User talk:Trlovejoy/Archives/2014

Meetups coming up in DC!

Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

• Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
• Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

I hope to see you there!

(Note: If you do not wish to receive talk page messages for DC meetups, you are welcome to remove your username from this page.)

Harej (talk) 00:07, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Coming up in February!

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:42, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

DC Meetups in March

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

• Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
• March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
• Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

An exciting month of wiki events!

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

• This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
• On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

• On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
• Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
• You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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72.77.13.23

Yo, let me finish my edits. I was citing it when you jumped the gun bro. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.77.132.23 (talk) 14:36, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Please source the content prior to saving the edit. TRL (talk) 14:39, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, you made a mistake. Learn German or use a dictionary. Best greetings! 72.241.162.135 (talk) 14:53, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Unconstructive edits

I hope you stop reverting edits that improve articles. 85.240.156.196 (talk) 14:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Liberalism

I explained what the purpose of the change was. In more detail I was giving in simple terms what moneytrist and fiscal economics is about. Explaining that parties were arguing about it duing the period and their is't a simple answer. The clause I replaced did not make sense, it is basic secondary school economics that the two schools have always argued about this matter. Please accept the changes or give a valid reason. Their is no need to refference things which are accepted please point out the contention. 46.208.39.53 (talk) 15:38, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Pioneers of Enver

Hello Trlovejoy, I hope all is well. Could you please, see this page? I understand your concerns about notability, but, believe me, inline citations are difficult to find for now. However the subject is very relevant, as I try to explain there. Thanks for your time! --Dojumatufeps (talk) 17:08, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

I've declined your CSD nomination of this page. As it's a historical organisation it's hard to say that the tone is promotional. Although you didn't nominate it on this basis, neither to I think A7 would be appropriate as a claim to notability is given. Nthep (talk) 17:19, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Re Dow Jones list of assets

You made a mistake. They no longer own those assets.

See: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Local_Media_Group

-— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.249.88.33 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 26 May 2014

Make sure you include info in comments of the edits you are making to detail what you are doing. Specifically when you are removing content. Without background information and proper references/citations it appears just as content removal. --TRL (talk) 01:31, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

deleted photo of Judy Goffman Cutler

Hi. You posted that you reverted an image I deleted of Judy Goffman Cutler. The entire entry seems like vanity page to me, with links to mostly self-published sources, and goes into way too much detail for a little known person. I believe there is no need for a photograph since she is not really a public figure. Is there a specific criteria for determining when a picture is considered worthwhile? I didn't know what to refer to, though I probably should have given some reason for my deletion. Thanks for the your help :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Please Let's Not (talk • contribs) 03:03, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

A good rule of thumb is that if we have an available picture, we should use it. Wikipedia is not paper, therefore adding a picture harms nothing and can potentially add much. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 07:57, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

There are many methods to delete things on Wikipedia - see Wikipedia Deletion Process. Blanking the content is not one of them (unless you are the page creator).--TRL (talk) 20:39, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

jason singh page

Hi

You sent me a message re the changes to the Jason Singh page.

Jason Singh is an Australian musician, acting as his manger as per Jasonss request l changed the information to suit his current musical situation. The information that was there was outdated and not relevant to his current situation.

Alan Robertson — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlanJRobertson2013 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Alan, from your indication that you are the manager of the person whom the page is about - you have admitted to a Conflict of Interest. This is a violation of the Wikipedia COI policy. Further there is an Neutral Point of View Policy that needs to be adhered to as well. If you do not properly follow these policies the information you add will be removed.--TRL (talk) 20:43, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Reversion of 'colour' to 'color'.

I am wondering why you reverted my changes. Singapore is a Commonwealth country and the universities whose pages I edited officially use the Commonwealth spellings. The articles themselves also use Commonwealth spellings throughout, such as 'specialised' and 'organised'. I was making the spelling of 'colours' consistent with the rest of the article. As you can see, the Singapore Management University article (https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Singapore_Management_University) uses the Commonwealth spelling of 'colours' and I was just making the other university pages consistent as well. This is in line with Wikipedia policy: "While Wikipedia does not favor any national variety of English, within a given article the conventions of one particular variety should be followed consistently." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.166.22.48 (talk) 02:50, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

I see. Rolled back my revert. Apologies. When reviewing these looked like miss-corrections. --TRL (talk) 02:57, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm just trying to help.

While I was reading up on McDonald's items I noticed on the McNuggets article that where it listed sauces McDonald's has, there were sauces that was discontinued. I tried fixing the mistake but apparently you know more about McDonald's then a McDonald's employee. All I'm saying is that McDonald's no longer has the Sweet Chili sauce and the Chipotle Barbecue sauce. Now before you start calling me a liar I will say yes McDonald's still offers the Sweet Chili and Chipotle Barbecue sauce but only for the chicken snack wraps and premium McWraps. Those sauces are no longer intended for the McNuggets. To go into further detail, when discontinued, Sweet Chili, Chipotle Barbecue, and Hot Mustard were all replaced by the new Habanero Ranch sauce. However, very recently McDonald's had brought back the Hot Mustard sauce. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.154.71.130 (talk) 04:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Please understand you just need to cite your edits properly. Understand that when edits are made that are not cited and appear to be non-constructive they are reverted. --TRL (talk) 04:14, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ok that's understandable. However, after searching the internet for a source this Is this the best I can find.

http://consumerist.com/2014/02/13/mcdonalds-answer-to-simple-sauce-question-shows-why-people-hate-marketing-execs/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.154.71.130 (talk) 04:39, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

New article content for Kamol Pansritum

Hello Jimfbleak , Kamol Pansritum is actually a famous surgeon in Thailand. He is considered to be one of the best surgeons in sex redesignment surgery, from male to female and also from female to male. He is well known internationally. Dr.Kamol was actually invited to be the moderator and lecturer at World Professional Association of Transgender Health Symposium (WPATH) 2014, and to many other forums on Sex-Changed surgery. Therefore, there are many people who are willing to have surgery with him, want to know about his biography in order to be the trustworthy reference. Tonnamsai (talk) 04:45, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Washington, DC meetups in June

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

• On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
• Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
• The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
• Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
• Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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Viacom Intl Page

HI, I understand your removing the spam comment I put on the Viacom Intl page. However, they refuse my opt out requests. Every few months they send another unsolicited material from one of their media channels. Signing up with them is a source of spam. I believe users should beware of such tactics. Plus the comment I leave has a very tiny chance of getting them to change this slimy corporate behaviour. Henryec350.0.72.64 (talk) 04:43, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

The description of the reasons for your edits is exactly why the edit was reverted. Wikipedia is not a mechanism for your opinions and/or activism. Thanks. --TRL (talk) 01:01, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

NodeWorx/SiteWorx redirect speedy deletion?

Hi, I'm confused by the speedy deletions that you flagged and your notes on my page. Beneath the second, you mentioned "do not simply create the same content again". I believe there may be some confusion. NodeWorx and SiteWorx are two different things. They are commonly confused interfaces to a piece of software, called InterWorx, but not separate software. The exact same thing had been requested on the talk page and enacted for their competitor, cPanel, for the interface WHM; my intent was to use the more-complete article as a model for the incomplete article. Rather than build new pages while I was expanding the stub, it seemed to make sense to consolidate a common article. Can you explain what guideline that you believe this to be in violation of? BrandonSaad (talk) 22:57, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Please ensure you contest the speedy deletion on the talk pages per the instructions in the tags. The discussion of competitors starts to make this sound like direct advertising... in which case all of these articles should be removed. If there is a discussion that allows the redirects, that is fine... cite those in the discussions on the speedy delete tags. The tags were applied because there were multiple redirects created at the same time and it appeared to be Spam and Advertising. Which it sounds like may be the case... --TRL (talk) 15:32, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

confused from FastEddieB aka Ed Buckner

All, especially (I hope) Trlovejoy,

I'm quite new to Wikipedia as an account holder or editor, though I've used Wikipedia as a resource for many years. I'm not just willing but eager to make articles better for all, not just create self-serving ego-booster material.

I've known there was an article on me for a couple of years or so, but i had nothing to do with posting it or editing it until the last few days. (Material on that page, probably a fair amount of it, originated with me a remove or two back, as people asked me for bio information to help publicize a talk or a debate I was in, or a book or chapter I've written--and I've been in debates or given talks or made news all over the USA and occasionally in the United Kingdom, etc., had several books I've written or contributed chapters to published, etc.) The only thing I've ever posted to "my" page was to add a factually accurate statement indicating where I went to high school and that I was on the debate and football teams there. I was a good debater and a mediocre (at best) football player, but I offered no qualitative assessments.

Where i may have inadvertently violated Wikipedia standards is on the Clear Creek High School (League City, Texas) article. A reporter for an area paper asked me, in relation to a guest editorial I wrote for the Galveston newspaper--see http://www.galvestondailynews.com/opinion/guest_columns/ for June 15, 2014--what my local connections, if any, were. I told him I graduated from CCHS in 1964 and tried to post a citation to myself as a "Notable alumni" --since I've spoken and been quoted in newspapers world-wide, am a published author, earned a Ph.D., etc., I assumed I'd pass muster as "notable"--but perhaps that's not for me to say. I have no citation for my having gone to CCHS--it was fifty years ago, I no longer even have any high school yearbooks (or can't find them in my cluttered basement if I do).

So, what should I do to correct my grievous errors?

Regards,

Ed B.

ED BUCKNER Author (with Michael E. Buckner) of In Freedom We Trust: An Atheist Guide to Religious Liberty (Prometheus Books, 2012) Former President American Atheists www.atheists.org ebuckner@atheists.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by FastEddieB (talk • contribs) 20:40, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello, please review the articles I linked in my notice on your talk page regarding the issues. Specifically review the section "If Wikipedia already has an article about you". This section details the steps you should take to mitigate your conflict of interest and bias. If you familiarize yourself with these articles and ensure you prevent a bias you should be fine. The key is not introducing bias, promotion, or original research. Your indication that you are interested in improving your article so that it can be used as a biography source for other work is not really the purpose of the article. You can self-publish the promotional bio that you want used, rather than using the wikipedia article. --TRL (talk) 21:56, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Cal Wilson edit

My edit was perhaps not the most constructive, but the page listed 'Cal Wilson' as her birth name, which is not accurate. As Cal does not tell people her birth name, I believe displaying it as redacted is more accurate than leaving it as 'Cal'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.140.181.4 (talk) 00:27, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Why would you display it as redacted? That makes no sense. --TRL (talk) 00:29, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

I would argue it makes more sense than having wrong information there. What would you suggest? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.140.181.4 (talk) 00:48, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Edit it to correct the name. Add your comments as to why in the edit summary. Rather than Redaction!--TRL (talk) 00:57, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Your incessant use of Huggle on vandals does not go unappreciated. Keep at it. Tutelary (talk) 02:20, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Adding a quote that distinguishes institutions and regimes

Hi Trlovejoy,

As it stands the article is both minimal and misleading. It almost says nothing, and what it does say is just the journalistic account of the concept. I can understand any concern about making the page too complicated, but it should be at least close to accurate.

What I have done is just add in the classical contemporary political use of the term so that it does not appear that regimes just relate to states. The scholarly use of the term is closely to the scientific use of the term. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.144.201.105 (talk) 05:00, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello, I removed the content because as I indicated on your talk page the edits seemed unconstructive and more like disruptive. The amount of change you introduced seems like something that should be discussed in the articles talk page prior to adding to the article. Since you have added the edits back to the article I'm going to leave it to the editorial community to take a stand on the merits. --TRL (talk) 11:24, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Women in STEM fields edit

I'm the person who originally added the entire section "lack of female interest". A few weeks later I realized paragraphs 2 and 3 were overly technical and removed them, with the edit summary "Removed overly technical paragraphs".

Then you came in, apparently missed the edit summary and reverted my change. Then you sent me a message claiming (incorrectly) that I didn't include an edit summary.

I don't want to get in an edit war over this. Please just change it back.

Thank you.

73.35.139.230 (talk) 10:37, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for the note. I do not see any edit history going back to March 2013 where you edited the Women in STEM fields article. Your user contributions also depict only one edit of the article in question. From what I can tell you did not add the information to the article. I reverted the edits because the indication that the paragraphs were overly technical content did not match the content you removed. Those paragraphs were easily understood and properly cited. I suggest you discuss these edits on the article's Talk Page and then remove based on community decision. --TRL (talk) 11:15, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Right, let's try this again. 1) Yes, I'm the person who made the initial addition. I wasn't logged in the first time I cut out the two paragraphs or commented here, but that was me.

2) The note you left said nothing about an incorrect indication. Instead, your note claimed there was no reason given for the deletion. Either you saw the edit reason but accidentally left the wrong message, or you didn't see the edit reason. Either way, it feels like you're moving the goalposts on me.

3) Paragraphs 2 and 3 are hard for me to try to wrap my head around, and I'm the one who posted them. I'm motivated to share information, but not at the risk of causing readers to skip it because it's hard to grasp. If the reader wants to understand the concepts in greater detail they can always follow the citation link.

I'm changing it back. Please don't revert it again. -Abcd z (talk) 05:53, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello to all, specially Trlovejoy. I am new in editing an article in Wikipedia. I thought I had done it well, after reading the instructions. So sorry to have caused any situation. I tried to correct some info, that was not accurate and add the most recent ones. When the name Sonia Noemi Gonzalez comes up in a Google search for ex, the date of birth is seen immediately, and it's not correct. Every detail that was changed or added by me is correct. I added the most recent work in the creative field too, that I thought was important,as a Self Published book written by Sonia Noemi "El Camino De La Serpiente." Apparently I did not do it correctly, but it was not my intention to do any vandalism. Thanks Trlovejoy for your interest in maintaining the highest standards in something so wonderful as Wikipedia. I really do hope the information I changed or added can be permitted to be in my story. Warmly,(Nemigonza (talk) 16:15, 25 June 2014 (UTC))Nemigonza

The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Ronald Clark O'Bryan

DEATH O'Bryan's first execution date was set for August 8, 1980. His attorney successfully won a stay of execution. A second date was scheduled for May 25, 1982.[33] That date was also postponed.[6] Judge Michael McSpadden scheduled a third execution date for October 31, 1982, the anniversary of the crime, and he offered to personally drive O'Bryan to the death chamber.[34] It was to have been the first execution in the United States since 1964 and the first time Texas executed an inmate by lethal injection. The Supreme Court delayed the date yet again to give O'Bryan a chance to pursue an appeal to seek a new trial.[35] A fourth date was scheduled for March 31, 1984. O'Bryan's lawyer sought a fourth stay on the basis that lethal injection was a "cruel and unusual punishment". On March 28, a federal judge rejected the request. On March 31, 1984, shortly after midnight, O'Bryan was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit.[36] In his final statement, O'Bryan maintained his innocence stating that he felt the death penalty was "wrong". He added, "...I forgive all - and I do mean all - those who have been involved in my death. God bless you all and may God's best blessings be always yours." During the execution, a crowd of 300 demonstrators gathered outside the prison cheered while some yelled "Trick or treat!". Others showered anti-death penalty demonstrators with candy.[37]

The assertion that "It was to have been the first execution in the United States since 1964" can not be true. See: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Gary_Gilmore — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.179.191.247 (talk) 21:38, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Picture your self leading the masses to improve Wikimedia one article at a time.

• Show the Internet who is the better editor.
• Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
• Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
• Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:26, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

• Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”

  A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.

• Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon

  Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM

• Saturday, September 20: September Meetup

  Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM

• Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon

  Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM

• Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for reverting the vandalism to Spite (punk band). For some reason this article has been the target of an exceptional amount of vandalism.

Kzooman (talk) 19:11, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

Doubts about verifiability

Hi! My name is Maciel and I'm quite new on Wikipedia, as editor. I have a few questions, that you can find below:

1) Who puts the warning "This article does not cite any references or sources."?

2) How can this message be removed from an article? Who can do that?

I was editing Kotaro Honda article and i added a cite to make reference of a book, but the message is still there.

Thanks a lot for your support,

Regards,

Giroletti (talk) 02:46, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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