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Welcome![edit]

Welcome!

Hello, Eran of Arcadia, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! 

I appreciate that you fixed the vandalism on the Rochester, New York page. --JeremyStein 21:18, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar #1[edit]

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For your hard work in fighting vandalism on Pepsi – thanks! And have a nice day! Andrij Kursetsky ⊗ 16:34, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

July 2007[edit]

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Thank you. Chetblongtalk to me 16:22, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I used to forget until I set Wikipedia to remind me. Here's how: click "My Preferences" then click "Editing" then check "Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" then click save and you will never forget again. --Chetblongtalk to me 16:28, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

leave my dang article alone —Preceding unsigned comment added by PookieYum (talk • contribs)

Notability on WeBL[edit]

You dropped a notability reference on the WeBL page. What exactly are you looking to reference. This is an online game. I have included some references to rules and third party strategy sites subsequent to your notability note. Is that the kind of stuff you are looking for?--Art of Pugilism 12:37, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. We have about 3000 active users at any given time and have had more than 100,000 players over the last 7 years, so I would say it is pretty well established. Are the footnotes I have added including links to the site and other third party strategy pages about the game sufficient enough for you to feel comfortable removing the notability note? Or do I need to do something else to validate the site? --Art of Pugilism 12:57, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


Thanks for removing the notability template. I can't imagine that anyone would think I made it all up, especially with all the links to various help sites and ranking sites that are listed in the article. If you follow some of these links, it becomes obvious that there is a well established gaming community associated with this site.

Regarding the cleanup template, can you be more specific as to what you want cleaned up. We are rookies at this, but we do want to be good wikipedia editors so any guidance would be appreciated. --Art of Pugilism 13:14, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the help page. I'll read it over and see if I can't make the article conform a little more with their style guidelines.--Art of Pugilism 13:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Eran, I've read the information you suggested and I'm feeling as if the article is not in such bad shape. If there are any specific editing suggestions you might have (specific parts that need to be edited, structure suggestions, things you find unsubstatiated or trivial, etc) please give me some specific areas to improve. Obviously you had something in mind when you added the cleanup template. I'd like to address it directly. Thanks. --Art of Pugilism 14:38, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Eran, once again thanks for the reply. While I understand your good intentions in marking the article for cleanup, you are really not giving me much to go on. Given the fact that you admittedly don't know much about the topic of the article (ie. online fanstasy boxing or fanstasy sports), and that you can't give me specifics on what you want to see changed, your marking if for cleanup seems a bit arbitrary. When I look at the other articles for fantasy sports and compare our article with those, ours is far more comprehensive and better structured than most of those that deal with a particular site. I think those comparisons are more apt than expecting this article is going to be a scholarly article with footnotes from college professors who have written books on the subject.

With that in mind, I respectfully request that you remove the cleanup template. If someone more familiar with the subject has specific criticisms, I'd be more than happy to address them, but for you to just arbitrarily say the article needs to be cleaned up without being able to articulate how, seems a bit unfair to me.--Art of Pugilism 16:15, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Eran. I removed it. I didn't want to just remove it without consulting you because that would have been rude and possibly started a battle of "take it off...put it on". I do appreciate your responsiveness. Your original addition of the first template spurred me on to make a couple of needed changes and add some valuable material, so it was a good thing. However, at this point I don't feel it is necessary to red flag the article, inviting everyone with a computer to start chewing on the page. If others come and offer suggestions, the WeBL community and I can certainly address them. But at this point I'd rather those comments come spontaneously like yours did, rather than painting a target on the article that says "Tell us how bad you think this article is." Thanks for the encouragement and your time. Cheers. --Art of Pugilism 17:33, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh and by the way, if you see anything on the page that requires proofreading changes like spelling or grammar, please feel free to jump in. Those changes are sometimes hard to spot and help with them is always appreciated. I noticed that you took the italics off the opening statemet and I'm fine with that. I tried to make the opening more descriptive and less like a sales pitch for the site. I also included some information on how long it has been around and how many players have played so others wouldn't wonder as you did whether this was just my hobby site with 3 or 4 other people. --Art of Pugilism 17:46, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

3RR[edit]

You have been blocked for 15 minutes for violating WP:3RR on Peter Chen Keyong. The reason your block is so short is because the violation is relatively harmless, but you must understand that edit-warring is not the way to handle things - you must get input from your fellow editors if you find yourself battling an intransigent user. -- Y not? 20:02, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

thanks, i had no idea that some random guy blanked my userpage, thanks you for fixing it.

Sir de wario 20:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetup notice[edit]

Greetings. There is going to be a Washington DC Wikipedia meetup on next Saturday, July 21st at 5pm in DC. Since you are listed in Category:Wikipedians_in_Virginia, I thought I'd invite you to come. I'm sorry about the short notice for the meeting. Hopefully we'll do somewhat better in that regard next time. If you can't come but want to make sure that you are informed of future meetings be sure to list yourself under "but let me know about future events", and if you don't want to get any future direct notices \(like this one\), you can list yourself under "I'm not interested in attending any others either" on the DC meetup page.--Gmaxwell 22:09, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aliens in America[edit]

While I do agree with you, you need to avoid edit warring, as you have already been warned and blocked before on WP:3RR. While I'm not going to submit you myself, because I think that 3RR should apply only to policy violations and not people correcting them, what you are reverting would probably not be considered simple vandalism, and I don't want to see you blocked. I recommend you back down, and if people insert that content into the article in the future, take it to the administrator's noticeboard, request page protection, or just add {{fact}} tags to it --L-- 12:56, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Np. I think everyone appreciates someone interrupting an edit war and mediating when they can. --L-- 13:21, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Thanx[edit]

thank u for removing the vandalism on my page.

i would have fixed it but u c i hadn't been on for a while since i waz sick.

Looking to be adopted?[edit]

{{adoptoffer}}, You seem to know what you're doing, but if you have any questions, just ask. T Rex | talk 14:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that you acted appropriately in this situation, except for breaking 3RR. The information that was being added by the anons was mostly speculative, unsourced, and POV. The show hasn't even come out, how do they know its racist already? If this happens again then it is best to go to Wikipedia:Administrator's noticeboard/Incidents, however this case could have been brought to Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard. T Rex | talk 22:44, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for the page reversion. You still looking for adoption? I offer my services. WLU 16:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

reply WLU
I've done the adoption stuff - it's pretty easy, just a matter of updating the {{adopter}} and {{adoptee}} templates.
POPUPS are pretty awesome in my mind, but I've never tried TWINKLE. They let you check out links by hovering your mouse over them, and a lot of one-touch changes including reversions, fixing redirects and watch/unwatch. In addition, you can check contributors history, edit count and a whole bunch of functions I've never even tried. It does slow down browsing sometimes, and the popups can be intrusive if you're trying to read, but I find it very worthwhile. There's also vandalproof, which I've seen other people use. I can only use popups becuase of the browser I use at home, but I'm very happy with it. Any questions? WLU 18:49, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Prod tag[edit]

I see you reverted the person who removed my prod tag. Thank you for doing so, but unfortunately, everyone is allowed to remove a prod tag or recreate an article that was deleted by the prod-process, because it is only meant for uncontroversial deletions (see WP:PROD for details). I will take the article to AFD instead :) Melsaran 17:06, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Echoing this for Coast Run. If someone removes a prod tag, it doesn't mean you can't delete it, it just means you have to use the longer approach. If someone de-prods but still fails to improve the page, use AFD instead. Also, it's always nice to give people guidance so they don't feel as picked on - tell them they can compose the page on a sub page before moving it to mainspace. Point out notability guidelines. Ask if they have reliable sources, etc. They may have good sources but they haven't used them yet, or don't realize they need them. Plus, if they turn into an ass at that point, you don't have to bother doing so again. WLU 00:59, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I have done that before (for pages that were for the most part, ultimately deleted) but I think I kind of messed this one up. I really need to be more careful - talk pages are my friend after all. Oh well. Eran of Arcadia 01:02, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'd suggest a re-read of WP:AGF as a reminder to use talk pages. AGF takes a bit more time in the short term, but lowers the stress of editing wikipedia considerably, and spares conflict in the long. I think the solution arrived at is a good one, and had we known of the College page, it would have been easier to just redirect there without going through AFD. Incidentally, User:FisherQueen is an admin I respect, in large part because of the way she handles conflicts and deletions - it'd be worth looking at her posts on user pages for ways of writing out polite but firm 'no you can't and here's the policy' statements. WLU 13:49, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thanks for reverting my user page.--NAHID 19:13, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Banned user[edit]

Hi! I used to be an active editor here; thought I'd drop by for a moment. The user who's dropping those ridiculously short articles regarding things in Maine and other such things is a hard-banned user. You may wish to report it to an adminstrator. Back to obscurity for now.  :) Regards, 71.102.80.39 18:37, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, please do not revert a copyright nomination to admins, per the wiki text, only admin can revert. This is for the Joe Szaja page that you just reverted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.240.30.26 (talk) 13:59, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

Please look at Joe Szwaja if you can again and copyedit? I cleaned up and rewrote all material from the claimed copyvio. thanks. • Lawrence Cohen 17:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help at Spanish Wikipedia[edit]

Hi! I'm Jeneme. We need help at Spanish Wikipedia with LDS project. There 2 people working there Lokj and Rjgalindo. Please, help them with the Wikiproyect, expanding information about LDS Church. Thanks for your attention. --Jeneme (talk) 10:57, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another origin of the name Eran[edit]

I thought u might be interested in knowing other meanings to the name Eran so i written the following:
In Hebrew the name Eran means Watchful and Vigilant. It comes from the old testament where it is stated that Eran is the grandson of Ephraim (Numbers 26, 36)
--Oren neu dag (talk) 13:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request to participate in University of Washington survey on tool to quickly understand Wikipedians’ reputations[edit]

Hello. I'm part of a research group at the University of Washington. In April, we met with some local Wikipedians to learn what they would like to know about other editors’ history and activities (within Wikipedia) when interacting with them on talk pages. The goal of those sessions was to gather feedback to help design an embedded application that could quickly communicate useful information about other Wikipedians. We have now created a few images that we feel represent some of what our participants thought was important. We would appreciate it if you took a few minutes of your time to complete an online survey that investigates whether or not these images would be useful to you. Your quick contribution would be very valuable to our research group and ultimately to Wikipedia. (When finished, the code for this application will be given over to the Wikipedia community to use and/or adjust as they see fit.)

Willing to spend a few minutes taking our survey? Click this link.

Please feel free to share the link with other Wikipedians. The more feedback, the better! The survey is completely anonymous and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. All data is used for university research purposes only.

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

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

organized by Wiki Project Med

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

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Have time on Saturday?[edit]

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

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Harej (talk) 03:53, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15![edit]

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Join us this Sunday for the Great American Wiknic![edit]

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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13![edit]

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You're Invited: Luce and Lunder Edit-a-thon at the Smithsonian[edit]

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9:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013
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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24![edit]

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

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next DC WikiSalon, which will be held on the evening of Wednesday, August 24 at our K Street office.

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Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14![edit]

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

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

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We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 05:23, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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

Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!

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

If you're interested in attending, please sign up at the event page. We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 01:43, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Meetups coming up in DC![edit]

Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

  • Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
  • Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

I hope to see you there!

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Harej (talk) 00:06, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Coming up in February![edit]

Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:41, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DC Meetups in March[edit]

Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

  • Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
  • March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
  • Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An exciting month of wiki events![edit]

Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best,
James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up![edit]

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

  • This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
  • On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.


Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us[edit]

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:

  • On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
  • Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
  • You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Washington, DC meetups in June[edit]

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

  • On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
  • Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
  • The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
  • Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
  • Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July[edit]

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon![edit]

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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

Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.

Picture your self leading the masses to improve Wikimedia one article at a time.
  • Show the Internet who is the better editor.
  • Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
  • Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
  • Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.


Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room.

When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC


For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/


My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups[edit]

Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups

  • Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
    A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
  • Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
    Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
  • Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
    Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
  • Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
    Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
  • Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The wonderful annual meeting! And more![edit]

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups[edit]

Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits[edit]

Hello there!

Upcoming events:

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

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

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

See you there! – James Hare

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

Hello again!

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

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

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

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

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


Regards,

James Hare


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Editing for Women's History in March[edit]

Hello,

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

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

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


Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC[edit]

Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

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

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


Cheers,

James Hare

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WikiProject Notre Dame Invite[edit]

Hey! I noticed you are a Notre Dame alumnus, hence I wanted to invite you to join our project.

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability 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. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:39, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

February events and meetups in DC[edit]

Greetings from Wikimedia DC!

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

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)[reply]

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March events and meetups in DC[edit]

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) 16:30, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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RC Patrol-related Proposals in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey[edit]

Greetings Recent Changes Patrollers!

This is a one-time-only message to inform you about technical proposals related to Recent Changes Patrol in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:

  1. Adjust number of entries and days at Last unpatrolled
  2. Editor-focused central editing dashboard
  3. "Hide trusted users" checkbox option on watchlists and related/recent changes (RC) pages
  4. Real-Time Recent Changes App for Android
  5. Shortcut for patrollers to last changes list

Further, there are more than 20 proposals related to Watchlists in general that you may be interested in reviewing. (and over 260 proposals in all, across many aspects of wikis)

Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016.

Note: You received this message because you have transcluded {{User wikipedia/RC Patrol}} (user box) on your user page. Since this message is "one-time-only" there is no opt out for future mailings.

Best regards, Stevietheman — Delivered: 01:11, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Puddy galore" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Puddy galore. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 15#Puddy galore until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Dominicmgm (talk) 16:45, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You're invited! Wiki Loves Pride in Indianapolis[edit]

Upcoming Indianapolis event - June 21: Wiki Loves Pride Indy

You are invited to join us at IUPUI University Library for a Wiki Loves Pride editathon—hosted by IUPUI University Library, and supported by the Central Indiana Community Foundation—where both experienced and new Wikipedia editors will collaboratively improve articles on this theme:

11am–4pm at IUPUI University Library, Ashby Browsing Room.

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Dominic & Jere

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July 28: You're invited! Food Deserts & Food Policy in Indianapolis editathon[edit]

 Upcoming Indianapolis event - July 28: Food Deserts & Food Policy

You are invited to join us at Ruth Lilly Law Library for an edit-a-thon on Food Deserts & Food Policy hosted by Ruth Lilly Law Library and United States National Agricultural Library. Together, both experienced and new Wikipedia editors will collaboratively improve articles on food deserts, nutrition, and related local and federal food policy.

  • Thursday, July 28th from 11am-4pm, in Room 235G, Inlow Hall, 530 West New York St. Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Visit the Wikipedia/Meetup page or Eventbrite to sign up and learn more.

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Dominic, Jere, & Jamie

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You're invited! Environmental Justice editathons in Indianapolis & Bloomington[edit]

Bloomington
 Upcoming events around Indiana - Nov. 1: Environmental Justice editathons
2 locations: Indianapolis & Bloomington (and virtual option)
IUPUI

You are invited to join us for a multi-site editathon organized by Indiana Wikimedians at IUPUI University Library in downtown Indianapolis and the Herman B Wells Library at IU Bloomington (with virtual option). Together, both experienced and new Wikipedia editors, with faculty subject matter experts, will collaboratively improve articles on environmental justice in Indiana and globally. Join us at either location or virtually!

Tuesday, November 1st from 11am-4pm, at...

Visit the meetup page or Eventbrite to sign up and learn more.

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Dominic & Jere

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You're invited! In-person WikiConference North America Meetup in Indianapolis![edit]

 Nov. 11-13: WikiConference North American Meetup!
IUPUI University Library (and around Indianapolis)

Registration is now open for WikiConference North America 2022 (Nov. 11–13) held jointly with Mapping USA! If you would like to experience this virtual event in-person, you are welcome to join our meetup in Indianapolis! We will be meeting at IUPUI University Library for the weekend, with AV set up for conference streaming and presenting (for those who've submitted proposals).

Anyone is welcome to join, we will have some light refreshments and are planning evening activities. Feel free to join us for an activity, a day, or the whole weekend. Please let us know you are coming via the meetup page and please register for the conference. We will share more about in-person activities on the meetup page as they are finalized.

Visit the WikiConference North America site for the schedule and visit our meetup page to sign up and learn more. And don't forget to register for the conference!

—From the Wikimedia Indiana team!

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March 17: You're invited! Indiana Women in the Arts editathon[edit]

 Upcoming Indianapolis event
March 17: Indiana Women in the Arts

You are invited to join us at Newfields for an edit-a-thon on Indiana women in the arts, co-hosted by Wikimedians of Indiana and IUPUI University Library.

Together, both experienced and new Wikipedia editors will collaboratively improve articles on women artists and artworks of Indiana.

Visit the Wikipedia Meetup page or Eventbrite to sign up and learn more.

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Dominic & Jere

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You're invited! Indiana Politics & Government Editathon on Saturday, May 13[edit]

Upcoming Indianapolis event - May 13: Indiana Politics & Government 2023

It's been an eventful state legislative session in Indiana, and local elections took place this week, so we have lots to cover! You are invited to The AMP at 16 Tech in Indianapolis for a Politics & Government editathon to improve write articles about local political and government topics of interest and improve information about local officials, candidates, elections, and legislation. Come join us at this fun venue, with free parking and refreshments provided!

11am–4pm The AMP at 16 Tech in Indianapolis, IN.

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Wikimedians in Indiana User Group

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You're invited! Wiki Loves Pride in Indianapolis[edit]

Upcoming Indianapolis event - June 24, 2023: Wiki Loves Pride Indy

You are invited to join us at Spades Park Branch Library for a Wiki Loves Pride editathon—hosted by the Wikimedians of Indiana User Group with support from the Central Indiana Community Foundation. Together, new and experienced Wikipedia editors will collaboratively improve articles on LGBTQ+ topics, individuals, organizations, and legislation in Indiana.

2 pm to 5 pm at the Spades Park Branch of The Indianapolis Public Library.

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Wikimedians of Indiana User Group

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You're invited! Indiana State Fair Wiknic on Sunday, July 30[edit]

Upcoming Indianapolis event - July 30, 2023: Indiana State Fair Wiknic

We are partnering with the Indiana State Fair to offer FREE tickets to the fair for Wikipedians! We will be meeting on July 30th at 10am to pass out tickets and have a quick info session before we attend the fair (feel free to branch off and share your accomplishments on the Meetup page later!) Detailed instructions on how the day will go is available on the Meetup page! We hope you'll join us to edit about things related to fair (historic buildings, foods, animals, activities, and the fair itself).

All levels of experience are welcome! Please RSVP so we know who is coming. We hope you'll join us!

10 am to ? at the Indiana State Fairgrounds; meet at the Deaf School Gateway

We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Wikimedians of Indiana User Group

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You're invited! Underrepresented Artists of Indiana editathon on Oct. 11[edit]

Upcoming Indianapolis event - October 11, 2023: Indiana Under-represented Artists Edit-a-thon
Herron School of Art and Design
Herron School of Art and Design

You are invited to Herron Art Library in Herron School of Art & Design for an Under-represented Artists of Indiana Edit-a-thon—hosted by the Wikimedians of Indiana User Group with support from the Central Indiana Community Foundation. Together, new and experienced Wikipedia editors will collaboratively improve articles on under-represented Indiana based artists and art/artist organizations and groups in Indiana today, and historically.

  • When: Wednesday October 11, 2023 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Eastern
  • Where: Herron Art Library in Herron School of Art & Design 735 W. New York St. Indianapolis, IN 46202
  • Parking: Please park in lot 88 - the visitor parking area in the garage across the surface lot from Herron. We will have parking vouchers available.
  • What to bring: Your preferred editing device and necessary charging cables, and any material you may want to reference. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

All levels of experience are welcome! Please RSVP so we know who is coming. We hope you'll join us!


We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Wikimedians of Indiana User Group

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