User talk:Magicaluniverse
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[edit]Hello, Magicaluniverse, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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before the question. Again, welcome! (t) Josve05a (c) 20:26, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
January 2015
[edit] Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. In the future, it is recommended that you use the preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, reduces edit conflicts, and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history. Thank you. —Bagumba (talk) 01:19, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
- Another gentle reminder to use the preview button. It's clogging up the edit history for your fellow editors to have your 20 small consecutive edits on Ronald Dupree to mostly add spaces into parameter assignment statements for an infobox. Please ask for assistance if you are having technical issues. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 18:34, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
- Your latest edits at List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions and Devean George is continuing the pattern of multiple small changes in consecutive edits that is flooding the page history. Which leads me to believe that you are not aware of how to read your messages. Please at least acknowledge that you received this. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 07:03, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reminders, I'll try to use the preview button from now on. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 16:57, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
- Your latest edits at List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions and Devean George is continuing the pattern of multiple small changes in consecutive edits that is flooding the page history. Which leads me to believe that you are not aware of how to read your messages. Please at least acknowledge that you received this. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 07:03, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Hacked
[edit]I'm just leaving a message saying that someone hacked my account and started messing up my user contributions. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 02:03, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
February 2015
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- You should follow the instructions at WP:COMPROMISED if you wish to resume editing.—Bagumba (talk) 02:33, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Should I just change my password or should I create a new account? But how do I change my password? That's what another user suggested to me but I can't find out how. Can someone please help me? Thank you. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 03:14, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Or should I just create an unblock request? I'm stuck here. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 04:45, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Never mind, I got it. It said do not create unblock requests. Thanks Bagumba, although I really miss editing Wikipedia. I promise I can improve Wikipedia as long as my account doesn't get hacked again. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 01:19, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
- How did you discover that your account was hacked? And how do you think it happened?—Bagumba (talk) 01:31, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
- Because one day I saw that in my user contributions, it showed that I removed and changed sourced content on Lee Kuan Yew although I didn't even edit that article. It's just me editing these days, so no one in living with me hacked my account, so it must be some random guy who found out my password because it's "short and has a pattern", so I tried to change it, but it didn't work. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 03:04, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- 1) Are those the only two edits that you noticed were not yours? 2) When you say "It's just me editing these days", was anyone else sharing your account before? 3)And please expand on "I tried to change it, but it didn't work": how did you change it, and what happened? Was there an error message?—Bagumba (talk) 03:12, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- I'll clarify. 1) No, actually three edits as seen in the history, but it gave me a feeling that someone has found out my password. 2) No, I mean at least no one living close to me is active on Wikipedia. 3) How did I fail to change my password? I clicked 1st: Login, 2nd: Forgot password (at least I guess that's the way to change my password), 3rd: Enter "Magicaluniverse" for username and the email address is the one that it said was incorrect, although that is my email address. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 03:59, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- 1) Are those the only two edits that you noticed were not yours? 2) When you say "It's just me editing these days", was anyone else sharing your account before? 3)And please expand on "I tried to change it, but it didn't work": how did you change it, and what happened? Was there an error message?—Bagumba (talk) 03:12, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- Because one day I saw that in my user contributions, it showed that I removed and changed sourced content on Lee Kuan Yew although I didn't even edit that article. It's just me editing these days, so no one in living with me hacked my account, so it must be some random guy who found out my password because it's "short and has a pattern", so I tried to change it, but it didn't work. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 03:04, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- How did you discover that your account was hacked? And how do you think it happened?—Bagumba (talk) 01:31, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
- Never mind, I got it. It said do not create unblock requests. Thanks Bagumba, although I really miss editing Wikipedia. I promise I can improve Wikipedia as long as my account doesn't get hacked again. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 01:19, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
- Or should I just create an unblock request? I'm stuck here. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 04:45, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Should I just change my password or should I create a new account? But how do I change my password? That's what another user suggested to me but I can't find out how. Can someone please help me? Thank you. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 03:14, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
The "forgot password" feature is for when ... you forgot your password. You need to have already registered your email address per Help:Email confirmation. But you are able to log in to edit your talk page, so obviously you know your current password. You can change your password at Special:Preferences.—Bagumba (talk) 04:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Users of your account
[edit]Breaking off a new thread to further discuss the "hacked" edits to your account. You stated "I mean at least no one living close to me is active on Wikipedia." My followup question: Did anyone that did not live close to you share your account with you before? Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 04:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- I'm not sure. I remember that I joined Wikipedia just a year ago in February 2014. During this year, I didn't go anywhere farther than the place I currently live in. Probably no one living far from me that I know share my account, I guess. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 23:05, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- Here is my suggestion. Go ahead and change your password, and secure it per WP:SECURITY. Use Template:Unblock on your page to request an unblock, and explain why you think your account will be OK going forward. An admin can review it.—Bagumba (talk) 23:58, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks, Bagumba! —Magicaluniverse (talk) 01:03, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- Here is my suggestion. Go ahead and change your password, and secure it per WP:SECURITY. Use Template:Unblock on your page to request an unblock, and explain why you think your account will be OK going forward. An admin can review it.—Bagumba (talk) 23:58, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Not sure but
[edit]I think they say creating a new account with a stronger password is ok? i'm not 100 percent sure (forgive me if i'm wrong) Saturn star (talk) 04:03, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot, Saturn star! But before creating a new account, I think I should change my password and just put this entire thing about my account being compromised behind me, and move on. But I don't know how to change my password. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 04:27, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Unblock
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Magicaluniverse (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I have changed my password to a longer and more complicated one, so now my account is safe. It won't be hacked anymore. Now if no one can hack it, I'm sure I can continue making useful contributions to Wikipedia like I did before. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 01:00, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Decline per DoRD's comments below. OhNoitsJamie Talk 14:50, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
- I can see no evidence that this account has been hacked. It has been accessed from more than one computer, but the IP address is stable, and the edits in question (to Lee Kuan Yew) were apparently made from the same computer as was used for this block appeal. —DoRD (talk) 14:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
- But before, I thought I got hacked. Now you're telling me that I didn't get hacked. Then why can't I be unblocked? Don't you see that I make useful contributions to Wikipedia for almost all the time? It's the Lee Kuan Yew edit history that made me think that I got hacked. I was blocked because it was thought that my account was compromised. Now that this is proved to be false, then I shouldn't be blocked anyway. Are you saying that I deserve to get blocked and remained blocked? And who would make the edits to Lee Kuan Yew if they are not my edits? I don't edit politician's articles. Why? Because I have no interest in those articles. I have more interest in sports like NFL, MLB, and NBA and also cars as seen in my user contributions. —Magicaluniverse (talk) 23:08, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Seattle Wiknic 2015
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Meetup to revitalize & prioritize WikiProject Seattle
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Wikipedia Lab at the UW Research Commons
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When: | Weekly on Mondays, starting 10/5/2015 through 11/30/2015, 4:30pm-6:30pm | |
Who: | UW students, faculty, and staff; Wikimedians; Seattle community members | |
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Focus: | Women and the Sciences in October and Pacific Northwest in November; weekly topics | |
Wikipedia Lab at the UW Libraries Research Commons brings together local Wikipedia experts with University of Washington subject specialists and UW community members to learn about editing Wikipedia. Come contribute vital, local, and corrective content to the world's largest online encyclopedia. Come as you are with questions, ideas, or content knowledge to share!
The Wikipedia Lab will run weekly, every Monday, during fall quarter. The Lab has two thematic focuses: Women in the Sciences and the Pacific Northwest. Each week will feature a special collections librarian content specialist and Wikipedian editors. Sponsored by the UW Libraries & Wikimedians User Group |
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Wikipedia 15 meetup in Seattle
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You are invited to celebrate Wikipedia's 15th anniversary at the Wikipedia 15 meetup in Seattle on Saturday, January 16, 2016, 12:15pm to 5pm at the University of Washington Communications building, Room 126.
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Seattle Wiknic 2016
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 17, 2pm
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If you are in the Seattle area, please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 17, 2pm. If you cannot attend in person, you may join us virtually from your PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android at this link: https://zoom.us/j/2207426850. The address of the physical meeting is: University of Washington Communications Building, Room 126, 4109 Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 47°39′25″N 122°18′19″W / 47.6570676°N 122.3054000°W
Please go to the door on the north-northwest side. The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing and bringing the membership registration form and $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2017 at the meeting as well. Also, we are pleased to announce that the Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is now a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2305, Kirkland, WA 98083. |
Editing as Activism: Black WikiHistory Month Workshop and Edit-a-thon at UW Bothell
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Social Justice Organizers at University of Washington-Bothell are hosting a two-day editing event for Black WikiHistory Month on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, 2017.
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Art+Feminism March 2017 at UW Seattle
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Art+Feminism, Saturday, May 6, at Jacob Lawrence Gallery, UW Seattle
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 23, 1 PM
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The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2018 at the meeting as well. Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2305, Kirkland, WA 98083. |
Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm
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Wikipedia is one of the most wide-reaching repositories of shared knowledge, yet a 2011 survey found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female, suggesting an alarming absence of voices. What and how information is shared is skewed by this gender disparity. To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is organizing a quarterly series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn artists of color.
This Saturday afternoon's gathering will focus on creating, editing, updating, and expanding pages for womxn artists from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Edit-a-thon will feature a talk by Dan Paz, Lecturer in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design, an artist, and an educator who explores the labor of digital imaging production as a collaborative site where the intersections of the image-idea and lived experience are produced and contested. Through videos, photography, and sculptural projects that query the ability of documentary processes to be manipulated—to be multiplied and replicated, stopped and started, rewound and advanced—Dan works within the impossibilities of absolute replication to question the very ability of the image to truly represent. Everyone is welcome. Access to UW WiFi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants. All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required! Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided. Please check the Facebook event page for updates. When: Saturday, May 12th, 1-5pm |
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Seattle Wiknic 2018
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Saturday, December 29, 1 PM
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The event page is here. You do not have to be a member to attend, but only members can vote in board elections. New members may join in person by completing the membership registration form onsite or (to be posted) online and paying $5 for a calendar year / $0.50 per month for the remainder of a year. Current members may renew for 2019 at the meeting as well. Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a recognized 501c3 non-profit organization in the US. EIN # 47-3513818 Our mail address is Cascadia Wikimedians User Group, 520 Kirkland Way, PO Box 2905, Kirkland, WA 98083. |
Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos
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Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019, 6-9pm at Wayward Coffeehouse, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104, Seattle WA 98115 Wikipedia Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of Wikipedia. This year in Seattle, Cascadia Wikimedians' celebration of Wikipedia Day will focus on a different closely related project: Wikimedia Commons, which (among other things) functions as the media repository for Wikipedia. When you see a photo or map in Wikipedia, or hear an audio clip, etc., it usually is hosted on Wikimedia Commons and "transcluded" into Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons is a mix of users' own works and curated third-party content, either public domain or free-licensed. Our event is a hands-on workshop in curating third-party content, mostly early 20th-century photos of Seattle and other West Coast locations. Currently, Wikimedia Commons has two intersecting sets of older photos, one from the Asahel Curtis Photo Company and the other a more general set of Seattle images. At this meetup, we will celebrate the 18th anniversary of Wikipedia by further curating these images by the creation and addition of categories, adding ImageNotes where useful, linking other versions of the same photo, enhancing the descriptions, and identifying and correcting errors. User:Jmabel has already categorized over 1000 images and corrected several hundred wrong dates, misidentified buildings, and etc., but there is much more to be done. For more information, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle#Wikipedia Day 2019 — curating images from Asahel Curtis and older Seattle photos. |
Women’s History Wikithon, Washington State History Museum, Saturday 3/9
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Women’s History Wikithon
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FREE. Please register in advance. Includes museum admission and snacks; please bring a sack lunch plus a laptop. Scholars and interested citizens are invited to come together for an afternoon of collaboration to create or improve Wikipedia pages related to Washington State’s suffrage history. Learn from seasoned “Wikipedians” how to edit wiki pages, and work in small groups with women’s history experts. Honor Women’s History Month by updating our reference materials to reflect the dedicated work of Washington’s women suffragists. Bring a brown bag lunch, we’ll provide snacks. Hosted by Washington State Historical Society. Women's Suffrage Centennial Program, Washington State Historical Society -> Events & Programs |
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Art+Feminism, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Saturday, April 6th, 1-5 PM
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Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors were women. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity is not: content is skewed by the lack of representation from women.
Let’s change that. To help change this, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery is continuing a series of Edit-a-thons to improve Wikipedia's coverage of womxn and gender non-binary artists of color. Childcare, snacks from local businesses, and editing tutorials will be provided. All you need to bring is your laptop, power cord, and ideas. No previous Wikipedia experience required! Everyone is welcome. Access to UW wifi will be provided for non-UW affiliated participants. Please create a Wikipedia account before the event. RSVP through this Facebook event link. When: Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019, 1–5 PM |
Seattle Wiknic 2019
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Editing as Activism: Edit-A-Thon to Correct Systemic Bias in Wikipedia
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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Womxn Artists of the Pacific Northwest
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Please join us for our Cascadia Wikimedians annual meeting, Monday, December 23, 5:30pm PST
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Great American Wiknic virtual edition 2020
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You are invited to the Great American Virtual Wiknic on Sunday, August 16, 2020, noon to 2pm
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Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Editathon 2021
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May 2022 Seattle meetup
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March 2023 Seattle meetup
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Distant Worlds Coffeehouseas they have resumed their normal operating hours at their new location. For the address and to RSVP, please click here. |
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