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I would prefer to have a family-friendly talk page[edit]

However, this preference does not appear to be enforceable on this website. Djembayz (talk) 23:06, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Time for a break ...[edit]

As a volunteer, I have no obligation to respond to anything posted here. Djembayz (talk) 23:06, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks![edit]

I just wanted to say thanks for fixing the links up over on Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb. Was just finally getting around to it when I noticed you'd done it already! So, thanks-- Ljpernic (talk) 11:52, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tibetan Collaboration[edit]

Hi, Djembayz! Let's collaborate on some Tibetan articles at some point. I've been trying to find solid resources for Akhu Tönpa and build it up, but it's got a ways to go. Check it out when you get a chance! Upjav (talk) 19:09, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet[edit]

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.


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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet[edit]

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)[reply]

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

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) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups[edit]

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

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WikiProject Military history coordinator election[edit]

Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:06, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The wonderful annual meeting! And more![edit]

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!

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Congratulations on the Volunteer of the Year Award![edit]

So proud of you and miss you so much - congratulations!! Missvain (talk) 02:38, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah! Sorry I couldn't make it. Danged new fangled computer driven washing machines are disrupting our lives! Carolmooredc (Talkie-Talkie) 02:53, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Acciddental thanks[edit]

... caused by poor page design on mobile and a fat finger.PamD 05:32, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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End-of-the-year meetups[edit]

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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.

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Voting for the Military historian and Military newcomer of the year now open![edit]

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spokane language name-change[edit]

got no problems with it, other than wondering if the name as changed-to is used also by the Spokane Tribe of Indians as well as the other tribal organizations. I've linked it on Spokane people ... there is no Spokane Tribe of Indians government article as of yet.Skookum1 (talk) 03:53, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Museum hacks and museum edits[edit]

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

  • February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
  • February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
  • February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.hare@wikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more![edit]

Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.


Regards,

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February 2015[edit]

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Unstoppable: The Emerging Left–Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State[edit]

Thanks for creating the page on Nader's book. I spent a chunk of February dipping my toes into the shark-infested waters at the American Left talk page and the associated article, and I may have managed to kick a shark or two before escaping relatively unscathed. Or maybe I just replaced one shark with a different one. The results are at User:Flying_Jazz. Depending on your political views, you might find what's there hilarious or amusing or troubling or upsetting, but based on your creation of the article for Nader's book, your academic background, and the time you've been at Wikipedia, I'm hoping for the first option which is why I'm writing here. There must be some joy and fun at Wikipedia now and then! Flying Jazz (talk) 22:09, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of African American men in STEM fields[edit]

Some misunderstanding here. At 4:34, 25 February 2015,User:Cullen328 moved page List of African American men in STEM fields to Donald R. Brown on the basis that that was the actual topic, so I think the text has been moved rather than deleted. My only role was to delete the resulting redirect on the basis that it was implausible, but feel free to recreate the redirect if you disagree. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:00, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Editing for Women's History in March[edit]

Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

  • Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
    Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!
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  • Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
    An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
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  • Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
    In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!
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  • Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
    Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.
    More informationRSVP on Meetup
  • Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
    Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!
    More informationRSVP on Meetup
  • Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
    Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
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Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.


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Angella D. Ferguson[edit]

Hey, could you possibly take a look at Template:Did you know nominations/Angella D. Ferguson? They're requesting extra sources for the article. Thanks! Antony–22 (talkcontribs) 21:35, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for contributing to Let's Talk Diversity Campaign![edit]

The Learning & Evaluation Barnstar
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We hope to see you around, sharing what you know on the Learning Pattern Library. I'll get in touch soon with some ideas as to where you can contribute. Cheers, María (talk) 21:21, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Smithsonian Institution Archives Women in Science Edit-a-thon Barnstar
Thanks and appreciation for your efforts to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Women in science at the 2015 Smithsonian Institution Archives Women in Science Edit-a-thon. It was a success and you were a great part of it! --Digitaleffie (talk) 17:17, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you...[edit]

...very much! It was very kind and unexpected of you to leave me such a nice 'founding foremothers award' on my talk page! Dsp13 (talk) 20:25, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Upcoming attractions in DC[edit]

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

  • Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
    See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
  • Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
    Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
  • Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
    Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
  • Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
    An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

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You are right[edit]

Hi Djembayz, you are right with your post on the LB page about the real world implications of a hostile environment. However, the problem is that LB's problems are self-inflicted. It's sort of like trying to deal with a difficult customer at a business who behaves inappropriately. I like the point you made that WMF has to pull on their big kid boots and grow a spine, not defer to the unpaid volunteers of arbcom. But here we do have an individual behavior issue. I don't have an answer, but I wanted to tell you that I agree with your RL concerns, but as I know EC via Facebook and he's not satan, I really do liken this to a situation where you have two clients who both patronize a business, but whose paths should never cross, as opposed to two co-workers whose paths should never cross and one or both of them will ultimately get fired. I wish I had a definitive answer to your dilemma. Montanabw(talk) 01:13, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Montanabw, shouldn't this be on User talk:Djembayz (which was moved here and is still a redirect)? I'd move it there but that might be rude. ekips39talk 19:39, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If Djembayz wants this as her talk, I'm not going to un-redirect it, I thought you were right, but I've reconsidered. Presumably Djembayz has her archives watchlisted. Montanabw(talk) 22:00, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Heh[edit]

Per [1] the Sweetgrass Hills are traditional Blackfeet country... got the Blackfoot language dictionary? Montanabw(talk) 20:30, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ANI Discussion re: your edit at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver[edit]

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Precious again[edit]

tuning in
Thank you, drumming faerie tuning in to Wikipedia, for quality articles such as Schloss Warthausen and Lucile Petry Leone, for adding infoboxes, for taking care of indigenous peoples of North America, ships, women scientists and artists, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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A year ago, you were the 888th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Two years ago, you were recipient no. 888 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Four years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Sahayogi Haat has been nominated for Did You Know[edit]

Image of local map of Salaga[edit]

I'm looking for historical maps/images/documents of Ghana, Northern Ghana especially. Do you know where I can find more of those such as the one you placed in the Salaga article.
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Reporting usernames for admin review[edit]

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Proposed deletion of List of cities impacted by current sea level rise[edit]

The article List of cities impacted by current sea level rise has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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WikiProject Military history coordinator election[edit]

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Re 'wading in..' at GorillaWarfare's talk page[edit]

What's happened to some of our female editors is disgusting, and unacceptable. I see you've offered to start some advocacy on their behalf, around-about the Beltway. Down here at the bottom of the world, am not particularly able to help in person, but would like to help and be kept informed should there be anything I can do. It's not right, and it's not what we're here for. Kind regards Buckshot06 (talk) 11:12, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Allegra Versace[edit]

Just wanted to invite you to take a look at this weeks TAFI article Allegra Versace. Regards.--BabbaQ (talk) 18:22, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nice meeting you![edit]

Just wanted to catch up with you and say that it was a blast editing and getting to know you! Hopefully we can meet up at another EAT in the future! Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 06:39, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • By the way, there's some info about that survey I was telling you about on harassment here. I wish I'd thought to get a link to the survey, if you haven't seen it already. Tokyogirl79LVA (talk) 13:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Tools[edit]

Yes, if you have some specific technique that makes it possible for individuals to defend ourselves against bullies on this website without turning to others for help, it would be very useful. What is it?

That's not exactly what I said now, is it? I'm not going to respond to a straw man. However, I will note that many users do not know how to use certain things, which is why we need to teach them. New users have a tutorial which they are presented with upon account creation. Does it focus on how to deal with incivility? Start there. A healthy community will defend its members as a reflex. Instead we see lots of editors who prefer to keep their heads down and allow others to engage in bad behavior without sticking their neck out. I've had admins lie about me, make false accusations in my own block log, and continue to spread lies -- who am I supposed to complain to when the very people who are supposed to protect the community are the biggest bullies? Sorry, but my experience here is obviously at odds with your own. I don't trust anyone in any position of power or authority here, and I have very good reason for it. Viriditas (talk) 01:21, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker)I've seen both good and bad users of authority here. The "canvassing" rules are poorly-designed and inconsistently applied. Clearly, some animals are more equal than others. Montanabw(talk) 21:16, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Montanabw, you're one of my fave people here, so I'm biased, but the reason I disagree with you is because the system on Wikipedia encourages power centralization which inevitably leads to abuse and CYA decisions. Look no farther than the current Neelix situation where this user is being treated differently than others for all the wrong reasons. One, he's an admin, as if that is supposed to protect him from the rules. In fact, as an admin he is held to a greater level of responsibility and trust, so his actions should result not just in an immediate desysopping and block, but in a display of zero tolerance for a person in his position acting in this way. Instead, we see the corruption of Wikipedia playing out in full form: because Neelix is a professor, other professors have stepped in to give him an exemption from the rules. Can anyone say Geoffrey Marcy, who the academic community took twenty years to discipline for sexual harassment? Then you've got the enablers who have accused those asking for discipline here of carrying pitchforks and acting villainous. Really? Asking for a modicum of swift justice in an unambiguous incident where the perp has repeatedly violated community norms towards women is tantamount to villainous pitchfork rioting? And as if it couldn't get any worse, we have arbcom itself failing to take action, killing a motion to save us from further inaction, and actually calling for a three-month interregnum where Neelix will be given the benefit of the doubt! Insanity prevails, and if it couldn't get any worse, you have loads of editors and admins alike congratulating arbcom and the failure to take action against Neelix. This is why I have called for the immediate disbanding and dissolution of arbcom, and the removal of the RFA process. If you want to limit and mitigate sexism and prejudice against women on Wikipedia, you first have to go after the real perps: admins and arbcom. Viriditas (talk) 20:18, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Probably deeper issues here than I know, I misinterpreted the discussion; I wasn't up on the Neelix thing (and yes, that does sound like a bad situation), I was actually going in the same general direction I think you are - in that it seems that when I have a problem and ask people to lend me a hand in a bad situation, everyone promptly starts yelling that I am "canvassing," (or at least, they accuse me of having "friends") while the people bent on making my life utter hell seem to "canvass" without compunction or penalty. I was also surprised at some of the people who threw me under the bus at my RfA, after I thought we were amicable colleagues. OTOH, some rather weird stuff happened right after the RfA concluded, and some "people in authority" did right by me to protect my real-world identity and removing some harassment before I'd even been alerted that it was there. Montanabw(talk) 08:57, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Women in Red World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Science[edit]

You are invited! Join us remotely!

World Virtual Edit-a-thon on Women in Science

  • Dates: 8 to 29 November 2015
  • Location: Worldwide/virtual/online event
  • Host/Facilitator: Women in Red (WiR) in collaboration with Women scientists: Did you know that only 15% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women? WiR focuses on "content gender gap". If you'd like to help contribute articles on women and women's works, we warmly welcome you!
  • Sponsor: New York Academy of Sciences
  • Event details: This is a virtual edit-a-thon hosted by WiR in parallel with a "physical" event during the afternoon of Sunday, November 22 in New York City. It will allow all those keen to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in science to participate. As the virtual edit-a-thon stretches over three weeks, new participants will be able to draw on the assistance of more experienced editors while creating, translating or improving articles on women who are (or have been) prominent in the field. All levels of Wikipedia editing experience are welcome.
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Proposed anti-bullying task force[edit]

Given your usually commendable efforts to try to make Wikipedia a safer place, and despite my disappointment that your chosen set of illustrative safe workplace guidelines (which I now seem unable to find, but you linked to them during or just after Lightbreather's "show trial") said they would never consider complaints of discrimination against 'priviliged' groups such as whites and males (meaning people like me, tho I don't want to put in time and effort discussing that question anytime soon), just in case you don't already know (as you haven't commented), I thought you might want to know that SageRad has a proposal to set up an anti-bullying task force, discussion of which stretches from here to here. Unsurprizingly, some people don't think Wikipedia has a bullying problem and prefer to call Mobbing 'piling on' and view it as a good thing that helps bring about 'consensus' - and those who say this are probably just the unusually honest tip of the iceberg. Regards. Tlhslobus (talk) 12:31, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings[edit]

Wishing you a Charlie Brown
Charlie Russell Christmas! 🎄
Best wishes for your Christmas
Is all you get from me
'Cause I ain't no Santa Claus
Don't own no Christmas tree.
But if wishes was health and money
I'd fill your buck-skin poke
Your doctor would go hungry
An' you never would be broke."
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Help decide the future of Wikimania[edit]

The Wikimedia Foundation is currently running a consultation on the value and planning process of Wikimania, and is open until 18 January 2016. The goals are to (1) build a shared understanding of the value of Wikimania to help guide conference planning and evaluation, and (2) gather broad community input on what new form(s) Wikimania could take (starting in 2018).

After reviewing the consultation, we'd like to hear your feedback on on this survey.

In addition, feel free to share any personal experiences you have had at at a Wikimedia movement conference, including Wikimania. We plan to compile and share back outcomes from this consultation in February.

With thanks,

I JethroBT (WMF) (talk), from Community Resources 22:01, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Last December, I invited you to share your views on the value of Wikimedia conferences and the planning process of Wikimania. We have completed analysis of these results and have prepared this report summarizing your feedback and important changes for Wikimania starting in 2018 as an experiment. Feedback and comments are welcome at the discussion page. Thank you so much for your participation. I JethroBT (WMF), Community Resources, 22:47, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

February events and meetups in DC[edit]

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:

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Hi, I just saw that you're interested in making the Wikimedia movement more sustainable. I created an essay regarding the environmental impact of the Wikimedia movement on Meta. I'd love to hear your ideas and maybe even have your support! Thanks, --Gnom (talk) 22:32, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

April Fools? Nope! Welcome to the Women Scientists worldwide online edit-a-thon during Year of Science[edit]

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WikiConference - Indigenous People's Day Programming[edit]

Hi Djembayz - I see that you are taking a wikibreak, but I thought I would reach out anyway.

I am getting in touch with you because I am helping to plan and organize Indigenous Peoples' Day programming during WikiConference 2016 and I think your feedback about our direction would be invaluable. If you are interested, perhaps I can share our vision and what we have planned to date? Input during the conference from Wikipedia users who focus on these projects and adding this content is also an important piece of this. Thanks! Kellyjeanne9 (talk) 21:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Military history WikiProject coordinator election[edit]

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open![edit]

Hello, Djembayz. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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Voting for the Military history WikiProject Historian and Newcomer of the Year is ending soon![edit]

 

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Nomination of Deltopia for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Deltopia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deltopia until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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March Madness 2017[edit]

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)[reply]

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Nomination of List of sickle-cell disease researchers for deletion[edit]

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2017 Military history WikiProject Coordinator election[edit]

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2017 Military Historian of the Year and Newcomer of the Year nominations and voting[edit]

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) 08:35, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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User group for Military Historians[edit]

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"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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Nomination of Jan H. Gardner for deletion[edit]

As a previous contributor, I thought I'd give you a heads up that a discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jan H. Gardner is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jan_H._Gardner until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.Bangabandhu (talk) 22:36, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: May 2018[edit]





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  • Armenia report: GLAM meetings and collaborations
  • Australia report: GLAM Peak having impact & International Museum Day edit-a-thon
  • Belgium report: Public domain month celebration; Edit-a-thon Amnesty International Vlaanderen; Upcoming photo contest: Wiki Loves Heritage
  • Brazil report: New milestones for Brazilian GLAMs
  • France report: Bibliothèque universitaire de la Sorbonne; Laboratoire Latmos; Study day on photographic as heritage
  • Germany report: Two fantastic weekends with science fiction literature and the history of mining made audible
  • Ireland report: First Irish GLAM upload to Wikimedia Commons; Hunt Museum is first Irish GLAM to donate images to Wikimedia Commons
  • Italy report: Contests, webinair and meetings
  • Macedonia report: GLAM activities
  • Netherlands report: Women Tech Storm, GWToolset workshop and Wiki goes Caribbean
  • Norway report: Bodil Biørn and human rights
  • Portugal report: FEM's GLAM and Guinea-Bissau
  • Russia report: GLAM in Russia: need more contests
  • Serbia report: Wikipedian in residence in the Museum of Yugoslavia
  • Sweden report: Democracy; Museum of World Culture
  • UK report: Scottish Library and Information Council
  • USA report: AfroCROWD Wikipedia Editor's Article on Doria Ragland Tops Wiki Search List For UK Royal Wedding: Libraries Key in her Wikipedian Journey
  • Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes
  • Wikidata report: EuropeanaTech conference, Lexicographical data, plus all your usual news
  • WMF GLAM report: Recent travels; Structured Data on Commons updates
  • Calendar: June's GLAM events
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This Month in GLAM: July 2018[edit]





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This Month in GLAM: August 2018[edit]





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Category:People associated with the New Deal has been nominated for discussion[edit]

Category:People associated with the New Deal, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 05:35, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This Month in GLAM: September 2018[edit]





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  • Albania report: Collections of Museums in Albania
  • Armenia report: GLAM+Wikidata
  • Australia report: WikiTour AU
  • Brazil report: Developing tGLAM: a landing-page generator for GLAM initiatives
  • France report: European Heritage Days; Linked data for archaeology; Paris: Edit-a-thon at Mobilier National
  • Germany report: History of Women and Democracy, Wikipedia-Culture-Ambassadors and two GLAM-on-Tour-stations in just four weeks
  • Macedonia report: Wiki camps in Macedonia
  • Malaysia report: Wikipedia for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museum
  • Mexico report: Open GLAM Mexico 2018
  • Netherlands report: >20,000 press photographs 1940-1990 uploaded, GLAM Wiki Meeting, Aerial Photographs, GLAM-Wiki Manual & Wikipedia Course for Historical Societies
  • Norway report: Women in Red; Researhers Days 2018; The 2019 edition of #wikinobel
  • Poland report: Archival photographs and literary knowledge enrich Polish Wikipedia
  • Serbia report: Impact of GLAM seminars: Decentralization of GLAM activities
  • Sweden report: Wikidata P3595 Biografiskt lexikon för Finland; Student Project at the Nordic Museum; Learning about sources on Swedish Wikipedia
  • UK report: Botanical illustrations and Wiki Loves Monuments in Scotland
  • USA report: Back to school
  • Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes–Issue 30, August–September 2018
  • Wikidata report: Wikidata Tour Down Under
  • Calendar: October's GLAM events
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This Month in GLAM: October 2018[edit]





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  • Belgium report: Erbstuecke edit-a-thon; Women in Tech edit-a-thon; Wiki Club Brussels; Wikidata workshop + party
  • Brazil report: "There is no reason not to participate in a GLAM-Wiki initiative": an interview with the director of the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy
  • Estonia report: Estonian art and geoscience collections finding their way to Commons
  • Finland report: (RE)Photographic autumn
  • France report: GLAMWiki 2018 Tel Aviv; City of Grenoble
  • Germany report: GLAMorous Conferences
  • Netherlands report: ‘More Gelders Heritage available via Wikimedia’ by Erfgoed Gelderland; Writing week Friesland; Wiki Techstorm
  • Norway report: Wiki Loves Monuments and wikinobel
  • Poland report: Heirlooms - locally and internationally
  • Serbia report: The growing GLAM
  • Sweden report: Roundtripping Project, Books Import and Wikidata Imported to SOCH
  • Switzerland report: Built heritage conservation on Commons; les sans pagEs at a Modern art museum
  • UK report: Wikidata in Oxford
  • USA report: Wikiconference North America Culture Crawl
  • WMF GLAM report: Documentation survey, Structured Data on Commons consultations, blog posts and conferences
  • Calendar: November's GLAM events
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This Month in GLAM: November 2018[edit]





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  • Albania report: Wiki Photo Walk Albania 2018; Wiki Loves Monuments Albania
  • Armenia report: Singing Wikipedia; Photographs by Vahan Kochar
  • Brazil report: Diverse milestones for the Brazilian community
  • Denmark report: Intercontinental digitisation efforts
  • Estonia report: Making contacts both internationally and in Estonia
  • Finland report: Art and edit-a-thons
  • France report: Bibliothèque publique d’information; 3D museum collections on Wikimedia Commons
  • Indonesia report: Conserving and digitizing texts in West Sumatra
  • Macedonia report: Wiki Training at National and University Library "St. Clement of Ohrid"
  • New Zealand report: Equity, Wikidata, and the New York Times
  • Norway report: Collaboration with The National Archives of Norway
  • Philippines report: Wiki Loves Art
  • Poland report: Archival image uploads, student collaborations and international projects
  • Serbia report: Photo finish of the WIR's
  • Sweden report: The Swedish Performing Arts Agency; Library data starts to take shape; Learning Wikipedia at the Archives; Wikimedia Commons Data Roundtripping
  • UK report: Sum of All Astrolabes
  • USA report: Wikidata Workshop at Pratt School of Information; Wikidata Presentation for the New York Technical Services Librarians; Wikipedia Asian Month; Cleveland Park Wikipedia Edit-a-thon; Historic Ivy Hill Cemetery Workshop
  • Wikipedia Library report: Books & Bytes–Issue 31, October–November 2018
  • WMF GLAM report: Welcoming Satdeep Gill; Structured Data on Commons; WikiCite
  • Calendar: December's GLAM events
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This Month in GLAM: December 2018[edit]





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  • Armenia report: Cooperation with Yerevan Drama Theatre Named After Hrachia Ghaplanian; Singing Wikipedia (continuation); Photographs by Vahan Kochar (continuation)
  • Australia report: 2019 Australia's Year of the Public Domain
  • Belgium report: Writing weeks German-speaking Community; End of year drink; Wiki Loves Heritage photo contest
  • Brazil report: Google Art and GLAM initiatives in Brazil
  • India report: Collaboration with RJVD Municipal Public Library
  • Italy report: Challenges and alliances with libraries, WLM and more
  • Macedonia report: Exhibition:"Poland through photographs" & Wikipedia lectures with children in social risk
  • Malaysia report: Technology Talk and Update on Wikipedia @ National Library of Malaysia
  • Portugal report: Glam Days '18 at the National Library of Portugal
  • Sweden report: Hats 🎩🧢👒🎓
  • UK report: Oxford
  • USA report: Holiday gatherings and visit to Internet Archive
  • Wikidata report: Wikidata reports
  • WMF GLAM report: Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons: pilot projects and multilingual captions
  • Calendar: January's GLAM events
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This Month in GLAM: March 2019[edit]





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  • Albania report: WikiFilmat SQ - new articles about the Albanian movie industry!
  • Armenia report: Art+Feminism+GLAM, Collaboration with Hovhannes Toumanian museum
  • Australia report: Art+Feminism 2019 in Australia
  • Brazil report: The GLAM at USP Museum of Veterinary Anatomy: a history of learnings and improvements
  • Colombia report: Moving GLAM institutions inside and outside Colombia
  • Czech Republic report: Edit-a-thon Prachatice
  • France report: Wiki day at the Institut national d'histoire de l'art; Age of wiki at the Musée Saint-Raymond
  • India report: Gujarat Vishw Kosh Trust content donation to Wikimedia
  • Italy report: Italian librarians in Milan
  • Macedonia report: WikiLeague: Edit-a-thon on German Literature
  • Netherlands report: WikiconNL, International Womens Day and working together with Amnesty, Field study Dutch Libraries and Wikimedia
  • Serbia report: Spring residences and a wiki competition
  • Sweden report: UNESCO; Working life museums; Swedish Performing Arts Agency shares historic music; Upload of glass plates photographs
  • UK report: Wiki-people and Wiki-museum-data
  • USA report: Women's History Month and The Met has two Wikimedians in the house
  • Wikidata report: Go Siobhan!
  • WMF GLAM report: Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons; Bengali Wikisource case study
  • Calendar: April's GLAM events
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