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Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC Celebration and Mini-Conference

Saturday January 16: Wikipedia Day NYC 2016

You are invited to join us at New York University for Wikipedia Day NYC 2016, a Wikipedia celebration and mini-conference as part of Wikipedia 15, the project's global 15th birthday festivities. In addition to the party, the event will be a participatory unconference, with plenary panels, lightning talks, and of course open space sessions.

We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

10:00am - 7:00 pm at NYU ITP Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway (between Waverly and Washington Place)

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:57, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Shearonink!

Happy New Year!

Shearonink,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America1000 00:57, 2 January 2016 (UTC)


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Lieutenant General George Washington

I'd have no objections; I agree, the current title could be a bit confusing. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:15, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Which of the following do you think makes more sense/is more in line with WP guidelines:
  • "Lieutenant General George Washington (1860 sculpture)" <-since there are so many sculptures of Washington
  • "Lieutenant General George Washington (sculpture)" <-less length, more pithy
Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 01:18, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
The Smithsonian renders the statue in SIRIS (the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) as "Lieutenant General George Washington (sculpture)". 01:26, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
I lean towards the second, myself, since I don't believe we have any articles on other statues of the title. That can always be put right later if need be. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:28, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
In the spirit of BRD, I am posting on the article's talk page that I am going to change the title. Other than Move-ing the old title to the new one, do I need to do anything else?...(keeping in mind possible double-redirects, etc). Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 01:50, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
I don't believe so. I think that should be all. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:52, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

My edit

The name was actually Renée. It was constructive as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LXA43 (talk • contribs) 17:54, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Actually no, her middle name wasn't "Renee". "née" is used to delineate what the wife's last name/birth-name was before she gets married. Take a look at the following references:
Research is a great thing. Shearonink (talk) 18:08, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Frederick Achom

User:Alex1977-1 has deleted the Wine fraud scams section again and added a fair bit of content. I am not fimlar enough with the subject to be comfortable reverting the his last edit. Just the heads up. Krj373*(talk), *(contrib) 17:46, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

Saturday February 6 in NYC: Black Life Matters Editathon

You are invited to join us and the AfroCROWD initiative at New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for our upcoming editathon, a part of the Black WikiHistory Month campaign.

12:00pm - 5:00 pm at NYPL Schomburg Center, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue), by W 135th St

The Wikipedia training and editathon will take place in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room of the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, with a reception following in the Langston Hughes lobby on the first floor of the building at 5:00pm.

We hope to see you there!--Pharos (talk) 19:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

(Bonus upcoming event: WikiWednesday Salon @ Babycastles - Wednesday, February 17)

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February events and meetups in DC

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:

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

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Feb 16: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim
Feb 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Tuesday February 16, 5:30pm: Art+Feminism Training / Photo-Poetics @ Guggenheim

You are invited to join us for an evening of social Wikipedia training and editing at the Guggenheim, with a workshop given by the Art+Feminism project to prepare for next month's major campaign, and a tour and edit-a-thon of Photo-Poetics: An Anthology.

5:30pm - 8:30pm at Sackler Center Media Lab, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue; enter through 89th Street staff entrance
Wednesday February 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This month, we will also host a Newcomer's Wiki Workshop for those getting started on the encyclopedia project!

We will also include a look at our annual plan and budget ideas, and welcome input from community members on the sorts of projects the chapter should support through both volunteer and budgetary efforts.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One talk this month will be on use of Wikipedia press passes for photographers.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 00:28, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar
I just wanted to give thanks to you for clearing up the dispute at User:GoneAwayNowAndRetired/Wikipedia is broken and failing. I also wanted you to know that I thought it was an essay in userspace -- it was actually the user page. (Also, it was cleared up when you removed the essay template.) Hdjensofjfnen (Is something wrong?) 22:49, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Editing technique help

Hey Shearonink. I'm mortified and shamed by your "helping hand." Guffaw. Guffaw...ROTFLMAO! Many thanks for the helping hand. You deserve the "Random Acts" Barnstar! Regards Tapered (talk) 07:39, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

With your permission I'd like to edit my message. Tapered (talk) 04:08, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
If you wish to change what you wrote above, just strike through the parts you don't feel are applicable any more. That way, you preserve the sense of the post and its subsequent responses while also showing your thoughts have changed. You use the code <s> at the beginning of what you want to strike and then put </s> at the end. If I were you I would add another message below this one, saying that your thoughts have changed with whatever the appropriate explanation is and that is why you have struck through your comments. I would ask that you not delete your original post or alter it to change its meaning, because then the responses and their timeline gets mangled. Hope that helps, Shearonink (talk) 04:58, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Dispute resolution

I've opened a case @ Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard re Sandy Hook. Tapered (talk) 09:51, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Saturday, March 5: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday March 5, 10am-5pm: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

You are invited to join us for the MoMA Art+Feminism edit-a-thon on Saturday, to support the expansion of Wikipedia's coverage of women in the arts.

We encourage both people new to Wikipedia, and people who have experience editing online, or have joined us for past edit-a-thon events.

This is by far our biggest event of the year (over 200 participants in the last edition), and every extra hand counts, so please join and volunteer to help us engage new communities!

10:00am - 5:00pm (drop-in anytime!) at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at the Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th, New York, NY 10019
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

And bring your interested friends and colleagues!

For those outside of the city, or unable to join on Saturday, check out Art+Feminism regional and global events as well. --Pharos (talk) 21:49, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

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March events and meetups in DC

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at info@wikimediadc.org!

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:29, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

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March 16: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday March 16, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

We will also vote on nominations for the global Wikimedia Foundation board.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! (One likely talk this month will be on the Wikidata project.) Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:01, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

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This is the last edit I ever do; a note of forgiveness

I'm sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.17.49 (talk • contribs) 19:53, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Winfield, Kansas

My apology for deleting your edit. I didn't see any mention of mass murder in the article until a second read. Sorry about that. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:36, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

NP - thx for the note. I wished I could have linked to the actual section instead of to the whole article but the Wiki-code doesn't work that way... Shearonink (talk) 00:20, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

April 13: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity

Wednesday April 13, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC and Mini-Video Opportunity

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Special this month, a Mini-Video opportunity for individuals to share their Wikipedia experiences (during pre-meeting, 6-7pm, and in side-office during regular meetup). A videographer will be present to record 1-3 minute Mini-Videos of folks informally speaking, sharing anything about their Wikipedia-related projects, whether an edit-a-thon they joined, an article they edited, or a class project they were a part of, etc.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

We will also place our chapter's votes for the global Wikimedia Foundation board.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

6:00pm - 7:00pm Mini-Video and social hour
7:00pm - 9:00pm Regular meeting: Introduction for new participants, Noshing, Chapter projects

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience!

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 14:19, 6 April 2016 (UTC)


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Saturday April 30: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim

Saturday April 30, 1-6pm: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa @ Guggenheim
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On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia.

The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism.

New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support.

Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well.

Time: Presentation: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Edit-a-thon: 2:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (88th Street), New York City, New York 10128
Guests should enter using the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 17:18, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, Shearonink

Hi, shearonink, It's B-dog 12.0 responding to your incorrect comment on my talk page. The reason it was incorrect is I got the information about India's population on www.worldometers.info, feel free to visit the site to check it's reputablity if you wish to. However, I am going to put my edit back on Demographics of India. Thank you and goodbye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by B-dog12.0 (talk • contribs) 21:35, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

For what the above post refers to, please see this variation of the above editor's talk page as well as their contributions. Shearonink (talk) 21:45, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week

Editor of the Week
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week for your determination and dedication to help the encyclopedia grow. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

Editor Worm That Turned submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week and Sainsf seconded it:

I nominate Shearonink to be Editor of the Week for his hard work on Wikipedia. Shearonink has been around a long time (20K edits, 36% to articles) and talks a lot of sense, but hasn't had much recognition of those facts. He used to live in at the IRC help channel, helping out those who needed it and that used to be a lot of people (I don't really go in there any more, so I can't talk for more recent events). Ever since his friends have started leaving, he seems to have slightly disappeared. I wanted him to know that it's not just his friends who appreciate who he is! It is all of Wikipedia. 

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week:

{{subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Recipient user box}}
Shearonink
CAT
 
Editor of the Week
for the week beginning May 15, 2016
Hard worker, talks sense. Former IRC help channel participant. "One of the most thoughtful, considerate editors I know" was said of him by a veteran editor.
Recognized for
A DYK machine
Nomination page


Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk 11:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

I am utterly gobsmacked. Thank you all, I had no idea this was even possible. Shearonink (talk) 17:03, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Congratulations! You are a fantastic Wikipedian and very well deserving of this recognition.--John Cline (talk) 19:06, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Congratulations from me as well. Thank you for all your help. - NQ (talk) 06:42, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Congratulations! Very well deserved. I love your detailed edit summaries. They reduce the possibility of confusion. Happy Squirrel (talk) 02:32, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

May 25: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

Wednesday May 25, 6pm: WikiWednesday Salon NYC / Enterprise MediaWiki Conference

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon.

This month's WikiWednesday Salon, we'll meet and share with the MediaWiki software development community, through a community learning night at NYU on May 25.

6:00 pm: Introduction, pizza
7:00 pm: MediaWiki tutorial, community involvement and extension ideas, novel uses of wiki technology
8:00 pm: State of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia / Wikimedia community
9:00 pm: Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco video-link, casual bicoastal chat

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:50, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


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Your GA nomination of Nathaniel G. S. Hart

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nathaniel G. S. Hart you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 13:21, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Sunday June 5: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Sunday June 5, 12-5pm: Women in Jewish History Edit-a-thon

Join us for a full Sunday of social Wikipedia editing at the Center for Jewish History (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to Women in Jewish History.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Expanding coverage of Jewish women on Wikipedia makes these women and their creations discoverable, addresses the gender bias on Wikipedia in a positive way, and works to correct imbalances archival collecting practice and institutional projects that have historically silenced women's narratives.

A training session on editing Wikipedia will be held at 12:30 pm. Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Make edits! Ask questions! Be bold!

Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York City, New York 10011

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 15:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our June 15 WikiWednesday and other upcoming events.

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Your GA nomination of Nathaniel G. S. Hart

The article Nathaniel G. S. Hart you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nathaniel G. S. Hart for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 17:21, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

June 15: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday June 15, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on Wikipedia Asian Month and Wikipedia Club at Ohio State University.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (Art+Feminism! AfroCrowd!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 01:38, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our AfroCrowd June calendar, June 29 Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA, and July 15 Wiknic @ Central Park, among other upcoming events.

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Wednesday June 29: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Wednesday June 29, 6-8:30pm: Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for an evening of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art Library's second annual Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon, during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBT art, culture and history.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

Also featuring a lightning talk by CUNY students at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives on a project to document local 1980s HIV/AIDS activism on Wikipedia.

Experienced Wikipedians will be on-hand to assist throughout the day. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54 Street - between 5th/6th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Stay tuned / sign up early for our Sunday July 10 Wiknic in Central Park and other upcoming events.

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Reference errors on 24 June

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West Ford

Ok, if anyone is interested and you have sources that you think I should use or thoughts about the subject that seem important, please post them here. I'll either start a draft version in my userspace or maybe in "Draft" and post the link for working on it here. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 15:33, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Here's the wikilink->User:Shearonink/"West Ford" Draft. At this time it just contains references and linkage to associated Quander family WP articles, etc. Shearonink (talk) 16:45, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Sunday July 10: WikNYC Picnic @ Central Park

Sunday July 10, 3-8pm: WikNYC Picnic

You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" in Manhattan's Central Park, as part of the Great American Wiknic celebrations being held across the USA. Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means potluck.

3–8pm - come by any time! The picnicking area is the southwest section of the Great Lawn, north of the Delacorte Theater, just inside the park at Central Park West between 81st & 82nd. Enter the park at West 81st St.
Look for us by the Wikipedia / Wikimedia NYC banner!
Subway: 81st Street – Museum of Natural History, C Line

We hope to see you there! --Pharos (talk) 14:55, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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This edit...

THIS. YES. Shearonink (talk) 00:59, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Achom editor

I saw that too. I was asked if I could change the conviction to read "In 2000, prior to his involvement in the investment sector Achom and several others fell foul of the UK’s department of trade and industry and a conviction was secured against him and four other defendants at Southwark crown court in 2000. Subsequently, he was disqualified from holding UK directorships for eleven years."

Sound familiar? I turned that gig down as it was totally against guidelines, looks like someone took it though. I posted on his talk page a few days ago, saw he edited afterwards, so when I get home tonight I will have to go to COIN when I can post from my laptop and not my phone.  MPJ-DK  18:21, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

  • until the coi notice has been processed that editor is still around and can undo any work you.put in. Once he is dealt with it can be removed, until then I believe it is only fair to tell people to watch out for incorrect or misleading content.  MPJ-DK  23:14, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
If you respond to posts on the pages they are posted on, it keeps the discussion all in one place. Hard to keep track if discussions are fragmented.
The notice could have been placed after I was done - I should be out of the page in maybe 10 minutes. I have no issues with it being placed on the article, but I do have an issue with it being placed on the article in the middle of an overhaul/editing process. Moving on - I'll be done at the Achom article shortly and this will all be moot. Shearonink (talk) 23:31, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
If you're following this thread, User:MPJ-DK, I left an apology on your talk page. That tag didn't matter in the end. Shearonink (talk) 00:15, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
  • Your comment makes a lot more sense in that context, totally get it. It is all good.  MPJ-DK  02:52, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Understood about infobox template and children's names Savolya (talk) 17:02, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

IRC help needed...

Anyone watching my talkpage - I can't seem to remember my password for IRC. Is there any way to recover my nick? I signed up so long ago, I can't remember... I do like to have that plus sign next to my name in "help"... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 15:59, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

....See ^^^ above. Is there any way to recover a lost password to IRC? I'm still me, just haven't been in there in so long I can't remember what my password is... Yes, yes, I know that technically IRC isn't actually part of WP but am hoping someone knows the answer... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 23:10, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

This isn't much of a Wikipedia question. You can ask at #freenode connect; people there may know how to recover a password (or whether it's impossible). Since you apparently already had a Wikipedia cloak, you can probably also get it transferred to a new registered nick if you have to go that route. Huon (talk) 23:29, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
I thought so. The age-old Catch-22...WP uses IRC extensively but IRC isn't really part of WP etc., etc. I wonder if there are any WP-associated/chan-ops? Anyone know?...ah but yes, I have to ask that question and hopefully get an answer on IRC/freenode. Thanks anyway. Shearonink (talk) 23:41, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
meta:IRC has information on the parts of IRC Wikipedia (and the Foundation as a whole) is concerned with. Huon (talk) 00:01, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Marni Nixon

Just in case you missed, it she died on Sunday 24 July. - 220 of Borg 14:19, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Oh that's sad. I couldn't find any references or news about it when it first appeared in the article and did a couple of different searches (you know...name death, name obituary and so on). Surprised the news hadn't appeared in Variety/Billboard/Hollywood Reporter/LA Times yet... I mean, if it was I sure couldn't find it at the time. When the IP added it to her article they didn't provide a reference. Sad to hear it's true, Miss Nixon was a great talent and, from everything I've heard, a wonderful person and great mentor. Shearonink (talk) 14:47, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
Yes, it took a while to be sourceable. I just stumbled upon it actually. The name rang a a bell and, as is my habit, checked for a WP page about her. The source was already there actually, added[1] by 194.69.14.78 (talk · contribs), but not 'cited'. So I just added some appropriate text, cited properly, and so it goes. I once found a professor who had been dead for months, but apparently no one on WP noticed. I even emailed his University(?) to check that he was the person who died, source was a bit ambiguous - 220 of Borg 15:21, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Shearonink. the Marni Nixon article does not use the citation templates. Instead it uses manual formatting, which I find preferable because it dispenses with the unnecessary coding. When someone added the ref you mentioned with the template formatting, I converted it to manual formatting per WP:CITEVAR, which says: "Editors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style ... without first seeking consensus for the change. ... If the article you are editing is already using a particular citation style, you should follow it. ... [A]void ... adding citation templates to an article that already uses a consistent system without templates". -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:25, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it, I'm just not used to seeing cite templates being converted to manual. Citation templates are useful in that everything is laid-out and clearly-labeled. WP:CITEVAR does state "... if all or most of the citations in an article...fail to provide needed bibliographic data – such as the name of the source, the title of the article or web page consulted, the author (if known), the publication date (if known), and the page numbers (where relevant) – ... and can be changed freely to insert such data." I personally find it confusing to not have the information labeled but to each his own. Cheers, Shearonink (talk) 03:59, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

P.S. Prep for our chapter elections next month in September (and add your candidacy!): Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Elections

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Notification about new RFC

Because you have participated in a previous RFC on a closely related topic, I thought you might be interested in participating in this new RFC regarding Donald Trump.Anythingyouwant (talk) 17:54, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

September 14: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 14, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon / Wikimedia NYC Annual Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our evening "WikiWednesday" salon and knowledge-sharing workshop by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This month will also feature on our agenda, upcoming editathons, the organization's Annual Meeting, and Chapter board elections.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women and CFR!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

We also hope for the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects. We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming editathons, and other outreach activities.

Along with the main meeting, hummus and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles, 137 West 14th Street

Featuring a keynote talk this month to be determined! We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 18:06, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

Hi Shearonink,

My edits of Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, in which the edits of the anonymous user with the IP address 69.87.223.166 and "Daveisedit" (who are the same person) were reverted, were made to keep the article as factual as possible. Their edits were made as a joke, but I did not find them funny and know they misinform any viewers of this page.

Now that the page has been locked, I am requesting that you revert to the page with revision 744140003.

Cyprus3 (talk) 01:12, 14 October 2016 (UTC)cyprus3

I am sorry you were caught up in the flurry of vandalism from the two or three various editors who were vandalizing that article earlier today. I am not sure how you would know that "their edits were made as a joke" and that these various IP-editors & the named editor "are the same person". In any case the article is now fine since I have removed the last bit of vandalism and does not need to be reverted to any previous state. Shearonink (talk) 02:04, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

Sun October 16: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

Sunday October 16, 2pm: CommonsLab / Open House NY Photo Contest + Hackathon

On Sunday, October 16, Wikimedia NYC will host a multimedia tutorial, workshop, and hackathon focused on Wikimedia Commons and the work processes for cultural multimedia wiki-projects.

The CommonsLab is the concluding "upload party" to the Wikipedia @ Open House New York Weekend photo scavenger hunt, and an accompanying Wikimedia Commons multimedia hackathon.

The event will take the form of a modified unconference, with sessions for photographers/creatives, editors/writers and hackers/software folks!

2:00pm - 8:00 pm at NYU ITP, Tisch School of Arts, 721 Broadway, 4th Floor

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2016 (UTC)

And RSVP now for our next event after this, focusing on Latin American art and artists:

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Saturday October 22: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Saturday October 22, 10am: WikiArte Latin American Edit-a-thon @ MoMA

Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at the Museum of Modern Art (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Latin American artists.

The WikiArte (Wiki Arte y Cultura Latinoamerica) edit-a-thon is a global campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latin American arts and culture and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia.

Featuring an opening Artists' Panel at 10am, with Sol Aramendi, Sharon Lee De La Cruz, and Marisa Morán Jahn, to be moderated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio.

The Museum of Modern Art and Fundacion Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros are uniting with international allies to focus on the lives and works of Latin American artists, architects and designers. With keystone events scheduled for October 22 in New York City and other cities throughout the month (Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Caracas, & others), the campaign aims to further similar goals to Art+Feminism.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Introductory training on the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given throughout the edit-a-thon. Please bring your laptop and power cord; we will have library resources, WiFi, and a list of suggested topics on hand.

10:00am - 6:00pm at The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA, 4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)
Please note that this entrance is one block north of the main 53rd Street entrance, closer to 5th Avenue

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:29, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

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Ref check

My Chinese isn't the best (I could see what something is talking about but I don't understand all the nuances in Chinese.. I'm ZH-1) but I can tell you where to check on ZHwiki: zh:Wikipedia:Guestbook_for_non-Chinese-speakers. Some editors there can take a look :) WhisperToMe (talk) 02:15, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply I muddled through several of the Chinese language refs using Google Translate and they all seem to check out. Shearonink (talk) 06:47, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Saturday November 12: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences (plus Sunday Indigenous People's Justice event)

Saturday November 12, 12-4pm: Women in Science Edit-a-thon @ NY Academy of Sciences

Join us for a full Saturday of social Wikipedia editing at NY Academy of Sciences (drop-in any time!), during which we will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles covering Women in science for their second annual edit-a-thon!.

This event also coincides with the year-long celebration of the Academy's 200th Anniversary and a Women in Red online campaign.

Beginning and experienced Wikipedia writers are both welcome, and there will be helpers on hand to assist those new to editing the encyclopedia.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 19:26, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

And RSVP now for our other event this Sunday in Brooklyn, focusing on Indigenous communities and social justice:

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

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Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

Saturday December 3: Contemporary Chinese Art Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim

On Saturday December 3, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fifth Wikipedia edit-a-thon—or, #guggathon—to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from Greater China. The event will cap off Wikipedia Asian Month, an online campaign dedicated to augmenting Asian content on Wikipedia throughout November.

New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Editors are invited to view the exhibition Tales of Our Time following the event.

The Guggenheim aims to raise awareness of the artists featured in the Tales of Our Time exhibition supported by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, and Art+Feminism.

  • Enter at the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 09:46, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

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New Page Review - newsletter (November 2016)

Hello Shearonink,
Breaking the back of the backlog
We now have 812 New Page Reviewers! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog. Now it's time for action.
Mid July to 01 Oct 2016

If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.

Second set of eyes

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With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation.

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December 21: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC (plus Wikipedia Day on Jan 15!)

Wednesday December 21, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

This will be the holiday party! Celebrate a December holiday with us, or in wiki-fashion, edit the calendar itself and join us to celebrate any holiday of your choice regardless of when it usually happens.

Featuring special guest presentations on structure data, university library meetups, metrics and reporting, and other topics.

We will also follow up on plans for recent and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

We welcome the participation of our friends from the Free Culture movement and from all educational and cultural institutions interested in developing free knowledge projects.

After the main meeting, savory and sweet pies and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 21:43, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

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Question about an old CSD

I was looking over some of my edits and logs and came across User:Nicole Haddad/sandbox. I had nom'ed this as a CSD/G2 since the User does not exist but you removed the CSD Template and then created the User account with this template: [2]. But, the User still does not exist, this "User sandbox" was created by User:Tysmooth... Was wondering if you could tell me why the CSD was removed/declined. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 04:17, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

User:Nicole Haddad/sandbox

U2 is only for when the user doesn't exist, i.e. nobody's ever registered that precise name as an account. My edit summary is copied from the logs (see Special:Log/Nicole_Haddad), which show that such an account had been registered seventeen minutes before the page was created. I wasn't the one who created it; you can tell that it was registered by someone new because if it had been created by someone with an account, it would have said "[username 1] created account Nicole Haddad". So basically, the criterion doesn't apply because the user existed. Nyttend (talk) 04:44, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Nyttend: OK...that makes some sense. I had been looking at who actually created the page, the page's edit history (User:Tysmooth at 18:35 on the same day User: Nicole Haddad was created). I did notice that there is similar content within the editing history of User:Tysmooth and quite a few apparent throwaway accounts - all probably created by the fairly-young editor.
So. Even though User: Nicole Haddad has never made an edit, this is their sandbox? Does this draft-table/"sandbox" get to exist for perpetuity or is there any category that would appropriately allow this content to be deleted? I'd like to know in case I run into a similar situation in the future. Thanks. Shearonink (talk) 05:17, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
It gets to exist in perpetuity, unless (1) you take it to WP:MFD [although I don't see the point of that, since it's not hurting anything], or (2) you find some way that it's harmful, in which case it can be speedy deleted. Since there are good situations in which one user could create a page in another user's userspace, we would be unwise to have a speedy criterion for such a situation. Nyttend (talk) 05:21, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
Yeah, doesn't harm Wikipedia...looks like a case of throwaway accounts created by a new editor as they were editing around the place. I'll make sure to check Special Logs if I come across a similar situation in the future. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 05:29, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Leggetts Creek GA review

Just letting you know I got your post and will take the time over the holiday to take a look. Daniel Case (talk) 04:31, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

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Girls' Generation

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Well caught!

Right on time, as you say :) O Fortuna!...Imperatrix mundi. 13:03, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Re: PPW GAR

Thank you for your comment on the Pontius Pilate's wife GAR. I had completely forgotten about it until I checked it just now for another reason. I thought it had been closed months ago, and was surprised to see someone commented on as late as Dec29.

Anyway, regarding your comment that it could be renamed to "cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate's wife", I agree that while the current article is grossly unbalanced, I think renaming it would be a bad idea. She is a saint in several Christian traditions (not the ones that produced the literary works emphasized in our article currently, mind you) and she is emphasized in several (non-canonical) early Christian works.

The fact that she's only mentioned in one sentence of the NT isn't really relevant, since plenty of first-century figures important in later Christianity (and figures who probably were important in first-century Christianity) are barely mentioned or not mentioned at all in the NT. Thecla, for example, is not mentioned anywhere in the NT, but she was the protagonist of another work of early Christian literature that was very popular among early (proto-orthodox) Christians and probably predated some of the later NT texts (like 2 Peter).

Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 01:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Editor of the Week seeking nominations (and a new facilitator)

The Editor of the Week initiative has been recognizing editors since 2013 for their hard work and dedication. Editing Wikipedia can be disheartening and tedious at times; the weekly Editor of the Week award lets its recipients know that their positive behaviour and collaborative spirit is appreciated. The response from the honorees has been enthusiastic and thankful.

The list of nominees is running short, and so new nominations are needed for consideration. Have you come across someone in your editing circle who deserves a pat on the back for improving article prose regularly, making it easier to understand? Or perhaps someone has stepped in to mediate a contentious dispute, and did an excellent job. Do you know someone who hasn't received many accolades and is deserving of greater renown? Is there an editor who does lots of little tasks well, such as cleaning up citations?

Please help us thank editors who display sustained patterns of excellence, working tirelessly in the background out of the spotlight, by submitting your nomination for Editor of the Week today!

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Your GA nomination of Henrietta Lacks

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Henrietta Lacks you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shudde -- Shudde (talk) 14:20, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Henrietta Lacks

The article Henrietta Lacks you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Henrietta Lacks for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shudde -- Shudde (talk) 16:00, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Walt Disney World Railroad good article status

I adjusted the rolling stock table so that the notes column is fixed to 20% of the table's width. Let me know how it looks on your end. Jackdude101 (Talk) 01:48, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

I got rid of the "In service" column. This is actually a good long-term change, as it will decrease the urge by amateur editors to constantly update this criteria whenever they hear new rumors from blogs and forums on which locomotives are working and not working (it's almost impossible to get up-to-date info like this from formal publications and Disney pretty much never gives out these kinds of details). I increased the notes column width from 20% to 25%, as well. Also, the reason why there are no notes for the No. 1 locomotive is because I did not come across anything of note about it specifically while doing my research. Jackdude101 (Talk) 02:23, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

I did one other change to the table: I combined the "Builder" and "Builder number" columns into one column. It's mentioned more than once in the article that all of the WDWRR's locomotives were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works anyway. Jackdude101 (Talk) 03:16, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

(edit conflict)User:Jackdude101 I know this is Huffington Post but it mentions that the Broggie & Walt ran together in Mexico for 40 years and are still running together. "These two locomotives were built side by side in 1925 by Baldwin Locomotive works for Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatan.They worked side by side in Mexico for 40 years, and today they still run on the same tracks together."
  • On Page 331 of Michael Broggie's book, he says that the Walter E. Disney" is the tallest of the locomotives at 11ft/11 inches.
  • On Page 322, (and this is alluded to in the article) Engine #1 & #3 are identical twins under the different paint jobs.
Maybe those bits could fill out the Notes section for #1. Shearonink (talk) 03:28, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
A note for locomotive No. 1 has been added to the table. It's also already mentioned that the No. 1 and No. 3 are similar in the No. 3 note. Jackdude101 (Talk) 04:00, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
I know it was mentioned for #3. I kind of thought it was funny that #1 was identical. But Walt's engine is the tallest. Shearonink (talk) 04:14, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Remember to finish this GA Reassessment

Talk:Crazy Eddie/GA1... Shearonink (talk) 05:01, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Talk:2016 London mayoral election/GA1

Thanks for reviewing this article - it's really appreciated! Just a note that I'm largely Wiki-absent over the holidays but will look at this in the first week of Jan. Have a happy new year! --Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 20:06, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Many thanks for posting here. I am participating in the most recent GA WikiCup, several of my GA Reviews are awaiting responses from nominators/creators and I was becoming a little concerned. Shearonink (talk) 20:10, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Forever Now (The Psychedelic Furs album)

Hi and thanks again for your GA review! But can you have a look at the close again please? Right now it says "A good article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Currently a good article nominee" simultaneously. SteveStrummer (talk) 05:05, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

oops, missed updating the template on the article's talk page. Sorry about that, Shearonink (talk) 05:10, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for agreeing to perform a review of the Whiskey Rebellion article. Best Regards,

Barbara (WVS) (talk) 20:54, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Henrietta Lacks

The article Henrietta Lacks you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Henrietta Lacks for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shudde -- Shudde (talk) 17:41, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Editor's Barnstar
Nicely done! Henrietta Lacks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:30, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
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