but have we met? I cannot place your face.
We have talked on wiki but I do not recall talking with you at a Wikimedia NYC event. You posted on the meetup page for this Saturday. If you come, then I hope we can talk again. Thanks so much for proposing a talk about moderation, even if you say you want to learn more than teach. I think you have lots to teach because I have seen you make administrative decisions in the past. Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC) |
Read this article: [15]. I want Calvin Johnson in Green Bay next year can us Packer fans make the Packers sign him before the Patriots do. Calvin Johnson is the answer for the Packers and I want him there when free agency starts. Can we make Ted Thompson sign him this offseason in free agency? You should email the Packers organization to sign him because Calvin Johnson is the answer and we will make the super bowl if we get him. Regards, -- 166.172.57.180 ( talk) 20:44, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
Hey Blade, it was good to see you at Wikipedia Day! There are a couple of WP:A+F edit-a-thons in Connecticut coming up for March, and they could use some experienced Wikipedians on-hand to help, so email me if you'd like to be a part of this effort.-- Pharos ( talk) 14:25, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon | |
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Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Hello. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent finger fumblings to Requests for Ritual Humiliation has been undone because it was too accurate. If you would like to complain, please climb the Reichstag and wave a flag at that special place. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. If you persist, I shall say "Ni!" Thanks, -- Hammersoft ( talk) 14:13, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also place our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Hi Blade, you may wish to comment. Kind regards -- Marek. 69 talk 05:03, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Warning or block needed. [16] E Eng 20:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim | |
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On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well.
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Could you please explain the violations here [17], just not sure I understand. Thanx, Mlpearc Phone ( open channel) 04:13, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Nvrmnd, I found the discussion. Thanx, Mlpearc Phone ( open channel) 04:17, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon. This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25.
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There were a bunch of others, please look before messing things up. —User 0 0 0 name 02:42, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon | |
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Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives. A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Light refreshments will be provided. Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!
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Hi Blade, I was wondering if you might be able to join and lend a hand at this editathon in New Haven on Friday June 17.-- Pharos ( talk) 04:14, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
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For your comment at the April Fool's RFC discussion. ThePlatypusofDoom (Talk) 15:28, 8 June 2016 (UTC) |
Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Hi. Just a reminder that in just over a week at Wikimania there's going to be a cross-Wiki discussion about the systems of control of new pages. This is a round-table rather than a presentation or a lecture. On the agenda are reforms to the new article reviewing systems and ways to help new users better understand our content policies. If you are going to Italy and would like to take part, please check out the conference schedule, and I look forward to seeing you there. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 18:16, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights, my fingers cramped from typing your username :P I perfectly understand the necessity to ban problematic users but I don't see the point in deleting perfectly valid articles of their creation ie: Roman hippodrome of Berytus , even though this is specified in the criteria for speedy deletion policy. I was wondering if there is a way to retrieve the texts of the deleted pages and whether re-creation of the pages would be problematic. HAve a super day or night or afternoon. Cheers - ~ Elias Z. ( talkallam) 07:18, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
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I just removed a couple archive pages of yours from this category. If you're still willing to_make_difficult_blocks, please add one of your current pages to the the category.-- Elvey( t• c) 00:54, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic | |
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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.
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I sent you an email when you get a chance to look at it. Cheers.-- John Cline ( talk) 08:39, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello Blade. I would like get clarity about your comment regarding POV and Sepsis II:
Nishidani's first quote on his/her user page is, "the Palestinians are the only people on earth required to guarantee the security of the occupier, while Israel is the only country that demands protection from its victims." Hanan Ashrawi
Obviously, that quote, with a history replete of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian nationalist editing, Nishidani has made clear his/her POV. As such, can you please clarify what separates Sepsis II (in terms of POV and aggressive editing) by nableezy, Nishidani, Zero0000, et al.? Thank you. Kamel Tebaast 22:38, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello, The Blade of the Northern Lights! I am trying to move a talk page, currently entitled Talk:Puspha Kamal Dahal, to Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal because the correct spelling is "Pushpa," as opposed to "Puspha". But it appears that the talk page Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal already exists as a redirect to the page to be moved. So, as an administrator yourself, would you please sort out this issue for me by deleting the page Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal to make way for the move? Thanks in advance! Inimesh ( talk) 00:41, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
This user has been repeatedly adding unsourced claims, among other vandalization attempts. Please review. Inimesh ( talk) 01:00, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Blade, may I call you the Blade of the Aurora? Thanks for closing the arbitration request concerning Doc9871. I had already banned Doc for a month and alerted him to the ban on his page, as well as logged it. But maybe he should be told on his page about your summary of the admin discussion, too — that he's "further warned that any disruption in the topic areas covered under Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 will lead to an extension and/or broadening of the ban"? I feel he may not look at the AE page again — currently he's not actually editing at all, perhaps being upset or angry about the ban (as anybody would be — nobody takes these things cheerfully). What do you think? If you agree he should be told about the warning on his page, I guess you would be the natural person to put it there? Bishonen | talk 00:14, 3 August 2016 (UTC).
Heyo. I am wondering if you can assist me with something. Yesterday you deleted DeCODED Sexes for WP:G3. This morning a new user created DECODED Sexes. It seems to me this is an open and shut case of WP:SOCK. Problem is that I can't see the user who created DeCODED Sexes in the first place. Can you help me track that down? Thanks! -- Zackmann08 ( Talk to me/ What I been doing) 15:25, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
Are you up for a chat based on something we worked very closely on together several yeats ago? Since Wikimania at Esino I'm now finally in discussions with the the devs about taking things to the next logical steps and I would like your opinions and possibly your support. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 03:45, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Block needed for ongoing removal of others' posts from not-his-talkpage, NOTHERE, etc. [18] Take a look at his brief contrib history too. E Eng 21:42, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
Mario Party 10 is being vandalized. 66.87.77.194 ( talk) 20:48, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( UN Women!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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I happen to have run into Draft:Boston_Landmark, and if this is typical of the AfC process there's something seriously wrong. This clearly qualifies for mainspace, regardless of how complete or incomplete it is, and regardless of what sources are actually listed in the article -- the idea that there aren't adequate sources for "Boston Landmarks" is absurd. I'm not seeing the approve button, so I'm guessing I'm missing some privilege. Can you do it? It should, however, be renamed Boston Landmarks. E Eng 01:22, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to request that New Page Patrollers be suitably experienced for patrolling new pages. Your comments at New pages patrol/RfC for patroller right are welcome. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 18:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
You beat me to the punch while I was at work, haha. ありがとうございました! Lord Roem ~ ( talk) 03:51, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Carroll, Rory (14 July 2016). "Starved, tortured, forgotten: Genie, the feral child who left a mark on researchers". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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A dedicated venue for combined discussion about NPP & AfC where a work group is also proposed has been created. See: Wikipedia:The future of NPP and AfC -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 09:00, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
Nudge ;) -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:49, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
Hey, how come I'm not autopatrolled? I feel oppressed and left out. E Eng 22:50, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Arbitration_Enforcement_review. No More Mr Nice Guy ( talk) 16:23, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Following up from the consensus reached here, the community will now establish the user right criteria. You may wish to participate in this discussion. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 11:51, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, It's now been three weeks since we created the NPP Work Group and we are hoping for a dynamic push forward for the urgent updates and required improvements to the quality control of new pages.
We now have the attention of the WMF and their development team has made page patrolling a top priority. They are already working hard to address some of the major issues.
The success of this depends on our team being able to keep the developers supplied with the feedback they need - if we relax on this they will move on.
If you have not already done so, please complete your list of 10 preferences here as soon as possible from the list at To do - the WMF is waiting for our shortlist. Please note that No.8 (NOINDEX) has already been addressed.
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Thought you should delete this page as well per WP:DENY, since you did so with the other sockpuppets. Blake Gripling ( talk) 07:57, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon | |
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On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects. The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon. The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!
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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists. The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio. The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
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Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences | |
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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!. This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign. Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia.
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Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights.
A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins). MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:48, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights,
As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).
Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.
Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.
It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.
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Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim | |
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On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition Tales of Our Time following the event. The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism.
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Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights. You are invited to comment at a further discussion on the implementation of this user right to patrol and review new pages that is taking place at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/RfC on patrolling without user right. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:21, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
AfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) ( user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
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Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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I see that you deleted a few of the redirects that were listed in this AN thread. I had reviewed and found that some were more than marginally useful and probably should have been created, such as SWAG (military unit) and Saint Benoit Kilisesi as a couple examples. I wonder if you could undelete those, or if you have any objection to me recreating them? Cheers. Ivanvector ( Talk/ Edits) 23:03, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 | |
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You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel! Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
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The userpage bio (in Turkish) you speedied recently s back, but on the talk page now. Meters ( talk) 03:16, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
If you're up, need a revdel at [22]. Also (sorry) I don't have the energy to explain OR and so on to this well-meaning expert. Can you? (Just noticed at his user page that he's been at ANI before.) E Eng 06:03, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
An informal discussion is taking place at Wikipedia talk:Drafts#RfC on G13 on the G13 CSD criterion, and the future of the AfC project. You are invited to comment. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:00, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
I requested a block on the above editor because they admitted there were multiple users using the same account. Granted, I requested it at UAA, but there is no problem with their username at all. If I'd have taken it to ANI, there would have been a weeks worth of debate before nobody decided to do nothing (only slightly tongue in cheek). I'm here asking that you a) clarify the reason for their block on their userpage, and b) change it from a softerblock to whatever is appropriate for blatant violation of TOU.
On the subject of that editor, you can see all the warnings on their page for non constructive edits, and the subject of their edits parallels non constructive edits originating from IPs registered to the University of Idaho, which were subject of a discussion at ANI a couple months ago. Just an FYI.
Obviously all is at your discretion, but please at least clarify your block notification. There is clearly no problem with the username. Thanks. John from Idegon ( talk) 05:11, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
I think this block may have been in error. While yes, they tripped the edit filter, they had filed a report here: [23] explaining the edit. They are right too, Chaparral and Chaparral cock are two different thing, and they were referring to the roadrunner. I actually was getting ready to note that this was a false positive before the block. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 19:22, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
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There is an WP:A+F edit-a-thon at Yale on Wednesday, please get in touch with me if you'd like to participate. I think they'd appreciate your help on that day.-- Pharos ( talk) 23:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel | |
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Special:Contributions/68.14.14.50 EEng ( talk) 16:29, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
And... User:Fwckturnip. EEng ( talk) 14:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
Another thought might be to merge it into another project, so it's not an isolate anymore. But the most obvious candidate, Wikipedia:WikiProject Ageing and culture, is so small I'm afraid it would simply be overrun. Another thought would be simply dismantling it, as someone suggested at ANI a while back, but the window for that may have passed for now. EEng ( talk) 20:15, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
DS notice here [8], restoring material based on non-RS here [9] (calling the removal "vandalism"), continuing here [10], earlier edit warring here [11]. EEng ( talk) 14:19, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
I wonder if, given the history of IP disruption, a semiprotect might not be appropriate: [13]. EEng ( talk) 02:25, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Special:Contributions/115.193.10.247 EEng ( talk) 02:06, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
Domlesch ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a heavy contribution sock that needs some attention. I've cleaned up after the other named accounts and IPs, but this one is a bit of heavy lifting. Can you take a look at some of it please? With the two new page move trackers, he has now taken to requesting moves at uncontroversial moves so that it doesn't show up on his logs. Also 80.134.93.78 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) among others in that range. Another range has been blocked by Bbb23. cheers. — Spaceman Spiff 15:03, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights! Can you tell me, why have been so many articles about East Timorese subdistricts deleted? Greetings, -- J. Patrick Fischer ( talk) 20:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Yes, I have seen some strange edits by this user. I was just wondering, because I didn't see in German Wikipedia articles deleted, because the author was banned before. Well, the articles were just stubs, maybe someone will find time to re-activate them one day. If this is the case, he/she can translate simply the German articles or use the sources there. I have enough to do in deWP. ;-) Greetings, -- J. Patrick Fischer ( talk) 05:39, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi. What is the reason for this and similar edits? I'm having trouble understanding how this is helpful to readers. -- R'n'B ( call me Russ) 10:22, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
Is this the right place Alexis Ivanov ( talk) 20:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Not gonna lie, I made some enemies, but all my previous conflicts were resolved as soon as possible and something weird happen, I was talking about the difference between Persian and Iranian in Al-Biruni's talk page and suddenly an IP addressing is harassing me, I have no problem with someone being against me, but feels like someone is after me who knows me from Wikipedia or has been lurking here, they used two different IP as far as I know, I 70% sure they are breaking some rules here, maybe you can look into that the weirdest part is he or she came to Wikipedia SOLELY to harass me.
Exhibit A: [ the talk page with of Al-Biruni someone appeared with no name]
His or her IP address to see what they do
Exhibit B: In the Al-Khwarizmi talk page
His or her IP address to see what they do
I urge you to deal with matter, this person is not here to edit or contribute anything of value, seems like an Iranian butthurt who got offended that there was a discussion. And accusation of being Turkish or Arab is being used which hold no water. Alexis Ivanov ( talk) 21:13, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
So it was you? First of all I never confronted the IP address. So you must be on some drugs or something be careful, you are moving in the wrong direction Alexis Ivanov ( talk) 03:13, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your most helpful copy-edits to the article I created, From The Doctor to my son Thomas.
The article is currently a Featured Article candidate, at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/From The Doctor to my son Thomas/archive1.
Were you thinking of commenting there?
Thanks again for the copy-edits, especially while it's at FAC, most appreciated,
— Cirt ( talk) 02:10, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you, for your comment, here.
Wise words, and injects a little sanity into the ongoing discussion.
Good luck,
— Cirt ( talk) 07:30, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Who's that LTA who always moves a stack of articles without discussing anything? I think Caracara15 might be them. I seem to recall you'd dealt with this a fair bit in the past, hopefully I haven't mixed you up with someone else. Jenks24 ( talk) 19:50, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Users_EEng_and_Ricky81682 regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. EEng ( talk) 17:32, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Two options for this Sunday: Soviet Jewry Edit-a-thon & Women In Science Edit-a-thon | |
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Join at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the American Soviet Jewry movement. Women In Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences
Join at the NY Academy of Sciences, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of women scientists. Note that seating is limited for the Women in Science event, as well as signing up on-wiki, please RSVP by email. Bonus event:
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Wednesday December 9, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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Hi Blade, Divyraj has been creating articles this month that look weird to me. They're well-formed, although very unreliably sourced, and contain tags that are dated well before this month. I'm not sure if they're undiscussed forks, have been taken from a mirror ... or something else. They certainly do not contain any attribution to indicate copying from another of our articles.
I've left an extremely brief note on their talk page and also nominated one of them for deletion under PROD because it really is pathetically sourced. Any chance of you trying to get your head round what is going on. Mine is fuzzy with meds. - Sitush ( talk) 19:57, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Im just trying to promote Indian History here, I gave the reference ":Maharana Sanga: The Hindupat, the Last Great Leader of the Rajput Race. By Sarda Bilal" the date problem is because i took the format of the frame from a wiki article but did not copy anything, all thats written is from books. I probably failed to give proper references on paragraphs and would like help for that. Divyraj ( talk) 20:36, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Will wonders never cease? WP:Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:EEng_reported_by_User:Alansohn_.28Result:_.29 EEng ( talk) 22:29, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi there - not sure what the backstory is with User:Tobias Conradi, but I happened upon the Kaiserbach valley article and was going to move it to Kaiserbach Valley as the typical English capitalization of proper nouns. Is there something I should know that encourages me to not do that? I didn't want to simply revert your revert of User:EdJohnston. Cheers - " Pepper" @ 21:09, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
And may your holidays be merry and bright . . . . Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 ( talk) 06:16, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016 | |
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You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 17:57, 23 December 2015 (UTC) |
Hey, I was wondering if you could offer some insight with some heavy metal bands I nominated for AfD, Bloodlet, Amboog-a-Lard, If He Dies He Dies, Totenmond (this particular one has been twice relisted), Winter's Bane and Rain Fell Within. Any help is appreciated, cheers! SwisterTwister talk 05:36, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
The Blade of the Northern Lights,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable
New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Forgive me if we have met - but have we met? I cannot place your face.
We have talked on wiki but I do not recall talking with you at a Wikimedia NYC event. You posted on the meetup page for this Saturday. If you come, then I hope we can talk again. Thanks so much for proposing a talk about moderation, even if you say you want to learn more than teach. I think you have lots to teach because I have seen you make administrative decisions in the past. Blue Rasberry (talk) 15:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC) |
Read this article: [15]. I want Calvin Johnson in Green Bay next year can us Packer fans make the Packers sign him before the Patriots do. Calvin Johnson is the answer for the Packers and I want him there when free agency starts. Can we make Ted Thompson sign him this offseason in free agency? You should email the Packers organization to sign him because Calvin Johnson is the answer and we will make the super bowl if we get him. Regards, -- 166.172.57.180 ( talk) 20:44, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
Hey Blade, it was good to see you at Wikipedia Day! There are a couple of WP:A+F edit-a-thons in Connecticut coming up for March, and they could use some experienced Wikipedians on-hand to help, so email me if you'd like to be a part of this effort.-- Pharos ( talk) 14:25, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon | |
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You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign.
The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm. We hope to see you there!-- Pharos ( talk) 19:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC) (Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17) |
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Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim | |
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You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology.
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Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project! We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts. We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events. This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to help us engage new communities!
And bring your interested friends and colleagues! For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. -- Pharos ( talk) 21:48, 2 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 18:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Hello. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent finger fumblings to Requests for Ritual Humiliation has been undone because it was too accurate. If you would like to complain, please climb the Reichstag and wave a flag at that special place. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. If you persist, I shall say "Ni!" Thanks, -- Hammersoft ( talk) 14:13, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also place our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia Foundation board. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
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Hi Blade, you may wish to comment. Kind regards -- Marek. 69 talk 05:03, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
Warning or block needed. [16] E Eng 20:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim | |
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On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well.
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Could you please explain the violations here [17], just not sure I understand. Thanx, Mlpearc Phone ( open channel) 04:13, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Nvrmnd, I found the discussion. Thanx, Mlpearc Phone ( open channel) 04:17, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon. This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 13:50, 21 May 2016 (UTC) |
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There were a bunch of others, please look before messing things up. —User 0 0 0 name 02:42, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon | |
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Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives. A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand. Light refreshments will be provided. Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events. |
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Hi Blade, I was wondering if you might be able to join and lend a hand at this editathon in New Haven on Friday June 17.-- Pharos ( talk) 04:14, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
An Award! | |
For your comment at the April Fool's RFC discussion. ThePlatypusofDoom (Talk) 15:28, 8 June 2016 (UTC) |
Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( Art+Feminism! AfroCrowd!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our AfroCrowd June calendar, June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events. |
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Hi. Just a reminder that in just over a week at Wikimania there's going to be a cross-Wiki discussion about the systems of control of new pages. This is a round-table rather than a presentation or a lecture. On the agenda are reforms to the new article reviewing systems and ways to help new users better understand our content policies. If you are going to Italy and would like to take part, please check out the conference schedule, and I look forward to seeing you there. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 18:16, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello The Blade of the Northern Lights, my fingers cramped from typing your username :P I perfectly understand the necessity to ban problematic users but I don't see the point in deleting perfectly valid articles of their creation ie: Roman hippodrome of Berytus , even though this is specified in the criteria for speedy deletion policy. I was wondering if there is a way to retrieve the texts of the deleted pages and whether re-creation of the pages would be problematic. HAve a super day or night or afternoon. Cheers - ~ Elias Z. ( talkallam) 07:18, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
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I just removed a couple archive pages of yours from this category. If you're still willing to_make_difficult_blocks, please add one of your current pages to the the category.-- Elvey( t• c) 00:54, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic | |
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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.
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I sent you an email when you get a chance to look at it. Cheers.-- John Cline ( talk) 08:39, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello Blade. I would like get clarity about your comment regarding POV and Sepsis II:
Nishidani's first quote on his/her user page is, "the Palestinians are the only people on earth required to guarantee the security of the occupier, while Israel is the only country that demands protection from its victims." Hanan Ashrawi
Obviously, that quote, with a history replete of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian nationalist editing, Nishidani has made clear his/her POV. As such, can you please clarify what separates Sepsis II (in terms of POV and aggressive editing) by nableezy, Nishidani, Zero0000, et al.? Thank you. Kamel Tebaast 22:38, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello, The Blade of the Northern Lights! I am trying to move a talk page, currently entitled Talk:Puspha Kamal Dahal, to Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal because the correct spelling is "Pushpa," as opposed to "Puspha". But it appears that the talk page Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal already exists as a redirect to the page to be moved. So, as an administrator yourself, would you please sort out this issue for me by deleting the page Talk:Pushpa Kamal Dahal to make way for the move? Thanks in advance! Inimesh ( talk) 00:41, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
This user has been repeatedly adding unsourced claims, among other vandalization attempts. Please review. Inimesh ( talk) 01:00, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Blade, may I call you the Blade of the Aurora? Thanks for closing the arbitration request concerning Doc9871. I had already banned Doc for a month and alerted him to the ban on his page, as well as logged it. But maybe he should be told on his page about your summary of the admin discussion, too — that he's "further warned that any disruption in the topic areas covered under Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/American politics 2 will lead to an extension and/or broadening of the ban"? I feel he may not look at the AE page again — currently he's not actually editing at all, perhaps being upset or angry about the ban (as anybody would be — nobody takes these things cheerfully). What do you think? If you agree he should be told about the warning on his page, I guess you would be the natural person to put it there? Bishonen | talk 00:14, 3 August 2016 (UTC).
Heyo. I am wondering if you can assist me with something. Yesterday you deleted DeCODED Sexes for WP:G3. This morning a new user created DECODED Sexes. It seems to me this is an open and shut case of WP:SOCK. Problem is that I can't see the user who created DeCODED Sexes in the first place. Can you help me track that down? Thanks! -- Zackmann08 ( Talk to me/ What I been doing) 15:25, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
Are you up for a chat based on something we worked very closely on together several yeats ago? Since Wikimania at Esino I'm now finally in discussions with the the devs about taking things to the next logical steps and I would like your opinions and possibly your support. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 03:45, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Block needed for ongoing removal of others' posts from not-his-talkpage, NOTHERE, etc. [18] Take a look at his brief contrib history too. E Eng 21:42, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
Mario Party 10 is being vandalized. 66.87.77.194 ( talk) 20:48, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( UN Women!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC) P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections |
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I happen to have run into Draft:Boston_Landmark, and if this is typical of the AfC process there's something seriously wrong. This clearly qualifies for mainspace, regardless of how complete or incomplete it is, and regardless of what sources are actually listed in the article -- the idea that there aren't adequate sources for "Boston Landmarks" is absurd. I'm not seeing the approve button, so I'm guessing I'm missing some privilege. Can you do it? It should, however, be renamed Boston Landmarks. E Eng 01:22, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to request that New Page Patrollers be suitably experienced for patrolling new pages. Your comments at New pages patrol/RfC for patroller right are welcome. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 18:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
You beat me to the punch while I was at work, haha. ありがとうございました! Lord Roem ~ ( talk) 03:51, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent ( UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities. Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 18:07, 10 September 2016 (UTC) |
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Carroll, Rory (14 July 2016). "Starved, tortured, forgotten: Genie, the feral child who left a mark on researchers". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
-- I am One of Many ( talk) 14:33, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
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A dedicated venue for combined discussion about NPP & AfC where a work group is also proposed has been created. See: Wikipedia:The future of NPP and AfC -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 09:00, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
Nudge ;) -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:49, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
Hey, how come I'm not autopatrolled? I feel oppressed and left out. E Eng 22:50, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
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There have been been recent discussions and some special task pages have been created. for your attention and input. Please visit the following pages to get up to speed and add your comments, particularly the straw polls and priority lists. Please also add these pages to your watchlist.
Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 10:39, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Arbitration_Enforcement_review. No More Mr Nice Guy ( talk) 16:23, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Following up from the consensus reached here, the community will now establish the user right criteria. You may wish to participate in this discussion. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 11:51, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
Regarding the ban notice you recently left for a user, consider using Template:AE sanction because it provides all the appeal instructions. This may save time in explanations. Thanks, EdJohnston ( talk) 15:53, 8 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi, It's now been three weeks since we created the NPP Work Group and we are hoping for a dynamic push forward for the urgent updates and required improvements to the quality control of new pages.
We now have the attention of the WMF and their development team has made page patrolling a top priority. They are already working hard to address some of the major issues.
The success of this depends on our team being able to keep the developers supplied with the feedback they need - if we relax on this they will move on.
If you have not already done so, please complete your list of 10 preferences here as soon as possible from the list at To do - the WMF is waiting for our shortlist. Please note that No.8 (NOINDEX) has already been addressed.
Thanks for all your help. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 03:29, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
Thought you should delete this page as well per WP:DENY, since you did so with the other sockpuppets. Blake Gripling ( talk) 07:57, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon | |
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On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects. The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon. The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 13:36, 14 October 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists:
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Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists. The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio. The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 23:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights,
The future of NPP and AfC:
Thanks. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 06:50, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
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Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences | |
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Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!. This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign. Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 19:25, 10 November 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice:
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Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights.
A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.
It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.
If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins). MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:48, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights,
As an AfC reviewer you're probably aware that a new user right has been created for patrolling new pages (you might even have been granted the right already, and admins have it automatically).
Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.
Although New Page Reviewing can occasionally be somewhat more challenging than AfC, the criteria for obtaining the right are roughly the same. The Page Curation tool is even easier to use than the Helper Script, so it's likely that most AfC reviewers already have more than enough knowledge for the task of New Page Review.
It is hoped that AfC reviewers will apply for this right at WP:PERM and lend a hand. You'll need to have read the page at WP:NPR and the new tutorial.
(Sent to all active AfC reviewers) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:33, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
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Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim | |
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On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition Tales of Our Time following the event. The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism.
Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 09:45, 23 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi The Blade of the Northern Lights. You are invited to comment at a further discussion on the implementation of this user right to patrol and review new pages that is taking place at Wikipedia:New pages patrol/RfC on patrolling without user right. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:21, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
AfC Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) ( user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
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Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. This will be the holiday party! Celebrate a December holiday with us, or in wiki-fashion, edit the calendar itself and join us to celebrate any holiday of your choice regardless of when it usually happens. Featuring special guest presentations on structure data, university library meetups, metrics and reporting, and other topics. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, savory and sweet pies and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 21:44, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
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I see that you deleted a few of the redirects that were listed in this AN thread. I had reviewed and found that some were more than marginally useful and probably should have been created, such as SWAG (military unit) and Saint Benoit Kilisesi as a couple examples. I wonder if you could undelete those, or if you have any objection to me recreating them? Cheers. Ivanvector ( Talk/ Edits) 23:03, 17 December 2016 (UTC)
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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 | |
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You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2017, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 16th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. With special guests Katherine Maher of the Wikimedia Foundation and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School speaking on our Post-truth panel! Also featuring an International/Multilingual panel, a Documenting Activism panel, a Multimedia/Tech Panel, a Science panel, an Art panel, and more. And there will be cake. We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 14:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC) |
The userpage bio (in Turkish) you speedied recently s back, but on the talk page now. Meters ( talk) 03:16, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
If you're up, need a revdel at [22]. Also (sorry) I don't have the energy to explain OR and so on to this well-meaning expert. Can you? (Just noticed at his user page that he's been at ANI before.) E Eng 06:03, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
An informal discussion is taking place at Wikipedia talk:Drafts#RfC on G13 on the G13 CSD criterion, and the future of the AfC project. You are invited to comment. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 07:00, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
I requested a block on the above editor because they admitted there were multiple users using the same account. Granted, I requested it at UAA, but there is no problem with their username at all. If I'd have taken it to ANI, there would have been a weeks worth of debate before nobody decided to do nothing (only slightly tongue in cheek). I'm here asking that you a) clarify the reason for their block on their userpage, and b) change it from a softerblock to whatever is appropriate for blatant violation of TOU.
On the subject of that editor, you can see all the warnings on their page for non constructive edits, and the subject of their edits parallels non constructive edits originating from IPs registered to the University of Idaho, which were subject of a discussion at ANI a couple months ago. Just an FYI.
Obviously all is at your discretion, but please at least clarify your block notification. There is clearly no problem with the username. Thanks. John from Idegon ( talk) 05:11, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
I think this block may have been in error. While yes, they tripped the edit filter, they had filed a report here: [23] explaining the edit. They are right too, Chaparral and Chaparral cock are two different thing, and they were referring to the roadrunner. I actually was getting ready to note that this was a false positive before the block. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 19:22, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
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New Page Reviewing - Election for 2 coordinators. Nomination period is now open and will run for two weeks followed by a two-week voting period.
See: NPR Coordinators for full details. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 16:45, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
Wednesday February 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC | |
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You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan. Featuring special guest presentations on WikiProject La Guardia and Wagner Archives, WikiProject Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wiki Loves the Dominican Republic, and more. We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities. We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! -- Pharos ( talk) 22:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC) P.S. Get ready now for Black WikiHistory Month Weekend:
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Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. The coordinators will do their best for for the advancement of the improvement of NPP and AfC and generally keep tracks on the development of those things. Coordinators have no additional or special user benefits, but they will be 'go to' people and will try to keep discussions in the right places. This very much involves this project too, especially with growing renewed interest around the site about what WP:ACTRIAL was all about.
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There is an WP:A+F edit-a-thon at Yale on Wednesday, please get in touch with me if you'd like to participate. I think they'd appreciate your help on that day.-- Pharos ( talk) 23:16, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA | |
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Join us at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54th Street, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. There will be childcare, snacks, multiple trainings and panel discussions. People of all gender identities and expressions welcomed and encouraged to attend. This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with a conversation about information activism with writer Joanne McNeil and Data & Society Research Institute Fellow Zara Rahman, moderated by Kimberly Drew, the social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creator of the Tumblr “Black Contemporary Art,” and the person behind @museummammy on Instagram. Afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused discussions about related issues, including intersectionality and librarianship, power structures in notability guidelines on Wikipedia, and radical archives. -- Pharos ( talk) 18:46, 7 March 2017 (UTC) And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next:
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Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel | |
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On the last Sunday of every month, the Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York hosts Action Equals History — a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to learn hands-on in a technology training/workshop session about the mechanics, practices and benefits of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. This is an opportunity for all to gather, share and work collectively towards a more robust account of history. For this month, and following on the recent Art+Feminism campaign, we'll focus on building better edit-a-thon tools for a variety of different thematic campaigns, and user-testing them with the community. Towards a goal of advancing these tools for wider use with diverse local groups.
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