User talk:Froid

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, one or more of the external links you added to the page Underground Railroad do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.

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In general, blogs are not valid links for Wikipedia. The link you added to Underground Railroad has been removed. -- wrp103 (Bill Pringle) ^(Talk) 23:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Towaco, New Jersey

Hello, this message is in regard to one of your recent edits. I reverted this addition because the information contained, and linked to, an address. I do not believe such material is permitted per WP:DOB. Akerans (talk) 18:49, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the courtesy of letting me know, and also for correcting my misstep. Many Wikipedia articles about municipalities (e.g., Freeport, New York) list the names of notable residents. Moreover, the Giudice's home address has been bandied about widely in the news because of that family's bankruptcy proceedings and public notices of an auction to be held there. However, I wholeheartedly respect the Wikipedia policy you alerted me to, which protects the privacy of subjects' home addresses. Therefore, to honor that policy, while at the same time adhering to the aforementioned common pratice of publishing sections such as, "Notable Freeporters", I will post a modified entry supported by a different credible, supporting reference that does not specify the Giudice's actual home address. I hope that will be acceptable.

(The?) Bronx

Hi Froid, You've wandered into a long-standing/winded ongoing debate about whether the article should be The Bronx or the Bronx. RFC on the talk page going on right now. You're other edits were great, but I think its best if you hold off changing The to the until the debate gets resolved. They may all need to be reverted, because IMHO, The will prevail. Bellagio99 (talk) 01:09, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

References

Medical articles on Wikipedia are written based on the best available evidence in a consistent format. A list of resources to help you edit can be found here. The diberri tool will aid formatting the references for us in articles. All one needs to do is cut and paste the results. The welcome page is another good place to learn about editing the encyclopedia. If you have any questions feel free to drop me a note. Cheers Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:41, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

November 2010

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Self harm. Users who edit disruptively or refuse to collaborate with others may be blocked if they continue. In particular the three-revert rule states that making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block. If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the talk page to discuss controversial changes. Work towards wording and content that gains consensus among editors. If unsuccessful then do not edit war even if you believe you are right. Post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If edit warring continues, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Jdrewitt (talk) 15:12, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Self-harm

Please listen to other people and stop readding the same section. Several usernames have reverted your edits, and one of them may block you for edit warring, even it's in good faith. Go to Talk:Self-harm and discuss with them why it's important to include pop culture references about self-harm. --John KB (talk) 15:14, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Formatting of disambiguation pages

Hello. I've reverted your edits to Apple (disambiguation), per WP:MOSDAB. --Mepolypse (talk) 08:52, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

The Willy Wonka Candy Company and Laffy Taffy

You added sections of "in popular culture" references to these articles, yet both were unsourced and the entries didn't do much to improve an encyclopedic understanding of the articles' subjects, so I removed them. If you want to write about how a subject has been received by the media you should find some reliable sources that discuss the subject's reception and add a summary of this into the article, citing the source as a reference. Just listing everytime the subject has made an appearance in the media is original research and creates a cleanup headache down the line. ThemFromSpace 23:36, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

January 2011

Hello, I saw that you have been linking some common words. Please review WP:OVERLINK to see what links are of value. Erik (talk | contribs) 00:08, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps interested

Hi, you might be interested in checking out this article that I suggested and ErrantX started. Schenecker double murders.--BabbaQ (talk) 18:58, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

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Touhou Wiki

Just a heads up, but the touhou wiki has moved to http://touhouwiki.net . More info here: [1] -- Master Bigode (Talk) (Contribs) 20:00, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Alphabetization on disambiguation pages

From a glance at your contributions, it appears you may be under the impression that disambiguation pages are supposed to be alphabetized as a rule. They're not. Theoldsparkle (talk) 14:53, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

I came here to give you the same message: please do not alphabetize dab pages. The entries should usually be in order of importance, or in some other topical order (such as by birth year for people with the same name). It would be helpful if you would go through your contribution history and undo every edit where you have alphabetized dab pages.--Srleffler (talk) 03:28, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Oftentimes the content on the disambiguation pages is RANDOMLY ordered, with no discernible logical or order of importance. In such cases, Wikipedia appears to be unprofessional and sloppy! Such content should be ordered in some discernible, logical fashion, with a schema that is neither tacit nor random. You'll note that the work I did improves rather than detracts from the "dab" pages I edited. Froid 10:41, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, disambiguation pages are often sloppy and random, but not always. Many have been organized by people in accordance with the MOS's suggested logical criteria, and you appear to make no distinction in those cases, disrupting the logical and sanctioned order of entries in order to apply an order that is, at best, only modestly more usable than randomization. I disagree that your work is an improvement, at least in many cases, and I will feel free to revert such edits (that detract from the page) as long as they contradict the MOS guidelines. Theoldsparkle (talk) 14:02, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

An example of your alphabetizing a page to make it less logical. Did you really find it so logically incoherent that a) the Substances section was near the top of the page because users who search for "lime" are probably more likely to be looking for the common building material than Limé, a French community of 187 people that isn't even called Lime? and b) that in the Substances section, it makes more sense to list the generic term first, followed by the more specific terms, rather than listing two specific terms and then the generic term and then another specific term? Perhaps you wouldn't be so convinced that alphabetization is the absolute optimum ordering system if you ever bothered to look at what systems were already in use. Theoldsparkle (talk) 14:13, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Your condesending tone is less than professional, uncollegial, and unwarranted. So take a chill pill. If you'll note, the top of the "dab" page includes a contents table/index, which allows users to easily find the contents of interest. You haven't convinced me that my work hasn't improved the pages I've edited. On the other hand, you've done nothing to dispel the impression that many have about the less than favorable temperament of many Wikipedians. Froid 14:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I would probably have used a friendlier tone if I'd been less cynical about the likelihood that you would re-consider your methods (or if you'd acknowledged my comment when I posted it a month ago). You're not a newbie; you've made thousands of edits in the last month alone, most of which seem to be doing the exact same thing. In my experience, people who edit like that tend to pay very little heed to suggestions that they change their patterns, no matter how courteously those suggestions are presented. Your lack of response to two concrete examples of how your editing style is irrational and damaging is strong enough affirmation of me that trying to discuss it with you is pointless. You like to alphabetize pages; you've rationalized in your head that this is a good thing; you're not going to discuss reasons that it may not be a good thing; if I come across a page that you've alphabetized or otherwise edited and I want to re-order it in order to improve it and bring it in line with guidelines, I'll feel free to do that. Theoldsparkle (talk) 14:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Again with the 'tude! Methinks part of your issue is the need to feel validated. Froid 15:08, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Disorder in an encyclopedia, as I stated earlier, is unprofessional and sloppy. So if you choose to order things other than chronologically or alphabetically, it would be good to make explicit what the order is so users can easily find what they're seeking and so the order does NOT appear to be sloppy and random. Froid 15:10, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

The MOS, as I linked in my original comment, explicitly lays out the guidelines for ordering entries on a page. These guidelines are designed to make the most likely targets -- the topics that have dedicated articles and are most similar to the disambiguated term -- the most visible. Someone who searches for "Lime" is more likely to be searching for a town called Lime than a town called Limé; therefore, we put the town called Lime at the top. Someone who searches for "Lime" is more likely to be looking for a general discussion of the building material referred to as lime than for a specific variant such as hydraulic lime; therefore, we put the generic material at the top. If you disagree, then you should go to the MOS talk page and propose changing the guidelines to advise simply sorting everything alphabetically. (Also, you can continue making contrived remarks attempting to get my goat if you want, but I suggest you aim for something not quite so random. Yeah, my comment that I'm resigned to your ignoring me and continuing to make bad edits and I'll just fix them if I feel like it -- I sure am just begging you to validate me, aren't I? For your own sake I really hope you're not oblivious to the hypocrisy in making remarks like that one as you berate me for being rude and condescending.) Theoldsparkle (talk) 15:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I hope my comments haven't deterred you from participating in Wikipedia. That was not my intention. Theoldsparkle (talk) 00:51, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your recent note. Would you please read my post of August 7 on Srleffler's User Talk page (here)? Froid 15:15, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Froid, even if the ordering on a page is random, alphabetization is not appropriate. The guidelines specify how entries on dab pages should be ordered. Your edits do not comply with this specification. Either put pages into the correct order, or leave the ordering alone. Do not arbitrarily alphabetize dab pages.--Srleffler (talk) 17:40, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Removal of red links from dab pages

Entries on dab pages are allowed to have two links if the primary one is red. In this case you removed the link to the title of a film (which was a red link). The red link is there because an article may eventually be created on that film. If this seems unlikely, then the whole entry should be deleted. See MOS:DABRL for info on red links on dab pages, and note that MOS:DABENTRY says "Each entry should have exactly one navigable (blue) link" (emphasis mine). An entry can have two links, as long as one of them is nonworking (red). The red link has to be to a viable article title.

Sorry to be raising another issue with you while the previous one is still being discussed. I'm not trying to pick on you. It's just that editors who enjoy doing large numbers of technical clean-up edits (e.g. to dab pages) can do a lot of damage very quickly if they are not aware of all the guidelines.--Srleffler (talk) 05:55, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi, do I know you?

Hi,

Are you also under the name Kaigon sometimes? (other applications)

regards, CK Karcih (talk) 18:56, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello CK. No, I'm not. Best wishes, Froid. Froid 21:15, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

A little advice

Hi. Just a reminder: if you're going to be adding information about people's ex-wives and divorces and such, you really should try to cite some sources. See WP:BLP. Thanks. Zagalejo^^^ 03:09, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Help with My Page

Hi. I am a student at Clemson University, and for my English class we have an assignment to edit a wikipedia page. I am working on National Outdoor Leadership School's wikipedia page. From the changes that I have made so far, could you give me suggestions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hcxc1234 (talk • contribs) 01:47, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Merge discussion for BOHICA

An article that you have been involved in editing, BOHICA , has been proposed for a merge with another article. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going here, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Cnilep (talk) 01:11, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Page Six in "See Also" section of Page 6

Hi there,

I removed your link to Page Six in the "see also" section of Page 6. The "See also" section is normally used for listing related articles likely to be of relevance or interest to the article that precedes it.

The NY Post "Page Six" column/magazine is unrelated (i.e. it only required mentioning to clarify any potential confusion over the similar name), so a disambiguation "hatnote" is more appropriate. (There was already one in the article, so I left it in place).

Hope this helps, Ubcule (talk) 22:13, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Jon Roberts in Hollywood

I have reverted your edit adding Jon Roberts as a notable resident of Hollywood, Florida because the article about Jon Roberts has no mention of Hollywood, and the citation you placed on the entry was to an advertisement for his book. Please provide a reliable source for Jon Roberts' residency in Hollywood if you want to add him again. -- Donald Albury 20:19, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Followed Donald Albury's good advice!

July 2012 Study of authors of health-related Wikipedia pages

Dear Author/Froid

My name is Nuša Farič and I am a Health Psychology MSc student at University College London (UCL). I am currently running a quantitative study entitled Who edits health-related Wikipedia pages and why? I am interested in the editorial experience of people who edit health-related Wikipedia pages. I am interested to learn more about the authors of health-related pages on Wikipedia and what motivations they have for doing so. I am currently contacting the authors of randomly selected articles and I noticed that someone at this address recently edited an article on Methamphetamine. I would like to ask you a few questions about you and your experience of editing the above mentioned article. If you would like more information about the project, please visit my user page (Hydra_Rain) and if interested, please visit my Talk page or e-mail me on nusa.faric.11@ucl.ac.uk. Also, others interested in the study may contact me! If I do not hear back from you I will not contact this account again. Thank you very much in advance. Hydra Rain (talk) 22:05, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Spoilers in episode lists?

Hi, I see you've been involved in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television. I have begun a discussion on spoilers in episode lists and would appreciate your input. -- ke4roh (talk) 02:24, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Your help would be appreciated

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Suicides in bridge articles

Greetings. While I appreciate the effort and research done on suicides, they are not appropriate for these articles. Copy-cat suicides can happen just to be included in such lists, and we really don't need that. From my point of view, no suicides are significant, except to their family and friends, and no names should be included. If people want to die this way, we can mention that fact, and maybe what's being done to make it harder to do, but going beyond that is not a good idea. My opinion only. - Denimadept (talk) 07:54, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Denimadept - While those names have been publicly documented (e.g., in the citations I provided), publishing them in Wikipedia is an issue I certainly won't press, as I don't want to contribute in any way to encouraging copycats or to glorifying suicides. I agree with you, however, that it's a good idea to mention suicide-prevention efforts. I also think it's important to provide information or links within suicide bridge articles about how painful it is to die by jumping/falling off a bridge, as many news reports (as in the case of Tyler Clementi) merely cite drowning, bruising and blunt injuries (a practice which euphemizes the gory details and does nothing to dissuade potential jumpers). To whit, here's an excerpt and associated citation from Suicide_of_Tyler_Clementi#Suicide: "The medical examiner's autopsy report cites drowning as the cause of death, and notes blunt impact injuries to his torso." In response, I added to the following article to the Tyler Clementi article's External links section: John Koopman, Chronicle Staff Writer (2 November 2005). "No easy death: Suicide by bridge (Part 4 of a 7-part series)". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2012. {{cite news}}: More than one of |website= and |journal= specified (help) - Froid 10:35, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

There is more discussion in Talk:The Bridge (2006 film). I returned Gene-section googletranslated it from es-wiki, before noticing it has been there earlier; that i find out from redirect of Gene Sprague. I feel Gene-section is important part of the article. Have anyone heard of copycats making their leape same way asking someone to film it?--RicHard-59 (talk) 09:24, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Richard - Regarding your copycats inquiry: I am unaware of any such exact case. However, two somewhat-related instances have been publicized. One (I can't recall where I read about it) is the case of a professional Hollywood stunt man, who jumped from the bridge in connection with a feature film that scripted that action. The other instance, posted at Golden_Gate_Bridge#Suicides, was a really stupid stunt on the part of Windsor High School student Luhe "Otter" Vilagomez, who on March 10, 2011 sought to impress his schoolmates by jumping on a dare. Fortunately, he survived and fared better than most jumpers, including those who've survived. Also fortunately, police have recommended imposing criminal charges for that stunt.[2] TO DO LIST: find out what charges were actually imposed and include that info in the article. - Froid 10:37, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

I understand the names are in the cited sources. I'm glad we agree on this. It's one thing for a newspaper to document a death for one day, just after it happened, but given that WP keeps such stuff up for an indefinite time, I'm glad we can agree to leave it out. If people want the details, they're welcome to check the cites. :-/ The more substantial "suicides" section at the GGB article seems appropriate. I'm not a big fan of such, but I don't have to be: it's part of reality and these people didn't ask me for permission. - Denimadept (talk) 17:07, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

References

Typo check needed

Hi. Can you check my typo in the article Whole Country is Red. Im sure the text i wrote has errors. -RicHard-59 (talk) 20:48, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Richard - The Wikipedia article you posted too closely replicates the wording of the "Top 13" article, and needs a rewrite to summarize the material in your own words. - Froid 07:29, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

People associated with Anne Frank

My sincere compliments on your editing work on "People Associated With Anne Frank". Bravo! I did make one grammatical correction to "Hannelore Klein". Melos Antropon (talk) 05:56, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

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Fixed 'em all! Froid 04:40, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

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Accidental blanking?

Hello. With this edit, I had noticed that you had removed most of the page content. Was this an accident, or did you intend to remove the material? Thanks. 2602:304:59B8:1C79:9904:6C8D:6C7D:459F (talk) 02:55, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Sheesh! Thanks for the heads-up. That was a huge error on my part; not even sure how that happened. I've restored the inadvertently deleted content.

Rick Grimes as an everyman

Normally I revert uncited examples in everyman immediately, given that most additions are drive-bys. I haven't done that in this case but I feel I must insist that examples be cited. Mangoe (talk) 03:27, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Done! I noticed the the Jim Halpert example was uncited as well, so I added a citation for that entry, too. Additionally, I performed some cleanup on the page (e.g., I properly formatted the bare url for the Stan Marsh entry).

Thanks. I get so tired of people who don't understand the concept adding any character who isn't a complete weirdo. Mangoe (talk) 01:27, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your work on United States Army Corps of Engineers

Hi Froid. Thanks for contributing to United States Army Corps of Engineers. I feel that such a significant agency should be portrayed to higher standards through the proper use of citations of third-party sources than it is. Anything you can do to help would be welcome! Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 21:40, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Agreed! Just posted citations for the Pentagon and Manhattan Project. Froid 22:15, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Noble Savage

Hi Froid,

Your section on the Noble Savage Today is entirely without references. I think I understand what you are trying to say, namely that the motion pictures you list arguably depict tribal or primitive people in an idealized or "unrealistic" way, but you need to back up your statements with citations from a reliable source, otherwise it comes off as a mere opinion of yours and is not encyclopedic in tone or content. Thanks. Mballen (talk) 22:26, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Mballen - Click that article's "View history" tab, and you'll see that I edited the article's preexisting content but did not provide said content. My only contribution, besides copyediting, was to add a link under "See also/Cultural examples" that directs readers to Perspective that contributed to Hells Angels' use as security for some 1960s rock concerts. That section documents that fact that Ken Kesey referred to the Hell's Angels as "noble savages", explains his rationale, and provides a credible citation. - Froid 22:29, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

My sincere apologies and thanks for the clarification. I've forgotten how to add needs citation tag, actually, or would have done so! 173.77.77.172 (talk) 23:51, 16 November 2012 (UTC) Mballen (talk) 23:58, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Froid, I had a look at the citation from James Miller and found that, so far as I can see, it was he and not Ken Kesey who used the word "noble savages" to describe the Hells Angels and I therefore changed the article to reflect this. It is interesting that rock critic Miller happens also to be a professor of political science who wrote a book about Rousseau, accusing Rousseau of being a precursor to totalitarian democracy and even Stalinism. Therefore, I would conclude he was not a neutral observer but that in using the epithet "noble savage" had an ax to grind. Best. Mballen (talk) 22:52, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Also, thanks for the heads' up about how to insert citation needed. Very useful.

Broken City

Hi, Froid. I don't think it is necessary to recap Allen's career in Broken City's "Production" section. I do understand the partial relevance of mentioning what similar stuff he has directed before. Maybe we could do a "Notes" section like American Beauty (film) has? Erik (talk | contribs) 00:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

character's

Hi Froid, can you please explain how "character's" is correct and not simply "character". The sentence "Sarah Wayne Callies is still credited among the main cast, despite her character's being killed off" doesn't seem right. I've re-read it a bunch of times, and it seems wrong. For example, "Sarah Wayne Callies' character is killed of" is correct, but surely "Sarah Wayne Callies character's is killed of" is not. Why would "character" need an 's when it's referring to one character, not multiple. I'm genuinely confused, and I really want to know why that is correct. It'd be great if you could explain it. Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 22:09, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Drovethrughosts - The rule is: use the possessive case before gerunds (words ending with -ing). See rules 12 and 13 at GrammarBook.com: Apostrophes Froid 22:27, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, those examples make perfect sense. But do you not agree the sentence still doesn't sound right at all? Or is it just me? While repeating the sentence back to myself another hundred times, I figured it makes sense when in future tense, "her character's being killed off", as in "her character is being killed of" but her character was/has been killed off. Am I on to something or am I still in the wrong? Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 22:58, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Drovethrughosts - The explanations for your thinking [note the use of the possessive pronoun "your", followed by the gerund "thinking"] the corrected sentence doesn't sound right are:

1. You're only newly acquainted with the grammar rule that sentence obeys, so you haven't yet developed a reliable ear for the proper usage, and
2. The rule is commonly broken, both orally and in writing, so you've become accustomed to such violations.

I'm glad you followed up on this issue, because we Wikipedia editors should take care to avoid making grammatical errors as well as correct those we find.

Best wishes, Froid 00:37, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Any chance the word "being" can be replaced with "been" in that sentence (and still be grammatically correct, it has to be). To me, that sounds perfectly correct and won't drive me nuts everytime I read that sentence, lol. I feel there's a tense problem (been -> being) with that sentence, and that's what fucking me up, no? Thanks again. Drovethrughosts (talk) 16:30, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Actually, the use of "being" is incorrect. The sentence should read "the character's having been killed off", so I've made that correction. Thanks for pointing it out. Froid 16:42, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Wait, can it just say "despite her character has been killed off"? That sounds perfectly right. Thanks for dealing with me over just a minor thing (and probably slightly annoyed), ha. Drovethrughosts (talk) 17:07, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Drovethrughosts - Your proposed replacement phrase, "Despite her character has been killed off", is sooooo incorrect; ouch! The sentence as currently written is grammatically correct; please don't change it.

You've already acknowledged that you're unfamiliar with the rule of grammar that applies in this instance and, consequently, applying that rule here doesn't sound right to you. May I respectfully suggest, then, that the appropriate next step is NOT to mangle the sentence to make yourself feel comfortable, but rather for you to either: (1) give yourself time to become comfortable with the grammatically correct sentence construction , or (2) let this issue go and move on. Best wishes, Froid 17:31, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	You definitely earned this one! Thank you for all your hard work. It's greatly appreciated! Recollected (talk) 22:09, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

About your TWD notice

Hi Froid! I didn't change "Shumpert" to "bowman", I did the exact opposite. Maybe an unregistered user changed it. I believe this is all a misunderstanding. Thanks for you work in the TWD pages though. Jal11497 (talk) 07:14, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Your signature

Hello, your signature does not contain a link to either your user or talk page, which makes it non-standard. To fix this, go into your preferences and uncheck the box that says "Treat the above as wiki markup ...". Graham87 11:26, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I've made the change. The preview indicates it did the trick. Froid (talk) 14:56, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Yep, that's it. It's fine now. Sorry about the duplicate message. Graham87 07:05, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Max Jacobson

I see you have made recent additions to the article. The page numbers for the book you cite are missing. If you know the page numbers, please add them in. Thanks, Kierzek (talk) 12:01, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Kierzek: I linked an online article that isn't paginated; I did, however, provide the url. Cheers, Froid (talk) 12:10, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Okay. Kierzek (talk) 12:40, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Invitation to a Wicnic in Gainesville on Saturday, June 22nd

Greetings!

Seeing that you've edited the article on Gainesville on Wikipedia, I'm inviting to the North Central Florida 2013 Great American Wiknic that will be on Saturday June 22, 2013, commencing at 1:00 pm, ten blocks north of UF campus in Gainesville,.

If you're able and inclined to come, please RSVP at at this URL.

Type to you later, Vincent J. Lipsio (talk) 20:04, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

RSVP'd June 1 Froid (talk) 17:26, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Your edit to everyman

I'm sorry to have to revert your edit, but it has no citation and it seems to me, looking at the movie's article, to be a questionable analysis of the character. Fields's stock drunk character is its own type. But at any rate, this article has been plagued with people putting in uncited examples, so I've had to be very hard-nosed about removing them. If you can come up with a citations, you are obviously welcome to re-add this example. Mangoe (talk) 13:40, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Undid the revert and added a parenthetical comment and multiple citations with quotations noting Fields' "Everyman" characters in several talking pictures. Froid (talk) 14:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter

Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013

by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)

Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...

New positions: Sign up to be a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Wikipedia Librarian

Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.

New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??

New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges

News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY

Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions

New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration

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The Wikipedia Library's Books and Bytes newsletter (#2)

Books & Bytes

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Welcome to the second issue of The Wikipedia Library's Books & Bytes newsletter! Read on for updates about what is going on at the intersection of Wikipedia and the library world.

Wikipedia Library highlights: New accounts, new surveys, new positions, new presentations...

Spotlight on people: Another Believer and Wiki Loves Libraries...

Books & Bytes in brief: From Dewey to Diversity conference...

Further reading: Digital library portals around the web...

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Books & Bytes New Years Double Issue

Books & Bytes

Volume 1 Issue 3, December/January 2013

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Happy New Year, and welcome to a special double issue of Books & Bytes. We've included a retrospective on the changes and progress TWL has seen over the last year, the results of the survey TWL participants completed in December, some of our plans for the future, a second interview with a Wiki Love Libraries coordinator, and more. Here's to 2014 being a year of expansion and innovation for TWL!

The Wikipedia Library completed the first 6 months of its Individual Engagement grant last week. Here's where we are and what we've done:

Increased access to sources: 1500 editors signed up for 3700 free accounts, individually worth over $500,000, with usage increases of 400-600%

Deep networking: Built relationships with Credo, HighBeam, Questia, JSTOR, Cochrane, LexisNexis, EBSCO, New York Times, and OCLC

New pilot projects: Started the Wikipedia Visiting Scholar project to empower university-affiliated Wikipedia researchers

Developed community: Created portal connecting 250 newsletter recipients, 30 library members, 3 volunteer coordinators, and 2 part-time contractors

Tech scoped: Spec'd out a reference tool for linking to full-text sources and established a basis for OAuth integration

Broad outreach: Wrote a feature article for Library Journal's The Digital Shift; presenting at the American Library Association annual meeting

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Books & Bytes, Issue 4

Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 4, February 2014

News for February from your Wikipedia Library.

Donations drive: news on TWL's partnership efforts with publishers

Open Access: Feature from Ocaasi on the intersection of the library and the open access movement

American Library Association Midwinter Conference: TWL attended this year in Philadelphia

Royal Society Opens Access To Journals: The UK's venerable Royal Society will give the public (and Wikipedians) full access to two of their journal titles for two days on March 4th and 5th

Going Global: TWL starts work on pilot projects in other language Wikipedias

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Pullman porter article

Thanks so much for your excellent copy edit of the article! I will fix the citations you asked for, but I'm not sure what you are suggesting for the "out of date" tag. I wrote the article and I've searched the web for any information I could find and included it. What were you suggesting for updates? Gandydancer (talk) 18:54, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Gandydancer:

Thanks for the kind feedback! The section of the article I labeled "outdated" indicated that two men were SCHEDULED to speak at the museum's 50th anniversary; since that date has past, the section needs updating to indicate whether or not they ACTUALLY spoke. Would you please edit that section to indicate whether they ACTUALLY did it or not?

FYI, my great uncle was a Pullman porter, so for me that article is especially interesting and important. Thank you for writing and maintaining it! Froid (talk) 03:42, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Of course I was aware that it would have been good to follow up that information but I've never been able to find a follow up. In my experience this is not unusual, I run into the problem all the time. I reworded the information and hope that you do not replace the tag. I could have removed the men's names, but I have so much respect for these men who faced so much discrimination and yet somehow endured. I like the idea of having the "power" of adding their name to wikipedia--it is one of the few joys that an editor gets around this place. :) I did it in my Gandy dancer article as well. Where was your great uncle living when He was a porter? Was he black? Gandydancer (talk) 23:56, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi again, Gandydancer,

Love your wiki handle! Are you a current or former railroad worker?

I see what you mean about finding updated info about actual attendees and won't re-post the "outdated" tag. Instead, I posted references providing further info about the two former Pullman porters who were scheduled to speak at the anniversary event.

Yes, my great uncle was black. He's originally from Virginia, but I'm unsure where he was living at the time he became a Pullman porter (and therefore what city/state he'd have listed in the registry). I look forward to learning much more from my folks.

What a great find for the article! Again, you have been a great help in both your info hunting and your edits. I do the best I can, but I really am not at all gifted when it comes to writing.

No, I didn't work on the railroads. I am retired--I was an RN. But I actually did sleep in a berth when I was little, perhaps four years old. It was during the war years and my dad had been shipped out and "Mama" took us on the train to live in our family home in Northern Minnesota while he was gone.

A black uncle! Not too many white people can say that! Yes, do learn everything you can from your parents. Information that is not written down has a way of getting lost forever.

I'm going to use some of the new info you found in the article so please check back later and see if I've left more work for you. ;) Gandydancer (talk) 23:18, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Gandydancer,

Wish I'd written down what Mom told me about my Pullman porter uncle, or requested more details sooner, as she now can't remember. Fortunately, we're having a family reunion this summer, so I'll ask around then.

RE: "A black uncle! Not too many white people can say that!" Why do you think I'm white?

RE: "I'm going to use some of the new info you found in the article so please check back later and see if I've left more work for you. ;)" - It's fun collaborating on an article in this way! - Cheers, Froid (talk) 23:49, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Why do I think you're white? Well, I did wonder...but in my experience a lot of people here do not like to offer any personal information. It's something I don't understand as I'm not that way at all. Now I'm feeling a little embarrassed about it all... Gandydancer (talk) 02:10, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

No need for embarrassment, friend. - Froid (talk) 01:28, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 5

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Books & Bytes
Issue 5, March 2014
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)

• New Visiting Scholar positions
• TWL Branch on Arabic Wikipedia, microgrants program
• Australian articles get a link to librarians
• Spotlight: "7 Reasons Librarians Should Edit Wikipedia"

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OER inquiry

Hi Froid, I'm sending you this message because you're one of about 300 users who have recently edited an article in the umbrella category of open educational resources (OER) (or open education). In evaluating several projects we've been working on (e.g. the WIKISOO course and WikiProject Open), my colleague Pete Forsyth and I have wondered who chooses to edit OER-related articles and why. Regardless of whether you've taken the WIKISOO course yourself - and/or never even heard the term OER before - we'd be extremely grateful for your participation in this brief, anonymous survey before 27 April. No personal data is being collected. If you have any ideas or questions, please get in touch. My talk page awaits. Thanks for your support! - Sara FB (talk) 20:40, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Don't tag...

...fix it. Drive-by tagging simply leaves the work for other people to do, it's much more collegial (and efficient) if you actually fix the problem instead. BMK (talk) 02:31, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

There's no prohibition against noting cn's and unreferenced articles, pages, and sections. Moreover, both noting the need for references and contributing said references contribute to improving Wikipedia. Sometimes I do fix the problem (which cleans up work the original contributor left undone); at other times while reading an article that I see needs citations or better references, I indicate that need, but I may be focused on another agenda or have limited time to chase down references, in which cases it would be INEFFICIENT for me to switch gears to go on a reference hunt. In still other instances, I might be reading Wikipedia on a device (such as my phone or ereader) that permits me to note the need for references but is ill-equipped to search for and/or type them in. Whatever the case - whether I hunt down and fix a reference or not - it would be irresponsible to notice the need for references yet not indicate that finding. Froid (talk) 03:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Also, I see you have reverted my notes indicating the need for references. You appear to be unfamiliar with the rules for using references - one cannot merely state facts without providing supporting evidence. If you dislike providing such evidence, don't just remove the tags; let someone else provide such support. And please read one or more of the following guides for citing references, found at such links as these:

• Wikipedia:Citation_needed
• Template:Unreferenced_section
• https://www.google.com/search?q=wikipedia+cite+references&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb

I'm going to replace my good faith and well-founded edits. Let's not get into an edit war; if you dislike my notations, then please call in a mediator. Froid (talk) 03:10, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

I've requested input from a third party to help resolve this: see Wikipedia:No_original_research/Noticeboard#Bryant_Park. Froid (talk) 03:24, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, 9 years here and 145K+ edits means that I'm "unfamiliar" with referencing. Stop being so fucking lazy and fix a problem when you see it. And stop tagging "the sky is blue" facts. BMK (talk) 04:43, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

I've expanded my request for intervention (regarding your reactions to my tags pointing out unreferenced and underreferenced content) to now also include attention to your disruptive and uncivil (category 1a 1b, 1c, and 1d) behavior. As per Wikipedia guidelines, I'll tag your user talk page accordingly. Froid (talk) 08:00, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Help please

Hi there Froid, would you please take a look at the first two paragraphs under the "Later events" section of the Emmett Till article where I just made a few changes? It's a GA and I'd like to get it right. It's mostly the placement of commas that concerns me, but any other needed tweaks would be appreciated. Thanks. Gandydancer (talk) 13:14, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Gandydancer. Done! Hope all's well. Best wishes, Froid (talk) 09:01, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library: New Account Coordinators Needed

Hi Books & Bytes recipients: The Wikipedia Library has been expanding rapidly and we need some help! We currently have 10 signups for free account access open and several more in the works... In order to help with those signups, distribute access codes, and manage accounts we'll need 2-3 more Account Coordinators.

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Commas

Hello, thanks for your edit to How to Win Friends and Influence People. However, I've removed the commas you added to the article because I find them quite clunky; perhaps it's an English variant issue. Graham87 15:01, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi User talk:Graham87, I appreciate your letting me know, but I've reverted your reversion. The commas are not an "English variant" (i.e., style) issue but rather a basic punctuation/ issue; without them, the article is grammatically incorrect. In case you feel strongly about this matter, I don't want either of us to provoke an edit war and have opened a discussion on the matter at Talk:How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People#Commas_debate. Froid (talk) 00:45, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

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Sunday August 17: NYC Wiki-Salon and Skill Share

Sunday August 17: NYC Wiki-Salon and Skill Share

You are invited to join the the Wikimedia NYC community for our upcoming wiki-salon and knowledge-sharing workshop on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Sunday August 17 NYC Wiki-Salon and Skill Share (RSVP). 2pm–5pm at Yeoryia Studios at Epic Security Building, 2067 Broadway (5th floor). Afterwards at 5pm, we'll walk to a social wiki-dinner together at a neighborhood restaurant (to be decided). We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 15:58, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

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Digital rights management

Hi Froid,

I have rmeoved a section you added to this article as there was potential for it to be legally contentious. As the information is hosted in the Unied States linking to websites that provide advice and assistance with removing DRM protection as mentioned earlier in the article may fall foul of the following. In 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed in the United States to impose criminal penalties on those who make available technologies whose primary purpose and function are to circumvent content protection technologies. I feel that the information may still be able to be included without the link itself but as it was your edit you may want the opportunity to reword the section. If you want me to readd it with the potentially problematic bit removed just drop me a message. Amortias (T)(C) 09:59, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 8

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 8, August-September2014
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)

• TWL now a Wikimedia Foundation program, moves on from grant status
• Four new donations, including large DeGruyter parntership, pilot with Elsevier
• New TWL coordinators, Wikimania news, new library platform discussions, Wiki Loves Libraries update, and more
• Spotlight: "Traveling Through History" - an editor talks about his experiences with a TWL newspaper archive, Newspapers.com

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Art+Feminism | Train the Trainers

Art+Feminism | Train the Trainers

• Monday, October 27, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
• The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave New York, NY 10016
• RSVP required

Art+Feminism is pleased to announce Train the Trainers, a series of workshops in advance of the second annual international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We will provide tutorials for both the beginner Wikipedian and the more experienced editor. Learn the best practices on writing entries that stick and how to facilitate the empowerment of your community. The first workshop will take place on October 27, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Women, women-identified and male allies welcomed. Experienced editors please talk on the meet up page to help co-facilitate. Light refreshments will be served.

Hope to see you there! --Failedprojects (talk) 18:14, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (November 2014)

Hello Wikimedians!

The TWL OWL says sign up today :)

The Wikipedia Library is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our Publisher Donation Program. You can sign up for:

• DeGruyter: 1000 new accounts for English and German-language research. Sign up on one of two language Wikipedias:
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• Fold3: 100 new accounts for American history and military archives
• Scotland's People: 100 new accounts for Scottish genealogy database
• British Newspaper Archive: expanded by 100+ accounts for British newspapers
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Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
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The TWL OWL says sign up today :)

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首里城

Hi. I reverted your edits on Shuri Castle because you made disruptive edits. I will readd the italics to the game titles. And why did you add a literature section and then removed it? ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 03:38, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Hello and Happy 2015,

"Disruptive edits"? Yikes! That sounds serious, and akin to vandalism. I certainly didn't think my good faith edits were disruptive. I'd be grateful if you would please explain why you found my edits disruptive.

I removed the literature section I'd added because I was editing while using my cellphone. I wanted to postpone that work until I was at my computer, from which I could more easily find a more precise citation. I'll hold off on adding that section, pending your reply. - Froid (talk) 12:55, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

@Froid: This edit was disruptive, as it made half of the top paragraph run off the page. You just made small wikicode mistakes that could have large effects. The "literature" and "games" section are a little unnecessary because of how small the "in popular culture" section is, but the book you were adding was fine and should be readded. Happy new year! ミーラー強斗武 (StG88ぬ会話) 17:29, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 9

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 9, November-December 2014
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)

• New donations, including real-paper-and-everything books, e-books, science journal databases, and more
• New TWL coordinators, conference news, a new open-access journal database, summary of library-related WMF grants, and more
• Spotlight: "Global Impact: The Wikipedia Library and Persian Wikipedia" - a Persian Wikipedia editor talks about their experiences with database access in Iran, writing on the Persian project and the JSTOR partnership

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Saturday February 7 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

Saturday February 7 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

You are invited to join us 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 (which also includes events in Brooklyn and Westchester!). Saturday February 7 Black Life Matters Editathon (RSVP). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm at NYPL Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue), by W 135th St 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) 06:02, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

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HELP WANTED: Good copy editor needed

Hi there Froid, I have (mostly) written an article, Lake City, Colorado, and I'm looking for a copy editor. I'm almost done and I'd sure like some feedback about it if you have any, and a copy edit. Are you interested and have the time? Gandydancer (talk) 12:47, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello Gandydancer, Happy 2015! I made some copyedits, and added some details and references to your very interesting article. Cheers, Froid (talk) 14:36, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the fine edit. I hope that I did not hurt your feelings, but I cut back some of the Alferd Packer stuff since he has his own article. Hope all is well with you. Do you have time to do more copy editing? It would be good to have someone go through the Ebola in Africa article that I have worked on. We had a good copy editor for awhile but after the first talk page squawk (not about her work--just something she could not resist) she left and never came back. We have one editor that takes care of some things, but he does not improve phrasing the way she did and you do. Best, Gandy Gandydancer (talk) 23:07, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Re: Boss (TV series)

Thanks for your work on this article. I loved this show. Would be a great article to promote to GA status one day (and certainly easier than articles for shows which had many more seasons). Keep up the great work! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:15, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! I'm sorry the show's creator declined the offer to complete the story via a film. Froid (talk) 00:09, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Me too. I thought that would have been a great opportunity to tie up some loose ends. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 01:26, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

The Borgias

"my change was valid and more appropriate than what you wrote; fyi - you do not own the article." My change was equally if not more valid, it undid a mistake you made and a hyphen was not inappropriate (it being one of those "differences between British English and American English" thingies). To suggest that I might think I "own" an article I had never looked at before and will never look at again is laughable. For your outstanding edit summary, and your careful editing - which you partially undid yourself, literally one minute later - you are my drongo of the day for 5 February 2015. Congratulations, there is no prize. YSSYguy (talk) 19:06, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Namecalling? Someone needs a time out.

Organizing content

Content is typically organized in medical articles per WP:MEDMOS Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:42, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Hello Froid, and thanks for your contributions. Please remember it makes it easier everyone to watch pages and collaborate if you use edit summaries. Thanks in advance for considering that. One question: what's with the first and last changes in this edit? Eric ^talk 14:43, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 10

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Books & Bytes
Issue 10, January-February 2015
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)

• New donations - ProjectMUSE, Dynamed, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, and Women Writers Online
• New TWL coordinator, conference news, and a new guide and template for archivists
• TWL moves into the new Community Engagement department at the WMF, quarterly review

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Sunday March 22: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday March 22: Wikipedia Day NYC 2015

You are invited to join us at Barnard College for Wikipedia Day NYC 2015, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference for the project's 14th birthday. 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. Sunday March 22 Wikipedia Day NYC 2015 (RSVP on-wiki or at bit.ly/wikidaybarnard). 10:00pm - 9:00 pm at Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, by W 118th St 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) 21:58, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

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HM Prison Bedford and Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women

Hi, I'm sorry but I've reverted your edit again. It's tricky to fit everything into the edit summary so I thought I would start up a discussion with you. Basically, the see also section of an article should be for related subjects, not similar or ambiguous article titles. I don't think there's any confusion between a prison called Bedford and one called Bedford Hills, but if you think there is, it's better to use {{distinguish}} at the top of the article, instead of placing a link in a "see also" section. I don't think someone looking for Bedford Hills will end up at the HMP Bedford article, but do you? Thanks. –anemoneprojectors– 13:12, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 12

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Easter eggs in the Ellis Peters articles

Froid If you look at the histories of the articles on the Ellis Peters novels featuring Cadfael, you will see that other editors undid what you insist on doing, calling what you did an "Easter egg." I think that means that real title of the link is obscured by using only part of it, leading to a surprise for the person following the link. I am not willing to believe that you have checked every page in English language Wikipedia that links to those controversial 'year in literature' pages for the format of the link, and clearly you have not looked at the edit history of the articles you recently altered. I agreed to do the link the way the higher level editors described, and they let the link to the 'year in literature' page remain in the article, which seems a fair bargain. The year in literature pages have improved a bit over the years, including more events across the world. Their first reaction was to delete the link altogether. I am not one for edit wars, nor for name calling about links or about commas and italics. I hope you can find the edit history, and see that you are reversing the reversal, and stop making the change in these articles, as you did in The Leper of Saint Giles and other novels in the Cadfael series. --Prairieplant (talk) 06:32, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

The "Ellis Peters cabal" can call it what they like, but they've isolated themselves into an iconoclastic bubble. Wikipedia has been specifically engineered to permit/encourage such so-called "Easter egg" links which are among other purposes, meant to be used in the way I did in the edits to which you are referring. Froid (talk) 04:23, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Froid The Ellis Peters cabal? Do you have a list of names of editors who belong to that group? There are many editors for those articles, I think. When I added my bits to those articles, I was still pretty new to Wikipedia editing, and happy to learn from others how to contribute in a useful way. Some of the editors were very good writers, able to teach a lot with a timely edit. I failed to detect a cabal. And of course, I am still learning how to contribute in a useful way. Is this Easter egg thing discussed somewhere on Wikipedia? Besides the corrections I was asked to make, or course. --Prairieplant (talk) 03:42, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

You're kidding, right? I call it a "cabal", somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because the editors of those pages have decided they dislike the accepted Wikipedia practices of typing publication/release dates in parentheses or of linking those dates to larger pages. Hence, my use of the term to describe the coordinated efforts of multiple practitioners, to achieve a common goal. I'm surprised I have to explain this.

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Hi. Here Chase denies what Vox said: http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/david-chase-statement-response-to-tony-soprano-didnt-die.html . Even at the end of the Vox article, there is the mandatory mention of a retraction by Vox themselves, with a link to this: http://www.vox.com/2014/8/27/6076621/david-chase-responds-to-our-sopranos-piece . The Vox article has been criticized as a sensationalist fabrication meant to attract views, it does disservice to readers to know about it, as it may confuse them about Chase's overall stance towards the finale. We must not post journalist's lies to give them any undeserved attention. If Chase denies it, the article loses its legitimacy as being correct or notable. I hope you'll agree with me and change your mind about mentioning the Vox article. Even mentioning it and then its retraction would be confusing to readers, I think. The liars do not deserve any attention. TheBearPaw (talk) 06:19, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your prompt response and for the citations! Though I thoroughly understand your point of view, I disagree. Rationale: you and I are having a private discussion about this matter, yet many others are not privy to the retractions. Moreover, it's possible Chase said - sarcastically, and out of frustration to shut her up - exactly what the reporter printed, and later regretted doing so when it made it into print without the retraction he would likely have voiced in that same meeting. Whatever the truth is, the article is publicly available, its existence should be noted, and (I believe) so should Chase's rebuttal. Froid (talk) 06:34, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

RE: Fear the Walking Dead

Thanks for your work on this article. I posted some sources on the talk page about the pilot episode, if you have any interest in working on Pilot (Fear the Walking Dead). Either way, thanks again! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:55, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

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Just an LOL

Saw your gnoming at Comanche (horse), our paths have crossed occasionally, and I've long wanted to ask you if you know there is a Froid, Montana? Montanabw^(talk) 20:59, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Gee, thanks, Montanabw. I didn't know that, but after reading your message, I read (and groomed) the article! Interesting, tiny town. Though I love to ski and ice skate, I'd never move anywhere named "Cold" (in any language). I like warm weather too much. Heh! Froid (talk) 22:18, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I actually have not been there, but I know a couple people who lived there (past tense). Montanabw^(talk) 22:32, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

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Please stop that

I've just reverted the inappropriate formatting at Poisoned candy myths again. Please read WP:ELCITE. WP:Citation templates do not belong in the ==External links== section. Correct formatting is typically similar to [https://www.example.com Title of page] at Some Website, without the authors, dates, publisher, or other details that would be desirable or even essential in a cited source.

Also, there's no |date= parameter in the {{snopes}} template, so adding it was pointless. WhatamIdoing (talk) 22:35, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello,

Articles listed but not external links are "Further reading", should be formatted as articles, and should not be placed in external links, so I'm putting them there. It's not inappropriate to date (or accessdate) links from websites, including Snopes, as web pages may change materially between the time they're posted and the time Wikipedia users read them. Froid (talk) 11:20, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

You might look in on

… the R&D intensity article, where I did a review and citation improvement today. It still desperately needs updating by an economist, but it is more easily followed up upon, since the source links are now current. Cheers. Le Prof 50.240.131.212 (talk) 19:01, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

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The Heke's

If it's Jake Heke, then the family is the Heke's. Snori (talk) 04:56, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Nope, your command of the grammar here is incorrect. Please don't change proper corrections to errors to accommodate that. Grammatical rules indicate: the family is the Hekes, the singular possessive form for something Jake owns is Jake Heke's, and the plural possessive form for something his family owns is the Hekes'. Froid (talk) 06:36, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Indeed. Snori (talk) 23:04, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

WP:PROSE

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Hello, please see my amendment to your edit there. Graham87 07:12, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

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Please stop calling the Flavia Albia novels "installments" of the series. For a start, the UK spelling has only one "l", but the word suggests an inoomplete entity, like an instalment of a story told in weekly instalments in a magazine, rather than a full free-standing book. Thanks. PamD 08:04, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

And I now see you've done it on all the Falcos too - they're not all on my watchlist. I will edit those articles. PamD 08:05, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

The use of the word "installment" is perfectly appropriate in this context, at least in USA usage. But use another word, if you like. Froid (talk) 08:15, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

If you were going to use it at all it would be the UK spelling of "instalment" as she is a British author. But "book" is much better here. PamD 08:24, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

As you wish.Froid (talk) 08:27, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

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Books & Bytes - Issue 15

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• New donations - Ships, medical resources, plus Arabic and Farsi resources
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I've reverted your edits - in my view, the previous version presented the information in a much better format. But, I'm sure I and other editors will be happy to discuss your changes if you want to make a case on the article talk page. Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:20, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I undid your reversion and posted my rationale on the article's talk page, along with the following link: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:I_just_don't_like_it. Froid (talk) 16:06, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Your latest comments seem a little harsh. I thought we'd resolved our differences...? Anyway, I've responded. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:30, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

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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! Wednesday April 13 at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street - WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video and social hour 7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants, Noshing, Chapter 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) 14:19, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

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Issue 16, February-March 2016
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Saturday April 30: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

File:Monir Portrait-exh ph021.jpg 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. Saturday. April 30 Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: Presentation: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Edit-a-thon: 2:30pm - 6:00pm Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (88th Street), New York City, New York 10128 Guests should enter using the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) ~~~~~

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May 25: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

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. Wednesday May 25 at NYU Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th floor (same location as Wikipedia Day in January) - WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 6:00 pm: Introduction, pizza 7:00 pm: MediaWiki tutorial, community involvement and extension ideas, novel uses of wiki technology 8:00 pm: State of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia / Wikimedia community 9:00 pm: Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco video-link, casual bicoastal chat Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:49, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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Sunday June 5: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

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! Sunday June 5 Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York City, New York 10011 Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:02, 1 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events.

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Citation changes in Newark article

Your recent edit to the article for Newark, New Jersey made several changes to citations, none of which were either necessary or appropriate. Per WP:CITEVAR, the citation style used in the article should be consistent and shouldn't be changed arbitrarily. Alansohn (talk) 14:04, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

I agree with the importance of consistency. However, in my view, it's important not only for references (which rather than being maintained in the state they are in, should ALL be changed to conform with Wikipedia's style guidelines as well as copyedited to correct errors), but for grammar/mechanics, encyclopaediac ordering of contents (e.g., alphabetically, chronologically, or in accordance with some other appropriate scheme when applicable), and other issues competent editors attend to, as well. The changes I made (which you inappropriately reverted) addressed the aforementioned issues I cited and, as such, were appropriate and needed, not arbitrary. Since you appear to be inordinately proprietary about the article, I suggest you redirect the time and energy you're investing in guarding its status quo - which is counterproductive, iconoclastic, uncollegial, unprofessional, and not at all user-friendly (as you're obstructing efforts to improve the article) - into addressing the many elements of the article which require improvement.

I also suggest that you adopt another approach to working on this collaborative project that is Wikipedia. Your talk page indicates you have had similar clashes with other editors and have been cited multiple times for edit warring, but you don't appear to have reformed your behavior. As you've wasted my time by reverting my edits and have ignored my earlier advice to seek third-party intervention, if you disagree with them, I've now joined the ranks of editors who have cited you for edit warring, as noted on your talk page. Froid (talk) 05:35, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

June 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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! Wednesday June 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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) 01:37, 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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Wikipedia rules and regulations

Wikipedia has a series of rules and regulations that are to guide our editing activity. One of them is WP:CITEVAR, which states "Editors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style merely on the grounds of personal preference, to make it match other articles, or without first seeking consensus for the change. As with spelling differences, it is normal practice to defer to the style used by the first major contributor or adopted by the consensus of editors already working on the page, unless a change in consensus has been achieved. If the article you are editing is already using a particular citation style, you should follow it; if you believe it is inappropriate for the needs of the article, seek consensus for a change on the talk page."

You may also want to read WP:BRD, which makes clear that once you've been bold and been reverted, you need to start discussion to obtain consensus for the changes you seek to make

I'm not sure that you are fully aware of how Wikipedia works and the fact that your report on WP:3RRN was improperly formatted and thus rejected raises deep and fundamental questions of competence. While I do enjoy the claim that my edits are "iconoclastic", you wold be well served to step back and start over with the edits to the article for Newark, New Jersey, which have been reverted to the status quo ante, per WP:BRD.

I encourage you to start observing Wikipedia guidelines that specify leaving citation styles unchanged. I look forward to your attempts to discuss these issues in a collegial manner on the article's talk page and obtaining consensus before making changes not backed by policy. Alansohn (talk) 04:36, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Firstly, you contradict yourself. On the one hand, you state you look forward to attempts to discuss matters in a collegial manner on the article's talk page; on the other, you (erroneously and uncollegially) impugn my competence. Additionally, since you raise the matter of competence, I point to the fact that I am not interested in imposing my personal style of citations, but rather the style dictated by Wikipedia's own style guidelines, for which reference/citation templates were created for a reason, and without my input. All editors would do well to invest time learning and applying those, rather than clinging to and guarding attempts to update another style they adopted, which differs from the style Wikipedians invested talent and effort to encourage use of by creating a template to make its use user-friendly.Froid (talk) 03:12, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

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Louise Brooks

Very much like Wikipedia, "goog grammar" is a consensus issue, not a scientific absolute, especially when as you did in your edit to this article, you changed the tense of the material. Clearly you believe your version is superior, and clearly I disagree, so you edit is disputed, and the way we settle that here is not by using the Argument from Authority, but by a consensus discussion on the article talk page. So, please, do not revert again, I have restored the article to the status quo ante as required by WP:BRD. Your Bold edit has been Reverted, and now you get to Discuss on the article talk page, why you believe your version is superior and I am a complete dumkopf. BMK (talk) 02:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Louise Brooks#Grammar is the place to go. BMK (talk) 02:48, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Defensive, much? I hope not, and I choose to assume that tone you adopted is lighter than it comes across as. BTW, I am unfamiliar with "goog grammar" but extremely well-versed in the rules and application of standard American English grammar and mechanics.Froid (talk) 03:15, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Wednesday June 29: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

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. Wednesday June 29 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events.

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There's inline comments, a ping of you on the talk page and a common way forward. Please could you take note of them, and use the talk page. I've reverted your edits until then due to these issues, and look forward to discussing there. Widefox; talk 07:04, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

"Copyediting" at Fort Bridger and elsewhere

Please see these brief, but partial, attempts to repair some of the minor damage your recent edits to this article have caused. As noted here and previously, most of the changes you make are merely subjective tweaks, not corrections, improvements or genuine copyedits, and some of them introduce new, outright errors. There is no need, for example, to reorder terms into alphabetical order, or to refactor phrasing like this. These are neither grammatical or even stylistic errors. N-HH talk/edits 21:15, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

RE: "As noted here and previously, most of the changes you make are merely subjective tweaks, not corrections, improvements or genuine copyedits, and some of them introduce new, outright errors." Regarding the first point, I did make one typo and omit the closing > on a reference. Thanks for finding and pointing those out; I've fixed them. However, regarding the second point, I find it very disappointing, even sad, that you and others seem to mistake as stylistic, subjective, and/or valueless changes that actually repair or improve poor grammar or mechanics, and that you use "copyediting" and a patronizing, melodramatically world-weary tone in your post to underscore your disdain for my copyedits. Many copyediting and grammar-mechanics skills are reiterated (and for some students) taught for the first time in the old standardized test prep for English/Reading - e.g., for the ACT/SAT, as this one and these - and many of the corrections I've made are to remedy commonly made errors such as those addressed in those programs. When errors are commonly made, many people (apparently, including you and numerous other Wikipedians) are so used to seeing/hearing them that they don't recognize the familiar usage/constructions as errors, and therefore, the need to correct them. However, that's no justification for Wikipedians who do recognize such errors to allow them to stand. Again, I'll fix the errors I inadvertently made (apologies for those!). Froid (talk) 00:20, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

RE: "There is no need, for example, to reorder terms into alphabetical order," - The article Donner Party indicates, "The Donner Party (sometimes called the Donner-Reed Party) was a group of American pioneers led by George Donner and James F. Reed", so it's appropriate to reference the two groups in that order. Moreover, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, for goodness' sake, and as such, should present lists of items in a logical, easily justifiable/discernible order, whether chronologically, alphabetically, in descending/ascending quantitative order, or in whatever sequence makes sense in context. In cases when the ordering or reason for it is not easily discernible, then it should be made explicit.

RE: "There is no need, for example, to [...] refactor phrasing like this - see my post above, about commonly made errors in grammar/mechanics, which many Wikipedians don't recognize as errors.Froid (talk) 00:49, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, but you have still offered no specific evidence that much of what you change relates to actual stylistic, let alone grammatical, errors. Others have also disagreed with you, and your repeated response is to say "Yes, you see people doing this, but they're all just wrong. Luckily I know better". You'll have to do a bit more than that. Has it occurred to you that people don't think they are errors precisely because they are not? How about asking directly for someone else's opinion or citing a grammar authority that directly agrees with you on the specific points in question, rather than pointing vaguely to the entirety of one? By contrast, while berating everone else for their supposed errors, you happily insist on your right to impose minority stylings such as "an hotel" (I never said it was wrong, just archaic and less common in 2016, assuming it was deliberate, which it is now clear it was). As for fixing errors, you knee-jerk reverted one of my repairing edits, before then putting it right yourself. Now that's either incredibly petty or shows you're not thinking about what you're doing properly. This might help explain the weary tone. As for patronising, that goes both ways. N-HH talk/edits 08:40, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

ps: on the specific point of a vs an hotel, please see this, which entirely corroborates what I have said. As I said, it's not an outright error, but it's pretty close to one these days. It's definitely more of an error than the things you often change and mark as corrections. That link is also the kind of specific evidence that it would be good, as noted, if you could provide for some of your assertions, eg about "X entered the competition, winning first prize" being a faulty type of construction which is better rendered as "X entered the competition; they won first prize", which I suspect most readers would in fact find more stilted. N-HH talk/edits 09:57, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Sunday July 10: WikNYC Picnic @ Central Park

Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic

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. Sunday July 10 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 3–8pm - come by any time! The picnicking area is the southwest section of the Great Lawn, north of the Delacorte Theater, just inside the park at Central Park West between 81st & 82nd. Enter the park at West 81st St. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! Subway: 81st Street – Museum of Natural History, C Line We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:54, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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Copyediting, again

Just to be clear, I have occasionally looked in on your edits since this edit, claiming to be a grammar improvement, appeared on a page I keep an eye on. Of course, in fact, it broke the grammar of that sentence. As noted above, this happens quite often. For example, this recent edit has introduced several errors – i) "as well as continued", ii) "From 1984-2008" and iii) "On 1981" – when there were no actual problems that needed solving anyway. This edit, on the same page, in its zeal to (needlessly) alphabetise every list, missed the point that the Roots Band were Etta James's backing band, and split them apart, as well as adding a link to an unrelated group. One only has to look as well at the number of bot notifications on your talk page relating to reference, linking etc errors.
Aside from such errors, many other changes are simply neutral or dubious, hence arguably not worth making at all: why, for example, change "consists of" to "comprises"? Why move "in 19XX" to the start of every sentence? Why move every reference to a film being made "in 19XX" to brackets after the name of the film? What is exactly wrong with use of the -ing present participle (which as noted elsewhere, is not the same as a gerund)? None of this is "copyediting" or "grammar/spelling correction". I have tried to point certain things out to you a couple of times now, but you just ignore advice and carry on regardless. I'm not going to spend the rest of my life checking up on things like this, let along sorting them out for you, but a little more care and more openness to people who disagree with you about more subjective grammar matters wouldn't go amiss. N-HH talk/edits 09:17, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

OK, and now there's this one. I'll drop this now, as I don't want this to be seen as, or felt as, excessive scrutiny, but if an editor is constantly introducing errors into pages (alongside often redundant changes) while purportedly copyediting, that's a problem which other editors are entitled to keep an eye on and flag up. I repeat my last sentence from my previous comment, and will leave it up to others from now on to pick up and deal with the mistakes that keep coming. N-HH talk/edits 15:15, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

You wrote: "I don't want this to be seen as, or felt as, excessive scrutiny". Too late, according to various sections of Wikipedia:Harassment.

I'll not waste a lot of time here, for various reasons, so I'll make but a few points:

• I've set bots to notify me of whatever errors bots can notify me of so I can correct them. I don't always delete bot notices after I've acted on them, nor is it required that I do so.
• In some other instances, I review pages I've previously edited, in order to quality control my work. If you or another editor beats me to the punch, so be it. Unfortunately, though, I've seen instances where your "editing" reintroduces errors, "throws the baby out with the bathwater", or flat out reflects you either don't grasp, don't appreciate, or don't give a flying hoot about certain grammar/mechanics/syntax/style/copyediting conventions that warrant certain edits. *Moreover, you've repeatedly expressed disdain for my efforts to logically order items (whether alphabetically, chronologically, or according to other valid schema); that's surprising, since Wikipedia has guidelines calling for that. Why don't you look those guidelines up?
  • Since, below, you indicated you didn't do so, I've posted the link here, for your convenience and edification: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists#Organization
• Despite your implication in an earlier post, it's neither necessary or appropriate to expect another editor to define or post a link to a grammar/style/syntax/mechanics rule every time they make an edit of that kind.
• While I am open to and often comply with constructive feedback, suggestions, and even mentoring, your off-putting tone and approach, from your first post on my Talk Page, reflect the very culture and atmosphere Wikipedia is trying to correct.
• Since you've flat out stated that my edits bear oversight, and it's not inconceivable that you'll enlist other editors to join in, don't forget to also note the thank you's/kudos I've received for my work or the documentation on my Talk Page of amiably resolved debates and collegial work. Also, don't overlook the fact that numerous editors have such a poor grasp of written English and/or of the need to properly organize or cite their work that there might be higher "crimes" worth investing time/energy/snarkiness on than mine.

Froid (talk) 21:36, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

I have engaged you politely and reasonably, but you just shrug everything off, or declare yourself to be right about grammar and style issues when you often are not, such as re "an hotel" and re gerunds/participles. You also reverted one of my unambigious corrections to your work, before making exactly the same correction yourself, which, as noted, is incredibly petty. And I have only of course pressed you for explicit justifications on points of dispute, not demanded them for every change you make (in most cases, when asked, you never try, and even when you do, the things you cite do not back up your assertions). As for WP rules, there is no guideline I am aware of that requires alphabetisation, and WP:Harassment explicitly only applies to behaviour that has the "aim of creating irritation, annoyance or distress to the other editor", which, as noted, is not my intent (nor is it my intent to "enlist" anyone else to do anything). It also, pertinently, says: "Correct use of an editor's history includes (but is not limited to) ... correcting related problems on multiple articles". Finally, I am aware of the terrible phrasing and unambiguous style errors that appear on many WP pages, and some of what you do indeed helps improve it. But given the extent of such problems, you can hardly be surprised that someone might be slightly concerned about edits that claim to be about copyediting and correcting errors, but are in fact as often as not making dubious and unnecessary changes to content which is currently perfectly OK. Worse, they often make it less readable or even introduce outright errors into it where there were none before. That, surely, is compounding the problem as much as it is solving it. N-HH talk/edits 20:19, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

3 August 2016 reply to N-HH's posts, which have become harassing

Dear N-HH:

• For the record, as I've already stated above, despite my solid confidence in my grasp of grammar/usage/mechanics/copyediting/style/formatting skills in the "real world" (given my education, training, professional experience, relevant test scores) and within Wikipedia, I'm neither omniscient (especially when it comes to some arcane rules) nor infallible, and I make typos, and I know/acknowledge this. Therefore: I have set up bot alerts to help me detect and correct my errors, I sometimes (though not always) backtrack to review my past work and make any necessary improvements, and I'm aware other editors might either beat me to the punch or might make improvements or corrections to my work that the bots and I don't catch. I also have benefited from and appreciate some direct communications from other editors that I'll classify as "collegial", "mentoring", or "informative" in a constructive way. I think you perceive your posts to me as falling in those veins. (I wish they did, but many of them don't.)

• Also for the record, it doesn't offend me in any way when other editors beat me to the punch to correct errors I've inadvertently made but have either neither corrected yet nor detected. In fact, I'm sorry about introducing errors (when, in fact, they are errors) and glad when actual errors - whichever Wikipedian makes them - get corrected, whoever corrects them. The whole point of all of Wikipedia editors' efforts in this community should ultimately be to improve Wikipedia, n'est ce pas?

• It's only comments from other editors who either don't assume good faith, or who don't care about good faith and instead communicate offensively (for whatever reason), that grate. However, any editor who becomes insulting, irate, a bully, a stalker, or an harasser (yes, I know you object to that construction, but it's grammatically correct and its use is subjective), crosses a line both rationally and according to Wikipedia's rules of civility, and is not serving the greater good/ultimate goal.

• Even in such instance, though, I take pains to bear in mind the greater good (which should supersede individual agendas/motives/ego, etc.) and the reality that time spent editing Wikipedia should be enjoyable, self-improving (e.g., by exposing one to new knowledge and skills), and/or designed to promote the greater good. Otherwise, why bother, since editing Wikipedia is optional, pro bono, and for must of us, accomplished using aliases and therefore doesn't confer any real-life "credentialing" effects. With those caveats in mind, there's never any reason to engage in power struggles or to attack/harass/belittle other editors, nor to suffer such affronts.

• As I've also stated, you and some other editors who have objected to some of my edits are not infallible, either, and you have sometimes made edits, reversions, or objections to my contributions which, on your part, have been in various cases (whether purposefully or not) inappropriate, incorrect, subjective, indicative of low standards (e.g., when you disdain edits you deem "minor"), and/or reflective of agendas that don't result in the best outcome for Wikipedia.

• I urge you to see your interactions with me from another point of view. My suggestion, first take a time out. Then, objectively reread all of your posts to/about me, made both on my User Talk Page and before that, on the article(s) that incited your "tracking" of me, and don't overlook your tone/approach from your very first engagements with/about me. Then reconsider your opening statement in the post to which I'm currently responding and fathom why I reiterate: your behavior, tone, and series of posts about/to me reflect you are more than "slightly concerned". I also urge you to then review Wikipedia: Harrassment and see how it applies to your behavior, which whether intentional or not, has the effects that article warns against.

• That's a pity, since Wikipedia's admonition and the statement posted atop my User Talk Page urge editors to assume good faith. As a corollary, I submit, any edits/contributions/corrections/interactions in the Wikipedia community should be made in good faith, too.
• Contrary to what you believe, I adhere to those good faith principles and motivations, and I cannot control, nor do I much trouble myself about others' projections on me of the contrary. That is, until others delve into harassing behavior, as I reiterate you are demonstrating (wittingly or not), your protestations notwithstanding.

Neither petty nor a knee-jerk reaction

• In case I didn't address this point earlier, but you've reiterated it in your last post, so it's important to you: my reversion the edit session you cite was neither petty nor a knee-jerk reaction as you claim. Your misreading of the situation indicates misreading and/or projection on your part. Rather, my actions in that instance reflect my concern that you not "throw the baby out with the bathwater" (as often happens) and instead to revert the valid corrections I agree were warranted, while maintaining other (also valid) edits that I didn't want to have to track down and remake. Stop. Consider. Do some perspective-taking.

How interesting - and worse, unfortunate - your reaction to that interaction expresses only your concern with being reverted and your indignation (or worse), fueled by your misunderstanding of my motive, than with consideration of what really was at play and (a more appropriate sense of) pleasure or satisfaction that the errors you're referring to were ultimately corrected, and the greater good (improving Wikipedia) served. I realize this may read as snarky, and so I apologize in advance, as that is not my intention. Rather, it is an observation that bears consideration.

Links to Wikipedia pages I urge you to read, in response to your comments to me/edits of my work

• Excerpt from my earlier post: "Moreover, you've repeatedly expressed disdain for my efforts to logically order items (whether alphabetically, chronologically, or according to other valid schema); that's surprising, since Wikipedia has guidelines calling for that. Why don't you look those guidelines up?"
  • Your reply to that: "As for WP rules, there is no guideline I am aware of that requires alphabetisation"
    • Surprising. For your convenience and edification, see: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists#Organization (that entire article is worth reading). Also regarding ordering, see, for examle: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout#Works_or_publications.

• Your following statements are inaccurate:

"And I have only of course pressed you for explicit justifications on points of dispute, not demanded them for every change you make (in most cases, when asked, you never try, and even when you do, the things you cite do not back up your assertions)."

and

"as often as not making dubious and unnecessary changes to content which is currently perfectly OK. Worse, they often make it less readable or even introduce outright errors into it where there were none before."

But who has time or patience to engage in wikilawyering? Correction: I have neither time nor patience for it. I will, however, share some articles that explain some principles I follow when editing (that you seem unaware of or disdain), e.g.:

• • Avoiding_common_mistakes and its "See also" section
  • Wikipedia:Basic_copyediting
  • User:Tony1/Beginners'_guide_to_the_Manual_of_Style
  • Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles

• Excerpt from my earlier post: "Moreover, you've repeatedly expressed disdain for my efforts to logically order items (whether alphabetically, chronologically, or according to other valid schema); that's surprising, since Wikipedia has guidelines calling for that. Why don't you look those guidelines up?"
  • Your reply to that: "As for WP rules, there is no guideline I am aware of that requires alphabetisation"
    • Surprising. For your convenience and edification, see: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists#Organization (that entire article is worth reading). Also regarding ordering, see, for examle: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout#Works_or_publications.

Bigger picture, forward-looking thoughts

• All that said, here's what I wholeheartedly believe: Wikipedia should require every editor, no exception (in other words, including us) to take, to periodically retake, and to demonstrate mastery of Wikipedia-sponsored, graded seminars designed to ensure all Wikipedians have a common mastery and understanding of important Wikipedia-sanctioned rules of grammar/mechanics/usage/style/formatting, AND of rules of conduct, of engagement, and of conflict resolution within the Wikipedia community.

• Additionally, Wikipedia sorely needs to fix the valid concerns - many of which are in play in our current dialogue and interactions - e.g., those detailed in: Criticism_of_Wikipedia#Editorial_process (see all section, including Criticism_of_Wikipedia#Consensus_and_the_.22hive_mind.22) and Academic_studies_about_Wikipedia#Power_plays.

Last words (I hope)

I welcome constructive, collegially-toned interactions from editors (including you) who share the above-mentioned "greater goal", and whose communications are enlightening, informative, or otherwise positive/constructive, and which are non-harassing. Point of fact: You've made/documented numerous points and have, in multiple instances, repeated yourself. Point of fact: I've read them and replied. Point of fact: Neither of us will benefit, and I don't welcome, further posts from you that beat that dead horse and would constitute (further) Wikipedia:Harassment (despite your contention that your posts are not harassing).

More points of fact: You edit and care about the quality of Wikipedia. So do I. Neither of us wants to either be or to be viewed as a troll, stalker, harasser, or other type of Wikipedian who causes harm or destruction, despite the fact that we both sometimes make some inadvertent errors that need to be corrected, either by us or - as we hope to avoid - by others. (See User:Froid.) Obviously, we share some common ground.

Let's move on from there. Froid (talk) 12:05, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

As seen, for example in the Janis Joplin article and others I've edited in the past few days, NHH is still "stalking" me, racing to find and correct any errors I might make before I can correct them myself, and - and here's the issue worth noting - in the process is making snide comments in the edit summaries, which constitute Wikipedia:Harrassment. NHH needs a time out, and perhaps, an intervention. A review of his/her User Talk pages indicates multiple others have complained and admonished NHH about incivility and other similar behavior with others, and it might be necessary for an administrator to monitor NHH's behavior. Froid (talk) 15:38, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

As noted, I don't want to get bogged down in long, back-and-forth discussions about all this, nor is it my intention to harrass any user. The problem is with the quality of some of your edits and your apparent confusion about certain principles of grammar, despite your assertions that what you are doing is "copyediting" or "grammar correction", as well as your persistent refusal, in the face of observations by several other editors, to accept that you might be at all in error (which, as noted, is the cause of my slight exasperation with this situation). Sometimes you declare a rule, and one form of phrasing therefore wrong, when in fact both are acceptable; other times you declare a rule that supposedly favours what is in fact an incorrect form. There is of course also the slightly separate point about the regular introduction of obvious errors into what was previously clean text due to lack of self-proofing. I'll bullet-point the main recurring issues, some of which have been discussed elsewhere, and privide some links for you.

• Alphabetisation: you linked above to the MOS guidance. But this is clearly about lists, not running prose, and also allows for other logic to come into play re ordering. Alphabetisation is neither obligatory nor often the best way to order material. For disambiguation pages specifically, please see WP:DABORDER, which explicitly says the "most common meanings may be placed at the top". Others have raised this exact point with you on this talk page.
• Possessive form: I see you are now in dispute with another editor (User:DrKay) about s' vs s's. The fact is that both are acceptable in the real world, and indeed in the MOS here. What matters is consistency in an article.
• Double possessive: You seem to think this is compulsory (and not using it an error). It is not. Equally, no, it is not always wrong – indeed sometimes it is necessary for clarity – but it is often deprecated in formal writing and often unnecessary. I explained this to you here. Here is a discussion of the topic.
• Participles: you seem to have an aversion to the use of the -ing form of the present participle, including in adverbial and adjectival phrases, possibly because you confuse it with use as a gerund/noun; hence why you also have argued that "X led to Y doing Z" requires an apostrope and that "X did Y, doing it better than Z" is ungrammatical. Neither is the case. Here's a link on this.
• As well as: this again relates (in part) to participles. Yes, it can sometimes substitute for "and", but it does not do so universally, or require exactly the same grammar around it. "X does Y as well as doing Z" is the standard, idiomatic form; "X does Y as well as does Z" is incorrect. "W does X, Y and Z" cannot be replaced by "W does X, Y as well as Z"; only by "W does X and Y, as well as Z". On the first point, please see this and this.
• A/an: with words that start with "h", such as "hotel" or "historic", "a" rather than "an" is usually preferred these days. I already pointed this out to you a while back, but I see you are still switching to "an". Here is the link again. And FWIW, your claim that you had to revert my correction of a separate typo of yours on that page, as I had thrown "the baby out with the bathwater" and lost other, legitimate changes, is simply untrue. As I said, I made that correction on its own. You then reverted it, again on its own.
• Years: As also previously noted, as far as I am aware, there is no rule of grammar or style that requires the universal changing of "X did Y in 1983" to "In 1983, X did Y" (indeed it leads to rather repetitive structure; and sometimes the emphasis needs to be different). Nor am I aware of any WP style guidance that requires "the 1983 film X", or "the film X was released in 1983" to always be changed to "the film X (1983)".
• As a final, one-off point, re adding Elizabeth Warren to the Indian disambiguation page. I will revert this addition again. This is a disambiguation page, to direct readers to different pages which uses the term in question, not to list every context in which it might be used. Warren's page does not open by saying she is "also known as the Indian"; nor is there page "Indian (Trump insult)". Absent either of this, it should not be there. This page does not, and should not, list every person who has been described as such by someone else.

If you wish to complain about me harrassing you, feel free. I am more than happy to have each of our actions put under scrutiny. Equally, if you want further discussion about any of the above points, please post a note at WT:MOS and get a third opinion. N-HH talk/edits 11:03, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

reaction to N-HH's post of 11:03 7 August 2016 (UTC)

N-HH's communications and behavior constitute Wikipedia:Harrassment. Both common sense and Wikipedia's advisement for handling such behavior advise against engaging perpetrators of same, so I will not reply to his/her last post. Nonetheless, this is MY talk page, and I am posting the following:

• N-HH has made multiple inaccurate claims and protestations, including the most recent (shared below), which his/her behavior - e.g., as documented by his/her posts on this User Talk page and on his/her stalking of me online and commentary in his/her edit summaries - are either disingenuous or reflect deep denial:

"I don't want to get bogged down in long, back-and-forth discussions about all this, nor is it my intention to harrass any user."

• As this page reflects:
  • N-HH keeps repeating him/herself and pushing his/her "case" on this page and has ignored my requests to stop doing so, which compounds behavior that already constitutes Wikipedia:Harrassment
  • N-HH seems hell-bent on engaging in additional behaviors that constitute Wikipedia:Harrassment (e.g., following MY edits specifically and handling them in the manners I've described in my previous posts), e.g., stalking/hounding/Wikipedia:Harrassment/wikilawyering
  • N-HH his obviously ignored my suggestion (posted in a previous post) to reframe the situation and move forward in a more positive, productive manner
  • N-HH's communications on this user's talk page, in edit summaries when "editing" or reverting my work, and on multiple articles' talk pages is frequently uncivil, condescending, denigrating, insulting, and (as previously noted) repetitive, and constitutes Wikipedia:Harrassment

• N-HH lacks the level of mastery of grammar/usage/mechanics/copyediting/Wikipedia guidelines/styles/rules s/he thinks s/he possesses (e.g., see N-HH's comments above which reflect unawareness of conciseness, parallelism, etc.), frequently demonstrates that s/he embraces (and tries to impose on others) the use of commonly made errors, and tries to impose on others the use of his/her subjective preferences when there's more than one approach.
• Because of N-HH's less-than-complete mastery, s/he has on multiple occasions reverted valid edits/contributions as well as overlooked/denigrated the legitimacy/value of valid changes/contributions
• N-HH seems unaware or unconcerned that his/her manner of communicating and his/her behaviors are not only inappropriate and violate Wikipedia's guidelines, but that s/he comes across as laughable in those instances when her "corrections" or reversions are incorrect yet accompanied by haughty/derisive commentary that is inaccurate or reflects ignorance
• N-HH is highly negative and selective, honing in on data that support his/her worldview and agenda, e.g.,
  • N-HH looks for the existence of or relative proportion of errors, completing ignoring the existence of or relative proportion of valid edits/contributions
  • N-HH focuses exclusively on rules/guidelines/options/incidents that support his/her point of view even when aware of other applicable rules/guidelines/options/incidents that don't
  • N-HH doesn't seem to distinguish between disagreements between editors (reflected in edit summaries or on talk pages) that are part of the normal/useful give-and-take associated with editing this community enterprise and frequently occur between editors, versus those (like N-HH's) that are dysfunctional/inappropriate. Nor does N-HH seem interested in how any other disagreements are handled/resolved other than those which might support his/her negative agenda.
  • N-HH completely ignores positive posts on this user's talk page that belie his/her negative filter about this editor, such as thank you's, tortes, requests for assistance, invitations to participate in editing other pages/projects, and the like
• Posts on N-HH's user talk page, on this talk page, and on other Wikipedia pages (e.g., where administrative actions are being discussed) document that:
  • N-HH has exhibited and been called out for/reviewed/admonished by other Wikipedia editors, admins, or admin bodies for multiple instances of similar behavior on other occasions, with other Wikipedians. So N-HH's pattern of behavior and communication style, in question here, are neither unique nor new.
  • The above-mentioned remedy-seeking actions seem to have had very little, if any, reformatory impact on N-HH's behavior or communication style, which I reiterate in my case, constitutes Wikipedia:Harrassment
  • N-HH frequently expresses an undue (and unwarranted) sense of superiority, an inflated sense of his/her competence, outright derision for the competence of others who disagree with him/her (whether such others are correct or not), an inappropriate and dysfunctional need for power/control, and propensities for obsessive-compulsive/punitive/stalking/hounding/wikilawyering/harrassment

Froid (talk) 14:14, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

And you haven't addressed a single one of the substantive issues raised above, but are just throwing around insults now. I note previously you accuse me of repeating myself – but that is of course because you don't respond to points and don't modify your beliefs when the evidence is presented to you. I wouldn't have to keep coming back to this if you did, and yet it is all my fault? Please. Indeed, you are still reverting me here, despite the evidence I presented above about the idiomatic verb form usually found with "as well as". As for my "sense of superiority" and "inflated sense .. of competence", I have provided direct and focused third-party evidence for every single one of my assertions relating to your edits and points of dispute, and, on top of that, suggested you seek the views of other WP editors at the MOS page in respect of them. Yes, that is because I am confident I am right, but at the same time, I am not asking you to just take my word for it. By contrast, you simply assert you know best about various grammar "rules", and accuse everyone else of lack of competence and making errors, without providing any similar evidence about what they might have got wrong, and without anyone else backing you up. Indeed, as noted, plenty of other WP editors have already disagreed with you about the same things I disagree with you about. As it happens, if actual evidence was presented to me that I might be wrong about something, and other editors were patiently trying to explain why, I would at least stop to think for a second, and either respond to their criticism/evidence in a bid to rebut it or accept I might have been wrong. I'm not a fan of going to ANI or other project pages to moan about other editors, preferring to try reason first, but please don't let me stop you if you think my attempts at reasoning with you (and other editors in the past) – in the face of your (and their) obtuseness – constitute harrassment. I will not respond further here, whether you choose to make more constructive points or to continue ranting, which I am sure you will be pleased to hear. N-HH talk/edits 17:13, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Further evidence....

Looking in the notices on my user talk page at the last three actions N-HH made today, before I made this post, and for example, at the following excerpt from N-HH's most recent statement on this talk page...

"And you haven't addressed a single one of the substantive issues raised above, but are just throwing around insults now. I note previously you accuse me of repeating myself – but that is of course because you don't respond to points and don't modify your beliefs when the evidence is presented to you. I wouldn't have to keep coming back to this if you did, and yet it is all my fault?

...further evidences what appears to be, on N-HH's part, deep-seated:

• Need to be acknowledged
• Insistence on being "right" and on having that acknowledged
• Control/power issues
• Persistent Wikipedia:Ownership of content, at least when it comes to my edits/posts
• Propensity to engage in bludgeoning and the types of disruptive editing described in Wikipedia:Harassment#Consequences_of_harassment
• Wikipedia:WikiHate
• Overbearing sense of ownership and authority
• Obsessive-compulsive/stalking/hounding/wikilawyering/Wikipedia:Harrassment propensities
• Denigration of others who disagree with him/her, even when such others have been supported, in the past, by other editors and admin reviews of N-HH's misbehavior - e.g., "I'm not a fan of going to ANI or other project pages to moan about other editors, preferring to try reason first, but please don't let me stop you if you think my attempts at reasoning with you (and other editors in the past) – in the face of your (and their) obtuseness – constitute harrassment."
• Lack of regard for civility
• Need to have the last word, though I hope s/he honors this insultingly-worded proclamation: "I will not respond further here, whether you choose to make more constructive points or to continue ranting"
• However, even if s/he does cease and desist on this page, his continued stalking/hounding/Wikipedia:Harrassment of me on other pages bears addressing, so I've sought assistance from Wikipedia's admins

Froid (talk) 17:53, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

• • Heh, that decision to run off to ANI didn't work out too well or you, did it? For someone with your number of edits, it's amazing what a grammatical nightmare you are. Thank god someone like N-HH is doing the lords work here. 83.143.240.13 (talk) 12:21, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Dunno, didn't read the ANI decision yet. And the anonymity/tone/word choice/overall content of your post don't merit more energy/attention than I've already wasted posting this response. Froid (talk) 02:28, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Second thought: if your post is any indicator of the maturity/grammatical competency/civility/professionalism/objectivity level of those participating in the ANI action, then thanks for the heads-up and drastic lowering of my expectations. Thanks, also, for the chuckle induced by the irony of how grammatically-challenged your swipe at my grammatical competency is. If this forum weren't online, then I'd pass you a tissue to wipe the foam off your mouth. Froid (talk) 11:42, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject Wildfire

Hello! I have recently started a new WikiProject and am trying to recruit new members. The project, WikiProject Wildfire, focuses on articles that relate to wildfires. There is a lot of work that needs to be done. From updating templates, to classifying and improving articles. Any level of commitment is welcome! If you care to just add some input on the founding of the new project, awesome. If you would like to take an active role in editing articles, that is awesome as well! Knowledge of wildfires is NOT a prerequisite for joining the project. In fact, it would be great to have some members of the project who are NOT fire-buffs. That way we make sure that articles aren't just written by and for people in the fire community. If this is something you have any interest in, I would love to have you join the project! Please feel free to join the discussion or leave me a message on my talk page. (Note that you are receiving this message from me because I saw you made multiple edits on a wildfire related page, specifically Griffith Park Fire. Not just spamming you at random.) Hope you have a great day! Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 22:17, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

So happy to have you aboard the project! One thing I would love your assistance with right off the bat is the main project page. It is still a WIP and needs more information added. If you have any thoughts please add them. Is there anything in particular related to the project you are particularly interested in? --Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 17:31, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Welcome to MILHIST

Hello and welcome to the Military history WikiProject! As you may have guessed, we're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to military history.

A few features that you might find helpful:

• Our navigation box points to most of the useful pages within the project.
• The announcement and open task box is updated very frequently. You can watchlist it if you are interested, or you can add it directly to your user page by copying the following: {{WPMILHIST Announcements}}.
• Important discussions take place on the project's main discussion page; it is highly recommended that you watchlist it.
• The project has several departments, which handle article quality assessment, detailed article and content review, writing contests, and article logistics.
• We have a number of task forces that focus on specific topics, nations, periods, and conflicts.
• We've developed a set of guidelines that cover article structure and content, template use, categorization, and many other issues of interest.
• If you're looking for something to work on, there are many articles that need attention, as well as a number of review alerts.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask any of the project coordinators or any other experienced member of the project, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome, and we are looking forward to seeing you around! Anotherclown (talk) 23:31, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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! Wednesday August 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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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Swastika

Care to explain in what way this is ""Fixing style/layout errors".--KTo288 (talk) 12:58, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

The article's history page indicates you've already made whatever changes you deemed were necessary, so I'll leave it at that. Froid (talk) 21:48, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

I'll take that as a mea culpa for a misleading edit history then.--KTo288 (talk) 22:14, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

If the edit history seemed misleading, that certainly was not intentional! As I stated, you seem to have already made whatever changes you deemed were necessary, and I'll leave it at that.Froid (talk) 22:25, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 18

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 18, June–July 2016
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi, Samwalton9, UY Scuti, and Sadads

• New donations - Edinburgh University Press, American Psychological Association, Nomos (a German-language database), and more!
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September 14: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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! Wednesday September 14 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street 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) 18:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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Copying within Wikipedia requires proper attribution

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The Last Question at Hayden Planetarium

On 9 August 2015 you edited The Last Question from "It played at the Hayden Planetarium in the Boston Museum of Science and..." to:

It subsequently played, as well, at the:

• Hayden Planetarium in New York City
• Boston Museum of Science in Massachusetts
• etc.

I agree with you that it's easier to read the list of planetariums in list form rather than all in one paragraph. However, did you have any information that TLQ played at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, as opposed to the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Boston Museum of Science? There are actually two planetariums called Hayden, in New York and Boston, and I haven't been able to find which one TLQ played at. Lee Choquette (talk) 02:41, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Sun October 16: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

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! Sunday October 16 CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon 2:00pm - 8:00 pm at NYU ITP, Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Saturday October 22, 2016)

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Saturday October 22: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

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. Saturday October 22 WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (meetup) (eventbrite) 10:00am - 6:00pm at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue) Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

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Books and Bytes - Issue 19

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Books & Bytes
Issue 19, September–October 2016
by Nikkimaria, Sadads and UY Scuti

• New and expanded donations - Foreign Affairs, Open Edition, and many more
• New Library Card Platform and Conference news
• Spotlight: Fixing one million broken links

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Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences (plus Sunday Indigenous People's Justice event)

Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences

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. Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (drop-in anytime!) Location: New York Academy of Sciences. 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street (between Vesey and Barclay Streets in Manhattan), 40th Floor You must also register at the NYAS site here: www.nyas.org/WikiEdit2016 Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice: Indigenous People's Justice @ Interference Archive Sunday November 13, 2016, 2:00- 6:00 pm (drop-in anytime!)

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New York City government and public libraries

I have challenged the material you've added in your edit from March, and I intend on reverting it as it pertains to the public libraries in New York City. While they may have "public" in their name, they are private entities. A good example of this would be a charter school: it has a government charter, it receives government funding, it provides services to the public, but alas it is still private. int21h (talk · contribs · email) 04:34, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

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. Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 1071 Fifth Ave, Manhattan. Enter at the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 09:45, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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December 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (plus Wikipedia Day on Jan 15!)

Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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! Wednesday December 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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) 21:43, 17 December 2016 (UTC) And RSVP now (and prepare your talks) for Wikipedia Day 2017 @ Ace Hotel NYC on Sunday Jan 15!

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Not trying to start an edit war. A lot of your grammar and style changes were not optimal, some were pretty awkward, there was even some POV added. Please see WP:BRD if you are not familiar. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 14:28, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

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Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day NYC 2017

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. Sunday January 15 Wikipedia Day NYC 2017 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 7:00 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan 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)

Books and Bytes - Issue 20

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Books & Bytes
Issue 20, November-December 2016
by Nikkimaria (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs), Samwalton9 (talk · contribs)

• Partner resource expansions
• New search tool for finding TWL resources
• #1lib1ref 2017
• Wikidata Visiting Scholar

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AD reshuffle

Great work reorganizing the AD (disambiguation) page, many thanks! — JFG ^talk 17:17, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

February 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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! Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/Schomburg Black Power (Saturday Feb 25) Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Action=History (Sunday Feb 26)

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February 2017

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Thank you for finding this source. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 04:39, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

It seems you broke the HTML code with your edit, causing a line break where there shouldnt be one. Please try again, and hoefully this time it will look better.

I agree with needed change and already fixed it, before reading this. I respectfully add:

1. Please sign your posts, in the future;
2. Please link to the article in Q or indicate its title, in the future (I'm assuming you are referring to Blood Diamond but shouldn't have to assume);
3. Note: Not trying to be argumentative here, but stating objective facts - it would have been more collaborative and efficient, and less wasteful if you had merely removed the inadvertently added carriage return/line break rather than throwing the baby out with the bathwater with your reversion and then leaving this message.

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March Madness 2017

G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.

For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

The King and I

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March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (and beyond!)

Saturday March 11: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

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) MoMA event on Wikimedia NYC Meetup And a broader calendar of events on the theme this week/weekend, and the next: Mar 08 - Gladys Marcus Library, Fashion Institute of Technology 11am - 5pm in New York, NY Wikipedia:NYC/FIT/Womens Day Edit-a-thon Mar 11 -Purchase College Library 11am - 4pm in Purchase, NY Facebook event Mar 11 - The Museum of Modern Art 10am - 5pm in New York, NY Facebook event MoMA event Mar 12 - Interference Archive 2pm - 6pm in Brooklyn, NY Interference Archive event Mar 12 - Kickstarter HQ 10am - 5pm in Brooklyn, NY Eventbrite event Mar 18 -SVA Library 12pm - 5pm in New York, NY Eventbrite event

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Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

Sunday March 26: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

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. Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Date: Sunday March 26 Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 05:14, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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Books and Bytes - Issue 21

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Books & Bytes
Issue 21, January-March 2017
by Nikkimaria (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs), UY Scuti (talk · contribs), Samwalton9 (talk · contribs), Sadads (talk · contribs)

• #1lib1ref 2017
• Wikipedia Library User Group
• Wikipedia + Libraries at Wikimedia Conference 2017
• Spotlight: Library Card Platform

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April 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday April 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday April 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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) 18:30, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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Page fix

Hi User:Froid, can you add some info to Maiorana article please, and the links might have to be removed, I don't want to make mistakes on article, but I'm fair sure you can help, thanks if you can.--Theo Mandela (talk) 23:44, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

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Sunday May 21: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon + global online challenge

Sunday May 21, 10:30 am - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon: Met Open Access Initiative is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first edit-a-thon, being hosted on Sunday May 21, 2017 in Thomas J. Watson Library at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. The Met is excited to make available over 375,000 images of public domain artworks for contribution to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse collection onsite and remotely. The event is a key marker too of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first Wikimedian-in-Residence program, with resident Richard Knipel (User:Pharos), along with Wikimedia NYC. We invite you to help enhance Wikimedia communities and platforms with open access images from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The event requires pre-registration. To register, 1) please sign-up with Eventbrite via The Met's website and 2) add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants on the wikimeetup page. Please check-in with museum staff when you arrive at the Thomas J. Watson Library within the museum. We also welcome remote participation for the global Met Open Access Artworks Challenge (15 May - 30 June, 2017), you can sign up there at Met Open Access Artworks Challenge/Participants. --Pharos (talk) 16:24, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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May 24: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday May 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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. Topics this month include the TED wikiproject, the Met wikiproject, and encouraging free video on Wikimedia Commons! 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, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday May 24 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street 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) 19:31, 22 May 2017 (UTC) P.S. bonus event this weekend: Action=History: Sunday Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Sunday May 28, 2017

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Thanks for noticing !

Thanks for noticing the new article I created on the book The Case for Impeachment ! What do you think of the article ? Sagecandor (talk) 10:53, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Thursday June 22: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Thursday June 22, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's third 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. Themes for this event include art related to HIV/AIDS activism and on LGBTQ artists of the African Diaspora as part of the Black Lunch Table project. 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. Thursday June 22 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA (Participants have to bring their own laptops and power cords). Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019 Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:40, 15 June 2017 (UTC) P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday June 25 Hackathon @ Ace Hotel, the Sunday July 9 Wiknic on Governors Island, and other upcoming events.

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Books and Bytes - Issue 22

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 22, April-May 2017

• New and expanded research accounts
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: OCLC Partnership
• Bytes in brief

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July 2017

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Bradley Cooper. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 05:01, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Sunday July 9: WikNYC Picnic @ Governors Island

Sunday July 9, 1-6pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" on New York City's green and historic Governors Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 9 WikNYC Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 1–6pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is Grill #5 by Nolan Park in the northern part of Governors Island. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 11:04, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

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July 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday July 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday July 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

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Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

Sunday July 30: Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel

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, we'll focus on Wikipedia casual editing, ways to use and develop Wikidata, 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. Action=History Wiki-Hackathon @ Ace Hotel Date: Sunday July 30 Time: 2:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

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Books and Bytes - Issue 23

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Books & Bytes
Issue 23, June-July 2017

• Library card
• User Group update
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: Combating misinformation, fake news, and censorship
• Bytes in brief

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COPYVIO

Your directly copied from here in this diff. Please fix it ASAP . Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 07:24, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Not sure you're accurately attributing that "lifting" to me, but I'm happy to have fixed it, anyway. I greatly appreciate your quality control work. Cheers. Froid (talk) 15:20, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

August 30: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 30, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday August 30 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 12:03, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

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September 27: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday September 27 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 00:42, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

• P.S. On the weekend before the annual meeting, you can join: Action=History @ Ace Hotel (Sunday, September 24, 2017)

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"In popular culture" updates

Hi, I noticed you've updated several articles about the Mexican Drug War and updating them with information about the TV series on El Chapo. Would you mind adding reliable sources to your updates? I understand the information is truthful, but it still requires a citation. MX (✉ • ✎) 18:53, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Please advise

is that necessary, given my posts link to the article which is referenced? Froid (talk) 19:23, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Yes, per WP:CIRCULAR and WP:INLINECITE. If an article cites something, the source should be there, not in another page. Please go back and re-add sources for the updates you made. MX (✉ • ✎) 20:27, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

Unknown parameters

Hi, Froid. When you change the reference style from this to this, keep unknown parameters in mind. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:36, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Yikes, you're absolutely right. Fixed. Froid (talk) 06:53, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. You didn't just fix the references, though. You reverted my changes as well. I'm not fond of single-sentence paragraphs, and, per MOS:Paragraphs, they should generally be avoided. Stating that Poundstone is asexual at the end of the Personal life section just seems like an afterthought piece. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 23:32, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election

Greetings from the Military history WikiProject! Elections for the Military history WikiProject Coordinators are currently underway. As a member of the WikiProject you are cordially invited to take part by casting your vote(s) for the candidates on the election page. This year's election will conclude at 23:59 UTC 29 September. Thank you for your time. For the current tranche of Coordinators, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

Sunday October 15: Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition

This event is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons tutorial and multimedia hackathon, Learn how to work with your photos to illustrate New York City articles! Note that this is part of the larger Open House New York Weekend activities on Saturday and Sunday, when sites normally closed to the public are open for public visits and photography. If you can, bring your camera/photos to the event, and a laptop if you'd like to engage in adding photos to articles. But this is not necessary. For photos from last year's event, see the OHNY campaign 2016 on Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia @ Open House New York / Weekend Photo Competition Date: Sunday October 15 Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:33, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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October 18: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday October 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday October 18 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 13:21, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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Books and Bytes - Issue 24

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 24, August-September 2017

• User Group update
• Global branches update
  • Star Coordinator Award - last quarter's star coordinator: User:Csisc
• Wikimania Birds of a Feather session roundup
• Spotlight: Wiki Loves Archives
• Bytes in brief

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November 2017

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Kidnapped (TV series). Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted.

• If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, please discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant notice boards.
• If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, please seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continual disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. You have been repeatedly warned about introducing errors, or making unconstructive edits, under the guise of copyediting. N-HH warned you about this numerous times, and you were also advised of same at the ANI you opened which almost boomeranged on you. Continuing to edit in this way is disruptive, and it will result in a block. Grandpallama (talk) 16:06, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon (Nov 19) and global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month (Nov 1-30)

Sunday November 19, 10:30 am - 4:00pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be the Metropolitan Museum of Art's second edit-a-thon, hosted on Sunday November 19, 2017 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. Following the first Met edit-a-thon in May 2017, the museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely. Sunday November 19 Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:30 am - 4:00 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education 81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks, drinks and cake will be provided. We also welcome remote participation for the global online Wikipedia Asian Art Month, running November 1-30. Thanks, and hope to see you at the museum, and/or as part of the online Wikipedia Asian Month contest!--Pharos (talk) 16:36, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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November 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

Wednesday November 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC @ NYU ITP

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor) at 721 Broadway 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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday November 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts (4th floor), 721 Broadway (note that we are not at Babycastles this month) 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) ~~~~~ P.S. You are also invited to Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday November 19!

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ArbCom 2017 election voter message

Hello, Froid. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting

As we approach the end of the year, the Military History project is looking to recognise editors who have made a real difference. Each year we do this by bestowing two awards: the Military Historian of the Year and the Military History Newcomer of the Year. The co-ordinators invite all project members to get involved by nominating any editor they feel merits recognition for their contributions to the project. Nominations for both awards are open between 00:01 on 2 December 2017 and 23:59 on 15 December 2017. After this, a 14-day voting period will follow commencing at 00:01 on 16 December 2017. Nominations and voting will take place on the main project talkpage: here and here. Thank you for your time. For the co-ordinators, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:36, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

December 13: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday December 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 18:43, 11 December 2017 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration on Saturday December 16!

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Books and Bytes - Issue 25

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 25, October – November 2017

• OAWiki & #1Lib1Ref
• User Group update
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: Research libraries and Wikimedia
• Bytes in brief

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User group for Military Historians

Greetings,

"Military history" is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians.

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Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day NYC 2018, 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 keynotes, plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions. 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. Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan 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) 18:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

This Sunday! Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference (updated speakers + schedule)

Sunday January 14: Wikipedia Day NYC 2018

Part of Wikipedia's global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 at Ace Hotel will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to announce speakers such as Jason Scott (Internet Archive), Jackie Koerner (Visiting Scholar, Wiki Ed), and Andrew Lih (Wikimedia DC), as well as a fantastic line-up of panels that highlight projects and issues of relevance to the Wikimedia NYC community. See Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 speakers + schedule 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. Sunday January 14 Wikipedia Day NYC 2018 (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 10:00am - 6:30 pm at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan 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! --Megs (talk) 02:23, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Books and Bytes - Issue 26

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 26, December – January 2018

• #1Lib1Ref
• User Group update
• Global branches update
• Spotlight: What can we glean from OCLC’s experience with library staff learning Wikipedia?
• Bytes in brief

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Category:Wikipedians who like Black Mirror

Hey! I saw that you edited the article Black Mirror and thought maybe you would be interested in this new user category I created?-🐦Do☭torWho42 (⭐) 11:01 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

February 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday February 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday December 13 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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! --Megs (talk) 22:19, 16 February 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Africa and the Diaspora Edit-a-thon @ Schomburg Center for Black Culture on Saturday February 24!

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Damage to Windows 7 article

Hello.

It has come to my attention that unfortunately, you damaged Windows 7 article. Normally, it's okay; damage happens during bona fide editing. But... you were doing something that you weren't supposed to do in the first place.

• Starting 2014 {{Cite web}} and {{Cite news}} no longer have any semantic difference whatsoever. {{Cite news}} has some extra parameters, but other than that, changing one to another is a total waste of time and resource.
• |work= and |website= are equivalent. There is absolutely no difference between them.

I am not overly concerned with what you do with your own time (waste it or use it well), but the damage was concerning.

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 06:09, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Not sure what you meant by "damaged"; please explain (minus the officiousness, insults, and passive-aggressive misuse of the Kiss-Kick-Kiss structure), and I'll fix actual damage (if any). FYI, pairing "cite web" with "website" always italicizes the website name, pairing "cite news" with "work", or "newspaper", or "magazine" always italicizes the news outlet's name; but other pairings do not consistently italicize the second term's name, and, consequently, news outlets whose names should be italicized (e.g., The New York Times) often aren't, therefore resulting in bona fide formatting errors. Additionally, it bears pointing out, "publisher" is not synonymous with a website or news outlet, and including a publisher's name in a citation does mean either a website's name (in "cite web" instances) or news outlet's name (in "cite news" instances) should not also be included. Therefore, what I did is actually "bona fide editing", and is neither "something [I] wasn't supposed to do in the first place", nor a "total waste of time of time and resource"[s].Froid (talk) 08:54, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Everything you wrote under "FYI" prefix is pre-2014 and outdated. Now, both {{Cite web}} and {{Cite news}} accept |work= (a.k.a. |website= and |newspaper=) in equal capacity. Since 2014, CS1 requires all works, regardless of medium, to be italicized. It means you can give |website= to {{Cite news}} and cite a paper magazine with it! The syntax would be funny to a human, but indifferent for a machine. Here is the proof:

• Smith, John (1 January 2019). "A page". Example.com. ACME. (with {{Cite web}}, |work=)
• Smith, John (1 January 2019). "A page". Example.com. ACME. (with {{Cite web}}, |website=)
• Smith, John (1 January 2019). "A page". Example.com. ACME. (with {{Cite web}}, |newspaper=)
• Smith, John (1 January 2019). "A page". Example.com. ACME. (with {{Cite news}}, |work=)
• Smith, John (1 January 2019). "A page". Example.com. ACME. (with {{Cite news}}, |website=)
• Smith, John (1 January 2019). "A page". Example.com. ACME. (with {{Cite news}}, |newspaper=)

Everytghing you wrote after "Additionally" is correct! I am glad you know them. And yet, please look at revision 828016840:

• You have changed "|publisher=BetaNews, Inc. |work=BetaNews" into "|website=BetaNews, Inc.", which is contrary to what you wrote. (It was correct before your edit but "|work=BetaNews" is also okay.)
• Next, you changed "|publisher=Microsoft" into "|website=Microsoft", which is more wrong. The perfect version is: "|work=News Center |publisher=Microsoft". (Or "|website=News Center |publisher=Microsoft". As I said before, no difference.)
• In the subsequent line, there are a lot of instances in which you changed "cite web" into "cite news". This is neither good nor bad. It has zero impact. Hence, the waste of the time (which is totally yours) but you ended up changing "<ref name=thurrottfaq>{{cite web " into "<ref name=thurrottfaq>{{cite webnews ". This one is not okay. So, when you go chaning "Cite web" into "Cite news", if do it well, you didn't do anything positive and if you don't do it well, you have done damage.

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 13:50, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Update: I said it is your business whether you waste time doing inconsequential edits like changing |work= to |website=. I was wrong. ArbCom blocks people who do stuff like this. Read about it in MOS:STABILITY's fineprint. —Codename Lisa (talk) 13:55, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

March 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

CANCELLED: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
Due to the winter storm warning, the WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare scheduled for March 21st has been cancelled. Please consider attending one of the many edit-a-thons scheduled for this week. We look forward to editing with you soon! --Megs (talk)

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April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive

G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:

• tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
• adding or improving listed resources on Milhist's task force pages
• updating the open tasks template on Milhist's task force pages
• creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.

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WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday April 25th, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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Books & Bytes - Issue 27

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May 23: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday May 23, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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 and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, 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! Wednesday May 23 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 03:13, 23 May 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Action = History: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Asian American Literature on Sunday May 27!

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June 20: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (and Pratt Women Wikipedia Design this Saturday June 16)

Wednesday June 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday June 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 19:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to Wikiproject Women Wikipedia Design @ Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Saturday, June 16!

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Books & Bytes – Issue 28

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Thursday July 12: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library

Thursday July 12, 5-8pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ Jefferson Market Library

Wikimedia NYC invites you to attend a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon on Thursday, July 12th at Jefferson Market Library! Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. We are holding this year's event in July in order to support folx who want to contribute a photograph they took at one of NYC's many Pride events or edit an article about something they learned this June. Not sure what to contribute? No problem! We will have a list of articles that need your help. Thursday July 12 Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki or at Eventbrite). 5:00pm - 8:00 pm at Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave --Megs (talk) 14:57, 10 July 2018 (UTC) P.S. You are also invited to the "picnic anyone can edit", the Great American Wiknic NYC @ Prospect Park, Sunday, July 29!

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Sunday July 29: Annual Wiki-Picnic @ Prospect Park

Sunday July 29, 2-7pm: Annual Wiki-Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Brooklyn's green Prospect Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. Sunday July 29 Annual Wik-Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 2–7pm - come by any time! Our reserved picnicking area is by Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance, located at Prospect Park West and 15th Street. The picnic will be held by the park's Bartel-Pritchard Square entrance immediately on the lawn to your right as you walk through the lovely lotus columns. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 08:23, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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Style issues on Patch

I know from my own Watchlist that you frequently edit disambiguation pages and I genuinely thank you for that work. Because you do so many of those edits though, I thought it would be worth the effort to point out several things in your recent edit on Patch that go against MOS:DAB, mostly to prevent more effort from other editors in the future. Please take this as the constructive criticism that I mean it to be, as again I do appreciate you trying to spruce up these articles.

• When piping, "the text of the link should still be very similar to the title of the target article, to avoid confusing the reader". So, changing [[List of The Tribe characters#Patch|character from ''The Tribe'']] to [[List of The Tribe characters#Patch|Patch]] is a move in the wrong direction. The "Ten" example at MOS:DABPIPING fits this case pretty well.
• Please don't change proper sections to pseudo-headings
• A twofer on "Knee-patch breeches, a form of riding breeches" which is both a red link with no blue link and a partial title match
• We do not need to cover every dictionary definition of a term. I removed the tire patching entry because it seemed like it was just added in order to try to cover the use of "patch" as a verb. That one's up for interpretation though. -- Fyrael (talk) 16:49, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 29

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August 29: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday August 29, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday August 29 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 23:52, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:53, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Your dab fixes

On dabs like Mac, I've seen you make good corrections to things like alphabetization, but I've also seen you make a lot of changes that don't comport with WP:MOSDAB, and that make the page less helpful. To take this page as an example:

• There is not a consensus to move "Places" and "People" out of alpha order to the top of the page, barring a special local reason. This was recently re-confirmed.
• There is an allowance (MOS:DABCOMMON) for listing especially common meanings at the top of a dab page; these should not be removed without a good, expressed reason.
• Descriptions are supposed to be no longer than needed to disambiguate the entry (MOS:DABENTRY). If a description does this, don't make it longer.
• If a subsection logically fits in more than one section, leave a hatnote in the OTHER section where it would fit. That means if you move the subsection, you need to move the hatnote as well.

Basically, I think you need to review WP:MOSDAB, and remember that deviating from the guide should only be done with a good reason, which should appear in your edit summary. If you're going to do multiple things that the guideline recommends against, please do them in separate edits, and explain your reason for each one. If you think the guideline is wrong about something, the answer is not to ignore it (not saying you are), but to challenge it on the guideline's talk page. —swpb^{T go beyond} 15:16, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

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September 26: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 26, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

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. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections - you can add yourself as a candidate. 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, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday September 26 WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 145 West 14th Street (note the new address, a couple of doors down from the former Babycastles location) 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) 20:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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Have your say!

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Sun October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP and Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive

You are invited to join two events supported by the Wikimedia NYC community on Sunday October 14: Open House New York Weekend Upload Party @ NYU ITP 2:00pm - 6:00 pm at ITP, Tisch School of the Arts. New York University (721 Broadway, New York, NY) The photo competition is at many sites all weekend, this is just the concluding event Indigenous People's Justice Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive 2:00 - 5:00pm at Interference Archive (314 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY) Note the new Park Slope location for Interference Archive Have a WikiWonderful Weekend! --Pharos (talk) 04:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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October 24: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

October 24, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Triangle Arts Association in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday October 24 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Triangle Arts Association (Suite 317 & 318) at 20 Jay Street, Brooklyn (note this month we will be meeting in DUMBO, Brooklyn, not at Babycastles) 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) 01:28, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

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Books & Bytes, Issue 30

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Issue 30, August – Septmeber 2018

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Sunday Oct 28: Wikidata Birthday Party

Sunday October 28: Wikidata Birthday Party

Wikidata, the newest project of the Wikimedia movement, went live on October 29, 2012. Please join Wikimedia New York City as we celebrate its sixth birthday at the Ace Hotel. There will be (optional) lightning talks, casual conversation, and, most importantly, CAKE! No experience with Wikidata? No problem. This event is open to all. Wikidata Birthday Party Date: Sunday October 28 Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location: Ace Hotel New York. 20 West 29th Street, Manhattan. RSVP: on Meetup.com or on Wikipedia Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues on Sunday!--Wikimedia New York City Team 15:32, 25 October 2018 (UTC) Bonus edit-a-thons on Saturday The day before the Wikiata Birthday, on Saturday, you are also welcome to join Archtober Wikipedia Edit-a-thon @ Bard Graduate Center or Black Lunch Table @ Magnum Foundation. Please RSVP to those pages if you plan on joining.

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Trellick Tower notes

What do you mean "too random as it is"? The original GA reviewer, Eric Corbett is one of the best reviewers on the project, no matter what you think of his occasionally brusque attitude. "Cultural references" sections are a trivia magnet for people adding unsourced or poorly sourced content, and not really what people are looking for beyond a short and concise "oh, it was in that". Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 11:25, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

"Occasionally brusque"? Occasionally impatient perhaps. You're quite right though, I would never have allowed an article with a stubby Cultural references section to become a GA, and if Trellick Tower develops one I would have no hesitation in removing its GA status. Which I'm perfectly entitled to do. Eric Corbett 11:56, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Ritchie333,

I don't know anything about Eric Corbett's manner, his editing/reviewing track record, or the standard by which you have assessed the quality of his reviewing. Nor would such knowledge have affected my edit; I made it from a purely objective point of view and stand by it. As I already stated, my edits resolved the random organization of content that was presented in no particular order (e.g., not chronologically nor by media type). My edit neither added to nor subtracted from the content or references that were already posted. If you dislike the use of headers, that's one thing. But the material was not well organized.§

While "Cultural references" sections may well be trivia magnets for editors, there is no reason to not present such content in that, or any other section of a Wikipedia page, in an organized fashion commensurate with standards adhered to by professional encyclopedias. Cheers.Froid (talk) 12:09, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

Edit summaries 2

Thank you for your edits to dab pages. I just wanted to ask if you could possibly use edit summaries that relate to the edits in question: most of these edits consist in the rearrangement or reordering of entries, and that really has nothing to do with either categories or with style errors as your edit summaries suggest. – Uanfala (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello, Uanfala - I see rearrangement and reordering of entries and/or categories as layout changes, the changing of category titles or recategorization of items as category changes, and the addition of a toc right or different use of bullets or hierarchies as style changes. What would you prefer to call those types of changes? Froid (talk) 15:40, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Ah, now I see where you're coming from. But these edit summaries are still misleading. Let's take an edit like this one with the summary "Adding/removing category/ies Fixing style/layout errors". To me, and probably to most other people, the word "category" here would refer to wikipedia's categories (in the sense of WP:CAT), and "fixing style errors" would suggest an entirely technical change, like fixing broken html, adjusting the spacing around commas, and stuff like that. Rearranging the order of entries on a dab page can make it better usable, but there are no errors per se that it fixes. I think the most straightforward summaries are the best: something like "rearrange sections" or "re-order entries" would have been spot on.

And as for that particular edit, I just wanted to say – in addition to my edit summaries – that I don't object to your changes to the "Art and entertainment" section, but moving the musician into a seciton of its own isn't optimal: it's usually best to avoid one-entry sections, and in this case a section like "People with the name" might lead readers to expect to find people whose actual name it is the ambiguous term (rather than an artistic pseudonym as in this case), and any other section title would probably clash with the name of the major section on this dab; I don't think it's surprising to find a musician under the heading of "Music". – Uanfala (talk) 18:05, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

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Nominations now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards

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December 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

December 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday December 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (South Lounge) at 113 W 60th Street, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Manhattan, near Columbus Circle, not at Babycastles) 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 03:22, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

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Voting now open for "Military historian of the year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" awards

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Books & Bytes, Issue 31

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Issue 31, October – Novemeber 2018

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January 13: Wikimedia NYC invites you to Wikipedia Day 2019

Sunday January 13: Wikipedia Day 2019 in NYC

You are invited to join us at Ace Hotel for Wikipedia Day 2019, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of the project's global 18th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event features keynote presentations, panels, lightning talks, and, of course, open space sessions. 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. Sunday January 13 Wikipedia Day 2019 (RSVP at Eventbrite). 9:30AM - 6:00PM at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan We especially encourage folks to add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 20:34, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

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Contested dab edit

Come on, you know how it works - if your edit is contested it's BRD not BRRR . I'd appreciate that you take up the discussion I started at Talk:RST. Widefox; talk 23:27, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

I listed it at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Disambiguation#Section_name_"Organizations_and_enterprises". Regards and keep up the cleaning! Widefox; talk 23:51, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Jazz

Re: a disambig page edit from one year ago. Why did you change the header from "sports" to "in sports" when most disambig pages use the former?
Vmavanti (talk) 00:52, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

After a full year, the question's rhetorical. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Froid (talk • contribs) 07:04, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

Organisation of dab pages

Hi and thank you for your work. I just wanted to say that I believe you're sometimes overcomplicated the structure of dab pages. Breaking up already small sections into smaller ones, adding additional levels of subsections, or making the section headings long – these all make the navigational structure of the dab page a bit cumbersome. A decent amount of structure helps readers go around the page, but if there's too much of it it can start getting in the way. – Uanfala (talk) 23:41, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

I've brought up a similar question at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages#How much structure is too much?. Feel free to comment there. – Uanfala (talk) 04:16, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

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February 27, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday February 27 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 08:59, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
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Art+Feminism’s sixth-annual MoMA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon will take place at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 4 West 54 Street, on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. People of all gender identities and expressions are encouraged to attend. And on Sunday this weekend: March 3, 2019 Art+Feminism with Kickstarter & Black Lunch Table, Brooklyn, NY Stay tuned for other Art+Feminism and related edit-a-thons throughout the month!

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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 Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday March 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) 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! This month, optional post-meetup drinks afterward at 9pm!--Wikimedia New York City Team 18:46, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
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Numbers from one to ten

Please spell out numbers from one to ten as words when used in article text, as instructed at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Numbers as figures or words. Thanks. Celia Homeford (talk) 13:12, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Celia Homeford - Numerous grammatical guides point out multiple instances when numerals, rather than words representing numbers, should be used (e.g., to indicate a person's age), and other instances when the numbers one to nine (not 10) should be spelled out, while 10 and above should be written numerically. These points are also noted in the linked page you cited. Therefore, it would be useful if you'd point out the instances where you feel my edits violated appropriate usage of numbers. (If, perchance, you're referring to my writing season and episode numbers as numerals rather than words, then please note: it's a convention in article titles to use numerals when referring to seasons and episodes; consequently, it would be inconsistent to write, for example, "season 1, episode 2" in a title and "season one, episode two" in paragraph form. - Cheers, Froid (talk) 21:34, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

May 2019

Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but a recent edit of yours to the page Spike has an edit summary that appears to be inaccurate or inappropriate. The summaries are helpful to people browsing an article's history, so it is important that you use edit summaries that accurately tell other editors what you did. Feel free to use the sandbox to make test edits. Thank you. —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 15:51, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

A few recent dab cleanup errors

• Re: Clean and others: No dictionary definition entries (MOS:WTLINK).
  • True; it might be constructive for you direct that comment to whatever editor(s) created the article Clean (and the unspecified "others")
    • The dictionary definition you added to Clean is the one I removed here. That kind of entry should never be there.
• Re: Clean: All subsections need to belong logically to their parent section (WP:LONGDAB)
  • Agreed, in principle. But my many encounters with Wikipedia articles, since I began using, then editing Wikipedia, revealed sufficient numbers of editors use the category title "Arts, entertainment, and media" (as does section 3.1 on the page you linked to) that doing so is a convention, if not a consensus
    • The error you made was leaving "Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media" as a subsection of "Music". It is not. There is no wiggle room for interpretation there; you erred.
• There is no consensus, nor has there ever been one, to put "People" and "Places" at the top of the page. These sections should be in their normal alphabetic positions unless there is a compelling local reason to do otherwise.

1. There's no consensus, but a preponderance of Wikipedia DAB pages I've encountered since I began reading and later editing Wikipedia has followed the introductory content with the category Places, followed by People unless, as you stated, "there is a compelling logical reason to do otherwise" In those latter instances, Places, then People, then alphabetized categories typically followed. Sometimes the ordering of those two categories was reversed. I saw both approaches frequently enough, and read enough discussions on the subject that it was apparent numerous editors viewed that ordering as a convention.
2. It's worth reiterating, I didn't create the idea; rather, that DAB page structure was commonly in use before I ever began editing Wikipedia.
3. I read the discussion your link pointed me to, but that discussion underscores the extant lack of consensus you cited, e.g., the discussants disagree about where to place the categories in question and why r.
4. Discussion is good, but w/o consensus, your statement, "These sections should be in their normal alphabetic positions unless there is a compelling local reason to do otherwise", is an articulation of your preference rather than a directive. Froid (talk) 22:55, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

• • • Alphabetization is the default behavior, and therefore the WP:STATUSQUO. There doesn't need to be a consensus against the People/Places practice – what matters is there's no consensus for it, and therefore no reason you should ever change a page to it without that compelling reason, which must be specific to the page in question: You can do it on a page whose title is predominantly a personal or place name, otherwise no. —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 18:37, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

—swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 17:07, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Oranisation of dab pages, again

Sorry to be bringing this up yet again, but I don't think your reorganisations of dab pages are helpful most of the time. There was a discussion (linked above), in which you were invited but did not participate), and there was consensus there that breaking up dab pages into so many sections and subsections (and subsubsections) is not a good idea. You do, however, seem to have continued to make such edits at quite a steady rate. That's not good. I think that you should either participate in the discussion and persuade everybody else that your approach is helpful, or you should you stop following it. – Uanfala (talk) 21:00, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Stop using misleading summaries

You were recently guided by Uanfala, and even more recently warned by me, that your dab edit summaries are not acceptable.

1. The word "category" has a very specific meaning on Wikipedia, and it does not encompass the edits you make to dab pages. You are rearranging sections, entries, or headings, NOT "categories". Your summary must conform to everyone else's understanding of language, not your own definitions.

OK.Froid (talk) 20:13, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

1. Re-arranging the majority of text on a page, as you did at Exhaust or Hard boiled (disambiguation), is never "minor".

I thought merely organizing/rearranging, rather than making major changes to content was minor; but ok.Froid (talk) 20:13, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Although you have several dab-editing quirks that your fellow editors disagree with, this one has no wiggle room, and it must stop immediately. If you're using a summary auto-filling tool, you should probably turn it off if you can't use it responsibly. Consider this a level 2 warning. —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 18:42, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Please link to a definition of "level 2" warning.Froid (talk) 20:13, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. --—swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 13:30, 9 May 2019 (UTC)

Please respond at the ANI discussion

• Froid, please stop editing further until you address the long-term issues and concerns regarding your edits that have been raised here. You cannot simply continue to edit and ignore concerns as you have done previously; you have exhausted the patience of your peers.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 16:08, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

I've responded at that page, as requested. Froid (talk) 20:10, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Thank you.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:16, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

May 22: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

May 22, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Featuring this month a presentation by Interference Archive guests, and a group discussion on the role of activist archives and building wiki content based on ephemeral publications and oral histories. To close off the night, we'll also have Wikidojo - a group collaborative writing activity / vaudeville! We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday May 22 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 17:10, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

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Books & Bytes, Issue 33

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About the organisation of dab pages

Hi, I'm glad that you're back. I've come across several of your edits to dab pages and they're mostly helpful. I appreciate that. I'm sorry for bringing up something that has been raised many times before, but isn't there any way you could avoid breaking up dab pages into numerous very small sections? Sections with only one entry in them, as here or here, are almost never a good idea. – Uanfala (talk) 12:44, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Uanfala. Thank you. In general, I agree that single item groupings should be avoided when possible, but at the same time recognize that such a guideline has valid exceptions, such as People and Places entries, which I believe warrant distinct groupings. Would you please specify: how would you handle them?Froid (talk) 08:09, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

If there's only one entry in a section, I would merge it into "Other uses". I don't think there's anything special about "People" or "Places" – the fact that many dab pages have such sections doesn't mean that all should have them. I understand that you and one other editor disagree, but this should be weighted against the disadvantages of having a one-entrt section: it bloats the table of contents without providing much in the way of navigational help to offset the added clutter. – Uanfala (talk) 11:33, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

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Again about the organisation of dab pages

I'm fining it difficult to believe that you should continue with these types of edits after all the discussions and especially after the ANI thread last month. To answer your edit summary: no, if there are two entries in a section that doesn't automatically make it good. The problem is that you're breaking up dab pages into a large number of small sections and subsections that result in a disproportionately complicated section structure and an unnecessarily long table of contents, which become an impediment to readers using the dab page.

Look at the Flight dab page before you edited it: it had six very reasonable sections, each having about seven or eight entries – that was okay. Now look at the same page after your edit: it's got five main sections, then one of those sections is split up into five subsections, and one of those subsections is in turn split up into three further sub-subsections. That makes for 13 headings in total, at three levels of organisation. This is not okay.

Of course, there is some leeway here. For example, replacing the 8-entry section "Film and television" with two sections, "Film" with five entries and "Television" with three is alright; I don't think it's much of an improvement, but it's alright. However, breaking up the "Music" section three subsections "Albums and EPs", "Songs", and "Other uses in music" is going over the top. Also, it's perfectly acceptable to have "Films", "Music" and "Literature" as separate nodes in the classification: there's no need to subsume them all under a big "Art, entertainment and media" megasection – the point of organising dab pages is not to make an exhaustive and logically precise classification of entities, but to make it easy for readers to find what they're looking for. – Uanfala (talk) 12:48, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

• Froid, it doesn't seem like you've changed your ways in this respect. See for example this version of Trill. With just twelve entries, this page could have easily done without sections, but you've somehow managed to introduce eight sections, at three different levels. This is way over the top. – Uanfala (talk) 02:05, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

I disagree with you and insist that you note that on many pages I've reduced the number of sections and levels. I — Preceding unsigned comment added by Froid (talk • contribs) 08:12, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Yes, I acknowledge you do a lot of good work on dab pages. However, in terms of the complexity of section organisation, you still seem to regularly take dab pages that are already suboptimal and to reorganise them in a way that pushes them even further away from the optimum. That's not just me – this was briefly discussed here a few months ago, and if I remember correctly it was also brought up at the ANI thread – that's the view of community at large. – Uanfala (talk) 10:33, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Sunday June 23: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

June 23, 12:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Togethe, we'll create new and expand existing Wikipedia articles on LGBT artists and artworks with LGBT themes in the Met collection! With refreshments, and a special museum tour in the afternoon! And there will be a wiki-cake! Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided. See also the global Wiki Loves Pride photo contest, as well as the Met's online LGBT Art Writing Contest, and also the LGBT Health Writing Contest. Sunday June 23 Wiki Loves Pride @ Metropolitan Museum of Art (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (note this is just south of the main entrance) This is the fifth annual Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon supported by Wikimedia NYC! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:30, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
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You are invited to join us at the "picnic anyone can edit" in the lovely Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck. This year the Wiknic will double as a "Strategy Salon" (more information at Wiknic page), using open space technology to address major questions facing our social movement. Sunday July 14 Annual NYC Wik-Picnic (RSVP) (also on meetup.com) 2–7pm - come by any time! Our picnicking area is at Southpoint Park, south of the tram and subway, and also just south of the Cornell Tech campus. Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner! Celebrate our 13th year of wiki-picnics! We hope to see you there! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Wikimedia New York City Team 21:36, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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Stop making messes

I just cleaned up another one of your disambiguation page messes at Star (disambiguation). You continue to make edits that break with WP:MOSDAB without reason, and you constantly create typos in wikicode that break both entries and headers. If you can't stop making these mistakes, then please restrict your dab work to alphabetizing/sorting entries within sections, which you seem to do well at. I'm sure you'd rather self-correct than spend more time at ANI. —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 18:25, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

I'll refrain from posting the reply your post warrants. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Froid (talk • contribs)

Let me recalibrate. I've checked over quite a few of your recent dab edits, and they are mostly ok (one note – periodicals are absolutely a type of literature). And since you did (eventually) correct the misleading summaries that took you to ANI last time, I should assume you're trying to improve and work with, not against, the rest of the community. I'm not saying everything is fine, but I could have been less harsh on Friday, and I think I can tentatively back off from watching your work so closely. If you feel like I need to see a reply here, ping me. —swpb^{T • go beyond • bad idea} 14:58, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

• RE: "periodicals are absolutely a type of literature". True, but - point of fact - although periodicals are a type of literature (which is broadly defined as "written works"), professional organizers of written materials (e.g., trained librarians and bookstore organizers) distinguish periodicals (and such works as comics) from other forms of literature (e.g, books, essays, long- and short-form fiction and non-fiction, plays, poetry, and the like). A stroll through any library or bookstore amply illustrates this distinction. Apparently, judging by the number of Wikipedia articles I have read but not edited, I'm not rare amongst Wikipedians who (like librarians and bookstore organizers) distinguish between periodicals (and in some Wikipedians' cases, like this one's, comics) and other forms of literature.
• Food for thought, for your benefit, not mine (and, therefore, a reply is neither expected nor requested): "With" vs. "against the community" statements reflect thinking that numerous experts have pointed out is avoided by those who approach differences with a win-win mindset, and by those who practice effective teamwork and/or contribute productively to learning organizations. The same goes for condescension, sarcasm, insults, and attempts at intimidation, whether brazen (as in your August 9 post and other statements you have made to or about me) or back-handed (as in your August 12 statement). Such communications typically reflect more upon those who transmit them than on the recipients, often lack the intended impact, and can backfire by diminishing the credibility and effectiveness both of the communicator and their message. Taking my own points in this paragraph to heart, I'll stop here.Froid (talk) 17:46, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Backlog Banzai

In the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Your edits to dab pages

I have a huge problem with them. You have butchered Mint, for example. The most prominent topics are now hidden at the bottom of the list because of your obsession with alphabetical order. Did your visit to AN/I not leave any impression on you? —Xezbeth (talk) 10:56, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Temper yourself. Mint is NOT butchered; it's now much better organized now than it was before. As you're so concerned about AN/I, then you should recall there are some commenters there who emphatically insisted upon the use of alphabetical order (which to some extent I've taken efforts to honor, for the reason addressed further below); in contrast, I believe Places/Geography, then People should precede most other groupings/entries, but that there is occasionally content that should obviously precede Places/Geography and People groupings because it's so closely associated with the disambiguation page's topic. However, because there's no definitive, objective standard that I know of that Wikipedia uses to determine which topics should be considered - as you call them - "more prominent topics" that should incontrovertibly be placed at the top of a disambiguation page, then the proper order would be subjective unless alphabetization were used. It's for that reason I am not strongly opposed to those editors who vehemently insist upon alphabetical order. Have you considered taking things up with them? Oh, and by the way, I don't use terms like "huge problem", but if I did, anything in my life that I might characterize as a "huge problem" would certainly be far more meaningful in the scheme of life than anything associated with Wikipedia. Froid (talk) 15:31, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

August 28: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (+editathons before and after)

August 28, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Featuring this month a review of the recent Wikimania 2019 conference in Sweden! We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, museum and library projects, education initiatives, and other outreach activities. Wednesday August 28 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan (note this month we will be meeting in Midtown Manhattan, not at Babycastles) 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 17:57, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
Edit-a-thons at Interference Archive and The Met
Also check out these editing events, before and after our WikiWednesday Salon: Tuesday August 27: Resistance Radio Edit-a-thon @ Interference Archive, 5:00 - 9:00pm Saturday September 7: Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12:30 - 4:30pm

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The Signpost: 30 August 2019

• News and notes: Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings

• In focus: Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff

• In the media: Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism

• Discussion report: Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users

• Traffic report: Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes

• Op-Ed: We couldn't have told you this, but Wikipedia was censored

• Opinion: The Curious Case of Croatian Wikipedia

• Community view: Chinese Wikipedia and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:38, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Saturday Sept 7: Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sept 7, 12:30pm: Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Together, we'll expand Wikipedia:WikiProject Fashion topics for basic clothing types that can be illustrated by the Met collection, and also past Costume Institute exhibitions! It's the last weekend for Camp: Notes on Fashion, and we will have an intro talk to the exhibit by a guest from the Costume Institute, and participants will then be able to visit it on their own. Galleries will be open this evening until 9 pm. With refreshments, and there will be a wiki-cake! Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided. Saturday Sept 7 Met Fashion Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (note this is just south of the main entrance) Galleries will be open this evening until 9 pm, and some wiki-visitors may wish to take this opportunity to see Camp: Notes on Fashion together after the formal event. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends, colleagues and students! --Wikimedia New York City Team 19:37, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

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Central Park

This user helped promote Central Park to good article status.

You have been a significant contributor to Central Park. SilkTork (talk) 08:29, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

G'day everyone, voting for the 2019 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark

G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:36, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Sept 25: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

September 25, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Books & Bytes – Issue 35, July – August 2019

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Books & Bytes
Issue 35, July – August 2019

• Wikimania
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The Signpost: 30 September 2019

• From the editors: Where do we go from here?

• Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup

• In the media: A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?

• Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads

• News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green

• Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report

• Gallery: Finding freely licensed photo collections

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• In focus: Wikidata & Wikibase for national libraries: the inaugural meeting

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Oct 23: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

October 23rd, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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Dab edit?

I undid this edit [3] to Application. Can you explain 1. long section name, 2. "medication" to "substances" . The dab was already a mess before, and worse after this edit, so I thought it was worth querying it! Widefox; talk 18:33, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

Rather than justifying my edits or quibbling aboutFroid (talk) 19:12, 23 October 2019 (UTC) their quality, I left your changes as is, except to alphabetize within groupings.

I am still waiting for you to, yes, justify your edit.

I've just come across G7 (disambiguation), there's a piped link and other issues with [4]

An answer here Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disambiguation#Universal changes without consensus may be more appropriate. Widefox; talk 23:54, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 31 October 2019

• In the media: How to use or abuse Wikipedia for fun or profit

• Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse

• In focus: The BBC looks at Chinese government editing

• Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars

• Community view: Observations from the mainland

• Arbitration report: October actions

• Traffic report: Wrestling with a couple of teenagers, a Nobelist, and a lot of jokers

• Gallery: Wiki Loves Broadcast

• Recent research: Research at Wikimania 2019: More communication doesn't make editors more productive; Tor users doing good work; harmful content rare on English Wikipedia

• Essay: Wikipedia is in the real world

• News from the WMF: Welcome to Wikipedia! Here's what we're doing to help you stick around

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

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Saturday Nov 16: Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saturday November 16, 12:30 pm - 4:30pm: Metropolitan Museum of Art Edit-a-thon

The Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met will be hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday November 16, 2019 in the Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education (81st Street entrance) at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York City. The museum is excited to work with Wikipedia Asian Month for the potential to seed new articles about Asian artworks, artwork types, and art traditions, from any part of Asia. These can be illustrated with thousands of its recently-released images of public domain artworks available for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons from the museum’s collection spanning 5,000 years of art. The event is an opportunity for Wikimedia communities to engage The Met's diverse Asian collections onsite and remotely. Asia Art Archive will host a sister event in Hong Kong next week. Saturday November 16 Wikipedia Asian Month Edit-a-thon @ The Met (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm in Bonnie Sacerdote Classroom, Uris Center for Education 81st Street entrance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue And there will be sandwiches and Wiki-Cake! Thanks, and hope to see you there! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:45, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

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Nov 20: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

November 20, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday November 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 16:16, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 36

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Books & Bytes
Issue 36, September – October 2019

• #1Lib1Ref January 2020
• #1Lib1Ref 2019 stories and learnings

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The Signpost: 29 November 2019

• From the editor: Put on your birthday best

• News and notes: How soon for the next million articles?

• In the media: You say you want a revolution

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• Arbitration report: Two requests for arbitration cases

• Traffic report: The queen and the princess meet the king and the joker

• Technology report: Reference things, sister things, stranger things

• Gallery: Winter and holidays

• Recent research: Bot census; discussions differ on Spanish and English Wikipedia; how nature's seasons affect pageviews

• Essay: Adminitis

• From the archives: WikiProject Spam, revisited

• In focus: An update on the Wikimedia Movement 2030 Strategy

• Special report: How many people edit in your favorite language? Where are they from?

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Dec 18: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

December 18, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday December 18 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 02:48, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 27 December 2019

• From the editors: Caught with their hands in the cookie jar, again

• News and notes: What's up (and down) with administrators, articles and languages

• Special report: Are reputation management operatives scrubbing Wikipedia articles?

• In the media: "The fulfillment of the dream of humanity" or a nightmare of PR whitewashing on behalf of one-percenters?

• Discussion report: December discussions around the wiki

• Arbitration report: Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee

• Traffic report: Queens and aliens, exactly alike, once upon a December

• Technology report: User scripts and more

• Gallery: Holiday wishes

• Recent research: Acoustics and Wikipedia; Wiki Workshop 2019 summary

• From the archives: The 2002 Spanish fork and ads revisited (re-revisited?)

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• Op-Ed: Why we need to keep talking about Wikipedia's gender gap

• WikiProject report: Wikiproject Tree of Life: A Wikiproject report

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Jan 22: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

January 22, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday January 22 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 20:07, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

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Saturday Jan 25: Met 'Understanding America' Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jan 25, 12:30pm: Met 'Understanding America' Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the Met 'Understanding America' Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side. Together, we'll expand Wikipedia articles on American history and art, and the understanding that all communities bring to American culture, as reflected in the Met collection up until ca. 1900. With refreshments, and there will be a wiki-cake! Open to everyone at all levels of experience, wiki instructional workshop and one-on-one support will be provided. Saturday Jan 25 Met 'Understanding America' Edit-a-thon @ Metropolitan Museum of Art (RSVP on-wiki or at meetup.com). 12:30pm - 4:30 pm at Uris Center for Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art (81st Street entrance) at 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (note this is just south of the main entrance) Galleries will be open this evening until 9 pm, and some wiki-visitors may wish to take this opportunity to see exhibits together after the formal event. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends, colleagues and students! --Wikimedia New York City Team 21:01, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 27 January 2020

• From the editor: Reaching six million articles is great, but we need a moratorium

• News and notes: Six million articles on the English language Wikipedia

• Special report: The limits of volunteerism and the gatekeepers of Team Encarta

• In the media: Turkey's back up, but what's happening with Dot-org and a new visual identity?

• Arbitration report: Three cases at ArbCom

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2019

• Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, we're all winners

• News from the WMF: Capacity Building: Top 5 Themes from Community Conversations

• Community view: Our most important new article since November 1, 2015

• In focus: Cryptos and bitcoins and blockchains, oh no!

• Recent research: How useful is Wikipedia for novice programmers trying to learn computing concepts?

• From the archives: A decade of The Signpost, 2005-2015

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Japan: a wikiProject Report

• Humour: Predicting the 6,000,000th article

• Obituary: Remembering Wikipedia contributor Brian Boulton

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Books & Bytes – Issue 37

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Books & Bytes
Issue 37, November – December 2019

• #1Lib1Ref
• Wikimedia and Libraries User Group

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Feb 19: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

February 19, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Metropolitan New York Library Council in Midtown Manhattan. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday February 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Metropolitan New York Library Council (8th floor) at 599 11th Avenue, Manhattan 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 21:00, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

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March Madness 2020

G'day all, March Madness 2020 is about to get underway, and there is bling aplenty for those who want to get stuck into the backlog by way of tagging, assessing, updating, adding or improving resources and creating articles. If you haven't already signed up to participate, why not? The more the merrier! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:19, 29 February 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

The Signpost: 1 March 2020

• From the editor: The ball is in your court

• News and notes: Alexa ranking down to 13th worldwide

• Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews

• In the media: Mapping IP editors, Smithsonian open-access, and coronavirus disinformation

• Discussion report: Do you prefer M or P?

• Arbitration report: Two prominent administrators removed

• By the numbers: How many actions by administrators does it take to clean up spam?

• Community view: The Incredible Invisible Woman

• In focus: History of The Signpost, 2015–2019

• Recent research: Wikipedia generates $50 billion/year consumer surplus in the US alone

• From the archives: Is Wikipedia for sale?

• Traffic report: February articles, floating in the dark

• Gallery: Feel the love

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• Op-Ed: What I learned as Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator

• Opinion: Wikipedia is another country

• Humour: The Wilhelm scream

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March 18: First ever ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

March 18, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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The Signpost: 29 March 2020

• From the editors: The bad and the good

• News and notes: 2018 Wikipedian of the year blocked

• WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19: A WikiProject Report

• Special report: Wikipedia on COVID-19: what we publish and why it matters

• In the media: Blocked in Iran but still covering the big story

• Discussion report: Rethinking draft space

• Arbitration report: Unfinished business

• In focus: "I have been asked by Jeffrey Epstein …"

• Community view: Wikimedia community responds to COVID-19

• Recent research: Disease outbreak uncertainties, AfD forecasting, auto-updating Wikipedia

• From the archives: Text from Wikipedia good enough for Oxford University Press to claim as own

• Traffic report: The only thing that matters in the world

• Gallery: Visible Women on Wikipedia

• News from the WMF: Amid COVID-19, Wikimedia Foundation offers full pay for reduced hours, mobilizes all staff to work remote, and waives sick time

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

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April 22: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

April 22, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month, we've invited Esther Jackson of the New York Botanical Garden to join us for an Earth Day focused conversation. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday April 22 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) 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! --Wikimedia New York City Team 23:25, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 26 April 2020

• News and notes: Unbiased information from Ukraine's government?

• In the media: Coronavirus, again and again

• Discussion report: Redesigning Wikipedia, bit by bit

• Featured content: Featured content returns

• Arbitration report: Two difficult cases

• Traffic report: Disease the Rhythm of the Night

• Gallery: Roy is doing fine and sending more photos

• Recent research: Trending topics across languages; auto-detecting bias

• Essay: Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing

• By the numbers: Open data and COVID-19: Wikipedia as an informational resource during the pandemic

• Opinion: Trusting Everybody to Work Together

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

• Interview: Health and RfA's: An interview with Guy Macon

• In focus: Multilingual Wikipedia

• WikiProject report: The Guild of Copy Editors

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Issue 38, January – April 2020

The Wikipedia Library

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Issue 38, January – April 2020

• New partnership
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Sat May 9: Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19

Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 (May 9)

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19, which aims to answer questions the public may have about Wikipedia's coverage of the pandemic. The event includes four speakers, all of whom are active contributors to the topic area on Wikipedia, but bring different perspectives, backgrounds, and interests. The event is free and open to the public, broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook, and questions taken from viewers on these platforms. Abstracts and speaker bios are available on the event page. Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 Saturday May 9, 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST (22:00 - 24:00 UTC) online via YouTube and Facebook

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 14:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

May 20: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

May 20, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month, we'll focus on WikiProject New York City and our favorite local articles, as well as Wiki Loves Pride past and future. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday May 20 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) 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!

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The Signpost: 31 May 2020

• From the editor: Meltdown May?

• News and notes: 2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting

• In the media: CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors

• Discussion report: WMF's Universal Code of Conduct

• Special report: The sum of human knowledge? Not in one Wikipedia language edition

• Featured content: Weathering the storm

• Arbitration report: Board member likely to receive editing restriction

• Traffic report: Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam

• Op-Ed: Where Is Political Bias Taking Us?

• Gallery: Wildlife photos by the book

• News from the WMF: WMF Board announces Community Culture Statement

• Recent research: Automatic detection of covert paid editing; Wiki Workshop 2020

• Community view: Transit routes and mapping during stay-at-home order downtime

• On video: COVID-19 spurs innovations in Wikimedia video and virtual programming

• WikiProject report: Revitalizing good articles

• On the bright side: 500,000 articles in the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia

• Obituaries: Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, Tsirel

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Books & Bytes – Issue 39, May – June 2020

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 39, May – June 2020

• Library Card Platform
• New partnerships
  • ProQuest
  • Springer Nature
  • BioOne
  • CEEOL
  • IWA Publishing
  • ICE Publishing
• Bytes in brief

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June 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

June 17, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. This month, as part of Wikimedia NYC's commitment to the well-being of members, we will hold WikiWednesday online via Zoom videoconferencing! To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month, we'll check in on the global WikiCup race and have as featured speaker our local champion and frontrunner, who is trying to win it by writing as many new New York City articles as possible, as well as other local and global topics. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. Wednesday June 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) We especially encourage folks to add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

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The Signpost: 28 June 2020

• News and notes: Progress at Wikipedia Library and Wikijournal of Medicine

• Community view: Community open letter on renaming

• Gallery: After the killing of George Floyd

• In the media: Part collaboration and part combat

• Discussion report: Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposals

• Featured content: Sports are returning, with a rainbow

• Arbitration report: Anti-harassment RfC and a checkuser revocation

• Traffic report: The pandemic, alleged murder, a massacre, and other deaths

• News from the WMF: We stand for racial justice

• Recent research: Wikipedia and COVID-19; automated Wikipedia-based fact-checking

• Interview: What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?

• Humour: Cherchez une femme

• Opinion: Trying to find COI or paid editors? Just read the news

• On the bright side: For what are you grateful this month?

• In focus: Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information Activism

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Black Lives Matter

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The Signpost: 2 August 2020

• Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?

• COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money

• News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin

• In the media: Dog days gone bad

• Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy

• Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom

• Traffic report: Now for something completely different

• Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist

• News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users

• Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to Wikipedia

• Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project

• Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil

• In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy

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Sun Aug 16: Great American Wiknic NYC & Beyond

August 16, 3pm: Great American Wiknic

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our annual summer Great American Wiknic, this year being held virtually. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! Featuring artist-Wikimedian Sara Clugage's "Picnics: An Outside History" for a cultural exploration of picnicking, knowledge and society during the national panel in the first part. We encourage you to call in for the second part from a local park or natural site and share it on the video stream, as well as sharing your favorite picnic grub or other special foods with us. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. The Wiknic is taking the place of "WikiWednesday" this month, so we will also include salon and knowledge-sharing workshop aspects. Sunday August 16 Great American Wiknic NYC. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm online via YouTube (watch our national panel's livestream, and participate by text chat) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm online via Zoom (participate by videoconference with NYC community) We especially encourage folks to share your parks and foods on screen, and add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster for the Zoom portion, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues!

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 22:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2020

• News and notes: The high road and the low road

• In the media: Storytelling large and small

• Featured content: Going for the goal

• Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own way

• Op-Ed: The longest-running hoax

• Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politics

• News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online

• Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articles

• Arbitration report: A slow couple of months

• From the archives: Wikipedia for promotional purposes?

• Obituaries: Marcus Sherman, Jerome West, and Pauline van Till

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:04, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 40

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 40, July – August 2020

• New partnerships
  • Al Manhal
  • Ancestry
  • RILM
• #1Lib1Ref May 2020 report
• AfLIA hires a Wikipedian-in-Residence

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Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

G'day everyone, voting for the 2020 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2020. Thanks from the outgoing coord team, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:17, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Sat Sep 26: Met Fashion Virtual Edit Meet-up

September 26, 12:30pm: Met Fashion Virtual Edit Meet-up

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for our The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Met Fashion. This is a follow-up to last year's successful MetFashion 2019, and will follow a similar theme optimized for a remote online experience. We will be partially coordinating with the international Wiki Loves Fashion campaign. Watch and join the livestream! The Metropolitan Museum of Art event on Saturday Sep 26 will host a tutorial and question-and-answer session live on YouTube and other social media platforms. 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Presentation 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Guidance and Q&A Chat about improving articles! Support will be provided to help guide new editors in this area at Wikimedia Fashion Chat for the duration of the campaign. The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Met Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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The Signpost: 27 September 2020

• Special report: Paid editing with political connections

• News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wiki

• In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years later

• Featured content: Life finds a Way

• Arbitration report: Clarifications and requests

• Traffic report: Is there no justice?

• Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biases

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The Signpost: 27 September 2020

• Special report: Paid editing with political connections

• News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wiki

• In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years later

• Featured content: Life finds a Way

• Arbitration report: Clarifications and requests

• Traffic report: Is there no justice?

• Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biases

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October 21: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

October 21, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! In honor of Wikidata's 8th birthday earlier this month, we especially encourage lightning talks related to Wikidata and Wikidata adjacent projects and tools. We'll also discuss the recent proposal to change the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws, including the Statement of Opposition from Wikimedia NYC. Wednesday October 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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The Signpost: 1 November 2020

• News and notes: Ban on IPs on ptwiki, paid editing for Tatarstan, IP masking

• In the media: Murder, politics, religion, health and books

• Book review: Review of Wikipedia @ 20

• Op-Ed: Anti-vandalism with masked IPs: the steps forward

• Discussion report: Proposal to change board composition, In The News dumps Trump story

• Featured content: The "Green Terror" is neither green nor sufficiently terrifying. Worst Hallowe'en ever.

• Traffic report: Jump back, what's that sound?

• Interview: Joseph Reagle and Jackie Koerner

• News from the WMF: Meet the 2020 Wikimedian of the Year

• Recent research: OpenSym 2020: Deletions and gender, masses vs. elites, edit filters

• In focus: The many (reported) deaths of Wikipedia

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Books & Bytes – Issue 41

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 41, September – October 2020

• New partnership: Taxmann
• WikiCite
• 1Lib1Ref 2021

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October 18: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC (plus weekend editathons)

October 18, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month we've invited the creators of instagram accounts @depthsofwikipedia and @wikipediapictures to chat with us about their Wiki* appreciation accounts. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message. Wednesday November 18 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) Editathons this coming Saturday You are also invited to join thse two editathon on Saturday November 21: NYC COVID-19: Environmental Justice in Public Health Edit-a-thon - Sat Nov 21, 11am-1pm Wikipedia Asia Month Edit-a-thon on Exhibition Histories - Sat Nov 21, 12pm-5pm

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The Signpost: 29 November 2020

• News and notes: Jimmy Wales "shouldn't be kicked out before he's ready"

• Op-Ed: Re-righting Wikipedia

• Opinion: How billionaires re-write Wikipedia

• In the media: Relying on Wikipedia: voters, scientists, and a Canadian border guard

• Featured content: Frontonia sp. is thankful for delicious cyanobacteria

• Traffic report: 007 with Borat, the Queen, and an election

• News from Wiki Education: An assignment that changed a life: Kasey Baker

• GLAM plus: West Coast New Zealand's Wikipedian at Large

• Wikicup report: Lee Vilenski wins the 2020 WikiCup

• Recent research: Wikipedia's Shoah coverage succeeds where libraries fail

• Essay: Writing about women

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Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open

G'day all, the nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject newcomer and Historian of the Year are open, all editors are encouraged to nominate candidates for the awards before until 23:59 (GMT) on 15 December 2020, after which voting will occur for 14 days. There is not much time left to nominate worthy recipients, so get to it! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

December 16: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

December 16, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month will include a discussion of the sixth annual Community Wishlist Survey, an opportunity for editors and other community members to submit proposals for fixes and features you'd like the Wikimedia Foundation's tech team to address. As always, it's the agenda anyone can edit, so please feel free to add any projects you'd like to share. Wednesday December 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 01:55, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 December 2020

• News and notes: Year-end legal surprises cause concern, but Public Domain Day is imminent

• In the media: Concealment, data journalism, a non-pig farmer, and some Bluetick Hounds

• Arbitration report: 2020 election results

• Opinion: How to make your factory's safety and labor issues disappear

• Featured content: Very nearly ringing in the New Year with "Blank Space" – but we got there in time.

• Traffic report: 2020 wraps up

• News from the WMF: What Wikipedia saw during election week in the U.S., and what we’re doing next

• Recent research: Predicting the next move in Wikipedia discussions

• Essay: Subjective importance

• Op-Ed: An unforgettable year we might wish to forget

• Gallery: Angels in the architecture

• Humour: 'Twas the Night Before Wikimas

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Friday Jan 15: ONLINE Wikipedia Day NYC

January 15, 6pm: Wikimedia NYC celebrates 20 years of Wikipedia

Wikipedia Day is always a big day for Wikimedia NYC. While we cannot meet in person, we still have something special planned. We will begin the event with the debut of a new video celebrating our community. This will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the people you'll see in the video talking about Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, Wikimedia New York City, and the amazing work they do on Wikimedia projects. The event will be broadcast live via YouTube. Feel free to ask questions for the panel through the chat! We will also have some NYC wiki trivia you can participate in, with confectionery prizes. Friday January 15 ONLINE Wikipedia Day NYC. 6:00pm - 7:00 pm online via Wikimedia NYC on YouTube

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 14:51, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Books & Bytes - Issue 42

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 42, November – December 2020

• New EBSCO collections now available
• 1Lib1Ref 2021 underway
• Library Card input requested
• Libraries love Wikimedia, too!

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The Signpost: 31 January 2021

• News and notes: 1,000,000,000 edits, board elections, virtual Wikimania 2021

• Special report: Wiki reporting on the United States insurrection

• In focus: From Anarchy to Wikiality, Glaring Bias to Good Cop: Press Coverage of Wikipedia's First Two Decades

• Opinion: Wikipedia's war against scientific disinformation

• In the media: The world's press says "Happy Birthday!" with a few twists

• Technology report: The people who built Wikipedia, technically

• Videos and podcasts: Celebrating 20 years

• News from the WMF: Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the world

• Recent research: Students still have a better opinion of Wikipedia than teachers

• Humour: Dr. Seuss's Guide to Wikipedia

• Featured content: New Year, same Featured Content report!

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2020

• Obituary: Flyer22 Frozen

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February 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

February 17, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! This month will include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in February, plans for WikiWomen's History Month in March, and of course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout the year. We will also have a relevant demonstration of the Wikipedia:Did you know process. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message. Wednesday February 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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Thursday Feb 25: ONLINE Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center

Feb 25, 1:30-5pm: Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center

You are invited to join the AfroCROWD and Wikimedia NYC communities for the 7th year of this edit-a-thon, this time being held in a virtual format. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page, and register on the form to get the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! Thursday Feb 25 Black Wiki History Month at the Schomburg Center (optional RSVP on-wiki). 1:30pm - 5:30 pm online, register on the form to get the Zoom link

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 07:22, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 February 2021

• News and notes: Maher stepping down

• Disinformation report: A "billionaire battle" on Wikipedia: Sex, lies, and video

• Opinion: The call for feedback on community seats is a distraction

• In the media: Corporate influence at OSM, Fox watching the hen house

• News from the WMF: Who tells your story on Wikipedia

• Recent research: Take an AI-generated flashcard quiz about Wikipedia; Wikipedia's anti-feudalism

• Featured content: A Love of Knowledge, for Valentine's Day

• Traffic report: Does it almost feel like you've been here before?

• Gallery: What is Black history and culture?

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Sat Mar 6: Met Women's History Month Virtual Edit Meet-up

March 6, 12:30pm: Met Women's History Month Virtual Edit Meet-up

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for our The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women's History Month. We will be partially coordinating with Art+Feminism and all of the International Women's Day and Women's History Month campaigns. Watch and join the livestream! The Metropolitan Museum of Art event on Saturday Mar 6 will host a tutorial and question-and-answer session live on YouTube and other social media platforms. 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Presentation 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Guidance and Q&A Chat about improving articles! Support will be provided to help guide new editors in this area at Wikimedia Gender Gap Editing Chat for the duration of the campaign. The Met x Wikipedia Virtual Edit Meet-up: Women’s History Month (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 01:54, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Sat Mar 13: Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon

March 13, 12-5pm: Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and Asia Art Archive for our fourth annual (and first virtual) Asia Art Archive in America: Art and Feminism Edit-a-thon! Organized by Asia Art Archive in America and NaPupila in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong and supported by Wikimedia NYC, this event brings together participants to discuss, create, share, and improve Wikipedia articles about women and non-binary artists. We will be partially coordinating with Art+Feminism and all of the International Women's Day and Women's History Month campaigns. Register and join the virtual event! 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Register ahead of time on Zoom to get the video link P.S. Next WikiWednesday You are also invited to join our March 17 WikiWednesday next week with a Saint Patrick's Day guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland.

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March 17: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Wikimedia Community Ireland for St Patrick's Day

March 17, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Wikimedia Community Ireland for St Patrick's Day

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! As this WikiWednesday coincides with Saint Patrick's Day, we will have a guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland, about Irish-language Wikipedia, the efforts of the community in Ireland, and personal work on historical biographies with a special Irish-New York connection. This month will also include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in February and WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism in March, and of course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout the year. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday March 17 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 14:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 42

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 42, January – February 2021

• New partnerships: PNAS, De Gruyter, Nomos
• 1Lib1Ref
• Library Card

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The Signpost: 28 March 2021

• News and notes: A future with a for-profit subsidiary?

• Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments

• In the media: Wikimedia LLC and disinformation in Japan

• News from the WMF: Project Rewrite: Tell the missing stories of women on Wikipedia and beyond

• Recent research: 10%-30% of Wikipedia’s contributors have subject-matter expertise

• From the archives: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes

• Essay: Wikipedia:The Free Encyclopedia

• Obituary: Yoninah

• From the editor: What else can we say?

• Arbitration report: Open letter to the Board of Trustees

• Traffic report: Wanda, Meghan, Liz, Phil and Zack

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April 2021 WikiProject Military History Reviewing Drive

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Nomination of Peter Gillman for deletion

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April 21: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with with Environmental focus

April 21, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC with Environmental focus

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! As this WikiWednesday is just the day before Earth Day, we will have an environmental focus. If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday April 21 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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The Signpost: 25 April 2021

• From the editor: A change is gonna come

• Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise

• In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby

• Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct

• Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way

• Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia

• Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles

• Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty

• News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia

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The Signpost: 25 April 2021

• From the editor: A change is gonna come

• Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise

• In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby

• Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct

• Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way

• Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia

• Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles

• Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty

• News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia

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Books & Bytes – Issue 43

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 43, March – April 2021

• New Library Card designs
• 1Lib1Ref May

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May 19: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

May 19, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday May 19 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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June 16: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

June 16, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday June 16 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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The Signpost: 27 June 2021

• News and notes: Elections, Wikimania, masking and more

• In the media: Boris and Joe, reliability, love, and money

• Disinformation report: Croatian Wikipedia: capture and release

• Recent research: Feminist critique of Wikipedia's epistemology, Black Americans vastly underrepresented among editors, Wiki Workshop report

• Traffic report: So no one told you life was gonna be this way

• News from the WMF: Searching for Wikipedia

• Humour: Wikipedia's best articles on the world's strangest things

• WikiProject report: WikiProject on open proxies interview

• Forum: Is WMF fundraising abusive?

• Discussion report: Reliability of WikiLeaks discussed

• Obituary: SarahSV

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July 14: Virtual Coney Island Meetup + NYC monthly collaboration

July 14, 7pm: Virtual Coney Island Meetup + NYC monthly collaboration

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly online gathering (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. Instead of our usual "WikiWednesday" Salon, we'll focus on the WikiProject NYC monthly collaboration and this month's subject of Coney Island. And rather than Zoom, we'll meet on a proximity chat virtual Coney Island beach and share over topical articles and collaborations. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! Wednesday July 14 Virtual Coney Island Meetup (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via WikiConey on Gather

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The Signpost: 25 July 2021

• News and notes: Wikimania and a million other news stories

• Special report: Hardball in Hong Kong

• In the media: Larry is at it again

• Board of Trustees candidates: See the candidates

• Recent research: Gender bias and statistical fallacies, disinformation and mutual intelligibility

• Traffic report: Football, tennis and marveling at Loki

• News from the WMF: Uncapping our growth potential – interview with James Baldwin, Finance and Administration Department

• Humour: A little verse

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Books & Bytes – Issue 45

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 45, May – June 2021

• Library design improvements continue
• New partnerships
• 1Lib1Ref update

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Sat Aug 14: Wikimania Wiknic NYC

August 14, 12-5pm: Wikimania Wiknic NYC

Wikimania 2021 Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a planned socially-distanced Wiknic ("the picnic anyone can edit") in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to coincide with the virtual Wikimania 2021. For this occasion, and to allow more space as desired, we have individually packed lunches provided by the chapter, and attendees are encouraged to RSVP at Eventbrite and give sandwich/entree orders. Saturday August 14 Wikimania Wiknic NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm in a shaded grove in front of the Picnic House (Prospect Park, Brooklyn) Long Meadow of Prospect Park

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August 25: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

August 25, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday August 25 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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The Signpost: 29 August 2021

• News and notes: Enough time left to vote! IP ban

• In the media: Vive la différence!

• Wikimedians of the year: Seven Wikimedians of the year

• Gallery: Our community in 20 graphs

• News from Wiki Education: Changing the face of Wikipedia

• Recent research: IP editors, inclusiveness and empathy, cyclones, and world heritage

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Days of the Year Interview

• Traffic report: Olympics, movies, and Afghanistan

• Community view: Making Olympic history on Wikipedia

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Books & Bytes – Issue 46

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 46, July – August 2021

• Library design improvements deployed
• New collections available in English and German
• Wikimania presentation

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The Signpost: 26 September 2021

• News and notes: New CEO, new board members, China bans

• In the media: The future of Wikipedia

• Opinion: Wikimedians of Mainland China were warned

• Op-Ed: I've been desysopped

• Disinformation report: Paid promotional paragraphs in German parliamentary pages

• Discussion report: Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administrators

• Recent research: Wikipedia images for machine learning; Experiment justifies Wikipedia's high search rankings

• Community view: Is writing Wikipedia like making a quilt?

• Traffic report: Kanye, Emma Raducanu and 9/11

• News from Diff: Welcome to the first grantees of the Knowledge Equity Fund

• WikiProject report: The Random and the Beautiful

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September 29: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon + Annual Members' Meeting NYC

September 29, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon + Annual Members' Meeting NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday September 29 WikiWednesday Salon + Annual Members' Meeting NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

Upcoming events:

• Prospect Park photo contest, ongoing
• Latinx Art Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, October 6
• Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC in Prospect Park (with WikiProject Craft + WikiConference North America), October 10

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 04:43, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Sunday: Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC (part of WikiConference NA, Oct 8-10)

Sunday October 10, 12-5pm: Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC (part of WikiConference North America 2021, Oct 8-10)

WikiConference NA, October 8-10 Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a planned socially-distanced Wiknic ("the picnic anyone can edit") in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, being held at the historic Concert Grove Pavilion to coincide with WikiConference North America 2021, which will run virtually from Friday to Sunday. For this occasion, and to allow more space as desired, we have individually packed lunches provided by the chapter, and attendees are encouraged to RSVP at Eventbrite and give sandwich/entree orders. Sunday October 10 Wiki-Pavilion Picnic NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 12:00pm - 5:00 pm at the Concert Grove Pavilion 40.65934°N 73.96414°W / 40.65934; -73.96414 (Prospect Park, Brooklyn) Concert Grove Pavilion

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The Signpost: 31 October 2021

• From the editor: Different stories, same place

• News and notes: The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded

• In the media: China bans, and is there intelligent life on this planet?

• Opinion: A photo on Wikipedia can ruin your life

• Discussion report: Editors brainstorm and propose changes to the Requests for adminship process

• Recent research: Welcome messages fail to improve newbie retention

• Community view: Reflections on the Chinese Wikipedia

• Traffic report: James Bond and the Giant Squid Game

• Technology report: Wikimedia Toolhub, winners of the Coolest Tool Award, and more

• Serendipity: How Wikipedia helped create a Serbian stamp

• Book review: Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality

• WikiProject report: Redirection

• Humour: A very Wiki crossword

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Books & Bytes – Issue 47

The Wikipedia Library

Books & Bytes
Issue 47, September – October 2021

• On-wiki Wikipedia Library notification rolling out
• Search tool deployed
• New My Library design improvements

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The Signpost: 29 November 2021

• In the media: Denial: climate change, mass killings and pornography

• WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2021

• Deletion report: What we lost, what we gained

• From a Wikipedia reader: What's Matt Amodio?

• Arbitration report: ArbCom in 2021

• Discussion report: On the brink of change – RFA reforms appear imminent

• Technology report: What does it take to upload a file?

• WikiProject report: Interview with contributors to WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers

• Serendipity: "Did You Know ..." featured a photo of the wrong female WWII pilot

• News from Diff: Content translation tool helps create one million Wikipedia articles

• Traffic report: Reporting ticket sales on the edge of the Wiki, if Eternals should fail

• Recent research: Vandalizing Wikipedia as rational behavior

• Humour: A very new very Wiki crossword

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Dec 15: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

December 15, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday December 15 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 18:53, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 December 2021

• From the editor: Here is the news

• News and notes: Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements

• Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?

• In the media: The past is not even past

• Recent research: STEM articles judged unsuitable for undergraduates below the first paragraph

• Arbitration report: A new crew for '22

• By the numbers: Four billion words and a few numbers

• Deletion report: We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"

• Gallery: Wikicommons presents: 2021

• Traffic report: Spider-Man, football and the departed

• Crossword: Another Wiki crossword for one and all

• Humour: Buying Wikipedia

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The Signpost: 30 January 2022

• Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment

• News and notes: Feedback for Board of Trustees election

• Interview: CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"

• Black History Month: What are you doing for Black History Month?

• Deletion report: Ringing in the new year: Subject notability guideline under discussion

• WikiProject report: The Forgotten Featured

• Arbitration report: New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2021

• Gallery: No Spanish municipality without a photograph

• Obituary: Twofingered Typist

• Op-Ed: Identifying and rooting out climate change denial

• Essay: The prime directive

• Opinion: Should the Wikimedia Foundation continue to accept cryptocurrency donations?

• In the media: Fuzzy-headed government editing

• Recent research: Articles with higher quality ratings have fewer "knowledge gaps"

• Serendipity: Pooh entered the Public Domain – but Tigger has to wait two more years

• Crossword: Cross swords with a crossword

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Saturday Feb 5: ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon (and monthlong campaign)

February 5, 12-2pm: ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a virtual Metropolitan Museum of Art edit-a-thon Saturday afternoon (12-2pm) with partners AfroCROWD and Black Lunch Table. To join the livestream from your computer or smartphone, just watch at this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. Our focus will be on the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly inspired by Seneca Village, and featured art, artists, history and culture of the African diaspora. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! We are also running a Met Afrofuturist chat channel on our Wikimedia NYC Discord server for the whole monthlong campaign. Saturday February 5 ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon (optional RSVP on-wiki) + monthlong campaign. 12:00pm - 2:00 pm livestream via YouTube Join our Met Afrofuturist chat channel

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 05:29, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! Hi Wiki-Yorkers, We are reaching out as part of our community-building efforts at Wikimedia NYC. Our regional group is engaged in a strategic planning process to sharpen our strategy for the next three years, and we would like your input. Given your connection to us and your experience with Wikimedia NYC, I would be grateful if you would be willing to share some of your perspectives and insights as we think about our next chapter. Attached is an anonymous survey, which will remain active until February 28. Responses will go directly to Barretto Consulting and the Wikimedia NYC board will receive responses in aggregate and to identify cross-cutting themes. Please take some time to answer it and share your thoughts with us. Fill out our Wikimedia NYC survey! Thank you so much. We appreciate all your ideas and community spirit.

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 18:36, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Feb 23: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

February 23, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday February 23 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 19:41, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 February 2022

• From the team: Selection of a new Signpost Editor-in-Chief

• News and notes: Impacts of Russian invasion of Ukraine

• Opinion: Why student editors are good for Wikipedia

• Special report: A presidential candidate's team takes on Wikipedia

• In the media: Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons

• Serendipity: War photographers: from Crimea (1850s) to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)

• Technology report: Community Wishlist Survey results

• WikiProject report: 10 years of tea

• Featured content: Featured Content returns

• Deletion report: The 10 most SHOCKING deletion discussions of February

• Recent research: How editors and readers may be emotionally affected by disasters and terrorist attacks

• Arbitration report: Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate

• By the numbers: Does birthplace affect the frequency of Wikipedia biography articles?

• Gallery: The vintage exhibit

• Traffic report: Euphoria, Pamela Anderson, lies and Netflix

• News from Diff: The Wikimania 2022 Core Organizing Team

• Crossword: A Crossword, featuring Featured Articles

• Humour: Notability of mailboxes

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Mar 27: Wiki-Tent Brunch in Brooklyn

March 27, 11am-2pm: Wiki-Tent Brunch in Brooklyn

Wiki-Tent Brunch location, Sahadi’s – Courtyard 3/4 in Industry City. You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering between the local Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation at Sahadi's tent in Brooklyn's Industry City. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Sunday March 27 Wiki-Tent Brunch (RSVP on-wiki / RSVP off-wiki). 11:00am - 2:00 pm (Industry City, Brooklyn)

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 04:14, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiWednesday tonight + Sunday Wiki-Tent Brunch

Online and in-person events
You are invited to join us for: WikiWednesday tonight 7-8:30pm (Mar 23) online via Zoom Sunday Wiki-Tent Brunch 11am-2pm (Mar 27) at Industry City, Brooklyn

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--Wikimedia New York City Team 13:24, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 March 2022

• From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

• News and notes: Of safety and anonymity

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps

• Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks

• In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff

• Recent research: Top scholarly citers, lack of open access references, predicting editor departures

• Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond

• Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now

• Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon

• Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors

• Traffic report: War, what is it good for?

• Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine

• Gallery: "All we are saying is, give peace a chance..."

• From the archives: Burn, baby burn

• Essay: Yes, the sky is blue

• Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja

• On the bright side: The bright side of news

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Apr 24: Wiki-Picnic and WikiSeder in Brooklyn

April 24, 2-5pm: Wiki-Picnic and WikiSeder in Brooklyn

Fort Greene Park. You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the barbecue area of Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Sunday April 24 Wiki-Picnic and WikiSeder (RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 - 5:00 pm (Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn)

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The Signpost: 24 April 2022

• News and notes: Double trouble

• In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia

• Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)

• Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer

• Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from March

• In focus: Editing difficulties on Russian Wikipedia

• Gallery: A voyage around the world with WLM winners

• Interview: On a war and a map

• Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographers

• Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion

• Recent research: Student edits as "civic engagement"; how Wikipedia readers interact with images

• News from the WMF: How Smart is the SMART Copyright Act?

• Essay: The problem with elegant variation

• Humour: Really huge message boxes

• From the archives: Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization

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Apr 27: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

April 27, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday April 27 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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May 22: Wiki-Picnic and Hackathon in Brooklyn

May 22, 12-5pm: Wiki-Picnic and Hackathon in Brooklyn

Prospect Park, 1871 map You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor "Hacknic" gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the 10th Avenue Lawn of Brooklyn's Prospect Park. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Sunday May 22 Wiki-Picnic and Hackathon (RSVP on-wiki). 12:00 - 5:00 pm (10th Avenue Lawn, Prospect Park, Brooklyn)

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May 25: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

May 25, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday May 25 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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The Signpost: 29 May 2022

• From the team: A changing of the guard

• News and notes: 2022 Wikimedia Board elections

• Community view: Have your say in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections

• Opinion: The Wikimedia Endowment – a lack of transparency

• In the media: Putin, Jimbo, Musk and more

• Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war

• In focus: Measuring gender diversity in Wikipedia articles

• Discussion report: Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more

• WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19 revisited

• Technology report: A new video player for Wikimedia wikis

• Featured content: Featured content of April

• Interview: Wikipedia's pride

• Serendipity: Those thieving image farms

• Recent research: 35 million Twitter links analysed

• Tips and tricks: The reference desks of Wikipedia

• Traffic report: Strange highs and strange lows

• News from Diff: Winners of the Human rights and Environment special nomination by Wiki Loves Earth announced

• News from the WMF: The EU Digital Services Act: What’s the Deal with the Deal?

• Video: How the entire country of Qatar was blocked from editing

• Gallery: Diving under the sea for World Oceans Day

• From the archives: The Onion and Wikipedia

• Essay: How not to write a Wikipedia article

• Humour: A new crossword

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June 8: NYBG Environment of The Bronx - Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

Wednesday June 8, 11am-5pm: New York Botanical Garden - Environment of the Bronx - Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden and the Environment of New York City Task Force invite the general public of all experience levels to come to the Mertz Library in person and learn how to use Wikipedia! All skill levels welcome at the event! Experienced Wikipedia editors from the Wikimedia New York City chapter will be in attendance and available to help. A one hour training session will be offered at the start of this event covering introductory topics. Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. The Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. --Wikimedia New York City Team via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:05, 1 June 2022 (UTC) (You can subscribe/unsubscribe from future notifications for NYC-area events by adding or removing your name from this list.)

NYC Wiknic, June 26

Hold the date. Meetup/NYC Wiknic in Crotona Park, Sunday June 26.

Watch Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wiknic June 2022 for further details as they become available.

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June 22: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

June 22, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit the Zoom link on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday June 22 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30)

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Sun June 26: Bronx Wiki-Picnic

June 26, 3-6pm: Bronx Wiki-Picnic

Charlotte Street BBQ area, Crotona Park. You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the Charlotte Street barbecue area of the Bronx's Crotona Park. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Sunday June 26 Bronx Wiki-Picnic (RSVP on-wiki). 3:00 - 6:00 pm (Crotona Park, The Bronx)

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The Signpost: 26 June 2022

• News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks

• In the media: Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down

• Special report: "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?

• Discussion report: MoS rules on CCP name mulled, XRV axe plea nulled, BLPPROD drafting bid pulled

• Opinion: Picture of the Day – how Adam plans to ru(i)n it

• Featured content: Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant prose

• Essay: RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?

• Recent research: Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probed

• Serendipity: Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?

• News from the WMF: Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals

• Traffic report: Top view counts for shows, movies, and celeb lawsuit that keeps on giving

• Gallery: Celebration of summer, winter

• Humour: Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & Garfunkel

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Thu July 14: Astoria Beer Garden Wiki-Picnic

Thu July 14, 7-9pm: Astoria Beer Garden Wiki-Picnic

Beer garden at Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society. You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the beer garden of Queens's Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society, better known as "Bohemian Hall". All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Thursday July 14 Astoria Beer Garden Wiki-Picnic (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 - 9:00 pm (Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society / "Bohemian Hall", Astoria, Queens)

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July 27: WikiWednesday Salon NYC (+Aug in-person for Wikimania)

July 27, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit the Zoom link on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday July 27 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) P.S. next in-person August 12-14 Wiki World's Fair for Wikimania

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The Signpost: 1 August 2022

• From the editors: Rise of the machines, or something

• News and notes: Information considered harmful

• In the media: Censorship, medieval hoaxes, "pathetic supervillains", FB-WMF AI TL bid, dirty duchess deeds done dirt cheap

• Op-Ed: The "recession" affair

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (part 3)

• Election guide: The chosen six: 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

• Community view: Youth culture and notability

• Opinion: Criminals among us

• Arbitration report: Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement

• Deletion report: This is Gonzo Country

• Discussion report: Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of us

• Traffic report: US TV, JP ex-PM, outer space, and politics of IN, US, UK top charts for July

• Featured content: A little list with surprisingly few lists

• Tips and tricks: Cleaning up awful citations with Citation bot

• In focus: Wikidata insights from a handy little tool

• On the bright side: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) stories

• Essay: How to research an image

• Recent research: A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzed

• Serendipity: Don't cite Wikipedia

• Gallery: A backstage pass

• From the archives: 2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happened

• Humour: Why did the chicken cross the road?

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Fri/Sat/Sun Aug 12-14 with Saturday flagship Wiki World's Fair at Queens Museum

Aug 12-14: Wiki World's Fair for Wikimania in NYC

Queens Museum, venue of our Saturday flagship event, with the Unisphere just outside. You are invited to join the local Wikimedia NYC community for its flagship event to be held all-day on Saturday August 13, 2022 at the Queens Museum, in the context of the 1939/1964 fairgrounds at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. There will also be smaller sessions for much of August 12-14 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) as hybrid local gatherings for the global online conference Wikimania 2022. You are also encouraged to sign up for a lightning talk! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Flagship event: Saturday August 13 Wiki World's Fair (RSVP on-wiki). 10:00 am - 5:00 pm + evening (Queens Museum and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the evening Queens Night Market) Other sessions (subject to change, see full Agenda): Friday August 12 Evening welcome reception in Queens 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sunday August 14 Morning global breakfast banquet + Afternoon closing ceremony in Brooklyn 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Aug 24: WikiWednesday Salon NYC (+Sep annual meeting)

August 24, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-8pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit the Zoom link on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered, just let us know by adding it to the agenda or the talk page. Wednesday August 24 WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) P.S. September 28 will be our chapter's online Annual Election/Members Meeting

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The Signpost: 31 August 2022

• News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere

• Special report: Wikimania 2022: no show, no show up?

• In the media: Truth or consequences? A tough month for truth

• Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees

• News from Wiki Education: 18 years a Wikipedian: what it means to me

• In focus: Thinking inside the box

• Tips and tricks: The unexpected rabbit hole of typo fixing in citations...

• Technology report: Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening now

• Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earth

• Featured content: Our man drills are safe for work, but our Labia is Fausta.

• Recent research: The dollar value of "official" external links

• Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may come

• Essay: Delete the junk!

• Gallery: A Fringe Affair (but not the show by Edward W. Feery that was on this year)

• Humour: CommonsComix No. 1

• From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago

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Sep 28: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election/Members Meeting (+October 2 picnic)

September 28, 7pm: ONLINE Wikimedia NYC Annual Election/Members Meeting

Welcome to Wikimedia New York City! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election/Members Meeting. To join the meeting from your computer or smartphone, just visit the Zoom link on the meetup page. Important election info: register your chapter membership at wmnyc:Membership read the Election FAQ review and possibly add yourself to the board Nominations voting will be online, via emailed ballots, and the poll will be open for the 24-hour period of September 28 Wednesday September 28 ONLINE Wikimedia NYC Annual Election/Members Meeting (optional RSVP on-wiki). 7:00pm - 8:00 pm online via Zoom (optional breakout rooms from 8:00-8:30) P.S. Sunday October 2 will be post-election picnic gathering at the Grecian Shelter in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

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Sun Oct 2: WikiNYC Post-Election Wiki-Picnic

Sun Oct 2, 2-5pm: WikiNYC Post-Election Wiki-Picnic

Grecian Shelter at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. You are invited to join us for a planned outdoor gathering with the local Wikimedia NYC community at the Grecian Shelter of Brooklyn's Prospect Park. We will celebrate after Wednesday's Chapter Election, share some food, and informally discuss wiki-plans for the coming year. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Sunday October 2 WikiNYC Post-Election Wiki-Picnic (RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 - 5:00 pm (Grecian Shelter, Prospect Park, Brooklyn)

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The Signpost: 30 September 2022

• News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"

• In focus: NPP: Still heaven or hell for new users – and for the reviewers

• In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements

• Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution

• Discussion report: Much ado about Fox News

• Interview: ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship

• Opinion: Are we ever going to reach consensus?

• Serendipity: Removing watermarks, copyright signs and cigarettes from photos

• Recent research: How readers assess Wikipedia's trustworthiness, and how they could in the future

• Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPs

• Featured content: Farm-fresh content

• Gallery: A Festival Descends on the City: The Edinburgh Fringe, Pt. 2

• CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus Moreelse

• From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022

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Sat Oct 29: Wikidata Day in NYC

Sat Oct 29: Wikidata Day in NYC

Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. Wikidata 10th Birthday You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for Wikidata Day in NYC, an event marking the Wikidata 10th Birthday with a celebration and mini-conference. The all-day event will feature beginner workshops, keynote presentations, breakout group discussions, lightning talks and yes, CAKE. It is inspired by such past events as the Wikipedia Day tradition in New York City. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Saturday October 29 Wikidata Day in NYC (RSVP on-wiki). 9:30 am - 5:30 pm (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) P.S. Three days before, October 26 will be October Online WikiWednesday

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The Signpost: 31 October 2022

• From the team: A new goose on the roost

• News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweet

• News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment

• In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic bias

• Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove

• Recent research: Disinformatsiya: Much research, but what will actually help Wikipedia editors?

• Interview: Isabelle Belato on their Request for Adminship

• Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.com

• Serendipity: We all make mistakes – don’t we?

• Traffic report: Mama, they're in love with a criminal

• From the archives: Paid advocacy, a lawsuit over spelling mistakes, deleting Jimbo's article, and the death of Toolserver

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Sat Nov 12: WikiConference North America in NYC

Sat Nov 12: WikiConference North America in NYC

Like Wikidata Day last month, this event will be at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza. WikiConference North America 2022. You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for WikiConference North America in NYC, as a local satellite event and celebration of the primarily online WikiConference 2022 (Nov 11-13). The Saturday in-person event will feature beginner workshops, keynote presentations, breakout group discussions, and lightning talks. It is inspired by such past events as the Wikipedia Day tradition in New York City. In keeping with the online conference's partnership this year with Mapping USA and theme of "open knowledge allies", we are highlighting OpenStreetMap NYC efforts and other local organizing around various communities of practice. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Saturday November 12 WikiConference North America in NYC (RSVP on-wiki). 9:30 am - 5:30 pm (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn)

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Nov 30: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn + online

Nov 30: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday November 30 WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (note modified time) (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom

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The Signpost: 28 November 2022

• News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"

• In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"

• Interview: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC

• Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk future

• Disinformation report: Missed and Dissed

• Op-Ed: Diminishing returns for article quality

• Book review: Writing the Revolution

• Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality

• Essay: The Six Million FP Man

• Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuff

• Recent research: Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"

• Featured content: A great month for featured articles

• Obituary: A tribute to Michael Gäbler

• Concept: The relevance of legal certainty to the English Wikipedia

• Traffic report: Musical deaths, murders, Princess Di's nominative determinism, and sports

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

• CommonsComix: Joker's trick

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Dec 28: WikiWed Salon (+ Wikipedia Day on Jan 15)

Dec 28: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday December 28 WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom P.S. Next big event January 15 will be Wikipedia Day NYC 2023, and you can sign up now for your lightning talk!

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The Signpost: 1 January 2023

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation ousts, bans quarter of Arabic Wikipedia admins

• In the media: Odd bedfellows, Elon and Jimbo, reliable sources for divorces, and more

• Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief

• Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"

• Essay: Mobile editing

• Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee Election 2022

• Recent research: Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement in talk page disputes

• Serendipity: Wikipedia about FIFA World Cup 2022: quick, factual and critical

• Featured content: Would you like to swing on a star?

• Traffic report: Football, football, football! Wikipedia Football Club!

• CommonsComix: #4: The Course of WikiEmpire

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

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Sun Jan 15: Wikipedia Day returns to NYC!

Sunday January 15: Wikipedia Day 2023 NYC

Wikipedia Day NYC is back in-person at Jefferson Market Library, cake included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Wikipedia Day 2023 at Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village, a Wikipedia and Public Domain Day celebration and mini-conference as part of birthday festivities marking the project's founding in 2001. In addition to the party, the event features presentations by Jason Scott of the Internet Archive and Anne Hunnell Chen of the International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive, panels, and, of course, lightning talks. Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! And there will be WIKICAKE. Sunday January 15 Wikipedia Day 2023 (RSVP on-wiki). 1 - 5PM at Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan After 5PM, migration to afterparty at Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th St Livestreaming is likely, watch the wiki meetup page All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. New York Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. P.S. Next regular event February 15 will be Feb WikiWednesday.

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The Signpost: 16 January 2023

• From the team: We heard zoomers liked fortnights: the biweekly Signpost rides again

• Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020

• News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion

• In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again

• Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discovery

• In focus: Busting into Grand Central

• Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100

• Gallery: What is our responsibility when it comes to images?

• Humour: New geologically speedy deletion criteria introduced

• Opinion: Good old days, in which fifth-symbol-lacking lipograms roam'd our librarious litany

• Featured content: Flip your lid

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2022

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

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The Signpost: 4 February 2023

• From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function

• News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan

• Section 230: Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia

• Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos

• Special report: Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation

• In the media: Furor over new Wikipedia skin, followup on Saudi bans, and legislative debate

• Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter

• Opinion: Study examines cultural leanings of Wikimedia projects' visual art coverage

• Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized Labour

• Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles

• Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the Sea

• Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPT

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Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn

Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom

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The Signpost: 20 February 2023

• News and notes: Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in Pakistan

• In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage

• Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?

• Essay: Machine-written articles: a new challenge for Wikipedia

• Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK

• Featured content: Eden, lost.

• Gallery: Love is in the air

• Traffic report: Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely, the world

• From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!

• Cobwebs: Editorial: The loss of the moral high ground

• Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song

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Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

The gathering is in the vicinity of Grand Central Terminal. You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central, in-person at Convene 101 Park Avenue in the vicinity of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This is somewhat of a sequel to last year's Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch in terms of the participants, though this time it is an evening event in a different borough. We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Wednesday March 8 WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central (RSVP off-wiki at Eventbrite to attend in-person). 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Convene 101 Park Avenue, near Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal)

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The Signpost: 9 March 2023

• News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?

• Technology report: Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracy

• In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?

• Featured content: In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletter

• Recent research: "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the Holocaust" in Poland and "self-focus bias" in coverage of global events

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago

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The Signpost: 20 March 2023

• News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate

• Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians

• In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences

• Featured content: Way too many featured articles

• Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfA

• Traffic report: Who died? Who won? Who lost?

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The Signpost: 03 April 2023

• From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions

• News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI

• In the media: Twiddling Wikipedia during an online contest, and other news

• Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing

• Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid

• Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT

• From the archives: April Fools' through the ages

• Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic

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Apr 12 WikiWednesday + Earth Week (Apr 15-23)

April 12: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom
WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday April 12 WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom starting at ~6:30 pm
April 15-23: Earth Week!
Please RSVP on-wiki to any of the Earth Day/Week activities you will be joining, all are open: Earth Day and the Digital Environment - Beacon, NY When: Saturday, April 15, 11pm - 3pm Where: Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon NY Earth Day 2023 Translat-a-thon at LaGuardia Community College When: Wednesday, April 19, 2pm-5pm Where: LaGuardia CC - Room MB10B, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101 Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can When: Saturday April 22, 11am-2pm Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid Earth Day Wiki-Picnic NYC When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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Sat: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + Sun: Wiki-Picnic

April 22: Earth Day Edit-a-thon + April 23: Wiki-Picnic

Join us for two final Earth Week events! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a pair of special events this weekend as we wrap up Earth Week! No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome. Earth Day 2023 Edit-a-thon Environment of Brooklyn with Sure We Can What: Improve Wikipedia articles on the Environment of Brooklyn! When: Saturday April 22, 11am-1pm (BPL), 1pm-5:30pm (SWC) Where: Spectrum Learning Lab - DeKalb branch Brooklyn Public Library and Sure We Can & Hybrid Earth Day Wiknic NYC What: Enjoy a picnic celebration and Wiki-Seder! When: Sunday, April 23, 12-5pm Where: Concert Grove Pavilion, Prospect Park

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The Signpost: 26 April 2023

• News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns

• In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia

• Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman

• Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping

• Opinion: What Jimbo's question revealed about scamming

• Op-Ed: Wikipedia as an anchor of truth

• Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022

• News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation

• Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again

• From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two

• Humour: The law of hats

• Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supreme

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The Signpost: 8 May 2023

• News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU

• In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics

• Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions

• Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!

• Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion

• News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation

• Special report: There Shall Be Seasons Refreshing – Stories from WikiConference India 2023

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May 17: WikiWednesday Salon + Queering Wikipedia

May 17: WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom

WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We will also sync with the Queering Wikipedia 2023 Conference and Wiki Loves Pride 2023 and have a Wikidata session on LGBT themes for figures in religion/mythology. We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday May 17 WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Open Hour + Wikidata-thon) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom

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The Signpost: 22 May 2023

• News and notes: Golden parachutes: Record severance payments at Wikimedia Foundation

• In the media: History, propaganda and censorship

• Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"

• Recent research: Create or curate, cooperate or compete? Game theory for Wikipedia editors

• Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles

• Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs

• WikiProject report: Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia Conference

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The Signpost: 5 June 2023

• News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea

• In the media: Section 230 stands tall, WP vs. UK bill, Miss Information dissed again

• Featured content: Poetry under pressure

• Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye

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June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan!

June 21: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly food has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday June 21 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom

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The Signpost: 19 June 2023

• News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing

• In the media: English WP editor glocked after BLP row on Italian 'pedia

• Featured content: Content, featured

• Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics

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The Signpost: 3 July 2023

• News and notes: Online Safety Bill: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK launch open letter

• Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia

• In the media: Journo proposes mass Wiki dox, sponsored articles on Fandom, Section 230 discussed

• Featured content: Incensed

• Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?

• Humour: United Nations dispatches peacekeeping force to Wikipedia policy discussions

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July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29)

July 19: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
WikiWednesday is back in Manhattan! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly free food has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Prime Produce encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday July 19 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom
July 29: NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon!
Flyer for the NYBG event You are also invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our 9th Editathon with the New York Botanical Gardens! Attendees familiar with editing Wikipedia can edit off of a worklist focused on the environment of New York City; as well as, a sub-list focused on the environment of the Bronx. Additionally, LuEsther T. Mertz Library will pull topical media from their collection to assist the editing. You can also learn more and RSVP on the NYBG website here. Bring your own laptop if you can, the Library can only provide laptops on a first-come, first-served basis. Entrance to the Library is free; when you arrive, alert Security that you are here for the event. Please enter through the Mosholu Entrance at 2950 Southern Boulevard. Saturday July 29 NYBG Environment of the Bronx Edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki) 12:00pm - 3:00pm (Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx)

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The Signpost: 17 July 2023

• News and notes: Big bux hidden beneath wine-dark sea as we wait for the Tides to go out?

• In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia

• Obituary: David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) and Ingo Koll (Kipala)

• News from the WMF: ABC for Fundraising: Advancing Banner Collaboration for fundraising campaigns

• In focus: Are the children of celebrities over-represented in French cinema?

• Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)

• Recent research: Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracy

• Humour: New fringe theories to be introduced

• Cobwebs: If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktop

• Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!

• Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master

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The Signpost: 1 August 2023

• News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server

• In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change

• Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!

• Obituary: Donald Cram, Peter McCawley, and Eagleash

• Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!

• Humour: Does Wikipedia present neutral perspectives?

• In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia

• Opinion: Are global bans the last step?

• Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 July

• Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party

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WikiWednesday (Aug 23) and Governors Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

August 23: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
WikiWednesday in Manhattan You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Wednesday, August 23 WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce (RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom
August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island
Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic Additionally, you are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first big summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused on Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia (recently of perpetual stew fame), as well as plenty more food topics drawing on the potluck ethos. All are welcome, new and experienced! Sunday, August 27, 2023 Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Wiknic Discussion Groups: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (session A); 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm (session B) Picnic site: Governors Island, 406b Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house. Reach the island by the Governors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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The Signpost: 15 August 2023

• News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects

• In the media: An accusation of bias from Brazil, a lawsuit from Portugal, plagiarism from Florida

• In focus: 2023 Good Article Nomination drive is underway: get your barnstars here!

• Special report: Thirteen years later, why are most administrators still from 2005?

• Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them

• Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing

• Opinion: Copyright trolls, or the last beautiful free souls on this planet?

• Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether

• Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed

• Humour: Arbitration Committee to accept case against Right Honorable Frimbley Cantingham, 15th Viscount Bellington-upon-Porkshire

• Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion

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Sunday: NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Gov Island

August 27: Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island

Group photo from 2012 Governors Island Wiknic You are invited to the Annual NYC Wiknic, "the picnic anyone can edit" on Governors Island, at Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house, as part of the Great North American Wiknic celebrations (and Wikimania satellite events) being held across the continent. This is the first summer Wiknic since the 2019 edition and will feature an edit-a-thon focused Governors Island and ArtCrawl Harlem, Depths of Wikipedia and perpetual stew, as well as plenty more food. All are welcome, new and experienced! Sunday, August 27, 2023 Annual NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki). 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm (come by any time!) Wiknic Discussion Groups: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (session A); 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm (session B) Picnic site: Governors Island, 406b Colonel's Row by ArtCrawl Harlem house. Reach the island by the Governors Island Ferry. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct, and don't forget your sunscreen!

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The Signpost: 31 August 2023

• From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online

• News and notes: You like RecentChanges?

• In the media: Taking it sleazy

• Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia

• Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties

• Humour: The Dehumourification Plan

• Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday

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Sep 20: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting

September 20: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option. The Members' Meeting is similar to other WikiWednesday meetups, except that its primary function is to elect a new Board of Directors. We will elect five board seats. After being elected, those elected can potentially appoint more seats. We will also have a fun WikiWednesday! Election info: To run for election or to vote, you must be a dues-paying member of Wikimedia New York City, having renewed in the past 12 months. Voting will be both online, via emailed ballots from the ElectionBuddy service, and in-person. The poll will be open for the 48 hours between 8pm EDT on September 18 and 8pm EDT on September 20. For additional information, please consult the Election FAQ. Meeting info: Wednesday, September 20 Annual Election & Members Meeting (optional RSVP on-wiki). 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Open Hour) 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Wiki Salon) (Prime Produce, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Also online via Zoom All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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The Signpost: 16 September 2023

• News and notes: Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?

• In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?

• Obituary: Nosebagbear

• Serendipity: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with me

• Featured content: Catching up

• Concept: Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"

• Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic

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Sun Oct 1: NYC Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023

October 1: Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon!, with in-person at Prime Produce Guild Hall in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is being held in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15–Oct 15). Some past local edit-a-thons touching on this area have included the two editions of Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte at MoMA in 2015-16, and the CUNY LaGuardia translat-a-thons held annually since 2018. Meeting info: Sunday, October 1 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023: Edit-a-thon! (optional RSVP on-wiki). 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Prime Produce Guild Hall, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) Alternatively, you can sign up for the edit-a-thon on Eventbrite. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person, you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate.

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The Signpost: 3 October 2023

• News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published

• In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editors

• Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"

• Featured content: By your logic,

• Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS

• Poetry: "The Sight"

• Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam

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