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Welcome!

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Beartown Pic

That photo rocks! Thanks! youngamerican (wtf?) 13:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks - Jarekt 20:38, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Ditto on Sutton. Keep 'em comin' :) youngamerican (wtf?) 20:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Image:Poniatowski bridge - destroyed in 1915.jpg

You have added a broken template: {{Anonymous-EU}}. Perhaps it is just misspelled? -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  04:20, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

just a confusion between Commons and english wikipedia templates. The template is valid on commons. I removed it from this image. By the way how does one initiate a transfer of an image to commons? --Jarekt 14:17, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Copy the image, use appropriate Commons templates, and slap {{NowCommons}} here. PS. Please leave replies at my talk; I don't usually look elsewhere for replies.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  18:39, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Attenuation Coefficient page

Hi, yes it just didn't make sense to have two separate pages for what are essentially the same quantities. The images look fine, it's differcult to get them to look right as it depends on the individual users resolution etc. Thanks for your contributions Jdrewitt 08:18, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Kuban Cossacks

Thank you for adding a picture to the article. I was wondering, if you have more information about Kuban Cossack's role in the Warsaw uprising. If so, could you point it out or maybe add it to the article? Thank you. --Hillock65 23:57, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I will look into it and keep you posted. --Jarekt 01:52, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Image:Sw krzyza po wojnie.jpg

Niestety bylo to tak dawno, ze juz nie pamietam jak to zdjecie znalazlem. Cos mi sie kolacze, ze mogl tam byc bardzo brzydki skrypt java i dlatego musialem linkowac jpg a nie htmla :( --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 18:37, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

November 2009

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"Please, these options" in Bots tab

Can you post a screenshot of the bug please? -- Magioladitis (talk) 20:53, 19 January 2010 (UTC) "Show changes if the default... What are you changing it to? —Reedy 14:14, 17 February 2010 (UTC)" -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:51, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Annotate

Thanks for filling in the proposal. I think you should also see the current discussion here. Lupo has decided to implement it on enwiki when he gets time, in a kinda restricted way. Users will only be able to see annotations if the explicitly specify it (just so that we can try it out and see how it goes) ManishEarthTalk • Stalk 06:15, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Christ Church, Cambridge, File:Interior from Balcony.jpg

This photo, posted by me, a CCC parishioner, has been used on promotional post cards and on the old CCC website (can be found in Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/20000308105401/http://www.cccambridge.org/). I do not know the original photographer, but the image has been used as public domain for years and years. In any case it's been removed from Wiki Commons and there is a new, good one in the CCC article. Cgmusselman (talk) 18:40, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

AWB

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Thanks --Jarekt (talk) 14:54, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Fred-Beckey - Patagonia poster.jpg

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Thanks, and a note

Thanks for making some links and uploading the pictures of Treasury photos. I also found another article and made a link there as well. I also digged through NARA online catalog a bit, and I found it very limiting in information, almost completely lacking in fact. I understand that NARA would want Wikipedians to collaborate with it in recording various information, and I guess my list could serve as one such starting point. I don't know how to go about it though. We will see how it goes. By the way, it was fun finding stuff (smile) TheBlueWizard (talk) 03:27, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

I think we should compare your list of people NARA have photographs of to the wikipedia articles and see if any of those guys have articles in need of image. I assume we might be back there again at some point. I am quite interested in finding original images from Warsaw uprising that suppose to reside in NARA at College Park archive (although I might have to wait few years before they are old enough to qualify as commons:Anonymous-EU). I think our little excursion was a good learning experience of how such scanning can be done. As for info in NARA online catalog - I am not surprised. The volume of material is so great that it is hard to imagine how much time it would take to catalog it all. I run into single entry where volume was listed as 26 linear feet. --Jarekt (talk) 13:42, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

HELP

Hey Jarekt Thelmadatter told me you needed help with some images, I can help if you want . --ItzelP (talk) 11:53, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your offer, I am not positive what was Thelmadatter referring to but I suspect it was about image upload of images from commons:Category:Perm State Art Gallery, that a new Russian new user, who is in contact with the Gallery was planning. There is not much happening at the moment, and I think I have things covered on the Commons. If you are willing to help may be you can start a stub article about the gallery. here are some links: [www.gallery.permonline.ru], [1], [2], [3] and ru:Пермская государственная художественная галерея. --Jarekt (talk) 12:28, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

W.R. van Hoëvell

Thanks! Drmies (talk) 18:22, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

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Authority Control integration

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 Done (please excuse this refusal, got a little confused by too many tabs... ) Nikthestunned 20:55, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to a discussion: Wikipedia and legislative data

Hi Jarekt, since you are interested in meetups in DC, I'd like to invite you to attend the Cato Institute's "Wikipedia and Legislative Data" events on March 14. (There's also an all day workshop on March 15; let me know if you are interested, we may be able to add more people.)

There will be an introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon in the afternoon, and a Sunshine Week Reception in the evening. I hope you can make it!

Hope to see you there! -Pete (talk) 19:15, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

DC WikiSalon on May 24

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Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

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DC WikiSalon on June 6

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Have time on Saturday?

I'm sorry for the last-minute notice, but on Saturday, June 8, from 3 to 6 PM, Wikimedia DC and the Cato Institute are hosting a Legislative Data Meetup. We will discuss the work done so far by WikiProject U.S. Federal Government Legislative Data to put data from Congress onto Wikipedia, as well as what more needs to be done. If you have ideas you'd like to contribute, or if you're just curious and feel like meeting up with other Wikipedians, you are welcome to come! Be sure to RSVP here if you're interested.

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!

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Join us this Sunday for the Great American Wiknic!

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24!

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Are you free on Wednesday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

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Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!

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Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

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Zdjęcia z dokumentów niemieckich z IIWŚ

Witaj, wciąga mnie coraz bardziej to umieszczanie na Wiki zdjęć sprzed 1945, czy mogę Cię znów coś podpytać? Chodzi mi o dokumenty niemieckie wystawione przez władze okupacyjne GG (jak kenkarty), lub też państwowe instytucje niemieckie jak Ostbahn. Mam dwa pytania: 1) Czy moge je wgrywać na PD-GermanGov, czy może są tutaj jakieś ograniczenia? 2) Czy mogę wykadrować i wgrać tylko fotografie ludzi z tychże dokumentów? Czy zdjęcia ludzi w tych dokumentach stanowią część dokumentu, który mogę wydzielić? Wiem, że będa miały stemple etc. ale w przypadku p. Franciszka Ząbeckiego z Treblinki to naprawdę udało się do tej pory znaleźć. Z góry serdecznie Ci dziękuje za krótki komentarz! Boston9 (talk) 15:33, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Według mnie kenkarty czy inne dokumenty GG mogą być wgrywane ożywając {{PD-GermanGov}}. Zobacz File:Kennkarte - B. Tuszynski - 1944.jpg, File:Kenkarte W.Gadzinski.jpg czy File:Kienzle Uhren Ausweis from WWII.jpg. I jeśli plik jest PD to możesz go wykadrować jak chcesz, czy zrobić z nim cokolwiek innego co chcesz. --Jarekt (talk) 03:45, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
Jednak nie wszyscy się zgadzają, zobacz Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Bandera id card 1946.jpeg --Jarekt (talk) 04:17, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

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Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!

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Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.

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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.

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

Józef Pilsudski Institute of America image uploads

Hi, User:Jarekt. My name is Dorothy Howard and I'm a WiR at the Metropolitan New York Library Council in New York. I wanted to get in touch because I've been talking a little to the Józef Pilsudski Institute of America about their Wikipedia projects and you were mentioned as one of the people that has been working on their image uploading and project. I'd love to talk to you more about your work with them as we might try to start some more WP projects there. I'll be meeting with them next Thurs. Email me at dorohoward@gmail.com when you get a chance! Thanks so much. Seems like you are doing great work. OR drohowa (talk) 00:06, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

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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) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your Poland-related contributions

Hello and welcome Jarekt/Archive! Thank you for your contributions related to Poland. You may be interested in visiting Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland, joining the project, joining our discussions and sharing your creations with our community.

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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) 05:10, 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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WikiConference USA

Hi Jarekt, You seem to be based in D.C., yes? I hope you can make it to WikiConUSA 2014 this year May 30 - June 1st. Website. It would be great to have you participate. I have also invited the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America to give a lightning talk so it might be a good chance for you to connect IRL! Cheers. OR drohowa (talk) 20:58, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

OR drohowa, Yes I am in DC. Thanks for reminding me about WikiConUSA 2014. I saw it somewhere and then forgot. I do not think I can make it on Friday, but I might be able to come on Saturday/Sunday. --Jarekt (talk) 14:15, 15 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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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!

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

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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.


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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/


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Roger Krone

I don't deny that he's notable, but as it stands now, the article looks like a resume. Can you rewrite the career and education sections to provide more of a chronology, and concentrate on his notable achievements? I'm sure you're aware of WP:LINKEDIN. I tried to do this myself but found it difficult since I'm not familiar with the subject. ubiquity (talk) 21:01, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

You are right. I mostly concentrated on facts and sources and neglected to pay attention to the actual wording. I have never run into WP:LINKEDIN essay before, so thanks for pointing it out. --Jarekt (talk) 02:29, 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

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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!

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A barnstar for you!

The Teamwork Barnstar
I created a dab page Military order (disambiguation) and moved Military order to Military order (society) as per your suggestion! Pariah24 (talk) 07:55, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks. I totally forgot about that suggestion. --Jarekt (talk) 12:13, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

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!

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Museum hacks and museum edits

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!

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.


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Editing for Women's History in March

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!
    More information • RSVP on Meetup
  • Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
    An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
    More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)
  • 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!
    More information • RSVP on Meetup
  • 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 information • RSVP 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 information • RSVP on Meetup
  • Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
    Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
    More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.


Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC

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

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.


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Duplicate parameters in templates

Hi Jarekt, I just saw your comment on task T85352. In the German wikipedia, we were able to empty our category, mainly via this script from User:PerfektesChaos, sometimes with the help of this tool (copy source code to first textbox, hit "calculate"). The text there is in German, but I can translate it if you like. More complex cases like parameter names that are defined based on arguments or parser functions still need manual work, but those are rare. --mfb (talk) 17:21, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

mfb, Thank you, I might use those. We are still In the early stages trying to fix all the templates which are then transcluded (with the problem) to a bunch of files and some of those templates, which are calling other templates (some of which might have parameter names that are defined based on arguments), are terribly hard to figure out. That is why task T85352 will be a tremendous help. Once we are done with all the templates than individual files should be simpler and I will try WikiSyntaxTextMod. --Jarekt (talk) 20:05, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
That feature works nicely, it can handle conflicts down the template chain as well, including parameter names that depend on parameters. It does not help much for existing problems in citations, however. "duplicate parameter 'title' in template 'cite web'" - okay, but there are xx-xxx cite web on that page! --mfb (talk) 23:01, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

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Can you help me

Please I need your help with this translation of polish to english: A greetings. Kardam (talk) 08:27, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Władca z bocznej linii dynastii Szyszmanowiczów. Objął tron w wyniku przewrotu pałacowego. Dzięki zwycięstwu nad wojskami bizantyńskimi pod Rosokastro w 1332 roku i zawartym traktatom z Serbią, a następnie z Bizancjum zapewnił swemu państwu blisko trzydziestoletni okres pokoju. Na lata panowania Iwana Aleksandra przypada ożywienie gospodarcze i rozkwit kulturalny Bułgarii. Powstają liczne cerkwie, rozkwita sztuka dworska, szczególnie iluminatorska, powstaje tyrnowska szkoła piśmiennictwa. Jednocześnie postępuje rozdrobnienie feudalne państwa, do którego przyczynia się również sam car, wydzielając w 1355 roku dzielnicę starszemu synowi. Pod koniec panowania wplątał się w konflikt z Bizancjum, w wyniku którego Bułgaria została zaatakowana przez siły bizantyńskie, węgierskie i hrabiego Saubadii Amadeusza tracąc porty nadmorskie i przejściowo Widyń. Umierając pozostawił państwo podzielone i słabe wobec napierających na Bałkany Turków osmańskich.

Kardam, Here is rough translation:

Ruler from minor branch of Szymanowicz dynasty. He took the throne as a result of a palace coup. He gave his state close to thirty years of peace, thanks to a victory over the Byzantine troops under Rosokastro in 1332 years and treaties with Serbia and Byzantium. During the reign of Ivan Alexander Bulgaria was enjoying economic recovery and cultural flourishing. Many Eastern Orthodox churches were build, courtly art flourishes, especially illumination of manuscripts, Tarnovo Literary School is formed. Simultaneously, the state is experiencing feudal fragmentation, to which also contributes Czar himself by carving out in 1355 a district for his elder son. At the end of his reign he got involved in a conflict with Byzantium, as the result of which Bulgaria was invaded by the forces of the Byzantine, Hungarian and Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, losing coastal ports and temporarily Vidin. At death he left the country divided and weak against the advancing Ottoman Turks. --Jarekt (talk) 13:50, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Kardam (talk) 19:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

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March events and meetups in DC

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Dzień dobry. Proszę o pomoc w przywróceniu zdjęcia File:Tomasz Sakiewicz.JPG, które moim zdaniem pochopnie usunął Kanadyjczyk. Tu jest źródło https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHh5RFf1cIs i widać, że nagranie zostało wykonane własnoręcznie przez tego użytkownika (można porównać jego głos np. tutaj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N815iZcpQ8I). Nagranie z Tomaszem Sakiewiczem pochodzi z Poznania i większość przesłanych przez tego użytkownika filmów pochodzi z Poznania i okolic (Gniezno, Konin). Moim zdaniem wszystko jest jak najbardziej OK. Dziękuję.

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Artur Andrzej, Moim zdaniem także wszystko jest jak najbardziej OK. Zapytałem User:Jcb dlaczego skasował. Najprawdopodobniej albo on albo ja przywrócę to zdjęcie. --Jarekt (talk) 20:39, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
User:Jcb przywrócił. --Jarekt (talk) 01:26, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

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Sandbox situation.

I appreciate that you are trying to research things, but by transcluding a mainspace page to the userspace, you are causing the categories that are on the userspace page to show up in categories which should only have mainspace pages. Could you please remove?Naraht (talk) 23:16, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Naraht, We were discussing some issues on Wikidata and I needed to demonstrate that infoboxes pulling stuff from Wikidata do not work when used as templates. I think the experiment is over and I will undo it. Thanks for alerting me that it is a problem. --Jarekt (talk) 01:06, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
NP. If you are debugging issues with template and Wikidata, then you definitely know more than 99%+ of the people who have userpages with mainspace cats. Remove it when you think it is useful to remove, I'll keep going down my list. Have fun with template debugging. :)Naraht (talk) 01:13, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Leitz Wetzlar flash

Hi. I saw your flash here on Wikimedia commons. Does that take GE No. 5 / 5B flashbulbs? Greg L (talk) 08:02, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

I can check. I am not sure. --Jarekt (talk) 11:34, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
In advance, thanks. Please use the {{reply to|Greg L}} tag when responding so I am immediately alerted. I’m using your photo here on our Guide number article; I wouldn't mind expanding the caption a tad. Greg L (talk) 20:51, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
@Greg L:, I looked at the bulbs and most do not have any markings other than "USA 1" and "USA 5" on 2 different identical bulbs. One bulb by a different manufactures that fits this flash is "Sylvania P25". Hope that helps. --Jarekt (talk) 01:59, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
Thanks. GE's No. 5 came first and then Sylvania came out with their equivalent of it, the No. 25. What you have in your photo is either the 5B (GE) or 25B (Sylvania). GE performed all the R&D heavy lifting in the late 30s and early 40s, all from their Nela Park labs, which is one of the last businesses still alive (Kodak died, Popular Photography earlier this year). General Electric announced earlier this year that they want to sell of their Nela Park facility. (*sigh*) Greg L (talk) 02:06, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

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AWB Module help request

Greetings, there is a discussion on the AWB talk page requesting some help with a new module that can scrape a list of articles and create an offline list of the red links from those articles. I see you are a talented programmer who has done a lot of cool modules in the past. Would this be something you might be interesting in helping out with? 2601:5CC:100:697A:F936:60EF:A894:2959 (talk) 00:01, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

I am a bit preoccupied to start another project as I am working on a lot of Lua modules for comparing Wikidata info with creator and institution templates on Commons and I was not working with AWB modules lately. AWB modules like the one in c:User:JarektBot/AWB_Modules#Scrape_creator_data_off_from_Category:People_by_name can scrape anything that you can write regular expression for into external file. Then I would just format the output in excel into something that has *{{#ifexist:X||[[X]]}}<nowiki></nowiki> for each article (replace X with scraped article name). See here for my old attempts at this. The results should be a list of red links scraped from many articles. --Jarekt (talk) 03:28, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, that was enough to point me in the right direction and I hacked something together that should probably work. 2601:5CC:100:697A:F936:60EF:A894:2959 (talk) 00:39, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Draft:Brad Smith

Hi. I helped rewrite this rejected draft over several months, and just resubmitted, but notice the original reviewer is now unavailable. You commented on the draft before. Would you be willing and able to review it? --GRuban (talk) 15:33, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Oh, I see, you're not one of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants, so can't actually review it? --GRuban (talk) 18:28, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
I am unfamiliar with Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation process. I usually just follow WP:BOLD principle and create new articles as needed. I would give it 24 hours and if there are no comments I would just move Draft:Brad Smith to main namespace. If I forget and nobody moves it beforehand, please ping me and I will move it. --Jarekt (talk) 18:46, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
I became an Articles for creation participant, tried to relieve some of the backlog (reviewed 17 so far, declined 12, accepted 5), but only find the backlog growing. So it doesn't seem like Brad Smith will come up soon in the normal course of things, and if you do think it is ready for prime time, I'd be glad to take you up on that kind offer. (I put what I think would be the right categories at the bottom in a nowiki section.) Or if you think the draft is not ready, please say what to fix, and I will make every effort to do so. Thanks either way! --GRuban (talk) 21:07, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
GRuban  Done, please add links to it in other articles if appropriate. --Jarekt (talk) 21:39, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you! --GRuban (talk) 21:53, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
Funny, as I have never heard of Brad Smith before, but as I was driving yesterday he was giving statements about some lawsuit. --Jarekt (talk) 12:31, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
He's apparently one of those people who quietly, calmly makes the world work, without drama and showmanship. I hoped to convey that in the article. Meanwhile, someone tagged the article with {{peacock}}, without further explanation; do you see any peacock language that needs improvement?--GRuban (talk) 12:50, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
GRuban, Most articles on Wikipedia grow slowly through many edits from many editors. Some editors are motivated by liking the subject and some by not liking the subject and many of them are not very polished writers. This article has uniform and very positive style with phrases like " But he didn't shy away from fighting the US government to protect user privacy, being called Apple Inc.'s staunchest ally ", etc. I think it's main issue is that person in Brad Smith's position has to be liked by some and criticized by others, and this article shows only one side of the story. It is a bit like a product on Amazon with 50 5-star reviews and nobody having anything bad to say. The positive spin combined with mostly-single author makes the article read like autobiography and I think that is what the {{peacock}} and {{COI}} templates warn about. I think there are 2 things that can be done by you (if you want): find things Brad Smith is criticized for (assuming there is criticism in credible publications) and add them to the article, ask around for other editors to help with editing. Otherwise I would leave it alone and let others find and improve it. Thanks for working on it, I often feel like Wikipedia takes some deep dives into articles about most minor actors or Poky-man characters, but often lacks even stub articles for business leaders. --Jarekt (talk) 14:01, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, and I would be happy to work with others to improve the article, but would like the tags removed. Would you be able to take responsibility for removing the COI tag at least? That was the point of having someone without a conflict of interest move it out of Draft to main space. --GRuban (talk) 14:49, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

OK, the tags are gone. Hurrah! But I do want to have the article be the best it can be. Would you consider this a less-peacocky improvement on the sentence you point out?
He filed four different lawsuits defending customer data against the US government from 2013 to 2016,[1] and was a noted supporter of Apple Inc. when the FBI demanded access to a locked iPhone.[2]
If you agree it's an improvement, could you drop it in to replace that sentence? (Per COI, I really shouldn't make nontrivial changes.) And if you have any other areas where you think it could be improved, please say, and I'll try to improve. --GRuban (talk) 17:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 Done that is an improvement. The language is a bit more dull, but caries the same information content in less space. I agree that it does not seem like anybody has anything bad to say about him, but I also agree with classicwiki that only-positive-side plus flowery language makes people suspicious about POV and COI. That said that is definitely article we should have and I am happy to assist as a second opinion. It might be more transparent if other proposals to improve this live article would be at it's talk page (with a ping if you want quicker turnaround). --Jarekt (talk) 18:18, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
Thank you again! (I'm very grateful for your help. When I'm grateful I tend to look for free images to illustrate people's articles with. However, from your contributions, you might be better at that than I am. So all I can do is say it again: thanks!) --GRuban (talk) 21:39, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

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Global templates

Hi!

You are one of the people who promoted the idea of a Central Global Repository for Templates, Lua modules, and Gadgets back in 2015.

It was not implemented, but it's still very much needed.

I am trying to revive it, and I wrote a bunch of things about it mw:Global templates. The most important pages are mw:Global templates/Draft spec/TLDR and the (much) longer mw:Global templates/Draft spec.

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The Satyr and the Peasant (Jordaens, Brussels)

Please provide evidence that this version of a painting needs to have its own article. It is unacceptable to have multiples articles on the same subject with just two short sentences each. I would suggest that you improve the main article before starting a new one on individual versions. Hzh (talk) 19:35, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

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Thanks, I do tend to test everything, but you can rarely test for all possible usage and miss-usage of your codes. --Jarekt (talk) 03:10, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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Why do you think that it is OK to take a photo of a page in a copyrighted book and then add it to Wikipedia? Am I missing something? Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:05, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

@Cullen328:, The covers and title pages of books usually fall under c:Template:PD-text tag, any other page with actual sentences would still be copyrighted. --Jarekt (talk) 04:12, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
Then why not just cite the text contained in that image in a bibliographic citation template instead of adding a photograph of the text? It is not as if this book is so historic that our readers will benefit more by seeing a photo of the page than being able to read the text of the page, using screen readers for example. It is utterly banal as an image, in my opinion. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:25, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

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  1. ^ Simonite, Tom (September 8, 2016). "Microsoft's Top Lawyer Becomes a Civil Rights Crusader". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ Simonite, Tom (March 1, 2016). "One for the History Books: Microsoft Is Apple's Greatest Ally Against the FBI". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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