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Could you send me an email? I will then send you additional information to set up some time for the user study. Thanks! Wkmaster (talk) 04:41, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
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Wiki Loves Capitol Hill + Frederick Historical Society
Hello Zellfaze. My colleague Jim tells me you may be interested in Wiki Loves Capitol Hill in DC. You may also be able to reach out to the Frederick Historical Society about an edit-a-thon there. Let me know what your thoughts are on either of these things. Thanks, Harej (talk) 20:02, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
@Harej: I am planning on running one at the archives at our local library in just a few months. There is a meetup page for it if you are interested. If this goes well I might try to hold one at the Frederick Historical Society a few months after this one. I would have loved to be able to make it to the edit-a-thon tomorrow, but I have to work. I may or may not make it down to DC for the Wiki Loves Capitol Hill stuff on Saturday. It depends on whether or not I feel like taking a ton of buses that morning. I am very interested in law in general and copyright law in particular. I've had at least one person recommend that I try to start a WiR program at the Frederick Historical Society (unpaid of course), something I am very receptive to and plan to speak to them about. I suspect they would be receptive of it as well and the last time I spoke to them they asked me to volunteer to help people with research, so I could do that for them as well as helping to digitize their collection. Zell Faze (talk) 20:12, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi ! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
Hi! Im one of the administrators of the GLAM list and saw your petition. Can you go over to [1] and add your email/request there? I can then add you. Thanks!Thelmadatter (talk) 16:27, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Per your request, user rights have been added. Please note, this is being granted on a temporary basis for your event. Please review this page for additional information on creating accounts for events. — xaosfluxTalk16:02, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
After reviewing your request for the account creator right, I have enabled the flag on your account. Keep in mind these things:
The account creator right removes the limit on the maximum number of new accounts that can be created in a 24-hour period.
The account creator right is not a status symbol. If it remains unused, it is likely to be removed. Abuse of the account creator right will result in its removal by an administrator.
If you no longer require the right, let me know, or ask any other administrator. Drop a note if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of the account creator right. Happy editing! — xaosfluxTalk16:02, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
@Xaosflux: Thank you. I'll no longer need it after my edit-a-thon next week at which time I will notify you so that it can be removed. If there is anything I can do to help for the duration that I have the right, please do not hesitate to ask. Zell Faze (talk) 16:11, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
Please note, your request has been granted with a limited scope. This scope is administrative in nature, not technical; please abide by the conditions.
p.s. sorry for all these rules, it seems like this permission is more of a big deal then it used to be, I don't expect you to cause any problems, just want to make it clear. I hope your event is very successful. — xaosfluxTalk16:13, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
@Xaosflux: No worries. I completely understand. I just figured I'd offer the help while I can. Out of curiosity, any idea the circumstances that caused this permission to become a much bigger deal? Was there some sort of on-wiki scandal I have not seen? I generally keep out of the drama, though I do enjoy reading about it afterward if for nothing other than historical context. Zell Faze (talk) 17:09, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
I'm not 100% up on it, but noticed there are a lot pages and processes related to it. I think that due to technical reasons it had to be bundled with a bunch of other permissions that override editnotice and page moves restrictions (rather than have those be separate permissions). For various tracking reasons, account creation for others is normally done through a request process that involves additional tracking and logging, mostly to ensure that the accounts represent legitimate users. In cases such as your event, or school instructors setting up a classroom full of students, the end users are right there so it is easy to ensure they are real. — xaosfluxTalk18:49, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
A cup of coffee for you!
Thanks for your interest in medicine, getting companies to donate images, making presentations to new users, organizing actual community events, and talking on discussion pages. If you ever want to collaborate on something then email me and we can chat by phone or video. Blue Rasberry (talk)15:04, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
@Zell Faze: I have proposed a new barnstar but for now let me un-officially offer you this un-official "RPG Barnstar" for your help in supplying the citation for Dragon Magazine #427. Not only did you help me to cite my text, you inspired me to create this barnstar. Thank you!
I would very muc appreciate any overviews of a broadly encyclopedic overview nature you might have access to on the topic of the country of Ghana. But just on the broad topic of the country as a whole. I am sending you an email to give you my address. Than you for your willingness to do this service to others. John Carter (talk) 15:27, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
@John Carter: I'll look into this for you a little bit later today. I can check HighBeam and also my local library. I'll also do some searching around online to see if there is anything I can come up with. Zell Faze (talk) 17:43, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
Hello, Zellfaze. Please check your email; you've got mail! It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.
If you wish to file an SPI, I will support it. However, I just opened another SPI on a more egregious case for an IP (they cannot open them) and really do not find this urgent enough to file. They are a problem to me on only one article and I can just whack their edits as they occur. If you wish to start one, I will speak in your behalf on it. John from Idegon (talk) 23:53, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
Djibouti
When you selectively reverted 189.139.209.35's edits you only partially reverted the HDI section. You changed the decrease back to increase but left the box showing the 2014 data. I just wanted to check and make sure that you didn't mean to revert that entire section. Zell Faze (talk) 02:04, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
You have been active at the article or talk page, so here's a note about Anarcho-capitalism
I have nominated Anarcho-capitalism for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Binksternet (talk) 18:15, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
Media Viewer RfC arbitration case - motion to suspend case
Hi Zell Faze, thank you for commenting on this RfC. I am writing to let you know that I reworked the language, including removing the "hundreds of professionals" bit that you objected to. If you have time, I was hoping you could come by and check out the new version. Thanks! Smitty121981 (talk) 19:35, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
@NeilN: (and also @Kww: in case I made a mistake and he is wondering, in which case, please please revert), at the top of his talk page he had a banner that said "This talk page is becoming very long. Please consider archiving inactive discussions. Requested; July 2014." I thought that was an open request for someone to archive parts of his talk page? I can definitely revert it if I was wrong about that. (¬,¬”) (As close to an oops face I can get...) Zell Faze (talk) 23:46, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
@NeilN:, edit has been reverted and I've tagged the archive with G7. Thank you for letting me know I was in error! I'm going to go to the talk page for that template and request some modifications to the wording to ensure others don't do that in the future. Zell Faze (talk) 23:53, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.
Picture your self leading the masses to improve Wikimedia one article at a time.
Show the Internet who is the better editor.
Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.
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
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.
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
You asked me for input. If possible, I'll reinvigorate the Anatomic Pathology taskforce, perhaps as the only member! I would love to begin creating an online textbook for liver biopsies (that's obviously an encyclopedia). If you will help me with getting used to entering photographs & the like, I'll teach you as much about pathology as you can stand. I had to add the number "1" to my name because I lost my account, but am still using User:TexasPathologist for set up purposes. Best regards, TexasPathologist1 (talk) 00:07, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
@TexasPathologist1:@TexasPathologist: I'd be happy to help in any way that I can! Feel free to message me if you need anything or if you have any questions what-so-ever. And if you are working on an article that I might be interested in, definitely let me know! Also if you have slides, I have access to an Olympus VS120-SL that I'd be happy to take photos with. It takes some amazing pictures, I just have a hard time finding tissue that I can photograph and release without breaking client confidentiality agreements. Zell Faze (talk) 23:20, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
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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Untitled
Hi Zellfaze,
my name is María, I am community liaison of Program Evaluation & Design team at WMF. I reach out to you to ask about the Frederick County History Editathon. I would like to know if you are thinking of including the data you gathered from that meet up on the second round of data collection. This voluntary program reporting helps us build an overview of Wikimedia program. Please reach out to me on my talk page or email me at mcruz [at] wikimedia [dot] org so I can tell you more. Thanks! MCruz (WMF) (talk) 19:59, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi Zellfaze,
my name is María, I am community liaison of Program Evaluation & Design team at WMF. I reach out to you to ask about the Frederick County History Editathon. I would like to know if you are thinking of including the data you gathered from that meet up on the second round of data collection. This voluntary program reporting helps us build an overview of Wikimedia program. Please reach out to me on my talk page or email me at mcruz [at] wikimedia [dot] org so I can tell you more. Thanks! MCruz (WMF) (talk) 19:59, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello Zellfaze, I'm with the Program Evaluation & Design team at WMF. I'm following up on Maria's note about program data for the Fredrick County History Editathon. There are still a few bits of missing data we'd like to fill in before Nov 26th. I've posted them over on the event talk page, could you please respond with any data you have, or "Don't know" for the answers you do not have, within the next week? If you have any questions, please do contact me through my talk page or at abittaker at wikimedia dot org. Thanks so much, this really helps our program learning and capacity building for future editathons! --Abittaker (WMF) (talk) 01:13, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
@OR drohowa: I'd be happy to help you organise photos. Is there anything in particular that you'd like to delegate to me? At this very moment I'm not in much of the mood to sit down and figure out tasks that need completed, more of wanting to go down a checklist or take care of one larger task (such as moving images into subcategories from a primary category). I'm not sure there is much I can do in the way of encouraging more photos as I don't live in that area and know no one from that area. Zell Faze (talk) 18:25, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.