I was just told that there will not be laptops available for everyone to use. Since I don't own a laptop, I don't see what good it will do for me to attend. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 02:55, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
What will the event include? I assume there will be an editathon, but I am not sure how that will work. Will there be computers for us to use, or must we bring our own laptops? Will there be any other activities at the library, like a talk or discussion of some kind? -- Ssilvers ( talk) 18:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
For any new editors/beginners attending, I suggest that you register a Wikipedia account beforehand, as it will make it easier for you to edit and use all the features of Wikipedia. For more information and an explanation of the advantages of registration, click on this: WP:WHY. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 15:26, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
and why was it on my watchlist? O_O Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 20:03, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
One of ideas proposed on the main WLL page ( Brainstorm list of ideas) is "cooperative editing." The editor is in a remote location while the researcher is at the library supplying information. I find this idea very intriguing. -- kosboot ( talk) 15:19, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
In addition to the general topics generated on the Wikipedia Loves Libraries page, participants might want to map out research strategies such as:
NYPLPA has numerous archives (personal papers and records) of many people and organizations involved with musical theatre (and theatre in general) that can serve as inspiration for Wikipedians. Here's a brief list of some of the more famous. The Library also has numerous collections of research materials assembled by researchers (e.g. the collection of materials concerning Lillian Russell). (Note that some collections may be stored offsite and should be requested several days in advance.)
Since some of these collections are huge (that of Jerome Robbins is over 500 boxes), Wikipedians should go to the library catalog, look up desired people/organizations, and when present, study the finding aids well in advance to determine what boxes they will need to carry out research.
Should anyone wonder about extra users in the library, the wifi on NYPL_LPA's 3rd floor (where the editathon will take place) will be boosted on Oct. 22 to accommodate extra users. -- kosboot ( talk) 19:23, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
i am looking at the talk page of this entry but it is not entirely clear to me where these lessons are being given? at a library on saturday??
i am still confused about how to communicate? am i supposed to post things on my own talk page in the hope that someone will spot it and answer or am i supposed to post as i am doing here--on the talk page relating to an article? i see that the organge box above indicates that this page is only to discuss the article so i apologize if this doesnt necessarily address "the musical" but this is all so very very confusing. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks Mikesiris ( talk) 22:28, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Here is the Assessment table from WikiProject Musical Theatre as of October 18, 2011. Personally, I will work on eliminating all the unassessed articles, and increasing the total number of articles. Please join me in this effort, and improve the articles as you go along assessing them or tagging them with the template. --
DThomsen8 (
talk)
13:39, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
This is an image of the table as of the morning of October 18, 2011
This is the current table
Musical Theatre pages by quality | |||||||
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Quality | |||||||
Total | |||||||
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19 | ||||||
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3 | ||||||
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51 | ||||||
B | 250 | ||||||
C | 739 | ||||||
Start | 2,409 | ||||||
Stub | 1,134 | ||||||
List | 295 | ||||||
Category | 690 | ||||||
Disambig | 2 | ||||||
File | 800 | ||||||
Project | 23 | ||||||
Template | 218 | ||||||
NA | 182 | ||||||
Assessed | 6,815 | ||||||
Unassessed | 77 | ||||||
Total | 6,892 | ||||||
WikiWork factors ( ?) | ω = 22,657 | Ω = 4.92 |
Notice how the assessed numbers are higher than on the image, and the unassessed are down to 10. --
DThomsen8 (
talk)
20:05, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
The story told by the above table is that 2/3 of the articles in the WP:MUSICALS project are either stubs or start-class, and only about 10% are higher (the others are lists, categories and templates). I hope that people will look at the Starts and stubs and try to expand them with WP:Reliable sources until they are at least C-class. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 14:49, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
Not quite musical theatre, but there is a pleasant little dispute over at Talk:Derek Goldby, which is increasingly inching towards discussion of whether the article should be deleted. (Feel free to skip over the parts about events in London in the 1990s and after.) Someone claiming to be Goldby thinks the article should be deleted due to BLP concerns, and someone else thinks it should be deleted due to notability concerns. Either way, the sourcing on the article at the moment, is appalling.
I think he is notable, but in large part for theatre work he did in New York in the previous millennium. Where would be the best place to find reliable sources about that? Well, you're going to be there :) -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 02:05, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
This might seem a bit weird but can someone help fix my computer at the event? I want to help the newbies but I can't because of my horrible computer. I keep getting a input/output issue with my /dev/sda and I have no time to fix it before the event. I have no NYPL library card and am not a NYC resident so that means I cannot barrow a laptop. What should I do? Can someone fix it before the event for me? Peter.C • talk • contribs 10:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
Do we still have a page about the June picnic? I failed to find it. Jim.henderson ( talk) 21:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
I was just told that there will not be laptops available for everyone to use. Since I don't own a laptop, I don't see what good it will do for me to attend. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 02:55, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
What will the event include? I assume there will be an editathon, but I am not sure how that will work. Will there be computers for us to use, or must we bring our own laptops? Will there be any other activities at the library, like a talk or discussion of some kind? -- Ssilvers ( talk) 18:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
For any new editors/beginners attending, I suggest that you register a Wikipedia account beforehand, as it will make it easier for you to edit and use all the features of Wikipedia. For more information and an explanation of the advantages of registration, click on this: WP:WHY. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 15:26, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
and why was it on my watchlist? O_O Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | Say Shalom! 20:03, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
One of ideas proposed on the main WLL page ( Brainstorm list of ideas) is "cooperative editing." The editor is in a remote location while the researcher is at the library supplying information. I find this idea very intriguing. -- kosboot ( talk) 15:19, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
In addition to the general topics generated on the Wikipedia Loves Libraries page, participants might want to map out research strategies such as:
NYPLPA has numerous archives (personal papers and records) of many people and organizations involved with musical theatre (and theatre in general) that can serve as inspiration for Wikipedians. Here's a brief list of some of the more famous. The Library also has numerous collections of research materials assembled by researchers (e.g. the collection of materials concerning Lillian Russell). (Note that some collections may be stored offsite and should be requested several days in advance.)
Since some of these collections are huge (that of Jerome Robbins is over 500 boxes), Wikipedians should go to the library catalog, look up desired people/organizations, and when present, study the finding aids well in advance to determine what boxes they will need to carry out research.
Should anyone wonder about extra users in the library, the wifi on NYPL_LPA's 3rd floor (where the editathon will take place) will be boosted on Oct. 22 to accommodate extra users. -- kosboot ( talk) 19:23, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
i am looking at the talk page of this entry but it is not entirely clear to me where these lessons are being given? at a library on saturday??
i am still confused about how to communicate? am i supposed to post things on my own talk page in the hope that someone will spot it and answer or am i supposed to post as i am doing here--on the talk page relating to an article? i see that the organge box above indicates that this page is only to discuss the article so i apologize if this doesnt necessarily address "the musical" but this is all so very very confusing. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks Mikesiris ( talk) 22:28, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Here is the Assessment table from WikiProject Musical Theatre as of October 18, 2011. Personally, I will work on eliminating all the unassessed articles, and increasing the total number of articles. Please join me in this effort, and improve the articles as you go along assessing them or tagging them with the template. --
DThomsen8 (
talk)
13:39, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
This is an image of the table as of the morning of October 18, 2011
This is the current table
Musical Theatre pages by quality | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality | |||||||
Total | |||||||
![]() |
19 | ||||||
![]() |
3 | ||||||
![]() |
51 | ||||||
B | 250 | ||||||
C | 739 | ||||||
Start | 2,409 | ||||||
Stub | 1,134 | ||||||
List | 295 | ||||||
Category | 690 | ||||||
Disambig | 2 | ||||||
File | 800 | ||||||
Project | 23 | ||||||
Template | 218 | ||||||
NA | 182 | ||||||
Assessed | 6,815 | ||||||
Unassessed | 77 | ||||||
Total | 6,892 | ||||||
WikiWork factors ( ?) | ω = 22,657 | Ω = 4.92 |
Notice how the assessed numbers are higher than on the image, and the unassessed are down to 10. --
DThomsen8 (
talk)
20:05, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
The story told by the above table is that 2/3 of the articles in the WP:MUSICALS project are either stubs or start-class, and only about 10% are higher (the others are lists, categories and templates). I hope that people will look at the Starts and stubs and try to expand them with WP:Reliable sources until they are at least C-class. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 14:49, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
Not quite musical theatre, but there is a pleasant little dispute over at Talk:Derek Goldby, which is increasingly inching towards discussion of whether the article should be deleted. (Feel free to skip over the parts about events in London in the 1990s and after.) Someone claiming to be Goldby thinks the article should be deleted due to BLP concerns, and someone else thinks it should be deleted due to notability concerns. Either way, the sourcing on the article at the moment, is appalling.
I think he is notable, but in large part for theatre work he did in New York in the previous millennium. Where would be the best place to find reliable sources about that? Well, you're going to be there :) -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 02:05, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
This might seem a bit weird but can someone help fix my computer at the event? I want to help the newbies but I can't because of my horrible computer. I keep getting a input/output issue with my /dev/sda and I have no time to fix it before the event. I have no NYPL library card and am not a NYC resident so that means I cannot barrow a laptop. What should I do? Can someone fix it before the event for me? Peter.C • talk • contribs 10:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
Do we still have a page about the June picnic? I failed to find it. Jim.henderson ( talk) 21:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)