User talk:JohnManuel/Archive 2

Next update clock

I was wondering why you refreshed the DYK next update clock, even though DYK wasn't updated.--Carabinieri 11:40, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

The clock is only refreshed when the DYK template is updated. Only admins can do that anyway.--Carabinieri 19:48, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

WikiResource Center

The request is there and I need your help! Go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#WikiResource Center and leave a vote or a comment. --Defender 911 10:28, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, JohnManuel! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Daniel 04:13, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Dear John

Dear John, first, let me put your mind at rest regarding the act that I've read your message, and I will look deeper into the many facts you comment as soon as I possibly can. I always, always try and Assume Good Faith on everyone's part, and never take position lightly; so if you allow me, I'll try and address this matter with the care it demands, and talk to Andersmusician myself in order to search for a solution, k? I'm a little short of time right now, but i wanted to drop you a line, and tell you to relx, and try not to stress yourself over this; having witnessed terrible disputes, trust me - this can be solved easily, with a little good will.
Thank you so much for your kind words regarding the protection of Macchu Picchu, and for my userpage layout - please, feel free to adapt it at will to your own (tho I see you have already adapted the one I made for Jossi - yes, I made that one too! ;)
I look forward to read more on the authors you have linked me too. I've had the chance to read a little of Mario Vargas Llosa, and I find the Culture of your beautiful country fascinating. Have a beautiful day! :) Love, Phaedriel - 00:18, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Clarification

I would like some clarification why you labeled my edit as unrelated, when it was clearly an on topic link, that had been on this page for a very long time and why you called this vandalism, when I clearly added a on topic page. I had also put it up for discussion, but I haven't seen a response over there, only the deletion and warning. Waiting for some details on my talk page. Agunther (talk)

• I did clarified Agunther at the same day, about what is my understanding of advertising at his talk page, also I request assistance to further clarified the issue of if in fact his link were an advertising site of not. User Miranda kindly answered it by confirming the fact that the page was an advertising and for this could not be linked in any page. This is save for further examination or curatorial purposes. John Manuel-16:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

9/11 page message

Answered on my talk page. --PTR 16:50, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Little context in List of Peruvian poets

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The card

Thanks for the card, although I'm not positive what it says or how it relates to 9/11. Still, it was very thoughtful.

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Response + Help us!

First: I have 5 votes in favor of the project.

Second: Help the Wikipedia Crisis Center bu joining and/or helping get User:H back on Wikipedia.

--Defender 911 (Leave a message!) 16:59, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:CVU status

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TfD nomination of Template:WikiProjectActivity

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TfD nomination of Template:ScottishWikiProjectActivity

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New York City Meetup

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday November 3rd, Brooklyn Museum area Last: 8/12/2007

The agenda for the next meetup includes the formation of a Wikimedia New York City local chapter. Hope to see you there!--Pharos 20:28, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

You're invited!

...to the next New York City Meetup!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 13th, Columbia University area Last: 11/3/2007

In the morning, there are exciting plans for a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the American Museum of Natural History.

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues (see the last meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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New mailing list

There has been a mailing list created for Wikipedians in the New York metropolitan area (list: Wikimedia NYC). Please consider joining it! Cbrown1023 talk 21:14, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

You are invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 16th, Columbia University area Last: 1/13/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, and have salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

Well also make preparations for our exciting Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, a free content photography contest for Columbia University students planned for Friday March 28 (about 2 weeks after our meeting).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

You're also invited to subscribe to the public Wikimedia New York City mailing list, which is a great way to receive timely updates.
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WikiProject Council roll call

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Blooms Taxonomy

Hi John

Hope you can assist me. We are looking at using the image on Bloom's Taxonomy that you have posted on this site in an educational textbook we are due to publish later this year. I want to find out if this is your own illustration and if we wanted to draw something similar would it be okay?

Also, where did you get the basis for this diagram as I see there are alot of sites with regards to Bloom and his work and just not sure who can grant me permission to use his work in the form of an illustration?

Looking forward to hearing from you

Michelle 196.207.40.212 (talk) 10:04, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

► Michelle or user with IP 196.207.40.212: Due to the history of this IP I needed to answer in here, hope it makes sense to you.

►As you are representing a group, I would like to receive a formal communication with you, meaning type of organization, or A verifiable User IDs.

►Perhaps, you would like to know about the many years of serious academic research and practicum that I have devoted in the field of learning and teaching at higher educational settings in USA and Abroad.

►Knowledge is accumulative and shareable, as for Art is highly interpretative. The illustration is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License which in short: "you are free to distribute and modify the file as long as you attribute its author(s) or licensor(s)."

╚☻╝ I will also encourage to make your own page at Wikipedia and create a User ID for you or your group or both.

◄ However, I would respect your decision to remain anonymous, only I don't see why you want to do something like that if you are into education, it is plausible and you are entitled, so continue...

►Anyway if you are finally going to use this work, I would like just to let me know about it.

╔☺╝Now, If you are here with/for other intentions other than to support Wikipedia, knowledge or learning, then I invite you to use your time and energy in other social endeavors. It is an invitation, it is not an imposition, but nevertheless I am suggesting it clearly.

►OK With my good faith and will, I wish you Good Luck, and I am looking forward to read your educational book.

PD. I presently very busy, I'll will be in an out of Wikipedia, as I am working in many projects, however, I am incorporating some ideas about education, Learning Objects, that are geared to be dynamically and illustrative in nature. Early next year I think, many of which I will license under Creative Commons and posted in Wikipedia or Wikiversity. Thank you and I hope I have assisted you, Sincerely ◙JMK◙ (talk) 16:30, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

NYC Meetup: June 1, 2008

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday June 1st, Columbia University area Last: 3/16/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wiki Week bonanza, being planned with Columbia University students for September or October.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

Also, check out our regional US Wikimedia chapters blog Wiki Northeast (and we're open to guest posts).
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A discussion

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Second Annual WikiNYC Picnic

Greetings! You are invited to attend the second annual New York picnic on August 24! This year, it will be taking place in the Long Meadow of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. If you plan on coming, please sign up and be sure to bring something! Please be sure to come!
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Question about one of your graphics

Dear Mr. Manuel, I recently stumbled upon your illustration in the english Wikipedia article on information security (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Information_security_components_JMK.png) and would really like to use an adapted version of it in my diploma thesis. Because I have to be very exact about my sources I would like to ask you if you thought up this way of illustrating the topic yourself, or if it is based on a theory / paper / book I haven't found yet. Please don't get me wrong, I sincerelly do not want do accuse you of copying someones ideas, I just have to be very thorough with my source references.

I am no wikipedian, so I cannot sign this with a user name. However, I will leave my name and mail adress as a means of contact.

yours, sincerelly Hans Henning (hans.henning@gmx.net) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.186.207.124 (talk) 11:19, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Dear Mr. Hans Hanning,

1. Hope you catch my answer here, since I usually do not answer to "IPs" by email as a way to inviting more people to join Wikipedia and to become active members or a least signed members of the community, it is free and it is altogether not a bad idea for a Student at the master level, therefore I am inviting you to sign and create an account. You will find some time not only to read but to contribute with Wikipedia from time to time. It is not a bad habit really.
2. About your question: the illustration, come from many books, I created while doing my Masters in Information Systems Security [ISS or just Information Security - IS] some years ago. I read voraciously for my papers, as you may know by now, how demanding it is to write a thesis. Therefore, yes the illustration came from my mind but is based on a extensive research of many years, tears and sweat.
3. I remember that at the time I could not find a definition and a illustration that would make me remember the most important aspects of IS, specially for my own understanding, do you get it? I needed to write papers and papers and so I was happy with the illustration that I drew first in a piece of paper. My Professors were very happy with it as I have inserted it in at least two term papers, having cited all my sources and enunciated that illustration as the product of my synthesis based on this or that author. As any scholar needs to do to substantiate every statement and finding, he claims or writes about it. As far, the history goes some professors and students asked me to use the Illustration for their presentations I feel that I had contributed my grain of sand.
4. After, I completed my studies I realized Wikipedia was on and I decided to contribute some of my research to Wikipedia. I have written more 100 papers on the subject, some papers have been published. I am planning to improve many of the illustrations, diagrams and definitions, that I have done, I am assure you the illustrations, and other diagrams are not just about my masters thesis or other academic studies, as a painter I am very interested in illustrating things that I don’t understand and so I want to grasp the real and the ideal somenhow with an image. However, do not get me wrong either, I am far from being original, I am just a person that reads a lot, have some creativity and enthusiasm and who has enjoyed the work that have clearly and academically been accepted by the Institutionalized authorities , then I have just perhaps synthesized what Information Security is a little bit more that's all. Therefore, [you] do not loose your time because you will not find that illustration other that in Wikipedia, and as far as I know those term papers that I submitted are safe in one of my professor’s office shelves and in one of my computers. Regardless the presentations, I do not know about them much only what I was told that they were for internal training or lecture purposes only. And, I have not posted or published it in any other place but only at/in deviantart.com.
5. I am writing this explanation, because my respect to Wikipedia, scholarly knowledge and cultures in general. In addition, we need to remember those scholars that are contributing their talents and time to this noble idea of "building" the best encyclopedia that continues propel this community so magically well in the English version. I just pledge for more time, and energy to continue learning from others and sharing the little I know, and so, I am taking once more this opportunity to encourage you to become a wikipedian.
6. In closing, thank you for your words, however, let me know what did happen with your master thesis, and if you want to insert or modify my illustrations just observe the licenses and the rights of the author that are stipulated rather clearly in/with all of them. Well, hope that I could know more about you, your work and successes; I wish I could assist you in a more effective way.

Sincerely, I wish you the very best in your endeavors, John Manuel 02:51, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Wikis Take Manhattan

Wikis Take Manhattan Next: Saturday September 27

WHAT Wikis Take Manhattan is a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest aimed at illustrating Wikipedia and StreetsWiki articles covering sites and street features in Manhattan and across the five boroughs of New York City. The event is based on last year's Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, and has evolved to include StreetsWiki this year as well.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

• Wikipedia:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Spring 2008 (a description of the results, and the uploading party)
• Commons:Wikipedia Takes Manhattan/Gallery (our cool gallery)

WINNINGS? Prizes include a dinner for three with Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales at Pure Food & Wine, gift certificates to Bicycle Habitiat and the LimeWire Store, and more!

WHEN The hunt will take place Saturday, September 27th from 1:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by prizes and celebration.

WHO All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city). Bring a friend (or two)!

REGISTER The proper place to register your team is here. It's also perfectly possible to register on the day of when you get there, but it will be slightly easier for us if you register beforehand.

WHERE Participants can begin the hunt from either of two locations: one at Columbia University (at the sundial on college walk) and one at The Open Planning Project's West Village office. Everyone will end at The Open Planning Project:

• Wikis Take Manhattan page at The Open Planning Project

349 W. 12th St. #3

Between Greenwich & Washington Streets

By the 14th St./8th Ave. ACE/L stop

FOR UPDATES

Check out:

• Wikis Take Manhattan main website

This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.

Thanks,

Pharos

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
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NYC Meetup: You are invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday November 16th, Columbia University area Last: 6/01/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, finalize and approve bylaws, interact with representatives from the Software Freedom Law Center, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the June meeting's minutes and the September meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikis Take Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wikipedia Loves Art! bonanza, being planned with the Brooklyn Museum for February.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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The Latin-American Wikipedia Meeting

"Latin-American Wikipedians,unite us!"

Latin America:one world,one dream!! Hi wikipedian!Today I'm going to talk you about a new proposal that can to advantage you and many other users of Latin America. You,that is from Latin America (or write about it),already shall to have observed the importance of the Wikimedia Frojects in the region.Only Wikipedia represent 40% of the internet access.With every this importance,why don't we make a big meeting? Of this idea,was borned the proposal for a Latin-American Wikipedian Meeting.Various Wikipedists has Latin-American users and this is a proposal of a culture and ideas interchange,that can be help all projects.Above this,comtemplate to help in the formation of new WMF chapters in Latin America. The main page and the talk page is originally in English,with translations in Dutch,French,Portuguese and Spanish.

Tosão (talk) 19:38, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

You're invited!

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday January 18th, Columbia University area Last: 11/01/2008

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, look at our approval by the Chapters Committee, develop ideas for chapter projects at museums and libraries throughout our region, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the November meeting's minutes and the December mini-meetup's minutes).

We'll make preparations for our exciting museum photography Wikipedia Loves Art! February bonanza (on Flickr, on Facebook) with Shelley from the Brooklyn Museum and Alex from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We'll also be collecting folks to join our little Wikipedia Takes the Subway adventure which will be held the day after the meeting.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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NYC Meetup: You're invited!

New York City Meetup—Museum Extravanganza Next: February 6-7, at the Met Museum and the Brooklyn Museum Last: 01//2008

Join us the evenings of Friday February 6 and Saturday February 7 around Wikipedia Loves Art! museum photography events at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

There will also be a special business meeting on Saturday dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues with guests from the Wikimedia Foundation.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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CSS id change

I am planning to change the CSS ids used in MediaWiki:Revision-info and MediaWiki:Revision-info-current, to be in line with how we do for other such messages.

To make the transition smooth I will update the /monobook.css files for the six users that currently use those ids, thus you should not see any difference. You are one of those users.

After I have updated your /monobook.css you might need to bypass your browser cache to load the new version. (But for some minutes while I do the updates you will see the full versions of those MediaWiki messages instead of the "plain" versions.)

For more about this and if you want to answer or discuss this, see MediaWiki talk:Revision-info#CSS id change.

--David Göthberg (talk) 06:01, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

You're invited!

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, sign official incorporation papers for the chapter, review recent projects like Wikipedia Loves Art and upcoming projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the January meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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About the DOM figure and it´s use

Dear John,

I´m a Brazilian developer writing a book about Javascript and Ajax in Brasil, through Novatec Editors, who is a specialized company in IT books at São Paulo. I was looking for a best figure which could represent the DOM (Document Object Model), I find your image, through wikipedia.

For me, it´s perfect.

I´d like to know If I can have your permission to use in a comercial book. Of course, I will cite the reference and permission in the case you agree with my request.

Well, thank you in advance por the DOM discussion and contribution.

I will waiting for your answer.

Thank you in advance.

My best regards,

Vinicius Alegreti Meza vameza@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.46.215.113 (talk) 15:58, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Dear Vinicius :

Thank you for let me know about your intentions to use my diagram. I wish you the best for your publishing endeavors. From the point of view of my side, I don't see any problem for you to use the DOM diagram in your book, and so I grant you the necessary permissions for its use as stipulated in the licenses . Although, I believe that the licenses in which the diagram was released at Wikimedia Commons, in this specific case, allows and expresses already those permissions, incidentally, the permission for its commercial use. For any further information or assistance please do not hesitate to contact me, I would be glad to respond to you. Also, please, let me know about your book. I shall follow this message with an email with similar information. John Manuel ◙JMK◙ 13:42, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

You're invited...

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday May 17th, Columbia University area Last: 03/29/2009

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, establish a membership process for the chapter, review the upcoming Wiki-Conference New York 2009 (planned for ~100 people at NYU this summer) and future projects like Wikipedia at the Library, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the March meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and generally enjoy ourselves and kick back.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can also join our mailing list.
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